2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Owners Manual

firs t read and n o te th e information and heed the o n page 344.
the cove r forward in the direction or the fig.
fas te n in g sc rew the screwdrive r the ve hicle page 32 6.
Fold the headlig
ht assembly slig htl y and pull out or the fig. (small row s).
H e le a
se th e connector pull it ofT.
H o tat e the bulb ho ld e r as it goes to the a nd pull it out with the ligh t bulb to the rear.
7. H e place the burned out light bulb w ith a new bulb of the sam e type.
8 .
to the bul b holder Th e connector must latch audibly.
10. fig . (s m all arrows) a nd fo ld
the fastening fig. tig h tly wit h the sc rewdrive r.
t h e cover into the fig .
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in th e rear hatch
Fig. 195 the rear hatch: Removing the bulb holder.
first read and note the introducto ry info rm ation and heed the on page 344.
Revie w and follow the page 346.
2. page 45.
3. With the fla t blad e of the scre wdri ver from the ve hicl e too l kit 326 ) ca refull y pry off
the cove r a t the fig.
4. and re move th e bulb h ol der.
5. R e place th e burned out light bulb with a new bulb of the sam e type.
6. Heplace th e bulb hold er. The lo ckin g lu g must latc h audib ly.
7. A nac h the cover. The cover must l atc h tig htly.
Taillights w ith have a light bulb f or the back up light. This bul b can b e rep laced .
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Replacing tailligh t bulbs in the body of the vehicle
fig. 197 To th e s id e in th e luggage comportment: Re­mov ing th e cur in g screw.
Please fir st read
o n page 344 .
P l
ease carry out each ste p onl y in the order speci ­
fied.
Removing the
I. Review and the page 346.
2 . the rear page 45.
Fig. 198 to L oc king lugs .
3. 197) and pull the trim forwa rd .
4.
5.
6.
the re lease of th e connector together in th e direction of the arrows and th e connector otT.
th e securing screw by hand
Care full y re move th e taillig ht reanvard from th e body and place it on a clea n , s mooth surface.
Changing the light bulb
7. To unlock the bulb hold er, press th e locking fig. 198 to in direction th e arrow.
8 . Hem
ove th e bulb ho lder th e ta illi ght.
9 . Re
place the burned out light bulb w ith a n ew bulb or the same t ype.
Insert the bulb holde r into the tailli gh t. The lockin g lugs must latch a udibly.
II. Carefull y insert th e ta illight into the op en in g in the body.
12 . Hold the ta illight w ith o ne hand in th e in stallatio n position and wi th the othe r hand, tighte n
t h e
securing 197
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Check for prop er in stallatio n and secure fit of
Attac h t he page fig. to the bul b ho ld er.
H eplace the s id e inte rio r tr im of the lu gg age co mpartm ent.
C lose t h e re ar hatch page 45 .
D ue to diff ere n t v ers io ns of t he th e
re p resentati on in the illustratio ns.
Taill ights w ith h av e a bulb fo r the turn signal. This bul b ca n b e
rear bumper: License plate lamp. Fig. License plate lamp: Removing bulb holder.
on page 344.
page 346 .
W ith
the flat bla de o f the screwdriver fr om the ve hicl e tool kit
3 . out th e license la m p sligh tly.
o n the connecto r re le ase in th e apa rt th e sec urin g cl ip on the rear of t he
4 .
lio n of the fig . pull the license plat e lam p assembly .
connect o r plu g off.
Turn bulb ho ld er in the direc tio n of the arro w
He move th e bul b ho ld er fr om the license 5 .
®an d p ull it out togethe r w ith th e light bulb. p
la te lamp.
6.
Hepl ace the burned out light b ulb w ith a new bulb of the sam e typ e.
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Please carry out each ste p only in the order sp ec ified:
Clampe d lic en se pla te lamp licen se plate lamp
I n se rt th e bu lb h old e r in to th e lice nse pla te Inse rt the bulb h older int o th e lice nse pla te 7 . lamp a nd turn op po site the direction of t h e
page 351, fig. far a s it go es. l
a m p.
Press the securin g cl ip s togeth er. The bulb 8 . th e connec to r onto th e bu lb ho ld e r. holder m
ust b e tightly conn ec te d t o th e li-
c e nse p late la m p.
9. inse rt th e lice nse pla te lamp into th e o penin g in the bumper. E n su re th at th e lice nse p late lamp is ins talle d in the co rrect dir ectio n.
Pre ss the lice nse p lat e lamp in to th e bumper T ig h te n th e sec urin g scre ws of th e lice nse
u nt il it a udibl y latc hes . pla te lamp w it h th e screw driver.
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Emergency starting (Jump starting)
In this section information on the lowing :
Using jum per cables . . . . . . . .
your engin e do es not start because the ve hicl e battery is your ve hicle's ba tt ery nected to th e battery of an oth er ve hicl e to s tart
your eng ine (jump- starting). page 257.
You m ust use jumpe r cables th at m eet rec og ni ze d
indu strial standard s (ch eck inform ation provid ed
b y th e
jumper cabl e manufa cturer). For vehicl es
with gasoline engines , the cross-sec tion of th e jumper cable wire must be at le a st in2 (2 5 or about 3 ga. Fo r v ehicl es with
diesel engines, th e cro ss-section must b e at lea st or abo ut 2 ga.
More information:
Starting assis tance sy s tem s page
Preparations for working in th e e ngin e page 242
Vehicl e page 257
Practical tips
on the batteries or the electrica l system
in your vehicle can cause serious acid burns, fires, or elec trical shock.
Always keep children away from battery acid and vehicle batteries in general.
Sulfuri c battery acid is very corrosive and can
cause blindn ess and damage to unprotected
ski n. Never let battery acid or lead particles
contact your eyes, skin, and clothing.
Never lean over a veh icle battery. Always
wear protective glo ves and eye protection. To reduce your risk of injury, never tilt the batteries;
acid could out through the vents and burn you.
A highly explosive mixture of gases is given
off when the battery is being charged.
Always avoid fires, sparks, open and smoking. Never create sparks or electrostatic
charges when handlin g cable s and electrica l equipment. Never short-circui t the battery nals. High-energy sparks can cause serious
personal injury.
If yo u ge t batt ery acid in your eyes or on your ski n, immediately rinse with cold wate r for
severa l minutes and get attenti on
immediately. If yo u swallow any battery acid,
get medical attention immediately.
Improper use of jumper cables whe n jump-star­tin g a ve hicle with a dea d battery can cau se th e
battery to exp lode, leading to serio us personal in
jury.
To h elp reduce the risk of battery explo sion :
All work on the batterie s or the ele ctrical
system in your vehicle can cause serious acid
burns, fires, or electrica l shocks. Always read
and heed the following
page 257,
Always make sure that the battery providing
starting assistance (the booster battery) has the same vo lta ge as the dead battery (12 V) and
a b o ut th e same amperage capaci ty (see battery label).
Never jump-start a ve hicl e wit h a frozen battery . The battery can exp lode. A discharged
battery can freeze at temperatures around +32
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When the vehicle battery is jump-started, it give s off hydroge n gas , which is highl y exp losive!
A lw ays keep fire, sparks, ope n flame , and smoking materi als fa r away from vehicle
necting or disco nnecting jumper cable s.
Jump-s ta rt batterie s only in well-ventil ated
areas. Batteries give off highly explosive
Always route the jumper cables so that they cannot get caught in any moving parts in the
..
Never short out the battery terminals by
connecting the positi ve termina l(+) and
Never connect the negative c abl e from the other vehicle directly to the negativ e terminal of the di scharged b atte ry, as thi s may cause the
hyd rog en gas given off by the di sc harg ed battery
to explod e.
Never att ac h the negati ve cable from the hicl e providing starting assistance to any
Never allow the non-insulat ed parts of the battery clamps to tou ch.
Never allow the jumper cable attached to the
po sitive battery te rminal to contact metal parts of the vehicle.
Note
To avoid doing exte nsive damage to the vehicle
elect rica l system, read and heed t11e following:
Connecting jumper cables imprope rl y can ca use a short cir cuit and do expensive damage to the ve hicl e's electric al sys te m.
Do not le t the ve hicles touch eac h other whil e
the jumper cab les are conncc te d.Iftl1 ey do,

Using jumper
4.
1.
2.
Fig. and boos te r baHery
informat ion and heed the on page 353.
Th e
dead battery must be properly connected to
th e ve hicle's electri cal sys tem.
Ma
ke certain
pos iti ve termin als(+) a re
the engine does not start, stop the process after seconds and repeat after about 1 minute.
Th e procedu re for attach ing
and for removing the jumper cables is desc ribed below.
off the ign ition in both vehicle s 172.
gine compartment=> page 257.
Attach one end o f th e red jumper cable to the positive termina l=> fig. of th e dead battery:
Pr actical tips
Atta ch the o ther end of the re d jumper cable to th e positive terminal of the good battery (booster battery):
Attach one e nd of the black jumper cable to th e
n egative of the booste r battery : fig.
Attac h the oth er e nd of the bla ck jumper cable
may also attach the cable to the e ng in e bl oc k itself. Attach the clamp to a poi nt that is as far away as possible from the dead battery: Battery
Route the jumper cable s so that they cannot get caught in a ny moving pans in th e engine ment of either vehicle.
Starting the engine
is prov idi ng h elp and let it run at i dle speed.
Turn on the ign ition of the ve hicle with the dead battery.
seconds, turn off th e ignition and wa it at least 1 minute; then try again.
Remo ving the jumper cables
Before yo u remove the jumper cables , switch
off the headligh ts ( if they are on).
the ve hicl e w ith the dead battery, switch on the heater fan and the rear window defogger. This
h elp s to minimize voltag e spikes when the cables are disconne cted.
With the engin e running. remove the jumper cable s in reverse order to the way they we re
the bauery cove r.
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