1992 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF key

to remind you to wear your safety
you do not put on your safety after
switching on the ignitio n, the warning
wearing safety injured and a much better chance of
surviving an accident. For this reason , wear ­
ing a safety
restrained -even those sitting in the
rear .
Safety
can work when used
over a
or on the seat.
pens,
keys , etc . as these may cause injury.

Automatic transmission*
Automatic shift (ASL)
Your Volkswagen is equipped with an matic Lock Th e is an tro-mechan ical device that locks the tor lever in the P (Park and N (Neutral)
positions when the
ment.
A time delay element prevents the selector
lever from locking when it is moved through
the
( Neutral ) position (for example, ing from to This enables , for
(Neutral )
position for more than about one second
without the brake pedal being depressed.
theN (Neutral ) position , the selector lever will not lock when the vehicle is driving faster
than 3 mph (5 km /h).
key safety interlock
After switching off the ignition, you can move the ignition key only when the selector
lever is in the P (Park ) position. When the
ignition key is removed, the selector lever
will be locked in the P (
Park) position .
tion of the selector lever is indicated by the
display in the cluster.
The
pear bnght ative on
on page 55.
AND
hicl e, depress the brake pedal first, apply the
parking brake, and then move the selector lever completely to position P. To do this the handle of the lector lever and push

key safe ty
vehicles with Automatic transmission
you can remove the ignition key on ly when
the selector lever is in the P (Par k) posit ion .
When the key is remo v
ed, the selec to r le ver
w ill be locked in
58
on steering free g low plug e rahon . it i s di fficult to turn the key from posit ion 1 to 2, gent ly mov e the steer ing wheel
unt il the key turns freely.
3
Starter engages.
K ey return s to p ositio n 2 as so o n as it is
release d.
For
t h e power supply to
ly interru pte d t o co nserve battery
age the starter.
tor d icator for deta ils .
you lea ve the key in the ignition/ steer ing
lock , a chime will sound when the driver 's
door is opened . This is your re minder

Starting procedures
Never leave engine
To avoid unnecessary engine wear
only s tart with se le ctor
Do not depress the accelerat or At extreme low temper atures, the eng press acceler ator pedal slig htly .
As soon as the engine starts , release the ignitio n key .
Opera te the starte r for no m ore than 1
When starting a ver y hot eng ine, it ma y
b e necessa ry to
the engi ne d oes not start , th e fuse fo r
t h e fuel pu mp may be
vehicles with a catalytic converter,
the engine must not be started by for a distance of more than
Before you try starting the engine by pushing, you should try jump starting the
engine using the battery from another hicle-see page 172.
59

6 -Glow plug*
the warning comes on when the key is turned to the
mediately .
As the
does not up. The engine can be started
right away.
When the engine is
warm, the not
come on.
7 -BRAKE or
comes on the is cranking. goes out after the eng1ne started and the parking brake is This is your assurance that the
brake warning is functioning
the brake warn ing when the engine is cranking or the park!ng
brake is
in the
or while you are the the brake fluid reservoir is too low.
Proceed immediately to the nearest
a u thorized Volkswagen dealer or
qualified workshop and have the
brake system inspected .
Please note, however , that after
several brake applications , greater
pressure on the brake
The brake wear indicator
the does not go
out , or if it driving , the
front brake pads are worn . See your
rized Volkswagen
dimmer
switch
-High beam
The indicator up when the high
beams are switched on or when the
flasher is used.
Refer to
dimmer
switch on page 78 for
71

1 -Lights
-Daytim e runn ing lights
-Low and high b eam
that you may be more visible to other ers during day time driving , your is
eq uipped with Daytime Running Lights
(D RL 's). Wh en the ignition is sw itche d
the head li ght s
pos ition . Do not
use the daytime running lights for night time
or other
ligh t conditions . the DRL
position , you can use the high bea ms for
signaling but you ca nno t u se them for
continuous To u se the high
beam. the lig ht sw itch must be turn ed to th e position . Turning
the swit ch to the
position turn
on the side marker lights, instrument panel
bring the beam head lights to brightness and enable use of the
high beams. To conserve battery power, the
headlights go o ut whe n the
i g n ition is turn ed off or when starting the
gine . To turn off the exte rior lights , turn the
light sw itc h
to the position before iting the
Note
headlig ht swi tch is o n and ignition key is removed a chime er 's door is This is you r remi nder
to switch off the lights before leav ing the

can open or the power roof
To
To
it is
open , press button (3).
88
it is
inse rr
there is a screen to pro tect against in­
tensive When you open the sun­roof, the trim auto matica lly ope ns.
screen when the roof is
you can the roof when you with the key in th e driver's door ing the key in the position.
are unattended in the
Eme rgency
switch , you can
screwdriver between
the dome
Remove the two
Unhook the cover at the front edge, it downward and remove.
Furth er

tank
The fue l fille r n eck is loca te d on the right rear
side panel b eh in d th e fuel t an k
open the flap
Note
To open the fuel filler flap via the power locking system, insert the key to the driv­er's or front passenger's door and turn it twice, see also page 13.
The capacity of the tank is approx . 14.5
soon as the correctly operated nozzle switches off autom atically for the first time , the tank is full. Do not try to
add more fuel, because the expansion space in the fuel tank will be filled-the
fuel can then overflow when it becomes warm and pollutes the environment.
After
vehicles equipped with a catalytic converter, never drive your vehicle until the fuel tank is completely empty. This could cause your engine to misfire and fuel could get into the exhaust system. This could cause the exhaust system to overheat and damage the catalytic con­verter.
WARNING Never
carry additional fuel containers in your vehicle.