2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 warning

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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and w ith a matching text in the display page 12.

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"
booklet 3.2
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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 .
Instrument 7

fo r ex am ple, the needl e is directly ove r the thi s corres po nd s to an en g in e speed o f
when the en g in e is w arm and after it ha s been
b ro ke n in properly. How ever, it is advis abl e to ups hi ft o r m ove the selector leve r to D (or ta ke
yo ur foo t off th e accelerato r pe da l to slowdown)
b e fo re th e nee d le reach es the re d zo ne.
Note
To avo id damage to the e n gin e neve r
For the sake of environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and min im izes gin e
temperature gauge
This ga ug e shows th e e ng ine coolant
Fig. 5 Section of the instr ument en g in e
coo lant tem perat ure gauge
Engin e cold
Avoid high en gin e s peeds and heavy en gin e
load s
Un de r n ormal drivin g conditio ns, the n ee dl e
s h o uld be in the mi dd le o f the gauge . The
atu res. Do not worry if th e warnin g light and wa rning m essa ge docs no t a ppea r i n the di spl ay.
bookle t 3.2 and
Needl e in warning zone
your ve hicle is equippe d with the m ess age dis p la y feature, an in formatio n t ext also a p pear in the d isplay. rized Volks wagen deale r o r qualified work sh op
for m ore info rm ation. Eith er the c ool an t perature is too hi gh, or th e coolant le ve l to o low. the vehicl e and switch off the engine. the coola n t booklet 3.2 and
Do not c ontinue dri ving if the c oola n t level is
correct a nd you have a warning i n the problem. tact the nearest authorized Volk swagen dea le r or qua lified workshop fo r assis ta nce.
WARNING
ment, alway s re a d and heed all bookle t3_2 and chapte r
rio us personal injury.
Note
Accesso ries in front of th e air inlet reduce the coolin g effect o f the coola nt. it is ho t outs ide and you drive with high eng in e loa ds, the re is a
r is k of t he eng in e ove rheating.

and Equipment
The front spoiler also en sures proper bution of the cooling a ir w hen t he vehicle is mov in g. The engin e could overheat if th e spoiler
Fig. 6 of the instrument cluster: fuel tank gauge
Th e fuel tank hold s about 14.5 (55 liters).
is damaged, torn off or removed! Ha ve the spoil er repaire d or rep laced by an autho rized Volkswagen deale r or
W he n the needle reaches th e low fuel le ve l zo ne 6 (arrow), the displa y ligh ts up. If you r
ve hicle is equipped with th e message display
fea ture, Please refuel! a lso appear in the play. workshop fo r more informatio n. At the sam e tim e, a warning sound as a reminder to refu el. A t thi s point th ere
Tips
Rem ember to refuel when th e tank is I/4 to reduce the risk of running out of fuel, in remote a reas.
The arrow n ex t to the fue l tank symbol appearing in the fu el gau ge o n wh ic h side of th e
ve hicl e th e fuel is
mileage (kilometet ) are in th e in strument cluster display.
Odom ete r f or t otal distance travele d
The left-han d page II. 7 in th e displ ay shows the to tal distance of mile s meters) driven.
Trip odomete r
T he right-hand page 7 shows th e s ho rt trip. It shows th e distance
la st di gi t yards ( mete rs) . Press the button 3 to res t th e odometer back to zero.
Swit ching tota l
distance reading to eter display (mp h o r km/h)
the men u under U ni ts you can switc h
from mph to km /h.

Informational or malfunction messages are identified by a warning light or
symbo l and, depending on the
kind of instrument cluster in your vehicle , with a
matching text in the display.
Fig. 7 Display in the in str umen t clu ste r: tion display
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There are optional and automatic displays in this field:
Serv ice
page fig. 3
Service interval display on
Service is due soon , a Service notice appears
i n the d is play. A togeth e r with the numbe r of miles ( kilom ete rs) you can driv e until the service due seconds. A symbol" appears and the number of days until the service due date. The following display appear s in the instrumem
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cator (MF I) and outside temperawre play
- Automatic displays: Information tex t or page 12
-Menus providing informatio n, w hich can b e used to make differ ent are also shown in the page 1 3 .
Trip Odometer
Selecto r lever positio n di splay for the matic transmission2
l. The selector lever sitio n or the gear selected rriptronic® ) will
b e show n in th e display field wit h a light backg round.
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m ent and disp lay rea dings may vary between models.
clus te r: IN---
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Service due, a chime sounds and the flashing seconds. The following display appears in the i nstrument c lu ster:
An overdue service is indicated by a m inus sign in front of the di sta nce or day reading.
Instrument 11

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 !
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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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