2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF lock

Always protect face, hands and arms from hot escaping coolant or steam by covering the cap with a large, thick rag.
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Turn th e cap slow ly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise direction while applying
light
down ward pressure on the top of th e cap.
Never spill antifreeze or coolant on the haust system or hot eng ine parts. Under some conditions, the ethyle n e glyco l in en gin e
coolant can catch fire.
Checking the
The correct coolant level is important for correct functioning of the engine cooling
system.
Fig. 8 t h e engin e compartment: coolant
sian tank
To get a true reading, the ve hicle must be
on l eve l ground. Before opening the
gine hood, always read and heed all
page 39.1f the coolant level
drops too low, a warning text is displayed
in the in strument cluster and the engine
coolant leve l/temperature warning ligh t
lights up.
Opening the expansion tank
- Switch
9on the expansio n tank with a thick
cloth
and carefully unsc rew the
Fig. 9 the engine compartment: cap of coolant expansion tank
- Look at the side or the coolant
sion tank w ith the marks and read off the
coolant level.
-
If the level is below the mark, top
off wi
th fig. 8.
Topping off
-
the
and

3.2 Tips and Advice
Replacement wiper blades are available from your authorize d Volkswagen dealer.
lf the windshield wipers rub, or if th ey are dam­
aged they s hou ld be replace d, or cleaned if they are dirt y.
If th is
does not produ ce the desi red results, th e setting angle of the windshield wiper arms m ay
b e in correct and sh o ul d be checked and ad­ju sted if neces sa ry by an a uthorize d Volkswage n dealer or qualified worksh op.
WARN ING
Worn or dirty wiper blades will reduce v is i­and increase th e risk of accide nt leading
to seriou s pe rso nal injury to you and your pas­sengers.
WARNING (continued )
Alw ays clea n th e windshield wiper blades
a n d all windows regularly.
Always make sure to change the wiper bla des once or tw ice a yea r.
D am aged or dirt y windshi eld wipers can
scra tc h th e windshield.
Never use gasoline. nail polish r em over,
paint thinner o r similar produc ts to clea n th e
windows. This could damage the windshie ld
w iper blades.
Neve r move the windshield wipe r or wind­
s hi eld wiper arm manually-thi s co uld cause
damage!
To preven t damage to th e w ipin g sys te m , a l­
w ays loosen blades frozen to tl1e g lass be fore op ­
e rat ing th e
A damaged wiper blade should be replace d immediately.
Fig. 13 Replacing rear wiper blade
Check the condit io n of th e w ip er blade at
r
egul ar interva ls and rep lace when n eces ­
sary.
Changing wiper
-Lift the w ip er arm away from the rear
glass.
52 Checking and
- Release th e wiper blade in the direction
of th e a rrow=> 13
- Hemove the w ip er bla d e in the direc­
tion of the arrow
-a new w iper blade of the same
le n gth and design onto th e w iper arm in
the oppos it e directio n to th e
- Lock the wiper blade by moving it
aga in
st the direction of th e until
it engages.
- Fo ld the
wiper arm back.
can pu rchase wind shield wiper blades from Volkswage n Service ®.
If th e wiper blade chatters, if sh o ul d be re pla ced
i f damaged or cleaned if it is dirty.
If thi s help, the tilt of the windsc reen
w iper arm can be adju sted. Thi s must b e
c h ecke d and adju sted where necessary by a
q ualified dea lershi p.

3.2 Tips and Advice
The brake fluid be changed every two years.
We recommend that you have the brak e changed b y an authorize d Volkswagen dealer.
S top! Be
fore openin g th e e ngin e hood, always
read and heed all page 39.
Brake fluid
absorbs m oisture. time, it will absorb wate r from the air. the wa ter content in the brak e fluid is too high, the brake sys te m
c
ould corrode. Too much wa te r in the brak e fluid
a lso consid erably reduces the boilin g point of the brake fluid. Very heavy use of th e brak es with
old brake fluid may cause vapor lock . Vapo r lock
reduces braking power, in cre ases stopping tances and can eve n cause total brake failu re.
For this r
eason the brake fluid must be repla ced
every two years.
use brak e fluid the s pecification U S standard 116 4. The brake fluid must be new.
Stop ! Befor e working in the engine compart­ment, always read and h eed all WARNINGS 39. The engine compartment of any motor vehicl e is a potentiall y dangerous area and can cause seriou s persona l injury .
Brake failure can result from old or incorrect brake fluid.
fica tio n
(continued)
A lwa ys check with your authorized swage n deale r to make sure that you arc u sing the correct brake fluid.
The correct brake fluid is also listed on the
labe l on the brak e fluid reservoir.
Always store brake fluid in the closed
To reduce th e risk of poisoning, neve r us e empty food or beverage containers that mi ght mislead someone into drinking from them.
A lwa ys keep bra ke flu id out of the reach of childr en.
Alway s change th e b rake fluid as required in the maintenance bookl et. Heavy braking w ith old brake fluid may cause a vapor lock that reduces braking power, increases ping distances and can even cause tota l brake failure.
Note
Brake fluid can damage the pai nt. Wip e off any
brake fluid from rh c paint immedia tely.
For the sake of environment
B rake fluid
must be drained and disposed of in
th e proper manner obse rv ing env ironmental

booklet 3.3 ""Technical
Warnin g notes on hand lin g battery
p ro tect ive
g loves an d eye protect ion!
Fir es, sparks, open lights and smoking are prohibi te d !
hi ghl y ex plo sive mixtu re of is give n off whe n the battery
i s under c h arge.
keep frn m
acid and battery !
WARNING
Working on the battery or th e e lectri ca l
sys tem in your vehicl e ca n res ult in serio us
acid burns, fires or elec tri ca l s hock . Always
read and heed th e follow ing W/\HN INGS and
safe ty preca utions before work ing on th e
Befo re wo rking o n th e electrica l system, ways switc h off the ignit ion and all elec trical
co nsumers and disconnect the nega tive(-) cabl e from the battery. When light bu lb is
changed, always switc h off th e light .
Turn ofT the anti-theft ala rm by unlockin g the vehicl e before you disconnect the ba ttery
to preve nt the from on.
A lway s kee p children
Always wear eye protection. Never let tery acid or lead particles contact your eyes ,
s ki n and clothing.
Sulfur ic battery aci d is ve ry corros ive and can cause damage to unp rot ected skin and
(continued)
blind ness. Always wear protective g loves an d
eye pro tectio n. To reduce your risk of injury, n ev e r tilt the battery, as thi s could spill acid
th ro ug h th e vents and m ake burn yo u.
W he n disconnec ting the ba tt ery fr o m the vehicl e electrica l sys te m , a lways disconnec t
th e nega tive cable(-) fir st and th en th e tive cable(+).
A hig hl y exp los ive mixtu re of is given
off w he n th e battery is being charged.
A lway s avoi d fires, sp a rk s, open and sm oki ng. Always avoid generati n g sparks and electros ta ti c ch arges when h andling cabl es
and e lec tric a l equipme nt . Neve r sh o rt -ci rc u it
th e ba tte ry po les. High-energy sp a rk s can
ca u
se serio us personal injury.
Alway s switch off all electri cal consumers befo re reconnec ting the batt ery. Recon nect
t h e plu s ca ble(+) first and then th e negat ive
cable(-). Never reve rse the po larity of the
Never ch arge
F C).
Alwa ys make su re that th e ve nt hose is nect e d to the battery.
Neve r usc dam age d battery-they can plode! Immed ia te ly rep la ce dam age d battery.
tion immediately. lfyo u in ges t any batt ery
a cid , seek medic al atte ntion immedia tely.
WARNING
Ca lifornia 65 Warning:
Battery posts, termina ls and re la ted sories con tai n lead a nd lea d compo ne n ts ,
c h em ica ls known to the
and

changea ble deco rat ive cove rs a re att ached to th e rim with s elf- locking sc rews . lfyou would ro re pla ce damaged wheel covers, contact your authorized Volkswa gen d eale r or
WARNING
New ti res or tires tha t are old, worn or aged cannot provide maximum control and braking ability.
New tires tend to be s lipp ery and must be broken in . To reduce the risk of losing co ntrol,
a co llisio n and serio us personal injuri es, drive with sp ecia l care for the first km).
(cont inued )
Driving with worn or damaged tire s can lead to lo ss of control, sudden tire failur e, cluding a blowou t and sudden deflation ,
c ras hes and seriou s personal injuries. Have wo rn or damaged tires rep laced imme di ate ly.
To redu ce the riskoflosingcontrol, crashes and s erio us personal injuries, never loose n
th e bolts on w heels with bolted rim rings.
more than 6 years old can onl y be used in an em erg en cy and then
w ith specia l care and at low speed.
Neve r m ount u se d tires on your ve hicle if
yo u are not sure of their used tires may have been damaged ev e n
t h oug h the damage cannot be seen th at can
lead to sudden tir e failure and loss of ve hicl e control.
hicl e pull s to one sid e when dri ving, always
s top as soo n as it is safe to do so and ch eck the
whee ls and tires for damage.
Accessory weight
Means the combined we ight ( in excess of those
sta ndard ite m s w hi ch may be repl aced) of mati c tran smission. power steering. po wer
bra kes, power windo ws. p owe r seats , radio, and heater, to th e ex te nt th at th ese item s are
or lowe r indica te
a short s id ewall for improved steering respo nse and better ove rall handling on dry pave ment.
Bead
Mean s the pa rt of the tire t hat is m ad e of stee l
wires , w rap ped or re inforce d by pl y cords and that is shap ed to fit t he rim.
Bead separation
Mean s a breakdow n of th e bond between
Means the strand s forming the in th e tire.
weight
Me ans th e weig ht of motor vehicl e w ith dard equ ipment including the m aximum pacity of fu el, oil. and coolant . a ir conditio nin g
a nd additional weight of opt io n al equipm ent.
E xtra load lire
M ea ns tire desi gn to operate at higher loads and at hi gher inflat ion pressure s th an th e corre -
s ponding sta ndard tire.

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For technical reasons it is not
I f you install wheel t rim discs on the ve­
hicle wheels, make sure that the air flow to the brakes is not blocked. Reduced airflow to the brakes can them to overheat, increasing stop­ping distances and causing collision.
Note
For technical reasons. it is not ge nerally pos­
s ibl e to use th e wheel rim s from other vehicle s.
This can ho ld true for wheels of the same vehicle
ty pe.
Uniform tire
Tr ead wear
Temperature A B
Quality can be found where applicable on the tire sid e wall between tread shoulder an d maximum section pa ge 73, fig.
For example: Tread wear Tra ction M, Te m ­
perature A.
All passe nger car tire s must conform to Federa l
Sa fe ty Hequirement s in addition to these grades.
Tread
wear
T he /read comparative rat ing base d on th e wea r rate of the tire when tested under controll ed co nditi ons on a sp ecifie d go v­
ernment test course.
For exa
mple, a tir e graded would wear one and one half(ll/2) times as well on the govern ­
ment cou rse as a tir e
The relati ve performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions of th eir use , h oweve r, and m ay depart significantl y fro m the norm due to
76 Checking and
extra care. Replace the flat tire
with the tir e matchin g the others on your vehicl e
a s soon as poss ible.
Note
in stall ing new
drive without the va lve ste m cap. The valves and sensors co uld get damaged.
If the sen sors must be re pla ced, then the valve mus t also be replaced th e sa me time.
The sensors mus t be replaced in schedule d bookle t ...
For the sake of environment
Dispose of o ld tires in accordance w ith the local
requirement s.
variations in driving habits, serv ice pra ctices and diff ere n ces in road characteristics and cli­
mate.
Traction
AA, A, B, C
T he
from highes t to lowest, are M, A, Band T hose grades rep resent the tire's abil iry to stop on wet pave ment measured under controlled conditions o n specified gov­ernment tes t s urfa ces of and co ncre te. A
tir e marked may have poor tra ction perfo r­
Temperatur e A, B, C
The lemperruuregrad es arc A (th e highest), B. and C, representing the tire's resistance the
ge neration of heat and its abilit y to diss ipat e heat tested under controlled conditi ons
o n a sp ecified indoor laboratory test wheel.
Susta ined hig h t em pera t
ure cause mate­
rial of th e tir e to degenerat e and reduce tire lif e. and excessive tempera tur e

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
loss of con­trol, c rash es and serious personal injuri es. ave worn or d amage d tires rep la ce d imme­diate ly.
Wint er tires have maximum sp ee d rating
th at m ay be lo w er th an your vehicle's
imum sp ee d.
N ever drive faste r th an th e speed f or which the wint er or othe r tir es installe d on your ve­
hicl e are rated.
Always adjus t your speed and driv in g style to
road , traffi c and wea ther co nditi ons. Ne ve r le t
th e good acce le ration of the w inter tires tempt yo u into ta kin g ex tra risk s. A lwa ys re m ember:
Dri ve care full y and reduc e your s p ee d o n
ic y slippery roads, eve n win te r tires cannot h elp unde r bl ack icc condition s.
For the sake of environment
summer ti re s w he n wea ther condit ions
perm it. They are qu ie te r. do not wear as qu ick ly and r ed uce fu el con sum ption.
Snow chains -for each
Snow ch ain s may be fitte d only to th e front
w heels, and onl y to ce rtain t ire sizes .
T he s n
ow ch ain s m ust h ave low -profile and m ust not be thick er than 15 mm. includ in g
t h e lock.
Remo ve w h
eel cente r co vPrs trim discs be­fore pullin g snow ch ain s on yo ur vehicle=>
the wron g sno w chains for your vehicl e or installin g th em incorrectly can incre ase th e
ri sk of lo ss of cont rollc a din g to seri ous per­
sonal injury.
78 Checking and Filling
(continued)
Snow c h ai ns a re available in diff ere nt
s izes. Alw ays make sure to follo w the in struc­
ti o ns provid ed b y th e s now ch ain manufac­turer.
s n ow chain s neve r dri ve
fast e r than th e speed p ermill ed for your sp e­
cifi c snow chains.
Always ob serve loca l reg ulati ons.
H e m ove sn ow ch ains before driv in g on roa ds
not c ov ere d with sno w to av o id damagin g tires and weari ng the sn ow ch ain s down unneccs-sa ril y.

remote key or the central locking malfu nctio ns, all door s can be locked or
u
nlocked manually.
Fig. 29 There is on emergency lock (covered by a
weatherstrip) in the edge of the left rear door
If there is a fault w ith central locki ng, you
can lock all doors manually. This does not
trigger the ami-theft warning sys te m.
Locking the front passenger door and
the rear doors
-th e door.
-
back the weather s trip on the edge
of the door tha t is identifi ed by a
fig.
- Reattach the weatherstrip.
- Cl
ose th e door completely.
- C heck
whether the door is locked.
- R
epeat the procedure for the other
doors.
88 What do do now?
Fig . U sing the co r key to emergency lock the
-Have the ve hicl e inspected
-You can m anually lo ck and unlock th e
doors of the ve hicl e by insertin g the key
in to
the lock on th e driver's door.
Locking and unlocking the driver's
door (for with an anti-theft
alarm)
-You can manually lock and unlock the
driver's door of the ve hicle by insertin g th e
key in to
the lock. All other doors remain
lock ed. The anti -th
eft warning system
mains activated .
is operational, the ent ire
ve hicle is also locked or un locked