Opening and closing -> Power windows for Your Volkswagen Golf 4 Door 2023

— Insert the key bit into the slot in the trunk lid trim  
and press the release lever in the direction of the  
arrow → fig. 62 to unlock the trunk lid. At the  
same time, push the trunk lid out until it opens.  
Opening the trunk lid from inside  
the luggage compartment  
Please read the introductory information and  
heed the Warnings and Notice  
96.  
and on page  
Tips and troubleshooting  
Please read the introductory information and  
heed the Warnings and Notice  
96.  
and on page  
If all turn signals flash four times  
To help prevent you from locking yourself out, vehi-  
cles with Keyless Access will not lock immediately in  
the following situation:  
— When you press the lock button on the remote  
control vehicle key when a passenger door or the  
trunk lid is still open, and  
— You leave the remote control vehicle key you just  
used inside the vehicle when you close all doors  
and the trunk lid.  
Fig. 61 Inside the luggage compartment: Cover for the  
trunk lid release.  
The vehicle does not fully lock. All turn signals flash  
four times. Take the remote control vehicle key out  
of the vehicle and lock the vehicle again.  
If the trunk lid is stiff  
At temperatures below +32 °F (0 °C), the trunk lid  
may be difficult to open after you unlock it.  
Power windows  
Opening and closing power win-  
dows  
Using the power window switches  
The power window switches are in the vehicle doors.  
Fig. 62 Inside the luggage compartment, behind the  
cover: Opening the trunk lid.  
Opening: Press the  
Closing: Pull the  
switch.  
switch.  
The trunk lid can be opened manually if the vehicle  
battery is drained or if there is a fault in the locking  
system.  
Stopping automatic movement: Press/pull the re-  
spective switch again.  
— If necessary, fold the rear seat backrest forward  
Activating the safety switch for the rear windows:  
→ page 106, Rear seats.  
Press the safety switch  
in the driver door to  
— Remove luggage to reach the trunk lid from the  
inside.  
deactivate the power windows in the rear doors.  
The yellow indicator light in the switch comes on.  
— Unlock the cover by turning the knob in the direc-  
tion of the arrow → fig. 61. Pull the cover toward  
you to open.  
You can still use the power windows for several mi-  
nutes after the ignition is switched off as long as the  
driver or front passenger door has not been opened.  
When the vehicle key has been removed from the  
ignition and the driver door has been opened, the  
power windows cannot be opened or closed.  
— Unfold the key bit from the vehicle key fob  
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Opening and closing  
   
One-touch opening and closing  
key makes it possible to lock the vehicle, start  
the engine, turn on the ignition, and operate the  
windows.  
The one-touch feature automatically opens or closes  
a power window all the way. The window switch  
does not have to be held.  
Always use the safety switch when children are  
in the back seat to disable the rear power win-  
dows and keep them from being opened and  
closed.  
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For one-touch opening: Press the switch for the  
window down briefly as far as it goes.  
For one-touch closing: Pull the switch for the win-  
dow up briefly as far as it goes.  
NOTICE  
Stopping automatic movement: Pull/press the  
switch again.  
If you leave the windows open, rain or other precipi-  
tation may enter the vehicle from outside and can  
damage the vehicle interior.  
Convenience opening and closing  
If the power windows malfunction, the one-  
touch feature, as well as pinch protection may  
not work properly. See an authorized Volkswagen  
dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility  
right away.  
Your vehicle may be equipped with the convenience  
opening and closing feature, which lets you open  
and close the windows and the power sunroof when  
the ignition is switched off:  
Convenience opening from inside the vehicle:  
Push down and hold the switch for the driver win-  
dow until all windows open and the sunroof tilts.  
Convenience closing only works when the  
one-touch feature is active.  
Convenience closing for vehicles with Keyless Ac-  
cess: Hold your finger on the lock sensor surface  
on the outside of the door handle for a few sec-  
onds until the windows and the sunroof close  
→ page 89, Unlocking or locking the vehicle with  
Keyless Access. All turn signals flash when the  
windows and sunroof are completely closed.  
Certain settings are automatically saved by  
the driver personalization feature → page 30,  
Driver personalization.  
Power window pinch protection  
— Release the switch or remove your finger from  
the lock sensor surface to stop convenience open-  
ing or closing.  
Pinch protection can help reduce the risk of pinching  
injuries when closing a power window → . If one-  
touch window closing meets resistance or there is  
something in the way, the window will stop and go  
down again.  
You can configure settings for the convenience  
opening feature in the Vehicle settings menu in the Info-  
tainment system → page 26, Infotainment system  
operation and displays.  
— Check why the window did not close.  
— Try one-touch window closing again.  
WARNING  
— If the window meets resistance a second time, so  
that it stops and goes back down, one-touch clos-  
ing is deactivated for about 10 seconds.  
Improper use of power windows can result in seri-  
ous personal injury.  
Never let anyone get in the way of a power win-  
dow when closing it.  
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— If you pull the power window button up all the  
way and hold it during this 10 second interval, the  
When locking the vehicle from the outside,  
window will close without pinch protection →  
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make sure that no one, especially children, re-  
mains in the vehicle. The windows will not open  
in case of an emergency.  
Closing the window without pinch protection  
— Try to close the window again within 10 seconds  
by holding the switch. Pinch protection is turned  
off for a short distance in the window track!  
Always switch off the engine and the ignition  
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and take the key with you when you leave the  
vehicle. You can still use the power windows for  
several minutes after the ignition is switched  
off as long as the driver or front passenger door  
has not been opened.  
— If closing takes longer than about 10 seconds,  
pinch protection is turned on again. The window  
stops again if there is resistance.  
— If the window still will not close, see an author-  
ized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswa-  
gen Service Facility.  
Never leave children or disabled persons in the  
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vehicle – particularly if the ignition is on or a re-  
mote control vehicle key is also in the vehicle.  
Unsupervised use of the remote control vehicle  
Power windows  
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WARNING  
Power sunroof  
Without pinch protection, power windows will  
close with enough force to cause serious personal  
injury.  
Opening or closing the power sun-  
roof  
Always be careful when closing power windows.  
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Always make sure that no one is in the way  
when overriding pinch protection to close pow-  
er windows!  
Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or oth-  
er parts of the body from being pressed against  
the window frame; injuries may result.  
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Pinch protection is also active during conven-  
ience closing of the windows and the power  
sunroof → page 99, Power window pinch protection.  
Fig. 63 In the headliner: Power sunroof switch.  
If the one-touch feature does not work  
If the vehicle battery is disconnected or dies when  
the windows are not completely closed, the one-  
touch feature will not work and must be reactivated  
after the vehicle battery has been recharged or re-  
placed:  
Depending on equipment, your vehicle may be  
equipped with a Panoramic sliding and tilting sun-  
roof.  
The  
switch → fig. 63 has two detents for each  
switch position ( A , B , C , and D ).  
— Switch on the ignition.  
— Close all windows and doors.  
— Pull the switch for the respective window up and  
hold it for at least 2 seconds in this position.  
Tilt the power sunroof: Press the rear area of the  
switch B upward to the first detent. Briefly press  
the switch to the second detent to tilt the sunroof  
with the one-touch feature.  
— Release the switch, pull up and hold again. The  
one-touch feature is now reactivated.  
The one-touch feature can be reactivated for one or  
more windows at the same time.  
Close the tilted sunroof: Press the front area of  
the switch A upward to the first detent. Briefly  
press the switch to the second detent to close the  
tilted sunroof with the one-touch feature.  
Stop the one-touch feature during tilting/closing:  
Press the button again at position A or  
B
Open the power sunroof: Press the switch rear-  
ward C to the first detent. Briefly press the  
switch to the second detent to open the roof with  
the one-touch feature.  
Close the power sunroof: Press the switch for-  
ward D to the first detent. Briefly press the  
switch to the second detent to close the sunroof  
with the one-touch feature.  
Stop the one-touch feature during opening/clos-  
ing: Press the switch again at C or D .  
Opening and closing the sunshade  
The sliding sunshade must be opened and closed  
manually. Use the handle at the front of the shade  
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