2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF battery

Battery posts, terminals and rela­ted accessories contain lead and
lead components, chemicals known to the
consumed
and the
short distances. Let your WAGEN check the capacity of the ve­
charged battery not
in the engine compartment,
always read and heed WARN­
on pages 35.
The battery is side
(protected by a cover) .
Battery acid
however, to
check the at
First, open the battery cover .
up (see ill ustration).
48 -
----------------CHECKING AND FILLING

open flame or electric spark. Hydrogen gas generated by the battery can explode and cause per­
sonal injury.
AND
tap on the sid e
of the window.

AND
Charging of battery
tempted by a competent mechanic with the proper equipment.
Battery acid that may
Never use a fast charger as a
radio, etc., as
Heed structions that come with your battery charger.
Before charging the switch off the ignit ion and consumers .
Make sure the area is
when you charge the battery.
is not necessary to remove the battery
from the engine compartm ent, and it is
Charger
to
never connect or disconnect
Switch on charger .
For more
AND

Charging rate not over 6 amps.
a charging current of 4.5
amps. be used on a battery rated at
45 Ah. Rated capacity of the battery in your
is on the battery housing.
After charging, first turn off the char ger
and then disconnect charger
When disconnecting and
connecting the battery ...
When you disconnect the battery note the
-the data stored in the MFA
- the facto ry radio
- the one-touch-up and one-touch-down
functions of the power windows* no ger work.
After you reconnect the battery, you must reset the Booklet 3. 1 .
Booklet 3. 1.
The radio must be re-coded with the cor rect
rad io code -see your radio Operating
structions Booklet 3.4.
AND
the make sure the
ig nition and consumers are
switched off.

1.
B1J-223M
A -Discharged
to
the battery, you have to remove the battery
cover-see page 48.
1 -
(1 l of discharged
battery.
2 -
to positive( +) ster battery .
3 -
tive (-)
4 -
to the engi ne gine
5 -the engine of the
engine with disc harg ed
to do not continue to cra nk but contact your nearest thorized or
fied workshop .
7 -
With engine running, remove jumper
in exact verse order: 4 thru 1.
WHAT NOW?--------- ---------81

A 8
ABS (Anti-Lock Brakes) 9 Battery 47
Accessor ies, -What do
if
- Brake 46
-Engine
washer 52
accesso ries
52
Anti-Lock Brakes
-
How they work? 9
-Warning
a v ibration on the
brake
9
A nti-Lock Brakes (ABS) 9
11
switch it off? 1 1
Anti-theft
24
48
51
-How often 49
-How often
49
in format ion to k now befo re you disconnect
the batte ry! 51
- Locat ion 48
-Precau tions 47
51
-Winter op erat ion
27
B rake booste r
45
-How often the brake
46
-Wha t is the correct brake
45
-What kind of brake
45

reservoir 45
Brake system
affect the brakes? 7
- Over heating
8
- What does
it mean when
a
7
Break -
in period 1 2
Break
-in -What is the right
way
to break-i n my 12
c
-tank 2
washer
24
- interior
28
17
54
engine
- Batt ery acid 48
- Brake
43
- Engine
78
52
-Battery acid 48
28
27
-Automatic car was h
27
-Bright trim 26
-By hand 24
-
finishes and
28
-
chr ome parts 28'
-
fabric 28
-
28
-
28
- Leather
29
- Light
27
- Outs ide
of

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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