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2 -Engine oil pressure ~
e wa rning lamp flashes when ignition is :ched on. the lamp must go out when ,=~g ne has started.
, 'Il e warning lamp does not go out or
ash es when driving -a buzzer also sounds
-' e!,gine spe,eds above 2000 rpm -stop, switch engine off, check oil level and if ecessary, add oil -see page 94.
- - he lamp comes
on although the oil level 5 n order, do not drive on. Do not even "'., t he engine at idling speed -call in expert ~slstance.
-du ring the Journe y the engine is operated
a : a speed less than idling speed, it ca n ~ appen that the oil warning lamp lights up. "crease engine speed by accelerating or :'langing down .
Note Th e oil pressure warning lamp is not an oil level indicator. The oil level shou.'d therefore be checked at reg, ular Intervals, preferably every time the fuel tank is filled.J
3 -Alternator
The warning lamp comes on w hen the igni
tion IS sWitched on and must go out when
the engine is started .
The alternator
is driven by a long-life ribbed
belt.
If the warning lamp lights during the
Journey ,
stop, switch off engine and
check ribbed belt.
If
t~e ribbed belt is loose or broken, do not
drive on -the coolant pump is no longer
being driven. The ribbed belt must be
checked/renewed by the next Volkswagen
dealer.
If the ribbed belt
is not loose or broken, one
can normally drive on to the next Vo lks
wag en dea ler. However as the battery is
then discharging co ntinuously , all electrical
consumers which are not absolutely essen
tial should be switched off.
4 -Glow plugs
(Diesel engines only)
When the engine
is cold the w arning lamp
come s on when key IS turned to Drive posi
tion (ignition on)
If the warning lamp does not come on, there IS a defectln the glow plug system -call in expert assistance.
When the lamp goes out, start the engine
Immediately -see page 37.
As the 55 kWDiesel engine glow period be
gins automatically after closing the drivers'
door,
It can happen that after switching to
the driving position (Ignition on) with a cold
engine, that the glow plug warning lamp
does not light up . The engine
can be started
straight away
When the engine
is warm the glow plug
lamp does not come on -the engine ca n be started straight away
Note
If while driving a fault occurs in the engine
management system of the 66 kW Diesel
engine, this
is indicated by a flashing warnIng lamp The engine must be checked by a
Volkswagen dealer as soon as possible.
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• When disconnecting the bat
tery from th e vehic le e lectrical
system first disconnect the nega
tive cable and then the positive
cable.
The battery must not b e discon
nected with th e engine ru nning,
as this will damage t he e lectrica l
system (e lectro n ic components).
• When reconnecting t h e bat
tery connect the positive cable
first and then the negative cable.
The connect ing cables must on
no account interchang ed -can
cause wiring to burn out.
In order to protect the c asing from UV radiation, do not expose battery to direct sunlight.
Checking acid level
In norma l operating conditions the ba ttery re quires hardly any maintenance . At 111(;)11 am bient tem peratu res Ilowever It I S advIs
a b le to check th e acid le ve l a t r egula r inter als. It shou ld always be between the M IN
a nd MAX marks on th e batter y I
f th e ac
id leve l drops below the MIN mark, the aff ecte d c ells must be topped -up to the
MAX mark W ith dis tille d wa ter.
It
is recommen ded that the acid level is checked and correcte d by a Volkswag en dea ler.
Winter driving
W inte r wea ther is part icu larly hard on the
battery. Furt h er more at low temperatures it has only a par t of th e capacity it has at nor
ma l temperatures . We reco mmend there
for e th at
the bat te ry sho uld be c h ecked pre
f erably by a Volkswage1l dea le r before the onset of cold weat her an d charge d if
necessary
I f the vehicle is not driven for seve ral weeks when te m peratures are very low, the battery should be taken out and stored in a frost-free room, s o tha t it cannot freeze up and become damaged.
To ake battery out, first d isconnect the two cables an d th en remov e retainer.
Charging battery
W hen charg ing with a lo w curren t (e.g. with a smal l char ger) the battery cables need not
no rmally b e taken off. The instructions from the charger manufactu re r must however be
noted.
Bef ore
Quick charging, that is charging
wi th a high current, both battery cables
must b e disconnec ted .
T
he f o llowin g inf ormation must be noted:
• Whe n charging the
battery do not re
move caps.
• A discha rged battery
can freeze at -10°e. It is essential to thaw out a frozen battery before it is given a quick charge otherwise it may explode!
• The mains cable of the charger should
n ot be connec ted unti l afte r the clips of the charger have been prop erly secured to th e
battery terminals Red =pos itive
Black = negative
•
Recon nect cables correct ly after ch arging battery.
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