2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Owners Manual

Rear Assist
In thi s sec tion you'll find on th e lowing :
Operating instru ctions . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 211
Par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A camera in the rear hat ch assis ts th e driver parkin g in reve rse or maneu ve ring. Th e ca mera
image i s s how n with orientati on lines proj ecte d by th e sys te m on th e screen of th e tory-in stall ed radio or na vigatio n sys tem .
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If you use the ca mera to judge distances to stacles such as people or vehicles, you could timate inc orre ctl y and cause colli sion and riou s personal injury.
The camera lens enlarg es and distort s th e
field of vision and makes object s appear altered and in exact on the screen.
C ertain objects , for exa mpl e narrow posts or gratings , m ay be diffi cult or impo ssible to see on the scree n becaus e of its low resolution or poor light condition s.
The camera has blind spots in which people and objects cannot be dete cted .
Keep the camera len s clean and fr ee of snow and ice; do not cove r the le n s.
driving
The Rear Assist technology cannot overcome the law s of physics and the limit s of the system. Care less or unintentional use of Rear Assist may
re sult in accidents and seve re injuri es. The
sys te m ca
nnot repla ce the driver's attention.
Always adjust your speed and dri ving style to
road, traffic , weather, and visibility conditions.
Always keep an eye on the parking direction and the relevant vehicl e surrounding s. The
Never pay so much attention to the graphics
s hown on th e screen that yo u fail to notic e what is going on around you.
Always watch for peop le, especi ally small
children, animals and o bject s, because the cam era may not a lways be able to detect the m .
The sys tem may not be able to clearly depict
all areas.
Use Rear Ass is t only when the rear hatch is
completely closed.
Note
The camera shows only two-dimensiona l ages on the scree n. Du e to the lack of depth of field, it may be diffi cult or impossible to identify
protrudin g object s or recesses in the road, for ample.
Thing s lik e thin rods, fence s, pos ts and t rees may not be dete cted by the cam era and co uld damage the vehicle.

Operating instructions
Fig. 137 Rear Assist display.
Fig. 136
fir st read and note th e introd uc to ry info rmation an d heed the on page
Fu nc tion
A
uto mati cally display:
Man uall y dea c tivate dis p la y:
ofT d is p la y by
s h if tin g o ut of verse:
D ea c tiv a te di spla y by
d riv in g fo rward:
. . h Pa rk in g System ve uc es wtt
R eve rse whe n the ignition is sw itch ed on or the engine is running.
a n area se lection button o n the rad io or n av igation Book let Radio Book let syste m .
Afte r switc h in g off the ignition, th e Hear Assis t di spl ay is hidden aft e r a short period of ti m e.
T he di splay is
swit ch ed off after about seconds.
Driv e f
orward faste r than 9 mph (15 km /h ).
button.
is immediately re p lace d with the di sp lay.
Dri ve fo rward fas te r than 6 mph km/h ).
Fun c
tion bu tto ns o n the fig.
Exit current display.
Adjust dis p lay: brightness, contra st, color.
di sp la y to Park in g To return to the camera d is p la y, t he hicl e m ust b e in Heve rse.
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consid erations
Do not usc Rear Assist in the situations:
-When
cannot be see n
is heavily loade d.
the driver is no t fam il ia r with the sys te m .
- If
the positio n or an g le of the camera has c hanged, su ch as Facili ty.
2.) illusions by the camera (examples)
The Assis t pro vides only two-d imensio nal im ages. necesscs and pro trud ing objects on th e
ground o r prot ruding part s on other a re diffi cult or impossib le to id entify due to th e of
d e pth o f field .
or anothe r v ehicl e may seem or furth er are.
- W hen driv ing from a leve l s
urface onto an upwa rd or slope.
-Wh en driving up or d own slope onto level
the rear of the ve hicle is loaded.
- W he n approaching pro truding objects. These objects c an disappear from the field o f v is ion of th e cam era w hen driving in reverse.
Cleaning
the camera l e ns
Keep
camera le ns free of snow and ice.
th e pa rking brake.
o n th e ig nit ion.
Wet the cam le n s w ith a commerci ally able g lass cleaner an d d ry
m ove sn ow with a brush.
nemovc icc with de- icer
Note
Neve r usc agents to clean the cam era le ns.
Whil e driving
Neve r remove snow or ice on t h e camera lens with warm o r h ot water. This can damage the camera le n s.
It is not possibl e to open th e when the emblem is folded out.
Volk swage n recommends practicin g park ing with weather di tion s in order to familiarize yourself w ith the
sys te m, the orientatio n lines and th e way they work .
rea r hatc h is

Parking
Fig. 138 the screen: Static orientation lines for the
parking space behind the vehicle.
firs t read and note th e introductory informatio n an d heed the on
three mete rs be hind the ve hicle on the road.
Mea
ning of th e orient ation lines pro jecte d on the screen=> fig . 138 . All distances of th e orientat ion lin es refer to a vehicle on a leve l surface.
Sa fety dista nce: Area up to about 12 i n ch es
of the vehicle (w idened somewhat) toward the rear. The middle mark ers are about forty
inches (one m ete r) behind th e ve hicle on the road.
way that the yellow orientatio n lines lead i nt o th e parkin g
s pace
Alig n the v ehicl e in the parkin g place su ch tha t
th e yellow orientatio n lines are aligned p aralle l to
the park ing place.
All di stance s of th e orie nt ation lin es refer to a vehicle on

Introduction
th is section yo u'll fin d inform ation on the fol­lowi ng:
Warning ond indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cruise control operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h elps maint ains
an indiv idually s tored con stan t sp ee d w hen
d ri vin g above 12 mph (km /h).
Th e
More information:
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Parts, acce ssories. repa irs an d modificat io ns page 303
Using the cruise control when it is not possibl e
t o drive safely at a constant speed can b e dan­
gerous
Never use cruise control when dri ving in
h eavy or varying traffic or when you cannot keep
a safe distance betwe en you and the ve hicle s ahead of you. Never use cruise contro l on ste ep , winding, or slippery roads (s uch grav el roads, wet roads, or sno\vy or icy road s) or on road s with standing
wat er.
Never use cruise control when driving off­
road or on unpave d road s.
Always adjust your speed and the di stance yo u keep betwe en you and the vehicles ahead of you to the weather, and vis ibility condition s.
To he lp prevent unintended operation of crui se control , switch the s y stem off when it is not
It is dange rous to use the Resume feature
wh en th e prev iously set speed is too high for the exis ting traffic, or weather condi tion s.
When traveling downhill , tJ1e cru ise control may no t b e a ble to maintain a cons tant sp eed .
Th e vehicl e will spe ed up b ecause of it s o wn
weight. Downshift and/or usc the foot brake to
s low the ve hicle.
When travelin g downhill , the crui se control may not be able to a constant speed.
The vehicle may speed up b ecause of it s own
weight . Dow nshift and/or u se the foot brak e to
s lo w the vehicle.

Warning and indicator lights
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. .
r
Fig. 139 the instrument display : Cruise contro l status displays.
on p age 214.
Light s up Possible cause
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control is regulating the speed.
When th e ign ition is switched on, seve ral warning
a nd indic ator light s come on briefly for a function
c h eck. They go out after few seconds.
Disp lay
Diffe rent c rui se control versions are available. vehicles wi th a multi-fun ction dis p lay, the sto red
s p eed is s hown in the in strum en t cluste r display.
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control temporarily deactivated. di sp lay size fo r stored sp ee d.
ma lfunctio n. Take th e ve hicle to a n au ­
thori zed Volkswagen dealer or authorize d Volkswage n Service Facility.
contro l ac tivated. No speed sto red in
memory .
control i s active. Large display size for
s tored speed.
Drive r assistanc e sys tems
off cruise con trol. Take th e vehicl e to
a n authorized Volkswage n deal er or a u th o-
ri ze d Volkswage n Serv ice Facility.
Failure to hee d warnin g lights and in strument clu ster text message s ca n cause the vehicl e to breakdown in traffic and result in collision and seriou s personal injury.
Neve r ignore warning lights or tex t WARN­
Alway s stop it is sa fe to do so.
Note
Failure to heed warning can result in ve hicle

Cruise control operation
Fig.
order to: You fig.
o n cruise control. Move
switch ® to po-
s
it i o n.
c ruise control to cur-button rent ve hicle speed.
Move swi tc h ® to
Temp oraril y deactiva te
the
posit ion. cruise control. Depress th e brake or
clutch pedal.
R
esume s peed store d in
Press button cruise control.
Press bri efly to increase the set
In cr
ease set s peed (w hil e s
peed in ste p s.
cruise control is acti ve ly
to incre ase the set speed) .
speed unti l the higher de-
s ir ed speed is re ac hed and butt o n i s released .
P ress b
utton briefly to red uce the set
R
educe set speed (w hile s
peed in steps.
cruise control is active ly ve hicl e to reduce the set
speed ).
speed until the lower de-s ir ed speed is re ac hed and the button is re leased.
off c rui se control. Move swit
ch ® to po-
s it i o n.
While driv ing
Please first read and note th e int roduc tory
on page 214.
Result
is swit ch ed but does n ot regu late vehicl e speed until a speed is set.
Curr ent vehicle s
peed is set ; c ruise co ntrol
helps t o maint ain thi s speed .
Cr ui
se control is te mporarily deactiva te d. The
s peed is s to red.
C ru ise control r
esumes speed previo usly set.
The ve hicl e will acce lera te until the new high er
s peed is re a ched.
C ruise control slow the ve hicle down
is switc hed off. The set speed is dele te d.

Driving