Range VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2007 User Guide

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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and Equipment
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.
In strument 21

Booklet 3.1
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
Opening and closing 29

3.1
lock th e veh icle usin g the centra l
l ock ing button whil e th e driver's doo r is still open, the driver 's door will not lock. Th is featu re
Doors
Doo rs which are not closed prop erly can open while you are driving.
If a door is not clo sed properly, th e
wa rnin g
light in the instrume n t clust er
or a m essage in the disp lay7
> appears. T he
m essa ge al so
comes on wit h th e ignition
switched off and goes out approximately
I S
seconds a fte r locking the ve hicl e.
- Stop th e vehicle.
-
t h e door and close it again (to th e
second catch).
Applies to doors
WARNING
A door whi ch is no t closed properly can acci­dent ally open and cause injuri es and acci­dents.
Never close a door in attentive ly or w ith out checkin g first -can i nju re yourse lf or o ther peopl e. Always make certain that no o ne is
s ta nd in g w ithin range of the door that is bein g
The child safety lock prevents th e r ear doors from being opened from the inside.
Fig. 2 8 Child lock in th e reor l eft door: switched off,
can use any ve hicle keys to e ngage or dis-
7
l applicable F
ig .
29 Child

and Equipment
Fig . 35 Sec tio n of i nstr u m ent panel: switc h fo r th e headligh ts, automatic headli ght contro l a nd fron t fog
Daytime running
- Daytime running ligh ts are on when­
ever the ig ni tio n i s sw itc hed on an d th e
h
eadlig ht swit c h i s in positi on
fig. 35
Switchin g on
For more in­
for ma
tion on hig h beam an d headlight
page 46.
-The low beam w ill only work w it h th e
i g ni
tion o n . W hen you sta rt the e ngin e, the
h
eadlights go off to reduce drain on the
batt ety an d only th e parkin g lights will b e
o n .
Switching off th e headlights
- Turn the light swit ch to position
S wi tch ing on the fog
-th e switch out o f position
Daytime running li g hts10l
Leave
the light switch in posit ion The daytime running lights come on automatically you
switch on the igni tio n.
the ignition is o n and the parking brake is engaged , the daytime running ligh ts switch off
a uto m atically. the park in g bra ke is fully
r e leased , th e daytime ru nning lights swit c h on again automati cally.
F
og l ights1 0l
When th e fog lights a re swit ch ed in th e instrument clus te r comes on . This
i s to remind you t h at yo u have the fog lights are headlight is switc hed
yo u cannot switc h on th e fog ligh ts.
D ynam ic hea d light range co ntrol
Vehicles with gas discharge are eq uip ped w ith d yn am ic headlig h t range contro l. T his means that th e headlig hts
w ill adjust t hemselves to match th e load level of the ve hicl e. They will also ad ju st to noddin g movements when d riving off or braking.
WARNING
Crashes and o ther acc idents can h appen when you cannot s e c the ro a d a head and w hen you canno t b e seen by o th er motoris ts.
Never use day tim e running lights to see wher e you arc goi ng. They are no t b rig h t
enough an d w ill not le t you see fa r en o ug h
a head d usk o r w hen i t is
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adjustable front seats
fig. 52 are arranged in
Adjusting the seat forward and
backward
-up the lever and move the seat
ward or
- Release the lever and slig htl y move
the seat until it la tches into place .
seat bock forward and
backwards
-To fold forward th e seat back, pull tl1e
(only 2-door vehicles) up and fold
th e
seatback At th e same time you
can slid e th e seat to th e front to make entry
into t he bac k seat of the vehicl e easier.
- To fold backwards the seat back, first
s lide the seat completely back, then pull
th e up and fold th e seat back
W here appl icabl e
58 and storage
Adjusting the support12l
-Take your weight off the backrest and
turn the to adjust the
lumbar support.
Adju sting the backrest
- Take your weight off the backrest and
turn the
up or down to raise
or lower the seat.
T he curvature of the cu shioned area is mined by the senings made in th e lumbar gio n. This s up pons the natural curvature of the spine ve ry effect ively.
WARNING
Drivers or passen gers who are unbelted, out of positio n or too close to the airbag can be
in is seat adjustment so on page 55 .
WARNING
Never adjust the seats whil e th e ve hicle is
moving. seat may mov e unexpected ly
a nd you could lose control of the vehicle.
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an accide nt, front seat passengers must n eve r
ride in a moving ve hicl e with the seatback
jury from an out of position safety belt.
when adjusting the seat for height or in the far-and-aft di rec tio n. Adjusting th e

the engine hood down th e
pressure fro m the strut is reduced.
- Then the en g in e hood
in
If the engine hood does not close properly, open
it agai n and close it properly. the engi ne
hood i s yo u can sec that it fits with the other body pans.
Engine
If the en gin e hood is not closed prope rly, it could up and block your while driv ing cau sing a crash and serious person a l injuries.
Afte r closing the engine hood, always
c heck that the latch has properly gaged. The engine hood must be with the
surrounding body p a rts.
If you ever n otice that the engin e hood latch is not properl y secured w he n the vehicl e
i s mov in g, stop at once and close it.
Neve r le t anyone get in the way of the gine hood when clos in g
Th e engine oil use d co nform to exact specifications.
en g in e was with an meets
can usc thi s oil over all ature ranges for normal driving.
If you need to add between oil changes, use only a hi gh synt hetic-based oil w ith rect specificatio ns that express ly complies with oil qua li ty standard gine oil v iscosity grade is able. yo u can also use as long as it meets oil quality standard
arc synthetic engine oils. This does no t mean, however, that every synthetic engine oil will meet
and
always be sure that yo u u se an
th e term s must appear o n the oil container si ngly o r
in combination w ith other designations:
Gasoline engine
General recommendations
or

The engine oil dipstick indicates the leve l of the oil.
Fig. 6 E ngine level marks
To get a true reading, the ve hicl e must be
on leve l ground. Before opening the en­
gine hood, always read and heed all
page 39.
If the yellow indicator light in th e in-
s
trument cluster comes on, check the e n­
gine o
il leve l as soon as possible and add
the correct engin e oil.
the eng in e and wait a few minutes
for
the oil to return to the o il pan.
p a ge 41.
out the dipstic k and w ip e it clean
w ith a rag.
Rein se rt dips tick; push it all the way in.
If
ther e is a projection on the en gin e oi l
dipstick, make sure it lines up with the pro­
jection on the guide tube.
the dipsti ck out aga in and ch eck
the o il l evel.
You must not add fig. 6 .
You can add
You m ust add oil. adding oil, make sure the level is somewhere within t h e B range.
Warning light : Engin e oi l level too low
If the yellow warn in g ligh t in the instrument cluster comes on, switc h ofT the engine and check the engine level as soon as possible and add the correct page 45. There may be a message in the instrumem cluste r informing you or advis ing you of the necessary action to
take.
If the yello w
warning ligh t flashes, contact your authorized Volkswa gen dealer or qualified workshop and have the oil leve l sensor checked. There be
WARN IN G
Before workin g in th e e ng in e compart­m ent, always read and heed 39. T he engin e compartment of any motor vehicl e is potentiall y dangerous are a and can cause serio us personal injury.
WARN ING
If you do not pay attentio n to the warning light s which ha ve com e o n, incl ud in g the warning messages appearing in the d isplay, this could lead t o personal in juryordamage to
your ve hicle.
Note
If the engine oil is above level not
start the engine-this could damage the catal ytic converter and the engi ne!

syste m is not operating properly. When the mal­funct ion telltale (warning light) is illuminat ed, the system may not be able to detect or signal
low tire pressure as intended. malfunc­
tions may occur for a var iety of reasons, in­cluding the installation of incompatible replace­ment tires on the vehicle. Always check the
and warns the driver in the event of a lo ss of pressu re by means of symbols in the instrument cluster dis plays.
Descri
ption
The system uses sensors at th e whee ls . Rad io
signals from the sensors are transmitted to the tire pressure monitoring system Th e sensors are parts of the air valve.
A visua l
and audio warning will signal a rapid or other significant loss of pressure while the ve­
hicle is moving .
The tir e pressure monitorin g system
This warning shows a rapid loss Stop immediately! Inspect all the wheels
T
IRE! of i nflation pressure in at least for e
xt ernal damage and for eign bodies
one tire. and check the tire pressure for all the wheels. If it is not necessary to change a
w heel on th e spot, you can proceed at reduced speed the nearest qualified
and warnin g TIRE The warn ing indicates that at Chec
k the tire pressure at all fou r whee ls leas t one tire is at a criti ca l pres- immediately. If it is not necessary to sure at least
Warning CHECK TIRE After the ig n it ion is switched Check the tire pressure at all fou r wheels a slow loss of pressure is indi-
There is a malfunct ion in the Consult your a uthorized Volkswagen
system. dealer or qualified workshop and have
the p ro ble m corrected
comes on briefly There is a communica tion No action i
s necessaty.
while you are
driving problem between a sensor and the system. Operation can be temporarily di srupted by inter-
f ere nce from transmitters in the
v icinity of the vehicl e working in
t h e same frequency range (e.g.
rad io equipment, cell ula r phone).
WARNING
Checking and 63

3.2 Tips and Advice
Displays in the instrument
Display Meaning Act io n -and warni ng T hi s warning shows a rapid loss immediately! In spect the wheels of p ressure in least for external damage and for eign bodies
o ne tir e. and check th e tire pressure for th e wheels. If it is not necessary to change a wheel on the spot, you pro ceed at
reduced s p e ed to the nea re st
and warnin g TIRE The warning ind ic a tes that at Check th e tire pressure at four wheels
sure at least
Warn ing After the ignition is switched on. Check th e tire pressure at four wheels a slow loss of pressure is in di-ca tcd in at le a st one tire.
T here is a malfunction in the your authorized Volkswagen
sys tem. dealer o r
comes o n
disrupted by superposi-
tion from transmi tters in the
the same frequency range (e.g.
rad io equipment. phone).
Load condition
Followi ng
each change in th e load conditio n of
th e yo u have check or adjust tir e sure s. can
page
mus t communicate th e load condition to the sys te m for the tire pressure monitoring system to operat e correctly. the bullon 16 for lo nger th an two seconds to
If you press the bullon briefly. th e monitoring status is shown in the display.
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wheel
If the vehicle is equipped the fac tory with a
spare wheel in th e same tire /wheel s ize
you re place the w heels o n the at the factory. make sure that the new
w heels are equipped with se nsors whic h are compatible with the factory-installe d tire sure monitoring sys te m. The val ve in each tire is equipped with
mus t be dri ven for a while above mph (25 km/h ) after it has s tood fo r about