2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Starting
engine is equippe d with a
system. Th e required
which
i s by the
ind icato r come on­
see page 16 .
Starting a
temperat ure (+5 or warm­
er :
You can start th e engine without having to
wa it for th e pre to come on. Do not de­
press the
40oF
the key into the ignit ion
go out.
While
Start the eng ine after the in­
dicator
D o not depress starting.
engine starts to fire keep op­
erating starter for a
few seconds engine runs on
its own power .
engine does not start, switch
on again and start as described . does not start. the fuse fort he -see your WAGEN
AND EQUIPMENT
Do not depress
The up. You can start the engine
Starting the Diesel engine after
you have driven until the
you have driven your engine the tank was empty, and then it may
take a
-up to one minute -to
start your engine . This is because air got
into the
and must be out be­
f ore th e engi ne start.
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Engine compartment
ly inspect the vehicle floor panel
from underneath the vehicle.

AND EQUIPMENT
Cruise
For your driving comfort the cruise control
system
can be used to keep the vehicle
speed constant beginning at about
mph
do not come with the button 8 and the posit ion for the switch A on
the turn signal
lever-see page 24.
Switching the system on
Slide switch A to
When the cruise control system is switched
on an indicator light in the instrument panel
will light
up.
Now you can take your foot
oH the gas pedal.
- Increase the speed using the accelerator
pedal. When the pedal is released, the
system continues
to control the vehicle
at the speed previously set.
- This will not occur
if the set speed is
Press the bottom part of button 8 (-) to
reduce the speed.
- By briefly pressing the
bottom part of
button 8 H. you reduce the speed in stages.
the speed of
the vehicle at that time is the new speed
that is stored.
-
the button is released below approxi­
mately 22 mph
km/h).
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and
press the upper part of button B
addition, the system is temporarily
You can increase speed by preesig the up-switched or in 1. per part of button B (+ ) without having to
press the gas
-By pressing the upper part of button B
(+)briefly, you can increase the speed in
stages .

it the switch and speed is stored.
or
the gas
The speed is
into:
by switch A to the right stop
by switching off the ignition when the is stopped.
by switching off the ignition when the ve-is stopped.
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A
..... .
steering ...... .
Adjusting
........... . -Head restraints ............ .
-Mirrors .... .............. . .
-Seats ..................... .
Adjustments
................. .
-
............ .
- Defogging
2.1
58 -. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 16
Airbag indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
72 54 -Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . .
braking system . . 17
54
. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
55 -Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 63
73 Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Front ...................... 59
and side windo ws
.......... 75 -Storage bin ................. 59
- Defrosting
............. .
-
Fan switch ............ .... .
- Heating interior ..... .
- Keeping interior
. -Maintenance .............. .
- Maximum
............ .
-Temperature ... ..... .
-
.................... .
Air
................ . Ashtray
75 -
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
75 Automatic Loc ks
77 Automatic transmission (4-speed) 84
76 -Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 76 -key safety . . 84
-Kick-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
74 -
Kick-down device ....... .... 87
74 -
liptronic ................... 91 -Towing .................... 95
Automatic transm iss ion (5-speed)
. . Average

B
Back-up . . . . . . . . . . . . .
transmission . . . . . . . . 96
Backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
. . . . 3.2
Beverage
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Brakes
-
3.2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Buzzer ........................ 22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c
seat,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 -. . . . 56
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
-Door ...................... 25
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
........................ 22
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
also
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
-Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
-
-Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
- Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
-
-. . . . . . . . . . 79
- Switching between
Fahrenheit
& . . . . . .........................
-Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
window . . . . . . . . . . 36
. . . . . . .
3.2
.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-
-Turning off, . . . . . -Turning off, temporar ily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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