Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 94

— OR: After the airbags inflate in a collision
→ page 95, Tips and troubleshooting.
The indicator light goes out in the power locking
switch when the doors unlock → page 92, Power
locking and unlocking switch.
Automatic unlocking after airbag inflation allows
emergency responders to access the vehicle.
Depending on the settings for the power lock-
ing system that have been set in the Infotain-
ment system, it may be necessary to press the
button on the remote control vehicle key twice to
unlock all doors and the trunk lid → page 26, Info-
tainment system operation and displays.
Power locking and unlocking switch
Please read the introductory information and
heed the Warnings and Notice
90.
Fig. 52 In the driver and front passenger doors: Power
locking switch.
Key to fig. 52:
Unlock the vehicle.
Lock the vehicle.
The power locking switch works whether the igni-
tion is switched on or off but only when all doors are
closed.
If the vehicle is locked with the vehicle key, the
power locking switch is deactivated.
If the vehicle is locked from the inside with the pow-
er locking switch:
— The yellow indicator light
switch comes on to indicate that all doors are
locked → fig. 52.
— If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm,
the system is not turned on.
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in the power locking
Doors can be unlocked and opened separately from
inside the vehicle by pulling the door handle to open
the door. The rear passenger door handles need to
be pulled twice to open the door. The indicator
light goes out. The unopened doors and trunk lid
remain locked and cannot be opened from the out-
side.
An open driver door will not be locked. This helps
keep the driver from being locked out of the vehicle.
Manually unlocking and locking the
driver door
Please read the introductory information and
heed the Warnings and Notice
90.
Fig. 53 Driver door: Concealed lock cylinder.
Fig. 54 Driver door handle: Removing the lock cylinder
cover.
When locking the vehicle manually, all doors are
locked. To unlock the vehicle manually, turn (coun-
terclockwise) to the unlocking position. When the
vehicle is unlocked manually, only the driver door is
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