power steering VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2008 Owners Manual

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

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
43
46
9
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

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
-
batteries"
booklet 3.2
page46
Further information
page46
page46
Further inform ation
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice", chapter

3.1
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

and Equipment
sta rtin g a co ld engin e, it may be a little
n o isy for the first few seconds until oil pressure has built up i n the hydraulic va lve lift ers . T his is normal and n o cause for concern.
I f
the engine does no t sta rt after seconds. switch off the ig niti on, wait seconds, then try
again.
I f yo u
have problem s booklet 3.2 and ch apter
g in e.
Never sta rt or le t the e ng in e run in fin ed or e n closed area. Exhaust from the poi so no us,
co lorless and odorless gas. Carbon can cause unco nsciou sness and death.
Never leave the ve hicl e unatt ended wit h the eng in e runnin g. The vehi cle could move
suddenly or an unus u a l o pe ra tin g condition
Switching off the engine
-Let the vehicle com e to a comple te sto p.
- T
urn th e ig nit ion key to pos iti on @
- Be sure to apply the par k in g brake
w he neve r yo u r
emove the key from the
nition.
Af te r the en gi ne is switched off the rad iator fan
m ay cont inu e to run for up co
Never sw itch off the engine before the vehicle
has com e to a complete stop. can lose tro l of the vehicle , crash and be seriou sly jured.
86 Driving
Neve r u sc "startin g assist fluid s." They are potentially explo sive and can cause a ve hicle cond it ion.
Note
can damage the engin e if you d rive hig h
e ngin e speeds, at full thro ttle or by over- loading
t h e e ngi ne whe n the engine is cold.
T he cann ot be sta rt ed usin g
To avoid the sta rt er, re lease the nition key as soon as the engin e starts.
For the sake of environment
Do not warmup the engine by running it w ith the ve hicle standing s till. Drive off as soon as yo u
s tart the engine. This help s the e ngine reac h
WARN ING (continued )
The airbag s and sa fety belt prc te n si one rs
will not work w hen th e ig n itio n is s wit ch ed off.
The brake booster does not wo rk w hen th e
engi ne is turned off. A lo t more brake pedal press ure will be necessa ry to sto p the vehicle.
T he power steering syste m does not work
whe n the eng in e is turned o ff and you w ill
need m ore force to s teer the vehicl e.
the ke y is remove d , the steerin g
wheel column will lock up and you will not be able to s teer th e ve hicle.
Neve r park whe re th e hot exhaust system could ignite flammable mate ria ls, su ch as brus h , leaves, dry grass, spilled fue l e tc.
Note
If the engine has been dri ven hard for a lo ng riod, th e engine co uld over hea t when it is
switched off. To reduce th e risk of eng ine damage. be sure co Ieee h e e ng in e idl e for about
2 min ute s befo re yo u sw itch it

3.1
WARNING (continued)
T he air bags and safe ty be lt pre te n sio ners
will not work w he n the ign ition is switch ed off.
Th e brake booster does not work when the e ngine is turned off. A lot more brak e pedal pressu re w ill be necessary to stop the vehicle.
The power steering syste m does not work
w hen the e ngine is turned off and you will need more force to steer the ve hicl e.
When the key is removed, the s teering wheel column will lock up a n d yo u will not be able to steer the veh icle.
Neve r coast down a s lope with the tran s­mission in Neutral.
Note
If you stop th e ve hicle on a grade , d o not at­tempt to stop rolling by depres sin g th e acce le r­ator w hen a gea r has been se le ct ed. The auto­matic tra nsmi ssion could overhea t and be dam­
a ge d. Pull the parkin g brake on full y or depress t
h e
brake ped al to prevent th e ve hicle from
ro llin g away.
Neve r le t the ve hicl e roll down a hill with the se lector le ver inN and the engine swit ched off .
Thi s will damage the automatic tran smission.
Tip s
lfthe sele cto r le ver is un int en tio nally m oved
int o N while driving , take your foot off the accel­
era to r pedal and wa it until the engin e speed has dropped to idle sp eed b efore selec tin g a driv ing position.
The dual clut ch mechanism in the vehicl es
e quipped with au tomatic tra nsmis s io n is
equip ped with an overload pro tector. For ex­
ample, if yo u are stopped on a n inclin e and the
clutch mechanis m sta rts to slip, th e transmi s­
s ion fluid will ove rheat. th e clutch is then overload ed, the vehicle will m ake a slight jerk and th e s elector leve r d is play will start to blink.
T he clut ch m echanism will op en auto mati cally
because it i s o verloaded .lf th is happe n s, d epress the foot brake and wait a few se conds before
dri ving off.
Applies lo veh icles: w ith automol ic tr ansmission and
Shifting with
The system lets th e driver shift manually.
Fig. 85 of
- Move the sele c tor leve r from D (Dr iv e)
F ig . 86 Multi-function steering wheel: paddles for
to the right into the po sition
85 .
Driving 91

3.1 and Equipment
When th e is in th e dri ve are mechanically.
w hen the is at a stopped
W hen and yo u must
p ress the buH on in the depress the brak e th e same
time.
the battery is dead. the canno t
b e m ove d out of
R Reverse
into reve rse w hen the is a t
To move the to R, press the button depressi ng the brake
is a n d the tion is on the b ack up come o n.
N-
the and the en gin e has no a braki ng tion.
T o
move the out ofN. yo u press the brak e th an
3 mph (5
becau se the not o n th e fo ot brake .
if
yo u drive down the
yo u the standa rd pro gram you be in the economy mod e and w ill red uce consumption. T he transmission upshift s
and down shift s at lower s peed s. d rivi ng in D. the e ngine does no t brak e the ve hicle. Th e shows whi ch gear has been in addition to pos ition D 67.
position N as been
hicle is or mov in g at than 3 mph {5
standard driving position (sport program)
yo u b e
dri vin g in a sporty m ode. shift and downshift automatically at higher gi ne s peeds dep e nding on engin e and the speed . dri ving th e e ng in e does no t
b rake t h e ve hicle. The shows whi ch gears has been in addit io n to positionS.
Never switch off the engine before the vehicl e has co me to a s top. can of the ve hicl e, crash and be jured.
The ai rbags and safet y pretensio n crs wiU not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
The brake booster docs not work w he n the engine is turned off. more brake pres sure
The power steering sys te m does n ot wo rk when the en gi ne is turne d off and you need more force to steer the vehicle.
W he n the key is re m oved, the steerin g up and you no t b e to steer the
N ev er coast d ow n a miss ion in
Note
Neve r the a with in Nand th e en gin e s witc hed off .
Thi s damage the automatic tran smi ssion.
th e is unintentionally m oved
into N driving. your foot off the erato r and wait the en gine speed has
d roppe d to idle speed positio n.
there is a mati c transmissio n i s running in an em erge ncy
p rogram if th e displays oft h e select or posit ions t h e auto m atic transmis sion have a
light backgrou nd. The auto m atic tran smissio n be chec ked
D riv in g 93

L
Lane c hange function
Language in display 14
L ight s 43
lights interior 47
Lights & Vision
Menu
Locks
Child
safety 33
M
Main menu-Multi-Funct io n
Malfun ction messages
Manual mode C limatronic
Manual tra n sm issio n
Menu compass 19
Menu fo r conven ience fu nctions 16
Menu for Lights & V isio n 17
Menu sound system
Menus
Exam ple of use 15
MFl
mirrors, electrical 53
Sim ultaneous adjustmen t 53
Mirrors lower ed function 17
M
ulti- Fun ction
Multi-fun cti on steering wheel 24
opening an d closing
power windows 39
Indica to r lights 4
button
bumper cove r. spoilers an d
s u spe nsi
on 96
When parking on slopes 95
brake 94
See also brake
p rotection roof 42
Windows
filter
filte r
loc ks lndividualunlocking
roof 41
p rotec tion 42
windows 38
R
Reading lights
back
47
Rear 35
clo sing 37 Indicator light 35
Rear seat folding forwa rd 61
Rear seat.
folding ba ck 61. 62
Hear view mirror 52
Hear window heating 75
Hear window wipe r 51
Rear wiper 49
Remot e control ke y
B u
ttons Repl acing th e battery
ind ex

(continued)
T he effecti ve ness of is also d etermine d
b y the tires page 57, and
is very effec tive, always m ember that your veh icle's handling bility is limit ed b y tir e traction.
Note
I n
order to en sure th at an d ASR functio ns
correc tly, all four wheels must b e fitted with the same tire s. Any differences in the rolling radiu s of the tire s can cause the system to reduce gin e power-eve n when this is not th e best th in g
to do under t h e circumstances.
veh icles wit h powe r stee ring, th e amoun t of power ass istance is regula ted
chanical us ing an electr ic motor. The ad tages of thi s s teering system include the fact that n o hydra ulic components su ch as hoses . oil ta iners, filt ers or h ydraul ic flu id s are requir ed. Furt he rmo re, this is a conside rable decr ease in
e n ergy required . The elect romechan ical steering
system, in contrast to the hydraulic system (which requires a constant flow of fluid). only
co nsumes en ergy when the ve hicle is ac tually
b e in g s teered.
The f u e l consumption is reduced as a res ult.
If the
electromechanical power steering sys tem fails, the power ass is ted steer ing sys tem will still work. If th e engine is sw itched off, the power steering does not functio n and the steering
wheel is very hard to turn.
Indicator light
or comes on
The indi cator light comes o n for a few seconds when th e ignition is sw itched on.
If the indica tor light ( or does not go out or comes on while you are driving, th ere is a
prob le m in the ele ctro -mechanical steering. steering assis t may be reduced (light J or be lo st completely (li ght
swage n dealer. If th e yellow warning light stays
off after restart in g an d drivin g a short distanc e,
8 Smart
With th e en g in e not running (e.g. when the car is bei ng towed). there is a lso no power assist able.
Turning the s teerin g wheel i s ve ry difficult when th e power steering sys te m i s not wo rkin g and it is harde r t o control the ve hicl e.
Neve r let the vehicle coast w ith the en gi ne swit ch ed off.
If yo u d o no t pay att entio n to the warning lights w hich have com e o n, includin g th e
warnin g messages appearing in the d is play, this could lead t o personal injury or damage to
your vehicle .
Note
Do not keep the steering wheel turned the way to the le ft or righ t for more than 15 seco nd s
when th e e ngine is running. Doing so could damage th e powe r steering system.
If th e

changea ble deco rat ive cove rs a re att ached to th e rim with s elf- locking sc rews . lfyou would ro re pla ce damaged wheel covers, contact your authorized Volkswa gen d eale r or
WARNING
New ti res or tires tha t are old, worn or aged cannot provide maximum control and braking ability.
New tires tend to be s lipp ery and must be broken in . To reduce the risk of losing co ntrol,
a co llisio n and serio us personal injuri es, drive with sp ecia l care for the first km).
(cont inued )
Driving with worn or damaged tire s can lead to lo ss of control, sudden tire failur e, cluding a blowou t and sudden deflation ,
c ras hes and seriou s personal injuries. Have wo rn or damaged tires rep laced imme di ate ly.
To redu ce the riskoflosingcontrol, crashes and s erio us personal injuries, never loose n
th e bolts on w heels with bolted rim rings.
more than 6 years old can onl y be used in an em erg en cy and then
w ith specia l care and at low speed.
Neve r m ount u se d tires on your ve hicle if
yo u are not sure of their used tires may have been damaged ev e n
t h oug h the damage cannot be seen th at can
lead to sudden tir e failure and loss of ve hicl e control.
hicl e pull s to one sid e when dri ving, always
s top as soo n as it is safe to do so and ch eck the
whee ls and tires for damage.
Accessory weight
Means the combined we ight ( in excess of those
sta ndard ite m s w hi ch may be repl aced) of mati c tran smission. power steering. po wer
bra kes, power windo ws. p owe r seats , radio, and heater, to th e ex te nt th at th ese item s are
or lowe r indica te
a short s id ewall for improved steering respo nse and better ove rall handling on dry pave ment.
Bead
Mean s the pa rt of the tire t hat is m ad e of stee l
wires , w rap ped or re inforce d by pl y cords and that is shap ed to fit t he rim.
Bead separation
Mean s a breakdow n of th e bond between
Means the strand s forming the in th e tire.
weight
Me ans th e weig ht of motor vehicl e w ith dard equ ipment including the m aximum pacity of fu el, oil. and coolant . a ir conditio nin g
a nd additional weight of opt io n al equipm ent.
E xtra load lire
M ea ns tire desi gn to operate at higher loads and at hi gher inflat ion pressure s th an th e corre -
s ponding sta ndard tire.