VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 2006 Owners Manual

Contents
0.1 Alphabetical Index 2
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1.1 Maintenance 21
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1.2 USA Warranty 47
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2.1 Safety First 87
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3.1 Controls and Equipment 169
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3.2 Tips and Advice 275
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3.3 Technical Data 392
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iPod Adapter 403
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D Service
Features

tions and on usin g your and further information that you sh o uld be aware of for your own safe ty and for the s afety of y our passengers .
This manual describes the vehicle equipment at the time of publication. Some of the equipment described will not be avai lable until later date. or is only available for certain markets.
Illu s
trations may slightl y vary from your For this reaso n you should regard illustrations as
a gen eral guide.
Directions
and positions (fo r exa mpl e right, left ,
front , rear) are alwa ys relative to the direction of travel of th e unless stated ot herw is e .
So me
section s of this booklet do not apply to vehicle s.Jfth is is the cas e, a tex t at the beginning oft he section indicates which it applies
to, for example to
The section is continued on the next page.
Indica tes the end of a section.
® Registered trademarks are m arked
withi n or outside of a sect ion.
Cross-ref eren ce to a ' "No te " with in or o u t­
s id e o f a se ct ion .
Texts with this symbol contain important in­formation on safety and how to reduce th e risk of p e rsonal injury or death.
Note
Tex ts w it h thi s symbol draw your atte ntion to potentia l sou rces of damage to your vehicl e.
Tips
Text s w ith thi s sy
mbol contain s pecia l tip s and other informat ion about getting th e most out of your vehicle a nd its featu res.

Your
a goo d idea to alway s keep it handy in your vehicle. This
Owner 's Literatur e contains important informa­
t ion and all sorts of useful tip s abo ut your Volk­
swage n. Be sur e to care full y rea d all bookle ts so
t hat yo u beco me familiar with your Volkswage n
a s soon as poss ible .
Ma ke s
ure that you always keep th e complete Owner's Literature in the ve hicle . T hi s is espe­
cially important w hen you lend or sell the ve­
hicle . you cannot find one of th e booklets lis ted, brin g thi s to the attent io n of your autho­
r ize d Volkswagen dealer.
Quick Reference Guide
You find the Quick Reference Guid e in the
front cover of your Owner's Lite rature binde r.
You will find any Supplements in the Ow ner's Literature immediate ly afte r thi s booklet .
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To obtain a versi on, contact your a u­
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tion).
Service : This section contains detailed in for ­
mation about your warr anti es and explain s how you can keep your Volk s wa gen in top drivin g
co ndition by hav ing it serviced regularly.
covers topics like safe ty belt s, pass ive
safety, airb ags, child seats alo ng wit h child safety and head res tra ints .
Functio ns: This section exp lain s all th e con­
trols of your Vol k swage n, ex pla in s how to op­
erate and maint ain your car a nd cove rs th e tech-
nical data of your Volkswagen .

For your satisfaction
We have thoroughl y inspecte d your Volkswage n
from the to p to
docyments have been presented and explained, a nd your questions have been answered your sati sfaction.
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Wishing you safe and happy driving!
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Keywords
Enclosed you'll find an extens ive and hens ive alp habet ical index of followi ng let s: first. and Equipm ent , T ips and Advice an d Techni cal Data.
Eac h bookle t has a
Literature
bind er.
This index will help you
of a key word
Battery 3.2: 24,3.1:35
You will find information about bauery in book le t3.2 o n pa ge 24 and booklet3. 1 on page 35.
A
3.2:4
ligh t 3.2 : 5
See also Anti-lock brake system
Accesso
ries
2.1: 12, 3.2:
Address of Transport
2.1: 32
Airbag d
eployment zone 2.1: 38 How th e co mponents work
together 2.1: 37
A dva nced Airbag
Airbag deployment zone 2.1: 38
A irba g sys te m 2.1: 28
2.1:44
(front airbags ) 2.1: 35
airbags 2.1:
Monitoring
AIR BAG light 2.1:4 1
Repair s 2.1:44
airbags 2.1: 46
Air conditi oning
3.1:83
Important notes 3.1:83
Ma lfuncti on s 3.1:83
Unpl
easant odor 3.1:83
Air conditioning sys te m 3.1: 75
3.1: 77
bration on the brake pedal? 3.2: 4
Key words 3

Anti-theft alarm system 3.1: 34
Linking your trailer 3.2: 18
Switching off 3.1: 34
Anti-theft wheel bolts 3.2: 84
Antifreeze 3.2:47
Arm rest
front
3.1:60
Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car wash 3.2: 22
Automatic locking 3.1: 32
Automati c
mode
Climatronic 3.1: 79
Automatic transmi ssion
Selec tor lever lock 3.1: 89 Tiptronic 3.1: 88
Automatic transmiss io n with
Tiptron ic 3.1: 91
Automatic wipe/wash function for the rear
w idn ow 3.1: 51
Auto Hotline 2. 1: 12,3.2: 106
Average fuel consumption 3.1: 21
Average sp ee d 3.1:21
8
2.1: 27
Booster seats 2.1: 62
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 3
Brake boo
ster 3.2: 2
4 Key words
Brake
Changing 3.2: 54
level?
. 3.2:53
W hat kind of brak e
65 Warning 3.2: 39, 55
Capacities 3.3: 5
Ca rgo area 2.1:
Car wash 3.2: 22
Catalytic converter 3.2: 9
CB radio 3.2: 33
CD changer 3.1: 65

Coolant 3.2: 47
Level 3.2:
49
Loss 3.2:49
Coolant leve l
Warning light 3.2: 48
Coolant temperature
Gauge 3.1:9 Safe ty instru ctions 3.2:48
Trail er towing 3.2: 48
Warning light 3.2 : 4 8
C
ras h recorders 3.2: 34
C rui
se control system
Indicator light 3.1:96
without display 3.1: 96
C up ho ld ers 3.
1: 67
in the front center consol e 3 .1: 67
the rear center console 3.1:67
Curbs 3.3:4
Curb weight 3.3 : 6
C
urrent f u el con sumptio n 3.1:21
C
urtain airbags 2.1:
Custome r Center 2.1: 28
D
Danger of fittin g a child seat on the front pas­
senger seat 2.1:
Daytime dri ving lights 3.1:4 3
Daytime Hunning Light s 3.1: 43
D
eactiv ating the switchabl e lockin g
2.1: 67
Depress brake ped al 3.1: 6
Determining correct load l im it 3.2: 71
Diff
erential lock 6
Digit al cl
ock 3.1:8
Dimensio n s 3.3: 4, 7
Disp la y 3.1: 1 3
D is t
ance b etween driver and steerin g
w h
eel 2.1:4
D is ta n
ce travele d 3.1: 21
Door re lease h andle 3.1: 3
Doors 3.1:33
close 3.1: 33 closing 3.1: Warning li gh t 3.1: 33
Drive economically 3.2: 19
6 Key words
Drive economic all y and he lp protect the
environment 3.2: 19
Driv er See Seating position
Drivin g outside of the
Driving safety 2.1: 3
Driving lime 3
.1:
E
EDL 3.2:6
See also Electronic Differ ential Lock
Warning light 3.2:5
Electrical socket 3.1: 68
E
lectronic diff ere nti al lock 3.2: 6
Electroni c Differential Lock
Warning light 3.2: 5
Ele c
tronic immobilizer 3.1:85
E l
ectronic Co ntrol 3.2: 9
E l
ectronic Stabilization
How it works 3.2: 6
Eme rge ncy
L
ockin g driver's door 3.2: 88
Opening l eve r for the rear lid 3.2: 89
Unl ocki ng
driver's door 3.2: 88
Em ergency closing 3.2: 88
E m er
gency nasher 3.1: 45
E m
ergency locki ng all doors 3.2: 88
Emergency ope nin g 3.2: 88 Doors 3.1: 34
Emer gency
unlocking of rear lid 3.2: 89
E ng
ine Break-in 3.2: 12
Eng in e compartment
Cleaning 3.2 :27 you should take when work­
i
ng in sid e the e ngin e
compartment 3.2:39 Work ing in the engine
compartment 3.2: 39
E n g in e
compartment la yout 3.3 : 5
E n
gine compartment overview 3.3: 5

Engine coo lant 3.2:47
Add i
tive s 3.2:47
Ca n I
add plain water to the en gi ne coolant ? 3.2 :
Engine data 3.3: 5
Eng ine
hood 3.2: 41
How do unlock the engin e hood? 3.2: 41 Warn ing light 3.2: 41
Engin e management 3.2: 9
E ngin e oi l 3.2: 42
Adding 3.2: 45
Add itives 3.2: 46
Check ing leve l 3.2: 44
Consumption 3.2: 4 3
Dip s
tick 3.2: 44
How do know how much oil m y e ngine is
consuming ? 3.2: 43 c h an ge 3.2: 46
S p ecifica tion s 3.2: 42
Specificatio ns gaso line engine 3.2: 42
Wha t kind of e ngine oil should put in my ve hicle? 3.2: 42
When should check the e n gi ne oi l
l eve l? 3.2 : 4 3
Where is th e oil dip stick 3.2:
44
E ngin e oil pr essure
Warning light 3.2: 45
Eng ine oil
senso r
Warning light 3.2:
44
Environme nt
Avoidi ng pollution 3.2:23,36
C le
aning th e e ngin e compartment 3.2 : 28 Drive economicall y 3.2:
Warni ng ligh t 3.2: 9 also Elec tronic Co ntrol
3.2:6
B utt on 3.2 : 7
Warning
lig ht 3.2: 7
Even t Data Hecorder 3.2:
34
Examples of improper seating
position s 2.1:
Infant seats 2.1: 59
Sa fe ty belt ex te
nder 2.1: 24
Sa fet y belts 2.1:
F loor mat s 2.1: 9
Fog light s 3.1
:43
F r
ont ai rbags
De
scription 2.1:32
Front air b ag sys tem
2.1: 32
A irb ag deploym ent zone 2.1:38
Th e bas ics 2.1: 32
Fronta l
collisions and the laws of
physics
1 5
Fr
ont center armres t 3.1: 65
Front seats 3.1: 58
F u el
fille r cap
Warni ng light 3.2:35
Fuel ga uge
Displa y 3.1:
F ue l level 3.1:
Fuse box
th e in strume nt panel, left 3.2: 92 the instrument panel, rig ht 3.2: 92
Fu ses 3.2: