Volkswagen Information System -> Using the instrument cluster menus for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Seventh Generation (2010-2014)

Radio or Navigation system Booklet Radio or  
Booklet Navigation system  
Mobile phone package Booklet Mobile Phone Package  
WARNING  
Driving on today's roads demands the full attention of the driv-  
er at all times. Driver distraction causes accidents, collisions  
and serious personal injury!  
Never access menus when the vehicle is moving.  
Emergency starting and starting the engine with a very weak ve-  
hicle battery or after the vehicle battery has been replaced may  
change or delete system settings (including time, date, personal con-  
venience settings, and programming). Check the settings and correct  
as necessary once the vehicle battery has built up a sufficient charge.  
Using the instrument cluster menus  
Fig. 13 Right side of the multi-function steering wheel: Controls for  
menus in the instrument cluster.  
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and  
heed the WARNINGS  
The instrument cluster menus are controlled with buttons on the right  
side of the steering wheel fig. 13.  
Accessing the instrument cluster menus  
Switch on the ignition. You will see the vehicle icon or a message  
in the instrument cluster display.  
Push the /+ button (fig. 13) on the right side of the multi-function  
steering wheel until a main menu appears in the instrument cluster  
display. For a list of main menus, see Main menu.  
Push buttons # or to move to another main menu, and push the  
arrow up and down buttons * and + to navigate inside the current  
main menu. For example, in the Settings main menu, press the ar-  
row down button + to navigate to the MFI data submenu.  
Displaying a submenu  
Press the /+ button fig. 13 to display submenu items. For in-  
stance, after scrolling to MFI data in the Settings main menu, press  
the /+ button to display items available under the MFI data submenu.  
Selecting a setting  
Some menus are used to select settings for certain features. Push  
the /+ button (fig. 13) to select a setting.  
Use the arrow up and down buttons * and + on the multi-function  
steering wheel to navigate through the available options.  
The selected menu item is located between the 2 horizontal lines.  
There may also be a triangle () on the right.  
Push the /+ button to select the setting.  
Returning to the main menu  
Via menu: Use the arrow down button + to select Back and then  
press the /+ button fig. 13.  
For operation with multi-function steering wheel: Press E.  
Driver assistance systems button  
Fig. 14 In the turn signal and high beam lever: Driver assistance sys-  
tems button.