2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF warning

18 -Windshield washer fluid
The warning
gets too sound and
a te xt is shown in the
of the instru­
ment T his is to remind you to up
the
washer con­
Booklet 3.2.
19 -Fuel
The warni ng
Time to refuel.
Additionally a warning tone of the instru­
ment T his is to remind you to
Board Diagn ostic system is a required indicator to the driver of an emission
function .
T h e
is working prop­
th e starts co n­
verter
workshop.
Data Link Connector (DLC) for
The
case of a malfunction the respec­
tive component in question be identi­
fied and the
stored in the form of a
code
in the
be with testing equipment (generic scan
testing equipment.
push the
into the Data Link
workshop can interp ret th e code
a nd make th e necessary correction .
INSTRUMENT 23

AND EQUIPMENT
Rear
Lock positions:
Position A:
With the key can be by:
- using the
remote
(see
right
- using your
appear in the sy­
battery is dischar­it is to o pen th e rear ma­
To
Opening and
the and the it open.
A warning
(see page 22) in the instrument comes on
when th e igniti on is on and the rear sound
and a warning text is
rear go out when the re­
ar is
To i t
T here is an open ing for your han d inside the
trim which mak es it easier to grab the and it down.

utes. The
The rear window defogger is not designed
to melt snow. Therefore. always remove
heavy snow
and ice accumulations before
driving off.
7-n
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

Parking brake
The parking brake is between the front
seats.
up the
The parking brake must be
and
up the
3-the
the
the brake warning turn off.
Notes
drive faster than 4 mph
(6 km/h) with the parking brake engaged, you
When the ignition is switched on and the
hand brake is not
the daytime
running beam with reduced
brightness)
(automatic transmission) or move the gearshift lever to
Do not leave children

s
warning . . . . . . . . 19
. . .
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
. . . . . . . . . 57
2.1
-
Ad justment
- Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54 -Rear
. . . . 62
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
. . . . . . .
pos ition
rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
......................
. . . . . . . 17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 3
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
- Lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
.............. 24
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Stopping engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

w
Warning Indicator lights
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Alternator
Generator . . . . . . . 19 -Anti-Lock brake system . . . . . 17
Regulation . . . . . . . . . 17 -Brake ...................... 18
-
Rear lid open . . . . . . . . . 22
- Electronic power control . . . . . 16
-
Engine L evel . . . . . . . .
Temperature . -Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Malfunction indicator
open ............... 22
belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-Trunk Rear
also Booklet 3.2
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wi ndo w
Windshield
-
-
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshie
ld wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper
.........................
-Rear window ...............
Washer system
-Blades ..................... 48
-
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Remo vi
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W iper /Was her system . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Container capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.3
- Fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.2
- Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Wiper speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
118 -------------------ALPHBETICAL INDEX

at
a
date or not at
*
Notes about Environment
Texts ide ntified by this symbol and written in it alic s a re impor­
t a
nt n o tes rega rding the en vi-
ronment and how yo u ca n h elp prote ct it.
Each illustration in the
may or may no t have, depending on the
and its function.
At the back of this book, you fin d an ex­
tensive
t he
of
in the order they ap­
pea r in this
righ t, forward, backward, etc.).
as sitting in the
some ­
t hing is
be
concern safety and are
Texts printed in
one of the Warning and in dicator
marked with a
comes on
page in your

Functioning of Anti-Lock Brake
System (ABS)*
The contributes to
when the brakes are This
means that the remain s
and is
the brake.
Just
short­
ens braking distance under
or on new­
Therefore .
under these circumstances , it is
and with
great care.
begins to rotate too to the automatically reduces
brake pressure to prevent that
This automatic adjustment process
is not functioning a warning
see
Booklet 3. 1.
ing