Modern vehicles have a growing number of options and nevertheless they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always convenient to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volkswagen Golf 5, depending on its options, it can be challenging to understand how to start a Volkswagen Golf 5? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will explain the several procedures to start a Volkswagen Golf 5 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Volkswagen Golf 5 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Volkswagen Golf 5 with key?

So we begin our content page which is designed to learn you how to start a Volkswagen Golf 5, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the various guidelines to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Volkswagen Golf 5:

  • Determine the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Volkswagen Golf 5 that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Check 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 turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to have a look at our content page on orange lights on Volkswagen Golf 5 to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volkswagen Golf 5 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Volkswagen Golf 5,

How to start a Volkswagen Golf 5 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Volkswagen Golf 5 with key or will show you you how to do it for a Volkswagen Golf 5 equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is pretty much alike, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the steps to follow to start your Volkswagen Golf 5 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Volkswagen Golf 5 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.
  • Find the “start” button, which is commonly placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly situated on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volkswagen Golf 5

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volkswagen Golf 5

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How do I start a Volkswagen Golf 5 without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Volkswagen Golf 5 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Volkswagen Golf 5 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, 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 mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Volkswagen Golf 5).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Volkswagen Golf 5.

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