towing VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

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Page
Anti-theft .............................. 3.2 74
Anti-theft
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 1 59
-Front ...................... .................... 3 .1 59
- Storage bin ..................................... 3.1 59
Ashtray
-Rear .......... ........... ..................... 3 .1
-Front ........... ............................... 3.1
-Front .......................................... 3.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 53
Auto Safety .............................. ... 2 .1 21
Automatic ............... ................... 3.1 31
Automatic transmission
- Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 86
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 84
- Kick-Down
..................................... 3.1 94
- Kick-down device
............................... 3.1 87
- 1iptron ic
............................ ........... 3.1 91
-Towing .. ...................................... 3.1 95
Automatic transmission (4-speed) .................... 3.1 84
Automatic transmission
(5-speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 93
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Average
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Backward
adju stment of se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Battery ............................................ 3.2
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
-
...................................... 3.2
- Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
.2
BBB Auto Line ..................................... 1 .2

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Driving econom ically .. ............. 3.2 16
Driving in foreign countries ........ .......... ........ 3.2 84
Driving under
conditions ............... 3.2 23
Duplicate key ..
... ................................ . 3.1 26
E
Easy-Entry -Function ........ 3.1
Electrical
3.1
- Heated passenger seat ..... o
3.1
Ele ctrical Socke t ......... .....
3.1
Electroni c differentia l lock ............. o
3.1
Ele ctronic immobilizer ................ 3 .1
E lect ronic power control (
EPC) ....................... 3.1
Em ergency
- Clos ing sunroof
................... o 3.1
- Flasher .
........... 3.1
- F lashe r switc h ...... 3.1
-Starti ng ............ 3.2
-Towing ........ .............. o 3.2
Emergency flasher switch
......... o o o 3.1
Emiss ion control maintenance ..... 1 .1
Emission control system .......... 3.2
- Ma lfunct ion indicator li
ght ..... ...........
o 3.1
- Coo lant Level ...... .................. o
o 3.1
- Coolant tempera ture ... o o 3.1
- Cool ing ...................... 3.2
- Fuel specifications
.......... 3 .2
-Hood ........... ...... 3.2
... ............ 3 .2
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manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
grading ......................... .. ....... 3 .2
................... ................ .......... 3.2
Top speed ......................................... 3.1
Torn safety ... .......................... ...... 2.1
Towing .. .......................................... 3.1
- Distance ....................................... 3.2
................................. ........ 3.2
towing ......... .................. .. ......... 3.2
-Driving instructions .............................. 3.2
......... ......... ......................... 3 .2
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
-Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Transporting heavy objects
.......................... 3.1
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Trunk, -Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Trunk/Rear Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Turn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Operation . ..................................... 3.1
u
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Unfastening your safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
the ............................... 3.1
Used car purchasers (notice of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .2
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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

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

A
..... .
steering ...... .
Adjusting
........... . -Head restraints ............ .
-Mirrors .... .............. . .
-Seats ..................... .
Adjustments
................. .
-
............ .
- Defogging
2.1
58 -. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 16
Airbag indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
72 54 -Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . .
braking system . . 17
54
. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
55 -Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 63
73 Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Front ...................... 59
and side windo ws
.......... 75 -Storage bin ................. 59
- Defrosting
............. .
-
Fan switch ............ .... .
- Heating interior ..... .
- Keeping interior
. -Maintenance .............. .
- Maximum
............ .
-Temperature ... ..... .
-
.................... .
Air
................ . Ashtray
75 -
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
75 Automatic Loc ks
77 Automatic transmission (4-speed) 84
76 -Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 76 -key safety . . 84
-Kick-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
74 -
Kick-down device ....... .... 87
74 -
liptronic ................... 91 -Towing .................... 95
Automatic transm iss ion (5-speed)
. . Average

-
. . . . . . 49
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vrsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
. . . . . . . . . . 43
-. . . . . . . . 44
-Heated passenger 's . . . . 44
-
button switch ......... 28 -swi tch . . . . . . . . 32
- Rear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
- Rear window defogger . . . . . . 43
Synchronised mirror
adjustment . . 52
T
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tag ........................... 26
- Key
....................... 26
Temperature
-Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-
58
Time driven indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tip tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
-Top sp eed .................. 93
Top speed ..................... 93
Towing ........................ 95
Transmission
. . . . . . See Autom atic transmission
.......... .... tran smissio n
T ransporting heavy objects . . . . . . 63
T rip
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trunk. -Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trunk/Rear Lid . . . . . . 28. 44
Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
u
........... 31
Using the air cond itioni ng more .............
battery . . . . . See 3.2
Identification Number ................... See
speci fications
................... See 3.3

AND
Organize your trips to include several errands and to avoid heavy
traffic.
course . there are some conditions that affect consumption that you can't
consumption increases in
the winter or under conditions (bad
r oads, towing a etc.) .
The
into your attention was paid to the environment. To
retain and make use of these characteris­
tics,
points :
gasoline engines.
Leaded causes damage to the converter and other components of
t he em ission system.
Booklet 1. 1.
Having your serviced by a VOLKSWAGEN and that it does
not disturb the environment, and that it has
a
service
Use the air conditioning only when really needed.
The air conditioning decreases engine
Check your tire pressure once a month.
Low tire pressure increases tion and tire wear, and impairs
accident.
Do not carry unnecessary items
in city traffic where you must
often
consumption.
Remove supplementary roof
sistance caused by the cross bars creases consumption .
ment when no longer needed.
The rear window defogger, ing consume a
of The more you
consume. the higher the
if you keep the rear window defogger on for 1 hours, your sumption increase by about 1 quart (1
16 ---------DRIVING AND ENVIRONMENT

you plan
to
tow a trailer, please remember that your
vehicle will be perform ing a service it was
not intende d for. The additional load will af­
fect durability , economy and performance.
Trailer towing not only places more stress
on the vehicle,
it also calls for more con­
centration from the driver.
For these reasons, always follow the oper­
ating
and driving instructions given and use
common sense.
hitch_ When doing so, seal all bolt
holes to prevent water and deadly exhaust fumes from entering the
vehicle-
Engine cooling system
Towing a trailer make the engine work hard­
er. is important the the engine cooling
system be up to the job. Make sure that the
cooling system
has enough fluid.
Trailer brakes

TIPS AND
Operating instructions
Maximum
Booklet 3.3.
Do not exceed the gross vehicle weight,
which is the weight of the vehicle, including
driver, passengers, luggage, trailer hitch
and tongue wei
ght of the loaded trailer.
ward. backward or sideways.
Never
Tongue
For best vehicle handling under these
changed conditions, adjust the trailer load
so that the tongue load is at the maximum
allowable or sligh tly lower.
You can get an approximation of the tongue load wit h a
bathroom scale or you can measure the load
at a trucking company or weighing station.
Tire pressure
When towing a trailer, inflate the tires of
your vehicle to the cold tire pressure listed
under
on the sticker on the right
doorjamb.
---------DRIVING AND