child lock VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 Owner's Manual
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Ignition key positions
Fig. 118
Please first r ead and n o te the introduc tory information and heed th e on
fig. 118
No key in ig nitio n switch : column is lo cke d.
Ig nition switched e lec trical co nsumers T he ve hicl e key b e
r emove d.
Ig nition is switched on . Th e di ese l e n gin e is pre h eated. column lock b e leased.
th e e ng in e. the eng in e start s, relea se th e ve hicl e key. released . th e ve hicle
k ey return s to
If you use the w rong key
If an unauthorize d ve hicl e key been inserted
int o the ig niti on switch , it b e removed as lows:
transmi ssion: the ve hicle key cannot b e rem oved from the ig nit ion in thi s the rel ease button on th e transmissio n
se lec to r l eve r releas e. Th e ve hicl e ke y can be re m oved.
Manual tran smissio n: out the ve hicle key.
I
mproper usc of v e hi cle keys can result in rious perso nal injury.
the key with yo u w hen yo u leave the ve hicle . The engine can be started and hicle sy ste m s su ch a s the power windows can be operated, lea din g to serious personal injury.
Neve r lea ve ch ildren , d isabled pe rsons, or anyone who cannot h elp themselves in th e hicle. The doors can be locked with the remote
control key. This could result in peo ple being trapped in the ve hicle in
be exposed to very
hi gh or very low temperatures. eat build -up in the pas senger compartment of
atures can quickl y re ach leve ls cause unconscio usness and death , to
s mall children.
Never remove the key from the ig niti on
swi tc h w hile th e vehicle is moving or rolling to a stop. The steering wheel will lock and you will
not b e a ble to steer or control th e ve hicle.
Leavi ng the key in the ig niti on fo r a long time w hen th e en g in e is no t running will drain the
v ehicle batt ery.
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Improper usc of vehicle keys can res ult in riou s personal injury .
In ve hicl es with a die sel engine and the en g in e s tart may be de laye d if the e ngine has to be pre hea te d.
Always take the key wit h you when you lea ve the vehicle. Children or unauthorize d 1>erso ns may use it to lock the ve hicle, sta rt the e ng ine, and opera te ve hicl e systems such as the power
windows, lea din g to serio us personal in jury.
Ne ver leave childr en , di sa bled pe rso ns, or an yone who cannot help themselves in th e hicl e. The doors can be locked using the remote co ntrol key. This could result in peop le being trapped in the vehicl e in an em erge ncy. For
on p ag e 172.
carry out eac h step only in the order specified .
S tep Vehicles w ith
out KESSY Vehicl es with
I. Dep ress and hold dow n th e brak e pedal until ste p 5 is co mpl ete d.
I a . M
a
nual transmissio n ve hicles Depress clut ch peda l full y and ho ld until th e e ngine has
s ta rt ed.
2. Sh ift th e tran smissio n int o Ne utral (N) or Park (a uto matic), or int o Ne utral (manual only).
page 174, fig. indicator
light
th e s ta rt er page 119 -
4 .
fig.
118 do not d epress the acce lerator d
o n ot depress the acce le rat or pe dal. An au-
th orized vehicl e key must b e inside th e ve-
p ed al. hide in ord er to s tart th e e ngine.
5. W he n th e e ngine re le a se the ve hicl e V hc n th e e ngin e re le a se the starter
key. butt on.
th e e ngine does not
the e mergency start functi on if necessary 175 ..
7. H e! e a se the parkin g brak e whe n you are rea dy to s tart page
While driving
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Braking, stopping, and parking
Introduction
In this section yo u'll find inform ation on fo l
lowi ng:
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Park in g brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
About t
he brakes . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 192
Bra king assistance sys tem s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Switching Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) on ond off . . 196
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
T he brakin g support syste ms are Brake A ss is t E lec tro nic Differ e n tial Loc k (EDL). Anti-Slip
M ore information:
Trail er page
pag e
Tires and page 276
acce ssories, r epa ir s and modifi catio ns
brakes or worn brake pads can
ca use colli sio n and serious personal inju ry.
light s up in the
in strument cluste r di splay, w heth er a lo n e or to
ge ther with tex t message, immediat ely conta ct an authorized Volk swage n dea ler or authorized
Volkswag en Se rvi ce Faci lity to have th e brake pad s ch ecke d and , if necessary, re pl aced.
WARNING
improperly can cause se riou s pe rso nal
injury .
Never re m ove key from the ignition switch while vehicl e is m ov ing or ro llin g to a
s top. The steering w heel w ill lock and you not be
Never park the vehicle w here the ho t ex ha ust
syste m or catalyti c convert er could ignit e flam
mabl e mater ia ls, su ch as brus h , leaves , dry grass, spilled fue l, e tc .
Always apply th e parki ng brake whe n
p a rki ng your veh icle. Imprope r u sc of th e
p a rking bra ke can se rio usly injur e you and your passe nge rs.
Never use the
e m ergency . The stopping dista n ce is muc h
longer b ec au se onl y the wheels arc braked . use the foot brake to sto p the vehicle .
Never the throttl e from
th e e ng in e
th e automati c transmission is in gear. The ve hicle will start t o move as soon the e ngine speed ev en i f th e brake is on.
Never leave childr en or anyo ne w ho canno t
h elp them se lve s beh in d in the vehicl e. They could re leas e the brak e move the gear selector leve r or shift , wh ic h could cause th e vehicle to start m ov ing. Thi s ca n lea d
to a cras h and seri ous personal injuri es.
Always take the key with you when yo u
leave th e ve hicle . The engine ca n be started and ve hicl e sys te m s s uch as the power wind ows can
b e operate d , le ad ing to seri ous perso nal injury.
Neve r leave childr en , di sabled perso ns, or a nyon e who cannot h elp them se lves in the vehicl e. T he doors can b e lo cke d wit h the re mote contro l ke y, trapping passe nge rs in the
ve hicle in an emerge ncy. For exa mpl e, dep ending on th e tim e of year, people trappe d in the
ve hicle can be ex pose d to very high or very temperatures. Heat build -up in the passenger and parked vehicl e result in temperatu res in the ve hicl e th at arc much hi gher than the outsid e tempe mtu
res, partic ul arl y in summer. T emperatures ca n
qui ckly reac h le v e ls that can cause uncon
scio usn ess ch ildr en.
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In this section information on th e fol
l owing:
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Washing with a power washer ................ .
Cleaning windows
and outside mirrors ......... .
Cleaning
and changing the winds hield wiper
b l
ades .......................
. . . . . . . 267
Cleaning wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Care of rubber door and window seals . . . . . . . . . 268
De-icing door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Cleaning the engine comportment ....... -. . . . . 269
Regu l
ar and expert ca re helps to preserve the value of your vehicle. expert care may also be o ne of th e requirements of you r New Vehicle Lim ited if co rros ion re pair or repa intin g is neces
s ary.
Veh icle care produc ts avai lable fro m your au
th orized Volkswagen d eale r or A uthorized
Int erio r care and page
Preparations for work ing in the e ngine compage 242
Parts. accessorie s. repair s and modifications
Vehicle care produc ts ca n be dangerous. Im
proper usc c a n cause accid ents, burns, poisonin g, or oth er seri ous persona l injuries.
Alway s sto re vehicle care products only in o rigina l co ntainers that are securely closed.
Alway s read and heed all th e in structions and all o n the pac kag e.
To reduce the risk of poiso ning, never usc empty food or beverage containers that might m is lead someone int o frum
A lways keep vehicl e ca re products out of the reach of childre n .
Never usc fuel, turpentine, eng in e o il, nail poli sh r emov er or ot her vo la til e fluid s for ve
hicl e ca re. They are po isonous and hi ghl y flam
mable.
Improper care and cleaning of ve hicl e component s can impact the safe ty feature s of the ve
hicl e and cause serio us personal injury.
A lways clea n and maintain vehicl e component s according to manufacturer's instructions.
use ap1>roved or recomm ended
clean ers.
Vehi cle care products containing s olvents can damage plastics and other ve hicl e th e material s.
Wash th e ve hicl e only des ig nated was h loca tio ns to preve nt wa ter con
t a minated with oil. grease and fuel from enterin g the storm drain sewe r system. In some are a s it is
a gains t th e to wash motor ve hicles anywhere than other than sp ecified design ated car
was hing locatio n s.
choo se those that are no t harmful to the environ ment.
Never th row out ve hicl e care produ cts with ordina ry house ho ld waste. Always read and hee d all th e in structi ons and on the
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Introduction
In this section yo u'll informati on on th e lowi ng:
Prote cting yourself and the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . .
More information:
B ra king, sto ppin g and page
Em erg ency clos ing and page 322
Ve hicl e tool page326
Chan ging a page
Protecting you rse lf and the vehicle
Fig. 167 the center of the instrument panel: for emergency
A vehicle breakdown in
Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so and move th e ve hicle a safe distance off the tu all duurs in
Neve r leave children, disable d persons, or anyone who cannot help themselves alone in th e ve hicl e when locking the doors. This could
result in people being trap ped in the vehicle in
a n em erge ncy. Depending on the tim e or year, people trapped in tl1e vehicl e can be exposed to
very high or very low tempe ratures.
fir st rea d and no te th e introdu ctory info rmati on and heed the
on
all appli cabl e leg al require m ent s re garding securin g a broke n- down ve hicl e.
For yo
ur safe ty and th at of your pa sse ngers, carry out th e followin g ste ps in the o rder
on em erge ncy flashers by p ress ing 167.
3. Appl y th e parkin g brake, preve nt the ve hicl e from page 188.
4 . th e tran smi ssio n int o (automati c) or Neutra l (manua l page 179.
5 . Stop th e e ngin e and re move th e key from th e ig niti on page 172.
Do it yourself
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Emergency
In thi s sec tion i nfor mation on the lowing:
Manually unlocking and locking the driver door . . 323
the rear a nd th e power su nro of.
Mor e informa tion :
Vehicle key set page 34
lock ing and closin g pa ge 38
page 43
Rear page 45
In an pag e
Neve r leave children, disabl ed p ersons, or anyo n e hicl e. The doors can b e loc ke d
A closed ve hicle can b eco me very ho t o r ve ry
co ld, de pendin g on the seaso n. Partic ularl y in
th e summer, heat build-up in the passe nge r and
lu gg ag e compartment of a park ed vehicl e can
result in tempe ratu res in the v ehicl e th at are much high er th an the outsid e temperatures.
T emperatures can q uickl y reach leve ls th at can
ca use unco nscio usn ess and d eath, particul arl y
t o s mall children.
Care less op en in g o r cl
osin g o f doo rs, the rear hatch, and th e power sunroof is dan gerou s and ca n cause seri ou s personal inju ry.
or cl ose doors , th e rear h atc h , and the
p owe r sunroo f o nl y w hen n o one is in th e w ay.
Note
T o h elp preve
nt ve hicl e dam age, care full y re move
and p ro perl y re -in stall parts w hen performi n g
e m ergency locking or
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. . . . . . . . . . . . .
A
Abroad
Extended stays with th e vehicle . . . . . . . 312
Sale of the vehicle ................... 312
see Braking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acoustic warnings Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adaptive Front Lighting System
Dynamic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
124
Adjusting
Electrically adjustable front seat . . . . . . .
Aftermarket installation Ca r phone ......................... .
232
Airbag system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Side Curtain Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
of child restraints ................. 95
Vehicle
care ..................... .... 274
Alarm button in vehicle key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alcantara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Ambient lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Anodized trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Antif reeze agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Anti-lock
brake system (ABS)............ 194
Ant i-Slip Regulation (ASRJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Anti-slip regulation (ASR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 42 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anti-theft wheel bolts ...........
Armrest ................................ 64
Ash tray ............................... 168
Ashtray
Front ............................... 168
brakin g assis tance systems ....... 196
see Braking assistance systems ....... 194
Swit ch in g on and off ................. 196
Assistance systems
Ant i- lock brake syste m (ABS) ......... 194 Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) ............ 196 Anti-slip regulation (ASR) ............ 194
Brake Assist ......................... 194
Brake Assist
(BAS) . .. ................ 194
ccs ................................ 2 14
Cruise control syst
em ........ ........ 214
............................... 218 Dynamic Chass is Contro l ............ 218 Electronic differentia l lock (EDL) ...... 195
E l
ectronic stabilization program 194
Hill Hold ............................
362 363