radio antenna VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2012 Owners Manual

Audio mode
Radio mode
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 selecting a station frequency . . . . . . 14
station to the station preset buttons . . 16
Accessing stations stored on station preset
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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on page 3 and note the intro­ductory info rm ation on pa ge 12.
Press the
4 main menu 15.
stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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More information:
Device overview
Parking garages . tunnels , high buildings or mountains can interfere with the radio
Decals or metal-coated stickers on the vehi­
hicles with window antennas. Fig. 5
5.
is a radio data service
which is not supported by

main menu ... .
315: Voice command menu Telephone ...... .
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The telephone fu nctions described in the
Connect the mobile phone to the radio
Pair an d connect mobile phone via the ment clus ter
there is no naviga tio n system . then phone control is not
phone in th e
More information:
instructions 3
Device overview 6
Operat ion basi cs page 8
Talking on the
phone and/or operating the
'
the sirens of emergency rescue
areas with no mobile network coverage or poor mobile network coverage, as as
in tunnels, garages and subways, phone versations may be interrupted, and it may be impossible to make phone ev en
cured ph one can be thrown around the
inside of the vehicle during a sudden braking maneuver , a cra sh or other accident and cause injury to vehicle occupants.
Always mount mobile phones properly
ference with a pacemaker , if worn
8 inch es tween the antenna s of the mobile phone and pacemakers , as mobile phones can affec t the functionality of a pacemaker .
phone in the breast pocket over a pa cemaker.
phone immediat ely .
The
cent e r armrest ca n interfere with the
dents and seve re injuries.
Always keep the armrest closed
Telephon e control

The factory-installed hands-free system is de­
s igned for use with conven tional phones and
B luetooth®-co mpatible phones .
ment panel and i s w ithin reac h at times . the ph one in it s cradle pe rmits it to be cha rged, but
more import antly , con nects the phone to
the vehic le's out side antenna .
A
tel ephone that is prope rly co nnected to
the int egra ted ant enna or other outside vehicle ep hone antenna
ence a better qua lit y of serv ice.
a
phone not
be recharged either. you might experience
more dropped
ed on a base plate on the i nstrumen t
An unsecured cured
Always mount mobile phones properly
while driving, outside the operational area of the airbags. U
sing a
phone or radio inside the and sepa-
rate outside antenna can cause the magnetic radiation lev el in the ve hicle to ceed established limits. This a lso applies if the outside antenna is not properly.
Keep a distance of at least 8 inche s be -
tween the antennas of the mobile phone and
the pacemaker, a s mobile phones can affect the functionality of a pace maker.
Nev er carry a switched-on phone in the breast pocket directly over a pacemaker.
B lu etoot h se ttin gs . Fig. 7 2 List o f Bluetoo th devices found.
Te lephone control 61

Parts, accessories, repairs and modifications
this section find information about:
Break-in period ..
..... .
283
Parts and accesso ries . . . . . . . . . . 284
Operating fluids and equipment . . . 284
Repairs and technical modifications . . . . . . . . 285
Repairs and other things that can affect
Advanced Airbag performance . . . . . . 285
radio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Notice about data recorded by vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
a phone in a motor vehicle
when it is not connected to the
telephone antenna -some importa nt things to
know .................................. 288
Lift points for the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 289
More information:
69
Airbag system
towing
12 163
Braking , stoppi ng and parkin g 179
assistance systems 195
control system 197
Pressure Monitoring
Preparations for working in the eng ine compart­
ment page 222
Engine
Engine coolant 233
Vehicle battery 238
243
on page 283.
Not e
requirements for breaking in new
parts .
Cons umer information
booklet Radio
Navigation system
Package
Inappropriate spare parts and accesso ries as
Breaking in a new engine
A new engine must be (1
Vehicle care and maintenanc e 283

it must be re placed.
proved by Volk swag en. H av e them
ry tools and diagn os tic equipment to properly re place any airbag in your vehicle and assure
s y s te m effective ness in a cras h.
in yo ur ve hicle.
on p ag e 28 3.
An outside antenna is required for the ope ration of radio equipment in the vehicle.
Volkswagen approves th e opera tion
of radio cond it ions:
Professionally
Maximum transmission power 1
ers an d authorized Volkswagen Facilities
are familiar with tech nical poss ibilities for the
Undeployed airbag modules and safety belt pretensioners are classified as Perchlorate
Material . handling may apply-see http:/1 www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/pe rchlorate . applicable legal requ irements regardi ng
handling and disposal of the vehicle or parts of its
r es train t system , in cluding airbag modules and
safe ty belts with pretensioners . Authorized
Faci lities are fami liar with the requirements, and
we recommend that you have them perform this
service for you.
Loose or imprope rly m ent ca n b e thrown around the passe nge r compartment during sudden driving or
le d p roperly.
Notice about data recorded by vehicle control modules
on pag e 28 3.
Your vehicle is not equipped with an Event Data
Re corder (EDR) . EDRs,
sometimes called "crash recorders
," are
pose of capturing data for retri eval after an dent or crash event.
state laws restrict the retrieval or ing of data stored by EDRs installed in a vehicle for
the express purpose of retrieving data after an cide nt or crash event without th e owner's consent.
Veh ic le care and maintenan ce

for various airbags ,
and safety
These
is ed to da ta (no sound is recorded). a
recorded over a very ited period of time, or stored when a system of the data
stored may
with
Using a
on page 283.
"radiofrequency ener­gy" (RF energy), both when they are being used
and when they are in standby mode. Current sci­
entific
can h ave effects on the human
body . Limits and have been by com­
mittees in an effort to keep the elect romagnetic ra­
diation from
phones at However , there is no sci­
the When using a withou t a p rop­er connect ion to an integrated antenna , the be higher than when using the
antenna.
Your
permit many of the fea­
tu res of ephones to be used for greater convenience and is
cons istent with the
withou t some kind of hands-f ree de­
vice .
T he hands-free system in your
tooth ® that is de­
signed to fit your The advantages : The ph one era-
288 maintenance die
must be
attached to the instrumen t and is within reach at
phone to the vehi­
connected to the integrated or oth er out ­
side th e per­
with out a the phone attached to the not be ch a rg ­
ed through the wiring, and more importantly integrated ephone antenna . The migh t expe rie nce more drop­
ped o f the
connec tion .
Therefo re we
recommend that you use
you r
attac hed to an app ro pri ate on the in str umen t
for
to use .
is a registered tradem ark of
A phone on the seat, instrument can b e thrown around the in­side of the
occupants.

Luggag e compartment
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Power outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Power sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Radio rece ption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 , 292 Tire Pressure Monitoring . . . . . . .
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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O cta ne rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Odom ete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 From outside the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Power sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wind ow s ............. ....... ...... 53 with
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Outside antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Outs ide door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Outs ide mirror Auto-dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
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Overview
Center
upper section . . . . . . . . . . 12 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Dr iver side .. .............. , . . . . . . . . Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Passenger side . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Rear view ....... ......• ........... .. 8 Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
and high beam switch . . 123 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Owner's 1 59
p
P anic button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179. 182
Parkin g brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 P assenger front airbag
D eactivation by w ei ght -s e n sin g mat . . . . . 97 airb ag sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Phy sical principle of a . . . . 71
Pinch protection
P ow er sunr oof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 cham ber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
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