2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF windshield wipers

and Equipment
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

Sin ce regular water is usually not adequate for
clean ing the win dshield, add a cleaning solution
to th e wa ter. follow the dilution instruc­
t io ns on the package.
Sto p! Befo re wor king in the e ngine comp art­
m en t, always read and heed WARNINGS 39. The engine co mpartment of a ny motor ve hicle is a po tentially dan gero us area an d can cause serious personal in jury.
Changing windshield wiper blades
3.2 Tip s and Advice
Note
Do not use engine coolant, anti-freeze or any other so lut ions that can damage th e ve hicle
Damag ed
wip er
- Switch the ig nition on briefly and
swit ch it back off again.
-
Within seconds of swit ch in g off the
ignition , push th e windshi eld wiper leve r
clown to the brief wipin g positi on. The
winclshie l
cl wipers will
fig. Llso
t h a t yo u can easily access the w iper
b l
ades.
- Lift the wiper arm away from the w ind­
s
hie ld. Do not pull the a rm by th e blade.
Fig. 12 Illustrat io n of princi ple: Changing fron t
wiper blade
- Hold the re lease button fig. 12
and a t th e sa m e time pull the w iper
b l
ade in the d irection of the arrow.
- Insta
ll a new wi per blade of th e sam e
l
ength and type o n the wiper arm and
press the wiper blad e in
th e w iper arrn s back aga inst the
w
indshiel d. The windshield wi per arms
will r
eturn to their orig in al positio n when
you turn on th e ig n ition and operate th e
windshield wiper le ver or when you dri ve
fas t
er than 3 mph (5 km/ h).
Ch ec king and 51

3.2 Tips and Advice
Replacement wiper blades are available from your authorize d Volkswagen dealer.
lf the windshield wipers rub, or if th ey are dam­
aged they s hou ld be replace d, or cleaned if they are dirt y.
If th is
does not produ ce the desi red results, th e setting angle of the windshield wiper arms m ay
b e in correct and sh o ul d be checked and ad­ju sted if neces sa ry by an a uthorize d Volkswage n dealer or qualified worksh op.
WARN ING
Worn or dirty wiper blades will reduce v is i­and increase th e risk of accide nt leading
to seriou s pe rso nal injury to you and your pas­sengers.
WARNING (continued )
Alw ays clea n th e windshield wiper blades
a n d all windows regularly.
Always make sure to change the wiper bla des once or tw ice a yea r.
D am aged or dirt y windshi eld wipers can
scra tc h th e windshield.
Never use gasoline. nail polish r em over,
paint thinner o r similar produc ts to clea n th e
windows. This could damage the windshie ld
w iper blades.
Neve r move the windshield wipe r or wind­
s hi eld wiper arm manually-thi s co uld cause
damage!
To preven t damage to th e w ipin g sys te m , a l­
w ays loosen blades frozen to tl1e g lass be fore op ­
e rat ing th e
A damaged wiper blade should be replace d immediately.
Fig. 13 Replacing rear wiper blade
Check the condit io n of th e w ip er blade at
r
egul ar interva ls and rep lace when n eces ­
sary.
Changing wiper
-Lift the w ip er arm away from the rear
glass.
52 Checking and
- Release th e wiper blade in the direction
of th e a rrow=> 13
- Hemove the w ip er bla d e in the direc­
tion of the arrow
-a new w iper blade of the same
le n gth and design onto th e w iper arm in
the oppos it e directio n to th e
- Lock the wiper blade by moving it
aga in
st the direction of th e until
it engages.
- Fo ld the
wiper arm back.
can pu rchase wind shield wiper blades from Volkswage n Service ®.
If th e wiper blade chatters, if sh o ul d be re pla ced
i f damaged or cleaned if it is dirty.
If thi s help, the tilt of the windsc reen
w iper arm can be adju sted. Thi s must b e
c h ecke d and adju sted where necessary by a
q ualified dea lershi p.

Heated seats 4
(5). 37 46 (5)
windows for 23 front
wind ows for 32 rear
Rea r
window de- 25 (25) fogger
R
ear w indow wiper 41 (15)
R ear 12-vo h socket 26
F1 F2
Backup light left F47 F48
Backup light right F47 F48
Brake light left F48
Warning
Brake light righ t F47
Turn sig na l left F47 F48
Turn signal right F47 F48
F48
Headlight left F47
Headli gh t right F48
Horn F5 (15)
Rad i
ator
Radio Fl9 (15)
Sound syste m
Windshield wipers F31
the wrong fuse and attempti ng to re pair a fuse or usi ng something instead of a fuse can
cause a fir e and serious personal injury.
Alway s read and heed the information and all page a
The check light ill uminates when an ex terior lighting bulb has failed.
The indicato r light lig ht s up in the instrument clus ter when a ve hicle exterior lightin g bulb,
(e.g. le ft high beam) has failed.
th e ve hicle is delivered from the factory with a
t railer h itch and the is correct ly atLached to the trai le r socket, cert ain bulb s on the trail er are also monit ore d .
Bu lb
monitorin g with trailer attach ed The traile r light ing is con stamly monitored for a bulb failu
re.
The ch eck ligh t illumin ates if a b ulb in the rea r light of the trailer has fai led
The following bulbs are mon itored:
failure of all turn signa ls on one si de
Failure o f the rear light on one si de (on som e
model s als o failu re of the license pla te light ).
Failure of both brake li gh ts
What do