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Stopping engine
•
Applies to all engines: I*I"en engine has been running fast

•:'
a long time, let it idle for about
2 —inutes so
that
it can
cool
down
:
ghtly before being switched off.
Attention
After the engine has been

stopped
the fan can continue
running for a
while
(up to about 10 minutes)
with
the ignition
switched off. It can also
start
to
run again suddenly
after
a short

time
if

-
the coolant temperature in­
creases
due to
heat
build-up

-
when engine is hot and the en­ gine compartment is heated
additionally by strong
sun­
light.

Special
care must therefore be
taken when working in the en­ gine compartment.
•
Applicable to vehicles
with
cata­
lytic converter *:

The
ignition must not be switched off as long as the vehicle is rolling

with
a gear engaged, otherwise, un- burnt fuel can
pass
into the catalytic
converter and cause damage.
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2
-
Coolant temperature
—
~~s
gauge starts
to
work
when ignition
is
=
.vitched on,
but it
takes some time before
~e needle reaches
its
final position.
-en ignition
is
switched
on the
warning
c~ip flashes
for a few
seconds
as a
func-

•
:nal check.

5
- Cold

-. Did
high
engine speeds and
do not
work

r-gine
too
hard
yet.

:
- Normal

nen
the
vehicle
is
driven normally
the

~eedle
should settle
down
in
this zone.
-en engine
is
working hard and the ambi-

r~t
temperature
is
high,
the
needle
may
-ove
a
long
way up. This is not serious as long as the
warning lamp does not flash.
Warning lamp
If
the lamp flashes when driving, check first
the indicated coolant temperature.

If the
needle
is in the
normal zone,
top the

coolant
up at the
next
opportunity.

If
the reading
is
in the upper zone, either the
coolant level
is too low or the
coolant tem­
perature
is too
high.
Stop,
switch
en­
gine off
and
try to
find cause
of
trouble
-

see
page 47.

Notes

•
Additional
lights
in
front
of the cooling air intake interfere
with
the

flow
of cooling air. At
high
ambient
temperatures and
full
throttle
there is a danger that the engine
will
then
overheat.
3
-
Digital clock
*

To
set the
time there
are two
buttons
on
lower left
of
instrument cluster.
The
hours
are
set
with
the
upper button
(h) and the
minutes
with
the
lower one
(min):

•
If
pressed briefly, preferably
with
a ball
pen,
the time changes one hour
or
one min­

ute.
•
If
pressed continuously the hours
or
min­
utes
change continuously.

With
the minute button the clock can be set exactly
to the
second:

•
Press button until time shown
by
clock
is
one minute before time
to be set.

•
Press button
at the
moment when
the
seconds
indicator
of an
accurate clock
shows a full minute
or
when the time signal
is
heard
on the
radio.
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Miles
(km) - Distance covered
_ne remarks made under "Driving time" also apply in principle to "Distance cov­
ered".
The maximum distance indicated is
9999 km or 6214 miles.
MPH
(km/h)
- Average speed
The remarks made under "Average fuel consumption" also apply here in principle.

cfer-
°C _ Engine oil temperature
Oil temperatures (within a range of + 50 de­
grees C and + 160 degrees C) are shown.
When no oil temperature indication is
shown,
the engine is still not warm, and it
should not therefore be worked hard. The engine speed should be reduced if the oil
temperature rises to + 145 degrees C. of* -• -

«>*
'i* - Ambient temperature
The measuring range is from - 40 degrees
C to + 50 degrees C..
When the vehicle is stationary or only moving very slowly, the indicated tempera­
ture could be slightly higher than the actual ambient temperature due to heat radiation
from the engine or use of the auxiliary heater.
Attention If the ambient temperature read­
ing is used as an ice warning, re­
member that ice can form on the road at temperatures above 0 C.
Note Both temperatures are momentary values.
They are not stored in the memory.
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The
warning lamp flashes when ignition is
switched
on. the lamp must go out when

engine
has started.
If the warning lamp does not go out or

flashes
when driving - a buzzer also sounds
at engine speeds above 2000 rpm - stop,
switch
engine
off, check oil level and if
necessary,
add oil - see page 97.
If the lamp comes on although the oil level

is
in order, do not
drive
on. Do not even
run the engine at idling speed-call in expert

assistance.

Note

The oil pressure
warning
lamp
is not an oil
level
indicator.
The oil
level
should
therefore
be checked at reg­

ular
intervals,
preferably
every
time

the
fuel
tank
is filled.
3 -
High
beams 10 4 - Turn signals

The
warning lampflashes when
turn
signals

are
switched on. If a
turn
signal fails, the
warning lamp flashes twice as fast. (Not
when towing a trailer).

Further
details are given on pages 49

and
52. 5 -
Brake
system «^

The
warning lamp comes on when
• the handbrake is on
• the brake fluid level is too low
The
ignition must be switched on.

Attention
If the
lamp
does not go out
when

handbrake
is released or comes
on
when
driving, the
fluid
level
in
the reservoir is too low. If an in­ crease in
pedal
free
travel
is no­

ticed
at the same
time,
one of the
brake
circuits may
have
failed.
You can
drive
on
carefully
to the

nearest
Volkswagen
dealer
but

allow
for
higher
pedal
pressures and longer
braking
distances on
the way.

The
warning lamp comes on when high
beams
are on or when the headlight flasher

is
used.

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6-Alternator
Q

~ne warning lamp comes on when the
igni-

I
on
is
switched on and must go out when

She
engine
is
started.
i the warning lamp comes on when driving,

stop,
switch
engine
off
and
check
the
alternator V-belt.
f the V-belt
is
broken or loose do not
drive

on with
a
vehicle which
has a 4 cylinder
engine
because the coolant pump
is
then
no
longer being driven. The V-belt must
be

tensioned
or
renewed.
ehicles with
a 5
cylinder engine
can
nor­
mally
be
driven to the nearest Volkswagen
dealer when
the
V-belt
is
broken
or
loose oecause
the
coolant pump
is
driven separ­
ately but then the battery will discharge
con­

tinuously
and all
non-essential electrical consumers should
be
switched
off.

f the warning lamp comes on although
the

belt
is
not broken, one can normally drive on

to
the nearest Volkswagen dealer (all engine

types)
but the
battery will then discharge
continuously
- see
previous paragraph.
7-Glow
plugs
W

(Diesel engines only)

When
the engine
is cold
the warning lamp comes on when key
is
turned to Drive
posi­

tion
(ignition on).

If
the warning lamp does not come
on,
there
is
a
defect in the glow plug system
-
call
in

expert assistance.

When
the
lamp goes out,
start
the engine
immediately
-
see page
38.

When
the
engine
is warm the
glow plug
lamp
does
not
come on -the engine can
be

started straight
away.
(®)
-
Anti-locking
Brake

System
(ABS)*

The operational readiness
of the
essential electrical components
of the ABS are

checked,
both before moving off and when

driving,
by an electronic monitoring system.
The warning lamp lights up when
the
igni­

tion
is
switched on and
it
must go out again, at the latest, after the engine
has
started.

If
the warning lamp does not go out
or if it

comes on when driving the system
is
not
in

order.
The
vehicle can then only
be
braked
with
the
normal system
-
that
is
without
ABS-.The vehicle must be taken to a Volks­
wagen Dealership
as
soon
as
possible.
Further details on ABS
is
given on page
30.

<]1i>
-
Trailer
turn
signals

The warning lamp
*
flashes when turn
sig­
nals are switched on when towing
a
trailer.

If a
turn signal fails on the trailer or vehicle,
the warning lamp does not flash.
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JB70-
1251

Switches

Notes
• On vehicles
with
righthand drive the ar­ rangement of the switches differs. The

symbols
on the switches are however the

same
as on vehicles
with
lefthand drive.
• The use of the lighting described here is subject to local regulations.
1 -
Lighting
switch
-n

First
detent -side lights11

Second
detent -headlight high/low beams
The
headlights only work when the ignition

is
on. When the engine is being started and
after ignition has been switched off, the headlights are switched off automatically.

When
the side lights are on, a warning lamp lights up in the switch.

When
the lights are on, the level of the in­ strument lighting can be regulated by turn­ing the knurled disc on the
right
of the

switch.

Dipping and flashing the headlights - see

page
52. 2 -
Headlight
range
control
* %\_)
With the electrical range control the
head­
light settings can be matched exactly to the
load
condition of vehicle. This prevents on­
coming traffic from being
dazzled
more than

is
unavoidable. At the same time the correct headlight beam setting provides the best

possible
visibility for the driver.

The
headlights can only be regulated
with

the dipped headlights switched on.
To
lower the beams,
turn
knurled disc from
the
basic
position (-) downwards.
Note

The
basic
headlight setting (only possible
with
headlight adjusting appliance) must al­

ways
be done
with
the headlight headlight range control knurled disc in the
basic
posi­

tion (-) - see page 128
also.

On
vehicles for some export countries when
the side lights are switched on
with
the igni­
tion switched on, the dipped headlights also

come
on
with
reduced intensity.
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3
-
Emergency lights .
nen the emergency lights are on, a warn-
'z lamp in the switch flashes as well.
Ine system also works when the ignition is
;
.-.itched off.

4
-
Knurled wheel for seat
^Jf
heating*

~~e cushion and backrest of the
front
seats
:
=
n
be heated electrically when the ignition
s
on.

_~e
heating is switched on and regulated .vth the knurled wheel.

•
switch heating off,
turn
knurled wheel to

:_e
left
to the detent position.
5
-
Heated rear window
QpJ

The
heating works only when ignition is on.

When
heater is on a lamp in the switch lights up.

As soon
as
window
is
clear,

switch element
off. The
reduced
current consumption helps
to re­

duce
the
fuel
consumption
- see
also
page
80.

On
vehicles
with
electrically adjustable ex­
terior mirrors the mirrors are heated as long

as
the rear window heating is switched on.
6
-
Fog lights •/
|Q

Rear fog light

First
detent - fog lights

Second
-
front
and rear fog
detent lights, or rear fog
light
only

At the second position a warning lamp in the switch comes on.

The fog lights
work
with
the side lights (ignition on), low or high beams.

The rear fog light
works only
with
the fog lights or
with
the low or high beams.

Due
to the amount of
dazzle
it
causes
the

rear
fog
light
should only be switched on
when the visibility is very poor (in Germany
for example, below 50 metres).

Note
The
electrical system of the factory
fitted

tow bar* is wired-up so
that
when towing

a
trailer
fitted
with
rear fog lights, the rear
fog
light
on the towing vehicle are automati­
cally
switched off.
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Turn signal and dip
lever

The
turn
signals only work when the ignition
is
switched on.

Right
turn
signals - lever up
Left
turn
signals - lever down

When
turn
signals are working, the warning lamp flashes as well - see page 48
also.

The
turn
signals cancel automatically after
completing a turn. To
signal
a
lane
change

Move
lever up or down to pressure point

and
hold in this position - the warning lamp must also be flashing.
To dip
headlights
Pull
lever past pressure point towards steer­
ing wheel. When high beams are on, the
high beam warning light will light up.
Headlight
flasher
Pull
lever towards steering wheel to pres­

sure
point - the high beam warning lamp lights up.

Parking
lights

The
parking lights only work when ignition
is
switched off.

Right
parking lights - lever up
Left parking lights - lever down. Note

The
use of the signals and lighting described
here
is subject to local regulations.

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