2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS rear hatch button

sub-menu
first read and note the introduc to ry information and heed the o n page 21.
C onve nience m enu Functi on
Door unlock
lndiv. door unlock: When
the ve hicl e is unl ocked with th e ve hicl e key, only th e 1/ d river door is unlocked. All doors an d the hatch open only after page38 button is push ed secon d time.
Auto
Lock . doors and the rear hat c h lock automatic all y a speed of about mph (16 km /h ). To unlo ck when the vehicle is not moving, press t h e power locking syste m b u!!on or take the ke y out of the ign itio n.
Aut o
Unlock : doors and the rear hatch unlock automatically when the key is
ta ken our of th e ign ition .
Depending upon the setup, w hen the vehicle is un locked with the vehicle key, the following doors are u nlocked:
I> All doors: All door s are unlocked.
I> lndiv. d oo r: see a bove /.
Door unlock I> Veh . side: The doors on the d rive r sid e are unlocked .
Manu of ve hicles wit h th e dri ver door unlock s the drive r door an d those d oo rs on th e page38 sid e w here r e la te d ve hicl e key is located.
I> In di vidual: the driver door is unloc ked. ve hicle s w ith
page 38.
Automat ic Auto
Lockor Auto Unloc k: Door unlock
ATA co nfir m acknowledgment for the activat io n of th e anti-th eft alarm sys tem page 38.
W
ind ow opera tio n w indow se!!i ngs: When unlocking or locking, windows can be open ed or closed . The opening feature can only be activa ted for the driver door page48.
M irror dow n
Tilts passenger mirror clow n when backing u p so yo u can see curb
menu.

Note: Depending on the settin gs for the central
all doors and the rear hatch are unlocked
o nl y afler button has been pressed twice
hicl e key is within a yards/meters o f the
hide. All turn s ig n als flash t o co nfirm that tJ1e hi cle is locke d.
locked with the vehicle key an d the door or the rear hatch has no t been opened in abo ut seconds, th e veh icle is automatically locked again. This ture help s prevent the veh icle from ally rema ining unlocked .
the
on page38.
fig. 18:
Unl ock the ve hicle .
Lock th e vehicle.
Before driving
The power lockin g sw itch works whether the
th e ve hicle is locked with the power lo ckin g
sw itch :
The an ti -theft alarm sys tem is not turned on.
doors or the rea r hatch from the
Doors can be unlocked and opened from inside the ve hicle by pulling the door ha ndle. m ay
need to pull the door handle m ore than once to open the door.
An ope n drive r door will no t be lock ed. This
h e lp s prevent the driver from being locked out of the ve hicl e.

Unlocking and locking vehicles with
Fig. 19
on page38.
sta rting and system which un­locks and lock s the vehicle without active use of a vehicle key. For this, a valid ve hicle key must simply be in proximity of the
General information
If a va lid vehicl e key is in the proximity range fig . 19 of lock and start system recognizes desired ac­cess. T he system verifie s access authorization and enables the followin g functions without actively using the vehicle key:
Keyless entry: Unlocking the vehicle with the door handles fo r the front doors o r the rear hatch.
Keyless go: Start engine and drive. For this. a
valid vehicle key mus t be in the passenger com­
partment.
Keyless exi t: Locking the vehicle via the door handle of the driver or fro nt passenger door.
T he power locking system an d the closing system fu nction similarly to th e unlockin g and locking system. the operating con trols are
Veh icle unlocking is indicated by double fla shing. locking by a single fla shing of all turn sig­nals.
the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds n o door o r the rear ha tch has been opened. the vehicle is automatically locked again.
and closing
Fig. lock and start system :
Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger fig . (arrow
the driver door.
the outer button in door h andle fig. (arrow The door on whic h the
h andle is operated mus t be closed.
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch
If a va lid vehicle key is in the fig. 19 of the rear hatch, th e rear hatch is unlocked automat ­
i c ally.
and close the rear hatch as you would a page 45.
The rear hatch automatically locks afte r it is closed unless there is a vali d ve hicl e ke y inside the ve­
hicle.
Locking with a second vehicle key
I f a vehicle key is ins ide th e passenger compart­ment. the vehicl e can only be locked from the out­side if a second vali d vehicle key is within prox­imity of the vehicle outside th e vehicle.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked fora longer period of time, tJ1e proximity sensor in the passenger door is automatically deactivated.
If an o uter button on a door handle is activated ex­cessively o n the locked vehicle, for instance by rubbing against a bush, all outer buttons on the af-
fected ve hicle side are switched for about

Warning
Please fir st r ead and note th e introductory in rormatio n and heed the o n page 45.
Lights
Possible cause
u p
the ignition is sw itch ed on, several warning and indica to r ligh ts come o n brierly ror a ru nctio n
c h ec k. They go out a
the rear h a tc h is not clo se d prope rly . wa rnin g light in the i nstrumen t clu ste r o r the hicl e symbol in th e MFD comes o n showin g the ope n r ear hat ch .
D ep en d in g o n the ve hi
cle opti ons, a symbol m ay
b e di splayed in th e in strument clu ster in ste ad or
t h e warnin g lig h t. The ligh t o r symbol
the vehicle key: button to unlock ond open
the rear hatch .
first read a nd n ote th e introducto ry inrorm atio n and heed t he o n page 45.
Fo r example, ir a lo ad ed b icy cle or lu gg age rac k is
m oun te d on the rear ha tc h , it m ay no t b e poss ible
t o o pe n th e rear He move the load rrom the rack and prop u p the rear ha tc h once it
i s ope n .
butto n on th e ve hicle 23 ror about o ne se cond to unl o ck th e re ar hatch or p ush
B efore dr
iving
Prope r response
S top! and close rea r hatc h again.
p la y goes o
ut ab o ut 15 seconds arte r the ve hicl e has been l ocke d.
1 r th e r
ear hatch i s not closed p ro perly, it m ay
o pe n sudde nly w hen the vehicle is movin g and cause seve re injuri es .
Sto p immedi ately and close t h e rear h atc h .
Alwa ys make sure the rear h atc h is sec u re ly
l a tc h ed
butt o n on the ve hicl e key th e rear hatch open s several in ch e s o n its The n open th e rear h a tc h usin g th e Volkswa gen e m ble m .
with the V olk swagen emblem
Un loc k th e ve h icl e or rear hatch , o r o pen
U sin g your thumb, p ress the to p or th e swa gen fig. 24 and move the e mble m G ra s p the bott o m part or th e e mble m and to

Improper and unsuperv ised unl ockin g or openin g of the rear h atc h ca n cause severe ries.
bicycle or luggage rack is ins talle d on the rear hatc h , it may be h ard to se c that th e rear hatch I s unl atc h ed. An unlatch ed rear hatc h may
s ud whe n th e ve hicle Is
first read and note the introdu ctory informa tion and heed the WARNINGS on page 45.
Closin g t he rear hatc h
Grasp one of th e recessed grips in the rear h atc h fig. 25 (a rrow}.
th e rear hatch down and close it securely.
second s, the vehicle is au tomatically
and closing
At t emperatu res below +32 the rear hatch no t o pen automatically after
locked again. Thi s feature helps prevent the hicle from unintentionally re m ain ing unlocke d.
It is onl y poss ible to lock th e rea r hatc h when it is
secur ely closed and latche d.
The power locking system also locks the rear
h atc h.
If th e rear hatch of a locked vehicle is unlocked
w ith button on th e veh icle key, it will lock
agai n right after it is clo sed.
A closed b ut unlocked rear hatch automatically
l ocks at speed s above 6mph (9 k m lh}.
Impro pe r o r unsupervi sed clos ing o f th e rear
h a tc h ca n ca use seve re injuri es.
Never leave your ve hicle unan ended or l et
c h ildren pl ay around your ve hicle, especially
w ilh the re ar ha tc h l eft open. A child could crawl into the ve hicl e and pull the rear h atc h shut,
pending o n the season. Tempe ra tu res can
quickl y re ac h l evels that can ca use unco nscious-ness or death, to sm all child ren.
Make sure tha t compartment b e for e clo sing the rear
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J
Jack ...................................
Jump starting
e m erge ncy startin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jump-start
jumper cables.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
K
button....................... 175
U nl ock ing and lockin g ve hicle ......... 41
lo ck and start system
Unlocking an d lo ckin g ve hicl e ......... 41
start a nd loc k sy ste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keyless
Access ... ............................ 41
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 334
Jack ............................... . 333 With jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Light
Aco ustic warnin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adapt ive Fro
nt Lighting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Lights
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Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Turn s ig n al leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Load
rating code of the tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Load rating of the tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Load
ing
Dri v
ing with an open rear ha tc h . . . . . . 139 Ge neral instruc tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lug gage
compartm ent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Luggage compartment pass-thro ugh.. 145
a nd snowboard sac k.............. 146
lu ggage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T i
e-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Trail er
..... ... ...................... 155
Locking A
fter airbag ac tiva tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle .............................. 39
Low b
eams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
L uggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Luggage compartment cove r . . . . . . . . . 144
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . 125 Net. ................................ 148
Luggage compartment lid
rear hatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 45
L uggage
compartmen t net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Luggage
compartment p ass-through . . . . 145
Luggage r
ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
M
Malfunction
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
D yn a
mic . . . . . . . . 218, 219
H eati ng a nd air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . 231
Immo bilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Park Dista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power o u ts id e mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Power sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 wind ows ......................
Radi o recepti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
H ain
sen so r......................... 1 31
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