Get Seats and head restraints -> Front seats Guide for Volkswagen Passat SUV Nineth Generation (2023-2025)

● Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o’clock position, or in any other manner, e.g. at the hub of the steering wheel. If the driver

front airbag is triggered, you could receive severe injuries to the arms, hands and head.

The following section describes the options for adjusting the front seats. Always ensure that your sitting position is correct (→ Sitting

position).

WARNING

Driving with an incorrect seating position caused by wrongly adjusted seats can lead to serious injuries.

● Always adjust the front seats to their correct position before any journey, and ensure that all passengers have fastened their seat

belts correctly.

● Push the front passenger seat as far back as possible.

WARNING

Incorrect adjustment of the seats can cause accidents and serious injuries.

● Adjust the seats only when the vehicle is stationary. The seats could change position unexpectedly if you attempt to reposition

them while the vehicle is in motion so that you lose of control of the vehicle as a result. Furthermore, an incorrect sitting position

is adopted while adjusting the seat.

● Adjust the height and angle of the front seats or move them forwards and backwards only when there is no-one in the adjustment

range of the seats.

● The adjustment range of the seats must not be restricted by any items.

● The areas for adjusting and locking the seats must not be soiled.

WARNING

Improper use of seat covers or protective covers may lead to the electrical seat controls being operated accidentally and the front

seats moving unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving. You could lose control over the vehicle. This could result in serious injury and

accidents. Furthermore, this may result in damage to the electrical components in the front seats.

● Never fit seat or protective covers on the electric controls.

● Do not fit seat covers or protective covers over the seats unless they have been expressly approved for use in the vehicle.

WARNING

Any lighters in the vehicle could be damaged or accidentally lit. This could lead to serious burns and other injuries.

● Before adjusting the seats, always make sure that there is no cigarette lighter on or near the movable parts of the seat.

NOTICE

Sharp edges can damage the seats.

● Do not touch the seats with sharp-edged objects. Sharp objects, such as zips, rivets on clothing or belts, may damage surfaces.

Open Velcro fasteners may also cause damage.

The following section contains a description of all possible controls. The number of controls may vary depending on the version of the

seat.

The controls are mirrored for the front passenger seat.

The seat may have a combination of mechanical and electrical controls.

Driver’s seat: controls

To adjust the seat backrest, relieve the pressure on the backrest and turn the handwheel.

To adjust the seat height, move the lever up or down, repeating several times if necessary.

To adjust the tilt angle of the seat cushion, pull or press the lever, repeating several times if necessary.

To move the front seat forward or back, pull the lever. The front seat must engage after you release the lever!

The electric controls are country-specific and depend on the vehicle equipment and may vary depending on the seat type.

The controls are mirrored for the front passenger seat.

The seat may have a combination of mechanical and electrical controls.

Additional seat settings can be made via the Infotainment system (→ Front seats, Infotainment system).

Switches on the driver seat: adjusting the front seat forwards

or backwards, adjusting the backrest and the seat cushion height

and tilt.

Pressing the switch in the direction of the arrow:

A Slides the seat forwards or backwards.

B Adjusts the angle of the seat cushion.

C Raises or lowers the seat.

D Adjusts the angle of the backrest.

Switch on the driver seat: adjusting the lumbar support.

Pressing the switch in the appropriate area:

Adjust the curve of the lumbar support forwards.

Adjust the curve of the lumbar support backwards.

Adjust the curve of the lumbar support upwards.

Moves the curve of the lumbar support down.

WARNING

Careless or unsupervised use of the electric front seats can result in severe injuries.

● The electrical front seat adjustment also works when the ignition is switched off. Never leave children or people requiring

assistance alone in the vehicle.

● In the event of an emergency, stop electrical adjustment by pressing another switch.

NOTICE

Improper use can damage the electric components in the front seats.

● Do not kneel on the front seats and do not apply point loads to the seat cushion and backrest.

It may not be possible to adjust the seat electrically if the charge level of the 12-volt vehicle battery is too low.

The seat adjustment procedure will be interrupted if the engine is started.

Additional seat settings can be made using the controls on the front seat (→ Front seat, electric).

Opening the Seats menu in the Infotainment system

1. Tap the Seats function button in the main menu on the home screen.

tap the

function button.

The following setting options for the front seats are available in the Seats main menu:

In the menu Position

In the menu, the front passenger seat can be adjusted using the controls for the driver seat.

Synchronise : tap and hold the function button to synchronise the seat settings of the front passenger seat with those of the driver

seat. All electric seat settings for the driver seat are adopted with the exception of the lumbar support.

In the Massage

The following functions for the front seats can be selected and set in the menu:

—Type of massage programme.

—Duration of massage programme.

—Intensity of massage programme.

—Start the selected massage programme.

In the menu Seat air conditioning

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the following functions for the front seats can be selected and set in the menu:

—

: seat ventilation (→ Seat heating and seat ventilation).

: seat heating (→ Seat heating and seat ventilation).

In the Settings

The following functions for the front seats can be selected and set in the menu:

—Settings for seat air conditioning: set the seat heating and seat ventilation.

—Convenient entry function Driver seat : activate and deactivate the convenient entry function for the driver seat.

—Convenient entry function Front passenger seat : activate and deactivate the convenient entry function for the front passenger seat.

WARNING

Careless or unsupervised use of the electric front seats can result in severe injuries.

● Adjust the front passenger seat using the Seats menu in the Infotainment system only when the front passenger seat is

unoccupied.

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