2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS automatic transmission

first r ead and n ote th e introducto ry in forma ti o n o n page
Hill Hold help s keep th e vehicl e from rollin g back­
w ard s w hen sta rtin g out on a hill , for example aft er
s topping at a lig h l. don 't h ave to appl y
and r e le ase the parkin g brak e whi le dep re ss in g the For Hill Hold to work . th e e ng in e m ust
b e runni ng and the veh icle mus t b e in First Gea r or R eve rse (m anual tran smissio n) o r in Driv e (DJ. Dri ve (S), o r Reve rse (R) (a utomatic trans­
mi ssion) and yo u must usc the foo t b ra ke to ho ld
th e ve hi cle befo re
force yo u u sed to pre ve nt the ve hicl e
from moving. This g ives you tim e to take your foo t
off the brake, le t t h e clu tc h out on a m anual t ran s­
m ission ve hicle . and gently depress the acc ele r- a
to r to
p edal and ge t the ve hicl e moving
a ga in w ithin this time, the brake s will and the ve hicle will roll downhill. Furtherm ore , if re qu ire m en t f or e nga gin g Hill Hold is no lo nge r
m et while the vehicle is s toppe d, Hill Hold di sen­gages, the in dicator light in the butto n goes out,
a nd the brakes are automatically re leased and will no lo nge r h old the ve hicl e.
The intelligent technolo gy of
The llillllold feature cannot h old the ve hicl e
in all start situ ations ( for example, if the
surface is icy or s lip pery ).
Ho ld can only help keep the ve hicl e from mov ing fo r l ess than two seconds. Af te r tha t, the
b rakes be re lease d and the ve hicl e can roll
d ow n the hill .
Hill Hold is activated outomoli colly when the following conditions ore all met at the some tim e
I to 3 mus t b e m et a t the sa m e time:
M
anua l tran smissio n Automatic transmission
H old the stoppe d ve hicle on a n in cline w ith th e foot brake o r park in g brak e.
2.
3.
The e ngine must be run ning
if uphill o r in Revers e if headed
d o w nhill; you must hold th e clutch down and the foo t brak e must b e d ep ressed to keep th e
ve hicle from mo ving.
R elease the brake as yo u let the clutch out an d
g e ntl y de press the accelerator.
Hill Hold is imm ediat ely deactivated :
As soon an y re qu ire m en t liste d unde r page is a cti ua te d auto matically follo win g con d itio ns ar e time is no longe r m el.
If the engin e is not runnin g smoothl y or there
a rc e ng in e malfun ctions.
D river assista nce systems
A n autom atic transmissio n ve hicle must b e in
H e vc rse (R). Dr iv e (D ), or S po rt Drive ( S) and th e foot brak e m ust be d epresse d to keep the
ve hicle from movin g.
R el
ease the brake as yo u gentl y depress t11e celc rnt or.
If th e e ng in e s tall s or is swi t c he d off.
Vehicles ruitl1 automatic If you m ove the selector lever i nt o N eutral (N).
Vehicl es autom ati c tran smission: If a tir e docs no t h ave eno ug h ro ad contac t (s uch as w hen the ve hicle is tippe d or at an

If transmission has leake d out of th e missio n.
If there is o r n o oil in th e transmiss io n cause of damage to your ve hicl e, it mus t be moved
w ith th e dri ve wheels off th e ground.
If the front and rear w heels cannot t u rn.
Fig . 202 In righ t front bumper : Remove cover.
read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page357.
T he re is a thread ed hole for
the tow ing eye in the
right front
Take the tow ing eye, the lu g wre nch, and the
sc rewdriver out o f the ve hicle too l kit in the page 326.
on the cove r at the top 202
(a rrow ) so that it pops out.
Remove the cover and let it hang from the bumper.
Do it yourself
the ve hicl e battery is disc harged, since the s teering re m ain disabled, and it may not be poss ibl e to release the elect ro ni c steerin g column lock.
If yo u have to tow an automatic tran smissio n
ve hicl e m ore th an miles km ).
A vehicle can be to we d onl y if the electro nic steerin g co lumn lock is released. In case of a
power loss or malfunc tions of the e lectrical
sys te m , th e e ngine may have to be jump-start ed in order to re lease the electroni c steerin g column
Fig . 2 0 3 In righ t front bumper: Screwing in t owi ng eye .
the tow ing eye counter-clock wise into the threaded ho le as far as it will go (arrow) Use the lug wrenc h to turn and tig ht en th e towing eye.
towing is compl e te, unscrew the towi ng eye cl ock wise to re m ove it.
on the lower part of the cover until the
lower lip has locke d into pla ce.
Note
Always make sure the towin g eye is screwe d all the w ay into threaded hole so that it is secure. If not, it could be pull ed out while your vehicle is being

Optical Parking Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assis t. .................. ........
Audio warnin gs
Warning and
indicator lights ........... 13
Automat ic headlight control ............. 124
Automa ti c load deactivation. . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic transmission ................. 179
Direct
th e selector lever
l
ock .............................. 325
Ignition key saf e ty interlock ........... 175
Kick-down feature ................... 186
Launch
control program .............. L86
Ma lfun cti on ......................... 186
Axle weights ............................
B
mount ............................. 157
see Braking assistance syste ms .. ...... 194
Battery Replac e
ment in remote co ntrol key. . . . 36
Belt warning light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bottle
holders
Bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake
Brak e booste r.
...........
.......................... 196
Brake l eve l. ...... ..... .......... 197 Brake pads .......................... 192
Brak ing
assistance sy s tems ........... 194
b rake ............. .... 197
Emerge ncy brake display
during hard brak-ing ................................ 321 Indicato r light ................... .... 189
Alphab etical index
Parking brake ........................ 19 1
Warning
light ....................... . 189
Brak e Assist ............................ 194
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
B rake booste r ...................... 193, 194
Brake
............................. 196
Specifica tions
....................... 196
Brake sys
tem ........................... 194
Malfun ction ......................... 192
Brakes
Eme r
gency when full braking .. 321
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Braking assistance systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Breakdown Protect in g th e ve hicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Break-in period
E ngin e .............................
Brakes ......... .................. 192
c
phone ....... ..... ..................
changer ........................... .
phone
w ithout outside antenna. . . . . . . . .
con so le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a light bulb
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
th e wheel change ... ............ 335
ve hicl e ....................... 333
W heel bolt s ..................... ..... 332 W hee l change ....................... 335

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
............................... ..
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
368 369

Service at
or one year after service, whichever occurs first.
AdBiue® Check and add if necessary
(3.0L engine
Body :
Brakes : sorber for and damage, check thickness of
brake pads, brake disc condition and check brake
fluid
o roof ,
and (if
and frost protection : Check
joints : Check for and damage
o Door checks and mounting pins: Lubricate
Dust and
Engine : Change
o Engine and engine compartment components:
Check (from above) for
Engine and engine compartment components:
Check (from and damage , check
transmission , drive, and drive shaft boots
Exhaust system : Check for
and
curve Check adjustment
Hybrid componen ts: Perfor m a inspec­
tion of high in the engine compartment and the rear of the
box cigarette horn , and warning Check
o Lighting : Front and rear turn and hazard warning Check
o Rear window : Check function­(if
Ribbed Che ck conditio n
o Reset
o sticker: Enter the date of the next to the driver's
side door
o ( and 2.5L
and Panoramic sunroof: Check, and (if
sunroof and check front and
rear water drains and if necessary (if
o Test drive : Check braking , kick-down, steering, heating and systems , air ditioning , and
o Tie rod ends : Check for excessive check
boot s
o Timing Check and check
every after . not at check every then every
o Tires : Check tread depth , condition, wear tern, and pressure of tires spare)
o Tires : Rotate front to rear
o Transmission : (non Automatic): Change and (if
underbody
t rims, pipe
system .
and wiper Check for damage and funct ion .
Check fluid and add if necessary