DRL VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 2012 Owners Manual

with the Lights & Vision menu, the feature can
be deactivated by an authorized Volkswagen deal­
er or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
use of high beams can distract and blind others, causing accidents and serious injuries.
299.
Switching
The indicator twice as fast if a turn signa l bulb is burned out.
High beams can only be switched on when low beams are on. tory information and hee d the WARN­on page 122.
Turn
the switch to the desired position
Symbol When the ignition is switched off
Fog lights, low beams and parking lights
switched off.
Low beams off, parking lights (if applicable)
Fog lights switched off. The DRL may stay
on for some time.
Fog lights:
The indicator li ght shows that the fog lights are
switched on.
To switch on the fog lights first turn the light
switch to posi tion and then the li ght switch
out to the first detent.
To switch off the fog lights , push the switch
back in from the first detent. To then turn off the
headlights , turn the switch to position
124 Before driving When
the ig
nition is switched on
Headlights off/daytime running lights (DRL) on.
L
ow beams switched on.
H eadlights and fog
switched on
Acoustic warning when lights are not switched off
the following situation, a warning chime sound if yo u tak e th e ke y out of the ignition and
open the driver door. This is to remind you that
l ig hts are still on.
Light switch in position

are not bright enough to le t you see ahead or be see n by others when it is dark.
not let you see far enough
Lights and
tory information and the WARN­on page 122.
Daytime running
lamps are or in the front bumper fo r t he daytime running lights
( DRL ).
Turning on DRL
ahead for safety,
at dusk or when it i s dark .
are on, a vehicle cannot be seen by others
cool or humid weathe r, th e insides of the
lighting system.
When the dayt ime running are switched on,
only these separa te lamps com e on =>
Th e daytime running lights are switched on when­
ever the ign itio n is swi tched on and the ligh t sw itch is in position The indicator or in th e in­strument cluster indicates that the feature is active =>page 122.
Turning
off DRL
P ress and ho
ld the turn signa l leve r and high beam Press and hold the turn signa l lever and high beam
switc h up and to the back (right turn sign al and switch down and to the back (left turn signa l and
headlight flasher). headlight flasher).
the ignit ion on f or about 3 seconds and then off again .
th e ignition on.
- Turn the ligh t swi tch to the posi tion.
the parki ng brake.
vehicl e may have fog lights under the front
bumpe r that are also static corneri ng l ight s. A t
speeds below about 25 mp h km/h ), th e l igh t on
one side of t he
yo u turn to the right , the righ t fog light -
Release the parking brake.
-
Turn the light swit ch to the tD pos ition.
-the igni tio n off.
comes on; turn left and the left fog l
ight comes on .
T he light dims and goes out when the steering
whee l is st
raig ht ened out again.
T he static cornering lights work only when the
are on. The static corneri ng lights do not come on when the switch is in the position or when the fog lights themselves have
been switched on =>page 124.
Light s and vision

Adaptive Front Lighting
The Adaptive Front Lighting works only
with the low beams switched on and only at
speeds above about 6 mph
improve road
vehicles equipped with the Adaptive Front
Lighting the feature is switched on and off
via the Assistant menu
the roadway. Th e headlights re­
t urn to their original position after a delay , depend­
in g on the speed of the
Crashes and other accidents can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and when you cannot be seen by other motorists.
not be able to see
f a r enough ahead for safety, especially at dusk or when it is dark . Always switch on the low-beam headlights at dusk or when it is dark.
The taillights do not come on when the daytime running lights are switched on. Ave­hicle without
cool or hum id weather, th e insides of th e headlights , th e rea r li ghts, and turn signals
can temporarily fog up. This is normal and does
not affect the service life
of the vehic le's lightin g
system. tory information and h ee d the WARN­on page 122.
Instrument panel lighting
Whe n the lights are on, the brightness of the in­
strument panel lighting is ad justed by turning the
thumbwhee l
Instrument cluster brightness
Whe n t he lights are sw itched on, you can adjust
the brightness of the in strument cluster li ghting by turning the thumbw hee l
Before driving
some vehicles with daytime running lights
(DRL), the instrument lighting switches on
need to
switch the head lights on
turn on
the headlight range is
Headlights that are aimed to o high because of the way the vehicle is loaded can blind and distract other drivers. This can lead to a
crash and serious per sonal injuries.
Always adjust headlights to loading condi-tions so that they do not blind others.

safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
seat
B ooster seat ........................ 114 Child seat mounting .................. 114 Co nvertible child sea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Infant carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Sec uring with loc ka bl e safety belt ....... 115 Securing with safety belt .............. 115
seats
Child seat mounting .............. 110, 111 Informati on about child restraint systems 121 Transpo rting children in vehicles . . . . . . . 107
veh ic le care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Climatronlc
Also see: Air cond iti o ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
............. ........•.......... 18 Sett ing t he time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 Setting time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Closing
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 51 Windows .......................... 53 w ith Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . 160
Cockp it ......................... ...... 9
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Comfort turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Communication window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Compact spare Drivin g style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
sunro of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 win dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Engine coo la nt . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Counter-steering assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 194
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
D
Data recorded by control units . . . . . . . . . 287
Data recorded
(DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Daytime running (DRL) deactivation
DRL parking feat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Daytime running lights (DRL) parking fea-
ture DRL deact i
vation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Deicing door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Deicing locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 49
Department of Transportation uniform tire quality grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Differential lock Br aking ass istance systems . . . . . . . 186
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dim en sions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Doors ............................... 47 Child safe ty lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Emergency closing and ope ning . . . . . . . 301 Warnin g light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Driver door Overview .....................•..... 9 Driving
Driving checklists and warning s . . . . . . . . . 31 Driving in other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Driving throug h wa te r on roads . . . . . . . . 33 Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Environmen tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5 too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Getting ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 on a dow nhill grade . . . . . . . . . . . 183 on an