ESP VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

SAFETY FIRST
A loose belt can also shift its posi­tion on your body from the strong
bones to more vulnerable soft tis­sue and cause serious injury.
Pregnant women should especial­
the rounding of the abdomen. The best way to protect the fetus
is to protect the mother-through­out the entire pregnancy.
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SAFETY FIRST
Fastening the safety
tender A -Front edge of buckle
B -Distance of buckle and body-
dent.
To use the safety extender, insert the
into the respective safety (1).
Then, grasp
(4 ) and in a continuous tion across your chest and
with an Make sure the safety or the extender is
not tw isted.
line (C) to be less than 6 inches (15 em)-see illustration!
duce safety belt effectiveness and cause injury.
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SAFETY FIRST
But
many
r espects
ous injury in accidents than are
Because they require restraint systems
states of the United an d p rovi nces of requir in g t he use of
restraints, safet y must
be used to be effective. Used they can increase the risk of
ous injury in an accident.
and used at one of the rear seating positions provides the highest degree of protection for
infants and
seat manufacturer's

18 -Windshield washer fluid
The warning
gets too sound and
a te xt is shown in the
of the instru­
ment T his is to remind you to up
the
washer con­
Booklet 3.2.
19 -Fuel
The warni ng
Time to refuel.
Additionally a warning tone of the instru­
ment T his is to remind you to
Board Diagn ostic system is a required indicator to the driver of an emission
function .
T h e
is working prop­
th e starts co n­
verter
workshop.
Data Link Connector (DLC) for
The
case of a malfunction the respec­
tive component in question be identi­
fied and the
stored in the form of a
code
in the
be with testing equipment (generic scan
testing equipment.
push the
into the Data Link
workshop can interp ret th e code
a nd make th e necessary correction .
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AND
Power windows*
The switches are located in the driver's
door.
the front passenger's door and
each rear door has it s own power window
switch
Following switches are located in the driv­
er's door (see illustration) :
1 -Dri ver's door
2-Front passenger's door
3 -
switch
4-Right rear door
5 -Left rear door.
The switches
1 and 2 in the armrest on the
driver's door
are
switches.
the respective switch is pushed or
open or
windows are equipped with pinch
protection.
This means that if something should block
the window while it is it
or serious injury
The safety switch (3 ) in the armrest on the
driver's door can turn off the rear power win­
dows. This feature has been provided for
the safety
of
switch in
... the switch es in the rear doors are on and
the power windows
work.
switc h in
... the switches in the rear doors are switched off, the rear power windows can­
not be raised or lowered with the rear
switches.

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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Washing your vehicle with a power
washer
If you use a power
Touch-up paint
Your dealer has touch-up paint for minor scratches and stone chips.
Scratc h
es should be touched up soon after
Always follow the operating instructions they occur to prevent corrosion .
for the power
washer-especially for pres- If a spot starts to however, a simple
sure and spraying distance. touch-up job won't be enough. The at­
Make sure that the jet on the spray hose fected surface must be smoothed with produces a
Water temperature should not exceed The number for the original vehicle paint can 140oF
ning painted bumpers.
Remember: the closer the nozzle is
to the surface of the material, the greater the stress on the
stream. This could invisibly age and weaken the tires, even if they are sprayed from a relatively
long distance for a very short amount of time. Damaged and
weakened tires can fail and cause accidents and personal injury.
tic parts with polish or wax.
see Booklet 3.3.
Waxing
A good wax coating protects the vehicle
paint to a large extent against the environ­
mental influences
listed under
When water doesn't form
To protect bright metal use car wax .
plastic body parts painted the
same as the vehicle body with car wax.
Do not use car wax on ...
matte or anodized metal trim
r ubber or rubber-like trim.
Always read and heed all
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Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the highest),
B , and
representing the tire's resistance to the generat io n of hea t and its ability to diss i­
pate heat when tested under
con­
ditions on a speci fied indoor laboratory test
and excessive tempera­
t ure can co rresponds to a of perfor­
m an
ce w hich passenge r car tires must meet under the Fed eral Motor G rades Band A represent
h ig h er
you wish to equip your with tires or wheels other than those

Reporting safety defects
that your
cause a crash or cause in­
jury or death, you in­
form the
in addition to noti­
fying
it
may open
an investigation, and if it finds
t h at a safety defects exists
in a group of ve­
and remedy cam-
AND ADVICE
Outside the
U.S.A. or Canada
Operating your
in the United
and
safety standards. Therefore,
for the in other countries.
that
paign.
for
between oc­
or United may cause engine
damage;
To contact you may either
(or 366-0123 in Wash ington,
You can
safety from the
service may be inadequate due to of
proper service
VOLKSWAGEN cannot be responsi­
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Tips for Using Your Cassette Ta­
pe Player
For cas­
settes. To ensure that your cassette
operates use name-brand
cass ettes.
you experience with pre-re ­
corded cassettes, it's a good idea to re-re ­
cord the contents
of th e cassette onto a
name -brand cassette .
To avoid caused by the cassettes use cassettes having a
maximum recording time of minutes cassettes). casse ttes are espe­
15 F -1 oo or very high (above Remember, the temperature inside your car
can be much higher than the outside tem­
perature.
avoi d expos ing cassettes to direct The best idea is to stor e cassettes
in their
cases .
the sound of the cassette has a
period (about 1 hours,
pending on what kind of tape is be­ing the tape head may be dirty.
casset te . Use casse ttes and the manufactu rer's in­
structions carefully.
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