2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS heating

-Alwa ys keep the
help vent stati c electricity from discharg in g and causin g a fire.
- Alwa ys
obey cial law s regardi ng the use, sto ra ge, and transportation of po rt able fuel containers.
- Make certain that the portabl e
fuel tainer meets industry standards, such as F852- 86.
Note
Re mov e fuel from the paint immediatel y
to help prevent damage to the pai nt, tir es, and whe el housin gs.
and
fu el gauge.
At th e
gas st ation
Refueling with gasoline whe n your vehicle has
a diesel en gine or refue ling with diese l fu e l when your vehicle has a ga so lin e e ng ine can ca use very
se riou s and expensive engin e and fuel system damage that is not covered by any Volkswage n
Limit ed Warranty. If yo u put any am ount of rect fuel in t11c fuel tank , do no t start the e ngine under a ny circumstances. This applies no matter how little of the wrong fuel has go tten into the fuel
t a nk. Immediately contact the n ea rest authorized
Volk swagen deale r o r authorized Volk swage n vice Facility for assistance. These fuels contains
s ub stan ces that severe ly damage the f uel
system and the engine if the engine is s tart ed.
V e hicl es with dies el eng ines must never be fueled or driven with gasoline, kerosene, heating
oi l, or other non-s pecified fue ls that have not bee n ex pre ssly approved for usc with the di ese l
engine. Other kind s of fuel will cause seriou s
d amage to th e fuel sys te m and th e engine tJ1at is not cove re d by a ny Volk swagen Limited Warranty.
Fu e ls can pollut e th e environment. fu el must be collected and disposed of erly , f ollow ing appli cable environmental latio ns.
Th ere is no em ergency re lease fo r the fuel filler n ap. an authori zed Volkswagen
dealer or aULh orized Volkswage n Facility
for assistance .
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Always use only Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) fuel No.2
tio n
shoul d be clearly marked on th e pump. Before filling your vehicl e plea se m ak e sure you are
usin g ULSD. Acco rding to Fed era l regu lation s ULSD is th e only diese l fuel t ype allowe d for use in your vehicle.
Diesel
fue l with con ce ntration s of methyl ester biodiesel high er than 5% (B5), such as Bll, are stri ctly pro hibited.
Se rv ic e s tation s
selling diese l fuel a re generally on
t ru ck rout es or major hi ghwa ys. Dir ecwries of
diesel fuel stati ons are usuall y avai lable at diese l
fuel s tat ion s.
U
LSD Diese l fuel ma y no t b e ava ilabl e outside the
USA and f ore trave ling to o ther countri es.
Winter diesel
At tempe ratures below F (-7' wax separation
in ULSDoccur s. Wax may clog the fuel filter or tank
filt er an d keep th e en g in e from running.
To help pr event th e filter from being clogged with
wax , th e fuel filt er in your ve hicl e is heated with
warm fuel whe n the engin e is running ( filt er heatin g sys te m ). Heatin g th e fue l filter makes it
pos sible to use your vehicl e with ULSD down to about 'F (-24
I f yo u ex pec t temperatures below 5 'F (-1 5
th e po int that th e en gin e will no t move the vehicle to a
heat e d garage or worksho p until it has w arm ed up.
p e ndin g on th e out side temperature.
D o no t let y
our die sel engine idle unnecessarily
afte r cold stan. Drivi ng off slowl y will short en the warm -u p period.
'
Neve r use
Note
The vehicl e's diesel engine was designed sole ly
for use with ULSD fuel. For this reason , nev er use gaso line, heating oil, or other unsuitable fuels. The properties of these fuels may cause serious damage to the fuel system and to the engin e. Such damage will not be covered by any Volkswagen
Limited Warrant y.
The vehicle was designed to run on diesel with blend leve ls up to and including 5% methyl ester biodi esel. Never use methyl ester biodiesel in
blend lev els hi gher than 5% (5% methyl est er
blends are sometime s designated or labeled as
B5). The propertie s of methyl ester biodiesel
blend s in leve ls greater than 5% may cause riou s damage to the fuel injection system and to the engine. This co uld lead to expensive repairs that will not b e cove red any Volkswagen Limited
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the o n page 262.
The e ngin e compartment of a ve hicle is a ge ro u s area page 242.
If nec essary, the e ngin e compartment should be
clean ed b y an authorized Volkswagen dealer or
a uthori zed Volkswage n
tectio n and damage electrical components, among oth er things. In addition, water could enter dire ctly into the ve hicl e interio r through the plenum CD.
If the engine compartment is extremely dirty, have
it clean ed prof essionally by your authorized swage n dea ler or authorized Volkswagen Fac ility .
Plenum chamber
The pl enum ch am ber is loca te d in the engin e compartment betwee n wind shi eld and engin e, under a pe rforated cover. Outs ide air is take n into
the vehicl e int erior fro m the pl enum chambe r via the heating and air cond itioni ng sys tem.
Regularly remove leaves and other loose object s
from the plenum chamber cover by hand or with a
vacuum cleaner.
Injuri es, sca lding , accident and fire hazard s can occur gine compartment!
Before working in the engine compartment, be sure to fa miliarizeyourselfwith the n ecessary
procedures and generally accepted safety
caut.ions page 242.
Note
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vere dam age to the veh.icle .
Wash th e e ngine compartm ent only in cial wash bays so that th e oily dirt and fuel
res idue th a t are washed off the vehicl e
legalto was h the en g in e compartm ent anywhere
other than at su ch sp ecified locations .
268 269

Engine
Introduction
In this sec tio n yo u'll fin d infor matio n on th e lowing:
Indicator lights . ......... , . . . . . . . . .. . . . 315
Catalytic converter ............. , . . . . . .
.......... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
More informatio n:
179
234
pa ge 239
Engi ne page 247
Notice about data r eco rded by vehicle control page
Towing a nd
The vehicle exhaust sys te m and the catalyt ic
co nve rter or di ese l parti cu la te filter very hot
a n d can cause a fir e a nd serious perso na l in jury.
Neve r park where parts oft h e hot exhaust syste m and catal ytic con ver te r co uld ignite
O ammabl e m ate ri als, su c h as bru sh , lea ves, dry fu el, e tc.
Neve r appl y addition al undercoatin g o r rust
proofi ng on or near th e exhaust manifold, pipes , catalyti c converter, d ies el pa rti cu-
l a te or heat shi eld s.
Califo rni a Propo sition 65 Warnin g
E ngine exha ust, some of it s constitu ents, and ce rtain v ehi cle component s cont ain or emit ch em ica ls kno wn to th e Sta te o f California to
ca use cance r and birth defec ts and reproduc tive h arm. In additio n, cert ain flu ids contain ed in
ve hicles and ce rtain products of compone nt
wea r contain or emit ch emicals know n t o the Sta te o f Ca lifornia to cause cancer and birtJ1
firs t read and note the int rod uctory in formati on an d heed th e WARN INGS on page 315.
Light s
th orized dea le r o r a uth orized Serv ice Facility .
Diesel e ng in e preheating before eng in e 172 sta rt -up .

Please first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page 336 .
the valve core from th e tir e valve
u sin g th e valve core page 337 , fig . 187 and place it on a clean surface.
Vigorous ly shake th e tir e inflation cylinder page 337, fig. 187
Tigh tly sc rew the filling page 337, fig. 187 to the tire inflation bo ttl e ( turn
He mov e the sealing plug from th e page 337, fig. 18 7 and slid e th e open end th e way onto the tire va lve.
H old the cylinder with the bottom po inting up and the entire contents of th e tir e inflati on inder int o th e tir e.
Detach the empty tir e inflation cylinder from
th e va lve.
p age337,fig. 187 sc rew the v al ve core back into the tir e valve.
the tire
the tire inflation page 337, fig. 187 o f th e air compressor tightl y to th e tir e va lve .
whether the air release pag e 337, 187 is screwe d on tightly.
page 337, fig. 187 into a soc ket of the page
Switch th e ai r compresso r on using th e page 337, fig. 187
Le t th e air compre ssor run until 2 .5 ) bar is re ach ed
Switch off the air compressor.
an air press ure of29-36 psi 2.5 bar)
cannot b e reac hed, unscrew the tire inflation hose from the tire v alve.
tips
Dr ive about feet m ete rs) backward s o r
f o rward s so that the sealant ca n be distributed sid e th e tire .
th e tire inflat ion hose of th e air pr esso r aga in to the tir e va lve and r epeat th e
th e required tir e pressure still cannot be reached. the tir e is too badly damaged. The t ir e
canno t b e sealed us ing th e tire mobilit y set. Do not
d rive the v ehicle. Get expert
Disconnect th e air compresso r and unscrew the tire infl ation hose from the tir e va lve .
mph km/h).
page340.
The tire inflation hose and ai r compresso r ca n
get hot during inflation.
Protec t hands and skin fro m hot parts.
Do not p lace th e hot tire inflation hose or hot air compressor on flammable material.
Let th e equipment cool off almost plet ely before sto wing it.
bar), th e damage is to o great to be repaired
wi th the tire mobility set. The sealant is not able to seal the tire. Do not drive the ve hicle. Get pert assistance.
Note
Do not let the compressor run for more than 8 minutes to help prevent overheating damage.
Let the compressor cool down for a few minutes
befor e switching it on again. Let it cool down most completely before stowing it in the re p a ir
kit.
338 339

Emerg ency lo ck in g and unlockin g
R ea r h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Em er
gen cy sta rtin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jum
per cables ................ .. ..... 355
E
mission contro l sys te m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
Ind icato r light.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
E ng in e
Break-i n
perio d ..................... Noises................ ......... ..... 177
Engin e and ig nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12-vo lt socke ts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig niti on sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Preheating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S ta rtin g en g ine...................... 176
S ta rtin g en g ine
with KESSY.......... . 175
Sto pping the e ngin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Unauthorized vehi cle key . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E
ngine cl ass ification co de
De terminin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E
ngine co mpartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C l
eanin g ... 269
C l
osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Eng ine
coolant ...................... 252
Eng ine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
P l
enum chamber .................... 269
P re para
tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
E
ngine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
I
ndicator l ight. ...... ....... ......... 3 15
En gin e c oo la
nt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
C heck ing
coolant leve l .............. . 255
F
ille r op enin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
G 12 p lu s-p lus
.................. .. 254
Ind icator light ....................... 252 Specifications .. ..................... 254
Temperatu re gauge... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Topping off
249
C hange ............................. 251
C heck ing oil leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Co ns
umptio n .......................
D ips tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fille r openin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9 I
n d i
cato r light. ..........
b raking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
F
FAQs .................................. 318
capacity
W
indshi e ld was her nuid reservo ir. . . . . 132
Fir e extingui sh er
T ra ile r tow
ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Floor mats............... .............. 18 1
Fo g lig
hts ..... 123
F requently ask ed ques tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
F
ront airba g s
321
F u ses .................................. 341
G
Colo r codi ng.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fuse boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
342 Ident ifying blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
P re para ti
ons for replace ment. . . . . . . . . 343
Heplaci ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
G 12
plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
G 12 plus- plus.
367

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

Reve rse camera .........................
Roof rack .............................. 149
Run -flat tires
Code ................................ 291
s
.................................. 178
belt height adjusters ............... 75
b elt load limit er ................... 78
belt position ...................... 74
b elt preten sioncr .................. 78
belt retractor ...................... 78
belts .............................. 67
Belt pos ition .......................... 74
Belt sta tu s display.................... 68
Checklist ............................. 72
C leaning ............................ 275
Extende r ............................. 76
Faste ning ............................ 73
Lockab le sa fe ty belt ................... 72
No t fas tened......................... b elt height adjuste rs ............ 75
b elt load limiter. ................ 78
belt prete nsioner ............... 78 belt retractor ................... 78 Twisted belt .......................... 72
Unfa stening .......................... 73
U sin g ................................ 72
Wa rnin g light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b elt s protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
continents ........ 312
heating............................ 65
position
Imp roper seating positions ............ 57
.................................. 56
Secu ri
ng a load
Roof rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Selector lever lock ..
.................... 183
th e vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
reminder display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settin gs
A ir
conditioner ...................... 231
paddles
T ipt ronic
............................ 185
Alphabetical index
Shiftin g ................................ 179
Auto matic transmis sion .............. 182
Eme rge ncy relea sing of the selector leve r. .
325
Gea rs hif t lever (
manual transmi ssion) . 182
Manual tra nsmiss ion ................. 182
Selector lever (automati c trans missio n) 182
Warnin g and indicator lights ..........
Curtain Protection
see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sitt in
g................................. 56
Adjust ing hea d restra ints .............. 61
Adjusting th e s teeri ng w heel position.. 63
Electrically adjus table front seat.... . . .
In stalling head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mecha nica l front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 sea tin g pos ition... . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear backre st
........................ 143
Remov ing head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact spare w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consid era tion s
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Dr iving with a trailer
................. 156
Foldi ng m irror in
.................... 136
....... .................. 189, 192
park ing
.............................. 33
e mi ssion ..................... 241 Towi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Vehi cle was hing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 W ashing ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42