cruise control VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2012 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

this sect ion find infor m ation about:
Warning and indicator . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cruise
sys te m m aint ain an stored constant speed when driving
above 12 mph 20 (km/h) .
The
to the engine, not by brak ing
More information:
Shifting gears 171
Part s, accessories, repa irs and modifications 283
Using the cruise control when it is not possi­at a constant speed can be dangerous and can
ahead of you.
Warning and indicator
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on steep, wind­ing, or slippery roads (such roads, wet roads, or snowy or icy roads) or on roads with standing water.
adjust your speed and the dis­tanc e you keep betwee n you and the vehicle s
ahead of you to the road , traffic, weather, and
prevent unintended operation of cruise control, switch the system off when it is not being used.
When going the cruise control may not b e
the
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the instrument Cruise status i ndications .
on
cause
Cruise is regulating the speed .
Driver assista nce systems 197

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