2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF roof

Free-of-charge repair
Repairs under th is warranty are made free of charge. The auth orized Volk swagen dealer will repair the defective part or repla ce it with a new or remanufactured genuine Volkswagen part.
What is not covered
1.2
Tips
Volksw agen is co rrosion protec ted at the factory. do not need to purchase proofing when you buy your Volkswagen in order to keep this wa rranty in
Surface corrosion without perforation
Repair s are covered under th is warranry only if
t h ere is ru st-throug h co ndition in the body sheet metal no t ca use d by outside
tion resulting from the failure to promptly repair paint damage, d a m aged undercoat ing, or face corro sion.
It does not cover damage due to failur e to was h or otherw ise regularly ca re for the vehicle as Manual.
Thi s war ramy does not cover corrosion tion resulting from unrepaired colli sion damage or improper collision
for any
Thi s wa rramy docs not cove r corros ion tion due to failu re to perform bo d y repair s in
bird droppings, sto nes, flood water, wind storm s, tree sap or other similar
Limited Warranty Again st Corrosion P erforation 11

Bookle t 1.2
a rust proofing agent is compatible swagen's yo u fail h ave your vehicle in this a colli sion, Volk swagen b e re sp on­
s ib le for the re p air of any resulting rusl-lhrough.
The also apply
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Volkswagen of Am erica. In c .. (Volkswagen) to the original purcha ser or original
lessee of a model yea r Volkswage n vehicle
and any subseq uent purchaser o r lessee of the veh icle that if th e fo llowing conditio n s arc met ,
a n y authorized Volkswage n deale r in th e including its territ ories, and Canada will
r emedy any nonconformity. as de term ined
below . free of charge, under the following tions:
the vehicle fail s to conform any time during24 or miles, whicheve r cu rs firs t, to applicab le emissi on inspection stand ards as det ermined by an In spection and Maintenance Test (liM). or
if the veh icle been in usc for more th an24 o r miles, whicheve r oc curs first. the vehicle fails Test resulting from a malfunction of convert er, e ngi ne e lectronic control
module or o n -boar d diagnost ic de vice (OBD), and
Test r equire s the vehicle owner be ar any or other san ction ,
the vehicle ha s been maintained and
ti on s for proper maintenanc e and
Performance Warranty
ma y raise media tel y after your vehicle has failed an Test if, as a result of that failure, yo u are re quired
b y law to rep air th e vehicle or cance llation of you r right to usc the vehicle.
including its territorie s. and Can ada. The dealer will honor or den y your claim wit hin reasonable ti me . not to excee d days. from th e time at whic h your hicle is presente d for re pair or w it h in an y time
p eriod sp ecified by local. state or federal w hic hever is shorter . excep t w hen a delay is caused b y ev en ts not to Vol ksw agen
o r t he dea ler. If the de aler denie s your claim, yo u
will be notified in writi n g oft h e reason s for ject ing the claim . If you do not rece ive notice of deni al o f your claim within the above time riod , Volkswage n is require d by Jaw honor th e
claim.
U nde r certa
in ci rcumsta nces, your claim maybe denied because you have faile d to comply with inst ruct ion s for scheduled mainte nance co n-
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plie d with th e instructio n s fo r scheduled te nance and proper use, Volkswag en may quire you to furnish proof of compliance only with those mainte nance inst ru ction s which Volkswag en has reaso n to believe were not formed Test failure.
Volkswage n deny an emissio n p erformance warrant y claim on the basis that a non-EP A tified r eplacement pan w as used i n th e nanc e or re pair of th e veh icle if Volkswagen can
p rove is either
lent from an em issio n standpoint to the origina l yo u arc not abl e to offer is either not defective or equi va le nt
t o th e original with re spec t its em issio n
p erformance.
Volkswagen will not den y a cl aim re lating to
warrant y wo rk or p re- delivery service form ed by an auth orized Volk swage n deale r. or
work performed in a n emerge ncy to rectify
a n unsafe condition step s in a timel y

manner to putt he ve hicl e hack a th e usc of an uncertifi ed part or to plia nce w ith the in structions for proper nance and use, whic h is not related to the 1/M Te st
hi cle is delivered to the origina l purchaser or orig inal lessee, and any
tained in your Ma intenance bookle t. Tim e and mi leage imerval s, at whi ch maintenance is to be perfor med, may vary from
model to model.
recommends you keep a reco rd of scheduled mainte nan ce by having your swagen Maintenance boo kle t validated at th e approximate time or mileage interv al s by the thorized d eal er or other service c ility that performed the maintenance. lfyou perform the maimenance yourself , keep all umentation as proof yo u have performed th e mainte nance at the approximate time or mileage intervals recommended, that you ha ve
Use of G enuine
recommends that Genuine swagen parts be used as replacement parts fo r
th e m ai ntenance . repair or replacement of em sion contro l sys te m s. Genuine swagen parts in emission performance and may impair the effectiveness o f e mission
service as a demonst rator or company
used p ro per form the maintenance properly.
Failure to your vehicle according to the instruction for proper mailllenance may cause the vehicle to exceed applicable emission s
erage. Howeve r, will not d en y a
warra nt y cl aim solel y on the bas is of your failure
to maintain th e veh icle accordin g to the
control system s. Althoug h u se of parts ot her than Genuine pa rt s does not date these warranties. assumes no liabilit y under these warranties for fa ilur e of su ch part s to o ther parts cause d by
s u ch
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the elec tronic control page 41, SENGER
Always remember. a child seat or infa nt carrier
in stalled on th e fron t seat may the rapidly pas senger's airbag in a frontal collision. The
airbag could greatly re duce the effectiveness of the c hild restraint and even seriou sly injure th e
c hild during
stro ng ly recommend that children always sit in
th e back page 53,
infant in a seat stall ed on th e front passe nge r seat ously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates eve n with an
System.
The inflating airba g will hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and will
smas h th e c hild seat and c hild against the backrest, cent e r armre st, door or roof.
Always install r earwa rd-facing child seats on the rear scat.
If you must install a rearward facing child seat on the front passe nger scat becau se of
light docs not com e on and stay on, imme diatel y
your authorized swage n dealer or qualified workshop.
terferc with the ously inju re or even the child -eve n with
a n A irb ag
in exceptio nal circumstances, you must
in stall a fonvard-facing c hild restraint on the front passe nger's sca t:
-
Fon vard-facin g seats install ed on the front passenger's seat may interfer e
with the deplo ym ent of the air bag and cause seriou s personal injury to the child .
2.1 Safety first
turer's instructions provid ed with the c hild
sea t or carrier.
- Neve r
put the fonvard-faci ng c hild
ment panel.
- Always move the passe nge r sca t into its
rearmost pos ition in the scat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the airbag as possi ble before installing ward-facing
scat that can increase the total weight te re d by the weig ht-sensing mat and ca n
ca use injury in a cras h.
Make sure that the BAG light comes on and stays on all the time w henever the igniti on i s switc hed on.
th e BAG light does not com e on and stay on , imm ediately in stall the fonv ard-facing child scat in a rea r seatin g
position and have the airba g sys tem inspec ted
by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop.
To reduce the ris k of se rious injury, make su re that tltc light is on whenever a child restraint is install ed on th e
front passenger scat and the ig niti on is switched on.
the d ocs not stay on, perform th e c hecks descr ibed the Advanc ed
Take the c hild restra int off the front senger seat and in stall it properly at one of the
r ear sea t position s if th e BAG light does not sta y on.
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a small child that is heavier than a typica l
I ye ar-old infant in one o f th e child restraint s
w ith whi ch th e A dvan ced Airbag was page 55.
a child who has outgrown child res traints is
o n
a small adult or te enage r is on th e front se nger seat.
a passe nge r w ho is not sitting upright with
thei r back against a non -re clined backr est with
th eir feet on th e ve hicl e floor in front of the seat occupant seatin g is on t h e fr o nt passenger seat.
re quir em ent s of th e to turn off the fron t a irb ag
f o r infant s 12 months old and younger w ho are
re strained on the fro nt passenger seat in ch ild
restraint s that are liste d in the Standard re str aint s and Adva nce d
requires the front airb ag on th e passenge r sid e to be turned off if th e tota l weig ht
r eg is tered on th e front passe nger is less
th an a inf ant up to about one year of age is s tra ined on the front passe nger seat in one of the rea rward-faci ng or for wa rd-fa cin g inf ant str aint s listed in Fed eral Moto r Vehicle
page 55
The BAG
light does no t come o n and stay on . th e front airbag on the passen ge r
s id e has not been turned off by th e co ntrol u nit and can deploy if th e control unit se nses an pact that meets th e co nditio ns s tored in its page
Alwa ys remember: Even thoug h yo ur veh icle is equipp ed with Adva nced Airb ags, the sa fest
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pla ce fo r childr en i s properl y restrained on th e back seat. b e sure to read the important
information in the sections tl1at follo w and be
sure to heed all of th e WARNINGS.
To reduce th e risk of serious injury when an airbag inflates , always wear safety belts erly .
You will also receive serious injuries and could even be killed if you are up against the airbag or too close to it when it infl ates eve n
with an Advance d Airbag
An infant or child in a rearward-facing child
seat installed on the fron t passenger seat will be seriously injure d and can be killed if th e
front airbag inflate s eve n with an Advanc ed
Airbag System.
Although
ment is impossibl e in all conce ivab le tions that may happen during th e usefu l lif e of your ve hicle.
The infl atin g airbag hit the child seat or infant ca rrier with great force and will
s m as h th e child seat and child against backres t, center armrest, door or roof.
straint s in the rear seat.
front passe nge r scat because of ceptional circumstances and the
sh op.
terfer e with the airbag as it deploys and seri -

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
(continued)
even with an Adva nced Air bag Sys tem.
The infl ating airbag will hit the child seat or infant carrier w ith great force and will
smas h the c hild seat and child against the
backre st, center armrest, door o r roof.
Always in stall r eanva rd-facing child seats or infant carri ers on the rear scat.
Fonvard -facing child seats in stall ed on th e
front passe nger's sea t can interfere
th e c hild's safety and well-being require that the fo llowing special precautions be taken:
- Make s
ure the fo nvard -facing seat has been designed and certifi ed b y its manu­facturer for use on a front scat with
as po ssib le before
installin g the child res traint .
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the front passenger's seat from being moved to the rca rmost position in its for e and aft adjustment range.
-
Always make s ure that th e ba ckrest is in the upright position.
Always buckle the child seat finnl y in pla ce
eve n if a child is not sitting in it. A loo se child
seat
can fly around durin g a sudden stop or in
a collisio n.
Alway s read and hee d all WAHNINGS whenever usi ng a child restrain ed in a ve hicle
i s being page page and
To reduce the risk of serio us injury, make sure th at the PASSENGER BAG light comes o n and stays on whenever a child restraint is
installed on the front p asse nger seat and the ignition is sw itch ed on.
Tak e th e c hild restra int the front senger seat and in stall it properly at one of th e
rear seat posi tio ns if PASSENGER light does not sta y on.
Have the airbag sys te m inspec ted by your au thori ze d Volkswagen dealer or qualified
worksho p immediat ely .

child restrain! is in stalled with a
sa fety belt , th e safety belt must be locke d so
strained for th eir age and size.
colli sio n.
Always make sure th at the safety b elt tracto r is locke d w hen in stallin g
Always buckle the seat firml y in plac e
eve n if
can fly around during a sudden sto p or in
Always rest to whi ch the ce nter rear safety belt is tach ed i s sec ure ly la tc h ed wh eneve r th e rea r
cente r sa fety belt is being use d to secure a
c hild booklet 3.1 and
ward together with the backrest and w ill strik e
part s of th e ve hicl e int eri or. T he c hild can be seriou sly injure d or kill ed .
Never ins tall rearw ard -faci ng c hild scats or infant carri ers on the f ront passe nge r sc at. A
kill ed w hen the passe nge r airb ag inflates.
The inflatin g air bag will hit the child scat or infa nt carrier with great force and w ill
smas h th e child seat and child against the
b ackrest, ce nter armrest , d oo r or roof.
Always instal l rearward -faci ng c hild seats or infant carri ers on th e rear scat.
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Forward -facin g c hild seats o r infant ri ers insta ll ed on the fr ont passe nger' s sca t
m ay interfere with the de plo ym ent of the
a irba g cause seriou s injury to the c hild.
Alw ays read and hee d all whenever u sin g a c hild restrain ed in a vehicle
i s be in g page 53.
page
Rearward -fa cin g restrai nts:
child in a reanva rd-facin g c hild seat sta ll ed on the front p asse nger sea t will b e ously inju red and ca n be killed if the fro nt
a irbag infl ates eve n with an Advan ce d Airb a g
Syste m.
The inflatin g airbagwill hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and w ill
smas h the c hild seat a nd child against the
b ackrest, ce nter armres t, d oor o r r oof.
Always be es peci all y care ful if yo u must s tall a reanvard faci ng seat on the front pa sse nge r seat in ex ce ptional circumsta nces.
A tight te th er strap on a rearward- fac ing
c hild restraint attache d to the front p asse nger
sca t can put too muc h pressure o n the mat in the seat and reg is ter a heav ie r weight in the A dva nce d Airb ag Sys te m. The hea vie r
w eig ht reg is te re d ca n mak e th e sys te m work
as
thoug h an adult were o n the scat and ploy the A dva nced Airba g wh en it must be suppresse d causing serio us or eve n fa ta l ju ry to the child .
Make sure that th e PASSENGER AIR BAG Light comes o n and s tays on all the tim e
wh en ever th e ig niti on is s wit ch ed on.
dealer o r