lock VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Owner's Guide

Please first read and note th e introductory information and heed the on pag e
Babies and toddlers from birth up to about one year and least lbs (or 9 kg) best protected
in spec ial infant carrier s and child seats designed
for this age group. Many experts believe that ba­
bies and s mall children sh ould ride only in s pecial
r es traint s in which the child faces the back of the
ve hicl e. These infant seats support the bab y's
back, neck and head in a collision. These child
sea ts ca n b e use d safe ly on ly on th e rea r seat of your fig.
page and 88.
Whe n using the vehicle safety belt to install a
c hil d seat, you mu st fir st activate the switchable
lockin g fe ature on th e safe ty belt to help preve nt
th e c hild seat from pag e
tether strap is being used to tie th e child seat to th e front passenger mak e sure that it is not so tight that it causes the weight-sensing mat to measure more weight than is actu ally on the seat and turn the front passenger airbag on when it mu st b e (suppre ssed).
SiHing properly and safely
The airbag on th e passenger side make s the front
sea t a pot entially dangerou s pla ce fo r a child to
ride. The front seat is not the s afes t place for a child
in a forward-facing child seat.
is a very dan­ge rou s place for an infant or a larger child in a rear ­
ward-fa cin g seat.
Not using a child seat, usi ng the wrong child seat or improperly installing in­
creases the risk of serious personal injury and death in a collision or other emergency situa­
tion.
Never install rearward-facing child seats or infant carriers on the front passenger seat-even
with an Advanced Airbag System. A child will be seriously injured and can be killed when the in­
flating airbag hits the child seat or infant carrier
with great force and smashes the child seat and child against the backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
Always install rearward-facing child seats or infant carriers on the rear seat.
Never install a rearward-facing child re­
s traint in the fonvard -facing direction. These re­
s traint s are designed for the special needs of in­
fants and very small children and cannot protect them prope rly if the seat is fonvard-facing.
you must install a reanvard facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of ex­
ceptiona l c ir cumstances, but th e BAG light does not come on and stay on, immediately install the reanvard-facing child seat at a seating position on the rear seat and have the airbag system inspected right away by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or autho­rized Volkswagen
Always read and heed all in a vehicle =>page 67, Safety belts,=> pag e page safety

Not usin g a booster scat, u sing the boos ter sca t improperly, incorrect ly instal.ling a booster seat or usin g the ve hicl e safety belt improp er ly c reases the risk of seriou s personal injury and death in a collision or other emergen cy
A lways make sure to po sition the s houlder
p o rtion of the three-point belt over the middl e of the c hild 's should er.
Never let th e s houlder portion of the safety belt rest aga inst or across the neck, face, chin, or
throat of the ch ild.
Always make sure the lap belt portion of the
three-point belt is worn snug and pa sses as low po ssible across the child's pel vis. Never le t the
lap belt portio n of the safety belt pass over the
child's stomach or abdomen.
Failure to prop erl y rou te safety belts over a
c hild's body will cause serious perso nal in juri es
in an accident or ot her em erge ncy situ ation.
on the front seat of a ny ca r, eve n
with Advanced Airbags, can
Never le t a child stand or kneel on any sea t,
including , for example, the front passenger seat.
Neve r let a child ride in the lug gage ment or cargo area of your vehicle.
Always remember that a child leaning ward, sitting sideways or out of po sition in any
way during a co llision can be struck by a ploying airbag. This will result in seriou s
you must install a booster seat o n th e front
pa sse nge r scat b eca use of exceptional stances, the AIR BAG
BAG
page 82.
Take the ch ild restraint orr the front se nger sca t a nd install it properl y at o ne of the sea ting position s on the rear scat if the ligh t docs not stay on whe neve r the ignition is swit ch ed on.
rea d and heed all ever usi ng a child restraint in a vehicle page pa ge
A child in booster seat in stalled with th e
Alwa ys sec ure unused rear sca t safety belts
o ut of th e reach of child ren in child seats by , for
exa mple , routing the belt s a round the hea d
Neve r activa te the sw itchablc locking tractor when routing the safet y belt s around th e
h ead re straints.
Neve r le t anyo ne si t a t th e center rear seating
po sition if the center rear safety belt has been routed around a rear head restraint.
No te
Be care ful not to activate the switc h abl e loc kin g
retra ctor wh en routing the safe ty belt s around the
head restraints. pull the safe ty belt out fa r
eno ug h to allo w yo u to route th e be lt around t11e head restra int.

first read and no te the introductory informatio n an d heed th e WARNINGS on page
Safe ty belt s for the rear seats and the fro nt
crash .
W hen
ever a child res traint is in stalled wi th a sa fe ty
b elt , the safe ty be lt must be loc ked so that b elt webbin g cannot unreel. The sw itc hable lock ing feature lets yo u l ock the belt so that a chil d strain t can be properly in stalle d and, for example, so th a t it ca nnot tip to th e si de w hen the ve hicle goes around a corner.
on the front
s eal
A lways carefull y fo llow the c hild res tra in t factu rer's instruct ions when insta llin g a c hild str ain t in your ve hicl e. B efo re trying to a
c hild restr aint on the fro nt passenger seat, be sure
t o follow th e specia l instructio ns and heed th e WARNINGS below. To activa te the s witc h abl e
lock in g feature:
the chil d restraint on
in exce ptiona l c ircu mstances, you must
senger seat so that availa b le safe ty belt length is
s u ffici ent to properly install the child restraint. Make su re the backrest is in the upright p osition.
Always
Mo ve the fron t passenger seat to the high est posit io n in th e seat's up and down adjustment ra nge and m ake sure th e backres t is in the upright
posit io n.
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
positi on in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustment
B efo re drivin g
ra nge . and as far away fro m the ai rbag as possib le,
b e fore installing th e fonvar d-facing child restraint.
I f a te ther stra p is bein g used to t ie t he ch ild
t h e safety belt upper anchorage for the rear
o utboar d seatin g positi on to the hi ghest ment position.
R o ute the safety be lt around or through the
c hild res traint using th e proper p ath fo r the safe ty
b elt as specified by th e chil d res traint turer.
M ak e sure that the re d r ele ase button faces
away from the chil d res train t so th a t it can b e buckle d quick ly.
Remove all slack fro m the la p belt po rtion of the safety belt and ho ld it tightly against the chi ld
rest rai nt.
th e child restra in t down wit h your full
weight t o make su re that th e child restrai nt w ill be properly in stalled w ith the safety belt re all y tig ht.
Activating the switchable locking feature
pull the sh o uld er be lt portio n of th e
sa fety belt the way out of the retractor.
W hil e keep ing your weigh t o n the child strain! , guide th e sh o ulder belt portio n of th e
s a fety belt back into the retractor until th e belt lies flat a nd is tig htened aga inst the chil d restraint.
You sh o uld hea r a noise as th e belt
w inds back in to the in ert ia reel o f th e safety belt tractor. Test the sw itch a bl e lock ing feature by
pullin g on th e belt. s h o ul d no lo nge r be able to
pull the belt ou t of the retracto r. T he sw itc habl e
l ock ing feature is now active.
o n th e sa fe ty belt to make su re the safe ty
belt is prope rly fa stened a n d tight.
Check th e child res traint for p roper in stallatio n
by pullin g on th e c hild re straint at th e place where the ve hicle's safety belt goes into the ch ild straint. The child restrai nt sh ou ld no t m ove ward or sideways by more than a bout one in ch (2.5 e m).
After ch eck ing to make su re that th e chil d

weight-sens ing mat in side th e fron t passenger
seat, so that the front passenger airbag status is ways correct ly signaled by th e AJR BAG light. be s ure to read th e add it io n al
im portant in form ation an d heed the WARN INGS abo ut Advanced Airb ag Sys te m and the
the red button on t he s afe ty belt buckle.
T he belt tong ue will pop out of th e buckle.
Guide th e sa fe ty belt bac k by hand so that it
roll s easily
va te d i nadve rten tly, the safety be lt mu st b e
lf the
able
A lways make sure th at th e safety belt tra cto r i s locke d when in stallin g a child straint. An unlocked safe ty belt re tractor cannot h o ld the c hild restraint in pla ce during normal driving or in a c rash.
S itting properly and s a fel y
Alw ays buckle the child seat A loose child stra int can fly around during a sudden sto p or in
a c olli sion.
A lways make sure the seat bac k res t to which
th e c hild restraint is a tta ched is in an upri ght siti on and securely la tc h ed int o place and cannot f old fonvar d. attached to it could fly fonvard in a c olli sion or o th er em erge ncy tion.
A lways read and heed all WARN INGS
page lOl , Child safety r es traints . S pec ia l precaution s apply when in sta llin g a
c hild restra int on the fro nt passe nger seat
Never unfa sten your safe ty belt to deactivate
th e switch a bl e lockin g feature for a child stra int whil e the vehicl e is moving. w oul d
n o t b e res trained and c o ul d be seriou sly inju red in an acci dent.
Note
When in stallin g a child restra int , b e care ful not to
g et th e belt caught in th e s tru cture of the child straint and become damaged, es peci all y when the sw itchabl e loc kin g feature has bee n activated.
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Securing the
Markings for the LATCH lower universal choroges on the
firs t read and no te th e introducto ry inform ation heed th e W ARN INGS on page
In is used
to describe the combination of top tethe r a nd the
lower anc h ora ges .
All must have LATC H l ower universa l
fig.
restraint sys te m in the seat w ith out usi ng the
ve hicle's safety b elt s. Anch o rages prov ide a secure
a nd easy-to- use attachment a nd minimize the possib ility o f improper chil d restraint installa tio n.
R e m em
ber that the LAT C H lower u niversa l
restraint s specifically tifi ed for use w ith these lower unive rsal
mentscan still b e in stalle d w ith vehicl e safe ty belt s accord in g to t he c hild restraint manufa cturer's stru ctio ns. straint syste m s to one LA T C H lowe r universa l chorage point at the sam e tim e. For in sta nce, you
Before driving
must not in stall a child restraint with LA T C H lower unive rsal a n chorage p oints on a n outboard seatin g posi tion and then use the inboard ch o rage to also install a c hild restraint in the cente r
o f th e rea r seat that itself is no t equipped with LATC H lower unive rs al anchorage point s.
There are two ways to a ttach an approp riate restraint to the LATCH lower unive rsa l
Make sure the seat back oft h e rear seat i s in the upright positi on and securely latc h ed in place.
Hele ase th e c hild res tra int tethe r strap.
O uter seating positi on : G uid e th e upper t ether strap under the outer rear head res traint (raise the
h ead restra int if necessary) .
Attach the tether strap an ch o rage hook int o th e openin g of the tether anc h o rage.
Attach the connecto rs onto the LAT C H lower unive rsal a n ch o rages.
Ma ke sure you hear the restr aint click curely into p lace.
Ti ghten the top te th er stra p.
o n both si des of the c hild restraint once yo u've installed it to m ake certain it is secure a nd
p roperly auach ed.
Releasing
Helease the lower l atch from the LATC H lower
uni versa l a nchorages followin g the c hild restra int
m anufacturer's instru ctions.
Release the tethe r strap.
Hooks
attached to adjustable strops {hook-on
connectors)
Ma ke sure the seat back oft h e rea r seat is in the
u pright positi on and securely la tc h ed in place.
connecto rs w ith th e spring catc h re lease onto the LATCH lower universa l cho rage so that the connectors lock into p lace.
straps tight fo llo win g the c hild restrai nt
m an ufacture r's in str u ction s.
nele ase the child restraint tet he r stra p.

Never attach two child restraint sys te m s to one top tether strap or top tether anchorage.
Neve r attach a child seat tether strap to a
Never use ch ild restraint top tether
pant restraints.
Never secure or a ttach any luggage or other items to the top teth er anchorages.
a tether o r other strap is used to attach a
c hild restraint to the front passenger seat, make
sure tha t it is not so tight that it causes th e
we ight-se nsing mat for the A dvanced Airbag
T he heavier weight registe red can make the
Advanced Airbag work as though an
adult wer e on the se at and deploy the Adva nced Airbag when it should be s uppressed causing rious or eve n fa tal injury to the child .
If yo u must ins tall a rearward-facin g child seat o n th e fron t passenger seat because of ce ptional circumstances, but th e BAG
Facility .
Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether strap firml y installed for seve ral days, this could leave a mark on th e upholste ry o n th e seat cu shion and backre st in the area w he re the teth er
s tra p was installed. The upho ls tery would also be permanen tly stretched around th e tether strap.
This applies especiall y to leather seats .
Follow the c hild restraint manufacturer's struction s w he n installing or remo vin g
Unlo ck th e backrest and fold it slightl y ward.
Gu ide th e upper tethe r strap under or along both s ides of the head restraint (depending on th e
c hild restraint model) into th e luggage
the backres t back into its upright position and press it firmly into th e locking
the c hild restraint to the lower chorage points.
priate anch orage.
Tighten the tether strap firml y so that th e child
restraint lies secure ly agai nst the
first read and no te th e introdu ctory infor mation and heed th e o n page
The followin g are som e sou rces of ad ditional formation about child restraint sele ct io n.
advises that th e best child restraint is one that fits your child and fits in your ve hicl e, and whic h you use correctly and co nsis te ntly.
Try before you buy!
Tran sport Tel.: I oder I (613) 998-86 16, wenn man in der Regio n ist.
www .tc.gc.ca/ roadsa fe ty
Sitting properly and safely
Nat io nal Hi gh way Traffic
www.nhtsa.gov
National Tel.:
B e lt
www.carseat.org
Volkswagen
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may not come on in fog or heavy rain. You have to
s witch on the low-beam headlight s yourself.
cool o r h umid weather, th e in sid es of th e headligh ts , a nd turn sign als
can t e mporaril y fog up. Thi s is normal and does not affec t th e servi ce life of th e ve hicle's lighti ng
read and note t h e intr oductory
o n page
Instrum ent
page
Dynamic headlight range adjustment
ve hicles with the Adaptiv e Front Lighti ng th e hea dlight range is automati cally
adj uste d to the ve hicl e loading con dition once the
l ow bea ms are switch ed on.
H
eadli ghts that are aimed too high because of the way the vehicle is loaded can blind
Always adjust headli ght s to load ing
page
Int erior lig ht s off.
lmerior light s on.
Door conta ct
switch on (ce nter positio n). Int erior lig ht s go on wh en th e ve hicl e is unlock ed ,
seconds after th e doors. They also go out when you
lock th e
come on automati cally w hen they are open ed and go off when th ey are closed.
Background lighting
T he
background lighting in the roof console comes on w he n th e ig nit ion or headlig hts are s wit c hed
lights and v ision
o n . so le from above.
There m ay also be foo twe lllighting.
Th e interio r and rea din g lights go out when yo u lock the ve hicle or a few minutes aft er
yo u re m ove the ign ition key. Thi s help s to p reve nt
un necessary drain on the vehicl e

Sun protection
Introduction
In this sectio n yo u'll
viso r.
P lease fir st read and no te th e introductory inrormatio n and heed th e on page 126.
v isor adjustment:
Flip th e s un visor down to wa rd the windshi eld.
Before driving
visors can reduce visibility when down.
Always stow sun visors when not needed to block sun g la re .
it out or the retaining clip and swivel it over to the fig. 75
H o ta te the sun visor toward the door.
Vanit y mirror
ond lighting
A
van ity mirror is behin d a cove r in th e s un v isor. When the cover is s lid open th e ligh t comes on.
T he light goes out when yo u shut th e cove r o r ir you the sun visor up again.
above th e sun visor go out artcr seve ral min­utes. Thi s helps to prevent unnecessary drain on the ve hicle

first read and no te th e introductory information and heed the WAHNINGS on page 126.
Windshi eld s made of in sulatin g glass have a trans­parent m etallic infrared-r eflecting coating. There is an uncoated area (communications window)
ju st above the insid e rear-v iew fig. 7 6 .
lights and vision
This serves as a communi cations window for
t ran smilling signal s to and from electronic com­ponents and accessories.
The uncoated area m ust not be blocked on th e in ­
s ide or outs ide or cove red with sticke rs because
thi s can cause the electronic components to
malfunction.
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Outside mirrors
Fig. 85 the driver doo r: Adjusting knob for outside mirror s.
o n page 133.
Turn the adjusting knob to the desired po siti on :
L
R
Fold the outsi de mirror in toward the
veh i
cle
on outsid e mirror heating. Heats
o nl y at ambient air tempe ratures b e low +68
A dju st the left outside mirro r press ing the knob to le ft/righ t
pressing the knob to le ft/rig h t and up/down.
Neutral position . mirror fo ld ed out. no heatin g or adjustment possib le .
Syn ch rono us mirror adjustment
the Sett ing s- Conveni ence men u select chronous to adju st outside page
T urn the adj ustin g knob to th e L positi on.
Adjust th e left outs ide m irror. Th e righ t
th e sa m e tim e.
needed, correct the positi on of the right mirror turning the adjust in g kn ob to th e tio n.
Lights and vision
Automatic dimming mirror on the drive r side
Th e auto-dimming outs ide mirror is contr olled geth e r w ith the auto-dimming inside mirror 13 4.
Memory for front passenger sid e mirror (when
backing up)
the re m ote contr ol key that will be use d
with th e settin gs about be made.
Unloc k the veh icle with tha t re mote control
k ey.
o n the ign ition.
the transmiss ion into ne ut ral.
Acti vate the fun ctio n Mirror down in the - C onvenience menu.
reverse gear.
Adjus t the passenge r outsid e mirror for a clear view of the curb, for example.
The adjusted mirror positio n is automatically
s to red and ass igned to the ve hicl e key used to lock the vehicle. The preselecte d po sit ion w ill recalled w hen the ke y ass igned to that mirror justment pos it io n is used again .
Recalling
passenger s id e mirror setting s
Turn the adjusting for the sid e mirrors to the R posit ion.
T he mirror m ove s back to the re g ul ar position wh en the ve hicl e m oves forward faster than about mph (16 km /h) or the adjusting knob is to th e or L po sition.
use of the foldin g outside mirrors can cause persona l injury.
Alway s make sure that nobody is in the way w hen f oldin g the mirrors in or out.
Make sure that you do not get yo ur finger caught between the mirror and the mirror base when moving the mirrors.