light VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2004 Owner's Guide

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
(continued)
even with an Adva nced Air bag Sys tem.
The infl ating airbag will hit the child seat or infant carrier w ith great force and will
smas h the c hild seat and child against the
backre st, center armrest, door o r roof.
Always in stall r eanva rd-facing child seats or infant carri ers on the rear scat.
Fonvard -facing child seats in stall ed on th e
front passe nger's sea t can interfere
th e c hild's safety and well-being require that the fo llowing special precautions be taken:
- Make s
ure the fo nvard -facing seat has been designed and certifi ed b y its manu­facturer for use on a front scat with
as po ssib le before
installin g the child res traint .
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the front passenger's seat from being moved to the rca rmost position in its for e and aft adjustment range.
-
Always make s ure that th e ba ckrest is in the upright position.
Always buckle the child seat finnl y in pla ce
eve n if a child is not sitting in it. A loo se child
seat
can fly around durin g a sudden stop or in
a collisio n.
Alway s read and hee d all WAHNINGS whenever usi ng a child restrain ed in a ve hicle
i s being page page and
To reduce the risk of serio us injury, make sure th at the PASSENGER BAG light comes o n and stays on whenever a child restraint is
installed on the front p asse nger seat and the ignition is sw itch ed on.
Tak e th e c hild restra int the front senger seat and in stall it properly at one of th e
rear seat posi tio ns if PASSENGER light does not sta y on.
Have the airbag sys te m inspec ted by your au thori ze d Volkswagen dealer or qualified
worksho p immediat ely .

In order fo r th e air bag to otTer prote ction , it is
important that ve hicle occupants, es peciall y
a ny children , who must be in the front seat cau se of e xc e ptional circum stances , be prop erl y
r es trained and as far away from the airb ag as
possible. B y keep ing room be tween th e ch ild 's body and the front of the passe nger ment, the airbag can inflate complet ely and vid e supplemental protection in ce rtain frontal
c olli sions.
Not usi ng a booster seat, usin g the booster seat improperl y, incorrectly installing a booster seat or using the veh icle safe ty belt
improperly increases the risk of serious sonal injury and death in a or other em erg ency situation. To help reduce the risk of serio us personal injury and/or death:
Always make sure to position the shoulder portion of the three-point belt over the middle of child 's shoulder.
Neve r let the shoulder portion of the belt
res t against or across the neck, face, chin, or throat of the child.
Always make sure the lap belt portion of the three-point belt is worn snug and passes as low as possible across the child' s pelvis. Never
let the belt pass over the sof t abdomen.
Failure to properly route safety belts over a child's body will cause severe injuries in an
13.
(continued)
Childre n on the front seat of any car, eve n
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously jured or even killed when an airbag inflates. A
child in a rearward-facing child seat in stalled on the front passenger seat will be seriously
injured and can b e killed if the front airbag flate s.
Never le t a child stand or kneel on any seat, for example the front seat.
Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your ve hicl e.
Always remember that a child leaning
ploying airbag. This will result in serio us sonal injury or death.
lig ht does not come on and stay on, perform the checks page
Take the child restraint off the front senger seat and AIR BAG light does not stay on whenever the tion is swi tc h ed on.
A lwa ys read and heed all WARNINGS w henever usin g a child restrained in a vehicl e
is being page 13, page 53,
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child restrain! is in stalled with a
sa fety belt , th e safety belt must be locke d so
strained for th eir age and size.
colli sio n.
Always make sure th at the safety b elt tracto r is locke d w hen in stallin g
Always buckle the seat firml y in plac e
eve n if
can fly around during a sudden sto p or in
Always rest to whi ch the ce nter rear safety belt is tach ed i s sec ure ly la tc h ed wh eneve r th e rea r
cente r sa fety belt is being use d to secure a
c hild booklet 3.1 and
ward together with the backrest and w ill strik e
part s of th e ve hicl e int eri or. T he c hild can be seriou sly injure d or kill ed .
Never ins tall rearw ard -faci ng c hild scats or infant carri ers on the f ront passe nge r sc at. A
kill ed w hen the passe nge r airb ag inflates.
The inflatin g air bag will hit the child scat or infa nt carrier with great force and w ill
smas h th e child seat and child against the
b ackrest, ce nter armrest , d oo r or roof.
Always instal l rearward -faci ng c hild seats or infant carri ers on th e rear scat.
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Forward -facin g c hild seats o r infant ri ers insta ll ed on the fr ont passe nger' s sca t
m ay interfere with the de plo ym ent of the
a irba g cause seriou s injury to the c hild.
Alw ays read and hee d all whenever u sin g a c hild restrain ed in a vehicle
i s be in g page 53.
page
Rearward -fa cin g restrai nts:
child in a reanva rd-facin g c hild seat sta ll ed on the front p asse nger sea t will b e ously inju red and ca n be killed if the fro nt
a irbag infl ates eve n with an Advan ce d Airb a g
Syste m.
The inflatin g airbagwill hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and w ill
smas h the c hild seat a nd child against the
b ackrest, ce nter armres t, d oor o r r oof.
Always be es peci all y care ful if yo u must s tall a reanvard faci ng seat on the front pa sse nge r seat in ex ce ptional circumsta nces.
A tight te th er strap on a rearward- fac ing
c hild restraint attache d to the front p asse nger
sca t can put too muc h pressure o n the mat in the seat and reg is ter a heav ie r weight in the A dva nce d Airb ag Sys te m. The hea vie r
w eig ht reg is te re d ca n mak e th e sys te m work
as
thoug h an adult were o n the scat and ploy the A dva nced Airba g wh en it must be suppresse d causing serio us or eve n fa ta l ju ry to the child .
Make sure that th e PASSENGER AIR BAG Light comes o n and s tays on all the tim e
wh en ever th e ig niti on is s wit ch ed on.
dealer o r

WARNING
An imprope rl y in sta lled child ca n in­terfe re w ith the airba g as it de ploys and se ri­ously inju re or eve n kill the c hild -eve n w ith an Advan ced Airbag Sys te m .
m ent pan el.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
(continued)
- Always move the passenge r scat int o its
reannos t pos ition in the sea t's fo re and aft
a dju stment range, as fa r away fr o m th e
a irbag as p oss ible befo re i nstalli ng the fo r­
ward- faci ng c hild res tra .int. The backrest must be adjusted to an uprigh t posi tion.
- Always
make sure th at nothi ng p reve nts
t h e fro nt passenge r's seat fro m being moved to the rearmost p osit ion in its fore
a nd a ft ad justment r an ge.
- Neve r pl
ace ite ms o n th e seat th a t ca n the to ta l we ight regis­
t e re d by the weight-sensin g and ca n
cause injury in a cras h.
Make sure that th e PASSENGER AIR B A G the time wheneve r the ignition is swi tche d on.
light d oes
n o t come o n and stay on , i mmediate ly install the forwa rd-fa cin g child seat in
th e seat man­
ufacturer's i nstructio ns w he n
res traint in your
th e
s
peci a l in struct ions and heed the WARN­
INGS below. To activa te t he switchable
lock ing fe a ture:
-
t h e c hild res traint on a seat, pref­
e ra bl y on th e r
ear
-Set the safety belt upper anchorage for
the fron t passenger seat to the highest ad­
justment position if t he availab le safety
be lt le ngt h is s
ufficient to properly
the child
- Move the front passenger seat t o the
hig h es t position in th e seat's up and down
adjustment rang e.
- Move
the front passenger seat to there­
armost position in d1e seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the
ai r
bag as possible before the for ­
ward-facing child
restrai nt.
-th e child res tra int on a seat, pref­
erably on the rea r
-Houte th e safety belt around or through
th e
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the c hild restraint down with your
full weight to make sure that the child re­
straint will be prope rly ins tall ed wi th the
safety belt really tight.
- Sl
owly pull the should er belt portion of
the safe ty belt all t h e way out of the re ­
tractor.
- Wh
ile keeping your weight o n the
restraint, guide the should er belt portion
o f
the safety bac k into the retrac tor
until the belt lie s flat and is tig htened
aga inst the child restra int.
-should hear a noise as
the b el t wi nd s back int o the in ertia reel of
the safe ty belt retrac to r. Test the swit ch ­
able lockin g feature by pulling on the belt.
should no lo nge r be able to pull th e
b elt o
ut of the retrac tor. The switc hable
lockin g feature is now activ e.
-
on the belt to make sure the s afety
belt is properly fas te ned and tight.
-
safety
- After checking to make sure that the
child restraint is properl y installed make
cenain that the child restraint is correctl y
recognized by the weight-sensing mat in­
side the front passenger seat, so that the
front passenger airbag status is always cor­
rectl y signale d by th e PASSE NG ER AIR
B A G light. be sure to read the
additional imponant information and
heed the WARN INGS ab out th e Advanced
Airbag System and the function of the
P
ASSENGE R AIR BAG
WARNING
Using the w rong child restraint or an improp­erly installe d child restraint can ca use seriou s personal injury or death in an accident.
Always make sure th at the safe ty be lt re­
tractor is locked when i nsta llin g a child seat. An unlocked safe ty belt retrac tor cannot hold the child seat in place during normal drivi n g or in a crash.
Always buckle the child scat firm ly in place
even if a child is not siltin g in it. A loose chil d
seat can fly around durin g a sudden stop or in
a collision.
Alwa ys make su re th e seat backre st to
which th e child restra int is ins talled i s in an upright pos ition and sec urel y latched into
p la ce and cannot fold fo rward. Otherw ise, the seat back with the chil d seat attac hed to it
c o uld fly forward in the eve nt of a co llision or other emergency situation.
Alwa ys read and heed all WARN INGS wh en ever using a child res train ed in a vehicle
i s being page 53. Specia l precautions apply when installing a child scat on th e fro nt passenger page restraint s on the front scat some important thin gs to

32
A ir
bag deployment zone 38
How the
components work together 37
Adva n
ced Airbag components 35
Adva nced front airba g sys tem 33
Airbag deployment zone 38
Airbag system 28
Care 44
Components (front air bags) 35
Components (side airbags) 46
Components (sid e curtai n protectionTM
a irbagl Curtain a irb ags
light Repa irs 44
Hotline 12
Automatic belt retractor 1 9
8
Before driving 3
Be lt
pretensioner
Disposal 27
27
Booster seats 62
first
c
Cargo area
Infant seats 59
Lower
anchorages 71
Mounting and releasing lower anchorage connectors 72
the front passenger seat
inst ruct ions 56
Tether an chors 68 Tether strap 69
Convertibl e child seats
Curtain airb ags
position
Driving safety 3
Driving with ch
ildren 53
E
Examples of improper seating posit ions 8
Extender for
the safety belts 23
F
Fastening
Booste r seats 62
Co nvertible chil d
seats Infa nt seats 59

belt extender 24
Safet y belt s 19
Floormats 9
Front airbag system 32
Airbag deplo ym ent zo ne 38
T he basics 32
Front airbags
Descript i
on 32
Fronta l co llisi
ons a n d the laws of phys ics 15
H
Head restraints
Correct adjustment 7
Heavy clothing
and safety belt s 17
How m
any airbags does my vehi cle have'? 35,
46,51
Importance of sitting properly 28
Importance of wearing safet y belt s 28
Important things to do befor e driv ing 3
Improper seating posit ions
Improperly worn safety belts 26
I
ndicator light
Airbag system
Indicator ligh ts
Airbag system 41
AIR BAG
u sing the LATCH sys tem 72
I
nstalling the upper tet her strap on the anchorage
L
Leat her seats
marks
Lower anchorages 71
Luggage compartment
M
Monitoring the Advanced Air bag Syste m
Occupant seating positions 4
p
light 41 Start blinking 42
principles of a frontal collision 15
marks
adjustment of head restraints 7
occupant seating pos itions 4
safety belt position 21
driving 2

belts 13, 19
Extender 23
How can I adjust the heigh t o f my safery
belt? 25
How
do you put on you r safery belt
correct l
y? 19
Improperly worn 26
Installing child restraint 63
Not worn
16
belt position 21
instructio ns 17
Specia l consid erations for pregnant
women 22
Switc hab le locki ng feature 65
Unfa stening safe ty belt s 25
Warning light
14 What happen s to occupants not wearing
safety
belt s? 16 Why assume the co rrect seatin g
position? 28
W hy safery belts protec t? 17
Why wear safery belts? 15, 28
belts protect 17
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
43
seatin g positi on for the driver 4
seating position for the front
passenger 5
belt extender 23
Curtain airbags 52
Seating capacity 13
Sea ting position Distance between driver and steering
wheel 4
Driver 4
Front
passenger 5
Improper seat in g positi on s
4
Rear
passe ngers 6
air bags 46
Description 46
Ho w
they work?
in structio n s 48
airbags
Desc ripti
on
How they work? 5 1
instructions 52
Steer ing w hee l
Distance
to the driver 4
Sw itchable locking f
eature
Activating 65
Deactivating 67
T
Tether anchors 68
T
ether strap 69
Tie -
downs 12
Torn or f rayed safety bel ts 1 7
Trunk
u
Unfasten ing
belts 25
Upholstery
v
Ventil ation slit s ll
w
Wa rning light
belts 14
Wa rnin g lights

Table of contents
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Overview .......................... o
Warning ..
.............. ......... . in the instrument ..... o
Menus in the in strum ent
Opening and .... o o
Key Set ........................ o o
Remote
Power ........................ o
Doors ... ...................... o Anti-theft sys tem ............. Rear .......................
Windows ............... .. . Power roof ........
Lights and a view .......... .
Ligh ts ........................... .......
vision .............. o
Mirrors ............................
3ol and Equipm ent
3
3
4
8
11
13 24
27
27
28
30
33
34
35 38 41
43
43
47
49
49 52
Seats and storage ............. .... .
Why is seat adjustment so important? ... .
He
ad re straints .......... ............... .
Fro
nt seats ............................. . Rear seat .................. ............. .
Storage ................................ .
Cup .................. o soc kets ........ o o
Luggage comportment .................. .
Roof rock .....................
Air Conditioning system .......... .
........................ o
Driving ........... o .................
........................... .. Starting and stopping the en gin e ........ . transmission .................... .
Auto matic transmission
(Direct shift
gearbox} ............................... .
Parking
broke ................ ... .
Crui se system ................... .
55
55
56
58
60 64
67 68
6 9
72
75
75
78
84
84
85 87
88 94
96
of contents

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
This overview will the controls and displays
quickly.
Release handle
lock ing button ...... .... .
Light switc h ................... .
Air outlet s
Thumb wheel for opening and closin g the a ir vent
Turn signal and high beam leve r
Paddle leve r for shifting (automatic
t ransmiss ion ) .................. .
In strument cluste r:
- Instru
ments ... ...........• ...
- Dis pla y ..
-Warning lights ............... .
Lever for Windshield wiper and washer ........................ .
Air outlet for in d irect ventilatio n or storag e compartment ........... .
Emerge ncy flasher sw itch ....... .
Warning light for front passenge r airbag switc hed booklet 2.1
Fron t passenger airbag bookle t 2.1
G lo ve compartment handle and lock ........................... .
F u e l flap re lease button and chapter the
H ear lid re lease .......... .
® w indow switches for
windows ...................... .
Swit ches for adjus ti n g the outs id e power mirrors ................. .
l) no t for market 32
43
46
9
1
8
4
49
45
35
38
53
Engine hood re lease lever booklet3.2 and c h a pter in the engin e compartment"
Instrument cluster light switch . . . 44
control lever, . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driver airba g 2.1 chapter
Horn (works o nly when the ig niti on
i s on)
Leve r for adjus table steering column . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ignit ion lock ...... 00............ 84
Thumb wheel for left seat heating 59
for
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
- Climatro nic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
A ddit iona l s torage compartment
-
outle t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
bilization or slip regulatio n booklet3.2 and chapte r
Parki ng brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Button for switc hing tire moni-toring p ressure systemll booklet3.2 chapter
holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Se lecto r lever fo r automatic trans-missio n or gears h ift lever ( m anual
transmissi o n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thumb w heel for right seat
heatin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sound syste m booklet3.4