lights VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 User Guide

Lights and vision
Lights
information on the lowing:
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Lights end Vision functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Headlight range adjustment, instrument cluster
lighting . .
. . . . . . . 125
Always obey country-specilic requirements abou t
vehicle lighting.
The driver is respon sible fo r the correc t
h ea dli ght scuin gs and driving lights.
Before driving
More information:
Information page
Changing light page 344
Headli ghts that are aimed too high and proper use of th e hea dlight flasher or hi gh
beam s can blind and distract other drivers. This
ca n lead to a and seriou s personal injuri es.
Always make sure erl y adjusted.
Neve r use the hea dlight flasher or beams w he n th ey can blind or distract other drivers.

Please first read and no te th e im rod uc tory info rmation a nd heed th e on page
Light s up Possible cau se Proper re sponse
any burned out lightbulb s page 344 or Driving not worki ng.
if ligh t bulbs are d ea le r or authorized ... swage n Serv ice Facility if necess ary.
Adaptive Front Ligh
ting Sys te m malfunc-
t ion. -
near fog s witc h e d on.
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Front fog
T he in dicato r blin ks twice as fas t if a
If necessary, ch ec k th e vehicle and t railer turn signal is not wo rking on the vehi cle or
DRL
Daytime runnin g on.
High beams switched on or headligh t in use.
High beam co ntrol (Lig ht Assis t) on.
F las h
es Poss ible cause
.. Adap tive Front Lighting Syste m malfun c-tio n.
Whe n the ig nition is swi tched
Failure to heed warning light s and Instrument clu ste r t ex t m essages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in and seriou s personal injury.
Never i gno re warn ing lights or t ex t INGS.
Alwa ys stop the as soon as it is safe to do so.
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122.
Proper respon se
a n authorize d
Wheneve r safe di stance ofT the sto p th e e ng in e, turn on th e em erge ncy flasher s,
and usc other warning dev ices to warn chin g
Neve r park the ve hicl e in areas where th e
h o t catalyt ic converter and exhau st syst em can
come int o contact with dry grass, brush, oil , or other m ate rial that can catch fire. A broken down ve h icle present s a high
ge ncy flash ers and se t up warning triangl e to
wa rn oncoming traffic

Note
Failure to heed warning lights or tex t can result in vehicle damage.
Turn signal le v e r and high beam switch
Fig. 73 Tu rn sig nal leve r and high b eam switch.
P lease first read and note the introduc to ry informa tio n and heed the on page
signal.
Left sig n al.
hi gh beams on o r An
H eadlig h t fla sh er. The headligluflash eris o n
a s lon g as th e lever i s pulled . The indicator light
Light is swi tc h ed on and off in the Lights & Visio n m enu in tl1e instrument clu ste r page 21. If your v e h icl e is not e q uipped
w ith th e Lights & Vision menu, the
The turn signal works only when the
The indicator light fla sh es tw ic e as fast if a turn s ignal bul b is burned out.
the beam headlights are on .

Switching lights on and off
Fig. 74 Light switch next to the steeri ng (different versions).
first read and note the introducto ty information and heed the o n page
Turn the switch to the desired fig . 74:
When t11e ignition is swit ch ed off
Fog lights,
Orientation light ing may be switched on.
light s sw itched on.
--Low beam s swi tc h ed off. T he park ing and day tim e runnin g light s may stay on for some time.
Fog
The indicator light
To switch on the fog the swi tc h out to o r to the first detent.
T o switch th e fog lights, press the ligh t switch or turn it to t he pos ition.
Acoustic warning when lights are not switched off
the following situati on s, a wa rnin g sig nal sound if you take the k ey out o f th e op en th e driver door. This is to remind you that lights are on.
Light switch in
Light switch in position
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t11c ignition is swi tched on
Headligh ts daytim e running on.
A ut
omatic headligh t and daytime ning lights sw itched on.
switched on.
Low beams switched on.
lights and daytime running lights are not bright enough to let
Always switch on t11e lo w-beam headlights at dus k or when it is dark and whenever weather is bad or visibility is poor.
Never use the daytime running lights to see where you are going. They are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for
The taillight s do not come on t11e daytime running light s. the taillight s are on,
Even if automatic headlig h t control is switched on, the headlights may st ill
not come on by themsel ves in fog or heavy rain. have to switch on the low-beam headlights manual!.
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Please first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page
Da ytime running lights
Separa te l
amps are installed in the
Turning on daytime running light s
Press a
nd hold the turn signal leve r and high beam switch and to th e back (right s ig nal an d
h eadlight flash e r).
The daytime running lights are switched on every
tim e the ignitio n is swit ch ed on and the light
swi t
ch is in pos ition or T he indicato r light DRL in the in slrument cluster in dicates th e t iva te d function page 121.
If the light sw itch is in position
page
Automatic headlight control
Aut omati c headl ight contro l is resource only and cannot a lways recogn ize all driv ing situ ations.
Automatic activati on:
I f th e tw
ilig ht sensor reg isters darkness, for
km /h ).
If the ra in
sensor recog nizes rain and switches th e windshield wipe rs o n.
Adoptive
Front Lighting
T he Adaptive Front Lightin g
mounte d lamps automatically improve road mination durin g co rnerin g.
veh icles equipped with th e feature is sw itched o n and page
som e m ode ls. the headlight s move dentl y of eac h other, eve n in strai ght-ahead
drivi ng. They adapt to weather con diti ons and speed to be n er illum in ate th e roadway. The light s return to t heir orig in al posit io n after a delay ,
dependin g on th e s pee d of the ve hicle.
B
efor e driv in g If
the light switch is
in the positio n , veh icle
lighti ng, as as instrument and switc h nati on, automatically turn on and off in the lowing
brightness is regis te red.
I f drivi ng u
nder mph (65 km /h ) for
tlles.
I f
the win dshie ld wipe rs have no t moved for
an d other accidents can happen w hen yo u cannot see the road ahead and w hen yo u
cannot b e seen by other motorists.
Never use daytime running lights to see where you a re going . Daytime running lights a re
not bright enough to
T he ta illi ghts do not come on w he n the time runni.n g lights are switch ed on. A vehicle without ta illight s on cannot be seen by o th ers
w hen it is dark or raining or v is ibility is o ther-
wis e poor.

may not come on in fog or heavy rain. You have to
s witch on the low-beam headlight s yourself.
cool o r h umid weather, th e in sid es of th e headligh ts , a nd turn sign als
can t e mporaril y fog up. Thi s is normal and does not affec t th e servi ce life of th e ve hicle's lighti ng
read and note t h e intr oductory
o n page
Instrum ent
page
Dynamic headlight range adjustment
ve hicles with the Adaptiv e Front Lighti ng th e hea dlight range is automati cally
adj uste d to the ve hicl e loading con dition once the
l ow bea ms are switch ed on.
H
eadli ghts that are aimed too high because of the way the vehicle is loaded can blind
Always adjust headli ght s to load ing
page
Int erior lig ht s off.
lmerior light s on.
Door conta ct
switch on (ce nter positio n). Int erior lig ht s go on wh en th e ve hicl e is unlock ed ,
seconds after th e doors. They also go out when you
lock th e
come on automati cally w hen they are open ed and go off when th ey are closed.
Background lighting
T he
background lighting in the roof console comes on w he n th e ig nit ion or headlig hts are s wit c hed
lights and v ision
o n . so le from above.
There m ay also be foo twe lllighting.
Th e interio r and rea din g lights go out when yo u lock the ve hicle or a few minutes aft er
yo u re m ove the ign ition key. Thi s help s to p reve nt
un necessary drain on the vehicl e

first read and no te th e introductory information and heed the WAHNINGS on page 126.
Windshi eld s made of in sulatin g glass have a trans­parent m etallic infrared-r eflecting coating. There is an uncoated area (communications window)
ju st above the insid e rear-v iew fig. 7 6 .
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This serves as a communi cations window for
t ran smilling signal s to and from electronic com­ponents and accessories.
The uncoated area m ust not be blocked on th e in ­
s ide or outs ide or cove red with sticke rs because
thi s can cause the electronic components to
malfunction.
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Windshield wiper lever
Fig . 78 Operating the rear wiper .
Fig. Operatin g t he front windsh ie ld wipers .
on page 128.
Move the leve r to t he des ired
Wipe r switched off.
In term itt
ent wiping for the w ind shield.
fig. 77 to adj ust the delay between wip ing cycles (vehicles wit hout rain sen-
so rs) or the sensit iv ity of th e rain sensor (vehicle s w ith rain senso rs).
w iper speed.
H IGH Fast wipe r speed.
1x One-ta p wip ing-brief wiping. Hold th e lever presse d down longer to wipe faster.
the le ve r towa rd t he stee ring whee l to activat e the au toma tic wipe/wa sh for the windsh ie ld.
the leve r forward as far as it will go to ac tiva te the rear window then re-lease.
Note
If the ig n it io n i s swi tc h ed off whil e the w ipers are th e w ipers continue a t the sa me
w ip ing sp eed when the ign ition i s swi tched on agai n.
The w in ds hield wipe rs work only if th e tio n i s sw itched on and th e engine hood is
clo sed.
Th e intermittent wip ing for the front shield depends on the driving speed. The
h igh er the the faster th e wipers move.
th e rear w ip e r is s witc hed on automatically w henever the car is pu t in to
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lifting and folding the wiper blades away from
th e
windshield
Move the wiper arm s th e serv ice position
Do not handle the wiper b lades; h andle the
wipe r arms o nl y at the a uachment above the w iper blades.
Rai n sens or
Fig. Windshield wiper lever : Adjusting rain senso r
first read and note the introductory information and heed th e WARNINGS on page 128.
When
swit ched on. the rain sensor automatically
shorte n s or le ngthens the de lay betwee n wiping in tervals depend in g on how hard it is The rain sensor's sensiti vity can be adjusted man­uall y. Manual wiping (vehicle s w ith out rain sen­sors) page 129.
Rain sensor off.
sensor active-automatic wiping needed.
Adju stin g the sensit iv it y of the rain sensor:
- Move switc h t o the right -hi gh sen siti vity.
- Move sw itch to the left - low se nsitivity.
swit ch in g th e ignition off an d back on again ,
t h e ra in sensor stays o n and works agai n with the wiper leve r in w he n the vehicle speed is over
events which occur in the dete ction zone of its
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Note
Always the windshield wiper arms down against the windshield before driving the ve hicle.
Fig . 8 1 Sensit ive rai n sensor surface .
fig. 81 an d malfu nction due number of reasons; these in clu de:
Worn out w ip er blades: Wo rn out w iper blades m ay lea ve a film of water or w ipi ng streaks; thi s can cause the wipers run longe r, to wip e more often , o r to w ipe continu ously at h ig h speed.
Insects: Insects the sensor may tri gger the w ipers .
s tr eaks: streaks o n th e w indsh ie ld from
w inter drivin g can cause wiping more often or continu ously on g lass that is almos t dry.
Dirt: Caked-on dust, wax, any build- up on the windshield (lotus effect), or car -w ash deter­gent residue can lower the rain sensor's sen siti vity and cause it to react too slowly or n o t all.
C ra ck or chip in the wind shi eld :
th at, th e
rai n sensor will recog nize the c ha nge re -cal i­itself to respond to the sensit ive su rface's re­duced detection zone. Depending on th e s ize of the chip, the sensor's reaction ern may or may no t change.

mirror
Fig. 83
read informatio n and heed the on page
Adjust the in sid e mirror to make su re that there is good v is ibilit y throug h the rear window.
Key to 84 :
light
Se nsor for recognizin g e ntry of ligh t
The auto-dimming feature b e swit ched o n and th e switch on th e in side mirror W hen
a u to-dimm in g is activate d , th e indicator light is
o n.
the ig nition is switched on , the se nsor the insid e mirror depending on th e amount of light shining into the vehicle from the
Before driv ing F
ig.
84 Auto -dimmi ng inside mirror .
adjustable insid e mirror
Home position: Lever on the bottom edge of the mirror point s forward.
To dim mirror, move lever b ac kwards
Auto -d imm ing inside mirro r
T he a uto-
dimming feature is deactiva ted when
you shift th e tra nsm issio n int o reverse or switch o n the in terior lights or the reading light.
the light striking the sensor is filt ere d or bl ocke d (suc h as by sun shade). the matic dimming insid e mirror no t work o r may not work at