2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS brake

Turn the socke t wre nch in order to close the
power su nroof.
Install the cover again.
Have the power sunroof checked by an autho­rized Volkswagen dealer o r authorize d Volkswagen
Serv ice Facili ty. Emerg enc y clo sing may ca use the
power sun roo f and its pinc h protec tio n to
Emergency of the
Fig. 17 4 Removing th e selector gate cover .
first read and no te th e in troducto ry info rmation and hee d the Wi\HN INGS on page322.
I f th e
powe r suppl y fails (due to a dead for
exa mple) and the ve hicl e has to be pushed or towed, the emerge ncy re lease must be u se d to
m ove the selec tor leve r toN (Neu tral) .
The e m ergency re le ase is located under these­
lector ga te cove r on the rig ht sid e when viewed in
th e dir ection of trav el. You need tool like a
sc rewdriver to re lease the selector leve r lo ck.
Preparations
Se t the parkin g brake.
Switch off the ignition .
Removing the selector gate cover
up wa rd on the cover around th e se lecto r
l eve r fig. 174.
Slip the cover up and ove r th e selector leve r
3l Not included with the vehic le kit.
Practical t ips
F ig. 17 5 Releasing the selector lever lock.
Emergency releasing of the sele ctor lever lock
fig. 17 5 in the directi on of th e arrow and hold it in thi s position.
the re lease fig. in these­
l ecto r lever handl e and shift the se lec tor lever to
Ne utral (N).
Neve r move the selector lever out of
unexpect ­especially on or inclin es, and cause a n
acc ident and seriou s injurie s.
Note
Even witl1 selector lever is in N (Ne utral) , th e
a ut omatic transmission will be damaged ve­
hicl e is towe d (or if you let it coast) fo r an ex ­
t ended p eriod or at high speed with the engine shut
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Introduction
In thi s section yo u'll find inform ation on th e fo l­
l ow ing:
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pr epara tio ns fo r workin g in the eng ine co m­
In an p age
a w hee l page
Tire mobili ty page 336
Storage
Fig. 176 In the luggage compartment: Floor covering raised and secu red.
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Loose tools and other objects kit and a lo o se spare tire may be thrown through the passenger compart­
m ent if yo u brake suddenly or stee r sharply or are involv ed in an accident. This can cause se­
r io u s injuri es.
Alw ays make sure the ve hicl e to ol kit , tire
mobili ty kit, and spare tire sized or com­
pact ) are securel y stow ed in th e luggage com-ment.
I
mprope r or damaged vehicl e tools can lead to
a ccid ent s and injury .
Neve r work with tools that are damage d or not right for the job .
firs t read and note th e int rod uc tory inform ation an d heed th e o n page326.
T he ve hicle t
ool kit, spare wheel, compact spare w hee l or tir e mobilit y set may be locate d in various
l oca tions in the lu ggage compart men t.
th e tir e m obilit y
set are stored in the foam insert
n ex t to t he ve hicl e too l kit.
If necessary, de ta ch the luggage compartment net page
Lift th e floo r cover ing and ha ng it on th e hook beneath the luggageco mpart mem fig. 176
w ise it not fit in its co mpart ment and ca nnot be stowe d sa fe ly.

Introduction
In this s ec tion lowing :
Preparation s chang ing a . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
the with the jack . . . . . . . . . . 333
Changing a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
ve hicl e design s and models are not ered with a jack and lug w re n ch . su ch cases , Volkswage n recommend s havi ng tires and wheels
changed by an authorized Volk swage n dealer or an authorized Volkswag en Servic e Facility.
Vehi cle key page 34
Tir es and wheels=>
In an page
Vehi cle tool pag e 32 6
Whee l cover s page 328
a whe el, especially on th e side of the road, can be da ngerou s. To help reduce the risk of ser ious personal injury:
Always stop the vehicle
Always make sure that all passengers , cially children, are in safe place outside the
Turn on the emergency nasher and set up another
Always make sure th at the ground is level and firm . If necessary place a sturdy board under the jack.
a whee l by yourse lf only if yo u arc
Always use proper and undamaged tools
when changing tire.
Always apply the parking brake and sh ift the transmission into Park mission ) or any gear (manual only) to help ve nt the ve hicle from moving suddenly and ping off the jack.
a w heel is lifted off the ground, having the tran smission in Park or in gea r not prevent sudden vehicl e movement.
Alwa ys blo ck
Jar object.
If you are towing trail er, alway s unhitch it
from your vehicle before star ting to change the
wh eel. Always apply th e trailer bra kes firmly and make sure the
Always use jac k that has been approved by th e m anufacturer for your vehicle . Never use other jack s, eve n if th ey have been approved for
u se on other Volk swag en models.
To reduce the risk of los ing control , crashes, and se riou s personal injurie s, neve r loosen the
sc re w s on rim s with threa ded rim rings.
Mter changin g a wheel , have the wheel bolt
tightening torque checked with an accurate
torqu e
wrench .

a wheel : loosen ing wheel
info rmation and heed the on p age330.
Loose n
the wheel only with the lu g that supp1ied w ith the
Loosen th e w heel bolt s onl y about one tu rn befor e
liftin g th e
a w heel docs no t come loose, p ush the end of the lug wrench with your foot. Make sure you are s tanding firml y on the ground and hold on to the ve hicle fo r support.
loosening th e wheel bolts
th e lug wre nch over th e wheel fig. 182.
Holdin g th e lu g wre nch at the end, loosen the
wheel b y turnin g it counter-clockw ise about
loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
wheel with a wheel cover, the anti-th eft wheel must b e at fig. 183 the wheel cover canno t be
Take the adapte r for the a nti -th eft wheel b olt out o f the vehicle tool kit.
the adapter all the w ay ove r the anti-theft wheel b olt.
the lu g w re nch onto the adapte r until it
s to ps.
H olding the lu g w re n ch th e end, loosen the w heel bo lt by turning it count er-c lockw ise about comple te tu rn
information regarding wheel bolts
The des ign of rims and wheel different wheels are ins tall ed, wheel bolts with the right length and bolt head sh ape must be used. The attachment of the
w heels and fun ction of the brake syste m depen d on thi s.
from fe rent ve hicles of the same mod el.
Wheel bolt tightening torque
tightened bolts for steel a nd alloy w heel rims should have a to rqu e of88 ft lb s
Improperly tightened w heel bolts can co me
loose w hil e driving and cause you to lose control over the ve hicle, resulting in accidents and rious injuries.
Never u se differen t wheel bolt s.

Tire
Introduction
In thi s section you'll fin d information on th e lowing:
Cont ent s o f the tire mobi lity set . . . 337
Prep ara tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
minu tes of drivin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tures up to abo ut 3/16 in (4 mm) in diam ete r c an
b e re liabl y se ale d using the tir e mobility The
foreign obje ct (sc rew or fo r example) must
n ot be re m ove d from the tire!
Afte r the sealant is th e tire , driv e for abou t minut es and check tir e pressure ag ain.
Never use th e
tire m obility se t to a tire un less you
-have park ed ve hicl e at a safe s po t,
- are fami liar with the nec ess ary pro ce -dures and safe ty pre cautio ns, and
-have th e correc t tir e mobilit y Otherw ise . ge t exp ert ass is tan ce .
Tir e sealant mu st not be used:
If th e w heel rim is damaged.
i\t out side tempe ratur es below
If th e c ut or punctu re da mag e of th e tir e is
g rea te r than 3/16 in (4 mm) in diameter.
I f you were drivin g wi th very lo w tire press ure
o r flat tir e.
If th e tir e inflation cyli nder h as passe d its ration elate.
More information:
Vehicle key page 34
Braking, s to ppin g and page 188
T ires and page 276
In an em erge ncy pag e
page 328
D o it yoursel f
rious personal injury:
Alway s stop the ve hicle as soon as it is sa fe to
d o so and move the ve hicl e
Always make sur e that th e ground is leve l a n d
firm.
passen gers and espec iall y childr en must stay
Turn on the emerge ncy flas hers and set up an oth er warnin g dev ice about 25 yards (25
m ete rs) behind the ve hicl e to warn approaching
traffic .
the tire mobility set only if yo u are mili ar with the n ecessa ry s tep s. Othenvisc, get
expe rt ass is tance.
yo u can get profe ssional h elp.
Sea lant is harmful and mus t immedi atel y be removed in case of skin contact.
Alway s store th e tire mobilit y se t o u t of reach of children .
Never usc a vehicl e jack, even if th e jack is proved for use with your vehicle.
Always apply the parkin g brake and shift the
t ran smi ssio n Par k (P) (automati c

Improper usc of jumper cables when starling a ve hicl e wit h a dead battery can cause the battery to exp lode, leading to serious sonal injury. To help red uce the risk of battery
explo sion:
All work on the batteri es or the elec trical
sys tem in your veh icle can cause serious acid burns, fire s, or e lec trica l shocks. Always read and heed the followin g WARNINGS and safety
precaution s before working on the batteries or the electrical page 257,
Always wear proper eye protection. Never
lean over the vehicle batteries.
Attach the jumper cables in the correct order:
first the positive cable, then the negative cable.
Never connect the negative cable from the ve hicl e providing starting assistance to parts of th e fuel system or to the brake hoses or brak e
line s.
Never allow no n-i nsu lated parts of the battery clamp s to touch. Never allow the jumper cable attache d to the positive battery terminal to
contact metal parts of the ve hicle.
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hicl e battery. If you cannot sec the color ofthe window clearly, never usc a cigare tte
light er, or other open Use
Avoid electrosta tic dischar ge in the vicinity of the ve hicl e battery . Sparks may cause the
Neve r jump start
A lways follow the instru ction s of the jumper cable manufacturer.
Always make sure that the battery providing
star ting assistance has th e same vo lta ge as the dead battery (12 V) and about the same capacity
(sec battery lab el).
Batterie s give off explos ive hydrogen gas. ways keep fire, sparks , open and smoking
materials away from batteri es.
Never connect the negat ive cab le from the other vehicle directly to the negative terminal of the dead battery. The hydrogen gas from the battery is exp losive.
Neve r short out the battery te rminals by co nn ecting the positi ve(+) and negati ve(-)
terminal s with each other.

Tow-starting and towing
Introduction
In thi s sec tion you'll find informati on on the low ing:
ti ps on towin g your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Installing the towing eye in the fron t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
In stalling the towing eye in the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Driving tips while towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ob serve lega l regulations tow -startin g and
t ow ing.
For technical rea sons: A vehicle with dead battery must never be towed;
Engin e control and emissio n control system page315
Never tow a vehicle without any electrica l
power.
Neve r remove the vehicle key from the
first r ea d and no te th e introductory inf ormation and heed the WARNINGS on page357.
Towing eye; bar
A to w ing eye is includ ed in your vehicl e's tool kit.
Thi s ca n b e inserted in a th rea ded h ole in the front bumper a nd use d whe n your ve hicl e is bei ng
t owed by an o th er ve hicle.
Towing a veh icle change s th e way it handles and brake s. To help reduce the risk of an accident and serious personal injury, note the following:
The driver of the ve hicl e that is being towed:
-
need to
press harder on the brak e pedal to slow down or stop. Always be alert so as not to rear-end the towing vehicle.
-
You will have to use conside rably more
force to turn the steerin g whee l because the power steering is not working.
The driver of the ve hicl e that is doing the towing:
- Accelerate gradually
and gently and avoid
jerking movements.
- Do
not brake hard or stee r sharply.
- Brake earlier
and more gently than in normal driving.
Note
Be careful not to damage the paint when stalling and removing the eye and the cove r for the threaded hole behind the bumper.
Unburned fuel can get into the catalytic verter during towing and damage it.
The tow rope s ho uld be nexib le e no ug h to help
protect both v ehicle s from damage . thetic fiber rope or simil ar rope.
A tta ch th e
tow rope or tow bar onl y to the towing
eye included in the vehicl e tool kit for thi s
the transmission in Ne utra l (N).
Do not tow faster than mph km /h ).
D o not tow more than miles

Driving tips towing
Please fir st read and note the introd uctory in form ation and heed the on p age357.
Tow
ing r equires som e ex perience, especiall y w hen
u sin g a tow rop e. Both drivers mus t be familiar
w ith the techniques required f or towin g.
paved roa d, there is always a risk of overloading and damaging th e a ttachment points.
your ve hicl e is bein g towe d, it can still sign al turns eve n if the em erge ncy flashers are activate d , as lo n g as the ig nit ion is switched on. the turn sig nal in the no rm al way. The e merge ncy flashers
go off as l ong as th e tu rn sig nal is blin kin g. As soon as the turn sig nal lever returns to its ne u tr a l tio n . the e merge ncy flash e rs are auto matically tiv ated agai n.
The driver of the vehicl e towed:
your vehicle is the on e being towed, the ti on switch m ust b e swit ch ed on to keep the
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s teeri ng wheel from loc king. Also m ake sure that the turn signal s, horn , winds hi eld wip ers, and w indshi eld was he rs wo rk properly.
power steering does not wo rk w hen th e
e ngi ne is swi tc h e d off, more e ffort is needed t o
s teer th e ve hicl e.
the brak e booster also does no t w ork when the engin e is s topped, you will need t o press harder o n the brak e ped al to slo wdown or stop. Do not hit the towing vehicl e.
Head and heed the inform ation and in the tow in g ve hicle's owners m anu al.
The driver of the towing vehicle:
Accele rat e g raduall y and gentl y a nd avoid
jerking move men ts. Do no t s teer s h arply.
Brake earli er and m ore ge ntl y than in normal driving.
Head and heed the informatio n and in the owner's m anual of the ve hicl e bein g
tow ed