2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS warning light

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[ Introduction
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sub wrts :
'" t dt ll 'nting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8dl.k nm~S<. g fun ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
F lldm .. th front Pt ~seng r s n t bac kres t
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Additiona l inforn1ation and warnings:
• Adjus ting the s t1t po sitio n ;;. page 66
• S at b Its -:-pag e 79
• Airbrtg sys te m => pag e 88
• Child s ts (accessories ) ::::>page 97
• Ex t rior mirr ors =-> pflge 1 22
• Arr condi tio ning ->page 256
Seat heating
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Fig . 53 In the ce ntre conso le : butt ons for the front
sea t
hea trng
i""""fl1 First read and observe the introductory
L-...lr::JJ information and safety warnings £ on
page
75.
Incorrect use of the seat functions can cause
serious Injuries.
• Always assume a correct sitting position
before you drive and maintain this position
throughout the trip. This also applies to all
passengers.
• Switch the back massage function on and
off only when the vehicle is stationary.
• Keep hands , fingers, feet and other body
parts away from the moving parts of the
seats. The seat cushions and backrests can be heated
elec trical ly when the ignition is switched on.
Some
seat ve rsions have heated backrests .
Do not switc h on the seat heating if one of the fol­
lowing conditions applies:
• The seat is not in u se.
• The seat is fitted with a protect ive cover.
• A chi ld seat is installed on the seat.
• The seat cushion is damp or wet.
• The interior or exterior tempera ture is above
than 25oc (77 °F) .
Function Using
the seat heating ::::>Fig. 53
Swrtching on
Adjus ting
the heating
output:
Swi tchi ng off
Press the 0 or (9 button. The seat heating is switched on at the highest setting.
All indicato r l amps light up.
Pre ss the
0 or (9 button repeatedly until the desired heating level is set.
Press the
0 or (9 button repeatedly until the ind ica tor lamps in the button go
out.
~A WARNING (Continued) " ._..~~1 ~...... -~.~. ~-~ ~----J
Anyone experiencing reduced sensitivity to
pain or temperature due to medication, para­
lysis or chronic illness (e.g. diabetes) could
sustain burns on the back, buttocks and legs when
using the
seat heating. These burns
may take a long time to heal or may never
heal fully. Please consult a doctor to deter­
mine your own level of health.
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Sitting correctly and safely 75

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Fig. 55 Folding the front passenger seat backrest
forwards
r-('n First read and observe the introductory
l-.b1.l information and safety warnings~ on
page
75 .
The front passenger seat backrest can be
folded
forward to a horizontal position .
The
fron t pass enge r front airbag must be switched
off if any it e ms are to be transported on the front
p asse nger seat when
folded forwards ~page 88.
Folding the front passenger seat backrest
forwards
• Remove any items from the front passenger
seat cu shio n
~ ~-
• Lower the front passenger seat down as far as
possible
~page 66 .
• Push the head restra int all the way down
~page 66.
• Release the front passenger backrest in the di­
rection
of the arrow ~Fig. 55 G).
• Fold the front passe nger seat backrest for­
wards
in the dir ec tion of the arrow® until it is hori­
zontal.
•
When it is fol ded down , the front passenger
sea t backrest must click securely into place .
Folding back the front passenger seat
backrest
• When foldi ng back , check to make sure that
there are no items or body parts near the hinges .
• To fold back , release the front passenger seat
backrest
G).
• Fold back the front passenger seat backrest so
that it is upr
ight. The backrest must click into place
sec urely .
Fig. 56 Unlatching the fo lding front p ss n r
seat backrest
A WARNING '·
Injuries could be caused if the front passen­
ger seat backrests are folded forwards and
backwards carelessly .
• Fold the front passenger seat backres t
forwards and backwards only when the vehi­
cle is stationary.
• The front airbag must be switched off and
the indicator lamp~~ PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF must light up for as long as the front pas­
senger seat backrest is folded forwards.
• When folding forwards and backwards,
keep
all hands , fingers , feet and other body
parts away from the seat hinges and seat re­
lease mechanism.
• Floor mats or other objects could get
caught in the hinges on the front passenger
seat backrest. This could cause the front pas­
senger seat backrest to fail to engage secure­
ly when it is returned to the upright position.
• When being folded back, the front passen­
ger seat backrest
must be securely locked in
the
upright position. If the front passenger
seat backrest is not locked properly it could
move suddenly and cause severe injuries.
A WARNING
The seat anchors and hinges of the folded
front passenger seat backrest can cause seri­
ous injuries in the event of a sudden braking
manoeuvre or accident.
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Sitting correctly and safely 77

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Lights
Introduction
Th1s ·hapt r c nt 1n inf rm lion on th e f llowing
utject :
lnd1 ator lamps . . <>-~ • .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. ~ • .. • .. • • .. •
Turn s1gnal and main beam lever ..•.......
Svvitching lights on and off .............. .
Lights
and v1sion -functions ............ .
~1ain beam ass1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .
Ma king or sv itching over headlights for
dnving abroad (travel mode) . . . . ........ .
Commg Home and Leaving Home functions
(onentation
lighting) . . . . . . . ............ .
Headl i
ght range control, instrument and
s~ itch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Interior and reading hght s ...............•.
105
106
107
108
110
111
111
112
113
Observe any country-spec•fic regu lations when us­
ing veh1c le lighting.
The driver 1s responsib le for the correct headlight
pos1t1on and the correct headlight settm g.
Addit ional information and warnings:
• Exterior views ~page 6
• lnfotamment system ~page 31
• Changing bulbs ~page 362
Indicator lamps
A WARNING
Accidents and serious injuries can occur if
roads are not sufficiently illuminated and oth­
er r oad users have d ifficulty seeing the vehi­
cle, or cannot see it at all.
• Always switch the dipped beam head­
lights on if it is dark, raining or visibility is
poor.
A WARNING
Setting headlights too high, and the incorrect
use of the main beam, could d istract and daz­
zle other road users. This can lead to acci­
dents and serious injuries.
• Always ensure that the headlights are ad­
justed correctly.
• Never use the main beam or the headlight
flasher if other road users could be dazzled. [QJ First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings ih on page 105.
Lit up Possi ble cause Solution
I Change the corresponding bulb ~page 362
' Partial or complete fau tt m he vehiCle hghtmg or
(excluding bend lightlnga>).b ) If a ll bulbs are functioning , proceed to a quali-
tied workshop
Rear fog light switched on.
~page 108 .
~D Fog lights sw itched on. I
Turn stgnal for the right or left i
I
QQ
T he ind1cator lamp will flash twice as fast If
1 If necessary, c heck the vehicle lighting. o ne of the turn signals on the vehicl e is not
working. I
Lights and v is ion 105

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Tr ailer turn signal. -......
Q\~ The indica tor lamp goe s out if a tra iler turn Check the trailer l ighting as required.
signal
or all trailer lig ht s st op working .
Main beam is swi tc h e d on or the headlight
----D =>pa ge 106 .
flasher is being opera ted .
-
0 Main beam ass ist swi tc hed on. =>page 110 .
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) A separate display appears in the instrumen t cluster if there is a bend lighting fault.
>) Displayed in colour on an instru ment cluster with colour display .
Several warning and indicato r lamps will light up
briefly as a
functiona l check when the ign iti on i s
switched
on. T he y will swi tc h off after a few sec­
onds.
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Failure to observe illuminated warning lamps
and text messages can lead to your vehicle
breaking down in traffic, and can cause acci­
dent and serious injury.
• Never ignore any illuminated warning
lamps or text messages.
• Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and
when safe to do so.
Turn signal and main beam lever
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Fig. 81 T urn signa l and main beam lever
r-('n F irst read and observe the introductory
1.-J=JJ information and safety warnings~ on
page 105 .
1061 Before the journey
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~>A WARNING (Continued) -
• Stop the vehicle at a safe distance away
from moving traffic and so that no part of the
exhaust system can come into contact with
any inflammable material underneath the ve­
hicle, e .g . dry grass, fuel, oil etc.
• Broken-down vehicles increase the risk of
accidents both for you and for other road
users. If necessary, switch on the hazard
warning lights and set up the warning trian­
gle to warn other road users.
Failure to observe illuminated indicator lamps
and text messages can lead to your vehicle be­
ing damaged.
Move the lever into the required position:
® Right turn signa l ~ &. W it h ignit ion swi tched
off m ove from centr al posit io n for right parking
li g ht
~page 108.
® Left turn sig na l ~ ~. W ith ignition switched off
move from centra l posi tion for left parking light
~page 108 .
© Switch on the main beam ~ &. Whe n the
main beam is switc hed on, an indicator
lamp
ED in the instr ument cluster lights up.
@ Operate the headlight flasher or switch off the
main beam. The h eadligh t flasher comes on
for as long as the leve r is pulled . The indicator
lamp ED lights u p .
R etu
rn the le ver to the basic position to switch off
the c urrent fu nc tio n.
Lane change flash
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)
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To o pe rate the la ne c hange flash push the lever ' . nee I) u p or d own to the poin t where you incur reslsta eo
and th en release the le ver. The turn signal fiashBS ,
3 times .

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of turn signals, a failure to use
r f rg tting to switch off a turn
nfuse other road users. This can
nt and serious Injuries.
• lw. y activate the turn signal In good
tim wh n ch anging lanes and performing
'lt king or turning manoeuvres.
• Alw ys switch off the turn signal once the
le ne change or overtaking or turning ma-
n euvre has been completed.
A W~RNING
In correct use of the main beam headlights
ca n lead to accidents and serious injuries as
the main beam headlights can distract and
dazzle other road users.
Switching lights on and off
m The turn signal will only work when the igni­
W tion is switched on. The hazard warning lights
a ls o work
when the ignition is switched off
=>page 336.
m If one turn signal fails, the indicator lamp will
W start flashing twice as fast.
m The main beam headlights can only be
W switched on if the dipped beam headlights
are already on. 651<-0580
Fig. 82 Next to the steering wheel: examples of the various light switches
r-("n First read and observe the introductory
L-.W1 information and safety warnings ~on
page 105.
Observe any country-specific regulations when us­
ing ve hic le lighting .
In vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket, the
vehicle's rear fog lights are switched
off automati­
cally if a trailer with rear fog lights is electrically
connected to the vehicle .
Turn the light switch to the required position =>Fig. 82:
Symbol When the ignition is switched off When the ignition is switched on
0
The fog lights, dipped bea m headlights and
side lights are switched
off.
The lights are switched off, or the daytime head-
lights or daytime running lights are switched on.
The orientation lighting ca n be switched on. The
automatic
headlight control and, if applica -
ble ,
the daytime headlights or daytime running
lights are switched
on.
Lights and vision 107

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Lights and vision -functions
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L-J,.:JJ Information and safoty w pago 105.
Parking light
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ar sw itr.J1o d o n , ttw h adliu trt ond th o tailliu trt on
tt• co rr ponffin ld o or th o vo hlcl lluht u p . T ho
parkin g tiyhl only llg trl up whon U1 l(Jnilion is
wlt ch od o ff and If tll o turn k. nnl a n d m lo vo r w DS In th o c ntral po, ltl on btJfo ro b o lno opor·
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A WARNING
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tl ond to o n uro tho t othor root! ut>ors ore
ublo to oo you.
• Alwo y w it c h tho d lppod bourn hoad­
lluht on If lt I dark, rolnlng or visibility Is
poor.
Pormanont parking light on both sldos of the
vohlclo
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s
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wltc tl o s on . In tills c.-. , o nly both hoa tlli g ht with
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up.
Daytime headlights
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A WARNING
• Thd ut m~tic h~ndlight control (AUTO) only
S it~h~S 11th dipped b am headlights
when the Is n eh~ ng In the level of bright­
" S$ nd n t . fur e 3mpl if it is foggy.
• No t.->r dri with daytime running lights if
th stro~t Is not suffici~ntly lit due to weather
~nd li htin on_ditions. The daytime running
lrght~ • not bnght enough to illuminate the
nd h ~1d. nd to nsure that other road
al>l to see you.
• The N.tr lights w ill not be switched on
with th da time running lights. If the rear
lights t .not switch don, the vehicle may
n t lsrbl t ther road users if it is dark
ruining. r if i~lbility Is poor. '
Lights and vision 1109

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L!J headltgh s. rear lights and turn stgnals may
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the serv•ce life of the hghts on your vehicle Main beam assist
l'('n First read and observo the Introductory
L-..kJ.J Information and safety warnings.&. on
page 105 .
Main beam assist (Light Assist)
W•thtn the limit s of th e sy s te m , th e main b eam as­
sis t au t
omatically swi tc h es the main bea m on at
speeds o f o ve r approxim ate ly 60 km/h (3 7 m ph) ,
depending on environm ent al a nd traffic condttions,
and swi tc hes it off again at spee ds und er appr oxi­
mately 30 km /h (18 mph) ~&.The fun ction is
controlled by a came ra lo ca te d nea r the int erior
mirro r.
Main beam ass is t n ormall y recog nises illumin ate d
areas such as to wn s and deac tivates
the main
beam while driving throug h th em .
Automatic main beam assist (Dynamic Light
Assist)
W ithin the limits of the sys tem , the aut omatic main
beam assist (Dynamic Light A ssist) ca n minimi se
or even prevent dazzling of other road use rs ~ &.
The system detects other road users and their dis ­
tan ce from your vehic le and covers part o f th e
he adlights appropriately .
If dazz ling other road u
so rs canno t be
pre vented , th e ligh t dtstnbution rs
automa ticall y se t to d1pped beam headlights . The
func tion is controlled by a camera located on the
in side of th e wind screen above the mterior m~rror
The automatic m am beam assist automati cally
s w it c hes the main beam on at speeds
of more than
approximately 60 km /h (37 m ph) and off again at
speeds under approxima te ly 30 km /h (18 mph ) de­
pending on whether there a re vehicles ahead.
wh eth er t here is oncoming traffic, and also on
oth ­
e r g eneral factors and traffic conditions .
Th e
automat1c main beam assist does no t work
w hen
travel mode is ac tt v ated ~page 111.
If the dynamt c bend llgh ttng is deac tivate d
~page 109 , or t he headltgh t switc h -ove r is acti va­
t ed
~page 111, the f ull beam lights are only
s w it ched on and off automa ttcall y. This occurs i n
r esponse to
the v ehtcles ahead, oncoming traffic
a nd
the road lighting
Aut oma t
1c main beam assist normally dete cts illu­
min ate d areas such as to wns and deac tiv a tes the
mai n beam wh ile dnving throug h them .
Switching main beam assist or automatic main beam assist on and off
Function Action
- Switch on the ignition and turn the light switch to positio n AUTO.
Switching on -Push the turn signal and main be am le ve r forwards out of the basic position ~page 106.
Wh en the m ain beam assis t or the au tom atic main beam assist is activ ated, the indica tor
la mp W in the instrument clu ste r display ligh ts up .
- Swi tc h off
the ignition .
-
OR : turn the light swit ch to a position other than AUTO ~page 107.
S wit ching off -OR : when the main bea m is swi tc h ed on, pull back the turn signal a nd main beam lever.
- OR : push the turn signa l and main beam le ver forwards in order to switch on manual
main bea m. The main beam assist is then switched off. -
Fault
1t may not be pos sibl e to switch off the main beam
qui ckly e nou gh or at all using main bea m assist
due to
the follo win g:
• In poo rly lit
str ee ts whe re the re are highly -re­
flec tiv e sig ns.
• Wh en enco unt ering other road u sers with insuf ­
ficie nt lighting , su ch as p ed es trian s or cyc lis ts .
• In tigh t bends, brows of hills or dep ressions in
the land or h alf-h idde n oncomi ng traffic.
• W ith oncoming traff ic on str eets with a central
barrier where the driver can see clearly over the
central barrier e .g . lo rry drivers .
• If the came ra is broken or the pow er supply is
interrupt ed .
• In fog , sno w or hea vy rain.
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