VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 2015 5G / 7.G Repair Manual

Rear hatch

NOTICE
Never use the gas strut to hold or clamp a load in place. This can damage the rear hatch and make it impossible to close.
Warning light

Fig. 28 Opening rear hatch from the outside.

Closing the rear hatch

Fig. 29 Opened rear hatch: Recessed grips for closing.

Power windows

Switches in the driver door
Key to ⇒ fig. 30:
(1) For the windows in the front doors.
(2) For the windows in the rear doors.
(3) Safety switch.
Opening or closing windows

Function Action
Opening Press the switch.
Closing Pull the switch.
Stopping automatic movement
Press/pull the respective switch again.
_ The safety switch (3) deactivates the power windows in the rear doors. The yellow indicator light in the switch lights up (4-door models only).

The power windows function only when the ignition is switched on.
You can still use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as long as the driver or front passenger door has not been opened. When the vehicle key has been removed from the ignition and the driver door has been opened, the power windows cannot be opened or closed.
A separate button for controlling the passenger side window is located in the front passenger door.
Power windows – features

The one-touch feature can be reactivated for one or more windows at the same time.
Convenience closing
The convenience closing feature lets you close the windows and the power sunroof as follows:
x From inside the vehicle: When the driver door is open, pull up and hold the switch for the driver window until all windows and the sunroof close.
x Manual locking from outside the vehicle: Lock the vehicle with the vehicle key bit in the driver door and keep the key turned in the locking position to close all windows and the power sunroof
⇒ Manually unlocking and locking the driver door.
x Vehicles with Keyless Access: Hold your finger on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the
door handle for a few seconds until the windows and power sunroof close ⇒ Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access.
On appropriately equipped vehicles, a variety of settings related to window operation can be made and adjusted in the Infotainment system by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

x If you pull the power window button up all the way and hold it during this 10 second interval, the
window will close without pinch protection ⇒ .
Closing the window without pinch protection
x Try to close the window again within 10 seconds by holding the switch. Pinch protection is turned off for a short distance in the window track!
x If closing takes longer than about 10 seconds, pinch protection is turned on again. The window stops again if there is resistance.
x If the window still will not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
WARNING
Without pinch protection, power windows will close with enough force to cause serious per-sonal injury.
x Always be careful when closing power windows.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way when overriding pinch protection to close power windows!
x Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or other parts of the body from being pressed against the window frame; injuries may result.
Pinch protection is also active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof
⇒ Power windows – features.

Power sunroof

Opening or closing the power sunroof

Fig. 31 In the headliner: Power sunroof switch.