2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS inter

Checklist (continued )
6. passengers exit and go to a safe locatio n
vehicl e keys with you when lea vin g yo ur ve hicl e.
8. up ale rt other m otoris ts and cycl is ts .
9. Let th e eng in e cool down and ge t ex pert ass is tance if necessary .
the emerge ncy flashers are on. use the turn sig nal lever to indicat e when the ve hicl e is bein g towe d. T his
t empo rarily interr upts th e wa rnin g fla sh ers.
Traffi c suddenl y slows down or s top s in front of you to wa rn those approaching fro m b ehind .
the of an em erge ncy.
the ve hicle brea ks dow n.
b ein g tow-s tarted or bei ng towed.
A lways obey traffic
that govern the use o f
e m erge ncy flash ers where you are driving.
th e em ergency flash e rs are not working . a fe rent method -as pe rmitt ed by law-must b e
used to alert othe r m otoris ts an d cycl is ts to the breakdown.
Di sregarding the sa fety-related ch ecklist may lead to accidents and serio us injuries.
A lway s review and th e c hecklist. safe ty prac tice s and use common sense.
Pract ical tips
Th e vehicl e ex hau st syst em and the ca tal ytic
co nverter or diesel pa rti cu late
Never park where parts of the hot ex haust sys te m or catalyti c converter could ignite mable materials, such as dry grass, brush ,
l eaves,
T he ve hicl e battery be drained if th e em ergency flas he rs are o n for a long tim e­
To alert the traffi c behind you, th e brake light s o n some ve hicle s sta rt to fla sh if you
brake hard when traveling at a speed greate r about mph km /h ).
a t speeds around 6 mph
ating d eact iva tes th e e merge ncy flash ers.
To alert the tr affic behin d you, the ge ncy flashers on so me ve hicl es come on if you br ake hard w hen traveling at a speed greater than mph krn/h ). accele ratin g
o r continuing to drive at a speed above about25 mph km /h ), th e e merge ncy flashers

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

Vehicle identification number ............ 3 1
Vehicle key
Indi
cator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle key set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle keys
button......................... 34 Regio nal diff ere nces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sy nchronizing ........................ 37
Valet ke y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicl e labels ............................ 31
V eh icle modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signs. . ........................... 311
Sticker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
V ehi cle washing
Spec ia l con sid eration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Volk swage n Information System .......... 21
Displa ys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Menu structure ........... ............ 21
w
Warning light
Alternator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Brak e sys tem .......... .............. 189
Cruise co ntrol .................... .. . 215
Depre ssing
the brake ................. 189
Doors... ............................ 43
Engine coo la nt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Engine oil pressure ................... 247
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shiftin g ............................. S teerin g column lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washing vehicl e
S p
ecia l con sideration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Waxing the paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wear indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Weights ................................
What if? ..................•............. 318
Whe el bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Cove r caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tightening
torque ....... . ............ 332
Whe el change ........... ..... ......... 331
Wheel covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Full w heel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Hubcap ................. ..... ...... 328
Whee l bolt c
aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted deco rative cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted rim ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Window s
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wind shi eld
Insulat ed ............................ 127
Wind shi eld washer ..................... 128
Windshield washer
C heck ing ............................ 132
Indicator li ght ....................... 128
R efi llin g ............................. 132
Wind shield
wiper
F un ction s .. .........................
Headlight washer sys te m ............. H eated wash er no zzles ...............
Lifting off the wiper blade ............. Lifting th e w ip er blade ................
po siti on ...................... W in d shi eld wip er leve r ............... 129
Wind shield wiper serv ice position .......
Wind shie ld wipers ...................... 128
Wind shi eld-integrated antenna .......... 312
Wint er di esel ........................... 241
Winter ope
ration
F ue l consumptio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headli ght wa sher sys tem .............
H ea te d was he r n ozz les ............... Menu s e ttin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 s treak s ......... ................. 13 1

Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
S p ee d res tr ic
tio ns ................... 29 4
Wiper bl
ades C lea nin g ............................ 266
R
eplacin g ........................... 266
Wipers Spec i
al conside rations............... 129
Workshop hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrench symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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XDL

inspectio n (a In spect io n and Mai ntenance program), requiring vehicles to be tested
a t regu la r interva ls. If your vehicle fails to pass a inspection performed by aLi­censed inspection station pursu ant
to the C alifornia
within 3 yea rs or
S tates, including its territor ies, will
perform free of c h a rge any repairs necessary for the vehicle to pass the smog test.
A
fter th e 3 year I miles performance war­
ranty has expired, a in sp ec tion failur e due to
Volkswagen models m ay be sp ec ially
equipped to meet California Partial Emis­
s ion Vehicl e ( requirements , as identi­fied on th e Vehicle Emi ssio n In forma­
tion Labe l loca te d on th e hood. For these vehi­cles, if
WARRANTY and WAHRANTY.
may raise a claim under thi s warranty im­mediately after your ve hicl e has failed a fornia t es t if, a s a result of that failu re, you
are required by law to repair th e ve hicle to avoid impositi on of a penalty or cancellatio n of your right to usc the ve hicle.
Sta tes, includin g its te rritories. The deal er will ho nor or deny your claim within a
reasonable time, n o t t o excee d thi rty days,
from the time at which your vehicle is presented for repair or w ithin any tim e period sp ecified by
l oca l, s ta te or federal law, whi ch eve r is shorte r,
except w he n a delay is ca use d by events n ot at­
t rib utable to Volk swagen or the deale r. If th e dealer denies your claim , yo u will be notified in
writi ng of the reaso ns for reject ing the cla im. If
yo u do no t receive notice of denial of your claim
w ith in the above time period , Volkswage n is re­quired by law to honor the cla im.
ce rtain circumstances, your cla im may be denied beca use you have failed to comply with i
ns
tructio ns for scheduled maintenance con­ta in ed in your Maintenance booklet. In dete rminin g whether you have co m­
plied with the instruction s for scheduled main­
tenance and proper usc, Vol k swagen may re­quire yo u to furni sh pro of of complia nce onl y
w ith those maintenance instructions whi ch Volkswagen has reaso n to believe were not per­
formed and w hich could be th e ca use of the
cla im to:
warranty work or pre-delive ry serv ice pe r­
formed by an authorized Volkswage n deale r, or

be performed in order to operate the device and to be functions to their extent:
Familiarize with the phone package .
Read the user's of the to be connected .
Driver distraction can cause accidents and serious injury. on or using a phone while driving can distract the driver from traffic.
settings so that the acoustic from the outside are (for the sirens of emergency
rescue vehicles).
areas with no or poor in garages and subways, phone conversations may be
interrupted, and it may be impossible to make
phone
some countrie s, emergency may be supported when a mobile phone is connected to a and/or has sufficient credit on it.
A or in other
switch off your phone at gas stations or wherever there is a fire or sion hazard. The electromagnetic radiation can cause sparks that can ignite vapors
and cause a fire.
nect to the phone age is disconnected.
Using a radio device in the without a connection to an ceed electromagnetic radiation thresholds. This if the outside antenn a is not
8 inches tween the antennas of the phone and the pacemaker , since phones can
Nev er carry a phone that is ed on in the breast pocket over a
pacemaker .
The center armrest can interfere with the er's movement and thu s cause dents and seve re injuries.
keep the armrest
or mount a phone on doors, on the windshield or on or nea r the
area on the stee ring the seat ests or the areas between these points and the drive r/passengers.
driving.
Owner's

Operation
Basic functions
ing:
Switching on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
funct ions and settings are when the ed by
of the
?the page 7 or on the wiper
Switching on or off
on page 4 and the introduction on page
The key in the ignition.
C hanging the
on page 4 and the introduction on page
The can be set using the
can phone.
More information and warnings:
instructions
information
page 6
page 12
Operating a can cause noise in the speakers. Switching off the phone package
off th e ignition.
Remove the phone package is switched off.
An act ive
is made or received
via the phone package.
W ith incoming or ou
tgoing the radio program
o r any other source of music is sw itched to mute ,
so that the not be interrupted by
unn ecessary background noise.
to "maximum" and adjust
the knob on the radio .

Confirm the Bluetooth connection on the phone.
A message appears on the phone that a pass­
word must be entered for authoriza tion .
Enter the four-dig it password . T he factory set­
lings are an incorrect password has been entered, the this case,
repeal the pairing process.
Confirm possible phone query with Yes if thi s
Blue tooth connect ion sh ould be made without
entering a password . When the ignitio n is switched
on, the Bluetoo th connec tion is
15.
The data stored in the phone contac ts is tr ans­
ferred into the ve hicle.1
)
on page 4 and the introduction and WARN­on page 12 first.
The
The mobil e phone is coupled with a micro­
phone near the front interior light.
are broadcast over the speakers.
The playback of radio stations, COs, etc . on the
When the igniti on is sw itched on, you can use
the button on the steering wheel
The mobile phone package is active when the
ignition is on or if the ignition key is in the igni ­
tion after the ignition is switched off and the radio or switc h­
ed on.
A is transfe rred to the
The music stored in the phone can be
reproduced via a su itable radio or navigat ion sys­
tem in mobile phones that support the "Advanced
Audio Distribution
Depending on the mobile phone.
m anual
Up to fou r dev ices can be stored as known in the mobile phone package. Depending on the
radio or navigat ion system, "shortcut buttons " can
be stored for three or four devices.
anothe r
Up to
phone can be operated using the if a cradle is set in the mount
for the crad le. The phone to be paired must
not be in the while doing so. A cra-in
The charger with the outside antenna .
For charging cradles with an integrated charg­
ing function , the battery of the mobile phone charg­
es, if necessary, when the
ignition is on .
phone and the mobile phone package recognize the connection when the
igni tion is on and after the verification of th e Bluetooth connection (password entry ) 12. The
phone
manufacturer.
Create a connec tion using the phone menu in the instrument cluster 25.