light VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 Owner's Manual

Maneuvering
When alternating between forward (D ) and
re verse (R ) -for instance, while maneuve ­
ring the vehicle into a tight parking space -
shift only when the vehicle has come to a
full stop and the engine is running at idle
speed.
Parking
E ngage P (Park) only when the vehicle is
n
ot moving . When parking your vehicle, ap­
ply the parking brake first, and then m ove
t he selector lever completely to position
P. To do this, depress the button in the
Stopping
When stopping briefly, at a traffic light for
example. it is not necessary to move the
lector lever to N
The driving posit ions must never be used
for hold ing the vehicle on a hill. Always use
you r foot brakes whe n stopped
on inclines.
with automatic trans­
miss i
on cannot be started by pushing or towing.
gency starting with jumper
dealer.
Towing
To to w the vehicle,
see Booklet 3.2.
ONTHEROAD---------------------------------------95

equipped with an
the way before you can start the engine.
the engine with the gearshift
in and
tion is required (when passing , for
into R (Reverse) is not moving.
To engage R (Reverse), move lever to
left. press down and push forward.
Especially after driving fo rwa
rd, stop the hicle completely, shift into and
rest the shift lever in brief ly before shifting in to Reverse.
Th e back-up lights go on when you shift
into Reverse wit h t he ign ition on.
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AND EQUIPMENT
Cruise
For your driving comfort the cruise control
system
can be used to keep the vehicle
speed constant beginning at about
mph
do not come with the button 8 and the posit ion for the switch A on
the turn signal
lever-see page 24.
Switching the system on
Slide switch A to
When the cruise control system is switched
on an indicator light in the instrument panel
will light
up.
Now you can take your foot
oH the gas pedal.
- Increase the speed using the accelerator
pedal. When the pedal is released, the
system continues
to control the vehicle
at the speed previously set.
- This will not occur
if the set speed is
Press the bottom part of button 8 (-) to
reduce the speed.
- By briefly pressing the
bottom part of
button 8 H. you reduce the speed in stages.
the speed of
the vehicle at that time is the new speed
that is stored.
-
the button is released below approxi­
mately 22 mph
km/h).
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Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Generato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Glove box light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Glove Box
-Light 49
Glow plugs indicator light . . . . . . . . 16
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Head Restra ints
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
............. See also Booklet 2. 1
H eadlight
- Dimmer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
- Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight dimmer switch lever . . . 45
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated - Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
-Mirrors .................. .. 51 - Passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
-Window ................... 43
Heated driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . .
51
Heated passenger seat . . . . . . . . . 44
Heat ing ...................... . 72
Heat ing interior quickly . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heating system
.................. . .............. S ee
opening . . . . . See B ook let 3.2
Hooks
........................ 64
Tie-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Horn .
.......................... 3
............. See also Book le t 2.1 How to use the air conditioning
more economically
........... 77
How to use this Manual . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
- Key safety interlock . . . . .
..................... 98 key safety interloc k . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
size of luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . 22 -Electronic power control . . . . . 16
- Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . 22 -Engine coolant temperature . .
-Engine coolant temperature level ....................... - Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-Fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Lock posi tions of trunk
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locks
- Doors
........ ............. 31
-Rear
Box/Compartment . 71
Luggage
- Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
- Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
-Light ...................... 49
-
. . . . . 49
Luggage compartment socket . . . 69
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
M
Maintenan ce, 1.2 and 3.2
indicator . . . . . . 23
tran smission . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
- Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
- W
ith remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mats,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ma ximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Memory
functions
(MFA) 11
MFA . Multi-Function
per km ................ 13
per hour
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Momentary
consumption 13
-
. . . 24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
........................ 23
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
specification ....

-
. . . . . . 49
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vrsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
. . . . . . . . . . 43
-. . . . . . . . 44
-Heated passenger 's . . . . 44
-
button switch ......... 28 -swi tch . . . . . . . . 32
- Rear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
- Rear window defogger . . . . . . 43
Synchronised mirror
adjustment . . 52
T
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tag ........................... 26
- Key
....................... 26
Temperature
-Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-
58
Time driven indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tip tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
-Top sp eed .................. 93
Top speed ..................... 93
Towing ........................ 95
Transmission
. . . . . . See Autom atic transmission
.......... .... tran smissio n
T ransporting heavy objects . . . . . . 63
T rip
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trunk. -Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trunk/Rear Lid . . . . . . 28. 44
Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
u
........... 31
Using the air cond itioni ng more .............
battery . . . . . See 3.2
Identification Number ................... See
speci fications
................... See 3.3

w
Warning Indicator lights
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Alternator
Generator . . . . . . . 19 -Anti-Lock brake system . . . . . 17
Regulation . . . . . . . . . 17 -Brake ...................... 18
-
Rear lid open . . . . . . . . . 22
- Electronic power control . . . . . 16
-
Engine L evel . . . . . . . .
Temperature . -Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Malfunction indicator
open ............... 22
belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-Trunk Rear
also Booklet 3.2
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wi ndo w
Windshield
-
-
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshie
ld wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper
.........................
-Rear window ...............
Washer system
-Blades ..................... 48
-
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Remo vi
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W iper /Was her system . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Container capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.3
- Fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.2
- Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Wiper speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
118 -------------------ALPHBETICAL INDEX

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.

AND
Engine hood
To unlock the engine hood. lease lever on the left under the dashboard
(see left illustration) . The hood pops up
slightly under spring pressure.
At the same time the hood release lever the hood

Battery
Can cause blindness or severe burns.
Flush eyes immediately
with water. Get medical help fast.
Always keep the battery
well out of the reach of
children.
Always wear eye protec­
tion. Do not
Do not expose the battery
to an open flame, electric sparks or an open light. Do not smoke. Do not reverse
polarity.
Battery acid contains
sulfuric acid. Always wear
gloves and eye protection. Do not tilt the battery be­
cause acid could leak out of the ventilation openings.