Power locking and closing system -> Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside for Your Volkswagen Jetta 4 Door Sixth Generation (2011-2018)

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.  
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.  
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.  
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.  
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.  
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.