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Air recirculation should only be selected for short periods of time as no fresh air is taken in in this mode and the windows can steam up if the air conditioner is switched off.
Note
Buttons D and E can be pressed In conjunc
tion w ith one another .
Air vents
Depending on the position of rotary regula
tor B heated or unhea ted fresh air or coo led
air flows from all vents.
The vents 3 and 4 can be opened and closed
separately :
Knurled wheel upwards
or to right
vent opened .
Knurled
wheel downwards or to left
ven t closed.
By swinging the complete outlet grille of
vents 3 and 4 the air flow ca n be moved
vertically.
W hen the knurled disc in the grille is rota ted
to and fro the air flow direction is altered lat
erally
The
rear footwell vents are supplied to
gether with vents 5.
Defrosting windscreen and side
windows
• Rotary switch A to stage 3.
• Rotary regu lators Band C turn ed fully to
right.
• Vents 3 closed .
• Additional warm a
ir can be directed to
the side windows via vents 4.
Demisting windscreen and side
windows ••When the windows steam up due to high air
humidity, e.g. when it is rain ing, we recom•mend the following settings
• Rotary switch A to stag e 2 or
3. • Rotary regulator B, if necessary, clock
wise into heating range. ~
• Rotary regu lator C to . JJ~
• Press button D
• Ve nts 3 closed.
• Additiona l warm air can be directed to
th e sid e windows via vents 4.
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Heating interior quickly
• Rotary switch A to stage 3.
• Rotary regulator B fully to right. PWll
• Rotary regulator C
to .. ~
• Vents 3 closed .
• Vents 4 fully or partially opened w ith
1 u rled discs
as required
Heating interior comfortably
hen the w indows are clear and the de
s red tempera ture has been reached we rec ommend the following settings
Rotary
switch A at stage 1 or 2.
• Rotary regulator B at the desired heat
Jt put.
Depending on air distribution
esir ed , turn rotary regulator C
re ween .. .. ~
'ld ~
, the windscreen mists over again,
e regulator can also be turned
etw een
•
Vents 3 closed.
•
With vents 4 the desired amount of
warm air and the air flow direction can be
set.
Ventilation (fresh air operation)
With the following settings, unheated fresh
air flows from vents 3 and 4:
• Switch air conditioner off with button D
• Rotary switch A to desired stage.
• Rotary regulator B anti-clockwise to the
stop D.1
• Rotary regulator C to . .. ~
• Vents 3 and 4 open.
If required, regulator C can be turned to
another position.
Maximum cooling
• All windows and sliding/tilting roof*
closed.
• Rotary s
witch A to stage 4.
• Rotary regulator B to left.
• Rotary regulator C to
• Right-hand button 0 (max) pressed.
• Select air recirculation by pressing but
ton E
• Vents 3 and 4 open.
In this mod e, air is drawn from inside the ve
hicle and cooled (air recircu lation) The air
recirculation mode should not be selected for long periods of time as no fresh air is then supplied.
Note
Smoking should be avoided w hen air recir
culation is selected , as the smoke drawn in from the vehicle interior deposits on the
evaporator of the air conditioner. This leads
to permanent odours when the air condi
tioner is i n operation. These can only be
eliminated by exchanging the evaporator,
which is time-consuming and expensive.
Normal cooling
• Switch air condit ioner on by pressing
button 0
• Rotary
switch A to stage 1 -4 as re
quired.
• Rotary regula
tor B to the desired air temperature (so that heating is also possible)
• Rotary regulator C to desired position
• Vents 3 and 4 set
as required.
I n this operating mode air is drawn in from
outside and cooled (fresh air operation)
To operate the Climatronic*, see pages 62 and 63.
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Changing wheels
Park the vehicle as far as possible away
from the traffic flow. If necessary switch on
emergency warning lights
and place the
warning triangle in position -note legal reQuirements,
• A
ll veh icles occupa nts shou ld leave the
vehicle and move to a safe area (e,g, behind
the barrier),
• App ly handbrake firml
y, If the car is on a
slope, block one of the wheels on the oppo
site side with a stone or some similar ob
ject.
•
Take too ls and spare wheel out of lug
gage compartment.
• Remove wheel bolt caps:
- Remove wheel bolt caps
with hook (from
vehicle tools),
- Remove wheel trim with the
wheel
spanner and the wire hook (from vehicle
tools) ,
Depending
on the trim version , either put
the hook in the two holes on the edge of the trim (VW emblem) or on the edge of
the trim itself, Pass wheel spanner
through hook and lever trim off -see left
hand illustration ,
Some alloy wheels have a trim which can be levered off with the flat blade of the
screwdriver (from vehicle tools) •
Push the wheel spanner
as far as poss
ible onto the wheel bolt as shown and turn
the spanner anti-clockwise, When doing
this, grip the spanner
as far as possib le to
wards the lever end, The extend ib le handle
wheel spanner"
can be used to loosen wheel bolts with the extendible handle
pulled out. If
the bolts cannot be loosened, one can
in an emergency, carefully push the spanner down wi th a foot on the end of the lever.
One should ensure that one is standing
proper ly and has a good grip on the vehic le ,
Loosen
wheel bolts about one turn,
Attention!
On the BBS alloy wheels with the
bolted-on outer ring· the multi
point screws must not be loos
ened under any circumstances.
The wheels could then leak air Danger of accident!
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Fuse layout
(from left to rig ht)
No. Component A 1)
1 Dipped beam left,
headlight range control left 10 2 Dipped beam right,
head light ra nge co ntrol right 10 3 Instrument and number plate
light ing . 10 4 Rear w iper, slid ing/tilti ng roo f, 15
5 Windscreen w ipe r, windscr een
a
nd rea r w indo w was her,
ele c. heated windsc reen washer
jets . . . . . . 15
6 Blower,
air co nditi oner ... . 30
7 Tail and side light ri ght 10
8 Tail and side light left . . 10
9 Rear window heating , mirror
heating ... 20 10 F og lights, rear fog light 15 11 Main beam left, main beam
w arnin g lamp 10
12 Mai n bea m right . 10
13 Horn, radiator fan (run- on) . 10
14 Reve
rsi ng lights, electric out
side mirrors, seat heating,
elec. w ind ows,
air conditio ne r
cruis e contro l system 15
No. Component Amp. 1)
15 Engine elec tronics , cool ant
c irculat ion run- on pump,
(six cylinder engine)
.. . .. .. . . . 10
16
Warning lamps, glove box light,
cas sette sto rage box light, 15
17 T urn sig nals. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 18 Electri c fue l pum p,
Lambda probe ..... .. ....... 20
1 9 Radiat or fan, air cond itioner. . 30
20 Brake lights, cruise control
syste m (tri gger conta cts
on brake and clutch pedals) . 10 21 Interior and luggage compart
ment lights, clock, cigarette lighter,
ce ntral
locking, multi -function
indicator 15 22 Radio 10
Automatic fuse
All electric windows are protected to
ge ther via an automatic fu se (see rig ht -hand
co lum n) which breaks the circuit when
overloaded (e .g. windows frozen) and makes the circuit again after a few seconds.
Additional fuses
(in separate holders)
• above the
rela ys:
Fu se for ABS motor re lay. ..... . .... 30
Fuse for ABS main relay. ... 30
Fuse for normal air conditioner 10
Fuse for fresh air blower on
Climatronic ... ... ... . 30
Fuse for C1imatronic .. .... ... 5
Automatic fuse for electric w indo ws .. 20
Trailer perma nent + 15
• in the engin e compa rtment on the bulk
head above the brake servo:
Diesel glow plugs 21 . . 50
Fuse colour code:
Light brown :
5 Amper e
Red: 10 Ampere Blue: 15 Ampere Yellow 20 Ampere Green 30 Ampere
21 This fuse shou ld onl y be renewed by a Volks wagen dea ler.
1) Amper e
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A Acceleration figu res . . .... . . .
Accessories
Adjusting washer jets
A ir conditioner
.. ....... .
Airbag
Alloy w heels
Analog clock
..
Anti-freeze.
Anti-dazzle inside mirror
Anti-knock properties of the fuel
Anti-locking brake system
(ABS)
Anti-theft warning system
Aq uaplaning .... ..... .
Ashtray .......... . .
ATF.
Automatic gearbox.
Automatic tra ns mission fluid
Automati c was h plants .... . . . .
Axle weights. . ....... .
B Battery . . . ....... . . . . .
Belt height adjustment ... .. . . .
Blower ...
Bonnet.
B rake fluid.
Brake pad wear indicat or
Brake servo .
Brake system
Brake warni
ng I'amp .
B rakes
B ulb changing.
Burglar alarm .
1
36
111
103
59
18
88
41
97
12
82
76
8
106
68
96
32
96
85
143
100
15
56, 59
90
99
48
75
99
48
75
121
8
C Capacities .. . . .... . 146
Care 85
Care of body . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Care of vehicle 85
Cavity preservation 89
Central locking system 7
Cetane Number . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changing bulb s . . . . . . . . . . 1
21
Changing wheels 116
Chassis number 147
Child safety . 21
Child seats ........ . . . . . . . 21
Chi ld-proo f catch ......... 9
Cigarette lig hter 68
Cigarette lig h ter socket. 68
Cleaning and anti -corrosion treatment of
engine compartment . . . . . . . . 88
Clean ing veh ic le . . . . . . . . . . 85
C limat ronic 62
Clock .. 41
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cold starting aid 37
Compression rat io 134
Cons umption figures. . 137
Coolant additive 97
Coolant level 46, 97
Coolant tempera ture gauge 45
Cool ing system . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cruise control system 54
Cubic capacity 134
D Dash panel 4
Defrosting windows 57,60,62
Diesel fuel 84
Dimensions. 145
Dip lever 53
Direction indicators 48, 53
Do-it-yourself ......... .
112
Door locks . ..... . . 9
Doors . .. 9
Driver's seat
25
Driving abroad .... . 110
Driving economically 72
Driving tips ...... . ... ..... ..... . 71
Driving with four-wheel drive 79
Dust and pollen filter ...... . .. . . 104
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