Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C han ge o il and oil filter
• Water se parat or: Drain water (TDI en gin e
o nl y)
• Winds hie ld washer: Chec k flui d leve l, add if
n ecessa ry
• Automatic shift lock: Che ck opera tion in
clud in g park/neu tra l po sit ion sw itch
•
sys tem; Che ck for damag e/l eaks, pad thickness, brake fluid level
• Whee ls:
from fro nt to rea r
Next Service :
Date : ...................... ..
M iles/ km: .................. .
whichever occurs first •
Hear spoile r: Lubri cate (New Beet le on ly)
• Airbag sys tem: V is ual ch eck eve ry
m on ths
r ega rdless o f mileage (ki lomete rs)
• 12V s tarter and au xiliary battery : ch ec k
(w here ap plicab le)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust t ire pressure
if n ecessary .
• Tire pressure mon ito rin g sys tem senso rs ;
C he ck batt ery c harge , rep la ce whee l e lec tro nics
a nd aluminum valve if necessary ( where app li
cab le) .
T oday 's date and Volkswagen Deale r sta mp
Service at 15,000 miles (24,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Eng ine: C han ge oil and o il filter
Nex t Serv ice:
Date: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whic heve r occ urs first Today's
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Booklet 3 .1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Sy mbol Meaning or warning lig hts Further
Exhau st sys tem m alrun cti o n
EPC Elec troni c Power Contr ol (gaso line eng in e only)
G low plug sys te m (d iese l e n gin e)
Ill umi nated: Glow p lug sys tem switch ed on
F lashi ng: engine malrun cti on.
Electronic immobilizer
-Genera tor ma lrunc1ion fi::i
bulb
Turn sig nal s
Cool ant te mp erat ure I Coo lant
l evel 1'
I oil pre ssur e
Bra ke pad wear indicator
Doo rs open
washer leve l
Dis play fo r engin e hood or rear lid o pen --
Fu el l ev el too low
Fa ste n sea l be lts! 2.1 , ch ap te r "Sea t
or in anti-lock 27
sys te m
Fla shi ng: ESP or ASR in operation,
ll Ill umi nated: ESP or AS R 1io n or sw itch ed
Parki ng applied or low brake fluid l eve l o r 28 m alrunct ion
· or
Crui se contr ol sys te m sw itch ed on
Powe r stee ring sys te m
In strum ent pan el 2 1
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Brake pad wear indicator"
Since the brake pad wear indica tor onl y m on i
to rs th e front brak e pad s, h ave the rea r brak e
pad s in spected at che same tim e.
T he fo llowi ng information tex t is dis pla yed:
Check brake pad
Doors
WARNING
Driving with bad brak es can ca use a co llision
a nd ser io us pers onal injur y.
• I -l av e the br ake pad s inspe cted immedi
a te ly by an authori zed Volk swagen d eal er or
qu alifi ed wo rksh op if th e brake pads wo rn
s ymbo l lights
The warning indicates , when th e ign ition is switch ed on , that door s are
op en.
Th e warning sh ou ld go out whe n all
door s are pro perl y closed. •
Windshield washer fluid level
This warnin g light li ghts to indicate windshield washer leve l too
Low.
Yo u sh ou ld to p off th e reservo ir as soo n as pos
s ibl e 3.2 , c h apt er "W indshi eld was her
sys tem". T
he in forma tion text displ aye d in th e in stru
m ent clu ste r di splay is : Top up wash
Display for open engine hood or rear lid
The warning Light indicates that the engine or rea r lid is open when the ig
nition i s switc hed on.
Warn ing sh ould go o ut when th e
e n g in e hood or r ear lid is properly closed. •
Fuel level too low
This symbol li ght s to indicate that Ju.el tank i s down to the rese rve le vel.
The symb ol light s up when th e am oun t of fu el
in ch e fu el t an k is do wn to approx imate ly 1.8 ga l
l o n s (7 licers). A n aco ust ic warnin g is a lso g ive n.
Th is se rves as a remind er
to up with fue l a t
26 Inst rument panel
th e nex t oppor tunity . =boo klet 3 .2, ch ap ter
"F illin g th e tank "
inform atio n tex t d isp layed in th e in stru
m ent clu ster dis p lay is: Please
Note
• When mixed with ot heradditives t he colo r of
G 12 w ill chan ge to brown . If thi s ha ppens. im
mediat ely change the coo lant. Otherw ise it wi ll
res ult in engi ne damage!
• If a lot o f coo la n t ha s been lost. wa it for the
engine to
coo l before topping cold
coolant to h elp prevent damage to th e e ngine.
Large coolan t losses are a s ign of leaks in the
Book let 3.2 Tip s and Advic e ®
cooling syste m. Ha ve the cool ing syste m
che cke d imm ediatel y by an authori zed Volk
swage n dea le r or qua lifi ed worksho p to red uce
the risk of engine damage.
• Do not add an y type of radia to r leak sealant
to you r veh icle's e ngi ne coola nt.Adding ra di ator
repair fluid m ay adve rse ly aff ect th e f un ction
and performanc e of yo ur coo ling sys te m and
co uld result in damage not covere d by your New
Ve hicle Lim ited
The water for cleaning windsh ield should always be mixed windshield
washer
Fig . 9 In the engine comportment: cop of wind
shie ld wa sher flu id container
Th e wi ndsh iel d washer co ntain er loca ted
in t he eng ine c ompartme nt suppli es was her
fluid to b oth th e wind shield wash er an d hea d
li g ht washi ng sys te m . If the was her flu id l eve l
drop s to o low. the informat io n tex t Top up
was h fluid! i s di sp layed in the ins trument cluster a nd
t h e w indshield washer warn ing light ligh ts up . Stop!
o
p eni ng t he engine hood, always
r ea d and hee d all WA RN INGS 34, is job No. l w hen working in the engi ne com
partm ent ".
Th e location of the container is shown in
corresponding engine co mpartm elll overview
=>bookle t 3.3 ''Techn ical Data."
S inc e regular water is usually not adequate for
cleaning t he wi ndshi eld, a dd
clea ning so lution
to the water. Please follow the diluti on in stru c
t io ns on the package.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the eng in e co mpa rt
m ent , a lways read a nd heed all WA RN INGS
34 . Th e engine co mpartm ent an y
motor ve hicl e is a potent ially dan gerous area
a nd ca n ca use se riou s personal inju ry.
D o not use engine coo lan t, anti-freeze a ny
o th er so lu tions that ca n damage t he ve hicl e
Ch ecki ng and Fillin g 45
1. 9L diesel engine
Fig. 4 Engine comportment overview
Maximum output SAE net
Ma ximum tor que S AE net
No. of cylinders
D isp lace ment
S troke
Co mpr essio n ra tio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Wind shi eld was her flui d co nta in er
Engine coolant expans io n t ank
Engine oil filler ca p
En gin e oi l di psti ck
flu id rese rvo ir
Vehicl e batte ry
Fu se box
De tails o n how to con nec t jum per ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) and nega tive(- ) term in al or on how
t o ch eck a nd top up serv ice fluid s fo r th e com po·
n en ts liste d above are pro vid ed in
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice."
Furthe r exp lanations, t ip s and restr iction s are
prov id ed in
3.3 "Tec hni ca l Data".
E ngin e data
100 hp a t 4,000 rp m
250 Nm at 1,0 00-2, 400 rpm I 104 ft.lb s. at 1,800·2,400 rpm
4
11 5.7 in3 I
1,896
3.76 i n I 95.5 mm
3. 13 in I 79.5 mm
18.5: 1
Diesel
T he co rrect grade of fuel for your vehicl e is s hown on a stic ker on the in side o f the fu el fi ller flap.
D iese l N o. 2 is rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and Adv ice ", chapter ''C hec king a nd Fi lling ."
Ca paci ties
F u el tank
14.5 gal. I 55 lit ers
(Re serve , includ ed in fu el ta n k capaci ty) ( 1.9 ga l. I 7.0 lite rs)
W ind shi eld washer fluid co nta iner
approx.
3.2 qts. I 3.0 liter s
Windshie ld wash er flui d con ta in er
ap prox.
5.2 qt s. I 5.0 liters
(w ith h ead lig h t washer)
Eng in e oil (w ith oil filter )
approx.
5. Iqts. I 4 .8 lit ers
T he e ngin e o il leve l shou ld b e checked w hile top pin g up . Do no t over fill
3.2 "T ip s and
Adv ice", c hapter "Chec kin g an d Filli ng."
Technical data 9