length VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1993 1H / 3.G Owners Manual

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Lap belt
The centre place on the rear seat is fitted

with a lap belt.

Th e belt lock is used in the same way as on

the three-point inertia reel belts.

For safety reasons a
lap belt not being used

shou ld be connected to the lock part.

The lap belt must always fit tightly across the pelvis, if necessary, pull the belt tight.
To lengthen belt hold the tongue at right
angles to belt and pull belt through to the re­quired length -see illustration.
The belt
is easier to adjust if tongue and cap
are pressed together.
To sh orten belt it is only necess ary to pull the free end of belt.

The sur plu s be lt length is taken up by mov­
Ing the plastic slid e.

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Cla ss 3
=o r c h ild ren from approx . 7 years -les s than i .50 m/5' tall. Most suited are seat cushions
co mbined with the 3-po int seat belts.
Attention The shoulder belt must lay across the middle of the shoulder-on no account on the neck -and the upper body. The lap belt must sit across the pelvis -not across the stomach.
Child ren more than 1.50 m/5' tall can use "lle seat belt s fitted without seat cushions.
Attention
On no account should children,
even small babies, travel sitting
on somebody's lap.

When using the belt the section "Seat
belts" should also be noted.
Notes
• We recommend that child restraint sys­
tems from the genuine access ory range of
th e Volkswag en dealer s are used. Here, re­
straint systems for all age groups are of­
f e red under the name "Bobsy"ll. These
syst ems fu lfil all the requirem ent s men­tioned and over and ab ove this, hav e been
develope d and tested by us for use ill Volks­
wag en ve hicl es.
I) Not in all e xport market s
Attention • Particular care is required if child restraint systems are used, which are bolted on together with the belts fitted in the v e­hicle. The bolts must be screwed into the hole for the complete nominal length and tightened to 40Nm. • The seat belts must be checked for correct routing. Fur­thermore, the belt must not be able to be damaged by sharply edged fittings. • Only one child may be belted in u sing a child restraint system.
• For the installation and use, atte ntio n must b e paid to t he legal
regulations and the instruction s of the restraint system manufactu rer.
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Roof rack I roof railing
When loads are to be carried on the roof, the
following should be noted:
• As the
rain channels are moulded into
the roof for streamlining reasons, the nor­
mal type of roof rack cannot be used . To avoid ri sks we advise that on ly the cross
bars provided by the factory are used .
• These cross bars
are the basis for a com­
plete roof load carrying system For safety
reasons when carrying luggage , bicycles,
surf boards, skis and boats , the appropriate
special adapters are required .
All the components of this syste m are avail­
able from
Volkswagen dealers.
• Any damage which may occur to the vehicle as a result of using other roof load carrying systems or by in­correct fitting will not be covered by the warranty.
• The roof load ca rrying system must be
secured exactly as described in the instruc­
tions supplied. When fitting the carrier feet
on the roof ensure that the feet are posi­
tioned exactly between the marks stamped
on t
he plastic roof mou ldings -see illustra­
tion.
•
On the estate with roof railing, the
base carriers can be attached to the ra ilings
at any position desired. The distance be­
t w een the carriers should however be matched to the articles to be transported .
Also, on v e h icles with a sliding/ti lting roof*
the front ca rrier should not be attached in the region of the rear edge of the of the tilt ­
ing roof. •
Distribute the load eve
nly. Each cross
bar may carry 40 kg if loaded uniformly over
the full length . The permissibl e roo f load (in­
cluding the rack) of 75 kg and the permiss­
i ble gross vehicle weig ht m ust not be ex­
ceeded -see page 143.
• When carrying heavy or lar ge objects on the roof, bear in mind tha t the veh icle handl­
ing changes due to the displa cement of the
centre of gravity and the inc reased area e
x­posed to the wind. Driving style and speed
m ust be adapted to allo w for thiS .
•
Ensu re that the ope ned tailgate does not
knock agai nst the roof load .
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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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Dimensions
Saloon Estate
Petrol engines:
40, 44,
55 and 66 kW 85 and 110 kW 128 and
140 kW all engines all Diesel engines
Length
mm 4020 4020 4020 4340
Width mm 1695 1695
1695 1695
width inci. mirrors approx
. mm 1890 1890
1890 1890
Height, unladen approx
.
mm 1425
1410 1410 1430/14701)
Overhang, front
mm 830
830
830 830
rear
mm 715 715
715 1030
Ground c
learance21
at GVW approx. mm 123
123
123 120
Wheelbase
mm 2475 2475 2475
2475
Trac k3
) front
rear approx. mm
approx
. mm
1464
1448 1450
1434 1450
1434 1464
1451
Turning
circle approx.
m 11 11 11 11
11 W i h roo f railings
21 As per DIN 70020
31 Slight variations possible due to dlff erences in
model version and/or w heels.
145