Contemporary automobiles have a growing number of options and nevertheless they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always simple to operate. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volkswagen Golf 3, depending on its options, it can be hard to understand how to start a Volkswagen Golf 3? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. On this webpage we will teach you the distinct ways to start a Volkswagen Golf 3 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Volkswagen Golf 3 with a card, and at last, without using the key.
How to start a Volkswagen Golf 3 with key?
So we start our content page which is meant to show you how to start a Volkswagen Golf 3, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find down below the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Volkswagen Golf 3:
- Identify the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Volkswagen Golf 3 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to browse our content page on orange lights on Volkswagen Golf 3 to discover the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volkswagen Golf 3 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Volkswagen Golf 3,
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How to start a Volkswagen Golf 3 with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Volkswagen Golf 3 with key or will describe you how to do it for a Volkswagen Golf 3 equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is still pretty much similar, so don’t hesitate to get back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Volkswagen Golf 3 with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Volkswagen Golf 3 is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally located on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volkswagen Golf 3
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volkswagen Golf 3
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How do I start a Volkswagen Golf 3 without a key?
And at last, we will find out, how to start a Volkswagen Golf 3 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Volkswagen Golf 3 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to adhere to:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Volkswagen Golf 3).
There, you’ve found out all the options to start a Volkswagen Golf 3.
To get more tips on the Volkswagen Golf 3, take a look at the Volkswagen Golf 3 category.
