1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Condition

Tire service
The service
factors:
Tire pressure
. Required tire pressures are
Low tire pressures increase fuel consumption which is detrimen­
tal to the environment.
pressures. Never exce ed
the maximum tire pressure
on the tire pres­
sure means: the vehicle has been standing
for at
The on new vehicles are When driving, however, various conditions
can cause a to become
This may be noticed as vibrations in the
steering .
have your if a new tire has
been mounted or a tire was repaired.
pressures be checked at once a month and
you do not
need to remove the extender .
check tire pressures when the tires
are When the tires are be higher. Do not reduce the pressure of warm tires.
Don't forget to check the spare
causes exces-
sive and uneven tir e
impairing the
safe ty of the you notice exces­
sive tire contact your authorized
WHAT

The manufacturing date on the tire Tread wear
side
... 181 ... means that the tire was pro­
duced in the 18th week of
with
age -even if the tires are not used.
cannot be expected to perform use .
Uniform Tire
grades can be found where on the tire side and maximum section width.
For Tread wear
Safety Requirements in addition to
these grades . The
tread
wear grade is a comparative rat­
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under
a tire graded 1 times as on the govern­
ment course as a tire graded The
conditions of their from the norm due
to variations in driving habits. service prac­
tices and differences
in road characteristics
and
Traction
The traction grades, from highest to
are Band Those grades represent
the tire's to stop on wet pavement as
measu red under
I

E
-. .
-Touch -up paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . .
. . . .
. . . . . . . . . 25 Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
- Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Emerge ncy towin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
-Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 -lips for towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
and protection . . . . . . . . . 23 Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Emis sion system . . . . . . . . 17
-see e ngin e . . . . 42 Engine
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
-Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-Hood ...................... 34
........................ 38
Engine battery ................. 47
Engine compartm e
nt, -Precaution s
you take before the
engine compar
tment . . . . . . . . . . .
operating conditions .... .
Do-it-yourself service ......... . Engin
e compa rt
ment, -Precaut ions
14 you take when working
55 insid e the engine
compartm ent 36
Dr iving
........... . 15 Engine
add
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Engine hood, -How do
the engine hood? ............. 34
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. . . . . . . . 27
in mud or snow . . . . . . . . . . . 58
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
- Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
- Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
-Wear ...................... 64
des ignation code . . . . . . . . . . . 67
find the tire
pressures for my . . . . . 63
grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
.......................... 62
-
. . . . . . . 77
-
check
my tire pressures? . . . . . . . . . . . 63
-
How often check the
condition of my tires? . . . . . . . 62 -
-New t
ires, breaking in . . . . . . . 62
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
-
chains, correct use . . . . 71
-How often check
my tire pressures?
........... 63
-
......................... 56
Towing ................. ....... 82
- Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
..................... 82
- With a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- Bumper hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
- Engine

PREMIUM SYSTEM
im­
po rtant informat ion regarding traffic up­
dates,
road conditions, weather reports,
etc .
But remember, you
For
set the of your radio
system so tha t yo u can hear from
other d
rivers at any time.
Anti-theft coding
The anti-thef t coding
it can then be
operated again after entering the correct
code -see page 19.
The radio code number and the radio
contents at the beginning of this struction
is very important that you detach this
changer *.
The
compa rtment. by
the radio unit. The magazine
in the MERKER for further tion.
option, or your
authorized can
if this
option is for your
4 - ---------------/IMPORTANT INFORMATION

SYSTEM PREMIUM
locked whenever
the power source is
interrupted. can only
be returned to working condition by enter­
ing the correct code number.
Frequency ranges
FM and AM
Band
Mom en tary-co ntac t butt ons
Fre qu ency, band, bass, balance. p re­
s e t button, cassette functions. Dolby®
The cont rols and display are
AM1
and AM2. Manual tuning is possible in both
directions. Microprocesor-controlled stabi­
lization of station frequencies (PLL quartz
tuning).
Cassette
Low-wear. high performance tape
auto-reverse. Music Search System
(MSS).
Dol by ® Noise Reduction, automatic
detec tion of metal cassettes.
CD changer*
Remote via radio sound system
unit.
bass controls. fader control inte­
grated
in the
Watt (high)
2 x Watt (lo w)
2 x
outside interference in the FM band .
interference pulses from
the engine and other parts of the electrical
system such
as the heater wind­
shield wipers and radiator fan.
® The Dolby Noise Reduction System is ma­
nufactured under license from Dolby Licen­
sing
Dolby and the double-D
symbol are trademark s of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing
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Warranty, Replacement, Antenna Care
The same warranty terms and conditions
Note
The warranty does not cover damage
caused by improper use of the system or at­
tempts to make repairs by
addition. no signs of dam­
age on the exterio r of the unit are permitted.
After the warranty has be
be covered by a
service
coverage.
Antenna Care
The antenna is designed to achieve
protected from damage and wear.
Care: A dirty
dry off
the antenna and clean it occas ionally using
chrome This to chromated antennas.
Power antennas
the
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