bulb VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 User Guide

Replacing tailligh t bulbs in the body of the vehicle
fig. 197 To th e s id e in th e luggage comportment: Re­mov ing th e cur in g screw.
Please fir st read
o n page 344 .
P l
ease carry out each ste p onl y in the order speci ­
fied.
Removing the
I. Review and the page 346.
2 . the rear page 45.
Fig. 198 to L oc king lugs .
3. 197) and pull the trim forwa rd .
4.
5.
6.
the re lease of th e connector together in th e direction of the arrows and th e connector otT.
th e securing screw by hand
Care full y re move th e taillig ht reanvard from th e body and place it on a clea n , s mooth surface.
Changing the light bulb
7. To unlock the bulb hold er, press th e locking fig. 198 to in direction th e arrow.
8 . Hem
ove th e bulb ho lder th e ta illi ght.
9 . Re
place the burned out light bulb w ith a n ew bulb or the same t ype.
Insert the bulb holde r into the tailli gh t. The lockin g lugs must latch a udibly.
II. Carefull y insert th e ta illight into the op en in g in the body.
12 . Hold the ta illight w ith o ne hand in th e in stallatio n position and wi th the othe r hand, tighte n
t h e
securing 197
Do it yo urself

Check for prop er in stallatio n and secure fit of
Attac h t he page fig. to the bul b ho ld er.
H eplace the s id e inte rio r tr im of the lu gg age co mpartm ent.
C lose t h e re ar hatch page 45 .
D ue to diff ere n t v ers io ns of t he th e
re p resentati on in the illustratio ns.
Taill ights w ith h av e a bulb fo r the turn signal. This bul b ca n b e
rear bumper: License plate lamp. Fig. License plate lamp: Removing bulb holder.
on page 344.
page 346 .
W ith
the flat bla de o f the screwdriver fr om the ve hicl e tool kit
3 . out th e license la m p sligh tly.
o n the connecto r re le ase in th e apa rt th e sec urin g cl ip on the rear of t he
4 .
lio n of the fig . pull the license plat e lam p assembly .
connect o r plu g off.
Turn bulb ho ld er in the direc tio n of the arro w
He move th e bul b ho ld er fr om the license 5 .
®an d p ull it out togethe r w ith th e light bulb. p
la te lamp.
6.
Hepl ace the burned out light b ulb w ith a new bulb of the sam e typ e.
Practical tips 35 1

Please carry out each ste p only in the order sp ec ified:
Clampe d lic en se pla te lamp licen se plate lamp
I n se rt th e bu lb h old e r in to th e lice nse pla te Inse rt the bulb h older int o th e lice nse pla te 7 . lamp a nd turn op po site the direction of t h e
page 351, fig. far a s it go es. l
a m p.
Press the securin g cl ip s togeth er. The bulb 8 . th e connec to r onto th e bu lb ho ld e r. holder m
ust b e tightly conn ec te d t o th e li-
c e nse p late la m p.
9. inse rt th e lice nse pla te lamp into th e o penin g in the bumper. E n su re th at th e lice nse p late lamp is ins talle d in the co rrect dir ectio n.
Pre ss the lice nse p lat e lamp in to th e bumper T ig h te n th e sec urin g scre ws of th e lice nse
u nt il it a udibl y latc hes . pla te lamp w it h th e screw driver.
Do i t yourself

Optical Parking Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assis t. .................. ........
Audio warnin gs
Warning and
indicator lights ........... 13
Automat ic headlight control ............. 124
Automa ti c load deactivation. . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic transmission ................. 179
Direct
th e selector lever
l
ock .............................. 325
Ignition key saf e ty interlock ........... 175
Kick-down feature ................... 186
Launch
control program .............. L86
Ma lfun cti on ......................... 186
Axle weights ............................
B
mount ............................. 157
see Braking assistance syste ms .. ...... 194
Battery Replac e
ment in remote co ntrol key. . . . 36
Belt warning light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bottle
holders
Bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake
Brak e booste r.
...........
.......................... 196
Brake l eve l. ...... ..... .......... 197 Brake pads .......................... 192
Brak ing
assistance sy s tems ........... 194
b rake ............. .... 197
Emerge ncy brake display
during hard brak-ing ................................ 321 Indicato r light ................... .... 189
Alphab etical index
Parking brake ........................ 19 1
Warning
light ....................... . 189
Brak e Assist ............................ 194
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
B rake booste r ...................... 193, 194
Brake
............................. 196
Specifica tions
....................... 196
Brake sys
tem ........................... 194
Malfun ction ......................... 192
Brakes
Eme r
gency when full braking .. 321
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Braking assistance systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Breakdown Protect in g th e ve hicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Break-in period
E ngin e .............................
Brakes ......... .................. 192
c
phone ....... ..... ..................
changer ........................... .
phone
w ithout outside antenna. . . . . . . . .
con so le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a light bulb
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
th e wheel change ... ............ 335
ve hicl e ....................... 333
W heel bolt s ..................... ..... 332 W hee l change ....................... 335

light bulb
License plate lamp .. ................. 35 1
light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 In front bumper ......... ............ 348
In
the body ............. ............
In the h ea d light ..................... 347
In th e r
ear hatch ....•................ 34 9
Tai
llights ....................... 349,
o il leve l ...................... 249
Driving safely ...... ............... 28, 29
Gell ing read y
..................... 28, 29
In an emergency ................
Lifting vehicle with jack . . . . . . . . . . 333, 334
Ligh t bulb re pla cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Preparation s for changin g a wheel . . . . 331
Sa fe ty belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ti re mobility set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Uphol stery ........................... 271
and th e Advanced Airbag System. . . . . .
anchorages..... 116
Sec urin g wi
th the Top Tether strap. . . . liB
safe ty lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
safety seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOB
seat
Booster
seat. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 1L2
seat mounting................. 112
Infant carrier ........................
Securing wit h lo ckab le safet y belt . . . . . 114
Secu ring w ith safety b elt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
seats s eat mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . .
care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
lig h ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Als o see: A ir co nd itio ning . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,
hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
.................................. 6
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
we ight
Determination (North America) .......
spare wheel
Dr iving style
........................ 288
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ll
units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Co
unter-steering assista nce. . . . . . . . . . . . .
h o ld er
Front center co nsole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear center co nsole ................. . 167
weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
Data recorded b y control units . . . . . . . . . .
Data recorded whil e driving. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dayt ime running lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dynamic

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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

embedded in the tire
embedded objects have penetrated to the side tire, do not remove them!
Get help immediately .
Tire wear
Driving style .
Unbalanced wheels .
Whee l al ignment.
Driving style-Fast cornering , hard accele ration
and braking increase tire wear.
deale r o r an Authorized
Unbalanced wheels-The wheels on a new
anced . Unbalanced wheels can cause wear to the
steer ing and suspension systems . Have
Wheel alignment -wheel alignmen t
causes excessive and uneven tire wear , impa iring
vehicle safety.
dealer or an Authorized Service Facility .
Unusual vibrations or to one side can
Reduce speed immediately and stop when it is safe to do so .
tires and wheel rim s for damage.
and drive to the nearest authorized
Volk swage n dealer or an Authorized gen Facility and have the vehicle checked .
Fig. 2 the engine compartment covers in the left hea dlight.®
is not necessary to dismantle the headlight as-
sembly to replace a light bulb.
Changing bu lbs

New
limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so this limitation may not apply to you.
You are req
uired to u se the BBB procedure before pursuing any legal remedy under 15 with respect to the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. You may also be quired to use the BBB procedure before pursuing legal remedies under your state lemon law. Please refer to the Consumer Protection section of this booklet for more information.
Coverage
This limited warranty covers an y repair to correct a
manufacturer's defect in material or workmanship except wheel alignment, tire balance, and the
miles, whichever occurs first.
Original Equipment Battery
Original equipment batteries are covered
miles, whic hever occurs firs t
( i.e. headlight adjustment).
Towing I Jump start
Towing service to the nearest authorized gen deale r and/o r a jump start are covered for 3
years or
rant able .
Refe r to the 24-Hour Roadside Assis tance Owner's
Guide for speci
fic details on the services provided.
Where to go for warranty service
This limited warranty w ill be hono red by any
including it s territories.
your Volkswagen model is brought to an
including its territories , this limited warranty will not
apply. Defects in material or workmanship
try (except Canada).
Warranty re pairs while traveling in
Warra nty repairs while traveling in Canada should
be performed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer .
New Vehicle Limited Warran ty, Canadian
dea le rs can submit a claim . Proof of U nited residence is requi red. not submit your claim, you may be asked to pay for
t he repair.
please present the invoice to your United
hicle changes within the Warranty period.
Free-of-charge repair
Repairs under this li mited warranty are free of charge. Your authorized Volkswagen dealer will pair the defective part or replace it with a new or remanufacture d genuine Volkswagen part.
bulbs damaged by outside are not covered .
Warranty 3