engine VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 Owner's Manual

Driving with a
Please fir st read and note the introductory
o n page 152.
Headlight settings
Towing a tra
ile r can ra ise the fron t end of th e ve­
hicle enough fo r the low beam s to blind other road u sers. the headlight ra nge adjustment feature
to lower the light cones as req uired . your vehicle does not have headlight range adjustment, have
the headli gh ts adjusted by an authorized Volk­swage n dealer or au th orized Volkswagen Serv ice Facility . Vehicles with gas-d ischa rge lamps self-adjus t to vehicle load an d do not need manual adjustme nt.
Special towing
considerations
Due to th e combined towing weig h t includin g the hi gh er gross vehicle weight, the stopping dis­tance is longer .
Before driving downhill , especially on hills that
a re long or steep, shift in to a lower gea r (m anual
t ransmi ssion) or a lower drive position (automatic
t ra n smi ssion) so that the eng in e helps to brake th e vehicl e. Otherwise, the b rake system could ove r­heat and might fail.
The ve hicle's center of grav ity and, i n
Weigh t dis tr ibutio n i s especially bad if the
tow ing veh icle is e mpty and the traile r i s loaded. If
you absolutely must d rive with this combination , drive with extra care an d at a reduced speed.
Starting off with a trail er on hills
Depend ing o n how steep the h ill is and the com­bined tow ing weig ht, a parked vehicle wi th trailer can roll backwards when yo u firs t sta rt mov ing.
When sta rti
ng off with a trailer on a hill :
Depress and ho ld the brake pedal.
Befo re driv ing
Ma nual transmiss io n : d epress th e clutch fully.
Shift into fir s t gear or drive posi t ion D page 179,
Unlock the par ki ng brake and release it
w hil e ho ld ing th e unl ock butto n.
page assistance systems.
Do not re lease th e parkin g bra ke leve r until the engine sta rt s to move th e vehicle fonvard. your veh icle has an automatic t ransmissio n, yo u can
also depress a nd ho ld the brake pedal for added b raking and then letup on th e brake pedal w hen
you feel th a t the vehicle to move fo rward.
Drive ahead slowly at first.
A lways watch what i s happening up a head
and a round you. Brake earlier than you would if yo u were not to wing a trailer.
Drive especially care full y and accel erate gently. Always avoid sudde n m an euvers and h ard braking.
Be especiall y care ful when p ass ing other hicles. Reduce speed immediate ly if t he trailer
s hows the s lightes t sig n of swayin g. Reduce speed immediatel y if the t ra ile r shows even the
slightest sig n of sway ing.
Neve r try to sto p th e swayin g by accelerating.

12-vol t sockets
In this section you'll find information on th e lowing:
Vehicle elec trica l sock ets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ele ctri ca l d evices can be connecte d to th e ve h icle
1 2 -volt sock ets .
Th e c
onnected device s must be in good worki ng
ord er.
More information:
page 168
accessorie s, re pairs and modification s page303
Improper u se of 12-vo lt soc kets and elec trica l
devi ces can cause fire a nd other severe pe rso nal
injuri es.
Never leave children unattende d in the hicle. Socke ts and con nected devices can be
used when the i gnitio n i s switched on.
ately switch it off and disconnect the pow er
s upply.
B efore driving
Note
To help prevent damage to the elec trical
sys tem, never connect any accessor ies su ch as a
so la r p anel
or veh icle battery charger to a 12-v olt
soc ket.
usc accessor ies whic h have bee n tested
for electromagne ti c compatibility with a motor vehicle.
To help prevent damage from voltage tions, switch off all electri cal consumers n ec ted to the 1 2-vo lt socke t be fore switchin g th e
i g nition on or off or startin g the engine .
Never connect dev ices to a 12-volt socke t that
draw mor e th an the maximum wa ttage the soc ke t can supply. Draw ing too much powe r ca n d amage the vehicle's elec trical sys te m.
turn off the engine when you stop fo r an y le n g th of tim e.
The vehicl e ba u ery will discharg e if you use elec trical equipm en t w hen the en gine is no t
running.
Uns hielded device s may interf ere with rad io reception o r th e v eh icle' s elec trica l sys tem.
Ope rating elec tr ica l devic e s near th e windo w an te n na ma y int erfere with AM
r adio re ception.

sock ets
F ig . 116 Fron t cente r conso le : 12 socket in the
sto rage comportment .
first r ea d and note the introductory information and heed the on page
Maximum power draw
watts
The maximum power draw at any one socke t must never be exceede d. Electrical devices have infor ­
m ation labels on them that says how muc h power they draw.
watts
socket
The socke t works only when the ig nition is swit ched on.
the ignition is on but the en g in e is not running. the ve hicl e battery will be drain ed by any device tha t is p lugged in and turned on. For this reason.
n ever use the e lectrical socke ts unl ess the engine is running.
Storage and eq uipment
Fig. 117 socket.
To h elp prevent damage from voltag e fluctuations,
swi tch off electric al devices connected to a 12-vo h socke t before swit ch ing the ignit ion on or
places in ve­
hicl e:
the storage center fig . 116 or in the front ashtray 168, fig .
lugga ge fig.
Note
the manufacturer's instructions for
connected dev ic es!
Never exceed th e m aximum power consump­tion, or the entire ve hicl e electrical system may be damaged.
use equipment which has been tested for applicable gu ideli nes.
Neve r feed current into the socket .
Unshielded devices may interfere with radio reception or the veh icle's electrica l

In this section yo u'll fin d information on th e
ke y p ositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Sta rting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S topping th e e ngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Electro nic immobi lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Explanatory no tes in thi s chapter regard
rec t S hift Gea rbox.
Immob i
lizer display
I f a n unauthori z
ed vehicle ke y is used or the
s y s te m malf un ctions, o r Immobiliz er activ e!
m ay appear on th e in strum ent cluster. The e ng in e cannot b e s tarte d.
P ush -starting
and tow-starting
F o r t ec hni cal re as
ons, never try to pus h -s ta rt or
stead w hil e following proper a nd safe proc edures.
Mor e information:
Vehicle key pag e 34
Shifting pag e
B raking, sto pping and page
pag e
234
Fuel page 23 9
E m erge ncy clo sing and page 322
353
Towing and page 357
W hile driv ing
Switch in g off the engin e whil e th e ve hicle is
m oving can m ake the ve hicl e harder to s top and re sult in loss of ve hicl e control,lcading to sion s and seve re personal injuri es.
Brake and steerin g assis ta n ce sys tem s, the
a irbag syste m, safety belt pretensione rs, and oth er vehicle safety features onl y wor k when the
e n gi ne is runni n g.
Sw itch off theengineon lyw he n th e vehicl e is
not m ov ing.
The ris k of serious injury ca n be reduced with
the e n g in e runnin g or when startin g the en gine .
To reduce th e risk of seriou s perso nal inju ry
w hen sta rling and running the ve hicle's en gi ne,
n eve r start the e ngine or le t it run in a confined or en clo se d area. Carbon an odorl ess and colorless poisonous gas, is one co mpone nt of en gine exhaust fumes . monoxide can cause loss of conscio usn ess and d ea th.
Never leave the ve hicle unattended with the
e ngin e running. Th e ve hicl e could move denly or a n unusu al operating condition could
occ ur res ult ing in property damage or personal
i njury.
Neve r usc assi st
The ve hicle exhau st s ys tem and th e ca ta ly tic
co nve rter or diese l particula te filter ge t very ho t
and ca n cause and seriou s perso nal injury .
Never park th e veh icle where the ho t ex haust
sys te m or cataly tic co nverte r could ignit e mable materials, su ch brus h , leaves, dry grass, spilled fuel, etc.

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.
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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.

hide key can be removed from the ig nition
sw itch only when th e tra nsmiss ion is in Park
locking and starting system: Starter button.
first read and no te th e in trod uctory inform ation and heed the on page 172.
The starter button can only be opera ted when an authorized vehicle key is in t h e vehicl e.
leaving the ve hicl e, the e lectronic stee rin g
co lumn lock is ac tiva te d when th e ign ition is switch ed off and the driver door is opened page201.
Switching the ignition on and off
Briefly press the s ta rt er button once w ithout opera ting th e brak e or clutch
Emergency start function
If n o authorized vehicle key is identifi ed in the pas­
se nger compartment, use th e e merge ncy start functio n . A re lated message appears in the in stru ­ment cluster disp lay. This could be the case if th e
battery in th e ve hicl e key is wea k or discharged, for
e xample:
Hold the vehicle key to the righ t of the stee rin g
column trim immedi a te ly after press ing the star te r button fig .
T he ign ition automatically switc h es on.
Starting, shi fting, parking
Fig . Emerge ncy start function for vehicles with
Emergency shut-o ff
If the en g ine does no t sw itch off by bri efly pre ssing the s tart er bulton, emergen cy shut-off is neces ­
sary :
the starte r buuon twice withi n one
second o r once for more than two seconds=> in Stoppingtlleengineon page 177.
The moto r switch es off automatically.
Engine restart function
If no authorized vehi cle key is identi fied in the pas­
se nger compartment after the engine has been
switc hed off, the e ng in e can b e res ta rted w it hin about 5 seconds. A message to this effect is sh own
in the di sp lay of th e in stru ment clu ster.
After the five seconds hav e passed, the en gin e ca n
no longer be starte d without an authorize d ve hicle
key in the passenger compartment.
Unintended vehicl e movement can ca use se ­
rious personal inju ry.
Do
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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

If the engine has been driven hard for long time, the engine co uld overheat when it is stopped. To reduce the risk of engine damage, le t the engine id le in for about 2 minutes before you switch ofT the ignition.
read and n o te the int rod uctory information and heed th e on page 172.
The immobilize r helps to pre vent the en g in e from bein g s tarted and driven w ith an unauthorized ve­
hicle key.
Th ere is mi croc hip insid e the ve hicle key. T he chip deactivates the immobilize r automatically
w hen the ve hicl e key is inserted int o the ig nition swit ch .
The electron ic immobilizer is automatically acti­
vated when the ve hicle key is pulle d out of the ig­
niti on switch. ve hicles with the vehicle
key mus t be outsid e the page 41.
While driving
ve hicles wit h automatic transmi ssions,
the engine has been switched ofT, the radiator fan in the engi ne com partment may ke ep running for several minutes, or may start run­
nin g afte r th e ve hicl e has been parke d for a w hile, even if th e ig nition is switch ed ofT a nd the ignition
key has been removed. The rad iator fan shuts off automatically when the en g ine has coole d down enough .
Th e e ng in e can there fore onl y be started with a correct ly coded genuine Volk swagen ve hicle key. ve hicle keys are availab le from authorized Volkswage n dea lers, authorized Volk swage n vice Fac ilities, and from certain independent re­pair facilit ies and locksmiths who a re qualified to m ake vehicle page 34.
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fan unauthorize d ve hicle key is used, SAFE or Im mobiliz er active ! appears in the in strument clu ste r display. The ve hicl e cannot be operated w ith this key.
Using gen uine Volkswage n key s helps mini­mi ze the risk of malfu nctions .

first rea d and not e the introductory informatio n and heed the on page
The pos ition s of the indiv idual gea rs are s hown on th e gea rs h ift fig.
Dep ress the pedal th e way and ho ld.
Move the lev er in to the des ired tion.
Th e clut ch
pedal mus t be depresse d to stan the eng ine.
Automatic transmission :
Fig . 124 Au tom atic transmissio n selector lever with
shift
When vehicle is not m ovin g. depress th e and ho ld.
th e shift le ve r d own.
Move the leve r to the and th en push
forwar d int o the reverse gear position
When the engine running and a gear gaged , th e vehicle will start to mov e as soon as the pedal is released, even when the parking brake is appli ed.
Never shift into reve rse when th e vehicle is
moving.
Note
T o h elp prevent damage and premature wear:
Do not re st your hand on the gear shift leve r
whil e dri ving.
Make sure th at the vehicle has come to a
Always depress th e pedal
Do not hold the ve hicl e on a
fir st rea d and no te t he int roduc tory information and hee d th e on page
sold in the United and have an Automatic Lock ve hicles with you must depress the brake pedal and ho ld it d ow n whil e press ing th e rclense
fig. in ord er to move th e selec to r leve r
o ut of and int o drive gea r. W hen lector leve r is in Ne utral (N). you also have to press th e brak e pedal before you can move lecto r leve r to Dr ive (D ), Drive o r neverse (R).
If th e ignition is switched on. the c urrent selec tor lever

Selector lever posi- Designation tion
The drive wheels are mecha nica lly locked.
p Se le c t only when the ve hicle is
N Neutral Tran
smissio n i s in Ne utral positi on. No power is tra nsferre d to
th e wheels and no e ng in e brakin g effect is available.
D Driv e (standard All forwa rd gears shift up and d ow n automatically. The tran smi s-
dri vin g pos ition) s
ion shift s as nee ded dep endin g on engin e load , indiv idual dri vin g sty le, and dri ving speed.
A
ll f orwa rd gea rs aut omatically up shift/aterand dow nshift ear-
s Sport Dri ve
leve r lock
Th e
selector leve r lo ck in
the re le ase button on th e selec tor leve r a t th e sam e time .
Th e se lec to r leve r l
ock is no t e ngaged if these­
(R) to Dri ve (D)).
T hi s makes it possibl e to
second and th e
ve hicl e is tra velin g no faste r than approx imate ly
3 mph (5 km /h).
ra re cases. the Dir ect Gea rbox. thi s ha ppens, th e eng ine w ill be disab led to pre­
ve nt the vehicle from m oving unexpec te dly. Th e
gree n ind ica tor light will blink and text mes­
sage will be di sp layed. To e n gage th e selec tor lever lock, do as follows:
6-speed trans missions: Depress and then re le a se the brak e pedal; try to e ngage th e se lector l oc k again.
Starting, shifting, parking
Never accelerate when m ovi ng the selector lever.
Whe n the en gin e is running and a drive posi­tio n is engaged, the ve hicle will start to move as soon as the brake pedal is re leased.
Never shift into Reverse or
Never get out of the driver's seat whil e the engine is running, especially when the tra nsmi s­
s ion is in a drive gear. lfyou m ust leave your ve­
hicl e while the engi ne is running, alwa ys set the
p a rkin g brake and shift the transmi ssio n into (P).
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