hood release VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2004 Owners Manual

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
More important th ings to know about front airbags
Fig. 23 Front oirbog deployment zone
Fig. 24 lnfloted front oirbogs
The areas in red (dotted fig. 23
indi cate the nirbag d e plo ym en t zone. Never place or a tt ac h accessories or other o bj ects
( s u ch as cup holders. telephone large, heavy or b u lky objects) on the doors, or n ear the area marked in re d (dotted
arc important to help keep front seat
occupants in the proper seated position so that airba gs can properly and prov ide mental protectio n in a fronta l collis io n.
The front airbags are designed to provide tional protecti on the chest and race or the
dri ver and the front seat passenger w hen:
safety belt s are worn properly,
th e scat s have been positi oned so that the occupant is seated as the airbag,
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and th e head have been properl y adju sted.
Because ai rb ags innate in the blink an eye wit h great force, things you or have on the seat could become gero us proje ctil es, and be pu shed int o yo u
an airbag de pl oys, fine dust is released.
Thi s is no rm al and is not caused by a fire in the ve hicl e. This dust is made up mostly or powder used t o lubri cate th e airbags as they d eploy. could irritate skin.
It is important to remembe r that while the sys tem is desig ned to reduce the like lihood serio us injuries, other inj uries, exampl e swellin g, bruising and minor sio ns, can also happen when airbags ba gs do not pro tect the arms or the lower parts he body. Front airbags only supplement the three p oint safety in som e frontal collisions in whi ch the decele ration is high enough to the airba gs.
Front oirbogs will not deploy:
in sid e
in rear-e nd collis io ns,
in
w hen the c rash decelera tion measured by the sys te m is less than the mi nimum thres ho ld needed airbag deploymen t reg-is ter ed b y the electronic control u nit.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
This overview will the controls and displays
quickly.
Release handle
lock ing button ...... .... .
Light switc h ................... .
Air outlet s
Thumb wheel for opening and closin g the a ir vent
Turn signal and high beam leve r
Paddle leve r for shifting (automatic
t ransmiss ion ) .................. .
In strument cluste r:
- Instru
ments ... ...........• ...
- Dis pla y ..
-Warning lights ............... .
Lever for Windshield wiper and washer ........................ .
Air outlet for in d irect ventilatio n or storag e compartment ........... .
Emerge ncy flasher sw itch ....... .
Warning light for front passenge r airbag switc hed booklet 2.1
Fron t passenger airbag bookle t 2.1
G lo ve compartment handle and lock ........................... .
F u e l flap re lease button and chapter the
H ear lid re lease .......... .
® w indow switches for
windows ...................... .
Swit ches for adjus ti n g the outs id e power mirrors ................. .
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43
46
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1
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4
49
45
35
38
53
Engine hood re lease lever booklet3.2 and c h a pter in the engin e compartment"
Instrument cluster light switch . . . 44
control lever, . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driver airba g 2.1 chapter
Horn (works o nly when the ig niti on
i s on)
Leve r for adjus table steering column . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ignit ion lock ...... 00............ 84
Thumb wheel for left seat heating 59
for
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
- Climatro nic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
A ddit iona l s torage compartment
-
outle t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
bilization or slip regulatio n booklet3.2 and chapte r
Parki ng brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Button for switc hing tire moni-toring p ressure systemll booklet3.2 chapter
holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Se lecto r lever fo r automatic trans-missio n or gears h ift lever ( m anual
transmissi o n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thumb w heel for right seat
heatin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sound syste m booklet3.4

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
th e release lever for
the engine hood is located in the on the
d rive r side
Befor e you open the engine hood, make
sure that the w indshi eld wiper arms are
folded-up against the winds hi eld so that
the hood will not be damaged when the
hood is opened.
fig . 4 . The engi ne hood is released
from its latch by a s
pring mechanism
Lift the engin e hood up at the re lease
fig. 5(arrow) and open the hood
until it is held up by the gas-filled strut.
Fig . 5 Detail of the radiator release lever open ing the en gine hood
Warning engine hood
With the ignition on, the warnin g light indicate s
that the engine hood is open. The warning light must out when the engine hood is closed (to the second latch ).
If there is a displa y
in the cluster, it is visible even
when the ignit io n is not switched on. After the
vehicle has been locked, the disp lay must go out after about 15 seconds .
WARNING
Before working in lhe engine compart­ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS 39. The engine compartment of any motor vehicl e is a potentially dangerous area and can cause se riou s personal injury.