1994 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ignition

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window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2 -Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 -Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4 -Air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5 -Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6 -Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7 4
7 -
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8 -Height adjuster for steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9 -
cluster: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Warning indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-Steering lock ignition starter switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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15 -Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
16 -
side Air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
idle speed boost
( D1esel models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
-Turn signals with knobs for cruise control ................. .
21 -Horn (works only when the ignition is switch on)
22 -Driver 's side air bag ................................... .
23 -Windshield wiper washer lever
w ith knobs for multi -function indicator .................... .
24 -Air conditioning switches ...............•........•.......
25 -Ashtray .............................•.................
26 -Gearshift lever (Manual transmission) .................... .
Selector lever (Automatic transmission) ............... .... .
27 -
29 -Rear window defogge r switch ................•...........
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For technical reasons, the arrangement of the switches and
indica to r/warnin g lig hts may differ. The govern ing factor is the symbol on the sw itch itself.
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A chime sound when you open the driver's door with the key in the ignition

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Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft system triggers an
acoustic
When the is
engine compartme nt
ignition
when the driver 's or front passenger 's door is position for at seco nds after
the
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An indicator of the driver 's door , and a sound when the
does not sound , check the
doors, a nd hood and
To see if your system is on or not , insert your key into either front door and in the if th e
or hood are switched
on .
with the key even when the system is active.
This When the rear is circuit. The
The are
ope ned without the key, or if th e ignition is
switched on. When the
the syste m i s
swi tc h ed off with the key at eithe r the dri ver 's
o r front passenger 's door.
The is
interfered with again after the has
s topped (for instan ce if the rear is opened
afte r one of the doors has been forced
open).
To make certain that the is se­
cured, make sure that the doors are
is in the

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For safety reasons , the automatic opening and features work when the ignition is switched on.
Convenience
feature
can with your ignition key after making sure that
the windows are not obstructed: insert the
key into
the position.
If the
roof direction . The
windows and sunroof
Convenience open feature
As a
aid in hot weather, both front
w in d ows can be Insert the key into
the doo r and in the unlock position.
B oth windows be lowered at the same
time. The windows stop as soon as the
key is
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Do not
keys . Unsupervised use of the keys can result in starting of the
engine and use of systems such as power windows, power sunroof, etc . which
after
the ignition key has been removed
and one of the doors have been
opened.
Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that may
interfere with the driver 's vision.

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is stamped into the
covers on the stee ring wheel and the instru­
ment panel above the kneebar on the front
passenger 's side.
The air bag s are intended
to supplement the
three-point safety belts. When the sa fety
belts are properly worn, the supplemental air
bag resiraints can provide additiona l protec­
tion for the chest and
face of the driver and
the front seat passe nger in the even t o f a se­
vere frontal collision.
Aside from providing proven safety benefits ,
the safety belts are particularly important to
help keep front seat occupants in the proper
seated position so that the air bag can unfold
prope rly and provide added protection as in­
tended.
Fo r
details see page 44.
The air bag system consists of the follow­ing components:
an electron ic control /mon itoring unit,
an inflatable air bag equipped with a gas
genera tor located inside the steering wheel
and,
an inf latable air bag with a gas generator
inside the instrument panel for the front pas­
sen
ger,
an indicator light to the left of the light
swi tch (see page 72).
addition to this your vehicle is also
equipped with a kneebar for extra protec­
tion.
The indicator light (readi ness light) will light
up for a few seconds each time the ignition
is switched on.
The light monitors the electric control/mon i­
toring unit, ignitor sensor circuits, and sys­
tem wiring. The
system must b
e inspected if the indi­
c ator light:
comes on while drivi ng.
any of these conditions occur, have the system inspected immediately by your authorized Volkswagen dealer. Otherwise, the air bag may not function properly in case of a frontal impact.

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.
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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

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Manual transmission
Gearshift lever
engine with gearshift in
when changing gears. Do not the
knob
tion is required (when passing , for example) ,
shift down .
To engage 5th gear , move shift to the
right beyond the spring pressure point and
push forwa
rd.
Reverse
into R (Reverse) when the is not moving.
To engage R (R eve rse), move to press down , move further to
press the
verse gea r with ignition on.

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
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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.
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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