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Volkswagen Golf (Mk3)

1991–1997Chassis code Typ 1H

Centre display
Radio only
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8 generations · 1974–present

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  1. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), photo 1Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – third Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  2. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), photo 2Cockpit · “1995 Volkswagen Golf Driver 1.6 Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), photo 3Cockpit · “Golf mk3 interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Huey Newton and the News · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), photo 4Instrument cluster · “Tachometer und Drehzahlmesser von einem Golf 3” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Stefan Kühn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  5. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), photo 5Controls · “Volkswagen Golf – third Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom

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8 generations · 1974–present

Volkswagen Golf generations

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  1. Volkswagen Golf (Mk1)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – first Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  2. Volkswagen Golf (Mk2)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – second Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  3. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – third Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  4. Volkswagen Golf (Mk4)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf - fourth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  5. Volkswagen Golf (Mk5)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf - fifth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  6. Volkswagen Golf (Mk6)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – sixth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  7. Volkswagen Golf (Mk7)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf - seventh Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  8. Volkswagen Golf (Mk8)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom

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5 facts · 6 sources

Summary

The third Golf was the first Golf offered with airbags; its analog cluster gained digital readouts.

Specifications

Chassis code
Typ 1H
Head-up display
None
Centre display
Radio only
Infotainment
  • Cassette radios (e.g. "alpha")
Input
Physical buttons
Climate
Physical controls
Physical buttons and knobs
About 24, dash and consoleCounted from this photoButton Census

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

Speedometer and gauges with two digital readouts. An extended trip computer, the MFA multifunction display, was optional or fitted on some trims, and some special editions had silver dial faces.

Infotainment

Cassette radios (e.g. "alpha")

Cassette units with improved automatic station search and ARI traffic announcements; special editions had the basic "alpha".

Facts

  • Front airbags were optional on every model from 1993, and the driver's airbag became standard in 1995.[2][1]
  • The GT included a rev counter and the MFA.[3]
  • A rotary switch controlled the headlights for the first time in a Golf.[5]
  • Cruise control made its Golf debut in this generation.[2]
  • The odometer total resets to zero once a Golf III passes 300,000 km.[5]

Sources

  1. [1]Volkswagen Newsroom (Volkswagen Classic). Golf III (1991–1997) (opens in a new tab). volkswagen-newsroom.com
  2. [2]Volkswagen Newsroom (2012). The new Golf: retrospective – the history of the Golf (opens in a new tab). volkswagen-newsroom.com
  3. [3]Wikipedia (German). VW Golf III (opens in a new tab). de.wikipedia.org
  4. [4]Wikipedia. Volkswagen Golf Mk3 (opens in a new tab). en.wikipedia.org
  5. [5]AutoScout24 (2020). VW Golf: Auto-Cockpit im Wandel der Zeit (opens in a new tab). autoscout24.at
  6. [6]Motorsport-Total.com / Auto-Medienportal (2017). Rückspiegel: Wie das Autoradio im VW Golf das Laufen lernte (opens in a new tab). motorsport-total.com

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