weight VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

Keywords
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............................................. 3.1
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feat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .1 9
retractor ......................... 2.1 36
-Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 37
- Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .1 37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 43
temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 9
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 42
- Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 42
- Expansion tank ................................. 3 .2 43
...................................... 3.1 1
-Turning off. ......................... . 3.1
- Front ............. .................... 3.1 68
........................................ 3.1 68
weight ....................................... 3 .3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .2 23
D
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 3
Data Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 23
Day-Night mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1

Safety
safety
properly wear safety belts when the vehicle is moving.
SAFETY
Why safety
The higher the speed of the vehicle and the
greater the vehicles' weight, the more ener­
gy there is to be
in an accident.
For information on child safety see For details see next pages.
page 30.
SAFETY BELTS--------------------3

exceptional cir cums tances require the
use of a forward-facing
seat on the
front seat. the
passenger's seat:
-make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and Booster seats
up to 7 years
safety seats s igned for the ir age and weight. Expert s say
that the stru cture, of these is not
may use three point
combination
and best to put these in
propriate booster seats. Be sure the ster seat meets
and reposition both the and so that they
pass acr oss the
The routing of the over the body
i s very important for the
ride in the rear seat.
Always read and heed all

member that ch ildren do not have the pro­
no un ced
pelv ic structu re require d for the
prope r function of
a belt pass over the
child 's stomach
or abdomen .
to
Younger children should use a belt only
system for the child's size and weight or safer alternative means of trans ­
portat ion
of the child is available . these
e xceptional situations. the use of a
better than permitting the child to remain unrestrained. But remember : a l ap
belt cannot provide the same
An
injury. make sure that and other
wear restraint systems. Care­
seats are required to
These standards requirements for using a
such as those in your
read and heed
on next pages.
CHILD SAFETY--------------- -----35

1 -Forward and backward adjust-
ment
into position.
2 -Seatback
(two door
Lift the and
For safety reasons, the front seat-backs must
(two door
and the seatback forward. At the same time. the front seat cushion
and moves forward.
AND
curvature of your spine and reduce fatigue
trips.
4 -Seatback adjustment
W ith your body weight taken off the seat­
back . turn
motion to raise the seat.
downward
in a the seat.
SEATS AND STORAGE -----------------57

Luggage compartment
the rear seatback forward to
crease the size of the
behaves. For best
heavy cargo as far forwa rd as
Be sure to keep these
to reduce window
on the side of the
Never exceed the Gross
fety
weight ratings can change the way
the
Do not
in the
haust gas from being drawn into
the

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

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

the weight of the basic
68 kg per designated seating position) an d weight.
(75 kg). The Gross Axle Weight Rating is the
maximum
des igned, tested and approv ed by
The actual Gross Axle Weight Rating at the front and rear axles
should not exceed the permissible weights, and their combination must not exceed the Gross
The vehicle capacity weight figures apply when the load is dis­tributed evenly in the vehicle (pas­sengers and luggage). When trans­porting a heavy load in the luggage compartment, carry the load as near to the rear axle as possible so that the vehicle's handling is not im­paired.
Distribute the
racks
Differences may occur depending on the
tire sizes.
Note
When driv in g up steep ramps, on rough
roads, over curbs, etc. it is important to re­member that some parts of your such as or exhaust system compo­
nents, may be

TECHNICAL DATA
rpm
(235 Nm at rpm)
No .
of cylinder s 4
Displacement
(1.781 cm3)
Stroke 3.4 in ( 86.4
mm )
B ore 3.19
in (
mm)
rat
io 9.5 : 1
Premium 1 or Regular unleaded
Capacities
55
Reserv e
in gal. /liters
Engine
transmission
transmission
Trailer witho u t brakes 4 ) 4)
Trailer with brakes 4) 4)
Tongue 4)
4)
Note For maximum engine performance.
see chapter Booklet 3.2.
The engine tions.
Do not -see chapter AND Booklet 3.2.
chapter
Booklet 3.2.
not at t ime of printing .
8 ---------ENGINE DATA. WEIGHTS,