VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 2012 Owners Manual

Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The vehicle locks au tomatically when it reaches a
speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h) . When the vehi­
cle is locked , the indicator light comes on in the
power lock ing button
a door once.
-
a door once.
- Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.
21 or one of th e power locking buttons
on page 41.
Fun c
tion
Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle key
button.
Lock the vehic le.
the® button .
Unlock the rear hatch. button 49.
N o
te: Depending on the settin gs for the power
l ock ing system in the sub-menu on
vehicles with the instrument cluster, it
may be necessary to press
24 .
T he vehicle key unlocks and locks the vehicle only
when the battery
in the remote control vehicle key
has enough power, and the remote control vehicle
key is wi
thin a few yards/me ters of the vehicle.
42 Before driving
All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps
once to confirm that the vehic le has been locked.
The horn beep can be disabled
by deactivating the ATA co nfirm feat ure in the subme ­
nu 24 .
All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the
vehicle has been unlocked.
the turn signals do not flash to confirm lock ing,
one or mor e doors , the rear hatch, or the engine
hood is not
locked.

the driver door is open , th e vehicle cannot be with the remote contro l vehicle key.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the inside
Fig. 22 the driver and front passenger doors:
Power locking switch.
tory information and heed the WARN ­on page 41.
Press button 22:
the
Lo ck the vehicle .
The power locking switch works whethe r th e igni­
tion is switched on or off but
The indicator in the power locking switch
comes on to indicate that
The anti-theft
Opening doors or the rea r hatch from the out­side is not possible, at a traffic for example.
Doors can be unlocked and opened separately
from inside the vehicle by goes out.
T he vehicle is unlocked if you push the
button the vehicle is standing Depending o n the
setti ngs in the Convenience sub-menu be unlocked when you take th e vehicle
key out of the ignition or, o n
Opening and closing

range.
tory information and heed th e o n page 41.
Key less Access is a key less starting and locking
system that
unlocks and locks the vehicle without
active use of a vehicle key. you have to do is
touch a sensor surface on one of the front door
handles 24 or push the Volkswagen emblem
on the rear hatch
General information
When a va lid ve hicl e key comes within range 23 , the Keyless Access locking an d starting
sys tem recognizes a va lid vehicle entry reques t as
soon as a doo r hand le se nso r on the driver or front
passenger door
is touched or the Volkswage n blem on the rear hatch is pressed. The functions are then enab led without active use of
the vehic le key :
Keyless Entry : Unlocking the with the
senso r surf aces on the door handles of the driver or front passenger door 24 ®or by using
the Volkswagen emblem on the rear hatch .
Keyless Go:
id vehicle key must be inside the vehic le.
Key less Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door
handle sensor on the driver or front passenger
door @.
The power locks and th e clos ing system work like
the standard unlocki
ng and locking system.
tem : for unlocking ®on the inside of the
front door handles .
the vehic le was unlocked and within the next few
seco nds no door or the rear hatch has been
opened , the vehic le is aut oma tically locked again.
Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)
Grasp the door handle o f the driver or fron t passe nger door so that you touch the unlocking
sensor su rface
the door .
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
Close the driver door .
Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on
the dri ver or front passenger door@ . The door is
locked . The door being locked must be closed .
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch
23 of the rear hatch, it unlocks
automatically when opened.
situations :
When an authorized vehicle key is inside the

N
if a seco nd valid
by press ing a button on the deactivated key.
by pressing a door handle sensor when the de­
activated key is outside of the vehicle , but with in
range .
by starting the engine with the starter butto n.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
deactivated .
is activated too often, for instance by a bush or hedge that rubs against the the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are
switched off for a short time.
T he door handle sensors become active again if
one of the even ts occurs:
A short time has passed.
The rear hatch is opened .
The key .
Anti-theft
tory information and hee d the WARN ­on page 41.
T he anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult
for someon e to break into or steal the veh icle .
The anti-theft alarm system is
key i s within range of the vehicle.
T he door may not open if the outside and in ­side door handles are used at the same time.
the vehicle battery or the battery in the re­mote control vehicle key is weak or dead , it
might not be possible to unlock and using Keyless Access. The vehicle can locked or unlocked with the key bit
The driver message Key not in ra nge ap ­pears in the instrument cluster display if there
is no remote control vehicle key inside the vehicle
or if the system does not recognize the
key. The key may not be recognized , for example, if it is
covered by something that interferes with the sig­
(such as a briefcase) , or if the remote control
vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic devices
such
as phones can interfere with the sig­
Dirt on the door handles that conta ins a of in winter) can affect the way
the door handle sensors work.
with this problem .
Automatic transmissio n vehic les can
Opening a door that has been un­
locked and not switching on the igni tion with in
about 15 seconds.
Forcibly opening a door.
Forcibly opening the engine hood.
Forcib ly opening the rea r hat ch.
and closi ng 45

Doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Child
saf ety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
More information:
Exterior views 6
Vehicle key set
Power loc king and closing sys tem
Power windows
Emergency clo sing an d opening
...
A door that is not closed properly may open suddenly when the vehicle is moving and cause severe injuries.
Warning
A door kept open with the door stop may
close in strong winds or on inclines and cause injuries.
on
At least on e vehicle door is open or improp-erly clo sed.
When the ignition is swi tc h
ed on, several warning
and indi cato r lig hts come on briefly for a function
check. They go out after a few seconds.
be displayed
even after the ignition is swi tched off. The display
goes out about
15 seconds after the vehicle has
warning light
in the instrument cluster or the symbol in the strument cluste r display comes on showing an
open door. been locked. and closing
47

Fig. 25 the left rear door: deact ivated , @ activated .
tory information and heed the on page 47.
T he
ing opened from the inside, so that children cannot
open them acc iden tally . When the child safety lock
i s engaged , the rea r doors can only be opened
f r om the outside .
Engaging or disengaging
Using the key bit, move the slot into the desired
posi tion.
Slot position
25 or 26:
safety lock disengaged.
@
deact ivated. @ activated .
is engaged, that rear door cannot be opened from the inside.
the doors. This
in
can be exposed to very high or very
can become very hot or very depending on the season. Particu­
senger and can in temperatures in the
to

Rear hatch
this section find information about:
Warning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the rear hatc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exterior views
Power locking system
Transporting
Emergency closing and open ing
Accidents and severe personal injuries can if you unlock, open, or
the rear hatch if no one is in the way.
the rear hatch by pushing on
the rear window with your hand. The rear win­dow
make sure that it is properly closed and locked so that it cannot open suddenly when the vehi­
and loaded. for example, there are bicycles on a carrier on the rear
to open automatically. An open rear hatch may
when the rear hatch is open. A into the vehicle and
vehicle can become very hot or very
children or anyone who can­not
and closing

Warning light
first read and note the introductory information and heed the on page 49.
Lights cause up
icon
appears Rear hatch open or
When the ignitio n is swi tc hed on,
the rear hatch is no t the red comes on in the instrum ent or the icon appears in the Premium
instrument
be
has been
key : button to and open the rear hatch .
first read and note the tory informa tion and heed the on page 49.
Before driving Proper
response
the
rear hatch is not it may
open when the
Stop and the rear
hatch .
it.
Fig. 28 rea r hatch from the outside .
Briefly press the button on the remote 27 to unlock the rear hatch .
Press and the

N
with the Volkswagen emblem
Unlock the vehicle or rear hatch , or open a
door.
Using your thumb , press the top of the 28 and move the emblem
down . Grasp the bottom part of the emblem and
pull to lift the rear hatch .
or unsupervised unlocking or ing of the rear hatch can cause severe
a bicycle or luggage rack is installed on the rear hatch, it may be hard to see that the rear hatch is unlatched. An unlatched rear
hatch may open suddenly when the vehicle is moving.
Closing the rear hatch
Fig. 29 rear hatch : Recessed grips for
clos ing .
on page 49.
the rear hatch
Grasp one of the recessed grips in the rear
hatch trim 29 (arrow).
Pull the rear hatch down and close it securely
so that the latch engages.
Check the rear hatch to make sure it is securely
la tched.
At temperatures below +32 the rear hatch may not open automatically after you
unlock it. will be necessary to lift it by hand. Locking the rear hatch
you unlock the vehicle with the vehicle key, but
do not either a door or the rear hatch in about the
next
The power locking system also locks the rear
hatch.
the rear hatch of a locked vehicle is unlocked
with the
lock again right after it is closed.
A closed but unlocked rear hatch automatically
locks at speeds above about 5 mph
or unsupervised closing of the rear
hatch can cause severe injuries. Never close the rear hatch when someone is in the way .