2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF rear door

Passenger compartment
Driver door overview
Fig . 4 Overview o f
Door
Power switch for and the ...................... .
for anti- theft
for adjusting the outside mirror ..................••..........................
-Adjusting outside mirrors l -
® Buttons for operating the power windows ................•..........................
-Power windows
switch for rear power
the engine hood
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compartment
P as seng er co m partm ent
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19.
gauge
Reset button fo r t he trip odome te r (trip).
- P
ush th e
eter
saves
Fi g. rear passenger side door .
first read and note the tory information and heed the on page 18.
Dependi ng o n the vehic le model , different
Warn ing and informationa l tex ts
Odomete r disp lays
Time
C omp ass display
171
Disp lay (MFD ) and menu s for
differe nt settings
22
A lternat ive speed display (Settings men u)
fu nctions and nents is mon itored when the ign ition is switch ed on
and
some cases, they may The

21 or the power locking buttons 22 are pushed repeatedly in quick succes­
sion , the power locking system is switched off for a
br i
ef period to help keep it from being overloaded.
Mechanical key
Fig. 17 Mechanical key.
tory information and heed the WARN­on page 36.
The vehicle is then unlocked for about secon ds. Unless a door or the rear hatch is opened in this
span of lime , th e vehicle is automatically locked af-
leiWards. The vehicle key set may also include a mechanical
key 17 .
Use the mechanical key for:
locking and unlocking the vehicle
Starting the engine
light in the remote control vehicle
key .
Please first read and note the introduc­tory information and heed the WARN­on page 36.
Before driving
the indicator light 18 (arrow )
repeatedly .
the indicator light in the remote control vehicle
key does not come on whe n the button is pressed,
t he battery inside
the key mus t be rep laced
293.

Power locking and closing system
Introduction
this section find information about:
Description of the power locking system .
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Unlocking and locking the
Exterior views 6
Persona l comfort setting in the Volkswagen formation
Veh icle key set 36
Doors
Rear hatch 49
Power windows
Power sunroof 56
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Emergency closing and opening
can result in se­
rious personal injury.
The power locking button doors. Locking the doors from the inside can
assistance to vehicle occupants and rescue from the outside in an accident or other emergency.
children or anyone who can­not doors can be locked from the inside with the power button. This people trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. De­
pending on the time of year, people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed to very high or very temperature s.
A closed vehicle can become very hot or very depending on the season. Particu­in the summer, heat build-up in the pas­
senger and luggage compartment of a parked vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehi­that are much higher than the outside temperatures. Temperatures can quickly reach
Never passengers to remain in a
locked vehicle. an emergency any person inside the vehicle might not be
Description of the power locking system
on page 41.
The power lock
ing system you unlock and lock doors , the rear hatch , and the flap:
From outside with Keyless Access
From the inside with the power locking switch
fun ctions of the power locking system can
be activated or deac tivated via the Convenience
sub-menu in the Settings menu on
Facility .
The doors,
the rear hatch, and the fuel

Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The vehicle locks au tomatically when it reaches a
speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h) . When the vehi­
cle is locked , the indicator light comes on in the
power lock ing button
a door once.
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a door once.
- Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.
21 or one of th e power locking buttons
on page 41.
Fun c
tion
Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle key
button.
Lock the vehic le.
the® button .
Unlock the rear hatch. button 49.
N o
te: Depending on the settin gs for the power
l ock ing system in the sub-menu on
vehicles with the instrument cluster, it
may be necessary to press
24 .
T he vehicle key unlocks and locks the vehicle only
when the battery
in the remote control vehicle key
has enough power, and the remote control vehicle
key is wi
thin a few yards/me ters of the vehicle.
42 Before driving
All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps
once to confirm that the vehic le has been locked.
The horn beep can be disabled
by deactivating the ATA co nfirm feat ure in the subme ­
nu 24 .
All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the
vehicle has been unlocked.
the turn signals do not flash to confirm lock ing,
one or mor e doors , the rear hatch, or the engine
hood is not
locked.

range.
tory information and heed th e o n page 41.
Key less Access is a key less starting and locking
system that
unlocks and locks the vehicle without
active use of a vehicle key. you have to do is
touch a sensor surface on one of the front door
handles 24 or push the Volkswagen emblem
on the rear hatch
General information
When a va lid ve hicl e key comes within range 23 , the Keyless Access locking an d starting
sys tem recognizes a va lid vehicle entry reques t as
soon as a doo r hand le se nso r on the driver or front
passenger door
is touched or the Volkswage n blem on the rear hatch is pressed. The functions are then enab led without active use of
the vehic le key :
Keyless Entry : Unlocking the with the
senso r surf aces on the door handles of the driver or front passenger door 24 ®or by using
the Volkswagen emblem on the rear hatch .
Keyless Go:
id vehicle key must be inside the vehic le.
Key less Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door
handle sensor on the driver or front passenger
door @.
The power locks and th e clos ing system work like
the standard unlocki
ng and locking system.
tem : for unlocking ®on the inside of the
front door handles .
the vehic le was unlocked and within the next few
seco nds no door or the rear hatch has been
opened , the vehic le is aut oma tically locked again.
Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)
Grasp the door handle o f the driver or fron t passe nger door so that you touch the unlocking
sensor su rface
the door .
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
Close the driver door .
Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on
the dri ver or front passenger door@ . The door is
locked . The door being locked must be closed .
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch
23 of the rear hatch, it unlocks
automatically when opened.
situations :
When an authorized vehicle key is inside the

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if a seco nd valid
by press ing a button on the deactivated key.
by pressing a door handle sensor when the de­
activated key is outside of the vehicle , but with in
range .
by starting the engine with the starter butto n.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
deactivated .
is activated too often, for instance by a bush or hedge that rubs against the the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are
switched off for a short time.
T he door handle sensors become active again if
one of the even ts occurs:
A short time has passed.
The rear hatch is opened .
The key .
Anti-theft
tory information and hee d the WARN ­on page 41.
T he anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult
for someon e to break into or steal the veh icle .
The anti-theft alarm system is
key i s within range of the vehicle.
T he door may not open if the outside and in ­side door handles are used at the same time.
the vehicle battery or the battery in the re­mote control vehicle key is weak or dead , it
might not be possible to unlock and using Keyless Access. The vehicle can locked or unlocked with the key bit
The driver message Key not in ra nge ap ­pears in the instrument cluster display if there
is no remote control vehicle key inside the vehicle
or if the system does not recognize the
key. The key may not be recognized , for example, if it is
covered by something that interferes with the sig­
(such as a briefcase) , or if the remote control
vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic devices
such
as phones can interfere with the sig­
Dirt on the door handles that conta ins a of in winter) can affect the way
the door handle sensors work.
with this problem .
Automatic transmissio n vehic les can
Opening a door that has been un­
locked and not switching on the igni tion with in
about 15 seconds.
Forcibly opening a door.
Forcibly opening the engine hood.
Forcib ly opening the rea r hat ch.
and closi ng 45

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