oil temperature VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 2006 Owners Manual

edges under the vehicl e can cut exposed
ski n.
Alway s protect your hands and arms from cuts on sharp m etal edges when clea ning th e underbody, the inside of th e wheel housin gs
etc.
Never try to remov e mud or dust if the vehicle dry . a dry cloth or
sponge fo r cleaning could damage th e paint or
3.2 Tip s and Advice
glass on your vehicle . dirt . mud or dust with plent y of wate r before removing it.
When rinsing the vehicle. do no t let water ge t
int o th e lock cylinders or point the hose at gaps
around the doors. hood or tail gate. The water could freeze and make it difficult to open the hicle.
To he lp preve nt damage to th e pai nt, do not was h the vehicle in direct sunl ight.
F o r th e sake of environment
To protect the environme nt. wash the vehicle
only in specia l was h bays that c an handle oily
d irt that is wash ed off th e car.
- Do nor use a power washer to remove
ic e
or snow page 25.
- Neve r use concentrated jet nozzles or
so-called
- After ve hicl e has been washed, the
brake
dis cs and pads will be we t (they
could even be icy in the win te r) and
th e brakes with seve ra l care ful brake
application s before drivin g page 13.
WARNING
brakes or bra kes coa ted with ice or road salt react slower and n eed longer stoppin g tances.
Ca re full y apply brake s for a test.
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l ap plicab le
Always dry and cl ean off ice ings and salt coatings with a few cautious brake applicati ons.
Always rea d and heed all power and braking
WARNING
Improper usc of powe r was he rs ca n cause rious , in vis ible and perm an ent tire damage leading to tire failur e an d loss of ve hicle trol.
Never wa sh tire s wi th the water out in a direc t stream even at
temperature sh o uld not be more than F
If yo u use power wash e r. be sure to keep it a
sa fe d istance from the sors' > in the front and rear bumpers . you h old
it too to the sensors, you could damage
them.
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Engine oil is po isonous. Keep it well out of the reach of child ren.
your skin by washing thoroughly w ith soap and wat er.
Fo r the sa ke of envir onment
Be fore changing oil, firs t m ake sure you kn ow where yo u can properly dispos e of the ol d
oil.
Alw ays d ispose of used engine oil properl y.
Neve r dump it on garden soil , in wooded area s,
int o streams or down sewage drains.
Recycle used eng in e oil by it to a u sed
eng in e oil colle ction fa ciliry in your area , o r ta ct a servic e sta tio n.
Because of t he proble m of proper disposal,
a long w ith the s pecial tools and n ecess ary tise re quired , we stro ngl y recommend that you hav e your oil changed by an authorize d swagen deale r or
Coolant is a mixture of wate r and at least cool ant additive.
The coolin g sys te m must be filled w ith mixture
o f water and of Volk s wa ge n coolant additive G 12 plu s or cati on
F and protects the alloy parts of the coolin g sys te m again st c o rrosio n. It
a lso prevent s from scalding and rai se s the
boiling point o f th e c oo la nt.
T he
concentration of coolant mus t be at leas t eve n if frost prote c tion is not quired .
If
greater fro st prot ection is needed in very cold climates, the proportion of the antifree ze ti ve G plu s can be in cre a se d. How ever, the percentage of coo as th is would reduce the fro st protectio n. would also reduce the c ooli ng effect. A mixture
with coolant additiv e will g iv e fro st tion
WARNING
Coolant is poison o us!
A lways keep the coolant in its original sa fe place.
Always keep drained coolant out o f th e
reach of children.
T he coolant addit ive G 12 plus must be added in sufficient quantities to g ive eno ugh
a nti-fr eeze protection at the col dest
At extremel y co ld temperatu res, the coolant could freeze, cau sing the vehicl e to break down. The heater would also not work and vehicle occupants could be without tection at sub-freezi ng temperatures!
Note
additi ves may giv e co nsi derably
sio n in the co olin g sys te m can lead to loss of
co olant, causin g s erio us damage to the eng ine.
The coolan t addit ive G 12 plus (purple) can be mixe d wi th the ad diti ve G 12 ( p in k) or wi th
t h e addit ive G II. G plu s can be rec og ni ze d in the ex p a nsio n tank because it is purp le . Th e
c o ol G 12 plus has been mi xed different c o o lan t to the ones na m ed above if t he

Allo y w heels 26
Auto m
atic car w as h 22
Bumper 23
27
seat cove rs 29
Engine
compartment 27 Exterior 22
Fabric
trim 29
Instrument panel 28
Leat her 29
Outside mirrors 25 part s 28
belt s th e ve hicl e 22
25
tri m 28
and protection 2 1
scat covers
29
numbe r
For anti -
theft wheel bolt s
pressure 6 1
47
L eve l 49
L
oss 49
light 48
temperature
in structions 48
Tr
ailer t o w in g 48 light 48
recorders 34
D
Da ta Link for agnosti c II
D etermin in g correct load limit 71
D ifferentia l lock 6
D rive
econom ically 19
D rive
economi cally and he lp protec t th e environment 19
D
riving o u ts id e of the or Precautions
3 .2 Tips and Advice
light 5
Elec tron ic di
fferential lock 6
Electroni c
Control 9
Electronic
Stabili zat ion
How it work s 6
Em erge ncy
Lockin g drive r's door 88
Opening leve r for the rear lid 89
Unlo ckin g
driver's door 88
Emergen cy clos ing 88
E m erg
ency locking doors 88
E m erge ncy op
ening 88
E m erge ncy
unlocking of rear lid 89
E ngin e
Break-in 12
E ngine
compartment
27
Pr eca utions yo u s ho ul d tak e when work­ing inside th e engine compartment 39
I add pl ain water to the engin e
c o ol
ant?
losses
light 4 1
E n gin e m a
nagem ent 9
E n gin e oil 42
Adding 45 Additi ves 46
leve l 44 43
Dip stick 44
How do I k now how much oil my engine is consuming? 43
c h an ge 46
Specificati on s 42
S pecificat i
ons gasolin e engine 42 kind of engine oil should put in my
ve hicle? 42