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first read and no te the introductory informatio n an d heed th e WARNINGS on page
Safe ty belt s for the rear seats and the fro nt
crash .
W hen
ever a child res traint is in stalled wi th a sa fe ty
b elt , the safe ty be lt must be loc ked so that b elt webbin g cannot unreel. The sw itc hable lock ing feature lets yo u l ock the belt so that a chil d strain t can be properly in stalle d and, for example, so th a t it ca nnot tip to th e si de w hen the ve hicle goes around a corner.
on the front
s eal
A lways carefull y fo llow the c hild res tra in t factu rer's instruct ions when insta llin g a c hild str ain t in your ve hicl e. B efo re trying to a
c hild restr aint on the fro nt passenger seat, be sure
t o follow th e specia l instructio ns and heed th e WARNINGS below. To activa te the s witc h abl e
lock in g feature:
the chil d restraint on
in exce ptiona l c ircu mstances, you must
senger seat so that availa b le safe ty belt length is
s u ffici ent to properly install the child restraint. Make su re the backrest is in the upright p osition.
Always
Mo ve the fron t passenger seat to the high est posit io n in th e seat's up and down adjustment ra nge and m ake sure th e backres t is in the upright
posit io n.
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
positi on in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustment
B efo re drivin g
ra nge . and as far away fro m the ai rbag as possib le,
b e fore installing th e fonvar d-facing child restraint.
I f a te ther stra p is bein g used to t ie t he ch ild
t h e safety belt upper anchorage for the rear
o utboar d seatin g positi on to the hi ghest ment position.
R o ute the safety be lt around or through the
c hild res traint using th e proper p ath fo r the safe ty
b elt as specified by th e chil d res traint turer.
M ak e sure that the re d r ele ase button faces
away from the chil d res train t so th a t it can b e buckle d quick ly.
Remove all slack fro m the la p belt po rtion of the safety belt and ho ld it tightly against the chi ld
rest rai nt.
th e child restra in t down wit h your full
weight t o make su re that th e child restrai nt w ill be properly in stalled w ith the safety belt re all y tig ht.
Activating the switchable locking feature
pull the sh o uld er be lt portio n of th e
sa fety belt the way out of the retractor.
W hil e keep ing your weigh t o n the child strain! , guide th e sh o ulder belt portio n of th e
s a fety belt back into the retractor until th e belt lies flat a nd is tig htened aga inst the chil d restraint.
You sh o uld hea r a noise as th e belt
w inds back in to the in ert ia reel o f th e safety belt tractor. Test the sw itch a bl e lock ing feature by
pullin g on th e belt. s h o ul d no lo nge r be able to
pull the belt ou t of the retracto r. T he sw itc habl e
l ock ing feature is now active.
o n th e sa fe ty belt to make su re the safe ty
belt is prope rly fa stened a n d tight.
Check th e child res traint for p roper in stallatio n
by pullin g on th e c hild re straint at th e place where the ve hicle's safety belt goes into the ch ild straint. The child restrai nt sh ou ld no t m ove ward or sideways by more than a bout one in ch (2.5 e m).
After ch eck ing to make su re that th e chil d

first r ead and not e th e introdu cto ry in fo rmati on and heed th e on page 262.
wip er b lades have a g raphit e
coating. Th e gra phit e coating le ts th e w ip er b la d es
g lid e smoothl y over the w ind shi eld.lfthis coating
i s worn or d am age d, the w ipers m ay grab or squ eak.
wip er bla d es regularly. Wiper blades that grab and squeak m ust b e re placed if worn or
Replace wo m or damaged wip er b lades ate ly. R ep lac em ent may be purch ased fro m
a ny authorize d Se rv ic e Faci lity
Lifting and windshield wiper arms
W he n lift in g o r re plac ing a w iper b la d e o n grip it onl y b y its m ounting and not by
th e blad e itself.
For windshi eld wipe rs p lease note: M ove the
w ip er a rm s in to th e serv ice pos ition prior to lifting
th em awa y fro m the page 128.
Cleaning th e wiper blades
Lift and the wip er arm(s) awa y from the
w ind shi eld I rea r w indow.
Usin g a soft cloth, care full y re m ove dust a nd dirt fro m th e wiper bla d es.
clean th em
w ith a sp onge or
Changing the w ip er blades on th e windshi eld
Lift and th e wipe r arm(s ) awa y from th e
w in dsh ie ld I re a r w ind ow .
maintenanc e
Fig. 159 Changing the rear windo w wip e r b lades.
and h o ld th e re le a se 15 8 and th e w iper blade off in the direc tio n of th e
a rro w.
a
Lo we r th e arm b ack onto the w in d shield .
Changing the rear window w iper
Lift and tilt th e w iper a rm aw ay fro m the
w ind ow.
and ho ld t he re lease 1 5 9
W hile th e w iper b lade in the direc tio n of th e w ip e r !59 (arro w off th e
wip er blade in the dir ection of th e This
m ay require moderat ely
a new wiper bl ade o f th e same length and type onto th e w ip er a rm b y pu shin g in the pos ite dir ectio n of th e arrow ® until it l atc h es.
Th e w ip e r b lade must b e in the fo ld ed -aw ay
Low er th e arm bac k onto the rea r w indow.
Worn
or d ir ty wiper blades reduce visibilit y and increase the ri sk of accidents and se riou s so n al in jury.
Always change wip er blades if th ey are or if they cannot clea n the
Note
Damag ed or dirty w ip er blades can sc ra tch the window.
graphit e coating on th e
wiper blades.

Aggressive fluids and materials
can cause visible and invisibl e
tire
damage that can cause tire
blowouts .
Always keep chemicals, oils,
grease, fuels, braking fluids
and
other aggressive substances
away from tires.
read and note the introductory inform ation and heed the on page 276.
The desig n of the w heel b o lt s is matc h ed to the fac­
tor y-install ed wheels. If different wheels are in ­
s tall ed, wh
eel b o lts the ri ght length and bolt
head sh ap e must b e used. Thi s helps to e nsure that
w heels can b e m ounted securely and that the
brakes will work page
In mos t yo u cannot use w heel bolt s from diff erent ve hicl e. Even wheel rims from the same m od el m ay not properly.
Tires and w heel rim s approved by Volkswag en
h ave been matched precise ly to your ve hicl e
m od el and cont ribut e consid erabl y to good han­
dlin g and safe ve hicl e performance.
Tight ening
torque
bolt s must alway s be install ed with the co r­
rect tightenin g page The required
tight enin g torqu e for the wheel bolts is 88 ft-lb s Nm). After changing
torqu e wre n ch b y an authorize d Volksw age n
d eal er or a uthorized Volk swagen Facility.
Care, maintenance
Tires age even if they are not
being used and can fail suddenly,
especially
at high speeds,
causing loss
of vehicle control,
accidents,
and severe personal
injuries.
Tires that are more than 6
years old
can be used only in an
emergency and then only with
special care
and at low speed.
Wheel rims with bolted rim rings
run true and safe ly . Damage d wheel rim s must b e re­
to repair them yourself. Ha ve an authorized
Facility re pai r them for you
Wheel rims with bolted decorative covers
Ligh t-allo y wheels may have interc h angeable d ec­
o rativ e cove rs attac h ed t o th e rim with self-locki ng
screws. If yo u want to replace damaged wheel
cove rs. contact your authorize d Volkswa gen deale r or authorize d Volk swa gen Fac ilit y
improper or damaged wheel rim s can af­fect driving cause accidents and serious personal injury.
only wheel rim s approved for the ve­
hicl e.

a wheel : loosen ing wheel
info rmation and heed the on p age330.
Loose n
the wheel only with the lu g that supp1ied w ith the
Loosen th e w heel bolt s onl y about one tu rn befor e
liftin g th e
a w heel docs no t come loose, p ush the end of the lug wrench with your foot. Make sure you are s tanding firml y on the ground and hold on to the ve hicle fo r support.
loosening th e wheel bolts
th e lug wre nch over th e wheel fig. 182.
Holdin g th e lu g wre nch at the end, loosen the
wheel b y turnin g it counter-clockw ise about
loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
wheel with a wheel cover, the anti-th eft wheel must b e at fig. 183 the wheel cover canno t be
Take the adapte r for the a nti -th eft wheel b olt out o f the vehicle tool kit.
the adapter all the w ay ove r the anti-theft wheel b olt.
the lu g w re nch onto the adapte r until it
s to ps.
H olding the lu g w re n ch th e end, loosen the w heel bo lt by turning it count er-c lockw ise about comple te tu rn
information regarding wheel bolts
The des ign of rims and wheel different wheels are ins tall ed, wheel bolts with the right length and bolt head sh ape must be used. The attachment of the
w heels and fun ction of the brake syste m depen d on thi s.
from fe rent ve hicles of the same mod el.
Wheel bolt tightening torque
tightened bolts for steel a nd alloy w heel rims should have a to rqu e of88 ft lb s
Improperly tightened w heel bolts can co me
loose w hil e driving and cause you to lose control over the ve hicle, resulting in accidents and rious injuries.
Never u se differen t wheel bolt s.