2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 ale

To reduce the risk of serious injury, always
make sure that the
res tra int is
away from
on page
special ste ps when
a child res train t with the vehicle safety
around the rear head restraint behind the
child restraint to help preven t a child from playing
with the unused and becoming entangled in it 64.
When a child safety
seat is secured on the
just the fron t seat to the s ize of the ch ild safety
the
85 .
se nger seat and it properly at one of the rear sea t positions if the GER light does not stay on.
ately by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized
in Intr oduction on
page 58
a ch ild safet y seat is used on the rear bench,
must be sec ured so that the child in the child restraint cannot reach them
Guide the safety belt webbing behind the head
r est raint of the adjacent seat 64. When doing
so , do not engage the safety belt lock!
Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
A child in a child restraint
sition where the child restrain t is
Never le t anyone sit at the center rea r
sea ting position if the center rear safety belt
h as been routed around a rear head restraint.
properly and safe ly

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

vided.
The ventilation slo ts between the rear dow and the luggage compartme nt cover
must not be blocked so that stale air can escape
from the veh ic le . Folding the backrest of the rear seat forward and back into place
F ig . 83 Rear seat: release button red
Please first read and note the tory information and heed the on page 141.
The rea r seat backrest is di vide d into 2 sectio ns.
E ach sectio n of
the rear seat backrest can be to increase luggage space.
Folding the rear seat backrest forward
58.
the release button 83 forward
w hile folding the rear backrest forward.
142 Before driving
the rear seat backrest back until it es secu re ly
ed into place in order for the safety belts on the
rear seats to provide optimal protection.
Improper folding and improper latching of the rear seat backrest can cause serious

Mounting the roof rack base carrier an d roof rack
Fig . 89 Mounting points for the base carrier and
r oof rack on 2-door vehicles .
on page 146.
Th e base carrier is th e foundation
of a complet e
roof carrier sys te m . For safety reasons , additi onal
mount s are necessary for tran spor ting luggage,
cycles , s urfb oards, skis and boats . sories can be purchased from your auth orized Volk swage n dea ler or autho rized Volkswagen
Mounting the base carrier and roof rack on
2-door vehicles
Always attach th e base carrier and roof rack
A lways the instruct ions
f r om the roof r ack manuf acture r.
T he fr o nt mount ing holes are on
the unders ide of
t he roo f frame . Th ey are sealed with plastic screws 89 (magnified view on left). The ho les are
do ws 89 (magn ified view on right).
Mou nt the roof ra ck base carrier only a t the ings sh ow n in the
Mounting the base carrier and roof rack on 4-door vehicles
Always instructions
from the roof r ack manufacturer.
The fr ont mounting holes are on the underside
of the roof frame . They are sealed with plastic screws (magnified view on left) . Th e rear ings for the base carrier are on the unders ide of the roof frame (magnified view on right). Fig
.
ings sh own in the
the instructions provided by the manufacturer.
fig.
fore every trip and retighten them as needed
after driving a short distance. During a long trip, check bolts and fasteners at each stop.
for the roof rack system . A lways
carry them in the veh icle. Transporting 147

Retrofitting a
Fig. 92 Dimensions and attachme nt poin ts for ret­
r ofitti ng a trai le r hitc h.
tory information and heed the WARN ­on page 149.
Vo lkswage n recommends havi
ng the trailer hitch
r et rofit performed by a qua lified workshop because
coo ling syste m modifications
or the installation of heat shields may be necessary. Volkswagen rec- ommends
that you see an authorized Volkswagen
dealer or an auth orized Volkswagen Serv
ice Facili ­
ty before having a traile r hitch
92 ® be less than the spec ified minimum .
Thi s minimum height must be present even when
the is loaded and subjec t to the maxi­
mum tongue weight.
Di stan ce
dimensions =>fig. 92 :
Attachment points.
32.5 inches ( 825 mm)
© 20.5 inches ( 521 mm )
@ 12.4 inches (315 mm )
at leas t 2.6 inches (65 mm)
®
13 .8 - 16.5 inches (350 -mm)
@ 40.9 inches ( 1,0 38 mm)
or incorrect connections to the ve-hicle electr ica l system can cause malfunc-tions that affect the entire vehicle electrical system and cause accidents and serious per-sonal injury.
An improperly
and result in a major acci-dent with se rio us personal injuries.
T ransporti ng
155

this sect io n find inf ormati on about:
Eyeg lass storage compa rtment in the
o ve rhe ad cons ole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
compart ment in the front center
a rmr est .... .. .
G love compartment
compartment in the rea r ce nte r
con sole ..... .
storage compartment s ...... . 1
58
158
159
jack, o r multimedia jack
rest.
More information:
Int erior care and clean ing
Radio or te m
Loose objects can be thrown around the
al injuries and even make the driver lose
Never put hard, heavy or sharp objects in these places or in articles of clothing or bags in the passenger compartment.
Always keep storage compartments closed while driving.
dow.
dow and the lugg age compartme nt cove r
must not be blo ck ed so that stale air can escape
from the vehicle.
Storage and equipment 157

Warning and indica tor lights
on page 171.
L
ights Possible cause up
transmission too hot.
Brake pedal not depressed.
Flash es Possible
cause
The release button in the selector lever did not engage.
blinks, alternating with the selector lever
indicator , for example D.
When the ignition is switched on, several warning
and indicator lights come on briefly for a funct ion
check . They go out after a few seconds .
Failure to heed warning text messages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a injury.
or t ext WARN­
172 While driving Proper
response
Do not continue driving
the warni ng does not turn off, do not continue
driving.
175.
Drive at low en gine speed (rpm) to th e nearest
autho rized Vol kswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen F acility to have th e system
checked .
Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
damage.

Braking, stopping, and parking
this sectio n
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . 182
P arking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
About the brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Braking assistance systems
Switching
L ock Brake System (ABS) . Br ak e Assist System
(BAS ), Ele ctronic Differential Lock (EDL), R eg ulatio n (ASR) and Electronic C ontrol
(ESC).
More information:
Trai ler towi ng 149
Starting assistance systems 1 95
Tires and whee ls 258
Driving with bad brakes or worn brake pads can cause a and serious personal
injury.
lights up in the instrument cluster display, whether alone or together with a text message, immediately contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Facility to have the brake pads checked and, if necessa­
ry, replaced .
Parking improperly can cause serious sonal injury.
lock and you
haust system or catalytic converter could
fu el, etc.
riously injure you and your passengers.
sonal injury.
mote control vehicle key, trapping passen­gers in the vehicle in an emergency. For ample, depending on the time of year, people trapp ed in the vehicle can be exposed to very high or very low temperatures.
children.
Starting, shifting, parking 179