Get Opening and closing -> Central locking system Guide for Volkswagen Tayron SUV First Generation (2018-2025)

1. Remove the key and lock the vehicle.

The vehicle will lock itself automatically after 45 seconds even if the vehicle key is still in the vehicle.

Automatic deactivation of the sensors

The sensors will be deactivated in the following circumstances:

—The vehicle is not unlocked or locked for an extended period.

—A sensor has been triggered an excessive number of times.

Activating sensors again:

1. Unlock the vehicle with the

button on the vehicle key.

No valid vehicle key recognised

The indicator lamp lights up yellow. A text message is additionally shown on the instrument cluster display.

The vehicle key is no longer in the vehicle.

1. Do not switch off the engine.

2. Bring the vehicle key back into the vehicle.

depending on the equipment, remove the vehicle key from the immediate vicinity of the wireless charging function. Then

place the vehicle key in the stowage area of the centre console.

If the problem persists, go to a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

Automatic unlocking or locking does not work

The vehicle does not unlock when approached.

—The function must be set in the Infotainment system.

The vehicle does not lock upon moving away.

—The function is not selected in the Infotainment system.

—There is still a vehicle key in the vehicle.

—The doors, windows or boot lid are not fully closed

If at least one window is open and the sensors in a door handle are continuously activated, all windows will close.

If the message Keyless system faulty appears on the instrument cluster display, malfunctions may occur in the Keyless Access

system. Go to a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

The central locking system enables you to centrally lock and unlock all the doors, the boot lid and the tank flap of the vehicle.

The vehicle can be locked if the ignition has been switched off or the driver has switched off the engine before leaving the vehicle.

The doors can be locked manually and, in some cases, also unlocked manually, if the vehicle key or central locking fails, for example.

Display with open doors

A symbol in the instrument cluster display indicates if one or more doors are not closed properly.

Do not drive on!

1. Park the vehicle safely if necessary.

2. Open the door in question and then close it again.

This symbol is also visible when the ignition is switched off and will go out a few seconds after the vehicle has been locked when all

doors are closed.

WARNING

Any door that is not properly closed could open suddenly while the vehicle is in motion. This could lead to severe or fatal injuries.

● Stop immediately as soon as traffic permits and close the door.

● Make sure that the door is closed properly and that the lock has engaged. The closed door must be flush with the surrounding body

panels.

WARNING

Any door being held open by the door arrester could close unexpectedly in strong winds or if the vehicle is on an uphill slope. This

could lead to serious injuries.

● Always hold the door handle firmly when opening and closing doors.

WARNING

Opening and closing the doors and boot lid without taking due care is dangerous and can cause serious injuries.

● Open or close the doors and boot lid only when there is no-one in their movement path.

WARNING

The central locking system locks all doors. In the event of an emergency or an accident, locked doors can make it more difficult for

persons providing assistance to gain access to the vehicle interior. If the vehicle is locked from the outside, the doors and electric

windows cannot be opened from the inside. There is a risk of serious or fatal injuries.

● Never leave children, people requiring assistance or animals unattended in the vehicle.

WARNING

All doors can be locked from the inside using the central locking button. This may mean that children, people requiring assistance or

animals lock themselves in the vehicle. In an emergency, they may not be able to leave the vehicle independently or to help

themselves. In addition, they could also be exposed to very high or low temperatures. There is a risk of serious or fatal injuries.

● Never leave children, people requiring assistance or animals unattended in the vehicle.

NOTICE

Removing the caps without taking due care can damage the vehicle.

● When carrying out manual opening or closing, remove parts carefully and fit them again correctly.

Locking the vehicle from the inside can prevent accidental opening of the doors and unauthorised persons from entering the

vehicle.

You can save some settings in the user account in personalisation.

The central locking system indicator lamp is located in the driver door.

The indicator lamp indicates the status of the central locking system for around 30 seconds after the vehicle has been locked.

A red LED flashes for approximately 2 seconds at short intervals.

The status of the central locking system is then indicated for 28 seconds:

Vehicle with SAFELOCK

—The vehicle is locked with SAFELOCK if the red LED flashes at long intervals.

—If the red LED is not lit up, the vehicle is locked but without SAFELOCK.

Vehicle without SAFELOCK

—The vehicle is locked if the red LED flashes at long intervals.

The LED flashes at slow intervals after around 30 seconds.

Points to note

If the red LED is lit up continuously, there is a fault in the central locking system or the anti-theft alarm system.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the settings for central locking can be made in the Vehicle settings menu in the Infotainment

system.

Automatic locking (Auto Lock)

The vehicle locks itself automatically at speeds above approximately 15 km/h (around 9 mph). The

indicator lamp in the central

locking button will light up yellow when the vehicle is locked.

Automatic unlocking (Auto Unlock)

All vehicle doors and the boot lid are automatically unlocked if one of the following conditions applies:

— In an accident, when airbags have triggered.

—

on vehicles with automatic gearbox: the parking lock is engaged and the ignition is switched off.

the door release lever has been operated. This applies at speeds up to around 15 km/h (around 9 mph).

Automatic unlocking gives emergency responders access to the vehicle.

In the driver door: central locking button (illustration).

1

Central locking button.

In the driver door: button for opening or closing the boot lid

electrically (illustration).

1

Button for opening and closing the boot lid electrically.

- unlock the vehicle.

- lock the vehicle.

- open or close the boot lid.

The central locking button functions with the ignition switched on or off only when all doors are closed.

If the

button in the driver door is pulled, only the boot lid opens. All doors remain locked.

If the vehicle has been locked from outside with the vehicle key, the central locking buttons do not work.

Please note the following when using the central locking button to lock the vehicle from inside:

—The indicator lamp

in the button lights up yellow when all doors are closed and locked.

—The anti-theft alarm will not be activated (→ Anti-theft alarm).

The doors can be opened from the inside by pulling the door release handle. The indicator lamp

unopened doors and boot lid remain locked and cannot be opened from the outside.

in the button goes out. The

In the front edge of the rear right-hand door: manually

locking the vehicle with the manual key (illustration).

The front passenger door and the rear doors can be locked manually.

The anti-theft alarm is not activated.

1. Open the door.

2. Insert the key bit or manual key into the slot and turn or press → Fig. 1.

3. Check that the door is locked. To do this, pull the door handle forcefully.

4. Have the vehicle checked immediately by a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised

Volkswagen repairer.

The manually locked door is unlocked again when the vehicle is unlocked or the door is opened from the inside.

The doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by pulling the door release handle.

The childproof lock is located in the inner door panel of the rear doors.

The childproof lock prevents the rear doors being opened from the inside →

.

When the childproof lock is activated, the door can only be opened from the outside.

Childproof lock: rear left door, rear right door.

1

2

Childproof lock is switched off.

Childproof lock is switched on.

Switching the childproof lock on and off

1. Unlock the vehicle and open the appropriate rear door.

2. Move the slot to the corresponding position → Fig. 1.

WARNING

The door cannot be opened from the inside when the childproof lock is activated. This may mean that people lock themselves in the

vehicle. In an emergency, they may not be able to leave the vehicle independently or to help themselves.

● Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the doors are locked.

WARNING

If children, people requiring assistance or animals are left unattended in the vehicle, they could be exposed to very high or low

temperatures. There is a risk of serious or fatal injuries.

● Never leave children, people requiring assistance or animals unattended in the vehicle.

Depending on the equipment, the vehicle may have an electric childproof lock.

In the driver door: buttons for the electric childproof lock.

1

2

Left button for the electric childproof lock.

Right button for the electrical childproof lock.

The electric childproof lock stops the doors from being opened and the electric windows in the doors from being operated . The

electric window and door lock controls can be switched separately for the left or right side.

Switching on the electric childproof lock

1. Press the left button → Fig. 1 1 or the right button → Fig. 1 2 .

The yellow indicator lamp lights up in the respective button when the function is switched on.

Switching off the electrical childproof lock

1. Press the respective button again → Fig. 1.

WARNING

When the electric childproof lock is activated, the door cannot be opened from the inside. This may mean that people lock

themselves in the vehicle. In an emergency, they may not be able to leave the vehicle independently or to help themselves.

● Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the doors are locked.

WARNING

If children, people requiring assistance or animals are left unattended in the vehicle, they could be exposed to very high or low

temperatures. There is a risk of serious or fatal injuries.

● Never leave children, people requiring assistance or animals unattended in the vehicle.

Depending on the vehicle equipment level, the vehicle may have a SAFELOCK mechanism.

The SAFELOCK deactivates the door release levers if the vehicle has been locked. This makes it more difficult to break into the vehicle.

The doors can no longer be opened from the inside →

.

Deactivating SAFELOCK

The SAFELOCK can be deactivated in one of the following ways:

—Press the button on the vehicle key again within 2 seconds.

— On vehicles with the keyless locking and starting system Keyless Access: Touch the sensor on the outside of the door handle again

within 2 seconds .

—Switch on the ignition.

—

deactivate the interior monitoring system and the anti-tow alarm (→ Interior monitoring system and anti-tow alarm).

Depending on the equipment level, temporarily deactivate the interior monitoring and the anti-tow alarm in the Vehicle Settings menu

in the Infotainment system before locking the vehicle (→ Interior monitoring system and anti-tow alarm).

There may be an indication of the activated SAFELOCK in the display of the instrument cluster.

The following applies when SAFELOCK is deactivated:

—The vehicle can be unlocked and opened from the inside using the door release lever.

—The anti-theft alarm is active (→ Anti-theft alarm).

—The interior monitoring and anti-tow alarm are deactivated (→ Interior monitoring system and anti-tow alarm).

WARNING

The doors can no longer be opened from the inside once the SAFELOCK is activated. Careless or unsupervised use of SAFELOCK can

lock people in the vehicle interior and cause serious injuries in the event of an emergency.

● Never leave anybody in the vehicle if the vehicle has been locked using the vehicle key.

If you unlock the driver door mechanically using the vehicle key, only the driver door is unlocked, and not the whole vehicle.

The doors are released (but not unlocked) and the central locking button is activated only when you switch on the ignition.

Indicator lamp lights up continuously

The red LED in the vehicle door flashes at short intervals and then lights up continuously.

There is a fault in the locking system.

1. Go to a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

Turn signals do not flash

The turn signals do not flash as confirmation when the vehicle is locked.

1. Check to make sure that all the doors, the boot lid and the bonnet are closed.

Vehicle locks itself automatically

The vehicle will lock itself again automatically after around 45 seconds if all the following conditions apply:

—The vehicle was unlocked using the vehicle key or Keyless Access.

—The boot lid was not opened.

—No door was opened.

—The ignition was not switched on.

Manual locking and unlocking on vehicles with open door lock cylinder

1. To unlock manually, insert the vehicle key into the lock cylinder and turn it anticlockwise.

On right-hand drive vehicles, turn the vehicle key clockwise.

Only the driver door is opened.

The anti-theft alarm sounds.

2. Switch on the ignition to turn off the anti-theft alarm.

3. The other doors can now be opened using the central locking button.

1. To lock manually, insert the vehicle key into the lock and turn it clockwise.

On right-hand drive vehicles, turn the vehicle key anticlockwise.

All doors are locked.

The anti-theft alarm is activated.

2. Check that all doors are locked.

Response when locking the vehicle with a second vehicle key

On vehicles with the keyless locking and starting system Keyless Access: the vehicle key inside the vehicle is disabled for starting the

engine as soon as the vehicle is locked from outside with a second vehicle key. However, an emergency start is possible.

1. To enable the vehicle key inside the vehicle for a normal engine start, press the

button on the vehicle key inside the vehicle.

Unlocking and locking the vehicle after airbags have been triggered

The entire vehicle is unlocked if the airbags are activated during an accident. The doors can be opened without a key by forcefully

pulling the door handles.

Depending on the extent of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after an accident as follows:

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