2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF child seat

Introduction
this section
partment and make sure that the rear seat
ble straps. Never overload the veh ic le . Remember
t hat th e vehicle load, as as how it is ed , can affect vehicle
More information:
Airbag system
Lights
Transporting 137
Trailer towing 149
Tires and whee ls
An open or unlocked luggage compartment poses special risks for
atures can quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousness or death, particularly to children.
hicle.
can
senger compartment by the front airbags if they inflate. To help reduce the risk of serious personal injury:
objects securely in the
sion.
jects from clothing and bags
Transporting heavy objects causes the
cle capacity weight figures apply when the
load is distributed evenly
Transporting 141

of the vehic le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Braking assistan ce sy ste ms . . . . . . . 185
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 284
Acoustic warnings Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adapti ve Front Lighting Dynami c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Adjusting Electr ically ad justable front seat . . . .
. . . 63 sea ting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
a nd child restrain ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ..................... 126
Afte rm arket equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Aftermar ket installation ph one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
R adio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Aftermarket installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adva nced Airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Advanced Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
C le a ning the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . 256
D ea ctivation by we ight -sensing mat . . . . . 97
Deactivation
of passenger front airbag . . . 97
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Fun ction ality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Locking ve h icle afte r inflatio n . . . . . . . . . . . 42
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Curt ain airbags . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conside rations 211
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climatron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Man ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fun ctio nality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
off.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Alarm button in vehicle key
. . . . . . . . . . 248
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Anti-Lock Brake . . . . . . . . . 185
. . . . . . . . . 186 , 187
Anti-th eft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Anti-th e
ft wheel bolts .....•.... 311
Antifreeze agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Armrest.................. ...... ...... 66
braking assistan ce syste ms . . . . . . . 187 Braking assistan ce sy ste ms . . . . . . . 186 on and off... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
A ss ista nce
systems Anti -Lock Brake . . . . . . . . 185 Regulation (ASR )........ 186, 187
Br ake Assi st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Brak e Ass ist
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 ccs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
C ru ise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Elect ronic Diff eren tial Lock (EDL) . . . . . . 186 Ele ct ronic Stabil it y Cont rol . . . . . . 185 H old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 nre button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auto-dimming inside mirror . . . . . . . . 134 Autom atic load deactivation...... . . . . . 241
Autom atic Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Dir ect . . . . . . 177 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Driving on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Emergency release for the sele cto r lever
l ock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
seat
B ooster seat ........................ 114 Child seat mounting .................. 114 Co nvertible child sea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Infant carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Sec uring with loc ka bl e safety belt ....... 115 Securing with safety belt .............. 115
seats
Child seat mounting .............. 110, 111 Informati on about child restraint systems 121 Transpo rting children in vehicles . . . . . . . 107
veh ic le care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Climatronlc
Also see: Air cond iti o ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
............. ........•.......... 18 Sett ing t he time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 Setting time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Closing
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 51 Windows .......................... 53 w ith Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . 160
Cockp it ......................... ...... 9
. . . . . 28 1
Comfort turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Communication window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Compact spare Drivin g style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
sunro of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 win dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Engine coo la nt . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Counter-steering assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 194
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
D
Data recorded by control units . . . . . . . . . 287
Data recorded
(DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Daytime running (DRL) deactivation
DRL parking feat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Daytime running lights (DRL) parking fea-
ture DRL deact i
vation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Deicing door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Deicing locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 49
Department of Transportation uniform tire quality grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Differential lock Br aking ass istance systems . . . . . . . 186
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dim en sions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Doors ............................... 47 Child safe ty lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Emergency closing and ope ning . . . . . . . 301 Warnin g light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Driver door Overview .....................•..... 9 Driving
Driving checklists and warning s . . . . . . . . . 31 Driving in other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Driving throug h wa te r on roads . . . . . . . . 33 Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Environmen tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5 too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Getting ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 on a dow nhill grade . . . . . . . . . . . 183 on an