2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 air condition

and Equipment
Average ruel co nsumption
Miles to empty
Distance trave le d
Average speed
S peed warning
min Driving time
Th e
displa y shows the amount or time that has gone by s ince the ig nition was sw itched on.
The m aximum displa y va lue in both memories
i s 99 hours and 59 minutes. The memory will reset itselrback to zero once thi s va lue has been rea ch ed.
gallons miles km) Current fuel con­
sum ption
Th e di spla y w
ill sh ow the consump­tio n in gallons (liters) per
book le t3.2 and chapter
0 gallons/100 miles (0 km) Average fuel
consumption
T he ave rage ruel c
onsumption will appear you have drive n approximately ya rds
(meters). Dashes w ill appear in th e displa y that time. The di spla y
Miles Miles {kilometer s) to empty
Th e m il
es ( kilom ete rs) to empty is calc ulated
u sing th e ru el ta nk contents and current ru el consumption. shows how rar the ve hicl e can travel u sin g the same speed and dri ving co ndi­
ti o ns as
yo u have
dri ven approxi mately yards ( mete rs).
Dashe s w ill appear in the dis p lay until that time. The disp lay will b e updated every 5 seconds
while the ve hicle is m ov ing.
Speed warning
Th e s
peed wa rning can be set so yo u will see and hear wa rnin g whe n yo u reach the desired speed . For example. this settin g co uld be used to
l e t yo u know iryou exceed the posted speed
limit. When you r eac h the desired sp eed. press on th e multi ­
fun ction steering wheel. and hold th e button to erase th e sto re d speed.
temperature di splay
T he t e
mperature range is F to to At outside tempera ture s be tween-F and and a (ice warning) appears in addition to the outs id e tempera ture di splay. Thi s symbol ro r approximately 5 seconds and
F
W he n the ve hicl e is s tanding still o r tra velin g at
very low speed s, the temperature di spla yed may be slig htl y hi gh er than the actual outsid e te m ­
p erature as a result or heat radiate d rrom the engin e.
Roads and bridges can be dangerously icy even the outside air temperature is above r r eez ing.
Jryou use th e outside temperature di sp la y
t o tell you about rrost conditions, remember that roads can even ice over at temperatures above F (+
A lways remember, eve n if the
Neve r rely exclu siv el y on this the outsid e temperature display.
Always reduce your s peed and dri ve with special care under weathe r conditions w hen the c hances that you will encounter icy road surfaces a re greater.
In strument 21

3.1
glove
Fig. 59 Front
59 .
kept in th e upper sto rage. T he ve hicl e lit erature should ways be kept in thi s compartment.
Cooling the glove comportment
There is an a ir outle t o n the left o f th e rear panel the air conditioning is swit ch ed on, coole d
a ir a lso is dir ected into the glove compartment.
64 Seats and storage
Fig. Passenger 's side: open comportment with
vehicle literature
Turn the air outl et t o open and close it. Always
close the
air outl et w hen not in use.
A n open glove compartment door can cre ase the risk of serious injury during hard brakin g or in a crash.
Loose items in the g love compartment can fly thro ug h the passenge r compartment in a
c rash cause serious injury.
A lway s kee p the glove compartment closed prope rl y whi le whe n the ve hicl e is

Applies to with
Fig. 73
fig. 73 and
yo u can se t the temperature, air d is t
bution a nd the fa n sp eed.
-
To s wit ch a fun ction on or off, press the
appropriate to
tion is switc hed on a light in the button
comes on.
Temperature=> page 76
switc h on I off air conditioning. the indi cator
the indicator
At low outs id e temperatures and wit h th e air conditioning switched off, heating performan ce will be less
rear window defogge r with
ca n al so b e
s witched off by pushing the s witch again.
air recircu lation mode 77
Air distri bution control: Usc the air d is tribu ­tion control to guide the air flow whe re yo u want page 76.
Fan-The fan has four different speeds. The
f a n should always be set at the lowest speed w hen dri vin g s lowly. The fan should a lways
run at the l owest speed if out sid e air
Always make sure all windows are clear of icc, sn ow, and conden sation for goo d -out th e winds hield, side and re a r windows .
frosting will onl y occ ur after th e engin e has
rea ch ed operatin g temperature. until yo u
h ave good v is ib ilit y before drivin g off.
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Thoroughly familiarize yourself with the operation of the heating and ventilation system, including the de fog ! defrost features you
Heating and
(continued)
Always read and heed the informati o n and
all page 83,
Climatic controls air temperature so that
the center console: Climatic controls
Heating the interior
Tu rn the te mperature g. 74
to the right until th e desired heat output
is reached. We recommend C.
Turn the fa n switch to one of the set­
tin gs
l-4.
Use the ai r distribution to
guide the a ir
the
(to the
w
inds hi eld an d to the footwells)
77, recircu lation
fig. 74 (the indi­
cato r
light in the button should be on).
76 Air system
Turn the t emperature selector to the left
until
the d esired cooling output is reached.
Turn the fan switch o ne of th e set­
tings
l -4.
Use the to
g uid e
the air flow where you want (to
th e
the footwells)
which is needed to de­frost the windows qu ickly, is only available when the en g in e has reached its operating tempera­ture.
Coaling system
the air conditionin g is o n. not o nl y th e

3.1
for the veh icle occupnnt s and prevents the w in­
d ows from fogging up when the outside air is
very humi d.
If the air conditioni ng does not swit ch on, it coul d
the engine is not runni ng.
th e fa n is swi tc h ed off.
Applies to vehicles: with Climatic
Air recirculation
th e outside temperature is lower than about
(+3
th e ai r conditioner compressor has temporarily switched off because the engine coolant te m perature is too high.
the air conditioner fuse is blown.
Have th e air
condit ioner ch ecked b y an au th o ­
r ized Volk swage n dealer or qualified
wor ks hop.
Air recirw lario n m od e help s preven r fumes or unpleasant smells from en te ring
th e vehicle .
Fig. 75 the center console: C limatic controls
-the fig. 75 swit ch
a
ir r ecircu latio n mode on or off . W hen it is
swit ched o n a lig h t in th e butto n comes on.
A
ir recir cu latio n mode helps preve nt stro ng out­door odors fro m ente rin g the ve hicl e interior. for exampl e when driving through a n mnel or in heavy
the outside temperatu re is low. u sing air
recircu la ti on mode prov ides more e ffective
heatin g by heating air f ro m the vehicle int erio r
in ste a d o f cold air from outs ide.
the o utside tempe rature is hi gh, using ai r
recircu lation mode prov id es more effective coolin g by cooling air fro m the ve hicle interior in stead of warm a ir from outside.
For sa fety reasons, a ir reci rc u la tio n is not pos­sibl e when th e control for air di stributio n is set
to positio n. The air reci rculation mode can be switched back on by p ressing butto n.
yo u sh if t into Reverse whil e the windshi eld
w ip ers ore worki ng. the C lima tic tempo ­rarily shut off the ai r recirc ulat io n . This prevents outs ide air (exhaust fumes from other vehicles)
from entering into the vehicle interior.
air causes drive r fa ti gue and reduces driver alertness. This can lead to accidents,
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and Equipment
Never usc a ir recirc ulation fo r periods of time because no fresh ai r come into the passenger compartment.
The windows can fog up quickly if the system is swit ched off and decrease driver v isibility.
A pplies to vehicles: with Climotronic
(contin ued)
swi tc h the reci rculation mode otT when it is not needed.
Note
Do not sm oke a ir recirculatio n mode is on, as smoke draw n int o the syste m can
The contro ls allow se parat e adjustment of air conditioning settings for left
side and right side of vehicl e.
F ig . 7 6
ture
-The functio ns will be swit ch ed on whe n
one of th e buuons to is pressed .
Wh en a fun cti on is s wit ch ed
on the light in
the buuo n comes on. the button
a g a in to
swi tc h otT the fun ctio n.
78 Air sys te m
T he temperature can be a dju sted separately for
t h e a nd right s ides of
Displa y o f th e selecte d interior temperatu re
f o r th e si de.
Butt on fig.
central air di str ib ution
dow nward ai r di str ibut ion
upwa rd air distribution
Dis p lay of the selec te d interior tern p era-for th e righ t s ide.
defrost functio n for the shield. The air drawn in fro m outs id e th e

Booklet 3.1 and Equipment
Applies to
one of the fig . 78
turn th e fan Th e light in
th e button will go out.
Temperature
There are separate selectors for the left and right sides oft he ve hicle imerior. lected te mperature is displayed above le ctor. is possibl e to select imerior tures from6lo F to 86 oF T hese arc approximate temperatu res and th e temperawre m ay be slightly higher or lower pending on the outsid e conditions.
a temperature below is select e d the di spla y sw itches to
the tempe rature is no t roll ed .
If a temperature F is lected the displny switc he s to
have the fan running at a low selling w
hen dri ving
at lo w speeds to make sure there is
a cons flow of fresh air into th e ve hicle. If the fa n is set to the
to control the air d is tribution. a function is sw itched on.
the bu11on ligh ts up. p ossible to o pen and close som e of the air outlets separate ly .
Switch ing the on/off
The
switching off the cooling system
Use butlon to switc h on th e economy
mode. the buuon lig hts comes on, th e
cooling system switch es ofT to fu el. At low outside temperatu res, heating performance in
Econo my ope ratio n will be less after the e ng in e
i s started.
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Air recirculation mode prev entsfttmes or unpleasant smells from entering
th e fig. 79 switch
air recirculat ion mode on or off. When it is
sw itch ed on a light in the
button comes on.
Air recircu lat io n mode preven ts s trong outdoor odors from entering th e int erio r. for ex­ample when drivin g through a tunnel or in dense traffi c.
the outsid e is low . u sing ai r recir cu latio n m od e prov ides more heating by hea tin g air from the interior in stead o f cold air from
th e outs ide temperature is u sin g air
recirculat ion mod e provides m ore effective b y air from the from outs id e.
For
saf e ty rea sons. air re c ircu latio n i s not pos­
s ible when the control for dis tribu tio n is set
to pos ition. The a ir recircu lation mode can b e switched back on by pressi ng button.
you shift into Reve rse the w in dsh ie ld
w iper s are work ing. the t empo-
82 Air Conditioning sy ste m
shut ofT air recir culati on. This prevent s outside air (exhaust fume s from other
WARNING
Sta le ai r causes driver fa ti gu e an d reduces d river ale rtn ess. This to acci dents, and seri ous personal injury.
Neve r use air recirculatio n fo r perio d s of time because no fresh air come into the
p asse nge r compartmen t.
T he window s ca n fogupquickJyifthe syste m is sw itc hed ofT and decrease driver vis ib ili ty.
Always switc h
recircu lation mode is on. a s smoke drawn into the cl imate-control syste m can a resid ue on the evaporator. producing a permanent unpleasant