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Service at 
Engine: 
Exhaust  system: 
Battery: (Passat) 
Battery: 
Automatic  transmission: for 
Automatic shift 
add if necessary 
Rotate  from front to rear 
Headlights:  Adjust 
Tires/spare 
Brake (kilome tres) 
(except Touareg VB) 
check function  
     
        
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Wheels: Rotat e from  front to rear 
Tires/spare  wheel: 
Power steering: fluid level 
boots 
dust seals  on ball  joints,  tie rod ends;  check  tie rods 
and  lubricate 
Automatic  transmission: 
top: protection with convertible top 
open (New Beetle Convertible 
Today's date and 
Volkswagen  Dealer stamp  
     
        
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Service at 
1 Engine: and 
1 Engine: for 
1 Exhaust system: 
(TDI engine only) 
1 Battery: (Passat) 
1 Battery: 
(where 
1 add if necessary 
1 
1 transmission: add if necessary;  check for 
1 Rotate  from front to rear 
1 Tires/spare 
for 
1 Drive  shafts: 
memory;  purge if necessary 
1 Roo f frame: 
1 Front  
     
        
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Wagon model 
the  rear  lid and lift up the  floor 
vering. 
Turn the two locking  knobs on the  cover 
counter-clockwise.  then lift up  the  cover. 
Hold  th e  cover  securely  in this  position. 
moving  the spare  tire. prop  the cover  under 
the  floor  mat. 
Remove  th e  cover  support  from it s 
moun ting  in t he  spare  tire well and  hook  the 
support  into the  ope ning  prov ided  for thi s purpose-see  illustration.  The tool kit and 
spare  tire are now accessible. 
cure  it with the mounting  nut. 
Turn  the mounting  nut clockwise  until the 
tire  is securely 
in place. 
Unhook  the luggage  compartment peting. 
Note 
cure  the flat tire in place.  The second  plastic 
nut  comes  with  your  vehicle . 
I  
     
        
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lire service life 
The service of your tires depends for the 
most part on the 
sted on a sticker on the 
flation, causing loss of vehicle 
control. 
Low tire pressures increase fuel 
consumption which is 
tal to the environment. 
tir e inflation 
sure means: the has been  standing for at than 1 
(1 km). 
Do not forget to stem 
caps after checki ng tire pressure. 
Driving habits 
Fast  cornering,  heavy acceleration  and hard 
brak ing 
on new 
have your re-balanced. A 
be checked at 
check  tire  pressures when the tires 
are 
sure be higher. Do not reduce the 
pressure of warm tires. 
Don't forget to check the spare 
alignment causes  excessi-
ve and uneven tire  wear,  impairing the ty of the vehicle. 
WAGEN 
I  
     
        
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the 
the jack  is to an
other  tightening  them 
with a standard  spare 
the trim. you 
must  first press  the trim  onto  the 
tire in the 
Notes on changing a 
The opening  in the  screwdriver 
Remove  the 
read the information  on pages  54 
and  63 if  you  are going  to be  usi
ng the  spare 
tire  or a spare  tire whic h  is  different  from the 
t ires  on your 
observe  the 
the tire air pressure imme
--Have the 
service sta
tion. 
-rims, 
the tightened have a torque of 87 ft. 
Have the t ire  repaired as as 
Rem ount the cove r or  prote ctive 
caps  for the 
and not Otherwise, in 
an accident or sudden maneuver they 
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