2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Owners Manual

Reve rse camera .........................
Roof rack .............................. 149
Run -flat tires
Code ................................ 291
s
.................................. 178
belt height adjusters ............... 75
b elt load limit er ................... 78
belt position ...................... 74
b elt preten sioncr .................. 78
belt retractor ...................... 78
belts .............................. 67
Belt pos ition .......................... 74
Belt sta tu s display.................... 68
Checklist ............................. 72
C leaning ............................ 275
Extende r ............................. 76
Faste ning ............................ 73
Lockab le sa fe ty belt ................... 72
No t fas tened......................... b elt height adjuste rs ............ 75
b elt load limiter. ................ 78
belt prete nsioner ............... 78 belt retractor ................... 78 Twisted belt .......................... 72
Unfa stening .......................... 73
U sin g ................................ 72
Wa rnin g light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b elt s protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
continents ........ 312
heating............................ 65
position
Imp roper seating positions ............ 57
.................................. 56
Secu ri
ng a load
Roof rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Selector lever lock ..
.................... 183
th e vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
reminder display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settin gs
A ir
conditioner ...................... 231
paddles
T ipt ronic
............................ 185
Alphabetical index
Shiftin g ................................ 179
Auto matic transmis sion .............. 182
Eme rge ncy relea sing of the selector leve r. .
325
Gea rs hif t lever (
manual transmi ssion) . 182
Manual tra nsmiss ion ................. 182
Selector lever (automati c trans missio n) 182
Warnin g and indicator lights ..........
Curtain Protection
see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sitt in
g................................. 56
Adjust ing hea d restra ints .............. 61
Adjusting th e s teeri ng w heel position.. 63
Electrically adjus table front seat.... . . .
In stalling head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mecha nica l front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 sea tin g pos ition... . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear backre st
........................ 143
Remov ing head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact spare w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consid era tion s
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Dr iving with a trailer
................. 156
Foldi ng m irror in
.................... 136
....... .................. 189, 192
park ing
.............................. 33
e mi ssion ..................... 241 Towi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Vehi cle was hing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 W ashing ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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

TIN .................................. .
292
Tiptronic ............................... 185
Tire damage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tire inflati on pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tire mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tire m ob ilit y set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
no t to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire Monitoring Sys tem
Tire inflati on
pressu re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys te m . . . . . . .
Tire re p a ir set
tir e m ob ility se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire wear.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Tires
T ires and w hee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tires a
nd wheels....................... 276
Avoiding
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Br eak- in period
...................... 281
spare w heel ............... 288
Determine load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Imbal ance.......................... 287
In co rrect wheel a lignment........... 287
I nflat io n pr essure
sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
La beli n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Load rating code of th e tir es. . . . . . . . . . 293
New
tires .......................... .. 28 1
rat ing code letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
the replaced w hee l . . . . . . . . . . 288
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tire an d wheel handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tir e damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
T ire identifi ca
tion number (TIN) . . . . . 292
Ti re infl ation pressure............... 283
Alphabetical ind ex
Tir e lab eling. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .
balancing ..................... 287 rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tongue load ............................ 152 Trailer loading ....................... 155
Tools
F ront tow ing eye.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Rear towing
eye.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
S pec ia l
consideratio ns. . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Tow b
ar ............................. 357
Tow rope ............................ 357
Towi ng prohibi
tion .................. 357 traile r hit ch ..................... 357
Towing
capacity
T railer loading ....................... !55
Tow- starting ........................... 357
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trailer Driving .............................. !56
D
riv ing w ith a trailer ................. !56
E lec tri
cal socke t ..................... !54 H ea dligh t settin gs .................... 156
L E D r
ear ligh ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, !54
Loading ............................. 155
Malfunction ......................... 155
Pa rking System. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear ligh ts ....................... 153, 154 Retrofitting a rrailer hitch ............. 158
Safety ch a ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !53, !54
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Tongue weight ....................... !55 Towing capacity ..................... 155
Trailer towing ....................... !52
Trail er hitch
Ball mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 157
Malfun ction ......................... 155
H etrofit ............................. 158
trail er . ................. ......... !52

Trailer towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fire extingu is her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Technica l require ments.............. 153
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dr iv ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tread wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trip
odomet e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tro ubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Turn signa l leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
u
Undercoating .......................... 268
Unidirec t
ional tires .................... 293
Unlocking
Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Vehicle .............................. 39
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleanin g fabr ic tr im . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
C leaning uphols tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Leatherett e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lockin g from th e outsid e .............. 39
action in case of breakdown
Stopping on an up hill grade . . . . . . . . . . 192
Un locking and l ock ing from the inside .
Battery acid ......................... 259
Battery runs dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disch arges...................... 174,321
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In stallation location ................. 257
Jump-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
R ep l
acement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
mirror s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 components .................. 274 was her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
R
eplacing wip er b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Serv ice posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S pecial considerations . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 264
U ndercoatin g ....................... 268
Uph ols tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
271
Vehicle pain t.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Washing by hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Wash ing the ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
W i
ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
W i
ndshi eld -int egrated antenna ....... 312
Woo d trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
374 375

Vehicle identification number ............ 3 1
Vehicle key
Indi
cator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle key set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle keys
button......................... 34 Regio nal diff ere nces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sy nchronizing ........................ 37
Valet ke y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicl e labels ............................ 31
V eh icle modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signs. . ........................... 311
Sticker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
V ehi cle washing
Spec ia l con sid eration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Volk swage n Information System .......... 21
Displa ys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Menu structure ........... ............ 21
w
Warning light
Alternator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Brak e sys tem .......... .............. 189
Cruise co ntrol .................... .. . 215
Depre ssing
the brake ................. 189
Doors... ............................ 43
Engine coo la nt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Engine oil pressure ................... 247
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shiftin g ............................. S teerin g column lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washing vehicl e
S p
ecia l con sideration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Waxing the paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wear indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Weights ................................
What if? ..................•............. 318
Whe el bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Cove r caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tightening
torque ....... . ............ 332
Whe el change ........... ..... ......... 331
Wheel covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Full w heel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Hubcap ................. ..... ...... 328
Whee l bolt c
aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted deco rative cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted rim ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Window s
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wind shi eld
Insulat ed ............................ 127
Wind shi eld washer ..................... 128
Windshield washer
C heck ing ............................ 132
Indicator li ght ....................... 128
R efi llin g ............................. 132
Wind shield
wiper
F un ction s .. .........................
Headlight washer sys te m ............. H eated wash er no zzles ...............
Lifting off the wiper blade ............. Lifting th e w ip er blade ................
po siti on ...................... W in d shi eld wip er leve r ............... 129
Wind shield wiper serv ice position .......
Wind shie ld wipers ...................... 128
Wind shi eld-integrated antenna .......... 312
Wint er di esel ........................... 241
Winter ope
ration
F ue l consumptio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headli ght wa sher sys tem .............
H ea te d was he r n ozz les ............... Menu s e ttin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 s treak s ......... ................. 13 1

Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
S p ee d res tr ic
tio ns ................... 29 4
Wiper bl
ades C lea nin g ............................ 266
R
eplacin g ........................... 266
Wipers Spec i
al conside rations............... 129
Workshop hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrench symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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