ECO mode VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1993 1H / 3.G Owners Manual

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I 81H-143 I
Function
The Airbag System is so designed that it wil l
be triggered during a serious frontal colli­
s lon.
The range in which the system will be trig­
gered is shown in the left- hand illustrat ion .
If the system
is triggered, the air sacks fill
w ith prop ellant gas and unfolds in front of
t he driver and passenger.
W hen plunging into the full y inflated air sack
(
see right-hand illustration) the forwards
m ovement of the fron t se at occupants will
b e cushioned and the risk of in
jur y to head
a n d upper body reduced. Special
openings
in the air sack allow a con­
trolled exit of gas when unde r load from the
occupants, and therefore after
an accident
the air sac k will have emptied to the point
that forward vision is again possible
The Airbag inflates
in a split second to be
able to offer add itional protection during an acc ident.
Attention It is therefore important to main­tain a certain distance from the steering or instrument panel so that the front seat occupants have the best possible effective protection if the system is trig­gered. The front seats should also always be correctly adjusted according to the height of the occupant (see 25).
Notes
• On vehicles which do not have an airbag, a driver'S airbag can be retrofitted on all G olf
models manufactured from 1991. Volks­
w agen dealers
have the necessary informa­
tion .
• If the vehicle or individual parts of the Air­
bag System
is scrap ped one must always
observe the relevant va lid safet y regula­
tions. Volkswagen dealers are familiar w ith
these regulations.
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Instruments
r;e arrangement of the instruments de­-~nds on the model concerned and the en­'le fitted . 1 ­
Speedometer
................ 39 with service interval indicator. . 40
2 ­ Analog clock ... 41 or rev counter* ... 41 with digital clock. . . . 41 or multi-function indicator* . . 42 3 ­ Coolant temperature .. 45
4 ­ Fuel gauge . . .... 45
1 -Speedometer

Carefully read the notes on page 71.

Mileage recorder
If the word "total" appears in the mileage

display, the total mileage covered is indi­

cated.
Briefly pressing the button below the

speedomete r (left arrow) will switch over
to
trip recorder and the word "trip" will appear.

The fi?ure behind the comma indicates 100

m or
ha mile.

If this button by the
"trip" display is pressed

for longer than one second, the trip recorder

will be zeroed.

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1 -Service interval display
The display appears after switching on the
ignition (engine not started) for a few sec­
onds in place of the mileage recorder in speedometer. If no service is necessary IN 00 will be displayed.
If a service is due,
the following appears in the display for a few seconds even after
starting the engine
• 0
E: L - Engine oil change
• :n 0 : -Inspection service
• : n 02 -I nspection service with addi­
tional work After a service has been carried out, each
service must be called up individually and
the display zeroed . If for instance the in­
spection service
IN 02 with oil change is car­
ried out, the OEL, IN 01 and IN 02 must be
zeroed . The zeroing will be carried out by
the Volkswagen dealer
as follows : •
The zeroing of the service interval dis­
play should only be carried out
in "total" mileage recorder mode. If the service inter­val display is zeroed in the "trip" recorder
mode the trip recorder can be erased .
•
With the ignition switched off, press and
hold the button below the speedometer
(left arrow)
• Switch
off ignition and release button.
The word OEL can be seen in the display By briefly pressing the button for adjusting the analog clock (right arrow) or the minute but­
ton of the digital clock will zero the service.
•
By again pressing the button below the
speedometer the other services will be dis­
played and can be cancelled
individually
• Switch on ignition.
Notes
• Do not zero the display between the ser­
vice intervals -otherwise an incorrect read­
ing will be shown.
• If the battery
is disconnected the details in the service display are retained.
• If a defective speedometer is replaced,
the service interval display
must be repro­
grammed This should be carried out by a Volkswagen dealer. Should the display not
be reprogrammed , then the service work must be carried out in accordance with the Service Schedule and not according to the
service display. The service display only be­
comes valid again after
an inspect ion IN 02 is carried out and the service display is zeroed.
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Air recirculation should only be se­lected for short periods of time as no fresh air is taken in in this mode and the windows can steam up if the air conditioner is switched off.
Note
Buttons D and E can be pressed In conjunc­
tion w ith one another .
Air vents
Depending on the position of rotary regula­
tor B heated or unhea ted fresh air or coo led
air flows from all vents.
The vents 3 and 4 can be opened and closed
separately :

Knurled wheel upwards
or to right ­
vent opened .

Knurled
wheel downwards or to left ­
ven t closed.
By swinging the complete outlet grille of
vents 3 and 4 the air flow ca n be moved
vertically.
W hen the knurled disc in the grille is rota ted
to and fro the air flow direction is altered lat­
erally
The
rear footwell vents are supplied to­
gether with vents 5.
Defrosting windscreen and side
windows
• Rotary switch A to stage 3.
• Rotary regu lators Band C turn ed fully to
right.
• Vents 3 closed .
• Additional warm a
ir can be directed to
the side windows via vents 4.
Demisting windscreen and side
windows ••When the windows steam up due to high air
humidity, e.g. when it is rain ing, we recom­•mend the following settings
• Rotary switch A to stag e 2 or
3. • Rotary regulator B, if necessary, clock­
wise into heating range. ~
• Rotary regu lator C to . JJ~
• Press button D
• Ve nts 3 closed.
• Additiona l warm air can be directed to
th e sid e windows via vents 4.
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Climatronic*
1 - Display for blower speed
2 - Display for ambient temperature
3 - Display for defrosting windscreen
4 - Display for
air recirculation
5 - Dis play for air flow direction
6 - Displa y for selected interior tempera­
ture
7 -
Display AUTO (automatic operation or OF F (system off)
8 - Button for automatic operation
9 - Button for "Blo
wer faster" 10 -Button for "Blower slower" 11 - Button for defrosting windscreen
12 -Button for air recirculation 13 -Button for "Air flow to upper part of body" 14 -Button for " Ai r flow to footwell " 15 -Button for Celsius or Fahrenheit read­ing (best operated with ball pen)
16 -Button for "Warmer" 17 -Button for "Colder" 18 -Button for" System off" When the appropriat e buttons are pressed
the disp lays 1, 6 and 7 change or the dis­plays 3, 4 and 5 appear.
The automatic regulation of the sys­tem can be influenced by the but­tons 9 -14.
Recommended standard setting for

all times of the year:

Temperature about 22 degrees C (72
degrees F) and AUTO button.

With this setting a pleasant climate in the
vehicle is reached most quickly
This setting should therefore only be alt ered
when required for personal comfort.
Using the system
When ignition has been swi tc hed on the
system normally works in the Automatic
mode. Items 1, 2, 6 and 7 appear in the dis­play.
The Clim atronic maintains the selected ve­hicle interior temperature fully automati­
cally.
To do this temperature of the air flow as well as the blower speed (air volume) and air dis­
tribution are altered automat ically.
If the settings deviate d fr om Automatic
operation before the ignition is switched off
the selected functions are stored for one hour. If ignition is switched on again later the
system works in the Automatic mode.
The layout of the air vents is show n on page 60.
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r Notes on Automatic mode
• The interior temperature can be freely
s e lected w ith buttons 16 and 17 and is S ored alw ays until another temperature is selected , -he interior temperature can be set be­
-we an + 18°C (64°F) and + 29°C (86°F) In th iS range it is automatically regulated,
f tempe ratures below 18°C are selected
LO" appears in the display , With tempera­
-res abo ve 29 °C (86 ° Fl. "HI " is displayed ,
., these two end positions the system
N or ks continuous ly at ma ximum cooling or
n eating output. The temperatu re is not
r egulated
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In certain operating con ditions it may be fo und that the syste m temporarily carries
o ut functions which are not quite as ex­
5-pe cted, This includes, for examp le, that for
a few seconds after sta rting from cold, air is directed mainly into the fo ot wel l. This is ntentional so that damp air in the sys tem
d oes not cause the windo ws to mist up ,
Deviating from Automatic mode
In nearly all cases the Automatic mode
offers the best conditions for the comfort of
the vehicle occupants all the year round,
I n isolated cases however it might
be necessary to deviate from some functions
of Automatic mode by pressing certain but­
tons, The Climatronic still works fu lly auto­
matically
• With buttons 9 and 10 the blo w er speed
and thus the air vo lume can be increased or
r educed, Th is is sho wn by a change in the
number of lin es in display field 1
• With
bu tton 11 the de-humidifying and defrosting effect for the windsc reen can be
increased if, for example persons w ith
damp clothing
are picked-up shortly after
moving off,
• W ith button
12 air recircu lation can be
se lected to pre vent for examp le dust or
st rong smells
from entering the vehicle in­
terio
r. At ambient temperatures below 5cC the sy ste m auto mat icall y sw itches off, This can lead to the window misting u p as t he air is no longer de-humidi­fied.
Note
Smoking should be avoided when air recir­culation is selected as t h e smoke drawn in from the vehicle interior deposits on the
evaporator of the air conditioner, This leads
to permanent odours when the air condition
is in operation These can only be efiminated b
y e xchanging the evaporator, which is
time-consuming
and expensive.
• With buttons
13 and 14 the air flow can
be to the upper part of the body or into the
footwe ll,
The air distribution buttons 11, 13 and 14
can be used in combination ,

• With button
18 (OFF) the complete sys­

tem is sw itched off, This button should only

be pre ssed in isol ated cases eg when

the re is a fault in the system .

Wh en th e sp ecial functions are no longer re­
quired the Automatic mode should be

s w itch ed on again without delay by pres­

sin g the AUTO button,

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Coolant losses
Coolant loss normally indicates leaks in the
system . In this case the cooling system
should be checked by a Volkswagen dealer
w it h out delay . It is not sufficient merely to
add coolant.
Ii'! ~ ~MI~d ~v~t~m IMMS canonly occur if the boiling point of the coolant is exceeded as a result of overheating, and coolant is forced out of the system.
Topping up coolant
Switch engine off and let it cool down . Then
cover expansion tank cap with a cloth and
turn cap carefully
to the left
and remove.
Attention Do not remove expansion tank cap when engine is hot -Danger of scalding. System is under pressure.
If, in an emergency only water can be added the correct mixture concentration
must be restored with the specified coolant
additive (see previous page) as soon as possible. If
a lot of coolant has been lost.
on l y add cold
coolant after the engine has cooled down.
This will prevent engine damage.
Do not fill above the MAX. mark.
The excess coolant will be forced out
through the pressure rel ief valve in the cap
when engine becomes hot.
Screw cap on again tightly.
Attention The coolant additive and the coolant are a danger to health. The additive must therefore only be stored in the original con­tainer well out of reach of children. If the coolant has to be drained at any time it must be caught and also stored in a safe place.
dih Drained coolant should not nor­~mally be reused, it must be dis­posed of, bearing in mind environ­mental protection regulations.
Fan
The radiator fan is driven electrically and controlled by a thermoswitch from the cool­
ant temperature (also from the engine com­
partment temperature
on some models).
Attention After the engine has been stopped the fan can continue running for a while -even with the engine switched off -(up to about 10 minutes). It can also start to run again suddenly after a short time if -the coolant temperature in­creases due to heat build-up
when engine is hot and the en­gine compartment is heated additionally by strong sun­light.
Special care must therefore be taken when working in the en­gine compartment.
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I S1H-053 I
Changing the wheels round
, the front tyres are worn more than the
r ear it is advi sable to change the wheels
r o und as shown . All tyres wi ll then have ap­
proximately the same length of servic e life.
N ith certain types of tread wear it
can be an advantag e to change the wheels diagonally. Jo lkswagen dealers have the necessa ry in­
:or mation.
Renewing wheels/tyres
N heels and ty res are important design fea­
. u res. The w heels and tyres approved by us sh ou ld be used. They are special ly matched ~o the model concerned and contribute argely to the excellent roadhold ing and safe
driving characteri stics.
Volkswagen dealers are fully in­formed as to which makes of tyre
are approved by us. Furthermore, many Volkswagen dealers keep a wide range of tyres and wheels.
• Fitting and repairing tyres requires ex­
pert knowledge and specia l tools. This work may only be carried out by spec ialist person­
nel.
r.Q:., Because of the problem of dis­'{!J!J posing of the old tyres, the special tools necessary and the specialist knowledge required, tyre changing should preferably be done by a Vo/kswagen dealer.
• For saf ety reasons the tyres shou ld be renewed in pairs and not singly. The tyres with the dee pest tread should always be on the front w heels.
• Only combin e r
adial ply tyres of the
same type, size (rolling circumference) and
if possible the same tread pattern . Apart
from th
is, on the Golf syncro the ve­
h icl e m ust be fitted with tyres of th e same mak e. Other w ise the resulting speed dif­
ference between th e axles wil l cause the
viscous coupling to increase the drive sp lit
to t he rear axle unnece ssa rily Thi s can lead
to damage.
D i
fferent tread depths front to rear tyres,
e.g. due to wear is insignif icant. It is though
recommended that tyres with the most
tread are fitted on the front If the front tyres
are noticeably more worn than the rear they
have a smal ler ro lli ng radius and therefore
rotate quicker. This wi ll cause wind-up in the
transmission resulti ng in more rapid tyre wear. However increased wear to the four
wheel drive system need not be feared .
To pre vent wind-u p from occurring , the Golf
syncro is equ ipped with a larger temporar y
spare wheel than the normal
Golf models ­
see page 1 39.
The temporary spare from the nor­mal Golf m odels must not be used.
• If the spare wheel differs from the ver­
sion fitted on the vehicle (e.g. winter tyres
or wide tyres) the spare may only be used
briefly to replace a flat tyre and with an ap­
propriately careful style of drivi ng . It mus t be replaced with the normal w heel as soon as possib le
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Mobile telephones and
Accessories, mods. and renewal of parts two-way radio s
-h e Golf is built in accordance with the "n ost modern principles of safety technol­'Jgy and offers therefore a high degree of ac­,lYe and passive safety. To ensure that this remains so the vehicle as supp lied by the ;actory may not be modifi ed without careful
h ought. The following points must be noted if the vehicle is to be subsequently
( tted with accessories, technically modi­
' ied or have parts renewed later on:
• Alway s consu lt a Volkswagen dealer be­fore purchasing accessories and before an y modifications are carried out becau se ~hrough cl ose cooperation with us the
V o lkswagen Organisation is particularly
c ompetent in such matters.
Attention In your own interests we recom­mend that only genuine acces­sories or only expressly ap~roved Volkswagen accessories I and Genuine Volkswagen Parts are used on your Golf. The reliability, safety and suitability of these ac­cessories and these parts has been specially determined for the Golf
.) No! available in all E xport markets.
• Despite continuous market ob­servation we cannot assess or ac­cept responsibility for other products even though in some cases approval has been given by a legally appointed test centre or an official permit has been given.
• Approved Vo lk swagen accessories and
Genuine Vol kswa gen Parts can be obtained
from Volkswag en dealers who will of
course carry out th e fitting correctly.
• Addition a
lly connected electric con­
sumers e.g. c old box, h orns, fans etc. must
correspo nd to the electromagnetic com­
patibilit y
as pel' D I VDE 40 839 . Oth erwise
functional defects can occur in the vehicle.
• If tech nical m od ifications are to be made, ou r gu idelines must be observed . Thi s is to ensure that no damage occurs to
the vehicle, the traff ic and op erating safety
i s retained and tha t th e modification s are permissible. Volk swage n dealers will also
c a rry out th is wor k co rr e ctly or will reco m­
mend a special ist worksh op
Mobile telephones or two-way ra­dios must not be operated inside the vehicle without a separate external aerial.
The use of mob ile telephones and two-way radios can result in extremely high elec tro­
magnetic fields generated in the vehicle in­
terior (resonance effect). In suc h cases ma l­functions of the vehicle electro nics cannot be ru led out.
Attention Mobile telephones and two-way radios operated inside the ve­hicle without a separate external aerial can be injurious to health due to the extremely high elec­tromagnetic fields generated!
Furtherm ore, optimal r ange is only achieved with an external aerial.
Note
The operating instru ctions of the
mobile telephone or two-way radio must be adhered to!
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The pressure (4.2 bar) must be checked reg­
u larly so that the wheel is always ready for
use. The temporary spare w heel need not
be removed to do this. The valve is access­
ible through an opening in the wheel.
The w heel
is located in the well under the
floor covering in the boot and is secured
with a plastic nut
When using the temporary spare
wheel. note the following points:
• This spare wheel is only for temporary
use, for short periods, in emergencies. It
must therefore be replaced by the normal
sized wheel as soon as possible .
• When the temporary spare
has been
fitted , the tyre pressure must be checked as soon as possible. The pressure should be
4.2 bar (60 psi) .
•
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph). Full throttle acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering should also be avoided I
• The temporary spare is smaller2
) than
the normal w heels and this reduces the
ground clearance under the axle concerned
by about 30 mm.
To avoid damage to low
parts of the vehicle do not drive over large
obstacles or deep holes. Do not use auto­
matic washing plants when the temporary
spare
is fitted -the vehicle could bottom.
2) On the Golf syncro the temporary spare
vvheel is roughly the same diameter as a normal wheel. This helps to prevent
wind-up in the transmission . •
The temporary spare
wheels for the vari­
ous Golf models have been specially devel­
oped for each vehicle type. They must not
therefore be exchanged or used on other
models. Likewise, temporary spares from
other vehicle models must not
be used in its
place
• The use of
snow chains on the tempor­ary spare is not permissible for technical
reasons. If snow chains have to be used
and the tyre on a front wheel becomes defective, the
temporary spare should be put on the rear
axle. The rear wheel removed is then fitted in place of the defecti ve front wheel. It is ad­visable to fit the snow chains before putting
the wheel on. The tyre pressure must then be corrected as soon as possible .
•
No other type of tyre - normal or winter
tread -may be fitted on the temporary
spare.
• Never use more than one temporary
spare wheel
at the same time.
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