2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS lock

Door-opening handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power lo ckin g sw itch fo r lockin g and unlocki ng th e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
light for
-mirro r heating
-Foldin g in the outside mirrors
Bu11ons for operating the power w indow s
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1 1and le for relea sin g the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
option for a hi gh vis ibil ity ves t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicl e overview

Instrument cluster:
- Instr
uments .................................. o o o............ 16
- Disp lay ............................ o o 16
-Warning and in dicator lig hts ............... ..... o o o ... 13
Lever for windshi eld wip er and washer ........ o o
-Imermittent o pe rat ion for windshi eld wip ers .
-wiping" 1x
- W
indshield
- Rear window wip er
- Aut om ati c wipe/wash rea r
-Lever with buttons for the Volkswagen Information
Ignit ion lock or starter butto n (Keyless Ent ry .............
..... ........................................................ .......
Lever for adjustable s teering wheel ........................... o o
Horn (o nl y work s w hen the ign ition is sw itched o n)
Driver front airbag ............................... ........... o o o
o o
Pa ssenger compartment 8 9
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this section informa tion on the lowing:
Instrument overview ...............•.........
Displays
Compass .................................. .
Service reminder displ
ay
More information:
Warn ing and indi cator page 13
in the ins trument
16
17
19
Display of th e se lec ted gea rs (a utoma tic trans­
m iss ion) p age 179
reminder Bookle t Wnr­booklet.
Driver di strn ction con en usc nccidcnts and se­riou s personal injury.
Never usc the buttons in the in strument clus te r driving .
first read and no te the imroductory informati on and heed th e on page 16.
In strum ent
Button for setting the clo ck!).
- Push
button to hi ghli ght the hour or the minut es in the clo ck di splay.
- To advance the clock , pu sh t
he P ress a nd hold th e buu o n to fast fo rward.
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button aga in to fini sh se llin g th e clock.
Tachometer (thousands of revolut io ns per minute w hen the engine is running).
The re d zo ne at th e e nd of th e scale indica tes maximu m permis s ible eng in e gears Engine coo lant temperature display
page 17.
Fue l page 234.
ll Depending on th e ve hicle model. th e clock can also be set via the Seltings menu in th e instrument clus ter dis­p lay

Service reminder
first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the WARNINGS on page 16.
The service appointment reminder is shown in the clus te r page 16, fig. 6 more information, please see the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
Information on
maintenance Booklet booklet
Volkswagen distinguishes between serv ic e ap­pointments an engin e oil change, such as an in spection serv ice. The service reminder di splay indicates only ser­
vice appointme nt s w hi ch includ e an engine oil change. All o th er serv ice appointments, su ch as the n ex t due inspection serv ice or brake fluid
change, are indi cated on the sticker on the veh icle
door pillar or in th e Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
For vehicles with
time or distance-driven depen­
d ent service, fixed service intervals are defined.
Service reminder
If se rv ic e is due in the near future ,
a wrench and a miles (kilomete rs) indicator are shown in the in strument cluster display . The
mil eage shown is the m aximum distance can
b e dri ven until the require d service must be form ed . Th e di spla y changes after a few seconds. A
clock symbol is displayed and the number of days
until the re quired service is show n.
For
i s dis pla yed for severa l sec­onds. For Service now
i s indi cated on the instrument cluster display.
overview
Querying a service message
The current service message can b e accessed
whe n the ig niti on is switched on, the engine is
switched off, and the vehicl e is stopped:
button in the instrument clu ste r
seve ral times until the wrench ap­pears.
Select th e Settings menu.
In the Service sub-menu, se lec t th e Info menu item.
Overdue service is indicated by a negative sig n in
front of the mil eage or day info rm ation. Fo r cles Service since---mi or--­days is indi cated on the instrument cluster displa y.
Resetting the service reminder dis
play
If the service was not performed by an authorize d Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volk swagen
Serv ice Facilit y, the service reminder can be reset as follows:
Veh icl
es with text message display:
Se lec t th e
menu.
the sub-menu, select the Reset menu ite m.
request with
off the ig nition.
lea se th e button and push button withi n about seconds.
Do
not reset the service r eminde r betwe en serv ice intervals; otherwise, incorrect information will be display ed.
The se rvice reminder disappear s afte r a seconds when the engi ne is running or the bullon has been pushed .

sub-menu
first read and note the introduc to ry information and heed the o n page 21.
C onve nience m enu Functi on
Door unlock
lndiv. door unlock: When
the ve hicl e is unl ocked with th e ve hicl e key, only th e 1/ d river door is unlocked. All doors an d the hatch open only after page38 button is push ed secon d time.
Auto
Lock . doors and the rear hat c h lock automatic all y a speed of about mph (16 km /h ). To unlo ck when the vehicle is not moving, press t h e power locking syste m b u!!on or take the ke y out of the ign itio n.
Aut o
Unlock : doors and the rear hatch unlock automatically when the key is
ta ken our of th e ign ition .
Depending upon the setup, w hen the vehicle is un locked with the vehicle key, the following doors are u nlocked:
I> All doors: All door s are unlocked.
I> lndiv. d oo r: see a bove /.
Door unlock I> Veh . side: The doors on the d rive r sid e are unlocked .
Manu of ve hicles wit h th e dri ver door unlock s the drive r door an d those d oo rs on th e page38 sid e w here r e la te d ve hicl e key is located.
I> In di vidual: the driver door is unloc ked. ve hicle s w ith
page 38.
Automat ic Auto
Lockor Auto Unloc k: Door unlock
ATA co nfir m acknowledgment for the activat io n of th e anti-th eft alarm sys tem page 38.
W
ind ow opera tio n w indow se!!i ngs: When unlocking or locking, windows can be open ed or closed . The opening feature can only be activa ted for the driver door page48.
M irror dow n
Tilts passenger mirror clow n when backing u p so yo u can see curb
menu.

Lights & sub-menu
Ple ase first read and note the introductory in formation and heed the on page 21.
lights & Function m enu
Background Adjust the brightness th e background or swit ch thi s feature o n or off.
brightness w he n the doors are open .
Daytime running
Activate or deac tivate day tim e running
the feature is enable d . the turn signal at least three times when the turn sig nal is page
Factory setting Hesets the f
u nctions in th e Light & sub-m enu back to the factory settin gs.
Back The
display switc hes back to the Setting s menu.
Please first re ad and note the introductory in fo rmatio n and heed the on page 21.
two people use th e ve hicle, Volkswage n ommends that each p erson a lways use vehicle key. th e ignition is swit ch ed o ff or the vehicl e is locked, personal convenience tings are store d automatically and assign ed to the
ve hicl e page 21.
The values for the personal convenience settings
for the followin g m enu item s can be assig n ed to a vehicl e key:
Settings me
nu
Tim e
Instrum ent cluster
Lan g uage
Unit s
Settings
Conven ience menu
Door unlock (single door unlockin g. A uto Lock)
Co nveni ence operati on for the windows
Mirro r down
Settings li ght s & menu
Home Leavi ng Hom e
Lan e changing feature (comfort turn s ig n al)
The s tore d settings are reac tiva ted whe n the tion i s switched
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In this sec tion find informa tion on th e
key s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 3 5
Indicator
. . . . . . 36
R ep lacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Synchronizing the . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
More information:
Se tting s in the Volk s wa gen In fo rm ation Sys te m page21
p age 38
Start ing a nd stopping the page 172
Co nsumer pag e
Em erge ncy clo sin g and page 322
Imprope r u se of vehi cle keys can r esult in riou s personal injury.
Always tak e th e key with you wh en you lea ve
th e vehicle. It ca n b e use d to start th e e ngine and operate ve hicl e sys te m s s uch as th e po wer
keys
Fig. 1 2 Vehicl e key with panic button.
B efo re drivin g
Neve r leave childr en , di sabl ed p ersons, or a nyo ne wh o cannot help the m se lves in the hicle. The doors ca n b e lo ck ed with the remote
contro l k ey. Thi s could result in pe ople bein g
trapp ed in the ve hicl e in em erg en cy . F or depending on th e tim e of year, p eopl e
trapp ed in the ve hicl e can be ex po sed to very
hi gh or very low temperatures. Heat build -up in
th e passe nger and luggage compartment of a
p a rk ed ve hicle can res ult in temperatures in the
ve hicl e th at are much higher th an th e outside temperatures, part ic ul arl y in summer. atures can qui ckly reac h leve ls that can unco nsciou sn ess and death, particul arl y to c hildr en.
Never remove the key fro m the ig niti on switch th e vehicl e is moving or ro lling to a
s top. The s tee rin g w heel will lock and yo u no t be able to steer o r co ntro l th e veh icle.
fir s t r ead and no te th e in troduc tory in fo rm ation and heed the on page34.
key
The vehicle key can unl ock and lock th e vehicl e
from a di stance.
The remo te tran sm itte r
and batt ery are inside th e
k ey fo b. Th e receiver i s in side the passe nge r
hicle key , th e key mu st b e re-sy nchro ni ze d 37 or the battery in the vehicle key must b e
r epla ced.

Folding the key bit in or out
Press ing page 34, fig. releases the
k ey bit.
To
fold th e key bit
this button in emergencies! After pushin g th e button, the horn will sound and the turn signal s will the button aga in to
sw itch off the panic fe ature.
Replacement keys
The ve hicl e id entifi cation number is required to
ge t a replacement k ey or an additiona l vehicle key.
No more th an eight ve hicl e keys , w hi ch have been
cut. coded and syn chroni zed can be used with your ve hicle .
E a c h n
ew key contains a microchip and must be coded w ith the data from the ve hicle's electroni c immobilizer. A key will not work if it does not co n­
t a in a mi crochip o r co ntains a chip that is not coded, even if the key bit was cut co rrectly.
You can obtain additional or duplicate remote co ntrol keys from authorize d Volkswagen dealers,
authorize d Volkswage n Service Facilities and from certain indep end ent repai r facilities and lock­smiths which are qualifi ed to make these remote control keys.
Eac h key must be programmed to wo rk with your pag e 37.
key
Fig . 13 key .
Opening and closing
To find the nearest qualifi ed ind ep endent repair fac ility, locksmith or Volkswag en d eal er w hi ch ca n
c ut and co de re placement keys call the tomer H otlin e at
cu stomers can contact an authorized Volkswagen dea ler or Volksw age n Serv ice Facility or call the Volk swage n
Note
The vehicle keys contain electrica l components.
the buttons on the ve hicl e key onl y when one of th e fun ctions is re all y needed .
S ince terrain and condition s vary , pressing a button on the key whe n it is not ne cess ary may un­
l ock the vehicle or set off the panic alarm, eve n if
yo u think yo u are out of rang e.
m key fun ctions can be te mporaril y dis­
bad weather. as well as a weak battery can re­duce the operating range.
fir st read and note the introductory information and heed the WAHNINGS on page 34.
The ve hicl e key set includes a valet fig.
U se the va le t key for:
Manually locking and unlock ing the v ehicle page322.
Startin g page l72.
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