lever VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

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

Turn
The turn when
you operate the
(ignition on).
L ever
up ( 1 ) -right turn
Lever down ( 2 ) -
automatically
when you have
the indicator
about twice as fast as
Lane changer
Move the
return to its position when re­
High beam I
The
indicator in the instrument
come on.
The
You can with your high beams by
(position 4). When
come on.

Filling washer container,
see
washer AND Booklet 3.2. f or further details.
Replacing wiper see page 46.
on page 47.
Wiper off:
Lever in pos it ion
the rain senso r automatically either shortens or
l engthens the pause between wipes de­
pending on how
hard it's ra ining.
U se
switch A on the wiper lever to adjust
the sensitivi ty leve l of the rain sensor.
Int ermittent wipi
ng and rain sensor func­
tions are deact ivated when the ignition is
turned

Rear window
wiper
Switching on:
Lever at posi tion 6.
The wipers work approxima tely every
6
conds .
Switching off:
Washer I Wiper
Switching on:
the way forwa rd 7 the was her
the washer system
Use an
and wipe dry with a free or a
Do not use the wiper/washer in freezing weather without first warming the
To prevent scratching the avoid running the wiper
A scratched
VISION--------------------47

Automatic
Lock The
to The locki ng ele­
ment only locks the selector lever if it is left
in the
h).
AND
When the ignition is switched
THE ROAD-------------------85

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.
ONTHEROAD---------------------------------------95

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.
96 --------------------ON THE

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

AND EQUIPMENT
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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