Automatic off VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 Owner's Manual

GeHing ready to work in the e ngine compartment
Please on page 242.
Checklist
Before any work in the engi ne companment, carry out the follo wing steps in the order in whi ch they are
Par k the ve hicl e on leve l surface in a safe place.
Hold the pedal down until the engin e is switched off.
page
S hift the tran smissio n into (automatic) or (manual page 179.
S top the engi ne and remove the key fro m the ignition pag e
Le t th e eng in e cool d ow n
Keep child re n and o th ers from the ve hicl e.
Make sure th e ve hicle cannot move unexpe ctedly.
Dis regardi ng the safe ty- re lated checkli st may
result in serious injuries.
Alwa ys review use common

Charging, replacing, disconnecting and connecting the
first rea d and no te the introductory
o n p age 257.
the vehicle batte ry
Vehicl e batteries should be c harged by your rized Volk swagen deale r or an authorize d
Replacing the ve hicle battery
Th e batt ery in
your vehicl e is s pecially deve loped
f o r it s locati o n, w ith sp eci al dim ensio ns and safe ty
featu res. Befo re buy in g a new battery, ask an th ori ze d Volkswage n deale r o r authorize d swagen Facility w ha t batt eries are suit abl e
w ith r egard to e lectro-m agnetic compatibility, mension s, requir ed m aintenan ce, perfor man ce,
and safety sp ec ifications. H ave th e battery place d by an auth ori ze d Volkswage n deale r o r an authori zed Volk swage n Facility.
use m aint ena nce-free vehicl e ba tt eries m ee tin g standards T L 825
hicle's elec tri cal sys te m , note the following:
off all electrical syste ms and dev ices
and th e ign ition.
Fir st di sconnec t the negative cabl e and th en the positive
the vehicl e battery
to reconnecting the ba tt ery , switch off all elec trical sys te m s and dev ices and the ig niti on .
Con nec t th e positive cable fir st a n d then th e
n ega tive
ta n ce at mph (15-20 km /h).lf the in dica to r ligh ts do not go out, contact an auth orized swage n dealer or a n au th orize d Volkswagen v ice Facility and have the vehicle c hec ked.
If th e battery was discon necte d f or a long tim e, the
n ext scheduled se rvice may no t be correct ly la te d and page 16 The maximum per-
an d nance booklet.
Vehicles with
h icle battery, lock an d unloc k th e ve hicl e from th e outs id e. Th en try to sta rt the ig niti on again. If th e
ig niti on canno t b e switch ed on , ge t expe rt ta n ce.
Automatic electrical
load deactivation
I f t
he ve hicle battery drain is hig h, t he intelligent
o n board electrical sys te m m anage ment cally takes steps to help p reve nt b attery d rain.
The id le speed i s in creased so that the n ato r provides more powe r.
The power to dev ices that co nsume lot of e lec tricity is cut bac k or switched off com ple te ly.
W hen the en gine is s ta rt ed , p owe r supply oft h e
1 2-vo lt socke ts and t he c igare tte lighter is ra ril y int errupted.
T he on
board elec trica l sys tem man age men t
canno t always keep th e battery fro m being drained. For example, th e battery will drain if th e
e n g in e is not running, but th e ig ni tio n i s switc he d
o n for a lo ng tim e or th e parkin g lights a re left o n for a lo ng time.
What drain s th e battery?
Long period s w hen th e engine is no t running, especially w hen th e ig niti on is on.
Fa ilur e to use the proper batte ry with prop er mounting and connecti ons may ca use short seriou s personal injurie s.
Always use only mainten ance- free or leak-pro of batteries with the same
ment battery. Specification s are liste d on the
b attery ho using.
Wh en th e battery is charged, it produces hi ghly explosive hydroge n gas.
Charge ve hicl e batte ries only in w ell-ve nti-
l a te d areas.

If transmission has leake d out of th e missio n.
If there is o r n o oil in th e transmiss io n cause of damage to your ve hicl e, it mus t be moved
w ith th e dri ve wheels off th e ground.
If the front and rear w heels cannot t u rn.
Fig . 202 In righ t front bumper : Remove cover.
read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page357.
T he re is a thread ed hole for
the tow ing eye in the
right front
Take the tow ing eye, the lu g wre nch, and the
sc rewdriver out o f the ve hicle too l kit in the page 326.
on the cove r at the top 202
(a rrow ) so that it pops out.
Remove the cover and let it hang from the bumper.
Do it yourself
the ve hicl e battery is disc harged, since the s teering re m ain disabled, and it may not be poss ibl e to release the elect ro ni c steerin g column lock.
If yo u have to tow an automatic tran smissio n
ve hicl e m ore th an miles km ).
A vehicle can be to we d onl y if the electro nic steerin g co lumn lock is released. In case of a
power loss or malfunc tions of the e lectrical
sys te m , th e e ngine may have to be jump-start ed in order to re lease the electroni c steerin g column
Fig . 2 0 3 In righ t front bumper: Screwing in t owi ng eye .
the tow ing eye counter-clock wise into the threaded ho le as far as it will go (arrow) Use the lug wrenc h to turn and tig ht en th e towing eye.
towing is compl e te, unscrew the towi ng eye cl ock wise to re m ove it.
on the lower part of the cover until the
lower lip has locke d into pla ce.
Note
Always make sure the towin g eye is screwe d all the w ay into threaded hole so that it is secure. If not, it could be pull ed out while your vehicle is being

Declaration of .............. 314
Declaration of compli ance .............. 3 14
De-icin g
door lock cylinders. . . . . . . . . . . . 268
De-icing l
ocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Department of Transportation uniform tire
quality grades ...................... 313
Diagnosis
....................... ....... 318
Diesel fue
l. ............................. 241
W
inte r diese l ........................ 241
Diesel particulate .................. 317
I ndicator ligh t ....................... 315
Malfun
ction ......................... 3 16
Differential l
ock
braking assis ta nce sys tems ........ 195
Digital clo ck ............................. 16
Dimension s
.................. ........... 33
Dir
ect Gearbox
Malfunction
......................... 1 86
safe ty lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Em ergency clos ing and openin g...... 323
Warning light ............ ............ 43
Drawer s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driv er
doo r
Ove rv iew
..................... ........ 6
Dri vetrain
underbody protection . . . . . . . . 28
Driving
D
rivetrain unde rb ody protection. . . . . . 28
Driv in g abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dr iv in g checklists and wa rnin gs. . . . . . . 28
Driving through wate r on roa ds . . . . . . . Effic iency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Environmentally frie ndl y ......... .... 198
Fuel ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
F uel s uppl y too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Gett ing r
eady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 on a downhill grade ........... 192
on an uphill gra d e ............ 192 Recorded data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Thro ugh sa lt wa te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tow ing ......................... ....
A lphabetical index
W it h a trailer ........................ 156
W ith
automatic tran smission ......... 186
Driving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,
Dri vin g checklists and warnings . . . . . . . . . 28
Dri ving directions
w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Dri ving efficiently
...................... 198
Driving light .................... ....... 123
Driving off-road
Drivetrain
underbody pro tection. . . . . . 28
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driving through salt water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drivin g tip s
W hen the vehicl e is lo ade d. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
37
................................... 186
Du st filt er ..........................
brakin g assistance systems. . . . . . . . 195
Electrical load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electrica l load deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrical loads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 321
E lec tri
cal soc kets
1 2 -vo lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Tra
ile r .............................. 15 4
E lec tronic differential l
ock (EDL) ........ 19 5
Electronic immobilizer.
................. 178
Ele ctronic stabilization progra m ... 194
Em erge ncy brake display ................ 321
Emergency closing
and opening . . . . . . . . 322
D river doo r ......................... . 323 door ...................... 323 sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Rear doo rs .......................... 323
E m erge n
cy closing or opening
Em erge ncy re leas ing of the se lec to r l ever. .
325
Eme rge n
cy flasher function ............. 321
E
merge ncy flashers ................. 3 2 1

Voice operation
this section ing:
Op
timizing voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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page 6
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Optimizing voice operation
on
at a without excessive
emphasis or pauses.
can not be recog nized by the system.
To ensu re identification of names from
t he pho ne book , int erchang ing the sequence of
first and
nam es of the desired contact when suing voice commands may be
Avoid outside noise and as the power sunr oof.
Do not direct the of the air ven t upward wa rd the roof
at higher speeds.
Avoid oth er noi ses such as conve rsations in th e
Do not speak if the han ds- free sys tem a n announ cement.
Avoid ambient and background noises names.
After the first connec t
ion or after automa ted n ect ion, th e main
Voice ope ration can be operated using short or The
manual
When an voice operation is be turned off,
depending on the country , use of the gation system's voice operation settings Navigation system
An incoming voice commands. Therefore. voice operation
is automatically deactiva ted when a is incom-
ing . when you are wi th
the ins tructions and menus . Give your voice
voice operat ion steps .
V o
ice
and
in the voice operatio n The key voice commands are in context.
To start voice operation , for press
Wait for the tone.
in th e instrume nt
Language: Voice command
Czech:
Dutch :

Switching on or off
Read and on page 3 and the in troduction on page 8.
order to:
the device on automatically.
the device off automatically .
Operation
1Br iefly press the rotary and push button.
When ignition key is removed , the device switches off
matically after about minutes (time out).
the vehicle key into the ignition switch.
The device is switched on auto matically if it was switched on when the ignition key was previously removed .
Rem ove the vehicle key from the ignition switch.
Th e system starts after being switched on. The
most recent audio source is play ed back at the
ume last used as long as the volume does not ceed the preset or
Anti-theft coding
Th e anti-theft coding code numb er remains stored in the vehicle after initial input (conven ience radio
coding). The anti-theft coding needs to be
other vehicle (display: first SAFE, then and Please contact your Volkswagen dealer in
th is case .
START
Energy management
the battery was disco nnec ted , please
sw itch on the ignition before switchin g o n the
the battery system voltage
the battery BAT­TERY and appear briefly. The device
switches off automatically.
Adjusting the Basic Volume
Read and the on page 3 and the introduction on page 8.
order to: Operation
In crease volume . Turn the volume control 1right or press the button on the multifunct ion steer ing wheel
left
o r pre ss the button
The device is muted at (Display : and the
cur rent media source is stopped.
vo lume settings and adjustments can be
preset .
Please lower the volume before switc hing to another aud io source if th e base volume of an audio source was increased conside rably.
Introduction 9

or the sound is distorted, low er
th e output volume of the external audio source,
if possible. this is not eno ugh, set AUX to Leve 1 2 or Leve 1 1.
Speed-dependent volume control
The Speed-dependent Volume Control cally adjusts the volume according to the vehicle
s p ee d.
The volume control leve l is adjusted
in increments
of 1 to 7.
DAB settings
ue, the volume is increased significantly . mea ns
that the speed-depend ent vol um e contro l is
ed off.
Due to country-specific requireme nts , some functions cannot be selected above a
certain driving speed.
SETUP: DAB NEWS
Function key: Effect
(DAB-TP ) DAB TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Traffic reports from a DAB traffic program stat ion are played in DAB Radio mode (display : TP:DAB "). Traffic reports from an FM station will be ignored.
DAB NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT News from a DAB news station are played in the current
DAB Radio mode.
DAB ANNOUNCEMENT types of DAB ann ounc emen ts (spo rts, weathe r. etc.) are
played in the current DAB Radio mode.
DAB Automatic station tracking in DAB Radio mode.
the curr ently playing DAB station transmi ts on another channe l afte r moving to a new
The ch anne l is no t automatically c hanged to search for stations.
(DAB-FM) DAB-FM LINKING A llows changing of the FM frequency for automat ic station tracking.
Press
( MEN U) to c lose the
42 RCD

H
Hard keys Device keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
off Timeout ............................ 9
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mobile ph one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
iPhone iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 .............................. 35
L
............................ 26
............... ............. ..... ..........•........... 39
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 44 Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Connecti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . 33 iPod .............................. 36 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
......... ................•..... 24 Audio data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Audio data stru cture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . 26 Changing direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Changing media sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hints ... ........................... 24
iPod .............................. 36 Mai n menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 .........................•.... 33 Media source selection menu . . . . . . . . . . 27 Messages and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 (random play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MP3 .......................... 24
46 RCD
............................ 26 Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 P layback sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Playing playl is ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Playlis ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Random play (Mix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Repeat ............................ 29 REPEAT 29 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ...............•............. 29 backward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
tracks . . . . . . . . .
.......................... 33 Media Player BT-Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Media source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Messages and warnings
39
.................. ............... 29
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Multimedia interface, . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mute ................................. 9
MW 44
N
............................... 26
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Addi tional displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Opera tional componen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
. . . . 6
p
R
Access ing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Automatic tr acking . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing frequency band 11 Changing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Display station names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Freq uency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Lights
Lights and Vision functions
Daytime running lights (applies to models only)
only
t hese separate lamps are on
Turning on daytime running ligh ts T
he day time
run ni ng lights are switc h ed on every time the ign it io n is s wit c h ed on and the ligh t sw itc h
is in position or Th e in d icato r light or DRL in
t he instru men t cluste r ind icates the activated fu nc ­
tion
chapter Lights.
a twilight se n­
sor switches the instrument and switch lighting on
and off automatically.
Turn in g
off daytime running
Press and hold th e t urn signa l lever an d high beam Press and ho ld the turn signa l leve r and high bea m
sw itch up and to the bac k (righ t t urn signa l a nd switch down and to the bac k (left turn signa l a nd
headlight
the ignit ion on for abo ut 3 seconds and off again .
sian menu in the instrume nt cluster display let
The dayt ime ru nning lig ht s are switched on every
time t he ignition is swit ch ed on and th e tig ht swi tc h
i s in pos ition or The indica tor lig ht or DRL in the ins trume nt cluste r indica tes the ac tivated func­
tion book le t
Please firs t read and n ote the introductory information and heed the
Wheel rim and tire damage is often difficult to see.
Unusual vibration s or to o ne-side can be
an indicat ion of tire damage
Check tires an d w heel rims for damage.
(supplement) -Technical Modifications
Crashes and o ther accidents can h appen
when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be see n by other motorists.
The do not com e on when the
daytime running lights a re on. A vehic le with­out on cannot be seen by others
wh en it is dark or raining or visibility is other-
w ise poor. a tire is damaged, do not driv e any furt her .
Get expert assistance .
no external damage is visible , slow ly and
carefully drive to the nearest authorized Volkswa­
gen dealer or Authorized Volkswagen