
® Booklet 0.1  General  Index 
Engine oil  3.2: 37 
Adding  3.2: 40  Additives  3.2: 40 
Checking  level  3.2: 39 
Consumption  3.2:  38 
D iesel  eng ine 3.2: 41 
D ipstick  3.2: 39 
Grades  3.2: 38 
How  do I know  how  much  oil my  engine  is 
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38 
Identifi cation  symbol  3.2: 39 
Oil c hange  3.2: 42 
Specificatio ns 3 .2:  37 
Specifications  Diesel  engine  3.2: 37, 41 
S p ecifications  gasoline engine  3.2: 37 
Wha t kind of  engine  oil shou ld  I put  in my 
ve hicle? 3.2: 37 
When  should  I  check  the  eng ine oil  leve l? 
3.2:  38 
Where  is  the  oil dipstick  3.2: 39 
Engine 
pr essure 
Warning  light 3. 
l: 11,  25 
Environ ment 
Avoid ing  pollution  3.2: 18, 31 
C leaning  the  engine  comp artm ent  3.2: 22 
Driving  economicall y 3.2: 14 
Vehicle  care  products 3.2: 16 
Env ironm ental  information 
Fuel  economy  3.1: 6 
Env ironmental  tip 
Fue l economy  3.1: 77 
ESP 3.1: 9 1,  3.2: 5 
Eve nt  Da ta  Recorde r 3.2: 6 
Examples  of im proper  seating  position s 2.1: 
8 
Exha ust warni ng  ligh t 
Warning  light 3.1: 22 
Exte nder for the  safety  belts 2. 1:  22 
Exte rnal ae rial  3.2: 29 
F 
Fabric  trim 
C leani ng 3.2:  23 
Fa ste nin g 
Boo ste r  se ats 2. 1: 59 
Co nver tibl e child  seats 2.1: 57 
Infant  seats 2.1:  56 
Safety  belt extender  2.1:  23 
Safety  belts 2.1:  19 
6  Alphabetical  index 
First-aid  kit  3.1: 74 
Floor  mats 2.1:  9 
F o g  lights  3.1: 46 
Foo t brake 
Warn ing lig ht 3.1: 30 
Front  airbag  system  2.1:  31 
Airbag  deployment  zone  2.1:  37 
T he basic s 2.1: 31 
Fro nt airbag s 
De scription  2.1: 31 
Front  center armrest  3.1: 70 
Fro nt passe nger  seat backr est 
Fo ld ing  forward  3. 1: 61 
Front  seats  3.1: 60  Electrical  adjustable  3.1: 62 
Manual  adjustable  3.1: 60 
Fronta l collision s an d  the  laws of  physics  2.1: 
15 
fu el  filler  cap 
Warning  light 3.1: 29 
Fue l ga uge 
D isplay  3.1: 7 
Fuel  level  3.1: 7 
Fue l reserve 
Warning  light  3.1: 26 
Wa rnin g mes sage  3.1: 11 
Fuel  tank  3.1: 7 
Fuse  box 3.2:  79 
Fuses 3.2:  77 
G 
Garage  door  opener  3.1 : 44 
Gaske ts 3 .2:  20 
Gaso line  3.2 : 32 
Blend s 3.2: 32 
Co ntainin g alco hol 3.2: 32 
Oc tan e rating  3.2: 32 
Petro l 3.2: 32 
Premi um 3.2:  32 
Regular  3.2:  32 
Unleaded  3.2:  32 
What  if!  purchase  poor  qu al ity fuel?  3.2: 
32 
W hat  wo uld happen  i f I pu t leaded  gaso
l in e i n m y car? 3.2: 32 
W inter  or summ er  lips  3.2:  32 
Gaso line  additives  3.2:  33 
Genera l illu strati on 3.1: 3  

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  

Technical  data 
2.SL  gasoline  engine 
Fig . 2  Eng ine  compor tme nt  ov erv iew 
Max imum  ou tput  SAE n et 
Ma ximum  torque  SAE net 
No.  o f cy lin ders 
Di spla cement 
S troke 
Bo re 
Co mp ress io n  ratio 
Fue l 
Booklet 3.3 Technical  Data 
E ngin e  co olant  expan sion  tank 
W ind sh ie ld  was her  fluid  container 
Engi ne  o il dip stic k 
E ng in e  o il fille r 
fluid  re servoir 
Vehicle  batt ery 
Fuse  box 
Deta ils o n  h ow  to  connect jump er  cab les  to th e 
p os itive(+)  and neg ative(-)  ter minal  or on  how 
to  ch eck an d to p u p serv ice  fluid s for th e co mpo
n ent s listed  abo ve  are  provided  in 
3 .2 
"T ips and  Advice." 
Furth er  exp lanat ions,  tip s and  restr ic tions  o n 
th e tec hni cal  data 
2,  "What  you n eed  to 
know ". 
Engine  data 
1 50 
a t 5,000  rpm 
228  Nm  at  3,750  rpm 
I 168  ft. lb s. at  3,750  rpm 
5 
in3 I 
2,480  cm3 
3.6 5  in I 92.8 mm 
3 .25  in 
I 82.5  mm 
9.5: 1 
P re mium 
Th e co rr ect  grad e of  f uel  for your  vehicle  is  sh ow n on  a sticker  on th e  in sid e  of  the fu el fill er fl ap. 
Fo r m ax imum  eng in e perfo rm an ce,  unlea ded  Pre m ium  i s rec omm end ed 
3.2  "Tips  and 
Ad vic e ", c hapte r  "C hec kin g and  Filli ng.'' 
Capacitie s 
Fue l tank  14.5  ga l. 
I 55liters 
( He serve,  i nclu ded in  fu el t ank  capacit y)  (1. 9 gal.  / 7.0 lit ers) 
W ind shi eld  was her  flu id  co ntain er  app rox. 
qts. I 3. 0 lit ers 
W ind shi eld  was he r fluid  conta in er 
appro x. 5.2  qts. 
I 5.0 lit ers 
(w ith  hea dli gh t was her) 
Technical  data  5