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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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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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The fluid container is on the left of the en
gine compartment. The container holds
about 4 litres, on ve hicles with headlight
washer system * about 7 litres. The con
t ainer illustrated is for veh icle s with head
l ight washer system.
T he rear
window washer is supplied w ith
flu i d from the container in the engine com
partment.
Filling the container
It is advisable to add a window cleaning solution with a wa x remo ver (with anti-freeze
additive in winter) to the water because
plai n water is not usually sufficient to clean
the glass and headlight lenses quickl y and
th oroughly The mixing ratios on the window cleaner packaging must be adhered to.
E v
en w hen heated windscreen washer jets* ar e fitted, a w indow clean
ing solution containing anti-freeze should be
added to the water in th e w inter.
Note I' If at any time no window cleaning solution
w ith anti-freeze additive is available, methylated spirits can be used. Do not,
under any circumstances, add engine cool
ing system fluid or other additives.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Adjusting washer jets
When the vehicle is stationary, the water should hit the windscreen approximately as sh own .
The
Jet for the rear w indow washer is in the wiper shaft. The water jet shou ld hit the
g lass in the cen tre of the wiped area.
The jets
can be adjusted with a need le .
The jets fo r the
headlight washer system* can only be adjusted with a special
tool. When adju stmen t is necessary, con
tact your Volkswagen dealer.
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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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E F H Electri
c windows 10.52 Fan . . .. 98 Hand brake 31 Emergency li ght s 51 Filling the tank ...... . . 81 Head restraints .. ............... 24
E me rgency startin g 128
Filter preheating .......... . . 84 Headlight flasher ........ .. . 53 Engine First
aid kit ........... . . . 112 Headlight range control ........... 51 -Code letters 147
Folding/sliding cover 30 Headlig ht washer system
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- Data 134 Foot mats ............ . 31 Heated rear window 52 -Number 147 Four wheel drive 79 Heating
56 -Oil .. 92 Fresh air filte r ........ . 104 Height adjustable seat. 26
- Oil capacity. 146 Fresh air venti lation
58, 61 Height adjustable steering wheel
35
- Oil change intervals 2.95 Front fogligh ts ........... . .
50 High beams. ........... 48
- Oil consumption
94 Front
seats
25 Horn
4
- Oil level
..... . . .. . . 94 Fuel ........... . . . 82
- Oil pressure 47 -Additives. 83, 84
- Starting/stopping 36 -
Consumption ........ . 72,137 Engine compartment. 91 -Filter preh eating . 84 Identification
data
147
E ngine number. 147 -Gauge
45 Idling speed boost ......... 37 ~Environment -Saving
72 Ignition lock. . . . . . . . . 35
-Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .. 102 Fuel gauge Fuses. 45
119 Increasing
luggage space
I nertia reel belts ......... 27 14 -Brake fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99 InSide mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 -Care ofcar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -Coolant ...................... 85 98 G Inspection intervals
Instruments 95
39
-Driving with low emissions and n
oise......... ............... 72 Gear change marks
Gear stick ....... . . 39, 71 31 Interior
lights 67
-Engine oil .................... -En vironmentally conscious drivin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. - Exhaust gas system .... . .. . ...
95
72
74
Glove box light .......... .
Glow plugs
Gross vehicle
weight
67,126 37
143
- Filling th e tank ................ 81 -~~.......................... ~ -Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 - Old oil . ....................... 95 - Old tyres .................... 107 - Tyre pressure ................ 105 - Tvres .... . .. . . ............... 107 - Unfeade d fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83 - Washing th e vehicle ........... 86 Exha..JS. gas system 74
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