VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Workshop Manual

swagen dealer or authori zed Volk swag en Se rv ice
Facility right away.
Ple ase first re ad and no te th e introductory
o n page48.
Pinch protectio n ca n help red uce the risk of
pinching injuries when clos ing a powe r window
If o ne-to uch window clo sin g meets resis­
t ance or there is so mething in th e way, the windo w
will sto p and go down again.
Chec k wh y th e window did not close.
Try again to close th e window.
If th e w indow stop s and open s aga in, but s till
cannot clo se within about seconds, the one­
t o uch closing feature will be turned off for about seco nds.
seconds, the window will clo se without pin ch
Closing the window without pinch protection
Try to close th e w in dow again within sec ­
onds by holdin g th e switch. protection is
Before driving
turned for a short di stance in the window
track!
If clo sing ta kes longe r tha n about seconds, pin ch prote cti o n is turned on again. Th e w indo w
s tops again if there is res is tan ce.
Always be caref ul when closing power win­
dows.
Always make sure that no one is in the way when ove rriding pinch protection to close power windows.

Power sunroof
In this sectio n lowing:
Opening
or closing the power sunroof
Pinch pro tection lor the power sunroof
More information :
Volkswagen lnfom1ation page 21
page 38
Em erge ncy closi ng and p age 322
51
52
Improper use of the power sunroof can result in seri o us personal injury.
Always make sure that no one is in the way of th e power sunroof when it is clo sing.
Opening or
Always take the key with you when you leave
t h e ve hicle.
Never leave children or disabled persons in the vehicle -particularl y if th ey have access to
t h e ve hicl e key. Unsuperv ised usc of the vehicle
key makes it poss ible to loc k th e vehicle , s tart th e
e ngine, turn on the ignition and operat e the s liding and tilting roof.
In the event the sunroof pin ch prot ection docs not fu nction p roperly. an authorize d Volkswage n dealer or
a n auth orized Volkswage n Se rv ice
fir st read and no te th e imroductory information and hee d th e on page 51.
Turn fig. 27 rotary switch to th e desired tio n to set th e power sunroof in the tions:
Co mple te ly open.
H ai se d.
Th e
sunroof o nl y fun ctions w he n th e
headliner
Th e sliding h
eadliner opens with th e power roo f and can be closed when th e sunroof
i s
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Pinch protection for the power sunroof
Please fir s t read and no te the introductory informatio n and heed th e on page 51.
Pinch p ro tection ca n help re duce the ris k of in juries when clo sin g th e pow er sunroof If th e pow er sunroof c lo sin g meets
immediately.
why the power sunroof did not close.
T ry to clo se the power sunroof aga in.
clo se, the power sunroof will sto p whe re th e re sis tance is ca ted. The powe r sunroo f w ill cl ose th e next time
wit hout pin ch pro tection.
Openin g and closing th e power su nro of w ithout
pinch protecti on
Turn th e rotary switch to page 51, fig.
T he powe r sunroof will now close without
p in ch p rotec tion !
If the powe r sunroof still will not close , please sec deale r or an Service Facility.
Without pin ch protec tio n, th e powe r sunro of
w ill close with en oug h force to cause seri ous
p e rso na l injury.
Alwa ys ca reful when closin g th e power
sunroof.
A lw ay s make sure that no one is in th e way
w he n overrid in g th e pin ch protectio n to close th e power sunroof1
Pin ch protectio n cannot preve nt fingers or
o ther pa rt s of th e

Homelink® Universal Transmitter
this sectio n information on the lowing:
Programming the garage door opener . . . . . . . . . 54
Operating the garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The HomeLink ® Transmiu er in your can be used to an automatic rage door or gate, activa te a house alarm, or trol a vice s come with a hand-held remot e
help you program the
H omeLink ® to a garage door ope ner o r ot her dev ice so
th at you not have to use the hand-held re m ote
co ntr ol ins ide your vehicle.
Fixed code or
Transm iner must be
54.
Compatibility
Volkswagen recomm end s that
swage n Se rvice Facility about compatible devi ces
before you buy a ga rage door opener or othe r vice Tran smiuer.
Th e Hom
eLink® Transmiue r can be
programmed to the radi o freque ncy codes of most currenl hand- held remote controls.
Safety switches
are mand atory for garage door
o pen ers.
Opening and closing
Improper u se ofthe HomeLink ® can cause serious or even fatal sonal injury.
Never let anyo ne get in the way of a garage door when it is opening or clo sing.
vent serious perso na l injury or property
damage.
on a
garage door opener with a rolling code, yo u will need to stand o n a ladder or step-s tool. Always
take extra precautions to prevent falls and rious injury.
Never usc the HomcLink ®
tured befor e April!, 1982.
A garage door opener that cannot detect an
object, signaling the door to sto p and reverse,
docs not meet current fed eral safety standards. a garage door opener without these
Follow the installation manual and the
turer when u sin g th e remote-contr olled garage
door opener or it s electrical
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Programming the garage door opener
Fig. 28 The remo te contro l ond buttons for the Homelink Universal Transmitter ore in the sun visor.
fir s t r ead and note th e int ro d uctory info rm ation on page 53.
The buttons
read the dev ic e manufacturer's tions b efo re programmin g a gara ge door open er o r dev ice.
Sa fe ly pa rk t he o f the d evic e to b e programmed.
S w itch the ig nition o n, but do no t sta rt the gin e.
B efo re initial
programming:
and ho ld b utton s seconds. Whe n th e indic at or light above begin s to
immedi a te ly rel ea se both buttons. T his s te p
d e letes an y o ld se ttin gs. Thi s s te p does h av e to
b e
th e s te ps for getti ng ready to gram a s describ ed pag e 54.
Hold the han d -h e ld remote contr o l f or the
m itt er key pad in the sun fig . 26 whil e
B efo re
driving
Fig. 29 To program : simultaneously press the buttons
for the Home link Universal Transmitter end the remo te
control.
k
eepi ng the indica to r ligh t above view. yo u ho ld the hand-held remote too far away, the process may have to be repeate d .
and ho ld the button o n the hand-held m ote contro l fo r th e device bein g prog rammed and at the sa m e time press and ho ld the Un iv e rsal Tran smitter button th at
yo u want to use on th e sun visor ( until the indi c a to r light abov e fig. 29 .
Hele ase the buttons. The device is now
these ste ps to p rogra m th e o ther buttons
f o r th e Hom eLink® Universal Tra nsmitt er on the
s u n visor k ey p ad to contro l o ther dev ic es.
S y nchronizing a
device that uses a
the steps for ge tt in g re ad y to g ra m described page 54.
the page 54.
th e m anufacturer's instr u c tions fo r th e rage door o pe ne r or other device, find the button " fo r synch ron iz ing new han d-h eld remote
co ntro ls to th e device yo u wa nt to co n trol.
W ithin second s aft er p ress ing the on th e su n visor ke ypad for the H om cLink ® Uni versal
Tran sm itter. t h at sa me button second tim e
t o comple te the process. For som e sys te m s. th e
b u tto n on t he s un visor key p ad m ay have to be
pressed

Deleting programming for
pro gramming for th e or turning it ove r to people you do not know.
the s te p s for getting ready to pro­
gram as describ ed p age 5 4.
Operating the garage door opener
fir st re ad and note the introductory information on page 53.
The vehicl e must be in the operating range of th e garage or outer ga te drive.
W ith ig nit ion on or engin e running, press the appropriate button in th e sun
an d h old at the same tim e, for about seco nds. When the indicator
light abov e b egi ns to
immediately re lease both buttons. Thi s step dele tes
page 55, door
The rang e of th e 1-lomeLink® Trans­
m itt er roughly
corresponds to th e range of the orig inal re mot e control of the device or th e e lec­
tri ca l drive. Jfthe garage door or the e lec trical drive
does not work, this coul d be fo r o ne o f the fol­
lo wing reasons:
re medy
Batteri es in th e remote con-batteries.
tr ol are dead.
Dis ta nce
or tr ansmission
G arag e door or e lectrica l
angl e too great.
dri ve does not work. Garage door or electrical
drive no t compatible.
In co rre ct programmin g.
usc th e HomcLink ® Trans­
mi tter when you arc within range and no one is
th e way.
Note
The wro n g batteries can damage the remote con­trol. Rep lace a discharge d battery wi th one that has th e sam e vo ltage , size , and specifications.
Opening and closin g
Try differe nt dista nces and angles to there-ce iver.
May not co mpl y with legal requirements and may have to be r e placed .
Re-program garage d
oor opener.
di spose of old batteries properly and in a n envir onmentally respon sibl e manner.
clas sified Material. S pec ial handling m ay apply. Se c wwlv.cltsc.ca .gov/ haza rdou swaste/perchlorate . lega l requir ements rega rdin g proper
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Sitting properly and safely
Adjusting the seating position
Introduction
In thi s sect io n you'll find information on th e lowing:
Examples of improper sealing positions . . . . . . . . . 57
Proper seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Manual controls on the driv er and passenger
. . 62
Ad jus ting the s teeri ng wheel positio n . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Center a rmrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Number o f
Th e ve hicl e has total of five seating positio ns: in fron t and three in the re ar. Each sea tin g sition saf ety be ll.
More information:
pag e 65
page 67
Airbag page
sa fe ty and child page
Improper se atin g pos itions increase th e risk of severe or fata l injurie s in a cras h or other dent, especially w hen th e a irbag deploys.
All occupants mus t b e properly seate d and properly restra ined at all tim es.
Never lett h e number of people in the veh icle
excee d the number of availabl e seatin g tions with sa fe ty belt s.
Alw ays secure childr en in the ve hicl e with an approve d and suitable restraint system cord ing to t heir he igh t and weight
All vehi cle occupants shou ld alway s keep
th eir fee t in their r espective footwell s. Neve r
a llow veh icle occ upants to place their feet on the scat, in strume nt panel, out of th e w ind ow, etc. The and eve n in crease the risk of inju ry in a cras h.
B efore driving
Always adjust scat, sa fcry belts and head straints properly befo re drivin g and m ake sure that passe nge rs are prope rl y restrai ne d.
the front passenger sc at as
inch es (25 e m) between th e front passenge r's breastbone and the instrument panel.
Alway s adjus t the driver's scat and th e
s teeri ng wheel so that there arc at least
em).
or an authorized Volkswagen Facilit y to sec w hether adaptive equipment is availabl e.
Alwa ys hold the steerin g wheel on the side of th e steering wheel rim with your hand s at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positi ons to help reduce the risk of p ersonal inju ry if th e dri ver's
a ir bag inflates.
Neve r hold the stee ring whee l at the 12 o'clo ck
po siti on or with your hand s at o th er places insid e
the stee ring wheel rim or o n th e stee rin g w hee l hub. the steering w heel the wrong way
ca n ca use serio us in juries to the hands, arms,
and h ea d if th e driver 's airbag inflates.
t h e s teeri ng whee l toward your face
d ec reases the abiliry of the driver's airbag to
h elp prot ect yo u in a co llisio n.
Never drive with backre sts reclin ed or tilt ed
far back . T he farther th e backr ests arc tilted back, the g reater th e r is k of injury caused by
in correc t positioning of th e safet y belt s and
improper seati ng position.
Never drive with a front seat backres t tilted
forward. If the front airbag deploy s, th e front
backres t ca n b e forced backward and injure
p asse ngers on th e rear scat.
far back as possibl e from the s tee ring
whee l a n d the in strument panel.

Always upright your back agains t the backrest with the front seats properly adjusted.
Never lean agains t or pla ce any part of you r
body too close to the area where the airb ags are
l oca ted.
Rear seat passengers who are not properly
seated and restrained are more lik ely to be seri­
ously injured in a crash.
of improper seating positions
first r ead and not e th e introdu ctory inf ormation and hee d th e on pa ge 56.
Not w earin g or improperly fastening safety belts
i n c reases the risk of se ver e or fata l injuri es. Safe ty
b elt s can work onl y when they are prop erly po si­tioned on th e bo dy. A n improp er se atin g pos ition
s ig nifi cantly impai rs the protection provided by
safety belt s. Thi s can cause se ve re or ev en fa ta l in ­
j uries. T he risk of se rious injur y and d eath is pa r­
ti cularly hi gh wh en an airbag depl oys and strik es
an occupant who is not in the prop er seatin g pos i­
ti o n. Th e driver is respons ibl e fo r pa ssen ge rs
a nd especi ally childr en riding th e vehicl e.
Th e
and dea th.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle
is moving :
Never stand up in the v ehicle .
Never stand on the seats.
Never kneel o n th e se ats.
Neve r rid e w ith the seat back re clin ed .
Neve r lea n up again st t he in strum ent pa nel.
Neve r lie dow n on the rear seat.
Neve r sit on th e edge of th e se at.
Sitting properly and safely
Improper adjustment of the seats can cause ac­
cidents and severe injuries.
Never adjust the seats while the veh icle is
moving. seat may move unexpec tedly and
yo u could lose contro l of the vehicle. In addi­
tion, the result of the adjustment will lead to an incorrect seating position.
Adjust the front seat height, angle and longi­
tudinal position only if the seat adjustment area is clear.
The adjustment area of the front seats must not be restricted by ob jects
Nev er sit side ways.
N ever lean out the w indow.
Neve r put your feet o ut the window.
Never put feet on th e instrum ent panel.
Neve r rest your feet on the s eat cushion or b ac k of the seat.
Never rid e in the foo t well.
Neve r sit on th e front o r rea r ce nter armrest.
Neve r rid e withou t your belt prop erl y faste ned.
N ev er ride in th e lu gg age compartment.
Each
and incorrec t seating position in­
creases the risk of seri o us or fatal during sudden driving and brakin g manoevers and cras hes.
Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seat ing position and are prop­
erly restrained whenever the vehicle is moving.
incorrec tly, not wearing a safety belt and sittin g too close to the airbag increas e the risk of receiving life-threatening or fatal inju­
r ies, especially if the airbag deploys and strikes the person who is seated improperly
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Prope r sea ting posit ion
Fig. The driver should sit o min imum of inches
(25 em) away from the steering
first read and note the introductory information an d heed the WARNINGS on page 5 6.
Th e
describes th e proper sea tin g lio ns for the driver and passengers .
If yo u hav e
physical impairment or condition that preve nts you from siltin g properly on the driver wit h the safe ty belt properly fastened and re a ching th e pedals, special modificatio ns to
your ve hicle may be necessary. p roper seating positi on ensures optimum protection from the safety belt and airbag.
Con t
act yo ur authorized Volkswagen dealer o r au­thorized Volk swage n Serv ice Facility or the Volkswagen Custo m er CAHE Cente r 1-800-822-
8987 fo r informati on about poss ible modification s
t o your ve hicl e.
F o r yo u r
own safety and to reduce inj urie s in the
event of sudde n brakin g maneuve rs or accid ents, Volkswagen recommends the seating p o siti ons:
Applies to vehicle occupants:
Adj ust head re straint s so that the upper edge of the head restraint aligns with the upper part of the head above th e eyes . the ba ck of your head close as poss ible fig. and fig. 31.
the head re straint completely down fo r
short people. eve n if the top of th e head is the n
b elow the uppe r edge o f the head re strai nt.
people s ho uld pull the head restraint the way up.
Before driving
Fig. 31 Proper safety belt positioning ond head re­
straint adjustment.
Adjust the sea t back ang le to upri ght posi­
tion so that your back is in conta ct w ith it w he n the vehicle is moving.
Alw ays keep both feet on th e floor a nd in the
foot whenever the vehicl e is mov in g.
A lway s adjust a nd fasten safety belt s pro perly
A dju st the steering wheel so that the re are lea st fig .
Always ho ld th e s teering wheel o n the out sid e
o f th e s teerin g wheel rim with your hands the
9 o'cloc k and 3 o'cloc k pos ition s to help re duce the
r is k of personal injury if the driver' s airb ag infl ates.
Never ho ld the steering wheel a t th e 12 o'clock position or w ith your hands at ot her places in side the steerin g wheel rim or o n the steerin g whee l
hub. l lo ldin g the steerin g w hee l the wro ng can cause se rious injurie s to the arms. and head if the driver's airbag infl ates.
Adju st the s teerin g wheel so that the s teerin g
w heel cove r points the ste erin g wh ee l toward your face
d ecrea ses the abilit y of the driver's airba g to help protect you in a collision.
Adju st the driver's seat so that you can easily
pu sh the pedal s the way to th e floo r while kee-
pin g knee(s) slightl y bent.

Always keep both feet in the foorwell so that
yo u are in co ntrol o f the ve hicl e at all times.
Front passenger seat adjustment:
o n the driver and passenger seat
Fi g. 32 Contro ls on th e left fr o nt seat.
fig.32 Fun cti on
Move th e front seat back w ard and fonvard.
Fold backres t fonvar d or bac kwa rd (onl y in2-door ve hicles)
Lumba r support co ntrol.
Adjust b ack rest ang le.
Adjust seat h eig ht.
Sitt ing
informa ti on and heed th e on page 56.
T he
conrrol s o n th e front passe nge r seat m irror th ose on the drive r seat.
There m ay be bo th m anual and elec trica l controls
o n the sam e sea t.
O
pera tion
t h e lever an d fold the backres t
fonvar d while pushin g th e sea t fon va rd.
Foldin g backward: th e sea t all th e way back ,
p ull the lever, and fo ld th e back res t b ack into th e up-right pos itio n. T he bac kres t mu st l oc k in p lace after
th e lever is re leased!
T
urn t h e leve r.
T
urn th e adjuster w heel.
Move the lever several times up or down.
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