VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE 2020 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 2020, Model line: GOLF 8 GTE, Model: VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE 2020Pages: 601
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ulheftpaddtowardsthesteergwheendhotochangetothewestgear
hegearsectndpythenchangesto
ndgTtronmode
utomatalafterfesecondsTtronmodewasactatedfromosn
Rressthesectorvertotherearandreaseordertoactateosn
Rulherhtpaddtowardsthesteergwheeoraroundthreesecondsandthen
reaseaga
OTE
henacceratghegearboxautomatalshtsuptothenextgearshortbefore
themaxumpermtedengespeedreached
henshtgdownagearmanualhegearboxwllotchangegearuntlheen
gecannongerbeoverrevved
rgwhanautomatgearbox
Thegearboxchangestheforwardgearsupanddownautomatal
rgdownhll
Thesteeperthedownhllradnthewerthegearyouwlleedowergearscrease
thebrakgeffectoftheengeeveralwthevehtorolownmountasorhll
theneutraosn
educeyourspeed
htthegearboxtoTtronmode(->Ttronperatn)
htdownusgthepaddsonthesteergwhee->Ttronperatn)
toppgandpuligawayonuphllradnts
Thesteepertheuphllradnthewerthegearyouwlleed
youwhtostopthevehorpulwaywhendrguphlloushouusetheAuto
Hofunctn(~>AutoHofunctnescrtn)
kdownfunctn
Thekkdownfunctnenabsmaxumacceratnthesectorverposnsnd
SorTtronmode
theacceratordepressedfulhegearboxwllutomatalshttoawergear
ependgonthespeedandengespeedhwllakeuseofthefulehaccera
tnA-
Whthekkdownfunctnhegearboxdoesnotshtuptothenextgearuntlheen
gereachesthemaxumengespeedforthegear
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aunchControrogramme
TheLaunchControrogrammegesthevehmaxumacceratnfromastandg
start
wchoffTCS(->Brakesupportsystemsperatn)
epressandhothebrakepedahyourftfoot
ovethesectorvertoposnSortoTtronmode
hyourrhtfootepresstheacceratoruntlheengespeedreachesapprox
ate300rpm
akeyourftfootoffthebrakeThevehwlltartwhmaxum
acceratn
wchtheTCSbackonafteracceratn
WARNG
Rapacceratncancausessoftractnandskdgarturonsiperyroads
hcancauseyoutosecontrofthevehhhcanadtoaccentsandserus
rs
aysadstyourdrgstyaccordancewhthefwoftraff
sethekkdownfunctnorfastacceratnonvliyeatheroadand
traffcondnspermndotherroadusersarenotputatrkduetotheaccera
tnandthedrgsty
asenotethatthedrenwheecoustarttospandthevehcouskthe
TCSswchedoffspecltheroadsipery
wchtheTCSbackonafteracceratn
nusetheLaunchControrogrammetheroadandtraffcondnsalwfor
WARNG
Never"re"thebrakepedaonotoverusethebrakepedaonstantbrakgwllause
thebrakestooverheathcanconserabreducethebrakgeffectcreasethe
rakingdistanceandncertaincircumstancesausethebrakesystemtofailcompletely
OTE
youstopthevehonancieonotattempttostopfromroligbackbyde
pressgtheacceratorwhlaposnstllectedheautomatgearboxcou
overheatandbedamaged
everalwthevehtoroliposnarturthennswchedoff
heautomatgearboxwllotbebratedandcoubedamaged
OTE
Nevertthebrakes"rub"byappgihtpressuretothebrakewhennotneces
sarytobrakehwllicreaseveofwear
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roubshootg
()Theengewllotstart
Thedatormpihtsupgreen
rakepedaasnotdepressedhentrygtoengageanotherposnwhthese
ctorver
osectaposnressthebrakepeda
eeaoEctronparkgbrake(->Ectronparkgbrakeperatn)
T)Gearboxoverheated
Thedatormpihtsupyelw
nacoustsnaayaobegentextmessagemayaobeshownonthestrument
csterdpy
heDSGuatchgearboxcanbecometoohotorexampthevehpuloff
regururgngperdsat"crawig"speedrstop-and-gotraff
¨onotdreon
lwthegearboxtocooownwhtheparkgckPengaged
onotdreonthedatormpdoesnotgoout
eekexpertasstancealretodosocouresuconserabdamagetothe
gearbox
easgthesectorverckmanual
thepowerfalthevehthe12-vobatteryftandthevehtobe
towedhesectorverckmustbereasedmanualeekprofessnasstance
mergencymode
Thereafauthesystemalhedpysonthestrumentcsterforthesector
verposnshaveaihtbackgroundheDSGuatchgearboxrunngan
emergencyprogrammehevehcanstlledrentheemergencyprogrammeut
onatreducedspeedandnotalears
vehswhaDSGuatchgearboxoumayongerbeabtosectre
versegear
alasesoushouhavetheDSGuatchgearboxcheckedbyaquaidwork
shopmedte
ehdoesnotmoveeventhoughposnengaged
thevehwllotmovetherequeddectnhesystemmayhavesectedthepo
sncorrect
epressthebrakepedandresecttheposn
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thevehstlloesnotmovetherequeddectnhereasystemfaueek
expertasstanceandhavethesystemchecked
WARNG
Neverreasetheparkgckhentheectronparkgbrakeswchedoffth
erwethevehcoumoveunexpectedstoppedonanciehhcou
adtoaccentsandserusrs
OTE
thevehrolforanextendedperdorathhspeedwhtheengeswchedoff
andthesectorvertheposnheDSGuatchgearboxwlledamaged
henbegtowed
OTE
thedpydatesthatthegearboxoverheatgforthefstteheveh
musteherbeparkedsafeordrenfasterthan20km/h(12mph)
afeparkthevehmedteandswchtheengeoffthetextmessageand
acoustsnarerepeatedapproxateevery10secondslwthegearboxto
cooown
ordertopreventdamagetothegearboxoushounotcontuedrgonuntl
heacoustwarngstopsoushounotpulwayordrethevehatveryw
speedswhlthegearboxoverheated
rgonuphllradnts
Downhllpeedcontro
hedownhllpeedcontroupportsbrakgwhendrgdownhll^^hedownhll
peedcontrosesthebrakgpoweroftheenge
heDSGuatchgearboxsectsthebestgeardependgonthesteepnessofthe
gradntandthecurrentspeedhesectorvermustbeposnD/Shedownhll
peedcontroiotcteTtronmode
sthedownhllpeedcontroanshtdownonasfarasthdgearmaybenecessary
toactatetheTtronmodewhendrgdownpartursteepcieshen
Ttronmodeectsecondorfstgearmanualordertomakeuseofthebrakg
effectoftheengeandtoreivetheadonthebrakes
ctatgdownhllpeedcontroutomatal
thedownhllradntgreaterthanapproxate6
NDthesectorverposnD/S
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addnthecruecontroystemorAdapteCrueControACC)
swchedoffthevehspeedssthanapproxate80km/h(50mph)rhe
brakepedaidepressed
addnthecruecontroystemorAdapteCrueControACC)
actethestoredspeedexceeded
eactatgdownhllpeedcontroutomatal
thedownhllradntbecomessssteep
Rthegearboxshtsupagearbecausetheengespeedhherthanapprox
ate400rpm
raddnalthecruecontroystemorAdapteCrueControACC)
actethestoredspeedcanbemataed
WARNG
Thetelientdownhllpeedcontroechnogycannotovercomethewsofphyss
ndfunctnsonwhtheisofthesystemeverttheextraconvennceaf
fordedbydownhllpeedcontroemptyoutotakganyrkswhendrg
ntentnaehmovementscancauseserusry
hedownhllpeedcontroannotrepcethefuloncentratnofthedrer
aysadaptyourspeedanddrgstytosuvliyeatheroadandtraff
condns
hedownhllpeedcontroannothothevehonthegradntaluatnsor
brakesuffntonalpesgogdownhllethegroundsiperyory)
teerg
formatnonsteerg
Thesteergshoubeckedeveryteyouavethevehtomakemoredfufor
thevehtobeston
hesteerg
Thepowersteergprovedbytheectromechanateergsystemautomatalad
ststothevehspeedteergtorqueandsteergangofthewheeheec
tromechanateergfunctnsonwhenthevehdresystemactated
ouwlleedconserabmorestrengththannormaosteerthevehthepower
steergreducedorhasfaldcompte
heresponseofthepowersteergcanbeaffectedbythedrgproflsected
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ctronsteergcomnck
topthevehandmovethesectorvertoposnPnecessary
wchoffthennandthenopenthedrerdoorhesteergcomncked
youdootantthesteergcomntobeckedstopenthedrerdoorandthen
swchoffthennhesteergcomnwllemaunckedasngastheveh
notcked
ountersteergasstance
Countersteergasstanceprovesthedrerwhpowersteergcrargsu
atnsddnateergpowerhesthedrerwhencountersteerg
Progressesteerg
Dependgonthevehequmentrogressesteergcanadsttherequedsteerg
movementtothedrgsuatnheprogressesteergfunctnsonwhenthe
vehdresystemactated
urbantraffsssteergputrequedwhenparkganoeuvrgrturng
sharp
hendrgoncountryroadsoronthemotorwayheprogressesteergprovesa
moresportyectsteergresponsendadynamfee
WARNG
thepowersteergnotworkghesteergwheeidfutoturnhhmakes
dfutosteertheveh
hepowersteergonfunctnswhenthevehdresystemactated
everdeactatethevehdresystemwhlthevehmotnhesteer
gcomnckmaybeactatedandwllongerbeposstosteertheveh
WARNG
connctnwhtheESCountersteergasstanceprovesthedrerwhasst
ancewhensteergcrargsuatnshedrermuststeerthevehatal
esountersteergasstancedoesnotsteertheveh
OTE
Whenthevehtowedhennmustbeswchedontopreventthesteerg
wheeromckgndsothattheturnsnaornersandwdowwashersys
temcanbeused
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roubshootg
teergfau
Thewarngmpihtsuporfshesred
hereafautheectromechanateergorectronsteergcomnck
|Donotdreoneekexpertasstance
thewarngmpihtsupedhesteergmaybestfbecausetheectromech
anateerghasfald
thewarngmpshesednotposstounckthesteergcomn
teergfau
Thedatormpihtsuporfshesyelw
hesteergharderormoresensethanusua
hedatormpihtsupcontuous
ctatethevehdresystemonceagaanddreashortdtancesw
thedatormpcontuestoihtupeekexpertasstance
hedatormpshes
urnthesteergwheeoandfro
wchthennoffandthenonaga
bservethemessagesonthestrumentcsterdpy
onotcontueyoururneythedatormpstllshesafterthenn
swchedoneekexpertasstance
rgproflsectn
troductntothetop
Bysectgdferentdrgproflshedrercanadaptthecharactertsofthe
vehsystemstothecurrentdrgsuatnhedesedrecomfortandaneco
nomargstyheadaptabvehsystemscdethechassteergre
andtheacondngsystem
ferentdrgproflsareavalbependgonthevehequmentveheef
fectonthevehsystemstheduargproflsdependsonthevehequ
mentve
ehswhadaptechasscontroDCC)
TheadaptechasscontroDCC)contuousadststhechassdampgtothecurrent
roadsurfaceanddrgsuatnwhlthevehmotnheDCCcorporatesthe
chasstungofthesecteddrgprofl
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ectgadrgprofl
Youcansectthedrgproflwhenthennswchedonandthevehsta
tnaryorwhendrg
youhavesectedadrgproflwhldrghevehsystemswlleswched
medtetothenewdrgproflexceptforre
oactatethenewsecteddrgproflforthereystemaoakeyourfoot
offtheacceratorassoonaspermtedbythetraffsuatn
ectgadrgproflvthetouchpaneitheupper
sectnofthecentreconso
ouch[s
osectdrgproflsouchthedeseddrgproflthefotamentsystem
pygformatnonthedrgprofl
odpyfurtherformatnonthesecteddrgproflouch(thefota
mentsystem
ectgtheduargprofl
Touch(2andsectduaithefotamentsystem
oopentheduaenuouch(Z)
WARNG
Sectgadrgmodewhlthevehmotncandtractyoufromtheroad
andcauseaccents
rewhyourfulttentnandwhresponsliy
haractertsofthedrgprofls
cowchesthevehtoeconomaodeandhesyoutodrethe
vehanenergy-savgmanner
Xomforthedrgproflcorrespondstothebassettgofthevehsys
temsandadstoacomfort-orntedvehsetupsuabforeverydayuse
oorroadsorngmotorwayurneysorexamp
Sporthsettggesyouasportydrgfeeigyousecttheport
rgproflosnSSwllesectedonvehswhanautomatgearbox
duaoucanadaptduaehsystemsaccordgtoyourpersona
hes
Hr
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tandardbehavurofthedrgproflsandveh
systems
Theomfortrgproflcorrespondstothebassettgsofthevehsystemswhen
thennswchedon
ehavurofthedrgproflswhenthenn
swchedoffandon
youswchthennoffandthenbackonagaheprevussecteddrgprofl
remassected
ehavuroftheDrevehsystemwhenthenn
swchedoffandon
Thesettgsofthereehsystemareresettothesettgsoftheomfortrg
proflassoonasyouswchthennoffandonaga
oucanswchthereehsystemtothesettgsofthedeseddrgprofl
aga
ectthedeseddrgproflaga
heothervehsystemsretathesettgswhenyouswchthennoffandthen
backonaga
roubshootg
FautheadaptechasscontroDCC)
Thedatormpihtsupyelw
hemessageauamperaybedpyedonthestrumentcsterdpy
otoaquaidworkshopandhavethesystemchecked
hedrgproflsorvehsystemsdonotbehaveas
expected
otethestandardbehavurofthedrgproflsandvehsystems(->Benef
rgproflsectn)
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rerasstsystems
Cruecontroystem
troductntothetop
Thecruecontroystemhestomataaspeedsetbythedrer
peedrange
TheCCSavalbwhendrgforwardsatspeedsfromaround20km/h(15mph)
rgwhthecruecontroystem
Youcanexceedthestoredspeedatanyteoovertakeontroiterruptedfor
theduratnoftheacceratnmanoeuvreandthenresumedwhthestoredspeed
pys
WhentheCCSswchedonhestrumentcsterdpyshowsthestoredspeedand
thestatusoftheCCS
CSswchedonystemcontrocte
CSswchedonystemcontrootacte
nospeedstoredhestrumentcsterdpyshowssteadofthespeed
rgdownhll
hangetoawergearbeforeyoudredownhlloranextendedperdthwayyou
wllakeuseoftheengebrakgeffectandreivetheadonthebrakes
ARNG
TheuseoftheCCScanadtoaccentsandserusrstraffdoesnotalwyou
todreatasafedtancefromthevehfrontataconstantspeed
everusetheCCSheavytraffthedtancetothevehsfrontsuff
ntnsteeporwdgroadsnsiperyroadsurfacesuetosnoweet
roadsosechpgsronfodedroads
everusetheCCSwhendrgoffroadoronunpavedroadsurfaces
daptyourspeedanddtancefromthevehsaheadtosuvliyeatheroad
andtraffcondns
aysswchCCSoffafterusetoavountentnapeedcontro
dangeroustouseasetspeedthattoohhfortheprevaligroadraffor
weathercondns