light VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Workshop Manual

Switching lights on and off
Fig. 74 Light switch next to the steeri ng (different versions).
first read and note the introducto ty information and heed the o n page
Turn the switch to the desired fig . 74:
When t11e ignition is swit ch ed off
Fog lights,
Orientation light ing may be switched on.
light s sw itched on.
--Low beam s swi tc h ed off. T he park ing and day tim e runnin g light s may stay on for some time.
Fog
The indicator light
To switch on the fog the swi tc h out to o r to the first detent.
T o switch th e fog lights, press the ligh t switch or turn it to t he pos ition.
Acoustic warning when lights are not switched off
the following situati on s, a wa rnin g sig nal sound if you take the k ey out o f th e op en th e driver door. This is to remind you that lights are on.
Light switch in
Light switch in position
Lights and vision
t11c ignition is swi tched on
Headligh ts daytim e running on.
A ut
omatic headligh t and daytime ning lights sw itched on.
switched on.
Low beams switched on.
lights and daytime running lights are not bright enough to let
Always switch on t11e lo w-beam headlights at dus k or when it is dark and whenever weather is bad or visibility is poor.
Never use the daytime running lights to see where you are going. They are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for
The taillight s do not come on t11e daytime running light s. the taillight s are on,
Even if automatic headlig h t control is switched on, the headlights may st ill
not come on by themsel ves in fog or heavy rain. have to switch on the low-beam headlights manual!.
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Lights and Vision functions
Please first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page
Da ytime running lights
Separa te l
amps are installed in the
Turning on daytime running light s
Press a
nd hold the turn signal leve r and high beam switch and to th e back (right s ig nal an d
h eadlight flash e r).
The daytime running lights are switched on every
tim e the ignitio n is swit ch ed on and the light
swi t
ch is in pos ition or T he indicato r light DRL in the in slrument cluster in dicates th e t iva te d function page 121.
If the light sw itch is in position
page
Automatic headlight control
Aut omati c headl ight contro l is resource only and cannot a lways recogn ize all driv ing situ ations.
Automatic activati on:
I f th e tw
ilig ht sensor reg isters darkness, for
km /h ).
If the ra in
sensor recog nizes rain and switches th e windshield wipe rs o n.
Adoptive
Front Lighting
T he Adaptive Front Lightin g
mounte d lamps automatically improve road mination durin g co rnerin g.
veh icles equipped with th e feature is sw itched o n and page
som e m ode ls. the headlight s move dentl y of eac h other, eve n in strai ght-ahead
drivi ng. They adapt to weather con diti ons and speed to be n er illum in ate th e roadway. The light s return to t heir orig in al posit io n after a delay ,
dependin g on th e s pee d of the ve hicle.
B
efor e driv in g If
the light switch is
in the positio n , veh icle
lighti ng, as as instrument and switc h nati on, automatically turn on and off in the lowing
brightness is regis te red.
I f drivi ng u
nder mph (65 km /h ) for
tlles.
I f
the win dshie ld wipe rs have no t moved for
an d other accidents can happen w hen yo u cannot see the road ahead and w hen yo u
cannot b e seen by other motorists.
Never use daytime running lights to see where you a re going . Daytime running lights a re
not bright enough to
T he ta illi ghts do not come on w he n the time runni.n g lights are switch ed on. A vehicle without ta illight s on cannot be seen by o th ers
w hen it is dark or raining or v is ibility is o ther-
wis e poor.

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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In this section you'll find information on th e lowing:
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
func tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
w iper service pos itio n . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
and refilling wind shi eld washer fluid 132
More information :
Air condition er air rec irculation mode page 226
Preparatio ns for working in the engin e page 242
Exte rior care and cleaning=> pag e 262
washer fluid without enough frost can freeze on the windshield and duce visibility.
Never use the wind shield wipers/washers when it is freezing without first defrosting the windshield. The washer solution may freeze on the windshie ld and reduce visibility.
sonal injury.
Always replac e wiper blades that are worn,
damaged, or do not kee p the windshield clear.
Note
To help prevent damage to the wiper blades and the wiper motor when it is cold outside, always make sure that blades are not frozen to the shi eld before operating the wipers. When parking the vehicle in freezing weather, it can be he lpful to
plac e th e windshield wipers in the so they do not fr eeze to the windshie ld
Plea se first read and note th e imrodu cto ry informati on and hee d the on page 128.
Light s up Possibl e ca use
was her and re ar windo w
was he r fluid leve l too low.
the ignition is switc h ed Note
Failure to heed warning ligh ts or text can resu lt in ve hicl e damage

Windshield wiper lever
Fig . 78 Operating the rear wiper .
Fig. Operatin g t he front windsh ie ld wipers .
on page 128.
Move the leve r to t he des ired
Wipe r switched off.
In term itt
ent wiping for the w ind shield.
fig. 77 to adj ust the delay between wip ing cycles (vehicles wit hout rain sen-
so rs) or the sensit iv ity of th e rain sensor (vehicle s w ith rain senso rs).
w iper speed.
H IGH Fast wipe r speed.
1x One-ta p wip ing-brief wiping. Hold th e lever presse d down longer to wipe faster.
the le ve r towa rd t he stee ring whee l to activat e the au toma tic wipe/wa sh for the windsh ie ld.
the leve r forward as far as it will go to ac tiva te the rear window then re-lease.
Note
If the ig n it io n i s swi tc h ed off whil e the w ipers are th e w ipers continue a t the sa me
w ip ing sp eed when the ign ition i s swi tched on agai n.
The w in ds hield wipe rs work only if th e tio n i s sw itched on and th e engine hood is
clo sed.
Th e intermittent wip ing for the front shield depends on the driving speed. The
h igh er the the faster th e wipers move.
th e rear w ip e r is s witc hed on automatically w henever the car is pu t in to
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Wiper functions
first read and note th e introductory informat ion an d heed the on page 126.
Wip
er p erformanc e in diffe rent situations:
W he n th e veh icle is
not mov ing : The wip er speed changes tempo ra ril y to the next lower speed.
W hil e
the washer sys te m is wo rking, the climate control
During automatic wipe/wash: sys
te m switches to recircul ation for about seconds h elp prevent th e w asher flu id odor from enterin g the ve hicl e int e-rior.
D urin g int e
rmittent wip ing: S
peed-dependent interval con tro l: The high er th e speed, the faste r the wipers m ove.
Heated washer nozzles
The heatin g tha ws frozen wash er nozzles, but not the fluid suppl y hoses. When the ig niti on is
sw itch ed on, th e heat applied to the was he r zles is au to mat ically regulate d d ep ending o n th e
outs id e ai r t emperature .
Headlight washer system
T he headlight washer sys te m clea ns the headli ght
glass.
I f th e ign it io n
and the headli ghts (high or lo w arc swit ch ed on, the headlight s time and every fifth time th e front windshi eld washers a re activa te d. Thi s happen s only when the low or hig h beams are on whe n th e
Windshiel d wi pe r service posit ion
Fig. 79 Wind sh ield wiper in ser vice position .
Before driving
windshi eld wip er leve r is pulle d towards th e
s teering w heel. Howeve r, th e headli ghts must s till
b e was hed by ha nd periodically (for i nstance, during fue ling) in order to get riel of move dirt insect splaller).
T o hel p
make sure th at th e headli gh t cleanin g syste m wo rk s during winter weather, a lways keep the headlight washer nozzles fre e of snow move an y ice w ith de- icer spray before drivi ng.
Use a de- icer spra y to re m ove an y ice.
wiper will try to wip e it away . fit continues bloc k the wiper, th e wiper wil l s top moving. move th e in terfer ence and swit ch th e wip er on
firs t read and note the introductory in formation and heed th e o n page 128 .
I n
the service posit io n, th e wiper arms can be
tilted away from the windshield=> lig . 7 9 . The w ipers are move d to the ser vice pos it io n as lows:
T he e ngin e hood must b e closed=> page 242.
Switch the ig nition o n again .
th e windshie ld wiper leve r down brie fly page 129, fig . 77
Fold the wipe r arm s back onto the w indshi eld fo re driving! Th e w iper arms will move back t o their origin al positi on afte r dri vin g off or w he n th e
winds hi eld wip e r leve r is activa te d .

lifting and folding the wiper blades away from
th e
windshield
Move the wiper arm s th e serv ice position
Do not handle the wiper b lades; h andle the
wipe r arms o nl y at the a uachment above the w iper blades.
Rai n sens or
Fig. Windshield wiper lever : Adjusting rain senso r
first read and note the introductory information and heed th e WARNINGS on page 128.
When
swit ched on. the rain sensor automatically
shorte n s or le ngthens the de lay betwee n wiping in tervals depend in g on how hard it is The rain sensor's sensiti vity can be adjusted man­uall y. Manual wiping (vehicle s w ith out rain sen­sors) page 129.
Rain sensor off.
sensor active-automatic wiping needed.
Adju stin g the sensit iv it y of the rain sensor:
- Move switc h t o the right -hi gh sen siti vity.
- Move sw itch to the left - low se nsitivity.
swit ch in g th e ignition off an d back on again ,
t h e ra in sensor stays o n and works agai n with the wiper leve r in w he n the vehicle speed is over
events which occur in the dete ction zone of its
Lights and vision
Note
Always the windshield wiper arms down against the windshield before driving the ve hicle.
Fig . 8 1 Sensit ive rai n sensor surface .
fig. 81 an d malfu nction due number of reasons; these in clu de:
Worn out w ip er blades: Wo rn out w iper blades m ay lea ve a film of water or w ipi ng streaks; thi s can cause the wipers run longe r, to wip e more often , o r to w ipe continu ously at h ig h speed.
Insects: Insects the sensor may tri gger the w ipers .
s tr eaks: streaks o n th e w indsh ie ld from
w inter drivin g can cause wiping more often or continu ously on g lass that is almos t dry.
Dirt: Caked-on dust, wax, any build- up on the windshield (lotus effect), or car -w ash deter­gent residue can lower the rain sensor's sen siti vity and cause it to react too slowly or n o t all.
C ra ck or chip in the wind shi eld :
th at, th e
rai n sensor will recog nize the c ha nge re -cal i­itself to respond to the sensit ive su rface's re­duced detection zone. Depending on th e s ize of the chip, the sensor's reaction ern may or may no t change.

The sensor cannot always recognize rain and activate the wipers.
Switch the wipers on manually when water on the windshield reduces visibility.
131, fig. 81 (arrow) regularl y and check the wipe r b lades fo r damage.
T o remove wax and coats of polish safely, we recommend usin g a n alcoho l-based s hi eld
Fig. 82 the engine compartme nt: Cap of the shield washer fluid reservoir .
Ple ase first read and the int rod uctory information and heed th e on pa ge
the windshi eld was her necess ary.
page 242.
The wind shi eld washer fluid reservoi r can be identifi ed by symbol on its fig. 82.
H efill w ith an appropriat e windshie ld was he r
fluid i s recommended by Follow th e directio ns on the co ntainer.
Before driving
co ld weather. u sc a speci al
Filling capacity
The w indshi eld washer fluid reservoir holds 4.2 quarts (a bout 3 to 4 liters ): in vehicles with headlight cleaning sys te m - 6.3 quarts (about3 to 61it e rs).
Never add anti-freeze or simila r to the windshie ld was her fluid . This could produce
erabl y reduce v is ibility.
Note
Neve r mix cleaning solutions recommended by Volkswagen with other cl eaning agcnts.lfyo u
ucts that can clog the windshield wiper nozz les.
When refilling, do not confuse one type of