transmission VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 Owners Manual

playe d m ay be slightly hi gher the
is from { to +122
cated in the instrument clu ste r pag e 19.
lec tor leve r po sition may be s hown in th e disp la y
in addition th e respective gear bein g use d.
Gear re commendation (manual transmission)
While the vehicle is movin g, a fuel eco nomy gear
recomme ndation is ind icate d in the in strument
clu ste r p age 179.
Secondary speed display (mph or km/h)
While drivin g, in addition to the speedomete r play, th e vehicl e speed can b e shown in measurem ent unit {mph or km /h ) in the ment clu ste r d is play. T o do thi s, se lec t th e
Seco ndary sp ee d menu item in pagc21.
For vehicles wit ho ut a m enu displa y in the ment cluste r:
th e engine.
button three tim es. The odometer
in dica to r in th e in strument clu ste r di sp lay flas h es .
the (o.o SET) bu tton once. Instead of th e odom eter reading. or
Thi s th e secondary sp ee d di splay. To d eac tiva te. follow th e same pro cedure.
overview
Failur e to hee d warnin g light s and instrument cluster text messages can cause the ve hicl e to break down in traffic and res ult in a colli sion and
se riou s personal injury .
Never ignore warning lights or tex t INGS.
Always stop the vehicle as soo n as it is safe to do so.
A broken down veh icle presents high dent risk for itself and Sw itch on gency flash e rs and se t up a w arnin g tr iangle to warn oncoming
Park the vehicle at and where no ly ti c co nverte r and exhaust sys te m can come into contact witl1 flammable materials under
th e vehicl e, s u ch as dry brus h, spilled fuel ,
e tc.
yo u usc the temperature disp lay to
t ell yo u about frost condition s, remember that road s can even icc ov er at temperatures above
+39 {+4 {ice warning) is not
Neve r rel y exclusively on the o utside ature disp lay.
Note
Failure to heed warning lights or tex t WARNINGS
ca n res ult in vehicle damage.
The in strument cluste r disp lays and their rangement may vary dep e nding on th e hide model and e ng in e ve rs ion. For disp lay s
witho ut wa rnin g and in formation messages, fun ction s are only s igna le d w ith indicator lights .
there arc multipl e wa rnin g m ess age s, the sy mbo ls are dis p layed one aft er anothe r for
seve ra l se conds in orde r of importan ce. The bol s are di splay ed un til the cause has been correc ted.

Gasoline engines
Maximum power Eng in e
Transmission output ne t)
code
5-speed
1 25kW
manual
A utomati c ---125kW _a)
6-speed
m anual
1
47kW cerA DSG® 6-speed autom atic
1 47kW
I nforma tio n not availab le
n et) code Transmission
6-speed manual
Exceed
ing m aximum permiss ibl e w eight ratin gs
ca n
Neve r let th e actual weights at the front and rea r ax les excee d th e permissible Gross Axle
remember that the ve hicle's handling and braking will be affected by extra load and the distributi on of thi s load. Adju st your s peed accordin gly.
Transporting
G ross front Gross rear
weig ht
weight ratin g weight weight
rating rating
--
---
-kg"l
Gross front
Gross rear G ross veh icle
axle
axle weight
weight weight rating weight
rating rating
-
Note
A
lwa ys distribute th e eve nly and as low as possib le in the vehicle. The ve hicl e capacity
weight figures appl y when the lo ad i s distributed
eve nly
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use trailer hitches that are approved b y Volkswage n for your ve hicl e and
Maximum weigh t
first read and note th e introductory informat io n and heed the on page 152.
Maximum permissibl e trailer
lbs.
weights
Automatic trans-mission
Trailer with _a)
Trailer with out brak e -
Tongue weight _a)
lnfonnation not a vailabl e at tim e of printing.
The gross ve hicle weight ratin g and the gross axle
we ight
pliance label on th e d rive r fr ont door pill ar. The
label can be seen when the door i s traile r is towe d, th e we ight of the ball mount and th e to ng ue we ight of the trail er are
ad ded to th e ve hicle weigh t
The trailer we ight
for
eve ry m ) of additi onal alt itu de.
T ransporting k
g
Manual trans-Automatic Manual trans-missio n transmission m ission
_a) 454
_a)
Exceeding the maximum permissi ble trailer and tongue we ight s can cause accidents and seriou s personal injury.
Never le t the actual weight at the front or rear forthat axle. Never le t the combined fr ont and rear
weight s exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
Note
Exceeding the gross weight ratin gs can cause tensive ve h icl e damage that i s not co ve re d b y the manufacturer's
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Shifting
Introduction
In this section you'll find information on
. . . . . . . .
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Manual transmi ssion: Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automa tic transmission: Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . 182
with Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving with automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
E xplanatory no tes in thi s chapter also apply rect Gearbox.
When the ignition is switched on and th e
T he backup light comes on.
Th e air co nd itionin g sys te m sw itch es ically r ecirculat ing air verse.
The rear window wiper swi tches on when
sis t sys te m , a nd camera For
Instrum em s
Brak ing, and
D is tance
H everse driving assista nl (Rea r Assist)
Clima te comrol
Eng in e contro l and emission cont rol sys tem
Eme rgen cy closi ng and page 322
accelera tion can cause skidding and loss of t ract ion, especially on slipp ery roads, sulling in loss of vehicl e control , collision s,
and seriou s personal injury.
kick -d own feature or fast ti on onl y if vis ibility, weather, road , and traffi c
co nditi ons permit.
Neve r
or apply the p edal often or lo ng. Constant brakin g ca uses the brakes to over hea t. This subs ta nti ally duce performance, increase stop1> ing
d is tance, and cau se complete failure of th e
Note
Neve r the brakes by keeping your foot
o n brake ped al when you do not want to brake.
Thi s
Before driving downhill , es peci all y on that are lon g or steep, alw ays reduce speed an d into lower gear (manual or auto mati c mission) so that th e engin e help s to brake hi cle. Otherwi se, th e brake system could over hea t and possibl y fail. use th e when yo u
n eed them slow v ehicl e dow n more or

with manual transmission: Clu tch
Plea se first re ad and note th e in troducto ry information and heed th e on pag e
usc floor mats that leave the pedal area fre e and ar e held sec urel y in plac e w ith floor mat fas­
t e n ers to help prevent slidin g.
with automatic transmis­
s io n : Accelerator pedal, Broke
in the driver footwell can prevent the pedal s from moving fr ee ly . Thi s ca n ca use loss of vehicl e control and increase the risk of serious
p ersonal injurie s.
Never put floor mats or other floor coverings
o n top of alr eady in stalled floor mats.
Always make sure that n o thing can f all into
th e driver footwell while the vehicl e is mov ing.
CD Note
Alway s make sure that the pedals arc abl e to move
fre ely and that nothing ca n interf ere with them.
For examp le, if a brak e ci rcui t malfun ction s, more brake pedal trave l will be needed to bring the ve­
hicl e to a full stop, and yo u will have to depress th e
brake pedal harde r and further than

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

(D), Sport Drive (5), or has been selected, press and hold the peda l to keep the vehicl e from moving. The vehicle may and move forward or backw ard even if the engine is idling slowly.
Never shift into !!everse when the vehicl e is movin g.
Never leave the vehicle in Neutral (N). will
roll down hill s, whether the engine is running or not.
While driving
Note
Even though the transmission is in the vehicl e may move a couple of inches fonvards or backwards if yo u take your foot off the pedal after stopping the vehicle without first setting the parking brake.
b y mi stak e w hen the vehi cle is moving. take
your foot o ff the accelerator p ed al.

Shiftin g with Tipt ronic
Fig . 125 Selector lever in
Please first read and note the introductory info rmati on and heed the on page 179.
Tiptronic l ets you upshi ft and down shift manu ally
w ith the automatic tran smission. W hen Tiptronic
m ode is use d, the tran smi ssion stays in the current gear and does no t upshift or downshift
Push the selector leve r sid eways to the right
fro m Drive (D) po siti on int o theTiptronic position Selector lever o n page 182 .
push th e se lector lever for ward to to fig.
Using Tip tronic with the s hift paddles behind the
steering w heel
Th e fig. wo rk whe n the selector
lever is in Dri ve (D ) o r
shift paddles.
have to move the se lector leve r over to the right int o the Tiptronic positi on.
To upshift , pull th e paddle (+ o n the right to wa rd you.
To downsh ift, pull th e paddle o n th e le ft
T o switch offTiptronic m ode, pull the paddle on the rig ht( + OFF) towa rd yo u and hold it there for about one second.
Tiptron
ic will s wi tc h off a utomatically if the s hift paddles have not been used for
Note
During acceleration, the transmission will
shif t automatically into the next higher gea r fore reaching maximum en g in e speed (rpm).
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Driving with automatic transmission
Please fir st read and n ote the int rod uctory informatio n and heed th e WARN INGS on page 179.
All forwa rd gea rs shift up and down automatically.
Driving on
Th e steeper grade, lower the gea r that must be selec te d. Lowe r gea rs in crease the b raking ef­
fect o f th e e ng ine. Neve r coast downhill in (N).
Heduce sp eed.
Switch to Tiptron ic mod e by m oving these­lecto r l eve r fro m Drive (D) t o the rig ht into the Tip­p age 185.
Dow nshift by pullin g th e selec to r l ever back briefly(-).
page 185.
Emergency shift
program
trans­
m issio n will th en operate in th e em ergency shif t
p rogram. The emergency shift progra m lets you drive th e ve hicle, bu t at a re duced speed and w ithout bein g able to use all of th e forwa rd gears.
I n
som e cases, vehicles with Direct Gearbox (DSG® ) may not be able to shift into reverse.
I n
any event, have the automatic tra nsm iss ion checke d by an authorized Volkswage n dealer or authorized Volkswage n Service Facility.
O verload prot ection for Direct
Drive
With k ick-down actu ate d , t he tran sm iss io n will stay in th e current gear lo nge r an d not ups hift un til
t h e e ng ine reaches m aximum rpm.
Launch control
program
The launch control p rogra m lets you ta ke ad van­
t age of maximum acce lera tion from a standstill.
Switc h off Anti -Sli p H egulation 188.
De press and ho ld th e bra ke pedal with your le ft
foot.
Move th e selector leve r in to Dr ive
W ith your rig ht foot, depress the accelerator
pedal un til the engine reaches rpm.
Hemove you r left foo t from the stop at the m aximum rate.
y o u h ave acce le rated, swit ch back on aga in!
H apid
accele rati on ca n cause skidding and loss of trac ti o n, esp eciall y on slippery roa ds, re ­
s ultin g in loss of ve hicl e co ntrol , co llisio ns,
and se rious pe rso na l injury .
Use th e kic k-down feature or fa st accelera­tion only if vis ibilit y, weather, road , and traffic conditions permit.
A lways adapt your dri vin g to th e tr affi c flow.
use the launc h contro l progra m if road and traffic co nditi ons a llow it and oth er dri ve rs
w ill no t b e endangered by your drivin g and th e
ve hicle's accele rati on .
Note tha t th e drive whee ls ca n spin and the
ve hicle can swerve when
back

Note
When stopping on hills with the transmission in a drive gear, do not use the accelerator to help prev ent the vehicle from rolling backward s. This can cause the automatic transmission to overhea t and be damaged.
Starting, shifting, parking
Note (continued)
Never let the vehicle coast or roll down a hill in Neutra l (N), especial ly when the engine is not running. The transmission not be lubricated and be
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