2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

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
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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

and Equipm ent
Instrument
for sett in g the page 8
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Engine coolant te mpera tu re pa ge 9
Display for various page II
Setti ng the
page
Speedometer
Reset button for trip page
The clock is locat ed in the Display in
time
8 Instr um ent
-the fig. 4 to set the
hour. The clock will advance to the next
hour if you briefl y press the button.
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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.

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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
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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---
24 in the m ult i-function steering.
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

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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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