Are maintenance , repair facilitie s, necessary tools and t es tin g equipmen t as for your
Are th ere authorized Volkswagen dea le rs a nd authorized Volkswage n Fac ilities in the coun-trie s where you be driving?
For unleaded with the right octane ratin g readil y
For di es el eng ines: low-s ulfur diesel
Are engin e that meet Volkswagen and p erfo rmance requirements be dri ving"? F o r more inf ormatio n, please see the War ranty and Mai ntenance bookl et.
Does the factory- install ed nav igation system wor k in the co untries w here yo u be dri ving , and is nav igat io n data
Are sp ec ial or heavy-duty tires necessary for the kind of driv in g expec te d?
Note
Volk swagen is not responsible for mechanical damage that may re sult from substandard or service or the unavailability of Genuine Volk
swagen parts.
first read and note introd uctory informatio n and heed th e on page28.
note the following to preve nt damage when driving through wa ter, fo r examp le
o n roads :
Check depth of th e w ater before driving throu gh it. Th e wa te r must not b e any hi gher than th e bottom or the
Do no t dri ve faster than walkin g sp eed .
Never stop the a nd do n ot driv e in re
verse or swit ch the engine off when driving
through water.
Oncoming may create waves that raise the water to drive through safe ly .
Befo re driving
After driving through water, mud, sludge, etc., the brakes react slower and need longer stopping di stances.
A lw ays dry the brakes and
Avoid abrupt or sudden braking maneuvers after water.
co mponents such as the engine, transmission , suspension or electrical system may be sev erely damaged by driving through water.
Never drive through salt water.
parts that were exposed to salt water.
Octane rating
the correct grade of gasoline is very tant to help prevem eng in e damage and loss of gin e performance.
The recommended gaso line octane rating for your en gine is lis ted o n a label in side of the fuel filler
flap. This rating may be specified accordin g to (CLC) or standards.
gra de gaso line is specified
for your vehic le, then Volkswage n recommends using Detergent Gasoline with a imum octane ratin g (95 Dete rgent Gasoline,
plea se go to the
tane r a tin gs, whi ch can usuall y be found on the fille r pump:
gra d e: 91 to 96
Regular grade: 87 to
gasoline
an d Ca nada. Volkswagen recommends that you do not take your vehicle leaded gaso line may no t be availabl e.
Gasoline con taining alcohol or MTBE
You may use unleaded ga so lin e b lended
oxygenated fue ls, if the
b lended mixtur e meets th e followin g crite ria:
Blends
of gasoli ne and m ethanol (wood alcoho l or methyl alcohol):
Ami-Knoc k must be 87 or hi gh er.
Blend must contain no more than 3%
Blend must contain more tha n 2% co-solvents.
Blends of gaso line and ethanol (grain alcohol or ethyl a lcohol):
A nti-Knock Ind ex (AKI) m ust be 87 or high er.
Blend mu st in no more than ethanol.
At the gas station
Blends of gasoline and MTBE:
Anti- Knock In dex
Blend must contain no more than 15% MTBE.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many fuels are bl ended especially fo r w in te r or summer condit ions. Whe n seasons change,
Neve r use fuel with an octane rating lower than 87 AKI/91 lower octane fu el may cause expensive e n gine damage.
Neve r use leaded gasoline! Leaded gasoline will severely damage your vehicle's cat a lytic verter.
MetJ1anol-blended fuel s that do not meet the criteria listed above may cause corrosion, and damage to pla sti c and rubber parts in the fu el system.
Never use fuels tJ1at contain lead or oth e r metals (chec k listin g on the fu el pump). Even lead replacement petrol fu els) contain metalli c additives in high concentrations. They can damage the engin e.
Do not use fuel s that fail to meet the criteria
above, or with contents that cannot be identi.fied.
If you cannot tell w hether a particular fuel
b lend meets the criteria above, ask your serv ice station or its fuel supplier.
fuels that arc different fr om those ified above can damage your ve hicle's engine a nd
fu el system and cause performance problems.
damage and p erformance problems are not the responsibility of Volk swagen and are n o t
covered under the Em ission warranties or any other Volkswagen Limited Warranty.
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