2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS window

driver door: sw itches for front o nd rear power windows.
first r ea d and not e the introduc tory in formation and heed th e on page 48.
Switches
in the driver door
Key t o fig. 26 :
For th e windows in the fr o n t doors.
For the windows in the rear doors.
windows -functions
fir st r ead and note the introdu ctory information and heed th e on page 48.
One-touch
opening and
th e switch for the
window up to the second detent.
For one-touch ope nin g: the swit ch f or th e
w indow down bri efly to th e seco nd dete nt.
Stopping automatic movement: or press the switch again.
Reactivating the one-touch
feature
If t he ve hicl e ballery is di sconnecte d or d ea d and
th e win dows are not completely closed, the one­touch feature will not work and must be re acti­
vat ed:
up th e sw itch for the re spectiv e w indow and hold it for at least one second in thi s po sition .
Opening and closing
buuon.
button.
the button again.
Th e
safe ty switc h deact ivates the power windows in th e rear doors. T he yellow indi cator ligh t
in the switch lig ht s up.
You can still use th e power w in dows for seve ral minutes aft er th e ign itio n is switc h ed off as long as
the driver or front passe nger doo r has not been opened. When the ignitio n key has bee n re moved and th e dri ver door ha s been open ed , the powe r
w ind ows cannot be ope ned or
He lease th e swit ch , pull up and hol d aga in. Th e one-to uch fea tu re is now react iva te d.
The one-touch feature ca n be reactiva ted for one or more window s at the same tim e.
Imprope r use of power windows can result
N ever let anyone get in the way of a power when clo si.ng
When lo cking the vehicl e from the outside, make sure that no one, especially c hildren, re­mains in the vehicl e. Th e w indows will not open in case of an emergency.
Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicl e. You ca n still use the power windows
for several minutes after the
When children are in the back seat, always
u se the safety switch to disable the rear power windows so they cannot be opened or closed .
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swagen dealer or authori zed Volk swag en Se rv ice
Facility right away.
Ple ase first re ad and no te th e introductory
o n page48.
Pinch protectio n ca n help red uce the risk of
pinching injuries when clos ing a powe r window
If o ne-to uch window clo sin g meets resis­
t ance or there is so mething in th e way, the windo w
will sto p and go down again.
Chec k wh y th e window did not close.
Try again to close th e window.
If th e w indow stop s and open s aga in, but s till
cannot clo se within about seconds, the one­
t o uch closing feature will be turned off for about seco nds.
seconds, the window will clo se without pin ch
Closing the window without pinch protection
Try to close th e w in dow again within sec ­
onds by holdin g th e switch. protection is
Before driving
turned for a short di stance in the window
track!
If clo sing ta kes longe r tha n about seconds, pin ch prote cti o n is turned on again. Th e w indo w
s tops again if there is res is tan ce.
Always be caref ul when closing power win­
dows.
Always make sure that no one is in the way when ove rriding pinch protection to close power windows.

Always upright your back agains t the backrest with the front seats properly adjusted.
Never lean agains t or pla ce any part of you r
body too close to the area where the airb ags are
l oca ted.
Rear seat passengers who are not properly
seated and restrained are more lik ely to be seri­
ously injured in a crash.
of improper seating positions
first r ead and not e th e introdu ctory inf ormation and hee d th e on pa ge 56.
Not w earin g or improperly fastening safety belts
i n c reases the risk of se ver e or fata l injuri es. Safe ty
b elt s can work onl y when they are prop erly po si­tioned on th e bo dy. A n improp er se atin g pos ition
s ig nifi cantly impai rs the protection provided by
safety belt s. Thi s can cause se ve re or ev en fa ta l in ­
j uries. T he risk of se rious injur y and d eath is pa r­
ti cularly hi gh wh en an airbag depl oys and strik es
an occupant who is not in the prop er seatin g pos i­
ti o n. Th e driver is respons ibl e fo r pa ssen ge rs
a nd especi ally childr en riding th e vehicl e.
Th e
and dea th.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle
is moving :
Never stand up in the v ehicle .
Never stand on the seats.
Never kneel o n th e se ats.
Neve r rid e w ith the seat back re clin ed .
Neve r lea n up again st t he in strum ent pa nel.
Neve r lie dow n on the rear seat.
Neve r sit on th e edge of th e se at.
Sitting properly and safely
Improper adjustment of the seats can cause ac­
cidents and severe injuries.
Never adjust the seats while the veh icle is
moving. seat may move unexpec tedly and
yo u could lose contro l of the vehicle. In addi­
tion, the result of the adjustment will lead to an incorrect seating position.
Adjust the front seat height, angle and longi­
tudinal position only if the seat adjustment area is clear.
The adjustment area of the front seats must not be restricted by ob jects
Nev er sit side ways.
N ever lean out the w indow.
Neve r put your feet o ut the window.
Never put feet on th e instrum ent panel.
Neve r rest your feet on the s eat cushion or b ac k of the seat.
Never rid e in the foo t well.
Neve r sit on th e front o r rea r ce nter armrest.
Neve r rid e withou t your belt prop erl y faste ned.
N ev er ride in th e lu gg age compartment.
Each
and incorrec t seating position in­
creases the risk of seri o us or fatal during sudden driving and brakin g manoevers and cras hes.
Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seat ing position and are prop­
erly restrained whenever the vehicle is moving.
incorrec tly, not wearing a safety belt and sittin g too close to the airbag increas e the risk of receiving life-threatening or fatal inju­
r ies, especially if the airbag deploys and strikes the person who is seated improperly
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Always make sure that the statu s signaled
b y the BAG light is correct
for the way that the front passenger seat is bein g
u sed.
The fine dust c reated when airbags deploy can cause breathing problems for people with asthma or other breathing conditions .
To reduce the risk of breathing probl ems , those wit h asthma or tion s should get fres h air right away by getting
o ut of th e ve hicl e or opening windows or doors.
If yo u are in a c ollision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild soap and wate r b efor e eating.
Be careful not to get the dust int o your eye s, or int o any cut s or sc ratch es.
If the residue should ge t into your eyes, them with water.
Airbags that have deployed in a cras h must
b e replac ed.
Use only original equipment airbag s appro­
ved by Volkswagen and installed by a train ed
technician who has the necessary tools and diagnosti c equipment to properl y re plac e any airbag on your veh icle and assure sys te m eff ec­
ti ve ness in a cra sh.
Neve r pe rmit salvage d or recy cled airb ags t o
be install ed in your vehicle .
Advanced Airbag System components
first re a d and note th e introductory information and heed the
on pag e
vehicles equipped with the Adva nced Airbag Syste m , th e front passe nge r seat contains a who le
array of important Advanced Airbag compo nents
page 82. Be­cause the front passe nger seat contains important Advanced Airbag System components. you must
take ca re to prevent it from bein g damaged . Damage to th e sea t may pre vent the Adva nced Airbag Syste m for the front passenger sea t from
doing its job in a cras h.
S ittin g properly ond solely
Alwa ys hold the s teering wheel with hands on outsid e of th e steerin g wheel rim at the 9 o 'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help re­
duce
Neve r hold the steeri ng wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with your hands anywhere
inside
s ioner s are cla ssified as Material -special handlin g ma y apply.
applicable legal requir ements when
scra pping the vehicle or o f it s restraint sys tem, including airbag modules and safe ty belts
wit h pretensioner s. Auth orized Volkswage n
dealers and authorized Volksw agen Serv ice ties are familiar with the require ments, an d we rec­
ommend that you have them p erform this serv ice for
The front Advanced Airbag System also includes:
sensors in the front of th e ve hicl e th at
m eas ure vehicle acce lera tion and dece leration to
p rovide informat io n to th e Advan ced Airb ag
System about the seve rity o f a crash.
An elec troni c co ntrol unit, with int egra ted
cras h sensors for front and sid e im pac ts. The con­
trol unit w heth er or n ot to fire just the front air bag s ba sed on the information received
from the crash sen so rs. Th e control unit also whether the safety belt pre te n si oners
s hould be activate d.
A n Adva nced Air b ag. with gas genera tor, ins id e the steering wheel hub for th e driver.
An Adva nced Airbag. with ga s gene rator, in sid e the ins trum ent pan e l for th e front passe nger.
A we ig ht-sen sing mat unde r the upho ls tery paddin g of th e front passenge r seat cushion that
m eas ures the to tal weight on the sear. The infor­
m atio n regi stered is sent co nti nuo usly to the elec-
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door and the backre st. T he general locatio n is
s hown b y th e The area s marked in (dotted lin es)=> 62 in dicate the deploy­
m ent zones of the s ide airbags.
Durin g a s ide colli sio n , the sid e airbags in the backres t ca n deploy. there by redu cing th e risk of inju ry to ve hicle occupants.
The side airbag system includes :
ele ctroni c control m odule and side impact sensors .
Sid e ai rbags in the fro nt backrests and , where applicable, sid e airbags in the rear backrests .
An airb ag monito rin g sy ste m an d indicator light in the in strumen t clu ste r
W hen a side a irbag deploys in a coll is io n, a gas gene ra tor the side airbag b etween the vehicle occupant and the door. Th e side airbag syste m
supple m ents th e safety belt s and ca n help tore­duce the ris k of injury to the occupants' upper torso .
In ord er to help pro v
ide this additio nal protection, the sid e airbag must infl ate w ithin the bl ink of an eye at very hi gh sp ee d and w ith great force. The supplemental side a irbag co uld injure yo u if your seating position is not proper or upright or ifitems are in the area where the supplemental sid e airbag inflate s. Thi s applies especiall y to children
w ill co m e on for a few seconds
(self- d iagnos is).
The airbag syste m i s no t a s ubstitute for your safety be lt. Rather, it is part of the ov era ll occ upant restra int system in your ve hicle=> page 56,
re ad y dep lo ye d.
properly and safe ly
The side airbag sys tem
if the ignition i s sw itched ofT wh en a crash oc­curs,
in side c o lli sio ns wh en the a cce le rat ion mea­
s u re d b y the sensor is to o low,
in front-end collis ion s,
in re a r-end collis ion s,
in rollovers, unless the depl oy men t threshold for deploym ent stored in the control unit is met.
I n s
ome ty pes of accid ent s the front airbags , Sid e
C urtain airbag s and sid e airb ags may
b e triggered together.
A n Inflatin g side a irbag can cause serious or even fatal injury. Improp erly wearing safet y
b elt s and improp er seatin g po siti ons increase
th e risk of se riou s persona l injury and death
whenever vehicle is being used.
To help reduce the risk of injury when the
supplemental sid e a irb ag inflat es,
- Always sit in
an upright po sition and do
not l ea n agai nst th e area where the s ide
airbag is located.
- Neve r le t a c hild or anyo ne e lse rest their
head again st th e s ide trim panel in the area
where the s ide ai rbag inflates.
- Never let anyo ne s itting in the front
seat put their hand out o f window.
betw een yo u and the airba g ca n in­
crease the risk of injury in a colli sion by inter­
fering with the way the airbag unfolds or by
being pushed into you as th e airbag inflates.
Never pla ce or attach a ccess ories or other ob­
je cts (su ch a s cup holders, telephone bracke ts , or eve n large , bulky objects) on the doors or over or ncar th e area mark ed p age 96, fig. 6 1.
Accessories or other object s ca n fly dangerously
throu gh the passe nger compart ment and cau se se­rio u s injury if the supplemental sid e airbag
Neve r position or hol d any obje cts o r pet s in the
deplo yment space of an airbag or allow any child ­
r e n or other passenge rs to trave l in s uch a pos ition .
Never use th e built -in coat hook s for any thin g but lightweig ht clothing . Neve r leave
any heavy or sharp- edged objects in the pockets. objects may interfere w ith side airbag de­
pl oy ment and cau se seriou s personal injury in a
co llisio n.
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The Side Curtain airbag system in­
An elec tron ic control module and side impact se nsors.
T he above th e
f ro nt
An monitoring sys te m 82.
Th e
airbags betwee n th e
fig . 63 . The airbag system supplem ents th e sa fety bel ts can help to reduce th e risk o f injury for occupants' heads and uppe r to rsos on the sid e of the that is s truck in s id e
order to he lp provid e thi s additional p ro tectio n,
t h e
w it h in the bl in k of an eye high speed and wi th grea t force. The airbag could injure you if your positio n is
n ot prope r o r upright or if ite ms arc locate d in the area w he re the supp le m ental airbag to page
sys te m is monitored e lectro nically to
make sure it is workin g properly at times. Eac h time you tu rn on the ignit io n , the airbag sys te m dicato r come on for few seconds
( s clf-d iag nosis).
Th e
airbag sys te m i s not it is part of th e ove rall occupant res tra int sys te m in your page 56,
is important to remember the airbag sys te m is desig ned to help re­duce the like lihood of ser iou s inju ry. H oweve r, it is possib le that a deployed m ay cause oth e r in juries s u ch as bruising, burns and abras io ns. Hc m ember too ,
airbags that have deploye d in sa fe ty be lts areal­
way s th ere to offer protection in those accidents in
w hich
The Side Curtain airbag
if the ign ition is switched w hen oc­curs,
in sid e collisions w he n the accele ra tion m ea ­
sure d by th e sensor is too low,
in front-end
in rear-end
in over s , unless the deployment thresh o ld
f o r deploym ent sto red in the control unit is met.
some ty pes of accidents th e front, and sid e airbags m ay be triggered to­geth er.
inflating airbagcan cause serio us or even f ata l injury . wearing safety belts and improper seating posi­tions increase the risk o f serious personal injury and death whenever a is being used.
A lway s make sure tection® can inflate without interference.
or sharp­
edge d objects in the pockets that interfe re
with deployment and c a use personal injury in a
Never u se hangers to on the
hooks.
use facto ry-ins talled sun shades or, if are the leaves the usc only genuine Volkswagen sun shades.
Neve r swing the sun viso rs ove r to the s ide
windows if it ems such pens, door o pe ne rs, hands -free speakers, etc. arc attached to t he su n visors. They could come lo ose and cause serious injury if the
deployed airbag second and at extreme ly high speed.
Neve r objects to the cover or in the de­ployment zone of a Curtain
The
between a ny
v ehicle occupant and a t
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coat hook s only for light ­
we ight clothing . Neve r leave any heavy or sharp­
edge d objects in the po ck e ts that may int erfere a irbag deploym ent and can cause perso na l
injury in a c olli sion.
Do not attach any accessor ies to th e doors.
Before dri ving
u se factory -in sta ll ed sun shad es or, if
s h ades are install ed afte r th e vehicle leaves the
f ac tory, use only ge nuin e Volkswage n sun sh ades .
Never swing t11e sun visors ove r to th e side
windows if

first read and no te th e introductory information and heed the WAHNINGS on page 126.
Windshi eld s made of in sulatin g glass have a trans­parent m etallic infrared-r eflecting coating. There is an uncoated area (communications window)
ju st above the insid e rear-v iew fig. 7 6 .
lights and vision
This serves as a communi cations window for
t ran smilling signal s to and from electronic com­ponents and accessories.
The uncoated area m ust not be blocked on th e in ­
s ide or outs ide or cove red with sticke rs because
thi s can cause the electronic components to
malfunction.
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