2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Exterior views
Side view

Fig. 1 Vehicle side overview.
Key to fig. 1:
(1) Roof antenna
(2) Fuel filler flap
(3) Outside door handles
(4) Outside mirror
– Additional turn signal light
(5) Side marker light
(6) Lift points for the jack

Front view

Fig. 2 Vehicle front overview.
Key to fig. 2:
(1) Inside mirror
(2) Front windshield
(3) Front windshield wipers
(4) Engine hood
(5) Engine hood release
(6) Headlights
(7) Headlight washers (if applicable)
(8) Fog lights/static cornering lights (if applicable) ,
(9) Front license plate bracket
(10) Threaded hole for the front towing eye (behind cover)

Rear view

Fig. 3 Vehicle rear overview.
Key to fig. 3:
(1) Roof antenna
(2) High-mounted brake light
(3) Rear window
– Rear window defroster
(4) Rear windshield wiper
(5) Taillights ,
(6) Rear hatch
(7) Threaded hole for the rear towing eye (behind cover)
(8) Rear license plate bracket
(9) License plate lights
(10) Volkswagen Emblem for opening the rear hatch

Passenger compartment
Driver door overview

Fig. 4 Overview of controls in the driver door.
Key to fig. 4:
(1) Door handle
(2) Power locking button for locking and unlocking the vehicle 1 – 0
(3) Indicator for power locking system
(4) Switch for adjusting the outside mirror
– Adjusting outside mirrors , – / – 2
– Outside mirror heating ?
(5) Buttons for operating the power windows
– Power windows
– Safety switch for rear power windows _
(6) Lever for releasing the engine hood
(7) Bottle holder
(8) Storage compartment
(9) Reflector

Driver side overview

Fig. 5 Driver side overview.
Key to ⇒ fig. 5:
(1) Headlight switch

– Lever with buttons for the Volkswagen Information System (Basic version) 42)0, /+

Center console overview
Applicable only in the United States
Upper center console

Fig. 6 Overview of the upper center console.
Key to fig. 6:
(1) Switch for emergency flashers 
(2) Air vents / – J
(3) Radio or Radio & Navigation system (factory-installed) ⇒ Booklet Radio
or ⇒ Booklet Navigation system
(4) Controls for:
– Manual AC
– Climatronic
(5) Passenger seat heating button [
(6) PASSENGER AIR BAG /&& light (front airbag for front seat passenger)
(7) Driver seat heating button A

Applicable only in Canada
Upper center console

Fig. 7 Overview of upper center console.
Key to ⇒ fig. 7:
(1) Switch for emergency flashers 
(2) Air vents / – J
(3) Radio or Radio & Navigation system (factory-installed) ⇒ Booklet Radio or
⇒ Booklet Navigation system
(4) Controls for:
– Manual AC
– Climatronic
(5) Passenger seat heating button [
(6) Driver seat heating button A