2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF roof

ward movem ent of the in a cras h, in order to h elp reduce the risk of head injury that could be caused by s triking the vehicl e interior.
Forward facing
manufactured after tember
Never attach a child seat tether strap to a
tie-down hook in the luggage compartment.
Never secure or attach any luggage or other items to the
tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat, make sure that it is not so tight, that it causes the weight-s ensing mat to measure more weight than is actually on the seat.
The heavier weight registered can make the system work as though an adult were on the seat and d eploy the Advanced Airbagwhen
it must be suppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the
f e w rearward- facing
turer's in struc tion s carefull y to determin e how
t o properly install the tether.
A child in stalled on the front passenger seat will be
The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and will smash the child seat and child against the
backrest , center armrest, door or roof.
A tight tether or other strap on a facing child restraint attached to the front senger seat can put to o much pressure on the

Table of contents
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Overview .......................... o
Warning ..
.............. ......... . in the instrument ..... o
Menus in the in strum ent
Opening and .... o o
Key Set ........................ o o
Remote
Power ........................ o
Doors ... ...................... o Anti-theft sys tem ............. Rear .......................
Windows ............... .. . Power roof ........
Lights and a view .......... .
Ligh ts ........................... .......
vision .............. o
Mirrors ............................
3ol and Equipm ent
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Seats and storage ............. .... .
Why is seat adjustment so important? ... .
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ad re straints .......... ............... .
Fro
nt seats ............................. . Rear seat .................. ............. .
Storage ................................ .
Cup .................. o soc kets ........ o o
Luggage comportment .................. .
Roof rock .....................
Air Conditioning system .......... .
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Driving ........... o .................
........................... .. Starting and stopping the en gin e ........ . transmission .................... .
Auto matic transmission
(Direct shift
gearbox} ............................... .
Parking
broke ................ ... .
Crui se system ................... .
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Never le t an yone ge t in the way of a power
window w hen clo sing
to
open and close the power roof using the rotary control when the ig nition
i s
on.
Fig. 3 4
fig. 34 roo f opens to th e conve­
nienc e po sit ion w here w ind noise is re­
duce d .
- To
open th e roo f more, turn the swi tc h
t o po s
ition@ and hold th e switch in this
posit io n un til th e roo f o pe n s to th e des ired
position.
th e power roof
- Turn the rotary co n tro l to position @.
Always close the powe r roof fully if you p ark t he
vehicle or lea ve it
automatically opens w hen you open the sunroof. you prefer. you can close th e
s unshade when the p owe r roof is closed.
W ithout pi nch page 42 , powe r roof will close with eno ug h force to
ca use serious perso na l injury.
A lways make sure th at n o o ne is in th e way
w hen w hil e ove rridin g the pinch protec tio n t o
cl ose th e power roofl
A lways be careful w he n cl os ing th e powe r
roof. Pinch protection w ill not alway s be able
t o preve nt serio us inj uries under all circum­
s ta nces.
in ser io us person al in jury.
Alway s sure no one is in the way of the powcrroofwhen it is clos ing. There is no pinch protec tio n when clos ing t he power roof fro m out sid e.
Alway s take th e key with yo u when yo u
l e a ve the ve hicle.
Opening and 41

(continued)
Never or if they have access to
the keys. Unsupervi sed u se of a ke y mean that the engine is starte d or that equipment is use d (e. g. pow er windows,
pow er root) . The doors can be with the remote in the ve­in an emergency .
lo with power windows ond power roof
Convenience
ca n clo se the powe r roof from outs id e
the vehicle. The windows will close first,
a
nd then th e power in
to with power roof
Power roof -pinch protection
The power roof has protection that prevent The pinch prote ction does not
h oweve r prevent fingers from gettin g pinched
agai nst th e roof openin g. The power roof stop s
and open s aga in if it is obstru cted by lar ger object when
the power roof has been opened again by the pin ch pro tection, it ca n be pressing back the ro ta ry cont rol back t o posit ion fig. 34 the power roof has note that
the pow er roof still does not you hav e to use the emergency operation
42 Opening and
The power roof wiU work o ne of the front doors is opened and the key removed
fr om the
- Release the key to interrupt the opera­
tion.
i f the roof is using con­venience have to be back to its posi­
t ion the next time you
3.2 and chapt er
WARNING
Without pinch protection, th e power roof with enou gh f orc e to cause serio us per­
make sure over ridin g pinch protection to
Th e pi nch protec tion feature doe s not pre­vent

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Background
The background lighting lights control elements
fig. -arrows -the ignit io n and headlights
a re swit ch ed on. The cente r console is nated from above.
Rear interior
J
Switching on the reading
-the fig. 42 to swi tc h on
t h e read ing ligh t.
Switching off the reading
-the b utto n to switch off the
read ing
light.
Tips
the doo rs are n o t interio r
Fig . 42 Sec tion of roof : rear in te rior light and reading ligh ts
48 Lights and a view
lig hts go ofT after about minutes if the ig n ition is re m ove d and the door contact c ircuit is switched on. Thi s prevems th e
There are variou s versions of the rear interior reading ligh ts. dependin g on your m odel and its

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the following points to make sure
the ve hicl e handles well:
- D is tribute
the load as even ly as
heavy objects as far forward in the
lu ggage compartment as possibl e.
-
luggage in the lug gage compart­
men t w ith suitable s traps o n the tie-down
hooks.
WARNING
Improperly stored luggage or other item s can become airborne mi ssi les, fly ing through the
ve hicl e ca using seriou s personal inju ry in the even t of hard braking or an acc ident. To help
reduce th e risk of serio us personal injury:
Always put objec ts , for example, lu ggage or other heavy item s in the lugg age compart­ment.
Always secure objec ts in the luggag e partment usi ng the ti e-down hook s and suit ­able straps.
WARN ING
Heavy loads will influ ence the way your hicl e handles and heavy loads that arc no t properly s towed or secured serious i njury.
Always keep in mind when transp o rtin g
heav y objec ts, that change in the center of g ravity can also cause ch anges in vehicle
eve nly as possible.
- Sec
ure heavy objects prop erl y ward in the compartment sibl e.
Where applicahlc
(con tinued)
- Alwa ys secure heavy item s securely
u sing the ti e-downs provided w ith suitable
straps.
Neve r exceed the Gro ss Axle Weight Rating or th e G ross Vehi cle Weig ht Rating on the safety compliance sticker on th e
Always read and heed add itional tant information on safe booklet 2.1 chapter driving"
WARNING
To help prevent po isonous exhaus t gas from being drawn into the veh icle, always keep th e rear lid
Never transport objec ts larger than tho se
fittin g co mpletel y into th e luggag e area cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
Lfyo u absolu te ly must drive wi th the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce the risk or poi soning:
-
the pow er roof14l,
-all a ir o utle ts in th e in strument pane l,
- Switch
the air recirculation ,
-
Set the fr es h air fan to the highe st sp eed.
WARNING
A lwa ys make sure that the doors and rear lid are securel y clo sed and locke d to red uce the
risk of in jury when the vehicl e is not bein g
u sed.
locke d.
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2-door vehicles
Front: The attachment ho les are locat e d on th e unders id e or the roof fig. 71, vis ible w ith the door open.
Rear: T he markings loca te d above the rear
s id e fig.
4-door vehicles
Front: The atta chment ho les a re locat ed on the underside o f th e roof fig. visib le w ith the door op en .
R
ear: Th e markings are loca te d on the unde rs id e
o r th e fig. vis ibl e w ith the door open.
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Fig. 72 Attachment points for 4-door
Installin g or using a roof rack improperly can cause the roof rack and anything on it to fly off the vehicl e causing colli sion and serious jury.
Always read and heed the WARN INGS and page 73 , "Important notes on u sin g a roof
Alwa ys attach the roof rack securely the mounting points shown in the page 72 , fig. 7l and=> page 72,

vehicle has s pecia l roof rails for the roof
ra ck attachme nt s. Th erefore , standard roof riers cannot b e used.
T he sp ec ia l attachments are th e basis of a
co mpl ete ro of rack system. Spec ial fixtu res must
then b e added in order to sa fe ly tra n sport
recommend yo u use genuine Volk swagen roof rack sys te m s. you wa nt to u se a diff ere nt roof ra ck . make sure that it ca n b e fitt ed securely to your ve hicle and that it does not dam ag e your vehicle.
semb ly in stru ctions provided by th e turer with the Literature for in your hicle .
When should
the roof rack be removed?
it is not needed (to sa ve fuel, reduc e
w ind noise and av oid theft).
Befor e dri vin g throu gh an a utomatic car
wa sh .
In stalling or u sing a roof rack improperly can
ca use the roof and anything on it to fly off
WARN ING (continued)
the ve hicle causing and serio us
Alway s attach the roof rack securel y and onl y at the mountin g points shown in th e lustration s page 72, fig . 71 and 72, fig. 72.
Always install roo f ra ck and roo f rack tures carefull y following the instructions vid ed with the roo f rack
Always make su re that all bolts and
Install only roo f racks expressly approved by Volkswage n for your ve hicle.
Note
vehicl e is higher whe n th e roof ra ck is
in stalle d, es pecially whe n it is load ed. To reduce
th e r is k of ve hicle damage, please bea r thi s in
mind when drivin g through garage doors or other confined spaces.
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