1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF lock

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-I windows can be opened automatically o~ touch ing the lower part of the appropri­ate switch.
< the appropriate switch is tapped once aga in, the window will stop immediately
.... windows can be closed by pressing the
_op er part of the appropriate switch. On ve­cles with single-touch closing* of the
qv er's door window, to close the window -: IS s uffici ent to touch the switch while the
gnlt ion is on. If the switch is touched again,
e window will stop immediately
- h e
windows can also be closed or opened
cent rally To do th is, the key in the driver's
d o or loc k (or in th e front passenger door
l o ck as well if a centralized locking system
' s fitted) must be held in the locking/unlock­ng position
Attention • Be careful when closing the windows! Careless or uncontrolled closing of the windows can cause in­juries. Therefore -if necessary put the rear win­dows out of action with the safety switch (A). -when leaving the vehicle, al­ways take the ignition key with you. However the window mo­tors are only put out of action if the driver's door is opened. If the vehicle has been locked from the outside, nobody should remain in the vehicle as the win­dows cannot be opened, even in an emergency. This is the case es­pecially for vehicles with central locking, as the doors cannot be opened from the inside either ­see page 7.
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General notes
• The belt must not be twisted.
• Two persons (including children) must never be secured with one belt.
• The be lts give maximum prot ection only in the correct seat position -see page 25.
• The belt shou
ld not be worn over hard or
breakable articles (glasses, bal l pens etc.) because this can cause injury to the body .
• Loose, bulky clothing (e.g. overcoats
over Jackets) affects the
fit and funct ion of
the belts .
• The lock tongue may only be inserted
into the lock part belonging to the approp
ri­ate seat otherwise, the protect ive effect is impaired.
• The belts
must be kep t clea n otherwise
the redactors may not work prope rly (see
a lso" Care of car" section) •
The
slot for the belt tongue must not be
blocked with paper or anything similar, otherwise the tongue cannot engage
proper ly.
• Seat belts which have become damaged
or have been stressed in an accident and
stretched must be renewed -preferab ly by
a
Vol kswagen dealer. The anchorages
should also be checked .
•
In some export countries seat belts
co uld be used on w hich the functio ns differ
from those described on the next pages.
Three-point inertia reel belts
The ine rtia ree l belt gives complete free­
do m o f mov ement when pul[ed slowly.
Sud den brak ing
however will cause the belt
to loc k.
Th e mec hanism w
il[ a lso lock the belt w hen acc eler ati ng, driving down steep gradients
o r cornering.
The backrests of the front seats must not be inclined too far to th e rear or the belts are no longer fully effective.
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Putting 3-point belt on
Pull the tongue slowly and smoothly across
t he chest and hips and push it into the lock
part fitted on the
seat unti l the tongue en­
gages audible (pull to c heck)
The shoulder part of belt must run roughly across the centre of the shoulder as shown in the left-hand illustration -on no account against the neck -and be firmly in contact with the body.
T he lap part of belt must always fit tightly across the pelvis. If necess­ary, pull the belt tight.
With the aid of the belt height adjust­ment the routing of the shou lder belt for
the fron t seats/outer rear seat s * can be set
t o fit the body properly.
• T o
adJUSt. push button with re la y fitting
up or down so that the shoulder part of be lt
runs rough ly across the cen tre of the shoul­
der as shown i n the le ft-h and illustration ­on no account against the neck. • After adjustin g, jerk belt to check that
the relay fitting is properly engaged.
Note
The seat height adjustment' can also be
used to adju st be lt routing on front seats.
Pregnant women too should always
wear a seat belt.

Particularly in the case of pregnant
women, the lap part of the belt
should be as low across the pelvis as
possible so that no pressure is ex­
erted on the abdomen.

Taking 3-point belt off

To re lease the belt, press the orange-co­
l oured button in the lock . T he to ngue will
th en s pring out.
Pass the tongue
towards the door by hand
so that the retractor can roll the belt up
prope
rly . A plastic knob in the belt holds the
t o ngue in a convenient position .
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Lap belt
The centre place on the rear seat is fitted

with a lap belt.

Th e belt lock is used in the same way as on

the three-point inertia reel belts.

For safety reasons a
lap belt not being used

shou ld be connected to the lock part.

The lap belt must always fit tightly across the pelvis, if necessary, pull the belt tight.
To lengthen belt hold the tongue at right
angles to belt and pull belt through to the re­quired length -see illustration.
The belt
is easier to adjust if tongue and cap
are pressed together.
To sh orten belt it is only necess ary to pull the free end of belt.

The sur plu s be lt length is taken up by mov­
Ing the plastic slid e.

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2 -Adjusting backrest angle
Take weight off back rest and turn knob.
The backrest of the driv er's seat shou ld be adjusted so that the top of the steerin g
whee l can be reached with the arms angled slightly.
Attention
Do not lower the backrest too far
when on the move because the seat belts are then no longer fully effective.
3 -Releasing backrest
(2 door vehicl es only)
Lif t the
lever (also belt holder) and move the
back rest forward. Before releasing the
backrest pull
belt out of the belt holder (see
page 17).
Attention For safety reasons, ensure that the backrest lock is engaged when the vehicle is moving!
4 -Adjusting angle of the seat
cushion*
If the angle of the seat cushion is to be changed, pull lever up and bring seat
cushion to the desired angle by placing
mo
re or less weight on the backrest.
5 -Adjusting seat height*
Take weight off seat cushion and pull up lever. The whole seat cushion moves up­
war ds. To adjust the seat cushion down­
w ards, push seat downwards with body
weight.
Attention • For safety reasons the height of the driver's seat must only be adjusted when vehicle is station­ary. • Be careful when adjusting the seat height! Careless and uncon­trolled adjustment can cause in­juries.
6 -Adjusting lumbar support
By turn ing the hand-wheel the seat padding in the lumbar area of the spine can be made
to arch forward slightly. This gives effective
support to the natura l curvatu re of the spine
so that t
he sitting position is less fatigui ng ,
particul arly on long trips
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Luggage compartment cover / Folding/sliding cover*

Articles of clothing can be placed on the lug­gage compartment cover.
Attention Do not place heavy hard articles on the luggage compartment cover or folding/sliding cover ­they could endanger the vehicle occupants or damage the fold­ing/sliding cover if the brakes are applied suddenly_
Furthermore, the heater element wires in
the heated rear window could be damaged

by articles rubbing against them.

The folding/s liding cover
can be pushed to­

gether to the front or rear .

When the tailgate of the saloo n is opened ,

the luggage compartment cover is also

lifted .

If large items of lug gag e are to be carried,

the cover
can be removed:

Saloon
• Unhook retaining cords fro m the tail­gate.
• Pull cover to rear out of the retainers ­
see arrow s in left-hand illustration.
When removed, the luggag e co mpartment
cover
can be stored behind the rear seat
backrest:
- Unlat
ch rear seat backrest and fold for­
wards slightly.
- Place the cove r vertically between the back rest and the wheel housing, with the upper side to the front and the retain­
ing straps at the bottom. Secu re back­
r est.
• When installing , slide the cover forward
into the side retainers and hook the retain ­
ing cords onto tailgate.
Estate
• Press the two front locking flaps in the
side consoles forwards (arrow 1 in right­
hand illus tration).
•
Pull fo lding/sliding cover backward and out of the consoles (arrow 2) I n so doing,
dislodge th e front/ rear cross bar of the
cover with a qUi ck jerk.
• When
installing the folding/s liding cover, push the front cross bar of the cover for­
ward and the rear cross ba r backward un til
the y engage securely.
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Pedals
- _ movement of the peda ls must never be ~S ncted .
::-thIs reason, do not put articles in the '00 well which cou ld roll or slide under­
- 3ath th e pedals.
- • In t
he case of defects on the brake sys­
'em, a greater pedal travel may be necess­a , t should always be possib le to depress
- "'e clut ch and acce le rator pedals fully.
All peda ls must be able to return , unh in-Jere d, to their rest positions. .
= o r these reasons, the only foot mats which e 'Y'\ay be used are those which leave the
ed al area compl ete ly free and which are pre ve nted from slipping .
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Hand brake
To apply the handbrake pull lever up firmly . On hills th e 1 st gear, or with automatic gear­
box the parking lock, sho uld also be en­
gaged. The handbrake should a lways be ap­plied so firmly that it is not possible to drive inadve rtentl y with the handbrake on.
W h
en handbrake is applied with the ignition on, the brake warning lam p* comes on.
To release handbrake, pu ll lev er up slightly ,
press locking knob in and push lever right
do w n.
Manual gearbox
• Only engage reverse gear when vehicle is st ationary With the engin e is running, de­
press clutch fully and wait a fe w seconds before mo ving gear lever. ThiS prevents
g rating noises .
When
rev erse gear is engaged with ignition on , the reversing lights come on.
Note
When driving you shou ld not rest your hand
on th e gear lever . The pressure of your hand is transmitted to the selector forks In the
gearb ox and can cause premature wear on the forks .
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Driving programmes
The gearbox control unit is equipped with two driving programmes:
• Sport programme
• Economy programme
The programme is selected automati­cally depending on operation of the accel­
erator pedal.
The sport programme is selected if the
accelerator pedal is operated rapidly. In this
case the accelerator pedal need not be de­
pressed to the point of kick-down (see
Page 33). In the sport programme, full use is made of the engine's power reserves
through delayed change to higher gear
The
economy programme is selected
when the acce lerator, pedal is operated
s lowly or normally. Fuel consumption is re­duced by changing early into higher gear and later into lower.
Selector lever lock
In positions "P" and " N" with the ignition
s wi tc h on the selector lever is locked . To move the selector lever out of these posi­
t ions the brake pedal must be depressed and the selector lever button pushed in .
This prevents a gear being engaged inadver­
tently
and the vehicle unintentional ly mov­
ing off .
A de l
ay circuit prevents the selector lever
f rom locking when it is moved quickly past the" N" position (for Instan ce from" R" to "
D " ) This enables for examp
le the vehicle
to be " rocked" out of a "bogged down "
position The shift lock only locks the selec­
tor
leve r if it is left in the " N" position for
more than about 1 second without the
brake pedal being depressed.
At speeds above 5 km/h the selector lever
is automatically switched-off in position "N".
Selector lever positions
P -Parking lock
The driving wheels are lock ed mechanically
The parking lock may only be engaged
when the vehicle is stationary. Before mov­
ing the lever in or out of the" P" position the
lock button in the selector lever handle
must be pressed. Before moving the selec­
tor lever out of
the" P" pOSition, the brake
pedal must also be depressed w hen the
ignition is switched on .
R -Reverse gear
The reverse gear should only be engaged
when the vehicle is station ary and with the
eng ine id ling. Before engaging the position
"R " from the positions "P" or "N " the

brake pedal must be d epr essed and the lock

b u tton in the selecto r lever handle must

also be p re ssed .

The
reversing lights come on then the se­

l e cto r leve r is in the "R" position with the

ignition switched on.

N -Neutral (idling position)

To move the leve r out of neutral when sta­

tionary or at speeds below 5 km/h and with
ignit ion switc hed on depress the brake
ped al and press the lock button in the selec ­

t or lever handle .

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