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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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Keywords Booklet 
Warning/Indicator Lights 
- Engine  Coolant  Level . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . 
3.1 
- Engine  Coolant  Temperature ...................... 3.1 
-Glow . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . 3.1 
Warning/indicator  lights 
-Air bag system . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . 3.1 
- Alternator  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . 3.1 
-Brake ......................................... 3.1 
- Coolant  level . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . 3.1 
-Coolant  temperature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . 3.1 
-Engine  oil pressure  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . 3.1 
- Front  brake  pads . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  3.  1 
- Fuel  level  . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . . 
3.1 
-High  beam  . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . 3.1 
- Malfunction  indicator  
     
        
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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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Service at 
see page 5 for explanation. 
Engine: Change  oil and  oil filter 
Next Service: 
Date: 
................. ....... . 
M i
les/ km: ................... . 
whichever  occurs first  
     
        
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Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  96 
General  illustration  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  3 
Generato r  . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  19 
Glove  box light  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  49 
Glove  Box 
-Light  49 
Glow  plugs  indicator  light . . . . .  . . .  16 
H 
Handbrake  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  97 
Head  Restra ints 
Height  Adjustment  . . . . . . . . . . .  54 
. . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  54 
Removing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  54 
Head  restraints  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . .  54 
............. See also Booklet 2. 1 
H eadlight 
- Dimmer  switch . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45 
- Flasher  . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  45 
Headlight  dimmer switch lever . . . 45 
H eadlight  flasher . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  45 
Heated  - Driver's  seat . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  43 
-Mirrors .................. .. 51 - Passenger's  seat . . . . . . . . . . .  . 44 
-Window ................... 43 
Heated  driver's  seat  . . . . . . . . . . . .  43 
Heated  outside  mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 
51 
Heated passenger  seat  . . . . . .  . . . 44 
Heat ing ...................... . 72 
Heat ing  interior  quickly  . . . . . . . . . .  75 
Heating  system 
.................. . .............. S ee 
opening  . . . . . See B ook let 3.2 
Hooks 
........................ 64 
Tie-Down  . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  64 
Horn  .
..........................  3 
.............  See  also Book le t 2.1 How to  use  the air conditioning 
more  economically 
........... 77 
How to use  this  Manual  . . . .  . . . . .  . 2 
. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . 98 
- Key  safety  interlock  . . . . . 
..................... 98 key safety  interloc k . . 
. . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 99 
size of luggage 
compartment  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . 
63 
rear  lid  open  . . . . . . . . . . 22 -Electronic  power control  . . . . .  16 
- Engine  oil  pressure  . . . . . . . . . . 22 -Engine  coolant  temperature  . . 
-Engine  coolant  temperature level ....................... - Engine  oil pressure  . . . . . . . . . . 22 
- Front  brake  pads worn  . . . . . . . 22 
-Fuel level too low . . . . . . . .  . . . 23  
     
        
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w 
Warning Indicator lights 
- Airbag  system  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  16 
- Alternator 
Generator  . .  . . .  . .  19 -Anti-Lock  brake  system  . . . .  . 17 
Regulation  . . . . . . . .  .  17 -Brake ...................... 18 
-
Rear  lid open  . . . . .  . . . .  22 
- Electronic  power control . . . . .  16 
-
Engine L evel  . . . . . . . . 
Temperature  . -Engine  oil level  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22 
- Front  brake  pads worn  . . . . . . . 22 
-
. .  . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  16 
- Malfunction  indicator 
open ............... 22 
belts  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . 19 
-Trunk Rear 
also Booklet  3.2 
Washer  system  . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  46 
Wi ndo w 
Windshield 
-
-
p rotection  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  38 
Windshie
ld wiper  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  46 
Wiper 
......................... 
-Rear window ............... 
Washer  system 
-Blades ..................... 48 
-
Rain sensor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46 
- Windshield  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  46 
Wiper  blades  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  48 
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48 
- Remo vi
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48 
W iper /Was her system  . . . . . . . . . .  46 
-Container capacity 
. . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . Booklet  3.3 
- Fluid 
. .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet  3.2 
- Wiper  blades  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  48 
- Wiper  speeds  . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . 46 
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Engine compartment 
ing or hot parts 
under the  engine 
hood.  This prevents  the  water  drain 
and it prevents bris from  entering  the interior 
through  the heating and ducts. 
portant. the roads, 
the  entire  engine 
compartment  and 
be 
damage. At the same  time, the underside of the 
is tem-perature 
fore cleaning the engine. 
or  if 
you  have  the engine  washed , the 
removed as 
joints and compone nts  in the 
engine  compartment. 
residue or grease while your are cleaning your engine, then the dirty 
water should be run through an oil 
separator filter. We recommend that you have your engine cleaned at a qualified workshop or service 
stocks  the and preservation 
be 
formed by a Using 
incorrect 
Use the  corre ct Never  use gasol ine  or 
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We recommend that you have  the en
gine  compartment 
and the underside  of 
your inspected  twice  a year  for any 
damage to the  protect ive  coating,  prefer
ably  before and after  the winter  season. 
Have  necessary  repairs done as soon as 
possible. 
Also whenever  the lower  body shell. 
axle 
been repair ed,  any  anti-corrosion 
coating  lost on the  affected  surfaces  should 
be  reapplied. 
Oil-based  protective sprays must not be 
applied . 
ap
plication,  road dirt. salt  spray  depos1ts  and 
oily  substances  must be  removed. 
dealer 
stocks  the and preserva tion solu
tions  recommended  by the  factory  for this 
purpose  and has the equipment  necessary 
to apply them. Therefore.  any additiona l cor
rosion  protectio n work  should  be per
formed  by a 
solutions  could damage 
rubber  parts or painted  surfaces . 
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