2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 lights

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
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- Climatro nic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
A ddit iona l s torage compartment
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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
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and Equipment
Tips
features mer1tioned are standard equipment on some models only and options on others.
Warning
For technical reasons, the
The governing factor is th e symbol on the swi tch
The warning lights indicate a number of different functions and possible faults.
Fig. 2 cluster with warning lights.
for if you hove questions.
Informational, warning or malfunction mes ­
sages are identifie d b y a warnin g light or symbol
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Warning and lights in the tachom­
eter
Symbol Meaning of warning lights
swagen dealer or
on: Electromechanical power steeri ng
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ssi s t contact yo ur a uthorized
swagen d ealer or
contact your authorized swagen dea ler or workshop
Malfunction
Properly close th e fu el cap
Elec tronic Power (Gaso line engine only)-contact your authorized Volkswage n dealer or qualified workshop
E le ctronic immobilizer
Generator malf unction-contact your au tho-
rized Volkswage n dealer or qualified workshop
Bulb failure
High beams swit ched on
Turn signal left
Turn s ignal right
Warning and indicator light s in the di splay
Symbol Meaning of lights
Engine coolant temperature too high-
and
Engine coolant level too low-coolant
le vel. Fu
rther information
3.2
"Tip s and Advice". chapter steering"
steerin g"
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batteries"
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Further information
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Further inform ation
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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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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.
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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 .
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and Equipment
Servic e Dis play
the Ma in te n ance n o t perform ed
b y a n au th or ize d
possib le to your aut ho rized deale r o r qualifie d work s h o p and have th e te na nce re m inder reset.
Applies to vehicles: With Multi-function indica tor
Tips
Do no t reset t he d is p lay b etween se rv ice va ls; d o in g so will re s ul t in an incorrec t
play o f t he instrument cluster
T he stat us o f
some funct io n and ne nt s is ch ec ke d when th e ig n iti on is turne d o n
o r d riv in g. proble m s played b y re d w arning lights or yellow indicator lights w ith warning m essages in the instrument
c lu ster. Depending o n th e type o f pro ble m , yo u be alerte d b y an audibl e sig nal.
Warning symb ol s
T he re
re d warn in g symbols (pri ority a nd yellow warning sy mbols (pri orit y 2).
W arni ng mess
ages, P rio rit y 1 (re d)
o ne of these malfunc ti o ns occu rs, th e warnin g
li ght w ill or light up and you will hear three warnings sounds. T hi s is danger warning. o ff th e roa d whe re it is safe and sw it c h ofT the g in e im medi ate ly. th e nearest rized qualifie d wo rk s h o p immediately and have the malfunctio n re pai red.
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priority 2 warnings d ete cte d at th e
same tim e. the symbols w ill one after the other f or about 2 seconds at a time. Af te r a set time, the in fo rmation tex t will d isappear, ever the symbol w ill appear i n the dis play and stay o n as a r eminder f or you to have th e fu nctio n re p a ir ed .
A s lo ng as
p rio rit y w arni ng is sh o w n in the displ ay. yo u will not be a ble to sec any other
messages w ith th e button
o n the multi-funct io n steerin g w heel or under the windsh ie ld wip er l eve r dep endin g o n th e
equipment i n stalle d in your vehicl e.
Warnin g messages, Prior ity 2 (yellow)
you will one warning so und. sib le .
se ve ra l priority 2 warni ngs are dete c te d at t he
same tim e, the symbo ls are dis pl aye d o ne afte r the oth e r for abou t 2 second s at a time. Aft er se t time, the info rm ation text will disappear,
h owe ve r th e symbol w ill appear at the sid e of th e
d is p la y and sta y o n as a re m inder for you to check th e c ause soon as possib le.
2 messages no t b e shown until all warning messages h ave bee n correcte d !
text
additio n to wa rnin g m essages about a fu nction, yo u receive additio na l informa-
t io n in th e dis pla y.
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3.1 and Equipment
Failure to heed warning light s and other im­portant vehicl e information can lead to a
breakdown in traffi c, collis io n and se rious personal injury.
Never ignore warni ng lights and warning m essages !
Wheneve r stall ed or stopped for repair,
m ove the vehicle a safe distance off the road,
s top th e e ngin e, and turn on th e emergency flas he r a nd use other warn ing dev ices to warn approaching traffic.
Before workin g in the engine compart­ment, always read and heed all WARNLNGS bookle t 3.2 in the engine The engi ne compartmen t of motor ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous area and can cause se­rio us personal injury .
Note
Failure to observe warning lights or wa rning
text s can cause damage to you r veh icle.
is used to make various different settings for the
Fig. 9 Multifunction steering wheel: right sid e
Opening the Settings menu
-the on the
tion steering= fig. 9
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Convenience
Door open
ATA confirm
Conv. mode
Mirrors
adjust
Fa cto ry setti ng
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Booklet 3.1 and Equipment
Function
The ve hicle locks doors w he n the veh icle is m ov ing and unl ocks the doors w hen the key is remo ved from the ig n ition lock.
The activation of the q ui red.
Co nve
nience operation of the po wer windows: determines if the drive rs doo r window , windows or no window s ho ul d be ope ned when th e ve hicle is unlocke d. This function can only be activa te d
via the drive r's door.
The front passenger sid e mirror be adjusted automatically
of these fu nctio ns to the ori gin al factory ring s.
men u.
The menus shown in the dis p lay de pends on th e
ve hicle electron ics and the option s
Lights & Vision menu
Vario us se ttings can be made for vehicle Lighting
1. Opening the
fig. 12 button on the
multi-fun ction steering w hee l until th e
m enu is dis played .
Fig. 12 Multifu nctio n steering wheel: rig ht side
2 . Opening the Lights & Vision menu
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highli ght the m enu item Light s & Vision .
T he hi ghli gh te d m e
nu item is be tween the
t
wo h orizontal lin es. There is als o a tri ­
a n gle
on the
Lights & V ision
bunon
the bright ness of the footwelllighting when th e doo rs a re open.
T he turn sig nal flash a t le ast thre e time s if the tu rn sig nal lever
i s used whe n changing page 46