Engine — Start (VW Golf 5)

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All engines

Cars with manual transmission

1. Apply the parking brake.

2. Press the clutch pedal all the way down and hold it in this position.

3. Move the gear shift lever to neutral.

The depressed clutch pedal makes it especially easy to start the engine in cold weather, due to the absence of a power lock.

Cars with automatic transmission

4. Move the gearshift lever to position "P" or "N".

5. Press the foot brake pedal and hold it in this position.

Warning! Do not operate the starter for more than 30 seconds. Otherwise, the starter and wiring may overheat.

Petrol engines

6. Turn the ignition key and engage the starter. Do not press the gas pedal. As soon as the engine starts, release the ignition key.

If the engine does not start within 15 seconds, pause for about 15 seconds and repeat the starting process.

If the engine does not start after three attempts, try starting again after waiting 10 seconds and fully depressing the accelerator pedal.

If the engine is hot, press the accelerator pedal slowly when starting.

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Start driving immediately. Warm up the engine only in severe frost for about 30 seconds.

Warning! Frequent attempts to start the engine, one after another, can damage the catalytic converter, due to the fact that unburned gasoline gets into it and when heated, it burns with a detonation effect.

Diesel engines

Starting a cold engine

7. Turn on the ignition and wait until the fuel preheating indicator light goes out.

8. Start the engine, but do not press the accelerator pedal.

If the engine starts to run intermittently, keep the starter on (maximum 20 seconds) until the engine starts on its own.

If the engine does not start, return the ignition key to position "0" and after a pause of approximately 30 seconds, repeat the process of warming up and starting the engine.

Note: Due to the good cold starting characteristics of the direct injection diesel engine, fuel preheating is only necessary at outside temperatures below +0C.

If there is no fuel left in the tank, then after refueling the engine starting process takes longer, about one minute, because air is removed from the fuel system.