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1
 INSTRUMENT PANEL 
Illustration instruments and controls 
Warning and indicator light symbols 
CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT 
Keys,
 central locking system .... 7, 8 
Doors 9 
Rear lid 11 
Windows, mirrors 12, 13  Safety belts, head restraints . . . .14,19 
Seats 20 Luggage compartment, pedals . 28,29 
Brakes, Transmission 29, 32  Differential lock 33 
Automatic-transmission 35  Steering lock/ignition/starter switch . 38 
Starting procedures 39 Instrument cluster 40 
Warning/indicator lights 43  Switches 46 Emergency flasher 46 
Light switch, turn signals .... 46,48 
Cruise control 49 
Windshield wipers 50  Ventilation/Heating 51 
Air conditioning 54 
Heater 57 
Sliding roof 62 
Roof-rack 68  VEHICLE OPERATION 
Break-in period - and afterwards . . 69 
Operate your vehicle safety 70 
Operate your vehicle economically 
and minimize pollution 72 
Trailer towing 73  Driving with the all-wheel drive ... 75 
VEHICLE CARE 
Fuel tank, fuel supply 85,86 
Vehicle care (exterior/interior) . . 90, 93  Maintenance, inspection intervals . . 95 Engine compartment lid, 
engine compartment 97  Lubricants, engine oil 98,99 
Engine oil filter 101 
Transmission oil 102 
Power steering 103 
Cooling system 104  Brake fluid 108 
Battery 109 
Windshield washers/wipers . . . 112,113 
Tires/wheels 114  Difficult operating conditions .... 120 
Winter driving 121 
Accessories 122 
DO-IT-YOURSELF SERVICE 
Jack and tools 123  Spare wheel 124 
Changing a wheel 125  Fuses, bulbs 128, 130  Adjusting headlights 
134 
Installing,
 replacing the radio . .  . . 135 
Emergency starting  136 
Emergency towing  138 
Lifting vehicle  . . 140 
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 
Engine, transmission 142 
Steering,
 suspension, brakes, 
body, chassis 143 Emission-control-system 144 
TECHNICAL DATA 
Engine, spark plugs . 
V-belts capacities . .  Dimensions 
Weights 
Vehicle identification  146 
147 
148 
150  151 
CONSUMER INFORMATION 
Service manuals 152 
GAS STATION INFORMATION 
Location of servicing points 156 
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 158 
 
 
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INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS 
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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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CONTROLS AND
 EQUIPMENT 
Key A is used for the ignition/steering lock, • Do not
 leave
 your
 vehicle
 unattended 
the doors, the lockable tank cap and the
 with
 the key in the
 ignition
 lock.
 Always 
 rear luggage compartment lid.
 take
 the key and lock the doors. 
KEYS 
B25-460 
Your
 Volkswagen comes
 with
 four keys:  • two keys A 
• two keys B 
Key
 A can be inserted
 into
 locks either 
way.  Key B is provided for vehicles equipped 
with
 a lockable glove compartment. 
Tag C gives the key number. 
For
 your
 protection
 against
 theft: 
• Record the key number and keep it in a 
safe
 place, such as your wallet. Do not keep  it in the vehicle. 
• If you should lose a key, provide your
 Vol
kswagen dealer
 with
 the key number to 
obtain a duplicate key. 
In addition to the plastic tag, there may also 
be a metal tag snowing part of the vehicle 
identification number. This tag is no longer 
required after the vehicle has been deliv
ered. 
Note 
The syncro model has a separate key for the  lockable tank cap. 
 A
 chime
 will sound when you open the 
driver's door
 with
 the key
 left
 in the ignition lock. This is your reminder to remove the 
key and lock the doors. 
WARNING 
• Do not
 leave
 children
 unattended
 in 
the
 vehicle
 especially
 with
 access to 
 vehicle
 keys. Unsupervised use of the 
keys
 can
 result
 in
 starting
 of the
 engine 
and use of
 vehicle
 systems such as 
 power
 windows
 etc. Unsupervised use 
of
 these
 systems can
 result
 in serious 
 personal
 injury. 
• Do not
 remove
 key
 from
 steering 
lock
 while
 you are
 driving
 or as the 
vehicle
 is
 rolling
 to a stop. The
 steering 
column
 will
 lock
 when
 you
 remove
 the  key, and you
 will
 not be
 able
 to
 steer
 the 
vehicle. 
 
 
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT 
CENTRAL
 LOCKING SYSTEM* 
The
 central locking system locks or un
 locks
 doors and rear lid simultaneously. It 
is
 actuated from the driver's and
 passen
ger's
 door. 
• To lock and unlock from the outside, 
turn
 key in lock of driver's and passenger's 
door. 
• To lock and unlock from the inside, raise 
or depress locking knob on window sill of 
driver's and passenger's door. 
When
 you unlock the
 driver's
 and pas senger's door
 with
 the key
 from
 the
 out
side or
 raise
 the locking knobs
 from
 the inside,
 wait
 until
 both
 locking knobs are 
raised
 before
 you open one of the doors. 
When
 the central locking system is ac tuated, both locking knobs on window sills 
should
 move simultaneously. If one knob 
does
 not move when locking doors, open 
that
 particular door and close it properly. 
Sliding
 door and rear lid can be locked and 
unlocked
 individually
 with
 the key; manual lock operation will override the power lock 
system. 
 WARNING 
• Locking doors
 from
 the inside can 
help
 prevent
 inadvertent
 door opening 
during
 an
 accident
 and
 generally
 while 
the
 vehicle
 is in
 motion.
 Locked doors  can also
 prevent
 unwanted
 entry
 from 
the outside. 
Locked doors can,
 however,
 also
 delay 
assistance to
 vehicle
 occupants and  rescue
 from
 the
 outside
 in the
 event
 of 
an
 accident
 or
 other
 emergency. 
• Do not
 leave
 children
 inside the 
vehicle
 without
 supervision. If locking 
 knob
 in
 driver's
 and passenger's door is depressed,
 both
 doors
 will
 be locked 
automatically.
 In an
 emergency
 it 
would
 be impossible to open the doors 
from
 outside
 without
 the key. 
Rear
 lid  • With the key slot in horizontal position 
(a), the lid can be locked and unlocked by 
the central locking system. 
• With key slot in vertical position (b), the 
rear lid remains locked when actuating the 
central locking system.  If the rear lid is closed
 with
 lock slot in ver
tical position, the luggage compartment 
 can
 only be opened
 with
 the master key: 
• Insert key in lock slot. 
• Turn key all the way to the
 right
 (c) and 
hold in this position. 
•
 Press
 lock cylinder in and raise lid. 
• Remove key. 
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CONTROLS AND
 EQUIPMENT 
DOORS 
Front
 doors 
To
 lock, unlock and open doors from the  outside 
• Lock and unlock the
 front
 doors by 
turning the key to the
 right
 or
 left. 
• Open the doors by squeezing the trig
ger in the outer door handle. 
• The passenger's door can be locked 
without
 a key. First depress the locking  knob, then close the door. 
• The driver's door can only be locked 
from the outside
 with
 the key. This precau
tion
 was taken to prevent locking the  driver's door while the key is still inside the 
vehicle. 
 To
 lock, unlock and open doors from the 
inside 
• To lock doors depress the locking knob. 
WARNING 
Locking doors
 from
 the
 inside
 can
 help 
prevent
 inadvertent
 door
 opening
 dur
ing an
 accident
 and
 generally
 while
 the 
vehicle
 is in
 motion.
 Locked doors can 
also
 prevent
 unwanted
 entry
 from
 the 
outside. 
Locked doors can,
 however,
 also
 delay 
assistance to
 vehicle
 occupants and  rescue
 from
 the
 outside
 in the
 event
 of 
an
 accident
 or
 other
 emergency. 
 • To unlock doors raise the locking knob. 
•
 To
 open doors pull the inside door handle 
after raising the locking knob. 
 
 
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CONTROLS AND
 EQUIPMENT 
Sliding door 
 Always
 drive
 with
 a
 fully
 latched
 sliding door. 
To
 open
 from
 the
 outside 
 • Unlock the door
 with
 the key. 
• Then press the handle down and slide 
the door to the rear. The door is held in the 
fully open position by a catch. 
WARNING 
Make
 sure
 the
 catch
 is
 fully
 engaged. 
Otherwise,
 the door could slide
 for
ward
 by
 itself
 and cause
 injury
 to en
tering
 or
 exiting
 passengers.  To close and lock
 from
 the
 outside 
•
 Press
 the handle down to release the 
catch.
 Slide the door forward
 until
 it is 
 closed. 
You can
 only
 lock and
 unlock
 the sliding  door
 from
 the
 outside
 with
 the key. 
To
 open
 from
 the
 inside 
 • Move the small sliding knob up and pull 
the handle back.  To close and lock
 from
 the
 inside 
• Pull the handle forward to release the 
catch,
 close the door and move the small 
sliding knob down. 
In the VANAGON Kombi and VANAGON 
Delivery
 Van 
Cargo
 area 
 Make
 sure the cargo compartment floor 
area
 is loaded correctly, to permit un
obstructed operation of the sliding door. 
Do
 not transport people in the cargo area. 
 
 
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 EQUIPMENT] 
REAR LID 
10
 unlock the rear lid, use
 the
 key
 A. 
•
 Insert
 key
 into vertical lock slot position 
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 EQUIPMENT] 
REAR LID 
10
 unlock the rear lid, use
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 key
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•
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CONTROLS
 AND
 EQUIPMENT] 
REAR LID 
10
 unlock the rear lid, use
 the
 key
 A. 
•
 Insert
 key
 into vertical lock slot position 
and
 turn
 to
 left. 
•
 Press lock cylinder
 in
 and lift lid. 
The open hatchback will stay
 in
 position
 at 
 any desired height. 
•
 To
 close, swing
 lid
 down. 
•
 Lock with
 key. 
Be
 careful when loading
 or
 removing 
large objects. Sharp edged articles 
may damage the defogger wires in
 the 
rear window. 
For safety reasons keep
 the
 rear
 lid 
locked
 at
 all
 times.  WARNING 
To help
 prevent
 poisonous exhaust 
gas from being drawn into the vehicle, 
always keep the rear lid closed while 
driving. 
Do
 not
 transport objects larger than 
those fitting safely into
 the
 luggage 
area. 
 
 
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CONTROLS
 AND EQUIPMENT 
WINDOWS 
Vent windows* 
 •
 To
 open,
 press
 button in latch and turn 
the
 latch. 
•
 To
 close,
 press
 vent window
 against 
seal
 and turn latch until button
 engages. 
 Sliding
 windows* 
To
 open,
 press
 locking
 knob down and 
 slide
 window
 open. 
Door
 windows 
Lower
 and
 raise
 the windows with the
 win
ders
 in the
 door
 panels. 
WARNING 
Do
 not put anything on or near the 
windows
 that
 may
 interfere
 with
 the  driver's vision. 
~s's
 aco'icable 
 Power windows* 
The
 window control
 switches
 are
 located 
 in
 the
 door
 panels.
 The right window can 
also
 be
 operated
 from the driver's
 door
 by 
a
 separate
 switch. 
The
 power
 windows work only with the ig
 nition
 on. 
a
 - driver's
 door 
b
 - right
 door 
WARNING 
Do
 not leave children unattended in the 
vehicle especially
 with
 access
 to vehi
cle
 keys. Unsupervised use of the keys 
can
 result in starting of the engine and 
 use
 of vehicle systems such as power 
windows, etc. Unsupervised use of 
these systems can result in serious per
 sonal
 injury. 
 
 
 
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