Locking VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2012 Owner's Manual

Activating the switchable locking feature
the way out of the retracto r.
While keeping your weight on th e child re­
straint , g u ide the shoulder belt portion of the safety
b elt back into the retrac tor until the belt lies flat and
is tightened against the child restraint.
You should hear a noise as the bel t
winds back into the inertia reel of the safety belt re­
t ractor . Test the switchable locking feature by ing on the belt. You should no longer be able to the belt out o f the retractor. The switchable
l ocking feature is
on the safety belt to make sure the safety
belt is properly fastened and tight.
Deactivating the switchable locking feature
The switchab le locking featu re for child restraints
the way back into the retractor.
Press the red button on the safety belt buckle .
T he belt tongue
Guide the sa fety belt back by hand so that it
the switch able locking feature should be activat­
ed inadvertently , the safety belt must be unfas­
tened and guided comple te ly back into its stowed
position to deactivate this feat ure .
Using the wrong restraint or an improp­erly re strain t can cause seri­
o u s pe rsonal injury or d eath in an accid ent.
even if a is not sitting in it. A
in an up­right position and securely latched into place and cannot fold forward . Otherwise , the seat backrest with the
whenever using a child restraint in a ve hicle Child safety and child restraints. precautions apply when a
child seat on the front passenge r seat 104 , Child restraints and the Ad­vanced front airbag system.
installed child restraints increase the risk of ser ious per sonal injury and death
in a
properly a nd safe ly 117

Keyless Access locking and starting sys­
tem :
on page 165.
The starter button
be used when an au­
t horized
the elec tronic steering is ac tivated when the ignit io n is
swi tched off and the driver door is opened
192.
Switching the ignition on and off
press the starter button once without op­
e rating the brake or
Emergency start feature
an authorize d remote veh icle key is in the
passenger compartment but the inst rume nt
can
Make sure the
key to the right of the steering trim immed iate ly after
p ressing the starter button
the
eng ine starts.
Emergency shut-off
the engine does not switch off by
Press the starte r butt on twice within one sec­
ond or once for more than 2 secon ds
Engine restart function
no author ize d r emote control veh ic le key is iden­
tified in the passenger compartmen t afte r the en­
gine has been switched off, the engin e can be re­
s tarted wi
thin about 5 seconds . A rela ted message
is sh ow n in the instrument cluster displa y.
Afte r the
5 seconds have passed, the engine can
n o be started without an author ized ve hicle
key in the passenger compartment.
Unintended
in se­
rious
start th e engine, and operate vehicle systems such as the power windows,
The doors can be
Starting, shifting, parking 167

gency and even then only with
special care and at low speed .
Wheel rims
Please first read and note the tory information and heed the on page 258.
The design
of the wheel bolts is matched to the
factory-installed wheels. different wheels are wheel bolts with the right leng th and head shape must be used . This helps to ensure
that wheels can be mounted securely and that the
brakes
page
rect tighteni ng torque The requi red
tightening tor que for your vehicle 's whee l bolts is
88 ft-lbs
Faci lity.
rim rings
Wh eel rims with bolted rim rings have several
parts . Th e parts are bolted together with special
screws in a spec ial process. This helps to ensure that they work properly , prevent leaks, run true
and safely. Damag ed wheel rims must be replaced,
New and
on
page 258.
Care,
tir es in
req uirements. and you must never take them apart or try to repair
them yourself . Have an authorized Volkswagen
dealer or authorized Volkswagen
rims with
orative covers attached to the rim with self-locking
screws . you wan t to repl ace damaged wheel
covers , contact you r authorized Volkswagen dealer
or autho rized Volkswagen
U sing improper or dam aged wheel rims can affect driving safety, cause accidents and vere injury.
Use only whee l rims approved for the
Regularly check wheel rims for damage and replace them if necessary .
loosening and tightening of the on rims with rim ring s can
cause accidents and severe personal injury.
connections on rim rings.
H ave work on rim rings performed by an authorized wagen or authorized ice

Emergency closing and opening
Introduction
this sect ion you'll find in forma tion about:
M a
nually u nlock ing and locking t he drive r
do or ...................................
O pen ing the rea r ha tc h from inside the
l uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emerge ncy closing of th e powe r sunr oof . . . .
Emergency release for the se lecto r lever . . . .
locke d if necessary , fo r in sta nce beca use the er lock ing syste m or t he r em ote control v e hic le ke y
m alfun ctions .
More information:
Vehicle key set 36
Powe r locki ng and closing system 41
Doo rs
R ea r hatch 49
P owe r sunroo f
Serious injuries can result if the emerge ncy closing and opening procedures are used
carelessly .
Never leave children, disabled persons, or anyone who cannot help themselves in the
vehicle. The doors can be locked with the re-
mote control v eh icle key . This could result in
people being trapped in the vehicle in an
emergency .
A closed ve hicle can become very hot or very cold, depending on the seaso n. Particu-
l arly in the summer, heat build-up in the pas-
senge r and luggage compartment of a parked
vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehi -
c le that are much higher than the outside temperatures. Temp eratures can quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousness
and death , part icularly to children.
Careless opening and closi ng of doors, the rear hatc h, and the power sunroof is dang er-ous and can cause serious personal injury.
or close doors, the rear hatch , and
th e power sunroof only when no one is in the wa y.
To he
lp prevent vehicle damage , carefully mo ve and properly rein stall parts when per-
forming emergency locking or unlocking . Please first read and note the tory Info rmation and heed the on page
ly the driver doo r is unl ocked . N ote the instru ction s
fo r the an ti-t heft alarm syste m
Unfold the key bit from the r emote contr ol cle key
th e key bit f ro m below into the open in g of th e cover cap on t he drive r doo r 146 (arrow)
a n d l ift the cove r cap off.
Practical tips

Reinsert the cover cap from top to bottom and
press i t
The anti-theft system remains activated
for the unlocked vehicle. But the
the driver door. The
The driver door can be unlocked separately from the inside the the door
handle to open the door
The anti-theft alarm system is not activated when the vehicle is
covered by a rubber
Pl ease first read and note the introduc­tory information and heed the on page
This will not activate the anti-theft
the door.
Remove the rubber on the front side of the
door. The 147.
Unfold the key bit from the remote control
forward 148.
the front side of the right rear door:
Manual vehicle locking with the key bit in the
Reinsert the rubber the door .
Make sure that the door is locked .
Repeal the procedure for other doors if sary.
Facility.
Doors can be unlocked and opened the
door

Please perform the activities
remove the cove r in the wheel house lining from (arrow) .
Release the connecto r
and
171 as far as it goes to the left and
the bulb holder into the headlight and turn as far as it goes to the right.
Attach the connector to the bulb holder The connecto r mus t latch
audibly .
Replace
the cover in the whee l house
F ig. 172 the rear hatch : Removing the bulb
ho lder.
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the on page
in the order specified:
1 . Review and
the rear hatch
of the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit 172
Release the latch to remove the bulb holder.
Replace the burned out light bulb with a new bulb
of the same type.
Replace the
bulb holder . The locking lug must latch audib ly .
Attach th e cover . The cover must latch
Do it yourself

Replacing
moving Locking lugs.
on page 320.
Please carry out each step only in the order fied .
Removing the
1. Review and follow the checklist 321.
2 .
17 4) and the trim forwa rd .
4. Squeeze the release of the connector 17 4 together in the direction of the arrows and the connector off.
5. Unsc rew the securing screw by hand 174
6 . remove th e taillight rearward from the body and place it on a clean, smooth surface.
7. To unlock the 175 to in direction of the arrow.
8. Remove the bulb holder from the taillight.
9. R eplace the burned out light bulb with a new of the same type.
Insert the holder into the The locking must latch audibly .
the
11.
174
13.
14 . Attach the connector 174 to the
49.
Due to different versions of the taillight, the location of the light might differ from the
r epresen tation in the illu strat ions . li ght bulbs . These bulbs can be re-
placed . Practical tips

of the vehic le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Braking assistan ce sy ste ms . . . . . . . 185
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 284
Acoustic warnings Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adapti ve Front Lighting Dynami c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Adjusting Electr ically ad justable front seat . . . .
. . . 63 sea ting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
a nd child restrain ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ..................... 126
Afte rm arket equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Aftermar ket installation ph one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
R adio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Aftermarket installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adva nced Airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Advanced Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
C le a ning the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . 256
D ea ctivation by we ight -sensing mat . . . . . 97
Deactivation
of passenger front airbag . . . 97
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Fun ction ality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Locking ve h icle afte r inflatio n . . . . . . . . . . . 42
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Curt ain airbags . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conside rations 211
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climatron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Man ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fun ctio nality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
off.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Alarm button in vehicle key
. . . . . . . . . . 248
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Anti-Lock Brake . . . . . . . . . 185
. . . . . . . . . 186 , 187
Anti-th eft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Anti-th e
ft wheel bolts .....•.... 311
Antifreeze agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Armrest.................. ...... ...... 66
braking assistan ce syste ms . . . . . . . 187 Braking assistan ce sy ste ms . . . . . . . 186 on and off... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
A ss ista nce
systems Anti -Lock Brake . . . . . . . . 185 Regulation (ASR )........ 186, 187
Br ake Assi st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Brak e Ass ist
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 ccs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
C ru ise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Elect ronic Diff eren tial Lock (EDL) . . . . . . 186 Ele ct ronic Stabil it y Cont rol . . . . . . 185 H old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 nre button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auto-dimming inside mirror . . . . . . . . 134 Autom atic load deactivation...... . . . . . 241
Autom atic Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Dir ect . . . . . . 177 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Driving on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Emergency release for the sele cto r lever
l ock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eyeglass storage compartment . . . . . . . . . 158
F
FAQs ............................... 297
Features , troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 capacity
Windshield washer fluid reservoi r . . . . . . 132
Fire extinguisher Trailer lowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fog
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
aske d questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Front airbags
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 219
Fuel capa cities
F uel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuel
consumption D riving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Wha t inc reases fuel consumption? . 296, 298
Fu el
container, p o rt abl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Fu el
ca p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fu el
gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fueling Wrong
fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
G
cod ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
F use boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
G
12 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Gearshift lever
Manual transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Getting re ady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31 Gla sses storage compartm ent.......... 158
Glove compartment
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Gross vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
H
Headlight range adjustm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dynamic headlight range adjustment . . . . 126
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
H igh beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
. . . . . . . . . . . 195
Horn
11
removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
eng ine and igni tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
keys
see Vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
U nau thorized vehicle key . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
an emergency . . . . . . . . 299 light the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Br ake syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Ch ang ing a light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Checki ng engi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E mission control sys t
em . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Engine coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
E ng ine se nsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 ..............• . .............
. . 215
Remo te control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sh ifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Stee ring
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Press ure Monitoring Syste m . . . . . . . . . 129
door unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

emergency Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Emergen cy flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Pr otecti ng yourself and the
. . . . . 299
Infrared-ref lecting windshield . . . . . . . . . . 128
cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Brightn ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service reminder display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cluster displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
. .
. . . . .
light . . . . . . .
Jump-start Using jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Jump-starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Keyless Go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . .
44 Keyless Access locking and starting system .4.4
Keys
Battery replaceme nt (vehic le key ) . . . . . . . 39
see
. . . . . . . . . . . . 177
L
Labels .............•................ 291
safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
......................... 118
Launch
control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Lifting vehicle Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Jack .....................•....... 313
With ja ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Light Acoustic warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Adaptive Front Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 125
Headlight range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 126
. . . . 122
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ligh t swi tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 127
. . . . 124 Light bulb malfunction . . . .
Light bulb replacement
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Loading Driving with an open rear hatch . . . . . . . . 138
Genera l instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141 Luggage compartment
cess
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 44
Low beam s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Luggage compartm ent cover . . . . . . . . . . 143
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . 127