1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ignition

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Height adjustable
steering wheel*
-n e steering wheel height can be adjusted as r equired . To do this pull the lever on the :::1 of th e stee ring co lumn down and move -~e w hee l to the desir ed position
Attention
For safety reasons, the lever
must then be pressed fully up again, so that the steering wheel position cannot move while ve­
hicle is moving.
Ignition lock
Petrol engines
1 -Ignition off -Steering can be locked
2 -Ignition on
3 -Starting engine
Diesel engines
1 -Fuel supply cut off! engine stopped, steering can be locked
2 -Glow and drive position
No other current co nsumer s should be sw itc hed on together w ith the glow plugs ­
this aVOi d s dra ining the batte ry unn ecessa r­ily.
3 -Starting engine
For all vehicles:
Position 1:
To lock the steering wheel withdraw key and turn wheel unti l you hear the lock­
ing pin engage
Attention Do not withdraw key from lock until vehicle is stationary! The steering lock could be uninten­tionally engaged.
Position 2:
If the key is difficult to turn in the lock or can­
not be turned to this position at all, the steer­
ing wheel must be rocked to and fro slightly
to release the locking pin .
Position 3:
In this pos ition the headlights and other
h eavy cu rre nt consume rs are switched off.
Before the start er
can be operated again the key must be turned back to position 1. The
non-repeat mechanism in the ignition lock
prevents th e starter from being operated
w hen engine
is ru nning, as this could dam­
age the starter.
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Starting the engine
General hints
Attention When starting the engine in con­fined spaces there is a danger of poisoning.
• Before starting, move gear lever to neu·
tral (with automatic gearbox: Selector lever in "P" or"N" position) and apply handbrake fi rmly
•
On vehicles with a manual gearbox de­
press the clutch pedal when operating
starter
so that starter only has to turn en­
gine .
• As soon
as engine starts, release the
ignition key so that starter can dise ngage .
• After starting a co
ld engine It may sound
noisy for a moment or two because the 011 pressure has to build up in the hydraulic
tappets first. This is normal and no cause for
alarm .
~Do not warm engine up by run­~ning it with vehicle stationary. Drive off straight away.
Do not overrev or use full throttle until the
engine has reached the normal operating
temperature .
• On vehicles with a catalytic con­verter the engine must not be started by towing the vehicle in ex· cess of 50 m. Otherwise unburnt fuel can pass into the converter and lead to damage.
• Before trying to start engine by towing, the battery from another ve· hicle should be used for starting if possible -see page 128.
Petrol engines
These engines are equipped with a petrol in­
jection system that automat ically supp lies
the correct fuel/air mixture at all ambient
temperatures.
When engine
is cold or at operating temperature do not accelerate before or
during the starting procedure.
I f the engin e does not start at once, stop
us ing th e starter after 10 secs. wait about
half a m in ute and then try again.
If the engine sti
ll does not start, the electric
fuel pump fuse may have blown -see page
119 .
When the engine
is very hot it may be
neces sary to accelerate slightl y after the
engine has start
ed.
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Stopping engine
66 kW engine
Starting a cold engine
Ambient temperature above +5 0C:

The engine can be started without pre­
glow Do not depress throttle during the

starting procedure.

Ambient temperature below +5 0C:

• Turn the key in the ignition lock to posi­
tion 2 (see page 35) -the glow plug warning
lamp comes on It goes out when the igni­
tion temperature is reached (see page 47). While the glow plugs are working do not switch on any other heavy cur­rent consumers because this would place an unnecessary load on the battery.
• When the warning lamp goes out, start
the engine immediately
If the engine does not start, repeat
preglow and try starting it again as described. If the
engine still does not start the fuse for the glow plugs may have blown -see page 120.
Starting a warm engine
The glow plug lamp does not come on -the
engine can be started straight away
When engine has been running fast for a long time, let it idle for about 2 minutes so that it can cool down slightly before being switched off.
Attention After the engine has been stopped the fan can continue running for a while (up to about 10 minutes) with the ignition switched off. It can also start to run again suddenly after a short time if -the coolant temperature in­creases due to heat build-up
-when engine is hot and the en­gine compartment is heated additionally by strong sun­light.
Special care must therefore be taken when working in the en­gine compartment.
On vehicles with a catalytic con­verter, the ignition must not be switched off as long as the vehicle is rolling with a gear engaged, other­wise, unburnt fuel can pass into the catalytic converter and cause dam­age.
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1 -Service interval display
The display appears after switching on the
ignition (engine not started) for a few sec­
onds in place of the mileage recorder in speedometer. If no service is necessary IN 00 will be displayed.
If a service is due,
the following appears in the display for a few seconds even after
starting the engine
• 0
E: L - Engine oil change
• :n 0 : -Inspection service
• : n 02 -I nspection service with addi­
tional work After a service has been carried out, each
service must be called up individually and
the display zeroed . If for instance the in­
spection service
IN 02 with oil change is car­
ried out, the OEL, IN 01 and IN 02 must be
zeroed . The zeroing will be carried out by
the Volkswagen dealer
as follows : •
The zeroing of the service interval dis­
play should only be carried out
in "total" mileage recorder mode. If the service inter­val display is zeroed in the "trip" recorder
mode the trip recorder can be erased .
•
With the ignition switched off, press and
hold the button below the speedometer
(left arrow)
• Switch
off ignition and release button.
The word OEL can be seen in the display By briefly pressing the button for adjusting the analog clock (right arrow) or the minute but­
ton of the digital clock will zero the service.
•
By again pressing the button below the
speedometer the other services will be dis­
played and can be cancelled
individually
• Switch on ignition.
Notes
• Do not zero the display between the ser­
vice intervals -otherwise an incorrect read­
ing will be shown.
• If the battery
is disconnected the details in the service display are retained.
• If a defective speedometer is replaced,
the service interval display
must be repro­
grammed This should be carried out by a Volkswagen dealer. Should the display not
be reprogrammed , then the service work must be carried out in accordance with the Service Schedule and not according to the
service display. The service display only be­
comes valid again after
an inspect ion IN 02 is carried out and the service display is zeroed.
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2 -Multi function indicator *
In addition to the time display, the multi­
function indicator (MFI) gives a whole range
of additional information:
• Driving time
• Distance driven
• Average speed
• Average fuel consumption
• Engine oil temperature
•
Ambient temperature
The function currently switched on -
with the exception of the time -is indicated by a
triangle on the top or bottom edge which
points to the appropriate symbol for
example the average fuel consumption
is shown in the illustration.
By repeatedly pressing button B in the
windscreen wiper lever with the ignition
switched on, the additional information is displayed, starting with the time.
If the button B
is pressed for longer than 1
sec., the function being displayed at that
time will change over automatically to the
time display.
The memories
The system is equipped with two automatic

memories:

A single journey memory collects the

following data from the time the ignition is
switched on to when it is switched off. Driv­

ing time, distance covered and fuel used.

From this data the average driving speed

and the average consumption
is worked

out.

If the journey is resumed within two hours

of switching off the ignition, the new figures

are automatically included in the calcula­

tion. If the journey is interrupted for more

than two hours, the stored information is
automatically erased.

A total journey memory stores the data

from any number of individual Journeys up

to a total of 100 hours driving time, a dis­

tance of 10000 km (6214 miles)
and 1000

litres (220 gallons) of fuel consumed. This

data
is only used to work out the consump­

tion and speed averages for all the individual

journeys.

If one of the given figures
is exceeded, the
memory is erased and calculation starts

from the beginning again. Contrary to the

single Journey memory, this
memory is not

erased after a journey pause of more than

two hours.

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-0 call up the da ta th e memories are se­
ac ted by means of the switch A in the wiper
ev er:
. - S
ingle jou rne y memory
2 -
Total jo urne y memory
l1e foll owi ng data can be ob tained from the
m em ories :
•
Driving time
• Distance drive n
• Average speed
• Averag e fuel cons umpti
on
he amount of fuel used IS not indicated.
Erasing the memories
With the ignition switched on, both mem­
ories can be eras ed separate ly in eac h switch positio n by pres sing sw itch A
p assed the appro priate detente position to opositio n for longer than one second.
If t
he battery is discon nected for any rea­son, the stored information is automaticall y
erased .
The displays
No symbol -Time
The time is shown even when the ignitio n
i s switched off.
The time can be set with the butt ons (h and min) on right below the rev count er -see
"Dig ita l Clock" page 41
G -Driving time
In switch position 1 the driving time
which has elapsed since ig nition was
switc hed on or the memory cance lled is indica ted -see previous page also "Single
j o urney memo ry"
In switch position 2 the total driv ing time for all IndiVidual jo urneys is ind icated­see previous page also " T otal journey mem­
ory"
The maximum time in both sw itch positions is 99 hours 59 minutes. When thi s figure is exceeded the indicatio n starts at zero again.
km -Distance covered
The remarks made under "Dri ving time" also aoply in principle to "Dist ance cov­
ered" 'T he maxim um distance indicated is
9999 km or 6214 miles.
km/h -Average speed
Afte r swi tching on the ignitio n or eras ing
the memory being used, the average speed is in d ic ated after a dista nce of about 100 m . Up to th is point a dash appea rs instead of a
figure.
In switch position 1 the ave rage speed
for the current single journe y is ind icated.
In switch position 2 the average speed
indicated is tha t achieved during all single
j ourneys -see prev ious page "total jou rne y
memory"
Itr./100 km -Average fuel
consumption
It is the ave rage fuel cons umption which is in dicated and not the momentary consump­
t ion at the time of reading. In principle the
remarks made under "average speed" also
apply here.
Note
The amount of fuel used is not indicated.
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~DC _ Engine oil temperature
Oil temperatures (within a range of + 50°C
to 160 °C) are shown. When no oil tempera­
ture indication is sho wn, the eng ine is still
not warm, and it should not therefore be worked hard . The engine speed should be reduced if the oil temperature rises to + 145°C.
,I,.e·DC'1' -Ambient temperature)2)
The measuring range is from -40°C to
+ 50°C. When the vehicle is stationary or
only moving very slowly , the ind ic at ed tem­
perature could be slightly higher than the
actual ambient temperature due to heat
radiation from the engine.
A fter switching off the ignition the last indi­
cated temperature
is sto red in memory for
about 45 minutes . If the ig nition is switched on after 45 minutes or the vehicle is moved at about 30 km/h with in the 45 minute
period, a new up-to-date temperature w ill
be displayed.
Attention
If the ambient temperature read­
ing is used as an ice warning, re­
member that ice can form on the
road at temperatures above O°C.

2) On vehic le s with Climatr onic 1he amb ient
t empe rature is shown in the C limatr onlc dis­play.
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3 -Coolant temperature _~_
gauge
-I - ar e the needle reache s its final posi tion.
' he n ignition
is switched on the warning amp (c) light s up for a few seconds as a
- u ncti onal check.
3 -Cold
~old high engin e speeds and do no t work engine too hard yet.
b-Normal

When the ~ehicle is dri~en normally the

needle should settle down in the central

zone.

When engine
is working hard and th e ambi­

ent temperature is high, the needle may

move a long way to the right.

This is not serious as long as the warning lamp (c) does not flash.
c -Warning lamp
If the lamp flashes when driving , check first
what the coolant temperature is.
If th e needle
is in th e normal zone, top the
coolan t up at the next opportu nity.
If the needle is over to th e rig ht, the coolant
temperat ure is to o high. Stop. switch en­gine off an d try to determine cause of trouble -see page 46 .
Notes
• Additional lights in front of the radiator grille interfere with the flow of cooling air. At high ambient temperatures and full tt:arottl~ there is a danger that the engme Will then overheat!
4 -Fuel gauge
This gauge works when ign ition is. switched
on but it takes a few seconds for the need le
to reach its fina l posit ion.
The ta holds about
-55 ItL (1 2 gallons) on the Golf saloon
- 60
Itr. (1 3 gallons) on the Golf estat e
- 65 Itr.
(14 gallons) on the Golf syncro
W
hen the needle reaches the start of the re­
serve zone (arrow) th ere is about 7 litres (1. 5
gallons) of fue l left in the tank .
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