Get Emergency closing and opening Guide for Volkswagen Passat SUV Sixth Generation (2005-2010)

Emergency closing and opening

ꢀIntroduction

In this section you’ll find information about:

Manually unlocking and locking the driver door

Manually locking the passenger doors

Opening the luggage compartment lid from inside the luggage compartment

Emergency closing of the power sunroof

Emergency release for the selector lever lock

The doors, the luggage compartment lid, and the power sunroof can be manually locked and, in some

cases, unlocked if necessary, for instance because the power locking system or the remote control

vehicle key malfunctions.

More information:

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Vehicle key set

Power locking and closing system

Doors

Luggage compartment lid

Power sunroof

In an emergency

WARNING

Serious injuries can result if the emergency closing and opening procedures are used

carelessly.

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Never leave children, disabled persons, or anyone who cannot help themselves in the

vehicle. The doors can be locked with the remote control vehicle key. This could result in

people being trapped in the vehicle in an emergency.

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

in the summer, heat build-up 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,

particularly to small children.

WARNING

Careless opening and closing of doors, the luggage compartment lid, and the power sunroof

is dangerous and can cause serious personal injury.

ꢀ Open or close doors, the luggage compartment lid, and the power sunroof only when no

one is in the way.

NOTICE

To help prevent vehicle damage, carefully remove and properly reinstall parts after emergency

locking or unlocking.

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Manually unlocking and locking the driver door

Fig. 195 Door handle on driver door: Concealed lock cylinder.

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

When locking the vehicle manually, all doors are locked. Keep the key turned in the locking position to

close all windows and the power sunroof (convenience closing). When the vehicle is unlocked

manually, only the driver door is unlocked. Keep the key turned in the unlocking position to open all

windows. Note the instructions for the anti-theft alarm system , Preparation for the anti-theft alarm

system.

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Unfold the key bit from the remote control vehicle key, Vehicle key set.

Insert the key bit from below into the opening of the cover cap on the driver door ⇒ꢀfig. 195 (arrow)

and lift the cover cap off. Grasping the door handle and pulling slightly makes it easier to remove the

cap.

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Insert the key bit into the lock cylinder of the driver door and unlock or lock the door.

Reinsert the cover cap from top to bottom and press until it clicks into place. Grasping the door

handle and pulling slightly makes it easier to install the cap.

Special considerations when unlocking:

ꢀ If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm system, the system remains activated for the

unlocked vehicle. But no alarm is triggered at first, Preparation for the anti-theft alarm system.

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Open the driver door; the alarm will sound.

Switch on the ignition. The electronic immobilizer recognizes a valid remote control vehicle key

when the ignition is switched on and deactivates the anti-theft alarm system.

The driver door can be unlocked separately from the inside the vehicle by pulling the door handle

to open the door, Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the inside.

The anti-theft alarm system, when installed, is not activated when the vehicle is locked manually

with the key bit, Preparation for the anti-theft alarm system.

Manually locking the passenger doors

Fig. 196 On the front side of the right rear door: Emergency lock, covered by a rubber seal.

Fig. 197 On the front side of the right rear door: Manual vehicle locking with the key bit in the vehicle key.

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

The passenger door and rear doors can each be locked manually. This will not activate the anti-theft

alarm system, when installed.

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Open the door.

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Remove the rubber seal on the front side of the door. The seal is marked with a lock _W⇒ꢀfig. 196.

Unfold the key bit from the remote control vehicle key, Vehicle key set.

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Insert the key bit horizontally into the opening and press the small colored lever forward ⇒ꢀfig. 197.

Reinsert the rubber seal and completely close the door.

Make sure that the door is locked.

Repeat the procedure for other doors if necessary.

Have the vehicle checked immediately by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized

Volkswagen Service Facility.

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

to open the door ⇒ꢀpage 44, Power locking and closing system.

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Opening the luggage compartment lid from inside the luggage

compartment

Fig. 198 Behind the rear seat backrest on the driver side: releasing the rear seat backrest.

Fig. 199 Inside the luggage compartment: Unlocking the luggage compartment lid.

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

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If the cover plate is locked, insert the Valet Parking key, Vehicle key set into the lock behind the

rear seat backrest ⇒ꢀfig. 198 A and turn in the direction of the arrow to unlock the cover plate.

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Fold the cover plate up.

To release the rear seat backrest, insert the vehicle key into the slot underneath the cover plate B

and push in the direction of the arrow. If the anti-theft is activated, the alarm will sound.

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Fold the rear backrests forward.

Remove all luggage if necessary in order to reach the luggage compartment release from the

inside.

ꢀ Push the lever in the direction of the arrow ⇒ꢀfig. 199. The luggage compartment lid opens

automatically. At temperatures under +32 °F (0 °C), you may have to push the luggage compartment

lid open manually.

The release lever glows in the dark to help it be seen in low-light conditions.

Emergency closing of the power sunroof

Fig. 200 In headliner: Removing cover.

Fig. 201 Hexagonal head screw for closing the power sunroof.

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

The power sunroof has an overheating protection feature that can temporarily turn the electric motor

off under certain circumstances. This can happen after, for example, overriding the motor too often

when closing the power sunroof without the pinch protection.

After the motor has cooled down enough, the overheating protection feature will let the motor work

again and the power sunroof can be opened or closed with the rotary switch.

Before you try to use emergency closing procedures to close the power sunroof, please wait several

minutes to make sure that the motor has not been temporarily turned off by the overheating protection

feature.

However, if you have to perform an emergency closing, please do so in the following order:

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Remove the cover in direction of the arrow ⇒ꢀfig. 200.

Insert a commercially available 1/6 in (4 mm) Allen wrench⁸into the hexagonalal head screw

⇒ꢀfig. 201 (1).

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Turn the wrench in order to close the power sunroof.

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Install the cover again.

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Not included with the vehicle tool kit.

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ꢀ Have the power sunroof checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized

Volkswagen Service Facility. Emergency closing may cause the power sunroof and its pinch protection

to malfunction.

Emergency release for the selector lever lock

Fig. 202 Removing the selector gate cover.

Fig. 203 Releasing the selector lever lock.

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

If the power supply fails (due to a dead vehicle battery, for example) and the vehicle has to be pushed

or towed, the emergency release must be used to move the selector lever to N (Neutral).

The emergency release is located under the selector gate cover on the right side when viewed in the

driving direction. You will need a tool like a screwdriver to release the selector lever lock.

Preparations

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Set the parking brake. If the parking brake cannot be set firmly, you must find another way to

prevent the vehicle from moving.

Switch off the ignition.

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Removing the selector gate cover

Pull upward on the cover around the selector lever sleeve ⇒ꢀfig. 202.

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Slip the cover up and over the selector lever ⇒ꢀ

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Emergency release for the selector lever

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Push the release lever ⇒ꢀfig. 203 in the direction of the arrow and hold it in this position.

Press the release button in the selector lever handle and shift the selector lever to Neutral (N).

Carefully press the selector gate cover back in place, making sure that the electrical wiring stays in

the correct position and is not pinched or damaged

WARNING

Never shift the transmission out of Park (P) without first firmly applying the parking brake.

Otherwise, the vehicle can start to roll unexpectedly, especially on hills or inclines, and cause

an accident and serious injuries.

NOTICE

Even with the selector lever is in N (Neutral), the automatic transmission will be damaged if the

vehicle is towed (or you let it coast) for an extended period or at high speed with the engine

shut off.

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Emergency closing and opening for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Sixth Generation (2005-2010)

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