VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2012 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 2012, Model line: GOLF, Model: VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2012Pages: 516, PDF Size: 105.12 MB
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Center
Key to fig. 6 :
Switch for emergency flashers
Air vents -........... ... ..................... .... .. ............ .......... . .
Radio or Radio & Navigation system (factory-installed)
Controls for:
- ManuaiAC
- Climatronic . . . . .
............................................ .
Passenger seat heating switch ...... ........................................ ... .
® BAG
Driver seat heating switch ......................................... .
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Lower center
center
Le vers for:
-
transmission
- Automatic transmissio n
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-with 12 socket .................................... ...... ................. .
....... .
..... ... ...... .
Button for:
-
Pass enger compartment 13
17 1
17 1
157
163
161
157
17 9
179
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Front passenger side overview
Fig. 8 Overview of the fron t passenger side.
Key to fig. 8 :
Passenger front airbag location in the instrument panel (approxima te) .... .............. .
the glove compartment: button for Tire Pressure Monitoring .....
handle for the lockable glove compartment .
A ir vent
Symbol Mea ning
and read ing lights 122
Po wer sunroof
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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.
cluster and instrument panel 15
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Refer to
BRAKE
WEAR Front brake pads worn.
Lights up: switched off. or is working.
deactivated.
. 122
Lights up or flashes : Engine monitoring system Light-
Lights up or flashes: with the steering . 192
Tire pressure is too or Tire Pressure Monitoring function.
Not enough 129
tank
cap not
Lights up: engine too 227 -system malfunction .
Airbag and safety
Passenger front airbag turned off BAG
Turn
299
overview
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Refer to
Fog
122
Da ytime running
Changing gears
button in the is not engaged . 171 Braking 179
Cruise is
High beams switched on or 122
reminde r
sion and serious
as soon as it is safe to do so.
such as dry grass, brush, etc.
down.
when working in the engine compartment, which is a and can cause serious 222.
damage.
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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.
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
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N
19.
gauge
Reset button fo r t he trip odome te r (trip).
- P
ush th e
eter
saves
Fi g. rear passenger side door .
first read and note the tory information and heed the on page 18.
Dependi ng o n the vehic le model , different
Warn ing and informationa l tex ts
Odomete r disp lays
Time
C omp ass display
171
Disp lay (MFD ) and menu s for
differe nt settings
22
A lternat ive speed display (Settings men u)
fu nctions and nents is mon itored when the ign ition is switch ed on
and
some cases, they may The
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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
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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.
T he re is no
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