2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS air condition

Air conditioner operation
information and heed the WAHNINGS on page 226.
The cooling syste m for the passenger compart­
ment o nl y functions when the engin e is running
and the fan is switched on.
The air conditioner is most efficient when the w in­dows an d the power sunroof are closed. However,
if th e vehicle is sta ti o nary and the passenger com­partment becomes very hot due to sunlight, opening the w indows briefly may speed up the cooling proce ss.
Keep
the a ir intake slot in front of the windshield
free of i ce, snow and lea ves in order to maintain proper funct ioning of the heating and ventilation systems.
Settings for optimal driving safety
When yo u sw itch on the cooling system, both the temperature and humidity in the vehicle are re­duced. Th is will help make passengers feel more comfo rtable and prevent windows from fogging
up.
For
Sw itch off a ir page 232.
fan to Ievell or 2.
T urn the temperature knob to t he center posi­
tion.
all air vents in the in strument panel page232 .
Turn the air distribution knob to the des ired settin g.
butto n to turn on the air conditioner. The indicator light illumin ate s in the button.
For
th e button.
temperature to +72
pa ge232.
Sw itching between Fahrenheit and Celsius in Cli­
matronic
The t empe ratu re disp lay is switched from to Fahrenheit and vice versa in the display of the factory- in stalled radio or naviga tion system via the in strument cluster page
control
H eating
Maximum heating output and fas t defrosting will
only be possib le a fte r the e ngin e has reached oper­ating tempe rature.
T he e ng in e is not running.
T he fan is switc hed off.
The a ir conditi one r fuse has blown.
The ambien t a ir temperature is colder than (+3
T he air condition er compresso r has been tem­
porarily switched off due to excess ive engin e coolant temperature.
The re is a nother malfunction in the ve hicle.
Ha ve the ai r conditioner checked by an authorize d
Volkswage n dealer or authorized Volkswage n Ser­
v ice Facility.
Special considerations
Whe n it is very hot and humid outside, water con­
d ensation can drip from the air condition er evap­orator and form
The air condit ioner takes a few minutes to reach the selected temperature in the pas­senger compartment.
Due to residual m oisture in the air condi ­tione r, th e windshi eld may fog up after the
engi ne is s tarted.
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In air rec irculati on mod e, out sid e air is pre vente d
from ent
erin g the ve hicle inte rior.
In very hot or co ld out sid e t
emperature s, rarily sw itch to manual a ir recircula tion in orde r to cool o r heat th e ve hicle interior faster.
For safet y re aso ns, air recircu latio n is switch ed off when
and heating system
th e button repeated ly until the
indi cator ligh t in the button illumin ates.
the button re peatedly until the
indi cator light in the button switche s off.
Switching air recirculation on and off
the button re peatedly the left indi cato r light in the butto n iUuminates.
Swirclzin goff. the buHon repeatedly th e
i n d icato r ligh t in th e butto n swit ches off.
Functioning of the automated air recirculation
sett ing, fresh air ent ers the p assen ger compartment. If th e sys te m detects an in crease d
co ncentrat ion in the out side air, it automatically switches to air recirc ulation. As soon
a s th e po llut an t leve l is bac k in th e no rmal range,
air recirculati o n is switc h ed off .
Unpl
easa nt od ors can no t be detected by th e
sys tem.
A ir rec ir c ulati on i s n
ot automatically activated under th e followin g o utside tempe ratures and conditi ons:
The coo ling sys te m i s activa te d (indicato r light
in butt on is illum inated) an d th e ambient
air temperature is coo ler than ( +3 oc ).
The co oling sys te m and the w in dshie ld wipe r
are switc h ed off, and the ambien t a ir temperature
i s coo le r th an
Th e cooling sys te m i s switched th e am bient
a ir temperature is c oole r th a n +59 and
th e w indshi eld wip er is switched on.
Switching air recircu lation on and off
button repeatedly
until the rig ht ind icator light in th e button co mes on.
off. button re peate dl y
u ntil no indicat or light in the button is on.
Temporarily deactivating automatic air
butt on once to switch to m anual
a ir recirculatio n t emporarily in the event of
buH on aga in afte r more than two
seco nds to resume auto matic ai r recir cul atio n.
air ca uses driver fatigue and reduces dri ver
a lertness, which can cause accidents, collisions and serious personal injury.
Neve r use air recirculation mode over an tende d p eriod of lime, since no fre sh air will
e nt er the passen ge r compartment.
When the air conditioner is off and tion mode is condensat ion can quickly form on th e w indows and greatly reduce visibility.
Alwa ys sw itc h off recirculation mode when it
i s not needed.
Note
Do not smoke w hen air re circulation is switc hed draw n into the ventilation syste m can le ave residue on tl1e evaporator and on the dust and poll en acti ve carbon filter , resulting in mane nt odors wheneve r the air conditioner is switched
W hen driv in g in reverse and w hil e th e mati c wipe r/washer is op erating, air latio n is bri efly act ivate d so exh au st fumes canno t ge t into th e passenger
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the safety
inforrnation and heed th e on page
a safety belt is dirty, thi s ca n p reve nt the belt from working properly. Keep safe ty belt s clean and regularly check all safe ty belts for damage.
belt s must n eve r be taken apart for cleani ng.
Remove coarse dirt with a
pull the dirt y safety belt o ut of tractor and keep it out.
cleaning, always the safety belt s tim e
to dry th orough ly before letting them retract. Thi s
help s prevent damage to the retrac tor.
Do not le t th e safety belts retract until th ey are completely dry .
the condition of all safe ty belts regularly . If you notice that th e belt webbing, hardware,
r e tractor , buckle, or any oth er part of the safe ty
belts is damaged, immedia te ly have an rized Volk swage n dealer or authorized swage n Facility replace the sa fe ty belt
w it h the correc t rep lacement belt for your hicle model and m od el year. Damage to safe ty belts reduces thei r overall eff ec tiveness and
Neve r usc chemical cleaning agents, vent s,
jects. Otherwise, the belt webb ing be icantly weakene d.
M te r cleaning, always give the safety belts
ti me to dry comp le tel y before lett ing them trac t. The moi sture can damage the retrac to r
and keep it from workin g pro perly.
Neve r let fore ign objec ts or liquid s get into
th e sa fe ty belt latch. This could preve nt th e belt
bu ckles
and safe ty belts from working prop erly.
Damaged safety belts must be replaced;
they can no t be repaired.
Never try to repair a damaged safety bel t yourse lf. Never remove or modify the safety belt s in anyway.
In sp ec t b elts reg ularl y for damage. If bing, binding s, buckles, or re tractor s are ged, have the belts rep laced immediately lvith
the correct replacement belts approved by wagen for your vehicl e, model, and model year.
H e placement after a cras h may be necessary
even if a safety belt show s no visib le damage.
Anch orages that have been loaded must also be in spected
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Curb weight
The weight of a motor vehicle with
standard equipment including the
maximum capacity of fuel, oil, and
coolant, air conditioner, and addi­
tional weight
of optional equip­
ment.
Extra load tire
A tire designed to operate at higher
lo
ads and at higher inflation pres­
sures than the corresponding stan­
dard tire.
Gross Axle Weight Rating
(GAWR)
The load-carryin g capacity of a
single axle system, measured
where the tire contacts the ground.
Gross
The maximum loaded weight of
the vehicle.
Groove
The space between two adjacent
tread rib s.
Load rating (code)
The maximum load that a tir e is
rated to carry for a given inflation
pressure.
You may not find this in­
formation on all tires because it is
not required by law.
Maximum load rating
The load rating for a tire at the
maximum permissible inflation
pressure for
that tire.
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
The total of:
Curb weight
Accessory weight
Vehicle capacity weight
Production options weight
Maximum (permissible) inflation
pressure
The maximum cold inflation
pressure
to whic h a tire may be
inflated.
Also ca lled
inflation
Normal occupant weight
Means 150 lbs (68 kilograms) times
the number of occupants seated in
the veh icle
up to the total seating
capacity
of your vehicle.
Occupant distribution
The placement of passengers in a
veh icle.
pounds or less.
Ply
A layer of rubber- coated parallel
cords.
Ply separation
A parting of rubber compound bet-
ween adjacent plies.
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Garage door opener
De leti ng programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
F u el
............................... 239
Grades ............................. 239
Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gettin g re ady
........................... 28
Glasse s storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Light ................................ 125
See storage compart ment s ............ 163
Gross vehicle weig
ht ....................
H
Head restraints ....................... 61, 62
Headlig
ht r a n ge adjustment ............. 125
D ynamic headli ght range adjustment .. 125
Fully automated leve lin g sys tem ....... 125
Headlight range control sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights Washe r sys t
em .......................
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heating sys tem
Also see: Air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . 226
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
High
beam s witch ...................... 122
Hill Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ic e
removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Id
ent ifica tio n number ................... 3 1
Igniti
on See engine and ign ition ............... 172
Ignition keys see Vehi cle key s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition swit ch ......................... 174
Safety int erlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Unauthorized vehicle key ............. 174
Immobilizer ............................ 178
Malf
unc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Import ant vehicle la bel s ................. 31
Alphabetical index
In an em erg ency.......................
In emergency
Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Em ergenc y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yoursel f and the ve hicl e . . .
Indicator ligh t
Brake
pad i ndica tor ............. 189
Brake syste m ........................ 189
e n g in e o il leve l ............. 247
S te ering column lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle key.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windshield wash e r
leve l ......... 128
Indicator light s
L ig ht s
............................... 121
Indirect ve ntil ation.................... 232
Individ ual door unlocking............... 39
Infr
ared-reflecting winds hi eld . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Inside mirror ........................... 134
I n s
trument clu ste r ....................... 13
D is p l
ay ........................... 16, 17
Dis p lays .............................. 21
In dica tor light .. .................. .... 13
I n strumen ts .......................... 1 6
Menu stru cture ....................... 21
Serv ic e r
eminder disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Symbols .............................. 13 U sing m enu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lig ht s ........................ 13
In s
trument cluster di splays ...... ........ 21
Instrument panel........................ 6 Air 274

J
Jack ...................................
Jump starting
e m erge ncy startin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jump-start
jumper cables.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
K
button....................... 175
U nl ock ing and lockin g ve hicle ......... 41
lo ck and start system
Unlocking an d lo ckin g ve hicl e ......... 41
start a nd loc k sy ste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keyless
Access ... ............................ 41
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 334
Jack ............................... . 333 With jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Light
Aco ustic warnin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adapt ive Fro
nt Lighting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Lights
............................... ..
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Turn s ig n al leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Load
rating code of the tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Load rating of the tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Load
ing
Dri v
ing with an open rear ha tc h . . . . . . 139 Ge neral instruc tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lug gage
compartm ent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Luggage compartment pass-thro ugh.. 145
a nd snowboard sac k.............. 146
lu ggage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T i
e-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Trail er
..... ... ...................... 155
Locking A
fter airbag ac tiva tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle .............................. 39
Low b
eams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
L uggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Luggage compartment cove r . . . . . . . . . 144
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . 125 Net. ................................ 148
Luggage compartment lid
rear hatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 45
L uggage
compartmen t net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Luggage
compartment p ass-through . . . . 145
Luggage r
ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
M
Malfunction
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
D yn a
mic . . . . . . . . 218, 219
H eati ng a nd air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . 231
Immo bilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Park Dista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power o u ts id e mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Power sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 wind ows ......................
Radi o recepti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
H ain
sen so r......................... 1 31
368 369

Reve rse camera .........................
Roof rack .............................. 149
Run -flat tires
Code ................................ 291
s
.................................. 178
belt height adjusters ............... 75
b elt load limit er ................... 78
belt position ...................... 74
b elt preten sioncr .................. 78
belt retractor ...................... 78
belts .............................. 67
Belt pos ition .......................... 74
Belt sta tu s display.................... 68
Checklist ............................. 72
C leaning ............................ 275
Extende r ............................. 76
Faste ning ............................ 73
Lockab le sa fe ty belt ................... 72
No t fas tened......................... b elt height adjuste rs ............ 75
b elt load limiter. ................ 78
belt prete nsioner ............... 78 belt retractor ................... 78 Twisted belt .......................... 72
Unfa stening .......................... 73
U sin g ................................ 72
Wa rnin g light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b elt s protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
continents ........ 312
heating............................ 65
position
Imp roper seating positions ............ 57
.................................. 56
Secu ri
ng a load
Roof rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Selector lever lock ..
.................... 183
th e vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
reminder display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settin gs
A ir
conditioner ...................... 231
paddles
T ipt ronic
............................ 185
Alphabetical index
Shiftin g ................................ 179
Auto matic transmis sion .............. 182
Eme rge ncy relea sing of the selector leve r. .
325
Gea rs hif t lever (
manual transmi ssion) . 182
Manual tra nsmiss ion ................. 182
Selector lever (automati c trans missio n) 182
Warnin g and indicator lights ..........
Curtain Protection
see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sitt in
g................................. 56
Adjust ing hea d restra ints .............. 61
Adjusting th e s teeri ng w heel position.. 63
Electrically adjus table front seat.... . . .
In stalling head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mecha nica l front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 sea tin g pos ition... . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear backre st
........................ 143
Remov ing head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact spare w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consid era tion s
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Dr iving with a trailer
................. 156
Foldi ng m irror in
.................... 136
....... .................. 189, 192
park ing
.............................. 33
e mi ssion ..................... 241 Towi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Vehi cle was hing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 W ashing ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Fue l
Syste m: including coils an d se nsors
System: inclu ding Malfunction Lamp
Secondary Air
Emissi on-related hoses. gaske ts . cla mps and
othe r accesso ries used with the above compo­
nents
For 8 years or
the vehicle has been in use for more than 24 months or miles, but less than 8 years or miles, whichever occurs first, your Volkswa ­
gen dealer will repai r o r r eplace free-of-charge the
f ollowing major emission control componen ts o
nly:
T he obligation of Volkswagen und er th is wa rrant y
i s limit ed , h owever, to the fo llowing: within this
period a defect in m ater ia l o r work manship causes
t he vehicle to fail to conform
with EPA re gul atio ns
a nd the veh icle is brought to the workshop of any
a uth o riz ed Volkswage n
deale r in the United Sta tes,
inclu ding it s te rr it ories the deal er will make repairs
as may be required by these regulations free o f
Cata lytic Converter and Particulate Filter
Boa rd Diagnostic Device
Emissions Performance Warranty
For 2 years or
Volkswage n of America, .. an opera tin g unit of Volksw agen Group of Amer ica, ( "Vo lkswa­
gen "), wa rrants to the orig in a l retail pu rc h ase r or
o rig inal lessee of a model yea r Volkswagen vehicle and any sub sequent purchaser or l essee of
the vehicle that if the following condition s are met,
any authorized Volkswagen deale r in the United including its te rrit ories, will remedy any
non conformity , as determi ned bel ow, fr ee of
c h arge , under the following conditi ons:
th e veh icle fails to confo rm at any time during
24 months or de­
termined by an EPA Ap proved and Main te nance test or in spectio n, o r
miles, whic hever o ccurs first. the vehicle fails
an
and Main te n ance test or inspec­
tion res ulting from a malfunction of a cata lytic con­
verte r, p articul ate filter, engine electronic control
modu le or
on-b oard diagnost ic device and
Federa l Emission s W arranti es 11