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Warranty

Garantie

Your vehicle is covered by various warranties:

New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perforation.

Emissions Control System Warranties: Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty, Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.

US battery electric vehicles: High-Voltage System Limited Warranty.

US models: Kansas Safety Belt Limited Warranty.

US models: California Emissions Control System Warranties: Short-term Emissions Defects Warranty, Long-term Emissions Defect Warranty, California

Emissions Performance Warranty.

You can ﬁnd the detailed information in your Warranty & Maintenance Booklet and California Emissions Booklet or on the website:

maintenance.vw.com

Event data recorder (crash data recorder)

This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air

bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to

vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

How various systems in your vehicle were operating;

Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened;

How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,

How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

In addition, data from the driver assistance systems is also collected. In addition to information about whether these systems were switched on or off, had limited

availability, or were inactive, it can also be understood if these functions steered, accelerated, or braked the vehicle in the situations listed above. Depending on the

vehicle equipment, systems may include:

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).

Lane Assist

Park Assist

Parking systems

Autonomous Emergency Braking Function (Front Assist)

NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no

personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the

type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other

parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

Volkswagen will not access, read or process the Event Data Recorder (EDR) data unless the vehicle owner gives permission. This excludes contractual or legal

regulations.

Due to the legal obligation to monitor products, Volkswagen is allowed to use data for ﬁeld observation as well as for research purposes and quality improvement o

vehicle safety systems. For research purposes, Volkswagen provides the data to third parties in an anonymous format. This means the data does not reference the

individual vehicle or the vehicle owner.

Labels and signs

Factory labels and signs with important information regarding vehicle operation are located in the engine compartment and on several vehicle components.

Never remove these labels and signs or make them illegible.

If vehicle components equipped with labels and signs are replaced, suitably qualiﬁed professionals must place identical labels and signs correctly in the same

locations on the new components. Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Safety certiﬁcate

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A safety certiﬁcate on the driver's door jamb speciﬁes all necessary safety standards and guidelines of the trafﬁc safety authorities in the applicable country at the

time of manufacture. The month and year of production as well as the VIN may also be listed. Read the information in the Owner's Manual ⇒ Safety certiﬁcate.

WARNING

Incorrect vehicle handling increases the risk of accidents, serious injuries and death.

Follow the legal regulations.

Follow the Owner's Manual instructions.

NOTICE

Incorrect vehicle handling can cause vehicle damage.

Follow the legal regulations.

Perform service according to the speciﬁcations.

Fluids in the air conditioning system

Refrigerant in the air conditioning system

The label in the engine compartment provides information about the type and amount of refrigerant used in the vehicle air conditioning system. The label is in the

front section of the engine compartment near the refrigerant ﬁller tubes ⇒

Warning: the air conditioning system must only be serviced by qualified technicians. Refrigerant type. Type of refrigerant oil. See service information

(only available for authorized Volkswagen dealers and authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities). The air conditioning system must only be serviced by

qualified technicians. Flammable refrigerant. Make sure all components are disposed of correctly and never install components removed from old vehicles or

from recycling in the vehicle.

Refrigerant oil in the air conditioner

The air conditioner is ﬁlled with refrigerant oil. The label on the air conditioner compressor provides information on the type and quantity of refrigerant oil used

⇒ Repairs and technical modiﬁcations.

WARNING

Air conditioner maintenance by unqualiﬁed professionals may pose a danger to safe operation and result in serious injuries.

Only have the air conditioner serviced by qualiﬁed professionals.

NOTICE

Repairing or replacing the evaporator with replacement parts from scrap vehicles or recycled parts may damage the air conditioner.

Never have repairs to the evaporator carried out with replacement parts from scrap vehicles or recycled parts.

Only have replacement parts for the air conditioner evaporator ﬁtted that are certiﬁed and marked in accordance with SAE standards J2842 HFO-1234y

and R744.

Have the air conditioner serviced only by qualiﬁed technicians who are trained according to SAE standard J2845 and certiﬁed according to SAE standard

J2911. SAE standard J639 must be complied with while working on the air conditioner.

Have damaged or missing refrigerant labels, e.g. in the engine compartment, replaced.

Infotainment system and aerials

The aerials for the Infotainment system are ﬁtted in various places in the vehicle:

On the inside of the rear window.

On the inside of the rear side windows

On the inside of the windshield

On the roof of the vehicle

Antennas on the inside of the window glass can be detected as thin wires.

NOTICE

Antennas that are located on the inside of the window glass can be damaged by abrasive objects or by corrosive and acidic materials.

Never apply stickers over metal wires, for example on the rear window.

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Never clean the antennas with corrosive or acidic materials.

NOTICE

A retroﬁtted Infotainment system that is incompatible with the antenna ampliﬁer installed in the vehicle by the manufacturer may damage the antenna ampliﬁer.

Before retroﬁtting an Infotainment system, contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility. Volkswagen

recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Component protection

Some electronic components and control

modules, such as the Infotainment

system, are equipped with component

protection at the factory.

The component protection allows suitably qualiﬁed professionals to legitimately install or replace components and control modules. Volkswagen recommends

contacting your Volkswagen dealership.

In the following situations, component protection reduces the risk of components supplied by the factory being operated without restrictions outside the vehicle.

Installation in other vehicles, for example the components have been stolen

Operating components outside of the vehicle

If a message about component protection appears in the instrument cluster display or on the Infotainment system screen, contact a suitably qualiﬁed professional fo

assistance. Volkswagen recommends contacting your Volkswagen dealership.

Disposal of old batteries and electronic devices

Old batteries

As with electronic devices, old batteries must be collected and recycled separately by the end user. These batteries are indicated by the crossed-out wheeled

garbage can symbol

. You, as the end user, are legally obliged to return old batteries ⇒

In many federal states, old batteries can be handed in to an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

You can obtain more information on return and recycling from your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Old electrical or electronic devices

Your vehicle contains old electrical/electronic devices, such as the navigation system SD card or remote controls. You can recognize these from the symbol of the

crossed-out wheeled garbage can

Old devices with this marking must be collected separately from normal household garbage and disposed of in accordance with legal requirements.

Batteries within devices that are not permanently installed must be removed beforehand and disposed of separately as batteries.

Any saved personal data must be erased before disposal of old devices.

You can obtain more information on return and recycling from your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

WARNING

If batteries containing lithium are damaged, gaseous or liquid substances may escape, posing a signiﬁcant risk to health and the environment. A short circuit at

the battery terminal may result in a ﬁre or explosion. This could result in serious or fatal injuries.

Take extreme care when handling batteries containing lithium.

Never heat up lithium-containing batteries.

Never damage lithium-containing batteries.

Never short circuit the battery terminals.

Batteries containing heavy metals are marked with the chemical symbols Hg (mercury), Cd (cadmium) and/or Pb (lead). Heavy metals can be harmful to the

health of humans and animals and accumulate in the environment.

In order to avoid these consequences, it is imperative to ensure you collect batteries separately and return them properly.

Batteries for the remote control vehicle key and remote controls may contain perchlorate. For information on how to handle these materials correctly, see the

following website: www.dtsc.ca.gov/perchlorate. Follow all the legal speciﬁcations for dealing with and disposing of these batteries. Volkswagen recommends

having these batteries replaced and disposed of by suitably qualiﬁed professionals. Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or

authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

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Product recycling

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The Triman logo and the Infotri symbol contain important sorting information for the end consumer.

Declaration of conformity (Declaration of Compliance, Telecommunications and Electronic

Systems)

Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunication Equipment User Manual Notice.

These devices comply with:

FCC Part 15.19

These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 2 conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Part 15.21

CAUTION:

Changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Radio equipment

Provision for mobile telephone.

Electronic immobilizer

Remote start relay function.

Vehicle key

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Keyless locking and starting system Keyless Access.

USA: VW Car-Net®.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist).

Rear Trafﬁc Alert.

Third Party Copyright Information

https://www.volkswagen.com/softwareinfo

Some products installed in this vehicle contain software components that are covered under Open Source licenses.

A list of the Open Source software components being used, including copyright information, the relevant Open Source license conditions, and those applicable

license texts, are available at the website given above. The source code of speciﬁc Open Source software components can be requested from the vehicle

manufacturer. The manufacturer will provide the source code in accordance with the relevant license conditions, whereby you will only be charged for the provision

costs, e.g. delivery costs. The required information can be obtained at the website given above.

Old vehicle return and scrap disposal

Old vehicle return

At the end of its life cycle, your vehicle should be recycled or disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. This is why the last owners of vehicles in many

states are legally obliged to hand their vehicles over to an authorized treatment facility.

Volkswagen has already made provision for this point: Recycling centers where you can hand over your vehicle are available throughout many federal states.

Find out more information about recycling centers from your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Scrap disposal

If scrapping the vehicle or its individual parts such as the airbag system and the safety belt pretensioners, the applicable safety regulations must always be followed

Suitably qualiﬁed professionals will be familiar with these provisions. Volkswagen recommends contacting your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized

Volkswagen Service Facility.

Radar Sensors

Depending on the vehicle equipment, assistance systems, e.g. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), that use radar sensors may be installed in your vehicle.

Observe the legal regulations for restricted access to certain zones that prohibit entry for vehicles with radar sensors. Observe relevant trafﬁc signs where

applicable. If you wish to enter one of these areas, ﬁrst consult with an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility to determine

whether there are radar sensors installed in your vehicle.

WARNING

Sensors are subject to physical system limitations. External sources of interference, e.g. from other vehicles, can affect the functions of the sensors and impair

the functions of the supporting systems. If the system does not work as expected, this may result in accidents and serious or fatal injuries.

Always pay attention to the trafﬁc situation and vehicle environment.

Always adapt your speed and driving style to the visibility, weather, road and trafﬁc conditions.

Reporting Safety Defects

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Trafﬁc

Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Volkswagen of America, Inc.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it ﬁnds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy

campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Volkswagen of America, Inc.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at:

Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153)

go to:

http://www.nhtsa.gov

or write to:

Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington, D.C. 20590

You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from

http://www.safercar.gov

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