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Keywords Booklet 
Multi-function steering . . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . .  .  3.1 
- Lighting  . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  3.1 
- Radio  system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . 
3.1 
Multifunction  steering control  . . . . .  . . . 3.1 
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Service at 
Air 
Dust and (where 
Ribbed condition 
Steering: 
Drive  shafts: 
Front dust on 
Roof frame: 
Automatic  transmission: 
Rear Lubricate  (New Beetle only) 
check every 12 months  regardless of 
kickdown. 
power  accessories  and 
12V starter  and 
protec tion with convertible  top 
open  (
New Beetle Convertible only) 
Next Service: 
Date: ........................ . 
km : .......... ......... . 
whichever  occurs first  Today's 
date and 
Volkswage n  
     
        
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Engine: Change 
Eng ine:  Check  for 
Exhaust  system:  Check for damage  and 
Water separator:  Drain water 
Battery: Check  electrolyte 
Door check  straps:  Lubricate 
Cooling  system:  Check coolant 
Manual transmission:  Check add if necessary;  check for 
Timing 
Brake system:  Check for damage/leaks,  brake pad thickness  and brake 
Front joints  and tie rods;  check tie  rods 
Road test: Check  kickdown,  braking, steering,  heating and ventilation,  air condition
ing,  power  accessories  and electrical  systems  
     
        
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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 
Head lights:  Adjust 
Rear  spoiler:  Lubricate  (New Beetle only) 
Road test: kickdown,  braking, steering,  heating and ventilation,  air condition
liming  belt: Replace  (TDI engine 
Engine: 
liming belt and timing  belt tensioning  roller: R eplace  (Passat, Golf, Jetta, New 
Beetle 1.8 T engine only) 
Next Service: 
Date: ........................ . 
Miles/ km: .......... .........  . 
whichever  occurs first 
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Today's  date and 
Volkswagen  Dealer stamp  
     
        
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SAFETY FIRST 
occupants are not to resist passengers  in  the  rear  seats  en
the  tremendous  forces of impact  by other 
tight  or bracing  themselves.  Without  the passengers. 
collision  they be 
benefit  of safety  restraint  systems,  the un- thrown  forward 
into and injure  the driver or front  seat passenger. 
the  steering 
interio r has the  energy 
they had just  before  the collision . 
Don't 
f or  protection . 
Even  when  they 
in 
occupants, 
the driver, 
once and that  your  safety are 
or when  they have 
occupa nts can  
     
        
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SAFETY FIRST 
ride in the rear seat. 
B45-421K 
Adjusting the driver's seat 
For see 
We recommend  that you adjust  the driver's 
seat as follows: 
- adjust  the seat  in fore  and aft direction 
so 
that  you can push  the 
keeping  your knee 
-adjust  the steering 
and chapter Booklet 3. 1. 
-the  distance  from the center of your 
breastbone  to the  center  of the  airbag 
cover  on the  steering 
must  be at least inches (25 em) or more.  See 
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How the front airbag system works 
Both front airbags in some  fron
not in sions in which 
cover  every 
of impact,  since  the circumstances vary 
factors 
rate 
caused by the  collision  and registered  by 
the unit. 
programmed  into the unit.  the airbags 
with  a propellant  gas. break  open the 
padded  covers, and between  the 
steering 
of an 
so fast  that many don't  even that the airbags  have 
be in their way when 
they 
airbags in combination  with 
worn safety down and 
so that the front  occupants can see through  the 
This is