2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Bookle t 3.1 and Equipment
39 to select the lowing positions:
Doo r contact switch
door contac t swi tch is turned on. The front rear interior lights come on automatically as soon as you unlock the
seconds the doors are is locked or is o n. the interior are turned orr.
Front reading
th e on the rocker switch o n a front or rear interior The light will stay on.
light switched off
!h e sy mbol on the rocke r switc h to switch off a front or rear interior light.
Glove compartment ligh t
The light comes on
yo u the compartment.
Luggage compartment light
Th e light comes on au tomat ically when your open the rear lid and goes orr when you it.
Tips
doors
open, !he incerior orr after
is in
Switching on the reoding lights
to
switc h on !h e reading light.
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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
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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

The su n viso r for th e drive r a nd the fro nt senger can be pulled out of its re taining clip in the of the vehicle and lUrned fig.
The mirrors in the sun viso rs have covers. yo u open the cover® . the light in
the com es on.
Tip s
Before you leave your vehicle , make sure that the make-up mirror cover in th e visor is closed.
the ignition key is re m oved, the light in the headliner goes out after about minutes.
This prevents th e
windshie ld wiper leve r operates both the windshield wip ers and
shield washing systems.
Fig . 4 4 Windshield wiper ond windshield washing
lever
T he washer and windshield w ip er wo rk
onl y w hen
the ignition is switch ed on. The
windshi eld wip er fig. 44 has the
following settings:
Inte rmittent wiping (windshield)
- Move the lever up to position
-Turn the to either shorten or
lengt hen
the in terval. Turn the lever to the
l eft to le n g
then the frequency and make
the w ipers faste r in the intermittent mode.
T
urn the lever to the right to shorten the
frequency and make the w ipers move
more slowly in the intermittent mode.
wipe
- Move the lever up to positi on
wipe
- Mo ve the lever up to positi on
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Brief wiping
- Move the lever down to positi on
give the windshi eld a briefwip e. The w iper
will begin to m ove faster if yo u keep th e
l ever pre
ssed down for longer than
2 seconds.
Switching off the wipers
-Move the leve r up to
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshi eld)
-th e lever toward the s teerin g wheel
t o
pos iti on
win ter position
The windshi eld wipers will move to th e ''Se rvice if yo u switch the igniti on on br iefly and then it ofT aga in, w hile press in g t he
win dshi eld wiper lever dow n The w indshie ld wiper arms ca n be moved forward so that they do not free ze to the
the wind shield be fo re
driving ofT.
Worn or dirt y wiper blades will reduce bility and increase th e risk of colli sions and rio us inju ry.
Never use t11e front wiper/wash er in
free zing weat her fi rst defro sting the
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wi ndshie ld . T he washer solution m ay freeze on the window and reduce
Always clean th e windshield wiper blades and all windows regu larly .
A lway s replace wi per blades that are worn, damaged or do not kee p the windshie ld clear.
Note
Befo re u sin g th e wiper s for the fir st tim e in co ld weather, m ake su re the wiper blades are not
fro zen t o th e windshield. To p revent damage to
th e w iper b lades and the wip er motor, a lways
l oose n blades frozen to the windsh ie ld b efore operating the w ipers. Usin g th e serv ice po sition describe d above can be a convenience in co ld weather.
Th e w indshie ld wipe rs will onl y wo rk when the ig nition is switch e d on and th e e ngin e hood
is close d.
Th e prev iou s w iping sp ee d will be cally selec ted when the vehi cle s top s, when wiping page 49, fig. 44 or is lected . The selected wipin g spee d will resume when the ve hicle drives off aga in.
The windshi eld will be wiped aga in after about five second s once the windshie ld wiper and was her sys te m h as been operated if th e
hicl e is mov ing.
If th e "int ermittent feature has been
se lec te d, the int ervals are linked to th e speed of the ve hicl e i.e. the interva ls will b e sh o rt er w he n
th e vehicle is trave ling faster.
T he wiper will try to wipe away an y obstacles that are on t h e windshield . The w ip er will stop
m oving if the obstacle blocks its pat11. Remo ve
t h e o bstacle and switch the wip er back on

Rear window wiper
The wiper and the automatic wipe/wa sh func tion for the rear w indow
fig. 45
th e lev er back tow ard s th e s teering
lf you swit ch ed off the w ipers
during th e w ipin g action , th e w iper ca n
c
ontinu e to run bri efly.
Switching on automatic wipe/wash
function
-
Th e washer sys te m operates imm edi­
a te ly , w hi le
the w ip er sta rts to wip e a littl e
l
ater. Th e w iper/washe r system op ­
e rat e as long
as you ho ld the le ver in th is
p os itio n. -
Release th
e le ver. The wip er will con­
t
inue to operate for abou t 4 seconds, afte r
th
at i n termitt en tly .
WARNING
A worn or dirty wind shield wiper blade re ­duces v ision and compromises safety.
Alway s heed the warni ngs booklet 3.2, chapter
Note
In fros ty weat he r check whether the win dshield
b lade is froze n the w indshi eld befo re swit chin g on th e w ipers for you switch on th e w indshield wip e r when th e blade is frozen th e w ind shi eld, bot h th e wiper b lade
and the wiper motor can be damage d.
Tips
The window wi per and was her ope rat e
o nl y the rear h a tc h closed
The rear w indow wiper swi tc hes on auto m at­
i c all y w hen th e windsh ie ld w ip ers are switc hed
o n an d reverse gear (manual tra n sm iss ion) or selec to r l ever pos ition has been
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with headlight washer system
l1eadlig ht
49, 44 is pulled toward s the ste ering
w heel -while low or high beams turned on. llowever, insect
WARNING
A lways read and heed the ..
Note
To avoid make sure that the headlight washers work properly in winter. Keep the n ozzle in the bumper free of snow and remove any ice with de-icer
lr is important for safe driving you good vision ro rear.
Fig. 46 day-night mirror
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the mirror in the normal position. th e le ve r the bottom edge of th e mirror must point forward. the lever

Applies to with power outside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is important for safe driving to properly adjust outsid e mirrors using the joy­
stic k in the ce nter consol e.
Fig . 47 Section of the driver's door: joystick for the outside mirrors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
47 to L (left out­
side mirror).
2. Mov e the joystic k to adjus t th e mirror
so tha t yo u have a good view to th e rear of
the vehicl e. If synch roni zed mirror setting
i s
active in the conve nience fun ctions
menu, the right m irr or is adjusted at the
same page 1 6 .
3. Turn the joystick to R (right outside
mirror).
4. T
urn the joystick to adjust th e mirror so
that yo u have a good view to the rear of the
ve hicl e.
Outside mirror heating
-Turn the joysti ck to to heat the out­
s id e
mirrors. It is fo r safe driv in g
that yo u have a goo d view to the rear.
functions
16 , select w hether yo u want to ad­
just th e ex terior mirrors indi vidual ly or s i­
m ultan
eously. For simultaneo us adjust­
m ent, you
adjust th e exterior mirrors as
follows :
I. Turn the rotary kn o b to pos ition L (left
exte rio r mirror).
2 .
Adjust th e m irr or by turning th e rotary
kn ob
so that yo u have a goo d vie w to the
r ear. T
he right exterior mirror is adjusted
simultaneou sly (synchronously). You may
h ave to correct th e adjustment of the right
mirror .
WARNING
Incorrectl y estim ating d is ta n ces with the right outsid e mirror can cause co llision s and se­rious injury
The right outs id e mirror has a convex
(curved) s urfa ce. Vehicles or other objects
seen in a co nvex mirror will look smaller and farther away than they re all y are.
you usc the right outside m irror to judge distances from vehicle s behind you when changin g lanes, yo u could estimate incor­rectly and cause crash.
Wheneve r possible, use the inside mirror t o more accurately judge distance and s ize of ve hicl es or other objects seen in th e convex mirror.
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Make sure th at you do n ot get your fin ger trapped between the mirror and the mirror base when moving the mirrors.
Always make sure you have a good vis ion to the rear.
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For the sake of environment
The exterior mirror hea ting be sw itch ed
off when it is no needed o th erwise you
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