2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT battery

Battery
Can cause blindness or severe burns.
Flush eyes immediately with water. Get medical help fast.
Always keep the battery
Always wear eye protec­tion. Do not let battery acid or any lead particles
get on your skin or clo­
thing.
Do not expose the battery
to an open flame, electric sparks or an open light. Do
not smoke. Do not reverse polarity.
Battery acid contains sul­
furic acid. Always wear
gloves and eye protection. Do not tilt the battery be­
cause acid could leak out of the
ventilation openings.
get a doctor imme­
diately.
of California to
cause cancer and reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
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Do not disconnect the
pro­
tect the battery housing from
Winter operation
During the winter months. battery capacity
tends
to decrease as temperatures drop.
More power is consumed
short distances . Let your VOLKS­WAGEN
charged battery prevent star­
ting but
battery is
chamber at the back of the engine compart­
ment. -see

Battery acid
ho wever. to
c h ec k the
a doctor.
AND
Battery with
WARN­
th e upper side of the find
a round
This window (magic
eye) changes
as the battery charge
and
your authorized
in the window can cau se an in­
accurate reading.
the acid is
water to top up.
We recommend you have your authorized
inspect your battery .
A
battery that is older than five
years and has a low acid level should
be replaced.
Note
Do not
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Charging of battery
the
Before charging the battery, switch off
the ignition and consumers.
Make sure the area is
is not necessary to remove the battery
from the engine compartment. and it is
ch arger
Charger cables must be connected
Switch on charger.
For more details see next page.
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Charging rate not over 6 amps.
be charged at no
more than
is
After charging, first turn off the charger
and th en discon nect charge r
When disconnecting and
connecting the battery ...
When you disconnect the battery
note the
Funct ion are erased.
- the
- the one-touch -up
see Booklet 3. 1.
see Booklet 3. 1 .
The radio mu st b e re-coded with the correct
radio code -see your radio Operating
structions see Booklet 3.4 .
Removing Battery
off the ignition and
the battery, make sure the
ignition and consumers are
switched off.
per disposal of a battery, we

-
spikes that might occur when the battery
is disconnected.
- move
tr ansmis­
sion to
neutral and
- set parking brake

4.
A -Discharged vehicle battery
B -Booster battery
X-To ground on engine block.
ble to positive (+ ) terminal (2 ) of
ster battery.
3
clamp of minus cable to nega­
tive (-) terminal (3 ) of booster battery.
engine with discharged vehicle
battery in the usual manner.
engine fails to start. do not continue
to crank but contact your nearest au­
thorized
dealer or
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A 8
do
8 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
-Battery acid
want to add an accessory to my
....................... 51
Adding
-Brake
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
- Engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
-Windshield washer . . . . .
Drive
. . . . . . . . . 8
Anti-Lock Brakes
-
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Warn ing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- What does
it mean when
. . . . . . . . . . 8
-When
switch it off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Regula tion . . . . . . . 11
Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . 72
charger
-How often
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Br
ake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brake
be changed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
-What is the correct brake
use? ...................... 44
-What do if the brake war­
ning comes on? . . . . . . . . 43
- Precautions when taking your
to the car wash ..... .
-reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 23 Brakes
antenna? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23 - Ho w does the moisture or road
. . 8
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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