VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

Additional accessories, Modifications and
Parts replacement
Your incorporates the
an authorized
before purchasing
sories and before any modifications are
carried out.
Approved VOLKSWAGEN
These
the parts and accessories
Authorized
t ent manne r in cases, refer you to
a fir m that in such modifications.
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a radio or
radio *,
The factory
Radios.
When
arise such as:
side the
fect) emitted inside the can cause
-different connector
Therefore. we recommend that you have
yo ur authorized
or with th e
featu res of you r They offer Genui ne R adios with the
necessary
VEHICLE IN WORKING

Service kit* and
warning
You can mount a first-aid kit and special
traff ic
warning triangle in the luggage
compartment.
The first-aid kit
and warning triangle are
stored in a special compartment. To open
the l
id, turn the two quick releases in the di­
rection of the arrow-see left
Note
you want to equip your vehicle with a war­
ning triangle, contact your authorized Dealer.
A commercial first-aid kit together with a
warning triangle
hol d them in place.
Notes
Your vehic le does not come equipped with a first-aid kit or a warning triangle.

Jack and
and spare cated in the
hang the carpet ing
up on the uppe r edge of the compartment cover-see
Jack and tool kit
you injured.
bricks or other ob­
jects. These may not be
the jack.

The
for removing
jack
B efore you put the jack back into the
woun d.
4 Wire
Adapter* for anti-theft
T owing eye (see next page).
Note
Never use the
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Towing eye
The towing eye
located on
the right-hand side.
in the
tools.
the top edge in the direction of arrows 1 and remove the in the direction of
unscrew it and store it once again with the
other vehicle tools.
Then.

AND
Removing the spare wheel
order to have both hands free when re­moving the spare t he stor­
age tray su pport from its mounti ng and
hook the support into the opening of the
tray povided for this purpose. see page 56.
Loosen the
strap and remove the foam
piece .
Turn the
F irst thread the strap th rough the in
the tire rim-see The spare
nut tire into the tir e
is equipped with standard
suspension and
with
either or you can
use the just it
Vehicles with sports suspension* and road wheels
is equipped with the sports su spension, it be factory ­
equipped with road and a This fits in the spare
than the road next
page for impo rtant and infor­
mation .
Turn the mounting nut the
t ire is in
and secu re the strap .
Unhook and the
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is stored under
the carpeting in the
using the spare a n ote the
steel spare
steel spare wheel sup­
plied with your vehicle. road wheels with steel rims and
steel spare.
road wheel can
cause loss of vehicle control and serious personal injury.
The
with sports suspension and
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Tires
Tires are important but often abused parts
of a vehicle. They not
Be sure to inspect your tires at
Damage to you
as soon as tire damage can never get better or it can
to tire
for advice and assis­
tance.
Mark tires before removing them. Re­
mount tires on the same
uneven wear and damage.
Tires which are not on New tires
New tires may have different tread
depths due
to the configuration and design
by the tire manufacturers. When
tires, use ones with matching tread depth.
New tires tend to be and cannot of­
fer
Avoid fol­