Get Power locking system Guide for Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

Power locking system

ꢀ Introduction

In this section you’ll find information about:

Indicator light in the driver door

Description of the power locking system

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access

Anti-theft alarm system

The power locking system works properly only when all doors and the rear hatch are completely

closed. When the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.

For vehicles equipped with the Keyless Access with push button start, the vehicle can be locked only if

the ignition is switched off and the driver door is closed.

Leaving the vehicle unlocked for longer periods of non-use (for example, in your garage) can cause

the vehicle battery to drain so that the engine can no longer be started.

More information:

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Exterior views

Volkswagen Information System

Vehicle key set

Doors

Rear hatch

Power windows

Power sunroof

Trailer towing

Emergency closing and opening

WARNING

Improper use of power locks can result in serious personal injury.

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The power locking button locks all doors. Locking the doors from the inside can help

prevent unintended door opening during a collision and can also prevent unwanted entry

from the outside. Locked doors can, however, delay assistance to vehicle occupants and

rescue from the outside in an accident or other emergency.

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Never leave children or anyone who cannot help themselves behind in the vehicle. All

doors can be locked from the inside with the power lock button. This could leave people

trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. Depending on the time of year, people trapped in the

vehicle can be exposed to very high or very low temperatures.

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A closed vehicle can become very hot or very cold, depending on the season. Particularly

in the summer, heat buildup in the passenger and luggage compartment of a parked vehicle

can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much higher than the outside temperatures.

Temperatures can quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousness and death,

particularly to small children.

ꢀ Never allow passengers to remain in a locked vehicle. In an emergency any person still

inside the vehicle might not be able to get out.

Indicator light in the driver door

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

The indicator light for the power locking system is in the driver door ⇒ꢀ Passenger compartment.

After the vehicle is locked

Meaning

The red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds in short

intervals, then slower.

The vehicle is locked.

Red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds in short

intervals, then lights up continuously for about

30 seconds.

Locking system malfunction. See an

authorized Volkswagen dealer or an

authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

NOTICE

Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.

Description of the power locking system

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

The power locking system lets you unlock and lock all doors, the rear hatch, and the fuel filler flap:

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From the outside with the remote control vehicle key.

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From the outside with Keyless Access ⇒ꢀ Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside.

From the inside with the power locking button

Special functions of the power locking system can be activated or deactivated via the Convenience

sub-menu in the Settingsmenu on vehicles with the Premium instrument cluster ⇒ꢀ Volkswagen

Information System or by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

The doors and the rear hatch can be locked manually if the remote control vehicle key or the power

locking system is not working.

Automatic locking (Auto lock)

The vehicle will lock automatically when it reaches a speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h). When the

vehicle is locked, the indicator light ꢀ lights up in the power locking button ⇒ꢀfig. 28.

Automatic unlocking (Auto unlock)

All doors automatically unlock when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle.

On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park

(P) or the ignition is switched off. Auto unlock works only if the vehicle has been automatically locked

with the Auto lock feature. The indicator light ꢀ goes out in the power locking button when the doors

unlock ⇒ꢀfig. 28.

Locking the vehicle after airbag inflation

If the airbags are activated during a collision, the entire vehicle is unlocked. Depending on the severity

of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after a collision when the airbags have deployed as follows:

Function

Action

Locking the vehicle with the

power locking button:

– Switch the ignition off.

– Open a door once.

– Press the power locking button ꢀ.

Locking the vehicle with the

remote control vehicle key:

– Switch the ignition off and on again

OR: Remove the remote control vehicle from the ignition.

– Open a door once.

– Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.

If the remote control vehicle key buttons ⇒ꢀ Vehicle key set or one of the power locking buttons

⇒Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside are pushed repeatedly in quick succession, the

power locking system is switched off for a brief period to help keep it from being overloaded. The

vehicle is then unlocked for about 30 seconds. Unless a door or the rear hatch is opened during this

time, the vehicle is automatically locked afterwards.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside

Fig. 27 Remote control vehicle key with panic button.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Function

Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle

key buttons ⇒ꢀfig. 27

Unlock the vehicle.

Press the ꢁ button. Keep pressed to unlock all doors

and the rear hatch.

Lock the vehicle.

Press the ꢀ button.

Unlock the rear hatch.

Note: Depending on the settings for the power locking system in the Conveniencesub-menu on

vehicles with the Premium instrument cluster, it may be necessary to press the ꢁ button on the

remote control vehicle key twice to unlock all doors and the rear hatch ⇒ꢀ Volkswagen Information

System.

The vehicle key unlocks or locks the vehicle only when the battery in the remote control key has

enough power, and the remote control vehicle key is within a few yards/meters of the vehicle.

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All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps once to confirm that the vehicle has been locked.

The horn beep can be disabled by deactivating the “ATA confirmation” feature in the Convenience

submenu ⇒ꢀ Convenience sub-menu.

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All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked.

If the turn signals do not flash to confirm locking, one or more doors, the rear hatch or the engine hood

is not locked.

If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.

If the vehicle was unlocked with the remote control vehicle key and the door or the rear hatch has not

been opened in about 30 seconds, the vehicle is automatically locked again. This feature helps

prevent you from leaving the vehicle unlocked unintentionally.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Fig. 28 On all 4 doors: Power locking button.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Press button ⇒ꢀfig. 28:

ꢁ

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Unlock the vehicle.

Lock the vehicle.

The power locking button works whether the ignition is switched on or off but only when all doors are

closed.

If the vehicle is locked with the remote control vehicle key, the power locking switch is deactivated.

If the vehicle is locked with the power locking button:

ꢀ The yellow indicator light ꢀ in the power locking button lights up ⇒ꢀfig. 28 to indicate that all doors

and the rear hatch are locked.

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Opening doors or the rear hatch from the outside is not possible, at a traffic light, for example.

Doors can be unlocked and opened separately from inside the vehicle by pulling the door handle to

open the door. The indicator light ꢀ goes out. The unopened doors and rear hatch remain locked and

cannot be opened from the outside.

ꢀ An open driver door will not be locked. This helps keep the driver from being locked out of the

vehicle.

The vehicle is unlocked if you push the ꢁ button while the vehicle is standing still. Depending on the

settings in the Conveniencesubmenu ⇒ꢀ Convenience sub-menu, it may also be unlocked when you

switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle (Auto unlock). On vehicles with

automatic transmission, it may also be unlocked when the selector lever is in Park (P) and the ignition

is switched off.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access

Fig. 29 Ranges of the Keyless Access with push button start.

Fig. 30 Keyless Access with push button start: Sensor 1 for unlocking on the inside of the front door handles.

Sensor for locking 2 on the outside of the door handles.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Keyless Access is a keyless starting and locking system that unlocks and locks the vehicle without

active use of a remote control vehicle key. All you have to do is touch a sensor surface on one of the

front door handles ⇒ꢀfig. 29 or push the button on the rear hatch ⇒ꢀ Opening the rear hatch when a

valid vehicle key is within range ⇒ꢀ

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General information

When a valid vehicle key comes within range ⇒ꢀfig. 29, the Keyless Access with push button start

recognizes a valid vehicle entry request as soon as a door handle sensor is touched on the driver or

front passenger door or the button on the rear hatch is pressed. The following functions are then

enabled without active use of the vehicle key:

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Keyless Entry: Unlocking the vehicle with the sensor surfaces on the door handles of the driver or

front passenger door ⇒ꢀfig. 30 (1) or by using the button on the rear hatch.

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Keyless Go: Start the engine and drive. just have to press the starter button and a valid remote

control vehicle key must be inside the vehicle.

Keyless Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door handle of the driver or front passenger door (2).

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The power locks and the closing system work like the standard unlocking and locking system. Only the

way that the systems are operated is different.

All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and once to confirm that it

has been locked.

If the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds no door or the rear hatch has been

opened, the vehicle is automatically locked again.

Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)

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Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor

surface (1).

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Open the door.

Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)

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Close the driver door.

Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (2) once. The

vehicle is locked. The door being locked must be closed.

Unlocking and locking the rear hatch

If the vehicle is locked and if a valid vehicle key is within range ⇒ꢀfig. 29 of the rear hatch, it unlocks

automatically when opened.

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Open and close the rear hatch as you would a standard rear hatch

The rear hatch locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:

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The vehicle is completely unlocked.

When an authorized vehicle key is inside the vehicle.

Locking with a second vehicle key

If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from

the outside only if a second valid vehicle key is within range.

When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the

passenger compartment will be deactivated. All other functions (remote central locking and unlocking

as well as emergency starting) remain active and unchanged.

A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated:

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by pressing a button on the deactivated key.

by pressing a door handle sensor when the deactivated key is outside of the vehicle, but within

range.

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by starting the engine with the starter button on the center console.

Automatic deactivation of sensors

If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the

passenger door are automatically deactivated.

If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or

hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are

switched off for about 30 minutes.

The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs:

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30 minutes have passed.

OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the ꢁ button in the remote control vehicle key.

OR: The rear hatch is opened.

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OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the vehicle key.

Convenience features

To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows, hold your finger on the lock sensor

surface ⇒ꢀfig. 30 (2) on the outside of the door handle for a few seconds until the windows close.

Remove your finger from the lock sensor surface (2) to stop the function. If you touch the unlock

sensor surface 1 on the inside of the door handle immediately after releasing the lock sensor surface 1

(arrow), all of the windows will open (safety function). Pinch protection is active during convenience

closing of the windows.

The settings in the Settings – Conveniencemenu determine which doors open when the door

handle sensor surface is touched.

NOTICE

The door handle sensor surfaces can be activated by a strong stream of water or steam if a

valid vehicle key is within range of the vehicle.

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All windows may open if you turn the spray of water or steam away from and then back onto

the door handle sensor surface in quick succession. If at least one power window is opened

and the sensor is continuously activated, convenience closing is started.

The door may not open if the outside and inside door handles are used at the same time.

If the automatic transmission is not in Park (P) position, the electronic steering column lock will

not lock and the vehicle will not lock via sensors in the front door handles or the remote control vehicle

key.

If the vehicle battery or the battery in the remote control vehicle key is weak or dead, it might not

be possible to unlock and lock the vehicle using Keyless Access. The vehicle can still be manually

locked or unlocked with the key bit

The driver message Key not in rangeappears in the instrument cluster display if there is no

remote control vehicle key inside the vehicle or if the system does not recognize the vehicle key. The

key may not be recognized, for example, if it is covered by something that interferes with the signal

(such as a briefcase), or if the remote control vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic devices such as

mobile phones can also interfere with the signal.

Dirt on the door handles that contains a lot of salt (especially in winter) can affect the way the

door handle sensors work. Cleaning the door handles can help with this problem

Anti-theft alarm system

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Your vehicle is either equipped with an anti-theft alarm system or pre-equipped for anti-theft alarm

system installation. If the vehicle is pre-equipped for installation of the anti-theft alarm system, the

alarm system can be retrofitted by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen

Service Facility.

The anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult for someone to break into or steal the vehicle.

The anti-theft alarm system is automatically activated when the vehicle is locked by pressing the lock

button on the remote control vehicle key.

When is the alarm triggered?

The anti-theft alarm system sounds for about 30 seconds and the turn signals flash for up to 5 minutes

if the following occurs with respect to the locked vehicle:

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Opening a door that has been mechanically unlocked.

Forcibly opening a door.

Forcibly opening the engine hood.

Forcibly opening the rear hatch.

Switching on the ignition with an invalid key.

Disconnecting the vehicle battery.

Disconnecting an anti-theft system integrated trailer.

Deactivating the alarm

Unlock the vehicle with the unlock button on the remote control vehicle key and switch on the ignition

with a valid remote control vehicle key.

For vehicles with Keyless Access, the alarm can be deactivated by grasping one of the door handles

when a valid vehicle key is in range or by holding the remote control vehicle key to the right of the

steering column trim and pressing the starter button ⇒ꢀ Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless

Access.

After the alarm has stopped and the vehicle is opened again in the same or a different area that

is protected by the alarm, the alarm is triggered again. For example, the alarm will sound again if the

rear hatch is opened after one of the doors has been opened.

The anti-theft alarm system is not activated when the vehicle is locked with the power lock

switch ꢀ on the inside of the driver or front passenger doors.

If the driver door is mechanically unlocked using the vehicle key bit, only the driver door is

unlocked, but not the entire vehicle. Switching on the ignition deactivates the anti-theft alarm system

and activates the central locking button. To unlock the doors, use the central locking button or remote

control vehicle key.

If the vehicle battery is dead or weak, the anti-theft alarm system will not work properly.

Power locking system for Your Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

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