2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF door lock

Doors
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Child
saf ety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
More information:
Exterior views 6
Vehicle key set
Power loc king and closing sys tem
Power windows
Emergency clo sing an d opening
...
A door that is not closed properly may open suddenly when the vehicle is moving and cause severe injuries.
Warning
A door kept open with the door stop may
close in strong winds or on inclines and cause injuries.
on
At least on e vehicle door is open or improp-erly clo sed.
When the ignition is swi tc h
ed on, several warning
and indi cato r lig hts come on briefly for a function
check. They go out after a few seconds.
be displayed
even after the ignition is swi tched off. The display
goes out about
15 seconds after the vehicle has
warning light
in the instrument cluster or the symbol in the strument cluste r display comes on showing an
open door. been locked. and closing
47

Fig. 25 the left rear door: deact ivated , @ activated .
tory information and heed the on page 47.
T he
ing opened from the inside, so that children cannot
open them acc iden tally . When the child safety lock
i s engaged , the rea r doors can only be opened
f r om the outside .
Engaging or disengaging
Using the key bit, move the slot into the desired
posi tion.
Slot position
25 or 26:
safety lock disengaged.
@
deact ivated. @ activated .
is engaged, that rear door cannot be opened from the inside.
the doors. This
in
can be exposed to very high or very
can become very hot or very depending on the season. Particu­
senger and can in temperatures in the
to

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with the Volkswagen emblem
Unlock the vehicle or rear hatch , or open a
door.
Using your thumb , press the top of the 28 and move the emblem
down . Grasp the bottom part of the emblem and
pull to lift the rear hatch .
or unsupervised unlocking or ing of the rear hatch can cause severe
a bicycle or luggage rack is installed on the rear hatch, it may be hard to see that the rear hatch is unlatched. An unlatched rear
hatch may open suddenly when the vehicle is moving.
Closing the rear hatch
Fig. 29 rear hatch : Recessed grips for
clos ing .
on page 49.
the rear hatch
Grasp one of the recessed grips in the rear
hatch trim 29 (arrow).
Pull the rear hatch down and close it securely
so that the latch engages.
Check the rear hatch to make sure it is securely
la tched.
At temperatures below +32 the rear hatch may not open automatically after you
unlock it. will be necessary to lift it by hand. Locking the rear hatch
you unlock the vehicle with the vehicle key, but
do not either a door or the rear hatch in about the
next
The power locking system also locks the rear
hatch.
the rear hatch of a locked vehicle is unlocked
with the
lock again right after it is closed.
A closed but unlocked rear hatch automatically
locks at speeds above about 5 mph
or unsupervised closing of the rear
hatch can cause severe injuries. Never close the rear hatch when someone is in the way .

Power windows
Volkswagen
Power locking and closi ng system
.
the driver door: Switches for front and
rear powe r windows .
first read and note the introduc­
on page 53.
Switches in the driver door
Key to fig.
For the windows in the front doors.
For the windows in the rear doors.
not open in case of an emergency .
the vehicle. You can use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as as the driver or front passenger door has not b een opened.
dren are in the back seat to disable the rear power windows and keep them from being
opened and closed.
the switch again.
tomatic movem en
t:
The safety switch d e­
activates the power windows in the rear doors. The indicator
mi­
nutes after the ignit ion is sw itched off as

Power sunroof-convenience closing feature
on page 56.
Convenience closing
The conven ience closing feature lets you the power sunroof as fo llows:
Turn the vehicle key bit in the lock of the driver door to the closi ng position and hold it there The power sunroof is key in order to stop the process.
Convenience clos ing first closes the windows and
t hen the power sunroof.
Convenience from the out side leaves the rotary switch in
the l ast selected position. The switch must be new-
ly positioned when starting to drive again . Pinch protection for the power sunroof
on page 56.
P inch protection
can help reduce the risk of If
the power sunroof clo sing meets resistance or
th ere is something in the way, the power sunroof opens again immedia te ly.
Check why the p ower sunroof did not close.
the power sunroof er sunroof close the next time without pinch protection .
31 ® and down th e rear part of the switch un til the power sunroof closes completely .
the power sunroof not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an
Without pinc h protection, the power sunroof close with enoug h force t o cause serious personal injury.
Pinch protection is also active durin g ience
tection may not fu nction properly. thorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service F acility for assis tance. Op ening and closing 57

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visors 128
Windshie ld made of heat-insu
latin g glass . . . 128
Sun visors
Fig. 74
on page 128.
visors can reduce visibility when down.
Always stow sun visors when not needed to block sun glare. visor adjustment:
Flip the sun visor down toward the windshie ld.
Lift it out of the retain ing clip 7 4 and
swivel it toward the door.
Vanity mirror and lighting
A vanity mirror is behind a cove r in t he sun visor.
When the cover is
The vanity mirror light and the interior light above the sun visor go out after several
Windshield made of heat-insulating glass
Fig. 75 Hea t-reflective windsh ie ld w ith commun icat ions window (blue shaded area).
on page 128.
Windshields made
of insulating glass have a parent
75. This
128 Before driving serves
as a communications window
for ting signa ls to and from electroni c components and accessories.
The uncoated area must not be block ed on the
side or outside or covered with stickers because
this can cause the elec tronic componen ts to f u nct ion.

Fig.
tory information and heed the on page 165.
there is no key in the ignition, the
key posi tio n
key can be
r emoved .
Ignit ion is switched on . S teering
the engi ne. When the e ngin e starts . key. When the key return s to position
you use the wrong key
an unautho rized key has bee n in serted
int o the ignition switch , it can be removed as
Automatic transmission : The vehicle key cannot
b e remo ved from the
rect position . Press the and The key can now be removed .
Manual transmission : out the
rious
tak e the key with you when you the The engine can be s tart ed
and s ystems such as the power to seriou s injury.
..
Never disabled persons, or anyone who cannot themselves in the The doors can be locked with the
in an emergency . For example, dependi ng on the time of year, people trapped in the can be exposed to very high or very
gage compartment of a parked that are
much higher than the outside temperatures, in summer. Temperature s can reach sciousness and d eath , to
Never remove the key from the ignition switch the
to stee r or control the
Leaving the key in the igni tion for a when th e engine is no t running drai n the
vehic le battery .
Leaving the selec tor for a period of time in any positi on other than Park (P) whe n
the ignition is swi tched off can drain the ve hi cle
bat tery.
automati c tran smi ssion vehic les, the key can be removed from the ignition
sw itch
may have to press the release button on the
t ransmission selector to put th e into Park (P) .

Keyless Access locking and starting sys­
tem :
on page 165.
The starter button
be used when an au­
t horized
the elec tronic steering is ac tivated when the ignit io n is
swi tched off and the driver door is opened
192.
Switching the ignition on and off
press the starter button once without op­
e rating the brake or
Emergency start feature
an authorize d remote veh icle key is in the
passenger compartment but the inst rume nt
can
Make sure the
key to the right of the steering trim immed iate ly after
p ressing the starter button
the
eng ine starts.
Emergency shut-off
the engine does not switch off by
Press the starte r butt on twice within one sec­
ond or once for more than 2 secon ds
Engine restart function
no author ize d r emote control veh ic le key is iden­
tified in the passenger compartmen t afte r the en­
gine has been switched off, the engin e can be re­
s tarted wi
thin about 5 seconds . A rela ted message
is sh ow n in the instrument cluster displa y.
Afte r the
5 seconds have passed, the engine can
n o be started without an author ized ve hicle
key in the passenger compartment.
Unintended
in se­
rious
start th e engine, and operate vehicle systems such as the power windows,
The doors can be
Starting, shifting, parking 167