2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Luggage

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About this owner's manual . . . . . . 4
Overview of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior views
-Side v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Vehicle interior
- Overview of the driver door........... . 9
-Overv iew of the driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
- Overview of the centre console . . . . . . . . 13
- Overview of the front passenger side . . . 15
-Symbols in the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Instrument cluster
- Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Instruments.......................... 20
- Volkswagen information system . . . . . . . . 26
lnfotainment system
- Menu and system settings (SETUP) . . . . 31
Before the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Before setting off
- Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
- Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening and closing
-Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
- Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Doors....................... .. . 55
-Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
- Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
- Electric panorama sliding/tilting roof . : : : : 63
Sitting correctly and safely
- Adjusting the seat position . . . . 66
-Seat functions · · · · · · · · 75 -Seat belts ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
- Airbag syst~~ . : : : : · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 79
-Child seats (access~;;~~)· :::::::::::: : ~~
lights and vision
-Lights ...
- Protection
·f~~~ ~h~· ~~~ · · · · · · · · · · · 105
-WM.indscreen wiper and w~·s·h~r· . . . . . . . . . 111175
-1rrors · · · · · · · .. ............. ...... ........... 122
Transporting
- Driving notes ..........
-Luggage compartment · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 126
-Roof carrier · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 130
- Towing a trai·l~; .. ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 137
..... ................. 140
Practical equipment
-Stowage area ........... .. .
- Drink holder
.. · · · · · .. · 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
-Ashtray and cigarette lighter ......... : ." 158
- Electrical sockets ........ .. .......... 160
- Toll card reader (ETC) .............. .. 162
While driving ...................... 163
Starting the engine, changing gear and
parking
-Starting and stopping the engine ....... 163
-Changing gear ....................... 169
-Braking , stopping and parking ........ . 179
- Driving with respect for the environment 190
-Steering ............................. 193
Driver assist systems
- Pull-away assist systems ............. 196
- ParkPilot ............................ 201
- Reverse assist system (Rear Assist) ... 209
-Park Assist system ................... 213
-Cruise control system (CCS) .......... 218
-Speed limiter ........ .. .............. 222
- Adaptive cruise control (ACC) ........ . 226
- Area monitoring system (Front Assist) .. 235
-Lane departure warning system (Lane
Assist) .
.......... ................... 240
- Traffic sign recognition ................ 243
- Driver Alert System (recommendation
for rest breaks) ........... ........... 246
- Driving Mode Selection ............... 248
- ProActive occupant protection ..... .... 251
- Tyre monitoring system .. ............. 253
Air conditioning system
- Heating , ventilating, cooling ........... 256
- Auxiliary heater (supplementary heating 64 system) ................. ............ 2
At t~~ filling station 269
- Frllrng the tank ............. · · · · · · ·::: 274
-Fuel ................ .. · · · · · · · · ·· ·

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mechanism: closing and locking the doors
(Keyless Exit)
• Close the driver door.
• Touch the locking sensor@ on the outside of
the driver or front passenger door ha ndle once .
The door being used must be closed.
In vehicles with a SAFELOCK mechanism:
closing and locking the doors (Keyless Exit)
• Close the driver door.
• Touch the locking sensor@ on the outside of
the driver or front passenger door handle once .
The car is locked with the SAFELOCK mechan ism
=>page 51 active. The door be ing used must be
closed.
• Touch the locking sensor@ (arrow) on the out­
side of the driver or fron t passenger door handle
twice to lock the vehicle without activating the
SAFE LOCK mechanism =>page 51.
Locking and unlocking the tailgate
If the vehicle is locked, the tailgate will be unlocke d
automatically when you open it if a valid vehicle
key is located within the operating range of the tail­
gate =>Fig . 30.
Open and close the tailgate as normal
=>page 57.
The tailgate is locked automat ically after it is
closed. This al so applies if a val id vehicle key is lo­
cated on the luggage compart ment cover or in the
luggage compartment.
The tailgate will not lock automat ically after closing
if one of the following criteria applies :
• The vehicle is complete ly un locked .
• A valid vehicle key is located near the front or
rear seats in the v ehicle .
Response when locking the vehicle with a
second vehicle key
If a vehicle key is loca ted inside the vehicle, the
vehicle w ill only lock from the outside if a se cond
valid vehicle key is located outside the vehicle,
within the operating range of the Keyless Access
system.
Automatic switch-off of the sensors
If an exterior sensor in one of the door handles on
a locked
vehicle is activated more often than usual ,
e .g.
if branches from a hedge rub against it, the
proxim i
ty sensor will be switched off for a short
t ime .
The sensors are reactivated if any of the following
takes place:
• Some time has passed.
• OR: the vehicle is unlocked using the 0 button
on the vehicle key.
• OR: the tailgate is opened.
• OR: the vehicle is unlocked with the vehicle
key .
Convenience functions
To use convenience closing for all electric win­
dows and the electric panorama sliding/tilting roof,
hold a finger on the locking sensor
=>Fig . 31 @on
the outside of the driver or front passenger door
handle for a few seconds until the windows and/or
the electric panorama sliding/tilting r
oof have
closed.
When the sensor on the
door handle is to uched ,
the
door will open in accordance with the settings
activated in the infotainment system using
the~
button, and the~ and (Open ing and closing ) function
buttons
=>page 31.
lt is possible that the sensors in the door han­
dles will be activated by a powerful jet of water
or steam if a valid vehicle key is within its oper­
ating range at the same time. If at least one
window is open and the sensor@ (arrow) in a
door handle is activated permanently, all win­
dows close. lt is possible that all windows will
open if the jet of water or steam is moved away
from the door handle sensor® (arrow) briefly
and then moved back onto it =>page 50, Con­
venience functions.
m lt may not be possible to lock or unlock the
L!J vehicle using Keyless Access if the vehicle
battery or battery
in the vehicle key is weak or dis­
charged . The vehicle can be locked or unlocked
manually
=>page 339 .
m If there is no valid vehicle key in the vehicle
L!J or if it is not detected , a co rre spond ing dis­
play w ill be shown in the instrum ent cluster display.
T his may occur if the vehicle key is obstructed
by
another radio signal or is cov ered by another item,
e .g . an aluminium suitcase or briefcase.
m The function of the door handle sens?rs maY
L!J be limited by dirt, e.g . by salty depos1ts.
Clean the vehi cle as necessary =>page 294 .
m A veh icle with an automatic gearbox c~~ only L!J be locked if the selector lever is in pos1t1on P. c5 ~ ;r .q _. (") ....

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A tailgate that is not closed properly could
op~n suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.
This could lead to severe injuries.
Opening the tailgate
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Fig. 36 In the vehicle key: button for unlocking
and opening the tailgate
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l...-Jr=JJ information and safety warnings £ on
page 57.
lt will not be possible to open the tailgate if, for ex­
ample,
bicycles are mounted on a carrier attached
to it
~ £. Remove the load from the carrier and
support the open tailgate.
Opening with the vehicle key
Press the~ button on the vehicle key~ Fig. 36
for less than approximately 1 second to unlock the
tailgate,
or press the ~ button on the vehicle key
until the tailgate automatically opens by a few milli­
metres . Then open the tailgate using the Volkswa -
gen badge .
Opening with the Volkswagen emblem
• Unlock the vehicle or tailgate or open one of
the doors .
• Press the top part of the Volk swagen badge
~Fig. 37 with your thumb and push out the bottom
part
of the badge. Grip underneath the badge and
lift up the tailgate .
58 I Before the journey
1, A WARNING (Continued) --
•
Stop as soon as possible and close th --...d
tailgate. e
• After closing the tailgate, always check
that it is properly secured.
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L!J si on of the instrument cluster.
Fig. 37 Opening the tailgate from the outside
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A WARNING
Serious injuries can occur if the tailgate is
unlocked or opened incorrectly or without
due care and attention.
• lt may not always be apparent that the tail­
gate is unlocked, for example when a loaded
luggage
carrier is attached to it. If unlocked,
the tailgate may open suddenly while the ve­
hicle is in motion.
r:l At outside temperatures lower than ooc
L!J (+32 °F), the opening mechanism cannot al­
ways lift the opened
tailgate automatically . The tail-
gate then has to be guided up by hand .

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Closing the tailgate
Fig. 38 Open tailgate: h andle recess for clos ing
the tailgate
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L-1.::JJ information and safety warnings & on
page 57.
Closing the tailgate
• Grip one of the handles in the interio r trim of
the tailgate =>Fig. 38 (arrows) .
• Pull the tailgate down with some fo rce until it
engages in
the lock.
• Pull the tailgate to make sure that it is engaged
securely .
Locking the tailgate
The vehicle will lock again autom atic ally after ap ­
proximately
120 seconds if you do not open one of
the doors or the tailgate . This function prevents the
vehicle from remaining unlocked if th e unlo cking
button is pressed
by mistake .
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clos ,d nd nonLJBI I .
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clo d ""> pnge 4 .
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lock auto mnti , lly o n t11e vn l1it:ln fbdt;IJn .
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A WARNING
Serious Injuries can o ur If th~ tclii{J1tltt Ill
closed Incorrectly or without clue} nr~ ftlld •t·
tention.
• N ever loave children plllylfi{J tlllftllc 11ciO d
In or around tho vehicle, a po lully wht}l) the .
t a
llga te Is open. Childre n coulc1 liutl> Into the}
luggage compartment and hut th~ t tlllf tfcJ,
thereby trapping thomsolvo In lclo . P«lp und·
ing on the time of yer~r, locko d vo h l ·lq Etn
be subjected to extreru oly hi{Jh or lo w fc~tn•
peratures. This could cati. o orlo uii lnjw·Jn
or illness. lt could ~ve n havo fat •I n q .
quonces.
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Oponlng and clo lng .I 59

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-Set~ng I Vehicle load lev~la) -------
1
2
3
Fron t seats occupied and luggage
compa rtment
empty.
All seats occupied and luggage com­
partment empty.
All sea ts occ upi ed and luggage com­
partm ent fully loaded . Towing a trai le r
wit h a
lo w drawbar load .
Only the driver sea t occupi ed and lug ­
ga ge compartm ent fully load ed . Tow ­
ing a trai le r w ith maximum drawbar
l
oad.
a) If you have diff ere nt loads. you can select a positi on be­
tween th e settings.
Dynamic headlight range control
Th ere is no control CD for headlight range if the ve­
hicle
has dynamic headli ght control. The head light
r ange is
automatically adapted to suit the ve hicle
load level as soon as the headli ghts are switched
on~&.
Instrument and switch lighting
The brightness of the in strument and switch li gh t­
ing can be adjusted using the @ill button and the
~and !Ltght] function buttons in the infot ainm ent
system
~page 31 .
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, it may
be possible to adjust the brightness of the instru­
ment and switch lighting to suit your requirements
by turning control® when the headlights are
switched on.
Interior and reading lights
Instrument cluster lighting
The instrumen t cl uste r ligh ting sw it c hes off auto­
mati cally
in darkness and at other times, e.g . when
driving through a tunnel. This is in tended to prompt
the driver to switch on the dipped beam so that the
v e hi cle' s rea r l
ights are swit c hed on ~page 109.
.A WARNING
-
Heavy objects in the vehicle can cause the
headlights to dazzle and distract other road
users. This can lead to accidents and serious
injuries.
• The light cone should always be adjusted
to the load level of the vehicle to ensure that
other road users are not dazzled.
A WARNING
A failure or malfunction in the dynamic head­
light range control can cause the headlights
to dazzle or distract other road users. This
can lead to accidents and serious injuries.
• Proceed to a qualified workshop to have
the headlight range control checked immedi­
I
ately. ~--------------- --------------------~
ClJ] First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 105.
Button
~REAR
Function
Switches the front interior lights on or off.
Switches the rear interior lights on or off.
Switches the door contact switch on or off.
The interior lights are switche d on automatically when the vehicle is unlocked , a door
is opened, or the ve hicle key is removed from the ignition lock.
The light will go out a few seconds after all doors are closed, the vehicle is locked, or
the ignition is switched on.
/q'j/
---------j Switches the reading lights on or off.
Lights and vision 113
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L.J,:JJ information and safety warnings & on
paue 126.
ial vehicle document s tak e
prec­
data. All data in this manu al ap­
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may d iffer if add it ional
d ifferent models
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EC I Gearbox type I
90
% of its capacity and, if applicable , tool kit and
spare tyre
=> &. Addit ional equipment and retrofit­
ted accessories increase the stated kerb
weight
and reduce the maximum permitted load accord-
ingly .
The load comprises the weights
of the following :
• Passengers
•
Al l luggage
• Roof load including roof carrier system
• Drawbar load when towing a trailer
Kerb Gross vehi-Gross axle Gross axle
weight cle weight weight rat-weight rat-
rating ing, front ing, rear
JZB I MG5 11 .29~ ~ 1 ,3 1 1 ,720 kg 910 kg I 860 kg
1 ,780 kg 940 kg I 890 kg
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1,8 00 kg I 960 kg 890 kg
1,780kg 940 kg 890 kg
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Fig . 124 In the rear sect ion of the centre console :
12-volt socket
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l-bJ.J information and safety warnings&. on
page 160.
Maximum power rating
Electrical
socket
12- volt
Maximum power rating
120 watts
The maxim um power rating of the individ ua l sock­
ets should never be exceeded . The power rating of
each device is stated on its type plate.
If two or more devices are connected at the same
time, the overall power consump tion of all con nec ­
ted electrical devices may never exceed 190 watts
~CD.
12-volt socket
The 12-volt socket will work only when the ignition
is switc hed on.
Using elec tric al app liances with the engine swit ch­
ed off and the ignition switched on will drain the
battery. Electrical consumers should therefore only
be plugged into the sockets when the engine is
running.
Fig. 125 In the luggage compartment: 12-volt
socket
To prevent damage due to voltage fluctuation ,
switch
oft any connected devices before switching
the ignition
or engine on or off.
12-volt socket s can be found in the following loca ­
tions in the vehicle :
• Under a cover in the lower section of the centre
console =>Fig. 124 .
• In the luggage compartment =>Fig. 125.
• Observe the operating instructions for any
device that you plug into the socket.
• Never exceed the maximum power rating as
this could damage the whole vehicle electrical
system.
• 12-volt socket:
-Only use accessories that have been ap­
proved in accordance with valid guidelines
concerning electromagnetic compatibility.
-
Never feed electricity into the socket.
Practical equipment 1161
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rig , 205
an g le In the ta ilgate : holder for the warning tri-
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H· '9h -visib· .
In ~-"r) '11ty Waistcoat
fot .e Vehicles th .
~ hlgh~visibl er~ 1s a stowage compartment
~e 9. 11ty Waistcoat in the driver door
Warning triangle
With the tailgate open, open the catch by rotat ing it
90° in the direction of the arrow =>F ig . 205 . Fold
down the holder and remove the warning triangle.
First aid kit
A first aid k it fits into the retainer in the left of the
luggage compartment =>Fig . 205 . lt is secured in
positio n using a reta ining strap .
The first aid k it must comply with legal require­
ments. Comply with the expiry dates of the con-
tents .
Fire extinguisher
A fire extinguisher may be located in a holder i n
the tootwell under the front passenger seat.
T he fir e ext inguisher
must comply with the valid le­
gal requirements . lt must be fully functional and
c h ecked regul
arly . See the test certificate on the
fire e
xtinguisher . ~
Practical tips 1337