1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

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Fuses
The individual current circuits are protected

b y fuses .

T he panel w ith
the relays and fuses is in the
front footwell behind a cover.

I t
is advisable to always carry a few spare

fuses on the vehicle . These can be obtained

f rom any Volkswagen dealer.

Changing a fuse
• Switch off the component concerned.
• Remove cover. To do this press both but­
tons in, pull front of cover down in direction
of arrow and take off.
•
With the aid of the list of fuses (see next
page). determine w hich fuse belongs to the component that has failed. •
Pull out the fuse concerned.
• Replace
blown fuse -can be recognised
by the burnt metal strip -w ith a fuse of same amperage .
• Insert the four lugs on
the rear of the cover into the trim and fold upwards until it
engages securely.
Notes
• If the newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time, the electrical system must be checked by a Volkswagen dealer as soon as possible.
• On no account should fuses be patched up because this can cause serious damage elsewhere in the electrical system.
• Some of the components listed are only
found on certain models or are optional ex­
tras.
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Fuse layout
(from left to rig ht)
No. Component A 1)
1 Dipped beam left,
headlight range control left 10 2 Dipped beam right,
head light ra nge co ntrol right 10 3 Instrument and number plate
light ing . 10 4 Rear w iper, slid ing/tilti ng roo f, 15
5 Windscreen w ipe r, windscr een
a
nd rea r w indo w was her,
ele c. heated windsc reen washer
jets . . . . . . 15
6 Blower,
air co nditi oner ... . 30
7 Tail and side light ri ght 10
8 Tail and side light left . . 10
9 Rear window heating , mirror
heating ... 20 10 F og lights, rear fog light 15 11 Main beam left, main beam
w arnin g lamp 10
12 Mai n bea m right . 10
13 Horn, radiator fan (run- on) . 10
14 Reve
rsi ng lights, electric out­
side mirrors, seat heating,
elec. w ind ows,
air conditio ne r
cruis e contro l system 15
No. Component Amp. 1)
15 Engine elec tronics , cool ant
c irculat ion run- on pump,
(six cylinder engine)
.. . .. .. . . . 10
16
Warning lamps, glove box light,
cas sette sto rage box light, 15
17 T urn sig nals. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 18 Electri c fue l pum p,
Lambda probe ..... .. ....... 20
1 9 Radiat or fan, air cond itioner. . 30
20 Brake lights, cruise control
syste m (tri gger conta cts
on brake and clutch pedals) . 10 21 Interior and luggage compart­
ment lights, clock, cigarette lighter,
ce ntral
locking, multi -function
indicator 15 22 Radio 10
Automatic fuse
All electric windows are protected to­
ge ther via an automatic fu se (see rig ht -hand
co lum n) which breaks the circuit when
overloaded (e .g. windows frozen) and makes the circuit again after a few seconds.
Additional fuses
(in separate holders)
• above the
rela ys:
Fu se for ABS motor re lay. ..... . .... 30
Fuse for ABS main relay. ... 30

Fuse for normal air conditioner 10
Fuse for fresh air blower on

Climatronic ... ... ... . 30

Fuse for C1imatronic .. .... ... 5

Automatic fuse for electric w indo ws .. 20
Trailer perma nent + 15

• in the engin e compa rtment on the bulk ­

head above the brake servo:
Diesel glow plugs 21 . . 50

Fuse colour code:
Light brown :
5 Amper e
Red: 10 Ampere Blue: 15 Ampere Yellow 20 Ampere Green 30 Ampere
21 This fuse shou ld onl y be renewed by a Volks ­wagen dea ler.
1) Amper e
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Changing bulbs
Before starting to replace a bulb, switch off
the light concerned.
Do not touch the glass part of the new bulb
with bare fingers because the finger marks
left
on the glass evaporate when the bulb
becomes hot. the vapour settles on the
reflector and dims it.
Always use the same type of bulb . The des­
ignati
on is marked on the base of the bulb
or on the glass .
It
is advisab le to always a carry a box of
spare bulbs in the vehicle . These can be ob­
tained from Volkswagen dealers. It shou ld
contain at least the following bulbs w
hich are essentia l for traffic safety:
12 V60/55W Main headlight (H4)
12 V 55 W Double h
eadl igh t (H 1)
12 V 21W Turn signa ls
12 V 21W Brake light
12 V 5W Tail light
12
V4W Side light
12 V5W Number plate light
Glass base
Main headlight and side light
bulbs
• Open bon net.
• Turn hea dligh t cap in di rect ion of arrow
a n d ta ke it off.
• Pull connector
off head light bulb. •
On vehicles
w ith separate main beam
h eadligh ts · before changing a bulb the
com bined cover for the main headlight and main beam headlight must be remo ved. To dothis push down both spring straps and re­
move cove r to rear. Carry out bulb change
o n these vehicles as descr ib ed und er fo­
glights.
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• Press spring clip downwards in direction
of arro\lv (1) and fold to rear.
• Take bulb out and insert new bulb so that
the locating lug on the bulb plate engages
the recess in the reflector. The centre one
of the three terminals on bulb is then at the
top.
• Fold spring clip over the bulb plate
and press forwards, until the clip engages .
• Connect plug.
• Start
cap so that after turning the word TOP is at the top or on vehicles with separ­
ate main beam headlights guide cover into
the eyes at bottom
and allo w both upper
spring str aps to engage .
•
Have the headlight beam alignment
chec ked .
Side light bulb Fog lights*
• Open bonnet. •
With the flat screwdriver blade (from ve­
• Remove headlight cap -see removing hicle
tools) lever out cover trim forwa rds
main headlight bulb. and take out.
• Pull bulb holder out of the reflector.
• Press defective bulb into holder , turn it to
the left
and take it out.
• Insert
new bulb.
• Insert holder in reflector.
• Refit cap -see chang ing main headlight
bulb.
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• Change screwdriver blade round, re­
move both screws and pull headlight out forw ards. •
Turn cover
cap to left and take off.
• Pull bulb plug (A) out of wiring connector.
• Unhook bulb holder spring clip (8) (ar­rows) and fold it away.
•
Take out Halogen bulb. Insert new bulb
so that the lug in reflector engages in recess in bulb plate.
• Sw ing spring clip over bulb plate,
squeeze ends together and engage in
re­
taining lugs.
• Inse rt bulb plug
in cable connector. •
Plac e
on cover cap and turn to right. The wiring connector is then on the right hand
side.
• Sec ure headlights
with both screws.
• Place outer cover trim in retainers, then
swing trim to centre of vehicle and allow to
engage.
• Have beam alignment checked .
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• Disengage spring strap in direct ion of Front turn signals arro w and pull turn signa l out forwards .
• Lever cover trim forwards w ith flat blade
scre
wdri ver (from vehicle tools) and re­
move.
• Turn bulb holder in direction of arro w and
tak e off.
•
Press defec tive bulb into socket, turn it
to the left and take it out .
• Insta
ll new bulb and turn it to the right
on to stop.
• Install bulb holder and turn it slight ly to th e r igh t ont o stop.
• Place tu
rn sign al fr om outside with both
retainin g lugs in the rec esse s in body and
allo w spring straps to engage
• Refi t cov er tr im
as d e sCi"lbed under
chang in g fogl ight bUlb.
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Side mounted turn signals
• Lever out turn signa l - preferab ly with a
coin.
•
Turn bulb holder slightly to left and take off.
• Pull out defective glass based bu lb and i nsert new bulb.
• Fit bulb holder and turn slightly to right
onto stop.
• Press turn signal securel y
back into
openin g in body
Rear lights
• Open tailgate.
• Open tailgate.
• Press both spring retainers towards

centre of bulb holder (arrows)
and take out

holder.

On the estate , the spring retainers are lo­

cated above and below the bulb holder.

•
Push defecti ve bulb into holder , turn to

left and take out.

• Insert
new bulb and turn to right onto

stop .

•
Inser t bulb holder -the spring retainers

mus t engage.

Number plate light
• Open tailgate.
• Unscrew lens.
•
Pull defective glass based bulb out of bu lb holder and insert new bu lb.
• Do not overtighten lens . Ensure that the
seals on the secur ing screws are properly
located .

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Luggage compartment light
On the saloon, the luggage compartment light is located beneath the left-hand con­
sole of the luggage compartment trim. On the estate, this light is installed in the roof
trim above the tai lgate.
• Remove luggage
compartment light
downwards.
• Exchange bulb.
• Refit
light
Glove box light
• Insert screwdriver on side between light
and glove box and carefully press light out.
Then take out
the light upwards at an angle.
• Exchange bulb.
• When refitting insert
bottom of light first
Interior light
• Insert a knife or something similar in the
gap between housing and lens and carefully
lever lens off.
• Exchange bulb.
• Press lens back into housing.
Reading light
• Remove complete light carrier (Inner and
reading light), to do this inser t th e flat blade
of screwdriver
(is in long end of wheel
spanner -see "Vehicle tools", page 114)
between light and headlining and turn
screwdriver.
•
Turn white bulb holder on back of light to left and take it out.
•
Pull defective glass based bulb out of
holder.
• Insert
new bulb.
• Insert holder in housing again and turn
fully to right
• First insert left side of light carrier and
then press Into the opening in headlining
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