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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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Turn 
The turn  signa l indicator  ligh t flashes  when you  operate the  lever (ignition on). 
Lever  up ( 1 )  -right turn signal 
Lever  down  ( 2  )  - left turn  signal. 
The 
turn signals  are  cancelled  automatically 
when  you have  completed  a turn  (for exam
ple.  when  turning  a corner).  and tho steering 
wheel  returns  to the  straight  ahead posi
tion. 
a  turn  signal  fails. the  indicator  light 
flashes  about twice as fast as usual.  A light 
bulb  may have 
to be replaced. 
Lane changer 
Move  the lever  up ( 1  ) or  down  ( 2  ) just  to 
the  point 
of resistance  -the  indicator  light 
must  also flash  at the  same  time. The  lever 
return  to its  normal  position when 
The headl ights  work  only when  the ignition 
is  switched  on. 
Switching on: 
With the headlights push  the lever  for
ward 
( 4). The  blue indicator  light in the  instrument 
cluster 
stay  on when  you switch 
on  the  high  beam. 
Switching off: 
Pull the lever  (3 ) towards  you. 
ing the  lever  toward  the steering  wheel 
(position  3). When flashing the high beams,  the blue 
come  on. 
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Front seats 
The correct  positioning of the seats is 
portant: 
so that you can  reach 
quickly and  safely; 
-
so that you  can drive or  ride  relaxed 
which 
pages. 
Remember to adjust  the seats  before 
Driver's seat 
To avo id  co ntact  wit h  the airbag 
to the  steering wheel than  necessary  and ways properly wear the three point safety provided . 
We recommend that you  adjust th e driver's 
seat  as 
-adjust  the seat  in fore  and aft direction  so 
t h at 
you can  easily  push the pedals the way while  keeping  your knee  slightly 
bent. 
- adjust 
the seatback so that when you sit 
w it h 
your back  against th e  seatback,  you 
can 
grasp the top of the  steering 
-adjust the  steering  whe el so that the 
inches  (25 em.)  or  more. 
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