oil VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2012 Owner's Guide

make su re that the veh icle is
sa fe ly supported on safe ty stand s intended for that purpose th at are stro ng e no ug h to support the weight of th e ve hicl e.
Never use the floor jack as ladder or step ladder.
Alwa ys mak e sure that the weight of the ve­
hi cle is not heav ier than the capa city of the floor jack s afety stands being use d.
Care, mai nten anc e
Note
To help prevent seriou s ve hicle damage, n eve r
lift the ve hicle by the engi ne oil transmi ssion housing, or by the front or r ea r
To help preven t damage to th e underbody or cha ssis, always insert a rubber pad between the
h o is t the liftin g point s. additio n make sure the lifting arms have en o ug h clearance.
The lifting arms sh ould not tou ch si de or
other part s of the

smell a sulfur odor. This is no t a n indica tio n
o f a malfun ctioning emission control system. This depends upon the sulfur content of the diesel
fuel.
first read and note the introd uctory information and heed the on page 3 15 .
The d iesel particulate 11lter help s take soot parti­
cle s out of the exhaust. The soot particle s are lected and burned in the filter. Volkswagen recom­mends frequently driving longer di sta nces to help clean the filter.
onl y page 239.
Never refuel with gasoline or fu el oil or bio ­
d iesel.
Do not exceed the correct oil level page 247.
core and maintenance
Do no t tow-start th e ve hicl e; jump-start in ­
s t
ead page 353.
ve hicles wi th automatic transm issio ns, in­
c re a se the e ngine speed slig htl y w hil e driv in g to automatically start cleanin g th e diesel partic u la te
filter. Thi s helps to minimize clogging of the filt er. The indicator light will not come on.
certai n engi ne conditions. you m ay sm ell a sulfur odor. This is no t an indicat ion of a malfunctioning emission control system. T his
depends upo n the sulfur content of the diesel
fuel.
3 16 317

Wheel bolt s and w heel hub threads must
use the
wit h th e jack
Fig . 184 lift point for th e jock .
first re a d and n o te the intro ducto ry infor mat io n and heed th e on page330.
T he jac k
must b e po sition ed at one o f the four lift points m arked on the ve hicl e bo d y ( tw o on each
Checkli st
Never grease or oil th e w heel bolts and the threads in the wheel hubs. The bo lt s can come
loos e w hile driving if greased or oiled, even if
tigh tened to the requi r e d torque.
Neve r loosen bolted connections on w heel
rims with bolted rim rin gs.
the w heel bolts are not tight en ed to the
p ro pe r torque, the wheel can come off the ve­
hi cle whe n it is moving. E.xcessive ly
The ve hicle may only be lifte d by a jack positio ned
a t o n e o f th e four jack lift po int s.
F o r yo
ur own safety and that o f your passengers. carry out the follo wing step s in the o rder
tow in g trailer: the tr aile r from the ve hicle and park the trail er properly.
4 . Loosen the whee l b o lts o f th e w heel to be c han ged=> page 332.
5 . Find the ja ck lift
point=> fig. 184 on the ve hicle fram e tha t is closes t to the w heel to be c han ge d.
6.
up th e jack so tha t it still just fits undern eath the lift po int.
Pr actical tip s 332 333

Fig. 186 Chang ing a wheel: remove previo usly ened wheel bolts using the screwdr iver handle .
first read and no te th e introduct ory inform ation and hee d the on page330.
R emov
ing the wheel
Revie w the pag e 331.
Loosen th e w heel page 332.
the page 333.
Complete ly unscrew and rem ove the ously loosened whee l bolt s using the hexago nal
soc ke t in the sc rew dri ver h andl e fig. 186. th e wheel bolts on a clea n surf ace .
Re m ove the w heel.
Installing the spare or compact spare
unidirectiona l tir e, b e sure to install it in the proper ro llin g pag e 293, tires.
After changing a
fir st read and note th e introductory info rm ation and hee d th e on page330.
Clea n th e tools in the vehicl e too l kit if sary and stow th em in th e foa m gage pag e 326.
Securely sto re th e spare whee l, compact spare
w heel, o r th e whee l yo u took off the vehicle in th e
lugga ge compartment.
Practical tips
the spare whee l o r compac t spare wheel on th e ax le.
th e a nti-th eft wheel bolt in position 332, fig. 183 Han d tigh ten it using the adapter b y turnin g clockw ise.
i n all other w hee l b olts clockw ise and tig ht en them slig/ u/yusin g th e hexago nal socket in
the screwdrive r handle.
Lower the ve hicl e with the jack .
the lug wre n ch to firml y tighten all wheel
bolt s (turn Do not tighten them in sequ en ce ! Tight en any wheel bolt to beg in, th en tighten th e wheel bo lt dia gonally opposite the first
b o lt, and so for th.
page 328.
Wh
eel bolts that a re tighte ned or installed p rope rly can come loo se, causing loss of vehicle
contro l,
Always keep whee l bolt s and threads in the
w hee l hub clean and free of oil and grease . The
wheel bolts mus t turn easil y and must be
the hexagona l socket in th e sc rewdriver
handl e o nly to turn th e w hee l bolt s when they are loo se, never to loosen th em or
Have th e w heel b o lt tightening to rqu e ately c hec ke d with a to rqu e wre nch page 332.
Have the dam aged whee l re p laced as soo n as
poss ible.
In ve hicles with indir ect T ir e Monitoring th e sys te m mu st b e after each tir e ch a nge
334 335

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

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

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

Water under vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wipers ............................. 129
S peed rating code le tter ................. 293
Stalling
Protecting th e ve hicle ................
S teering ...............................
Cou nter- steering support ............
E lectro-mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indicator light. ......................
to one side ................... 286 Servo steering .......................
Steering co lumn lock .... ............
Steering wheel
A dju sti
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 S hift paddles (Ti ptron ic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Sticke rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Storage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
storage compartments . . . . . . . . . 165
Overhead console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3
Pa sse nge r sid e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 Storage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8
protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
brak e sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 194
Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
194
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distance Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C urb weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 E ngin e data an d dimensions . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filling capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fu el capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Gross vehicle we ight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.............................. 32
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Sa fety Compliance Certif ic ation Label. . 3 1
Tir e pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical modifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Temperature gauge
E n gin e coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
hooks........................ 146
T ighteni ng torque Whee l bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
372 373

Vehicle identification number ............ 3 1
Vehicle key
Indi
cator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle key set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle keys
button......................... 34 Regio nal diff ere nces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sy nchronizing ........................ 37
Valet ke y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicl e labels ............................ 31
V eh icle modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signs. . ........................... 311
Sticker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
V ehi cle washing
Spec ia l con sid eration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Volk swage n Information System .......... 21
Displa ys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Menu structure ........... ............ 21
w
Warning light
Alternator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Brak e sys tem .......... .............. 189
Cruise co ntrol .................... .. . 215
Depre ssing
the brake ................. 189
Doors... ............................ 43
Engine coo la nt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Engine oil pressure ................... 247
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shiftin g ............................. S teerin g column lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washing vehicl e
S p
ecia l con sideration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Waxing the paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wear indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Weights ................................
What if? ..................•............. 318
Whe el bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Cove r caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tightening
torque ....... . ............ 332
Whe el change ........... ..... ......... 331
Wheel covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Full w heel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Hubcap ................. ..... ...... 328
Whee l bolt c
aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted deco rative cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted rim ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Window s
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wind shi eld
Insulat ed ............................ 127
Wind shi eld washer ..................... 128
Windshield washer
C heck ing ............................ 132
Indicator li ght ....................... 128
R efi llin g ............................. 132
Wind shield
wiper
F un ction s .. .........................
Headlight washer sys te m ............. H eated wash er no zzles ...............
Lifting off the wiper blade ............. Lifting th e w ip er blade ................
po siti on ...................... W in d shi eld wip er leve r ............... 129
Wind shield wiper serv ice position .......
Wind shie ld wipers ...................... 128
Wind shi eld-integrated antenna .......... 312
Wint er di esel ........................... 241
Winter ope
ration
F ue l consumptio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headli ght wa sher sys tem .............
H ea te d was he r n ozz les ............... Menu s e ttin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 s treak s ......... ................. 13 1

Emergency repairs
Volkswagen service receipts , repa ir
orders , and parts removed from your Volkswagen
model.
performed and it was impossib le
or unreasonab le under the circumstances to tow or
dr ive you r
Volkswage n model to the nearest thorized Volkswagen dealer.
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this limit ed warra nty, but
a re se para tely warranted by th e tir e ma nufacturer.
T o ass ist you in ob ta ining re lated Warra nt y m atio n, a l ist of tire manufactur ers a nd add resses
i s provided at the e nd of this book let. Verify with
t h e
tire m anu facturer what is cove red unde r thei r
war ran ty .
Maintenance services l and mechanic al adjustments
This limited warranty does not cover the cost of
parts and labor involved in any scheduled
oil ,
the ir replacement is a necessary part of warran ty serv ice on a covered component.
Mechanical adjustments not associated with a
ter th e firs t year or
ing.
Damage or malfunctions due to misuse, negligence, alteration, accident or fire
Th is
lim it ed war ra nt y does not cover : A
sta tement
of th e circu mstances that prevented
you from getting to an authorized Volkswagen
dea ler. toge ther with th e paid receipts , repai r
tem), accessories
age to associated parts or systems; or
non -Genuine Volkswagen parts (referred to as
Aftermarke t parts) , crash parts repaired due to
damage in a collision (re ferred to as
parts ), parts obtained from another
used vehicle (referred to as
tioned parts; or
damage or malfunctions which were caused by
the of th e veh icle, in particular any m ajor or structu ral alterations including but not limited to
th e conve rsio n of th e vehicle to a co nve rtible or the
m odi fica tion of t he roo f to accom modate a glass
r
oof str u cture o r oth er str uctu ra l a lte rations ;
o r
ta m in ate d or im prope r fu el , in tentional or
damage or malfunctions caused by coll ision or
modificatio ns of the veh icle , including but not
in t he mainte nance sectio n o f thi s boo klet.
2) spe cific m ainten ance services are cove red by the Vol kswag en C are free M aint enance Prog ra m . P lease consult the Mainten a nce Program
Warranty and Maintenance