VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

General
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Symbol Symbol Name Page
color
Green Automatic Lock
Green T
u rn
Red Engine 22
Red Generator 19
BRA KE Red Brake ( ) 18
Red B rake ( 18
Red 19
temperature
Lamp (
( ) 17
) 17
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19
too 23
Red Door open 22
Red Emergency 43
Rear window defogger 43
Power
16
Front brake pads worn* 22
to o 23
Green
Notes
and may be optio ns on other
move a s afe distance off the road.
Turn off the engine, turn the emer-
other mo-
torists. Go to for explanations.

The arrangement of the instruments in the may vary depending on model and engine version.
The illustration shows the arrangement
of the instrumen t in a U.S.
Pos. Page
1 -Tachometer ...................... 8
2
Engine coo lant
temperature gauge ....... : ...... 9
3-Fuel gauge ......................
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Digital clock .................... 1
Display for Selector lever position
(only
indicator lights ............ 15
1 -Tachometer
The red area at th e end of the scale indica­
tes maximum permissible engine RPM (
re­
volutio ns per minute) for all gears after th e
break-in period. Before reachi ng this
selec t the next higher gear or selector lever
position
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces engine noise.
Shift to the next lower gear when engine RPM drops below

2 -Engine
The in the
ning
check .
A -Engine
AND
C -Warning
when driving, first
check the
temperature gauge.
is in the range, add
at the next opportunity.
the is in the warning range, the
temperature is too high.
Move the
Avoid high engine speeds and heavy for assistance. is at the
B -
runni ng, the stay
somew here
in t he of th e th e
engine is work ing hard at high outside
go farther
upwards . This is no cause for concern
as
gauge
pears to be overheating , turn off the air con-
dit ioner.
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3 -Fuel gauge 5 -Digital clock
When the ignition is on, the on the the
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When the reaches the red area (ar­
row), the warning D
there is
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4 -Speedometer odometer
Refer to
-the outer row of num­
bers numbers) indicates the vehi ­spee d in
numbers) indicates
t h e
To set the hours, turn the knob counter­
(arrow 1 ). you turn the
kno b
hour .
To set the minutes, turn the knob
minute.
can set th e time to these­cond using the minute button:
Turn th e knob to the right it is just
one minute before the
Then turn th e knob to the next w hen , for
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6 -
The MFA (Multi-F unktions- Anzeige) or shows the
Outside temperature
Momentary consumption
Average consumption
Distance driven
Average driving speed
or
The illustration shows the
average consumption.
Note
dis­
depressing button B in the with the ignition
switched
-
function in re­
verse sequence .
The memories
The system is equipped with two automatic
memories:
The
used.
When the ignition
is turned on again, accu­

data covering any ber of successive trips, of how the ignition is off between trips.
age capacity of the total trip memory is:
Driving
time-1
(999
To information. press switch A,
cated on th e to
tr ip memory
The data can be
Ave rage
Distance driven
Average driving speed.
Driving time
one of the stored is exceeded, then
the
be erased and trip
memory, the
erase each memory. Press and
function .
you disconnect the battery, stored be erased .
The
When the ignition is on. 1 or 2 according to which memory
is turned on.
Press the rocker switch Bon the
function.
the ignition. the re main in the
memory
for up to 45 minutes.
faster than about km/h within the 45 m inute period, the
ne w
outside temperatu re be
The temperature range
and + 136 °F ( and +58°C).
When the
temperature may be
the outside temperatures are between
+2 1°F and +39°F (-7°C and
an ice appears in the
onds. then stays on
+21°F (-7°C).
Note
multi-function display
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7 -
For Automatic Transmission
When the ignition is switched
pos ition appea r
bright against a dark background
the positions appear bright against a
dark background at the same time, there
may be a
in the
8 -Odometer
. . . . . . . . . . .
The upper odometer indicates the dis­
t ance driven. The
odom eter indica tes
the distance driven since the
tr ip.
the trip odometer, the of a or
the but­
to n for than 1 second .
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