Get Power locking and closing system -> Unlocking and locking vehicles with Keyless Access Guide for Volkswagen Passat SUV Sixth Generation (2005-2010)

Unlocking and locking vehicles with Keyless Access

Fig. 38 Ranges of the Keyless Access locking and starting system. Outside the vehicle: Unlocking range.

Inside the vehicle: Starting range.

Fig. 39 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. 39 or push the button on the luggage compartment lid, Luggage compartment

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

General information

When a valid vehicle key comes within range ⇒ꢀfig. 38, the Keyless Access locking and starting

system 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

functions 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. 39 (A) or by using the button on the luggage compartment lid.

Keyless Go: Start 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.

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 no door or the luggage compartment 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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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. 38 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. All other functions (remote central locking and unlocking

as well as emergency starting) remain active and unchanged.

A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated:

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by pressing a button on the deactivated key.

by pressing a door handle sensor when the deactivated key is outside of the vehicle, but within

range.

ꢀ by starting the engine with the starter button on the center console (but not by starting the engine

with the remote start button on a key that is outside of the vehicle, Remote start feature).

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 about 30 minutes.

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

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30 minutes have 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 functions

For convenience closing of all power windows and the power sunroof, keep your finger on the

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door handle locking surface ⇒ꢀfig. 39 (B) on the outside of the door handle until all windows and/or the

power sunroof have closed. All turn signals blink once to confirm that the windows and power sunroof

are completely closed.

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Take your finger off the door handle locking surface (B) to cancel the function. If you release the

door handle locking surface (B) on the outside of the door handle and then touch the unlocking

surface (A) on the inside of the door handle right away, all windows start to open (safety function) ꢀ,

Power windows. They stop if you take your fingers off the unlocking surface before they are open all

the way.

The settings in the Settings - ConvenienceVolkswagen Information System determine which

doors open when the door handle unlocking surface is grasped.

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. 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, Emergency closing and opening.

The driver message Key not in rangeappears in the instrument cluster display if there is no

remote control 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.

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