Get Storage areas -> Glove compartment Guide for Volkswagen Passat SUV Seventh Generation (2010-2014)

WARNING

Never let a passenger, especially a child, ride on the center

armrest.

A telephone cradle for the mobile phone package may be in-

stalled in the upper section of the storage compartment

⇒ꢀBooklet Mobile Phone Package.

Glove compartment

Fig. 124 On the passenger side: Glove compartment.

Fig. 125 Inside the glove compartment.

¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and

heed the WARNINGS

Key to ⇒ꢀfig. 125:

(1) Air vent

(2) Strap indicating the location of the storage compartment handle

(3) MDI (MEDIA-IN) jack in the pull-down storage compartment

Opening and closing the glove compartment

If necessary, unlock the glove compartment with the emergency key

⇒ꢀ Vehicle key set. It is locked when the key slot is vertical.

To open, pull the handle ⇒ꢀfig. 124.

To close, push the lid up.

Opening and closing the storage compartment for the Owner's

Manual or MDI (MEDIA-IN) jack

Depending on equipment, the storage compartment at the top of the

glove compartment is designed to hold either the Owner's Manual or

the MDI (MEDIA-IN) jack.

The Owner's Manual compartment or MDI (MEDIA-IN) jack is located

in a storage compartment at the top, which can be pulled down to

open ⇒ꢀfig. 125 (3).

The strap (2) indicates the handle for opening the storage compart-

ment.

If the vehicle is not equipped with the MDI (MEDIA-IN) jack, always

keep the Owner's Manual in this storage compartment. To stow the

Owner's Manual, place it in the slot with the binding facing the inside

of the glove compartment door.

Holders

Depending on the model, there may be holders for a pen and a note-

pad in the glove compartment.

Cooling the glove compartment

There is an air vent (1) in the back of the glove compartment. Cool air

can be directed into the glove compartment if the air conditioner is on.

Open or close the air vent by turning it.

WARNING

An open glove compartment door can increase the risk of seri-

ous injury during sudden braking or driving maneuvers or in a

crash.

Always keep the glove compartment closed while the vehicle

is moving.

NOTICE

In some vehicle models, design considerations have made it

necessary to have openings in the glove compartment behind

the Owner's Manual slot, for example. Small items may fall

through these openings and get behind the instrument panel.

This can cause unusual noises and damage the vehicle. Never

put any small objects in the glove compartment for this reason.

Storage compartment in the rear center armrest

Fig. 126 Storage compartment in the rear center armrest.

¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and

heed the WARNINGS

There may be a storage compartment in the rear center armrest or in

the rear bench behind the center armrest.

If the center armrest is folded down, no one can sit on the middle seat

of the rear bench.

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