VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2002 Owners 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.
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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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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

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

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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Starting
engine is equippe d with a
system. Th e required
which
i s by the
ind icato r come on­
see page 16 .
Starting a
temperat ure (+5 or warm­
er :
You can start th e engine without having to
wa it for th e pre to come on. Do not de­
press the
40oF
the key into the ignit ion
go out.
While
Start the eng ine after the in­
dicator
D o not depress starting.
engine starts to fire keep op­
erating starter for a
few seconds engine runs on
its own power .
engine does not start, switch
on again and start as described . does not start. the fuse fort he -see your WAGEN
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Do not depress
The up. You can start the engine
Starting the Diesel engine after
you have driven until the
you have driven your engine the tank was empty, and then it may
take a
-up to one minute -to
start your engine . This is because air got
into the
and must be out be­
f ore th e engi ne start.
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Engine compartment
ly inspect the vehicle floor panel
from underneath the vehicle.

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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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