Volkswagen Passat 2015 User Manual

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Volkswagen

The new Passat – Generation 8

Technology Preview

Notes:

You will find this press kit and images of the new Passat online at:

www.volkswagen-media-services.com. User ID: PassatB8; password: TechWork.

TDI, TSI and DSG are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG or other

companies of the Volkswagen Group in Germany and other countries.

All of the fuel economy and driving performance data in this press kit are estimated values,

as of May 2014.

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Passat Generation 8

› A new era 11 ›

Body concept

› Weight reduction 17 ›

Information systems

› Active Info display 25 ›

› Head-up display

› Modular Infotainment System (MIB)

› Rear Seat Entertainment

Content

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Assistance and convenience systems

› Area View 53 ›

› Park Assist

› Trailer Assist

› Side Assist with Rear Traffic Alert

› Traffic Jam Assist & Emergency Assist

› Front Assist with City Emergency Braking

› Progressive steering

› Easy Close

› LED headlights and rear lights

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Drive systems

› TDI as bi-turbo / pendulum absorber 111 ›

› Plug-in hybrid drive

Content

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Folgeseite 2.

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A new era

Technology Preview – the innovations of the
new Passat:

Networked assistance systems introduce
a new era of safety

A new era

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Wolfsburg, May 2014. Volkswagen introduced the first generation of the Passat

41 years ago. Since that time, the best-seller has sold over 22 million units across

the globe. Now Volkswagen is preparing for the launch of the eighth generation

Passat. The car will make its debut on the first tranche of world markets over

the course of the fourth quarter of 2014. With the new Passat Volkswagen is

introducing one of the most progressive mid-class models of our time. The

reasons: Innovative assistance, infotainment, convenience and drive systems

point the way to a new era in which car driving will become more sustainable,

networked and communicative with more active systems and above all greater

safety.

World premieres. Numerous technologies of the new Passat are not only firsts

for this model series; they are also new to the brand's entire vehicle range. They

include systems such as Active Info display (a completely digital instrument

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cluster), extendable head-up display, new Rear Seat Entertainment, Front

Assist with City Emergency Braking and Pedestrian Monitoring, Emergency Assist

(vehicle stops in emergency), Trailer Assist (assisted manoeuvring with a trailer)

and Traffic Jam Assist. In addition, Volkswagen will be launching a Passat as its

third model with a plug-in hybrid drive system.

Facts overview. This press kit provides initial information on the most significant

new technologies in the Passat.

A new era

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nisi. Nam eget dui. Etiam rhoncus. Maecenas tempus, tellus eget condimentum

rhoncus, sem quam semper libero, sit amet adipiscing sem neque sed ipsum.

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odio et ante tincidunt tempus. Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus.

Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed

fringilla mauris sit amet nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo

eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc. Nam quam nunc, blandit vel,

luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec odio et ante tincidunt.

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Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus. Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit

amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed fringilla mauris sit amet

nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo eget bibendum sodales,

augue velit cursus nunc.

Aenean imperdiet. Etiam ultricies nisi vel augue. Curabitur ullamcorper ultricies

nisi. Nam eget dui. Etiam rhoncus. Maecenas tempus, tellus eget condimentum

rhoncus, sem quam semper libero, sit amet adipiscing sem neque sed ipsum.

Nam quam nunc, blandit vel, luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec

odio et ante tincidunt tempus. Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus.

Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed

fringilla mauris sit amet nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo

eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc. Nam quam nunc, blandit vel,

luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec odio et ante tincidunt.

Body concept.

Folgeseite 2.

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Weight reduction

Despite improved rigidity and crash safety:

New Passat is up to 85 kg lighter than the
previous model

Weight reduction

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The new Passat was created based on the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB). It

exploits synergies across vehicle segments such as progress in weight reduction

measures. The results: The new generation Passat weighs up to 85 kg less than

the previous model.

Facts on weight reduction in the new Passat:

1. Total weight: -85 kg. The new Passat was made up to 85 kg lighter,

depending on the engine-gearbox combination.

2. Running gear: -9 kg. The weight of the running gear was reduced by such

measures as the use of lightweight metals. The rear axle, for example, weighs

4.7 kg less and the steering system 2.2 kg less. Overall, the running gear was

made up to 9 kg lighter.

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3. Engines. -40 kg. The turbocharged four-cylinder engines used in the Passat

weight significantly less. Total weight savings here are up to 40 kg.

4. Electrical: -3 kg. Aluminium makes the electrical components, electronics

and thereby the overall electrical system lighter in weight. Wire gauges were

also optimised. Overall, up to 3 kg was saved, even in the base version.

Weight reduction

5. Body ... Progressive steel construction with ultra-high strength and

hot- formed steels make the car body lighter. For the first time in a Passat,

aluminium was also used in the body structure.

6. ... and equipment: -33 kg. Advanced materials and a new air conditioner

lead to weight savings in the equipment area as well. In total, the entire

superstructure was made up to 33 kg lighter.

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7. Improved properties. Despite weight reductions, improvements were made

in body rigidity (gain of 2,000 Nm/° to 25,000 Nm/° in the Estate) and

30,000 Nm/° in the Saloon). The maximum trailer load was increased by up

to 400 kg.

8. Reducing driving resistances. Around half of a vehicle's fuel consumption

is used to overcome sources of driving resistance – weight, air drag, rolling

resistance. That makes the progress made in lowering the weight of the Passat

by up to 85 kg all the more significant.

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Weight reduction

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Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus. Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit

amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed fringilla mauris sit amet

nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo eget bibendum sodales,

augue velit cursus nunc.

Aenean imperdiet. Etiam ultricies nisi vel augue. Curabitur ullamcorper ultricies

nisi. Nam eget dui. Etiam rhoncus. Maecenas tempus, tellus eget condimentum

rhoncus, sem quam semper libero, sit amet adipiscing sem neque sed ipsum.

Nam quam nunc, blandit vel, luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec

odio et ante tincidunt tempus. Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus.

Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed

fringilla mauris sit amet nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo

eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc. Nam quam nunc, blandit vel,

luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec odio et ante tincidunt.

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Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus. Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit

amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed fringilla mauris sit amet

nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo eget bibendum sodales,

augue velit cursus nunc.

Aenean imperdiet. Etiam ultricies nisi vel augue. Curabitur ullamcorper ultricies

nisi. Nam eget dui. Etiam rhoncus. Maecenas tempus, tellus eget condimentum

rhoncus, sem quam semper libero, sit amet adipiscing sem neque sed ipsum.

Nam quam nunc, blandit vel, luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec

odio et ante tincidunt tempus. Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus.

Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed

fringilla mauris sit amet nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo

eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc. Nam quam nunc, blandit vel,

luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec odio et ante tincidunt.

Information systems.

Folgeseite 2.

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Active Info Display

Displayed information changes according
to function:

First Volkswagen with interactive
instrument display

Active Info Display

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In the new Passat, Volkswagen is launching an instrument cluster that is built as

a display with interactive representation of information: the Active Info Display.

Facts on the newly developed Active Info Display:

1. Virtual instruments. All instruments were implemented virtually by software.

Only safety-related indicator lights are executed in hardware.

2. 12.3-inch display. The information can be displayed in 2D and 3D;

12.3 inches is equivalent to a screen diagonal of 312 mm.

3. 1,440 x 540 pixels. The display resolution of 1,440 x 540 pixels enables

extremely precise and high-end graphic display of all details.

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4. Interactive. The display is interactive. Consider Navigation mode: Here, the

speedometer and tachometer are relocated to the sides to make more room

for the map.

5. Variable. Depending on needs, information such as driving, navigation

and assistance functions may be integrated into the graphic surfaces of the

speedometer and tachometer.

6. Infotainment. Data that previously could only be displayed on the centre

console via the infotainment system, such as images of phone contacts or CD

covers, can now be incorporated into the Active Info Display of the Passat.

Active Info Display

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7. Customisable. The Active Info Display can be customised according to the

car model and equipment. In the new Passat with a plug-in hybrid drive, for

example, the tachometer is programmed to become a Powermeter.

8. Digital and analogue. Volkswagen will offer the Active Info Display as an

alternative to analogue instruments as either a standard or optional feature.

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Active Info Display

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Head-up display