1992 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER lights

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Changing bulbs

Before
starting to replace a bulb, switch off
the light concerned.

Do
not touch the glass part of the new bulb

with
bare fingers because the finger marks
left
on the glass evaporate when the bulb

becomes
hot, the vapour settles on the re­
flector and dims it.

Always
use the same type of bulb. The
des­

ignation is marked on the base of the bulb
or on the
glass.

It is advisable to always a carry a box of

spare
bulbs in the vehicle. These can be ob­
tained from Volkswagen dealers. It should contain at least the following bulbs which
are essential for traffic safety:
12 V 60/55 W Headlight (H4)

12V21W
Turn signal

12V21/5W
Brake
and tail light
12 V4W
Side
light

12V5W

Glass
base
Number
plate light
Headlights

The
headlight bulbs can be reached through
the opened bonnet.
• Pull off the connector.
• Pull cap off.
•
Squeeze
the spring clip of the bulb holder together and pull down.
• Take the bulb out and insert the new bulb
so
that
the locating lug on the bulb plate en­

gages
the recess in the reflector. The centre
of the three terminals on the bulb base is
then at the top.
• Fold the spring clip over bulb
base.
Squeeze
the clip together and engage it in
the retaining lugs.
•
Press
the cap back on.
• Attach the connector.
• Have the headlight beam alignment
checked.
Side
light
bulb

The
side light bulbs are located in the head­ light reflectors.
• Turn the bulb holder fully to the
left
and take it out of the reflector.
•
Press
the defective bulb into the holder,
turn
it to
left
and take it out.
• Insert the new bulb.
• Insert the bulb holder in the reflector and
turn
the holder fully to the
right.

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Front
turn
signals

To
change a bulb the
turn
signal housing must be taken out to the
front.

•
Insert
the
flat
blade of a screwdriver be­ tween headlight and
turn
signal
with
bonnet
open.
This presses the securing tabs which hold the
turn
signal housing to the
side.

• Swing screwdriver to
front
as shown in illustration so
that
the
turn
signal housing is

pressed
out forward. • Turn bulb holder out to the
left.

• Turn bulb out and renew.
•
Insert
bulb holder. •
Insert
turn
signal housing in the grooves provided (top and
bottom)
and press it in
until
the securing tabs engage.

Fog
lights*

The foglight bulbs can betaken out from un­
derneath the bumper.
• Turn cap on rear of fog
light
to the
left
to remove it.
• Unhook spring clip of bulb holder and swing it away.
• Take bulb out.
•
Insert
new bulb so
that
the locating lug on bulb plate engages
recess
in the reflec­
tor.
• Swing spring clip over bulb plate,
squeeze
it together and engage it in the re­
taining lugs.
• Fit cap again.
• Have beam alignment
checked.
Rear
lights

Renewal
of the bulbs for the rear lights is
done from the luggage compartment
through the rear panel trim.
•
Reach
into
the hole in the rear panel
trim
with
one hand and squeeze the two retain­ing tabs of bulb carrier together.
• Take bulb carrier out (illustration). •
Press
defective bulb
into
holder slightly,
turn
it to the
left
and take it out.
•
Insert
new bulb and
turn
fully to the
right

• Install bulb carrier.

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Rear
fog
light

• Renewal of the bulbs for the rear lights
is
done from the luggage compartment
through the rear panel trim.
• Take housing out.
• Turn bulb holder out to the
left.

• Take bulb out and renew.
• Turn bulb holder back in.
•
Insert
left
side of housing in the recess
first
and press in
firmly
until
the tabs en­

gage.
Number
plate
lights

The lights are secured
with
2 screws.
• Take lens off
• Pull complete
light
out
• Pull bulb housing out • Pull defective bulb out and renew
•
Insert
bulb housing
• Secure lens
firmly

Interior
and
reading
light*

Interior
light
(A)
•
r.sert
a knife blade or something similar
into
gap between housing and lens and
carefully lever lens off.
• Change bulb.
• Dress lens
into
housing again, when doing this the lug on the lens must fit in the
recess
in the housing.
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Adjusting
headlights
I he setting of the headlights is very import­
ant to traffic safety. The adjustment should
tnerefore only be done
with
a special
appliance.
Note official regulations when
setting headlights.
On vehicles
with
beam
control* the
knurled disc on the instrument panel must

be
in the
basic
position (-).
Both illustrations show the adjustment on
the
right
hand headlight. On the
left
hand headlight the adjustment is symmetrically

opposite.

Main
headlights

The
headlights are adjusted from the
front

with
a suitable Phillips screwdriver
(from
ve­
hicle
tools). The bonnet must be released or

open..

A
- Vertical adjustment
Turning clockwise lowers the headlights.
B
- Lateral adjustment
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Fog
lights*

The
front
foglights are adjusted by a knurled
wheel mounted on the foglight behind the bumper. To adjust, push the
flat
end of a
screwdriver through the opening adjacent
to the foglight (see Fig.) and rotate knurled

wheel.

On
vehicles without a spoiler the knurled
wheel can also be turned by hand.

To
reduce the beam range,
turn
screwtothe
left.

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Masking
headlights

When the vehicle is used in a country which drives on the opposite side
of
the road to the
home country,
the
asymmetric dipped neadlights
will
dazzle oncoming
traffic.

To prevent this,
the
wedge-shaped sector on the headlight lenses must be covered
up

with
an
opaque adhesive strip.
The illustration shows
the
strip installed
for

the change
from
right
hand
to
left
hand
traffic.
Installing
radio

When service installing
a
radio
or
replacing
a
set
installed
by the
factory
the
following points should
be
noted:
•
The
connection*
in the
vehicle
is for
Genuine
Volkswagen radios11
from
Model

Year
1988. The supply plug has the following
wire colours and connections:
Red/white Permanent positive
(+)

Brown Negative
(-)
vehicle earth
Grey/blue
Instrument
panel lighting
Brown/red* Control wire
for
"Ignition
key" switching radio
on/

off. On no account use this
connection
for
operating
voltage supply.
Blue/white*
Speed
signal
for
automatic volume control
•
Radios
with
other connections must
be
connected
with
an adapter cable which can

also
be obtained
from
a Volkswagen dealer.
11 Not available
in all
export markets
Attention

On
no account cut wires off and
leave
them
without
insulation. If

necessary
use a proper adapter.
Otherwise the wiring can be
overloaded or short circuits can
occur
- Fire danger!
Apart from this important elec­
tronic components can be damaged or the functioning impaired. If for
example the speed signal is
dis­

turbed this can lead to
faulty
man­ agement of engine, automatic gear­box, ABS etc.

Even
connecting the speed signal to
radio sets
with
speed dependent
vol­
ume control from other manufac­
turers can cause
such
faults.
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Tow
starting/towing

General
notes

• "owing eyes are provided on the
right
under
front
and rear bumpers.

Tow-ropes
or bars should be attached at

these
points only.

On
vehicles
with
a factory
fitted
towing bracket a towing eye is not fitted. On those

vehicles
the towing bracket can be used for
towing.
• The tow-rope should be slightly elastic to reduce the risk of damage to both ve­
hicles.
It is advisable to use synthetic fibre

ropes,
or ropes of similar elastic material. It
is
however
safer
to use a
tow-bar!

Avoid
excessive towing
effort
and do not

jerk.
During towing operations on other than
surfaced
roads there is always the danger

that
the attachment points will be over­
loaded
and damaged.
•
Before
trying
to
start
engine
by
towing,
the
battery
from
another
ve­
hicle
should be used for
starting
if
possible - see previous page. If the
vehicle
has to be tow
started

or
towed
at any
time,
the
following

must
be noted:
•
Check
whether there are any local traffic regulations concerning the towing of ve­

hicles.

• Both drivers must be familiar
with
tow­ ing procedures. Inexperienced drivers

should
not attempt to tow start or tow.
• When using a tow-rope the driver of the towing vehicle must engage the clutch very gently when moving off and changing gear.
• The driver of the vehicle being towed must ensure
that
the tow-rope is always

taut.
• The emergency lights must be switchec
on on both vehicles - unless local regula­
tions differ.
• Turn ignition key to "Drive" position sc
that
the steering wheel is free and the
turr
signals,
horn, and, if necessary, the wind­

screen
wiper and washer can be
used.

• As the brake servo only works when the engine is running, considerably more pres­

sure
is required on the brake pedal when the
engine is not running.
• On vehicles
with
power assisted steer­ ing more force is required to
turn
steering
wheel when engine is not running.
• When there is no lubricant in the manua or automatic gearbox, the vehicle may only

be
towed
with
driving wheels lifted.
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ALPHABETICAL
INDEX

A
Acceleration
figures 142

Accessories
117 Activated charcoal
filter
138
Additional heater 62
Additional water heater 67
Adjusting brake pressure regulator . . 155
Adjusting headlights 128 Adjusting washer
jets
108

Air
cleaner 100

Air
conditioner 57

Air
distribution 55

Alloy
wheels 91

Analog
clock 46

Anti-dazzle
inside mirror 13
Anti-freeze 101 Anti-locking brake system (ABS) .... 30
Arduous operating conditions 115
Armrests 21

Ashtrays
73
ATF
99
Automatic gearbox 32
Automatic wash plants 88
Auxiliary heater 63
Axle
loads 148

B

Battery 106
Belt height adjustment 16
Blower
55
Bonnet 94
Brake
fluid
104
Brake
servo 30

Brake
system 104

Brake
warning lamp 48
Brakes
29, 139
c

Capacities
153

Capacity
141

Care
of body 88
Care
of car 88

Catalyst
137

Cavity
preservation 92
Central
locking system 8

Cetane
Number 87
Changing
bulbs 124

Changing
front
turn
signal bulb 125

Changing
wheels 120

Chassis
number 154
Checks
when
filling
the
tank
160

Child
safety 18

Child
seats 18
Child-proof catch 9 Cigarette lighter 73

Cleaning
and anti-corrosion
treatment
of engine compartment 91

Clock
46

Cold
starting aid 38

Combined
weight 151

Compression
ratio
141
Consumption figures 143

Coolant
additive 101
Coolant
level 47, 102
Coolant
temperature - Gauge 41

Cooling
system 101

Cruise
control system 53
D
Dash
panel 4

Dashboard
and controls 4
Defrosting windows 56, 58

Diesel
fuel 87
Dimensions
152
Dip lever 52
Dipstick - Automatic gearbox 99
- Engine 97
Direction indicators 48
Do-it-yourself 118

Door
locks 9

Doors
9 Drawbar weight 83
Driver's seat 20
Driving abroad 115
Driving on holiday 115
Driving safely 78 Driving tips 76

E

Electric
socket 73

Electric
window
lifters
12

Emergency
lights 51
Emergency
starting 130

Emission
control system 137
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INDEX

Engine
-Code
letters 154

-Data
141
- Intervals of oil change 93

-Number
154

-Oil
96 - Oil capacity
1
53
- Oil change intervals 98
- Oil consumption 97
- Oil level 97
- Oil pressure 47
- Starting/stopping 37

Engine
compartment 95

Engine
compartment
light
72
Engine
number 154 Environment
- Activated charcoal
filter
738

-Battery
707
- Brake
fluid
705 - Care of car 88
- Coolant 103
- Driving environment consciously 79 - Driving
with
low emissions/noise 79
- Emission
control
system 737
- Engine oil 98
- Filling the
tank
85
-Fuel 86 - Maintenance 93
-Old oil 98 - Old
tyres
712 - Petrol vapour accumulator .... 738
-
Tyre
pressure
7
70
- Tyres 7 72
- Unleaded
fuel
86
- Washing the vehicle 89

F

Fan
103

Filling
the tank 85

Filter
preheating 87

First
aid kit 118

Fog
lights 51, 125
Folding
seat 25

Foot
mats 29

Fresh
air ventilation 56
Front axle load 148 Front seats 20

Fuel
86

-Additives
86, 87

-Consumption
79,143
- Filter 116
- Filter preheating 87 - Gauge 46
- Saving 79

Fuses
122

G

Gear
change marks 40, 77

Gear
lever 31

Gearbox
oil 99

Glove
box 74
Glow
plugs 38
H

Handbrake
31
Head
restraints 19

Headlight
beam control 50

Headlight
flasher 52

Headlight
washer system 54

Heated
rear window 51

Heating
55, 57

High
beams 48

Horn
4
I
Identification data 154
Ignition
lock 36

Increased
payload 149

Inertia
reel belts 16 Inside mirror 13
Inspection intervals 98
Installing seat 22

Instrument
lighting 50
Instruments 40
Interior
lights 72, 126
Intervals of inspection 93
Intervals of oil change 93

J
Jack
120

Jacking
points 120

Jumper
cable 130

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