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VEHICLE CARE

WARNING

The
traction
grade
is based on
brak­
ing
(straightahead)
traction
tests
and
does not
include
cornering
(turning)

traction.

Temperature
A, B, C
The temperature grades A (the highest), B and C, represent the tire's resistance to the
generation of heat. Sustained high tem­peratures can reduce
tire
life, and lead to
sudden
tire
failure. Grade C corresponds
to a performance which all passenger car
tires must meet under the Federal Motor

Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 109.
Grades
B
and A represent higher levels than the minimum required by law.

WARNING

The
temperature
grade
for
this
tire
is
established
for a
tire
that
is
properly
inflated
and not
overloaded.
Excessive
speed,
underinflation,
or excessive loading,
either
separately
or in combi­

nation,
can cause
heat
buildup,
possi­
ble
tire
failure,
loss of
control
and
per­

sonal
injury.
Snow
tires

The tires for your vehicle were selected for optimal performance under normal driving
conditions.

For
winter driving, the roadability of your
vehicle can be improved by installing all
season
tires or radial snow tires (M + S)

with
or
without
studs1).
That applies also to the Syncro - see page 78.
When installing snow tires, please note the following:
• Only radial ply snow tires must be

installed.
Ask your Volkswagen dealer for
the recommended
tire
size.

• Snow tires should be mounted on all
four wheels.
• The
tire
pressures for snow tires are the

same
as for summer tires. However, do not

exceed
the maximum
tire
pressure listed
on the sidewalk
• Snow tires should have the same load
capacity as original equipment tires and
should be mounted on all four wheels. • Snow tires do not
fulfill
their purpose, if
the tread depth is
less
than
%2
in (4 mm).

WARNING
•
Tires
with
badly
worn
treads
and
studs are
very
dangerous.
Make
sure

they
are
replaced
immediately.

•
Never
mix
tires
of
different
design
such as
steel
belted
radials
with
radial
bias
belted
or
bias
ply
tires
etc.
Mixing

tire
types
will
adversely
affect
road
holding
and can
lead
to loss of
vehicle

control
and
personal
injury.

• Snow tires
with
studs should be run at
moderate speeds when new in order to
give the studs time to settle.

Do
not drive a vehicle equipped
with
snow
tires at prolonged high
speed.
Snow tires
do not have the same degree of traction on
dry, wet or snowfree roads as a normal tire. Furthermore, snow tires wear rapidly
under these conditions.
• Where snow tires are compulsory on
certain roads, this also applies to vehicles

with
all-wheel-drive.
118 1)
Check
with
your local Motor Vehicle Bureau for

possible
restrictions.


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t'/INTER
DRIVING

VEHICLE CARE

Remember
the following points when
criving in the
winter:

• Winter weather is particularly hard on
ne battery. We recommend having the cattery
checked,
preferably by a
Volks­

wagen dealer, before the cold weather starts - see page 110.
If the vehicle is
left
standing for several
iveeks
at extremely low temperatures, the

rattery
should be removed - see page 111
=or
further
details. • Have the antifreeze concentration in
the cooling system checked before the cold weather starts - see page 107.
• The engine oil must have the correct
viscosity grade for the outside tempera­
tures to be expected - see page 98.
• The best way to protect the bodywork is
to wash and wax it frequently, especially in
winter - see page 90.
• Always use a windshield washer
fluid

with
antifreeze for the windshield and rear
window washer system in winter - see page 112. • Use a scraper to remove snow and ice

from
the windows - see page 91.
• On winter roads the use of winter tires
or all-weather tires
will
improve handling;
this also applies to vehicles
with
all-wheel
drive - see pages 78 and 118.
• When driving in the mountains in winter
it is best to take along a set of snow chains.

Snow
chains may be compulsory for some
mountain roads, and this restriction also

applies
to vehicles
with
all-wheel drive -

see
pages 78 and 119.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF-SERVICE

SPARE
WHEEL

The
spare wheel is located underneath the floor panel of the driver cab, where it rests on a hinged metal plate.
• To take out the spare wheel, remove
the bolt (curved arrow) from the holding bracket
with
wheel wrench,

WARNING
Keep hands and
arms
away
from
under-

body of vehicle.
• Stand in
front
of the vehicle and pull the

catch
hook (arrow) forward to let the metal
plate drop.
•
Pull
out the spare wheel. • When re-installing the spare wheel,

slide
spare wheel onto metal plate.
•
Give
the plate a hard upward push and

make
sure the catch hook is securely

engaged.

•
Replace
bolt and tighten firmly.

WARNING
Never
drive
the
vehicle
without
a
firmly

tightened
bolt
on the holding
bracket.
Should the catch
hook
disengage acci­

dentally,
you could lose
control
of the
car.

Check
the inflation pressure periodically to

keep
the
tire
ready for use.
WARNING

Under
no circumstances should you

store
the spare
wheel
unsecured in the
luggage
compartment.
This coulc
cause serious personal
injury
to pas­
sengers in the
vehicle
in case of a coll -

sion.


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DO-IT-YOURSELF-SERVICE
• Fully unscrew wheel nuts or bolts and

dace
them into the hub cap. Take the top
nut or bolt off last.
Place
the spare wheel against the wheel hub and slightly rotate
:he wheel until a bolt hole in the wheel is in ine
with
a threaded stud in the wheel hub.

Reinstall
nuts or bolts and tighten them

crosswise
by hand before jacking the car

down.

Step
7 • To
lower
the vehicle,
turn
the handle

counterclockwise.
Step
8
• Then go crosswise from one nut or bolt
to another tightening them firmly
with
the lug wrench.
• Correct
tightness
of the
wheel
nuts
is

important.

• Correctly tightened nuts or bolts should

have
a torque of 130 ft lb/180 Nm. This
tor­

que can be obtained
with
the lug wrench by any person of average strength. If in
doubt about the correct tightness of the
wheel nuts, have them checked
with
a
tor­

que wrench by your dealer or at service
station.
Step
9
• To install the hub cap, place it around
the lower part of the wheel center. With a

firm
blow of your hand on the upper part,
the hub cap will snap into place. Make sure it is firmly seated.

Step
10 • Fully lower the vehicle and remove
jack.
• Correct the air pressure of the
tire
you

have
just
put on. For correct
tire
inflation

pressures,
see the sticker on the
left
door-
jamb.
• Store the jack and tools under the
driver's seat.
• Store damaged
tire
in spare wheel
metal plate under
front
of vehicle.
• Engage lock for metal plate and firmly

secure
plate
with
bolt.
• Have
flat
tire
repaired and replaced
promptly.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF-SERVICEI
• Remove the four screws (arrows) and
take the headlight out. | B16-251

Outer
headlights
• Disconnect wire connector (1)
• Twist lock ring (2) counterclockwise,
pull bulb (3) out ot headlight housing and

discard.

• Install new bulb so
that
the locating lugs
on the headlight housing engage the
recesses
on the bulb.
• Reinstall lock ring so
that
its recesses

engage
the locating lugs on the headlight
housing.

• Twist lock ring clockwise until firmly

seated.

• Reconnect wire connector. Have head­
light beam alignment checked.
Auxiliary
driving
lamps

• Turn cap to
left
and take off.
• Pull wire connector off.
• Unhook spring clip holding bulb and
swing it away.
• Take bulb out and insert new bulb so

that
the locating lug on bulb plate engages
recess
in reflector.
• Swing spring clip over bulb plate.

Squeeze
clip together and engage it in the retaining lugs.
• Attach wire again.
• Install cap and
turn
to
right.

• Have headlight setting checked.
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TECHNICAL DATA

V-BELTS
CAPACITIES
for waterpump/alternator. 9.5 x 1100 LA
Fuel
tank 16.0 gal/60 liters
for A/C compressor . . . 12.5x1153 LA Syncro:
for power steering .... 9.5 x 1080 18.5 gal/70 liters Noteg
Reserve
(of
total
capacity) >. .. 2.5 gal/10 liters
The V-belts are among the most severely Coolin3
sVstem186
^t/17-5 ll,ers
stressed
parts of a vehicle. The belts there- Automatic
fore have very high quality requirements. transmission fluid (ATF) 3.2 qt/3.0 liters
When replacing a belt, it is not sufficient to Windshield washer container 4.3 qt/4.2 liters
use
just
any belt of the same
size.
For safe
operation, use only Original Volkswagen
Rear
window washer container 1.1 qt/1.0 liters

V-belts
specially designed for your Engine oil

vehicle.
The correct belts can be obtained
with
filter
change 4.8 qt/4.5 liters at your Volkswagen dealership.
without
filter
change 4.2 qt/4.0 liters

Do
not
fill
above "max" mark.
The oil level should be checked while topping up.
Difference between "min" and "max" marks
on the dipsticks is approx. 1 qt/1 liter


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ALPHABETICAL
INDEX

page

Accessories
122

Air
cleaner 103

Air
Conditioner 54 All-wheel-drive 75
Alternator warning
light
44

Ashtrays
64
Assist
handles and coat hooks ... 67
Automatic safety belts 14
Automatic Transmission 35
Automatic Transmission Fluid .... 102 Auxiliary Heater 57, 60
Battery 109
Battery charging 110

Brake
fluid reservoir 108

Brake
warning
light
43
Brakes
29

Break-in
period 69

Bulb
chart 130

Bulb
replacing 130
Buzzer
7,35

Capacities
147

Catalytic
converter 144

Central
locking system 8
Cigarette lighter 63
Child
safety 15

Chime
7,35

Cleaning
products 89

Climate
controls 51
Clock
41 page

Coolant
temperature gauge .... 41

Cooling
system 104

Consumer
information 152
Corrosion
protection 94

Cruise
control 49

Curtains
27

Cup
holder 66

Dashboard
4

Data
146
Defogging/defrosting 52 Differential lock 33

Dimensions
148
Do-it-yourself service 123

Doors
9

Economically
driving 72

Electric
windows 12

Emergency
equipment 70
Emergency
flasher 46

Emergency
starting 136

Emergency
towing 138

Emission
Control System 144
Engine
code letter 151

Engine
compartment lid 97

Engine
cooling 41,104
Engine
exhaust 144

Engine
number 151

Engine
oil changing 100
pace

Engine
oil checking 9?

Engine
oil grades 9E

Expansion
tank 105

Fan
41, 10c

Folding
table 65

Foreign
country driving 120 Front seats 20

Fuel
economy 72

Fuel
gauge 42
Fuel
injection 142

Fuel
supply 86

Fuel
tank 85

Fuses
12E

Gas
Station
Information
156

Gasoline
additives 86
Gearshift lever 32

Glove
compartment 64
Headlight dimmer and flasher .... 48 Headlights 13C
Headlight adjustment 134
Headlight switch 46

Head
restraints 19 HeatingA/entilation 51
High beam 45,48
Horn 4
Identification label and number ... 151
Ignition/steering lock 38
Indicator lights 43


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