brake VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owner's Manual

AND EQUIPMENT
15 -Engine
When the ignition is turned the pres­
sure warning comes on for a few sec­
onds for a
out or flashes while driving
(above
for assis ­
tance .
The
Booklet 3_2.
Make it a habit to have the engine
(Q )
Have the front brake pads inspected by a
The warning
tion is on and a door or the rear
This is to remind you to the door or the rear
The go ou t when the door or the
rear
is
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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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1
This position is to be used for
1 the
not
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum
when the
down on
or P (Park).
prevent the
engine from being started.
a driving position
in
motion, even with the parking
brake
ing a driving position. At this time the engine must run at

AND
Starting off
a gear. Wait for the
tor
Maneuvering
When between forward (D) and
r everse
for instance. ing the into a tight parking space -
shih
speed.
b etween forward and verse in an effort to free th e
press the the transmission is in gear, and the shihing. Do not race
the engine and avoid spinning the
Wheel spinning in snow, mud, sand
or on ice, for example, can cause tires to overheat and explode
the parking brake first. and then move
the
ou t of the P (Park) position before
shihing out of P (Park) may be a
er. This is due to the weight
THE

Stopping
When stopping at a traffic for
the foot brakes.
The driving positions must never be used
for
the
move the
Emergency starting
Y our VOLKSWAG EN with Automat ic
cause of discharged battery, the
Towing
To tow the
see

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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Automatic
Your VO LKSWAGEN is equipped with an au­
toma tic Shih Lock !ASLJ. The ASL is an tromec han ical device that the
tor positio ns when the ignition is on.
You must press the brake before the
from bein g unintentionally moved into a dri­
v in g p osit ion,
moveme nt.
the following instruction* ap­
p ears in the inst rument
as a remin­
d er for the driver:
A t ime prevents the when it is moved through
the position (for shifting from to The
the if it is
being depresse d.
the N position, th e
not is moving
faster than 3 mph (5 km/h).
When the ignition is switched the posi­
tion of the
in the instrument The
ap­
pear bright against a dark background
the other positions appear just the oppo site .
when the is
s tat ion ar
y. Therefore, when park ing your the parking brake first, and
then move the
to
position To do this depress the but­
ton in the
T o move the out of the P (Park) position you must first insert the
ignition key into the ignition and turn
t h e key .
Before you move the

AN D
2 -Position for steep
This position is to be used for extremely
steep uphill and downhill gradie.nts or
driving. also provides for engi­
ne braking effect. To engage
2 th e trans­
mission will start
in th e f irst gear and only
upshift to the second gear.
When manually downshifting, the selector
lever will move into th e lower gear position,
however th e automatic transmission itself
will not downshift un til there is no possibi li­
ty of over revvi ng.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum ac­
celeration when the accelerator pedal is
pressed
down past the full throttle
one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch will prevent the
engine from bei
ng started .
Selecting a driving position
never have any driving position en­gaged when checking under the
hood. Make sure the selector lever is securely locked into the P posi­
tion with the parking brake firmly set. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion, even with the parking bra­ke applied.
foot off the accelerator pedal and wait until the engine speed has dropped to idle speed before selec­ting a driving position.
tor pedal.
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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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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