2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ECO mode

Booklet
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Vehicle Lifting 3.2:
Location 3.2:
Vehicle Weights 3.3: 6
Ventil atio n slit s 2.1:
Volk s wagen Servic e Repair Manuals 3.2 :
w
Warn ing light
3.2: 5
Brake
pads worn 3.2: 2
Brake system 3.2: 2
Bulb failure 3.2:
93
3.2:5
Eng ine hood 3.2:41
Engine oil pressure 3.2: 45
E n
gin e oil se nsor 3.2:44 3.2:9
3.2:7 Exhaust gas syste m 3.2:
Fuel fille r cap 3.2 : 3 5
Gen erat or 3.2: 56 MIL
steering 3.2: 8
Safe ty belts 2.1: 14
mode ls) 3.2 : 62
Wind shi eld washer fluid 3.2 :
Warning light (Ca nada models)
Tire pressure m onitorin g di spla y 3.2: 65
14 Key words
Warn ing light s 3.1: 4
Emergency
flasher 3.1: 45
I n strume nt clus te r 3.1: 4
Washi ng by hand 3.2:22
Wash in g th e ve hicle 3.2: 22
Washin g with power cleaners 3.2: 23
Waxing How often s
hould I wax my car? 3.2: 24
Wear indicator 3.2:
72
Weights 3.3: 3.
What does it mean when I feel a slight vi bra-tion o n the brake pedal ? 3.2: 4
W h
at happens if yo u do not wear your safe ty
b elt ? 2.1: 16
happe n s if you wear yo ur safe ty belt too
l oose?
2.1: 21
happe n s to occupants not wearin g
safe ty belt s? 2.1:
if I purchase poor quality fuel? 3.2: 37
is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2: 53
What is the r ight way to break-in my
ve hicl
e? 3.2: 12
kind of brake fluid should I u se? 3.2: 54
What kind of engine oil should 1 put in my
ve hicle ? 3.2: 42
What should I d o a fter changing a
w heel? 3.2: 69, 87
should I do after re pla cing
wheels? 3.2:
should I do if! want t o add an acces sory
t o my vehic le? 3.2: 31
sh o uld I do if I want to modify m y
ve hicle? 3.2: 32
should I do if I want to re p air my
ve hicle? 3.2: 32
What sh o uld I
do if the brake wa rnin g light
comes on? 3.2: 2, 53
What wou ld
happen if I put leaded gaso line
i n m y car? 3.2: 37
W h
at you must do after reconnect th e battery 3.2: 55

Booklet 1.1 Maintenanc e
Service
authorized Volkswagen dea ler offe rs many services for your convenienc e, su ch as tended service hours, early bird service, body pairs, to name just a few. Ask about them.
Arrange your service with your dealer when it
is convenient for you.
Ask your Service Advisor about th e service
you need and discu ss the cost involv ed.
tainer.
can check your car's interior and ex terior lighting syste m for correct functioning.
4 Warranty Voucher
Leave word where you can be reached during
th e day and when you wou ld like to pick your car
up.
Keep all receipt s of maintenanc e and repair s
performed. serv ice reco rd is important
w he n making use of you r warra nty.
Maintena nce serv ices performed by you r thori zed dealer at the intervals specified, will
also be
documented in this booklet.
Automobile tec hnology ch an ges contin u-ously. authorized Volkswagen dealer al-
ways has the m ost curren t Service and n ance information for your Volkswagen model.
It is possib le that this info rmation may differ
from the checkpoint s listed in thi s bookl et. Volkswagen Service Advisor can answer any questi ons you may
trouble and expense la te r.

manner to putt he ve hicl e hack a th e usc of an uncertifi ed part or to plia nce w ith the in structions for proper nance and use, whic h is not related to the 1/M Te st
hi cle is delivered to the origina l purchaser or orig inal lessee, and any
tained in your Ma intenance bookle t. Tim e and mi leage imerval s, at whi ch maintenance is to be perfor med, may vary from
model to model.
recommends you keep a reco rd of scheduled mainte nan ce by having your swagen Maintenance boo kle t validated at th e approximate time or mileage interv al s by the thorized d eal er or other service c ility that performed the maintenance. lfyou perform the maimenance yourself , keep all umentation as proof yo u have performed th e mainte nance at the approximate time or mileage intervals recommended, that you ha ve
Use of G enuine
recommends that Genuine swagen parts be used as replacement parts fo r
th e m ai ntenance . repair or replacement of em sion contro l sys te m s. Genuine swagen parts in emission performance and may impair the effectiveness o f e mission
service as a demonst rator or company
used p ro per form the maintenance properly.
Failure to your vehicle according to the instruction for proper mailllenance may cause the vehicle to exceed applicable emission s
erage. Howeve r, will not d en y a
warra nt y cl aim solel y on the bas is of your failure
to maintain th e veh icle accordin g to the
control system s. Althoug h u se of parts ot her than Genuine pa rt s does not date these warranties. assumes no liabilit y under these warranties for fa ilur e of su ch part s to o ther parts cause d by
s u ch
F ed er al Emissions Warranties 17

Proper maintenance and use
for proper
Time a nd milea ge intervals whic h mainten an ce is to be perfor med, may vary from
model to model.
Volkswagen recommends you keep a record of
scheduled maimcnance performed by havin g
your Vol k swagen Maimenance booklet dated the approximate time or va ls by an a uthori zed Volkswagen dealer, and that you provide these records to the new owner whenever you th e vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen recommends that Genuine be used as for the maintenance, repair or rep lacement of
which arc not equivalelll lO Genuine swage n in emi ssion performance and may impair the effec tive ness of emission
you r veh icle according to th e
instruction for proper mainten a nce may cause th e veh icle exceed applicable emissions dards and resuh in denial o f warranty not deny a on the basis of you r fai lur e
to
tions o r failure lO keep record of maint enance.
for proper use o f th e ve hicle are in your Volkswagen
sys te m s. use of pans than Genuine Volkswagen pans does not Volkswagen assumes no u nder these warra nties for failure of su ch a nd damage to other
componems formed by any ment or ind ividua l to perform s u ch
serv ices. llowevcr, the cost of su ch services is
not covered by these warranties except in the indep endent serv ice esta bl ish-
me to an authorize d Volkswagen dealer and have th e defect corrected free of charge. Volk swage n not be fo r any expe nses which you have incurred at the in dep cndem v ice establishment, excep t for emergency pairs. "Emergency Repairs" for further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
Any whi ch i s no t sc hedule d for inspection or maintenance
warranty
rio d. Any such pa rts re pai red or re placed under warranty arc warranted for the remainin g ranty

and regularly sends dealers the latest
serv ice information about Volkswagen vehicles.
Now you too. can get these bulletin s.
cover w id e of your car, costly repairs.
inexp en sive repairs or which, if done early. may avoid costly future repairs. Some bulletins describe re pai rs about new or unexpected conditions. describe proved repair procedures o r parts
appl y to conditions affecting a
s m all number of ve hicles. Your dealer or a technician may have to determine if a
week on the lmernet from the Volkswagen Technical Literature Ordering Center at:
vw.ddslld.com
if you prefer, you can contact our literature distribution service at:
Te le
phone: I F ax: I
find on the website
A list of Volkswagen bulletins for 1985 and lat er m ode l years, cove ring all North American Volk swagen models.
Ordering and pric ing information on how to buy
Ordering and pric e information for p a ir Manuals on paper C D orDVD.
swagen Electrical Wiring Diagr am s.
Manuals
Maintenance Booklets
Warranty Manuals
Sound Sys tem Man uals
These bulletins are intended for technicians. They are not meant for SUAL do- it-yourselfe r. Qualified technicians have the equipment, tools, safe ty i nstruction s, and kn ow- how to do a job properly and safely. Improperly p erformed repairs or
also impair the economy, durability or reliabilily of your vehicle and may void the warranty of your car. If you arc not sure tha t you can perform
Service 31

2.1 Safety first
child on the front passe nger seat u sing th e weight-sensing m at in the seat c ushion and the sen sor below the safety belt latch on the front
p assenger seat that measures th e tension on the safe ty be lt.
Th e we ight -sensin g
mat measures to tal weight of the c h ild and th e child seat and a chi ld blanket on th e front passeng er seat. The weight on the
front pas s enge r seat is re lated to the design of th e c hild restraint and its the size and s h ape of the bo ttom of the chil d restr aint as
it sit s on the seat. The w eight o f a child restraint and its
manufacturers .
T he
weight ra nges for the indi vidual types,
m akes and models of child restr aints that th e
N HTSA has s pecified in the Sa fe ty Standard gether w ith the weight r a n g es of t ypical infan ts a
nd ty
pical I year-old child have been in
th e control unit of the Adva nced Airba g Sys te m.
When a child restraint is being used on the front passenger seat w ith a typic al! year-o ld infant ,
th e Ad va nc ed Airbag System compares the weight measured by the weight-sensin g m at
with the informa ti on stored in the electro nic
control unit.
T he el
ectroni c control unit als o registers the s ion on th e front passenger safe ty belt. The sion on th e sa fe ty belt for the front passenge r
seat w ill be differe nt for an adult who is properly using the sa fety belt as compared to the te nsion on th e belt when it is used to atta ch a child strain t to the seat. Th e sensor below the latch for the sa fet y belt for th e front seat passenger sures the tension on th e belt. The input from this
se nsor is then u sed w ith the weight to w he th er there is a child restraint with a ty pical
I year-o ld child on the front passenger seat a nd
w hether o r n ot th e airba g must be turned off .
Safety dards and has been certified by its m anufa cturer
f o r use with an airbag. Alwa ys be sure that the chil d restraint is pro perly in stalled at one of th e
rear seating positi ons. If in exce ptional sta nces you must use it on the front passe nge r seat, carefully read all of the information on child safety and Ad vanced Airbag s and heed all of th e a pplic abl e WARNINGS. Ma ke certain that
t h e c hild res traint is correctly recognized by the
we ig ht-sensi ng mat in side the front passeng er seat, that th e fron t passenger a irb ag is turne d off and that the airbag statu s is alw ays correctly naled by the BAG light.
Man y ty
pes and model s of c hild restrain ts hav e
been availabl e ove r the years . new mode ls a re introduced reg ularly incorporating new and prove d desig n s and older mod els are take n out of production. res traint s are not iz ed. re s traint s of th e same type ty picall y h
ave diff e
rent weig hts and sizes and diff erent the size and s hape of the bottom of
th e child res traint that sit s on the seat, when they are in stalled on a seat. These ences make it virtu ally impossibl e to certify compliance with the require m ents for advanced
airbags with each and every child restraint that has ever been so ld in the past or w ill be s old ove r
t h e course of the useful life of your
For thi s rea son, the United States National High way Traffi c Sa fety Adm ini strat ion has lis h e d a list of s p ecific type, makes and m od els of c hild restraint s that must b e use d to certify compliance of th e Advanced Airbag System in
your ve hicle with the suppression requirements of Federal Mo tor These child restraints are :
A. Car beds, manufactured on or after tember 1,
Dream Ride 02-719
safety 55

Informational or malfunction messages are identified by a warning light or
symbo l and, depending on the
kind of instrument cluster in your vehicle , with a
matching text in the display.
Fig. 7 Display in the in str umen t clu ste r: tion display
page 22 and clock
There are optional and automatic displays in this field:
Serv ice
page fig. 3
Service interval display on
Service is due soon , a Service notice appears
i n the d is play. A togeth e r with the numbe r of miles ( kilom ete rs) you can driv e until the service due seconds. A symbol" appears and the number of days until the service due date. The following display appear s in the instrumem
2
l
cator (MF I) and outside temperawre play
- Automatic displays: Information tex t or page 12
-Menus providing informatio n, w hich can b e used to make differ ent are also shown in the page 1 3 .
Trip Odometer
Selecto r lever positio n di splay for the matic transmission2
l. The selector lever sitio n or the gear selected rriptronic® ) will
b e show n in th e display field wit h a light backg round.
page 22
m ent and disp lay rea dings may vary between models.
clus te r: IN---
24 in the m ult i-function steering.
Service due, a chime sounds and the flashing seconds. The following display appears in the i nstrument c lu ster:
An overdue service is indicated by a m inus sign in front of the di sta nce or day reading.
Instrument 11

Booklet 3.1 and Equipment
recirculation mode, if swi tched on. be switched ofT a s soon as th e d efrost function is switc h ed on. A t tempera above F th e ai r co ndi tio n ing system be
sw itched on speed be increased by one level in order to the air .
rea r window heatin g with eng in e running. The heating switches ofT automati­it is
swi tc h ed on. can also be swit ch ed ofT by pushi ng the switch a gain.
Temperature comrol for the le ft sid e pagc79
Fan speed co ntro l=> page 81
if the indicator ligh t in the button is on, t empe ratures c a n be set for and right. th e is pressed -the in dicator goes out -the
l eft-s id e tempera ture setting is adopte d fo r
t h e rig ht side as buuon is pressed
aga in or the tempe rature regulator @ fo r the rig ht sid e is actuated, diff ere n t tempera­tures can be se t for both sides agai n. T he in ­
dicat o r light in the bunon co mes on again.
Bullon the on and page 81.
Button automatic tempe rat ure, fa n,
and air d is tributio n co mrol
bu11on swi tches on econo m y mode. up, the air condit ioning is sw itch ed ofT to save low outs ide tempera tures, heati n g per­for mance in Economy operat io n
Tempe rawre cont rol for th e rig ht side page79
and othe r acci dents.
windows are clear of ice , s now, and condensation for goo d visibility
-out the windshield , s ide and rear windows.
until you have goo d vis ibilit y before drivin g ofT.
Thoroughly fa miliari ze yourself with the operation of the heating and ventilatio n
sys te m , including the defog /d efrost features
yo u good visibility.
page 83, "Important
Note
Do not smok e w hil e air recir cul atio n m ode is on, a s smoke draw n int o the climate-contro l sys te m can leave a residue on th e evaporator, producing
a permanent unpleasam odor.
I n automatic mode air temperature,flow, and d is tribution are automatica lly reg­
ulated so that a specifi ed temp eratur e is attained as qui ckly as po ssibl e and th en
m aintained .
The te m pe rature ca n b e adjusted sepa­
r a te ly f
or th e left and right sides or the ve­
hi
cle inte rio r.
Switching on automatic mode
- Press the [AUTO) button. The button
ligh ts up.
-Turn th e temperature contro ls to th e
d
esired tempe ratures for the left and right
si des of the inte rior. We recommend F (22.CJ.
Switching from Fahrenheit to
grade
-Switch th e C limatroni c on .
Air sys tem 79