Vision -> Exterior mirrors for Your Volkswagen E Golf 4 Door Second Generation (2017-2020)

Exterior mirrors  
Fig. 1 In the driver door: rotary knob for the exterior mirrors.  
The exterior mirror functions for left-hand drive vehicle are described below. Position  
corresponds to the exterior mirror on the driver’s side and position to the exterior mirror on the  
front passenger side. The mirrored procedure must be performed for right-hand drive vehicles.  
Switch on the ignition.  
Turn the rotary knob in the driver door to the desired symbol Fig. 1 .  
Press the rotary knob in the direction of the arrows to the front, rear, right or left in order to  
adjust the exterior mirror.  
Fold exterior mirrors into the body electrically →  
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Switch on the exterior mirror heating. The exterior mirror heating heats only at ambient  
temperatures below +20°C (+68°F) and initially with the highest setting. Heating takes  
place dependent on the ambient temperature after around two minutes.  
Adjust the left-hand exterior mirror.  
Adjust the right-hand exterior mirror.  
Neutral position. The exterior mirror cannot be adjusted and all functions are switched off.  
Activating the exterior mirror functions  
The following exterior mirror functions must be activated once in the vehicle settings in the  
Infotainment system (→ Vehicle settings menu, Operation).  
Synchronous mirror adjustment  
The synchronous mirror adjustment function simultaneously adjusts the right exterior mirror  
when the left exterior mirror is adjusted.  
Turn the rotary knob to position .  
Adjust the left-hand exterior mirror. The right-hand exterior mirror will be adjusted at the  
same time (synchronous adjustment).  
Correct the adjustment of the right-hand exterior mirror if necessary: turn the rotary knob to  
position and adjust the right-hand exterior mirror.  
Folding in the exterior mirrors while parking  
The exterior mirrors fold in or out automatically when the vehicle is locked or unlocked from the  
outside. In order for this to happen, the rotary knob must be in position , , or .  
If the rotary knob for the electrically adjustable exterior mirrors is in the position , the exterior  
mirrors remain folded in.  
Storing and activating front passenger exterior mirror settings for  
reversing  
Unlock the vehicle with the vehicle key to which the settings should be assigned.  
Apply the electronic parking brake.  
Switch on the ignition.  
Put the gearbox in neutral position.  
Select reverse gear.  
Adjust the front passenger exterior mirror so that you can see the kerb area, for example.  
Put the gearbox in neutral position.  
Switch off the ignition.  
The settings for the mirror position will be saved and assigned to the vehicle key.  
Activating the front passenger exterior mirror setting for reversing:  
Turn the rotary knob for the exterior mirrors to position .  
Select reverse gear while the ignition is switched on. The right exterior mirror will now adjust  
itself to the stored position.  
The front passenger exterior mirror will move out of the position saved for reversing when the  
vehicle is driven forwards faster than approximately 15 km/h (9 mph) or when the rotary knob is  
moved out of position to another position.  
WARNING  
Injuries can be sustained if you do not take care when folding the exterior mirrors in and out.  
Only fold the exterior mirrors in or out when there is no obstruction in the path of the  
mirror.  
Always ensure that no fingers are caught between the exterior mirror and the mirror base  
when the exterior mirror is moved.  
NOTICE  
Always fold in exterior mirrors before using an automatic car wash.  
Do not fold electrically folding exterior mirrors in or out manually as this can damage the  
electric motor.  
The exterior mirror heating should be switched off when it is no longer needed. Energy is  
otherwise wasted.  
In the event of a fault, the electric exterior mirrors can be adjusted by hand by pressing  
on the outer edge of the mirror.  
Some settings can be stored in the user accounts of the personalisation function and  
therefore change automatically when the user account changes (→ Personalisation,  
Description).