2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT engine

AND EQUIPMENT
Maneuvering
When
stop and the engine is running at
speed.
Parking
Engage P (Park) when the is
not moving. When parking your
to position P. To do
To move the
When stoppin g for
it is not necessary to move these­to N (Neutral).
The driving positions must never be used
for
the
when the engine is running.
and turn. Emergency starting
Before you move the selector lever from the P (Park) position, you must always apply the brake pedal before
and while depressing the button in the handle of the selector lever.
the parking brake.
When the
is parked on a steep
hard­er. This is due to the weight ex­
erted on the transmission.
Always heed
Your with automatic trans­
mission cannot be started by pushing
or towing.
Refer to
to
start.
Towing
To tow the Booklet 3.2.
98 ---- ----------------ON THE

You must depress the
tion is required (when passing, for
to
right and
after driving forward, stop the
AND
Power steering
When the engine is running, never the way to the
right or to the
conds . The power steering pump
is turned
speed drops.
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Chime
you
sons using your
A micro-chip is i n th e head of th e
key which
deactiva tes the
when the key is inserted in the
ignit ion
The system is activat ed whe n
t he igniti on is switched off.
Note
The engine can thus only be started with a correctly coded genuine
Volkswagen key.
Trouble free operation of your
fore driving.
haust fumes from the engine
wear and to reduce exhaust
emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting
your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely
warm. Remember, the engine
sion is equipped wit h an
s tart with the

Starting engine
Never depress or even touch the gas
pedal while starting the engine
As soon as the engine starts,
turn off the ignition and restart.
Do not operate the starter for more than
seconds.
ween each starting attempt.
When starting a very hot engine. it may
be necessary to
after starting the engine .
the engine
-
see
Note
The ignition should not be switched off as long as the vehicle is still

Engine compartment
ry,
ensure that they are poured into the proper con­
tainer or
For early leak detection, regular­
ly inspect the vehicle floor panel
from underneath the vehicle. If you see spots from oil or other vehicle fluids, have your vehicle inspected by a service center.
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Engine
Fuel sp ecif ications .. Booklet 3.2
-fuel specs .......... booklet 3.2
pressu re .................... 21
Booklet 3.2
sp ecs .... ...... booklet 3.2
- Speci fications .
..... Booklet 3.2
Booklet 3.2 + 3.3
Enviro nm en t
-considerations .
..... Booklet 3.2
F
Fahrenhe it to Centr ig rade. sett ing .... 89
Fan
Radiat or ....... .... Booklet 3.2
Air cond ition ing ............ .....
Swit ch Air conditioning .........
Fastening Net ................ 72
em ergency ................. 43
Floor mats
......................... 67
Fog light
s-Front ... ................ 4 2
Folding
-Ou tside mirrors ................. 51
R ear backr est .................. 69
For wa
rd adjustment of seats ........ . 59
Fresh air .......................... 85
Fro nt arm rest . .................... 66
Fron t door pa ne l light ............... 4 9 Front
doors
....................... . 31
Front fog li ghts ..................... 42
Front interior light ... ... .
........... 49
Front map lights
.................... 49
Front passenger position
.......... . . 58
Fron t passenger's seat. 58
Front seats ...................... .. 57 ........ ............... Booklet 2.1
Fuel
Momenta ry co nsumptio n
Average consumpti on ........... 13
Fuel fille r flap re lease ... ............ 44
Fue l gauge ...
.. ...................
Fuses ................. Booklet 3.2
G
Garage door opener -Homel ink ...... 53
Gasoline engine - starting .......... 1
Engine coolan t tempera ture .... ... 9
- Fuel .
..........................
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-Tachometer ..................... 8
Gearshift lever ..................... 99
General
ill u strati on ........ .. ......... 3
Generator .
........................ 19
Glove box light
..................... 49
Glo ve Box/Compartm ent ............ 79
-Air Vent ........................ 79
- Light
.............. ............ 49
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ALPHABETICAL
H
Handbrake ........................ 1
Hat shel f ................ .......... 71
shade ....................... 71
Head Restraints .................... 56
................ Bo oklet 2.1
Height Adjustment
............... 56
........................ 56
Remov i
ng ....................... 56
Headlight
-Dimmer switch ..
............... 45
-
Flasher ........................ 45
Head l
ight dimmer switch lever ....... 45
H eadlig ht flasher .
.................. 45
Heated
- Driver
's seat .................... 43
-
seat ................ 44
-Window ....................... 43
Heated driver's seat ................ 43
Heated outside mirrors
.............. 51
Heated passenger seat .............. 44
Heating ..
.........................
Heat ing interior quickly .............. 83
Heat ing system
... Clim ate contro ls
Height adjustment of seats
......... . 59
H igh beam
........................ 16
H igh beam lever
.................... 45
Home
link ......................... . 53
Hood, opening ......... Bookle t 3.2
Hooks.
lie-Down. Cargo Net ........ 72
H orn ..
............................. 3
................. also Bookle t 2 .1
Ho w to use the air conditioning
more economically
................. 85
How to use this Manua l .............. 2
...........................
- Key safety interloc k ............. 93
information
about this Manual .................. 2
I ncreasing size of
luggage compartment .
............ 71
Indicator-Multifunction (MFA) ....... 11
lights ..................... 15
-Airbag system .................. 16
-Anti-Lock brake system ......... 17
-Electronic power cont ro l ......... 19
- Engine coolant temperature
. 19
-Engine
............... 22
- Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- High beam. .
................... 16
-Malfunction indicator lamp ....... 22
-belts .................... 19
-Trunk I Rear .................. 22
-Turn signals .................... 16
-Windshield washer .............. 22
-Windshield was her fluid ................... 22
wipe r blades .............. 48
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Settings
-Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- O utside Mirrors ......... ...... .. 62
-Memory ............. ...... 62
Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76. 77
Spec ificat ion s,
3.3
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-engine ......... 1
Starting procedures ................ 1
....... ........... 24
- Light
ing ........................ 24
Steer ing
............ .. ........
Steer ing
-. .... ......... 49
-
roof
.......... .... 43
- Fog
switch ............ 33
-
Rear window defogger ......... . 43
Synchronised mirror adjustment .. .... 51
T
Tachometer ......................... 8
Tag, Key .......................... 26
Tem peratur e
-Air conditioning .................
-......... ............ 87
Temperature indi cator , outside
....... 12
The ft protection -
and Steering .... 68
driven indicator ............... . 13
t iptronic .
.............. ....... ..... 94
-
Top speed ........... ........... 96
Towing ..
.......................... 98
Transmis sion
........ ... Automatic tran smission . . . . . . . . . . . . . transmission
Transporting heavy objects .......... 71
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trun k - Light ....................... 49
Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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