2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS seat adjustment

To reduce th e risk of serious injury, make sure
t hat the PASSENGER BAG ligh t comes on and stays on w hen ever a is stalled o n th e front passenger seat and th e tion is swit ched on.
Take the child off the front sen ge r seat and install it properly
does not stay on.
Have the airbag system inspected by your auU1orized Volkswagen dealer or author ized Volkswagen service facility
hicle while sitting on the lap of another passenger .
first read and note th e intr oductory information and hee d th e on page
rid e in the back seat properly s tr ain ed for their age and size.
A lwa ys u
se the right child seat for ea c h chi ld and always use it properly.
Always carefully follow the child seat ture r's instru ction s on how to ro ut e th e safety belt
properly through the child seal a nd how to restrain
th e child in the chiJd seat.
When using th e veh icle safety
to a child seat , you mus t firs t activate the switch able locking
featur e on the safety belt to help p revelll the c hild seal from movin g.
Sitting
really tight so tha t
additional information about
a child restraint syste m on the front passenger seat:
If you must in stall a child restraim on th e passe nger seat in excep tional circum stan ces, be
sure to read and heed th e importan t info rmation and warnings in the section of thi s Manual
There are additional adjustments that must
be made in order to be
the safety upper a nchorag e for the fron t passenge r seal so that the availabl e safely belt is
l o ng enough to pro p erly in stall the child restraint.

-Always make sure that the forward-facing seat has been designed and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passenge r seat with a front and side airbag.
- Always carefully follow the
turer's instructions provided with the child seat or carrier.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top
tether strap if th e child
restraint manufacturer's instructions quire the top tether strap to be used.
- Never
put the forward-facing child
ment panel.
- Always set
the safety belt upper anchorage to the adjustment position that permits proper installation in accordance with tl1e child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
- Always move the
passenger seat to the high est position in the up and down
straint.
- Always make sure
that nothing prevents the front passen ge r's seat from being moved
to the rearmost position in its fore and aft
-Always make sure that the backrest is in the upright position.
- Never place additional
item s on th e seat that can increase the total weight registered
by the weight-sensing mat and ca use injury
in a crash.
Always buckle the child seat firmly in place
eve n if a
Alway s read and heed aU WARNINGS eve r using a child restraint in a vehicle page
light
comes on and stays on whenever a child straint is installed on tl1e front passenger seat and the ignition is switched on.
AIR BAG
page82.
the off senger seat and install it properly at one of the rear seating positions if the
Have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or aulhorized Volkswagen Service Facility immediat ely .

you must install a reanvard facing child
seat on th e front passe nger seat b eca use of ce pti ona l circumstances , but the light does not come on and stay
Facil ity.
Alway s read and heed all
page Safety pag e Airbn g sys te m page safety restraints.
An improperly installed child res traint can terfe re w it h th e airbag as it de plo ys and ously injure or even kill the child -eve n w ith an Advanced Airbag
being require the following sp ecia l precautions
to be tak en:
-
Fonvard-facing child seats in stalle d on the front passe nger seat may interfere with the de ploym ent of the airbag an d cause se riou s
p ersonal inju ry to th e c hild.
- Always make s
ure that the fonvard-facing seat has been des igned and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passe nger seat wit h a front and sid e airbag.
- Always care full y follow the ture r's in struction s prov ided with the c hil d scat or carrier.
- Never install a child res traint w
ithout a properly attach e d top tether strap if the child
res traint manufacturer's instructions quire the top te th er strap to be u sed.
- Neve r
put the fonva rd-faci ng c hild straint up agains t o r very nea r the
properly and safely
- Always set the safe ty belt upper a n ch orage
t o th e adjustment positi on tl1at permit s proper in stallation in accordance with th e child restraint manufacture r' s in struction s.
- A
lways move the passenger seat to the
hi ghest position in the up and down
justment range.
- Always
make sure that th e backres t is in
th e upright position .
- Never place
additional items on the seat th at can increase the tota l we ight regi ste red by the weight-se nsing mat and cau se injury
in a c rash .
Mak e sure that the BAG
If the BAG OfF light does not com e on and sta y immediately in stall the fonvard -facing child seat in at a seatin g position on the rear seat and have the airbag sys te m
Fac ility.
Always buckle the c hild seat in place even if a child is not sitti ng in it. A loose child
collisio n.
Note
When installing a child res traint , b e ca reful
not to get the belt caught in tl1c structure of tl1e child res traint and become damaged, especia lly when the swi tc habl e lo ckin g feature has been tivated.
Be careful not to activa te th e sw itch a bl e
lo ckin g retra ctor when routin g th e safety belt s
a round the head restraints . p ull the safety
b elt out far enough to allow you to route tl1e belt around th e head restraint.

Booster seat s and safety belts
Fig . 69 properly res train ed in a booster se a l on the rear seal.
fir st r ead and note the introductory info rmati on and heed th e on page
sign ed th eir age and fig. 69. E xp ert s
s a y that the sk e le ta l s tructure, parti cu larl y the
p e lv is,
b elt s w ithout a suitabl e child restra int.
Th e ve hicl
e's safety be lts al one will not fit most
children until th ey are atleast4
or their bodi es and the safety be lt can h elp protect them in a c ollision.
Do no t use the switchable lo cking feature wh en
u sin g the ve hicle s s afet y belt to res train a child on a booste r se at.
Alw ays pos ition the should er p o rt ion belt midway over the c hild's sh oulder. you mus t tra n sp o rt an old e r child in a b ooster seat on the front passe nge r seat. yo u can use th e safety
b elt height adjustment mechanis m t o help adjust the s ho uld er b elt properly.
A lw ays make sure tha t the s ho uld er b elt never res ts against o r across the c hild's neck.
A lways
w ho are at least4 ft. 9 in. (57 in ches I 1.45
m ete rs) tall can ge nerall y use th e ve hicle's three
p o int lap and sh ould er b elt s. Neve r use the lap belt portion of the ve hicl e's s afet y belt alo ne to restrain any c hild, regardless of how bi g the c hild is . Alw ays remembe r that childr en do n o t h ave the nounced pe lv ic s tru ctur e re quired fo r the proper fun ctio n of lap belt po rti on of th e ve hicle's three po int la p and s houlder b elt. The c hild's safet y solutely requires that a la p b elt po rti on of th e
safe ty belt be faste n ed snugly and a s low as
tion the safety belt pa ss ove r th e child's stomach
or abdomen.
la p and sh o ulder parts of th e safe ty belt so that they pass across the c hild's body in the right places. The routin g of the be lt
o ve r the c hild's bo dy is very important fo r the child's protectio n, w hether or not booste r seat is
u se d. age 12 and under must ride
in the rear seat.
In a co
llisio n, airbags must infl ate w ithin a blink of an eye and w ith considerabl e fo rce. ord er to do its job, the airbag needs room t o inflat e so that it
w ill be there to protect the occupant as the
tio n and too close to the airba g gets in the wa y of an inflatin gairbag. Wh en an occupant is to o close ,
h e or sh e will b e s tru ck viol entl y and will recei ve seri ous o r possibly eve n fatal injurie s.
orde r
tional c ir cumstances , be pro pe rly restrained and as far aw ay from the a irbag as possib le. B y keepin g
ro om b etwee n the child's bo d y and th e front o f the passenge r compartm ent, the air b ag can infl ate compl ete ly and provide s u ppl em ental protectio n
in certain frontal collis io ns.

first read and no te the introductory informatio n an d heed th e WARNINGS on page
Safe ty belt s for the rear seats and the fro nt
crash .
W hen
ever a child res traint is in stalled wi th a sa fe ty
b elt , the safe ty be lt must be loc ked so that b elt webbin g cannot unreel. The sw itc hable lock ing feature lets yo u l ock the belt so that a chil d strain t can be properly in stalle d and, for example, so th a t it ca nnot tip to th e si de w hen the ve hicle goes around a corner.
on the front
s eal
A lways carefull y fo llow the c hild res tra in t factu rer's instruct ions when insta llin g a c hild str ain t in your ve hicl e. B efo re trying to a
c hild restr aint on the fro nt passenger seat, be sure
t o follow th e specia l instructio ns and heed th e WARNINGS below. To activa te the s witc h abl e
lock in g feature:
the chil d restraint on
in exce ptiona l c ircu mstances, you must
senger seat so that availa b le safe ty belt length is
s u ffici ent to properly install the child restraint. Make su re the backrest is in the upright p osition.
Always
Mo ve the fron t passenger seat to the high est posit io n in th e seat's up and down adjustment ra nge and m ake sure th e backres t is in the upright
posit io n.
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
positi on in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustment
B efo re drivin g
ra nge . and as far away fro m the ai rbag as possib le,
b e fore installing th e fonvar d-facing child restraint.
I f a te ther stra p is bein g used to t ie t he ch ild
t h e safety belt upper anchorage for the rear
o utboar d seatin g positi on to the hi ghest ment position.
R o ute the safety be lt around or through the
c hild res traint using th e proper p ath fo r the safe ty
b elt as specified by th e chil d res traint turer.
M ak e sure that the re d r ele ase button faces
away from the chil d res train t so th a t it can b e buckle d quick ly.
Remove all slack fro m the la p belt po rtion of the safety belt and ho ld it tightly against the chi ld
rest rai nt.
th e child restra in t down wit h your full
weight t o make su re that th e child restrai nt w ill be properly in stalled w ith the safety belt re all y tig ht.
Activating the switchable locking feature
pull the sh o uld er be lt portio n of th e
sa fety belt the way out of the retractor.
W hil e keep ing your weigh t o n the child strain! , guide th e sh o ulder belt portio n of th e
s a fety belt back into the retractor until th e belt lies flat a nd is tig htened aga inst the chil d restraint.
You sh o uld hea r a noise as th e belt
w inds back in to the in ert ia reel o f th e safety belt tractor. Test the sw itch a bl e lock ing feature by
pullin g on th e belt. s h o ul d no lo nge r be able to
pull the belt ou t of the retracto r. T he sw itc habl e
l ock ing feature is now active.
o n th e sa fe ty belt to make su re the safe ty
belt is prope rly fa stened a n d tight.
Check th e child res traint for p roper in stallatio n
by pullin g on th e c hild re straint at th e place where the ve hicle's safety belt goes into the ch ild straint. The child restrai nt sh ou ld no t m ove ward or sideways by more than a bout one in ch (2.5 e m).
After ch eck ing to make su re that th e chil d

Garage door opener
De leti ng programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
F u el
............................... 239
Grades ............................. 239
Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gettin g re ady
........................... 28
Glasse s storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Light ................................ 125
See storage compart ment s ............ 163
Gross vehicle weig
ht ....................
H
Head restraints ....................... 61, 62
Headlig
ht r a n ge adjustment ............. 125
D ynamic headli ght range adjustment .. 125
Fully automated leve lin g sys tem ....... 125
Headlight range control sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights Washe r sys t
em .......................
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heating sys tem
Also see: Air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . 226
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
High
beam s witch ...................... 122
Hill Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ic e
removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Id
ent ifica tio n number ................... 3 1
Igniti
on See engine and ign ition ............... 172
Ignition keys see Vehi cle key s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition swit ch ......................... 174
Safety int erlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Unauthorized vehicle key ............. 174
Immobilizer ............................ 178
Malf
unc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Import ant vehicle la bel s ................. 31
Alphabetical index
In an em erg ency.......................
In emergency
Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Em ergenc y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yoursel f and the ve hicl e . . .
Indicator ligh t
Brake
pad i ndica tor ............. 189
Brake syste m ........................ 189
e n g in e o il leve l ............. 247
S te ering column lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle key.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windshield wash e r
leve l ......... 128
Indicator light s
L ig ht s
............................... 121
Indirect ve ntil ation.................... 232
Individ ual door unlocking............... 39
Infr
ared-reflecting winds hi eld . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Inside mirror ........................... 134
I n s
trument clu ste r ....................... 13
D is p l
ay ........................... 16, 17
Dis p lays .............................. 21
In dica tor light .. .................. .... 13
I n strumen ts .......................... 1 6
Menu stru cture ....................... 21
Serv ic e r
eminder disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Symbols .............................. 13 U sing m enu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lig ht s ........................ 13
In s
trument cluster di splays ...... ........ 21
Instrument panel........................ 6 Air 274

Rear Assist. .......................... 212
Trailer hitch ......................... ISS
Manual transmission ................... 179
also shiftin g ...................... 179
MEDIA-IN
jack .........................
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N
Ne t
Luggage co
mpartment ............... 148
New engin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New tires ............................... 28 1
Noises Brak ing ass i
stance syste m s ........... 195
E ng in e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 241
T ires .
.............................. 295
N
umbe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Opening
Door s ............................... 43
sunroof ........................ 51
R ea r h atch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle ...........................
Vehicle ....................... 41
Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outside antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alphabetic al index
Outside mirror
Automati c dimming .................. 135
Folding in ........................... 1 35
Ma lfu n
ctio n ......................... 136
S to ring for reve r
se driving ............ 135
Outside mirrors ........................ 135
Syn chronous mirror adjustment. ...... 135
Tow i
ng a trailer ...................... 153
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Outside temperature display ............. 1 7
Ov erview
con so le lower sectio n. . . . . . . . . . . II
console uppe r sec tion ..........
lights ........................ 1 3
Owner's manual s lot .................... 163
p
button ............................ 34
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of a power was her. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
to win g a trail er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sys tem . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Particulate filter ........................ 317
Passenger front airbag
Deactivat i
on by weight-se nsin g mat . . . 95 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger mirror lowering function. . . . . . 1 35
P e
dals .............................. 58 , 181
Physical principle of a frontal collision . . . 69
Pinch protection
ch amber...................... 269