2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF lock

Booklet 3.1
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.

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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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.

Bookle t 3.1 and Equipment
39 to select the lowing positions:
Doo r contact switch
door contac t swi tch is turned on. The front rear interior lights come on automatically as soon as you unlock the
seconds the doors are is locked or is o n. the interior are turned orr.
Front reading
th e on the rocker switch o n a front or rear interior The light will stay on.
light switched off
!h e sy mbol on the rocke r switc h to switch off a front or rear interior light.
Glove compartment ligh t
The light comes on
yo u the compartment.
Luggage compartment light
Th e light comes on au tomat ically when your open the rear lid and goes orr when you it.
Tips
doors
open, !he incerior orr after
is in
Switching on the reoding lights
to
switc h on !h e reading light.
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Brief wiping
- Move the lever down to positi on
give the windshi eld a briefwip e. The w iper
will begin to m ove faster if yo u keep th e
l ever pre
ssed down for longer than
2 seconds.
Switching off the wipers
-Move the leve r up to
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshi eld)
-th e lever toward the s teerin g wheel
t o
pos iti on
win ter position
The windshi eld wipers will move to th e ''Se rvice if yo u switch the igniti on on br iefly and then it ofT aga in, w hile press in g t he
win dshi eld wiper lever dow n The w indshie ld wiper arms ca n be moved forward so that they do not free ze to the
the wind shield be fo re
driving ofT.
Worn or dirt y wiper blades will reduce bility and increase th e risk of colli sions and rio us inju ry.
Never use t11e front wiper/wash er in
free zing weat her fi rst defro sting the
(continued)
wi ndshie ld . T he washer solution m ay freeze on the window and reduce
Always clean th e windshield wiper blades and all windows regu larly .
A lway s replace wi per blades that are worn, damaged or do not kee p the windshie ld clear.
Note
Befo re u sin g th e wiper s for the fir st tim e in co ld weather, m ake su re the wiper blades are not
fro zen t o th e windshield. To p revent damage to
th e w iper b lades and the wip er motor, a lways
l oose n blades frozen to the windsh ie ld b efore operating the w ipers. Usin g th e serv ice po sition describe d above can be a convenience in co ld weather.
Th e w indshie ld wipe rs will onl y wo rk when the ig nition is switch e d on and th e e ngin e hood
is close d.
Th e prev iou s w iping sp ee d will be cally selec ted when the vehi cle s top s, when wiping page 49, fig. 44 or is lected . The selected wipin g spee d will resume when the ve hicle drives off aga in.
The windshi eld will be wiped aga in after about five second s once the windshie ld wiper and was her sys te m h as been operated if th e
hicl e is mov ing.
If th e "int ermittent feature has been
se lec te d, the int ervals are linked to th e speed of the ve hicl e i.e. the interva ls will b e sh o rt er w he n
th e vehicle is trave ling faster.
T he wiper will try to wipe away an y obstacles that are on t h e windshield . The w ip er will stop
m oving if the obstacle blocks its pat11. Remo ve
t h e o bstacle and switch the wip er back on

Booklet 3.1
passe nger's seat can
b e adju ste d in many ways to suit the physical
need s of the vehicl e occ upants. position is
very important for:
fast and easy operat ion of all control s on the instrument panel,
safe driving ,
optimum prote ction from the s afet y belts
and airb ag booklet 2.1
Driv ers or passengers who are unbelted, out of position or too close to the airb ag can be seri­
ously injured or killed by an airbag as it un­folds. To help reduce the risk of serious per­sonal injury:
Always adjust th e driver's seat and the steeri ng whe el so that there are a t lea st in ches (25 em) betwe en you r brea stbone and the ste erin g w heel.
Always hold the steering wheel on the out­
s ide of th e s teering wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock position s to he lp
reduce the risk of personal inju ry if the driver 's airbag inflates.
Never hold the steering wheel
Passengers must always sit in an upright position and never lean agains t or pl ace an y
(co ntinued)
part of their body too close to the area where the airbags are loca ted.
Alway s make sure there are at least inch es (25 em) between instrument panel.
Eac h passenger must always sit on a sea t of their own and prope rly fasten and wear the safety belt belon ging to that scat.
Before driving, always adjust the front
seats and head r estraints properly.
Never adju st th e sea ts while the vehicle is
moving. sea t may move unexpec tedly and yo u could lose control of the vehicle.
Always keep your feet on the floor in front of the sc at. Never rest on tl1e in stru­ment panel, out of the window, etc. The airbag
s ystem and safety belt will not be able to pro ­
te ct you properly and can even increase the
ri sk of injury in
Never drive with backres t reclined or tilted far backJ The the backres ts are t ilted back, greater risk of injury due to
incorrect positioning ofthe safety belt and im­
proper seating position.
b elts only offer maximu m prot ec­
tion when the se atback is securely lat ch ed in
Children must alway s ride in child seats.
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vehicle has an the center of the rear backrest, which en ables
to transport long objects, which do not fit the luggage compartment.
F ig. 58
compart­
ment
-the rear lid.
-
down the r e lease fig. 58
in the
direction of the arrow and fold the
cover toward the interio r of the ve hicl e.
When the cove r is
unlocked a red marking
wi
ll be v is ible on the re lease button.
Loading the
-
- Remove all objects.
- Fold
the plastic cover upward and p ress
until you hear it click into p lace.
-
Fol d th e rear armrest back into place.
WARNING
Loose luggage or other objec ts in the ve hicle can cause serious personal injury.
D uring sudden braking manoeuvres or
partment can shift forward, injtuing vehicl e occupants.
Always secure the objects the tening strap so they cannot be thrown around th e in te ri or during sudden maneu ve r
Whe n yo u transpo rt heavy objects, always
keep in mind that
dl ing.
Tip s
can open the pass through from the compartment. release down and pu sh the cove r forward.
To avoid soiling the of your vehicle , dirty objec ts in a blanket before storing them in the vehicle
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the following points to make sure
the ve hicl e handles well:
- D is tribute
the load as even ly as
heavy objects as far forward in the
lu ggage compartment as possibl e.
-
luggage in the lug gage compart­
men t w ith suitable s traps o n the tie-down
hooks.
WARNING
Improperly stored luggage or other item s can become airborne mi ssi les, fly ing through the
ve hicl e ca using seriou s personal inju ry in the even t of hard braking or an acc ident. To help
reduce th e risk of serio us personal injury:
Always put objec ts , for example, lu ggage or other heavy item s in the lugg age compart­ment.
Always secure objec ts in the luggag e partment usi ng the ti e-down hook s and suit ­able straps.
WARN ING
Heavy loads will influ ence the way your hicl e handles and heavy loads that arc no t properly s towed or secured serious i njury.
Always keep in mind when transp o rtin g
heav y objec ts, that change in the center of g ravity can also cause ch anges in vehicle
eve nly as possible.
- Sec
ure heavy objects prop erl y ward in the compartment sibl e.
Where applicahlc
(con tinued)
- Alwa ys secure heavy item s securely
u sing the ti e-downs provided w ith suitable
straps.
Neve r exceed the Gro ss Axle Weight Rating or th e G ross Vehi cle Weig ht Rating on the safety compliance sticker on th e
Always read and heed add itional tant information on safe booklet 2.1 chapter driving"
WARNING
To help prevent po isonous exhaus t gas from being drawn into the veh icle, always keep th e rear lid
Never transport objec ts larger than tho se
fittin g co mpletel y into th e luggag e area cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
Lfyo u absolu te ly must drive wi th the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce the risk or poi soning:
-
the pow er roof14l,
-all a ir o utle ts in th e in strument pane l,
- Switch
the air recirculation ,
-
Set the fr es h air fan to the highe st sp eed.
WARNING
A lwa ys make sure that the doors and rear lid are securel y clo sed and locke d to red uce the
risk of in jury when the vehicl e is not bein g
u sed.
locke d.
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