VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1993 1H / 3.G Workshop Manual

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Q1~ Trailer turn signals(8 ) Anti-locking Brake System
(ABS)* The warning lamp" flashes when turn sig­
nals are switched on when towing a trailer. The warning lamp comes on for a few sec­
onds when the ignition is switched on. The If a turn signal fai ls on the trailer or vehicle,
lamp goes out after
an automatic test se­ the
warning lamp does not flash.
quence has taken place,
If the ASS warning lamp does not go out. or if the ASS warning lamp comes on when
driving, the system is fau lty The vehicle can then only be braked with the normal system
- that is w ith out ASS. The vehicle must be taken to a Vol kswagen dealer as soon as possible .
- ne
warning lamp cluster can contain Further details on ASS is given on page 76 . •anous warning lamps. The warning lamps actually fitted can be recognized by the 5 mbols
to ~Airbag system
n e warning lamp lights for about 3 seconds Nhen the ignition is switched on. If the
N arning lamp does not go out or lights/
;Iickers during the Journey, there is a fault in :he Airbag system , The system should be ct16cked immediately by a Volkswagen
:lealer For further details see page 18.
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Switches
Note
• On vehicles with right-hand drive the ar­rangement of the switches differs. The
symbols on the switches are however the
same as on vehicles wit h left-hand drive.
• The use of the lighting described here is subject to local regulations.
1 -Lighting swit ch -'0­, , '
El ­Switched off
:oo~ -Side lights 1)
Awarning lamp next to the side light symbol
lights up.
§D -Dipped or main beam
The headlights only w ork when the ignition
is on . When the engine is being started and after ignition has been switched off, the
headlights are switc hed off automatically.
Dipping
and flashing the headlights -see
page 53.
~D -Front fog lights*
With li ghting switch in side light or dippe d/
main beam position pull sw itch out to first
d etente .
A w arning lamp next to the front foglight
symbol lights up.
'I) On vehic le s fo r so me expo rt co untri es when
the side li ght s are switchea on with the igni­
tio n sWit ched on, the dip p ed headlig hts als o
c o me on with reduc ed inte slty.
0$ -Rear fog light-
Vehicles without fog lights
Turn lighting switch to dipped/ main beam
positi on and pull switc h out to 1st detente.
Vehicles with fog lights
With lighting sw itc h in d ipped/ main beam
position, pull svvitch out to 2nd detente.
A warning lamp next to the rear fog light
symbol lights up.
Due to the amount of dazzle it causes the
rear fog light should only be sWitc hed on when the visib ility is ve ry poor (in Germany
for example, below 50 m etres)
2 -Instrument ()~;"
lighting
When the lights are on, th e level of the in­
st rument lighting can be re gul ated by turn­
ing the knurled wheel.
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3 -Headlight range
control *
lIJith the electrical range control the head ­ght settings can be matched exactly to the
o ad condition of vehicle. This prevents on­
:::oming traffic from being unnecessaril y
d a zzled . At the same time the correct head­
gh t beam setting provides the best poss­
ble v is ibilit y for the driver.
-he hea dlight s can only be regulated with
: h e dipped headlights switched on .
To lower the beams, turn knurled disc from :he basic position H downwards .
Hazard warning lights
~
When the hazard lights are on, a warn ing lamp in the switch flash es as well.
The system
also works when th e ignitio n is switched off.
Knurled wheel for
seat heating*
The cushion and backrest of the front seats

can be heated electrically w hen the ignition
is on.

The heating is switched
on and regu lated

w ith the knurled w heel.

T o
sWitch heating off, turn knurled whee l

down to the detent e posit ion .

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1 -Heated rear window
The heatin g works only when ign it io n i s on.
W hen heate r i s on a lamp in the switch ligh ts up.
~As soon as window is clear, ~switch element off. The reduced current consumption helps to re­duce the fuel consumption -see also page 73.
On veh ic les with electrically adjustable ex ­
terio r m irrors the mirrors are heated as long as the rear w indow heating is switched on.
2 -Rear electric windows·
Using the rocker switch with the safety
switch for th e rear window s -see page 10.
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Tu rn signal and dip lever
~eturn sign als only w ork when the ignition -wit ched on.
~ gh t turn signa ls -lever up
_z turn signa ls -lever down
"en turn signa ls are working, the warning
p flashes as well - see page 48 also.
-'? tur n signa ls cance l automatica lly after rnplet ing a turn
To signal a lane change Note
Move le ve r up or do w n to pres sure point The use of the signals and lighting de­and hold in th is position ­the w arning lamp
scribed he re is subje ct to local regu lations
must also be f lash ing
To dip headlights
Pull le ve r past pressure point towards steer­ing w heel. When high beams are on, the
high beam warning lig ht w ill light up
Headlight flasher
Pull lever towards steeri ng wh eel to pres­
sure poin t - the main beam wa rning lamp
light s up .
Parking lights
The park ing lights on ly work when ignition is s w itched off.
Right park
ing lights -lever up
L
eft park ing li ghts -lever dow n.
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Cruise control system *
To relieve the foot on the accelerator pedal
this system can hold any speed above about
35 km/h (20 mph) constant, so long as en­
gine output permits.
Attention The cruise control system should not be used in dense traffic and poor road conditions (slippery surfaces, aquaplaning, gravel).
When system is switched on do not move into neutral without depres­sing the clutch pedal, otherwise the engine will race and can, under cer­tain circumstances, become dam­aged.
•
The system is operated with the sliding
switch A and the press button B on the turn
signal lever.
The system
is switched on by moving
switch A to ON.
When the speed to be maintained has been
reached the press button B
(SET) must be pressed briefly The foot can then be taken off the accelerator pedal
The p
rogrammed speed can also be in­
creased w ithout pressing the accelerator
p ed
al. The button B need only be pressed
u ntil the desired speed has been reached.
T he speed
can also be increased in the nor­mal way with th e accelerator pedal. When
the pedal is then releas ed the previously
pro gra m m ed speed is resumed
The system is temporarily switched off when brake or clutch pedals are used or when speed IS cons ide rably below pro­
grammed speed i.e. whe n driving up a
steep gradient
in too high a gea r.
To resume speed previo u sly programmed
when brake or clutch pedals are re leased or at end of gradient, push sWit ch A to the left (RES)
Attention The programmed speed must only be resumed when it is not too high for the existing traffic conditions.
The system is completely switched off by moving the switch A to the righ t (OFF) or
-when vehicle is stationary -by switching
the ignition off.
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Windscreen wiper and washer system
Vipers and washe rs o nly work w hen igni­
t io n is switched on.ff : r The heated windscreen washer jets* are swit c hed o n when the ign ition is 9 swi tc hed on and the amoun t of heat is regu­at ed automa tically acco rding to the ambi ­ent tem peratu re
Wh
en it is fr eez ing, ch eck that th e wipe r blades are not fro zen to t he g lass before switching the wipers on for the first time .
Windscreen
• Flick wipe _Ih lever to pressure point befo re deten te 1 .
• Wiper slow Le ve r at pos it io n 1.
• Wiper fast
Lever at posit ion 2
• Intermittent wipe Lever at posit io n 3 The w ipers "vork about every 6 seco nds.

W ith
an infinitely variable intermit­
tent wipe* the wipe dela y can be pro­

gram med betw een abou t 1.5 and 22 sec ­

o nds:

- Sw it c h
on intermitte nt wipe and wipe
once.
- Swi tc h off intermitte nt wi
pe an d then swi tch on again afte r the desired delay
The selec ted delay can be ch anged as oft e n as required. A fter switching off ignition the
se lec ted pause r ever ts back to a six seco nd
I n terv al.
• Automatic washJwipe facility Pull leve r tow ards steer ing whee l -wipe rs
and wash e r work.

R elease
lever-
The was he r st ops an d th e wi pers ca rry on
for abo ut 4 seconds.

Headlight w asher system*
Whe n the head lights are on, the lenses are
washed ev ery tim e the windsc reen is w ashed.
At r egular intervals such a s when filli ng t he tank, cake d-o n dir t a nd Insec ts should be re­
m oved.
Rear window
Press lever aw ay fr om steenng whee l and release -th e wipe r works about every 6
seco nds (inte rm ittent wip e) Pressing and releasi ng lever agai n switches the w iper off.
Automatic wash/wipe
P ress lever away from stee ring wh eel, an d
ho ld in t his positi on ­The wip er an d was her wor k as long as th e
l ever is he ld in thi s posi tio n
Release leve r ­
T he was her stops and th e wiper carr ies on for abo ut 4 seco nd s,
Notes
• T opp ing-up was her fluid
- se e page 103. • Changing winds creen w ipe r blades
- see page 1 04
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Heating and ventilation
The normal heating and ventilation system
described below can be supplemented by an automatic heating regulation (Thermo­tronic)*.
With the Thermotronic* the desired in­
terior temperature is attained as quickl y as possib le and held co nstant. Outs ide and in­
s id e temperat ure sensors measure the ex­
isting temperatures continu ously and pass
the
value s to an e lec tron ic contr ol unit which then alter s the warm air tempera tur e
accordingly. Strong sunshine is also taken
into account by the system.
The "The
rmotronic" makes regulation of
th e heating by hand unneces sary.
Controls
Rotary switch A -Blower and air supply and air conditioner* cut-off
The air flow can be regulated in four stages.
Between positions 1 and 0 the fresh air sup­

p ly can be regulated without blower assist­

ance .

In position 0, air supp ly and blower are off.

Thi s can prevent unclean air from outside

from enteri ng the vehicle . However, as the
windows could th en mist ove r, th e a ir sup­

ply shou ld on ly be switched off briefly.

Normal heating and ventilation

On vehic les with a fresh air filt
er* this is onl y

necessary for a gas type pollution . Du st,

pollen etc.
will be held back by the filter.

Rotary regulator B -Temperature
selection
Clockwise -increases heat output Anti-clockw ise -decreases heat output
With Thermotronic* the figure s on the
scale serve as approximate values for the
interior temperature.
. (G' __

.. with Thermotronic*
Rotary regulator C -Air distribu­
tion
Switch at symbol. V
ents .. fully
open V
ents .. slight ly
open
~ 1,2 3, 4
~ 5 1,2,3,4
~ 3,4,5
1,2
~ 3,4 -
Fo r ve nt layout, see next page
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Air vents
Jepending on th e position of rotary regula­
c o r B heated or unheated fresh air flows 'rom all vents.
- h e vents 3 and 4
can be opene d and closed separately:
nur led w heel upwards or to right ­
a nt opened .
n ur l
ed wheel downwa rds or to left ­
e nt closed .
3 y swinging the comp le te ou
tlet grille of ,e nts 3 and 4 the air flow can be moved
v e rtica lly
N hen the knurl
ed disc in the grille is rotated :0 and fro the air flow direction is altered lat ­
e rally.
The rear footwell vents are supp lied to­
gether With vents 5.
Defrosting windscreen and side
windows
• Rotary switch A to stage 3. • Rotary regulators Band C turned fully to
right.
• Vents 3 closed.
• Additional warm air
can be directed to
the side windows via vents 4.
Demisting windscreen and side
windows
When the w indows steam up due to high air
humidity, e.g. when it is raining , we recom­
mend the follo wing settings:
• Rotary switch A to stage 2 or
3.
• Rotary regulator B, if necessary, clock ­

wise into heating range.

With the "Thermotr
onic"" the value then

set is controlled automatically .

• Rotary regulator C
at ~

• Vents 3 closed.

• Additional warm air can be directed to

the side windows via vents 4.

Heating interior quickly
(without "Thermotronic" *)
• Rotary switch A to stage 3. • Rotary regulator B full y to right.
• Rotary regulator C
at tIl
• Vents 3 closed .
• Vents 4 fully or partially opened w ith
knurled discs
as required.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Heating interior comfortably
(without "Thermotronic" * )
W hen the windows are clear and the de­
sired temperature has been reached we recommend the following settings
•
Rotary switch A at stage 1 or 2.
• Rota ry regulator B at the desired heat
o ut put.
• Depending on
air dist ribution
desired, turn rotary regu lator C
be tween
and
If the wind screen mists over again, the reg ulator can also be turne d
be tween
and
• Vent s 3 c losed .
• With vents 4 the des ired amount of war m air and the air flow direction can be
set.
Heating interior as quickly as
possible and comfortably
(with "Thermotronic " *)
When the windows are clea r, th e following
setting is recommended :
• Rotary switch A to s tage
2. • Rotar y reg ulator B to desired va lue on
scale. Approx.: 22 . tIj
• Upper lever to . . . ....
The system works most efficient ly in thi s
position, .
• Close vents 3 .
• With vents 4 the desired amount of
warm
air and the air flow direct ion can be set.
Ventilation (fresh air operation)
With the following settings, unheated fresh
air flows from vents 3 and 4:
• Rota ry
swit ch A to des ir ed stage.
• Rota ry regulator B anti- clockwise to the
stop
PW!l
• Upper lever to . . ~
• Ve nts 3 and 4 open.
If required, regulator C can be turned to
ano ther posit io n .
General notes
• To ensure that the heating and ventila­
tion can work properly, the air inlet in fron t
o f the winds creen should be kept free of ice, snow a n d leaves .
• The heat output depen s on
the coo la nt
tem perat ure -the ful l h eat outp ut is there­fore available when the engin e is warm.
• The stale air escape s th rough openings
in the luggage compartment side panels .
Therefore when loading th e lu gg age com­partment ensure tha t the ope 11ngs a re not cove re d .
• A
ll contr ols exce pt the rota ry switch A
b lower speeds 1-4 can be set to any inte r­
mediate position.
•
To pr ev ent the windo ws fro m mis tin g up the blower should be runn ing slowly w hen driving at low sp ee ds
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