2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS RADIO

At the gas station
Refueling
In this section yo u'll fin d information on the lowing:
Indicator lights and gouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 237
Refueling checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
The fue l filler flap is located on the rear ri ght side of th e ve hicle.
More info rmation:
Fuel page 239
Preparations for work ing in the engine page 242
Improp er refuel in g or ha ndl in g of fue l can ca use fire, explosion, an d severe burns.
Always m ake sure that the fuel tank cap is
screwed on all the way. This help s keep fu el from spillin g out or evapora ting.
Fuel is highly flammable and explosive ; it can cause severe burns and other seve re ries.
Failure to shut the e ngine off while refueling and/or to in se rt the pump nozz le into the vehicl e's filler n eck can cause fu e l overflow and fue l spray. Fuel spray and overflowing fuel are dangerous beca use they can ca use fire or seriou s
injury.
Durin g refuelin g, the e ngine, an d th e ti on must be swi tc hed off for safety reasons.
Never use a cell ular te leph one, radio, or other radio eq uipment while refueli ng. The
fire.
While driving
Neve r get back into your veh icle while eling . If in exce ptiona l circumstan ces you must
ge t back in your ve hicl e while refue ling, make cert ain that you close th e door and touch metal
to disc harge static electricity before touching the filler nozzle again. This helps avoid the buildup of stati c elec tricity , w hich can cause sparks that can ig nit e fuel vapors re leased during refueling .
Never smoke or have an open flam e (or
sparks, ciga re tt es, or oth er sm old erin g obj ects)
anywhere in or your vehicle when refueling
o r
Avoid elec trostatic discharge and
safety instructions and procedures that apply a t th e service statio n whe re yo u fuel.
Never spill fuel in the ve hicl e or the luggage compartment.
For safety
or empty, may leak and could cause a fire,
under exce ption al cir cumstances, yo u must tmnspo rt a po rt able fuel contain er, please observe the following:
- Neve r
fill a portable fuel container while it
i s anywhere in or o n the ve hicl e (for example,
i n the luggage compartment). tri city ca n build up while filling and can

Note
Remove sno w c hain s w hen road s are free or snow. the chains ca n damage tires, impair vehicle handling and ca n be qui ck ly worn
down.
-------chain s they h ave direct contact w ith th e rims. Volk swage n recommend s usin g coa te d sn ow
chains .
c hain s are available in different sizes
Please first read and note the
introductory information
and heed the WARNINGS on
page 276.
Accessory weight
The combine d weight (in excess of
those standa rd items which may
be re placed) of automatic tra n s­
mission, electro-mechnical power
stee ring, power brakes, power
windows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to th e extent that these
items are availabl e as factory-in­
stall ed equipme n t (w hether in ­
s tall ed or not).
Aspect ratio
The ratio of sidewall heig h t to tir e
w
idth, expressed as a p ercentage.
A number o r or
lower indicates a low-profile tire
with a shorter sidewall for im­
proved steering response and
better overall handling on dry
pavem ent.
Bead
The part of a tire made of steel
wires, wrapped or reinforced b y
ply cords, with the shape and
structure to en sure proper fit to the
w h
eel rim.
maintenance
Bead separation
A breakdown of the bond between
components in the bead.
The tire structure, excep t tread
and s id ewall rubber which, when
infl ate d, bears the lo ad.
The breakjng away of pieces of the
tread or sidewall.
The strands of materia l forming
the plie s in the tir e.
An y parting within the tread,
s id
ewall, or inne r lin er of the tire
ex te
nding to cord material.
at low
speeds in the three hour p e riod be­
fore
the tire pressure is measured
o r a
djuste d.

Never usc extender to sec ure
a chil d restraint.
Neve r usc a safety ex tender on your
motive part s store.
Neve r usc the safety exte nder you
obtained for your vehicl e for an y other ve hicl e,
r egardless of make, model, or model year.
It em s
store d between the safety
trol unit and prevent
Alwa ys mak e sure t hat nothing can interfere with the safety
needed or deploying an unexpect­edly:
Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of the ai rbag sys tem.
All work on the steering whee l, instrume nt panel, fr ont scats or elec trical sys te m (in cl uding the installa tion of audio equip m ent, cellular te lephones and radio s, e tc .) should b e formed b y authorized Volkswagen dealers or thorized Volkswagen Service Faci lities. They have tl1c necessary manuals, tra inin g, and
All work on the ai rbag sys te m should also b e done by an Vo lk swag en d ealer o r
The alrbag system can b e ac tivated only
once. After an airbag has innatcd, it mus t b e placed.
o nl y o rigin al equipment airbags proved by Vol kswage n. Ha ve them installed by a
t ra ined technicia n who has the neces sa ry tool s
and d iagnosti c equi pm ent to properly rep lace
a n y a irba g in your vehicl e and ass ure sys tem fectiveness in a cras h.
Never permit sa lvaged or r ecycled airbags to
b e in stalle d in vehicle.
Care, cleaning, maintenance
Note-----
Leaving the extender attached to the sa fe ty belt
buck le whe n th e front seat is occu pied and the
ty belt is not being used will signa l to the airbag trol unit that the front passenger scat is occ upied
and that the safety belt is being use d. The e lectro ni c control unit fo r th e airbag system will then rece ive inco rre ct inf ormation that will -cau se the sa fety
ter in co llis ions in which the fro nt airb ag would
othe rwise be triggered earlier to help protect an
unr estrained front scat passenge r.
A pr etcnsio ncr th at h as depl oyed cannot be p air ed . Th e entir e safe ty belt mu st b e rep lace d.
Note
If th e safe ty belt extender is left attached to
th e safe ty belt buckle , the safety belt warning
sys tem will sense that the safe ty be lt for that seat is being used. T he warning light will no t com e
o n and th e warning will not sound even though th e scat is occupied and th e safe ty be lt i s
not being use d.
air bag module s and sio ne rs arc cla ssifie d as Pe rchlora te Mate ria l -special hand ling ma y apply. all le ga l quir em ent s regardi ng handlin g and dis po sal of th ese compone nts-see wlvw.dtsc.ca.gov/ha.zardouswas te/pcrchlom tc. all applicable legal requirements w hen
scmppi ng the vehicle or parts of its res tra int
sys te m , including airbag modules and safet y belts
w ith prctcnsio ne rs. A uthori zed Volk swage n
d ea lers and authori zed Volkswagen Service facili­
t ies arc familiar with the requirements, and we yo u have them perform thi s se rvice for

CB radio equipment
firs t r ea d an d no te the introducto ry
o n
dit ions:
in stalle d outs id e antenna.
Maximum tra nsmi ssio n powe r watts.
dev ice cove rage can only be assure d
w he n an out side a nt enna is p roperl y in stall ed.
w ith an authoriz e d Volksw age n deale r o r
a u thori z e d Volk swage n Serv ice Facility if you
would like t o use a radi o w ith t ransmissio n p owe r higher than wa tts. A uth orize d Volkswage n
d eale rs and a uth o ri ze d Volkswage n Service tie s are fam iliar w ith tec hni cal possib iliti es for th e
in stallatio n of aftermark e t equipme n t o r can
lega l requir em ent s as well as
Lo ose o r improperly installed radio equipment
ca n be thrown around the pass e n ger m ent during sudden driving or braking vers or a crash and c ause seriou s pe rsonal
U sing a radio device in the ve hicle without nection to an outside antenna can e xcee d tromagneti c radiation threshold s. T hi s a ls o
erly .
fir st rea d and no te the introduc tory
on
pos e o f cap turin g data for re tri eval after an
loadin g of d ata stored b y E DHs in stalle d in hicle fo r th e exp re s s purpo se o f re tri ev ing data
afte r an accide nt or cra sh ev ent with ou t th e
o w ne r's co nsent.
cor e and maint enanc e
Althoug h your ve hicl e is not equipped with a n
EDH, it i s equippe d with a numbe r o f e le c troni c
co ntrol modul es for variou s vehicl e sys te m s, su ch
a s e ng in e m anage ment , e mi ssion control, ai rbag s, and sa fe ty
Th es e ele c tro nic c ontrol m odules a ls o re c o rd data
duri ng no rm al v eh icle operation fo r diagno sti c
an d repair purp os es. T heir re cordin g capabili ty is
limit ed to data (no sound is re cord ed). a
small amo un t of da ta is ac tually reco rded ove r a
v ery lim ited period o f time, or store d when a syste m fault is dete c te d b y a control m odul e. S o m e of th e da ta sto re d m ay rela te to vehicl e s pee d, re cti o n, or braking, as w ell as re straint syste m use and p erform ance in the ev ent of a cras h. Store d
d ata can o nl y be read and down loa ded with cia l

Using a when it is not connected to the
firs t n ote the imroductory
informati on and h eed the on page303.
Mob
ile or cellul ar t eleph o nes send receive
rad io waves, sometimes called "radiofr eque ncy
e ne rgy" (RF en ergy). bo th when they be ing
u se d when they in stand-b y mode. scie nt ific literature indi cates that radio
tablish ed b y authoriti es and commiuees in an efT to keep the troma gnetic radiati on from leve ls that not cause proble m s. ever , th ere is no sc ie mifi cally ba sed proof that
w ireles s phones arc absolut ely safe.
Therefore some ex pert s recomm end a tionary approach regarding the use of cellular phones by taking meas ures low er th e sonal exposure to elec tromagnetic fields. usin g a cellular te lepho ne in sid e m otor ve hicle
without proper connectio n to an integrat ed h icle te lephone antenna, your p erso nal exposure
to elec tromagn eti c fie ld s be highe r than whe n
u sing th e necte d to an or o th er o ut sid e vehicle
t e leph o ne a ntenna.
Y o
ur ve hicl e may be equipp ed w ith an optio nal hands-free sys te m that will permit many or th e
features o f a compatibl e Blueto oth ® enabled
ni ence and is consis te nt with the laws or an and lo ca litie s that hibit the use of te lephones with out som e
kind or hands -free dev ice.
The hands- free system in your vehicl e ca n be used with certain cell phones th at arc connecte d b y
w ire and hard ware connector or via compatibl e
B luetooth® -enabl ed pho nes with cradle that is
designed to your
times. the phone
in its cradle permit s it t o be charged. but more portantly conn ec ts th e cellular phone to the hicle's outsid e A
low er your p erso nal exposure to e lec tromagnetic fie ld s. You
n o t be co nnected to th e ve hicle's
rien ce more dropped
on a bas e plate on the instrument panel. Because of the large numbe r and variet y of cellular
tel eph ones on th e mark et and the frequ ency with
w hi ch new models are int roduced, Volkswage n does not ofTer c radle s for cellular te leph ones. of the ce llular
t e lephone that you plan to use.
A cell pho ne on th e scat, instrument panel or in other p laces can be th row n around th e inside of the ve hicl e during sudden braking maneuver,
cupants.
Neve r plac e or altach accessories or other objects (such as cup holders, telephone brackets, note pads, navigat ion systems, large,
h eavy or b ulky objects) on the doors, on th e
winds h ie ld, over or near th e area marked
pant. Such object s could cause se rious injury in a collisio n, especially when the a.irbags
Using a cell phone or radio inside th e ve hicle without separate side antenna can be dangerou s to your health and that or your passengers because the magnetic radiation e nergy that cell phones and rad io s emit may be above establi shed li m its.
T hi s also applies if th e out side antenna is not properly.
Always keep the cell phone antenna at least 8 inches
th e way pacemakers work.

Operating your or
info rma tion on
Government regula tions in th e Unit ed a n d requir e that automobiles meet specific emission regulations safety stand ards. differ
from vehicles sold in other countries.
If yo u
plan to take your ve hicl e outs ide th e nental limits of th e Unit ed or there
is the p ossib ility that:
Low Diese l
first read and n ote th e in trodu c to ry info rma tion and heed the on
If the rad io and nav iga tion systems were installed at the factory, th e radio antenna m ay be in stalled in diff ere n t lo cat ions in the veh icle:
the in side of the rear sid e w indows,
the insid e of th e win dshi eld.
the ve hicle roof.
Reporting Safety Defects
information and heed th e
If you beli eve th at your ve hicl e has
a de fec t w hi ch co uld
cause a crash
or co uld cause injury or death, you
sh ould immediately inform th e
Natio nal Hig h way Traffic Sa fety
A
dmin is tratio n (NHTSA) in addi-
Fue l may have a co nsiderably lower octa n e
rating an d may cause engine damage.
may be in ad equate due to lack of proper service fac ilit ies, tools or testin g ment.
Replacement parts may not be readily
naviga tio n sys tems for ve hicle s built for the United
Note
Vo lkswage n is not respo nsibl e for mechanical
d amage that may result from substandard fu el or service or the unavaila bility of Genuine
Ante nnas on the insides of windows are thin wires.
Note
Antennas install ed on the insides of windows can be d amaged b y abras ive objects or by corro sive or acidic cleaning agents or other ch emicals. Do not place any stic k ers over t h e windshield-integ ra te d antenn a and never clean the antenna with
If electrical devices are ope rated close to th e integrat ed windshield antenna, inte rference
wit h AM rad io receptio n may occ ur
ti on t o no tifying Volk swage n of
America, Inc. Hamlin Road,
Auburn Hills, MI 48326.
IfNHTSA receives simil ar
ti on, and if it f ind s that a safety
fect exists in a group o f ve hicles, it
m ay
order a reca ll and re medy
ca mpaign. Howeve r,

Volkswagen service information
Please fir st r ead and information and heed the on page
Volkswag en service information is publi sh ed as
soon a s poss ible afte r model introdu ction.
To order serv ice info rmati on contact
Volkswagen Technical Litera ture Orderi ng
www.vw.tec hliterature.com
Improperly performed repairs and modifica ­
tions can cause vehic le damage and tion s, and can impair the efficie ncy of driver sistance systems and the airbag system. This can lead to accidents and serious personal injuries.
H ave repairs and vehicle modification s formed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authori zed
Telecomm unications and Elect ronic Systems
first r ea d and note the introductory information and heed th e on
Communica­
tion Equipment Manual Notice.
Radio-based equipment
Cell phone package
Electronic immobili zer.
HomeLin k® Uni versa l Transm iller.
key.
Tir e Monitoring
These devices comply with:
FCC Pa
rtl5.19
T h
ese devices compl y with is s ubj ect to the followin g
Thi s dev ice may not cause ha rmful ence , and
Core,
ceived , includin g interferenc e may cause desired operatio n.
FCC
15.21
C ha nges or modifica tion s no t express ly approved
by the parry responsible for complia nce could void
th e user's authoriza tion to operate the equipment.
Th
ese d ev ices compl y with of Industry Canada.
is s ubj ect to the following two tions:
( I) thi s device cannot ca use interfe rence. and
(2) thi s device must accept any imerfe re n ce, cl ud in g interference that m ay cause undes ired
fication s to this equipm ent .

be performed in order to operate the device and to be functions to their extent:
Familiarize with the phone package .
Read the user's of the to be connected .
Driver distraction can cause accidents and serious injury. on or using a phone while driving can distract the driver from traffic.
settings so that the acoustic from the outside are (for the sirens of emergency
rescue vehicles).
areas with no or poor in garages and subways, phone conversations may be
interrupted, and it may be impossible to make
phone
some countrie s, emergency may be supported when a mobile phone is connected to a and/or has sufficient credit on it.
A or in other
switch off your phone at gas stations or wherever there is a fire or sion hazard. The electromagnetic radiation can cause sparks that can ignite vapors
and cause a fire.
nect to the phone age is disconnected.
Using a radio device in the without a connection to an ceed electromagnetic radiation thresholds. This if the outside antenn a is not
8 inches tween the antennas of the phone and the pacemaker , since phones can
Nev er carry a phone that is ed on in the breast pocket over a
pacemaker .
The center armrest can interfere with the er's movement and thu s cause dents and seve re injuries.
keep the armrest
or mount a phone on doors, on the windshield or on or nea r the
area on the stee ring the seat ests or the areas between these points and the drive r/passengers.
driving.
Owner's