Fig. 12 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2011 Owner´s Manual

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ut 'llH\ tl kin (Aut ock)
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A c
tion
• Th e ve hi cle comes to a s tandst ill and th e veh i­
c le
k e y is removed .
• In v e hic le s with an au to m atic gearbox: w hen
th e se lec to r le v
er is in p ositio n P and the ignitio n is
s wi tc h ed o ff.
Locking the vehicle after the airbags have
been triggered
The entire vehic le is un locked if the air bags are ac­
tiva ted d uring an accide nt. Depe ndi ng o n the level
of damage,
the veh icle can b e locked after an a cc i­
d ent as fo llows .
-
Swi tc h off the ig ntt ion.
l · 1ng th veh1 le using the ve ­
hl lt) ~e :
-Open and close one of the ve hicle doors once .
- Press
~e cent~lockin~_b_u_tt_o_n-.:@)=o_. -------------
- Swi tc h off th e ignitio n .
OR: remove the key from the igni tio n lock.
-Open one of the ve hicle doo rs o nce .
- Lock
the ve hicle with the vehicle key.
If tho butt ns n the vehic le ke y ~ Fig . 27 or
·' Ft , 28 r ne of the centrnl locking bu tto ns
i, , 9 r press d repeatedly within a short pe­
t tim~. th central lo k ing sys te m wi ll swi tc h o
ff brie fly to pre vent ove
rloading . Th e ve hic le is
th en u nlocked fo r app roxima tel y
30 seco nds . If the
d oors or th e
ta1lga te a re no t opene d during this
tim e th e vehic le
w ill lock again au to m atically . Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the outside
Fig . 27 Butt ns on th e ve h icle ke y Fig. 28 V e hic le ke y with alarm button
Opening and closing 47

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Function Buttons to be used on the vehicle key =>Fig. 27 or =>Fig. 28-
Unlocking the vehicle . Press the@ button . Press and hold for convenience opening. -
Lo cking the vehicle .
Pres s the@) button . Press and hold for convenience closing. In
vehicles with a SAFELOCK mechanism , press the@) button
once to lo ck the vehicle us ing the SAFELOCK mech anism .
Press the @) button twice to lock the vehicle without the SAFE ­
LOCK mechanism .
Unlocking the tailgate .
Press the~ button =>page 57.
Please note: depending on the central locking
function that has been set in the infotainment sys­
tem ,
all of the doors and the tailgate may only be
unlocked when the
@ button is press ed twice
=>page 31.
The vehicle key
will lock or unlock the vehicle only
when the battery has enough power and the key
is
located within a few metr es of the vehi cle .
• When the vehicle is locked , all turn signals will
flash
once as confirmation.
• When the vehicle is unlocked, all turn signals
will flash twice as confirmation .
If the turn signals do not flash as confirmation, at
least one
of the doors or the tailgate is not closed. The v
ehic le cannot be locked using the
vehicle key
if the driver door is still open . The vehic le will lock
again automatically within a few seconds of being
unlocked if you do not open one of the doors
or the
tailgate . This function prevents the vehicle from re­
maining unlocked if the unlocking button is pressed
by mistake .
Convenience opening and closing
• See electric windows -functions =>page 60 .
• See fun ction of the electric panorama sliding/
tilting roof
=>page 63. ~
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside
Fig. 29 In the driver door: central locking button
r-fl1 First read and observe the introductory
L-l=.U information and safety warnings £on
page 46.
Press the
button =>Fig. 29:
a Unlocks the vehicle . The
centr al lo ck ing button functions with the igni­
tion switched on or
off only when all doors are
closed.
If the vehicle has been locked with the vehicle key,
the central locki
ng button does not work .
Please note the following when using the central
lo cking button to lock the veh ic le :
~ The indicator lamp Q in the button =>Fig. 29
lights up yellow when all doors and the tailg ate are
closed and locked .
• In vehicles with SAFELOCK mechanism: the
SAFELOCK mec hanism is not activated
=>page 51.
• The anti-theft alarm will not be activa ted.
• lt is not possible to open the doors or tailgate
from the outside, for instance when stopped at traf ­
fic lights .
'
Q Locks the ve hicle .
• The doors can be unlocked and opened from
the inside by pulling the door release handle . The ~
indicator lamp Q in all doors switches off. You maY ~ ~
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• In
v 111 I s wit11 n ut m tic g arbox : when
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locking and unlocking the vehicle with Keyless Access
I ~K-012~
Fig. 30 Keyless Access locking and starti ng sys­
te m : operating range
r-f"n First read and observe the introductory
1.-.W.J information and safety warnings & on
page 46.
Keyl ess Access is a lock ing and starting sys te m
th at
allows the ve hicle to be locked or unl ocked
without using the key . lt is only necessa ry f
or a va l­
id veh ic le key to be in the operat ing range of th e
vehi cle ~Fig. 30 and for one of the front door han­
dl e
sen sors~ Fig . 31 to be touched, or t he V olks­
wagen badge ~page 57 in the tailga te to be
pres sed
~CD.
General notes
If a valid vehicle key is in the oper ating range
~Fig. 30, the Keyless Access locking and starting
system authorises the ke y to obtain access to the
vehicle as soon as the corresp ond ing sensor on
the driver
or front passenger door handl e or the
Volkswagen b
adge in the ta ilg ate is activate~. The
following functions can then be performed w1thout
active use of the vehicle key:
B~K-OlH
Fig. 31 K yl ss Access loc king and starting sys­
te m : se nsor® fo r loc king on the inside of th e door
ha nd le and s nsor@ fo r unl ockin g on the outside
of the door ha ndl e
• Keyl ess Entry : unlo cks th e ve hi cle v i the sen­
sor in the door ha ndl e on t11e driv er or front pas ­
senger door or the Volk sw age n b dge on the tai l­
g a te .
• Keyl ess Go: allow s you to sta rt th e e ngin e and
driv e . To do this, there mus t be a va lid ve hi cle k e y
insid e th e ve hicle, and the sta
rte r bu tton mu st be
pr essed
=>page 163.
• Keyl ess Exit: locks the v e hi cle vi a t he door h an­
dl e sensor on the driver or front passe nger door.
Th e cen tral l ocking syste m fun c
tions as with the
norm al u nl ocking and loc kin g s yste m . Only the
co ntrol ele m ents are differe nt.
Th e
ve hic le unl ocking procedure is confirm ed by
all the turn signals flas hing twi ce and the locking
proc edure by the turn sig na ls flas hing once .
The ve hicl e will lock aga in within a fe w s conds of
being unl ocked if y ou do no t open one of the doors
or the tai lgate .
Unlocking and opening the doors (Keyless
Entry)
• Grip the door ha nd le on th e driv er or front pas ­
seng er door . Th is makes con tac t wit11 the unlock-
ing surface Fig . 31 @ .
• Open th e door. ..,.
Op ening and closing 49

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Fig. 32 Next to the driver seat: button for switch­
ing off the interior moni
toring system and anti-tow
alarm
r-T'n First read and observe the introductory
L-l=JJ information and safety warnings Lh on
page 46.
The interior monitoring system will trigge r an alarm
if movement is dete cted inside the vehicle when
the vehicle is locked .
The anti-tow alarm
will be trig gered if the vehicle is
l ifted .
Switching on the interior monitoring system
and anti-tow alarm
Lock the vehicle using th e veh icle key . When the
anti-theft alarm is sw itched on, the inter ior monitor­
ing system and th e anti-tow alarm are also active .
When interior monitoring and the anti-tow alarm
have been deactivated
by press ing the @ button
=>Fig . 32 , these functions can be reactivated by
pressing the
@ button again . The yellow indicator
lamp goe s out.
Switching off the interior monitoring system
and anti-tow alarm
The orientation lighting in the button ~Fig. 32 must
be lit up when swit ching the systems off.
To sw itch
the orientation lighting
on , remove the vehicle key
from the ignition lock and open the driver door.
• Press the @button =>Fig. 32. A yellow indica­
tor lamp
will ligh t up in the button until the veh icle
is locked.
• Close all doors and the tailgate .
• Lock the vehicle using the vehicle key. The inte­
rior mon itoring system and anti-towing alarm are
sw itched off until the next time the
vehicle is
locked.
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Fig. 33 In the roof console : sensors for the interior
monitoring system
The interior monitoring system and anti-tow alarm
should therefore be switched off before the
vehicle
is locked in any of the following , or similar, situa­
tions :
• If you leave animals inside the vehicle for a
short period .
• If the vehicle is to be loaded onto another vehi­
c le .
• If the vehicle is transported (e.g . on a ferry) .
• If the vehicle is going to be towed with one axle
off the ground .
• If the vehicle is to be parked in a two-storey ga­
rage .
• If the vehicle is to be parked in a car wash.
Risk of false alarm
Interior monitoring can only work properly if the ve­
hicle is completely closed.
Observe legal require­
ments . A false alarm can be triggered in any
of the
foll owi ng circumstances :
• If a window is fully or partly open.
• If the electric panorama sliding/tilting roof is
fully or partly open.
• If items such as loose pieces of paper and
items attached to the interior mirror (e.g . air-fresh­
eners) are left in the vehicle .
• If a mobile telephone that is left in the vehicle
vibrates .
• If the vehicle is transported (e.g. on a ferry) .
• If the vehicle is being parked in a two-storey
garage .
• If the vehicle is in a car wash .
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A tailgate that is not closed properly could
op~n suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.
This could lead to severe injuries.
Opening the tailgate
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Fig. 36 In the vehicle key: button for unlocking
and opening the tailgate
r-('n First read and observe the introductory
l...-Jr=JJ information and safety warnings £ on
page 57.
lt will not be possible to open the tailgate if, for ex­
ample,
bicycles are mounted on a carrier attached
to it
~ £. Remove the load from the carrier and
support the open tailgate.
Opening with the vehicle key
Press the~ button on the vehicle key~ Fig. 36
for less than approximately 1 second to unlock the
tailgate,
or press the ~ button on the vehicle key
until the tailgate automatically opens by a few milli­
metres . Then open the tailgate using the Volkswa -
gen badge .
Opening with the Volkswagen emblem
• Unlock the vehicle or tailgate or open one of
the doors .
• Press the top part of the Volk swagen badge
~Fig. 37 with your thumb and push out the bottom
part
of the badge. Grip underneath the badge and
lift up the tailgate .
58 I Before the journey
1, A WARNING (Continued) --
•
Stop as soon as possible and close th --...d
tailgate. e
• After closing the tailgate, always check
that it is properly secured.
r::l The symbol can differ depending on the ver­
L!J si on of the instrument cluster.
Fig. 37 Opening the tailgate from the outside
--,..
A WARNING
Serious injuries can occur if the tailgate is
unlocked or opened incorrectly or without
due care and attention.
• lt may not always be apparent that the tail­
gate is unlocked, for example when a loaded
luggage
carrier is attached to it. If unlocked,
the tailgate may open suddenly while the ve­
hicle is in motion.
r:l At outside temperatures lower than ooc
L!J (+32 °F), the opening mechanism cannot al­
ways lift the opened
tailgate automatically . The tail-
gate then has to be guided up by hand .

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Fig. 38 Open tailgate: h andle recess for clos ing
the tailgate
r-f"n First read and observe the introductory
L-1.::JJ information and safety warnings & on
page 57.
Closing the tailgate
• Grip one of the handles in the interio r trim of
the tailgate =>Fig. 38 (arrows) .
• Pull the tailgate down with some fo rce until it
engages in
the lock.
• Pull the tailgate to make sure that it is engaged
securely .
Locking the tailgate
The vehicle will lock again autom atic ally after ap ­
proximately
120 seconds if you do not open one of
the doors or the tailgate . This function prevents the
vehicle from remaining unlocked if th e unlo cking
button is pressed
by mistake .
Th tail A I , n nly b~ In! ~ml WllH tl H lt~ jlfllp M d y
clos ,d nd nonLJBI I .
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clo d ""> pnge 4 .
• If lh le ilgnt l~ lo . e 11 ttl no l h)d t-~d, 11 will
lock auto mnti , lly o n t11e vn l1it:ln fbdt;IJn .
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A WARNING
Serious Injuries can o ur If th~ tclii{J1tltt Ill
closed Incorrectly or without clue} nr~ ftlld •t·
tention.
• N ever loave children plllylfi{J tlllftllc 11ciO d
In or around tho vehicle, a po lully wht}l) the .
t a
llga te Is open. Childre n coulc1 liutl> Into the}
luggage compartment and hut th~ t tlllf tfcJ,
thereby trapping thomsolvo In lclo . P«lp und·
ing on the time of yer~r, locko d vo h l ·lq Etn
be subjected to extreru oly hi{Jh or lo w fc~tn•
peratures. This could cati. o orlo uii lnjw·Jn
or illness. lt could ~ve n havo fat •I n q .
quonces.
r:l B eror closi ng lh tnllgnh . llf r.k 111 rl lilt V1J •
L!J hi cle k y Is n o tln t11e ht (lf)ll!J otnp lrltllt Jrtl, ·::1
Oponlng and clo lng .I 59

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Introduction
Thi .h'" t r co nt ins information on the following
'll j· t ":
I' · A WARNING (Continued) ·----""=~·
ning r cl ing the windows elec trically . . 60
• Never leave children or people requiring
assistance alone in the vehicle when the ve­
hicle is locked. The windows can no longer
be opened in an emergency.
tric wind ws - functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
R 1\-b k fun ction f or th e electric windows . . . 61
Additional information and warnings:
• V lk wag n information system ~page 26
• ntr I loc king system :::) page 46
• lnfo tai nm ent system ~page 31
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev­
ery time you leave the vehicle. The windows
can still be operated using the buttons sever­
al minutes after the ignition has been switch­
ed off, provided that the driver door and front
passenger door are not opened.
A~ WARNING
~-~~------------------·~--------~~~
• When transporting children on the rear
bench seat, the rear electric windows should
always be deactivated using the safety button
so that they cannot be opened or closed.
ltnproper or unsupervised use of the electric
windows can cause serious injuries.
• The electric windows should only be
opened or closed when you are sure that no­
body is in their operating area . During sudden rain showers, water can enter
the vehicle interior via open windows and
cause damage
to the vehicle.
Opening or closing the windows electrically
Fig. 39 In the driver door: buttons for the front
a nd rear
elec tric windo ws
r--('n First read and observe the introductory
~ information and safety warnings £ on
page 60.
Buttons in the driver door
Key for Fig. 39 :
CD For the windows in the front doors .
CD For the windows in the rear doors .
@ Safe ty button .
AA l ..._-'. --~ o. -•
Opening and closing the windows
Function
Opening :
Closing:
Stopping the
one-touch
function :
Action
Press the ~ button .
Pull the ~ button .
Press or
pull the button for the ap­
propriate window again.
The safety switch
G) disables the
electric window buttons in the rear
doors . The yellow indicator
lamp in
the button
will light up.
-
The electric windows will only function when the ig­
nition is switched on.
The windows can
still be operated using the but­
tons several minutes after the ignition has been
switched off, provided that the driver door and front
passenger door are not opened .
If the vehicle keY
... -is removed from the ignition lock and the driver
" door is opened , all electric windows can be opened
or closed by operating and holding the windoW but~
· · ton in the driver door. After a few seconds . conven
ience opening
I closing is started ~page 61.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine M chanica l controls on the front seat
Fig. 43 Front left-hand seat controls
Fig. 43
CD
Function
Folding the seat backrest forwards
or backwards (2-door vehicl es only)
if'l1 First read and obscrvo th introductory
L-.lr::JJ inforn1ation and safety warnings~ on
page 66.
The la yout of the contr I~ n tt1 fr nt ri~jt1t-h·1nd
seat is a mirror imElg f th 1 ... y ut f th ntr I
on the front left- h nd s ot.
The following secti n c ntain d s ripti n f 11
possibl e controls. Th nun1b r f ntr I n1 y v ry
depending on the v r ion of tl1
The seat m ay h v e con1bin, ti n o f 111 t1~.. nic I
and electrical contr ols-=> png 70.
Action
Folding forwards: Pull le ver a nd fold s
ward. Push the se at forw ards at th e an1 tirl"l
Folding backwards : slide the se t b k s f r
go until it clicks into place. The
b ckr t r I o
matic ally and can be fold ed b ackward . Engag
t for-
it will
s ut -
th
seat backrest in an up rig ht position .
--~------------------@ Adjusting the lumbar support . Change lev er position .
----~--~~--~~--------~-------1----~----~------------------
f'3 Take all weig ht off the bac kres t and turn th h nd-
\:V Ad just ing the backrest. wheel.
0 Adjusting the seat height.
® Adjusts the angle of the sea t cush­
ion . Move
the le v
er up or down sev era l tirn a s r quir d.
Pull or press the le ve r severa l tin 1es as r qui r d.
--------~------------------------~----------------------------
®
Adjusts the seat forwards and back -Raise the handl e and slide the sea t forw rd or b ck-
wards . wards .
--------~------------------------~----------------------------
(j)
Pushing the front seat forwards or Lift the hand le and move the fron t seat. Th front t
backwards. must engage after
the le ve r has been r I a d.
Sitting correctly and safely 69

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®
651<-()590
Fig. 44 Moving th e front left seat forwards and
backwards , ad j
usting the backrest and the seat
cushion for hei
ght and tilt
r-('n First read and observe the introductory
L-.lc:J.I information and safety warnings~ on
page 66.
The layout of the contro ls on the front r ight-hand
seat is a m irror image
of the layout of th e contro ls
on the front left-hand sea
t.
Fig. 45 Adju stin g the lumbar support
The seat may have a combination of mechanical
and electrical controls.
Pressing the switch in the direction of the arrow ~Fig. 44:
® Slides the seat forwards or backwards .
CD ® Adjusts the ang le of the seat cushion.
© Raises or lower s the seat.
@ @ Adjust s th e angle of the backrest.
Press ing the s witch in th e corresponding area
~Fig. 45:
CD or@ I Adjusts the curv e of the lumbar support.
@or@ I Ad justs the he ight of the lumbar support .
D epending on the veh ic le equ ipment leve l, it
may
be possib le to ass ign the seat pos it ion to the vehi­
cle key using the @ill button and the~ and (seats]
funct ion buttons in the info ta inment system
~page 31.
~A WARNING
Failure to take due care and attention when
using the electric front seats can cause se­
vere injuries.
• The electrical front seat adjustment also
works when the ignition is switched off. Nev­
er leave children or people requiring assis­
tance alone in the vehicle.
~"'A WARNING (Continued} --~ ~ -·-
• In the event of an emergency, stop the
electrical adjustment by pressing another
switch.
To avoid damaging the electrical components
in the front seats, do not kneel on the seats or
apply sharp pressure at a single point on the
seat cushion and backrest.
m lt.may ~Ot be poss ib le to adjust the seat eleC·
W tncally 1f the battery charge level is too loW.
m ~tarting the engine will interrupt the seat ad· 4 i
W JUStment procedure .
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Adjusting the head restraints
Fig. 46 Adjustin g f ront head restra int
r-T'n :irst rea? and observe the introductory
L..-.WJ 1nfor mat1on an d safety warnings & on
page
66 .
Ev ery s
eat 1s fit ted w1th a t'lea r es ra10t. T he ce n­
tre rear head restra rnt
IS d e stgned so le ly for use
wrth the centre rear sea Th s ead res ratnt
s hould therefore no t be ,stalred ira any of th e othe r
pos 1t 1ons .
Adjusting the height of th e front head
restraint
• P ush th e head res ra in u;> or cfo.• n •n e d Jrec -
tron of the arrow h1Je pressmg a holdtng bu tto n
~Fig 46 CD=>
• T he head re stratn mus chc sec re~y n o posi­
t io n.
Adjusting the height of the rear head
restraint
• P ush the head res ra in! uo ~ e d rec on of
t h e a rrow
or push rt do vn wh . e press g aod old­
ing b utton ~Fig. 4 7 CD ~
• T he head re str a tn t must c! c secJ 'e i'1 o pos •­
t io n.
Correct head restraint setting
A dju st the head rest ra 1nt s o t hat its upper ed ge rs
a t th e sa me he ig ht as th e top of th e head . b ut no t
l o w
er th a n eye le vel. P osit ion th e bac of you r
h ead
as close to th e hea d res tram t as poss1b le .
Fig. 47 Adju ting rear h ad r str ai nt
Head restraint setting for shorter people
Push the he ad restra in t all the w ay d own , ve n if
the head is then locat e d un derneath th e top edg e
of the head res traint. There may b e a sm all g p
between the head res trai nt and b ck ros t in tt1e
lowes t position .
Head restraint setting for taller people
Pus h the hea d r estrain t up as f r as it w ill go .
A WARNING
Driving without head restraints or with Incor­
rectly adjusted head restraints Increases tho
risk of severe or fatal injuries In th o even t of
an accident or sudden driving or braking rlHl ­
noeuvre.
• If a seat is occupied, the hea d r traint for
that seat must be fitted and adjusted corre ct·
ly.
• Each vehicle occupant mu t adjus t the
head restra i
nt to uit tho lr body ize , to h lp
reduce the risk of nock injurlo in an acci­
d ent. A s fa r a po s ibl e, the upper edge of
the head res tra int mu t be lo ve l w ith the top
of the head , but no lower 'than eye le vel. Po I·
l ion the back of your head as clo e to th e
head restra int as possible .
• Never adjust the hea d restraint when tha
vehicle is in motion. ~
Sitting correctly nd . af ely