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Brake system - visual inspection


WARNING!

Any defects found must be repaired.

- Inspect brake master cylinder, vacuum brake
booster, hydraulic unit, brake pressure regulator,
and brake calipers for leaks and damage.

- Brake hoses must not be twisted.

- Brake hoses must not make contact with any
part of vehicle when steering is at full lock.

- Inspect brake hoses for porosity and
deterioration, brake hoses and brake lines for
chafing.

- Inspect the brake connections and attachments
for correct seating, leaks and corrosion.
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Transport locks, removing

On certain vehicle versions, blocking elements -
1- (in a luminous color) are installed in the front
suspension struts. These models are
recognizable by a tag on the mirror.

- Relieve pressure on coil spring (e.g. vehicle on
lift).

Note:
It is not necessary to remove wheels.

- Pull auxiliary spring -2- down.
- Remove 2 blocking eiements -1- fitted to each suspension strut.
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Lock cylinders, lubricating


- Lubricate with lock cylinder lubricant spray G
000 400 01.
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Door locks, locking buttons, child safety
lock - checking operation


WARNING!

Remove, clean, and grease all door locks
which do not operate freely.

Door locks and locking buttons:

- Open and close driver and front passenger door.
Check whether locking buttons move up and
down, respectively, when this is done.

- Press locking button on front passenger door
and rear doors down, close doors. Doors must
be locked.
It must not be possible to press down locking
button on driver door so long as door is open.

Child safety lock (rear doors):

- Move lever on door lock down in direction of
arrow (see marking on door lock). Door lever on
inside must be blocked and locking button must
be pulled up.
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- Loosening hand-wheel that locks column in
place.

- Sighting down through the slit in the Broad-band
sight and rotating Beamsetter box and column
until two similar points on vehicle are aligned.
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Checking wiper arm angle

- Bring wiper arms into park position.

- Remove wiper blade.

Specified values for angle of wiper arm to windshield - Insert wiper arm -2- into 3358 B windshield wiper adjuster and lock in
place with stop screw -3-.
- Compare displayed angle with specified value.
Driver's side
-3 Passenger side
-3 Tolerance
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Adjusting wiper arms

- Bring wiper arms into park position.

- Remove wiper blade.

- Place wiper arm -2- in 3358 B windshield wiper adjuster and lock in
place with stop screw -3-.
- Place 24 mm open end wrench -1- onto adjusting device as shown and
set wiper arm -2- to specified value (arrow)
Specified values Page 77
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- Loosen stop screw -3- and remove wiper arm -2- from adjusting device.
- Again place wiper arm -2- into windshield wiper adjuster and again lock
in place with stop screw -3-.
- Compare displayed angle with specified value.
Specified values Page 77
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- If necessary, repeat setting and checking procedure until specified
value is attained.
- Remove adjusting device and install wiper blade.
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Resetting service interval display

Vehicles from model year 1998 The service interval display must be reset as part
of the Pre-Delivery Inspection and also after
every Oil Change Service and Inspection
Service.

Delivery inspection
The service interval display can be reset using
one of two methods:

Using the adjustment buttons for the trip
recorder and clock on the instrument cluster

- Reset "service OIL" and "service INSP" Page 92


or

Using VAG 1551 Scan Tool

- Select adaptation channel 02 and enter
adaptation value "00000" Page 89

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