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5 -Brake system
(CD)
The warning lamp* co mes on when
• the handb rake 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. Immedi­
ately contact a Volkswagen dealer and have the brake system
examined.
You can drive on carefully to the
nearest Volkswagen dealer but allow for higher pedal pressures and longer braking distances on
the way.
I6 -Brake pad wear I,'0',
indicator*
The wa rning lamp lights up for one second when the ignition is switched on as a func­
tiona l check.
If the lamp then does not go out or it lights
up dur ing the Journey , the front brake pads
are worn. You should visit a Volkswagen
dealer to have the brake pads checked.
As the brake pad wea r indicator only moni­
t ors the front brake pads, we recommend
that you have the rear brake linings checked as well.
7 -Turn signals
The warn ing lamp flashe s when turn signals are sWitched on. If a turn signal fails, the
warning lamp flashes tw ice as fast. (Not
w hen towing a trailer )
Fur ther details are given
on pages 49 and 53.
8 -Main beam
The warning lamp come s on when th e main
beam is on or when the headligh t flas her is used.
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Q1~ Trailer turn signals(8 ) Anti-locking Brake System
(ABS)* The warning lamp" flashes when turn sig­
nals are switched on when towing a trailer. The warning lamp comes on for a few sec­
onds when the ignition is switched on. The If a turn signal fai ls on the trailer or vehicle,
lamp goes out after
an automatic test se­ the
warning lamp does not flash.
quence has taken place,
If the ASS warning lamp does not go out. or if the ASS warning lamp comes on when
driving, the system is fau lty The vehicle can then only be braked with the normal system
- that is w ith out ASS. The vehicle must be taken to a Vol kswagen dealer as soon as possible .
- ne
warning lamp cluster can contain Further details on ASS is given on page 76 . •anous warning lamps. The warning lamps actually fitted can be recognized by the 5 mbols
to ~Airbag system
n e warning lamp lights for about 3 seconds Nhen the ignition is switched on. If the
N arning lamp does not go out or lights/
;Iickers during the Journey, there is a fault in :he Airbag system , The system should be ct16cked immediately by a Volkswagen
:lealer For further details see page 18.
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Switches
Note
• On vehicles with right-hand drive the ar­rangement of the switches differs. The
symbols on the switches are however the
same as on vehicles wit h left-hand drive.
• The use of the lighting described here is subject to local regulations.
1 -Lighting swit ch -'0­, , '
El ­Switched off
:oo~ -Side lights 1)
Awarning lamp next to the side light symbol
lights up.
§D -Dipped or main beam
The headlights only w ork when the ignition
is on . When the engine is being started and after ignition has been switched off, the
headlights are switc hed off automatically.
Dipping
and flashing the headlights -see
page 53.
~D -Front fog lights*
With li ghting switch in side light or dippe d/
main beam position pull sw itch out to first
d etente .
A w arning lamp next to the front foglight
symbol lights up.
'I) On vehic le s fo r so me expo rt co untri es when
the side li ght s are switchea on with the igni­
tio n sWit ched on, the dip p ed headlig hts als o
c o me on with reduc ed inte slty.
0$ -Rear fog light-
Vehicles without fog lights
Turn lighting switch to dipped/ main beam
positi on and pull switc h out to 1st detente.
Vehicles with fog lights
With lighting sw itc h in d ipped/ main beam
position, pull svvitch out to 2nd detente.
A warning lamp next to the rear fog light
symbol lights up.
Due to the amount of dazzle it causes the
rear fog light should only be sWitc hed on when the visib ility is ve ry poor (in Germany
for example, below 50 m etres)
2 -Instrument ()~;"
lighting
When the lights are on, th e level of the in­
st rument lighting can be re gul ated by turn­
ing the knurled wheel.
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3 -Headlight range
control *
lIJith the electrical range control the head ­ght settings can be matched exactly to the
o ad condition of vehicle. This prevents on­
:::oming traffic from being unnecessaril y
d a zzled . At the same time the correct head­
gh t beam setting provides the best poss­
ble v is ibilit y for the driver.
-he hea dlight s can only be regulated with
: h e dipped headlights switched on .
To lower the beams, turn knurled disc from :he basic position H downwards .
Hazard warning lights
~
When the hazard lights are on, a warn ing lamp in the switch flash es as well.
The system
also works when th e ignitio n is switched off.
Knurled wheel for
seat heating*
The cushion and backrest of the front seats

can be heated electrically w hen the ignition
is on.

The heating is switched
on and regu lated

w ith the knurled w heel.

T o
sWitch heating off, turn knurled whee l

down to the detent e posit ion .

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Tu rn signal and dip lever
~eturn sign als only w ork when the ignition -wit ched on.
~ gh t turn signa ls -lever up
_z turn signa ls -lever down
"en turn signa ls are working, the warning
p flashes as well - see page 48 also.
-'? tur n signa ls cance l automatica lly after rnplet ing a turn
To signal a lane change Note
Move le ve r up or do w n to pres sure point The use of the signals and lighting de­and hold in th is position ­the w arning lamp
scribed he re is subje ct to local regu lations
must also be f lash ing
To dip headlights
Pull le ve r past pressure point towards steer­ing w heel. When high beams are on, the
high beam warning lig ht w ill light up
Headlight flasher
Pull lever towards steeri ng wh eel to pres­
sure poin t - the main beam wa rning lamp
light s up .
Parking lights
The park ing lights on ly work when ignition is s w itched off.
Right park
ing lights -lever up
L
eft park ing li ghts -lever dow n.
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Windscreen wiper and washer system
Vipers and washe rs o nly work w hen igni­
t io n is switched on.ff : r The heated windscreen washer jets* are swit c hed o n when the ign ition is 9 swi tc hed on and the amoun t of heat is regu­at ed automa tically acco rding to the ambi ­ent tem peratu re
Wh
en it is fr eez ing, ch eck that th e wipe r blades are not fro zen to t he g lass before switching the wipers on for the first time .
Windscreen
• Flick wipe _Ih lever to pressure point befo re deten te 1 .
• Wiper slow Le ve r at pos it io n 1.
• Wiper fast
Lever at posit ion 2
• Intermittent wipe Lever at posit io n 3 The w ipers "vork about every 6 seco nds.

W ith
an infinitely variable intermit­
tent wipe* the wipe dela y can be pro­

gram med betw een abou t 1.5 and 22 sec ­

o nds:

- Sw it c h
on intermitte nt wipe and wipe
once.
- Swi tc h off intermitte nt wi
pe an d then swi tch on again afte r the desired delay
The selec ted delay can be ch anged as oft e n as required. A fter switching off ignition the
se lec ted pause r ever ts back to a six seco nd
I n terv al.
• Automatic washJwipe facility Pull leve r tow ards steer ing whee l -wipe rs
and wash e r work.

R elease
lever-
The was he r st ops an d th e wi pers ca rry on
for abo ut 4 seconds.

Headlight w asher system*
Whe n the head lights are on, the lenses are
washed ev ery tim e the windsc reen is w ashed.
At r egular intervals such a s when filli ng t he tank, cake d-o n dir t a nd Insec ts should be re­
m oved.
Rear window
Press lever aw ay fr om steenng whee l and release -th e wipe r works about every 6
seco nds (inte rm ittent wip e) Pressing and releasi ng lever agai n switches the w iper off.
Automatic wash/wipe
P ress lever away from stee ring wh eel, an d
ho ld in t his positi on ­The wip er an d was her wor k as long as th e
l ever is he ld in thi s posi tio n
Release leve r ­
T he was her stops and th e wiper carr ies on for abo ut 4 seco nd s,
Notes
• T opp ing-up was her fluid
- se e page 103. • Changing winds creen w ipe r blades
- see page 1 04
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Heating and ventilation
The normal heating and ventilation system
described below can be supplemented by an automatic heating regulation (Thermo­tronic)*.
With the Thermotronic* the desired in­
terior temperature is attained as quickl y as possib le and held co nstant. Outs ide and in­
s id e temperat ure sensors measure the ex­
isting temperatures continu ously and pass
the
value s to an e lec tron ic contr ol unit which then alter s the warm air tempera tur e
accordingly. Strong sunshine is also taken
into account by the system.
The "The
rmotronic" makes regulation of
th e heating by hand unneces sary.
Controls
Rotary switch A -Blower and air supply and air conditioner* cut-off
The air flow can be regulated in four stages.
Between positions 1 and 0 the fresh air sup­

p ly can be regulated without blower assist­

ance .

In position 0, air supp ly and blower are off.

Thi s can prevent unclean air from outside

from enteri ng the vehicle . However, as the
windows could th en mist ove r, th e a ir sup­

ply shou ld on ly be switched off briefly.

Normal heating and ventilation

On vehic les with a fresh air filt
er* this is onl y

necessary for a gas type pollution . Du st,

pollen etc.
will be held back by the filter.

Rotary regulator B -Temperature
selection
Clockwise -increases heat output Anti-clockw ise -decreases heat output
With Thermotronic* the figure s on the
scale serve as approximate values for the
interior temperature.
. (G' __

.. with Thermotronic*
Rotary regulator C -Air distribu­
tion
Switch at symbol. V
ents .. fully
open V
ents .. slight ly
open
~ 1,2 3, 4
~ 5 1,2,3,4
~ 3,4,5
1,2
~ 3,4 -
Fo r ve nt layout, see next page
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Air conditioner*
-'le air conditioner is available as a normal :r fu lly automatic system (Climatronic*)
'le air conditioner in both cases is a com­
u ne d cooling and heating system which
c " ers maximum comfort at all seasons of "18 year.

h e air conditioner
works only when the en­
gine is running, the ambient temperature is
,:move about + 5°C and the blower speed is
cetween 1 and 4.

. 'hen air conditione r is switched on it re­
d uc es not only the temperature inside the
. e hicle but also the air humidity When the .ambient air humidity is high this not only
a kes the vehicle occupants feel more
_ o m fortable but also prevents the
windows
c ~rom steaming up.
Ni th
the Climatronic* the selected ve­Icle interior temperature is maintained fully
a u tomatically. This is done by automatically
. I a rying the temperature of the air from the "e nts, the blower speed (air volume) and meair distribution.
Notes
• The operation of the normal air conditioner* is described on pages 59 -61. • The differences for the Climatronic* are given on pages 62 and 63.
Controls
Rotary switch A -Blower and air supply and air conditioner cut-off
The air flow can be regulated in four stages.
In position 0, the blower and air conditioner
are switched off. If contaminated air should
be prevented from entering the vehicle in­
terior, button E (air recirculation) should be
pressed.
On vehicles
with a fresh airfilter' this is only
necessary for a gas type pollution. Dust,
pollen etc. will be held back by the filter.
Rotary regulator B -Temperature
selection
Clockwise -increases heat output Anti-clockwise -decreases heat output
When the air conditioner is switched on turning
the regulator to the l
eft increases the cooling performance.
Rotary regulator C -Air distribu­
tion
Switch
at
symbol. Vents..
fully
open V
ents ..
slig htly
open
~ 1,2 3,4
m 5 1 ,2,3,4
~ 3,4, 5
1,2
81 3,4 -
For vent layout, see next page.
Button D -Air conditioner on/off
The syste m is switched on by pressing this
button. The letters" AC" ligh t up i n t he but­
ton pressed.
The system
is switched off by pre ss ing th e
button again. The symbol then goes out.
Button E -Air recirculation
Air rec ircula tion is selected usin g this but­ton. When se le cted, the symbol lights up .
Air recir cu lation
is switched off b y pressing
the button ag ain , T he symbo l th e n goes out.
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