2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS remote control

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.
34 35

light in the vehicle key
Fig. 14 Indicator in th e
key: battery comportment cover.
first read and note the introductory information and heed the on page34.
page 34.
Remove the cover on the back of the veh icle key fig. in the direct io n of the CD.
a thin object pry th e battery out of the battery fig. 16.
fig . an d press it into the battery compartment sit e to direction of the CD.
th e cove r as fig. 16 and press
it down (opposit e to direction of the arr ow) until
yo u hear it click into place.
Before driving
first read and note the introductory information and heed the on page 34.
a button i n the (a rrow) flash once briefly. a button is down, it flash severa l
tim es. such as when using the convenience open ing feature.
key does not up when the button is p ressed, the battery the key must be page 36. A tion of
Note
Changing the battery improperly can damage the veh icle key.
th e battery can damage the hicl e key. Replace a discharged battery with one
t hat has the same voltag e, siz e, and specifications.
Make sure the plus and minus poles of the tery are correctly positioned.
responsib le man ner.
Batteries of the typ e used in your vehicle key
(remote control key) may contain Specia l handling may apply. legal requirements regard ing
dea lers and authorized

minutes. onl y the outer button on the driver door is affected, o nl y thi s button is deactivat ed.
The sensors become active again if one of the fol­lowing events occurs:
minutes have pass ed.
OR:The vehicle is unlocked usin g button in the vehicle key.
order to uti lize convenience closing of all power window s and the power sunroof. press the outer button on the door handle for at least
the outer button in ord e r to stop the process.lfthe outer button on th e door handle is acti va te d a gain immedia te ly aft er it relea sed,
all windows are ope n ed (safe ty fun cti on) page 48.
Anti-theft system
lir st read and note the introduc tory information and heed the on page38.
The anti-theft alarm sys te m makes it more difficult
for someon e to break into or ste al the vehicl e.
The anti-theft alarm system is automati cally acti ­vated when th e ve hicle is locke d b y pressing the lock button on th e vehicle key (remote control
k ey).
When is the alarm trigg ered?
The anti-theft a larm system sounds fo r ab out seconds and fla shes the turn signals fo r up to minutes if the f ollowing a c ti ons are performed on the locke d vehicl e:
Opening been mechanic ally unlo cke d and not swit ching on the ig n ition w ithin about
Forcibl y opening a door.
Forcibl y opening the engin e hood.
Forcibl y opening the rear h atc h .
on the ig nit io n an invalid or un­programmed key.
Before driving
Door opening is performed ac cording to the set­tings ac tivate d in the corresponding m enu Settings -Convenience a door handle is being
page
at least o ne power window is open and the sensor i s continuously activated, the con­venience clos ing starts .
page
the ele c troni c ste e rin g column lock will not lo ck and the ve hi cle
hide ke y is discharged or it might not be possibl e to unlock and lo ck the vehicle using
D isconnecting the vehicle battery.
Deactivating the alarm
Unlock the ve hicl e with the unlock button on the vehicl e key or swit ch on the ignition with v alid vehicle key.
aft er the alarm h as stoppe d, the v ehi cle is opened aga in in the same or a differ ent area pro tecte d b y the alarm, the alarm sound again if the rear h a tc h is o pen ed after one of the doors has been o pe ned.
T he anti-theft alarm sys te m i s not activa te d w hen th e vehicle is locke d with the lock swit ch
th e driv er door is unloc ke d u sing the ve ­
the ve hicle battery is disc harge d or weak, not w ork properly.

Homelink® Universal Transmitter
this sectio n information on the lowing:
Programming the garage door opener . . . . . . . . . 54
Operating the garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The HomeLink ® Transmiu er in your can be used to an automatic rage door or gate, activa te a house alarm, or trol a vice s come with a hand-held remot e
help you program the
H omeLink ® to a garage door ope ner o r ot her dev ice so
th at you not have to use the hand-held re m ote
co ntr ol ins ide your vehicle.
Fixed code or
Transm iner must be
54.
Compatibility
Volkswagen recomm end s that
swage n Se rvice Facility about compatible devi ces
before you buy a ga rage door opener or othe r vice Tran smiuer.
Th e Hom
eLink® Transmiue r can be
programmed to the radi o freque ncy codes of most currenl hand- held remote controls.
Safety switches
are mand atory for garage door
o pen ers.
Opening and closing
Improper u se ofthe HomeLink ® can cause serious or even fatal sonal injury.
Never let anyo ne get in the way of a garage door when it is opening or clo sing.
vent serious perso na l injury or property
damage.
on a
garage door opener with a rolling code, yo u will need to stand o n a ladder or step-s tool. Always
take extra precautions to prevent falls and rious injury.
Never usc the HomcLink ®
tured befor e April!, 1982.
A garage door opener that cannot detect an
object, signaling the door to sto p and reverse,
docs not meet current fed eral safety standards. a garage door opener without these
Follow the installation manual and the
turer when u sin g th e remote-contr olled garage
door opener or it s electrical
52

Programming the garage door opener
Fig. 28 The remo te contro l ond buttons for the Homelink Universal Transmitter ore in the sun visor.
fir s t r ead and note th e int ro d uctory info rm ation on page 53.
The buttons
read the dev ic e manufacturer's tions b efo re programmin g a gara ge door open er o r dev ice.
Sa fe ly pa rk t he o f the d evic e to b e programmed.
S w itch the ig nition o n, but do no t sta rt the gin e.
B efo re initial
programming:
and ho ld b utton s seconds. Whe n th e indic at or light above begin s to
immedi a te ly rel ea se both buttons. T his s te p
d e letes an y o ld se ttin gs. Thi s s te p does h av e to
b e
th e s te ps for getti ng ready to gram a s describ ed pag e 54.
Hold the han d -h e ld remote contr o l f or the
m itt er key pad in the sun fig . 26 whil e
B efo re
driving
Fig. 29 To program : simultaneously press the buttons
for the Home link Universal Transmitter end the remo te
control.
k
eepi ng the indica to r ligh t above view. yo u ho ld the hand-held remote too far away, the process may have to be repeate d .
and ho ld the button o n the hand-held m ote contro l fo r th e device bein g prog rammed and at the sa m e time press and ho ld the Un iv e rsal Tran smitter button th at
yo u want to use on th e sun visor ( until the indi c a to r light abov e fig. 29 .
Hele ase the buttons. The device is now
these ste ps to p rogra m th e o ther buttons
f o r th e Hom eLink® Universal Tra nsmitt er on the
s u n visor k ey p ad to contro l o ther dev ic es.
S y nchronizing a
device that uses a
the steps for ge tt in g re ad y to g ra m described page 54.
the page 54.
th e m anufacturer's instr u c tions fo r th e rage door o pe ne r or other device, find the button " fo r synch ron iz ing new han d-h eld remote
co ntro ls to th e device yo u wa nt to co n trol.
W ithin second s aft er p ress ing the on th e su n visor ke ypad for the H om cLink ® Uni versal
Tran sm itter. t h at sa me button second tim e
t o comple te the process. For som e sys te m s. th e
b u tto n on t he s un visor key p ad m ay have to be
pressed

Deleting programming for
pro gramming for th e or turning it ove r to people you do not know.
the s te p s for getting ready to pro­
gram as describ ed p age 5 4.
Operating the garage door opener
fir st re ad and note the introductory information on page 53.
The vehicl e must be in the operating range of th e garage or outer ga te drive.
W ith ig nit ion on or engin e running, press the appropriate button in th e sun
an d h old at the same tim e, for about seco nds. When the indicator
light abov e b egi ns to
immediately re lease both buttons. Thi s step dele tes
page 55, door
The rang e of th e 1-lomeLink® Trans­
m itt er roughly
corresponds to th e range of the orig inal re mot e control of the device or th e e lec­
tri ca l drive. Jfthe garage door or the e lec trical drive
does not work, this coul d be fo r o ne o f the fol­
lo wing reasons:
re medy
Batteri es in th e remote con-batteries.
tr ol are dead.
Dis ta nce
or tr ansmission
G arag e door or e lectrica l
angl e too great.
dri ve does not work. Garage door or electrical
drive no t compatible.
In co rre ct programmin g.
usc th e HomcLink ® Trans­
mi tter when you arc within range and no one is
th e way.
Note
The wro n g batteries can damage the remote con­trol. Rep lace a discharge d battery wi th one that has th e sam e vo ltage , size , and specifications.
Opening and closin g
Try differe nt dista nces and angles to there-ce iver.
May not co mpl y with legal requirements and may have to be r e placed .
Re-program garage d
oor opener.
di spose of old batteries properly and in a n envir onmentally respon sibl e manner.
clas sified Material. S pec ial handling m ay apply. Se c wwlv.cltsc.ca .gov/ haza rdou swaste/perchlorate . lega l requir ements rega rdin g proper
54 5 5

Ignition key positions
Fig. 118
Please first r ead and n o te the introduc tory information and heed th e on
fig. 118
No key in ig nitio n switch : column is lo cke d.
Ig nition switched e lec trical co nsumers T he ve hicl e key b e
r emove d.
Ig nition is switched on . Th e di ese l e n gin e is pre h eated. column lock b e leased.
th e e ng in e. the eng in e start s, relea se th e ve hicl e key. released . th e ve hicle
k ey return s to
If you use the w rong key
If an unauthorize d ve hicl e key been inserted
int o the ig niti on switch , it b e removed as lows:
transmi ssion: the ve hicle key cannot b e rem oved from the ig nit ion in thi s the rel ease button on th e transmissio n
se lec to r l eve r releas e. Th e ve hicl e ke y can be re m oved.
Manual tran smissio n: out the ve hicle key.
I
mproper usc of v e hi cle keys can result in rious perso nal injury.
the key with yo u w hen yo u leave the ve hicle . The engine can be started and hicle sy ste m s su ch a s the power windows can be operated, lea din g to serious personal injury.
Neve r lea ve ch ildren , d isabled pe rsons, or anyone who cannot h elp themselves in th e hicle. The doors can be locked with the remote
control key. This could result in peo ple being trapped in the ve hicle in
be exposed to very
hi gh or very low temperatures. eat build -up in the pas senger compartment of
atures can quickl y re ach leve ls cause unconscio usness and death , to
s mall children.
Never remove the key from the ig niti on
swi tc h w hile th e vehicle is moving or rolling to a stop. The steering wheel will lock and you will
not b e a ble to steer or control th e ve hicle.
Leavi ng the key in the ig niti on fo r a long time w hen th e en g in e is no t running will drain the
v ehicle batt ery.

Optical Parking Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assis t. .................. ........
Audio warnin gs
Warning and
indicator lights ........... 13
Automat ic headlight control ............. 124
Automa ti c load deactivation. . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic transmission ................. 179
Direct
th e selector lever
l
ock .............................. 325
Ignition key saf e ty interlock ........... 175
Kick-down feature ................... 186
Launch
control program .............. L86
Ma lfun cti on ......................... 186
Axle weights ............................
B
mount ............................. 157
see Braking assistance syste ms .. ...... 194
Battery Replac e
ment in remote co ntrol key. . . . 36
Belt warning light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bottle
holders
Bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake
Brak e booste r.
...........
.......................... 196
Brake l eve l. ...... ..... .......... 197 Brake pads .......................... 192
Brak ing
assistance sy s tems ........... 194
b rake ............. .... 197
Emerge ncy brake display
during hard brak-ing ................................ 321 Indicato r light ................... .... 189
Alphab etical index
Parking brake ........................ 19 1
Warning
light ....................... . 189
Brak e Assist ............................ 194
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
B rake booste r ...................... 193, 194
Brake
............................. 196
Specifica tions
....................... 196
Brake sys
tem ........................... 194
Malfun ction ......................... 192
Brakes
Eme r
gency when full braking .. 321
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Braking assistance systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Breakdown Protect in g th e ve hicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Break-in period
E ngin e .............................
Brakes ......... .................. 192
c
phone ....... ..... ..................
changer ........................... .
phone
w ithout outside antenna. . . . . . . . .
con so le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a light bulb
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
th e wheel change ... ............ 335
ve hicl e ....................... 333
W heel bolt s ..................... ..... 332 W hee l change ....................... 335