Volkswagen Multivan User manual

Multivan
Caravelle
Transporte r
Controls and
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CONTENTS
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Overview3
Instruments6
Tachograph16
Warningandindicatorlamps17
Navigationsystem24
On-boardcomputerwith
Multi-functionindicator25
IMobiletelephone30
Hands-freesystemformobiletele-
phones/ provisionformobile....31
OPENANDCLOSE
Keys32
Doors,wingdoors34,36
Tailgate39
Centrallocking40
Radiowaveremotecontrol42
Windows44,45
Slidingroofincab(front)48
Sliding/tiltingroofinrearseatarea50
j Pop-up roof, roofbed52,56
Bonnet58
Safetynotesforworkinginthe
enginecompartment60
LIGHTSANDVISION
Switches61
Turnsignalandmainbeamlever. 64
Interiorlights65
Windscreenwiperandwasher
^system, wiperblades67,69
Sunvisors70
Mirrors71
Heatedrearwindow73
Curtains73
SEATSANDSTOWAGE
Frontseats,seatheating74,78
Headrestraints77
Pedals78
Luggagecompartmentcover....79
Luggagecompartment/ surface. . 80
Stowagebox82
Seatsinrearseatarea
Multivan84
Caravelle/ Kombi93
Rearseatbench(Doublecab)...103
Drink/canholder104
Thermalbox106
FoldingtableintheMultivan....110
Electricsockets112
Cigarettelighter,ashtray...112,113
Dropside(Pick-up)113
Roofrack114
DRIVING
Manualgearbox115
Automaticgearbox116
Handbrake,ignitionlock....120,121
Starting/stoppingengine...123,125
Cruisecontrolsystem126
ElectronicStabilityProgramme. . 129
Fillingthetank130
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Overview
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Pos.
I- Switch loiila
window.
2-Remoli! i mill
mirror .
3- Light swiii 11
...Headlluhl I I
... InsiniiiM HI
switch light!
4-Airvents
5 - Turnsigiiiil mil
diplovni
Cruisei.miii. i
6 - Combi nr inn"
Instrument
Indicatm liiitt|
On-bo.ii 11 i
Radio/n.r i' intii
7 - Windscii'i ii
Multiliiin III
8- Mobile luliiphi
9 - Switch I |
system
10 -Conselr lot
- Switch Ini•
- Switch Ii II
rearwin'I"-
- Knurled • hi
- Switch ln| I
- Knurled win
- Switch l"ii i
sepai.Hi-mi n
II- Radio"m
Radio/n.ivlti i"
12 - Passmi'ii i H
13- Boniifl inlcMI
14-Cold si,n i
15-Fuse:;
16 - Driver-,"ill- '
17 - Horn(only I"'
ignitionsv> \\< h
18 - Ignition loi I
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Pos . Page
1 - Switchforelectric
windows45
2- Remotecontrolledexterior
mirror 71
3- Light switch61
... Headlight range control 62
... Instrumentand
switchlighting62
4-AirventsBooklet3.1.2
5- Turn signal andheadlight
diplever64
Cruisecontrolsystem126
6- Combi-instrument:
Instruments6
Indicatorlamps17
On-boardcomputer25
Radio/navigationsystem1124
7- Windscreenwiper/washerlever..67
Multi-function indicator10
8- Mobile telephone1'withmounting30
9- Switchforemergencylight
system62
10- Consolefor
- Switchforrooffan63
- Switchfor
rearwindowheating73
- Knurledwheelforleft seat heating78
- SwitchforESP129
- Knurledwheelforrightsetheating78
- Switchforrooflightand
separateinteriorlight63
11 - Radio1'or
Radio/navigationsystem1'
12- PassengerAirbagBooklet2.1
13- Bonnetreleasehandle58
14-Coldstartingaid (Diesel engines) 124
15-Fuses Booklet3.2
16- Driver'sAirbagBooklet2.1
17- Horn(onlyfunctionswith
ignitionswitchedon)
18- Ignition lock121
19-Cigarettelighter/
electric socket112
20-AuxiliaryheatercontrolsBooklet3.1.2
21 -Ashtray113
22- Tachograph16
23- CDChanger1'83
24- Gearlever(manual gearbox) 115
Selectorlever(automatic
gearbox) 116
25-Consolefor...
... pullknob
differential lockBooklet3.2
... Filtersaturation displayBooklet3.2
26-Controls
... forheating/ventilationBooklet3.1.2
... forairconditioner...Booklet3.1.2
... forClimatronicBooklet3.1.2
27-Stowagecompartment82
• There aremanypossibleequipment
combinations. Therefore,thenumberand
position ofoperatingelementsintheil-
lustration mayvaryfrom thoseinyourve-
hicle.
• Someoftheitemslistedareonlyfitted
oncertainmodelsorareoptionalextras.
• Onright-handdrivevehiclesthearrange-
mentoftheswitchesandthelocation of
someitemscanvary.Thesymbolsonthe
switchesarethesameasfor left-hand drive
vehicles.
" Vehicleswitha factoryfittedradio,radio/na-
vigationsystem,mobilephoneorCDchanger
aresuppliedwith a supplementaryinstruction
manual.
When serviceinstalling a radio,pleasereferto
theinstructionsinBooklet3.2under"Acces-
sories,modificationsandreplacementof
parts"and"Installingradio" or "Mobile tele-
phonesand 2-way radios".
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Instrument s
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(only forTDIand150kW engines)
The arrangement ofthe instruments de
pends onthe model.
Pos.
1-
2 -
3-
4-
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Rev counter 7
Coolant temperature 8
Fuel gauge 9
Speedometer 9
"ISPS
,38.6
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5 - Digitalclock g
6-Multi-functionindicator* 10
with variableservice
intervaldisplay* 15
7-Selectorleverindicator* 117
8 - Mileagerecorder 14
with variableservice
intervaldisplay 15
(not onTDIor150kW engines)
The arrangement ofthe instruments de-
pends onthe modeland the enginefitted.
Pos. Page
1- Revcounter 7
2 - Coolanttemperature 8
3 - Fuelgauge 9
4 - Speedometer 9
5 - Digitalclock 9
ormulti-functionindicator* 10
6-Selectorleverindicator* 117
7 - Speedometer 14
with serviceintervaldisplay 14
1- Rev counter*
The revcounterneedlemust not move into
the red zone ofthe scale on anyaccount.
The startingpoint ofthered zone onthe
scale depends onthe engine.
c2-) Changing up in good time helps
<W to save fuel and keeps the noise
down.
A lowergearshould be selected iftheen-
ginerevsarelessthan1200rpm.
During the running-inperiod,highengine
revs should be avoided.
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2- Coolanttemperature_|L
Thegaugestartstoworkwhenignitionis
switchedon,butittakessometimebefore
theneedlereachesitsfinalposition.
Whentheignitionis switchedonthewarn-
inglamp(c)flashesfora fewsecondsasa
functionalcheck,
a- Cold
Avoidhighenginespeedsanddonotwork
enginetoohardyet.
b- Normal
Whenthevehicleisdrivennormallythe
needleshouldsettledowninthecentral
zone.
Whenengineis workinghardandtheambi-
enttemperatureishigh,theneedlemay
movea longwaytotheright.
Thisisnotseriousaslongasthe
warninglamp(c)doesnotflash.
c- Warninglamp
Ifthelampflasheswhendriving,firstcheck
thecoolanttemperaturedisplay.
Iftheneedleisinthenormalzone,topthe
coolantupatthenextopportunity.
Thecoolanttemperatureistoohighifthe
needleis overtotherightnexttodisplay
areab.Stop,switchengineoffandtry
todeterminecauseoftrouble- see
page19.
Warning
Pleaserefertothewarningnotes
onpage60liefort?carryingout
anykindofworkintheengine
compartment.
•Additionallightsinfrontofthe
coolingairintakeinterferewiththe
flowofcoolingair.Athighambient
temperaturesandfullthrottlethere
isa dangerthattheenginewillthen
overheat.
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3- Fuelgauge
Thisgaugeworkswhenignitionisswitched
on.
Thetankholdsabout80litres.
Whentheneedlereachestheredreserve
zone(arrow)andthewarninglampd lights
up, thereareabout10litresoffuelleftinthe
tank.
4- Speedometer
(Duringtherunning-inperiod,pleasereferto
theinstructionsinBooklet3.2.under"The
first1,500kilometres- andafterwards"
5- Digitalclock
Tosetthetimethereis a buttonontheright
belowtherevcounter.
•Thehoursaresetbyturninganti-clock-
wiseuntilthestop.Byturningtheknob
shortly,theclockwillbealteredbyonehour.
Byturningandholdingtheknob,thealter-
ationwillcontinue.
•Theminutesare setbyturningclock-
wiseuntilthestop.Byturningtheknob
shortly,theclockwillbealteredbyone min-
ute. Byturningandholdingtheknob,theal-
terationwillcontinue.
Withtheknobtheclockcanbesetexactly
tothesecond:
•Turnknobtotherightuntilthetimeisone
minutebeforetimetobeset.
•Turnbuttontotherightatthemoment
whenthesecondsindicatorofanaccurate
clockshowsa fullminute.
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5- Multi-function indicator*
Controlson vehicles without a rear
windscreen wiper
The functionofthemulti-functionindicator
does notchangeforvehicles with orwith-
outa rearwindscreenwiper.
Controlson vehicles with a rear
windscreen wiper
By repeatedlypressing button B inthe
windscreen wiperlever with theignition
switchedon,theadditionalinformationis
displayed.
If button B ispressedforlongerthan1 sec-
ond, thefunctionwillchangeoverautomati-
cally tothetimedisplay(notonTDIor150
kW engines).
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Display
(notonTDIor150kW engines)
Inadditiontothetimedisplay,themulti-
functionindicator(MFI)givesawholerange
ofadditionalinformation:
•Drivingtime
•Distancedriven
•Currentfuelconsumption
•Averagespeed
•Averagefuelconsumption
•Ambienttemperature
•Blackicewarning
Withtheexceptionofthetime,thesymbol
forthefunctionswitchedonappearsatthe
upperedgeofthedisplay.
A snowflakesymbol(blackicewarning)will
also appear,dependingontheambienttem-
perature.
Display
(only forTDIand150kW engines)
Alongside thepermanentambienttempera-
ture display,themulti-functionindicator
(MFI)givesa wholerangeofadditionalin-
formation:
•Drivingtime
•Distancedriven
•Averagespeed
•Currentfuelconsumption
•Averagefuelconsumption
•Blackicewarning
When theignitionisswitchedonthelast
functiontobechosenwillbeshowninthe
display.
A snowflakesymbol(blackicewarning)will
also appear,dependingontheambienttem-
perature.
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The memories
The systemisequipped with twoautomatic
memories:
A single journey memory (1) collects
thefollowingdatafromthetimetheignition
is switched onto when itis switched off:
Drivingtime,distancecovered and fuel
used.
From thisdata the averagedrivingspeed
and the averagefuelconsumption are
workedout.
If thejourney is resumed within twohours
ofswitchingofftheignition,thenewfigures
areautomaticallyincluded inthe calcula-
tion. Ifthe journey is interrupted for more
than two hours, the storedinformation is
automatically erased.
A total journey memory (2) storesthe
data fromanynumberofindividualjourneys
up toa total of99 hoursand 59 minutes
hoursdrivingtime, a distance of 9999 km
and 999litresoffuelconsumed.Thisdata is
used to work outthe consumption and
speed averages forallthe individual
journeys.
If one of thegivenfigures is exceeded, the
memory is erased and calculationstarts
from the beginningagain.Contrary tothe
single journeymemory,thismemory isnot
erased after a journeypause of morethan
twohours.
To call upthe data the memoriesarese-
lected by means ofthe switch A inthe
wiperlever:
1- Singlejourneymemory
2 - Totaljourneymemory
The followingdatacanbeobtainedfromthe
memories:
•Distancedriven
•Averagespeed
•Averagefuelconsumption
•Drivingtime
The amount of fuelused isnot indicated.
Erasing the memories
With the ignitionswitchedon,bothmem-
ories canbe erasedseparately in each
switchposition by pressingswitch A
passed theappropriatedetentposition to0
position for longerthanone second.
Ifthe battery is disconnected for any rea-
son, thestoredinformationisautomatically
erased.
Thedisplays
Min (driving time)
Memory 1 shows the drivingtimewhich
has elapsedsinceignitionwasswitchedon
orthememorycancelled is indicated - see
also "Singlejourneymemory".
Memory 2 showsthe total drivingtime for
all individualjourneysindicated - see"Total
journeymemory".
The maximumtimeinbothswitchpositions
is 99hours59minutes.Whenthisfigure is
exceeded theindicationstartsatzeroagain.
Miles (km) - Distance covered
The remarksmadeunder"Drivingtime"
also apply in principle to "Distancecov-
ered". Themaximumdistanceindicated is
9999 km or 6214miles.
MPH (km/h) - Average speed
The remarksmadeunder"Averagefuel
consumption" alsoapplyhere in principle.
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Ambient temperature *•*
The measuringrange is from - 40degrees
C to+ 50°C.
When thevehicleisstationaryoronlymov-
ingveryslowly, the indicatedtemperature
could be slightlyhigherthan the actual
ambienttemperaturedue.toheatradiation
from the engine oruseofthe auxiliary
heater.
Atambienttemperatures of between+4°C
and -7°C, a snowflakesymbolwillalsoap-
pear in thedisplay(blackicewarning).
This symbolwillflash for approximately 5
seconds andwillremain lit until theambient
temperatureeitherrisesabove+4°Corfalls
below-7°C.
Warning
Ifthe ambient temperature read-
ing is used asanice warning, re-
member that ice can form onthe
road at temperatures of 4°C.
Afterswitching off theignitionthelastindi-
cated temperature is stored in memoryfor
about45minutes. If theignitionisswitched
onafter45minutesorthevehicleismoved
atabout 30km/h within the45 minute
period, a newup-to-datetemperaturewill
be displayed.
MPG (Itr/100km)- Current
fuel consumption
The displayshows the momentary con-
sumption at Itr/100 km.
The calculation is carried outat 30 m inter-
vals. Whenthevehicleisstationary,thelast
value displayed is stored.
Ifthe momentaryconsumptionfunction is
chosen afterswitching onthe engine, the
average consumption is shownforthe first
30-40metres.
Withthehelp of thesefigures, it ispossible
toadaptyourdrivingstyle tothe required
consumption.
MPG (Itr/100km)- Average
fuel consumption
The averageconsumption is indicated not
theactualconsumption at thetime of read-
ing.
The averagefuelconsumption is indicated,
afterswitchingontheignitionorerasingthe
memorybeing used, after a distance of
about100metres.Up to thispoint a dash
appears instead of a figure.Whenvehicle is
moving the indicatedvalue is up-dated
every 5 seconds.
Memory 1 shows the averagefuel con-
sumption for thesinglejourney.
Memory 2 shows the averageconsump-
tion obtainedduringallsinglejourneys - see
"Totaljourneymemory".
Note
The amount of fuelused is notindicated.
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6- Selector lever position* dis-
play
Theselectorleverpositionforautomatic
gearboxesisshowninthedisplay- see
page117.
7- Odometer/
Trip meter
Theuppercounterregistersthe total dis-
tancedrivenandtheloweronetheshort
trips.
Thelastfigureofthelowercounterindi-
cates100m orV10mi|e.
Thelowercounter (trip meter)canbe
zeroedbypressingtheresetknobbelow
thespeedometer.
7- Service interval Display
(notonTDIor150kW engines)
Ifa serviceisclue,oneofthefollowingser-
vices will appearinthelowerspeedometer
counter (trip meter):
•OilChangeServiceOIL
•InspectionsService01
Theservicedisplay will begooutapprox.
oneminuteaftertheenginehasbeen
switchedon.Youcanalsoswitchbackto
the trip meterbypressingandholding
(longerthan0.5seconds)theresetbutton.
TheVolkswagendealerperformingtheser-
vice will resetthedisplay.
Iftheserviceisnotperformedbya Volk-
swagendealer,thedisplaymustberesetas
follows:
•Withtheignitionswitchedoff,pressand
holdthe trip meterreset button belowthe
speedometer.
•Turntheknobtoresettheminutesonthe
digitalclocktothe right, "service" ap-
pearsinthedisplay.
Notes
•Onlythedesiredservicemaybereset.
Thedatefora servicewouldotherwisebe
incorrect.Youcanswitchbetweentheindi-
vidualservicesbypressingtheresetknob.
•Donotzerothedisplaybetweentheser-
viceintervals-otherwiseanincorrectread-
ing will beshown.
•Ifthevehicle battery isdisconnectedthe
detailsintheservicedisplayareretained.
•Ifa defectivespeedometerisreplaced,
theserviceintervaldisplaymustberepro-
grammed.Thisshouldbecarriedoutbya
Volkswagendealer.Shouldthedisplaynot
bereprogrammed,thentheservice work
mustbecarriedoutinaccordance with the
Service Scheduleandnotaccordingtothe
serviceintervaldisplay.
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7- Variable Service interval
Display
(only forTDIand150kW engines)
3000kmbeforethenextservice work tobe
carriedout,thefollowing will appearinthe
display:
"servicekm3000"or
"servicein3000km".
Thekilometredisplayforthenextdueser-
vice will godowninstepsof100km.
IftheServiceintervalhasbeenreached
"service" or"servicenow" will flashinthe
display.
Theservicedisplay will begooutapprox.20
seconds aftertheenginehasbeen
switchedon.Youcanalsoswitchbackto
the trip meterbypressingandholding
(longerthan0.5seconds)theresetbutton.
Thedisplay will thenberesetbytheVolk-
swagendealeraftertheservice work has
beencarriedout.
A print outofthe work carriedout will then
beplacedinyourvehiclewalletas proof.
Iftheserviceisnotperformedbya Volk-
swagendealer,thedisplaymustberesetas
follows:
•Withtheignitionswitchedoff,pressand
holdthe trip meterreset button belowthe
speedometer.
•Turntheknobtoresettheminutesonthe
digitalclocktothe right. Thedisplay will
then return tonormal.
Please note that you cannot fully
reset thethe service display in this
way.Youcan only reset it back to
the 15,000 kmservice.
Notes
•Onlythedesiredservicemaybereset.
Thedatefora servicewouldotherwisebe
incorrect.Youcanswitchbetweentheindi-
vidualservicesbypressingtheresetknob.
•Donotzerothedisplaybetweentheser-
viceintervals- otherwiseanincorrectread-
ing will beshown.
•Ifthevehicle battery isdisconnectedthe
detailsintheservicedisplayareretained.
•Ifa defectivespeedometerisreplaced,
theserviceintervaldisplaymustberepro-
grammed.Thisshouldbecarriedoutbya
Volkswagendealer.Shouldthedisplaynot
bereprogrammed,thentheservice work
mustbecarriedoutinaccordance with the
Service Scheduleandnotaccordingtothe
serviceintervaldisplay.
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