instrument cluster VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2010 Owners Manual

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. . . . . . 6
- Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Center console overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Fron t pa sse nger side overvi ew . . . . . . . .
14
- Symbo ls o n the roo f console . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument cluster and instrument panel
- Warning and indica tor
lights . . . . . . . . . . 15
-cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Volk swage n Information System . . .
basics
- Driv ing check lists and warnings .
....... 31
- Techn ical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
and closing
- Vehic le key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
-locking and closing system . . . . . 4 1
- Doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
- Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-. . . 53
-s lidin g and sunroof . . . . . . . 56
properly and safely
- Adjusting the sea ting position . . . . . . .
. . 58
-functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
- Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
-Child sa fety and child restraints ........ 1
Lights and vision
- Lights ............................... 122
-protectio n ....................... 128
-Windshield wipers and washer ......... 129
-Mir ro rs .............................. 134
Transporting
- Driving tips
.......................... 137
-Luggage compa rtment ................ 141
of contents
- Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
- Trailer towing ...... ............•. .... 149
1 5 7
- Cup holders
......................... 161
- 12
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
shifting, park ing
- Sta rting and stoppin g
the engin e ....... 165
- Shifting ................... .......... 171
- Brak ing , stop ping , and park ing
......... 179
- Sav ing
fuel a nd helping the environm ent 189
-Steering ............................. 192
Driver assistance systems
- Starting assistance systems
........... 195
-Cruise Control System ......... 19 7
-
nre Mo nitori ng System .............................
control
- Healing and air cond itioning
At the gas station
- Refueling
........................ .... 214
-Fuel ...........................•.... 2 19
Care , maintenance .... 222
fo r work ing in the engin e
compartment
................... ..... 222
- Engine oil ........................... 227
- Engine coolant ....................... 233
-Vehicle battery ....................... 238
Vehicle care and maintenance
- Exteri or
care and cleaning ............ 243
-care and cleaning ............. 251
-
accesso ries, repa irs and
modi fications ........................ 283
- Consumer information ................ 291
- Declaration
of Complia nce,
T elecomm unicat ions and Electro nic
Systems
............................ 293
- Report ing Safe ty Defects ............. 294
- Engin e con trol and emission control
system .............................. 295

malfunctions or certain functions . Some
warning and indicator ligh ts come on when the ig­
nition is swi tched on and shou ld go out when the
engine is running or when the vehicle is moving. D
epending on the vehicle options, a symbol may
appea r
in the instrum en t cluster in stead of a warn­
ing light.
Additional text messages appear in th e instrumen t
cluster
of appropriately equipped vehicles to give
mo re information or prompt you to take certain ac­tions 18, Instrument cluster.
addition, a chime or other acoustic warning
sounds when certain warning and indicator lights
goon.
Refer to
PARK
Parking brake engaged.
BRAKE Brake fluid level too low, o r brake system malfunction .
Lights up: Engine coolant level too low, too high , or engine coolant
227
E ngine oil pressure too low.
At least one vehicle door is aja r or not closed properly .
192
Li gh ts up or nashes : Steering system malfunction.
Driver and/or passenger safety belts not buckled .
DSG® transmission too hot. 171
Alternator malfunction.
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Instrument cluster
Introduction
this section find information about:
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 19
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 Service reminder display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
More information:
Warning and indicator
Display of the selected gears (automatic trans­miss ion ) 171
Service reminder inform ation Warran­ty and Maintenance.
overview
Fig. 9 cluster in the instrument
Driving on today 's roads demands the at­tention of the driver at
driving. on
explanations 9:
Button for setting the
butto n to highlight the hour or the minutes in the
push the button Press and the button to fast forward.
- Push
button again to finish setting the
Tachometer (thousands of revolutions per minute when the engine is running).
The red zone at the end of the
indi cates maximum pe rmi ssibl e engi ne rpm (revolution s pe r
pos ition D, o r ease your foot off the accele rator
Engine coolant temperature display 233.
appropriate ly equ ippe d vehicles , the clock can also be set via the Settings menu in the instrumen t cl uster display 28 .
18 Vehicle overview

Type of notification
or
deale r o r an autho rized
turn off automatically after a few sec­
onds .
Priority 2 warning
message
or continuously levels may cause vehicle damage
and vehicle breakdown .
Check malfunc tion as soon as possib le. Con tact an authorized for assis­tance if necessary.
tex t
The odometer indicates the distance driven by the vehic le .
The
trip odometer (Trip) shows the distance driv­
en since the time the trip odometer was reset.
The meters) .
Outside temperature
At out side temperatures (+4 (icy road warning)
appears in the display . The symbol the outside temperature rises
above +43 (+6
higher than the actual out­
side temperature.
The measurement range is from
to
+122 (+so
Compass
Whe n the ignit ion and navigation system are
switched on, the current compass direction is indi­
cated
in the instrument cluster display
position is shown both on the
side of the selector and in the instrument
cluster display. The respective gear may
as as in Tiptronic ® mode .
Alternative speed (mph or km/h)
The alternative speed display shows the current
Vehicle overview speedometer
shows mph, the alternative speed
display shows a
readout of the current veh i­
signs are posted in units other than those shown
on the vehicle 's speedo meter .
For
vehicles with the Premi um instrument cluster
di splay. select th e A 1 t. s pe ed d sp me nu it em in the Settings menu 24.
For vehicles with the Basic instrument cluster dis­
play :
Press the
Press the (o .o button once. or "km /h " be shown
This activates the alternative speed display . To deactivate , the same procedure .
and in strument cluste r text messages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a sion and serious personal injury.
on emergency

Park the
etc.
Roads and bridges may be dangerously icy
even if the outside air temperature is above freezing .
you use the outside temperature
remember : even
Compass
Fig . 11 Compass zones .
on page 18.
if the be
perature display .
to heed warning or text can in damage .
The ins trum ent rangeme nt may vary depending on the and engine . F or displays without
ther e are warning messages , th e are displayed for
the ca use ha s bee n co rrected. The compass does not need to be calibra te d in w ith a navigati on syste m.
T he re is no
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Avg. Consu m.
Route
Avg . speed
Dig it. speed
warning
Back
Compass
Convenience
ATAconfirm
Dooropen
Manual
(All doors , door, Veh . si de,
Automa tic (Auto Lock, Auto Unlock)
Mirror adjust
Factory
Lights & Vision
Background lighting
Footwell ligh ting
L n. Chg.
F actory setting
Ti me
Units
Alternative speed display
Reset
Factory setting Using menus in the instrument cluster
Fig. 1 2 vehicles without a multi-function ing wheel : Use button in the windshield wiper
lever to confirm menu items and rocker switch
to sw itch menus .
tory information and heed the on page 24 .
Displaying the main menu
on the ignition .
a message or the vehi cle icon is displayed ,
push the 12 or 13 ).
Fig. 13 Right side of the mult i-func tion steering
wheel : Controls for the menus in the instrumen t
clus ter .
For operation with windshield wiper lever: Main
menu is shown
For operation with multi-function steering
wheel : Main menu is not shown . order to through the various main menu items, push the
cluster and instr um ent pan el

Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The vehicle locks au tomatically when it reaches a
speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h) . When the vehi­
cle is locked , the indicator light comes on in the
power lock ing button
a door once.
-
a door once.
- Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.
21 or one of th e power locking buttons
on page 41.
Fun c
tion
Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle key
button.
Lock the vehic le.
the® button .
Unlock the rear hatch. button 49.
N o
te: Depending on the settin gs for the power
l ock ing system in the sub-menu on
vehicles with the instrument cluster, it
may be necessary to press
24 .
T he vehicle key unlocks and locks the vehicle only
when the battery
in the remote control vehicle key
has enough power, and the remote control vehicle
key is wi
thin a few yards/me ters of the vehicle.
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All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps
once to confirm that the vehic le has been locked.
The horn beep can be disabled
by deactivating the ATA co nfirm feat ure in the subme ­
nu 24 .
All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the
vehicle has been unlocked.
the turn signals do not flash to confirm lock ing,
one or mor e doors , the rear hatch, or the engine
hood is not
locked.

N
if a seco nd valid
by press ing a button on the deactivated key.
by pressing a door handle sensor when the de­
activated key is outside of the vehicle , but with in
range .
by starting the engine with the starter butto n.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
deactivated .
is activated too often, for instance by a bush or hedge that rubs against the the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are
switched off for a short time.
T he door handle sensors become active again if
one of the even ts occurs:
A short time has passed.
The rear hatch is opened .
The key .
Anti-theft
tory information and hee d the WARN ­on page 41.
T he anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult
for someon e to break into or steal the veh icle .
The anti-theft alarm system is
key i s within range of the vehicle.
T he door may not open if the outside and in ­side door handles are used at the same time.
the vehicle battery or the battery in the re­mote control vehicle key is weak or dead , it
might not be possible to unlock and using Keyless Access. The vehicle can locked or unlocked with the key bit
The driver message Key not in ra nge ap ­pears in the instrument cluster display if there
is no remote control vehicle key inside the vehicle
or if the system does not recognize the
key. The key may not be recognized , for example, if it is
covered by something that interferes with the sig­
(such as a briefcase) , or if the remote control
vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic devices
such
as phones can interfere with the sig­
Dirt on the door handles that conta ins a of in winter) can affect the way
the door handle sensors work.
with this problem .
Automatic transmissio n vehic les can
Opening a door that has been un­
locked and not switching on the igni tion with in
about 15 seconds.
Forcibly opening a door.
Forcibly opening the engine hood.
Forcib ly opening the rea r hat ch.
and closi ng 45

Doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Child
saf ety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
More information:
Exterior views 6
Vehicle key set
Power loc king and closing sys tem
Power windows
Emergency clo sing an d opening
...
A door that is not closed properly may open suddenly when the vehicle is moving and cause severe injuries.
Warning
A door kept open with the door stop may
close in strong winds or on inclines and cause injuries.
on
At least on e vehicle door is open or improp-erly clo sed.
When the ignition is swi tc h
ed on, several warning
and indi cato r lig hts come on briefly for a function
check. They go out after a few seconds.
be displayed
even after the ignition is swi tched off. The display
goes out about
15 seconds after the vehicle has
warning light
in the instrument cluster or the symbol in the strument cluste r display comes on showing an
open door. been locked. and closing
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gen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service that originally had cloth upholstery. Never
not work if different upholstery is
on page 82.
grammed in the electronic control unit.
Th e fro nt airbag on the passenger side
of the front
seat b e turned off if the weight registere d
on the seat the weight-sensing mat) is than or to the combined weight of
a typ ical 1 year-old infant and
any of the child restraints in Federa l tor Vehicle vanced Airbag in your vehicle is certified .
For a
see The GER BAG comes on and s tays on
to yo u when the front Advanced Airbag on the
pa sse nger side has been turned off.
Passenger front airbag active
on the ignit ion.
Th e weight- sens ing mat regis ters the weight on
the front passenge r seat. that weight is abov e the reference value, the passenger front airbag
the ignition is on, and the GER BAG in the i nstrumen t does not come on , the passenge r front airbag is
ac tive . the has burned out
(s ee belo w). you be unable to w hether the
passenger front airba g is act ive or not.
Using restraints on the front
passenger seat
The airbag on the front passenger side makes the
front seat a pote ntially dangerous for a to ride. Because of this danger , and because dre n are be tter protec ted on the rear seat
when properly restrained for their age and size, we
strongly advise that you always restraint s used
t o certify complia nce of the Advanced Airbag with the suppression
Child ty and child rest raint s; not e below !
How do know when the passenger front airbag has been turned off by the control unit?
The BAG in the come on and stay on to you
whe n the front Adva nced Airbag on the passenger
s ide has bee n turned off by the electron ic co ntrol
unit. Unles s the co mes on and
s tay s on , th e passenger front airbag is act ive 85 .
For safety reasons, you must never use a res traint system on the front passen ger seat less the BAG
indicato r in the instrument cluster. the
passenger front airbag were to dep loy in an
den t, it se ve re ly injure and possib ly the
c h il d in the restraint system . the