engine VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owner's Manual

WARRANTY
What is Covered
whicheve r
occurs first. from the date t he was first in se rvice.
This warranty does not apply to ve­hicles used for commercial pur­
poses such as taxi, limousine and rental vehicles.
or workmansh ip for the
parts and nents:
Engine: and head and spur
tor que converter,
drive shafts and constant joints.
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Where to Go for Warranty
T his warranty b e honore d by any thorized in the United States. it s te rritories, or
is brought to an au rized it s territories , o r
not fects in or workmanshi p under the terms of the
ranty for new in fect in that coun try .
When the Warranty Period
Begins
The warrant y period begins on the date
the
in service as a on the date such is first
matica lly transferred without cost if the
ownership of the
of c h arge. aut hor ized repair th e defective part or re­it wit h a new or remanufac­tured ge nuine part.

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
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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
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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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Warning I
to you
monitor the continued
so if one come on you know wha t to do.
flasher -see page 43.
stop the engine and let it cool down. Always exercise ex­
treme caution when working un­der the engine hood. Always heed all in this booklet and chapter
Booklet 3.2.
AND EQUIPMENT
...... ....... 16
4 -
... 16
5-power
..................... 17
7 -H igh beam
...................... 17
8
........ 17
9
...... 17
1
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
14- Engine
............... 23
...... 23
Note
an additional text will be shown in the Multi-Function dis­p lay to provide you with further in­formation. The previous
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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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the light does not go out after
starting
and rewing up the engine momen­
tarily or
while driving, stop the vehicle
and turn off the engine.
Booklet 3.2.
the for the generator is broken or drive to the nearest au­
thorized
start to discharge , you should switch off unnec­
essary electrical equipment.
12 -Safety belts
Your has a warning light to remind
you to wear your safety
illuminate
for about 6 seconds along with a warning
tone. As soon
as you fasten your safety
When the igntion is switched on an
blink continously . The en­
gine
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AND
14 -Engine coolant
temperature /level
This light illuminates for a few seconds just as a functional check when you switch on
the ignition .
Move the vehicle a safe dis­
tance off the road, stop the en­gine, depress the emergency flasher
switch, turn off the engine and let it cool down.
ING AND
in this
booklet and chapter Booklet 3.2.
ment. Wait until no steam or cool­ant can be seen or heard before carefully opening the hood.