2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS service interval

Service reminder
first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the WARNINGS on page 16.
The service appointment reminder is shown in the clus te r page 16, fig. 6 more information, please see the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
Information on
maintenance Booklet booklet
Volkswagen distinguishes between serv ic e ap­pointments an engin e oil change, such as an in spection serv ice. The service reminder di splay indicates only ser­
vice appointme nt s w hi ch includ e an engine oil change. All o th er serv ice appointments, su ch as the n ex t due inspection serv ice or brake fluid
change, are indi cated on the sticker on the veh icle
door pillar or in th e Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
For vehicles with
time or distance-driven depen­
d ent service, fixed service intervals are defined.
Service reminder
If se rv ic e is due in the near future ,
a wrench and a miles (kilomete rs) indicator are shown in the in strument cluster display . The
mil eage shown is the m aximum distance can
b e dri ven until the require d service must be form ed . Th e di spla y changes after a few seconds. A
clock symbol is displayed and the number of days
until the re quired service is show n.
For
i s dis pla yed for severa l sec­onds. For Service now
i s indi cated on the instrument cluster display.
overview
Querying a service message
The current service message can b e accessed
whe n the ig niti on is switched on, the engine is
switched off, and the vehicl e is stopped:
button in the instrument clu ste r
seve ral times until the wrench ap­pears.
Select th e Settings menu.
In the Service sub-menu, se lec t th e Info menu item.
Overdue service is indicated by a negative sig n in
front of the mil eage or day info rm ation. Fo r cles Service since---mi or--­days is indi cated on the instrument cluster displa y.
Resetting the service reminder dis
play
If the service was not performed by an authorize d Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volk swagen
Serv ice Facilit y, the service reminder can be reset as follows:
Veh icl
es with text message display:
Se lec t th e
menu.
the sub-menu, select the Reset menu ite m.
request with
off the ig nition.
lea se th e button and push button withi n about seconds.
Do
not reset the service r eminde r betwe en serv ice intervals; otherwise, incorrect information will be display ed.
The se rvice reminder disappear s afte r a seconds when the engi ne is running or the bullon has been pushed .

Wiper functions
first read and note th e introductory informat ion an d heed the on page 126.
Wip
er p erformanc e in diffe rent situations:
W he n th e veh icle is
not mov ing : The wip er speed changes tempo ra ril y to the next lower speed.
W hil e
the washer sys te m is wo rking, the climate control
During automatic wipe/wash: sys
te m switches to recircul ation for about seconds h elp prevent th e w asher flu id odor from enterin g the ve hicl e int e-rior.
D urin g int e
rmittent wip ing: S
peed-dependent interval con tro l: The high er th e speed, the faste r the wipers m ove.
Heated washer nozzles
The heatin g tha ws frozen wash er nozzles, but not the fluid suppl y hoses. When the ig niti on is
sw itch ed on, th e heat applied to the was he r zles is au to mat ically regulate d d ep ending o n th e
outs id e ai r t emperature .
Headlight washer system
T he headlight washer sys te m clea ns the headli ght
glass.
I f th e ign it io n
and the headli ghts (high or lo w arc swit ch ed on, the headlight s time and every fifth time th e front windshi eld washers a re activa te d. Thi s happen s only when the low or hig h beams are on whe n th e
Windshiel d wi pe r service posit ion
Fig. 79 Wind sh ield wiper in ser vice position .
Before driving
windshi eld wip er leve r is pulle d towards th e
s teering w heel. Howeve r, th e headli ghts must s till
b e was hed by ha nd periodically (for i nstance, during fue ling) in order to get riel of move dirt insect splaller).
T o hel p
make sure th at th e headli gh t cleanin g syste m wo rk s during winter weather, a lways keep the headlight washer nozzles fre e of snow move an y ice w ith de- icer spray before drivi ng.
Use a de- icer spra y to re m ove an y ice.
wiper will try to wip e it away . fit continues bloc k the wiper, th e wiper wil l s top moving. move th e in terfer ence and swit ch th e wip er on
firs t read and note the introductory in formation and heed th e o n page 128 .
I n
the service posit io n, th e wiper arms can be
tilted away from the windshield=> lig . 7 9 . The w ipers are move d to the ser vice pos it io n as lows:
T he e ngin e hood must b e closed=> page 242.
Switch the ig nition o n again .
th e windshie ld wiper leve r down brie fly page 129, fig . 77
Fold the wipe r arm s back onto the w indshi eld fo re driving! Th e w iper arms will move back t o their origin al positi on afte r dri vin g off or w he n th e
winds hi eld wip e r leve r is activa te d .

see or, if th e veh icle is first placed in service as a
demo nstr ator or company demonstrator or compa­
ny car prior to del ivery , on the date it is firs t placed
i n service .
P r
oper maintenance and use
Ins tructions for proper main te nance are contained
i n the maintenance section of this booklet. Time
and mileage intervals , at which maintenance is to
be perfo rmed, may vary from model to model.
Vo lkswagen recom mends you keep a record
of scheduled maintenance by having your mainte­
nance booklet validated at the approx imate time or
m ileage in terva ls by the
authorized Volkswagen
dea ler or other service facil ity tha t performed the
maintenance . you perform the maintenance
yourse lf , keep
not deny a warran ty solely on the basis of your failure to mainta in
the vehic le accord ing to the instructions or failure
to keep a reco rd
of m aintenance.
Instru ctions for proper use
of the vehicle are con­
tained in you r Volkswagen Owner's Manual.
U
se of Genuine Volksw ag en Parts
Volkswagen recommends that Genuine Volkswa­
gen parts be u
sed as replacement parts for the
maintena nce, repair or replacemen t of emission
con tro l systems . Use of replacement parts which
a re not equiva lent to Genuine Volkswagen parts in
emission performance and durabi lity may impa ir
t h e effec tivenes s
of emission control syste ms. th ough use of parts other than Genuine Volkswa­
gen parts does not inva lida te these warranties ,
Volkswagen assumes no
lia bility under these war­
r ant ies for failu re of s uch parts and damage to oth­
e r parts caused by such failure .
EPA certified replacem ent parts
Maintenance , repai r, or rep lacemen t
of emission
control devices and systems may be perform ed by
any aut omot iv e service and repair establishment
or qualified in dividua l using Environm enta l Protection
Agency ce rtified replacement parts.
Maintenance and repairs performed by indep endent service shops
Withou t in val ida ting these warranties , you may
choose to have maintenance , repai r
or replace­
ment of emission control components performed
by any automotive service establishment or individ­
ua l qualified to perfo rm such services. However,
the cost
of such services is no t cove red by these
warrant ies except in emergencies.
"Em ergency Repairs" for
further details.
Parts not scheduled for ins pection or replace m ents
Any part, wh ich is no t scheduled for inspec tion or replacement at ma intenance intervals specified in the main tenance section of this bookle t, is covere d
by this warran ty for the warranty period.
S ch e
duled p art insp ection or replace m ent
A part schedul ed only for inspection in accordance
wi th Volkswagen 's instructions or requ ired sched ­
u led maintenance is cov ered for the dura tion
of these warrant ies .
A part insta
lled in accordance with Volkswagen's
inst ru ctio ns or required scheduled mainte nance is
warranted until th e nex t sc heduled repla cement in­
terva l o r fo r the durat ion of these warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
failure of a warranted part causes dam age to a
part not cove red by warranty , the non-w arr anted
part
you r Vol kswage n mod el is with in the United Federa l Emissions Warra nties, Canadian
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Service at
service, whichever occurs first.
Ad Fluid : Check and add if nec essary engine
Brake pads: C heck thick ness and brake disc
cond ition (front and rear)
Engine : Change
Hybrid components : P erform a visua l inspec­components and the engine compartment and the rear of the vehicle
for damage (Touareg
Rear window : C heck cleaning nozzle function­(if applicable)
Service interval display: Reset
Service sticker: Enter the date of the next serv­
ice on the service sticker and to the driver's
s ide door
Windshield washer , headlight cleaning system ,
and wiper blades : Check for damage and functi on,
Check
Maintenance

Next
Date: ....... ... .. ...... . ....
M iles: .......... .........
whichever occurs first
Service at
at
Ad Blue® Fluid: Check and add if necessary engine only)
tion of high voltage components and the li nes in the engine compartmen t and the rear of the vehicle
for damage (Touareg only)
Next
Date: ....................... .
Miles: ...
............... . T
oday's date and Volkswagen Dealer stamp
Rear win dow: Check cleaning nozz le ality (if applicable)
Service interval display : Reset
Service sticker: Enter the date of the next ice on the serv ice stic ker and apply to the driver's
side door
Windsh ie ld h eadl igh t clea ning and wiper blades: Check for damage and Check and add if necessary
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