2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ignition

Power windows
Volkswagen
Power locking and closi ng system
.
the driver door: Switches for front and
rear powe r windows .
first read and note the introduc­
on page 53.
Switches in the driver door
Key to fig.
For the windows in the front doors.
For the windows in the rear doors.
not open in case of an emergency .
the vehicle. You can use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as as the driver or front passenger door has not b een opened.
dren are in the back seat to disable the rear power windows and keep them from being
opened and closed.
the switch again.
tomatic movem en
t:
The safety switch d e­
activates the power windows in the rear doors. The indicator
mi­
nutes after the ignit ion is sw itched off as

Power windows-features
on page 53.
One-touch opening and closing
The one-touch feature automatically opens/closes
a power window
the switch for the
window up briefly as far as it goes.
For one-touch opening: Press lhe switch for the
window down brie fly as fa r as it goes.
touch feature
Close
up the switch for the respect ive window
and hold it for at least 2 seconds in this position.
Release the switch, up and hold again. The
one -touch feature is now reactivated .
T h e one-touch feature can be reactivated for one
or more windows at the same time.
Convenience closing
T he convenience closing feature lets you close the
windows and the power sunroof as follows:
Power window pinch protection
on page 53.
Pinch protection can help reduce the risk
of
one-touc h wi ndow closing meets res istan ce or
there is something in the way, the window stop
a nd go down again.
Check why the window did not close.
Try one -touch window closing again.
Before driving
up and hold the
switch for the drive r wi ndow until
Improper use of power windows can result in serious personal injury.
use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as long as the driver or front passenger door has not been opened .
the power windows malfunction, the touch feature, as as pinch protection
the windo w meets resistance a second time,
so that it stops and goes back down, one-touch
closing is deactivated for about
seconds.
you the powe r w indow button up the
way and hold it duri ng this close without pinch protection

Power
protection for the power sunroof
More information:
Volkswagen 24
locking and closi ng system
Emergency closing and opening
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cess to the vehicle key. Unsupervised use of the remote control vehicle key makes it sible to lock the vehicle, start the engine, turn on the ignition and operate the sliding and tilting roof.
Remove leaves and other objects from the sunroof guiderails regularly either by hand or
using a vacuum cleaner.
the powe r sunroof malfunctions, pinch tection may not function properly . an
Opening and
the headliner : rotary switch for the
on page 56.
56 Before driving Turn
the
31 rotary switch to the desi red pos i­
tio n to set the power sunroof in the following posi­
tions :
® Closed .
@
Tilted.
You must switch on the ignition to operate the

Damage to safety belts re duces their effective ne ss and increa ses the risk of seri­ous personal injury and death whenever the
v ehicle is being used.
Torn or frayed safety belts can te ar, and
damag ed safety belt hardware can break
web­
bing, bindings, buc kles, or retractors are damaged , hav e the belts replaced immediate­
ly with the correct replacement belts proved by Volkswagen for your vehicle, mod­el , and model yea r.
Fig . 45 Warning light in the instrume nt
Lights up or Possible caus e flas hes
Driver and front p asse nge r have not
tened their safety belts, if fr o nt passenger sea t is occup ied.
Heavy items on the front passe nge r seat.
Whe n the ign itio n is switched on, seve ra l warni ng
and indica tor lights come on brie fly for a func tion
check. They go out after a few seconds.
A warning chime also sounds.
Replacement after a crash may be neces­
s ary even if a sa fety belt shows no visible damag e. Anchorages that have been loaded must also be inspect ed .
D amaged safety belts must be replaced ; they cannot be repaired .
Never try to repair a dam ag ed s afety belt yourself. Never remove or modify the safety
belts in any way.
Have safety belts, bindings, retractors and buckles replaced by an authorized
Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts
may not work
tory information and heed the WARN­on page 69.
Proper response
Fasten safety belts .
Re move it e m s f
rom fr ont passe nger seat and
stow them safe ly .
T
he safety belt wa rnin g light comes on f or 6 sec­
onds when the ignition is sw itched on. A warning
ch ime also sounds for up to 6 seco nds if the driv­er's safe ty belt is not bu ckl ed . Th e c hime stops
soone r if the driver buckles his or her safe ty be lt.

for infants of about 12 months old
and younger and for risk deployment" for
dren, especially 12 years and younger , always ride
on the back seat proper ly restrained for th ei r age
and size. The airbag on the front passenger side
makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place
for a child
to ride. The front seat is not the safest
place for a child in a forward-fac ing child seat.
of any can be a
restraint
on the front seat be seriously injured and can be
make certain that children, 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat
on the Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
on page 82.
The Advanced Airbag (including the tronic control unit , sensors and system wiring ) is
monitored continuously to make sure that it is
dica tor come on for a few seconds
(function check).
The airbag system must be inspected if the airbag indicator
does not come on when the ignition is switched
o n ,
does not go out a few seconds after you have
sw itched on the ignition,
goes out and then comes on again or blinks ter the ignition is switched on.
or if it comes on or blinks while driv ing.
dicator also reminds you to have
84 Before driving the
airbag system checked immediately by an
thorized a malfunction curs that turns the front airbag on the passenger
side off, the BAG Off light come on and stay on wheneve r the ignition is on.
er that are not working properly cannot vide supplemental protection in a frontal
crash.
the airbag indicator light comes on, it means that there may be something wrong with th e Advanced Airbag is ble that the airbag not inflate when it should.
Facility .

Fig. 58 BAG lig ht o n the instrument
on page 82 .
T he
BAG
on the passenge r side has been
turned off by the electronic con trol unit.
th e bulb for the BAG light burns out, th e airbag indicator come on and signal a malfunction in
the Advanced Airbag
no ger be possible to use the BAG light to make sure that th e bag on/off status is correc t fo r the occupant on the
front passenger seat. Have the air bag system spected immediate ly by your auth orized gen dea le r or authorized Volkswagen cility .
The BAG light blink for
about 5 seconds when:
BAG always make sure that the airbag status
(on or off) as shown by the
GER BAG light is proper for the size ,
age , and weight of the occupant on the fron t
light show
the status of the front seat passenger's front vanced Airbag
toring light goes off. The GER light:
stay on if the combined weight of an infant
up to about one year of age in one of the facing or forward- fac ing restraints listed in
Federal Motor Vehicle with
which the Advanced Airbag in your vehicle
was certified , is detected by the weigh t-sensing
mat in the front passenger seat; For a lis ting
of the
child restraints th at were used to certify your
go out if the front passe nger seat is
ing mat.
The must come on and stay on if the ignition is on
and ...
a car bed has been on the front senger seat, or
a rearward-facing child restraint has been
a forwa rd-facing child restrai nt has been
and if the weight registered on the f ront senger seat is equal to or less than the combined
weight of a typical 1 yea r-old infant restrained in
one of the rearward-facing or forward-facing child
restrain ts listed in Fede ra l Motor
in your vehic le was certified .
the fr ont passenger seat is no t occupied , th e
front passenge r airbag no t deploy, and the light
a rearward -facing child restrain t on
the front passenger seat. The safest place for a
chi ld in any kind of
rest raint is on the rear
seat page
Sitting properly and safely

the BAG
to make certain
tha t the light stays
on continuously whenever the ignition is on.
BAG the time , stop as soon as it is safe to do so AND
reactivate the airbag system by turning the tion off for more than 4 seconds and then turning it
on again ;
remove and
facturer 's instruc tions ;
make sure t hat the switchab le locking feature
on the safety
has been
make sure that things that may increase the
weight of the child and child seat are not being
t r ansported on the front passenger seat;
make sure that the safety buck le on the
front passenge r seat back and fort h;
make sure that nothing can interfere with the
safety buckles and that they are not ed;
if a strap is being used to tie the child sea t to the fron t passenger seat, make sure that it is not so tigh t that it cau ses the weight-se nsin g mat to
measure more weight tha n is on th e seat.
light does not come on ...
the ligh t does
not come on and does not stay on continuously
(when the ignition is switched on). take the child
rest raint off the front passenger seat and
it
properly at one of the rear seat posi tions . Have the
airbag system in spec ted immedia te ly by your thorized Facil ity .
The light should come on ...
The
BAG ligh t should
BAG light comes on and stays on
under these circumstances , make sure that:
the adult on the front passenge r seat is seated on the center of th e seat cushion with his
o r her back up against the backrest and the
the
the safety is being properly worn and that
there is not a of slack in the safety webbing;
accessory seat cove rs or cushions or othe r things th at may cause an incorrect read ing or
holstery of the seat have been taken off the front
passenge r seat;
the optional safety in th e safety
for ab out 5 seconds to ca tc h the drive r's atten-tion.
the light does not go off when an adult who is not very is sitti ng on th e front passenger seat
afte r t aking the s teps describ ed above, m ake
s u re the adult i s properly sea te d and re strain-ed at on e of the rear sea ting positions.
H ave t he a irbag syst e m ins pecte d by your
authorize d
senger se at dete cts an empty seat, the front
airbag on the passenger side
light
the optional safety extender is in the
buckle for the front safety or the front ger safety senger seat is not occupied , the BAG light come on.

you are in a in which airbags wash your hands and face with soap and water before eating.
.
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that the
the restraint off the front passenger seat and
by your authorized or authorized does not come on and stay on whenever a straint is on the front passenger
seat and the ignition is switched on.
Airbags that have
proved by and
and diagnostic equipment to any airbag on your
Never permit or airbags to be The dangers of using
on page 82.
The airbag on the front passenger side makes the
front seat a potentially dangerous for a is equipped with an vanced Airbag The front seat is a very
dangerous for an infant or
for a 12 years
and younger , must ride on the back seat
and be
a
Because of this danger , and because better protected on the rear seat when
properly restrained for their age and size, we
strong ly urge you
to make sure that dren ride on the rear seat Child safe-
page 83, Advanced
Airbag infants , child restraints and
be injured and
can even be if too to the airbag
when it
dren must be restrained
be injured by striking the interior or by being ejected from the during a sudden maneuver or
is
bag.