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Keywords Booklet Page
Battery replacement. remote key 3.1 25
Battery, vehicle .................................... 3.2 47
Belt tensioner 2.1 1 3 ,
- What happens when the belt tens ioner is act
ivated ? 2.1 13
Beverage holde r 3.1 68
Body cavity sealing 3.2 29
Booster seats ...................................... 2.1 33
Brake, -Warning light ............................... 3.1 18
Brake booste r ...................................... 3.2 7
Brake fluid ..
....................................... 3.2 45
Brake fluid reservoir ................................ 3.2 45
Brakes
-
Fluid .......................................... 3 .2 45
... . ...................................... 3.1 22
-Warning light ................................... 3.1 18
-Wear indicator .................................. 3.1 22
Braking ............. ........ ............ .......... 3.2 7
Break-in
period .................................. .. 3.2 13
Buzzer ............................. ............... 3.1 22
c
. . . .
seat , ............... ...................... 2.1
. . . . . 2 .1 14
lockin g syste m . . 3.1 31
-Rear lid ........................................ 3.1 34
restraint
locking systems ............................. 3.1 32
a wheel . . . . . . .
e ngi ne oil
restrain t anchorages ........................... 2.1 43
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Service at
Water separator: Drain water (TDI engine
Windshield washer:
Automatic shift lock: operation including park/ neutral position switch
Brake system : for damage/lea ks, brake pad thic knes s, brake fluid level
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Airbag system:
Engine:
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Service at
Engine: Change and filter
Next Service:
Date: .....
Engine: Change filter
Water separator: Drain water (TDI engine only)
Windshield washer: Check
Automatic shih
Brake system: Check for damage/leaks. brake pad th ick ness. brake
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Next Service:
Date :
............
/km: ..............
whichever occurs first
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Service at
Automatic transmission final drive oil:
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Tires/spare wheel:
Brake system: for damage/leaks, brake pad thickness. brake fluid level
Power steering: fluid level
Brake fluid: Replace every 2 years regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Drive shafts:
Front axle:
fault memory; purge if necessary
Roof frame: and lubricate
Automatic transmission: ATF
Automatic transmission:
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Road test:
Miles
whichever occurs first
18 Today's
date and
Volkswagen Dealer stamp
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Engine:
fluid
Wheels: Rotate from fr ont to rear
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months rega rdless of mileage (kilometres)
Next Service:
Date: ........................ .
Miles
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Front airbags
The airbag for the driver is located in the
steering wheel hub and is marked
if the ignition is switched off
in side collis ions
in rear-end collisions
in rollovers.
Front airbags may not inf late
in certain fron
tal collisions. Vehicle damage, repair costs
or even the lack
of vehicle damage is not
necessarily an ind ication of proper airbag
operation .
SAFETY FIRST
The front airbags can only provide additional
protection for the chest and face
of the driv
er and the front seat passenger when
...
safety belts are worn properly,
the seats have been positioned so that
the occupant
is properly seated as far as possible from the airbag
and the head restraints have been prop
erly adjusted.
Airbags do not protect the l
ower part of the
body.
belts are important to help keep front
seat occupants in the proper seated posi
tion so that airbags
can unfold properly and
provide added protection
as intended.
For more details see next pages_
AIR BAG SYSTEM -------------------23
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B45-421K
Driver's seat
To av oid contact with the airbag while it is
unfold ing, the driver must not sit any closer
to the steering wheel than necessary and
ways properly wear the three point safety
belt provided .
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat as fo llows :
- adjust the seat in fore and
aft direct ion so
that you can easily push the pedals
tance from the center of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering wheel must be at 1
inches (25 em) or more. illustration above and chapter
ministration (NHTSA) may permit you to have an on/off switch for
the airbag For address and
To contact you may either
Department of D.C.
FRONTSEATS---------- -------------------- -------------51
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R
Rear center safety belt 14
-How to fasten? 9
-Making sure the rear
seatback
is securely latched 9
-
1 4
Rear-facing child
-
13
Retractors
9
s
Safety - Lap-shoulder belt
15
- Fastening
16
-
15
- Use
with a child restraint 15
Safety belt height adjustor s 11
Safety belt warning light 7
Safety belts
1 5
-
How can 11
-How can tell when the belt
is securely locked? 1
-How to wear properly?
9
35
-
1 2
-
Torn or frayed 8
- Unfas tening
9
Seating position
- Dist ance between the driver
and the steering wheel
markings for
lower anchorages
28
Steering wheel
- Distance between the driver
and steering wheel
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