1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF air condition

. . . . 23
One-touch down featu re . . . . . . . . 36
One-touch up feature . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Openi
ng the hood . . See
. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating controls
-Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Air .................. 74
Outs ide Mirrors
-
mirr ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
- Synchronized adjustment . . . . 52
Outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Outside temperature indicator . . . 12
Literature storage . . . . . . 71
literature storage . . . . . . . 71
p
button
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
-Front
- Foreward & backward
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
- Heated seat switch . . . . . . . . .
44 -Heigh t adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 57
- Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
........................
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
-
Windows .................. 36
locking swi tch . . . . . . . . . . . 32
................... 31
outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 51
roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 41
-Emergency . . . . . . . . . . 41 - Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
on multifunct io n
steering 46
Rear
- Doors,
Lock . . . . . 33
- Lid{Trunk Lid 34
-Lock . : : : : : : : : : : 33
- Remo
te Release . . . . . . . . . 28
- Backrest .....

-
. . . . . . 49
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vrsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
. . . . . . . . . . 43
-. . . . . . . . 44
-Heated passenger 's . . . . 44
-
button switch ......... 28 -swi tch . . . . . . . . 32
- Rear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
- Rear window defogger . . . . . . 43
Synchronised mirror
adjustment . . 52
T
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tag ........................... 26
- Key
....................... 26
Temperature
-Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-
58
Time driven indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tip tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
-Top sp eed .................. 93
Top speed ..................... 93
Towing ........................ 95
Transmission
. . . . . . See Autom atic transmission
.......... .... tran smissio n
T ransporting heavy objects . . . . . . 63
T rip
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trunk. -Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trunk/Rear Lid . . . . . . 28. 44
Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
u
........... 31
Using the air cond itioni ng more .............
battery . . . . . See 3.2
Identification Number ................... See
speci fications
................... See 3.3

AND
Organize your trips to include several errands and to avoid heavy
traffic.
course . there are some conditions that affect consumption that you can't
consumption increases in
the winter or under conditions (bad
r oads, towing a etc.) .
The
into your attention was paid to the environment. To
retain and make use of these characteris­
tics,
points :
gasoline engines.
Leaded causes damage to the converter and other components of
t he em ission system.
Booklet 1. 1.
Having your serviced by a VOLKSWAGEN and that it does
not disturb the environment, and that it has
a
service
Use the air conditioning only when really needed.
The air conditioning decreases engine
Check your tire pressure once a month.
Low tire pressure increases tion and tire wear, and impairs
accident.
Do not carry unnecessary items
in city traffic where you must
often
consumption.
Remove supplementary roof
sistance caused by the cross bars creases consumption .
ment when no longer needed.
The rear window defogger, ing consume a
of The more you
consume. the higher the
if you keep the rear window defogger on for 1 hours, your sumption increase by about 1 quart (1
16 ---------DRIVING AND ENVIRONMENT

main­
tenance is
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you help make sure that emission standards are maintained,
thus minimizing adverse effects on the environment.
For Booklet 1. 1.
Under difficult operating condi­tions, for at out­
side temperatures,
in very dusty regions.
when towing a
specifie d.
This
and even void your ve­warranty . Therefore , proof of servicing
in accordance
with the maintenance sched­
may be a condition for a pos­warranty ma de w ith in the war­
ranty period.
Above
in doubt about any servicing, have it done
by your VOLKSWAGEN
or any other
workshop.
We urge you to give your autho­
rized VOLKSWAGEN the opportunity
to perform
has the
runn ing
changes, and or the
air P erforming limited maintenance yourself
The increasing use of
owners. Also, safety and en­
vironmental concerns
require testing devices
and other equipment
in order to as­
sure proper performance, and
safety of the
with ordinary
be un­Before performing any of these
procedures.
read
ob­
serve the
provided.

Tire service
The service
factors:
Tire pressure
. Required tire pressures are
Low tire pressures increase fuel consumption which is detrimen­
tal to the environment.
pressures. Never exce ed
the maximum tire pressure
on the tire pres­
sure means: the vehicle has been standing
for at
The on new vehicles are When driving, however, various conditions
can cause a to become
This may be noticed as vibrations in the
steering .
have your if a new tire has
been mounted or a tire was repaired.
pressures be checked at once a month and
you do not
need to remove the extender .
check tire pressures when the tires
are When the tires are be higher. Do not reduce the pressure of warm tires.
Don't forget to check the spare
causes exces-
sive and uneven tir e
impairing the
safe ty of the you notice exces­
sive tire contact your authorized
WHAT

Warranty, Replacement, Antenna Care
The same warranty terms and conditions
Note
The warranty does not cover damage
caused by improper use of the system or at­
tempts to make repairs by
addition. no signs of dam­
age on the exterio r of the unit are permitted.
After the warranty has be
be covered by a
service
coverage.
Antenna Care
The antenna is designed to achieve
protected from damage and wear.
Care: A dirty
dry off
the antenna and clean it occas ionally using
chrome This to chromated antennas.
Power antennas
the
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