2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ignition

utes. The
The rear window defogger is not designed
to melt snow. Therefore. always remove
heavy snow
and ice accumulations before
driving off.
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passenger
With the ignition on. the seat cushion and
backres t of the passenger's seat can be
heated.
The heating eleme nts
in the seats can be
turned on and regulated with the thumb
wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the
t humbwh eel switch to the detent position.
Switches in the driver's door
A -
up the switch to unlock the fuel filler
flap . The switch works also with the ignition
off .
B -Rear
up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
The switch works also
with the ignition off.
A warning light in the instrument cluster
comes
on when the ignition is on and the
rear lid is open. Additionally a warning tone*
wi ll sound an d a warning text* is shown
in
the display of the instrument cluster. This is to remind you to close the rear lid. The ligh
should go out when the rear lid is closed

Turn
The turn when
you operate the
(ignition on).
L ever
up ( 1 ) -right turn
Lever down ( 2 ) -
automatically
when you have
the indicator
about twice as fast as
Lane changer
Move the
return to its position when re­
High beam I
The
indicator in the instrument
come on.
The
You can with your high beams by
(position 4). When
come on.

Filling washer container,
see
washer AND Booklet 3.2. f or further details.
Replacing wiper see page 46.
on page 47.
Wiper off:
Lever in pos it ion
the rain senso r automatically either shortens or
l engthens the pause between wipes de­
pending on how
hard it's ra ining.
U se
switch A on the wiper lever to adjust
the sensitivi ty leve l of the rain sensor.
Int ermittent wipi
ng and rain sensor func­
tions are deact ivated when the ignition is
turned

can adjust the day-night mirror from
at night by mov ing the
edge of the mir­
ror
be pointing forwards before the
basic setting is made. When the ignition is switched on the interior
mirror darken automatically depending
on the amount of shining into the ve­
from the rear (e. g.
return to the
or the is moved to
position
R on the automatic transmission.
dimming system B go
out.
the button again to switch the sy­
stem on. The indicator B comes on.
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AND EQUIPMENT
After you switch th e ignition:
- your settings
was the setting
can adjust the inside tempe rature by
using button 15 an d 16. sett ing be
s
tored in mem ory you choose a differ­
ent temperat ure.
(+ 18
64 {+ 18 appear in th e a temperature above 86 appear in the
both these sys­
tem
Under certain conditions, the system for your optimum
comfort . For
when it is
offers the most
Use buttons 11 and 12 to increase or de­
c
rease the fan speed and/or air
increase or decrease ac­
- sw itch oH air
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4-speed automatic transmission*
tor is in the P (Park) position. When
the ignition key is removed, the
automatically
The transmission
automatically the sporty shift programs when you drive
at higher
use of engine
and downshifting takes
shift
of
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a gear and makes quick
(for
the
the right gear
for and downhill gradients.
This prevents the transmission from shift­
ing up and down unnecessarily on
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Automatic
Lock The
to The locki ng ele­
ment only locks the selector lever if it is left
in the
h).
AND
When the ignition is switched
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5-speed automatic transmission (Tiptronic®)*
Your automatic transmission,
upshifting and downshifting
take
After switching off the ignition, you can
tor is in the P (Park) position . When
the ignition key is removed, the
ver be
the most
The transmission one of the
cha nging speeds thout heavy This gives best
the sporty shift programs when you drive
at higher speeds, or
with heavy
and
at
gram is a continuous automatic process.
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a
tion (for to pass another
You do not need to depress the gas into the kick- down range . After the
transmission has upshifted again, the
program is
An matic transmission to
ting up and down shift down to a gea r
when th e driver presses the brake
on
a gradient. This makes use of the
braking effect of the engine without the
need to
shift down as far as 2nd gear.
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