2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF oil change

out the necessary information and stamp your Maintenance book to confirm that t11e necessary
services have been performed.
Automobile technology changes
na nce informa tion for your Volk swagen model.
D eli very Ins
pectio n
It is possible that th is in formation may differ
from the c heck points list ed in this bookle t. Your Volkswag en Service Advisor can answer any questions you may have.
If you arc not sure when t o bring you r ca r in
for service, ask your Volkswagen v ice Advisor.
Bef ore your is delivered to yo u, it is in spected according to factory guidelines. The Delivery Inspection was performe d on:
Next
Today's date whic h eve r first and Volkswagen Dealer stamp
Service at
Engine: C hange oil and oil filter
Next Water sep ara tor: D rain water (TDI en g ine onl y)
Today's
date and Volkswagen Dea ler stamp

miles
Engine: Change oil and oil filter
e ng in e only)
Windshie ld wa sher: Check flu id lev el, add if
nece ssary
Automatic shift lock : Ch eck operation cluding park/ neutral position switch
Brak e sys tem: Check for damage /leaks, brake
Wheels: Ro ta te from front to rear
Next Service:
Date: ........................
Miles/km: ...................
whichever occurs
regardless of mil eage (kilometr es)
start er and aux iliary battery : check (wh ere applicable)
Tires: Check trea d depth, adjust pressure
if necessary.
cable).
Today's
Engi ne: Change oil and oil
Next Service :
Date: ............ ............
Miles/km: ...................
w hic hever occurs first Today
's date and Volks wagen Dealer stamp
Warranty Vouch er 9

Automatic transmiss ion final drive oil: leve l and for leaks; add if nec essary
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Headlig hts: Adjust
Brake syste m: for damage /leaks, brake pad thickness, brake fluid leve l
Brake fluid: Replace every 2 yea rs rega rdless of mil eage (kilometers )
Spa rk p lugs: Replace (all models except
Air clean er: Replace filter ele m ent
syste m:
place
condition
Steering: flu id leve l
Front axle: Check dust seals on ball joints, tic
rod ends; ch eck tie rods
diagnostic sys tem:
Date : ........................
Miles/km: ...................
whichever
occurs first
and lubric ate
A utomatic tran smission:
Rear spoiler: Lubricate (New Beetle only)
Airbag sys te m : V is ual check every m onth s
r ega rd less of mileage (kilom eters)
test:
tio ning, powe r accessories and electrica l
te m s
top: func tion and c h eck roll-over protection with convert ible top open
(New Beetle only)
Tires : tread depth, adjust tir e pressure
if necessary.
T ire pressure monitoring system sensors:
Check batlery ch arge , rep lace whe el e lec tronics and aluminum valve if n ecessary (where
Underbod y:
bl ades: condi tion
tran smission: transm ission
fluid and filter (New Beetle, Je tta)
date and Volkswagen Dealer stamp
Service at
Engine: Change oil and oil

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Engine: Change oil and oil filte r
Next Service :
Date: ..............
..........
Miles/
...... ...... .......
whichever occurs first

engine
Engine: Change oil and oil
Next
Date: ....................... .
Miles/k.m: ...............
... .
whi ch eve r
occurs first Today's date and Volkswagen Deale r stamp
18 Warranty Voucher

Engine: Change oil and Timing belt and timing belt tensio ning roller:
Rep lace (Passat, New Beetle 1.8T e n­
gine only)
Today's
date and Volkswagen Dealer stamp
Warrantv

Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advic e
recommend that you have the
thi ckne ss of your brake pads checked by an au­
t horized Vol kswagen dealer mo re fre quent ly
t h an recommende d in the serv ice sched ule.
you drive with wet brakes, for example afte r a
dri ving through water, after heavy rainfall or after washing the ve hicle, braking power be
reduced and s to ppin g distances will be longer
because the brake discs will be we t or in winter mayb e eve n frozen-the brakes must be dried
with several ca re ful brak e applicatio ns.
Brak e fluid absor bs water
and must be changed
every two years. Heavy use of the brakes can cause vapor lock if the brake fluid is too old.
Vapor lock redu ces braking power, increases
stopping distances and ca n even cause total
brake failure.
New tires and new bra ke pads do no t pro­
v id e m aximum gri p, control o r b raking abil ity.
To red uce the risk of l osi ng control, a s io n an d se rio us perso nal injuries, drive with
specia l ca re for the first 350 miles (560 km).
New brake pads do not have th e best sto p­
ping power for the fir st ISO mile s (240 km ) and
m ust be b roken in. can compensate for the slightly reduced braki ng abil ity by dri ving care and applyin g more pressure on th e
brake pedal.
Never follow oth e r veh icles to close ly or
p u t you rse lf in to other s ituations th at might
requ ire su d den , hard bra king especially when the brake pads have not been broken in.
apply brakes for a test.
Always dry brakes and clea n off icc coat­
i ngs an d salt coatings with a few cautious brake applications.
A lways read and heed in in tire s and brake on page 12.
Always avoid overheati ng the brakes!
When driving downhill, t11 e brakes have to
work har d and h eat up quickly.
Before driving down a lo ng, steep hill, al­
ways reduce speed and downshift to a lower
gear. This will let the vehicle usc engine
Always ch ange th e brake fluid at l east
every two years. Hard braki ng wi th o ld flui d may cause a va po r lock . Vapor loc k duces powe r, inc reases stoppin g di s­tan ces and can even cause tota l b rak e failure.
A damaged front spoiler or n ew non stan­dard spoiler can reduce t h e airflow to th e
brakes and cause them to ove rh eat.
Always see an authorized Volkswag en
dealer or qualified workshop
Be sure to re ad and heed all and th e page
Driving and protecting the environm ent 13

WARNING (continued)
partment.
Always le t the engin e cool down ple te ly befor e opening the engine
hood. Hot components will burn skin on
W hen the engine has coo led dow n and you are ready to open the eng in e hood:
- He move
the key from the ignition.
- Appl y th e
parking brak e firml y and put the selector in
-Keep c hildr en and others away from the vehicle.
WARNIN G (cont inued)
Neve r reach into the a rea around or touch
th e radi ator fan. w it h th e blad es can
r es ult in seriou s personal injury. Always
moved from the ign ition.
For the sake of environment
gre a se and oil dep osits can r un off when th e engi ne is was hed. The polluted waste water must pass th rough an oil se pa ra tor before posal. Have the engin e cl ea ned only by an
- Use a cl ean, damp cloth to clean plastic
parts and th e in strument panel.
- If thi s does not work, use a special
WARNING
so lvents on surfaces where airb ags are located can change the way airb ags deploy in
a crash.
with woode n interior ri m
thi s does not provide sa tisfac tory
sults, use a gentle soap solution.
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(con tinued)
Neve r clean the instrument pan el a nd the
s u rfaces above airbag modul es with cleaning
products containing so lvents.
contain ing solvents will change
the p roperti es of the plas tics and may cause pla stic parts t o break and fly around w he n the
a irbag deploys in a cras h causing injury .
Note
products th at contain so lvents will damage plas tic mate ria ls .
product s that contain solvents will damag e plas tic materia ls .