Break VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 Owner's Manual

Failure to heed warnin g light s and instrument cluster text message s can cause the ve hicl e to break down in traffic and result in a and seriou s personal injury .
Never ignore warning light s or text I NGS.
Engine coolant specifications
introdu ctory information and heed th e on pag e 252.
The engi ne c ooling sys tem is fille d
p erce nt of Volk s wa gen engi ne coo lant additi ve G 12 plu s-plu s (TL-VW 774 G) o r G 12 plus (TL -VW F). Both of these engin e coola nt ti ve s are purple.
This mixtur e pro vides antif r eeze pro te ction down
to -13 a ls o he lps to pro tec t th e light
allo y pan s in th e eng in e coolin g sys te m against
corro sio n. In addit ion, the mi xture help s preve nt
c alcium dep os its and in creases the bo ilin g point of the e ng in e coola nt.
T o
protec t th e e ng in e, the mi xture must a lway s co nt ain nt le a st
mate conditions , th e perc entage of coola nt ti ve can be in cre ased. Howe ver, the coo la nt ti ve pe rc e n ta ge mu st never be m ore than oth erw ise , ant ifreeze prot ection is reduce d a nd
th e ability of the mi xture to coo l th e e ngine is als o
r educed.
Whe n addin g e ngine coolant, use a mixture of till ed water and at l ea st c o o la nt addit ive G 12 plu s- plu s for optimum co rro sion protection
Core, maintenanc e
Always stop the vehicl e as soon as it is saf e to do so.
Note
Failure to heed warning lights o r text can re s ult in veh icle damage.
Too little antifreeze protection in the en gin e coolin g syste m can cause eng in e failure and vere injuri es.
be used.
At extremely cold temperatures, the coolant could freeze, cau sin g the v ehicl e to brea k down. The heater would als o no t work, and ve hicl e cupants could be without protection at free zing temperatures.
Note
N eve r mix original Volkswagen engine coo lant additives with other additi ve s no t approved by
Volkswagen. Mixing Volkswage n coo la nt
facturers can serio usly damage th e engine and th e engi ne coolin g sys te m .
Eng in e coolant additive G 12 plus-plus can b e
m ixed with G 12 plus and G
If the fluid in th e e ngine coo lant res ervoir is any color but purple (s u ch
this is th e case, the gin e coolant mus t b e r epla ced immedi ate ly . envi se serious m alfun ction s or engine damage can occ ur!
E ng in e coolan t a nd engine c oo lant additi ves can pollute th e environm ent. le akin g opera ting a nd disp ose of th em in
acco rdance with appli cable e nvir o nm ent al la ws
a nd

Note
Remove sno w c hain s w hen road s are free or snow. the chains ca n damage tires, impair vehicle handling and ca n be qui ck ly worn
down.
-------chain s they h ave direct contact w ith th e rims. Volk swage n recommend s usin g coa te d sn ow
chains .
c hain s are available in different sizes
Please first read and note the
introductory information
and heed the WARNINGS on
page 276.
Accessory weight
The combine d weight (in excess of
those standa rd items which may
be re placed) of automatic tra n s­
mission, electro-mechnical power
stee ring, power brakes, power
windows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to th e extent that these
items are availabl e as factory-in­
stall ed equipme n t (w hether in ­
s tall ed or not).
Aspect ratio
The ratio of sidewall heig h t to tir e
w
idth, expressed as a p ercentage.
A number o r or
lower indicates a low-profile tire
with a shorter sidewall for im­
proved steering response and
better overall handling on dry
pavem ent.
Bead
The part of a tire made of steel
wires, wrapped or reinforced b y
ply cords, with the shape and
structure to en sure proper fit to the
w h
eel rim.
maintenance
Bead separation
A breakdown of the bond between
components in the bead.
The tire structure, excep t tread
and s id ewall rubber which, when
infl ate d, bears the lo ad.
The breakjng away of pieces of the
tread or sidewall.
The strands of materia l forming
the plie s in the tir e.
An y parting within the tread,
s id
ewall, or inne r lin er of the tire
ex te
nding to cord material.
at low
speeds in the three hour p e riod be­
fore
the tire pressure is measured
o r a
djuste d.

Parts, accessories, repairs and modifications
lowing:
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ports and accessories .. ....... .... , . , . . . . . . . . .
Operating fluids and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repai rs and technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notice about data recorded by vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using o cellular phone in a motor vehicle when it is not c o nne cte d to the vehicle te lephone antenna . .
points for the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inappropriate spare parts and accessorie s as w ell as improperly performed work, tions and repairs can cause ve hicl e damage, cidents and serious personal injuries.
Volkswagen strongl y recomm ends to only use accessories approved by Volkswagen and Genuine Volkswagen These parts and cessories have been evaluated by Volk swagen for their s uitability, reliabilit y and safety.
Break-in period
first read and note the introductory
o n page303.
No te applicab le re quirem ents for breaking in new parts.
Breaking in a new e ngin e
A n
ew en gin e must be caref ully broke n in during the fir st kilo m ete rs). During the
fir st few h ours o f dri vin g, th e e ngine's intern al
kilomet ers) will also affect th e e ng in e quality. Even after th is time -and especially w ith co ld engine­
drive the ve hicle at moderate en gin e speeds in
o rd er to reduce en gin e wear and to incre ase the
care and maint enanc e
Have repairs and vehicle modifica tions
rized Volkswag en dealers and authorized swagen Service Facilities have the required tool s, diagnostic equipment, repair tion, and trai ned personnel.
Only install parts on the ve hicl e that are
Never sto re, mount or attach objects, such as cup or p hone hold ers, on or next to the a irbag module covers or within the airbags
Only use wheel rim I tire combinations proved by Volk swagen for the respecti ve vehicle
mileage the engi ne can co ve r. Do not drive at gine speed s w hi ch are to o low. Always downshif t if the e ngin e is no longer running For the fir st kilometers):
Do no t use full throttle .
Do not drive the ve hicl e at more than 2/3 of the
top en gine s peed.
Do n o t to w trailer.
From to miles km): m ay be in creased to maximum sibl e road and en g in e speed.
New tire s and brake pads
New tires and rep lacing pag e 276
page 192

Breaking in a ne w e ngin e gent ly , wiU in crease serv ice and reduce oil
first re ad and note the introductory informat ion and heed th e WAHNINGS on page303.
Volkswag en recommend s th at you con sult an th ori zed Volksw age n d eale r or authori zed
sori es. sp are part s or other equipm ent. Alway s do so you wan t to in stall additional acc esso ries or re pla ce part s. authori zed Volkswa gen dealer
o r authorize d Volksw agen Service Facilit y ca n vide
first read and no te the introductory inf ormation and heed the on
fluid s and equipment undergo tinu ous deve lopment, in cluding timing belts,
tir es, engin e coo lant s. e ngin e oils, as well as spark
plu gs and vehicle batt eries. Th erefo re, have ating and equipm ent changed b y an rized Volksw agen dea le r o r auth orize d Volkswagen
Service Facility. Volkswagen dealers and Serv ice Faciliti es are alway s up-to -dat e rega rding new
Improp er u se or operating and equipment can cause a cciden ts, se riou s personal injurie s, burns and/or poi soning.
To reduce the ri sk or poi soning, never use
empty ro od or beve rage conta iners that might
mislead someone into drinking
Always keep vehicl e care products out or the r e ach or c hildren.
Always read and heed all th e in struction s and all WARNINGS on the package befor e usin g hicle care produ cts.
maintenance
Improper ve hicle modification s and repair s
ries.
Neve r attach anything, including accessories example , cup holders or te lephone bra cke ts)
to the airbag covers or within the airbag
Obje cts on or near the surfa ce where airba gs
are loca ted can come loo se and cause serious personal injury if the airbag
When u sing products that give off harmful alway s work outdoors or in well la te d are a .
Never use
hicl e care. They are poisonou s and hi ghl y
Note
refill with suitable operating When ch anging or topping off sure that you pour the fluid s into the correct ca use seriou s
m alfun ction s and engin e damage! Under no cum stances should you mix up operating Otherwi se seri ous malfun ction s and en gi ne damage can occ ur!
Acce ssori es and other things install ed in front of th e coo ling air intake s impair the of the en g in e coo lant. The engin e can ove rheat under high ambient temperatures or under high
e n gin e loads!
Leakin g operating can pollut e the en -vironment. Collect leak ing operat ing fluid s in suitable cont ain ers and d is po se of th em

Introduction
In this section yo u'll informati on on th e lowi ng:
Prote cting yourself and the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . .
More information:
B ra king, sto ppin g and page
Em erg ency clos ing and page 322
Ve hicl e tool page326
Chan ging a page
Protecting you rse lf and the vehicle
Fig. 167 the center of the instrument panel: for emergency
A vehicle breakdown in
Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so and move th e ve hicle a safe distance off the tu all duurs in
Neve r leave children, disable d persons, or anyone who cannot help themselves alone in th e ve hicl e when locking the doors. This could
result in people being trap ped in the vehicle in
a n em erge ncy. Depending on the tim e or year, people trapped in tl1e vehicl e can be exposed to
very high or very low tempe ratures.
fir st rea d and no te th e introdu ctory info rmati on and heed the
on
all appli cabl e leg al require m ent s re garding securin g a broke n- down ve hicl e.
For yo
ur safe ty and th at of your pa sse ngers, carry out th e followin g ste ps in the o rder
on em erge ncy flashers by p ress ing 167.
3. Appl y th e parkin g brake, preve nt the ve hicl e from page 188.
4 . th e tran smi ssio n int o (automati c) or Neutra l (manua l page 179.
5 . Stop th e e ngin e and re move th e key from th e ig niti on page 172.
Do it yourself

Checklist (continued )
6. passengers exit and go to a safe locatio n
vehicl e keys with you when lea vin g yo ur ve hicl e.
8. up ale rt other m otoris ts and cycl is ts .
9. Let th e eng in e cool down and ge t ex pert ass is tance if necessary .
the emerge ncy flashers are on. use the turn sig nal lever to indicat e when the ve hicl e is bein g towe d. T his
t empo rarily interr upts th e wa rnin g fla sh ers.
Traffi c suddenl y slows down or s top s in front of you to wa rn those approaching fro m b ehind .
the of an em erge ncy.
the ve hicle brea ks dow n.
b ein g tow-s tarted or bei ng towed.
A lways obey traffic
that govern the use o f
e m erge ncy flash ers where you are driving.
th e em ergency flash e rs are not working . a fe rent method -as pe rmitt ed by law-must b e
used to alert othe r m otoris ts an d cycl is ts to the breakdown.
Di sregarding the sa fety-related ch ecklist may lead to accidents and serio us injuries.
A lway s review and th e c hecklist. safe ty prac tice s and use common sense.
Pract ical tips
Th e vehicl e ex hau st syst em and the ca tal ytic
co nverter or diesel pa rti cu late
Never park where parts of the hot ex haust sys te m or catalyti c converter could ignite mable materials, such as dry grass, brush ,
l eaves,
T he ve hicl e battery be drained if th e em ergency flas he rs are o n for a long tim e­
To alert the traffi c behind you, th e brake light s o n some ve hicle s sta rt to fla sh if you
brake hard when traveling at a speed greate r about mph km /h ).
a t speeds around 6 mph
ating d eact iva tes th e e merge ncy flash ers.
To alert the tr affic behin d you, the ge ncy flashers on so me ve hicl es come on if you br ake hard w hen traveling at a speed greater than mph krn/h ). accele ratin g
o r continuing to drive at a speed above about25 mph km /h ), th e e merge ncy flashers

Note
After replacing a headlight bulb or other light bulb, always make sure that the rubber covers or plastic ca ps have been properly and securely rein­
s talled to help prevent water from gettin g into the
e lec trica l connection s and headlight hou sin g and damaging th e e lectrical system_
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the o n page 344.
Lights up Possible cau se
Light bulb of th e exterio r ve hicle lighting . not working .
W
hen the ignit ion is swi tc h ed on, severa l wa rnin g
and indi cator lights come on briefl y for a fun ction
check. They go out after a few seconds.
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluste r text messages can cause the ve hicle to break down in traffic and result in a co llision and serious personal injury.
Never ignore warning lights or tex t WARN­INGS.
tips
Proper response
R
epl ace the ligh t bu lb.
WARNING
A lways sto p th e ve hicl e as soon as it is safe to
do so .
Note
Failure to heed warning lights or tex t WARNINGS can result in vehicl e damage.
344 345

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

Emerg ency lo ck in g and unlockin g
R ea r h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Em er
gen cy sta rtin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jum
per cables ................ .. ..... 355
E
mission contro l sys te m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
Ind icato r light.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
E ng in e
Break-i n
perio d ..................... Noises................ ......... ..... 177
Engin e and ig nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12-vo lt socke ts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig niti on sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Preheating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S ta rtin g en g ine...................... 176
S ta rtin g en g ine
with KESSY.......... . 175
Sto pping the e ngin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Unauthorized vehi cle key . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E
ngine cl ass ification co de
De terminin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E
ngine co mpartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C l
eanin g ... 269
C l
osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Eng ine
coolant ...................... 252
Eng ine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
P l
enum chamber .................... 269
P re para
tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
E
ngine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
I
ndicator l ight. ...... ....... ......... 3 15
En gin e c oo la
nt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
C heck ing
coolant leve l .............. . 255
F
ille r op enin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
G 12 p lu s-p lus
.................. .. 254
Ind icator light ....................... 252 Specifications .. ..................... 254
Temperatu re gauge... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Topping off
249
C hange ............................. 251
C heck ing oil leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Co ns
umptio n .......................
D ips tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fille r openin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9 I
n d i
cato r light. ..........
b raking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
F
FAQs .................................. 318
capacity
W
indshi e ld was her nuid reservo ir. . . . . 132
Fir e extingui sh er
T ra ile r tow
ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Floor mats............... .............. 18 1
Fo g lig
hts ..... 123
F requently ask ed ques tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
F
ront airba g s
321
F u ses .................................. 341
G
Colo r codi ng.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fuse boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
342 Ident ifying blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
P re para ti
ons for replace ment. . . . . . . . . 343
Heplaci ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
G 12
plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
G 12 plus- plus.
367

Garage door opener
De leti ng programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
F u el
............................... 239
Grades ............................. 239
Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gettin g re ady
........................... 28
Glasse s storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Light ................................ 125
See storage compart ment s ............ 163
Gross vehicle weig
ht ....................
H
Head restraints ....................... 61, 62
Headlig
ht r a n ge adjustment ............. 125
D ynamic headli ght range adjustment .. 125
Fully automated leve lin g sys tem ....... 125
Headlight range control sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights Washe r sys t
em .......................
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heating sys tem
Also see: Air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . 226
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
High
beam s witch ...................... 122
Hill Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ic e
removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Id
ent ifica tio n number ................... 3 1
Igniti
on See engine and ign ition ............... 172
Ignition keys see Vehi cle key s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition swit ch ......................... 174
Safety int erlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Unauthorized vehicle key ............. 174
Immobilizer ............................ 178
Malf
unc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Import ant vehicle la bel s ................. 31
Alphabetical index
In an em erg ency.......................
In emergency
Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Em ergenc y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yoursel f and the ve hicl e . . .
Indicator ligh t
Brake
pad i ndica tor ............. 189
Brake syste m ........................ 189
e n g in e o il leve l ............. 247
S te ering column lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle key.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windshield wash e r
leve l ......... 128
Indicator light s
L ig ht s
............................... 121
Indirect ve ntil ation.................... 232
Individ ual door unlocking............... 39
Infr
ared-reflecting winds hi eld . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Inside mirror ........................... 134
I n s
trument clu ste r ....................... 13
D is p l
ay ........................... 16, 17
Dis p lays .............................. 21
In dica tor light .. .................. .... 13
I n strumen ts .......................... 1 6
Menu stru cture ....................... 21
Serv ic e r
eminder disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Symbols .............................. 13 U sing m enu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lig ht s ........................ 13
In s
trument cluster di splays ...... ........ 21
Instrument panel........................ 6 Air 274