2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 warning

Booklet 3.1
If window is obstructed w hen clo sing. the window will stop a nd go down
If th is happens, see wh y the window co uld not close before attempting to close it a ga in . If
yo u try to close the window again within seconds. the window's clo sing force is m ati cally inc reased.
thi s po int.
If th ere is no obvious rea son why the cannot b e closed, try to close it again w ithin second s. Th e p inch pro tecti on i s now
If yo u wait longer than the seconds desc ribed above. the wi ndow will open fully when
The one-to uc h f unctio n and pinch protection d o
no t work if th e re is a m alfunction in the power
w indows. Contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop to have the fun ction corrected.
WARNING
Improper use of the power windows can res ult in serious personal injury .
Convenience opening and
You can open or th e w indows from
o
uts ide the ve hicle.
closing
- Hold th e k
ey in
-Release the stop in terrupt the
WARNING (continu ed )
Neve r let anyo ne ge t in the of a power window w hen closi ng it.
make sure that no o ne is in the w hen window !
Whe n locki ng the ve hicl e from th e o uts ide, make sure that n o o ne, especi ally children , m ain s in the vehicle . T he windows will not open in case of em ergency.
ta ke the key with yo u when you leave the vehicle. Unsupervised use of keys can result in use of ve hicl e system s s uch as power windows leadin g to serious person al
in ju ry.
Th e power wi ndows will continue to
When chil dre n arc in t he back seat, use t11c safe ty sw itch to disabl e the rear power dows and prevent them fro m being opened and closed.
opening
- Hold th e ke y in th e lock of th e drive r's
door in th e unlock posi tio n, until all
dows are open.
- Hel
ease th e key to interrupt the
tion.
WARNING
Improper use of the power window s can res ult in seriou s personal injury.

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Never or if they have access to
the keys. Unsupervi sed u se of a ke y mean that the engine is starte d or that equipment is use d (e. g. pow er windows,
pow er root) . The doors can be with the remote in the ve­in an emergency .
lo with power windows ond power roof
Convenience
ca n clo se the powe r roof from outs id e
the vehicle. The windows will close first,
a
nd then th e power in
to with power roof
Power roof -pinch protection
The power roof has protection that prevent The pinch prote ction does not
h oweve r prevent fingers from gettin g pinched
agai nst th e roof openin g. The power roof stop s
and open s aga in if it is obstru cted by lar ger object when
the power roof has been opened again by the pin ch pro tection, it ca n be pressing back the ro ta ry cont rol back t o posit ion fig. 34 the power roof has note that
the pow er roof still does not you hav e to use the emergency operation
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The power roof wiU work o ne of the front doors is opened and the key removed
fr om the
- Release the key to interrupt the opera­
tion.
i f the roof is using con­venience have to be back to its posi­
t ion the next time you
3.2 and chapt er
WARNING
Without pinch protection, th e power roof with enou gh f orc e to cause serio us per­
make sure over ridin g pinch protection to
Th e pi nch protec tion feature doe s not pre­vent

and Equipment
Fig . 35 Sec tio n of i nstr u m ent panel: switc h fo r th e headligh ts, automatic headli ght contro l a nd fron t fog
Daytime running
- Daytime running ligh ts are on when­
ever the ig ni tio n i s sw itc hed on an d th e
h
eadlig ht swit c h i s in positi on
fig. 35
Switchin g on
For more in­
for ma
tion on hig h beam an d headlight
page 46.
-The low beam w ill only work w it h th e
i g ni
tion o n . W hen you sta rt the e ngin e, the
h
eadlights go off to reduce drain on the
batt ety an d only th e parkin g lights will b e
o n .
Switching off th e headlights
- Turn the light swit ch to position
S wi tch ing on the fog
-th e switch out o f position
Daytime running li g hts10l
Leave
the light switch in posit ion The daytime running lights come on automatically you
switch on the igni tio n.
the ignition is o n and the parking brake is engaged , the daytime running ligh ts switch off
a uto m atically. the park in g bra ke is fully
r e leased , th e daytime ru nning lights swit c h on again automati cally.
F
og l ights1 0l
When th e fog lights a re swit ch ed in th e instrument clus te r comes on . This
i s to remind you t h at yo u have the fog lights are headlight is switc hed
yo u cannot switc h on th e fog ligh ts.
D ynam ic hea d light range co ntrol
Vehicles with gas discharge are eq uip ped w ith d yn am ic headlig h t range contro l. T his means that th e headlig hts
w ill adjust t hemselves to match th e load level of the ve hicl e. They will also ad ju st to noddin g movements when d riving off or braking.
WARNING
Crashes and o ther acc idents can h appen when you cannot s e c the ro a d a head and w hen you canno t b e seen by o th er motoris ts.
Never use day tim e running lights to see wher e you arc goi ng. They are no t b rig h t
enough an d w ill not le t you see fa r en o ug h
a head d usk o r w hen i t is
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3.1
Emergency switch
Use the eme1gency flasher del ete space to attention
your icle in cas e of an emerge ncy.
Fig. 37 Section o f ins trume nt panel: swi tch for the
e mergency flas he r
In an em ergen cy situation:
I. Park your vehicl e
fig. 37 switch on
the emergency
3. Switch the engine off.
4. Set the parkin g brake.
5. Move the gea rshift lever into neutral
(Manual tra nsmiss ion ) or the selector
l e ve r to the
position (A uto m ati c tran s­
mi ssio n
).
6. Use warning tria ng le or other warning
equipme nt to draw the a uention of other
motorists to your vehicl e.
7. Always ta ke the key w .
l
eave the ve hicl e.
ou must
You should use th e e mergency
wh en you approach
if your vehicle has a break down
if your vehicle is bein g towed or if yo u are towing vehicl e
if yo u find yourself in dange ro us s ituation
All turn sig nal s simultaneously. Th e tw o
turn sig nal Indi cator a nd the light in
the t im e. Th e emergency also wo rk s w he n th e ig n ition is switch ed off.
WARNING
A vehicle staUed or stopp ed on or bes ide a
hi ghway can b e struck by o ther ve hicle s and increase the risk of se rious pe rso nal injury.
When eve r stalled or stopped for re pair,
mov e th e vehicle a safe dis ta n ce off the road, turn o f th e emerg ency flas her, s top the e n gin e
a nd usc a warning triangl e or similar device to wa rn ap proac hing traffic .
Never park the ve hicle in areas where the
hot cat a ly tic converter and exhaust syste m
can co me in contact dry grass , brush , f uel or othe r mate rial that can cause fire.
a lo ng
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and Equipment
and high beam
signa l and high leve r also operates
Fig. 38 Turn signal and high beam le ve r
Th e turn signal a n d hi gh beam lever has
the followin g functions:
U sing the turn
- Move the lever 38
to in d icate a rig ht tu rn, and
in dicate a le ft tu rn.
Changing
-Move the leve r either u p or down
just the point of resistance, then re lease it.
The tu rn sig n al
Sw itchin g the high b eam on and off
-Turn the light swit ch to
- P ress the lever forward to to
switc h on the hig h beam s.
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-th e lever back to wa rd th e s teering
w hee l
and beyond the dete n t in the
switc h to turn th e high beam off again.
-the lever toward the steeri ng wheel
to operate the flasher.
Impro per usc of th e headli ght flasher o r the
h igh beams can distract other drive rs causing a crash an d serious personal injury.
Neve r use the headli gh t flasher and h igh
beam s w hen th ey w ill blind o r distract other motoris ts .
Always use the turn s ig nals w hen ch a nging
l a nes to a le rt oth e r m otori sts .
T ips
T he only work whe n the ig nition is switched on. The co rre sponding warning or
in the in strument cluster
and
The can be only be sw itc hed on if the head ligh ts are o n . The indi cator then comes on in the instrument cluster.
The
then co mes on in the in strument cluster.
the tu rn leve r is left sounds w hen th e driver door is opened, even if the key is left in the ign ition lock. This is are­minder to switch ofT the rurn signal.

Rear window wiper
The wiper and the automatic wipe/wa sh func tion for the rear w indow
fig. 45
th e lev er back tow ard s th e s teering
lf you swit ch ed off the w ipers
during th e w ipin g action , th e w iper ca n
c
ontinu e to run bri efly.
Switching on automatic wipe/wash
function
-
Th e washer sys te m operates imm edi­
a te ly , w hi le
the w ip er sta rts to wip e a littl e
l
ater. Th e w iper/washe r system op ­
e rat e as long
as you ho ld the le ver in th is
p os itio n. -
Release th
e le ver. The wip er will con­
t
inue to operate for abou t 4 seconds, afte r
th
at i n termitt en tly .
WARNING
A worn or dirty wind shield wiper blade re ­duces v ision and compromises safety.
Alway s heed the warni ngs booklet 3.2, chapter
Note
In fros ty weat he r check whether the win dshield
b lade is froze n the w indshi eld befo re swit chin g on th e w ipers for you switch on th e w indshield wip e r when th e blade is frozen th e w ind shi eld, bot h th e wiper b lade
and the wiper motor can be damage d.
Tips
The window wi per and was her ope rat e
o nl y the rear h a tc h closed
The rear w indow wiper swi tc hes on auto m at­
i c all y w hen th e windsh ie ld w ip ers are switc hed
o n an d reverse gear (manual tra n sm iss ion) or selec to r l ever pos ition has been
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with headlight washer system
l1eadlig ht
49, 44 is pulled toward s the ste ering
w heel -while low or high beams turned on. llowever, insect
WARNING
A lways read and heed the ..
Note
To avoid make sure that the headlight washers work properly in winter. Keep the n ozzle in the bumper free of snow and remove any ice with de-icer
lr is important for safe driving you good vision ro rear.
Fig. 46 day-night mirror
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the mirror in the normal position. th e le ve r the bottom edge of th e mirror must point forward. the lever

Applies to with power outside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is important for safe driving to properly adjust outsid e mirrors using the joy­
stic k in the ce nter consol e.
Fig . 47 Section of the driver's door: joystick for the outside mirrors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
47 to L (left out­
side mirror).
2. Mov e the joystic k to adjus t th e mirror
so tha t yo u have a good view to th e rear of
the vehicl e. If synch roni zed mirror setting
i s
active in the conve nience fun ctions
menu, the right m irr or is adjusted at the
same page 1 6 .
3. Turn the joystick to R (right outside
mirror).
4. T
urn the joystick to adjust th e mirror so
that yo u have a good view to the rear of the
ve hicl e.
Outside mirror heating
-Turn the joysti ck to to heat the out­
s id e
mirrors. It is fo r safe driv in g
that yo u have a goo d view to the rear.
functions
16 , select w hether yo u want to ad­
just th e ex terior mirrors indi vidual ly or s i­
m ultan
eously. For simultaneo us adjust­
m ent, you
adjust th e exterior mirrors as
follows :
I. Turn the rotary kn o b to pos ition L (left
exte rio r mirror).
2 .
Adjust th e m irr or by turning th e rotary
kn ob
so that yo u have a goo d vie w to the
r ear. T
he right exterior mirror is adjusted
simultaneou sly (synchronously). You may
h ave to correct th e adjustment of the right
mirror .
WARNING
Incorrectl y estim ating d is ta n ces with the right outsid e mirror can cause co llision s and se­rious injury
The right outs id e mirror has a convex
(curved) s urfa ce. Vehicles or other objects
seen in a co nvex mirror will look smaller and farther away than they re all y are.
you usc the right outside m irror to judge distances from vehicle s behind you when changin g lanes, yo u could estimate incor­rectly and cause crash.
Wheneve r possible, use the inside mirror t o more accurately judge distance and s ize of ve hicl es or other objects seen in th e convex mirror.
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