2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING
Improper use of the parking brake can seri­
ousl y injur e yo u and your passenge rs.
Neve r use the parking brake to slo w down
th e ve hicle when it is mov ing. The braking tanc e is much longer because only the rear wheel s are braked. Alwa ys use the foot brake.
Neve r drive with the parking brake plied. This could cause the rear brakes to over­heat and los e their braking efficiency. Always
make sure to check that the parkin g is
fully re le a sed dri vin g.
Always apply the parking brake fully when
parking on a slope and cock the front wheels
Parking
(co ntinue d)
to prevent the vehicle from moving
Always read and h ee d WARNINGS
Whe never you leave th e veh icle, you should engage the parkin g
(aut om ati c tra nsm ission) .
Driving w ith the parking brake engaged will damage the rear
The parking bra ke can be used to prevent th.e vehicle from moving.
Parking
-the vehicle using the brake
-Apply th e parkin g brake full y.
-
into lst gear (m anual transmi s­
sio n)
or move the se lector lever into
When parking on slo pes
Before turn ing off the engine, turn the steering
w hee l so that if th e vehicle starts roll, it will roll into the curb:
if the vehicle is facing turn the
f ront wheels so that they point toward the curb.
if th e veh ic le is facin g
apply the parkin g brake and m ove these­lector leve r into
WARNING
Improper parki ng procedures can cause riou s personal injury for yo u or your passe n­
gers.
Neve r remove the key from steering lock
while the ve hicl e is moving or rolling to a s top . The steering wheel will lock up and yo u will not be abl e to steer or contro l th e vehicle.
Neve r park where the hot exhaust system could ig nit e flammable materi als, such as brush, leaves, dry g ra ss, spill ed fue l e tc.
A lwa ys apply the parking brake when parking your vehi cle.
Neve r leave anyone in your vehi cle to vent the ve hicle from movin g if the parking brake is released or selector lever is moved.
Always take th e key with yo u when you leave the vehicle. The engin e ca n b e started and veh icle syste m s s uch as the powe r dows can be operated leadi ng to serious sonal injury.
Neve r leave childre n, disabl ed person s or anyone w ho cannot h elp th e mselves in the hicle. The doors can be locked using th e re-
m ote control trapping passe ngers in the h icle in an emerge ncy . Depending on the tim e of year, peo ple trapped in th e vehicle can be ex po sed to very high or very low temperatures.
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Note
Please exe rcise care whe n yo u your in park ing areas w ith parking barrie rs o r
c u rbs. barri ers an d cu rbs vary in he ig ht
and could damage your bumper and rela ted componen ts as th e front of your moves
over
order to be s ure n o such damage occur. you
Please also exercise except io nal ca re you drive up or down steep ra m ps or drive over
c u rb s o r o th er o bsta cle s, fo r w hi ch th e ve hicle is
n ot d esigned. becau
se compone n ts of th e to the ground s uch a s bumper cove rs,
spoiler s. s u spension and exha ust s ystem
ponents . m ay be damaged.
to
Description of the cruise
co ntrol system 18
the s e lecto r leve r is in either th e Nor R positio n (automati c tran smission).
The ind icator light or in the
comes on when cruise control is switched on. The c ruise comrol s y s tem does not nece ssaril y hav e to b e in control mode.
Using th e cru ise control it is no t p oss ible to drive safe ly a cons tant speed ca n be lead t o acci de nt causi ng serio u s personal inju ry to you and yo ur passengers.
Neve r usc the cruise comrolwhcn d riving
in heavy o r va ry ing traffic, on stee p, w indin g
o r slipp ery roads ( for example snow, icc,
street s covered with sta ndin g wat er or
your speed ahead to take the
To prevent unint ended opera tio n of th e
c ruise contro l, switc h th e sys te m off when it is
n ot b e
ing used.
is dangerou s to usc the resum e feature when th e previously se t speed i s too high fo r the ex is tin g road , traffic or w eather tio ns.
Never use the cruise control w he n driving
off- road.
N ote
Whe n trave ling downhill , the c ruise cont ro l may
not con sta nt speed. T he vehicle will acce lera te beca use of its own we ig ht. Dow nsh ift and/or usc th e foot bra ke to slow the

3.1
Applies to w ith cruise control system and without display in th e instrument cluste r
Using the cruise
Fig.
on
- Pull the le ve r in the fig. 90
until it engages to switch the system on.
The in dicato r light in the
strument cluste r comes on w he n cruise
co ntrol is switche d on.
Switching the cruise
until it
or in
the in strument clu ste r goes out. W hen the
c rui
se control syste m or the ig niti on i s
sw itch
ed off , th e set speed is erased from
t h e syste
m's m em ory.
Setting the speed
- Press bunon once
w hen th e s peed to be se t has been reached .
The current sp ee d is set and h eld co nsta nt.
- Pull the leve r toward the steerin g w heel
and past the fir st d etent The current
speed is set.
directio n until
the desir e d speed is reac hed. The ve hicl e
m ain tain s thi s spee d.
Reducing the set speed
- Press the leve r in the dir ectio n until
th e desired speed is reached. T he ve hicle
m aint a
ins thi s s pee d. Vehicle speed is
duced b y clos in g th e throttle, there is no
acti ve bra king .
Minor speed adjustments
-By briefl y press ing the leve r in the
rection, yo u can increase th e des ired
speed b y about 1-2 mph (km /h ).
- By briefl y
pressing the leve r in the
-Press the brake pedal or
-Depress the clutch pedal (manual
tran smi ssi
on) or
- Press the leve r slightl y in the direction
of the arrow un til it m ee ts resis tance or
- Shift into posit io n N (automatic
mi ssion) (only in an em erge ncy).
Resuming
- Release th e brake or clutc h pedal.
- Pull
the le ve r briefly in direction
ever, the previou sly set speed will not be sumed if that s peed is s ignificantl y exce ed ed fo r
a n extended perio d. The cruise cont rol switc hes off tempo raril y. The set s p ee d i s saved
WARNING
sibl e to drive safe ly at a constant speed i s gerou s=> in "Desc ription of the crui se con-trol
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Tips

3.1 and Equipment
Average fuel consumpti on 21
Average spe ed
B
Bumper cove r
Ca ution when parkin g near a parking
rier or curb 96
Buzzer 46,
84
c
Calibrating the compass 22
CD changer 65
Center arm rest
fro nt
Child safety loc ks 33
Clima tic 75
Controls 75
Malfu nctions 83
Climatronic
Important notes 83
Ma lfunc ti
ons 83
C
lock 8
Clos ing the
doors
Coat hooks 66
Compass
Adjusting 23
Calibrating 22
Compass menu 19
Condensation 83
Control lights 4
Controls
w indows 38
Convenience closi ng
D istance tra veled
Doo r re lease handle 3
ind ex 99

light 33
Dri v
ing time
Dri vin g wi th an t rans missio n 89
Du st filter 83
E
E le c trical socket 68
E l
ectro n ic immobilizer 85
Emergency fla sh er 45
Emergen cy opening
Doors 34
Env
ironme n tal informatio n
Fuel econom y 9
Environmen tal tip
Fuel economy 74
F
Fog light s 43
Front center armrest 65
Front seats 58
Fuel gauge Display
Fuel level
F u el ta n k
G
Gear se lector lever
See A
utomatic trans m ission wit h Tip tron ­
ic
illu stration 3
G l
ove compartment Front passenger sid e 64
H
Hand brake
See Parking brake
Hazard lights 45
H
ead restraints
Adjusting 57
R em
oving 57
46
Headlight lens fogging 44
Headlights 43
Fog
lights 43 Switching 43
syste m 52
H
eated f r ont seats 59
H ig h
beam 46
High
beam lever 46
Horn 3
I g niti on key
removal lock 85
I gni ti
on switch 84
Indicator light
control sy stem 96
See also
Indi vid ual unlocking
In formati o n messages
66
In struments
inte rio r front lights
front '1 7
Interio r lights
backg round 48
reading 48
readin g lig ht s 47
imerio r ligh ts 47
In te
rmitt ent wipe 49
K
Key 27
Keys 27
Kick-down functi on 94

L
Lane c hange function
Language in display 14
L ight s 43
lights interior 47
Lights & Vision
Menu
Locks
Child
safety 33
M
Main menu-Multi-Funct io n
Malfun ction messages
Manual mode C limatronic
Manual tra n sm issio n
Menu compass 19
Menu fo r conven ience fu nctions 16
Menu for Lights & V isio n 17
Menu sound system
Menus
Exam ple of use 15
MFl
mirrors, electrical 53
Sim ultaneous adjustmen t 53
Mirrors lower ed function 17
M
ulti- Fun ction
Multi-fun cti on steering wheel 24
opening an d closing
power windows 39
Indica to r lights 4
button
bumper cove r. spoilers an d
s u spe nsi
on 96
When parking on slopes 95
brake 94
See also brake
p rotection roof 42
Windows
filter
filte r
loc ks lndividualunlocking
roof 41
p rotec tion 42
windows 38
R
Reading lights
back
47
Rear 35
clo sing 37 Indicator light 35
Rear seat folding forwa rd 61
Rear seat.
folding ba ck 61. 62
Hear view mirror 52
Hear window heating 75
Hear window wipe r 51
Rear wiper 49
Remot e control ke y
B u
ttons Repl acing th e battery
ind ex

3.1 and Equipment
Replacing th e battery
Remote contro l
Reverse
Automatic transm issio n 93
Roorload 74
Roor rack 72, 74
Roar rack mounts 72
s
Chil d sarety lock 33
adjustm ent 55, 58
heatin g
Front 59
Securing load 74
Se lector lever lock 89
Se lector lever postions 92
Serv i
ce Interval D is p lay
Service position
menu 18
Speed warnin g 2 1
Starting th e en g in e
the ignition 85
S t
eering 25
S t
eering lock 84
S t
eerin g w heel h eight adju stm ent 25
S t
oppin g the en gin e 86
vis o r 49
S
unroor
Suns hade
power roar 41
Swi tc h lightin g 3
Switc hes Emergency 45
L ig
ht s w it c hes 43
index
outs id e mirrors 53
roar windows 3 8
Switching orr th e engin e
the ig ni tio n
Tie-dow n hooks
Transportin g long items 63
T
runk li d 35
Turn signal and high beam leve r 46
Turn signal s 46 ligh t 46
u
Unpleasant odor 83
w
light Cru ise contro l 96
Doo rs 33
lights 4 Emergency 45
Instrum ent clu ster 4
T u
rn sig n als 46
messages
t ext s in th e di sp la y
parking on slo pes 95
When should re ruel th e tank or the
vehicle?
wiper and w asher sys te m 49
Windshi eld wip ers 49
positio n
52
ti re s warning 14