2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF brake

Eng in e:
Water separator: Drain water engin e
o nly)
Wind shiel d washer: fluid level, add if
necessary
Automatic shift lock: cluding park/neutral position switch
Brake system:
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Rear sp oiler: Lubric at e (New Beetle only)
Date: ........................
Mile
s/km: ...................
whic hever occurs
Airbag system: Visual ch eck every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilometers )
l2V sta rter and auxil iary battery: check
(where applicable)
Timi ng belt: Replace (TDI engine only)
Tires: tread depth, adjus t tir e pressure
if necessary.
Tire pressure monitoring sys tem sensors:
cable).
date and Volkswag en Dealer stamp
Service at
Engine: oil and oil
Date: ............ ........... .
M
iles/km : ....... ........... .
whichever occurs
Today's date and Volksw agen Dea ler stamp
Warranty Voucher 19

Engine: oil and oil filter
Engine: for leaks
Exhaust system: fo r damage and leaks
Water separator: Drain water (TDI e ngi ne only)
Fuel
electrolyte level
Battery: (Golf, )etta, New
Door check straps: Lubricate
s ystem:
Windshield washer:
Automatic sh ift lock:
Automatic transmiss ion:
Manual transmiss ion:
Wheels:
Tires/spare wheel :
Date: .................. ... ...
Miles/km: .................. .
which ev
er occurs first
Brake system: for damage/leaks, brak e pad thickness and brake fluid
Drive shafts: boots
On-Board diagnos tic system: fault
memory; purge if nece ssary
Roof frame: and lubricate
Front axle: jo int s and tie rod ends; ch eck tie rods
Hea dligh ts : Adjust
Rear sp oile r: Lub ricate (New Beetle only)
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilom eters)
Road test: kickdown , braking, steering, heating and ventilation , air condi­tioning, powe r accessories and electrical sys­tems
Timing belt: Replace (TDI engine only)
starter and auxiliary banery: check
( w here applicable)
T ires: tread dept h, adjust tire pressure
if nec essary _
Tire pressure monitoring system sen sors: battery charge, replace wheel electronics and aluminum valve if necessary (whe re appli­
cable) .
date and Volkswagen Dealer stamp

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Brake
22 Warranty

A brake fluid replacem ent was performed on: .............. ...... .............. ........ .
' Date: ....................... .
Today's
date and Volkswag en Dealer stamp
A
brake fluid replacement was performed on: ...........................................
Next Brake
Replacement:
Date: ........................
Today's date and
Volk swage n Dea ler stamp
Warr anty 23

neve r lean up aga inst th e in strum ent pan el
n eve r sit on the edge of th e se at
neve r sit sid eways
neve r lean out th e w indow
neve r put your feet ou t th e w indo w
neve r put your feet on the in strument panel
neve r rest your feet o n the seat cu shion or back of th e sea t
never ride in the footwcll
n eve r sit o n th e front o r r ea r center armrest
first
n eve r rid e in th e ca rgo area.
WARNING
Improp er seating positions increase the risk of serious persona l injury and death w henever a
ve hicle is being used.
Alway s make sure that all vehicle occu­
p ants stay in a proper seating position and are
properly res trained wheneve r the vehicle is
being used.
The pedals must always be free lo move and must never be in teJfered with by a
floor mat or any other object.
Make sure th at all ped als move freely without in­
t e rf ere nce and that nothin g prevents th em from
r e turning to their origin al po sitions.
u se floor mats that le ave th e pedal area free and c a n be secured with floor mat f aste ners.
If a brak e cir cui t
fails, increa sed brake pedal trave l is req uired to brin g the vehicle to a full sto p.
WARNING
that cannot move freely can cause lo ss of vehicle control and increase the risk of se­
riou s injury.
Neve r pla ce any objects in the driver's foot­well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interf ere with pedal function . In case of sudden braking or an accident, you would not b e a ble to brake or acce le rat e!
Always make sure th at nothing ca n fall or move into the driver' s footwell.
Always use floor mats that can be securely a ttached to the floor mat fas tene rs and
do not inteJfe re with th e free movement of the pedals .
only floor mats that leave the ped al a rea un­
ob structed and th at are firml y secured so that
th ey cannot slip out of po siti on. s e­
c urin g th e floor mats will prevent them from
s lid ing into positi ons that could interfer e with th
e
pedals or im pair safe operatio n of your ve­
hicl e in oth er ways.
You ca n obtain suitabl e floor mats from your au­
th orized Volkswage n dea ler .
WARNING

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
This overview will the controls and displays
quickly.
Release handle
lock ing button ...... .... .
Light switc h ................... .
Air outlet s
Thumb wheel for opening and closin g the a ir vent
Turn signal and high beam leve r
Paddle leve r for shifting (automatic
t ransmiss ion ) .................. .
In strument cluste r:
- Instru
ments ... ...........• ...
- Dis pla y ..
-Warning lights ............... .
Lever for Windshield wiper and washer ........................ .
Air outlet for in d irect ventilatio n or storag e compartment ........... .
Emerge ncy flasher sw itch ....... .
Warning light for front passenge r airbag switc hed booklet 2.1
Fron t passenger airbag bookle t 2.1
G lo ve compartment handle and lock ........................... .
F u e l flap re lease button and chapter the
H ear lid re lease .......... .
® w indow switches for
windows ...................... .
Swit ches for adjus ti n g the outs id e power mirrors ................. .
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Engine hood re lease lever booklet3.2 and c h a pter in the engin e compartment"
Instrument cluster light switch . . . 44
control lever, . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driver airba g 2.1 chapter
Horn (works o nly when the ig niti on
i s on)
Leve r for adjus table steering column . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ignit ion lock ...... 00............ 84
Thumb wheel for left seat heating 59
for
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
- Climatro nic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
A ddit iona l s torage compartment
-
outle t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
bilization or slip regulatio n booklet3.2 and chapte r
Parki ng brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Button for switc hing tire moni-toring p ressure systemll booklet3.2 chapter
holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Se lecto r lever fo r automatic trans-missio n or gears h ift lever ( m anual
transmissi o n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thumb w heel for right seat
heatin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sound syste m booklet3.4

3.1
M eaning o f warning lights
Brake
pads worn-contact your authori zed Volkswagen dWindshield was her fluid too lowealer or qualified workshop
Windshield washer fluid level too low
Fuel level too low (reserve)-Hefuel as soon as possibl e
Engin e oil press ure too low-engine
off and ch eck en gine oil leve l
Do ors open
Make su re tha t all the doors completely cl osed (to the second catc h ).
lid open
Engine oil level too low-
Warning and indicator light s in the
Meaning of warning lig h ts
Dep ress ped a l
Airbag system malfunction-contact your au -
thorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified work-shop
Airbag disabled
Belt prete n sioner system malfu nction-contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop
En gine hood open
Fasten safet y belts!
Malf unction in anti-loc k brake syste m -contact
o r your auth orized Volk swagen dealer or qualifi ed
work shop
Flashing: Electroni c Stab iliza tion in operation or Hegulat io n in op-eration Illuminated: or m alfunct ion or
sw itched off
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and
3 .2 chapter and
3.2 and chapter the
booklet 3.2 chapter
page33
page35
3.2 and Advice" , chapter
page 88 page 85
2.1 fir st" , c hapte r
chapter "Airbag
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2. 1 first", chapter
bookl et3.2 and
bookle t3 .2 and A dvice" . chapter

Symbol Meaning o
f warning lights Furt h er informati o n
Ligh t on: Ma lfun ction in brake system-3.2 and
or tact your a u thorized Volk swage n dealer or ified wo rks ho p
Ligh t on: b rake leve l too low-switc h 3.2 and
engin e off and ch ec k b rak e chapter
Light on:-pa rkin g brake is appli ed page94
pressure for one tir e is too lo w o r th ere an d Adv ice",
i s a sys te m err or.
or
Cru ise con trol system switc h ed on
D ayt im e ru nning ligh ts
Failure to heed warnin g lights and o ther p o rl ant vehicle informati o n ca n lead t o a
b reakdow n in traffic , and serious
perso na l in jury.
Ne ver ig no re warning lights a nd warning
t e x ts !
stal led or stoppe d for re p air, m ove th e v eh icle a sa fe dis ta n ce off th e road,
turn on t h e em erge ncy flash er and stop the
e n gi ne and use o th e r warnin g d evices to warn approachin g traffi c.
Ne ver park the ve hicle in areas where the ho t cataly tic co nvcrlc r and exh au st sys tem can co m e i n contact w ith dry gra ss, brus h , fu el
s pill or oth er materi al that ca n cause fire.
Sto p ! B efore workin g in the en g ine m ent , a lwa ys rea d and heed all 3.2 in the engin e comparlmcnt." The
e ngine c ompartment of any motor vehicle i s a
p ote n tiall y da ngerou s area and can ca u se rious personal in jury.
chapter and
page96
page43
Note
Failure to observ e wa rnin g lig hts or wa rning texts can ca use damage to you r ve hicle .
If one of the lig hts marked with comes on while you arc driv ing. move a safe distance off
th e road. Turn the em ergency flas her on. T urn off the engine and usc other warni ng devices to
ale rt other motoris ts. Go to listed page in your bookle t for detailed informat ion.
Some warning lights are also displayed in the instr ument cluster. Th e priority of m alfun ctions is dis played with re d and yellow symbols and
disp layed with additio na l informa tion.
Some malfu nction s arc in dicated only by th e
warni ng lights in the instrument cluster without warn ing or i nformation texts. If you are not sure ,
as k you r authorized Volkswagen dealer or worksho p for ass istance.
Some features menti oned are s tandard equipment on some mod els and optio ns on others .
Instrument 7