2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS lock

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con sid era tions" or may help.
De
scription causes amon g oth ers remed y
Vehicl e ba tt ery dead. jump page 353.
page 257. Engine does no t start. The wrong ve hicle key is used. a valid ve hicl e page 34.
Fuel leve l too low. Hefue l 234.
Batt ery in ve hicl e key dead. page 34.
Vehicle cannot be locke d Too far away from vehicle . Sy nchroni ze veh icle page 34. key. Lock or unlo ck vehicl e manually
crat ing range. page322.
en gine, braking assis t sys-th e entry in the ke yword noises. te rns, e lectro nic steering index.
co lumn lock.
the "Assis tance e ntry in the keywo rd in dex .
Exterior mirro rs move convenience settings
w he n unl ocke d . stored. 65.
F ront seats can not be ad -Vehicle battery dead. veh icle page 257.
jus ted with power con-Fuse b lown.
a n authoriz e d Volkswage n
m obilit y se t in vehicle. on ve h icl e. dealer or an authori zed Volk swagen Ser-
v ice Facility for page 326.
Func tions diff
er from th e Settin gs were adju ste d in th e and reset to fac tory settings if
descript ion in the oper-Volkswagen Information page 2 ating manual. Syste m.
T he road
is not illumi-H ea dlights a djusted too hig h . !>A dju st headlig ht page
n a ted correctly. Light b ulb s burned out. ligh t page 344.
Low beams no t swi tched on . Switch on low page
Vehicle battery ch a rge too low. page 257.
E lect rica l a p plian ces do Remaining fuel le vel too low. Refu el page 234. not functi on.
page341.
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Introduction
In this section yo u'll informati on on th e lowi ng:
Prote cting yourself and the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . .
More information:
B ra king, sto ppin g and page
Em erg ency clos ing and page 322
Ve hicl e tool page326
Chan ging a page
Protecting you rse lf and the vehicle
Fig. 167 the center of the instrument panel: for emergency
A vehicle breakdown in
Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so and move th e ve hicle a safe distance off the tu all duurs in
Neve r leave children, disable d persons, or anyone who cannot help themselves alone in th e ve hicl e when locking the doors. This could
result in people being trap ped in the vehicle in
a n em erge ncy. Depending on the tim e or year, people trapped in tl1e vehicl e can be exposed to
very high or very low tempe ratures.
fir st rea d and no te th e introdu ctory info rmati on and heed the
on
all appli cabl e leg al require m ent s re garding securin g a broke n- down ve hicl e.
For yo
ur safe ty and th at of your pa sse ngers, carry out th e followin g ste ps in the o rder
on em erge ncy flashers by p ress ing 167.
3. Appl y th e parkin g brake, preve nt the ve hicl e from page 188.
4 . th e tran smi ssio n int o (automati c) or Neutra l (manua l page 179.
5 . Stop th e e ngin e and re move th e key from th e ig niti on page 172.
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Emergency
In thi s sec tion i nfor mation on the lowing:
Manually unlocking and locking the driver door . . 323
the rear a nd th e power su nro of.
Mor e informa tion :
Vehicle key set page 34
lock ing and closin g pa ge 38
page 43
Rear page 45
In an pag e
Neve r leave children, disabl ed p ersons, or anyo n e hicl e. The doors can b e loc ke d
A closed ve hicle can b eco me very ho t o r ve ry
co ld, de pendin g on the seaso n. Partic ularl y in
th e summer, heat build-up in the passe nge r and
lu gg ag e compartment of a park ed vehicl e can
result in tempe ratu res in the v ehicl e th at are much high er th an the outsid e temperatures.
T emperatures can q uickl y reach leve ls th at can
ca use unco nscio usn ess and d eath, particul arl y
t o s mall children.
Care less op en in g o r cl
osin g o f doo rs, the rear hatch, and th e power sunroof is dan gerou s and ca n cause seri ou s personal inju ry.
or cl ose doors , th e rear h atc h , and the
p owe r sunroo f o nl y w hen n o one is in th e w ay.
Note
T o h elp preve
nt ve hicl e dam age, care full y re move
and p ro perl y re -in stall parts w hen performi n g
e m ergency locking or

informatio n and heed the WAH N INGS o n page322.
W h
en lock ing the vehicl e all doo rs are
l ocke d. When th e vehicle is unlocke d o n ly th e drive r door is unlo cke d. Note the tions for the anti-th eft ala rm page 38.
Unfo ld the bit from ve hicle key fob page34.
th e key bit from be low into the o pening of the cove r cap on the driver and lift th e cover cap
the ke y bit int o th e lock cy linder of the
driver door and unl ock the door o r lock it.
Special considerations when unlocking:
The anti-theft alarm sys te m activated for the unlo cke d ve hicle. But the alarm is no t page 38.
The alarm is tri gge re d when the drive r door is open e d.
o n the ignition. The e lectron ic lize r recognizes a valid re mot e contro l key w hen
th e ig nit ion is switc hed on and deactivates the anti -theft alarm sys tem.
The anti-theft alarm sys te m is no t activa ted when veh icl e is loc ked manuall y w ith the
k ey page 3 8.
read and note the int roductory information and heed th e WAR N INGS on page322.
T he passe nge r d o
or and rear doors can eac h be loc ked manually. Thi s will not ac tiv ate theft sys te m .
Practic al tip s F
ig. the
vehicle key to lock the vehicle .
Ope n the door.
O n the end of the door, gently pry out th e rubber plug that is m arked with lock symbol 169.
the key bit from the ve hicle key fob 34.
322 323

Insert the key bit horizontally int o the slot and press the small colored lever page 323, fig.
Re- insert the rubber plug and completely the door.
Ma ke sure t ha t the door is locke d.
Re peat the procedure fo r othe r doors if sary.
Emergency
Emergency
fir st r ead and note th e introductory inform ation and heed the on page322.
Hemove the cove r in direction of th e a rro w
Do
Have the authorized
Doors can be unlocke d a nd ope ned from sid e t he necessary. pull the door h andl e page 38.
information and heed the on page322.
necessary, fo ld the rear seat back rest fo rwa rd
n emove lugg age in order to re a ch the rear ha tc h from the in sid e.
Unfold the key bit from the key fo b
page34 .
Insert th e ke y int o the slo t o n the rear hatc h and p ress th e re le ase leve r in the d irec­tio n of the a rro w to unlock the rear h atc h.
Insert a commercially
fig. 173

Turn the socke t wre nch in order to close the
power su nroof.
Install the cover again.
Have the power sunroof checked by an autho­rized Volkswagen dealer o r authorize d Volkswagen
Serv ice Facili ty. Emerg enc y clo sing may ca use the
power sun roo f and its pinc h protec tio n to
Emergency of the
Fig. 17 4 Removing th e selector gate cover .
first read and no te th e in troducto ry info rmation and hee d the Wi\HN INGS on page322.
I f th e
powe r suppl y fails (due to a dead for
exa mple) and the ve hicl e has to be pushed or towed, the emerge ncy re lease must be u se d to
m ove the selec tor leve r toN (Neu tral) .
The e m ergency re le ase is located under these­
lector ga te cove r on the rig ht sid e when viewed in
th e dir ection of trav el. You need tool like a
sc rewdriver to re lease the selector leve r lo ck.
Preparations
Se t the parkin g brake.
Switch off the ignition .
Removing the selector gate cover
up wa rd on the cover around th e se lecto r
l eve r fig. 174.
Slip the cover up and ove r th e selector leve r
3l Not included with the vehic le kit.
Practical t ips
F ig. 17 5 Releasing the selector lever lock.
Emergency releasing of the sele ctor lever lock
fig. 17 5 in the directi on of th e arrow and hold it in thi s position.
the re lease fig. in these­
l ecto r lever handl e and shift the se lec tor lever to
Ne utral (N).
Neve r move the selector lever out of
unexpect ­especially on or inclin es, and cause a n
acc ident and seriou s injurie s.
Note
Even witl1 selector lever is in N (Ne utral) , th e
a ut omatic transmission will be damaged ve­
hicl e is towe d (or if you let it coast) fo r an ex ­
t ended p eriod or at high speed with the engine shut
324 325

Cont ents
Fig . Contents of th e vehicle tool kit .
Con tents of th e vehicle tool kit fig. 177
Please first read and note the information and heed th e on page326.
T he
contents of th e ve hicl e tool kit d epend on the vehicle's equ ipment. The followin g describe s the maximum conte nt s.
Sc rewdri ver with a hexago n socke t in the handl e fo r r em ov ing or in se rting prev iou sly loosened w heel
bolt s. The screwdrive r blade is revers ible. The screw driver may be stored unde r th e lug wre nch.
Adapter for anti-theft wheel b olts. Volkswagen recom mends that yo u alw ays carry the adapte r fo r th e
w heel b olt s in the ve hicl e along w ith the veh icle tool The code number of the w heel bolt lock is
stamped th e sid e ofthe ad apter.
towing eye.
Hu bca p puller clip s for remov ing hubcaps, full wheel cover s or wheel b o lt caps.
Jack. Prior to stor in g th e jac k in the too l box, make s ure to co mpl ete ly crank the ja ck down to its ina l position. The cra nk mu st then b e locked against the sid e of the jack: oth erwise, the jack will not fit and cannot be sec urel y stowed.
Lug w rench .
Practica l tips

covers
In thi s sect io n you'll find in formation on the low ing:
Hubcap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel cops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
More information:
Exterior care and page 262
Vehicle too l page 326
a page
Tire mobility page 336
Hubcap
Fig. 178 off hubcap.
Please first read and note th e introductory information and heed the on page328 .
D ependin g on t
he vehicle mode l, th e hubcaps can
e ith er b e pulled fig. 178 or removed by fig. 179.
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Un suitabl e wheel cover s and improp er ti on or w hee l cov ers can cause accid ent s a nd
Improperl y in stall ed w hee l cove rs can come
l o ose w hil e driving and endan ger other
Do no t use d am aged wheel cove rs.
Alw ays m ake s ure that the flow of air for
brak e sys te m cooling is not block ed or r educe d
b e for e in stalling wheel co vers . Thi s appli es to
b o th
factory-in sta ll ed wh eel co vers and mark et w heel c o ve rs . In suffi cient a ir suppl y
m ay sig nifi cantly increa se sto ppin g di sta n ce.
Note
To help prevent damage to th e ve hicle , be ca re ful
wh en r em ov ing wheel co ve rs and b e sure to in stall the m prop erl y.
Fig . 179 Twis ting off h ubcap.
with hubcaps
To remove Take th e wire clip out ve hicl e tool kit and hook it int o one of the ho les in t h e hubca p
Pull the hubcap off in the dir ection of th e
arrow.