VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2005 Owners Manual

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 ................... .
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55
56
58
60 64
67 68
6 9
72
75
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78
84
84
85 87
88 94
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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
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46
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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

and Equipment
Tips
features mer1tioned are standard equipment on some models only and options on others.
Warning
For technical reasons, the
The governing factor is th e symbol on the swi tch
The warning lights indicate a number of different functions and possible faults.
Fig. 2 cluster with warning lights.
for if you hove questions.
Informational, warning or malfunction mes ­
sages are identifie d b y a warnin g light or symbol
4
and w ith a matching text in the display page 12.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Warning and lights in the tachom­
eter
Symbol Meaning of warning lights
swagen dealer or
on: Electromechanical power steeri ng
a
ssi s t contact yo ur a uthorized
swagen d ealer or
contact your authorized swagen dea ler or workshop
Malfunction
Properly close th e fu el cap
Elec tronic Power (Gaso line engine only)-contact your authorized Volkswage n dealer or qualified workshop
E le ctronic immobilizer
Generator malf unction-contact your au tho-
rized Volkswage n dealer or qualified workshop
Bulb failure
High beams swit ched on
Turn signal left
Turn s ignal right
Warning and indicator light s in the di splay
Symbol Meaning of lights
Engine coolant temperature too high-
and
Engine coolant level too low-coolant
le vel. Fu
rther information
3.2
"Tip s and Advice". chapter steering"
steerin g"
pageBS
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batteries"
booklet 3.2
page46
Further information
page46
page46
Further inform ation
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice", chapter

3.1
M eaning o f warning lights
Brake
pads worn-contact your authori zed Volkswagen dWindshield was her fluid too lowealer or qualified workshop
Windshield washer fluid level too low
Fuel level too low (reserve)-Hefuel as soon as possibl e
Engin e oil press ure too low-engine
off and ch eck en gine oil leve l
Do ors open
Make su re tha t all the doors completely cl osed (to the second catc h ).
lid open
Engine oil level too low-
Warning and indicator light s in the
Meaning of warning lig h ts
Dep ress ped a l
Airbag system malfunction-contact your au -
thorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified work-shop
Airbag disabled
Belt prete n sioner system malfu nction-contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop
En gine hood open
Fasten safet y belts!
Malf unction in anti-loc k brake syste m -contact
o r your auth orized Volk swagen dealer or qualifi ed
work shop
Flashing: Electroni c Stab iliza tion in operation or Hegulat io n in op-eration Illuminated: or m alfunct ion or
sw itched off
6
and
3 .2 chapter and
3.2 and chapter the
booklet 3.2 chapter
page33
page35
3.2 and Advice" , chapter
page 88 page 85
2.1 fir st" , c hapte r
chapter "Airbag
booklet2.1
booklet 3.2 and Adv ice",
chapter
2. 1 first", chapter
bookl et3.2 and
bookle t3 .2 and A dvice" . chapter

Symbol Meaning o
f warning lights Furt h er informati o n
Ligh t on: Ma lfun ction in brake system-3.2 and
or tact your a u thorized Volk swage n dealer or ified wo rks ho p
Ligh t on: b rake leve l too low-switc h 3.2 and
engin e off and ch ec k b rak e chapter
Light on:-pa rkin g brake is appli ed page94
pressure for one tir e is too lo w o r th ere an d Adv ice",
i s a sys te m err or.
or
Cru ise con trol system switc h ed on
D ayt im e ru nning ligh ts
Failure to heed warnin g lights and o ther p o rl ant vehicle informati o n ca n lead t o a
b reakdow n in traffic , and serious
perso na l in jury.
Ne ver ig no re warning lights a nd warning
t e x ts !
stal led or stoppe d for re p air, m ove th e v eh icle a sa fe dis ta n ce off th e road,
turn on t h e em erge ncy flash er and stop the
e n gi ne and use o th e r warnin g d evices to warn approachin g traffi c.
Ne ver park the ve hicle in areas where the ho t cataly tic co nvcrlc r and exh au st sys tem can co m e i n contact w ith dry gra ss, brus h , fu el
s pill or oth er materi al that ca n cause fire.
Sto p ! B efore workin g in the en g ine m ent , a lwa ys rea d and heed all 3.2 in the engin e comparlmcnt." The
e ngine c ompartment of any motor vehicle i s a
p ote n tiall y da ngerou s area and can ca u se rious personal in jury.
chapter and
page96
page43
Note
Failure to observ e wa rnin g lig hts or wa rning texts can ca use damage to you r ve hicle .
If one of the lig hts marked with comes on while you arc driv ing. move a safe distance off
th e road. Turn the em ergency flas her on. T urn off the engine and usc other warni ng devices to
ale rt other motoris ts. Go to listed page in your bookle t for detailed informat ion.
Some warning lights are also displayed in the instr ument cluster. Th e priority of m alfun ctions is dis played with re d and yellow symbols and
disp layed with additio na l informa tion.
Some malfu nction s arc in dicated only by th e
warni ng lights in the instrument cluster without warn ing or i nformation texts. If you are not sure ,
as k you r authorized Volkswagen dealer or worksho p for ass istance.
Some features menti oned are s tandard equipment on some mod els and optio ns on others .
Instrument 7

and Equipm ent
Instrument
for sett in g the page 8
page 9
Engine coolant te mpera tu re pa ge 9
Display for various page II
Setti ng the
page
Speedometer
Reset button for trip page
The clock is locat ed in the Display in
time
8 Instr um ent
-the fig. 4 to set the
hour. The clock will advance to the next
hour if you briefl y press the button.
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fo r ex am ple, the needl e is directly ove r the thi s corres po nd s to an en g in e speed o f
when the en g in e is w arm and after it ha s been
b ro ke n in properly. How ever, it is advis abl e to ups hi ft o r m ove the selector leve r to D (or ta ke
yo ur foo t off th e accelerato r pe da l to slowdown)
b e fo re th e nee d le reach es the re d zo ne.
Note
To avo id damage to the e n gin e neve r
For the sake of environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and min im izes gin e
temperature gauge
This ga ug e shows th e e ng ine coolant
Fig. 5 Section of the instr ument en g in e
coo lant tem perat ure gauge
Engin e cold
Avoid high en gin e s peeds and heavy en gin e
load s
Un de r n ormal drivin g conditio ns, the n ee dl e
s h o uld be in the mi dd le o f the gauge . The
atu res. Do not worry if th e warnin g light and wa rning m essa ge docs no t a ppea r i n the di spl ay.
bookle t 3.2 and
Needl e in warning zone
your ve hicle is equippe d with the m ess age dis p la y feature, an in formatio n t ext also a p pear in the d isplay. rized Volks wagen deale r o r qualified work sh op
for m ore info rm ation. Eith er the c ool an t perature is too hi gh, or th e coolant le ve l to o low. the vehicl e and switch off the engine. the coola n t booklet 3.2 and
Do not c ontinue dri ving if the c oola n t level is
correct a nd you have a warning i n the problem. tact the nearest authorized Volk swagen dea le r or qua lified workshop fo r assis ta nce.
WARNING
ment, alway s re a d and heed all bookle t3_2 and chapte r
rio us personal injury.
Note
Accesso ries in front of th e air inlet reduce the coolin g effect o f the coola nt. it is ho t outs ide and you drive with high eng in e loa ds, the re is a
r is k of t he eng in e ove rheating.

and Equipment
The front spoiler also en sures proper bution of the cooling a ir w hen t he vehicle is mov in g. The engin e could overheat if th e spoiler
Fig. 6 of the instrument cluster: fuel tank gauge
Th e fuel tank hold s about 14.5 (55 liters).
is damaged, torn off or removed! Ha ve the spoil er repaire d or rep laced by an autho rized Volkswagen deale r or
W he n the needle reaches th e low fuel le ve l zo ne 6 (arrow), the displa y ligh ts up. If you r
ve hicle is equipped with th e message display
fea ture, Please refuel! a lso appear in the play. workshop fo r more informatio n. At the sam e tim e, a warning sound as a reminder to refu el. A t thi s point th ere
Tips
Rem ember to refuel when th e tank is I/4 to reduce the risk of running out of fuel, in remote a reas.
The arrow n ex t to the fue l tank symbol appearing in the fu el gau ge o n wh ic h side of th e
ve hicl e th e fuel is
mileage (kilometet ) are in th e in strument cluster display.
Odom ete r f or t otal distance travele d
The left-han d page II. 7 in th e displ ay shows the to tal distance of mile s meters) driven.
Trip odomete r
T he right-hand page 7 shows th e s ho rt trip. It shows th e distance
la st di gi t yards ( mete rs) . Press the button 3 to res t th e odometer back to zero.
Swit ching tota l
distance reading to eter display (mp h o r km/h)
the men u under U ni ts you can switc h
from mph to km /h.