
Booklet  3.2  Tips  and  Advice 
WARNING (continued) 
- Neve r wo rk near  heate rs,  wate r  heaters 
o f o th er open  flames. 
Always  have  an approved  fire  extin
g ui sh er  nearb y. 
•  To  avoid e lect rica l sho ck  and  per sonal in 
ju ry 
the engi ne  is running  or being 
s tarted: 
n ever  touch  ignition  cab les, 
- neve r touch  oth er  com ponen ts  of  the 
hi gh  vo ltage  e lectronic  ig nition sys tem , 
never  1oucl1  the gas  discharged  (Xenon) 
headli ght s w ir in g. 
Opening  the  engine  hood 
in  se riou s malfunctions  and  engine 
damage! 
<£> For  th e  sake  of  environment 
Service  fluid  leaks  are harmful  to  th e environ
me nt. Regularly  ch ec k th e ground  underneath 
yo ur  vehicl e. If  yo u find  spot s of  oil  or othe r 
fluids.  have  your veh icle c hec ke d b y you r autho
ri zed  Vo lkswage n dealer  or a  qualified 
wo rksh op. 
The  engine  hood  is  released from  inside the 
Fig . 3  Deta il  of  the  footwe ll: the  re lease  lever  far 
t h e engine  hood  is loca ted  in  the loa twell  an  ihe 
dr iver  side 
Before  you  open  the  engine hood,  make 
s u re  that  the  windshield  wiper  arm s are 
folded-up  against  the w indshie ld  so  that 
the  hood  will not  be  damag ed  when  the 
hood  is opened . 
Pull the  release  lev er underneath  the  in
s trum ent panel  in  the directio n of  the 
arrow 
3 . The  engine  hood  is rele ased 
from  its  latch  by  a spring 
36  Checking  and  Filling 
Fig. 4  Detail  of  the  radia to r grill : release  leve r fa r 
opening  the engine  hood 
Lift the engin e hood  up at  the  release 
l ever 
4 (arrow ) and  open  the  hood 
until  it is  he ld  up  by the  gas-filled  strut. 
WARN ING 
Stop! Before  working  in  the  engine  compart 
ment,  a lways  read and heed  a ll WARN INGS 
34.  The  engine  compartm ent  of any 
motor  vehicle  is a potentially  dangerous  area 
ca n cause  serious  p erso nal injury.  

Booklet  3.2  Tips  and  Advice 
Coolant 
Coolant specifications 
Coolant  is a of water at least  40% coolant  additive. 
The  cooling  s yst em  must  b e filled  with  a  mixtur e 
of a nd  at le ast 40 % of Vol kswag en additi ve G 12 or an  additi ve with  the  sp ec ifica
ti o n F  (purpl e in  colo r). 
T hi s mi xtur e gives  the necess ary  fro st p rotec tion 
do wn  to  -1 3°  F (-2 5°  C)  and  p rot ec ts  th e all oy 
part s of the  cooling  sy stem  again st  co rros ion. 
It also  pr ev ent s from  scalding  and  raises the 
boilin g po int  of  th e cool ant. 
Th e co nce ntrati on  of coo la nt  mu st 
b e  at 
l e a st 40 % eve n  if fr os t  p rotec tion  i s not  r e
quir ed . 
If  gre at er frost  protection  is  nee ded  in very co ld 
climat es. th e proportion  of th e antifree ze 
tive G 12 c an  b e in cre ase d.  H ow ev er,  th e per
ce ntag e o f coo la nt  addit ives  must  n ot exceed 
GO% , as  this 
re du ce  the  f rost p rotec tio n. It also  re du ce  the  coo lin g e ffec t. mi xture 
w ith coo lant  additi ve will  give  frost ti on 10 about C) . 
WARNING 
Coola nt is poi sonous! 
•  Always  keep the  coo la nt  in  its origin al con
t a in er  stored  in a  safe  place. 
•  To  reduce  the risk  of  poi sonin g, neve r  use 
em pty food  or bev erage  co ntainers  that  might 
mislead  someone  into  d rinkin g from  th em. 
WARNING  (continued) 
• Always  keep drain ed  coo lant  out th e 
r eac h of  ch ildren. 
•  The  coolant  additive 
G 12 must  be added  in 
s uffici ent quantiti es to give  enough  anti
fr eeze  protection  at  the  co ldest  temperatur es 
that  can  be expecte d where  the vehicle  will  be 
u sed. 
•  At ex treme ly  cold  temperat ures,  the 
coolant  could  fr eeze,  caus ing the  vehicl e to 
br eak  dow n. The  heater wou ld also  not  work 
and  vehicl e occupants  could  be without  pro
tection  at sub-free zin g temperatures! 
Note 
•  Oth er  additi ves  ma y give  co nsid erabl y inf e
ri or co rros io n  prot ection.  The  res ulting corro
s io n  in  th e  coo ling syste m  can  lead  to  a  lo ss  of 
c o ol ant , cau sing  seri ous 
to  the  en gine. 
•  The coo lant  additiv e  G 12  ( purpl e) can  be 
mi xed  w it h  th e ad diti ve  G  12  (p ink )  o r w ith  the 
ad ditive 
11.  G 12 c an  be  recog nize d in  the pans io n  t ank  b ecau se it  is purpl e. T he  coo lant 
G  L2 h as  bee n with di ffe re nt  coolant  to 
th e  o nes  nam ed  ab ove  if  th e fluid  in  th e 
sion  ta nk brown!  The  coolant  must b e 
chang ed  as  soo n as pos sib le  if th is  is  the  ca se ! Se
ri ous  fun cti onal pr oble m s 
en gin e co uld be  caused 
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Booklet  3.4  Premium  Sound  System 
Technical  description 
Anti-theft  protection 
T he  unit  is e lectro nica lly  locked  whenever  the 
power  source  is inte rrupted. 
It can  on ly  be  re
turned  to working  condition  by enteri ng  th e  cor
rec t cod e number. 
Frequ ency  rang es 
F M  and  AM. 
Band  selection 
Mome ntary-co ntact  butto ns 
Displays 
Fre quenc y, band,  b ass, bala n ce,  treb le,  middle 
freq ue ncies,  preset  button,  CD  functions , 
functions. 
Illumination 
The  control s and  d isp lay  are  illum inated  glar e
fr ee  from  the  interior  (nig ht dri vin g des ign) 
maximum  brightn ess when  drivi ng  lig h ts a re  off. 
When  the dr ivi ng  lig hts are  on,  the  intensity  is 
co ntr olled  toget11er  with  th e in strument  panel 
i nte nsit y. 
Station  selectio n 
In  th e  rad io  m ode,  t he  unit  automa tica lly  plays 
th e la st  sta tion  selecte d whe n the  unit  was 
turn ed off  (las t sta tion  memo ry). 
Soft  Clipping•  I f  th e volu me is  se t to  maximum,  you m ay  notice 
that  the rad io outp ut 
will be come  distorted . The 
So ft Clippin g fun ction  detec ts  t his di stort ion 
and  will  au tomat ica lly  adj ust 
vo lum e  to pro
v id e th e m ost  dist orti on  free output. 
36 Radio I CD 
Radio 
A utom atic  and  manu al !linin g.  Six sta tion 
p rese t buttons  each for  FM !,  FM2, FM  AUTO. 
AMI,  AM A UTO, SAT!,  SAT2  and SAT3 . Ma nual 
t unin g is  poss ible in 
directions.  Micropro
cesor-controlled  stabiliza tion  of  sta tion  fr e
quencies  (PLL quartz  tuning) . 
E xternal  CD  changer• 
Remote  contro lled  via  radio  sou nd sys te m  uni t. 
C han ge r ma gaz ine  for 6  CDs w ith moto r-dri ven 
eje ction,  6 CD  selec tion  button s. Mix  mod e, au
t omat ic  track  scan 
I seek. 
Sound  reproduction 
S te reo  ( rad io, sate llite  radio, 
ad justa ble 
t r eble  control,  ba ss  co ntrol, middl e frequ en cies, 
fader  control  and  ba la n ce  co ntrol  integra te d  in 
th e  ra dio,  multipl e spe ake r sys te m . 
Max.  power  output 
4 x  20 Watt  (maximum). 
Options 
Externa l CD  ch ange r.  Add itiona l informa tion  o n 
th ese  options  is  ava ilab le  from  auth ori zed 
VOLKSWAGEN  dealers. 
Int erference  suppression 
Th e automatic  interference  supp ressio n  cir
cu itry  integ rated  in  th e unit  eliminates  mos t 
outside  interfere nce  in th e  FM  band . 
Specia lly  tun ed interferenc e  suppressors  e lim i
n ate  nea rly a ll int erf erence  puls es  from  t he  en
g ine  and  other  part s of th e elect rical  system  su ch 
as  the heater  blower,  w in dshie ld  wipers  and ra 
d ia tor  fan .