gas VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 Owners Manual

FEDERAL
Emissions
of
-was designed,
to to conform with
customer or the ve­
has been driven whicheve r com es first. The
parts
Mass Air
Three-Way
Engine and
Feedback
Exhaust Gas
Exhaust and Gaskets
Exhaust Up to
Neck Restrictor
Lines and
These cove ra ges are also rn t ho Volks wagen
4 N ew
Gravity
Kn oc k Sensor
Senso r
Air
Turbocharger and Wastegate
Secondary Air
and other accessories used with
the above components
The
to
in the United Hawaii or the make re­
pairs
as may be required by these tions free of charge.
For 8 Years or
the has been in u se for more
t han 24 months or but than 8 years or
free-of-charge the major emiss ion compo­
n ents
Engine
Board Emissions Diagnostic De­
vice
13

The indicator must
the you're driving, there is
a in the airbag system.
when the ignition is switched this indicates a system any of these conditions occur, have the airbag
by your
Booklet 2.1. for more
2 -Cruise control*
The indicator system is switched on and
goes out whenn the system is switched off.
3 -Automatic
Your tomatic The
tor
can be mov ed out of either
pos ition.
4 -Electronic power
control* EPC
(gasoline engines only)
in the engine occur. the The engine
contact an
5 -Glow
(diesel engines only)
When the engine is the warning
tion (ignition on).
the warning does not come there
is a defect in the in
expert assistance.
When the
start the engine see page
When the engine is warm the does not come on-the engine can be started straight away.
Any
be indicated by a warning the engine must be checked
by a as soon as
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Wiper
Wiper
the are very dirty, for
the wiper
be caused by residue on the
the
at your
to remove the residue.
To prevent damage to the wiping system, always loosen blades frozen
to
er
once or twice a year if necessary . er for
Notes
To prevent damage to wiper blades, do not use gasoline,
Raise the wiper arm and
Depress spring A and remove B.
The into
with
wind on the driver's side,
make sure the points down.
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Luggage compartment
the rear seatback forward to
crease the size of the
behaves. For best
heavy cargo as far forwa rd as
Be sure to keep these
to reduce window
on the side of the
Never exceed the Gross
fety
weight ratings can change the way
the
Do not
in the
haust gas from being drawn into
the

5-speed automatic transmission (Tiptronic®)*
Your automatic transmission,
upshifting and downshifting
take
After switching off the ignition, you can
tor is in the P (Park) position . When
the ignition key is removed, the
ver be
the most
The transmission one of the
cha nging speeds thout heavy This gives best
the sporty shift programs when you drive
at higher speeds, or
with heavy
and
at
gram is a continuous automatic process.
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a
tion (for to pass another
You do not need to depress the gas into the kick- down range . After the
transmission has upshifted again, the
program is
An matic transmission to
ting up and down shift down to a gea r
when th e driver presses the brake
on
a gradient. This makes use of the
braking effect of the engine without the
need to
shift down as far as 2nd gear.
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Starting procedures
You must depress the
start with the in N or P (Park).
Starting
As soon as the engine starts.
the engine does not start the first time
or turn
Do not operate the starter for more than
seconds.
When starting a very hot
depress the gas
does not start. the fuse
for the
pump may be -
see I Booklet 3 .2.).
Note
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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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and
press the upper part of button B
addition, the system is temporarily
You can increase speed by preesig the up-switched or in 1. per part of button B (+ ) without having to
press the gas
-By pressing the upper part of button B
(+)briefly, you can increase the speed in
stages .

it the switch and speed is stored.
or
the gas
The speed is
into:
by switch A to the right stop
by switching off the ignition when the is stopped.
by switching off the ignition when the ve-is stopped.
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Organize your trips to include several errands and to avoid heavy
traffic.
course . there are some conditions that affect consumption that you can't
consumption increases in
the winter or under conditions (bad
r oads, towing a etc.) .
The
into your attention was paid to the environment. To
retain and make use of these characteris­
tics,
points :
gasoline engines.
Leaded causes damage to the converter and other components of
t he em ission system.
Booklet 1. 1.
Having your serviced by a VOLKSWAGEN and that it does
not disturb the environment, and that it has
a
service
Use the air conditioning only when really needed.
The air conditioning decreases engine
Check your tire pressure once a month.
Low tire pressure increases tion and tire wear, and impairs
accident.
Do not carry unnecessary items
in city traffic where you must
often
consumption.
Remove supplementary roof
sistance caused by the cross bars creases consumption .
ment when no longer needed.
The rear window defogger, ing consume a
of The more you
consume. the higher the
if you keep the rear window defogger on for 1 hours, your sumption increase by about 1 quart (1
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