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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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