VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2005 Owners Manual

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Average ruel co nsumption
Miles to empty
Distance trave le d
Average speed
S peed warning
min Driving time
Th e
displa y shows the amount or time that has gone by s ince the ig nition was sw itched on.
The m aximum displa y va lue in both memories
i s 99 hours and 59 minutes. The memory will reset itselrback to zero once thi s va lue has been rea ch ed.
gallons miles km) Current fuel con­
sum ption
Th e di spla y w
ill sh ow the consump­tio n in gallons (liters) per
book le t3.2 and chapter
0 gallons/100 miles (0 km) Average fuel
consumption
T he ave rage ruel c
onsumption will appear you have drive n approximately ya rds
(meters). Dashes w ill appear in th e displa y that time. The di spla y
Miles Miles {kilometer s) to empty
Th e m il
es ( kilom ete rs) to empty is calc ulated
u sing th e ru el ta nk contents and current ru el consumption. shows how rar the ve hicl e can travel u sin g the same speed and dri ving co ndi­
ti o ns as
yo u have
dri ven approxi mately yards ( mete rs).
Dashe s w ill appear in the dis p lay until that time. The disp lay will b e updated every 5 seconds
while the ve hicle is m ov ing.
Speed warning
Th e s
peed wa rning can be set so yo u will see and hear wa rnin g whe n yo u reach the desired speed . For example. this settin g co uld be used to
l e t yo u know iryou exceed the posted speed
limit. When you r eac h the desired sp eed. press on th e multi ­
fun ction steering wheel. and hold th e button to erase th e sto re d speed.
temperature di splay
T he t e
mperature range is F to to At outside tempera ture s be tween-F and and a (ice warning) appears in addition to the outs id e tempera ture di splay. Thi s symbol ro r approximately 5 seconds and
F
W he n the ve hicl e is s tanding still o r tra velin g at
very low speed s, the temperature di spla yed may be slig htl y hi gh er than the actual outsid e te m ­
p erature as a result or heat radiate d rrom the engin e.
Roads and bridges can be dangerously icy even the outside air temperature is above r r eez ing.
Jryou use th e outside temperature di sp la y
t o tell you about rrost conditions, remember that roads can even ice over at temperatures above F (+
A lways remember, eve n if the
Neve r rely exclu siv el y on this the outsid e temperature display.
Always reduce your s peed and dri ve with special care under weathe r conditions w hen the c hances that you will encounter icy road surfaces a re greater.
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Tips
The
and "Average
Th e display may look diiTerent in you r
vehicle because there are diiTere nt instrument
Applies to
yo u are not sure . ask your authorized Volk swage n dealer or qualified workshop for sistance.
the vehi cle is ling ar very low speeds, the tempera tu re pla yed may be slighLiy higher than the actua l
o u tside temperature as a result of th e heat
The ve hicle compass m.ust be ca libra ted every time you install additional items in
s teering wheel: rig ht side
1. Ope ning the menu
th e ig niti on on. A vehicl e
fig. 19 bullon on the
multi-functio n steerin g w heel u n til the
without navigation system
22 Instrument
2. Ope ning the Compass menu4l
highlight the menu item The
highlighted m enu item is between the two
horizontal lines. T here is a lso a tr iangle o n
the
Press butt on
m en u o pens.
the compass
Mark the menu entry and
press
sage w ill be d isplaye d To calibrate drive
round a comp lete cir
cle.
Driv e the vehicle in circles a t 5 mph
(10 km/h ) or less until the display indicates
tha t the cal ibration process has been
pleted.

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with compass and sound syste m
Adjusting the compass variance zone
Th e com pass zone must be adjusted certain circum stances, i.e. during
long distance trips.
Fig.
menu
-Sw itch the ignition on. A ve hicl e picto­
g ra m
appears.
- Pre
ss page 22, fig. 19
button on the multi-function steering
w h
eel until the up menu is displayed.
2. Opening the Compass menu5l
-th e arrow to
h ig hli
ght the m enu item The
hi ghlighted menu item is betwee n th e two
h
orizontal lines. There is also a triangle o n
the
the
menu opens.
- Sel
ect Zone and press the
fig .
- Mark the menu entry+ 1 Zone or-Zone
a n d press
the

Press button.
Compass
+ 1
-1
Bock
Tips
In display F uncti on
T he
name of the d is played menu
Increase th e set value b y I
Decreases th e set val ue by I
The Compa ss menu closes and t he last di sp layed menu opens aga in.
T
he menu s s hown in t he display depend s on the
ve hicle electro nics and the options in stalled on
yo ur ve hicle. If you are not s u re, ask your rized Volkswagen deale r or qualified work s hop for
Steer ing
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steer ing whee l
These contro ls let taking your hands off
the steering wheel.
Fig. 21 Multi- funct ion
The contro ls in th e m ult i- fun ctio n steering
w heel work only when the ignition is swi tched
on.
and to increase the vo lume
to mute th e radio
open th e te le phone d irectory or
to accept. decli ne or e nd a te lephone call6
l
open th e menus in th e
to move the selector bar up within a menu in th e in strument cluster

Applies to vehicles' with
and drive 1:
Fig. 22 Adjust in g t he s tee ring wheel pos itio n
-Adjust the dri ver seat to the correct po­
pag e 55 .
- Push
the leve r fig. 22 uncl er the
steering
-Adjust the steering wheel this way until
t h e
correct posit ion is fig. 23 .
- T hen
push lever up.
WARNING
In correc t use of the stee ring column
Neve r adjust the steer ing column while th e
ve hicl e is movin g. Always adjust th e steering column w hil e th e veh icle is standing still and b efore you set out. If you are drivin g and must
m ake an adjustment, safe ly stop your ve hicl e and make the necessary adjustment.
A lways adjus t th e driv er's seat and th e
steering w hee l so that th ere are at lea st
F ig. 23 Illustration of princi ple : proper seati ng po­sition for drive r
(continued)
inch es (2 5 em) betwe en your breastbone and th e s teering fig. 23.
inches (25 em ) or more from the
steeri ng w heel, c hec k with your authori ze d
Volkswagen deale r to see if adaptive equip­ment is avai la ble .
Never adjust the steering wheel so that it
p oin ts toward your face. Otherwise, the sys te m cannot protect yo u properly in the
e ve nt of
Alwa ys hold the s teering wheel o n the out­
s id e of the s teering whee l rim with your hands at th e 9 o'clock and 3 o 'clock pos itions to help
r educe th e risk of p ersonal injury if th e
driver' s
Never hold the stee rin g wheel th e
1 2 o'clock pos ition or w ith your hands at other position s in side th e s teering wheel rim or on the steerin g wheel Holdin g th e s teerin g
wheel the wrong wa y ca n cause serious inju ­
ries t o the hands, arm s and hea d if the driver's airbag infl ates.
After adjusting the stee rin g wheel, a lwa ys push the s teerin g wh eel adjustment leve r
Instrument

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Your vehicle's key set contains:
two master r e mot e control and panic butt on and an emergency key
a plastic key with a number@
Key
If yo u n eed a replace ment ke y. tak e your key
work shop.
The key numbe r i s needed to obtain another key, th erefo re:
Always keep the key tag in a safe place.
Ne ver leave it in the ve hicle.
I f
you sell the ve hicl e. be sure to giv e the key
sonal injury.
(continued)
Neve r leave ch ildren, disabled persons or anyone who cannot help themselves in the hicl e. The doors can be lock ed using
or low tempera tures.
Never remove the key from steering lock
w hil e the vehicle is moving or while it is rolling
to a stop. The steering wheel column will lock up and you will not be able to steer or control the veh icle.
Note
Th e keys with the remote control contai n
e lec troni c component s. these ke ys from
m oisture and rough handling.
Never leave any ve hicl e keys insid e th e hicl e. Entry by unauthorize d pe rso ns co uld harm the vehicl e or your vehicl e cou ld be stol en .
Alway s take the keys with you whe neve r you
l eav e your ve hicl e.
Tips
A re pla cement key ca n only be made w ith ke y number.
The key number identifie s the key has to be c ut and allo ws micro chip in the key
troni c immobilizer in your vehicle .
A key without the special microchip or with a
c hip that has not bee n coded properl y will not work wi th you r vehicle, even if it has been c ut
co rrect ly .
A dd ition al remote contro l keys are availab le
from authori zed Volk swage n dealers or to work with your pag e 29.
ca n use up to even remote co ntrol keys
w ith your
Opening and

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key
Locking and
remote control key can lock and unlo ck the vehicle from a distance.
Fig. 25 Ass ignment of butt ons on the remote control
key
- P res s fig. 25 on th ere­
mote control key to unl ock all th e doors
and th e rear lid.
Locking the
-button on the rem ote con­
t ro l key to lock all the doors and the rear
lid.
rear
-Press bullo n in the re mote con­
tro l key for a
bout one second to unlock the
rear lid.
Panic function
-Press the red pani c button in the
r
emote co ntrol key to tri gge r the Pan ic
fun cti
on.
Th e remote control
fig. 25 .
28 Opening and
T he ind ica tor lig ht in th e key fob ligh ts up w hen­
ever bu tto ns is pushed a nd when th e batt ery is
get ting weak.
button
Whe n you press the panic the horn sounds the turn signal s flas h for about the pani c button again
turn s them off.
WARNING
Improper us e of vehicle keys can result in se­rio us perso nal inj ury .
Always take the key with yo u when you leave the ve hicle. The engine can be started and vehicle systems su ch as th e power win­
dow s can be operated l ead ing to seri o us per­son al in ju ry.
Never leave childr en, disabl ed p erson s or anyone who cannot help them selves in t he ve­
hi cle . The doors can be locked using the re­
mote control key. T his co uld result in peo pl e
being trapped in th e vehicl e in an emergency.
For example, depending on the time of year, people trapped i n th e vehicl e can be exposed
t o very high or low tem peratures.
hicl e that arc much high er than the outside temperatures, particularly in summer. T em­pe ra tures can quickly reac h levels that can
cause uncon scio usnes s and death, partic u ­
l a rl y to sm all children.
Neve r remove the key from steering lock
whi le th e vehicle is mov in g or whil e it is t o a s top. The s teering wheel column wiU lock up and you will not be a bl e to steer or control the veh icle.
Note
Never leave any veh icle keys inside the ve-
hicl e. En try by unauth orized persons could

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harm the
U sing the wron g batteries can damage the
remot e con trol key. Rep lace used batteries with
new ones of the same
Tips
page o r by your authorized dealer o r bul!on once to unlock just the drivers 's page the button a second time to unl ock a lithe doors and the rear lid.
When yo u unlock your with there­m ote control, you have seconds to open a door or the rear lid. lfyou do the will
Resetting the remote control key
automatically re lock itself. This safety re lock fea­ture prevents you from leaving your un­
locked.
it may have to be synchronized again page 29.
the r emote con­trolmay not work and have to be reset page29.
Use the remote control only if yo u intend to
use one of the fun ctio ns. terrain and con­d iti on s may pressing the remote may un­
lo ck the
Th e operation of the remote control key can b e temporarily disrupted by interference from transminers in the vic inity of the that work in the same frequency range (e.g. radio equipment, cellular phone).
The remote key has to be reset if it does not lock or unlock the vehicle.
Resetting the remote control ke y
-Unlock the driver's door m anually by
inserting the em erg ency key in the door
Tips
The remote control ke y will have to be reset if you press the several times outside it s
effective range and the
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Fig. 2 6 Botfery indicator light in the remote control key
How the power
in the remote con-tro l fig. does not ligh t up you
press one of th e buttons in the key, this means the battery is weak or dead and must be placed.
Your
authorized
Note
Using the wrong can damage t h e remote co ntrol key. th e used battery with one of the same vo ltage and th e same size.
Th e power locks let you lock and unlock all the doors and the rear lid at the same
time.
To use the power lock feature, you have the
usin g remote control page 28,
u sing central locking button inside the page 32
manually using the emergency key page27
Automatic locking
Always close all doors properly so that the matic locking feature can lock the doors. will hear the vehicle doors an d rear lock when yo u
drive faster than about 4 mph (6 km /h). Thi s can be changed in the convenience tions page 16.
Automatic unlocking
The vehicle unlocks automatically w hen yo u move the ignit ion key from the ignition lock.
This feature can be changed in the convenience funct io ns page 16 .
Openin g and
button in the remote control key one time only.
To unlock all the veh icle doors and the rear two
times.
Using
functions menu you can sel ect whether the driver's door or all doors unlock when you usc the remote control. the setti ngs you want in the menu under
Driv ing
Always keep all doors closed whil e driving. The door must be