Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual: Trailer stabilisation
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Trailer stabilisation is a subsidiary function of the electronic stabilisation programme (ESC). The trailer stabilisation function can detect if an attached trailer is starting to lurch from side to side.
If a lurching motion is detected, the trailer stabilisation function automatically helps to reduce the trailer's rocking motion using counter steering assistance.
Requirements for trailer stabilisation
- ESC is active. The indicator lamp
or
in the instrument cluster is not lit up.
- The vehicle speed is higher than approximately 60 km/h (37 mph).
- The maximum drawbar load is being carried.
- The trailer must have a rigid drawbar.
- Trailers with brakes must have a mechanical overrun system.
WARNING
- Adapt your speed and driving style to suit visibility, weather, road and traffic conditions.
- Accelerate carefully on slippery surfaces.
- Take your foot off the accelerator if one of the systems is active.
WARNING
- Trailer stabilisation is switched off when ESC is deactivated.
- Light trailers that are snaking will not be recognised by the trailer stabilisation function and stabilised accordingly in all cases.
- A trailer might still jack-knife on a slippery surface with little grip.
- Trailers with a high centre of gravity might tip over before snaking starts.
Towing a trailer
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Headlight adjustment
Towing a trailer can raise the front end of the vehicle enough for the dipped
beam to blind other r ...
Retrofitting a towing bracket
Fig. 108 Dimensions and attachment points
for retrofitting a towing bracket
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Volkswagen recommends having the towing brac ...
Other materials:
Tyre sizes for vehicles with four-wheel drive
The following points must be observed for vehicles with
four-wheel drive:
Only tyres of the same make, design and tread pattern may be
fitted to the front and rear axles.
Different tyre rolling circumferences ...
Safety precautions when handling refrigerants
Risk of freezing injury caused by refrigerant
When working on the air conditioning system, there is a risk of
highly pressurised refrigerant escaping from the system. There is a risk
of injury to the skin and parts of the body due to freezing.
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Catalytic converter
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The catalytic converter is used for exhaust gas post-treatment
and helps to reduce exhaust emissions. To help ensure long-term functionality in
the exhaust system and the catalytic converter:
Use unleaded petrol onl ...
