Indicator Light In The Driver Door; Description Of The Power Locking System; Automatic Locking (Auto Lock); Locking The Vehicle After Airbag Inflation - Volkswagen Beetle 2014 Owner's Manual

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Indicator light in the driver door

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
The indicator light for the power locking system is in the driver door Passenger compartment.
After the vehicle is locked
The red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds
in short intervals, then slower.
Red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds in
short intervals, then lights up continuously for
about 30 seconds.
NOTICE
Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.

Description of the power locking system

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
The power locking system lets you unlock and lock all doors, the rear hatch, and the fuel filler flap:
From the outside with the vehicle key, Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside.
From the outside with Keyless Access, Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access.
From the inside with the power locking button, Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside.
Special functions of the power locking system can be turned on or off by an authorized Volkswagen
dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
The doors and the rear hatch can be locked manually if the remote control vehicle key or the power
locking system is not working, Emergency closing and opening.

Automatic locking (Auto lock)

The vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h). When the vehicle
is locked, the indicator light comes on in the power locking button ⇒ 
Automatic unlocking (Auto unlock)
All doors automatically unlock when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle.
On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park
(P) and the ignition is switched off. Auto unlock works only if the vehicle has been automatically locked
with the Auto lock feature. The indicator light
unlock ⇒ 
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Locking the vehicle after airbag inflation

If the airbags are activated during a collision, the entire vehicle is unlocked. Depending on the severity
of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after a collision when the airbags have deployed as follows:
Function
Locking the vehicle with the power locking
button:
Meaning
The vehicle is locked.
Locking system malfunction. See an authorized
Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen
Service Facility.
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goes out in the power locking button when the doors
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Action
– Switch the ignition off.
– Open and close a door once.
– Press the power locking button .

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