key VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2008 Owners Manual

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Enclosed you'll find an extens ive and hens ive alp habet ical index of followi ng let s: first. and Equipm ent , T ips and Advice an d Techni cal Data.
Eac h bookle t has a
Literature
bind er.
This index will help you
of a key word
Battery 3.2: 24,3.1:35
You will find information about bauery in book le t3.2 o n pa ge 24 and booklet3. 1 on page 35.
A
3.2:4
ligh t 3.2 : 5
See also Anti-lock brake system
Accesso
ries
2.1: 12, 3.2:
Address of Transport
2.1: 32
Airbag d
eployment zone 2.1: 38 How th e co mponents work
together 2.1: 37
A dva nced Airbag
Airbag deployment zone 2.1: 38
A irba g sys te m 2.1: 28
2.1:44
(front airbags ) 2.1: 35
airbags 2.1:
Monitoring
AIR BAG light 2.1:4 1
Repair s 2.1:44
airbags 2.1: 46
Air conditi oning
3.1:83
Important notes 3.1:83
Ma lfuncti on s 3.1:83
Unpl
easant odor 3.1:83
Air conditioning sys te m 3.1: 75
3.1: 77
bration on the brake pedal? 3.2: 4
Key words 3

Anti-theft alarm system 3.1: 34
Linking your trailer 3.2: 18
Switching off 3.1: 34
Anti-theft wheel bolts 3.2: 84
Antifreeze 3.2:47
Arm rest
front
3.1:60
Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car wash 3.2: 22
Automatic locking 3.1: 32
Automati c
mode
Climatronic 3.1: 79
Automatic transmi ssion
Selec tor lever lock 3.1: 89 Tiptronic 3.1: 88
Automatic transmiss io n with
Tiptron ic 3.1: 91
Automatic wipe/wash function for the rear
w idn ow 3.1: 51
Auto Hotline 2. 1: 12,3.2: 106
Average fuel consumption 3.1: 21
Average sp ee d 3.1:21
8
2.1: 27
Booster seats 2.1: 62
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 3
Brake boo
ster 3.2: 2
4 Key words
Brake
Changing 3.2: 54
level?
. 3.2:53
W hat kind of brak e
65 Warning 3.2: 39, 55
Capacities 3.3: 5
Ca rgo area 2.1:
Car wash 3.2: 22
Catalytic converter 3.2: 9
CB radio 3.2: 33
CD changer 3.1: 65

Coolant 3.2: 47
Level 3.2:
49
Loss 3.2:49
Coolant leve l
Warning light 3.2: 48
Coolant temperature
Gauge 3.1:9 Safe ty instru ctions 3.2:48
Trail er towing 3.2: 48
Warning light 3.2 : 4 8
C
ras h recorders 3.2: 34
C rui
se control system
Indicator light 3.1:96
without display 3.1: 96
C up ho ld ers 3.
1: 67
in the front center consol e 3 .1: 67
the rear center console 3.1:67
Curbs 3.3:4
Curb weight 3.3 : 6
C
urrent f u el con sumptio n 3.1:21
C
urtain airbags 2.1:
Custome r Center 2.1: 28
D
Danger of fittin g a child seat on the front pas­
senger seat 2.1:
Daytime dri ving lights 3.1:4 3
Daytime Hunning Light s 3.1: 43
D
eactiv ating the switchabl e lockin g
2.1: 67
Depress brake ped al 3.1: 6
Determining correct load l im it 3.2: 71
Diff
erential lock 6
Digit al cl
ock 3.1:8
Dimensio n s 3.3: 4, 7
Disp la y 3.1: 1 3
D is t
ance b etween driver and steerin g
w h
eel 2.1:4
D is ta n
ce travele d 3.1: 21
Door re lease h andle 3.1: 3
Doors 3.1:33
close 3.1: 33 closing 3.1: Warning li gh t 3.1: 33
Drive economically 3.2: 19
6 Key words
Drive economic all y and he lp protect the
environment 3.2: 19
Driv er See Seating position
Drivin g outside of the
Driving safety 2.1: 3
Driving lime 3
.1:
E
EDL 3.2:6
See also Electronic Differ ential Lock
Warning light 3.2:5
Electrical socket 3.1: 68
E
lectronic diff ere nti al lock 3.2: 6
Electroni c Differential Lock
Warning light 3.2: 5
Ele c
tronic immobilizer 3.1:85
E l
ectronic Co ntrol 3.2: 9
E l
ectronic Stabilization
How it works 3.2: 6
Eme rge ncy
L
ockin g driver's door 3.2: 88
Opening l eve r for the rear lid 3.2: 89
Unl ocki ng
driver's door 3.2: 88
Em ergency closing 3.2: 88
E m er
gency nasher 3.1: 45
E m
ergency locki ng all doors 3.2: 88
Emergency ope nin g 3.2: 88 Doors 3.1: 34
Emer gency
unlocking of rear lid 3.2: 89
E ng
ine Break-in 3.2: 12
Eng in e compartment
Cleaning 3.2 :27 you should take when work­
i
ng in sid e the e ngin e
compartment 3.2:39 Work ing in the engine
compartment 3.2: 39
E n g in e
compartment la yout 3.3 : 5
E n
gine compartment overview 3.3: 5

Booklet
Gasoline 3.2 : 37
B le
nds 3.2 : 37
Containin g alco hol 3.2: 37
Octane rating 3.2: 37
line in my car? 3.2:37
W i
nter or summer tip s 3.2 : 37
Gaso line additives 3.2:38
Gear
select o r leve r
Weig ht Ratin g 3.3:3
H
Hand brake
Hydrop laning 3.2: 72
Iden tification number 3.3: 2
I g nition key 3.
1: 84
removal lock 3.1: 85
Ignition swi tc h 3.1: 84
Importance of sining properly 2.1:28
Importance of wea ring sa fety belts 2.1:28
Importa
nt information to know before dis-
co
nnect the batte ry 3.2: 55
Important thing s to do befor e driving 2.1:3
I mproperly wo
rn safety belt s 2.1:26
Im
proper sea ting positions 2.1:8
Indi
cat o r ligh t
A ir
bag system 2.1:
C ruise con trol syste m 3.1: 96
also Warn ing light
also Warning lights
Indi cato r
ligh ts
A ir
bag sys tem 2.1:41
Instrument clu ste r 3.1: 4
AIR BAG 2.1: 41
Indirec t ve ntila tio n 3.1:80
In div idu al unlo ckin g 3.1: 16,30
I n fa nt sea ts 2.
1: 59
Infor mati on messages 3.1: 11
Info rmatio n tex ts in the dis p lay 3.1: 12
In sid e day-n ight mirror 3.1: 52
Install ing
C hi ld restraint with a
safety belt 2.1: 63 CRS using the sys tem 2.1:72

Installin g the upper te ther strap on the
anchorage 2.1:
Instrument cluster 3.1: 8
Menu structure 3. 1: 14
Instrument cluster illumination 3.1: 3
Instrument cluster lighting 3.1: 44
Instrument panel 3. 1:
K
Access positive an d negative
t
erminal s 3.2:
Light change 3.2: 93
lights
Lights 3.1: 43 interior 3.1:47
Lights & V is ion
Menu 3.1:17
Lock 3 .2: 26
Locking driver's door in an e m erge ncy 3.2: 88
Locks 3.2: 26
Chi .ld safety 3.1: 33
Low beam 3.1: 43
Lower anchorages 2.1: 71
Luggage compartment 2.1: 3.1: 69
Luggage compartment cover 3.1:71
M
Main menu -Mu lt i-Function
In dicator 3.1:
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp 3.2:
Vehicle Weights 3.3: 6
Menu compass 3.1: 19
Menu for convenience functions 3.1: 16
Menu for Lights & Vision 3.1: 17
Menus Examp le of use 3.1:
Menu sound system 3.1:
MFI 3.1:20
M IL
m irrors, electrical 3.1:53 Simultaneous adjustment 3.1:53
Mirrors lowered function 3.1: 17
Modifications 3.2: 32
Monitoring th e Advanced Air bag System 2.1:
Key words 9

seat 3. 1:
seal.
foldin g back 3.1:61, 62
fold ing forward 3.1: 61
v iew mirror 3.1:52
window heating 3.1: 75
Heating wires 3.2:25
window wiper 3. 1:51
H
earwipe r 3.1:49
3.2: 35
care 3.2:2 1
contro l key tons 3.1: 2 8
Heplaci ng th e bauery 3.1: Synchroni zing 3.1: 29
H emoving caps to acce ss positiv e and tive te rminal s 3.2:
2.1: 12,3.2: 106
R etra ct
or 2.1: 19
R everse
A utomatic transm ission 3.1:93
Hims
R
epl aci ng 3.2: 75 With screw-on decorative cove rs 3.2: 58
With threaded rim ring 3.2:57
Hoof l
oad 3.1: 74
we ight 3.3: 4
Rubb er ga sket s 3.2:
26
s
driv in g 2.1: 2
Sa fety
C hild
safet y lock 3.1: 33
Sa fe ty belt ex te
nder 2.1:23
b elt height adjustment 2.1:25
belt pos ition 2.1:21
Adju sting safe ty
belt height 2.1:25
Pr eg nant
women 2.1: 22
Sa fe ty belt pre tension ers 2.1:26
Sa fety belt s
2.1: 13, 19
C leaning 3.2:
Extende r 2. 1: 23
Ho w ca n I adjust the height of my safety
belt? 2.1: 25
How
do yo u pu t on your safety belt correc tly? 2.1 : 19
Improp erly worn 2.1:26
child restraint 2.1:63
N ot
worn 2.1: 16
belt positi on 2.1: 2 1
instru ction s 2.1: 17
S p ec ial c
onsiderations for pregnant women 2.1: 22
Swi tc h able lo cking feature 2.1: 6 5
Unfa ste
ning s afety be lt s 2.1:2 5
Warning lig ht 2.1: 14
What happens to occ upants not wearing
safe ty be lts? 2.1: 16
Why assume
the correct seatin g
po sition ? 2.1:28
Why saf e ty belt s protect ? 2. 1: 1 7
Why wear safety belt
s? 2.1: 15, 28
Safe ty belts pro tect 2.1: 17
b elt warning ligh t 2.1: 14
Safety compliance sticke r 3.3: 2
Key words 11

Safety instructions
Belt pretensioners 2.1: 27
Child restraint on the front seat 2.1:
Child seats 2.1 : 56
Coolant tempera ture 3.2:48
Loading
the lu ggage compartment 2.1:
seating position for passengers in
r
ear seat s 2.1: 6 seating position for
driver 2.1: 4
seating position for the front
passenger 2.1: 5
Safety belt extender 2.1: 23
Sa fet y
belts 2.1: 17 S id e airbag s 2.1: 48
Side Curtain ProtectionTM airbags 2.1: 52
Screw-on decorati ve covers 3.2: 58
Seat adjustment 3.1: 55, 58
Seat heating
Front 3.1:
59
Seating ca pacity 2.1: 13
Sea ting
position
Di s
tance between driver and ste erin g
w
hee l 2.1:4 Dr iver 2.1: 4
Fron t passen ger 2.1: 5 Improper seatin g position s 2.1: 8
Speed rating le tter code 3.2: 74
Speed warning 3.1: 21
Starting th e engine W ith the ig nition key 3.1:85
S tartin g
with jumper cables 3.2: 99
Stee rin g 3.1: 25
S
teering lock 3.1: 84
S te ering
wheel
Di s
tance to the driver 2.1: 4
Steerin g wheel height adjustment 3.1: 25
S
teps for determining co rrect load limit 3.2: 71
Sticker on th e left door jamb 3.3 : 3
Stopping the en gine 3.1:8 6
Sto rage
area
Roof 3.1:65
S torage
compartment 3.1: 64
additional sto rage 3.1: 66
Front center armrest 3.1: 65
S torage for
the vehicle literature 3.1: 64
Sunroof 3.1: 41
Sunshade
power roof 3.1:41
Sun viso r 3.1:49
Sw itch
able loc king feature
Activatin g 2.1: 65
D
eacti va tin g 2.1: 67
Sw itches Em ergency flasher 3.1: 45
Light swit ches 3.1: 43 outside mirrors 3.1: 53 ro of 3.1:41 windows 3.1: 38
Sw itching off the engin e
W ith the ignit ion key 3.1: 86
Sw itch
lig htin g 3.1: 3
T
Tachometer 3.1: 9
Ta
ilga te 3.1:35

Tank
the tank 3.2: 35
Fuel gauge 3.1:
fuel filler flap 3.2: 35
Technic al modifications 3.2:
32
Tether anchors 2.1:68
Tether strap 2.1:
69
Threaded rim ring 3.2: 57
down hooks 3.1:
Tie-dow ns 2.1: 12
Tire pressure 3.2: 68
Tir e pressure monitorin g disp lay
mode ls) 3.2: 65
Warn ing 3.2: 65
T i
re pres sure monitoring sys tem
3.2: 75
Tires and wheels 3.2: 75
Valves 3.2: 75
Tire pressure monitoring system
models) 3.2 : 62
Tires
Repla cing 3.2:
75
life 3.2:72
rating le tter code 3.2: 74 Tire Identification Number 3.2: 74
Tire manufacturing date 3.2: 74
Tire specifications 3.2: 74
Tread
depth 3.2:72
tire pressure 3.2: 68 tire inflation pressure 3.2: 61 Dimensions 3.2: 73
General notes 3.2: 57
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 3.2: 58
New tires
and wheels 3.2: 73 Replaci ng 3.2: 73
ch ai.ns 3.2: 78
Tir e pressure monitoring system 3.2: 75
Tires and vehic le load lim its 3.2: Whee l bolts 3.2: 79
Winter tires 3.2:77
Tir e serv i
ce life 3.2:72
Tool s 3.2:
Torn or fra yed safe ty belts 2.1: 17
Towing 3.2:
General notes 3.2: 103
When can your vehicle not be
t owed? 3.2:
Towing eye 3.2:
See Tire pre ss ure monitoring system
model s)
Warning
light 3.2: 62
Trail er towing 3.2: 15
Anti-theft alarm system 3.2: 18
Brake s 3.2: 15
instructions 3.2 : 16
3.2:
Transporting long items 3.1: 63
Tread Wear Indi cato r
Trunk lid 3.1: 35
See also Rear lid
Turn signa l and high beam lever 3.1:46
Turn signal s 3.1: 46
Warning light 3
.1: 46
u
Underbody sealant 3.2: 27
Unfast ening belts 2.1: 25
Unidirectional tires 3.2:57, 86
tir e qual ity grading 3.2: 76
Unpleasant odor 3.1: 83
Uphol stery
Key word s 13

Booklet
v
Vehicle Lifting 3.2:
Location 3.2:
Vehicle Weights 3.3: 6
Ventil atio n slit s 2.1:
Volk s wagen Servic e Repair Manuals 3.2 :
w
Warn ing light
3.2: 5
Brake
pads worn 3.2: 2
Brake system 3.2: 2
Bulb failure 3.2:
93
3.2:5
Eng ine hood 3.2:41
Engine oil pressure 3.2: 45
E n
gin e oil se nsor 3.2:44 3.2:9
3.2:7 Exhaust gas syste m 3.2:
Fuel fille r cap 3.2 : 3 5
Gen erat or 3.2: 56 MIL
steering 3.2: 8
Safe ty belts 2.1: 14
mode ls) 3.2 : 62
Wind shi eld washer fluid 3.2 :
Warning light (Ca nada models)
Tire pressure m onitorin g di spla y 3.2: 65
14 Key words
Warn ing light s 3.1: 4
Emergency
flasher 3.1: 45
I n strume nt clus te r 3.1: 4
Washi ng by hand 3.2:22
Wash in g th e ve hicle 3.2: 22
Washin g with power cleaners 3.2: 23
Waxing How often s
hould I wax my car? 3.2: 24
Wear indicator 3.2:
72
Weights 3.3: 3.
What does it mean when I feel a slight vi bra-tion o n the brake pedal ? 3.2: 4
W h
at happens if yo u do not wear your safe ty
b elt ? 2.1: 16
happe n s if you wear yo ur safe ty belt too
l oose?
2.1: 21
happe n s to occupants not wearin g
safe ty belt s? 2.1:
if I purchase poor quality fuel? 3.2: 37
is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2: 53
What is the r ight way to break-in my
ve hicl
e? 3.2: 12
kind of brake fluid should I u se? 3.2: 54
What kind of engine oil should 1 put in my
ve hicle ? 3.2: 42
What should I d o a fter changing a
w heel? 3.2: 69, 87
should I do after re pla cing
wheels? 3.2:
should I do if! want t o add an acces sory
t o my vehic le? 3.2: 31
sh o uld I do if I want to modify m y
ve hicle? 3.2: 32
should I do if I want to re p air my
ve hicle? 3.2: 32
What sh o uld I
do if the brake wa rnin g light
comes on? 3.2: 2, 53
What wou ld
happen if I put leaded gaso line
i n m y car? 3.2: 37
W h
at you must do after reconnect th e battery 3.2: 55

2.1 Safety first
Never strap more than one person, in­
cluding c hildren, into any belt.
Never place a safety belt over a child sittin g on your lap.
• Always keep feet in
the footwell in front of the seat while the vehicle is being driven.
Never let any person ride with feet on the instrument panel or sticking out the window or on the seat.
Never remove a safety belt while the ve­
hicle is moving. Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed.
Never wear belt s twisted.
Never wear belt s over rigid or breakable
objects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause in­jury.
Never allow safety belts to become dam­aged by being caught in door or seat hardware.
Never wear the shoulder part of the belt under your arm or othenvise out of position.
Several layers of heavy clothing may inter­
fere with correc t positioni11g of belts and re­duce the overall effectiveness of the sys tem.
18 Safety
(continu ed)
Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may preven t the buckle from latch ing se­
cure ly.
Neve r use comfort clips or devices that create slack in the sh oulder belt. However,
specia l clips may be required for the correct
use of some c hild restraint systems.
Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and damaged belt hardware can break in an acci­dent.lnspect belts regularly. If webbing, bind­
ings, buckles, or retractors are damaged, have
be lts replaced by an authorized Volkswagen
dealer or qualified workshop.
Safety belts that have been worn and loaded in an accident must be replaced with the correc t rep lacement safety belt by an au­thorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified work­
s h op. Replacement may be necessary even if damage cannot be clearly seen. Anchorag es
that were loaded must a lso be inspected.
Never remove, modify, disassem ble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourself.
Alwa ys keep the belts clean. Dirty belts
may not work correct ly and can impair t11e func tion of inertia reel booklet 3.2 and