1992 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE fuel consumption

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How you can help
the environment
The fuel consumption of your Caravelle/Transporter - and
thereby the pollutant content in the exhaust gas - are also
determined by the way you

drive.

Noise and wear are also
influenced by the way the car
is used.
This Instruction Manual explains how to drive your Caravelle/Transporter in a way that is compatible to the
environment - and save money at the same time.
Just turn to the heading "Environment" in the
alphabetical index.
Please note also all tests in
this manual marked with this symbol *$?
Please do your bit -
for the sake of the environment
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CONTENTS
DASHBOARD AND

CONTROLS

Layout
4
i\='-:ng
lamps 6

CONTROLS
AND

EQUIPMENT

•
e.s. Central locking system 7, 8
I:cs, Tailgate 9, 10
I'I
~g doors 11

..
-^ows, Mirrors 12, 13
Sea: belts 15 5re:y for children 18
-ead restraints 19

Seats
20 _:ariing/sleeping surface 26

__ggage
compartment cover 27 __cgage compartment/load surface ... 28
-edals, Brakes 29 Vanual gearbox 31
--tomatic gearbox 32
gnition
lock 36
Starting / Stopping the engine .... 37, 38 "struments 40

.'.
arning lamps 47
Switches 50
~yn signal and dip lever 52

3'uise
control system 53 .'.'indscreen wiper 54
-eating and ventilation 55

Air
conditioner 57
Recirculating air switch 61
Auxiliary heater 63
Additional
water heater 67
Sun roof, Sliding/tilting roof 70, 71
nterior lights, Sun visors 72, 73
Ashtray, Cigarette lighter 73
-oof
rack 75
DRIVING
TIPS

The first 1500 km - and afterwards ... 76 Driving safely 78
Driving economically and

ecologically
79
Trailer towing 81

GENERAL
MAINTENANCE
Filling the tank, Fuel 85, 86
Care of car, Maintenance 88, 93 Bonnet, Engine compartment 94, 95
Engine oil, Gearbox oil 96, 99

Air
cleaner 100 Power assisted steering 100

Cooling
system 101
Brake fluid 104
Battery 106
Windscreen washer system 108
Wheels 110
Arduous operating conditions 115
Winter driving 116
Accessories, modifications and
renewal of parts 117
Mobile
telephones and two way
radios 117

DO-IT-YOURSELF

First
aid kit, Warning triangle 118
Vehicle tools 118 Spare wheel/changing wheel ... 119, 120
Fuses
122

Changing
bulbs 124
Adjusting/masking headlights .. 128,129
Headlights 129
Installing radio 129
Emergency starting 130
Tow starting/towing 132
Lifting vehicle 134
TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION

Engine 136
Emission control system 137
Activated charcoal filter '38 Power flow '39
Steering, Axles 139 Brakes, Body -139,
1
AC
Environment compatibility 140

TECHNICAL
DATA
Engine 141
Performance 142
Fuel consumption 143
Spark plugs 145
V-belts 145
Wheels,
Tyre
pressures 146, 147

Weights,
Trailer weights 148, 151 Dimensions 152
Capacities 153
Vehicle identification data 154

SPECIAL
INFORMATION

Adjusting the brake pressure regulator 155

ALPHABETICAL
INDEX

Alphabetical index 156

CHECKS
WHEN
FILLING

THE TANK
Overview 160
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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT

3
-
Multi
function
indicator
* In addition to the time display, the multi­
function indicator (MFI) gives a whole range of additional information:
• Driving time
• Average fuel consumption
• Distance driven
• Average speed
• Engine oil temperature
• Ambient temperature With the exception of the time, the symbol for the function switched on appears at the upper edge of the display (in illustration the

average
fuel consumption is shown).
A
B

|B33-
695

By
repeatedly pressing button B in the wind­

screen
wiper lever
with
the ignition
switched on, the additional information is

displayed,
starting
with
the time.
If the button B is pressed for longer than 1

sec,
the function being displayed at
that

time will change over automatically to the time display. The
memories

The
system is equipped
with
two automatic

memories:

A
single
journey
memory
collects the
following data from the time the ignition is switched on to when it is switched off. Driv­ing time, distance covered and fuel
used.
From
this data the average driving speed

and
the average consumption is worked
out.
If the journey is resumed within two hours
of switching off the ignition, the new figures
are automatically included in the calculation. If the journey is interrupted for more than
two hours, the stored information is auto­ matically
erased.

A
total
journey
memory
stores the data
from any number of individual journeys up
to a total of 100 hours driving time, a dis­
tance of 10000 km (6214 miles) and 1000 litres (220 gallons) of fuel consumed. This

data
is only used to work out the consump­
tion and speed averages for all the individual
journeys.
If one of the given figures is exceeded, the
memory is erased and calculation starts
from the beginning again. Contrary to the
single
journey memory, this memory is not

erased
after a journey pause of more than
two hours.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
call up the data the memories are se-
r ::ed by means of the switch A in the wiper
- Single journey memory
'- - Total journey memory

_~e
"allowing data can be obtained from the ~ r~iories:
• Driving time • -verage fuel consumption
• Distance driven
• -verage speed
E-asing the
memories
:~ the ignition switched on, both mem-
: es can be erased separately in each
: :ch position by pressing switch A : --sed the appropriate detent position to 0
::; tion for longer than one
second.

" :~.e battery is disconnected for any rea-
::" the stored information is automatically

Ksed.
The displays

When
the ignition is switched on
"MF11"
or
"MFI 2" appears in the display according to
which memory is switched on.
No symbol -
Time

The
time is shown even when the ignition is switched off.

The
time can be set
with
the buttons (h and min) on the lower
left
of instrument cluster
- see "Digital
Clock"
page 41.
—'— -
Driving
time

In
switch
position 1 the driving time
which has elapsed since ignition was
switched on or the memory cancelled is indicated - see previous page also "Single
journey memory".
In
switch
position 2 the total driving
time for all individual journeys is indicated -
see
previous page also "Total journey mem­
ory".

The
maximum time in both switch positions
is
99 hours 59 minutes. When this figure is

exceeded
the indication starts at zero again. MPG
(1/100
km) -
Average

fuel
consumption

The
average consumption is indicated not
the actual consumption at the time of read­
ing.

The
average fuel consumption is indicated,
after switching on the ignition or erasing the memory being
used,
after a distance of
about 100 metres. Up to this point a dash

appears
instead of a figure. When vehicle is moving the indicated value is up-dated
every 5
seconds.

In
switch
position 1 the average
con­

sumption for the single journey is indicated.
In
switch
position 2 the average
con­

sumption indicated is
that
obtained during

all
single journeys - see "Total journey memory" on previous page
also.

Note

The
amount of fuel used is not indicated.

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EQUIPMENT

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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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT

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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AND
EQUIPMENT

Notes

Pools of
water
under
the
vehicle

• When the ambient temperature is high
and
the air very humid, condensed water

can
drip off the evaporator and form a puddle under the vehicle. This is quite nor­

mal
and does not indicate a leak.

Operating
faults

• Should the air conditioner not work at
any
time, either:
- the ambient temperature is below about + 5 degrees C,
- the fuse has blown.

Check
fuse and if necessary renew it - see

page
122. If the trouble is not due to
a
defec­
tive fuse, switch the system off and have it
checked.

- the air conditioner has switched off due to the coolant temperature being too high -
see
page 41
also.

• If the cooling
output
drops off, switch the
A/C
off and have the system
checked.
Using air
conditioner

economically
In cooling operation the air conditioner
com­

pressor
places demands on the engine and
therefore influences the fuel consumption.

To
keep the period switched on as short as
possible,
the following points should be

noted:

• If the inside temperature is very high after the vehicle has been parked in the sun, it is recommended to open doors or win­

dows
briefly to enable the hot air to
escape.

• The air conditioner should not be
switched
on during a journey if the windows

or
sliding/tilting
roof*
are open.
• If the desired interior temperature can be attained
without
switching on the air condi­
tioner, the fresh air operation should be se­
lected.
Recirculating
air
switch

If badly contaminated air is to be prevented
from entering the vehicle, e.g. when driving
through a tunnel, the recirculating air switch in the instrument panel can be
pressed.

When
the recirculating air system is
switched
on, a small warning lamp lights up in the switch.

However,
the recirculating air system

should
only be used for a short period other­

wise
the windows will mist up.

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DRIVING
TIPS

Driving economically and ecologically
.'arious
factors determine the fuel
con­

sumption,
the burden on the environment

and
the wear on the engine, brakes and

lyres.

The personal style of driving
Determines
to a great extent the economi-
:al
aspect and the exhaust and noise
devel­

opment:

jOp
Do not
warm
up the
engine
with

W» the
vehicle
stationary.
At idling speed it takes a very long
time
until
the engine becomes operationally
warm. However, in the warm-up phase,
wear and the discharge of pollutants is
oarticularly high. For
this
reason, drive
off immediately the engine has started
and avoid
high
engine speeds.

f
h Avoid
full
throttle
acceleration.

of only is the
fuel
consumption reduced

considerably
if one accelerates
with
feel­
ing, but the disturbance to the environ­

ment
and the wear are also reduced.

rflri
Do not
drive
with
unnecessarily
high
engine
revs
-
change
up as
soon as possible,
only
change
down
when
the
engine
no
longer
runs

smoothly.

The
fuel
consumption is for example
more
than
twice as
high
in 2nd gear
than
it is in top
gear.
At the same
time,
the re­ duced engine speed means a reduction
in engine noise.
On vehicles
with
an automatic gearbox
the economy programme should be se­
lected.

c^p
Try not to
drive
at
maximum
TO
speed.

The
fuel
consumption, exhaust pollution
and noise increase disproportionately at

high
speeds. If approximately only 3
quarters of top speed is utilised, the
fuel

consumption
will
be reduced by about
half.
Experience has shown
that
the loss in
time
is only marginal.

c
j-,
Drive
as
smoothly
as possible and
look
well
ahead.

Unnecessary
acceleration and braking

must
be paid for
with
higher
fuel
con­
sumption and more disturbance to the environment.

Switch
the
engine
off
during

traffic
hold-ups. The individual
operating
condi­
tions

Naturally
also
affect fuel consumption.

The
following factors for instance are not fa­

vourable
to good fuel consumption:

•
High traffic density, particularly large
.towns with numerous traffic lights.

•
Frequent stop/start driving, always re­starting and warming up the engine.

•
Driving in heavy, slow moving traffic in
low
gear so that the engine speed is
rela­

tively high in relation to the distance cov­
ered.
CQ~, One
should,
therefore,
plan
trips
in
advance
and try to
avoid
local

traffic
and
overcrowded
motor­
ways.

Obviously
the fuel consumption is
also
af­

fected
by factors over which the driver has
no
control. It is for example normal for the

consumption
to increase in the winter or in

arduous
conditions (bad roads, trailer tow­ ing etc.).

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