lock VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 Owners Manual

J
Jack ...................................
Jump starting
e m erge ncy startin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jump-start
jumper cables.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
K
button....................... 175
U nl ock ing and lockin g ve hicle ......... 41
lo ck and start system
Unlocking an d lo ckin g ve hicl e ......... 41
start a nd loc k sy ste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keyless
Access ... ............................ 41
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 334
Jack ............................... . 333 With jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Light
Aco ustic warnin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adapt ive Fro
nt Lighting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Lights
............................... ..
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Turn s ig n al leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Load
rating code of the tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Load rating of the tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Load
ing
Dri v
ing with an open rear ha tc h . . . . . . 139 Ge neral instruc tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lug gage
compartm ent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Luggage compartment pass-thro ugh.. 145
a nd snowboard sac k.............. 146
lu ggage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T i
e-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Trail er
..... ... ...................... 155
Locking A
fter airbag ac tiva tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle .............................. 39
Low b
eams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
L uggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Luggage compartment cove r . . . . . . . . . 144
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . 125 Net. ................................ 148
Luggage compartment lid
rear hatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 45
L uggage
compartmen t net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Luggage
compartment p ass-through . . . . 145
Luggage r
ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
M
Malfunction
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
D yn a
mic . . . . . . . . 218, 219
H eati ng a nd air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . 231
Immo bilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Park Dista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power o u ts id e mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Power sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 wind ows ......................
Radi o recepti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
H ain
sen so r......................... 1 31
368 369

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
locking switc h ....................
switch .................
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
C losing ................ 51
Eme rgen cy clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Malfun ction ............ 0............ 51
Opening ............... pro tec tion .......... 52
was her .. o o o
windows .
One-to uch closing an d openin g ........ 49
Opening ...... 49
pro tec tion ...
Switch es ................
.......... o 176
Adding e ng in e oi l. ............ ....... 249 C heckin g engin e coolant leve l . . . . . . . . 255
Checking engin e oil leve l. 249 Light bulb re p lace ment .. 346
T ire m obilit y set ..................... 338
Topping off en gin e c ool ant. . . . . . . . . . . 255 Vehicl e battery ............
331
Workin g in the engine compartment .. 245
activities Befo re every trip .........
.... 172
Q
Que ry ing a service message ..... o
R
Rain sensor ..... ........ .... 13 1
Malfun ctio n .............. .. 13 1
Raising the vehicle
Witl1wor ksho p hoi
st. ......
Raising vehicle
Workshop hois t
.................
Reading light ............... 125
Rear Assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
212
Operating in structi ons ..... ...... 211
. ..... .......
consid era ti o ns ........... 2 12
Rear backrest
F olding forward .. 143
Rear hatch ........... 45
C losing .............. ................ 47 Driving with an open rear hatch . 139
Eme rgency lockin g and unlocking . . . . 324 Locking ................... 39, 47
Opening ......... 46
U nl ocking .. o o o 39
Warn ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear seat ...... 143
Folding back into place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rear window d efogger ..
234
A t th e gas statio n .................... 234 C hecks w hil e ref uelin g .........
237 Fue l gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Indicator light ............ o 235
R elease butto n . o 183
Remote control k eys
see Vehi cle keys ..
............. o
Labe ls. 311 Workshop ho is t ...... .. ..
Replac em ent ke ys
see Vehicle keys .................
Replacing parts ........
Reporting

Reve rse camera .........................
Roof rack .............................. 149
Run -flat tires
Code ................................ 291
s
.................................. 178
belt height adjusters ............... 75
b elt load limit er ................... 78
belt position ...................... 74
b elt preten sioncr .................. 78
belt retractor ...................... 78
belts .............................. 67
Belt pos ition .......................... 74
Belt sta tu s display.................... 68
Checklist ............................. 72
C leaning ............................ 275
Extende r ............................. 76
Faste ning ............................ 73
Lockab le sa fe ty belt ................... 72
No t fas tened......................... b elt height adjuste rs ............ 75
b elt load limiter. ................ 78
belt prete nsioner ............... 78 belt retractor ................... 78 Twisted belt .......................... 72
Unfa stening .......................... 73
U sin g ................................ 72
Wa rnin g light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b elt s protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
continents ........ 312
heating............................ 65
position
Imp roper seating positions ............ 57
.................................. 56
Secu ri
ng a load
Roof rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Selector lever lock ..
.................... 183
th e vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
reminder display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settin gs
A ir
conditioner ...................... 231
paddles
T ipt ronic
............................ 185
Alphabetical index
Shiftin g ................................ 179
Auto matic transmis sion .............. 182
Eme rge ncy relea sing of the selector leve r. .
325
Gea rs hif t lever (
manual transmi ssion) . 182
Manual tra nsmiss ion ................. 182
Selector lever (automati c trans missio n) 182
Warnin g and indicator lights ..........
Curtain Protection
see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sitt in
g................................. 56
Adjust ing hea d restra ints .............. 61
Adjusting th e s teeri ng w heel position.. 63
Electrically adjus table front seat.... . . .
In stalling head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mecha nica l front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 sea tin g pos ition... . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear backre st
........................ 143
Remov ing head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact spare w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consid era tion s
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Dr iving with a trailer
................. 156
Foldi ng m irror in
.................... 136
....... .................. 189, 192
park ing
.............................. 33
e mi ssion ..................... 241 Towi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Vehi cle was hing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 W ashing ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Water under vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wipers ............................. 129
S peed rating code le tter ................. 293
Stalling
Protecting th e ve hicle ................
S teering ...............................
Cou nter- steering support ............
E lectro-mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indicator light. ......................
to one side ................... 286 Servo steering .......................
Steering co lumn lock .... ............
Steering wheel
A dju sti
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 S hift paddles (Ti ptron ic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Sticke rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Storage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
storage compartments . . . . . . . . . 165
Overhead console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3
Pa sse nge r sid e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 Storage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8
protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
brak e sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 194
Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
194
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distance Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C urb weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 E ngin e data an d dimensions . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filling capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fu el capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Gross vehicle we ight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.............................. 32
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Sa fety Compliance Certif ic ation Label. . 3 1
Tir e pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical modifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Temperature gauge
E n gin e coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
hooks........................ 146
T ighteni ng torque Whee l bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
372 373

Trailer towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fire extingu is her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Technica l require ments.............. 153
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dr iv ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tread wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trip
odomet e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tro ubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Turn signa l leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
u
Undercoating .......................... 268
Unidirec t
ional tires .................... 293
Unlocking
Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Vehicle .............................. 39
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleanin g fabr ic tr im . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
C leaning uphols tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Leatherett e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lockin g from th e outsid e .............. 39
action in case of breakdown
Stopping on an up hill grade . . . . . . . . . . 192
Un locking and l ock ing from the inside .
Battery acid ......................... 259
Battery runs dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disch arges...................... 174,321
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In stallation location ................. 257
Jump-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
R ep l
acement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
mirror s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 components .................. 274 was her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
R
eplacing wip er b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Serv ice posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S pecial considerations . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 264
U ndercoatin g ....................... 268
Uph ols tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
271
Vehicle pain t.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Washing by hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Wash ing the ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
W i
ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
W i
ndshi eld -int egrated antenna ....... 312
Woo d trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
374 375

Vehicle identification number ............ 3 1
Vehicle key
Indi
cator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle key set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle keys
button......................... 34 Regio nal diff ere nces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sy nchronizing ........................ 37
Valet ke y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicl e labels ............................ 31
V eh icle modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signs. . ........................... 311
Sticker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
V ehi cle washing
Spec ia l con sid eration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Volk swage n Information System .......... 21
Displa ys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Menu structure ........... ............ 21
w
Warning light
Alternator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Brak e sys tem .......... .............. 189
Cruise co ntrol .................... .. . 215
Depre ssing
the brake ................. 189
Doors... ............................ 43
Engine coo la nt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Engine oil pressure ................... 247
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shiftin g ............................. S teerin g column lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washing vehicl e
S p
ecia l con sideration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Waxing the paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wear indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Weights ................................
What if? ..................•............. 318
Whe el bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Cove r caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tightening
torque ....... . ............ 332
Whe el change ........... ..... ......... 331
Wheel covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Full w heel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Hubcap ................. ..... ...... 328
Whee l bolt c
aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted deco rative cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted rim ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Window s
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wind shi eld
Insulat ed ............................ 127
Wind shi eld washer ..................... 128
Windshield washer
C heck ing ............................ 132
Indicator li ght ....................... 128
R efi llin g ............................. 132
Wind shield
wiper
F un ction s .. .........................
Headlight washer sys te m ............. H eated wash er no zzles ...............
Lifting off the wiper blade ............. Lifting th e w ip er blade ................
po siti on ...................... W in d shi eld wip er leve r ............... 129
Wind shield wiper serv ice position .......
Wind shie ld wipers ...................... 128
Wind shi eld-integrated antenna .......... 312
Wint er di esel ........................... 241
Winter ope
ration
F ue l consumptio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headli ght wa sher sys tem .............
H ea te d was he r n ozz les ............... Menu s e ttin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 s treak s ......... ................. 13 1

Navigation system
the event that route guidance has been started,
navigation instructions are also issued during calls.
necessary, disconnect active, i.e. automatically connected, Bluetooth connections of the mobile
phone .
Deac tivat e the key lock and screen saver of the mobi le phone .
To
Activa te Bluetooth on the mobile phone .
Connect the mob ile phone with the mobile phone package .
phone can be operated using the mobile
phone package only if a cradle is set in the mount
for the cradle . The mobi le phone to be paired must
not be in the cradle while doing so. A suitable cra-
dle is avai lable in Volkswagen accessories.
Operation

N
N
Please carry out each step only in the order specified:
the c hecklist
blade of the screwdr iver from the vehicle
3.
3 .
the license plate out
4. Pre
ss the locking mechanism on the connector in the direction indicated by the arr ow
4 @ .
6. the burned out light out in the direction of the arrow and replace with a new of the
same type.
7.
holder.
9 . the license plate light
Press the license plate light into the bumper until you hear it click into place .
You cannot replace the in LED license plate lights. your authorized wagen dealer or an Authorized Volkswagen ice Facility for assistance . Changing