2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

drive. from spinning
when the vehicle is by reducing
the engine power directed to these
Th e system operates in conjunc tion with
the
acros s the entire spee d range. is
is switched on
be switched on and off by
be switc hed
on . The system be sw itched off
in certai n cir cumstances where
can offer advantages :
-
when driving with snow chains;
- w hen driving in deep
snow or on
surfaces;
AND ADVICE
-when roc king back and forth to free the
vehicle when stuck.
T he sys t
em
works
four radius of
the tires can cause the system to red uce en­
gine power w hen this is not desired .
and tire on
page 65.
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AND
The first
Do not rev the engine up to high
speeds when it is cold. This applies whether the transmission is in N (Neutral) or in gear.
Do not drive with unnecessarily high engine speeds -upshifting early saves fuel, reduces noise and protects the environment -see also page 15.
Do not let the engine labor. Downsh ift
when the engine is no longe r running
smoothly.
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Operate your
The condition of your
ly for changing the brake
Booklet 2.1.
even those sitting in the rear -see Booklet 2. 1.
Passengers not wearing safety belts
but also the driver and other
AND ADVICE
Booklets 2.1 and
3.1.
Booklet 2. 1
at
eye
Booklet 3.1.
rack Booklet 3 . 1 .
DRIVING AND

and
after ev­
ery
two hours of driving .
on tire adhesion .
at higher speeds . this happens,
you be
information regarding safety can be found in the and Booklet 2.1.
Difficult operating
conditions
Driving under
brochure are based on
you are
etc.) you may want to make

Various factors consumption: is no longer running smoothly.
impact.
This chapter addresses some of these
points.
Your determine the economy of your
Do not let your vehicle stand and
warm up.
When the engine is
Avoid full throttle.
Depending on the transmissio n you have,
you
can dri ve in the highest gear at
25 to 37 mph to and be
Avoid driving at high speed.
consumption, exhaust emissions and e ng ine noise increase disproportionately at
h igh speeds.
you drive at approximate ly
three quarters
of top speed, tion Never drive
faster than the posted speed
and
weather conditions permitting.
Drive as smoothly as possible
and keep a lookout ahead.
Unnecessary accelerating and brak ing consump tion and dis turb the red uces cons um p- vironment.
tion and eng ine wear, and does not disturb
the environment.
Upshift as early as possible -do not drive at unnecessarily high
engine speeds.
The highest economy and the
turbance to the environment are attained
when you drive at engine speeds and in
the highest
cons umption is twice as high in 2nd gear as it is in the highes t gear.
Switch off your engine if you are caught in a traffic jam. This
saves fuel and reduces emissions.
The
conditions increase
Heavy traffic,
Stop-and-go driving, short
Driving in heavy , moving traffic in

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
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is covered by the
Limited New
Limited
Limited Warranty Against foration
signed to protect your Emissions System Warranty Emission Wa rranty
Warranty
(USA
information regarding your warran­
ties can be found in your Warranty