child VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2007 Repair Manual

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Engaging th e
- Unlock the veh icle.
-
I page 33, fig. 29
-the door . T he door cannot be
opened from the insi de.
Disengaging the safety
- Unlock the ve hicle.
The ch ild safety lock can be activa ted to prevent
children opening the rea r doors by accident.
Never leave ch ildren, disabl ed persons or anyone w ho cannot h elp themselves in the ve­
h iclewh en lockingthedoors. This co uld r esult
in people bei n g trapped in the ve hicl e in an -
- Use a ve hicle key to turn th e s lot in the
open door to the position shown in
-the door. The door can open ed
f ro m
the in side .
Anti-theft
with alarm
time of year, people trapped in the vehicl e can
b e expose d to very high or low
Description of anti-theft
sys te m
- Lock the ve hicle.
Switching the
i n the remote control key or
swit c h on the ign itio n.
Opening the
chapter clo sing
or Th e ala rm is tri ggered imme­
d ia te l
y.
34 Opening and
-on the ignitio n with in
the ve­
hicle.
yo u lock the veh icle, the ami-th eft alarm system is automatically switched on.
W ha t tri
ggers th e alarm?
the vehicle locked, th e alarm will go ofT under the following circumstances:
the engine hood.
the rear lid,
Manually opening the veh icle using th e emergency key.

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WARNING
Driving with an open rea r lid can lead to
rious personal injury.
After closing the rear lid , always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed and cannot open suddenly when the ve hicl e is
moving, even though th e key been turned to the locked position .
Alway s keep the rea r lid closed whil e
driv ing to help prevent poisonou s ex haust gas
from begin drawn into the vehicle
Never transport objects larger than tho se
fitting completel y into the
cause the rear lid can not be fully closed.
you absolutel y must drive with the rear lid open, do the fo llowing notes to red uce the ri sk of carbo n monoxide poisoning:
-
all windows,
where applicable
36 Opening and
WARNING (continued)
-th e power
off the air recircu la tion,
-
th e fresh air fan to th e high est s p eed.
Never leave your veh icle unattended or le t
children play around you r ve hicle, especially
with the rear lid left open. A child could
m ent and pull the lid shut becoming trapped and unable to get out. Bein g trapp ed in hicl e can lead to serious personal injury.
ment and lug gage compartment of parked
ve hicl e result in tempera tu res in the hicl e that are much highe r than the o ut side
t emperatu res, particularly in summer. peratures can quickly reach levels that ca n
ca use unconsciou sn ess and death, larly to small

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-Take ho ld of one of the recesses
32 (arrow) in the interior trim of th e
rear
and pull the rear lid down.
the vehic le is locke d (anti-theft alarm system activated) and the re mote contro l key is used to unl ock the rea r lid only. th e rear lid is locke d im ­it is clo sed. All turn s ig n als flas h
bri efly to confirm that the rear lid has been
l ocked.
A dis pla y app e
ars in the instrument clu ster if th e
r ea r lid is no t properly clo sed.
WARNING
Always close th e rear lid properly to he lp avoid seriou s pers o n al injury.
WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
Neve r let anyone get in th e way of the edge s of the rear lid or its hinges when th e rear lid is
clo sin g.
Always make sure that the rear lid closes
properly when you close it so that it cannot open suddenly w hil e the ve hicle is moving.
Neve r leave your vehicle unattended or le t
c hild ren play around your vehicl e, especi ally
w ith the rear lid left open. A child could craw l
int o the vehicl e throu gh the lu ggage compart­
m ent and pull the lid shut beco ming trapped and unable to get out. Bein g trapp ed in ave­hicle can lead to serious person al injury , espe­
cially when it i s very hot or cold.
Neve r leave childr en , di sabled p ersons or a nyone w ho cannot help the m se lves in the ve­
hicl e. The doors can be locked using there­
mot e control key or th e ce ntr a l l ock ing button. Thi s could res ult in people being trapped in
th e ve hicl e.
Heat build-up in the passenger compart­
m ent and lu ggage compartment of a parked veh icle can result in temperatures in the ve­
hicle that are muc h hi gh er than th e outside temperatures, particularly in summer. Tem­peratures can qui ckly reach le ve ls that ca n cause unconsciousness and death, particu­
larl y to s mall children.
Tip s
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Opening and

Booklet 3.1
the driv er's door. The
other doors each have a switch for their own window.
Fig. 3 3 Section of the driver door: windo w controls
Opening and closing the windows
-fig. 33 to open a
wi
ndow.
-b utto n to close a window
minutes after switch ing off the ign ition if ther the dri ver's door nor the front passe nger's door bee n opened.
Butt ons in the driver door
Button for window in front
Butto n for window in front right door
Butt ons fo r rear windows
switch9l for disa blin g th e powe r
window buttons in the rear doors
Button9l for window in left door
Button9l for window in rear right door
9l Where applicab le
38 Ope ning and closing
switch
in the driver door can be used to
d isab le the powe r w indow in the rear doors.
The sym bo l the safety switch is not n a ted : the buttons in the rea r doors are
The symbo l nated: the buttons in th e rea r doors are
Improper usc of the power window s can result in serious personal injury.
Never let a n yo ne get in th e way of a power window w hen clo sing it.
When locking the ve hicle fro m the outside, su re that no one, especially children, mains in th e ve hicle. The w indows will not open in case of emergency.
Alwa ys take the key with you wh en you
l eave the ve hicle. Unsupervised use of keys
ca n re sult in use o f vehicl e sys te m s such as power window s lead ing to serio us pe rsonal in jury. Th e powe r windows will continue to operate until the ignition key bee n
When children are in the back seat, use the
s afet y switch to disable the rear power dows and prevent them from being opened and closed.
Tip s
something obstructs the w indow while it is goin g up, the window will stop maticall y go down page pens, sec w hy the window could not close before att empting to close it

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If window is obstructed w hen clo sing. the window will stop a nd go down
If th is happens, see wh y the window co uld not close before attempting to close it a ga in . If
yo u try to close the window again within seconds. the window's clo sing force is m ati cally inc reased.
thi s po int.
If th ere is no obvious rea son why the cannot b e closed, try to close it again w ithin second s. Th e p inch pro tecti on i s now
If yo u wait longer than the seconds desc ribed above. the wi ndow will open fully when
The one-to uc h f unctio n and pinch protection d o
no t work if th e re is a m alfunction in the power
w indows. Contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop to have the fun ction corrected.
WARNING
Improper use of the power windows can res ult in serious personal injury .
Convenience opening and
You can open or th e w indows from
o
uts ide the ve hicle.
closing
- Hold th e k
ey in
-Release the stop in terrupt the
WARNING (continu ed )
Neve r let anyo ne ge t in the of a power window w hen closi ng it.
make sure that no o ne is in the w hen window !
Whe n locki ng the ve hicl e from th e o uts ide, make sure that n o o ne, especi ally children , m ain s in the vehicle . T he windows will not open in case of em ergency.
ta ke the key with yo u when you leave the vehicle. Unsupervised use of keys can result in use of ve hicl e system s s uch as power windows leadin g to serious person al
in ju ry.
Th e power wi ndows will continue to
When chil dre n arc in t he back seat, use t11c safe ty sw itch to disabl e the rear power dows and prevent them fro m being opened and closed.
opening
- Hold th e ke y in th e lock of th e drive r's
door in th e unlock posi tio n, until all
dows are open.
- Hel
ease th e key to interrupt the
tion.
WARNING
Improper use of the power window s can res ult in seriou s personal injury.

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passe nger's seat can
b e adju ste d in many ways to suit the physical
need s of the vehicl e occ upants. position is
very important for:
fast and easy operat ion of all control s on the instrument panel,
safe driving ,
optimum prote ction from the s afet y belts
and airb ag booklet 2.1
Driv ers or passengers who are unbelted, out of position or too close to the airb ag can be seri­
ously injured or killed by an airbag as it un­folds. To help reduce the risk of serious per­sonal injury:
Always adjust th e driver's seat and the steeri ng whe el so that there are a t lea st in ches (25 em) betwe en you r brea stbone and the ste erin g w heel.
Always hold the steering wheel on the out­
s ide of th e s teering wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock position s to he lp
reduce the risk of personal inju ry if the driver 's airbag inflates.
Never hold the steering wheel
Passengers must always sit in an upright position and never lean agains t or pl ace an y
(co ntinued)
part of their body too close to the area where the airbags are loca ted.
Alway s make sure there are at least inch es (25 em) between instrument panel.
Eac h passenger must always sit on a sea t of their own and prope rly fasten and wear the safety belt belon ging to that scat.
Before driving, always adjust the front
seats and head r estraints properly.
Never adju st th e sea ts while the vehicle is
moving. sea t may move unexpec tedly and yo u could lose control of the vehicle.
Always keep your feet on the floor in front of the sc at. Never rest on tl1e in stru­ment panel, out of the window, etc. The airbag
s ystem and safety belt will not be able to pro ­
te ct you properly and can even increase the
ri sk of injury in
Never drive with backres t reclined or tilted far backJ The the backres ts are t ilted back, greater risk of injury due to
incorrect positioning ofthe safety belt and im­
proper seating position.
b elts only offer maximu m prot ec­
tion when the se atback is securely lat ch ed in
Children must alway s ride in child seats.
Seats and storage 55

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? booklet 2.1 chapter
Head restraints
Correct adjustment of head restraints
Properly adjusted restrain Is are an importanr parr of occupant p rotec tion
and can help to reduce the risk of injllries in accidents .
Fig. 4 8 Viewed from in front : adjusted head restrai nts and proper adjustment
-Adjust the head restraint so that the
upper e dge is as even wit h the top of your
head as fig . 48 and fig. 49.
Adju sting th e head page 57
WARNING
Drivin g without head restraints o r w ith properly ad ju sted h ead restraints in creases th e risk of serious injuries in a coll is io n . To h elp reduce the risk of injury:
Alway s drive with th e head re straints in and properly adjus ted.
E very person in th e ve hicl e must h ave a properly adjuste d head restraint.
56 Seats and storage
Fig. 49 Viewed from side: adjusted head restraints and proper
(continued )
Always make sure each person in the hide properly adju sts thei r head restraint.
Eac h headrest must adjusted according to occupant size so th at the upper edge is as eve n
w ith the top of the perso n's head, but n o lo w er
th an eye le ve l and so it is close to th e
Never attempt to adju st head restra in t
while drivin g. yo u h ave driven off and must adju st th e driver headrest for any reason, sto p th e ve hicl e safe ly be fo re attempting to
adj ust th e head r estra int.
must alwa ys be properly s train ed in a child restrai nt that is app ro p ria te
for their age and bookle t 2. 1

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the cover briefly in th e directio n
of th e fig. 67 for the socket in the
front
center con so le. Th e cover will open
- To close, pus h the cove r down as far as
it will go.
Fig. 68 Socke t in th e luggage compo rtment
(continued)
Never le a ve children alone in the vehicl e.
T he electrical socke ts and anything connect e d
to the m can b e used when the ignition is switch ed orr and the key removed.
Tips
The 12 sock e ts wo rk onl y whe n th e igni -
The 12 sock e ts in the fr ont cente r console
a nd the so c ket in the lu ggage compartment
WARNING
Improper usc of the sockets and electrical cause fir e and serious injury.
68
the e ng ine is no t running and ment is s witc hed the vehicl e battery is c harged.
B efo re purchasing any accessorie s. follow th e booklet 3.2 and

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WARNING (continued)
Never leave your vehicle unattended cially with the rear lid left open. A could crawl into the vehicle through the luggage compartment and pull the rear lid or window
shut becoming trapped and unable to get ou t. Being trapped in vehicle lead to serious p e rsonal injury.
Never let children play in or around the
hicle.
Neve r let passengers ride in the luggage compartment. Vehicle occupants must
Tie-down hooks
WARNING (continued)
be p roperly restrained in one of the vehicle's s e a ting positions. r
Note
objects o n the luggage compartment cover could damage the wires of the rear
Tips
Do not cover the slo ts in f ront of the rear because this can p revent air
f r
om escaping the ve hicl e.
There are tie-down hooks lu ggage compartment for securing items luggag e
and items.
F ig . 69 Section of luggage comportment : tie -down
There are four tie-dow n hooks in the lug­
gage fi g. 69 -arrows-you
can use to secure luggage o r other items.
T here are two hooks at the front oft h e lug-
WARNING
If baggage or other it em s are secured to the hooks unsuitable or damaged lin e or straps, the items may come loose during braking, other maneuvers or during collisions and cause injury.
To prevent baggage or ite m s from being able to fly forward, always use suitable
lines or s trap s which are securely fastened to the tic-down hooks.
Neve r a child seat to the tie-down hooks in at the luggage compartment.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Driving
Ignition
key position
Fig.
switched off, steering loc k
this fig. ig niti on i s swit c h ed off an d the ste erin g column is locked.
T o engage th e s teering lock . remove the key
from th e s teering lock a nd turn the s teerin g wheel u ntil it locks into place. You sh o uld lo ck th e s teering when you leave ve­hicl e. T his m akes ve hicle th eft m ore diffi cu lt.
Swi tch ing on th e ignition
Turn the ignition key t o this th e ig­
n iti o n sw itc h on. lfth e key cannot be turned o r i s to turn from to p osition th e steering wheel (to tak e the load off the s teering lock mechani sm ) until it turns
Starting the e ng in e
Sta rt th e e ng in e when the key is in posit io n have any m ajo r e lectri cal con­sumers on (example the headli ghts). they
re mai n in thi s posi tion.
Y o u
must turn th e key back to
Tu rn the ig ni tio n key to po sition re lease
t h e key .
usc of vehicle ke ys can result in se­
r iou s personal in jury.
Alwa ys take the key with yo u when you leave th e ve hicle. The engine can be starte d
and vehicl e sys te m s such a s the pow er win­dows can be operate d leading to serio us per­sona l injury.
N ever leave children, di sabled perso ns or anyone who ca nnot help themselve s in the ve ­
hicle. The doors can be locked u sin g t he re­
mote con tro l key. This could res ult in people b e ing trapped in the ve h icl e in an emergen cy .
For example, depending on the tim e of year,
peopl e trapped in the vehicle can b e exposed to very high or lo w temperatures.
Never re m ove the key from steering lock
w hi le the vehicl e is movi ng or w hil e it is to a s top. The s teerin g wheel column will lock up and yo u w ill not be able to steer or contro l the vehicl e.
Note
yo u try to s tart your ve hicl e (k ey position when it
is still mov ing or if yo u try s ta n the en gin e im­mediate ly after switc h in g it off.
yo u open th e in
the i g nit ion lock, buzzer yo u to take the key and lock your ve hicle.