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If th e e ng ine docs not stan, rum off the aft er ab o ut se cond s a nd try again about seconds.
39. The engine compartment of an y
motor vehicle is a potentiall y dangerous area and can cause seriou s personal injury.
tery explos ion:
Always make sure that the battery viding starting ass istance has the same voltag e as the di scharged battery (12 V) and
appr oximate ly the same capacity (see battery
lab el).
Never jump start a ve hicl e wit h a fro zen
battery. The battery can explode. If a battery i s or h as been frozen, re place it.
Batteries give off exp losive hydrogen gas.
Always keep sparks, open flame and
s moking mate rial s away from batteries.
(continued)
Never short out the battery poles by necting the positive and negative pole s
with each other.
Always follow the jumper cables '
Never connect the negativ e cable from the other vehicle directly to the negativ e terminal of th e di sc harged battery. The hydrogen from the battery is exp los ive.
Never attach the negativ e cabl e from the ve hicl e provid.ing starting assis tanc e to parts of the fuel system or to the brake hoses or brake lines.
Never the non-in sulated parts ofthe battery clamps to touc h. Never allow the jumper cable attached to the positive battery
terminal to contact metal parts of the vehicle.
Always rout e the jumper cables so that
they cannot tangled up w ith moving parts in the engin e compartment.
Note
Install ing jumper cables imp roper ly can
ca use expe nsive damage to the vehicl e's trical system.
Do not let the vehicle s tou ch each othe r. e rwise current could flo w between th e cars as soon as the plus(+) te rminal s arc
What do
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to
If yo u believ e that your ve hicle has a defect
which could cause a crash , injury, or death,
you should in form Transport
feet In vestigations and Recall s,
ately, should also notify
In c.
Address of Transport Canada
cu sto m ers who w ish to re port re lated d e fect to Transport ves tigations and Recalls, you m ay eith er call Transport
Ph one: (only from
or contact Transport by mail at:
Tran s
port FAD de Sparks Street Ottawa
For additional road safety informatio n, p lease vis it the Hoa d websi te at:
http://www. tc .gc .ca/roadsafety/menu.htm
Operating your outside the U .S.A. or
Governme nt reg ulations in the require that automobiles meet cific emis sion regulations and sa fe ty standards. The re for e, ve hicl es built for th e a nd diff er from vehicles sold in other tries.
I f yo u
plan to tak e yo ur ve hicl e out sid e the tinental limits of the States or Ca nada. there is the poss ibilit y that:
Unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
conve rter may not be availa bl e.
Fuel may have considerably lower octane
ratin g. Improper fuel m ay cause eng in e damage.
Se rv ice may b e inadequate due to lack of proper servic e facilities. too ls or tes tin g ment.
Rep lacement parts may no t be readily able.
ical damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, ser vice or parts
Service Repair
Volkswagen Official
to EST. Monday through Thursd ay.
Fro m
to
To order service manuals and other
From to
What do
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light 5
See Anti-lock brake
should want to add an acces-sor y to my ve hicl e?
Add ress of
Add ress of Transport
Afte r c hanging a w heel 87
Alloy
wheels
fe el a slight v i
b ration on the brake pedal? 4
Ant i-t h
eft alarm system
Linking your trailer
Anti-theft wheel bolts 84
A uto Safety Hotline
Automatic car wash 22
B
3
Batt ery
56
low often should replace m y engin e
battery? 56
Important informatio n t o know befo re
d isconnect the battery 55
Hcplac ing
56 yo u must do after reconnect the battery 55
is the correct brake nuidleve l?. 53
Brake syste m 53
light 2
B rak
es low docs mois ture or road salt affect the brakes? 13
does it mean when feel a slight vibra tion o n the brake pedal? 4
Br
aking distance 13
Break-in period
Engin e 12
is the right way to break-in my vehicle? 12
Br e
aking in
B r
ake pads 12
Ti r
es 12
Break ing in
tires 12
Bulb ch
ange 93
Bulb fa
ilure 93
65 39 , 55
22
ra di o 33
phone 33
phone 33
a bulb 93
a w heel 86
brake pads
fuel cap 36
engine oil leve l 44
26
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Lifting the ve hicl e
Light change 93
Lo ck cy linders 26
L o ckin g driver's door in emergency 88
Locks
26
M
Malfunction Lamp
M IL See Malfun ction Indicator Lamp
Modific ations 32
N
New tires wheels 73
NHTSA
otice about
trol modules 34
II
yo ur vehicle safely 1 4
mirro rs
C leaning 25
p
31
parts 24 C leaning 28
w asher 23
G asolin e 37
Booklet Tips and Advice
care 2 1
Regular Gasoline 37
Hemoving caps to access p osi tive and nega-
tive terminals
Repai rs 32
R ep l
acing
Wheel rim s 75
Replac
ing tires and w heels 73
Reporting safety defec ts
Ca
nada United States
Him s
Heplacing 75
With screw-on decora tive covers 58
With threade d rim ring 57
R
ubbe r gaskets 26
s
b ells
C
leanin g
Safety instructio ns
C
oolant temperature
Snow c h ain s 78
wheel 81
Location
Spares 31
Speed rating letter code 74
Startin g w ith jumper cables 99
Steps for determining correct load limit 71
T
Tan k
F illin g the ta nk 35
O
pening th e fuel filler 35
T
echnical modific ations 32
Threa ded rim ring 57
Alphabetical index lll
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Engine hood 41
Engine oil pressure 45
Engine oil sensor 44
EPC 9
ESP 7
Exhaust gas system 11
Fuel filler cap 35 Generator 56
MIL 11 Power steering 8 TPMS
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Identification No.
Type code number I designation Engin e
output in kilowa tts
Eng in e and transmission code le tter I Paint
n o. I Interior
Op tional equipment numbers
You can also find data in your Maintenance booklet.
3.3
S to p ! Befor e working in th e e ngine compart
ment , a lways read and heed all warnings bookle t3.2 and chap te r
is p ote ntially da ngerous area and ca n cause se
riou s personal injury.
Rating and th e Gros s Axle Rating for front and rear are lis ted on a sticker on the
inclu des the weight oft he basic ve hicle plus full fuel tank, oil coola nt , p lu s maximum load, which combines passenge r lb s I 68 kg per designate d
sea ting posit ion ) and luggage weig ht.
Luggage carry ing ca pacity is not increase d by the use of a roof rack , unl ess th e passenger ca
paci ty is reduced accordin g ly.
The Gross Axle Rati ng is th e maximum
load that can be applied at each ax le of th e ve
hicl e.
Exceeding the m aximum permissib le weight ra tin gs ca n result in accidents leading to se
riou s personal injury.
Never let the actual G ross Axle Ratin g excee d the permissibl e weight s. Also neve r le t t11eir combination excee d th e Gross Ratin g.
Always remember that th e vehicle's ha n
dlin g will be by th e extra load. There
fore , adjust yo ur speed accordin gly.
Exceeding permi ssibl e we ight ratings can
re sult in damage, acc ident s and personal injury.
Note
Th e veh icle ca pacity we ig ht figures apply
w hen th e load is dis trib uted eve nly in the vehicle (pas sengers and luggag e). trans
po rtin g a heavy load in the lu ggage compartment , carry the lo ad as near to th e rear as
p oss ible so th at t he vehicle's handling is not im
p a ire d.
Always observe local regulations.
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3.3
Compression ratio
Fu el
Engine coolant ex pansio n t ank
W indshield washer
Engine oil cap
Engine oil dipstick
Brake reservoir
(protected by a cove r)
Fus e box
Details on
how to connect jumpe r cab le s to the positive(+) and negative(-) te rminal or on how
t o check and top up service for the nents lis ted above are provid ed book le t 3.2 'Tip s and
Further explanations. tips an d res trict ions on the technical page 2, yo u need to
hp at rpm
rpm rpm
4
92.8
3.2 in 82.5 mm
or Hegul ar unleaded
The correct grade of fue l for your is shown on a sticke r o n th e in side of the f ue l For maximum e ng in e performance. unlead ed is bookl et 3.2 and c hapter
Capacities
Fuel tank 55 liters
( H eserve. ?liters)
W ind shield was h e r
container approx. 3.2 qts. liters
E ngi ne oi l (w ith oil filter )
a
pprox. 4.4 qts. 4.6 liter s
The engine oil leve l should be checke d whi le topping up. Do not boo klet 3.2 and chapter and Fillin g."