VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 2006 Manual Online

of Inc. offer fin ancial assista nce pairs or expenses not covered by Volk swage n of America, Inc.'s Limited New Warranties.
In
certain instances. of America,
Inc. may pay for such repairs in acco rdance with the term s of service action campaigns it will of a vice action, tif y yo u by mail and request you bring your ve hicle to you r ne arest authorized dealer for repair free of charge.
I f you have not r
ecently change d yo ur address of In c. has your rent address on file , yo u w ill rece ive notification automatically. If yo u you
m ay no t have rece ived notice concernin g a ti cula r se rvice action. please check with your d
e
aler to determine w hether your vehicle is
of Americ a , Inc. may offe r a ss istance with a repair beyond ran ty on a case-by-case basis. If you believe your vehicle needs re p air not cove re d by w hi ch Volkswagen of America, Inc. should pay for In o r In whol e. please disc uss quest w ith your dealer. If yo u not satisfied
w ith your dealer's decision, please contact
phone or in writin g. Your request s hould provide the ve hicle identification number, th e mileage. maintenance hi story and an explanation of why
yo u believe that the repair should be performed free of charge. Your request should be n ied by all available maintenance and repair records which you have retained. A Cu sto mer CAR E will rev iew your request and advise you of our
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docs not resolve your produc t concern to your satisfaction or if you do not wis h t o present your concern to either of them, you may take advan­tage of the mediation and arbitration services of the Be tt er Bu siness Burea u. Thi s program is called BBB LINE and i s available to yo u
free of charge, on a natio nw ide basis as lo ng as you r vehicle has been driven less than
regarding your claim.
The LINE program has two parts. The
to bring your claim to a mutll­ally acceptable resolut ion. You do no t have to participate in mediation if yo u would rather pro­ceed immedia tely to arbitration. Arbitration is
t h e other part of BBB LINE. Arbitratio n i s
a process b y which an impartia l p e rson makes a decision on your claim . The arbitra tors a rc no t connected with the automobile industry and serve on a voluntary ba sis.
I f you do no t agre e with
the mediated resolution and/or have opte d to arbitrate, an arbitration hearing be scheduled. You m ay attend the
hear ing in pers o n, be represented b y an at­torney, bring w it nesses, and give supportin g ev­
idence. I n stead of appearing personally, you may request a written or even a telephone arbi­tration hearing.
If
you wis h to use BBil please call the following toll-free number:
BBB
Tel.: I
Whe n you call th e local of th e its stafTwill need the followi ng information:
n am e, address and telephone number
Make, mode l and Veh icle Identification Numbcrofyourvehicle (VIN)
Delivery date and current mileage
Nature of complaint or proble m
T
he arrange an a rb it ra tion hearing.
A
decision will be made by the arbit ra to r within 3 days of th e hearing (typi cally a decis ion is made days from the date
swagen of America, Inc. will be bound b y the de­ci sion and it s obligatio n wi thin th e time
not have to compl y
w ith any part of the decis ion.
LINE Arbitration Program is provided in the Informa tion about tection Laws booklet which is presented to you
b y your dealer when you take delivery of your n ew vehicl e.

and regularly sends dealers the latest
serv ice information about Volkswagen vehicles.
Now you too. can get these bulletin s.
cover w id e of your car, costly repairs.
inexp en sive repairs or which, if done early. may avoid costly future repairs. Some bulletins describe re pai rs about new or unexpected conditions. describe proved repair procedures o r parts
appl y to conditions affecting a
s m all number of ve hicles. Your dealer or a technician may have to determine if a
week on the lmernet from the Volkswagen Technical Literature Ordering Center at:
vw.ddslld.com
if you prefer, you can contact our literature distribution service at:
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phone: I F ax: I
find on the website
A list of Volkswagen bulletins for 1985 and lat er m ode l years, cove ring all North American Volk swagen models.
Ordering and pric ing information on how to buy
Ordering and pric e information for p a ir Manuals on paper C D orDVD.
swagen Electrical Wiring Diagr am s.
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These bulletins are intended for technicians. They are not meant for SUAL do- it-yourselfe r. Qualified technicians have the equipment, tools, safe ty i nstruction s, and kn ow- how to do a job properly and safely. Improperly p erformed repairs or
also impair the economy, durability or reliabilily of your vehicle and may void the warranty of your car. If you arc not sure tha t you can perform
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The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Federal Trade Commission lmprovemelll Act of 1975 and lations issu ed pursuan t to the act require that a
t ire warranty be p laced in every new vehicle prior sale.
T o a
ssis l yo u in information, the follow ing lis t o f tir e turers and addresses is being provided.
Tire Manufacture rs
Dunlo p Tire Corp. 1144 Marke t Slree t
A kro n, 44316 Tel.: I 548-4714
13rid ges tone/Fires tonc Inc.
I 13ridgestone Nas hville. TN 372 14 Tel. : I
443 16 T el.: I 321-2136
Continenta l General
Continemallllvd .
C harloue. NC 28273 Tel.: I
13ox G reenville, Tel.: I
Pirclli Tires North Ameri ca Geo rge S lh F loor
New I Iaven, CT 747-3554
Goo drich Tire Co.
Tel.: I

Afterword
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in
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ext and specifications i
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in or in part without consent of of
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2.1 Safety first
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About this
This booklet contains important information,
t ip s. s u gges tions
ature
Literatu re in the ve hicle . This is ci all y important w hen yo u len d or sell hi cle.
D ir
ections and positions (for exampl e front. rear) arc a lwa ys re lat ive the direction o f
travel of vehicl e unless sta te d otherw ise.
models only."
find any Supplements in Literature imme di ate ly the booklet.
A n a lphabetical index is at
of th e equipment describ ed not b e availabl e until a later or is only ava ilab le for certain mark ets.
a gen e ra l guid e.
The section is continued on th e next page.
end o f section.
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egistered trademarks a re absence of t h is symbol docs consti tu te a waive r of the rights cerning any term.
Cross- refere nce o r o ut side of a section.
Cross- refere nce a within or
section.
Text with this symbol contains importan t formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
o f p ersonal i njury or death.
your vehicl e.
For the sake of environment
Text w it h thi s symbol contains information a bout the environment and how you can help
protect it.
Tips
Tex t wit h thi s symbol co n tain s sp ecia l tips and other info rm atio n about gettin g the most o ut of
your vehicl e and its features.

driving ........................ .
occupant seating positions ...... .
a reo ..............................
Stowing ....................... .
Reporting safety defects
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notes ....................... ... .
Why safety ...................... .
Saf ety .................
Safety pretensioners ................ .
Airbag system
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Front airbog system the basics ..... 32
Boo klet 2.1 first
Monitoring the Advanced Airbog System
46 Side
safety 53
Seats ...... ........... .. 53 restraint with o safety . 63
Inform ation 0................. 68
Lower anchorages .......... .... 7 1 system 72
Where con get additional inform ation
a bout
res traints and their use? . . . . . . 73
Alphabetical index ....

WARNING
Always make sure that you the sugges­tions and heed th e WARN INGS in this Booklet.
Safety equipment
Additional important information that yo u
need to know fo r you r own safety and the safety of your passengers and others is in the Bookl ets of your Literature.
T his
The safety are part of the occupan t rest rain t system and work together to
help reduce the risk
of injury in accident situation s.
Your safe ty and the safety of your pass enge rs
s houldn 't be left t o chance. Adva n ces in te ch­
n ology have mad e variety of feature s available to help red uce the risk of injury in a collisio n.
T he followin g is lis tingofjust a few of th e s afe ty
f e at ures in your Vo lk sw age n:
sophisticate d safe ty belt s for all seating posi­tio n s.
sa fe ty belt force for the front seats
s eati ng po sition s,
safety be lt pre te nsioners for the front seatin g
p ositions and for the outboard rear seating pos i­
t io ns in combin ati o n w it h optional re a r s id e air­
b ags,
sa fety b elt he ight adjustment for the front s eat s,
fr ont airbags sys te m ,
sid e airb ags for the front seats, optiona l for the outboard re a r seats ( fo u r doors ve hicl e)
2 Safe driving
S id e Protection ai rbags,
h ead res tra in ts fo r ea ch seat in g positi on , and
adjustable s teerin g column.
T he se
individua l sa fety features, wo rk t o­geth er as a syste m to help protect yo u and your passeng ers in a wid e range of collis io ns. T hese features can't work as a sys te m if they are notal­
w ays correctJy a dju ste d and correc tl y used!
T
his Bookle t p rov ides important in for matio n
a b out why these features are important, how they w ork to help protect yo u and your passen­gers and the y m ust be adju ste d and used to get the g re atest ben efit an d reduce the lik eli­
h oo d of injury. T he Booklet a ls o conta in s i mpo r­
t a nt WARNINGS th a t yo u a nd you r passenge rs mus t alw ays rea d and hee d in order to he lp r e­
d uce th e risk o f perso nal inju ry.
Safety is
everybody' s responsibility!