Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Chassis
The unde rbody of the v eh icle is coated to help p rotect it from corrosion and
damage.
The und ercoat in g co uld be damag ed d uring
n ormal use. We recommend 1h a1 1h e und er
coali ng on th e ve hicl e and 1h e prot ec1ive c oat
in gs o n 1he s usp ension be inspec 1e d . a nd re
pa ired if necessary, befo re and afte r 1h c wint er
seaso n.
R ep a ir wor k and ad
s h ou ld be carr ied o ul o nly by an aulhori zcd
V o lk swagen d ealer or qualified workshop.
Cleaning the engine compartment
WARNING
The exhaust sys le m ge ts very hot w hen th e ve
hi cle is dri ven and can ca use fire res ultin g in
se riou s perso nal inju ry.
• Never a pply additi onal und ercoa ting or
ru st proo fing o n or near the ex haust m ani fold,
ex haust pip es, cata ly ti c co nverter o r lhe hea t
Be especia lly ca refu l when cleaning the engine compartm ent!
Anti -c o rrosion tr eatment
The e ngin e compar1m en 1 i s 1r ea 1e d at the fa c
tor y to help preve nl corro sio n 34.
Good corro sion prole clion i s pa rlicula rly imp or
lant in 1he win ie r whe re roa d salt is use d. To pre
ve nt salt dama ge, th e entir e en gin e co mpa rt
m ent sh oul d be th oro ugh ly cleaned before and
after the sa lting p eriod.
Y our auth oriz e d Vol kswagen dea ler h as the
ri gh t cl eaners and pr eserv a tives a nd th e neces
sary e quipm en t to apply 1h cm correc 1ly. \Ve rec
o m mend havi ng
wor k perfo rmed b y an au
t h o riz ed Vo lkswage n dea le r.
Co rros io n pro tec tio n is usuall y remove d when
t h e e ngi ne co mpar1m cn 1 is cl ea ned with grease
s o lve nts . W hen eve r
engin e is clean ed , mak e
s u re that corros ion pro1 ec1io n is app lied 10 all
s urface s, sea ms, jo inl s an d co mponents in 1h e
e n g in e compa r1m en1.
22 Cl eaning and prot ection
WARNING
T he eng ine c omp artm ent of a ny mo tor ve hicle
i s a po te nti ally dangero us area a nd ca n ca use
se rious perso nal inju ry.
• Always read and h eed a ll WA RN IN GS
34 be fore wor king in th e e ngin e co m
pa rlm ent .
c£> For the sake of en v ir o nm ent
Fuel. grease an d oil d epo sit s can run off
th e e ngin e is wash ed. Th e po llu1 ed was te mu st pass throu gh an oil sepa rator befo re di s
po sal. H ave th e e ng in e clean ed only by an au
t h ori ze d V olk sw agen de aler or other qua li fied
wo rksh op that has the nec ess ary e qui pmen1 10
prot ect th e
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Engine oil consumption
I n ord er to provide effective lubri cation and
cooling of int ern al eng ine compo nents, all in
t e rnal combu stion engines use a ce rtain amount
of oil. Oil co nsumpti on varies from en gi ne
to en
gine and may change significantly over the life of
th e e ngine. T ypicall y engin es whi ch have a
break -in period, us e mor e oi l during the break
in pe riod than they do after the break-in period,
wh en oil consumption has stabilized.
Vo lksw age n recommend s that you use the ty p e
of oil that m eets th e s pec ifica tion s described
=:p age 37 ,
oil sp eci fica tion s".
Und er norm al cond ition s, the rate of oil con
s umpti on d ep ends on the qua lity of the o il as
w ell as it s viscos ity, the
(revolu tions per
minut e) at w hich the en gin e is operated, the
outside te mperature. the ro ad conditions as we ll
as the amount of oil di lution by co nden sa tio n
wa ter or fuel residu e and
th e ox idati on level
of the o il. As engines o il co nsumption incr ease ove r time until r epla cement of wo rn
eng ine parts may become ne cessary.
of a ll of th ese vn riabl es, it is not p ossible to sp ecify standnrd or rate o f oil con
s umpti on. For that re ason, urge you to ch eck
the oil level in yo ur en g in e a t regu la r int erval s,
pr efe rabl y every time yo u re fu el, a nd alwa ys be
fore going on
long trip.
The oi l pre ssure light i s not an indicator of low
e n g ine oil level. If the warnin g light doe s not go
out or flashes while drivin g (above 1500 e ngin e
a buzzer will so und. It indicates that the
o il pr essure is too low . Stop the engine imm edi-
38 Checking and Filling
ate ly, check th e engine oil leve l and add oil if
n ecessa ry. If th e eng ine oil l eve l is no rmal, but
th e light continu es to flash, do not continu e to
operate the ve hicl e. Engine dama ge ma y occ ur.
If yo u believe your engine u ses excess ive
amount s of oil, we reco mme nd that you co nsult
yo ur
Volkswagen d ea le r so that th e
ca use of conce rn can b e prop erl y diag
n ose d. Keep in mind t hat th e acc urate m easure
m ent of nil consumpti on require s great car e and
ma y ta ke so me tim e. Yo ur Vo lkswagen deale r h as
in stru cti ons ho w
meas ure o il co nsumpti on
nccurately.
WARNING
S top ! Before working in the engi ne co mpart
ment, a lways read and heed all WARN INGS
34. T he engine compar tment of a ny
m oto r ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous area
an d ca n ca use s eriou s personal injury.
Note
• The engin e in your vehicl e dep en ds on o il to
lub ricate and cool all of its mo vin g parts . Th ere
fo re th e e ngin e oi l mu st be ch ec ked reg ularly
and k ept at th e req uir ed l evel.
• Make it a habit to have the e ngin e n il leve l
c h ec ke d eve ry tim e you refuel.
• Lack of eng in e o il ma y caus e seve re engine
d amag e.
• The
pressure warni ng ligh t is not oil
l eve l indi cato r. ._
