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.
Repairs and
information and heed the on page
to elec tronic components and re lat ed
softwar e can cause malfunctio ns. Th ese ti ons can als o dir ectly affec t o ther sys tem s nec ted to th e component. In other words. the hicl e's operational safe ty can b e seriously di ze d, in cre ased vehicl e compon ent wea r can occur.
Volkswagen recommends hav in g all repairs and
t ec hni cal perfo rmed by an rize d Volkswage n deale r or a ut horized Se rvice Facility using Genuin e Volkswagen
Improperly performed repairs and tions can cause vehicle damage and
and vehicle modification s done by an authorized Volk swage n dea ler or
Repairs and other things that can affect Advanced Airbag performance
information and heed th e on page
Hepairs and modifica tions of front bumpers .
door s, fron t seats , headlin ers and the ch ass is can affec t prop er airbag performan ce and sho uld be
performe d b y an auth orize d Volksw agen dealer or
a ut horiz ed Volk swage n Serv ice
oftheairbagsys te m ca n b e damaged
durin g removal, a sse mbly and re p air activities on
th e air bag syste m itse lf or related compon ent s.
Dam age to air bag part s can prevent the system
f ro m wor king properly in a collision .
the ve hicl e's su sp en sio n sys tem can ch a nge the way th e airbag syste m work s in a
c ras h. For example, usin g t ire-rim combinatio ns
n o t approved by Volkswagen, lowering the vehicl e,
c h a nging th e stiffn ess of th e su sp ensio n. includ ing
the springs. su spension struts, sh oc k ab so rbers
e tc. ca n ch a nge the forces th a t are mea su re d by the
airbag senso rs a nd
sent to the electro nic control fur increa se the force leve ls mea sure d b y th e senso rs and m ake th e ai rbag system depl oy in cras hes in
whic h it would not deploy if the changes had no t
been made. kind s of c h anges may reduce
vent th e airba g from dep loy ing w hen it sh o uld.
Neve r install suspension components that do not have th e same performan ce tics as the components originall y in stalled on your vehicl e.
Neve r use tire-rim combinati ons th at h ave
not been approved by Volkswa gen.
Leaving the optional safety belt extender tach ed to the safety belt buckle on the front se nger seat w he n the safety belt is not be ing
us ed prev ent the Advanced Airbag System
from working properly and can in crease the risk of serious personal injury in a co llision .
Always remove the safety belt extender when it is not needed and stow it safely.
