2008-2017 Volkswagen Golf 4 Door Rear Assist -> Camera User Manual
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Rear Assist -> Camera for Your Volkswagen Golf 4 Door Sixth Generation (2008-2017)

Apply the parking brake to help prevent the vehicle from moving Parking brake.  
Switch on the ignition.  
Switch on the Infotainment system (if not already on) Infotainment system.  
Shift into Reverse (R).  
Tap the function key.  
Adjust the desired settings in the menu.  
It is not possible to open the rear hatch if the Volkswagen emblem is folded out.  
Camera  
Fig. 141 In the rear hatch: Location of the Rear Assist camera.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
The Rear Assist camera fig. 141 (magnified view) displays only two-dimensional images. Recesses  
and protruding objects on the ground or protruding parts on other vehicles may be difficult or  
impossible to identify due to the lack of depth of field.  
Objects or another vehicle may seem closer or farther away on the screen than they really are.  
Examples of optical distortion by the camera:  
– When driving from a level surface onto an upward or downward slope.  
– When driving up or down a slope onto a level surface.  
– If the rear of the vehicle is heavily loaded.  
– When approaching protruding objects. These objects can disappear from the field of view when  
backing up.  
Cleaning the camera lens  
Keep the camera lens clean and free of snow and ice:  
Park the vehicle in a safe place on a firm, level surface.  
Switch on the ignition (but do not start the engine).  
Apply the parking brake to help prevent the vehicle from moving Parking brake.  
Shift into Reverse (R).  
Wet the camera lens with a commercially available alcohol-based glass cleaner and clean with a  
dry cloth ⇒  
.
Remove snow with a brush.  
Remove ice with deicer spray ⇒  
Shift the vehicle out of Reverse (R).  
Switch off the ignition.  
.
NOTICE  
Never use abrasive cleaning agents to clean the camera lens.  
Never remove snow or ice on the camera lens with warm or hot water. This can damage the  
camera lens.  
Applicable only in the United States  
Operation  
Fig. 142 In the Infotainment system: Rearview camera display (display may vary depending on vehicle  
equipment).  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Key for displays fig. 142  
Symbol  
Meaning  
Depending on vehicle equipment: Switch the PDC display on.  
Depending on vehicle equipment: Switch the PDC display off.  
Close the current display.  
Depending on vehicle equipment: Switch the PDC sound on or off.  

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