Seats and head restraints -> Memory function for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Nineth Generation (2023-2025)

In the backrest of the middle seat: fold-out rear centre  
armrest.  
There may be a centre armrest in the rear bench seat that can be folded out of the middle seat .  
To fold down: using the recess, pull the centre armrest in the direction of the arrow → Fig. 2.  
To fold back: fold the centre armrest upwards in the opposite direction of the arrow → Fig. 2 and push it into the backrest as far as it  
will go.  
Do not use the middle seat on the rear bench seat to transport passengers when the centre armrest is folded down.  
WARNING  
Incorrect use of the rear centre armrest can cause serious injuries.  
The centre seat on the rear bench seat must never be used when the centre armrest is folded down – neither by adults nor  
children.  
Never transport an adult or child on the centre armrest.  
WARNING  
Unsecured or incorrectly secured objects in the rear centre armrest can be thrown around during sudden braking or driving  
manoeuvres and cause serious injuries.  
Stow objects, e.g. drinks, in the available stowage places. (→ Stowage areas).  
NOTICE  
Improper handling of the rear centre armrest can cause damage to the seat and the centre armrest.  
Remove all objects before folding back the rear centre armrest.  
Memory buttons  
On the outside of the driver seat: memory buttons.  
The memory buttons can be used to store and recall settings for the driver seat and the exterior mirrors.  
Storing driver seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forwards  
1. Switch on the electronic parking brake.  
2. Put the gearbox into neutral.  
3. Switch on the ignition.  
4. Adjust the driver seat and exterior mirrors.  
5. Press the  
→ Fig. 1 button for longer than 1 second.  
6. Within approximately 10 seconds, press the desired memory button → Fig. 1.  
An acoustic signal confirms that the settings have been stored.  
Storing the front passenger exterior mirror settings for reversing  
1. Switch on the electronic parking brake.  
2. Put the gearbox into neutral.  
3. Switch on the ignition.  
4. Press the desired memory button → Fig. 1.  
5. Select reverse gear.  
6. Adjust the exterior mirror on the front passenger side so that you have a good view of the kerb area, for example.  
The settings for the mirror position will be saved automatically and assigned to the vehicle key that was used to unlock the  
vehicle.  
Opening the driver seat and exterior mirror settings  
1. When the vehicle is stationary, the ignition is switched off and one vehicle door is open, briefly press the corresponding memory  
button.  
After around 10 minutes, the stored positions can no longer be adjusted automatically. The adjustment process is cancelled if  
one of the memory buttons is pressed again.  
with the ignition switched on or the vehicle door closed, press and hold the corresponding memory button until the stored  
positions have been reached.  
The front passenger exterior mirror will leave the position saved for reversing automatically if the vehicle drives forwards at a speed of  
at least around 15 km/h (around 10 mph) or if you turn the rotary knob for the exterior mirror out of the position and into another  
position.  
If you open the driver door later than approximately 10 minutes after unlocking the vehicle, the driver seat and exterior mirrors  
are not automatically adjusted.  
Front seat convenience entry function  
Variant 1: when the driver door is opened, the driver seat automatically moves to a position which makes it easy to enter the vehicle.  
The driver seat moves back to its original position automatically as soon as the driver door is closed and the ignition is switched on.  
Variant 2: before you get out of the vehicle, the driver seat automatically moves to the rear position and remains there. After you get in  
again and close the driver door, the driver seat moves forward to the position that was stored last.  
You can switch the convenient entry function on and off in the Infotainment system  
.
Personalisation  
You can save and access your individual seat setting in a user account via the personalisation function .  
After switching off the ignition and locking the vehicle, the driver seat and exterior mirror settings are stored in the user account.  
The driver seat and exterior mirror settings are restored after the vehicle is unlocked and the driver door is opened.  
The seat responds to selecting or changing a user account as follows:  
Vehicle stationary or moving no faster than around 5 km/h (around 3 mph): seat is moved. You can cancel the movement at any time  
by tapping the appropriate function button in the Infotainment system or by pressing a button on the driver seat.  
Vehicle moving faster than around 5 km/h (around 3 mph): seat is not moved. All other settings are made.  
Some settings can be stored in the user accounts of the personalisation function and therefore change automatically when the  
user account changes .  
WARNING  
Incorrect use of the seat functions can cause serious injuries.  
Always assume the correct sitting position before the start of the journey and maintain this position during the journey. This also  
applies to all passengers.  
Adjust the memory function only when the vehicle is stationary.  
Keep hands, fingers, feet and other body parts away from seat’s moving parts and adjustment range.