2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 ale

Checklist (continued)
Neve r let passe ngers or phone calls dist ract you while driving , and neve r take your attention off the
r oad while using vehicle software or adjusting vehicle equipment or accessories .
Always adapt your speed and driving style
to visibility , weather, road, and traffic conditions .
Always obey tr affic laws and speed limits .
WARNING
Alway s observe posted speed limits and use common sense. Your good judgment can
m ean the difference between arriving safely at your destination and being seriously jured in a cras h or other kind of accide nt.
Regular service and main te na n ce of you r hic le is important bot h f or ope rational and
driving safe ty and to help prolo ng yo ur veh icle's
Driving in other countries
service lif e . Always follow the sched uled mainte ­
nance intervals in the
iced more frequently . Ask an authori zed Volkswa­
gen dealer or an author ized Volkswagen Faci lity for more info rmation. on
F acil ity about th e fo llowing issues with
r ega rd to the country to which you would like to t rave l:
Are mainte nance , repa ir facilities , necessary tools and testing equipme nt as
Facilities in the
let Warran ty and Maintenance .
Does the factory -ins ta lled navigation system work in the countries where you

Remote control vehicle keys
Fig. 16 Remote contro l key with panic ton .
on page 36.
R
emot e control key
The remote control vehicle key can unlock and 41.
The remote transmitter and battery are ins ide the
remot e control vehicle key . The receiver is inside
the passenger compartment. The operating ra
nge of th e remote control key for a fresh battery
is severa l yards (meter s) around the
key or your vehic le , you probably need to rep lace the battery in the remote control key
this is not the problem , the key
should be resynchronized by an authorized
39, Synchronizing the remote control
releases the key bit
and fo lds it out.
T o fold the key
bit in press butt on while press­
ing back the key bit until it clicks .
Panic button
Press the panic button ter pushing the panic button , the horn
ton again to switch off the panic feature .
R
eplacement vehicle keys
The
not work if it does not contain a microchip or contai ns a chip
th at is not coded, even if the key bit was cut
keys from authorized Volkswagen e rs, au thorized Volkswagen Service and
from certain independent repair facilities and
smiths which are qualified to make remote control
vehicle keys.
Each vehicle key must be programmed by an
thorized Volkswagen dealer or an au thorized
Volkswagen Service
th e VW
Canadian customers can contact an authorized
Volkswagen dealer or Volkswagen Service
the Volkswagen Canada Customer CARE
Center at (1-800-822 -8987).
The r
emote control vehicle keys contain electri­cal components. Protect them from damage, moisture and rough handling.
tro l lock the
Remote control disrupted by interferenc e from
transmitters near the vehicle that use the same
Things between the remo te control vehicle as a
weak battery can re duce the opera ting range.
Open ing and clo sin g 3 7

Replacing the remote control vehicle key battery
Fig. 19 Remo te contr ol key :
on page 36.
ized dealer or authori zed Service Fac ility.
The battery is on the back of the remo te control
Unfold the key bit on th e re mote control key 18.
Remove the cover on th e back of the remote control vehicle key 19 in th e d irection of th e
ar row
Use a thin object to pry the battery out of the battery compartment 20.
Position the new battery in as shown 19 and press it into the battery compartm ent (opposite to direction of the arro w)
Position the cove r as shown and press
i t dow n (oppos ite to direction of the arrow ) unti l you
hear it click into place.
Fig. Remote control vehic le key : Remove old
battery .
age the remote control vehicle key.
Using the wrong battery can damage the mote control vehicle key. Replace a dead
Make sure the plus and minus poles of the battery are correctly positioned .
responsible manner and keep them out of the
r eac h of ch ild ren.
Batteries of the type used in your re mote control veh icle key may contain Perchlorate
Material . Special handling may apply-see http://
www.dtsc .c a.go v/hazar douswaste/pe rchlo rate. all legal requirement s regardin g han dling and dispo sal of these batteries. Authorized Serv ice
Facili ties are fami lia r with the re quirements , and we recommend that you have them perform this
service for you. Synchronizing the remote control vehicle key
tory information and hee d the on page 36.
th e b utton is pressed often while out side the
operating range, it is p ossib le tha t the vehicl e
key. Sy nchr oniz e the veh icle
key as f o llows:
Unfold the key bit on the remote control 16 .
Remove the cap from the door hand le on the
drive r door
Pr ess button on the remote cont rol
Opening and closing 39

sec­
onds by holding the switc h. Pinch protection is
turned
off for a short distance in the window track!
closing takes longer than about seconds ,
pinch protection is tur ned on again. The window
stops again if there is resistance.
not please see an
authorized Volkswagen dealer or an aut hor ized
Volkswagen Service Facili
ty.
Without pinch protection , power windows close with enough force to cause serious per­
sonal injury.
Pinch protectio n is also active during conven­ience closing of the windows and the power page 54. Opening and closing 55

Power sunroof-convenience closing feature
on page 56.
Convenience closing
The conven ience closing feature lets you the power sunroof as fo llows:
Turn the vehicle key bit in the lock of the driver door to the closi ng position and hold it there The power sunroof is key in order to stop the process.
Convenience clos ing first closes the windows and
t hen the power sunroof.
Convenience from the out side leaves the rotary switch in
the l ast selected position. The switch must be new-
ly positioned when starting to drive again . Pinch protection for the power sunroof
on page 56.
P inch protection
can help reduce the risk of If
the power sunroof clo sing meets resistance or
th ere is something in the way, the power sunroof opens again immedia te ly.
Check why the p ower sunroof did not close.
the power sunroof er sunroof close the next time without pinch protection .
31 ® and down th e rear part of the switch un til the power sunroof closes completely .
the power sunroof not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an
Without pinc h protection, the power sunroof close with enoug h force t o cause serious personal injury.
Pinch protection is also active durin g ience
tection may not fu nction properly. thorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service F acility for assis tance. Op ening and closing 57

Adjusting the seating position
Introduction
this section find inf ormation about:
Examp les
of improper seat ing pos itions . . . 59
Pr ope r seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual contr ols on the driver and passe nger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ele ctrica l co ntr ols o n the driver and front
passenger seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adj ustin g
the head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
R emoving and re in stalling head restraints . . . 64
Adj usting the stee
ring whee l position . . . . . . . 65
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Number of seats
Th e vehicle
has a t otal of 5 seat ing posit ions: 2 in front and 3 in the rea r. Eac h seating pos ition has a
safety belt.
More information:
funct ions 67
page 69
Ai r ba g syste m 82
safety and child restraints
WARNING
Improper seat ing pos itions increase the risk of severe or fatal injuries in a crash or other accidents,
times .
Never
Always secure children in the vehicle with a n approved and suitable restraint system appropriate for their age, weight, and height 82 .
Always keep your feet on the in front of the seat. Never rest them on the seat,
Always adjust seat , safety belts, and head straints properly before driving and make sure that
inches (25 em) betw een the front pa ssenger' s breastbone and the in strument panel.
ches (25 em) between your breastbone and the steering wheel.
Adjust the driver's seat so that you can push the pedals while keeping your knee(s) slightly bent. The
di stance to the instrument panel in the knee
a rea must be at least 4 inche s
these requirements cannot be met for physical reason s, contact an authorized
Volk swagen dealer or an auth orized gen Facility to see whether adaptive equipment is avai la bl e.
Always hold the steering wheel on the side of the steering wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag inflates .
Never hold the steering whee l a t the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at e r places inside the steering whee l rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious rie s to the hand s, arm s, and head if the
Pointing the steer ing whe el t oward your face dec reases the of the driver's bag to h elp protect you in a
Never drive with backrest s reclined or ed back farthe r than necessary to drive

offer optimum protection only when the seat backrest is upright and belts are correctly positioned on the body.
ous injuries by shifting its position on your body from the strong bones to more soft tissue and cause serious injury.
and snug on the occupant's upper body.
portion of the safety belt must be positioned as as possible across the vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat and snug against the pelvis.
safety belt as as
you cannot untwist a twisted safety wear it anyway, but mak e sure the twisted part is
Safety
on page 69.
not in contact with your body. Have the corrected right away by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen
you have a p hys ical imp airment or
cial modi fica tions to yo ur ve hicle m ay be necessa ­ry.
Contac t yo ur auth orized Volkswage n deale r or author ized Volksw agen Faci lity or call the Volkswage n Custo m er C ARE Cent er at
belt height adj uste rs for the front seats ca n
b e u sed to adjus t the heig ht of t he sh ould er port ion of th e sa fety bel t so tha t it i s pos it io n ed cor rec tly:
Pinch the safe ty belt attach ment togeth er as dicate d by the arr ows and ho ld 55 .
the be lt a nd upp er attac hment up or do wn
until the safety belt is pos it ion ed ove r the ce nter of th e s hould er 7 6, Sa fe ty belt position .
Rele ase the safe ty bel t atta chm ent.
Pull on the safe ty be lt to make sur e tha t the per att ac hm ent is sec urely loc ked in place .
Never
adjust the height of the safety belt
__ h_ile __

on page 69.
The
saf ety in th e vehicle are part of the vehi­safety concept 88 and consist of the important features:
Automatic safety
retractor on the shoulder As as the
safety is the sh oulder extend to retrac ­
tor when the is may or through a sharp curve .
the outer rear seats have a
pretensioner that
and tighten it when the pretens ioner is activat­
ed. The
pretensioners are activated
by the electron ic
control uni t fo r the airbag system in front, side , and
rear collisions. By tighten ing the safety the
pretensioner
p retensio ner works ge ther with the airbag system: its function is moni­
tor ed by the airbag system indicator light. The if the side
airbags are not activated.
A fine dust may be released upon activation. This
is no rmal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
have ers to reduce the forces to the body in
a crash.
Heed safe ty regu lat ion s if the vehicle or dividual components of the system have to be scrapped. Your aut horized Volkswagen dealer
and authorized Volkswage n Facili ty are fa-
miliar with these regulations and heed the WARN­on page 69.
The pretensioners are part
of th e safety
removing, servicing, or repairing of safe ty system and
prevent it from worki ng in a collision . The
pretensioners themselves may then not work in th e event of an accident, or not work properly.
There are some im po rtant th ings you have to know
to make sure that the effect iveness of the system not be impa ired and that discarded
in are
scrapped.
pretensioners and airbag modu les can the environment. Never
abandon vehicles or parts . your must be scrapped , please make sure that it is done
censed facility that has the knowledge and experi­
ence to properly dispose of the system. Your autho rized Volkswage n
dealer and autho rized Volkswagen
with these regu lations.
a pretensioner has been activated,
the safety