seats VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 Owner's Manual

1 -Forward and backward adjust-
ment
into position.
2 -Seatback
(two door
Lift the and
For safety reasons, the front seat-backs must
(two door
and the seatback forward. At the same time. the front seat cushion
and moves forward.
AND
curvature of your spine and reduce fatigue
trips.
4 -Seatback adjustment
W ith your body weight taken off the seat­
back . turn
motion to raise the seat.
downward
in a the seat.
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The movement of the pedals must
never be obstructed by a floor mat or any other object.
one of the two brake circuits is required to bring the to a stop.
You be to depress the
to return to thei r
position unhindered .
use free and unobstructed .
mat fasteners are
of the front seats .
prevent
the
into positions
that
wise there is a risk that the mat
mats can be obtained from a VO LKSWAGEN
additional floor mats
on top of existing floor mats be­cause you
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Rear seat
can increase the surface in the
rear by down the rear seatback to
form a deck .
The rear seatback is div ided into
two sec­
tions -one third/two th irds .
in the
down.
bench forward
1
the seat back forward.
benc h is
forward... Do not
... make sure the front seats are moved
forward
so that the rear seat cushion does
not come in contact with
... remove the rear head restraints (see
page 54).
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The head restraints can be stored to save
it
the way back. Then push down
the front part of the cushion
into
When folding the backrest back into place, make sure the safety belt
doesn't get caught, because it can
be damaged and weakened.
Objects stored in the luggage compartment will not fly forward
during sudden braking.
Never allow safety belts to
Torn or frayed safety belts can
tear and damaged belt hardware
can break in an accident.
belts show damage to webbing, bindings, buckles, or retractors,
have them replaced.
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Never
through the
to get out. To reduce the risk of per­injury, never
the vehi­
open under
carbon monoxide
switch
-turn on the fan to the highest
speed, to position 4.
Tie-down hooks
There are four tie-down hooks in the
ge compartment (arrows). Use these hooks to secure objects.
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AND
Cup
Your
Never carry any beverage contai­ners with hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea, in the vehicle
while it is moving. case of an ac­cident, sudden braking or other ve­hicle movement, hot liquid could
spill, causing scalding burns. Spil­led hot liquid can also cause an ac­cident and injury.
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Parking brake
The parking brake is between the front
seats.
up the
The parking brake must be
and
up the
3-the
the
the brake warning turn off.
Notes
drive faster than 4 mph
(6 km/h) with the parking brake engaged, you
When the ignition is switched on and the
hand brake is not
the daytime
running beam with reduced
brightness)
(automatic transmission) or move the gearshift lever to
Do not leave children

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

Engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
-
temperature gauge . . . 9
-
3.2
-
3.2
-pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
-
specif ications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 -Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-w asher container
. . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 + 3.3
Environment
-Consid eratio ns .
F
Fahren heit to
Fan
-Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-
3.2
-- Air conditioning . . . . . 72
Fan sw itch , - Air conditioning . . . . 72
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fasten ing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
mat s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fog
compartment
cover ...................... 65
out side mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 52
the se atbench back
into
...................... 55
Front armre st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front door . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Front fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front interior
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front map
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front passenger position . . . . . . . . 56
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . .
56
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
- Ave rage . . . . 13
. . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . .
temperatur e . . . . . . . . . 9
- Engin e
....................... -Odomet er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-Tachom ete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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