VW Golf Manuals

The Volkswagen Golf is a subcompact auto produced by German automaker Volkswagen because 1974, advertised internationally over 7 decades, inside many body designs plus below numerous nameplates – because the Volkswagen Rabbit inside the United States plus Canada, plus because

the Volkswagen Caribe inside Mexico.

The authentic Golf Mk1, tailored by the Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro, became a front-wheel drive, front-engined substitution for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle. Historically, the Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model as well as the world's next best-selling model, with over 29 million built by 2012.

Many manufacturing of the Golf was initially inside the 3-door hatchback fashion. Other variants include a 5-door hatchback, estate/wagon, convertible, along with a Golf-derived notchback saloon/sedan, variously called Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Vento or Volkswagen Bora. The vehicles have filled various marketplace segments, from simple individual vehicles, with high-performance hot hatches.

The Volkswagen Golf has earned various awards throughout its history. Every generation of Golf has been a runner-up inside the European Car of the Year awards, yet just 1 has been a winner, the Golf Mk3 inside 1992. The Volkswagen Golf has been inside the Car plus Driver 10Best several instances.
The third-generation Volkswagen Golf Mk3 had been a vehicle established inside Europe inside November 1991, plus inside North America inside the spring of 1993. The delay inside North America was due with Volkswagen's choice to provide U.S. and Canadian dealerships with Mk3 Golfs within the VW plant inside Puebla, Mexico. Quality control issues led Volkswagen of America with refuse Golfs plus Jettas from Mexico; soon thereafter work unrest at the plant delayed manufacturing there even further. The third-generation Golf plus Jetta initially appeared inside North America because 1993 models inside the San Diego, California region plus inside Canada, then inside the autumn inside the rest of North America because 1994 models. The Mk3 Cabrio changed the Volkswagen Cabriolet, that continued the authentic Golf till 1993, though the authentic Golf, available because Rabbit inside the United States plus Canada ceased sales inside 1984. The Mk3 Cabrio continued till the 2002 model year, whenever Volkswagen changed it with a convertible adaptation of the Volkswagen New Beetle.
A 16-valve adaptation of the third-generation Golf GTI was introduced inside 1993. The engine was enlarged with 2.0 L, with energy today achieving 150 PS. While less driven than the VR6, it was nevertheless reasonably prevalent with driving fanatics inside Europe, considering it available synonymous energy without the thirst or taxes load of the 6 cylinder. As with past versions the Golf Driver took its region because the official GTI-look-alike yet with a single-point injected 1.8 L engine.
1998 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS

The Golf Mk3 was additionally the predecessor of the "diesel craze" which swept from Europe inside the late 1990s plus early 2000s, whenever Volkswagen introduced the direct-injection program with all the 90 PS Golf TDI inside 1993.

Additionally available became a naturally aspirated adaptation of the 1.9 L diesel engine, the SDI, providing 47 kW.

The Golf Mk3 was equally obtainable in "Ecomatic" shape. It was driven with a diesel engine along with a clutchless guide transmission. The car might freewheel by starting of the clutch because shortly because the accelerator is introduced, as well as the engine was flipped off following a further 1.5 seconds of inactivity, whether by stopping or coasting. Re-starting the engine just needed depressing the accelerator pedal. VW had earlier pioneered synonymous development inside the VW Polo "Formel E" inside the 1980s.
Volkswagen Golf mk 3 GL interior

There was moreover a limited manufacturing run of about 250 "CityStromer" cars, primarily available with the German marketplace, that were totally electrical cars, incorporating 6 batteries inside the engine bay, along with a further 10 below the luggage region. It had a range of around 50 km. The car may be filled with a little amount of diesel with offer heat for the cabin.

As had occurred with all the Mk1 plus Mk2, the Mk3 stayed obtainable in US for a year following it was discontinued inside Europe. The Mk3 continued with be yielded for the 1999 model year where it was available inside North plus South America. These 1999 Mk3 vehicles were the last yielded inside the planet plus available alongside the Mk4 inside showrooms.

Launched inside October 1997, the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 was the number one marketing automobile inside Europe inside 2001.

The Mk4 had been a deliberate attempt with take the Volkswagen Golf series further upmarket, with a top-quality interior plus high equipment degrees, with compete with all the Audi A3.

Overall the amount of maturity of the shape as well as its target audience were additionally obvious — the funny plays found on the game of golfing that lead to unique edition models of the 3 earlier decades being called "Golf Ryder", "Golf Driver", and the GTI's "golfing ball" gearlever knob were dropped, plus changed with a more subtly styled golfing ball knob.

It was changed inside 2004 by the Volkswagen Golf Mk5.

Launched inside October 1997, the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 was the greatest marketing vehicle inside Europe inside 2001.

The Mk4 became a deliberate attempt with take the Volkswagen Golf series further upmarket, with a top-quality interior plus high equipment degrees, with compete with all the Audi A3.

Overall the amount of maturity of the shape as well as its target audience were equally obvious — the funny plays found on the game of golfing that lead to specialized edition models of the 3 earlier decades being called "Golf Ryder", "Golf Driver", and the GTI's "golfing ball" gearlever knob were dropped, plus changed with a more subtly styled golfing ball knob.

It was changed inside 2004 by the Volkswagen Golf Mk5.

Design plus engineering

The Golf Mk4 became a noticeable auto inside its class. As with its big brother, not merely was it the initial step of Volkswagen moving its goods upmarket with connect a gap between your mainstream machines as well as the premium vehicles, with SEAT plus Škoda taking over because the mainstream inside a modern amount of inside standard plus sophistication not watched before from a mainstream brand inside the class. In fact, the standard of the Golf was about a par with its sister Audi A3 within the year before, however expense considerably over additional vehicles inside its class.

The newest model stayed faithful with the Golf concept nevertheless included a few of the new "arched" styling themes initial watched found on the Mk4 Passat.

Volkswagen spawned a saloon variation of the Mk4 Golf. As with past incarnations of the Golf, it had its own identity, plus this time was called the Volkswagen Bora though the name Jetta stayed inside North America plus South Africa. Unlike its predecessors, the Bora/Jetta showcased distinctive back doorways, front wings plus bonnet. The front doorways were truly the only body panels it shared with all the Golf. The interior, though, was virtually identical with the Golf, featuring truly minor styling changes like its predecessor.
Volkswagen Jetta

Germany, South Africa, Slovakia, Brazil, Belgium, plus China all prepared the Golf 4. Eastern European places creating the Golf 4 included Bosnia plus Herzegovina, inside Vogošća, that furthermore created Mk1 plus Mk2 models. But, though the Bosnian Mk4 was favored it was just obtainable in the neighborhood marketplace.

The Golf/Jetta Mk4 engine options included 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.3 litre V5, 2.8 litre V6 plus 3.2 litre R32 petrol motors, along with a 1.9 litre turbodiesel, with energy ranging from 68 with 150 PS.

Volkswagen produced a choice of 3 plus five-door hatchback or perhaps a five-door station wagon accessible. The European Golf wagon was almost identical with the North American Jetta Wagon. The just difference was the utilization of the Golf front headlights, bumpers, grille, plus fenders because these components are interchangeable between your Mk4 Golf plus Bora/Jetta.

The Golf 4 was introduced with North America inside mid-1999. Available motors for the Golf at its introduction with the American marketplace were a 2.0 L gasoline engine, along with a thrifty 1.9 L TDI engine. The latter shortly developed a standing for advantageous low-speed torque plus gas economy, plus will work about alternative biofuels. In 2004 the up-to-date 1.9L TDI PD or "Pumpe-Düse" engine was installed inside the Golf plus Jetta. The "Pumpe-Düse" or Pump Nozzle became a Robert Bosch extreme excellent stress gas injection program for direct cylinder injection. A 1.8 L turbocharged fuel engine was introduced inside 2000, together with the 12-valve 2.8 L VR6. At the same time, the 1.6 L 8-valve device was changed with all the 16-valve device within the Polo GTI, yet detuned with 77 kW. The 2.0 L gasoline engine was the base engine inside the sportier GTI just because a 1999.5 model. For 2000, Volkswagen opted for the fairly brand-new 1.8 L turbocharged gasoline engine because a base engine for the GTI. The top-of-the-line GLX model was loaded with Volkswagen's torquey 2.8 L VR6, that place out an impressive 174 hp. The VR6 engine, with its narrow 15-degree Vee shape, was special with Volkswagen. This engine is less plus lighter than many other V6 machines that benefits the handling characteristics of the front-wheel drive automobile. For the 2002.5 model year Volkswagen introduced a 24-valve adaptation of its VR6 engine with the North American marketplace beneath engine code BDE. This engine had the same torque characteristics of the elder 12-valve variation that had been carried over within the Mk3 Golf beneath engine codes AAA plus AFP. The 24-valve variation gained an additional 26 hp over the 12-valve with reach 204BHP. In Europe, the VR6-engined V6 4Motion variant was yielded from 1999 with 204BHP along with a 24-valve engine within the outset, utilizing engine codes AUE plus AQP. In 2002, the European marketplace started utilizing the BDE-code engine simultaneously because the North American marketplace. This had the same 204BHP energy output yet today showcased varying valve timing found on the exhaust valves that authorized the engine with rev more freely inside the high ranges plus today had "coil-on-plug" ignition coils. The 1.8T plus VR6 models continued till 2005, whenever the Mk4 platform came with an end inside North America. Both the Mk4 Golf as well as the Mk4 Jetta continue to be inside manufacturing inside Brazil, Mexico, plus China because of 2008.

The Brazilian Golf TDI PD was available inside Canada due with its recognition because a full 2006 models inside base, GL plus GLS trim degrees for the full model year because there were no diesel engine versions for the North American 2007 Mk5 Golf.

In Europe, trim degrees were country-specific, though the UK got E, S, SE, GTI plus V5/V6/V6 4MOTION versions. The V5 was obtainable in 150 bhp plus 170 bhp versions.