steering VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 User Guide

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Rear center safety belt 14
-How to fasten? 9
-Making sure the rear
seatback
is securely latched 9
-
1 4
Rear-facing child
-
13
Retractors
9
s
Safety - Lap-shoulder belt
15
- Fastening
16
-
15
- Use
with a child restraint 15
Safety belt height adjustor s 11
Safety belt warning light 7
Safety belts
1 5
-
How can 11
-How can tell when the belt
is securely locked? 1
-How to wear properly?
9
35
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1 2
-
Torn or frayed 8
- Unfas tening
9
Seating position
- Dist ance between the driver
and the steering wheel
markings for
lower anchorages
28
Steering wheel
- Distance between the driver
and steering wheel
INDEX

Front seats
correct positioning of the seats is im­portant
-so that you can reach on
the
- so that you can drive or ride
w hich
adjust the position of the
seat as described on the pages.
sonal injury.
Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
the driver must not sit any to the steering
push the
bent.
- adjust the seatback
so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback, you
can
so that the dis­
tance from the cente r
of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering
i llustration
above).

The height and reach of the steering
Push down on the A
Adjust the steering
A back up as far as it go
and push it against the steering
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This ensures the position of the steering
the steering

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we recommend that you in­
vestigate whether adaptive equip­ment may be
Pointing the steering
ward your face decreases the ty of the
rim with your hands at the
9
Never the steering
atthe 12
AND
Armrest*
The armrests for the driver and f ront pas­
senger can be adjusted for your comfort.
To adjust the position of the armrest, press
the button A at the front (arrow) and push
the armrest down . Then
it is in a
the

has an ignition switch
w ith
an anti-theft steering
can be
with automatic transmission
you can remove the ignition key
be in
steering engine.
it is tion 1 to the key turns
For ing
position
motor and
rear window defogger is
rupted to conserve battery power.
Before the starter
can be operated again the
key must be turned back to position 1 .
The non-repeat in the ignition switch
prevents the starter from being operated
when engine is runn i
ng (this damage
the starter).
warni ng cator
ing indicator for
Chime
you the key in the ignition
a chime sound when the driver's
door is opened. This remind ers you
to the doors.
Note
Whenever you the unat­
tended.
out the turn the steering to the or right it and
make sure that the
is

The
in the head of the
key which
The system is
the
steering
turned the way to the
right or to the for than 15 se­
conds. The power steering pump
the way turned.
This
the way to the right or when stopped,
you

A
..... .
steering ...... .
Adjusting
........... . -Head restraints ............ .
-Mirrors .... .............. . .
-Seats ..................... .
Adjustments
................. .
-
............ .
- Defogging
2.1
58 -. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 16
Airbag indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
72 54 -Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . .
braking system . . 17
54
. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
55 -Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 63
73 Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Front ...................... 59
and side windo ws
.......... 75 -Storage bin ................. 59
- Defrosting
............. .
-
Fan switch ............ .... .
- Heating interior ..... .
- Keeping interior
. -Maintenance .............. .
- Maximum
............ .
-Temperature ... ..... .
-
.................... .
Air
................ . Ashtray
75 -
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
75 Automatic Loc ks
77 Automatic transmission (4-speed) 84
76 -Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 76 -key safety . . 84
-Kick-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
74 -
Kick-down device ....... .... 87
74 -
liptronic ................... 91 -Towing .................... 95
Automatic transm iss ion (5-speed)
. . Average

. . . . 23
One-touch down featu re . . . . . . . . 36
One-touch up feature . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Openi
ng the hood . . See
. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating controls
-Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Air .................. 74
Outs ide Mirrors
-
mirr ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
- Synchronized adjustment . . . . 52
Outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Outside temperature indicator . . . 12
Literature storage . . . . . . 71
literature storage . . . . . . . 71
p
button
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
-Front
- Foreward & backward
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
- Heated seat switch . . . . . . . . .
44 -Heigh t adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 57
- Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
-
Windows .................. 36
locking swi tch . . . . . . . . . . . 32
................... 31
outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 51
roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 41
-Emergency . . . . . . . . . . 41 - Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
on multifunct io n
steering 46
Rear
- Doors,
Lock . . . . . 33
- Lid{Trunk Lid 34
-Lock . : : : : : : : : : : 33
- Remo
te Release . . . . . . . . . 28
- Backrest .....

s
warning . . . . . . . . 19
. . .
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
. . . . . . . . . 57
2.1
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Ad justment
- Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54 -Rear
. . . . 62
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
. . . . . . .
pos ition
rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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. . . . . . . 17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 3
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
- Lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Stopping engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Cleaning and care of leather
upholstery*
Do not expose leather upholstery to
intense sunlight for long periods of
time.
processes which
could impair the natural advantages of the
material which make for extra comfort .
Because
of the
this kind of upho lstery requires
a certain amount of care in everyday use
since the leather is sens itive
to materials
such as
it is given regular attention, the leather
the is cover the upholstery or use the sun blinds to protect the leather
from direct sunlight and prevent fading or
discoloration .
Depending on the amount
of
of leather-covered
steering leather seat upholstery,
with water and wipe over the areas af­
fected.
soap solution (pure liquid soap: two
teaspoons dissolved in 1 quart of water).
addition to this regular it is worthwhile treating the leather with a suit­
safety belts to tract before they are completely dry.