2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Cool

covers
In thi s sect io n you'll find in formation on the low ing:
Hubcap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel cops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
More information:
Exterior care and page 262
Vehicle too l page 326
a page
Tire mobility page 336
Hubcap
Fig. 178 off hubcap.
Please first read and note th e introductory information and heed the on page328 .
D ependin g on t
he vehicle mode l, th e hubcaps can
e ith er b e pulled fig. 178 or removed by fig. 179.
D o it yourself
Un suitabl e wheel cover s and improp er ti on or w hee l cov ers can cause accid ent s a nd
Improperl y in stall ed w hee l cove rs can come
l o ose w hil e driving and endan ger other
Do no t use d am aged wheel cove rs.
Alw ays m ake s ure that the flow of air for
brak e sys te m cooling is not block ed or r educe d
b e for e in stalling wheel co vers . Thi s appli es to
b o th
factory-in sta ll ed wh eel co vers and mark et w heel c o ve rs . In suffi cient a ir suppl y
m ay sig nifi cantly increa se sto ppin g di sta n ce.
Note
To help prevent damage to th e ve hicle , be ca re ful
wh en r em ov ing wheel co ve rs and b e sure to in stall the m prop erl y.
Fig . 179 Twis ting off h ubcap.
with hubcaps
To remove Take th e wire clip out ve hicl e tool kit and hook it int o one of the ho les in t h e hubca p
Pull the hubcap off in the dir ection of th e
arrow.

Please first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page 336 .
the valve core from th e tir e valve
u sin g th e valve core page 337 , fig . 187 and place it on a clean surface.
Vigorous ly shake th e tir e inflation cylinder page 337, fig. 187
Tigh tly sc rew the filling page 337, fig. 187 to the tire inflation bo ttl e ( turn
He mov e the sealing plug from th e page 337, fig. 18 7 and slid e th e open end th e way onto the tire va lve.
H old the cylinder with the bottom po inting up and the entire contents of th e tir e inflati on inder int o th e tir e.
Detach the empty tir e inflation cylinder from
th e va lve.
p age337,fig. 187 sc rew the v al ve core back into the tir e valve.
the tire
the tire inflation page 337, fig. 187 o f th e air compressor tightl y to th e tir e va lve .
whether the air release pag e 337, 187 is screwe d on tightly.
page 337, fig. 187 into a soc ket of the page
Switch th e ai r compresso r on using th e page 337, fig. 187
Le t th e air compre ssor run until 2 .5 ) bar is re ach ed
Switch off the air compressor.
an air press ure of29-36 psi 2.5 bar)
cannot b e reac hed, unscrew the tire inflation hose from the tire v alve.
tips
Dr ive about feet m ete rs) backward s o r
f o rward s so that the sealant ca n be distributed sid e th e tire .
th e tire inflat ion hose of th e air pr esso r aga in to the tir e va lve and r epeat th e
th e required tir e pressure still cannot be reached. the tir e is too badly damaged. The t ir e
canno t b e sealed us ing th e tire mobilit y set. Do not
d rive the v ehicle. Get expert
Disconnect th e air compresso r and unscrew the tire infl ation hose from the tir e va lve .
mph km/h).
page340.
The tire inflation hose and ai r compresso r ca n
get hot during inflation.
Protec t hands and skin fro m hot parts.
Do not p lace th e hot tire inflation hose or hot air compressor on flammable material.
Let th e equipment cool off almost plet ely before sto wing it.
bar), th e damage is to o great to be repaired
wi th the tire mobility set. The sealant is not able to seal the tire. Do not drive the ve hicle. Get pert assistance.
Note
Do not let the compressor run for more than 8 minutes to help prevent overheating damage.
Let the compressor cool down for a few minutes
befor e switching it on again. Let it cool down most completely before stowing it in the re p a ir
kit.
338 339

Introduction
In thi s section you'll find informat io n on the
low ing:
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Information on light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 346
Rep lacing light bulbs in the headlight . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Changing the light bulb in the front bumper . . . . . 348
Rep lacing light bulbs in taillight in th e rear hatch . 349
Replacing taillight bulbs in th e body aft he vehicle
Changing the light bulb in the license plate lamp . 351
Changin g a ligh t b ulb requ ires a certain amount of
s kill. If you are uncertain about how to proceed, Volkswagen r ecommends havi ng the ligh t bulb
c h anged by
Facility. training and know le d ge are ge nerally required
w he n other ve hicl e part s mu st be disasse mbled to
replace a bul b, or when d ischarge lamps mu st
b e re p la ced.
sh ould always keep a box in t he ve hicle wit h all the re p lacement bulbs requi re d for traffic safety. R eplacement bulbs are avai lable from your autho­rized Volkswagen dealer or Authorize d Facility. The laws of some
Additional light bulb s p ecifi cations
fac tory-in stalled lig ht bulb s in th e light s or th e taillig h ts may have differe nt sp ecifi ca­
t io ns th an conven tio nal light bulbs. are on th e g lass bulb or o n the m eta l b ase.
More info rmation:
Lights and page
for worki ng in the engi ne page 242
Vehicle tool page 326
Fu ses p age 341
D o it yoursel f
and other accidents ca n happen when yo u cannot see the road ah ea d and when yo u
cannot b e seen by o th er m oto ri sts.
Impr op er r epla cement of burn ed ou t headlig ht s
and o th er light bulbs ca n ca use serious perso nal
injury .
Always read and hee d the before doing any work in the engine compart­242. The engin e co mpartment of any mot or ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous
area, and work in t11is area can lead to seriou s personal injury.
Gas disc harge lamps (Xenon ) ge t power from
a hi gh vo ltag e source that can cause seve re
H7 bulb s and gas disc harge la m ps arc under
high pressure and can e xplode if handle d pro perly.
Always le t a burne d o ut light bulb cool down before re pl acing it.
Neve r replac e a light bulb unless you arc fa miliar with all of th e necessary procedures. In
parti cul ar, n eve r remo ve a hea dlight unless you
know exactly how to carry o
ut the job and have the co rrect tools and light bulb s.
ge n dea le r, a n authorize d Volkswagen
personal inju ry may result fro m improp erly
performed wo rk.
strongly recommend th at you alwa ys hnvc gns discha rge lamps {Xeno n) a nd bulb s replace d by a qualifi ed tec hni cian.
Do not touch th e glass of l ig ht bulb s with your bare hands. Fing erp rint s left on the bulb
eva porate due to the heat when th e bul b is
swit c hed on and cause the reflec to r t o
There arc sh a rp edges on an d around th e
h eadlamp housin g in the en gin e com partment and th e ta illi ght hou sing. h and prote ction if you repla ce bulbs.

Please first read and note the introdu cto ry information and heed the on page 344.
for re pla cing a light bulb. Please carry out these ste p s only in the order
page 188.
3. Turn the light switch page
4. Move the tu rn signal lever to neutral page
5. Auto mati c transmission: 179.
6. the eng ine and re move the key from the ig ni tion page 172.
7. Manu al transmission: Engage a page 179.
8. Let orie nt ation lighting go page
9. Let the burned out light bulb cool down.
page 341.
11. R e place the burned out light bulb accordi ng Always replace a burned-out light bulb with a good bulb with the sa me s pecifications. Specifications are on the g lass bulb or on
the meta l base.
12. Neve r tou ch the glass of th e light bulb with your bare hands. Finge rprin ts can clo ud t he o uter sur­
f ace of the light bulb when heated, affec ting the lighting power, clouding the reflector, andre­
d u ci ng th e brightness.
13. Always make sure th at the new bulb works. the bulb does not work, it may not be installed cor­
rectly; the connector may no t be co mplet ely seated; the correspondin g fuse may be burned out; or the bulb may be bad.
14. Always have th e headligh ts adj usted by an authorized Vol k swage n dealer or an a uth orized swagen Service Facility
to accidents and serious Injuries.
Always review and follow the
Note
Alway s insert and remove lamps car efully to avoid damage to the vehicle paint or to other parts of the

light bulb
License plate lamp .. ................. 35 1
light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 In front bumper ......... ............ 348
In
the body ............. ............
In the h ea d light ..................... 347
In th e r
ear hatch ....•................ 34 9
Tai
llights ....................... 349,
o il leve l ...................... 249
Driving safely ...... ............... 28, 29
Gell ing read y
..................... 28, 29
In an emergency ................
Lifting vehicle with jack . . . . . . . . . . 333, 334
Ligh t bulb re pla cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Preparation s for changin g a wheel . . . . 331
Sa fe ty belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ti re mobility set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Uphol stery ........................... 271
and th e Advanced Airbag System. . . . . .
anchorages..... 116
Sec urin g wi
th the Top Tether strap. . . . liB
safe ty lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
safety seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOB
seat
Booster
seat. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 1L2
seat mounting................. 112
Infant carrier ........................
Securing wit h lo ckab le safet y belt . . . . . 114
Secu ring w ith safety b elt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
seats s eat mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . .
care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
lig h ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Als o see: A ir co nd itio ning . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,
hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
.................................. 6
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
we ight
Determination (North America) .......
spare wheel
Dr iving style
........................ 288
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ll
units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Co
unter-steering assista nce. . . . . . . . . . . . .
h o ld er
Front center co nsole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear center co nsole ................. . 167
weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
Data recorded b y control units . . . . . . . . . .
Data recorded whil e driving. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dayt ime running lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dynamic

Emerg ency lo ck in g and unlockin g
R ea r h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Em er
gen cy sta rtin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jum
per cables ................ .. ..... 355
E
mission contro l sys te m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
Ind icato r light.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
E ng in e
Break-i n
perio d ..................... Noises................ ......... ..... 177
Engin e and ig nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12-vo lt socke ts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig niti on sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Preheating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S ta rtin g en g ine...................... 176
S ta rtin g en g ine
with KESSY.......... . 175
Sto pping the e ngin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Unauthorized vehi cle key . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E
ngine cl ass ification co de
De terminin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E
ngine co mpartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C l
eanin g ... 269
C l
osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Eng ine
coolant ...................... 252
Eng ine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
P l
enum chamber .................... 269
P re para
tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
E
ngine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
I
ndicator l ight. ...... ....... ......... 3 15
En gin e c oo la
nt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
C heck ing
coolant leve l .............. . 255
F
ille r op enin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
G 12 p lu s-p lus
.................. .. 254
Ind icator light ....................... 252 Specifications .. ..................... 254
Temperatu re gauge... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Topping off
249
C hange ............................. 251
C heck ing oil leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Co ns
umptio n .......................
D ips tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fille r openin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9 I
n d i
cato r light. ..........
b raking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
F
FAQs .................................. 318
capacity
W
indshi e ld was her nuid reservo ir. . . . . 132
Fir e extingui sh er
T ra ile r tow
ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Floor mats............... .............. 18 1
Fo g lig
hts ..... 123
F requently ask ed ques tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
F
ront airba g s
321
F u ses .................................. 341
G
Colo r codi ng.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fuse boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
342 Ident ifying blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
P re para ti
ons for replace ment. . . . . . . . . 343
Heplaci ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
G 12
plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
G 12 plus- plus.
367

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
locking switc h ....................
switch .................
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
C losing ................ 51
Eme rgen cy clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Malfun ction ............ 0............ 51
Opening ............... pro tec tion .......... 52
was her .. o o o
windows .
One-to uch closing an d openin g ........ 49
Opening ...... 49
pro tec tion ...
Switch es ................
.......... o 176
Adding e ng in e oi l. ............ ....... 249 C heckin g engin e coolant leve l . . . . . . . . 255
Checking engin e oil leve l. 249 Light bulb re p lace ment .. 346
T ire m obilit y set ..................... 338
Topping off en gin e c ool ant. . . . . . . . . . . 255 Vehicl e battery ............
331
Workin g in the engine compartment .. 245
activities Befo re every trip .........
.... 172
Q
Que ry ing a service message ..... o
R
Rain sensor ..... ........ .... 13 1
Malfun ctio n .............. .. 13 1
Raising the vehicle
Witl1wor ksho p hoi
st. ......
Raising vehicle
Workshop hois t
.................
Reading light ............... 125
Rear Assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
212
Operating in structi ons ..... ...... 211
. ..... .......
consid era ti o ns ........... 2 12
Rear backrest
F olding forward .. 143
Rear hatch ........... 45
C losing .............. ................ 47 Driving with an open rear hatch . 139
Eme rgency lockin g and unlocking . . . . 324 Locking ................... 39, 47
Opening ......... 46
U nl ocking .. o o o 39
Warn ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear seat ...... 143
Folding back into place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rear window d efogger ..
234
A t th e gas statio n .................... 234 C hecks w hil e ref uelin g .........
237 Fue l gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Indicator light ............ o 235
R elease butto n . o 183
Remote control k eys
see Vehi cle keys ..
............. o
Labe ls. 311 Workshop ho is t ...... .. ..
Replac em ent ke ys
see Vehicle keys .................
Replacing parts ........
Reporting

Water under vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wipers ............................. 129
S peed rating code le tter ................. 293
Stalling
Protecting th e ve hicle ................
S teering ...............................
Cou nter- steering support ............
E lectro-mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indicator light. ......................
to one side ................... 286 Servo steering .......................
Steering co lumn lock .... ............
Steering wheel
A dju sti
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 S hift paddles (Ti ptron ic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Sticke rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Storage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
storage compartments . . . . . . . . . 165
Overhead console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3
Pa sse nge r sid e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 Storage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8
protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
brak e sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 194
Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
194
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distance Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C urb weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 E ngin e data an d dimensions . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filling capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fu el capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Gross vehicle we ight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.............................. 32
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Sa fety Compliance Certif ic ation Label. . 3 1
Tir e pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical modifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Temperature gauge
E n gin e coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
hooks........................ 146
T ighteni ng torque Whee l bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
372 373