
® Booklet 0.1  General  Index 
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83 
Upho ls tery 
Pr ess ure  marks  2.1: 67 
V 
Veh. sta tus  3.1:  15 
Veh icle 
Lift ing 3.2: 89 
Ve hicle  battery  3.2 : 49 
Ve hicle  care 
Exterior  3.2: 17 
Ve hicle  care  products 3 .2:  16 
Vehicle  contro l module s 3.2:  6 
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1:  24 
Ve hicle  phon e 3.2: 29 
Ve hicle  sta tu s 3.1:  15 
Ve hicle  tool  kit  3.2: 67 
Ven tilati on  slots  2.1:  11 
V olk swagen  Service  Rep air  Manuals  3.2:  91 
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Warning  light 
E lectro nic Power  Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1:  23 
Warning  li gh ts  3.1: 20 
Emergency  flasher  3.1 : 48 
P ASS EN GER AIR  BAG OFF 2. 1: 39 
Sa fety  bel ts 2.1:  14 
Turn  signals 3 .1: 49 
Warn ing texts  in  the dis pl ay  3.1: 11 
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74 
War ranty cove rages  3.2:  15 
Wa sh er  fluid  3.2: 45 
Wa shin g by  hand  3.2 : 17 
Was hing the  vehicle 3.2: 1 7 
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners  3 .2 : 18 
Waxing  How  often  sh o uld  I wax  my car? 3.2:  19 
Wear  indicator  3.2: 59 
What  does  it  m ean  w hen  I fee l a  sli ght  vibra
ti on  on  the bra ke  pedal?  3.2:  3 
What  hap pens  if  yo u do  not wea r your  safety 
belt ? 2.1: 16 
W hat  happen s if  you  wea r yo ur  safety  belt  too 
l oose?  2.1: 20 
W hat  happe ns  to  occu pants  not wear ing 
sa fety 
2. 1: 16 
12  Alphabetical  inde x 
What if I p urch ase  poor  quality  f uel? 3 .2:  32 
W hat  impair s driv ing  safety?  2.1: 3 
Wha t is  LATCH? 2 .1: 64 
What  is  the  correct  brake  fluid leve l?.  3.2 : 47 
What  is the  right  way 
to brea k-in  my  vehicle? 
3.2:7 
What  kind  of  brake fluid sho uld I use?  3.2: 48 
What  kind  of engine  oil  sh ou ld  I  put  in  my  ve
hi cle? 3.2: 37 
What  should I do  af ter  ch an ging a whee l? 3.2: 
57,  74 
W hat  s hould  I  do after  replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 : 
57 
What  sh ould  I  do if I want  to add  an  accessory 
to  my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27 
W hat  should  I do  if I  want  to  modify  my  vehi
cle?  3.2:  28 
What  sh ould  I do  if  I want  to  repair  my ve hi
cle?  3.2: 28 
What  sho uld I do  if  the  brake  warning  light 
comes  on? 3.2: 47 
Wha t types  ofCRS  a nchor s are  availab le and 
how  are they  related  to child  safety? 2. 1: 
64 
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put  lead ed  gaso line 
in  my ca r? 3.2:  32 
What  you m ust  do after  reconnec t th e batt ery 
3.2: 49 
What  you  should  know when  driving  with 
chi ld ren? 2.1:  51 
Whee l b olt  caps  3.2:  69 
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71 
To rque  3.2:  66 
W heel  c hangin g 3.2:  68 
Wheel s 3.2:  51 
When  can  yo ur vehicl e not  be  towed?  3.2: 88 
When  must  a  safety  belt  be  re pl ace d? 2.1: 17 
When  must  the  airbag  system be  in spected? 
2 .1:  39 
When  parking  on  slopes  3.1 : 10 5 
When  sh ou ld  I adju st  the  tire pressures?  3.2 : 
57 
W hen  sho uld I ch eck  the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 : 
38 
W hen  should  I  check the tire  press ures?  3.2: 
57 
W hen  sh ou ld I re fuel  the tank  of  the ve hicle? 
3 .1: 7  

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 
elate and  Volkswag en  Dea le r  stam p 
Warranty  Voucher  9  

Booklet  1.1  Maintenance 
Service at  60,000  miles (96,000  km) - ALL MODELS 
•  Engi ne:  Change  o il and  oil  filter 
•  En gin e:  Chec k for  le ak s 
•  Exhau s1 sys te m:  Check  for damag e and  leaks 
•  Spark  plug s: H ep lace  (2 .0L  TFSI  only) 
•  Wa te r  se paral or: Drain  wate r  (TOI  engine 
on ly) 
•  Fuel 
He p lace  (TOI engi ne  on ly) 
•  Ba1t ery:  Check 
•  Doo r check  s1raps:  Lubricate 
•  Dust  and  p ollen 
(where  applicabl e): Re
pl ace 
•  Coo ling syste m: Chec k coola111  leve l:  add  if 
n ecessary 
•  Wind shie ld wa sh er:  C heck fluid  leve l;  add  if 
n ecess ary 
•  Auto matic shift  lo ck:  Chec k op era1 io n  in
clud ing 
sw itch 
•  Automat ic  tra nsmi ssio n:  Check  fo r le ak s 
•  Manual  tran smi ssio n:  Chec k oil  leve l; add  if 
n ecess ary; check  for le aks 
•  Tim ing 
Check  conditi on  (4 cy linder  gas
o lin e en gin e o nly) 
•  Aut omatic  lrnn smi ssio n  fina l dri ve: C heck 
fluid  l evel and  for  lea ks 
•  Whee ls : R o 1a 1e  from  fronl  to  rear 
Next  Service: 
Dat e: ....... ... .............  . 
Mil es/km:  ....... .... ... ....  . 
w hi chever  occurs  first 
14  Warranty  Voucher 
•  Tires/spar e whee l: Check condition  and 
pressure 
•  Brak e sys te m:  Check  fo r damag e/l eak s. brake 
pa d  1hickn ess and  brak e fluid  leve l 
•  Drive s haf1s:  Chec k b oots 
•  On- Board  diagnoslic 
Chec k fault 
m emory ; purge  if necess ary 
•  Roo f fram e: C lean 
lu bricaie 
•  Fron ! ax le : Check  dusl  se al  on  ba ll join 
and 
t ie  rods:  ch eck  tie  rods 
•  Head lighi s: Ad jus1 
•  Rea r spoil er: Lubri cate  (New 
onl y) 
•  Airbag  syslem:  Visual check  every  12 
rega rdless  of mileage  (kilometers ) 
•  Road  t est: Check kickdown , braking. 
h ea ling  and  venl ilation, a ir  cond i
tioning , pow er ac cessor ies  and  ele ctri ca l sys
t e ms 
•  12V  start er and  auxiliary  balle ry : c heck 
( where  app lica ble) 
•  Tires: C hec k !read  depth,  adju sl  lir e pr ess ure 
if  necessa ry . 
•  Tire pr ess ure monilOring 
se nsor s: 
C he ck b alt ery  ch arge.  repla ce whee l e lec ironi cs 
and  a luminum  va lv e  if  necessary  (where  app li
cab le). 
Today' s 
and Volk swagen  D ealer  stamp  

Booklet  1.1  M aint enanc e 
Service at  70,000  miles  (112,000 km) ALL MODELS 
• Engine:  Change  oil an d oil  filter 
• 
separator:  D ra in  wate r (TO I en g in e 
on ly) 
•  Win dshi eld was her: C hec k flu id  le ve l,  add  if 
nec essary 
•  Automat ic  shi ft  lock: Check  operatio n  in 
cl ud ing  pa rk/n eu tra l p osi tion  sw itch 
•  Brake  sys te m : C hec k fo r damage /leaks, brake 
p ad  thick ness,  brak e fluid  l eve l 
•  Whee ls :  n ota te from  fr on t t o  rear 
Nex t Serv ice: 
Da te:  .... .................... 
M iles/ km:  ... .... ... .. ....... 
wh ic h ever  occ urs fir st  • 
s
p o iler : Lu br icate  (New  Beetle  only) 
•  Airbag  system:  Visua l ch eck  every  12  m onth s 
r eg ard less  of m ileag e (kilo m ete rs) 
•  12V s tarter  an d aux iliary ba ttery : ch ec k 
(w here a ppli cable) 
•  Tire s: C heck  tread  d ep th , a dju st  tire  pressure 
i f  n ecessa ry. 
•  Tire  pressure  monitor ing sys te m  senso rs: 
C heck  battery  ch arge,  re p lace  w hee l e lec tro nics 
a lumi num valve  if ne cess ary  (w here a ppli
c ab le). 
T oday's  date and  Vo lk swage n  Deal er 
Service at  75,000  mile s (120,000  km) Models  with  a  1.8T engine 
ONLY 
•  Eng ine:  Change  o il an d  oil fi lter 
Nex t Serv ice: 
Date:  ......... ............. .. 
Mi les/k m: .. .... ........ ..... 
wh ic h ev er o ccur s fir st 
Today's  dat e and  Volksw age n Dealer  stam p 
16  Warranty  V oucher  

Booklet 3.1  Control s and  Equipment 
• Wh en  th e ve hicle  is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at 
ve ry  lo w  sp ee ds,  the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay 
b e  sli ghtl y hi gher th an  th e actua l o ut side  te m -as res ult  of th e heat  r adi ate d  fr om  th e 
Applies  to  vehicles : With  Highline  o r Midline  instrument  cluster 
Warning  or  information  te xt  in the  disp lay 
Malfun ction s are s hown  in  th e  di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd  warning  infor 
m ation  me ssages. 
Fig . 9  Warn ing  text  in the  display  of  a  Midline  in st rumen t cluster:  STO P Oi l pressure 
T he  sys te m  run s a c hec k on  ce rtai n co mpo nem s 
an d fun cti on s w hen  th e ig niti on  is sw itc hed  on 
an d whil e  the ve hicle is  m ov ing.  Fun ction al 111 al
f un cti on s are  indi cate d by sy mbols  w ith  warn 
in gs  a nd  in form ation  t exts  in  th e di sp lay.  An 
ac ou sti c  w arnin g is  give n  in  certain  cases.  The 
scree n  may vary  according to  th e ve rs ion  of th e 
in strum ent  cluste r  yo ur  vehicle  has. 
Warning  symbo ls 
Th ere  ar e re d  warnin g sy111bols  (p riority  I)  and 
ye llo w  warnin g sy mb ols  ( prior ity  2). 
E xamp les  of  priority 
1 wa rning s (red) 
•  Bra ke sys te m  symb ol 
or wi th  th e 
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's  manual! 
•  Coo lant  symbol 
with  the w arnin g STOP  Check  coolant!  Owner's  manual! 
•  En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol 
't=:r: with  the 
w arnin g text  STOP  Oil pressure  engine off! 
Owner's  manual!. 
If  one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g 
li g ht  will  flas h or  lig h t u p  and  will  be  acco 111pa
ni ecl b y three  acoustic  warning s. This is a  clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull  off th e  roa d where  it  is sa fe 
a nd  sw itch  off  the  e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct 
your  auth ori zed  Vo lkswagen  dea ler  or a  q uali
fi ed  wo rks hop  imm edia te ly  and  h ave the m al
fun ctio n  r epa ired . 
I f  severa l priorit y 
wa rnin gs are  detec ted  at th e 
sa me tim e, the  symb ols  w ill  ap pe ar  one  aft er  th e 
o th er  fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at  a tim e. 
a se t 
ti 111e , th e  in fo rm ati on  tex t wi ll disap pear,  how
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill  app ear  in th e  dis pl ay  a nd 
s tay  on  as  a  re 111ind er for yo u to  have  the m al
f un cti on  r epai red. 
lo ng  as pri or ity  I wa rnin g is  sh own  in  the 
di sp lay, yo u will  not be  abl e to  see  an y o ther 
m en us 
7. 
Examples  of  priority  2 warnings  (yellow): 
•  Fu el sy mb ol  with  th e in fo rm ation  tex t 
Pl ease  refuel! 
•  Windshie ld  was her  flui d sy mb ol  with  th e 
i n fo rm atio n  tex t Top  up  wa sh  fluid!. 
• 
p ad  sy 111b ol  with  inform atio n  tex t 
Check  broke  pods! 
•  Imm obili zer sy mb ol  with  th e  info rmati on 
tex t Immobilizer  active! 
If  one  o f th ese  situ ations  occ urs, 
wa rnin g 
sy mb ol li ght s up,  an d  yo u wi ll hear  one  acou stic 
warning . C hec k th e c ause  as  soon as  poss ible. 
If  seve ral p riorit y 
wa rnin gs  arc  detec te d  at th e 
sa me tim e, th e  sy mb ols di spl aye d on e  aft er 
th e oth er  fo r ab out  2 seco nds at a  tim e. a 
se t tim e, th e  inf ormati on  te xt  w ill  disa ppe ar, 
ho weve r the symb ol w ill  app ear at  the sid e  of th e 
di sp lay a nd stay  on 
a  re 111ind er  fo r yo u  t o 
c h eck  th e c ause  as  so on as  poss ible . 
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges  will  n ot be  sh ow n 
until  all  Priority  I warnin g m ess ages  have  bee n 
co rrec te d! 
Instrument  panel  11  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and Equipment 
If the  warning  light ligh ts  up  again  after  d rivi ng 
o n  for  a sh o rt  dis tan ce, stop  the vehicle  and 
swi tch  off  the engine. C onta ct an  authorized 
V olk swa gen  deal er or  a qualifi ed  wor ksh op. 
WARNING 
Stop!  Before  working  in the  engine  compart
ment,  always  read and heed  all  WARNINGS 
3.2 "Working  in the  engine  com 
partment. " The  engine compartment  of any 
motor  vehicle  is  a  pot entially  dangerou s area 
and  can  cause  serious  personal  injury. 
WARNING 
Hot steam  or coo lant  can  cause  serious  burns. 
•  Never  open the engine  hood  if  you  sec 
steam  or coo lant  escapi ng  from  the  engine 
compartment.  Always wa it until  you no longer 
sec or  hea r steam  or coo lant  escap ing from  the 
engi ne. 
•  Always  let  the  en gi ne to  cool down  com
pletely  before  carefully  open ing the  engine 
h ood.  Hot components  w ill burn  skin on co n
tact. 
•  When  the  engine  has cooled  down  and  you 
are  ready  to  open the  engine  hood: 
R emove  the  key  from the  ignition. 
Engine  oil  pressure 9=:7: 
WARNING  (continued) 
Apply  the  parking  brake  firmly  and put 
the  selector  in P (Park,  automatic  trans
mis sion)  or Neutral  (manual  transmis
s ion) . 
Keep c hildren  a nd oth ers  away  from  the 
vehicle. 
•  Never  reach into the  area  around  or  touch 
the  radiato r fan.  Contact  with  the  blades  can 
re sult  in serious  persona l injury. 
•  Alway s remember  that  the  radiator  fan  is 
temperature-contro lled  and  can  t urn on sud
den ly - even  when  the engine  has  been 
switched 
for  a longer  period  of  tim e and  the 
k ey  has  been  removed  from  the  ignition. 
•  Never  unscrew  the  coolant  expansio n tank 
ca p when  the engine  is hot. A hot  engine will 
h eat  the  coolant  and  put  it under  pressure . Re
moving  a ca p that  is under  pressure  can  result 
in  serious  personal  injury  and/or burns. 
•  Alw ays  protect  face, hands  and  arms  from 
h ot  escap ing coo lant  or steam  by cover ing the 
cap  w ith a large,  thick  rag. 
•  Turn  the cap  slowly  and  very  carefully  in a 
co unt er-clockwise  direction  while  applying 
light downward  pres sure  on  the  top of the  cap. 
•  Never  sp ill antifreeze  or  coo lant  on  the  ex
haust  system  or  hot engine  parts.  Under some 
co ndit ions,  the ethylene  g lyco l in  engine 
coo lant  can  catch  fire. 
This warning  symbol  indicat es that  the  en gin e oil pressure  is low. 
I f  thi s wa rning  symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee 
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and  ch ec k 
th e oi l leve l. Top  off  with  en gin e oil  if necessary 
3.2  "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r  "E n
g in e o il." 
The  follo win g inform ation  text is  disp la ye d: 
ST OP  Oil  p ressure  Engin e  off Owner 's manual!. 
If  th e sy mb ol fl as hes  eve n  though  the  oil l eve l is 
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive  on. D o  not le t th e engine 
idl e. Co nta ct a n  authori zed Vo lksw age n  d eale r 
or  a qua lified  wo rksh op . 
Tip s 
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol  is  not  an  oil 
l eve l ga uge.  Check  the o il leve l reg ularl y,  pre fe r
a bl y every  time you  get gas . 
Instrument  panel  25  

Booklet  3.2  Tips and  Advice 
Braking  power  and  braking  distance 
Braking  power  and  braking  distance  are influenced  by driving  situations and 
road 
Worn  brake  pads will  not  provide  good braking. 
The  amount  of wear  and  tear on  the brake pads 
depends  to  a great  extent  on  the cond itions 
und er which  the vehicle  is  opera ted  and  the way 
the  vehicle  is dr iven.  If you  do a lot  of city 
driv ing,  drive  short  distances  or  have  a  sporty 
driving  style,  we  reco mm end th at  you  have  the 
thickness  of your brake  pad s checked  by an  au
thor ized  Volkswagen  dea ler  more  frequently 
than  r ecommend ed in the  service  schedule. 
I f you  dr ive  witJ1  wet  brakes , for example  after  a 
dri ving through  water, 
heavy  rainfall  or 
after  washing  the  vehicle, brakin g power  will be 
reduced  and  sto pping  distances  w ill be  longer 
because  the brake  d iscs  will be  wet  or  in winter 
ma ybe  even  frozen 
the brakes  must  be  dried 
with  severa l ca reful brake  applications. 
Brake  fluid absorbs  water  and  must  be c hanged 
every  two years.  Heavy  use  of the  brakes  can 
cause  vapor lock  if the  brake  fl uid  is  too  old. 
Va por  lock  reduces  braking  power,  increases 
stopp ing distances  and  can  even cause  total 
brake  failure. 
WARNING 
•  New  tires  and  new brake  pads  do  not  pro
v id e maximum  grip, control  or  braking  abilit y. 
•  To  reduce the  risk  of losing  control,  a colli
s ion  and  se rious persona l injuries,  drive  with 
special  ca re for  the first 
350 mil es (560 km). 
•  New  brake  pads  do  not  have  the best  stop 
ping  power  for  the  first 
150 mil es (240 km) and 
must  be  broken in. You  can com pensate  for 
the  slightly  reduced  braking  ability by  drivin g 
w ith  care  and  applying  more  pressure  on the 
brak e pedal. 
•  Never  fo llow other  vehicle s too  close ly  or 
put  yourse lf into  other situ ations  that might 
r equ ire s udden , hard  brakin g especially  when 
th e brake  pads have  not  been  broken  in. 
WARNING 
Wet brake s or  brak es  coa ted ice  or  road 
sa lt react  slower  and  need  longer  stopping  dis
tanc es. 
•  Carefully  apply  brakes  for  a lest. 
•  Alwa ys dry  brake s and  clean  olT  ice coa t
ings  and  salt coa tings  with  a few  cautiou s 
brake  app lica tions. 
•  Always  read  and  hee d all 
in  "Break ing in  tir es and  brake  pads" on 
page  7. 
WARNING 
Overheated  brakes  will reduce  the  vehicle's 
s topping  power and increase  stoppin g di s
tances. 
•  Always  avoid  over hea tin g the  brakes! 
•  When  driving  downhill,  the brakes  have  to 
work  hard  and  hea t up  quickly . 
•  Before  driving  clown a  long, steep  hill, al
ways  red uce spee d and  downshift  to a lower 
gea r. This  will let  th e ve hicle use  engine 
braking  and  reduce  the load  on  the  brakes. 
•  Always  c han ge  the brake  fluid  at  least 
every  two  years.  Hard  braking  with  old  brake 
fluid  may cause  a va por  lock. Vapor  lock  re
duces  brakin g power,  increases  s topping dis
tan ces  and  can  even  ca use  to tal  brake  failure. 
•  A damaged  front  spoiler  or  new  non  stan
dard  spoile r  ca n reduce  the  airflo w to the 
brake s and  cause  them  to overheat. 
•  Always  sec  an  au thorized Vo lkswage n 
dealer  or  qualil1ed  workshop if yo u think  th at 
you  may  have  damaged  the  front  spoiler. 
•  Be sure  to read  and  heed  all WARNINGS 
and  the information  =-page  27, "Accessories 
and  part s"  before  buying  accessorie s. 
8  Driving  and  protecting  the  environment  

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. ._