Volkswagen Golf Plus 2005 Installation guide

Service Training
Self-study programme 338
The Golf Plus 2005

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The self-study programme portrays the design and
function of new developments!
The contents will not be updated.
For current testing, adjustment and repair instruc-
tions, please refer to the customer service literature
intended for this purpose.
The Golf Plus is based on the Golf's successful history
as the benchmark in the compact class, is positioned
in the new segment of high-roof passenger cars and
can therefore safely claim leadership in the Golf
segment.
It is intended to continue to the "superior dynamics"
positioning introduced by the Golf in 2004, extending
this with characteristics such as spatial comfort,
variability and functionality.
This self-study programme provides an overview of the structure of the Golf Plus.
It informs you of the special body features, which engines and gearboxes are installed,
which front and rear axles carry the Golf, how the electronics are structured and what changes have taken place in
the convenience system.
NEW Attention
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In brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Engine-gearbox combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Radio and navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heater and air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
At a glance

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In brief
The Golf Plus 2005
●Extensive storage compartment concept
●Modified bonnet
Front area optimised to protect pedestrians
●New headlights with three round elements
●Headlights in
bi-xenon technology with
cornering light function
●Sensor for rain and light detection
●2C-Climatronic
(2-zone climate control)
In addition to the technology familiar from the Golf,
the Golf Plus is equipped with a few further special
features.
This includes its higher body, its rear lights in LED
technology and also its split rear seat bench, which
can be separately adjusted and
moved.

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●230V socket
●Rear lights
in LED technology
●Rear Seat Entertainment system
●Variable
load floor concept
●Seating level 80mm higher
●Body 95mm higher
●Split rear seat bench,
can be separately moved and adjusted

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In brief
Technical data
Exterior dimensions and weights
Exterior dimensions
Length 4206mm
Width 1759mm
Height 1580mm
Wheelbase 2578mm
Front track 1541mm
Rear track 1529mm
Weights
Permissible gross vehicle
weight
1900kg
Unladen weight without
driver
1293kg
Roof load 75kg
Trailed load (braked) 1200kg at 8% incline
Fuel tank capacity 55l
Drag coefficient 0.32
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877mm 2578mm 751mm
4206mm
1541mm
1759mm
1580mm
1529mm

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Interior dimensions
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Interior dimensions and volumes
* - Without variable load floor
** - With variable load floor
Total interior length 1740mm
Luggage compartment
volume
425 - 505l *
402 - 443l **
Luggage compartment
volume with rear seat back-
rest folded down
1450l *
1350l **
Interior dimensions, front
Headroom 1007mm
Elbow width 1468mm
Interior dimensions, rear
Headroom 976mm
Elbow width 1452mm
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1008mm
842mm
750mm
624mm
2076mm
375mm
343mm 585mm
70mm
1007mm 976mm
375mm
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Body
The body structure
Its concept has been integrated from the tried-and-tested Golf 2004 and adapted to the requirements of the
Golf Plus.
By consistently employing high- and ultra-high-strength panels, its strength has again been
optimised without significantly increasing its weight.
Special characteristics
●The A-pillar has been modified to integrate
the quarter light.
●The roof bow has been omitted thanks to the
design of the side areas.
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Normal plate grade up to 180 MPa
High-strength plate grade 220 - 240 MPa
Higher-strength plate grade 280 -300 MPa
Ultra-high-strength plate grade 320 -420 MPa
Ultra-high-strength, treated plate grade over 900 MPa
1 MPa = 1 Newton/mm2
The specified values refer to the yield strength.
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Steel grades in the Golf Plus
Steels are classified according to their tensile strength. The higher the steel grade, the higher the tensile strength,
which is measured in Megapascals. The higher material properties are achieved by alloying and hardening the
steel in different ways. The Golf Plus body is essentially comprised of five different steel grades.
Even this limited selection of body-in-
white parts shows the considerable
percentage of higher-strength panels
in the Golf Plus.
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Body
The storage compartments
Besides a multitude of storage compartments familiar from the Golf 2004, the Golf Plus additionally offers storage
compartments in the centre console and drawers beneath the front seats.
In vehicles fitted with the Rear Seat Entertainment system, the DVD player is located in the storage compartment
between the front seats beneath the armrest.
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