wheel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1995 Owners Manual

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window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2 -Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 -Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4 -Air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5 -Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6 -Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7 4
7 -
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8 -Height adjuster for steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9 -
cluster: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Warning indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-Steering lock ignition starter switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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15 -Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
16 -
side Air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
idle speed boost
( D1esel models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
-Turn signals with knobs for cruise control ................. .
21 -Horn (works only when the ignition is switch on)
22 -Driver 's side air bag ................................... .
23 -Windshield wiper washer lever
w ith knobs for multi -function indicator .................... .
24 -Air conditioning switches ...............•........•.......
25 -Ashtray .............................•.................
26 -Gearshift lever (Manual transmission) .................... .
Selector lever (Automatic transmission) ............... .... .
27 -
29 -Rear window defogge r switch ................•...........
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For technical reasons, the arrangement of the switches and
indica to r/warnin g lig hts may differ. The govern ing factor is the symbol on the sw itch itself.
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Vehicle speed is, however , the most signifi­
cant factor. the speed doubles from 15 to
km/h), the forces acting on the
body can reach one ton lb/1 kg) or
more. At greater speeds these forces are
even higher.
a frontal collision
they will also continue to move forward at the
speed their car was travelling just before the
impact.
Unable to resist the tremendous forces aris­
ing at impact , they will slam violently into the
steering wheel, dashboard, windshield or
whatever else is in the way. Their impact

AND
is stamped into the
covers on the stee ring wheel and the instru­
ment panel above the kneebar on the front
passenger 's side.
The air bag s are intended
to supplement the
three-point safety belts. When the sa fety
belts are properly worn, the supplemental air
bag resiraints can provide additiona l protec­
tion for the chest and
face of the driver and
the front seat passe nger in the even t o f a se­
vere frontal collision.
Aside from providing proven safety benefits ,
the safety belts are particularly important to
help keep front seat occupants in the proper
seated position so that the air bag can unfold
prope rly and provide added protection as in­
tended.
Fo r
details see page 44.
The air bag system consists of the follow­ing components:
an electron ic control /mon itoring unit,
an inflatable air bag equipped with a gas
genera tor located inside the steering wheel
and,
an inf latable air bag with a gas generator
inside the instrument panel for the front pas­
sen
ger,
an indicator light to the left of the light
swi tch (see page 72).
addition to this your vehicle is also
equipped with a kneebar for extra protec­
tion.
The indicator light (readi ness light) will light
up for a few seconds each time the ignition
is switched on.
The light monitors the electric control/mon i­
toring unit, ignitor sensor circuits, and sys­
tem wiring. The
system must b
e inspected if the indi­
c ator light:
comes on while drivi ng.
any of these conditions occur, have the system inspected immediately by your authorized Volkswagen dealer. Otherwise, the air bag may not function properly in case of a frontal impact.

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tant: so that you can reach
the controls on
the quickly and safely ;
so that you can drive or ride relaxed and
reduce fatigue;
a
nd for maximum p rotec tion offe re d by the sa fety b elts and air bag tem.
T herefore , always adju st the position of the
seat as describ ed in points 1 to 3 on the
lowing pages. Remember to adjust the
seats before fasteni ng the safety belts and
before driving off. Always be sure to
these general guidelines:
to the instrument
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Driver 's seat
To avoid contact with the air bag while it is
unfolding , the driver must not sit any
to the steering wheel than necessa ry and ways properly wear
the way while keeping your knee bent.
Adjust the seatback so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback , you
can
grasp the top of the steering
Fron t passenger 's seat
To avoid contact with the air bag while it is
unfo ld ing , the adult fr ont seat passenger
must not sit any closer to the instrument
el than necessary and always properly wear
avai lable three point
We recommend that you adjus t the
- backrest upright (not
-feet comfortab ly on t he angled floor {foot
re st) in front of the passenger 's seat
- with the feet
as descr ibed above , adjust
seat as far as possible to the rear of the
for e and aft adjustment range.
For information on trans porting children on
the front passenger seat see page 37.
Do not adjust seats

To reduce the risk of serious personal injury in an accident, front seat passengers must never ride in a
moving with the seatback
reclined . The risk of personal injury increases with increasing rearward of the seatback .
are properly positioned on the body. positioned safety can cause serious personal injury in an accident.
For driver's and pas senger 's protection, make sure front seats and
seatbacks are securely in
Never store items under the seats.
Loose objects can inte rfere with the
seat latching mechanism and can cause injury in an accident .
1 -Forward and backward adjust-
ment
in f ront of seat.
s eat into positi on.
curely lock ed int o posit ion .
2-Seatback adjustment
Turn wheel on outboard side of seat ion , with your body weight ta ken off the back .
AN D
you r body weight fo rw ard and

Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum
on road speed and engine
s peed, the upshi ft is either delayed (forced
t h ro t
tle) or the transmission change s down 1nto the next lower gear.
one of the driving positions is gaged a safety switch will prevent the
ing lock if you depre ss the button in the tor _lever and hold it in while swi tching on the
Selec ting a driving position
to move , because power is transmitted
to the wheels as soon as a driving position is engaged .
the
transmission.

stop and the engine is running at id le speed.
Stuck in snow, mud or sand
When alternating between forward and re­
verse in an effort to free the vehicle, depress
the accelerator pedal slightly while the tran
s­miss ion is in gear, and release the accele ra­
t o r p ed al whi le sh ifti ng. D o not race th e en­gine a nd avo id spinni ng th e wheels.
Do
not repeat back and forth with wheels spinning at high engine
speed and heavy throttle, as serious damage may be caused to the Automati c transmission and othe r crit ical parts.
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Parking
a very steep incline, however, you
should first depress the brake pedal, en­
gage the parking bra ke and the n move the
selector lever completely to posit ion P. By
do ing
this , the mechanism and it be easier to rele ase
the park ing brake .
Stopping
When stopping briefly, a t a traffic light for
example , it is not necessary to move these­
l ec t
or lever to N (Neutra l).
The driving pos itions must never be used
for holding the vehicle on a hill. Always use
your foot brake when stopped on inclines.

key safe ty
vehicles with Automatic transmission
you can remove the ignition key on ly when
the selector lever is in the P (Par k) posit ion .
When the key is remo v
ed, the selec to r le ver
w ill be locked in
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on steering free g low plug e rahon . it i s di fficult to turn the key from posit ion 1 to 2, gent ly mov e the steer ing wheel
unt il the key turns freely.
3
Starter engages.
K ey return s to p ositio n 2 as so o n as it is
release d.
For
t h e power supply to
ly interru pte d t o co nserve battery
age the starter.
tor d icator for deta ils .
you lea ve the key in the ignition/ steer ing
lock , a chime will sound when the driver 's
door is opened . This is your re minder

Switch C-Airflow distribution
Turn knob Vents ... open amounts of air from
ve nts
1' 2 3
,4
3,4, 5
1' 2
3,4 -
For of ven ts , see next page .
Button D-Air conditioner
up.
P ress the button again to switch the
system
off . The symbol goes out.
Button E-Air
Press this button to switch on the air recir ­
cu lation. When you press this button , the in ­
d icator light in the switch
Air
Depending on the setting of the temperature
control (B ) and buttons (D ) and (E), heated or unheated outside air or cooled air be emitted from
distribution switch (C ) controls
the
You can or open dashboard vents
3 and 4
Thumbwheel up-vent open.
T humbw heel down - vent closed .
Yo u can adju st the ven t vanes in dashboard
ven ts
3 and 4 .
To adjust the
are heated at the same time when you

The contributes effectively to vehicle
control since it prevent s th e wheels from
locking when the brakes are applied. This
means
that the vehicle remains steerable and is less inclined to skid.
Note
You
don' t have to the brake . Just hold the brake pedal down.
How ever,
do not expect that the
stances. When driving on gravel or on newly
fallen snow on top of icy surfaces, braking
distance may be even longer, therefore,
portant that you drive slowly and with great
care.
How the system works
An automatic check is made when a speed
of approx. 4 mph (6 km/h) is reached. When
this happens a pumping noise can be heard.
an individual wheel begins to rotate too
s lowly in rela tion to vehicle speed and tend to lock, the aut omatically reduces
brake pressure to prevent that wheel from
l ocking. This
autom
atic adj ustment process will cause a slight vibration of the brake al and some noises to alert you that