1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF low beam

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Warning lamps
Attention • Be careful when opening the coolant expansion tank! When the engine is hot the cooling sys­tem is under pressure -Danger of scalding! Let engine cool down therefore before unscrewing the cap_
• Do not touch the fan. The fan can switch on suddenly -even when ignition is switched off.
For furthe r details see pages 98 and 98.
1 -Coolant temperaturel _~_ If the coolant le vel is in orde r the trouble Coolant level') may be due to failure of the radiato r fan.
Check radiator fan fuse and renew is
T he wa rni ng lamp lights up for a few sec­
necessary -see page 119.onds as a functional check when ign ition IS coo lant level .
. 46 switched on.
2 - Engine oil pressure ... .. 47 If the warning lamp does not go out al­
If the lamp does not go out afterwards or 3 -Alternator . 47 though coolant level and fan fuse are inflashes when driving, either the coolant 4 -Glow plugs ... 47 orde r, do not drive on -call in expe rt as­tempe ratur e is too high or the coolant 5 -Brake system .. 48 sistance
.
level1 l too low: 6 -Brake pad wear indicator .48 If the trouble is only caused by the fan andStop, switch engine off and check7 -Turn signals 48
assuming coolant level is in order and tem­level . Add coolant if necessary . 8 -Main beam .
48
perature warning lamp is out -one can drive on to the nearest Volkswagen dealer. In 11 Only 011 vehicl es wi h a t omatic coolant order to make good use of the air stream for level lllonit or (see page 97 l. cooling , do not let engine idle or drive very
slowly .
he
layout
of the warning lamps depends on the model and the engine fitted. The sym­
bols shown here are also on the actual
warn ing lamps.
1 -Coolant temperature /

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5 -Brake system
(CD)
The warning lamp* co mes on when
• the handb rake is
on • the brake fluid level is too low The ignition must be switched on.
Attention
If the lamp does not go out when handbrake is released or comes on when driving, the fluid level in the reservoir is too low. Immedi­
ately contact a Volkswagen dealer and have the brake system
examined.
You can drive on carefully to the
nearest Volkswagen dealer but allow for higher pedal pressures and longer braking distances on
the way.
I6 -Brake pad wear I,'0',
indicator*
The wa rning lamp lights up for one second when the ignition is switched on as a func­
tiona l check.
If the lamp then does not go out or it lights
up dur ing the Journey , the front brake pads
are worn. You should visit a Volkswagen
dealer to have the brake pads checked.
As the brake pad wea r indicator only moni­
t ors the front brake pads, we recommend
that you have the rear brake linings checked as well.
7 -Turn signals
The warn ing lamp flashe s when turn signals are sWitched on. If a turn signal fails, the
warning lamp flashes tw ice as fast. (Not
w hen towing a trailer )
Fur ther details are given
on pages 49 and 53.
8 -Main beam
The warning lamp come s on when th e main
beam is on or when the headligh t flas her is used.
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Switches
Note
• On vehicles with right-hand drive the ar­rangement of the switches differs. The
symbols on the switches are however the
same as on vehicles wit h left-hand drive.
• The use of the lighting described here is subject to local regulations.
1 -Lighting swit ch -'0­, , '
El ­Switched off
:oo~ -Side lights 1)
Awarning lamp next to the side light symbol
lights up.
§D -Dipped or main beam
The headlights only w ork when the ignition
is on . When the engine is being started and after ignition has been switched off, the
headlights are switc hed off automatically.
Dipping
and flashing the headlights -see
page 53.
~D -Front fog lights*
With li ghting switch in side light or dippe d/
main beam position pull sw itch out to first
d etente .
A w arning lamp next to the front foglight
symbol lights up.
'I) On vehic le s fo r so me expo rt co untri es when
the side li ght s are switchea on with the igni­
tio n sWit ched on, the dip p ed headlig hts als o
c o me on with reduc ed inte slty.
0$ -Rear fog light-
Vehicles without fog lights
Turn lighting switch to dipped/ main beam
positi on and pull switc h out to 1st detente.
Vehicles with fog lights
With lighting sw itc h in d ipped/ main beam
position, pull svvitch out to 2nd detente.
A warning lamp next to the rear fog light
symbol lights up.
Due to the amount of dazzle it causes the
rear fog light should only be sWitc hed on when the visib ility is ve ry poor (in Germany
for example, below 50 m etres)
2 -Instrument ()~;"
lighting
When the lights are on, th e level of the in­
st rument lighting can be re gul ated by turn­
ing the knurled wheel.
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3 -Headlight range
control *
lIJith the electrical range control the head ­ght settings can be matched exactly to the
o ad condition of vehicle. This prevents on­
:::oming traffic from being unnecessaril y
d a zzled . At the same time the correct head­
gh t beam setting provides the best poss­
ble v is ibilit y for the driver.
-he hea dlight s can only be regulated with
: h e dipped headlights switched on .
To lower the beams, turn knurled disc from :he basic position H downwards .
Hazard warning lights
~
When the hazard lights are on, a warn ing lamp in the switch flash es as well.
The system
also works when th e ignitio n is switched off.
Knurled wheel for
seat heating*
The cushion and backrest of the front seats

can be heated electrically w hen the ignition
is on.

The heating is switched
on and regu lated

w ith the knurled w heel.

T o
sWitch heating off, turn knurled whee l

down to the detent e posit ion .

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Trailer towing
The vehicle is intended main ly for the trans­
portation of persons and luggage but it can, with the appropriate technical equipment,
also be used to tow a trailer.
Technical requirements
• If the vehicle is suppl ied with a factory­fi tted towing bracket, all that is technically
a nd legally necessary for trailer towing wil l
have been taken into account.
• If the trailer to be towed
has a 7 pin plug, an adapte r cable can be used whi ch IS ob­
tained from a Volkswagen dealer.
• Volkswagen dealers have
all the necess­ary information on the In stallation of towing
brackets and the fitti ng of a heavy-duty cool­ing system. The installation should there­
f ore be done by them .
Operations instructions
• On the Golf saloon with a factory
fitted towing bracket* the removable ball
coupling will
be fitted. Fitting/remo ving in­
struc tions and instructions on correct stow­age of the ball coupling in the spare wheel
well can be found in a linen bag in the ve­
hicle luggage compartment.
•
On the Golf estate with a factory fitted
towing bracket* the remova ble ball coupl­
ing is stored inside the vehicle next to the
spare wheel, together w ith instructions on
fitting.
• Pitching movements between towing
vehicle
and trailer can be reduced by hea vy­
duty springs and shock absorbers on the
rear axle. If these springs and shock ab­sorbers have not alread y been fitted at the
factory, they can, in many cases, be service­
installed by a Volkswagen dealer.
• The permissible trailer weight -see
page 144 -m ust not
be exceeded on any ac­count.
• If the the trailer weight
is below the
permissible maximum, a correspondingly
steeper gradient
can be climbed. •
The given trailer weights
are only appli­
cable for altitudes up to 1000 m above sea level. As the engine output and thus the
climbing ability drops due to the decreasing
air density , the weight of vehic le and trailer
must also be reduced by 10 % for each
further 1000 m or part thereof.
• Where possible make full use of the
maximum permissible drawbar weight
on ball of the towing bracket -see page 144 ­
but do not exceed it.
• While observing the permissible trailer
and drawbar weight, distribute the load in the trailer so that heavy objects are as nea r as possible to the axle. The objects must
also be secured so that they cannot slip
about.
• Check the ty
re pressures on the towing
v ehicle, and adjust for full load conditions,
and also check the pressures on the trailer
• T he headlight settings, should
be checked w ith trailer attached before mov­
ing off and adjusted as necessary. On vehicles with headlight beam control it is on ly necessary to turn the knurled disc in dash in the appropriate directIOn .
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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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• 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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