2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Fig. 68 Markings for the anchorages on t he seat.
tory information and heed the WARN­on page
for Lowe r An­
cho rs and Tethers for Canada, Univer­Restrai nt A nchorages (UCRA) is used to
describ e the combina tion of top tether straps and
l ower an chorages .
lower univer­anchorages.
T he circular markings
on the rear seat backrest you to the lowe r anchorages for the 2 outboard seating posit ions 68.
The anchorage at­
t ach men t poi nts are between the rear seat back­
re st and seat cu shion .
universal anchorages secure
th e child restraint system in the seat without using
th e vehicle's safety
of improper restraint tion.
Remember th at the
ancho ra ge poin ts are int end ed for insta llat ion
and attachme nt of restraint s speci fically certi­
fied for use with these anchorages.
be
restraint
systems to one an­
c hora ge point at the same time. For instance , you
must not
Befo re driving
anchorage points .
T here are 2 ways to attach an appropr iate
re­
straint to the anc ho­
rages :
Rigid connectors on bars at the back of the child restraint:
Depending on your vehic le's sea ts, you may want to use guidance fixtures when with
guidance fixtures is easier and protects the
tery. Guidance fixtures are with the not, they can be purchased
f rom an authorized Volkswagen or an au­
t horized Volkswagen Service Facility. The guid­
ance fixtures mu
st be in acco rdance with
t h e manufactu rer's instructions at th e anchorage
po ints between the sea t cush ion and the seat
bac krest.
Make sure the seat backre st of the rear seat bench i s in the upright position and securely latch­
ed in place.
or restraint manufacturer) to se­
cu re the seat
Guide the upper tether strap under the rear
h ead restraint (raise the head restrain t if necessa­
ry).
Attach the tether strap ancho rage hook into the
open ing of the te ther an ch orage.
Attach the connectors onto the tower universal anchorages.
Make sure you hear the restraint se­into
it to make certain it is secure and
Release the top tethe r strap (if one is requi red
by the rest raint manufacturer) .
the re-
straint manufacturer's instructi ons.

Hooks attached to adjustable straps
Make sure the sea t backres t of the rea r seat
bench is in the uprigh t position and securely
Attach the hook-on connectors with the spring
ca tch re lease onto the lower
on the connector attachments to make
sure that it is p roperly attac hed to the LATCH/
the child re straint
m anu factu rer's instructions .
Release or deploy the top tether strap (if on e is
required by the child restraint m anuf acturer) to cure the seat
Guide th e upper tether strap under the rear
head restraint (raise the head restrain t if
Guid e the tether strap between the rear seat
back and the luggage compartmen t cove r.
A ttach the teth er strap ancho rage hook into the
ope nin g of th e tether anchorage and th e top tet he r strap tig h t.
After you have the child seat,
th e child rest rai nt manufacturer's
ins tructions.
Release th e top te ther strap (if one is requi red by the child restraint manufacturer) .
Depress the spring catc h on the hook .
Move the hook in the direct io n of t he ve hic le
floor so that there is enough space to release the
connecto r fro m
the lowe r an ch orage .
must take special precautions when
lower universal anchorages behind the fron t passenger seat or behind the driver seat.
Always route the unu sed center seat safety belt and
the un used safe ty belt
for th e sea ting posit ion
whe re the
around the rea r head restraint behind the
c hild restraint to help prevent a child from playing
w ith the unu sed belt and becom ing entangled in it.
as the
ance fixtures from the anchorage points when there is not child seat secured in the vehicle anchorage points.
Be care ful no t to activa te t he switchab le ing retrac tor whe n routing the safety belts
around the head restrain ts . th e safe ty

Securing a child restraint with the Top Tether strap
Fig. 69 of a mounted upper tether strap . The top tether strap reduces the forward movement of the restraint in a crash. to reduce the risk of head injury if th e hits the
Anchorages for the top tether strap on the
back of the rea r seat.
first re ad and note the
on page
the tether strap
r estraint according to the res traint turer's instructi ons.
Remove the essary.
Locate the tether anch o r on the rear seat rest.
seating positio n: Guide the upp er tether strap under the out er rear head restraint (ra ise the
h ead res trai nt if n ecessary).
seating posi tion: Guide the upper te ther
strap under the cen ter rear head restraint the way up. the tethe r strap
stra int , push the head restra int the way down
and guide the strap ove r the center head restra int.
Guide the tether strap between the rear seat
back and the
Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into th e
open ing of the tether anchorage .
lighten the tethe r strap
the tether strap
Loosen the tension on the tether strap restraint manufactu rer's instructions .
Depress the sprin g ca tch on the hook and
installation of res traints in crease the ris k of injury and death in a
c ra sh .
the in structions provided by th e m anufacturer of the child re straint when it in your vehicle .
Neve r a child re straint without a
p roperly atta ch ed top tether strap if the
in Canada .

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chors are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correctly fitted child restraints.
rages to secure safety belts or other kinds of occupant restraints.
a tether or other strap is used to attach a child restraint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight that it causes the weight-sensing mat for the Advanced bag on the seat .
vanced Airbag when it should be suppressed causing serious or even fatal injury to the
child.
a re arward-facing child sea t on the front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances, but the light does not come on and stay on, immediately
you leave the child re straint with the tether strap firmly
tory information and heed the on page
The following are so me so urc es of additional m ation about child res traint selec tion, in stallation a nd use :
auth orit ies advise that the best child safe ty
seat is the one th at fits your child and fits in you r
vehic le, and that you will use correctly and te ntly .
Try
bef ore you buy!
Tr an sport Canada Information Centre
T el.: 1 Tel.: 1 (613) 998-86 16 (Ottawa)
http:l/www.tc .gc.ca/ roa dsa fety Nation
al
Highway Traffic
http:l/www.nh tsa.gov
National
h ttp :l/www.sa fekids_org
Tel.: ( Engli sh )
T el.: (Spa nish)
http:l/www .carseat.o rg
Volk sw age n
Customer CARE
T el.: 822-8987
Si tting
prope rly and safely

Lights and vision
Lights
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Turn signal lever and high beam switch . . . . . 123
Switching li ghts on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
lights and Vision functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
and reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
A lways obey loca l ve
hicle lighting laws.
The drive r is always responsible for the correct
headlight settings.
More information:
Exterior views
Volkswagen
Changing a light bulb
Headlights that are aimed too high and
an d distract other drive rs. This can lea d to a crash and serious personal injuri es .
Always make sure that are properly adjusted .
or distrac t other drive rs . on p age 122.
Lights up Possible cause
or more driving lights not wor king .
. Adaptive Front lighting ma l-
function.
Fog lig hts switched on (ind icator light on the
headlight switch).
L eft
or right turn signal. The indicator light blinks twice as fast if a turn
signal is not working on the vehicle or the
t r a iler .
Daytime running lights
High beams switched on or headl ight nashers
i n u se.
When the ignit io n is sw itched on, several warning
and indicator lights come on
122 Before driving Prope
r response
Replace burn ed out bulb
all light bulb s are
Fa cility .
125
123.

sion and serious personal injury.
on emergency flashers and set up a warning
can result in vehicle damage.
Discharge head lig ht s provide bright, uniform lightin g to help you
see and be seen. The light comes from an electric
arc between 2 electrodes in the gas-filled bulb.
lamp's
contro l un it then inc reases th e vo ltage to keep th e
arc 's bright ness consta nt. However , the commo nly
called bulb s will also ultimately burn out. Before they burn o ut, lamps can flicker . A
message will then appear in the MFD. This is your
r emi nder to see an aut ho rized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswage n
Turn
tory information and heed the on page 122.
Move
the l ever to the des ired position.
Right turn signal .
Le ft turn signal.
high bea ms on in dicator
light comes on in the instrument cluster
when the hig h beams are switc hed on.
H ead li gh t flasher. The headlight flasher turns
on the high beams as long as the leve r is
p ulled and man ually held
in the pulled position .
The indica tor light lights up. When released,
the lever moves back to the home position and
turns off the high beams. The indic ator light goes out.
Move the lever back to t
he home posit io n to turn
off th e se lected feature.
Lane change signaling feature (comfort turn signal)
T o use
the lane change sig n aling feature , move the
lever up or down slightly , just to th e point of you have lane cha n ge flash (Ln. chg. flash) switched on, the turn si g­nals and the turn sign al in dicator flash 3 ti mes . it is sw itched off, they flash as long as you hold th e
leve r up or down, and go out when you release the
lever.
L ane change flash is switched on and off
in the Lights & menu in the instr ument cluster
d isplay your vehic le is not equipped
Lights and vision 123

with the Lights & Vision menu, the feature can
be deactivated by an authorized Volkswagen deal­
er or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
use of high beams can distract and blind others, causing accidents and serious injuries.
299.
Switching
The indicator twice as fast if a turn signa l bulb is burned out.
High beams can only be switched on when low beams are on. tory information and hee d the WARN­on page 122.
Turn
the switch to the desired position
Symbol When the ignition is switched off
Fog lights, low beams and parking lights
switched off.
Low beams off, parking lights (if applicable)
Fog lights switched off. The DRL may stay
on for some time.
Fog lights:
The indicator li ght shows that the fog lights are
switched on.
To switch on the fog lights first turn the light
switch to posi tion and then the li ght switch
out to the first detent.
To switch off the fog lights , push the switch
back in from the first detent. To then turn off the
headlights , turn the switch to position
124 Before driving When
the ig
nition is switched on
Headlights off/daytime running lights (DRL) on.
L
ow beams switched on.
H eadlights and fog
switched on
Acoustic warning when lights are not switched off
the following situation, a warning chime sound if yo u tak e th e ke y out of the ignition and
open the driver door. This is to remind you that
l ig hts are still on.
Light switch in position

are not bright enough to le t you see ahead or be see n by others when it is dark.
not let you see far enough
Lights and
tory information and the WARN­on page 122.
Daytime running
lamps are or in the front bumper fo r t he daytime running lights
( DRL ).
Turning on DRL
ahead for safety,
at dusk or when it i s dark .
are on, a vehicle cannot be seen by others
cool or humid weathe r, th e insides of the
lighting system.
When the dayt ime running are switched on,
only these separa te lamps com e on =>
Th e daytime running lights are switched on when­
ever the ign itio n is swi tched on and the ligh t sw itch is in position The indicator or in th e in­strument cluster indicates that the feature is active =>page 122.
Turning
off DRL
P ress and ho
ld the turn signa l leve r and high beam Press and hold the turn signa l lever and high beam
switc h up and to the back (right turn sign al and switch down and to the back (left turn signa l and
headlight flasher). headlight flasher).
the ignit ion on f or about 3 seconds and then off again .
th e ignition on.
- Turn the ligh t swi tch to the posi tion.
the parki ng brake.
vehicl e may have fog lights under the front
bumpe r that are also static corneri ng l ight s. A t
speeds below about 25 mp h km/h ), th e l igh t on
one side of t he
yo u turn to the right , the righ t fog light -
Release the parking brake.
-
Turn the light swit ch to the tD pos ition.
-the igni tio n off.
comes on; turn left and the left fog l
ight comes on .
T he light dims and goes out when the steering
whee l is st
raig ht ened out again.
T he static cornering lights work only when the
are on. The static corneri ng lights do not come on when the switch is in the position or when the fog lights themselves have
been switched on =>page 124.
Light s and vision