2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF lock

3.1 and Equipment
Average fuel consumpti on 21
Average spe ed
B
Bumper cove r
Ca ution when parkin g near a parking
rier or curb 96
Buzzer 46,
84
c
Calibrating the compass 22
CD changer 65
Center arm rest
fro nt
Child safety loc ks 33
Clima tic 75
Controls 75
Malfu nctions 83
Climatronic
Important notes 83
Ma lfunc ti
ons 83
C
lock 8
Clos ing the
doors
Coat hooks 66
Compass
Adjusting 23
Calibrating 22
Compass menu 19
Condensation 83
Control lights 4
Controls
w indows 38
Convenience closi ng
D istance tra veled
Doo r re lease handle 3
ind ex 99

light 33
Dri v
ing time
Dri vin g wi th an t rans missio n 89
Du st filter 83
E
E le c trical socket 68
E l
ectro n ic immobilizer 85
Emergency fla sh er 45
Emergen cy opening
Doors 34
Env
ironme n tal informatio n
Fuel econom y 9
Environmen tal tip
Fuel economy 74
F
Fog light s 43
Front center armrest 65
Front seats 58
Fuel gauge Display
Fuel level
F u el ta n k
G
Gear se lector lever
See A
utomatic trans m ission wit h Tip tron ­
ic
illu stration 3
G l
ove compartment Front passenger sid e 64
H
Hand brake
See Parking brake
Hazard lights 45
H
ead restraints
Adjusting 57
R em
oving 57
46
Headlight lens fogging 44
Headlights 43
Fog
lights 43 Switching 43
syste m 52
H
eated f r ont seats 59
H ig h
beam 46
High
beam lever 46
Horn 3
I g niti on key
removal lock 85
I gni ti
on switch 84
Indicator light
control sy stem 96
See also
Indi vid ual unlocking
In formati o n messages
66
In struments
inte rio r front lights
front '1 7
Interio r lights
backg round 48
reading 48
readin g lig ht s 47
imerio r ligh ts 47
In te
rmitt ent wipe 49
K
Key 27
Keys 27
Kick-down functi on 94

L
Lane c hange function
Language in display 14
L ight s 43
lights interior 47
Lights & Vision
Menu
Locks
Child
safety 33
M
Main menu-Multi-Funct io n
Malfun ction messages
Manual mode C limatronic
Manual tra n sm issio n
Menu compass 19
Menu fo r conven ience fu nctions 16
Menu for Lights & V isio n 17
Menu sound system
Menus
Exam ple of use 15
MFl
mirrors, electrical 53
Sim ultaneous adjustmen t 53
Mirrors lower ed function 17
M
ulti- Fun ction
Multi-fun cti on steering wheel 24
opening an d closing
power windows 39
Indica to r lights 4
button
bumper cove r. spoilers an d
s u spe nsi
on 96
When parking on slopes 95
brake 94
See also brake
p rotection roof 42
Windows
filter
filte r
loc ks lndividualunlocking
roof 41
p rotec tion 42
windows 38
R
Reading lights
back
47
Rear 35
clo sing 37 Indicator light 35
Rear seat folding forwa rd 61
Rear seat.
folding ba ck 61. 62
Hear view mirror 52
Hear window heating 75
Hear window wipe r 51
Rear wiper 49
Remot e control ke y
B u
ttons Repl acing th e battery
ind ex

3.1 and Equipment
Replacing th e battery
Remote contro l
Reverse
Automatic transm issio n 93
Roorload 74
Roor rack 72, 74
Roar rack mounts 72
s
Chil d sarety lock 33
adjustm ent 55, 58
heatin g
Front 59
Securing load 74
Se lector lever lock 89
Se lector lever postions 92
Serv i
ce Interval D is p lay
Service position
menu 18
Speed warnin g 2 1
Starting th e en g in e
the ignition 85
S t
eering 25
S t
eering lock 84
S t
eerin g w heel h eight adju stm ent 25
S t
oppin g the en gin e 86
vis o r 49
S
unroor
Suns hade
power roar 41
Swi tc h lightin g 3
Switc hes Emergency 45
L ig
ht s w it c hes 43
index
outs id e mirrors 53
roar windows 3 8
Switching orr th e engin e
the ig ni tio n
Tie-dow n hooks
Transportin g long items 63
T
runk li d 35
Turn signal and high beam leve r 46
Turn signal s 46 ligh t 46
u
Unpleasant odor 83
w
light Cru ise contro l 96
Doo rs 33
lights 4 Emergency 45
Instrum ent clu ster 4
T u
rn sig n als 46
messages
t ext s in th e di sp la y
parking on slo pes 95
When should re ruel th e tank or the
vehicle?
wiper and w asher sys te m 49
Windshi eld wip ers 49
positio n
52
ti re s warning 14

on. the bra ke sys tem warning symbol or
If a malfunction occurs in the ABS. the warning light light up togethe r the brake o r
39. T he e ngin e com partment of any motor ve hicle is po te ntiall y dangerou s area and can cause serious personal injury.
Dri vin g w ith ba d brakes can cause a c olli sion and serio us person al injury.
does n ot go out, or if it lights up w hen driving the brake fluid level in the reservoir is too lo w or there is a f ault in the brake syste m .lmmedi-
Brake Assist System (BAS)
In an emergency, most drive rs brake in time, but not p in g dista nces that are longer than they have to be!
T he
brake assis t sys te m helps: if yo u p ress the b rake pedal very quick ly , th e brake assist sys te m
regi sters an emergency situation.
can be activated more quickly and ciently, reducing th e brakin g distance while ting you steer at the sam e tim e.
Do no t reduce th e pressure on the brake pedal.
T he bra ke switches off cally as soon as you re lease th e bra ke. The brake assist system work s onl y w hen the engi ne is
nin g.
A lways adjust yo ur speed and driving sty le to road , weather condit io ns.
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a te ly s to p dri ving a nd ta nce=> page 53.
symbol BRA KE or lights up a t the same ti m e as th eABS warning light the may not be working pro perl y and th e rear w heels could lock up first under
hard braki ng. Rear wheel brake lock-up can cause loss o f vehicl e control. If yo u believe tha t it is safe to do so, go imm ediately a t low speed to the nearest autho rized V olkswagen
dealer o r
w arning light does no t go o ut, or if it comes on w hil e driving, the
your autho rized
V o lkswagen deale r o r qualifi ed wo rkshop as soon as possible.
(continuod)
Neve r let the ex tra safety offered b y the
B rake Ass is t
The Brake Assis t Syst em canno t reduce the
risk o f a n acci dent, fo r example i f yo u drive too fast fo r conditions or if yo u d o not keep your distance from the vehicl e in front of yo u.
S li ppery and we t roads a re dangerous even with the Brake Ass ist Sys te m!
Always re m ember tha t vehi cle alterations
o r m odificati ons can affect the functio n oft h e syste m s. Exa mples of
these alteration s or modifica tions include a different w heel/tire com bination and brake or chassis m odificati on s=> page 32, "Repairs a nd
t echnical m odifica tion s".
the vehicle su sp en sion or u sing unapproved tire I rim combinati on can ch an ge the way the
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The Anti-Lock Brake System prevents the wheels from locking up when the brakes
are applied.
The is an
works only when the engin e is running.
How the ABS works
I f
one w hee l beg ins to turn too slow ly in relat ion to vehicle spee d and tends to lock up, the automati cally redu ces brak e pressure to pre vent
that w heel from lock ing up. When is doing its job you will notic e a slight vib ration through the brake ped a l a nd hear a noise to le t you know
that your speed must be adjusted to road, traffic and weather co ndition s. Thi s is a warni ng that one or more of th e whee ls is about to lock up and
that th e control function has intervened. In
thi s situati on it is important to keep th e br ake
peda l full y depressed so th e the
b rake ped al-cannot do its job if yo u do .
helps you to keep the vehicle under control
because it pr eve nts th e w hee ls from locking up w hen the brake s are a ppli ed. Thi s m ea ns th e hicle can still be s teered and is less likely to skid.
Th e
cannot necessarily shorte r
braking dis tances in con dition s. The brakin g
di stance ca n eve n be longer if you brake on gravel or on fres h snow c overing a slippery face.
If
i s not fun ctioning properly, a warning
light will co me pag e 5.
4 Smart technol .ogy
Always adjust your speed and driving style to
road, tra ffic and weather co nditions. Never let the ex tr a sa fety that
Alwa ys drive safely.
cannot change the laws of physics.
S lipp ery and wet roads are dangerous even
withABS!
cannot reduc e the risk of accidents,
for example if you drive too fast for the tions or if you do not keep your distance from the veh icle in front of you.
Always remember that vehicle alteration s or modifications can affect the function oft he
page 32, and te chnical modifications".
Changing the vehicle suspension or using unapproved tire
systems work and reduce their effectiveness.
The effec tive ness of is also determined
b y the tir es on your pag e 57 ,

does th is by braking the whee l that h as lo st trac tion an d dis tributing more
driv ing force to the other driven wheel via the differen tial.
EDL i s active at speed s up to about mph
not that the EDL has been shut off.
EDL wi
ll automatically switch on again when the brake
Always adjust your speed and driving style to
road,
When accelerating on a slippery surface,
for example on ice and snow, press the accel­erator carefully_ Despit e EDL, the wheels m ay
start t o spin leading to a loss of vehicle control.
Always remember that vehicle alterations or modifications can affect the function ofthe EDL and
page 32, and te chnical m odifications".
Changing the vehicl e s uspension or using unapproved tire rim combination can
change the way the EDL and systems work and reduce their e ff ectiveness_
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The E lectronic Stabilization con­
tai ns the E lectronic Differential Lock (EDL) and the Anti- S lip Regulation (ASR). The
or sy s te m s malfunction.
The is sta rted automatically when the en­gine is started.
The should generall y be left switched on at
all times. In specific circumstances where yo u
requ ire less by l.
For exampl e:
whe n driv ing w ith snow chains,

Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advic e
recommend that you have the
thi ckne ss of your brake pads checked by an au­
t horized Vol kswagen dealer mo re fre quent ly
t h an recommende d in the serv ice sched ule.
you drive with wet brakes, for example afte r a
dri ving through water, after heavy rainfall or after washing the ve hicle, braking power be
reduced and s to ppin g distances will be longer
because the brake discs will be we t or in winter mayb e eve n frozen-the brakes must be dried
with several ca re ful brak e applicatio ns.
Brak e fluid absor bs water
and must be changed
every two years. Heavy use of the brakes can cause vapor lock if the brake fluid is too old.
Vapor lock redu ces braking power, increases
stopping distances and ca n even cause total
brake failure.
New tires and new bra ke pads do no t pro­
v id e m aximum gri p, control o r b raking abil ity.
To red uce the risk of l osi ng control, a s io n an d se rio us perso nal injuries, drive with
specia l ca re for the first 350 miles (560 km).
New brake pads do not have th e best sto p­
ping power for the fir st ISO mile s (240 km ) and
m ust be b roken in. can compensate for the slightly reduced braki ng abil ity by dri ving care and applyin g more pressure on th e
brake pedal.
Never follow oth e r veh icles to close ly or
p u t you rse lf in to other s ituations th at might
requ ire su d den , hard bra king especially when the brake pads have not been broken in.
apply brakes for a test.
Always dry brakes and clea n off icc coat­
i ngs an d salt coatings with a few cautious brake applications.
A lways read and heed in in tire s and brake on page 12.
Always avoid overheati ng the brakes!
When driving downhill, t11 e brakes have to
work har d and h eat up quickly.
Before driving down a lo ng, steep hill, al­
ways reduce speed and downshift to a lower
gear. This will let the vehicle usc engine
Always ch ange th e brake fluid at l east
every two years. Hard braki ng wi th o ld flui d may cause a va po r lock . Vapor loc k duces powe r, inc reases stoppin g di s­tan ces and can even cause tota l b rak e failure.
A damaged front spoiler or n ew non stan­dard spoiler can reduce t h e airflow to th e
brakes and cause them to ove rh eat.
Always see an authorized Volkswag en
dealer or qualified workshop
Be sure to re ad and heed all and th e page
Driving and protecting the environm ent 13