Get Infotainment system operation and displays -> Personalized user profiles Guide for Volkswagen Golf 4 Door Seventh Generation (2017-2020)

WARNING

Rapid acceleration can cause skidding and loss of traction, especially on slippery roads, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, collisions, and serious personal

injury.

Only use the lap timer or fast acceleration if visibility, weather, road, and traffic conditions permit and other drivers will not be endangered by your driving

and the vehicle's acceleration.

NOTE

To help prevent engine damage, always avoid high engine speeds, full throttle acceleration, and heavy engine loads when the engine is cold.

Personalized user proﬁles

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first ⇒ Introduction to the subjectꢀ

Your vehicle may be equipped with a personalization feature that allows you to save certain vehicle settings for different user proﬁles, for example, some climate

control, instrument cluster, or vehicle lighting settings. There are four user proﬁles, which the vehicle can identify by the key that is used to unlock the vehicle. Each

vehicle key is assigned to a user proﬁle.

Changes to the settings are applied to the active user proﬁle and are saved after the vehicle is locked or when the user proﬁle changes.

Identifying and selecting the user proﬁle

When personalization is active, the name of the current user proﬁle appears in the instrument cluster display for about 10 seconds after switching on the ignition.

During this time, you can select a user proﬁle using the

and

buttons on the multi-function steering wheel ⇒ Operation with the multi-function steering wheel ꢀ.

The saved vehicle settings will be activated after selecting the user proﬁle.

Managing user proﬁles and applying settings

You can manage user proﬁles and select settings via the Infotainment system in the Personalization menu when the ignition is switched on.

Press the

Tap the Vehicle and

If the box in the function key is checked , the feature is switched on.

Infotainment button.

function keys and select Personalization.

Submenu

Settings

Personalization

Active

Switch personalization on or off.

– Select a user profile.

Driver 1

– Rename user profile (except for Guest profile).

Driver 2

Driver 3

Guest

Select account

– Copy settings from the active user profile to another profile.

– Reset the saved settings for the selected user profile to factory settings. The user name and

vehicle key assignment remain the same.

Manual

The vehicle key is not automatically assigned to the most recently selected user profile.

Tap Assign key to current account to assign the key to the current profile.

Key assignment

Submenu

Settings

Automatic

The vehicle key in use is automatically assigned to the most recently selected user profile.

Assign a vehicle key to the currently selected user profile.

Assign key to current account

Reset all

The saved settings for all user profiles, the profile names, and all vehicle key assignments are

reset to factory settings.

Switching user proﬁles

You can select the user proﬁle either in the Personalization menu or in the Vehicle status menu.

Press the

Infotainment button.

Tap the Vehicle function key.

Tap the

function key and select Personalization. Then select the desired user profile.

Manually assigning a vehicle key to a user proﬁle

By selecting Manual key assignment, you can assign a vehicle key to the user proﬁle that is currently active.

Tap the

function key and select Personalization.

Under Settings, select Manual key assignment.

Tap the Assign key to current account function key.

Press the button on the remote control vehicle key within about 5 seconds ⇒ Vehicle key setꢀ.

Automatically assigning a vehicle key to a user proﬁle

Select Automatic key assignment.

Vehicles with Keyless Access: When the user profile is switched, the new user profile will be automatically assigned to the vehicle key used to unlock the

vehicle.

Vehicles without Keyless Access: When the user profile is switched, the new user profile is automatically assigned to the first key detected.

Personalizing vehicle settings

The following settings can be personalized, depending on vehicle equipment:

Opening and closing (single door opening, convenience opening, etc.).

Vehicle lighting (3-blink turn signal (convenience indicating), etc.).

Climate control system (temperature settings, ventilation, etc.).

Driver assistance systems (PDC, ACC, etc.).

Driving mode selection (active driving mode, custom settings, etc.).

MFD and instrument cluster (display selection).

Personalizing Infotainment system settings

The following features can be personalized:

Radio (station sorting)

Voice operation

System settings (brightness levels)

Navigation

Media

Audio management

For more information on Infotainment system operation, see ⇒BookletInfotainment system,.

A new vehicle key is assigned to the current user profile if automatic key assignment is selected. To assign the vehicle key to a different user profile, select

the desired user profile and assign it to the vehicle key manually.

Infotainment system operation and displays -> Personalized user profiles for Your Volkswagen Golf 4 Door Seventh Generation (2017-2020)

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