2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Rear

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 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

Removing and reinstalling head restra ints
Fig. 39 Remo ving the front head restraints .
on page 58.
for the
center seat on the rear bench . T he refore ,
Sit in the back seat behind the head restraint
you want to remove. the head restraint th e
way up in Adjusting the head restraints on
page 63. the backrest with the head re­
stra int so that there is enough overhead
to remove it.
a nat object , such as a
button
Use one hand to the same
guide rod to expose a notc h in the rod at
t he bottom (can be seen and with fingers) . T he
r ight-hand guide rod is now
To the guide rod, p ress button (towards guide rod) and
the head restraint out
64 Before driving F
ig.
Removing the rear head restr aints .
Posi tion head restraint over the head
restr aint guides of the respective seat backrest and
i nsert the head restra int into the guides.
Push the head restraint down
Adjust the head rest raint according to the occu­
pant's size 63.
Removing the rear head restraint
the backrest of the rear seat bench and it forward 141.
the head restrain t
necessary , press the nat of the scr ew­
d river from the kit in to the of the
tr im cap in the direction of the arrow
and
At the same time press button
the back rest of the rea r seat bench back
so that it
it forward 141.
P osition head restraint over the head
restraint guides of the respective seat backrest and
i ns e
rt the head restrain t into the guides.
Push the head restraint down pressing
t he backres t of the rear seat bench back so that it
Adjust the head restraint according to the occu-
pant 's size

What happens to passengers not wearing a safety
driver is thrown forward.
tory and hee d the WARN ­on p age 69 .
Many
That is
in
the seat with the arms and hands . a into
the steering instrument in the way 48.
Never on airbags airbags provide protection. Airbags are not supposed to in kinds of accidents. Even if your
Befo re driving
Fig . 4 9 passengers in the rear seats are
th rown forward on top of the
in orde r
to min imize the risk of severe injury or death in a
crash , regardless
of whether a seating position has
an airbag or not.
An airbag
is since they can
be thrown forwa rd through the passengers in the rear seats endanger not but the driver and other passengers in the 49.

Checklist (continued)
Never modify , disassemble or try to repair safety belts and safety belt anchorages .
Always fasten your safety belt prope rly befo re d rivi ng and keep it fastened whenever the vehicle is
mov ing.
Twisted safety belt
may be twis ted inside th e side tr im
because the belt ret rac ted too quickly when it was tak en off.
Hold the safety safety belt the way out.
Untwist the safety belt and slowly return the
belt by hand.
you cannot untwist the safety belt, wear it way. Make sure th at the saf e ty is twisted in a
spot where it does not come in direct contact with you r body. Have th e safety belt untw isted
t horized Volkswagen F ac ility.
Lockable safety b elt
T he retractors for the rear seat safety belts and the
front passenger safety
The switchable lock ing featu re lets
you lock the so th at a c hil d restraint can be
proper ly a nd, for examp le, so that it can't
tip to the side when the
ne r
Fig. 51 th e safety belt buckl e tongu e int o the belt buckle .
Please first r ea d and note the introduc­
on pag e 69 .
Before driving T
o see whether a safety belt is lockab le ,
the
safety bel t a// the way out of the safety belt tor. Test the
switchable locking feature by
u se and care of safety belts
R egularly check safety belt s and relat ed parts fo r d amage.
Always kee p sa fety b elts clea n.
Never c atch, d amage or chafe sa fety b elt
webbing on sharp edges.
Always kee p objects and liquids away from the belt buckle and buckle opening.
Fig . 52 R eleas ing the buckle tongue from the belt
buck le .
Proper ly worn safety belts help to hold occupan ts
i n their seats and provide optim um protect ion dur-
i
ng braking or in a

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

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.