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INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS
page
1 - Air vents 51
2 - Light switch and thumb wheel for instrument illumination 46
3 - Safety belt and brake warning lights 43, 47
4 - Speedometer with trip odometer 40 5 — Warning/indicator lights 6, 43
6 - Clock or tachometer with fuel gauge and coolant temperature gauge 40,41
7 - Rear window defogger switch 47
8 - Emergency flasher switch 46 9 - For additional switch
10 - Air vents, left and right 51
11 - Ashtray 64
12 - Loudspeaker grille
13 - Fuses 128 14 - Turn signal/headlight dimmer switch lever 48
15 - Horn page
16 - Digital clock 40
17 - Steering lock/ignition/starter switch 38
18 - Temperature switch for auxiliary heater 57
19 - Windshield wiper/washer lever 50
20 - Secondary heat exchanger switch 53
21 - Emission Control System (ECS) 45
22 - Climate controls 51
23 - Air vents 51
24 - Radio1)
25 - Cigarette lighter 63 26 - Glove compartment 64
1) A separate brochure is provided for your factory-installed

radio.
If you replace your radio, please be sure to read the notes
in the chapter "Do-it-yourself Service", page 135.
Note
Some features mentioned are standard equipment on some
models only or are options on others.


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[INSTRUMENT
PANEL
AND
CONTROLS

WARNING AND
INDICATOR
LIGHT
SYMBOLS

Symbol
Details

on
page


Turn
signals

44,48

a Alternator A

44

Oil pressure 1^1
43

ID
High beam

45,48

=L Coolant temperature 1^

45,104

(®)
BRAKE
Brake
®
29,43

A Safety belt
14,44

A Emergency flasher

46

m
Rear
window defogger

47
WARNING
If one of the lights marked with ®

comes
on suddenly while driving, move a safe distance off the
road.
Turn

off the engine,
turn
the emergency
fla­

sher on and use other warning devices
to alert other motorists. Go to listed page in
your
Owner's
Manual for ex­

planations.

Some
of the lights mentioned are on certain
models
only and may be options on other

models.

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
MIRRORS
Adjust
the
outside
and
inside mirrors
be­
fore driving and after adjusting your seat
to
proper driving position.
It is
important
for

safe driving that
you
have good vision
to

the rear.

WARNING
The right hand outside mirror may have a curved (convex) surface. Always re­member that vehicles or other objects
seen in a convex mirror will look
smaller and appear farther away than
when seen in a flat mirror. Do not use
this mirror to estimate distances of
following cars when changing lanes.
Whenever possible, use the inside mir­ ror to determine the actual distance
and size of vehicles or objects seen in
the convex mirror.

Outside mirrors
The outside mirrors
are
hinged
and
fold flat against
the
vehicle when pressed from either direction.
Fold mirrors flat against
the
side windows
when taking your vehicle through
an
auto­ matic
car
wash
to
prevent possible dam­

age.
Outside mirrors with electric
remote control*
These mirrors can
be
adjusted electrically from
the
inside
by
moving
the
knob
on the
driver's door panel. They work only with
the ignition
on. To
adjust either driver
or
passenger mirror, turn knob
to L or R.

If
the
electrical adjustment
of the
mirror
should
not
respond, adjust
the
mirror
by
hand
by
pushing lightly
on the
edge
of the

mirror glass.
When
the
rear window defogger
is
switched
on, the
outside mirrors
are

electrically heated
at the
same time
(see

page 47). |B28-021
|

Inside day-night mirror
You
can
adjust
the
day-night mirror from clear daylight visibility
to
non-glare visibili­
ty
at
night
by
moving
the
lever
at the
bot­
tom
of
the mirror.
To ensure
the
best possible anti-glare
ef­
fect,
the
lever should
be
pointing forwards
when
the
basic mirror setting
is
made.
daylight driving
-
lever front night driving
-
lever rear
*where applicable 13


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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
STEERING LOCK/IGNITION/STARTER
SWITCH

The
steering is equipped
with
an
antitheft
ignition lock.
Switch
positions
1 -
Ignition
off/steering can be
locked.
•
Pull
out the key and
turn
steering wheel until it
locks.

WARNING
• This position
only
locks the
steering

wheel
and not the
shift
control
lever.
Sudden and
unexpected
vehicle
move­

ment
may occur if the
shift
control

lever
is
moved
out of P
(Park)
(automa­

tic
transmission)
or out of
gear
(manual

transmission)
and the
parking
brake
is not
firmly
set.
•
Never
remove
key
from
steering
lock
or
turn
key off
while
the
vehicle
is moving. The
steering
wheel
will
lock,
causing loss of control.

2-
Ignition
on/steering free. If it is difficult to
turn
the key from po­
sition 1 to 2, gently move the steering
wheel until the key turns freely.
3
- Starter engages.

Key
returns to Pos. 2 as soon as it is

released.

"Starting procedures" see next
pages.

In position 3, the power supply to
headlights, windshield wipers,
blower motor and rear window defog-

ger
is temporarily interrupted to
con­

serve
battery power.

Before
the starter can be operated again
the key must be turned back to position 1.

The
non-repeat lock in the ignition switch prevents the starter from being operated
when engine is running as this could

damage
the starter.
In position 2 and 3 several warning/in­
dicator lights will come on.
Refer
to
"Warning/indicator lights" for details.
Chime If you leave the key in the ignition/steering
lock, the chime will sound when the
driver's door is opened. This is your reminder to remove the key and lock the

doors.


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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT

WARNING continned •
The
engine compartment
of any

motor vehicle
is a
potentially hazard­
ous
area.
Before you check anything in the engine compartment, stop
the

engine and
let it
cool down. Always
exercise extreme caution when work­
ing
one the
engine. Heed
all of the

WARNINGS on page
97.

Reduce the risk
of
scalding from
hot

coolant by following these steps.
• If the coolant reservoir cap must be
removed, wait until
the
engine
has

cooled down.
• Protect face, hands
and
arms
by

covering
the cap
with
a
large, thick
rag
to
protect against escaping fluid
and
steam.

• Carefully and slowly
turn
cap
one

turn
to
allow excess pressure
to es­
cape before completely removing

cap.

•
To
help avoid being burned,
do not

spill
antifreeze
or
coolant
on the ex­

haust system
or hot
engine parts.
Under
some conditions, the ethylene
glycol
in
engine coolant
is
combusti­
ble.
If a
visual check shows that coolant level
and V-belt
are
normal,
but the
warning light continues to
flash,
contact
your
near­
est dealer
to
have
the
cause located
and

corrected.
For more details see "Cooling system"
on

page 104.

If the
coolant gauge needle nears
the

upper end
of
the scale and the engine ap­
pears
to be
overheating,
turn
off the air

conditioner.
Do
not
install accessories
(fog
lights
or
in­
sect screens,
for
example)
on top of the

front
bumper.
They
may
restrict engine
cooling.
5
-
Fuel gauge
The needle
in
the fuel gauge will indicate the fuel level
in the
tank shortly after
the
ignition is switched on.
The fuel tank capacity is
16
gal/60
(syncro
18.5/70)
liters.
When
the
needle reaches the
red
area
at
the bottom there
is a
reserve
of
about 2.6 U.S. gal.
or
10 liters
of
fuel left in the tank.
Time to refuel.


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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT

SWITCHES
3 4 5

page
1 - Lights

1
-
Lights
46

2
-
Instrument illumination
46

3
-
Emergency flasher
46

4
-
Rear window defogger
47
5
- For
additional switch Depress
the
rocker switch
to the
first stop
to turn
on the
parking, side marker, license
plate,
tail
and
instrument panel lights. Depress
the
switch
to the
second stop
to

turn
on the
headlights (ignition
on).

To conserve battery power,
the
headlights will
go out
automatically when
the
ignition is turned
off or
when
the
engine
is
started.

Headlight dimmer and
headlight flasher see
page
48. 2 - InstrumeriL illumination

Turn
the
thumb wheel below rocker switch
to adjust
the
brightness
of
instrument

lights.

3 - Emergency
flasher

The emergency flasher works indepen­ dently
of the
ignition switch position.
If your vehicle
is
disabled
or
parked under
emergency conditions, depress the switch
to make
all
four turn signals flash simul­
taneously.
The
warning light
in the
rocker
switch flashes,
too.

WARNING
Move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road when stalled or stopped for
repairs. Do not park or operate the
vehicle in areas where the hot exhaust system may come in contact with dry
grass, brush, fuel spill or other material
which can cause a fire.

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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT

-Rear
window Trm defogger* I I1*

__e
rear window defogger works only
with

re ignition on.

_-e
rear window defogger - together :i the flow through ventilation - will
••= o to keep the inside of the rear window
: ear of condensation and frost.

~~e
rear window defogger is not designed

Of
melting snow. Therefore, always re-
_:ve heavy snow and ice accumulations
refore driving off.

Zepress
the switch to
turn
on the rear * ndow defogger.
~ie control
light
in the switch will
light
• to remind you
that
the defogger is
switched on. After the rear window has

ceen
cleared, switch off the rear window :efogger to avoid unnecessary drain
:i the battery.
By saving electricity, you save fuel. See

aso
page 72.
Vhen
the rear window defogger is
i.vitched on, the outside mirrors
with

;!ectric remote control* are electrically
bated at the same time (see page 13).
Electrically
heated seat*
With ignition on, the backrest and seat
cushion
of the driver's seat can be heated
electrically.
The heating element can be regulated and turned on and off
with
the thumbwheel switch behind the steering wheel.
where applicable


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VEHICLE OPERATION

OPERATE
YOUR VEHICLE ECONOMICALLY AND
MINIMIZE
POLLUTION
Your
personal
style
of
driving
determines your operating costs,
exhaust
emissions and noise levels. To obtain the best
possi­

ble fuel economy,
minimize
pollution
and

save
wear and tear on the engine, brakes
and tires, observe the following points:
• Keep a
light
foot
on the accelerator.
• Drive smoothly, avoid abrupt changes
in speed as much as possible.
• Avoid jack rabbit starts and sudden

stops.

• Avoid unnecessary idling. Turn the
engine off.
• "Warm up" idling wastes gas. Start the
engine
just
before you are ready to drive.

Accelerate
slowly and smoothly.
• Do not drive longer than necessary in
the lower gears. By upshifting early you
can
economize on fuel consumption. • Organize your trips to include in several
errands.
• Any additional weight carried in the
vehicle reduces fuel economy. Always keep cargo to a minimum and remove all

unnecessary
items.
• Remove roof and ski racks when not in

use.

• All electrical consumers contribute to

increased
fuel consumption. Therefore,

use
fan, rear window defogger, etc., only
when needed.
• Check your vehicle's fuel consumption
regularly. Keep a
written
tally sheet or use
the
trip
odometer. Fuel consumption will
vary
with
traffic, road and weather condi­
tions.
• Have your vehicle serviced by an

Volkswagen
dealer at the specified inter­
vals
(see page 95 and your Maintenance brochure). • Air cleaner should be inspected to

assure
proper engine "breathing".
• Battery should be fully charged.
• Wheels should be properly aligned.
• Tires should be inflated to correct pres­

sures.
Check
tire
pressures regularly - at least once a month.
• The published ENVIRONMENTAL-
PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) and Trans­

port
Canada
mileage
estimates
may not

agree
with
your
actual
highway
mileage

which
will
vary,
depending
upon
vehicle
load
and speed,
road
and
weather
condi­

tions,
trip
length,
etc.
• Have the engine oil level checked
with

every fuel filling. Engine oil consumption
is
normal but tends to be higher when the
engine is new. The use of quality engine oil
and a correct engine oil level are essential
for vehicle performance and economical operation at all times.
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