2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF remote start

arc made free or charge.
What is not covered
Maintenance services
Thi s warranty does not cove r the co st of part s and labor involve d in any sc heduled nance se rvice. Scheduled mainte nance services arc describ ed in your Volkswa gen Maint enance
Booklet. repair
the
defective part or re place it with a new or remanufactured genuin e Volkswage n
Thi s docs not cover the replacement of unles s their p lacemen t is necessary part of warranty v ice on c overed
damage o r malfuncti ons w hi ch the or imprope r repair or the ve hicle. installa tion or any non Genuine part s that th e ve hicle pe rforman ce sp ecifications from those set by the ve hicle manufacturer.
modifications to the ve hicle (includin g the gin e m anagement system), accessories such as
a larm sys te m s, remote starters , ro of racks or communications equipment. defects or failure s from the use of new parts not sold or
approved by Volkswagen, or used parts. o r th e
resultant t o associated part s or systems;
convert ible or the modification of the roo f to accommoda te a glass
roof stru cture o r other similar a tions:
Wear and tear items
T hi s warra nty docs not cover the replacem ent of any as sult of normal use o r
8 Limited Pow ertrain Warranty
tional or uninte nti ona l misfu clin g,
of engine ment components not approved by Volkswagen;
damage or malf u nctions resulting from the use of th e vehicl e in competit ive events or caused by acc ident or fire; or
damage or malfunctions re su lt in g fro m a wa rnin g
lig ht, reading or other warnings indi cate a
mechanica l or operational proble m ; o r
damage or malfunctions due to su spension mo difications. such as the or
d ocs not cover ve hicles severely damaged and or d eclare d to be a tota l loss by an in surer or ve hicles substantially bled from or repaired wit h pa rt s obtain ed from another used

Table of contents
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Overview .......................... o
Warning ..
.............. ......... . in the instrument ..... o
Menus in the in strum ent
Opening and .... o o
Key Set ........................ o o
Remote
Power ........................ o
Doors ... ...................... o Anti-theft sys tem ............. Rear .......................
Windows ............... .. . Power roof ........
Lights and a view .......... .
Ligh ts ........................... .......
vision .............. o
Mirrors ............................
3ol and Equipm ent
3
3
4
8
11
13 24
27
27
28
30
33
34
35 38 41
43
43
47
49
49 52
Seats and storage ............. .... .
Why is seat adjustment so important? ... .
He
ad re straints .......... ............... .
Fro
nt seats ............................. . Rear seat .................. ............. .
Storage ................................ .
Cup .................. o soc kets ........ o o
Luggage comportment .................. .
Roof rock .....................
Air Conditioning system .......... .
........................ o
Driving ........... o .................
........................... .. Starting and stopping the en gin e ........ . transmission .................... .
Auto matic transmission
(Direct shift
gearbox} ............................... .
Parking
broke ................ ... .
Crui se system ................... .
55
55
56
58
60 64
67 68
6 9
72
75
75
78
84
84
85 87
88 94
96
of contents

3.1
key
Locking and
remote control key can lock and unlo ck the vehicle from a distance.
Fig. 25 Ass ignment of butt ons on the remote control
key
- P res s fig. 25 on th ere­
mote control key to unl ock all th e doors
and th e rear lid.
Locking the
-button on the rem ote con­
t ro l key to lock all the doors and the rear
lid.
rear
-Press bullo n in the re mote con­
tro l key for a
bout one second to unlock the
rear lid.
Panic function
-Press the red pani c button in the
r
emote co ntrol key to tri gge r the Pan ic
fun cti
on.
Th e remote control
fig. 25 .
28 Opening and
T he ind ica tor lig ht in th e key fob ligh ts up w hen­
ever bu tto ns is pushed a nd when th e batt ery is
get ting weak.
button
Whe n you press the panic the horn sounds the turn signal s flas h for about the pani c button again
turn s them off.
WARNING
Improper us e of vehicle keys can result in se­rio us perso nal inj ury .
Always take the key with yo u when you leave the ve hicle. The engine can be started and vehicle systems su ch as th e power win­
dow s can be operated l ead ing to seri o us per­son al in ju ry.
Never leave childr en, disabl ed p erson s or anyone who cannot help them selves in t he ve­
hi cle . The doors can be locked using the re­
mote control key. T his co uld result in peo pl e
being trapped in th e vehicl e in an emergency.
For example, depending on the time of year, people trapped i n th e vehicl e can be exposed
t o very high or low tem peratures.
hicl e that arc much high er than the outside temperatures, particularly in summer. T em­pe ra tures can quickly reac h levels that can
cause uncon scio usnes s and death, partic u ­
l a rl y to sm all children.
Neve r remove the key from steering lock
whi le th e vehicle is mov in g or whil e it is t o a s top. The s teering wheel column wiU lock up and you will not be a bl e to steer or control the veh icle.
Note
Never leave any veh icle keys inside the ve-
hicl e. En try by unauth orized persons could

(continued)
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
3.2 and chapt er
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

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

is what you mus t do if you going to tow
Inse rt the trailer connector completely into the vehicle trailer socket.
Lock th e ve hicle with the remote key.
The trail er is now integ rat ed int o th e theft alarm system
For more information about the anti-theft alarm bookl et3. 1 chapter "Anti -theft Alarm
Disco nnecting your trailer from the anti-th eft
alarm system
Unlock th e vehicle with the remote key.
The anti-theft alarm sys tem is now ofT.
Note
Mod ify ing the electrical system improperly can cause expe nsive damage to the veh icle's trical sys tem. recommend yo u have your thorized Vol kswagen dealer o r qualified
driving sty le,
Co nditions of use (wea ther, road s urface) .
Technical conditions.
Think ahead when driving
A ve hicl e uses most fuel when accel erating. If
yo u think ahead when driving. you need to brake less and accelerate less. pos-
Regular servicing
B y having your vehicle serviced regularly by a authorized dealer you can es tabl is h the basis for a good fuel economy even you start drivin g. v iced e ngine give s yo u th e be nefit of better fuel
efficie ncy as well as maximum re liabilit y and greater resale value. B
y
adopting an economica l driv ing style and ticipat ing the traffic ahead, you can easily duce fuel consumption by Thi s section sug ges ts som e w ays to reduce th e impact on th e
e nvironment while reduci ng operatin g costs at
the same
s ibl e, let the vehicle roll slo wly to a stop. for
light is
A n engine that is no t properly maintained can usc up to 10% more f uel than necessary.
the oil level every time you get gas consumption dep ends la rgely on the e ngin e load and engine
Driving and protecting the environment 19