warning light VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 2012 Owners Manual

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- Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Center console overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Fron t pa sse nger side overvi ew . . . . . . . .
14
- Symbo ls o n the roo f console . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument cluster and instrument panel
- Warning and indica tor
lights . . . . . . . . . . 15
-cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Volk swage n Information System . . .
basics
- Driv ing check lists and warnings .
....... 31
- Techn ical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
and closing
- Vehic le key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
-locking and closing system . . . . . 4 1
- Doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
- Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-. . . 53
-s lidin g and sunroof . . . . . . . 56
properly and safely
- Adjusting the sea ting position . . . . . . .
. . 58
-functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
- Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
-Child sa fety and child restraints ........ 1
Lights and vision
- Lights ............................... 122
-protectio n ....................... 128
-Windshield wipers and washer ......... 129
-Mir ro rs .............................. 134
Transporting
- Driving tips
.......................... 137
-Luggage compa rtment ................ 141
of contents
- Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
- Trailer towing ...... ............•. .... 149
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- Cup holders
......................... 161
- 12
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
shifting, park ing
- Sta rting and stoppin g
the engin e ....... 165
- Shifting ................... .......... 171
- Brak ing , stop ping , and park ing
......... 179
- Sav ing
fuel a nd helping the environm ent 189
-Steering ............................. 192
Driver assistance systems
- Starting assistance systems
........... 195
-Cruise Control System ......... 19 7
-
nre Mo nitori ng System .............................
control
- Healing and air cond itioning
At the gas station
- Refueling
........................ .... 214
-Fuel ...........................•.... 2 19
Care , maintenance .... 222
fo r work ing in the engin e
compartment
................... ..... 222
- Engine oil ........................... 227
- Engine coolant ....................... 233
-Vehicle battery ....................... 238
Vehicle care and maintenance
- Exteri or
care and cleaning ............ 243
-care and cleaning ............. 251
-
accesso ries, repa irs and
modi fications ........................ 283
- Consumer information ................ 291
- Declaration
of Complia nce,
T elecomm unicat ions and Electro nic
Systems
............................ 293
- Report ing Safe ty Defects ............. 294
- Engin e con trol and emission control
system .............................. 295

malfunctions or certain functions . Some
warning and indicator ligh ts come on when the ig­
nition is swi tched on and shou ld go out when the
engine is running or when the vehicle is moving. D
epending on the vehicle options, a symbol may
appea r
in the instrum en t cluster in stead of a warn­
ing light.
Additional text messages appear in th e instrumen t
cluster
of appropriately equipped vehicles to give
mo re information or prompt you to take certain ac­tions 18, Instrument cluster.
addition, a chime or other acoustic warning
sounds when certain warning and indicator lights
goon.
Refer to
PARK
Parking brake engaged.
BRAKE Brake fluid level too low, o r brake system malfunction .
Lights up: Engine coolant level too low, too high , or engine coolant
227
E ngine oil pressure too low.
At least one vehicle door is aja r or not closed properly .
192
Li gh ts up or nashes : Steering system malfunction.
Driver and/or passenger safety belts not buckled .
DSG® transmission too hot. 171
Alternator malfunction.
cluster and instrument panel 15

Instrument cluster
Introduction
this section find information about:
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 19
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 Service reminder display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
More information:
Warning and indicator
Display of the selected gears (automatic trans­miss ion ) 171
Service reminder inform ation Warran­ty and Maintenance.
overview
Fig. 9 cluster in the instrument
Driving on today 's roads demands the at­tention of the driver at
driving. on
explanations 9:
Button for setting the
butto n to highlight the hour or the minutes in the
push the button Press and the button to fast forward.
- Push
button again to finish setting the
Tachometer (thousands of revolutions per minute when the engine is running).
The red zone at the end of the
indi cates maximum pe rmi ssibl e engi ne rpm (revolution s pe r
pos ition D, o r ease your foot off the accele rator
Engine coolant temperature display 233.
appropriate ly equ ippe d vehicles , the clock can also be set via the Settings menu in the instrumen t cl uster display 28 .
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sectio n find informat ion about:
Menu structure-overv iew .......... .
U sing
menus in the instrument
..
Settings menu ................ .
Convenience sub-menu
Lights & Vision sub-menu ............ . convenience settings .. .
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27
28
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different types of information in the instrument ter. The menu options vary depending on whether you h ave a Basic or Premium version of th e
you can
operate the menus for Basic instrument The Premium version has con tro l buttons on the right side of the
An authorized to add or modify functio ns depending on you r vehicle's
equ ipment.
on page 24.
Multi-Function Display (MFD)
Travel time
Curr. Consum.
Avg. Consum.
Route
Avg.speed
Digit. speed
Back
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menus, the warning by press­
in g the button on the steeri ng
134
D river assistance systems 195
Radio or Navigation system
Mobile Phone
Package
Driving on today's roads demands the at­tention of the driver at times. Driver dis­traction causes accidents, and se­rious persona l injuryl
is moving.
Start ing the engine with a very weak battery and emergency starting may change or delete system settings (including time, date , per­
sonal convenience settings and programming) .
Check the settings and correct as necessary once the
Radio or
26
Corn ering light I
V ehicle s tatus 26
Settings 2 8
Mult i-Functi on Displa y (MFD) da ta
T ravel time
- C urr. Consum.

Avg. Consu m.
Route
Avg . speed
Dig it. speed
warning
Back
Compass
Convenience
ATAconfirm
Dooropen
Manual
(All doors , door, Veh . si de,
Automa tic (Auto Lock, Auto Unlock)
Mirror adjust
Factory
Lights & Vision
Background lighting
Footwell ligh ting
L n. Chg.
F actory setting
Ti me
Units
Alternative speed display
Reset
Factory setting Using menus in the instrument cluster
Fig. 1 2 vehicles without a multi-function ing wheel : Use button in the windshield wiper
lever to confirm menu items and rocker switch
to sw itch menus .
tory information and heed the on page 24 .
Displaying the main menu
on the ignition .
a message or the vehi cle icon is displayed ,
push the 12 or 13 ).
Fig. 13 Right side of the mult i-func tion steering
wheel : Controls for the menus in the instrumen t
clus ter .
For operation with windshield wiper lever: Main
menu is shown
For operation with multi-function steering
wheel : Main menu is not shown . order to through the various main menu items, push the
cluster and instr um ent pan el

Push rocker switch 12 or down or push arrow on the multi-function
steering Via menu: menu item Return in the sub­
menu in order to
For operation with windshield wiper lever: Keep
rocker switch pressed. The menu item is There is a the right.
For operation with multi-function steering
wl1eel : Pr ess
Menu-dependent settings
or the arrow
keys on the multi-function steering Keep the switch pressed in order to increase or decrease
or con firm the
first read and note the introductory information and heed the on
for the (MFD ).
in m ode. or Navi-
Tr ack
to the in navigat io n system. des tination guida nce is inactive, driving direction (compass
funct ion) and th e cur ren t street name are
Tel e ph one Mobile
Phone Package
As sis
tant Cornering I
warning and information messages.
V eh
icle status Th is menu item is when warning or information 18
messages are The number of 1/1 or 212.
Differen t sett ings are Settings ience, Lights & Vision, time, speed warning for winter tires, ian-
overview

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
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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

Adjusting the seating position
Introduction
this section find inf ormation about:
Examp les
of improper seat ing pos itions . . . 59
Pr ope r seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual contr ols on the driver and passe nger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ele ctrica l co ntr ols o n the driver and front
passenger seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adj ustin g
the head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
R emoving and re in stalling head restraints . . . 64
Adj usting the stee
ring whee l position . . . . . . . 65
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Number of seats
Th e vehicle
has a t otal of 5 seat ing posit ions: 2 in front and 3 in the rea r. Eac h seating pos ition has a
safety belt.
More information:
funct ions 67
page 69
Ai r ba g syste m 82
safety and child restraints
WARNING
Improper seat ing pos itions increase the risk of severe or fatal injuries in a crash or other accidents,
times .
Never
Always secure children in the vehicle with a n approved and suitable restraint system appropriate for their age, weight, and height 82 .
Always keep your feet on the in front of the seat. Never rest them on the seat,
Always adjust seat , safety belts, and head straints properly before driving and make sure that
inches (25 em) betw een the front pa ssenger' s breastbone and the in strument panel.
ches (25 em) between your breastbone and the steering wheel.
Adjust the driver's seat so that you can push the pedals while keeping your knee(s) slightly bent. The
di stance to the instrument panel in the knee
a rea must be at least 4 inche s
these requirements cannot be met for physical reason s, contact an authorized
Volk swagen dealer or an auth orized gen Facility to see whether adaptive equipment is avai la bl e.
Always hold the steering wheel on the side of the steering wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag inflates .
Never hold the steering whee l a t the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at e r places inside the steering whee l rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious rie s to the hand s, arm s, and head if the
Pointing the steer ing whe el t oward your face dec reases the of the driver's bag to h elp protect you in a
Never drive with backrest s reclined or ed back farthe r than necessary to drive

Damage to safety belts re duces their effective ne ss and increa ses the risk of seri­ous personal injury and death whenever the
v ehicle is being used.
Torn or frayed safety belts can te ar, and
damag ed safety belt hardware can break
web­
bing, bindings, buc kles, or retractors are damaged , hav e the belts replaced immediate­
ly with the correct replacement belts proved by Volkswagen for your vehicle, mod­el , and model yea r.
Fig . 45 Warning light in the instrume nt
Lights up or Possible caus e flas hes
Driver and front p asse nge r have not
tened their safety belts, if fr o nt passenger sea t is occup ied.
Heavy items on the front passe nge r seat.
Whe n the ign itio n is switched on, seve ra l warni ng
and indica tor lights come on brie fly for a func tion
check. They go out after a few seconds.
A warning chime also sounds.
Replacement after a crash may be neces­
s ary even if a sa fety belt shows no visible damag e. Anchorages that have been loaded must also be inspect ed .
D amaged safety belts must be replaced ; they cannot be repaired .
Never try to repair a dam ag ed s afety belt yourself. Never remove or modify the safety
belts in any way.
Have safety belts, bindings, retractors and buckles replaced by an authorized
Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts
may not work
tory information and heed the WARN­on page 69.
Proper response
Fasten safety belts .
Re move it e m s f
rom fr ont passe nger seat and
stow them safe ly .
T
he safety belt wa rnin g light comes on f or 6 sec­
onds when the ignition is sw itched on. A warning
ch ime also sounds for up to 6 seco nds if the driv­er's safe ty belt is not bu ckl ed . Th e c hime stops
soone r if the driver buckles his or her safe ty be lt.