2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF key

Booklet 3.1
the driv er's door. The
other doors each have a switch for their own window.
Fig. 3 3 Section of the driver door: windo w controls
Opening and closing the windows
-fig. 33 to open a
wi
ndow.
-b utto n to close a window
minutes after switch ing off the ign ition if ther the dri ver's door nor the front passe nger's door bee n opened.
Butt ons in the driver door
Button for window in front
Butto n for window in front right door
Butt ons fo r rear windows
switch9l for disa blin g th e powe r
window buttons in the rear doors
Button9l for window in left door
Button9l for window in rear right door
9l Where applicab le
38 Ope ning and closing
switch
in the driver door can be used to
d isab le the powe r w indow in the rear doors.
The sym bo l the safety switch is not n a ted : the buttons in the rea r doors are
The symbo l nated: the buttons in th e rea r doors are
Improper usc of the power window s can result in serious personal injury.
Never let a n yo ne get in th e way of a power window w hen clo sing it.
When locking the ve hicle fro m the outside, su re that no one, especially children, mains in th e ve hicle. The w indows will not open in case of emergency.
Alwa ys take the key with you wh en you
l eave the ve hicle. Unsupervised use of keys
ca n re sult in use o f vehicl e sys te m s such as power window s lead ing to serio us pe rsonal in jury. Th e powe r windows will continue to operate until the ignition key bee n
When children are in the back seat, use the
s afet y switch to disable the rear power dows and prevent them from being opened and closed.
Tip s
something obstructs the w indow while it is goin g up, the window will stop maticall y go down page pens, sec w hy the window could not close before att empting to close it

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page 38, fig. 33 for the win­
d
ows h ave two positi ons fo r o penin g the
w ind
ow and two for clo sin g it. This m akes
i t
easier to o pen or close windows to the
desire d positi on.
One -touch
T he o ne- to uch ope nin g and closing
f
eatu re will no t work afte r th e ve hicle bat­
t ery has b
een disconnect ed or if th e bat­
t ery is dea d. Y o u w
ill have to re-activa te
thi s f
unctio n .
in
on page 3 8.
Lock th e ve hicl e from outside u sing
yo ur key and ho ld the key in the lock posi­
t io n fo r a t l
east o ne second. T he o ne-tou ch
f
unctio n i s now rea dy for operatio n.
If you push (or pull) button to the fir st posit io n ,
t h e w indow will open (o r close) until you re lease the button. If yo u pu sh (o r pull) the button briefly to t he seco nd position , the w in dow will o pen or close closi ng) auto m atically. I f yo u push or p ull the b utt on w hil e the w indow is openin g or clos ing, the window will stop.
One- to uch closin g does not work whe n th e tion has been switch ed off.
Th e o ne- to uch feature w ill no t work if there is m alfun c tio n in the power w in dows. your authorized Volkswage n dealer or qualified
works ho p to have the malfunction correc ted.
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If window is obstructed w hen clo sing. the window will stop a nd go down
If th is happens, see wh y the window co uld not close before attempting to close it a ga in . If
yo u try to close the window again within seconds. the window's clo sing force is m ati cally inc reased.
thi s po int.
If th ere is no obvious rea son why the cannot b e closed, try to close it again w ithin second s. Th e p inch pro tecti on i s now
If yo u wait longer than the seconds desc ribed above. the wi ndow will open fully when
The one-to uc h f unctio n and pinch protection d o
no t work if th e re is a m alfunction in the power
w indows. Contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop to have the fun ction corrected.
WARNING
Improper use of the power windows can res ult in serious personal injury .
Convenience opening and
You can open or th e w indows from
o
uts ide the ve hicle.
closing
- Hold th e k
ey in
-Release the stop in terrupt the
WARNING (continu ed )
Neve r let anyo ne ge t in the of a power window w hen closi ng it.
make sure that no o ne is in the w hen window !
Whe n locki ng the ve hicl e from th e o uts ide, make sure that n o o ne, especi ally children , m ain s in the vehicle . T he windows will not open in case of em ergency.
ta ke the key with yo u when you leave the vehicle. Unsupervised use of keys can result in use of ve hicl e system s s uch as power windows leadin g to serious person al
in ju ry.
Th e power wi ndows will continue to
When chil dre n arc in t he back seat, use t11c safe ty sw itch to disabl e the rear power dows and prevent them fro m being opened and closed.
opening
- Hold th e ke y in th e lock of th e drive r's
door in th e unlock posi tio n, until all
dows are open.
- Hel
ease th e key to interrupt the
tion.
WARNING
Improper use of the power window s can res ult in seriou s personal injury.

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Never le t an yone ge t in the way of a power
window w hen clo sing
to
open and close the power roof using the rotary control when the ig nition
i s
on.
Fig. 3 4
fig. 34 roo f opens to th e conve­
nienc e po sit ion w here w ind noise is re­
duce d .
- To
open th e roo f more, turn the swi tc h
t o po s
ition@ and hold th e switch in this
posit io n un til th e roo f o pe n s to th e des ired
position.
th e power roof
- Turn the rotary co n tro l to position @.
Always close the powe r roof fully if you p ark t he
vehicle or lea ve it
automatically opens w hen you open the sunroof. you prefer. you can close th e
s unshade when the p owe r roof is closed.
W ithout pi nch page 42 , powe r roof will close with eno ug h force to
ca use serious perso na l injury.
A lways make sure th at n o o ne is in th e way
w hen w hil e ove rridin g the pinch protec tio n t o
cl ose th e power roofl
A lways be careful w he n cl os ing th e powe r
roof. Pinch protection w ill not alway s be able
t o preve nt serio us inj uries under all circum­
s ta nces.
in ser io us person al in jury.
Alway s sure no one is in the way of the powcrroofwhen it is clos ing. There is no pinch protec tio n when clos ing t he power roof fro m out sid e.
Alway s take th e key with yo u when yo u
l e a ve the ve hicle.
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Never or if they have access to
the keys. Unsupervi sed u se of a ke y mean that the engine is starte d or that equipment is use d (e. g. pow er windows,
pow er root) . The doors can be with the remote in the ve­in an emergency .
lo with power windows ond power roof
Convenience
ca n clo se the powe r roof from outs id e
the vehicle. The windows will close first,
a
nd then th e power in
to with power roof
Power roof -pinch protection
The power roof has protection that prevent The pinch prote ction does not
h oweve r prevent fingers from gettin g pinched
agai nst th e roof openin g. The power roof stop s
and open s aga in if it is obstru cted by lar ger object when
the power roof has been opened again by the pin ch pro tection, it ca n be pressing back the ro ta ry cont rol back t o posit ion fig. 34 the power roof has note that
the pow er roof still does not you hav e to use the emergency operation
42 Opening and
The power roof wiU work o ne of the front doors is opened and the key removed
fr om the
- Release the key to interrupt the opera­
tion.
i f the roof is using con­venience have to be back to its posi­
t ion the next time you
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WARNING
Without pinch protection, th e power roof with enou gh f orc e to cause serio us per­
make sure over ridin g pinch protection to
Th e pi nch protec tion feature doe s not pre­vent

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Always tu rn on the headlights befo re dus k
a nd in rain or fog s o tha t you can sec a head and so that others can sec yo ur ve hicl e from the back.
yo u r em ove the key fro m the ign it io n lock
w ith th e lig h ts s o und
the orr.
Fig. 36 Se ction of the dosh ponel: control
Always observe loca l o rd in ances and
cool or dam p weather conditions th e light len ses can fog over temporarily .
The c ritical factor is ence between the i nterior and the ex terior of hea dlight le n s.
W ith the main bea ms swit c h ed on, area h oweve r edge s of th e glass may be fogge d. Th e rear lig h ts and turn signa ls
may also be affect e d.
T hi s physical phe nomeno n has no effect on lig htin g sys tem of you r
36 to
jus t the brig htn ess of the in strument
cluster lig h ting. The headligh ts must b e on
w h
en yo u d o this to adjus t the bri gh tness
o f the in strume nt

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Emergency switch
Use the eme1gency flasher del ete space to attention
your icle in cas e of an emerge ncy.
Fig. 37 Section o f ins trume nt panel: swi tch for the
e mergency flas he r
In an em ergen cy situation:
I. Park your vehicl e
fig. 37 switch on
the emergency
3. Switch the engine off.
4. Set the parkin g brake.
5. Move the gea rshift lever into neutral
(Manual tra nsmiss ion ) or the selector
l e ve r to the
position (A uto m ati c tran s­
mi ssio n
).
6. Use warning tria ng le or other warning
equipme nt to draw the a uention of other
motorists to your vehicl e.
7. Always ta ke the key w .
l
eave the ve hicl e.
ou must
You should use th e e mergency
wh en you approach
if your vehicle has a break down
if your vehicle is bein g towed or if yo u are towing vehicl e
if yo u find yourself in dange ro us s ituation
All turn sig nal s simultaneously. Th e tw o
turn sig nal Indi cator a nd the light in
the t im e. Th e emergency also wo rk s w he n th e ig n ition is switch ed off.
WARNING
A vehicle staUed or stopp ed on or bes ide a
hi ghway can b e struck by o ther ve hicle s and increase the risk of se rious pe rso nal injury.
When eve r stalled or stopped for re pair,
mov e th e vehicle a safe dis ta n ce off the road, turn o f th e emerg ency flas her, s top the e n gin e
a nd usc a warning triangl e or similar device to wa rn ap proac hing traffic .
Never park the ve hicle in areas where the
hot cat a ly tic converter and exhaust syste m
can co me in contact dry grass , brush , f uel or othe r mate rial that can cause fire.
a lo ng
lights and a

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and high beam
signa l and high leve r also operates
Fig. 38 Turn signal and high beam le ve r
Th e turn signal a n d hi gh beam lever has
the followin g functions:
U sing the turn
- Move the lever 38
to in d icate a rig ht tu rn, and
in dicate a le ft tu rn.
Changing
-Move the leve r either u p or down
just the point of resistance, then re lease it.
The tu rn sig n al
Sw itchin g the high b eam on and off
-Turn the light swit ch to
- P ress the lever forward to to
switc h on the hig h beam s.
4 6 Lights and a view
-th e lever back to wa rd th e s teering
w hee l
and beyond the dete n t in the
switc h to turn th e high beam off again.
-the lever toward the steeri ng wheel
to operate the flasher.
Impro per usc of th e headli ght flasher o r the
h igh beams can distract other drive rs causing a crash an d serious personal injury.
Neve r use the headli gh t flasher and h igh
beam s w hen th ey w ill blind o r distract other motoris ts .
Always use the turn s ig nals w hen ch a nging
l a nes to a le rt oth e r m otori sts .
T ips
T he only work whe n the ig nition is switched on. The co rre sponding warning or
in the in strument cluster
and
The can be only be sw itc hed on if the head ligh ts are o n . The indi cator then comes on in the instrument cluster.
The
then co mes on in the in strument cluster.
the tu rn leve r is left sounds w hen th e driver door is opened, even if the key is left in the ign ition lock. This is are­minder to switch ofT the rurn signal.