2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

AN D
2 -Position for steep
This position is to be used for extremely
steep uphill and downhill gradie.nts or
driving. also provides for engi­
ne braking effect. To engage
2 th e trans­
mission will start
in th e f irst gear and only
upshift to the second gear.
When manually downshifting, the selector
lever will move into th e lower gear position,
however th e automatic transmission itself
will not downshift un til there is no possibi li­
ty of over revvi ng.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum ac­
celeration when the accelerator pedal is
pressed
down past the full throttle
one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch will prevent the
engine from bei
ng started .
Selecting a driving position
never have any driving position en­gaged when checking under the
hood. Make sure the selector lever is securely locked into the P posi­
tion with the parking brake firmly set. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion, even with the parking bra­ke applied.
foot off the accelerator pedal and wait until the engine speed has dropped to idle speed before selec­ting a driving position.
tor pedal.
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Maneuvering
When alternating between forward (D ) and
re verse (R ) -for instance, while maneuve ­
ring the vehicle into a tight parking space -
shift only when the vehicle has come to a
full stop and the engine is running at idle
speed.
Parking
E ngage P (Park) only when the vehicle is
n
ot moving . When parking your vehicle, ap­
ply the parking brake first, and then m ove
t he selector lever completely to position
P. To do this, depress the button in the
Stopping
When stopping briefly, at a traffic light for
example. it is not necessary to move the
lector lever to N
The driving posit ions must never be used
for hold ing the vehicle on a hill. Always use
you r foot brakes whe n stopped
on inclines.
with automatic trans­
miss i
on cannot be started by pushing or towing.
gency starting with jumper
dealer.
Towing
To to w the vehicle,
see Booklet 3.2.
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equipped with an
the way before you can start the engine.
the engine with the gearshift
in and
tion is required (when passing , for
into R (Reverse) is not moving.
To engage R (Reverse), move lever to
left. press down and push forward.
Especially after driving fo rwa
rd, stop the hicle completely, shift into and
rest the shift lever in brief ly before shifting in to Reverse.
Th e back-up lights go on when you shift
into Reverse wit h t he ign ition on.
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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

has an ignition switch
w ith
an anti-theft steering
can be
with automatic transmission
you can remove the ignition key
be in
steering engine.
it is tion 1 to the key turns
For ing
position
motor and
rear window defogger is
rupted to conserve battery power.
Before the starter
can be operated again the
key must be turned back to position 1 .
The non-repeat in the ignition switch
prevents the starter from being operated
when engine is runn i
ng (this damage
the starter).
warni ng cator
ing indicator for
Chime
you the key in the ignition
a chime sound when the driver's
door is opened. This remind ers you
to the doors.
Note
Whenever you the unat­
tended.
out the turn the steering to the or right it and
make sure that the
is

The
in the head of the
key which
The system is
the
steering
turned the way to the
right or to the for than 15 se­
conds. The power steering pump
the way turned.
This
the way to the right or when stopped,
you

Starting procedures
You must depress the
start with the in N or P (Park).
Starting
As soon as the engine starts.
the engine does not start the first time
or turn
Do not operate the starter for more than
seconds.
When starting a very hot
depress the gas
does not start. the fuse
for the
pump may be -
see I Booklet 3 .2.).
Note
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