2012 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER coolant temperature

A WARNING (Continued)
• Always allow the engine to cool down completely to avoid burns.
• Avoid raising your arms when removing the oil drain plug with your fingers to help prevent oil from running down your arm.
• Use a suitable container when draining the used oil. it must be at least large enough to hold the entire quantity of engine oil re-quired for refilling.
• Never store engine oil in empty food con-tainers, bottles or any other non-original con-tainers as people finding these containers may not know that they contain engine oil.
Coolant
o:::n Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Warning lamp and coolant temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Coolant specification . . . . . 360 Checking the coolant level and refilling coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Never carry out any work on the engine coolant system if you are not familiar with the requisite pro-cedures, or if you do not have access to the cor-rect tools, operating equipment and fluids &. The work should be carried out by a qualified work-shop if you are uncertain. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recommends using a Volkswagen Com-mercial Vehicles dealership for this purpose.
Serious injuries can be caused if work is carried out incorrectly.
Additional information and warnings:
• Towing a trailer 139
• Preparation for working in the engine compart-ment 350
• Accessories, modifications, repairs and renewal of parts =>page 394
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A WARNING (Continued)
• Engine oil is toxic and must be stored out of the reach of children.
r:Q:.. Before changing the engine oil, first find out W where old oil can be disposed of properly near you.
Used oil must be disposed of in accordance W with regulations governing the protection of the environment. Never dispose of old oil in loca-tions such as gardens, woods, sewerage systems, on streets and roads, or in rivers and waterways. A WARNING
Engine coolant is poisonous and can cause serious Injuries.
• Engine coolant should only be kept in sealed original containers In a safe place.
• Never store engine coolant In empty food containers, bottles or any other non-original containers as people finding these containers may then drink the engine coolant.
• The engine coolant must be stored out of the reach of children.
• Please note that the amount of correct coolant additive used must be sufficient for the lowest ambient temperature that you ex-pect the vehicle to be exposed to.
• Coolant can freeze at extremely cold out-side temperatures, causing the vehicle to break down. Vehicle occupants with Inade-quate winter clothing could then freeze to death as the heating will also no longer func-tion.
Coolant and coolant additives can pollute the W environment. Spilt service fluids must be col-lected then disposed of properly and in an environ-mentally responsible way.

Warning lamp and coolant temperature display
Fig. 276 In the instrument cluster: coolant temper-ature display with cold range @, normal range ® warning range @.
Needle posi-Lit up tion Possible cause =>Fig. 276
© Coolant temperature too Warning area high.
® Coolant level too low. Normal area
r-f"n First read and observe the introductory L,....J.:.lJ Information and safety warnings & on page 358.
In normal driving conditions, the needle will be in the middle section of the scale. The temperature may also rise when the engine is working hard, es-pecially at high ambient temperatures.
Several warning and indicator lamps will light up briefly as a functional check when the ignition is switched on. They will go out after a few seconds.
Solution
t Do not drive on! Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and when safe to do so. Stop the engine, let the engine cool down until the needle is back in the normal area. Check the coolant level =>page 361.
After the engine has cooled down, check the coolant level and refill engine coolant if the level is too low =>page 361. There is a fault if the coolant level is correct.
Fault in the coolant system. ·t Do not drive on! --Seek expert assistance.
--® Cold area --
Flashes Possible cause
Fault in the coolant system.
A WARNING
Failure to observe illuminated warning lamps and text messages can lead to your vehicle breaking down In traffic, and can cause acci-dent and serious injury.
• Always heed illuminated warning lamps and text messages.
Avoid high engine revs and heavy engine loads until the engine is warm.
Solution
Seek expert assistance.
A WARNING (Continued)
• Never ignore any illuminated warning lamps or text messages.
• Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and when safe to do so.
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Failure to observe illuminated indicator lamps and text messages can lead to your vehicle be-ing damaged. In the engine compartment I 359

Coolant specification
r-l"'n First read and observe the Introductory l..-J,::,U Information and safety warnings & on page 358.
The cooling system is filled at the factory with a mixture of specially prepared water and at least 40% coolant additive G 13 (fl-VW 774 J). The coolant additive is dyed purple. This mixture of wa-ter and coolant additive gives the necessary frost protection down to -2s•c (-13.F) and protects the alloy parts of the cooling system against corrosion. The mixture also prevents scaling and raises the boiling point of the coolant.
In order to protect the coolant system, the propor-tion of coolant additive must always be at least 40%, even if anti-freeze is not required in warm weather and warm climates.
If greater frost protection is required in very cold climates, the proportion of anti-freeze additive can be increased. However, the percentage of coolant additive should not exceed 60%, as this would re-duce the frost protection and the cooling effect.
When refilling the coolant, a mixture of distilled water and at least 40% coolant additive G 13 or G 12 plus-plus (TL-VW 774 G) (both of which are dyed purple) must be used in order to obtain the optimum corrosion protection =>(]). Mixing G 13 with the coolant additives G 12 plus (Tl-VW774 F), G 12 (dyed red) orG 11 (dyed blue-green) will significantly decrease the level of corro-sion protection and should therefore be avoided => A WARNING
Insufficient anti-freeze In the coolant system can cause the engine to break down and cause serious Injuries.
• Please note that the amount of correct coolant additive used must be sufficient for the lowest ambient temperature that you ex-pect the vehicle to be exposed to.
• Coolant can freeze at extremely cold out-side temperatures, causing the vehicle to break down. Vehicle occupants with Inade-quate winter clothing could then freeze to death as the heating will also no longer func-tion.
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Never mix genuine coolant additives with other coolants that have not been approved by Volks-wagen. Mixing other coolants could cause seri-ous damage to the engine and cooling system.
• If the liquid in the coolant expansion tank is brown instead of purple, for example, G 13 has been mixed with another unsuitable engine coolant. The coolant must be changed as soon as possible if this Is the case. Failure to ob-serve this point can result In serious faults or engine damage.
Coolant and coolant additives can pollute the "7!1:5 environment. Spilt service fluids must be col-lected then disposed of properly and in an environ-mentally responsible way.

should be replaced at a qualified workshop. Volks-wagen Commercial Vehicles dealers are kept up to date with regard to any changes.
A WARNING
Unsuitable service fluids and consumables, and the Incorrect use of these fluids and con-sumables, can cause accidents, serious inju-ries, burns or poisoning.
• Service fluids must be kept In their origi-nal sealed container.
• Never store service fluids In empty food containers, bottles or any other non-original containers as people finding these containers could drink them.
• Keep children away from all service fluids and consumables.
• Always read and follow the Information and warnings on the service fluid packaging.
Repairs and technical modifications
.....-T'n First read and observe the Introductory l-J,::JJ Information and safety warnings & on page 394.
Repairs and modifications must always be car-ried out according to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles specifications =:ob:,!
Unauthorised modifications to the electronic com-ponents or software in the vehicle may cause faults. As the electronic components are linked to-gether in networks. other systems may be affected by the faults. This can seriously impair safety, lead to excessive wear of components, and also invalid-ate the type approval for the vehicle.
The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealer can-not be held liable for any damage caused by tech-nical modifications and/or work performed incor-rectly.
The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealer can-not be held liable for any damage caused by tech-nical modifications and/or work performed incor-rectly. This is also not covered by the Volkswagen guarantee.
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A WARNING (Continued)
• When using products that give off harmful fumes, always work outdoors or In a well-ventilated area.
• Never use fuel, turpentine, engine oil, nail varnish remover or other volatile fluids for vehicle care. They are toxic and highly flam-mable. They could cause fires and explo-sions.
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• Only use suitable service fluids for refilling. Never use the wrong service fluid. Failure to observe this warning can result In serious mal-functions and engine damage.
• Optional equipment and other accessories In front of the air Inlet reduce the cooling effect of the coolant. The engine may overheat at high ambient temperatures and high engine loads.
Leaking service fluids can pollute the envi-C!IS ronment. Spilt service fluids must be collec-ted in suitable containers and disposed of properly and with respect for the environment. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recommends that all repairs and technical modifications be per-formed by an authorised Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles workshop using Volkswagen Genuine Parts®.
Vehicles with special auxiliary equipment or body parts
The manufacturer of these components must en-sure that these parts (fittings) adhere to the stipula-ted environmental laws and regulations, particular-ly the EU directive 2000/53/EC concerning end-of-life vehicles and EU directive 2003/11/EC concern-ing the restriction on the marketing and use of cer-tain dangerous substances and preparations.
The vehicle owner should keep all assembly docu-mentation for these auxiliary fittings, and pass it on to any scrapping company later engaged. This is to facilitate environmentally responsible disposal for all vehicles, Including refitted vehicles.
Windscreen repairs
To function properly, some items of equipment re-quire a camera or sensor, which Is located on the inside of the windscreen near the interior mirror. If the windscreen in the viewing field of the camera ,..

Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Switching off the front passenger front air-bags............................. 93 Weight classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Chrome ............•................ 385
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Circuit breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
City Emergency Brake function .......... 311
Cleaning see Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Cleaning the drain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Cleaning the vehicle interior Cupboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Display of the central control panel, Califor-nia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Gas cooker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Refrigerator box, California . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Sink .....................•....... 253
Climatic see Air condilioning system . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Climatic, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Climatronic see Air condilioning system . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Cllmatronic, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Clock ................................ 20
Closing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Sliding windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Taiigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42 Windows ...........•.............. 56 Wing doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Coasting function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Combined curtain and side alrbags see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Coming Home function ................. 112
Communication window ................ 116 Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Controls 2-seat arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Convenience closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Convenience functions Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Convenience opening Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Checking the coolant level . . . . • . . . . . . . 361 Filler opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Indicator lamp . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 359 Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . 360 Temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 359 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Battery monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
1W Fitting the adapter plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Removing the adapter plate . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Switching on and off.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cooling and heating box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Countdown timer Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Cruise control system (CCS) Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 297
Cupboards Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Curtain airbags see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94. 95
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Darkening the interior of the vehicle California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Multivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 392 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Data recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
DCC see Adaptive chassis control . . . . . . . . . . 317
De-icing door lock cylinders . . . . . . . 387
Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . 188, 406 Decorative film Caring for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Default settings of the mobile telephone Rear-seat telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Diagnostic connection . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 399 Diesel .............................. 345 Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 342 Filter preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Index 469

Fitting opaque shades for the windscreen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Fitting the opaque shades to the side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Opaque shades, Multivan Removing and stowing ........... , . . . 179
Opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 45 Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sliding door . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Sliding windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42 Windows .......................... 56 Wing doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 53
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Black ice warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Overview Centre console, comfort version . . . . . . . . 13 Centre console, standard version . . . . . . . 12 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . .. . • . . 14 Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 6 Headliner .................... , . . • . . 15 Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 25 Rear view (with tailgate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rear view (with wing doors) . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 Side view ........................... 5 Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . 107 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 16
Overview of indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Overview of seats . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 64
Overview of warning lamps ... , . . . . . . . . . 16
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Pairing Rear-seat telephony... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Pairing mobile telephone Rear-seat telephony................. 190
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 272 Using the rear view camera system . . . . . 295
Parking aid see ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 287
Parking aid (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking aid (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Parking distance warning system see ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking light..... . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 109
ParkPIIot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288. 289 Signal tones and screen display . . . . . . . 290
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Using a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . 382 Wilh trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 290
ParkPilot (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
ParkPilot (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . 63, 262
Performance figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Additives . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 344 Filling the tank . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . 342 Fuel ..........................•.. 344 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . 341 Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Petrol engines Technical data . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Plenum chamber . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . 387
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 322
Pop-up roof Closing electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Closing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Electric pop-up roof, California . . . . . . . . . 221 Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Manual pop-up roof, California......... 218 Opening electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Opening manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Pop-up roof bed . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 219, 222 Safety net..................... 219, 222 Windows in canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Pop-up roof bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 222 Safety net . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 219, 222
Power closing . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 50
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Preheatlng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 258
Preparation Before every trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Breakdown set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 420 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 433 Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 356 Refilling coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Refilling engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Working in the engine compartment . . . . 352
Preparing for a journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Private mode Rear-seat telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Problem solving...................... 410
Programming the wake up time Central control panel, California . . . . . . . . 207
Protection from the sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Pull-away assist systems Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

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Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Things to note Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Disconnecting the vehicle battery . . . . . . . 24 Engine juddering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Engine not running smoothly . . . . . . . . . . 343 Folding in the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 High-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 382 If vehicle has not been used for long peri-ods.............................. 39 Parking . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 269, 272, 453 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 290 Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Removing the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Smoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339, 345 Switch-off delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 446 Towing .................•......... 447 Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Water underneath the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 328 Wipers ............................ 118
Tightening torque Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Timer .....................•.......... 20
TIN................................. 376
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 266
Toolkit see Vehicle toolkit . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 416 Torches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Small torch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Torch behind front passenger seat . . . . . . 153
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 446 Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Another vehicle . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . 447 Driving notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 448 Dual clutch gearbox . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . 447 Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Removing cover for towing eye at front . . 448 Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Tow bar .......................... 447 Towing bracket . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 When not to tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Towing bracket Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 see Trailer . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Removing cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Traction control system (TCSI . . . . . . 275, 276
Trailer Anti-snaking coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 146 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Emergency breakaway cable ...... 141,145 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 142 Fitting the ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Headlight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 290, 291 Rear lights .................... 141,145 Removable ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Removing the ball coupling . . . . . • . . . . . 144 Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . 149 Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 146 Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7 Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 450 Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Trailer weight Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 max. permissible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Transporting Buckle straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Driving with an open tailgate . . . . • . . . . . 129 Driving with open wing doors . . . . . . . . . . 129 Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Ratchet straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 T-shaped fastening ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Transporting items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Stowing cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Stowing items of luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 146
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Tread wear . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 20 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Turn Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
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