
WARNING  {continu ed) 
•  Never  let anyone  place  any  part of their 
body  underneath  the vehicle  when  support ed 
by  the jack. 
•  Never  support  your  vehicl e on  cinder 
blocks,  bricks or other  obje cts . These  may  not 
Changing  a  wheel 
F ig . 27  Chang ing  a  wheel : removing  the wheel 
baits 
Removing  the wheel 
-Usin g the  h ex socket in  th e  sc rew  dri ver 
27, un screw  t he w heel bo lts  pre vi
o usly  loo sen ed about  on e turn  and  put  it 
o n  a cl ean  su rface . 
- Then  re mo ve the  oth er  whee l bolt s as 
d esc ribed  abo ve. 
- Tak e off th e w he el. 
- Place  the flat ti re in the lu gg ag e  co m-
p artmen t. 
Mounting  the  spare  wheel 
-Mount  the sp a re  wh eel. 
- Insta ll  th e w hee l bolt s and  tight en  th em 
lig htly u sin g th e hex  so cke t in  th e sc rew 
dri ver. 
- L ower th e ve hicle  on  the  jack . 
Booklet  3.2  Tips and  Advice 
WARNING  {cont inu ed ) 
be  able  to support  the load  and  collap se  sud 
denl y. 
•  Nev er  start  the engine  when  you  have 
raised  the vehicl e on  the  jack. The  engine  vi
bration s and  v ehicle  movements  could  knock 
the  v ehicl e off  the 
- T ig ht en  the  wheel  bolts firml y using  the 
lu g w re n ch. Ti gh te n  th e whee l b olts  in  di
a gonal  s equ ence , for  e xampl e, tig h te n th e 
top  bolt  and  then  th e oppo sit e  bolt  clo se st 
to th e ground  and  continu e tight enin g the 
bolt s until  all  have  bee n firml y and  se
c ur ely  tight en ed.  Do  not tight en  th e  bolts 
in  clock wise  or  c ounter-cl oc kw ise se
quen ce. 
Unidirectional  tires 
Unidir ectional  tir es mu st  be  co rrec tly  m ount ed 
a ll arou nd. 
A  un idir ection al tir e ca n b e id en tified b y arrows 
o n  th e s idewa ll, w hi ch p oin t in  the di rec tion  of 
t h e ro tation . Yo u mu st  fo llow  the speci fied dir ec
ti on  of ro ta ti on.  Thi s is  necessary  in  orde r for 
the se tires  to deve lop  t heir  optim al cha racte ris
ti cs  regar ding grip,  road  noise,  wea r and  hydro
p la ni ng . 
I f  y ou  have 
to moun t a  tire  opp osite  to i ts  pro per 
dir ection  of  rot atio n. p lease  drive caref ull y sin ce 
th e tir e no  lo nge r poss esses  its o ptimal  chara c
t e ri stic s in  thi s s itu atio n.  Thi s is  parti cul arl y  im 
po rta nt in  we t con ditions. In  orde r to  f ully ex
pl oi t th e benefi ts  of  unidir ectio nal  tire s ag ain , 
yo u sh ou ld  imm edi ate ly  re place  or change  the 
tir e in  or der to  resto re  th e co rrect d irec tion  of ro
t a ti on . 
WARNING 
Improp erl y  tight en ed  or maintain ed  wheel 
b olt s can  b ecome  loose cau sin g lo ss of control , 
a  colli sio n  and  seriou s per son al inju ry: 
•  Alw ay s  keep  th e wheel  bolt s and  th e 
thread s in  the wh eel hub s clean  so  the  whee l 
bolt s can turn  easily  and  be  p roperl y tight-
en ed . 
What  do  I do  now? 73  

WARNING (continued ) 
hide.  The  doors  can  be  lock ed using  the re
mote  control  key or the powe r lock  button. 
Th is co uld res ult  in peop le  bein g trapped  in 
th e ve hicl e. 
• 
build -up  in th e passenger  com part 
ment  an d  lu ggage compartmen t o f a  parked 
Fuses 
Changing  a  fu se 
Fig.  32  Dosh panel,  le fl:  cover  of  fuse  box  A 
Fuse  bo x A  locat ed  in th e side  of  the 
da sh  pan el on  th e driver' s side 
In se rt a suit abl e obj ect (e .g.  a sc rew 
dr iver)  into  th e 
32 and  car efull y 
pry  the  cove r oil 
Fu se  box B in  the  engine  compartment 
Open  the  en gin e hood . 
Press  the  release  tabs 33 (arrow s) 
to  re lease  the fuse  box cove r. 
R e mo ve the  cover . 
To re mount  the cover,  place  it ove r th e 
fu se  box 
press  the sid e tab s in  the  op
po sit e  direct ion  until  they  latch  sec ure ly. 
Bookl et 3.2  Tip s and  Advice 
WARNING  (continu ed) 
vehicle  can re sult  in  tem peratur es in the  ve
hicle that  arc much  higher  than  the  out sid e 
tem peratu res, p arti cularl y in  su mmer.  Tem 
p era tures ca n quickl y reac h levels  that can 
cause  unco nscio usne ss  and  death,  particu 
l ar ly  to  sma ll childre n. _. 
Fig . 33  In the  engine  compa rtment: caver  of  fuse 
box  B 
The  indiv idu al el ec trica l ci rcu its  are  prot ecte d 
b y  fu se s. We  reco mm end y ou sev eral  spar e 
fu ses  at all  tim es. T hese are  availab le  from a u
th ori ze d Vo lk sw agen  dea le rs. 
A ut omob ile  te chnol ogy chan ges co ntinuously. 
Your a uthori ze d Volkswage n deal er h as  the mo st 
curr ent t echn ica l in format io n  for  your  Vo lk
sw agen. 
I f  yo u ar e 
sur e w hich  fu se  to  use  or to  ch an ge , 
co ntact  your authori zed Vol kswage n Se rv ice 
viso r. 
Co lar  cod ing o f fu ses 
C olor 
rating 
li ght 
5 
brow n t 7.5 
reel I 10 
What  do I do  now?  77  

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Adv ice 
Fuse  tables 
Fi g. 34  Fuses in  the  fuse  box A in  the  dash  panel 
Fi g.  35  F use box  Bin  the  engine comportment:  Left vehicles  w ith  a  54  fuse  box , right  vehic les with  a  30  fuse 
box 
What  do I do now ? 79  

Booklet 3.2 Tips and  Advice 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  A  in the dash  panel 
Electrical  consumer 
Fuse number  (amp 
ratin g in  bra cke ts ) 
ABS /ESP/E DL  2 
(5) 
Tran sm iss ion  (2.5 1  14  (5) 
and  1.91 engine) 
Front  pow er  wi nd ows  23 (30) 
powe r 32 (30) 
Fan  22 (40) 
wi ndow  de- 25 (25) 
fogger 
S tee rin g. DSG •  6 (5) 
Int erior  light s 
15  (7,5 ) 
Fuel  pump  27 (15) 
A irbag  3 (5) 
roof 
33 (25 ) 
Se at  hea ting 
4 (5),  37 (30).  46 (5 ) 
8 
48 
V aca nt 
20 
Auxiliary  hea tin g' 
16 (10),  25 (25) 47  (10) 
Pow er  outl et  26 (20) 
Cc n 
lock ing for  12 (IO} 
fr ont  doo rs 
H eat ed  was her  je ts  46 (5) 
Lumb ar  support  ad- 34 (15) 
ju stment  for  front 
sea ts 
C igare tte  light er 
24 (25) 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  Bin  the  engine compart
ment:  vehicles  with  a 
54 fuse box 
Electrical  consumer 
Fuse numb er (amp 
rating  in  bra cke ts) 
Fl  (30).  F2  (30) 
L eft  turn  signa l  F47  (40 ) 
turn  s ignal (40 ) 
I-lorn  F5 (15) 
D SG'  FI3  (15 ) 
light s 
F47 (40), (40) 
80  What  do  I do  now? 
F19 
v\l ind shi eld  wip ers (3 0) 
Lef t  headlight  F47 
(40) 
headlight  F48 (40 ) 
So und  system 
(30) 
L ef t sid e lig ht  F47  (40 ) 
sid e light  F48 (40 ) 
release 
Ce ntral  lock ing for (2 0) rea r door s 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  B in the engine compart
ment:  vehicles  with 
a 30 fuse  box 
Electrical  co nsum er 
Fuse  number  (amp 
rat ing in  bra ckets ) 
A BS  F4 (30), 
(30) 
W ind shi eld  wip ers  Fl  (25 )FJ9  (25) 
F8 (15 ) 
H orn  FI7  (15 ) 
DSG'  F5 
(15) 
Turn  sig nal ri ght 
F25 (40 ) 
Turn  signal  left  F26 (40 ) 
Aux iliary heat ing • 
Fil (20) 
T e le phon e• 
F9  (5) 
Fu el pump  (di esel) 
(5) 
Fan  F24 (IO ) 
F og  lig ht s  F25 (40 )F26  (40) 
h ea dli ght 
F26 (40 ) 
headlight  F25 (40 ) 
WARNING 
Using  the  wrong fuse and  attempting  to repair 
a  fu se  or  u singsomethingin stead  of  a fuse  can 
cause  a  fire and  serious  per sonal  inju ry. 
•  Always  read and hee d the  information  and 
a ll  WARN INGS. 
Tips 
T he  tabl es  show  the fu se  loca tion s for the mo st 
important  consumers.  The right -hand  column s  

contain  the in se rt loca tio n,  the figur es in 
bra cket s indi ca te  th e a mp ere  rating  for th e fuse. 
O ne c on sum er  mi ght  re quir e seve ral fu ses  (also 
in  separat e fu se  boxes) . 
•  Seve ral  con su m ers cou ld 
over  on e sin gle 
fu se . 
Changing  a  light  bulb 
Changing  light  bulbs 
Booklet  3.2  Tips and  Advice 
•  T he fuse  b ox in  the dash  pan el h as spa ce  fo r 
r ep lace ment  fuses . 
•  There a re o th er fu se s  in  th e vehicle. Th ese 
s h ould  be  chan ged by a qua lified d ealer ship . 
Light  bulbs  should  be changed  by a qualified  t echnician  only. 
Light bulb s should  b e chan ged onl y by  qu alifie d 
t ec hni cian s. In  man y cases c han ging  a light  bulb 
in vo lves  re m ov ing oth er 
of  th e vehicl e to 
ge t to the  burnt- out  ligh t bulb,  pa rticularl y tho se 
i n  th e front  of  the v ehicl e th at  can  on ly  be 
r eac hed  th rough  th e eng in e co mp artm ent. 
We  reco mm end  that  light  bulb s o nly be c ha nge d 
b y  an  auth ori ze d Vo lksw agen deale r or  qua lified 
w ork sh op. 
Before  ch an ging  a light bulb , you mu st s wi tc h  off 
th e light  (light  switch in Op osition ). and  th e turn 
s igna l lev er  must  b e  in  the neutra l p os iti on. 
A lw ays rep la ce  burnt- out  light  bulb s with  id en 
ti cal  light  bul bs w ith same spe cificatio ns.  Th e 
spe cifica tio ns  are  printed  on  th e light  bul b, ei
th er  on  th e g lass  bu lb or  on  th e m etal  base. /\!
wa ys mak e sure th at th e c olo r of th e new  bulb s is 
th e sa me as th e re p lac ed  ones. 
It  is ad visa ble  to  always carry  a box o f rep lace 
m ent  light  bulb s in yo ur ve hicl e at all  tim es.  The 
box s hould  co nt ain  at l eas t th ose  light  bulb s th at 
ar e import ant  fo r  traffi c 
See  your  V olk
sw age n deale r f or  rec omm end ed  light  bulb s. 
WARNING 
Slop ! Before  working in  th e e ngi ne  comp art 
ment,  alway s read  a nd  heed all  WARNINGS 
34.  The  engine compartmen t of any 
motor  vehicl e is  a  potentially  dangerous  area 
and  c an cau se  ser ious  personal  injury. 
WARN ING  (continu ed ) 
•  Gas  discharge  lam ps (Xeno n) get  pow er 
from  a  high voltage so urce that  can  cause  se
ri ous  personal  injury and even  death 
ways  have a  qualified  tec hni cian  replace 
burnt-out  ligh t bulbs,  especia lly gas  discharg e 
l amps  (Xenon)  a nd 1-17  light  bulbs. 
WARNING 
Neve r  remove  the hea dlight  unless yo u know 
exact ly  ho w to carry out  the  job  and  have  the 
co rrec t tool  and light  bulb s. 
•  If  you  a re  un cer ta in  about  what t o do , h ave 
th e work  performed  by a n auth ori zed  Volk
swage n dealer  or  a  qualified  worksho p.  Se 
rious  per sonal  injury may  result  from  improp 
e rl y  perfor med work. 
• Do not  tou ch  glass  bul b w ith b are  hand s. Fin 
ge rprint s can  cloud  the out er surfa ce of th e  bulb 
w hen  hea ted,  thu s aff ec tin g th e refl ectio n, and 
th us  re duci ng  th e powe r of  illumin ati on. 
• 
b ulb  can on ly  be  repl aced by a  bulb of  the 
s am e ty pe. T he  m odel i dent ifi cat io n  is e ith er on 
t h e  bulb  base  o r on  t he  bul b itse lf. 
What  do  I do  now?  81  

Booklet  3.2  Tips and  Advice 
4. 
1. 
Fi g.  41  How  to  connect  the  jumper  cables 
In th e 41 th e di sc har ged  batter y 
is the c har ged  battery. 
Attaching  the  jumper  cables 
- Sw itch  off th e igniti on  on  both  vehicl es 
I.  Co nne ct one  end  of  the red  jump er to 
po siti ve 41 termin al of  the  ve
hi cle  w ith the  disch arge d  batter y@ . 
2.  Co nnect th e other  end  of  the re d 
jumper  lea d 
to the  p ositive terminal of 
th e batter y supp ly in g th e elec trici ty ® · 
3 .  Co nne ct o n e  end  of the  black jumper 
l ea d  to  the neg ative  terminal 
the 
batte ry sup plying  th e elec tricity ®· 
4 .  Conn ect the othe r end  of the black 
jumper  lead 
a  so lid m etal  co mpon ent 
w hich  is bol te d on  to  the  engin e block,  or 
onto  the e ngin e bl ock itse lf of  the  ve hicle 
wi th  the  d isc harg ed battery.  Do nor  con
n ect  it  to  a po int  n ear 
batter y@ . 
5.  Position 
leads  in su ch  a way  that 
they  cannot  come into  conta ct w ith  any 
mo vin g part s in  th e e ngine  compa rtment. 
Starting  the  engine 
6 .  Start en gine  of vehicle  providin g 
ass ista nce  with  the booster  batte ry  and  let 
it  run  at id le speed . 
7.  Start  the eng ine ofr he  ve hicl e w ith the 
di scharg ed  batter y and  wait o ne  or  two 
m inut es unt il th e  en gin e is  runn ing 
s mooth ly. 
Removing the  jump  leads 
8.  Before  yo u remov e th e jum per  ca bles, 
swi tch  off the  headli ghts  ( if th ey  are 
on). 
9.  Turn  on  the  hea te r  blower  and rea r 
w ind ow  defro ster  in  the  ve hicle wi th  th e 
d isc ha rged  battery . Thi s help s m inim iz e 
v oltag e peaks  w hich  are  ge ner ated  when 
t h e  le ad s are  disco nnect ed. 
10 . W hen  th e engin e  is  ru nnin g, d isco n
nect  the jumper  cable  in  reve rse  order  a s 
desc ribed  above. 
Con nect  th e battery  clamps  so the y ha ve  good 
metal- to- meta l co ntact  w ith the battery  termi
na ls. 
If  th e eng ine does  not start , turn  off th e s tarter 
afte r about  10  seco nds and  try aga in  afce r  ab out 
30 seco nds. 
WARNING 
S to p! B efore  wo rking in the  engine  comp art 
ment,  al ways read  and  he ed  all  WAR NIN GS 
34 . The  engin e compartment  of  any 
motor  v ehicl e is a pote ntially dan gero us  area 
and  ca n ca use se rious  per sonal  inju ry. 
WARNING 
Improp er  u se of jum per  ca bles  w hen jump 
s tarting  a ve hicl e with a dead  can ca use  a  bat 
tery  to exp lode leading  to  seriou s perso nal  i n
jury.  To  help  reduce  the risk  of  batt ery  exp lo-
s ion: 
What do  I do  now?  85  

then be  towe d w ith  all  w hee ls  rai sed.  The ve hicle 
s h ould  be  m ove d with  a  car 
45  .. 
Usin g  th e  ve hicle  jack lift  the vehi cle 72 . 
To p reve nt damage  to  the un derbo dy of  the ve
hicl e when  lifting th e vehicl e, rubber  pads  must 
be  used. 
B efo re  driv ing o nto a  flo or jack.  yo u  mu st  chec k 
make  s ure that  there is  enou gh  clea rance  be 
tw een low of the  vehicle  and  the floor  jack. 
WARNING 
Improp erl y your  vehicl e with  a  floor 
ja ck  can  cause the  fl oor 
j ac k and  cause  seriou s perso nal  inju ry: 
Booklet  3.2 Tips and  Advice 
WARNING  (continued) 
• Always  lift  your vehicle  on ly  at  th e des ig
nated  lift  point s shown  in  the  illu strations. 
•  Neve r allo w anyone  to sta y in  the ve hicle 
when  it is  bein g lif ted or  when  it  is 
the 
ground. 
•  Not  u sin g the des ig nated  lift point s can 
ca use  the vehicle  to  fall 
the floor  j ack when 
hea vy part s such  as  the  en gine  or  tran smi s
s ion  are  rem oved. 
•  If yo u must  work  under  a  veh icle rai sed  on 
a  floor  j ack, alway s mak e  sure  that  the  vehicle 
i s sa fely supp orted  on safety  stands  int end ed 
for  that  purpose that  arc strong  e nough  to 
s upport  th e we ight  of  the ve hicle. 
• 
mak e sure th at th e weight  of th e ve
hicl e is  not  h eav ier  than  th e liftin g capac ity  of 
th e floor  jack  bein g used. 
•  Never  start  the  engine when  you  have 
rai sed  th e vehicle on  the floor  jack.  The  engin e 
v ibration s and  vehicle  move ment s co uld 
knock  the  vehicle 
the floor  jac k. 
Note 
•  Lifting yo ur vehicle  at  any  point s oth er  than 
th e de signated  lifting  po int s c an  cause  se rious 
damage 
th e veh icle. 
•  When  drivi ng  yo ur  vehicle  on 
10 hoist, m ake there is  suffici ent  cl earanc e betwee n 
th e ho is t a nd  bot1om  of the 
What  do  I do  now?  89  

Booklet 3.2 Tips and  Advice 
your vehicle  ou tside th e con
tin ent al limits  of the Unit ed  States  o r Ca nada, 
th ere  is  the  p ossibilit y th at: 
•  Unleaded  fuel s for  veh icles  w ith cata lyt ic 
co nvert er may  not be  availabl e;  • 
may 
have  a  co nsid erab ly  low er  octa ne 
rating . Improp er  fuel may  cause  engine damage; 
•  Service  may  be  inad equ ate  due to  lack  of 
prop er  service  facilit ies,  tools  or  test ing  equip 
n1en t; 
• parts  may not  be  readil y avail
abl e. 
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possible  after  model  introduction. 
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