Get Power locking system -> Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside Guide for Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

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 Convenience sub-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.

ꢀ

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.

ꢀ

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:

ꢁ

ꢀ

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.

ꢀ

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.

Power locking system -> Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside for Your Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

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