key VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 User Guide

Power
Introducti on
In t his section you'll fin d information on th e fol­
low ing:
Descr ip tio n of the power system . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking and locking the veh icle from outside 39
Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the inside
. . . . . 41
alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The powe r locki ng sys te m works properly on ly
w he n all doors and t he rear ha tc h co mpl ete ly
cl osed. When th e driver door is open, th e vehicle b e locke d with the vehicle key.
Leavi ng the vehi cle unlocke d for long perio ds of
no n-use (for examp le, in your garage) can ca use th e veh icle battery to discharge so that the engine
ca n n o longer be sta rt ed.
More information:
Pe rsonal comfort settin g in t he Volkswagen In­formatio n pag e 21
Vehicle key page 34
Powe r page
Power page 51
Trailer p age 152
Eme rge ncy clos ing a nd pag e 322
Before drivi ng
Improper use of powe r locks can res ult in se­
r io us perso nal inju ry.
Th e powe r locki ng button locks all doo rs.
Lockin g th e doo rs f ro m the insid e ca n h elp pre­
ven t unintended d oor o penin g during a colli­
s io n and ca n also prevent un wa nted entry from th e outsid e. Lock ed d oors ca n, however, d e lay
a ss istance to vehicl e occupant s and resc ue from
th e outsid e in an accid ent or o ther em erge ncy .
Neve r le a ve childr en or an yone who cannot help themselves behind in the ve hicl e. All do ors
can be lo ck ed fro m th e in side w ith the power
l oc k button. T his co uld leave people trapped in ve hicl e in an em erge ncy. Dep endin g on the
tim e of peopl e trappe d in the ve hicl e ca n b e
ex po sed t o very high or very lo w t emperatures.
A close d ve hicl e ca n beco me very hot or very d ep ending on the seaso n. Particularly i n
th e summer, heat build -up in lh e passe nge r and lu ggage compartment of a parked ve hicl e ca n
res ult in temperatures in the ve hicle that are much hi gher tha n th e o utside temperatures .
T e mperatures can quickly reac h leve ls that can cause unconsci ousn ess and deatJ1, parti cularly
t o s mall childr en .
Neve r all ow passe nge rs to re main in a lo ck e d
ve hicl e. Locked doors ca n delay ass is ta nce to ve­
hicle occupants and r esc ue f ro m the o ut side in
th e event of an emerge ncy. In an em erge ncy an y perso n still insid e th e vehicle might no t b e a ble
t o ge t

Description of the power system
firs t rea d and no te th e in troduc tory in for mation and heed the on page38.
T he pow er lockin g syst em co ntrols central un­
locki ng and lock in g of all doors and the rea r hatc h .
Fro m tl1e outsid e wit h the vehicl e key.
Fro m the in sid e w ith th e remote contro l switch
Speci al fu nct io ns of the power locking syste m can
b e ac tiva ted or dea ctiva te d via the su b-m en u i n the Sett in g s menu or by an au tho-
Fun cti
on
rize d Volkswagen dealer or author ized Volkswage n
Service page 21.
T he doors an d rear h a tc h can b e manually un­
l o ck e d and locke d if there is a m alf unc tio n of th e
ve hicl e key or th e power locking sys te m .
L ocki ng the vehicle
after airbag inf la tio n
the airba gs are activated during
the centra l lockin g sys tem
Locking th e ve hicle from th e
outs ide: -Swi tc h th e ig nit ion off and o n again re m ove th e vehicl e key from the ig niti on.
the
with the ve hicl e
k ey buttons
Unlo ck th e ve hicle.
firs t read and note th e introductory infor ma tion and heed th e on page38.
bunon. Keep cap and insert ve hicle key bit into
pres
sed for co nve nien ce lock i
n driver door a nd turn clock-
clo sing. w
ise. Keep turn ed for comfo rt clos ing.
U nlo ck the re a r h atc h .
butto n. cap a nd insert ve hicle key bit int o
lock cy lin der in driver door turn cowller-
clockwise.
Ope ni ng and 38 39

Note: Depending on the settin gs for the central
all doors and the rear hatch are unlocked
o nl y afler button has been pressed twice
hicl e key is within a yards/meters o f the
hide. All turn s ig n als flash t o co nfirm that tJ1e hi cle is locke d.
locked with the vehicle key an d the door or the rear hatch has no t been opened in abo ut seconds, th e veh icle is automatically locked again. This ture help s prevent the veh icle from ally rema ining unlocked .
the
on page38.
fig. 18:
Unl ock the ve hicle .
Lock th e vehicle.
Before driving
The power lockin g sw itch works whether the
th e ve hicle is locked with the power lo ckin g
sw itch :
The an ti -theft alarm sys tem is not turned on.
doors or the rea r hatch from the
Doors can be unlocked and opened from inside the ve hicle by pulling the door ha ndle. m ay
need to pull the door handle m ore than once to open the door.
An ope n drive r door will no t be lock ed. This
h e lp s prevent the driver from being locked out of the ve hicl e.

Unlocking and locking vehicles with
Fig. 19
on page38.
sta rting and system which un­locks and lock s the vehicle without active use of a vehicle key. For this, a valid ve hicle key must simply be in proximity of the
General information
If a va lid vehicl e key is in the proximity range fig . 19 of lock and start system recognizes desired ac­cess. T he system verifie s access authorization and enables the followin g functions without actively using the vehicle key:
Keyless entry: Unlocking the vehicle with the door handles fo r the front doors o r the rear hatch.
Keyless go: Start engine and drive. For this. a
valid vehicle key mus t be in the passenger com­
partment.
Keyless exi t: Locking the vehicle via the door handle of the driver or fro nt passenger door.
T he power locking system an d the closing system fu nction similarly to th e unlockin g and locking system. the operating con trols are
Veh icle unlocking is indicated by double fla shing. locking by a single fla shing of all turn sig­nals.
the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds n o door o r the rear ha tch has been opened. the vehicle is automatically locked again.
and closing
Fig. lock and start system :
Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger fig . (arrow
the driver door.
the outer button in door h andle fig. (arrow The door on whic h the
h andle is operated mus t be closed.
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch
If a va lid vehicle key is in the fig. 19 of the rear hatch, th e rear hatch is unlocked automat ­
i c ally.
and close the rear hatch as you would a page 45.
The rear hatch automatically locks afte r it is closed unless there is a vali d ve hicl e ke y inside the ve­
hicle.
Locking with a second vehicle key
I f a vehicle key is ins ide th e passenger compart­ment. the vehicl e can only be locked from the out­side if a second vali d vehicle key is within prox­imity of the vehicle outside th e vehicle.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked fora longer period of time, tJ1e proximity sensor in the passenger door is automatically deactivated.
If an o uter button on a door handle is activated ex­cessively o n the locked vehicle, for instance by rubbing against a bush, all outer buttons on the af-
fected ve hicle side are switched for about

minutes. onl y the outer button on the driver door is affected, o nl y thi s button is deactivat ed.
The sensors become active again if one of the fol­lowing events occurs:
minutes have pass ed.
OR:The vehicle is unlocked usin g button in the vehicle key.
order to uti lize convenience closing of all power window s and the power sunroof. press the outer button on the door handle for at least
the outer button in ord e r to stop the process.lfthe outer button on th e door handle is acti va te d a gain immedia te ly aft er it relea sed,
all windows are ope n ed (safe ty fun cti on) page 48.
Anti-theft system
lir st read and note the introduc tory information and heed the on page38.
The anti-theft alarm sys te m makes it more difficult
for someon e to break into or ste al the vehicl e.
The anti-theft alarm system is automati cally acti ­vated when th e ve hicle is locke d b y pressing the lock button on th e vehicle key (remote control
k ey).
When is the alarm trigg ered?
The anti-theft a larm system sounds fo r ab out seconds and fla shes the turn signals fo r up to minutes if the f ollowing a c ti ons are performed on the locke d vehicl e:
Opening been mechanic ally unlo cke d and not swit ching on the ig n ition w ithin about
Forcibl y opening a door.
Forcibl y opening the engin e hood.
Forcibl y opening the rear h atc h .
on the ig nit io n an invalid or un­programmed key.
Before driving
Door opening is performed ac cording to the set­tings ac tivate d in the corresponding m enu Settings -Convenience a door handle is being
page
at least o ne power window is open and the sensor i s continuously activated, the con­venience clos ing starts .
page
the ele c troni c ste e rin g column lock will not lo ck and the ve hi cle
hide ke y is discharged or it might not be possibl e to unlock and lo ck the vehicle using
D isconnecting the vehicle battery.
Deactivating the alarm
Unlock the ve hicl e with the unlock button on the vehicl e key or swit ch on the ignition with v alid vehicle key.
aft er the alarm h as stoppe d, the v ehi cle is opened aga in in the same or a differ ent area pro tecte d b y the alarm, the alarm sound again if the rear h a tc h is o pen ed after one of the doors has been o pe ned.
T he anti-theft alarm sys te m i s not activa te d w hen th e vehicle is locke d with the lock swit ch
th e driv er door is unloc ke d u sing the ve ­
the ve hicle battery is disc harge d or weak, not w ork properly.

Doors
Introduction
In thi s sec tion you'll find information on the fol­
l owi ng:
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 44
More information :
key page 34
page 38
E m erge ncy clos ing and 322
A
door that i s not closed properly sud­denly when t h e ve hicle is moving and cause se ­
v ere injuries .
Make sure that th e door is safe ly and co m­
p letel y la tc hed w he n closed. The closed door must be flush with the surrounding auto body parts.
or close doors only if n o one is in the way.
fir st read and note the introdu ctory information heed the on page 43.
Lig hts
cause up
At least one ve hicl e door is open or prope rl y closed.
Whe n th e ignit i
on is switched on, severa l warning and indicato r light s come on briefly for function
check. They
warning light or strument cluste r display.
Opening and
response
a nd clo se the respective door aga in.
Depending on the vehicle options,
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safety
activated,
inform atio n and heed the on pag e43.
Th e c hild safety loc k k eeps th e rear doo rs from
bein g opened from the in side, so c h ild re n cannot ope n th em accide ntally.
Un lo ck th e vehicle and open the respective rea r do or.
Unfo ld th e key bit from the vehicle key fob.
Using the key bit, move the slot
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sa fe ty loc k dis en gage d.
sa fe ty lock engaged .
Before driving
Fig. 22 th e r igh t rear door: Child safe ty lock activated, activated.
Neve r leave children , di sa bled person s, or a nyone w ho canno t h elp th emselves, in the hicle when lockin g th e doors. Thi s co uld result
in people be in g lo cke d in the ve hicle. This co uld
r es ult in people bei ng trapped in the vehicle in emergency. Depend ing on the time of year,
peop le trapp ed i n the vehi cle can b e ex posed to
very hig h or very low te m peratures.
A clo sed vehicle can become very hot or very
co ld, depending o n the season. in
th e s um m er, heat build-up in the pa ss enge r a n d
lu ggage compartment of

Rear hatch
this sectio n you'll find information on the fol­lowing:
Warning light .............................. .
th e rear hatch .......•......... ......
Closing the rear hatch
More information:
Powe r loc kin g system page 38
page 137
Emergency closing and page 322
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Improper or unsupervised unlocking, opening or closing of the rear hatch can cause accidents and severe injuries.
Never close the rear hatch by pushin g on the rear window with your hand. The rear window
could break and cause injuries.
After closing the rear hatch, always make sure that it is properly closed and locked so that it cannot open suddenly when the vehicle is moving. The closed rear hatch must be flu sh
with the surrounding auto body parts.
A lways keep the rear hatch closed while
driving to help keep poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the vehicle.
and closing
Never open the rear hatch when a luggage
rack is installed and load ed. for example,
there are bicycle s on a carrier on the rear it is possible that the rear hatch will not be able
to open automatically. An open rear hatch may fall on its own b eca use of the additional weight. The open rear hatch must be supported or the weight must be removed from the lu ggage rack
first.
Never leave your vehicle unattended or let
children play around your vehicle, especially
with the rear hatch left open. A child could crawl
into the vehicle and pull the rear hatch shut, be­coming trapped and unable to get out. A closed vehicle can become very hot or very cold, de­pending on the season. in the summer, heat build-up in the passenger and luggage compartment of parked ve hicle can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much higher than the outside temperatures. Temperatures can quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousn ess and death, particularly
to small children.
Never leave children or anyone who cannot help themselves behind in the vehicle. They may lock the vehicle with the vehicle key or the power locking switch and lock themselves in.
Note
Before opening or closing the rear hatch, make sure there is enough room to do as for example when the vehicle has a trailer or is in a garage.
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Warning
Please fir st r ead and note th e introductory in rormatio n and heed the o n page 45.
Lights
Possible cause
u p
the ignition is sw itch ed on, several warning and indica to r ligh ts come o n brierly ror a ru nctio n
c h ec k. They go out a
the rear h a tc h is not clo se d prope rly . wa rnin g light in the i nstrumen t clu ste r o r the hicl e symbol in th e MFD comes o n showin g the ope n r ear hat ch .
D ep en d in g o n the ve hi
cle opti ons, a symbol m ay
b e di splayed in th e in strument clu ster in ste ad or
t h e warnin g lig h t. The ligh t o r symbol
the vehicle key: button to unlock ond open
the rear hatch .
first read a nd n ote th e introducto ry inrorm atio n and heed t he o n page 45.
Fo r example, ir a lo ad ed b icy cle or lu gg age rac k is
m oun te d on the rear ha tc h , it m ay no t b e poss ible
t o o pe n th e rear He move the load rrom the rack and prop u p the rear ha tc h once it
i s ope n .
butto n on th e ve hicle 23 ror about o ne se cond to unl o ck th e re ar hatch or p ush
B efore dr
iving
Prope r response
S top! and close rea r hatc h again.
p la y goes o
ut ab o ut 15 seconds arte r the ve hicl e has been l ocke d.
1 r th e r
ear hatch i s not closed p ro perly, it m ay
o pe n sudde nly w hen the vehicle is movin g and cause seve re injuri es .
Sto p immedi ately and close t h e rear h atc h .
Alwa ys make sure the rear h atc h is sec u re ly
l a tc h ed
butt o n on the ve hicl e key th e rear hatch open s several in ch e s o n its The n open th e rear h a tc h usin g th e Volkswa gen e m ble m .
with the V olk swagen emblem
Un loc k th e ve h icl e or rear hatch , o r o pen
U sin g your thumb, p ress the to p or th e swa gen fig. 24 and move the e mble m G ra s p the bott o m part or th e e mble m and to

Improper and unsuperv ised unl ockin g or openin g of the rear h atc h ca n cause severe ries.
bicycle or luggage rack is ins talle d on the rear hatc h , it may be h ard to se c that th e rear hatch I s unl atc h ed. An unlatch ed rear hatc h may
s ud whe n th e ve hicle Is
first read and note the introdu ctory informa tion and heed the WARNINGS on page 45.
Closin g t he rear hatc h
Grasp one of th e recessed grips in the rear h atc h fig. 25 (a rrow}.
th e rear hatch down and close it securely.
second s, the vehicle is au tomatically
and closing
At t emperatu res below +32 the rear hatch no t o pen automatically after
locked again. Thi s feature helps prevent the hicle from unintentionally re m ain ing unlocke d.
It is onl y poss ible to lock th e rea r hatc h when it is
secur ely closed and latche d.
The power locking system also locks the rear
h atc h.
If th e rear hatch of a locked vehicle is unlocked
w ith button on th e veh icle key, it will lock
agai n right after it is clo sed.
A closed b ut unlocked rear hatch automatically
l ocks at speed s above 6mph (9 k m lh}.
Impro pe r o r unsupervi sed clos ing o f th e rear
h a tc h ca n ca use seve re injuri es.
Never leave your ve hicle unan ended or l et
c h ildren pl ay around your ve hicle, especially
w ilh the re ar ha tc h l eft open. A child could crawl into the ve hicl e and pull the rear h atc h shut,
pending o n the season. Tempe ra tu res can
quickl y re ac h l evels that can ca use unco nscious-ness or death, to sm all child ren.
Make sure tha t compartment b e for e clo sing the rear
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