Parking and manoeuvring -> Parking for Your Volkswagen Touareg SUV Third Generation (2018-2025)

During the setting, the lane change assistant is  
not active.  
Parking and manoeuvring  
Driving with a trailer  
Parking  
The lane change assistant is automatically  
switched off and cannot be switched on if the  
factory-fitted towing device is electrically  
connected to a trailer or similar equipment.  
Parking the vehicle  
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Park the vehicle on a suitable surface  
Perform the following operations only in the  
order given:  
As soon as the driver starts to drive with a  
trailer electrically connected to the vehicle, a  
message appears in the instrument cluster  
display indicating that the lane change assistant  
is switched off. Once the trailer has been  
unhitched from the vehicle, if the lane change  
assistant is to be used, it must be switched on  
again in the corresponding menu.  
Depress the brake it down  
until the engine has
Switch on the electric p.  
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Moe selector lever tn P.  
Switch he engine and our foot off  
the brake al.  
If the towing device is not factory fitted, the  
lane change assistant must be switched off  
manually when towing a trailer.  
move the kom the ignn lock.  
essary, tursteerinheel slightly  
age the steerock page 181.  
The last settings made are automatic
stored and assigned to the key.  
of the vehicle used.  
that all occupanf the vehicle,  
cially children, get out of the vehicle.  
hen leaving the vehicle, never leave any of  
the vehicle's keys inside the vehicle.  
Lock the vehicle.  
ditionally on slopes  
Bswitching off the engine, turn the steering  
wheso that if the parked vehicle starts to  
move, it is directed towards the kerb.  
When going downhill, turn the steering wheel  
so that the front wheels face the kerb.  
When driving uphill, turn the steering wheel  
so that the front wheels face the centre of  
the road.  
Exhaust  
system  
components  
become  
extremely hot and could cause fire and  
serious injury.  
Never park the vehicle in such a way that  
any component of the exhaust system  
comes into contact with easily flammable  
materials under the vehicle, such as rain,  
litter, dry grass, spilled fuel, oil, etc.  
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Never leave children or anyone who may  
require assistance unattended inside the  
vehicle. They could release the electronic  
parking brake, operate the selector lever  
and thus set the vehicle in motion. This can  
lead to accidents and serious injury.  
WARNING  
If the vehicle is left improperly, it could roll  
away. This could lead to accidents and  
serious injuries.  
When parking the vehicle, always carry  
out the corresponding operations in the  
specified order page 229.  
When leaving the vehicle, never leave a  
vehicle key inside the vehicle. The key can  
be used to start the engine and operate  
certain electrical equipmh as  
electric windows, which ous  
injury.  
Make sure that the electronic parking brake  
is engaged. The indicator light lights up  
red in the instrument cluster display.  
Never leave children or oth
need of assistance unattend
vehicle, buse in an emerg
would be ue to leave the vor to  
fend for thems. For examp
WARNING  
Driving with worn brake pads or a defective  
brake system canlead to accidents and serious  
injuries.  
depending on thson, very hir very  
eratures cccur in a cld  
ch can leaserious in
even deathecially n the  
children.  
If the warning light comes on in the  
instrument cluster display, either alone or  
together with a message, have the brake  
pads checked and, if worn, replaced  
immediately by a specialist workshop.  
WARNING  
OTICE  
If the vehicle is left improperly, it could roll  
away. This could lead to nd  
serious injuries.  
prevent unwanted vehicle movement  
duparking, first apply the electronic  
parkirake and then remove your foot  
from thake pedal.  
When parking the ve
out the correspondi
order indicated.  
In parking areas with raised curbs and fixed  
boundaries, always drive with caution. These  
protruding objects can damage the bumper  
and other vehicle components when parking  
and un-parking. To avoid damage, stop  
before the wheels touch the boundaries or  
curbs.  
Make sure that the
is engaged.  
W
Sus injury can occur if par
Never remove the key from the ignition  
lock when the vehicle is in motion. The  
steering lock could jame vehicle's  
steering would not work d the vehicle  
ould not be controlled.  
Use caution when driving downhill, on  
driveways, on ramps, when climbing curbs,  
and when driving over objects. Failure to do  
so could result in damage to components  
underneath the vehicle, such as bumpers,  
bumpers and undercarriage, engine or  
exhaust system components.  
ver park the vehicle uch a way that  
amponent of the haust system  
comcontath easily flammable  
materials uthe vehicle, such as rain,  
litter, dry grass, spilled fuel, oil, etc.  
When parking the vehicle, keep in mind  
legal provisions are taken into account.  
Engage the electric parking brake whenever  
the vehicle is parked.  
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