ignition VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Owner's Guide

Never open or close the engine hood if steam or coolant is escaping. Hot steam or coolant can cause serious burns. Always wait until you no longer sec or hear steam or coolant escaping
from the engine.
Hot parts of the engine and the exhaust
system will burn skin on contact.
When the engine has cooled down and you are ready to open the hood:
- Firmly
apply the parking brake and shift the transmission into Park
The engine coolant system is under pressure when the engine is hot. Never unscrew the coolant expansion tank cap when the engine is
hot. Hot coolant can spray out and cause severe burns and other serious injuries.
- Turn
the cap slow ly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pressure on the top of the cap.
- A
lways protect your face, hands, and arms from hot escaping coolant or steam by
Never spill fluids on the engine or exhaust
system when Spilling fluids onto hot parts of the engine or exhaust system can cause a fire.
High voltage systems in the
engine com ment can cause electrical shocks or even
Never short-circuit the electrical system. Be especially careful when using jumper cables. The vehicle's battery could explode!
To reduce the risk of electrical shock and sonal injury while the engine is running or being started:
the engine compartment
- Never touch ignition cables. Never touch other components of the high voltage tronic ignition system.
- Never touch
the wiring of the gas
Never reach into t11e area around or touch the
radia tor fan. Contact with the blades can cause serious personal injury. Always remember that the radiator fan is temperature-controlled and can come on suddenly even when the engine has been switched for a while and the key has been removed from the ignition.
lfyou have to perform a check or repair when the engi ne is running, there are more risks from tl1e rotating parts, such as the drive belts, nator, radiator fan, etc ., and from voltage ignition system. Always use extreme care.
- Always make
sure that jewelry, loose clothing and long hair do not get caught in rotating engine parts. Before starting any work remove your je welry, take
parking brake is on.
Never leave any objects in the engine
left behind can cause malfunctions,
Do not smoke.
Never work next to open flames or sparks.
Never pour or spill operating fluids or other flammable liquids on the engine. These fluids can ignite on hot en g in e parts and cause ries .
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Always disconnect the batt ery (or teries, where appli cable). Make sure the hicle is unlocked when you disconnect the battery, or th e alarm w ill go off. Never touch the electrica l w irin g of the ign ition sys te m .
Neve r smoke.
Never work near heaters, water heaters, or other open flames.
Always have a functional, approved fire tinguisher nearby.
Warning
Note
W hen c
hangin g or topping off fluid s, make sure that you pour the fluids into the correct voirs. Addin g incorrect fluids will cause serious
malfunc tions and engine damage!
Fluid leaks are harmfu l to the environm ent.
thori zed Volkswagen dealer or authori zed swagen Serv ice Faci lity. Dispose of le aked at ing fluid s
first read and note the in tr o du ctory informat io n and heed th e on p age 242.
Lights ca use up
Engine hood not proper ly closed.
When the ignition is sw
itched on, several warning
a nd in dicator light s co me on bri efly fo r a functio n
c h eck. They go out after a few seconds.
If th e engi ne hood is open or not clos
ed properly,
the following warning light comes on in the ment cluster:
tions , a sy mbol showing th at the hood is not erly clo sed may appea r in th e in stru ment clu ste r
di splay instead of the warnin g light . Th e light or sy mbo l will als o com e o n whe n th e ig nition is swit ched off. T he di splay goe s out about
Core,
response
Close the eng ine hood.
I S seconds
after the vehicle has been locked with
the doors closed.
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text messages can cause the vehicle to
break down in traffic and res ult in a co llision and se riou s personal injury.
Never ignore warning lights or text
Always stop the vehicle as soo n as it is safe to do

GeHing ready to work in the e ngine compartment
Please on page 242.
Checklist
Before any work in the engi ne companment, carry out the follo wing steps in the order in whi ch they are
Par k the ve hicl e on leve l surface in a safe place.
Hold the pedal down until the engin e is switched off.
page
S hift the tran smissio n into (automatic) or (manual page 179.
S top the engi ne and remove the key fro m the ignition pag e
Le t th e eng in e cool d ow n
Keep child re n and o th ers from the ve hicl e.
Make sure th e ve hicle cannot move unexpe ctedly.
Dis regardi ng the safe ty- re lated checkli st may
result in serious injuries.
Alwa ys review use common

read and note the introductory
on page 252.
If th e coolant level drops too low, the engin e
coo lant level/ tempe ratur e warni ng ligh t lights up.
Park the ve hicl e on level ground.
Always let the engin e cool
th e engine hood
There is a fig.
When the eng in e is co ld, check the e ngine
coolant leve l relat ive to th e marking on th e sid e of th e expa nsio n tank fig. 154.
Always protec t face, hands and arms from h ot
escaping coo lant o r steam by cover ing the cap with a larg e, thi ck rag.
Carefully unsc rew the
Add new engine co olant ac co rding to Volkswagen specifications page 254)
Th e engi ne coo lant leve l must b e in sid e the mark s on the sid e of the 154. Do
not above top edge of the
the engine compartment
Fig. 155 Coolan t e xpans ion tank cap in the eng in e
compartment.
Screw the lid tightly.
Even in a n em erge ncy, do not use any other kind of coolant addi tive if eng ine coolant meeting
Volkswagen pa ge 254) is una v ail­
able! Instead, add distilled water
page 254.
H
ot steam and hot engin e coo lant can cause se­
rio us burns.
Never open the hood if yo u sec steam o r coolant esca ping from the engine compartment. Always wait until you no longer see or hear steam or coolant escapin g from the engine.
Always let the e ngin e cool down compl etel y
before carefully opening th e hood.
When the engin e has coo le d down and you are ready to open hood:
- F
irmly apply the parking brake and shift (automatic) o r Neutral (manual only).
- Hemov e
the vehicl e key from the ignition.
- Always keep c
hildren and others away from the en gin e compartment and never
leave them unsupervise d.
The engine coolant system is under pressure
w hen the engine is hot. Neve r unscrew the coolant expansion tank cap whe n the engine is hot. Hot coolant can spray out and ca use severe burns and other serious injuri es.
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th is sect io n yo u'll find inform ation on th e low ing:
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Check ing . . . . . . . . . . 2 59
Charg ing, replacing, disconnect ing
and c o nn ecti ng the ve hicle boHery . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
you are uncerta in in anyway , have the work do ne an aut ho rized Volk swage n dealer or au th orized
Volkswage n Service Serious personal
tery
Symbol Meaning
Always wear eye protectio n!
B a tt ery
acid is hi ghl y co rro sive. ways wear protective gloves and eye protec tion !
Fire, sparks, op en light and sm okin g
a re pro hibit ed !
W hen a batt ery is c ha rge d, it
Bookle t Warranty and Main tena nce book let
fo r worki ng in th e eng ine page 242
Par ts, acce ssories , repai rs and m odifica tio ns
or the electrical sys te m
in your vehicl e can cause seriou s acid burns,
fir es, explo sion s, o r electri ca l s hock s. Alway s
re ad and heed the followin g and safety preca ution s befor e working on
Before working on the ele ctri cal s ystem, way s switch off the ignition and all ele ctrical
consumers and di sconnect the negative
Alwa ys ke ep children awa y from
Always wear eye prot ection . Never let ballery
ac id or lead particles come int o contact with
your eyes, skin , and clothing .
Sulfuric battery ac id is ve ry corros ive . In
contac t with your skin , it can cause acid burns.
If it to uches your e y es, it can cau se blindn ess.
your hands, your arms, and your face and eye s from spillin g or squirtin g acid. To reduce your risk of injury , n eve r tilt the batteri es ,
as thi s could acid throu gh th e vents and burn you.
batterie s from the
v e hicle electri cal sys tem, always disconnect the negative cable H fir st and then the positive cable(+ ).
Always swit ch ofT electri cal con sumers for e reconnec tin g th e batt eri es. Reconnect the plu s cabl e(+) first and then th e nega tive cable(­).Neve r rev erse the pol arity of the connection s.
Thi s could cause a fire.
A highly explos iv e mixture of ga ses is give n
ofT wh en th e battery is be in g c harged.
D o no t s moke and avoid fires, sparks , and open names when wo rkin g. Never create sparks or ele ctros tati c charges when handlin g ca ble s and elec trica l equipm ent. Nev er short cir cuit the b att ery te rminal s. Hig h -energy s parks can
ca use seriou s pers on al injury.
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Never charge a frozen or thawed battery. A
disch arged battery can freeze at temperatures around +32
Note
Never disconnect t11evehicle battery when the ignition is s witched on or the engine is running, as the electrica l system or electronic components can be damaged.
Note
Never connect power-generating equipment,
such as a solar panel or battery charger, to the 12-volt s ocket or the c igar ette light er in order to
charge the vehicle battery. This can damage the vehicle's electrical system.
Battery acid can pollute th e e nvironment. Operating mu st be collecte d and posed of properly, following all applicable
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informatio n and heed the WAH N INGS o n page322.
W h
en lock ing the vehicl e all doo rs are
l ocke d. When th e vehicle is unlocke d o n ly th e drive r door is unlo cke d. Note the tions for the anti-th eft ala rm page 38.
Unfo ld the bit from ve hicle key fob page34.
th e key bit from be low into the o pening of the cove r cap on the driver and lift th e cover cap
the ke y bit int o th e lock cy linder of the
driver door and unl ock the door o r lock it.
Special considerations when unlocking:
The anti-theft alarm sys te m activated for the unlo cke d ve hicle. But the alarm is no t page 38.
The alarm is tri gge re d when the drive r door is open e d.
o n the ignition. The e lectron ic lize r recognizes a valid re mot e contro l key w hen
th e ig nit ion is switc hed on and deactivates the anti -theft alarm sys tem.
The anti-theft alarm sys te m is no t activa ted when veh icl e is loc ked manuall y w ith the
k ey page 3 8.
read and note the int roductory information and heed th e WAR N INGS on page322.
T he passe nge r d o
or and rear doors can eac h be loc ked manually. Thi s will not ac tiv ate theft sys te m .
Practic al tip s F
ig. the
vehicle key to lock the vehicle .
Ope n the door.
O n the end of the door, gently pry out th e rubber plug that is m arked with lock symbol 169.
the key bit from the ve hicle key fob 34.
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Turn the socke t wre nch in order to close the
power su nroof.
Install the cover again.
Have the power sunroof checked by an autho­rized Volkswagen dealer o r authorize d Volkswagen
Serv ice Facili ty. Emerg enc y clo sing may ca use the
power sun roo f and its pinc h protec tio n to
Emergency of the
Fig. 17 4 Removing th e selector gate cover .
first read and no te th e in troducto ry info rmation and hee d the Wi\HN INGS on page322.
I f th e
powe r suppl y fails (due to a dead for
exa mple) and the ve hicl e has to be pushed or towed, the emerge ncy re lease must be u se d to
m ove the selec tor leve r toN (Neu tral) .
The e m ergency re le ase is located under these­
lector ga te cove r on the rig ht sid e when viewed in
th e dir ection of trav el. You need tool like a
sc rewdriver to re lease the selector leve r lo ck.
Preparations
Se t the parkin g brake.
Switch off the ignition .
Removing the selector gate cover
up wa rd on the cover around th e se lecto r
l eve r fig. 174.
Slip the cover up and ove r th e selector leve r
3l Not included with the vehic le kit.
Practical t ips
F ig. 17 5 Releasing the selector lever lock.
Emergency releasing of the sele ctor lever lock
fig. 17 5 in the directi on of th e arrow and hold it in thi s position.
the re lease fig. in these­
l ecto r lever handl e and shift the se lec tor lever to
Ne utral (N).
Neve r move the selector lever out of
unexpect ­especially on or inclin es, and cause a n
acc ident and seriou s injurie s.
Note
Even witl1 selector lever is in N (Ne utral) , th e
a ut omatic transmission will be damaged ve­
hicl e is towe d (or if you let it coast) fo r an ex ­
t ended p eriod or at high speed with the engine shut
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Fuses
Introduction
thi s section yo u'll find information on the lowing:
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343
Due to ongoing development of the ve hicl e, ment -d ependent allocation of fuse s an d th e bin ed fuse prote ction of multiple load s us ing one fuse, an up-to-date overview of th e fuse location per lo ad is no t pos sible at the time of printing. taile d info rma tion regarding fuse bo x layout is
availabl e from authori zed dea ler s Faciliti es.
In gen eral , one fuse ca n prot ect severa l l oad s. load can a ls o be protected by s evera l fuses.
R eplac e
fuses only if the ca use of th e malfuncti on
wa s corr ected. a newly re pla ced fuse blow s aga in
aft er a short time, th e ele ctri cal sys te m should be
c he cke d b y
an authorized deale r or an au thorize d Facility .
More information:
page 242
High voltage systems in the engine
Never touch ignition cables. Never touch other components of the hi gh voltag e elec tronic
ignition syste m.
Practi cal tips
Avoid short circuits in the electrical system.
tion in tJ1e circuit can cause fires and serious
Neve r replace a fuse with one that has a
higher amp ratin g. Replace a blown fuse only
with a fus e of the same amperage (same color and same imprint) and same overall size.
Never repair fuses.
Never
Note ---To help prevent damage to ele ctr ica l
system, swit ch off all lights and accessories,
switch off the ignition , and remove the key from the ign ition switch befo re replacing a fuse.
If a fuse is replaced with a fuse with higher
electrical system.
A sin gle load (a s ingle electr ical componen t) ma y be prot ected several fuses.
fuse m ay prote ct sev era l loads (several e le ctri ca l compone nts).
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Using jumper
4.
1.
2.
Fig. and boos te r baHery
informat ion and heed the on page 353.
Th e
dead battery must be properly connected to
th e ve hicle's electri cal sys tem.
Ma
ke certain
pos iti ve termin als(+) a re
the engine does not start, stop the process after seconds and repeat after about 1 minute.
Th e procedu re for attach ing
and for removing the jumper cables is desc ribed below.
off the ign ition in both vehicle s 172.
gine compartment=> page 257.
Attach one end o f th e red jumper cable to the positive termina l=> fig. of th e dead battery:
Pr actical tips
Atta ch the o ther end of the re d jumper cable to th e positive terminal of the good battery (booster battery):
Attach one e nd of the black jumper cable to th e
n egative of the booste r battery : fig.
Attac h the oth er e nd of the bla ck jumper cable
may also attach the cable to the e ng in e bl oc k itself. Attach the clamp to a poi nt that is as far away as possible from the dead battery: Battery
Route the jumper cable s so that they cannot get caught in a ny moving pans in th e engine ment of either vehicle.
Starting the engine
is prov idi ng h elp and let it run at i dle speed.
Turn on the ign ition of the ve hicle with the dead battery.
seconds, turn off th e ignition and wa it at least 1 minute; then try again.
Remo ving the jumper cables
Before yo u remove the jumper cables , switch
off the headligh ts ( if they are on).
the ve hicl e w ith the dead battery, switch on the heater fan and the rear window defogger. This
h elp s to minimize voltag e spikes when the cables are disconne cted.
With the engin e running. remove the jumper cable s in reverse order to the way they we re
the bauery cove r.
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