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01/09/17
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Connected Community – the Volkswagen User-ID

I.D. knows who will be at the wheel today. The idea is that in the future anyone who drives a Volkswagen will get their own Volkswagen User-ID. The User-ID is an individual profile that stores the personal seat and air conditioning settings, favorite radio stations and songs, sound system settings, exterior sound, configuration of the navigation system, type of ambient lighting and contact information on the driver's friends and business associates. This profile can be retrieved securely via a cloud. Consequently, the I.D. BUZZ also recognizes via the authorized user's smartphone – the Digital Key – which person is entering the car or wants to take the steering wheel at any given time. As soon as a person approaches the van, the sensor surfaces for opening the door light up. If the person's hand is very close to the surface, that individual door is opened. Using the Volkswagen User-ID and a relevant smartphone app, passengers in the vehicle can also control information and entertainment functions and input intermediate destinations into the navigation system. The travel route taken is shown on a tablet (for more information, see page 19).

Note:
Features and technical data of production models apply to models offered in Germany. Details for other countries may vary.
All performance levels, fuel efficiency and emission figures given in this press release are forecast figures as of January 2017.

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The specified fuel consumption and emission data does not refer to a single vehicle and is not part of the offer but is only intended for comparison between different types of vehicles. Additional equipment and accessories (additional components, tyre formats, etc.) can alter relevant vehicle parameters such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, affecting the vehicle's fuel consumption, power consumption, CO2 emissions and driving performance values in addition to weather and traffic conditions and individual driving behavior.

Further information on official fuel consumption data and official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger cars can be found in the "Guide to fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption for new passenger car models", which is available free of charge from all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de/co2.