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Dashboard and Controls ..... 4
. ey s, Cen tral locking . . .... 6, 7
::"tl-thef t warning system .... 8
Joors .......................... .... 9
oot lid .... ........... . . . . . 10
::Iectric windows .. . .. 10
• ~Irrors . . ..... . ... 12
Seal belts 13
"" rbag System . . . . . 18
Safe ty for children .. ... 21
ead restraints . . . . . .. 24
= ro nt seats . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25
Rear seat . . . 27
L u ggage compartment ... . ... . ...... 28
M esh partition (Estate) ...... 29
L u ggage compartment cover /
F olding/sliding cover
... 30
Pedals, Hand brake .. 31
Manual gearbox .... ... .... 31
Automati c gearbox . . . .. .......... 32
H eig ht-adjustable steering wheel ..... 35
I gnition lock. . . . . .. 35
Starting/stopp ing engine 36, 38
\lIstrumellts .. .... 39
Warning lamps ....... 46
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn signal and dip lever ............. 53
Cruise control system ........... 54
Wi ndscreen wipe r and washer system 55
Heating an d ventilation .. . ...... 56
Air cond itioner ......' 59
Sliding/ti ltin g roof. . . . . . . . . . . . ... 65
Sun visors / Interior lights 66,67
Cigarette lighter, Ash tray ..... 68
Shelves and boxes . . . . . . . . . . . ... 69
Roof rack / Roof ra ilings ... 70
DRIVING TIPS
The firs t 1500 km -and after wards .... 71
Driving economically and ecologically .. 72
Brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tra iler tow ing . .. ..... . .... ... ...... 77
Driving a four- wheel drive vehicle .. 79
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Filling the tan k, Fuel. 81, 82
Care of vehicle ........ .. . . 85
Bonnet . . ... 90
Engine compartment .. ...... .... .... 91
Engine oil ..... .......... ........... 92
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)* ... 96
Power-assisted steering .. 96
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . .. . 97
B rake fluid ...... 99
Battery . . . . .. 100
Spark plugs. V-belts . . . . . . . . . 102
Washer system
... . .. 103
Windscreen w iper blades . . . 104
Dust a
nd pollen filter * . 104
Wheel s . 105
D riving abroad ..... ............... 110
Accessories, modifications and
renewa l ot parts .............. III
Mobile telephones and tw o-way rad ios 111
DO -lT-YOURSELF
First -aid kit, Warn ing triangle ........ 112
Storage of vehicle tools, spare wheel
a n d ball coupling trailer bracket ...... 113
Vehicle tools, Spare wheel 114
CONTENTS
Changing w heels . 116
F uses . ........ .. .. . . . ... . .... 119
Changing bulbs. . .... .. . 121
Installing radio . . . . .. 127
E mergency starting .. .. 128
Tow starting / to wing . . .. 129
L ift ing vehicle ......... 131
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Body ..... .... . .......... 132
Environmental compatibility ... 133
TECHNICAL DATA
Engine data . .. , .... .... . 134
P er forman ce .. ... ... ... . .. 136
Fuel consump tion .. 137
Wh eels
. . 139
T yre pressures
.. .. ... .. . . .. ... 1 4 1
Weights ... 143
Trailer weights .. 144
Dimensions. ...... .. ... 145
Capacities " ..... 146
Vehicle identification data ... 147
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
Alph abetical index ... 148
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When one of the front doors is locked or un
lock ed w ith the key, all the other doors, the
tank flap and -depending on the position of
h e tailgate lock cylinder -the tailgate as w el l, are locked or unlocked by the central locking system
T he centra l locking system
is equipped with
a safe mechanism: Once the vehicle has been locked fr om the outside, the door lock Ing knobs on the inside are also blocked
a ft er approx. 12 seconds. This makes
b reaking in d ifficult.
W hen
unlocking, all the locking knobs
m ove upwards .
I f the key is held at the open position on
ve
h icles with electr ic win dows, all windows
wi ll open.
W hen
locking all door locking knobs must
m ove downwards. If this does not happen,
o p
en the door concer ned again and lock by pre ssing the locking knob down .
On ve hicles equipped w ith electric w inows/ele ctri c s liding roof, w indows/ele ctri c
s liding roof w hich hav e been left open can be automatically closed when the doors are
l o cked . T o do this one only need s to hold the
e y
in the lock ing position, until all windows and the sliding roof are completely closed.
The doors can also be locked by pushing down the locking knobs. However, the
s fe system IS not activated when th is is done. When the driver's door is locked all the other doors are locked as well. The
driv er
's door canno t be locked by pres
s ing the locking knob down as long as the
door is open. This is to prevent you from
locking yourself out.
Notes
• If you lock the car using the ignition key and with the driver' s door open, get into the
car and shut the door, all doors are locked.
They cannot be opened from the inside or
from the outs ide. As soon as the ignition is swit ched on, the door s are unlocked .
• If the ce ntral loc king shou ld fail , all locks
apart from the tank flap can be operated
manually.
Releasing tank flap manually, see Page 82.
Attention • When the vehicle is locked from outside, no-one should remain in the vehicle -especially not children -because the doors can no longer be opened from the inside. This applies particularly where the vehicle has electric windows, because then the windows cannot be opened either see page 10. • If the locking knob in the driver's door is pushed down, all the other doors are automatically locked as well. • Locking the doors can prevent them from bursting open in an extraordinary accident situation. Locked doors also prevent persons entering the vehicle forcibly e.g. at traffic lights. However, in an emergency, they make it more difficult for outside help to open the doors.
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Doors
From outside the front doors can be
ocked or unl ocked with the key.
h
en unlocking, the locking knobs move .Jp.
I the key is held in the opening position in .119 d riv er's door (with central locking front passenge r door also), on vehicles with elec
-'le wi ndows all windows will b e opened .
:Jh
en locking, the locking kn o bs move dow n.
-o n vehicles with central locking or electric
Nln dows the key is held in th e loc king posi
- o n in the driver's door (with cen tral lock ing 'ront passe nger door also), windows an d
:ne electric sliding roof which have been left
o pe n w ill be closed.
The fron t passenger's door and the rear
d oors can be locked from outside without Jsing the key J ust press locking knob down and close door.
-he dri ver's door cannot be locked when :Jpe n by pre ssing the locking knob down and closing door . This pre vents you from
eaving the key in the car and forgetting it.
From inside all the door s can be locked by
press ing down the locking knobs.
As long as the knobs are pr esse d down the
doors cannot be opened from inside or outside.
Attention Locking the doors can prevent them from bursting open in an extraordinary accident situation. Locked doors also prevent persons from entering the car forcibly e .g. at traffic lights. However, in an emergency they make it more d ifficult for outside help to open the doors. Child-proof catch
The rear doors also have child-pr oof catc hes . When the small lever at the bot
to m of the lock is moved down the chi ld
proof cat c h i s engaged. The inner lock release is inoperative and the door can only be opened from outside. The locking knob
m ust be in the up po sition .
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General notes
• The belt must not be twisted.
• Two persons (including children) must never be secured with one belt.
• The be lts give maximum prot ection only in the correct seat position -see page 25.
• The belt shou
ld not be worn over hard or
breakable articles (glasses, bal l pens etc.) because this can cause injury to the body .
• Loose, bulky clothing (e.g. overcoats
over Jackets) affects the
fit and funct ion of
the belts .
• The lock tongue may only be inserted
into the lock part belonging to the approp
riate seat otherwise, the protect ive effect is impaired.
• The belts
must be kep t clea n otherwise
the redactors may not work prope rly (see
a lso" Care of car" section) •
The
slot for the belt tongue must not be
blocked with paper or anything similar, otherwise the tongue cannot engage
proper ly.
• Seat belts which have become damaged
or have been stressed in an accident and
stretched must be renewed -preferab ly by
a
Vol kswagen dealer. The anchorages
should also be checked .
•
In some export countries seat belts
co uld be used on w hich the functio ns differ
from those described on the next pages.
Three-point inertia reel belts
The ine rtia ree l belt gives complete free
do m o f mov ement when pul[ed slowly.
Sud den brak ing
however will cause the belt
to loc k.
Th e mec hanism w
il[ a lso lock the belt w hen acc eler ati ng, driving down steep gradients
o r cornering.
The backrests of the front seats must not be inclined too far to th e rear or the belts are no longer fully effective.
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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
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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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