VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Owners Manual

Introduction
In thi s section you'll find informat io n on the
low ing:
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Information on light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 346
Rep lacing light bulbs in the headlight . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Changing the light bulb in the front bumper . . . . . 348
Rep lacing light bulbs in taillight in th e rear hatch . 349
Replacing taillight bulbs in th e body aft he vehicle
Changing the light bulb in the license plate lamp . 351
Changin g a ligh t b ulb requ ires a certain amount of
s kill. If you are uncertain about how to proceed, Volkswagen r ecommends havi ng the ligh t bulb
c h anged by
Facility. training and know le d ge are ge nerally required
w he n other ve hicl e part s mu st be disasse mbled to
replace a bul b, or when d ischarge lamps mu st
b e re p la ced.
sh ould always keep a box in t he ve hicle wit h all the re p lacement bulbs requi re d for traffic safety. R eplacement bulbs are avai lable from your autho­rized Volkswagen dealer or Authorize d Facility. The laws of some
Additional light bulb s p ecifi cations
fac tory-in stalled lig ht bulb s in th e light s or th e taillig h ts may have differe nt sp ecifi ca­
t io ns th an conven tio nal light bulbs. are on th e g lass bulb or o n the m eta l b ase.
More info rmation:
Lights and page
for worki ng in the engi ne page 242
Vehicle tool page 326
Fu ses p age 341
D o it yoursel f
and other accidents ca n happen when yo u cannot see the road ah ea d and when yo u
cannot b e seen by o th er m oto ri sts.
Impr op er r epla cement of burn ed ou t headlig ht s
and o th er light bulbs ca n ca use serious perso nal
injury .
Always read and hee d the before doing any work in the engine compart­242. The engin e co mpartment of any mot or ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous
area, and work in t11is area can lead to seriou s personal injury.
Gas disc harge lamps (Xenon ) ge t power from
a hi gh vo ltag e source that can cause seve re
H7 bulb s and gas disc harge la m ps arc under
high pressure and can e xplode if handle d pro perly.
Always le t a burne d o ut light bulb cool down before re pl acing it.
Neve r replac e a light bulb unless you arc fa miliar with all of th e necessary procedures. In
parti cul ar, n eve r remo ve a hea dlight unless you
know exactly how to carry o
ut the job and have the co rrect tools and light bulb s.
ge n dea le r, a n authorize d Volkswagen
personal inju ry may result fro m improp erly
performed wo rk.
strongly recommend th at you alwa ys hnvc gns discha rge lamps {Xeno n) a nd bulb s replace d by a qualifi ed tec hni cian.
Do not touch th e glass of l ig ht bulb s with your bare hands. Fing erp rint s left on the bulb
eva porate due to the heat when th e bul b is
swit c hed on and cause the reflec to r t o
There arc sh a rp edges on an d around th e
h eadlamp housin g in the en gin e com partment and th e ta illi ght hou sing. h and prote ction if you repla ce bulbs.

Note
After replacing a headlight bulb or other light bulb, always make sure that the rubber covers or plastic ca ps have been properly and securely rein­
s talled to help prevent water from gettin g into the
e lec trica l connection s and headlight hou sin g and damaging th e e lectrical system_
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the o n page 344.
Lights up Possible cau se
Light bulb of th e exterio r ve hicle lighting . not working .
W
hen the ignit ion is swi tc h ed on, severa l wa rnin g
and indi cator lights come on briefl y for a fun ction
check. They go out after a few seconds.
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluste r text messages can cause the ve hicle to break down in traffic and result in a co llision and serious personal injury.
Never ignore warning lights or tex t WARN­INGS.
tips
Proper response
R
epl ace the ligh t bu lb.
WARNING
A lways sto p th e ve hicl e as soon as it is safe to
do so .
Note
Failure to heed warning lights or tex t WARNINGS can result in vehicl e damage.
344 345

Please first read and note the introdu cto ry information and heed the on page 344.
for re pla cing a light bulb. Please carry out these ste p s only in the order
page 188.
3. Turn the light switch page
4. Move the tu rn signal lever to neutral page
5. Auto mati c transmission: 179.
6. the eng ine and re move the key from the ig ni tion page 172.
7. Manu al transmission: Engage a page 179.
8. Let orie nt ation lighting go page
9. Let the burned out light bulb cool down.
page 341.
11. R e place the burned out light bulb accordi ng Always replace a burned-out light bulb with a good bulb with the sa me s pecifications. Specifications are on the g lass bulb or on
the meta l base.
12. Neve r tou ch the glass of th e light bulb with your bare hands. Finge rprin ts can clo ud t he o uter sur­
f ace of the light bulb when heated, affec ting the lighting power, clouding the reflector, andre­
d u ci ng th e brightness.
13. Always make sure th at the new bulb works. the bulb does not work, it may not be installed cor­
rectly; the connector may no t be co mplet ely seated; the correspondin g fuse may be burned out; or the bulb may be bad.
14. Always have th e headligh ts adj usted by an authorized Vol k swage n dealer or an a uth orized swagen Service Facility
to accidents and serious Injuries.
Always review and follow the
Note
Alway s insert and remove lamps car efully to avoid damage to the vehicle paint or to other parts of the

in the
Tu rn signal indicator, High beam and parki ng light as as daytime r u n ni ng lig ht.
fir st read and no te the introductory inform ation and heed the o n page344.
is no t necessary to dismantle th e headlight
pl ace a light bulb.
carry out each step only in the order specified:
fig. !92
Front turn sig n al
Low beam indicator H ig h beam day-Parking light (small bulb time running light h older)
Hev ie w and follow th e page 3 46.
2.
t h e engine page 2 42.
off the respective rubber co ve r on th e re a r o f th e 3. Dep endi ng on the model, a plas tic cove r w ith a securing cl ip mig h t be used. th e secu ring cl ip upward and r emove the c o ve r.
Rotate th e bulb h older as far as it goes to the left and pull out the bul b h old e r 4. with the light bulb Faci ng
out with t h e ligh t bulb facing rearw ard. rearward.
5 .
the light bulb straight out o f th e bulb ho ld er.
I f necessary, press the lo ck on th e bulb holder.
6. the burned out light bulb with bulb of th e ty pe.
I n
sert the bulb holder into the headlight and turn far as Insert th e bulb holder into 7. th e headligh t and sli d e it
it goes to the right.
in complete ly .
8 . Attac
h
the rubber or pla sti c c over. If applicable push down the securing cl ip.
The illu stra ti ons s how the le ft headlight fro m the re ar. The right h eadlight is the mirror ima ge.
Practical lips 346 347

firs t read and n o te th e information and heed the o n page 344.
the cove r forward in the direction or the fig.
fas te n in g sc rew the screwdrive r the ve hicle page 32 6.
Fold the headlig
ht assembly slig htl y and pull out or the fig. (small row s).
H e le a
se th e connector pull it ofT.
H o tat e the bulb ho ld e r as it goes to the a nd pull it out with the ligh t bulb to the rear.
7. H e place the burned out light bulb w ith a new bulb of the sam e type.
8 .
to the bul b holder Th e connector must latch audibly.
10. fig . (s m all arrows) a nd fo ld
the fastening fig. tig h tly wit h the sc rewdrive r.
t h e cover into the fig .
Do it yourself

in th e rear hatch
Fig. 195 the rear hatch: Removing the bulb holder.
first read and note the introducto ry info rm ation and heed the on page 344.
Revie w and follow the page 346.
2. page 45.
3. With the fla t blad e of the scre wdri ver from the ve hicl e too l kit 326 ) ca refull y pry off
the cove r a t the fig.
4. and re move th e bulb h ol der.
5. R e place th e burned out light bulb with a new bulb of the sam e type.
6. Heplace th e bulb hold er. The lo ckin g lu g must latc h audib ly.
7. A nac h the cover. The cover must l atc h tig htly.
Taillights w ith have a light bulb f or the back up light. This bul b can b e rep laced .
Practical tips 348 349

Replacing tailligh t bulbs in the body of the vehicle
fig. 197 To th e s id e in th e luggage comportment: Re­mov ing th e cur in g screw.
Please fir st read
o n page 344 .
P l
ease carry out each ste p onl y in the order speci ­
fied.
Removing the
I. Review and the page 346.
2 . the rear page 45.
Fig. 198 to L oc king lugs .
3. 197) and pull the trim forwa rd .
4.
5.
6.
the re lease of th e connector together in th e direction of the arrows and th e connector otT.
th e securing screw by hand
Care full y re move th e taillig ht reanvard from th e body and place it on a clea n , s mooth surface.
Changing the light bulb
7. To unlock the bulb hold er, press th e locking fig. 198 to in direction th e arrow.
8 . Hem
ove th e bulb ho lder th e ta illi ght.
9 . Re
place the burned out light bulb w ith a n ew bulb or the same t ype.
Insert the bulb holde r into the tailli gh t. The lockin g lugs must latch a udibly.
II. Carefull y insert th e ta illight into the op en in g in the body.
12 . Hold the ta illight w ith o ne hand in th e in stallatio n position and wi th the othe r hand, tighte n
t h e
securing 197
Do it yo urself

Check for prop er in stallatio n and secure fit of
Attac h t he page fig. to the bul b ho ld er.
H eplace the s id e inte rio r tr im of the lu gg age co mpartm ent.
C lose t h e re ar hatch page 45 .
D ue to diff ere n t v ers io ns of t he th e
re p resentati on in the illustratio ns.
Taill ights w ith h av e a bulb fo r the turn signal. This bul b ca n b e
rear bumper: License plate lamp. Fig. License plate lamp: Removing bulb holder.
on page 344.
page 346 .
W ith
the flat bla de o f the screwdriver fr om the ve hicl e tool kit
3 . out th e license la m p sligh tly.
o n the connecto r re le ase in th e apa rt th e sec urin g cl ip on the rear of t he
4 .
lio n of the fig . pull the license plat e lam p assembly .
connect o r plu g off.
Turn bulb ho ld er in the direc tio n of the arro w
He move th e bul b ho ld er fr om the license 5 .
®an d p ull it out togethe r w ith th e light bulb. p
la te lamp.
6.
Hepl ace the burned out light b ulb w ith a new bulb of the sam e typ e.
Practical tips 35 1

Please carry out each ste p only in the order sp ec ified:
Clampe d lic en se pla te lamp licen se plate lamp
I n se rt th e bu lb h old e r in to th e lice nse pla te Inse rt the bulb h older int o th e lice nse pla te 7 . lamp a nd turn op po site the direction of t h e
page 351, fig. far a s it go es. l
a m p.
Press the securin g cl ip s togeth er. The bulb 8 . th e connec to r onto th e bu lb ho ld e r. holder m
ust b e tightly conn ec te d t o th e li-
c e nse p late la m p.
9. inse rt th e lice nse pla te lamp into th e o penin g in the bumper. E n su re th at th e lice nse p late lamp is ins talle d in the co rrect dir ectio n.
Pre ss the lice nse p lat e lamp in to th e bumper T ig h te n th e sec urin g scre ws of th e lice nse
u nt il it a udibl y latc hes . pla te lamp w it h th e screw driver.
Do i t yourself

Emergency starting (Jump starting)
In this section information on the lowing :
Using jum per cables . . . . . . . .
your engin e do es not start because the ve hicl e battery is your ve hicle's ba tt ery nected to th e battery of an oth er ve hicl e to s tart
your eng ine (jump- starting). page 257.
You m ust use jumpe r cables th at m eet rec og ni ze d
indu strial standard s (ch eck inform ation provid ed
b y th e
jumper cabl e manufa cturer). For vehicl es
with gasoline engines , the cross-sec tion of th e jumper cable wire must be at le a st in2 (2 5 or about 3 ga. Fo r v ehicl es with
diesel engines, th e cro ss-section must b e at lea st or abo ut 2 ga.
More information:
Starting assis tance sy s tem s page
Preparations for working in th e e ngin e page 242
Vehicl e page 257
Practical tips
on the batteries or the electrica l system
in your vehicle can cause serious acid burns, fires, or elec trical shock.
Always keep children away from battery acid and vehicle batteries in general.
Sulfuri c battery acid is very corrosive and can
cause blindn ess and damage to unprotected
ski n. Never let battery acid or lead particles
contact your eyes, skin, and clothing.
Never lean over a veh icle battery. Always
wear protective glo ves and eye protection. To reduce your risk of injury, never tilt the batteries;
acid could out through the vents and burn you.
A highly explosive mixture of gases is given
off when the battery is being charged.
Always avoid fires, sparks, open and smoking. Never create sparks or electrostatic
charges when handlin g cable s and electrica l equipment. Never short-circui t the battery nals. High-energy sparks can cause serious
personal injury.
If yo u ge t batt ery acid in your eyes or on your ski n, immediately rinse with cold wate r for
severa l minutes and get attenti on
immediately. If yo u swallow any battery acid,
get medical attention immediately.
Improper use of jumper cables whe n jump-star­tin g a ve hicle with a dea d battery can cau se th e
battery to exp lode, leading to serio us personal in
jury.
To h elp reduce the risk of battery explo sion :
All work on the batterie s or the ele ctrical
system in your vehicle can cause serious acid
burns, fires, or electrica l shocks. Always read
and heed the following
page 257,
Always make sure that the battery providing
starting assistance (the booster battery) has the same vo lta ge as the dead battery (12 V) and
a b o ut th e same amperage capaci ty (see battery label).
Never jump-start a ve hicl e wit h a frozen battery . The battery can exp lode. A discharged
battery can freeze at temperatures around +32
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