1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Do not drive the
reduce injuries.
Do not passengers to occupy the rear surface is in motion.
To inc rease the size of the
with the two parts
can be moved
To prevent damage , the front seats must be
posit ioned so that the rear seat does not
touch the front seats when the rear seat is
by the and
the cushion forward (arrow 2).
knob in the rear seat rest in direction of arrow and back

Folding seat back
First fold back rear seat backrest.
tween the backrest and seat cushion and
then cannot be used.
Lugg age compartment cover
Unhook the retaining straps from the rear
window frame.
th e release knobs on the seatback
and tilt the seatback slightly forward. Place
the cover behind the seatback with the peted side facing the luggage compartment.
Place the retaining straps between the
seatback and the whee l housings.
When reinstalling, slide the cover
gage compartment cover, always hold
the cover in a horizontal position to avoid
damaging the head liner.
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AND
Do not use the compartment cover for storage , even for and items, e.g.
Even objects can obstruct the rear vision necessary for safe driving.
Stored

Luggage compartment
Transporting heavy objects can change the
way your vehicle behaves . For best han­
dling under these conditions, distribute
loads evenly . Always place heavy cargo as
far forw a
rd as possible in the luggage
You can store of on the
view to the rear .
During accidents or sudden stops these

AND
case one of the two brake circuits fails,
increased brake pedal travel is required to
bring the vehicle
to a
You shoul d always be able to depress
the acce lerato r and the clutch pedals the
way down to the
use floor mats which the
The parking brake is located between
t he front seats.
up
tion is on, the brake warning light light up.
Depress brake pedal and whil e leasing parking brake. To release the ing brake , pull the lever slightly up, depress the release button (a rrow) , and then push the lever the way down . When the ing brake is released , the brake warning
light go out.
WARN ING
overheat
the rear brakes , reduce their effective ness an d cause excessiv e
wear .
(Automatic transmi ssion) or move the gearshift lever to or ( man ual transmission) . also turn the
w hee ls t oward th e curb.

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.
AND
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

Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum
on road speed and engine
s peed, the upshi ft is either delayed (forced
t h ro t
tle) or the transmission change s down 1nto the next lower gear.
one of the driving positions is gaged a safety switch will prevent the
ing lock if you depre ss the button in the tor _lever and hold it in while swi tching on the
Selec ting a driving position
to move , because power is transmitted
to the wheels as soon as a driving position is engaged .
the
transmission.