windshield wipers.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps prevent the engine from being started and the vehicle from being moved with an unauthorized vehicle
key.
Vehicles with a Starter Button
In the remote control vehicle key, there is a chip used to automatically deactivate the electronic immobilizer when there is a
valid remote control vehicle key in the vehicle interior.
The electronic immobilizer is automatically engaged as soon as the ignition is switched off ⇒ Starter button.
You can only start the engine with a suitably coded Volkswagen Original vehicle key. You can obtain coded vehicle keys
from an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
Starter button
The starter button replaces the ignition
lock (Press & Drive).
Start the engine with the starter button and by pressing the brake pedal.
The vehicle can only be activated when there is a valid vehicle key inside the vehicle.
Switching the ignition on or off
Fig. 92 In the lower section of the center console: starter button.
1. Press the starter button once without pressing the brake or clutch pedal ⇒
.
Automatic ignition switch off
If the vehicle recognizes that the driver is absent when the internal combustion engine is switched off, the ignition is
automatically switched off after a certain amount of time.
Engine restart function
If no valid remote control vehicle key is detected in the vehicle interior after the engine has been inadvertently switched off, th
engine cannot be started within approximately five seconds.
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