1997 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

stop and the engine is running at id le speed.
Stuck in snow, mud or sand
When alternating between forward and re­
verse in an effort to free the vehicle, depress
the accelerator pedal slightly while the tran
s­miss ion is in gear, and release the accele ra­
t o r p ed al whi le sh ifti ng. D o not race th e en­gine a nd avo id spinni ng th e wheels.
Do
not repeat back and forth with wheels spinning at high engine
speed and heavy throttle, as serious damage may be caused to the Automati c transmission and othe r crit ical parts.
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Parking
a very steep incline, however, you
should first depress the brake pedal, en­
gage the parking bra ke and the n move the
selector lever completely to posit ion P. By
do ing
this , the mechanism and it be easier to rele ase
the park ing brake .
Stopping
When stopping briefly, a t a traffic light for
example , it is not necessary to move these­
l ec t
or lever to N (Neutra l).
The driving pos itions must never be used
for holding the vehicle on a hill. Always use
your foot brake when stopped on inclines.

AND EQUIPMENT
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.

You can adjust the heig ht of the steeri ng
push the
to a
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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.
3
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

Starting procedures
Never leave engine
To avoid unnecessary engine wear
only s tart with se le ctor
Do not depress the accelerat or At extreme low temper atures, the eng press acceler ator pedal slig htly .
As soon as the engine starts , release the ignitio n key .
Opera te the starte r for no m ore than 1
When starting a ver y hot eng ine, it ma y
b e necessa ry to
the engi ne d oes not start , th e fuse fo r
t h e fuel pu mp may be
vehicles with a catalytic converter,
the engine must not be started by for a distance of more than
Before you try starting the engine by pushing, you should try jump starting the
engine using the battery from another hicle-see page 172.
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the Diese l engine the system
is activa ted after the driver's door.
system of the driv ­
er's door .
starti ng
For
start assist speed boost
Switch goes
out.
glow
Do no t depr ess sta rting.
eng ine starts to fire keep opera­
ting starter for a few seconds (maxi­
mum
the
engine does not start, the fuse for the
engine condition. This could result in
serious engine d amage and personal
injury.
S ta rting warm engine
Do not depress start ­
ing.
The not can start the engine

after
hard or extended driving. Keep engine
running for about two minutes to prevent
excessive heat
and can
switch on
converter ,
the ignition not be switched off as with a gear
engaged , otherwise converter and cause
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