2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Owners Manual

minutes of driving
Please firs t read an d note the introdu ctory in formatio n and heed th e WARNINGS on page 336.
page 337, fig. 187 and read the tire pre ssure on th e tire pres­
sure
19 psi (1.3 bar) and less:
Stop! The tir e cannot be sealed sufficie n t!)' using the tire mobility set.
Get expe rt assistance=>
th e tir e press ure again to the pro per p age 276.
Do it yourself
d ri ve on to the next serv ice center at a
speed of not more than mph k m /h ).
Have the dam aged tir e replac ed.
Dri ving with a tire that cannot be seale d is dan­
gerous and can cause accident s and serious in ­
juries.
Do not continue drivin g if the tire pressure is
1 9 psi (1.3 bar) or less.
Get expert assistance.

Fuses
Introduction
thi s section yo u'll find information on the lowing:
342
343
Due to ongoing development of the ve hicl e, ment -d ependent allocation of fuse s an d th e bin ed fuse prote ction of multiple load s us ing one fuse, an up-to-date overview of th e fuse location per lo ad is no t pos sible at the time of printing. taile d info rma tion regarding fuse bo x layout is
availabl e from authori zed dea ler s Faciliti es.
In gen eral , one fuse ca n prot ect severa l l oad s. load can a ls o be protected by s evera l fuses.
R eplac e
fuses only if the ca use of th e malfuncti on
wa s corr ected. a newly re pla ced fuse blow s aga in
aft er a short time, th e ele ctri cal sys te m should be
c he cke d b y
an authorized deale r or an au thorize d Facility .
More information:
page 242
High voltage systems in the engine
Never touch ignition cables. Never touch other components of the hi gh voltag e elec tronic
ignition syste m.
Practi cal tips
Avoid short circuits in the electrical system.
tion in tJ1e circuit can cause fires and serious
Neve r replace a fuse with one that has a
higher amp ratin g. Replace a blown fuse only
with a fus e of the same amperage (same color and same imprint) and same overall size.
Never repair fuses.
Never
Note ---To help prevent damage to ele ctr ica l
system, swit ch off all lights and accessories,
switch off the ignition , and remove the key from the ign ition switch befo re replacing a fuse.
If a fuse is replaced with a fuse with higher
electrical system.
A sin gle load (a s ingle electr ical componen t) ma y be prot ected several fuses.
fuse m ay prote ct sev era l loads (several e le ctri ca l compone nts).
341

Fuses in the
the driver sid e i n the instr ument panel:
F use box cover .
first read and note the introductory info rma tion and heed th e on page341.
Replac e a blown fuse onl y with a fuse of th e same amperage (same color and same imprint) and same overall size .
Fuse color coding
Color Current strengt11 in amps
3
Ligh t brown
5
Brown 7,5
Red
or clea r
25
Gr een
Ins ert a flat object, su ch a scre wdri ver from the ve hicle tool kit, into th e
the engi ne comportment: Fuse box cover .
page 242.
Slide the rel ease butt ons fo rwa rd in th e dir ec­tion of th e arrow to unlo ck th e fuse box cov er
Remove the cover upward.
To in stall p lace the cove r o n th e fuse box . S lid e
r e lease buttons back oppos ite the directio n of th e
arrow , unti l they audibly lat ch.
Note
To help prevent vehicl e damage, be careful when removing fuse box covers and be sure to re­install them properly.
The vehicle contains other fuses in addition to th os e m en tioned in this chapter. ave
these fus e s rep laced by an authorized Volkswage n
dea ler or an authorized Volk sw agen Service Fac ilir y.

Replacing blown fuses
(
Fig . of a blown fuse.
Please first read and not e th e int roductory info rmatio n and h eed on page341.
Pr eparations
consum ers.
th e appro pr ia te f use page 342.
Identifying blown fuses
A blown fuse can be recogni ze d b y th e burned metal fig.
nas h light on th e fuse. Thi s make s it easie r
t o reco gnize a blown fuse.
Replacing the fu se
n eeded, re m ove th e plas tic tweezers from th e
f u se b ox cover.
Practi cal ti ps
F ig. 19 1 Removing or in sert ing a fuse .
For fuses, slide fig. 191
For larger fuses, slid e clamp onto th e fuse from the sid e
out the blown fuse.
th e fuse is blown, rep lace th e fuse w ith a new
f use o f th e same amperage (sam e co lor and sa me imprint) and same ove rall
H ep lace the cover.
Note
a fuse is rep laced with a fuse with higher am­p erage, then d amage can occur at va rious places in th e electric al sys te m .
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Introduction
In thi s section you'll find informat io n on the
low ing:
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Information on light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 346
Rep lacing light bulbs in the headlight . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Changing the light bulb in the front bumper . . . . . 348
Rep lacing light bulbs in taillight in th e rear hatch . 349
Replacing taillight bulbs in th e body aft he vehicle
Changing the light bulb in the license plate lamp . 351
Changin g a ligh t b ulb requ ires a certain amount of
s kill. If you are uncertain about how to proceed, Volkswagen r ecommends havi ng the ligh t bulb
c h anged by
Facility. training and know le d ge are ge nerally required
w he n other ve hicl e part s mu st be disasse mbled to
replace a bul b, or when d ischarge lamps mu st
b e re p la ced.
sh ould always keep a box in t he ve hicle wit h all the re p lacement bulbs requi re d for traffic safety. R eplacement bulbs are avai lable from your autho­rized Volkswagen dealer or Authorize d Facility. The laws of some
Additional light bulb s p ecifi cations
fac tory-in stalled lig ht bulb s in th e light s or th e taillig h ts may have differe nt sp ecifi ca­
t io ns th an conven tio nal light bulbs. are on th e g lass bulb or o n the m eta l b ase.
More info rmation:
Lights and page
for worki ng in the engi ne page 242
Vehicle tool page 326
Fu ses p age 341
D o it yoursel f
and other accidents ca n happen when yo u cannot see the road ah ea d and when yo u
cannot b e seen by o th er m oto ri sts.
Impr op er r epla cement of burn ed ou t headlig ht s
and o th er light bulbs ca n ca use serious perso nal
injury .
Always read and hee d the before doing any work in the engine compart­242. The engin e co mpartment of any mot or ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous
area, and work in t11is area can lead to seriou s personal injury.
Gas disc harge lamps (Xenon ) ge t power from
a hi gh vo ltag e source that can cause seve re
H7 bulb s and gas disc harge la m ps arc under
high pressure and can e xplode if handle d pro perly.
Always le t a burne d o ut light bulb cool down before re pl acing it.
Neve r replac e a light bulb unless you arc fa miliar with all of th e necessary procedures. In
parti cul ar, n eve r remo ve a hea dlight unless you
know exactly how to carry o
ut the job and have the co rrect tools and light bulb s.
ge n dea le r, a n authorize d Volkswagen
personal inju ry may result fro m improp erly
performed wo rk.
strongly recommend th at you alwa ys hnvc gns discha rge lamps {Xeno n) a nd bulb s replace d by a qualifi ed tec hni cian.
Do not touch th e glass of l ig ht bulb s with your bare hands. Fing erp rint s left on the bulb
eva porate due to the heat when th e bul b is
swit c hed on and cause the reflec to r t o
There arc sh a rp edges on an d around th e
h eadlamp housin g in the en gin e com partment and th e ta illi ght hou sing. h and prote ction if you repla ce bulbs.

Note
After replacing a headlight bulb or other light bulb, always make sure that the rubber covers or plastic ca ps have been properly and securely rein­
s talled to help prevent water from gettin g into the
e lec trica l connection s and headlight hou sin g and damaging th e e lectrical system_
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the o n page 344.
Lights up Possible cau se
Light bulb of th e exterio r ve hicle lighting . not working .
W
hen the ignit ion is swi tc h ed on, severa l wa rnin g
and indi cator lights come on briefl y for a fun ction
check. They go out after a few seconds.
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluste r text messages can cause the ve hicle to break down in traffic and result in a co llision and serious personal injury.
Never ignore warning lights or tex t WARN­INGS.
tips
Proper response
R
epl ace the ligh t bu lb.
WARNING
A lways sto p th e ve hicl e as soon as it is safe to
do so .
Note
Failure to heed warning lights or tex t WARNINGS can result in vehicl e damage.
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Please first read and note the introdu cto ry information and heed the on page 344.
for re pla cing a light bulb. Please carry out these ste p s only in the order
page 188.
3. Turn the light switch page
4. Move the tu rn signal lever to neutral page
5. Auto mati c transmission: 179.
6. the eng ine and re move the key from the ig ni tion page 172.
7. Manu al transmission: Engage a page 179.
8. Let orie nt ation lighting go page
9. Let the burned out light bulb cool down.
page 341.
11. R e place the burned out light bulb accordi ng Always replace a burned-out light bulb with a good bulb with the sa me s pecifications. Specifications are on the g lass bulb or on
the meta l base.
12. Neve r tou ch the glass of th e light bulb with your bare hands. Finge rprin ts can clo ud t he o uter sur­
f ace of the light bulb when heated, affec ting the lighting power, clouding the reflector, andre­
d u ci ng th e brightness.
13. Always make sure th at the new bulb works. the bulb does not work, it may not be installed cor­
rectly; the connector may no t be co mplet ely seated; the correspondin g fuse may be burned out; or the bulb may be bad.
14. Always have th e headligh ts adj usted by an authorized Vol k swage n dealer or an a uth orized swagen Service Facility
to accidents and serious Injuries.
Always review and follow the
Note
Alway s insert and remove lamps car efully to avoid damage to the vehicle paint or to other parts of the

in the
Tu rn signal indicator, High beam and parki ng light as as daytime r u n ni ng lig ht.
fir st read and no te the introductory inform ation and heed the o n page344.
is no t necessary to dismantle th e headlight
pl ace a light bulb.
carry out each step only in the order specified:
fig. !92
Front turn sig n al
Low beam indicator H ig h beam day-Parking light (small bulb time running light h older)
Hev ie w and follow th e page 3 46.
2.
t h e engine page 2 42.
off the respective rubber co ve r on th e re a r o f th e 3. Dep endi ng on the model, a plas tic cove r w ith a securing cl ip mig h t be used. th e secu ring cl ip upward and r emove the c o ve r.
Rotate th e bulb h older as far as it goes to the left and pull out the bul b h old e r 4. with the light bulb Faci ng
out with t h e ligh t bulb facing rearw ard. rearward.
5 .
the light bulb straight out o f th e bulb ho ld er.
I f necessary, press the lo ck on th e bulb holder.
6. the burned out light bulb with bulb of th e ty pe.
I n
sert the bulb holder into the headlight and turn far as Insert th e bulb holder into 7. th e headligh t and sli d e it
it goes to the right.
in complete ly .
8 . Attac
h
the rubber or pla sti c c over. If applicable push down the securing cl ip.
The illu stra ti ons s how the le ft headlight fro m the re ar. The right h eadlight is the mirror ima ge.
Practical lips 346 347