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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 
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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VEHICLE CARE 
K >i 
|B43-155| 
Tire rotation  If the
 rear tires
 are
 worn more than
 front 
tires,
 we
 recommend
 that
 you
 rotate
 the 
 rear tires
 with
 the
 front
 tires
 as
 shown
 in 
the illustration.
 By
 doing this,
 all
 tires will 
 have
 approximately the same service life. 
Tires
 should always remain on same 
 side
 of vehicle 
After rotation adjust
 tire
 pressure
 and 
 torque wheel bolts/lug nuts diagonally
 to 
 130
 ft
 lb/180
 Nm.
 Refer
 to
 "Changing
 a 
wheel"
 on page 125
 for
 details. 
 Tire
 wear 
The
 original tires
 on
 your vehicle have 
built-in wear indicators. They
 are
 molded 
into
 the
 bottom
 of the
 tread grooves
 and 
will appear
 as
 approximately
 V6
 inch  (12 mm) bands when
 the
 tire
 tread depth 
wears
 down
 to Vie
 inches
 (1.6 mm). 
 Depending
 on the
 tire
 manufacturer, there 
are
 six to
 eight wear indicators evenly 
spaced
 around
 the
 circumference
 of the 
tire. Markings on the sides
 of
 the tires (e.g. 
the letters "TWI"
 or a
 triangle) show
 the 
 locations
 of
 the wear indicators. 
 When
 the indicators appear in two
 or
 more 
adjacent grooves,
 it is
 time
 to
 replace
 the 
tires.
 We
 recommend, however,
 that
 you 
do
 not let the
 tires wear down
 to
 this 
extent. Worn tires cannot grip
 the
 road 
surface
 properly, and are even
 less
 effec
tive on wet roads. 
WARNING 
•
 Do not drive
 with
 worn tires or tires 
showing
 cuts,
 bruises
 or other damage 
 because
 they may lead to
 sudden
 defla
tion
 causing
 loss
 of
 vehicle
 control
 and 
 personal
 injury. 
•
 Since
 worn tires do not grip the road 
surface
 properly when driving on wet 
 roads,
 the vehicle may tend to aqua
plane sooner. We strongly urge you to 
replace your tires when the remaining 
tread depth is .12
 inches
 (3 mm). 
Incorrect
 wheel
 alignment 
 Incorrect wheel alignment
 causes
 exces
sive
 and
 uneven
 tire
 wear impairing
 the 
safety
 of the
 vehicle.
 If
 you notice
 exces
sive
 tire
 wear, contact your Volkswagen 
dealer. 
115 
 
 
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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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