Get Power locking and closing system Guide for Volkswagen Jetta 4 Door Sixth Generation (2011-2018)

Power locking and closing system

ꢀ Introduction

In this section you’ll find information about:

Indicator light in the driver door

Description of the power locking system

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access

Anti-theft alarm system

The power locking system works properly only when all doors and the luggage compartment lid are

completely closed. When the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control

vehicle key.

For vehicles equipped with the Keyless Access locking and starting system, the vehicle can be locked

only if the ignition is switched off and the driver door is closed.

Leaving the vehicle unlocked for longer periods of non-use (for example, in your garage) can cause

the vehicle battery to drain so that the engine can no longer be started.

More information:

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Exterior views

Volkswagen Information System

Vehicle key set

Doors

Luggage compartment lid

Power windows

Power sunroof

Trailer towing

Emergency closing and opening

WARNING

Improper use of power locks can result in serious personal injury.

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The power locking button locks all doors. Locking the doors from the inside can help

prevent unintended door opening during a collision and can also prevent unwanted entry

from the outside. Locked doors can, however, delay assistance to vehicle occupants and

rescue from the outside in an accident or other emergency.

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Never leave children or anyone who cannot help themselves behind in the vehicle. All

doors can be locked from the inside with the power lock button. This could leave people

trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. Depending on the time of year, people trapped in the

vehicle can be exposed to very high or very low temperatures.

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A closed vehicle can become very hot or very cold, depending on the season. Particularly

in the summer, heat buildup in the passenger and luggage compartment of a parked vehicle

can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much higher than the outside temperatures.

Temperatures can quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousness and death, particu-

larly to small children.

ꢀ Never allow passengers to remain in a locked vehicle. In an emergency any person still

inside the vehicle might not be able to get out.

Indicator light in the driver door

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

The indicator light for the power locking system is in the driver door, Passenger compartment.

After the vehicle is locked

Meaning

The red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds The vehicle is locked.

in short intervals, then slower.

Red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds in

short intervals, then lights up continuously for

about 30 seconds.

Locking system malfunction. See an authorized

Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen

Service Facility.

NOTICE

Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.

Description of the power locking system

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

The power locking system lets you unlock and lock all doors, the luggage compartment lid, and the

fuel filler flap:

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From the outside with the vehicle key, Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside.

From the outside with Keyless Access, Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access.

From the inside with the power locking button, Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside.

Special functions of the power locking system can be turned on or off by an authorized Volkswagen

dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

The doors and the luggage compartment lid can be locked manually if the remote control vehicle key

or the power locking system is not working, Emergency closing and opening.

Automatic locking (Auto lock)

The vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h). When the vehicle

is locked, the indicator light ꢀ comes on in the power locking button ⇒ꢀfig. 20.

Automatic unlocking (Auto unlock)

All doors automatically unlock when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle.

On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park

(P) and the ignition is switched off. Auto unlock works only if the vehicle has been automatically locked

with the Auto lock feature. The indicator light _Wgoes out in the power locking button when the doors

unlock ⇒ꢀfig. 20.

Locking the vehicle after airbag inflation

If the airbags are activated during a collision, the entire vehicle is unlocked. Depending on the severity

of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after a collision when the airbags have deployed as follows:

Function

Action

Locking the vehicle with the power locking

button:

– Switch the ignition off.

– Open and close a door once.

– Press the power locking button ꢀ.

Locking the vehicle with the remote control

vehicle key:

– Switch the ignition off.

OR: Remove the vehicle key from the ignition.

– Open a door once.

– Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle

key.

If the vehicle key buttons, Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside or the power locking

buttons, Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside are pushed repeatedly in quick succession,

the power locking system is switched off for a brief period to help keep it from being overloaded. The

vehicle is then unlocked for about 30 seconds. Unless a door or the luggage compartment lid is

opened during this time, the vehicle is automatically locked afterwards.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside

Fig. 19 Remote control vehicle key with panic button.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Function

Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle key

⇒ꢀfig. 19

Unlock the vehicle.

Press the ꢁbutton.

Press the ꢀbutton.

Press the ꢀ button

Lock the vehicle.

Unlock the luggage compartment lid.

Note: Depending on the central remote control settings, it may be necessary to press the ꢁ button on

the remote control vehicle key twice to unlock all doors and the luggage compartment lid, Volkswagen

Information System. If you would like to have these settings changed, please see your authorized

Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

The vehicle key unlocks or locks the vehicle only when the battery in the remote control vehicle key

has enough power, and the remote control vehicle key is within a few yards/meters of the vehicle.

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All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps once to confirm that the vehicle has been locked.

The horn beep can be disabled by deactivating the “ATA confirmation” feature. Please see your au-

thorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility to have this setting adjusted.

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All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked.

If the turn signals do not flash to confirm locking, one or more doors or the luggage compartment lid is

not locked.

If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.

If the vehicle was unlocked with the remote control vehicle key and the door or the luggage compart-

ment lid has not been opened within a few seconds, the vehicle is automatically locked again. This

feature helps prevent you from leaving the vehicle unlocked unintentionally.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Fig. 20 In the driver and front passenger doors: Power locking button.

Fig. 21 In the rear center console: Power locking button.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Press button ⇒ꢀfig. 20 or ⇒ꢀfig. 21:

Unlock the vehicle.

ꢁ

Lock the vehicle.

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The power locking button works whether the ignition is switched on or off but only when all doors are

closed.

If the vehicle is locked with the vehicle key, the power locking button is deactivated.

If the vehicle is locked with the power locking button:

ꢀ The yellow indicator light ꢀ in the power locking button ⇒ꢀfig. 20 comes on to indicate that all doors

are locked.

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If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm, the system is not turned on.

Opening doors or the luggage compartment lid from the outside is not possible, at a traffic light, for

example.

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Doors can be unlocked and opened separately from inside the vehicle by pulling the door handle to

open the door. The indicator light _Wgoes out. The unopened doors and luggage compartment lid

remain locked and cannot be opened from the outside.

ꢀ An open driver door will not be locked. This helps keep the driver from being locked out of the

vehicle.

The vehicle is unlocked if you push the ꢁ button while the vehicle is standing still. It may also be

unlocked when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle (Auto unlock). On

vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park (P)

and the ignition is switched off.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access

Fig. 22 Ranges of the Keyless Access locking and starting system. Outside the vehicle: Unlocking range.

Inside the vehicle: Starting range.

Fig. 23 Keyless Access locking and starting system: Sensor for unlocking A on the inside of the front door

handles. Sensor for locking B on the outside of the front door handles.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Keyless Access is a keyless starting and locking system that unlocks and locks the vehicle without

active use of a remote control vehicle key. All you have to do is touch a sensor surface on one of the

front door handles ⇒ꢀfig. 23 or push the button on the luggage compartment lid, Luggage compartment

lid when a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ꢀ

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General information

When a valid vehicle key comes within range ⇒ꢀfig. 22, the Keyless Access locking and starting sys-

tem recognizes a valid vehicle entry request as soon as a door handle sensor is touched on the driver

or front passenger door, or the button on the luggage compartment lid is pressed. The following func-

tions are then enabled without active use of the remote control vehicle key:

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Keyless Entry: Unlocking the vehicle with the sensor surfaces on the door handles of the driver or

front passenger door ⇒ꢀfig. 23 (A) or by using the button on the luggage compartment lid.

Keyless Go: Start the engine and drive. For this, you just have to press the starter button and a

valid remote control vehicle key must be inside the vehicle, Starting and stopping the engine.

Keyless Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door handle sensor on the driver or front passenger door

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(B).

The power locks and the closing system work like the standard unlocking and locking system. Only the

way that the systems are operated is different.

All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and once to confirm that it

has been locked.

If the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds neither a door nor the luggage compart-

ment lid has been opened, the vehicle is automatically locked again.

Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)

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Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor

surface (A).

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Open the door.

Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)

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Switch the ignition off.

Close the driver door.

Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (B). The vehicle

is locked. The door being locked must be closed.

Unlocking and locking the luggage compartment lid

If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ꢀfig. 22 of the luggage

compartment lid, it unlocks automatically when opened.

Open and close the luggage compartment lid as you would a standard luggage compartment lid,

Luggage compartment lid.

The luggage compartment lid locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:

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The vehicle is completely unlocked.

When an authorized remote control vehicle key is inside the vehicle.

Locking with a second vehicle key

If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from

the outside only if a second valid remote control vehicle key is within range.

When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the

passenger compartment will be deactivated, Starting and stopping the engine. A key that was inside

the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated by pressing the ꢁbutton on the deac-

tivated key ⇒ꢀfig. 19.

Automatic deactivation of sensors

If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the

passenger door are automatically deactivated.

If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or

hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are

switched off for a short time.

The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs:

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A short time has passed.

OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the ꢁbutton in the remote control vehicle key.

OR: The luggage compartment lid is opened.

OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the vehicle key.

Convenience features

Your vehicle may be equipped with the convenience closing feature.

To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows and the sunroof, hold your finger

on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the door handle for a few seconds until the windows and

sunroof close.

Remove your finger from the lock sensor surface ⇒ꢀfig. 23 (B) to stop the function. If you touch the

unlock sensor surface (A) on the inside of the door handle immediately after releasing the lock sensor

surface (B) (arrow), all of the windows will open (safety function).

Pinch protection is active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof.

NOTICE

The door handle sensor surfaces can be activated by a strong stream of water or steam if a

valid vehicle key is within range of the vehicle.

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All windows may open if you turn the spray of water or steam away from and then back onto

the door handle sensor surface in quick succession. If at least one power window is opened

and the sensor is continuously activated, convenience closing is started.

The door may not open if the outside and inside door handles are used at the same time.

If the vehicle battery or the battery in the remote control vehicle key is weak or dead, it might not

be possible to unlock and lock the vehicle using Keyless Access. The vehicle can still be manually

locked or unlocked with the key bit, Manually unlocking and locking the driver door.

The driver message No Keyappears in the instrument cluster display if there is no remote con-

trol vehicle key inside the vehicle or if the system does not recognize the remote control vehicle key.

The key may not be recognized, for example, if it is covered by something that interferes with the

signal (such as a briefcase), or if the remote control vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic devices

such as mobile phones can also interfere with the signal.

Dirt on the door handles that contains a lot of salt (especially in winter) can affect the way the

door handle sensors work. Cleaning the door handles can help with this problem, Exterior care and

cleaning.

If the automatic transmission is not in Park (P) position, the electronic steering column lock will

not lock and the vehicle will not lock via sensors in the front door handles or the remote control vehicle

key.

Anti-theft alarm system

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Your vehicle may be equipped with an anti-theft alarm system or pre-equipped for anti-theft alarm

system installation. If the vehicle is pre-equipped for installation of the anti-theft alarm system, the

alarm system can be retrofitted by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen

Service Facility.

The anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult for someone to break into or steal the vehicle.

The anti-theft alarm system is automatically activated when the vehicle is locked by pressing the lock

button on the remote control vehicle key.

When is the alarm triggered?

The anti-theft alarm system sounds for about 30 seconds and the turn signals flash for up to 5 minutes

if the following occurs with respect to the locked vehicle:

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Opening a door that has been mechanically unlocked.

Power locking and closing system for Your Volkswagen Jetta 4 Door Sixth Generation (2011-2018)

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