2018 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER charging

Explanation of the warnings on the vehicle battery
Symbol Meaning
Always wear eye protection!
Electrolyte is very corrosive and caustic. Always wear protective gloves and eye protection!
No fires, sparks, naked lights or smoking!
A highly explosive mixture of gases is given off when the vehicle battery is charging!
Always keep children away from acid and the vehicle battery!
Additional information and warnings:
• Additional batteries, California 192
• Pull-away assist systems (starUstop system) 282
• Preparation for working in the engine compart-ment 350
• Accessories, modifications, repairs and renewal of parts 394
• Service schedule
A WARNING
Any work on the vehicle battery and the elec-trical system can cause serious chemical burns, fire or electric shocks. Always read the following warnings and safety informa-tion before carrying out any kind of work:
• Switch off the ignition and all electrical consumers before carrying out any work on the vehicle battery and also disconnect the negative cable from the vehicle battery.
• Children should always be kept away from electrolyte and the vehicle battery.
• Always wear eye protection.
• Electrolyte Is very aggressive. lt can burn the skin and can cause blindness. When working with the battery, ensure that your hands, arms and face in particular are protec-ted from acid spillages.
A WARNING (Continued)
• Do not smoke during the work, and never work near naked flames or sparks.
• When handling cables and electrical equipment, avoid generating sparks and elec-trostatic charge.
• Never short circuit the battery poles.
• Never use a damaged vehicle battery. it can explode. Damaged vehicle batteries must be replaced as soon as possible.
• Damaged or frozen vehicle batteries must be replaced immediately. Discharged vehicle batteries can even freeze at temperatures of around ooc (+32°F).
• In vehicles with a second battery under the driver's seta or a third battery in the lug-gage compartment, ensure that the gas dis-charge hose is connected properly to the ve-hicle battery.
• Do not allow direct sunlight onto the vehicle battery for an extended period as the UV rays could damage the battery housing.
• If the vehicle is left standing in cold condi-tions for a long period, protect the vehicle bat-tery from frost. If it freezes it wilt be damaged.
• Vehicles with a starUstop system are fitted with a special vehicle battery. The installation of a different vehicle battery could cause prob-lems with the vehicle electronics. When replac-ing the vehicle battery, only insert a battery with specifications that correspond exactly with those of the original battery.
W After starting the engine with a discharged L!J vehicle battery, or after the battery has been changed, system settings (time, date, personal convenience settings and programming) may have been changed or deleted. Check and correct the settings as necessary once the vehicle battery has been sufficiently charged. In the engine compartment 363

Colour dis-Action play
Light yellow The electrolyte level of the vehicle
or without is too low. The vehicle battery
colour should be checked and replaced by a qualified workshop if necessary.
Black The electrolyte level of the vehicle battery is correct.
A WARNING
Any work on the vehicle battery can cause serious chemical burns, explosions and elec-trlc shocks.
• Always wear eye protection and protective gloves.
A WARNING (Continued)
• Electrolyte is very aggressive. lt can burn the skin and can cause blindness. When working with the battery, ensure that your hands, arms and face in particular are protec-ted from acid spillages.
• Never tilt the vehicle battery. Electrolyte may spill out of the battery vents and cause chemical burns.
• Never open a vehicle battery.
• if acid is spilt in your eye or on your skin, rinse immediately for several minutes with cold water. Then consult a doctor immediate-ly.
• If acid is swallowed, consult a doctor im-mediately. Charging, replacing, disconnecting and connecting the vehicle battery
r-"f'n First read and observe the introductory L-Jo:.l.l information and safety warnings & on page 362.
Charging the battery
The vehicle battery should always be charged by a qualified workshop, as the technology used in fac-tory-fitted batteries requires voltage-limited charg-ing => &. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recom-mends using a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership for this purpose.
If the battery cannot be charged in a qualified workshop, the charging cables of a suitable battery charger must be connected as described in =>page 443, Jump starting for vehicles with a Start/Stop system.
Replacing a vehicle battery
The battery has been developed to suit the condi-tions of its location and has special safety features. If a vehicle battery has to be replaced, discuss the electromagnetic compatibility, size and necessary servicing, output and safety requirements for the new vehicle battery with a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealer before purchase. The vehicle bat-tery should be replaced by a qualified workshop. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recommends us-ing a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership for this purpose.
Only maintenance-free vehicle batteries compliant with the standards TL 825 06 and VVV 7 50 73 should be used. These standards must be dated July 2012 or later.
Vehicles with a Start/Stop system =>page 282 or auxiliary heater =>page 332 are fitted with a special vehicle battery. These vehicle batteries may only be replaced by a vehicle battery with the same specifications.
Disconnecting the vehicle battery
Please note the following if the vehicle battery has to be disconnected from the electrical system in the vehicle:
• Switch off all electrical consumers and the igni-tion.
• Unlock the vehicle before disconnecting the battery in order to avoid triggering the alarm.
• First disconnect the negative cable and then the positive cable => &.
Connecting the vehicle battery
• Switch off all electrical consumers and the igni-tion before reconnecting the vehicle battery.
• First reconnect the positive cable and then the negative cable=>&.
Various indicator lamps may light up after the vehi-cle battery has been connected and the ignition is switched on. They will go out if you drive a short distance at a speed of 15-20 kmlh (10-12 mph). If the indicator lamps remain lit up, the vehicle should be checked by a qualified workshop.
if the vehicle battery was disconnected for long pe-riods, the system may not able to calculate or cor-rectly display the time when the next service is due =>page 19. Comply with the maximum permissible service intervals =>Booklet Service schedule. ""
In the engine compartment 365

Automatic switch-off for electrical consumers
The intelligent vehicle electrical system automati-cally implements a range of measures to prevent the battery from discharging under high loads:
• The idling speed is increased so that the alter-nator provides more electricity.
• The performance of large electrical consumers may be reduced or they may be switched off com-pletely.
• The supply of electricity to the 12-volt sockets and the cigarette lighter is interrupted temporarily while the engine is being started.
The vehicle electrical system cannot always pre-vent the vehicle battery from discharging. For ex-ample, if the ignition is left on for an extended peri-od of time with the engine off, or if the parking light is left on when the vehicle is parked for an exten-ded period.
What can cause the vehicle battery to discharge?
• Long periods at a standstill in which the engine is not running, especially if the ignition is switched on.
• The use of electrical consumers when the en-gine is switched off.
• When the supplementary heater is in operation =>page 332.
A WARNING
Incorrectly attaching the battery and using In-correct vehicle batteries can cause short cir-cuits, fire and serious Injuries.
366 I Cleaning and maintenance
A WARNING (Continued)
• Always use maintenance-free and leak-proof batteries that have the same properties, specifications and dimensions as the factory-fitted vehicle battery.
A WARNING
A highly explosive mixture of gases Is given off when the vehicle battery is being charged.
• Vehicle batteries should only be charged in well-ventilated spaces.
• Never charge a vehicle battery once it has been frozen. Discharged vehicle batteries can even freeze at temperatures of around o•c (+32.FJ.
• The vehicle battery has to be replaced if it has ever been frozen.
• Incorrectly connected cables can cause a short circuit. First connect the positive cable and then the negative cable.
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• Never make or break connections between vehicle batteries if the ignition is switched on or the engine is running. Never use a vehicle battery that does not correspond with the vehi-cle's specifications. The vehicle's electrical system or electronic components could be damaged, which could lead to electrical faults, for example In the start/stop system.
• Never connect equipment that provides electricity, such as solar panels or a battery charger, to the 12-volt socket or to the cigarette lighter to charge the vehicle battery. This can damage the vehicle electrical system.
Dispose of the vehicle baltery as required by legislation. Batteries may contain toxic sub-stances such as sulphuric acid and lead.
Electrolyte can pollute the environment. Clean up any service fluid leakages and dis-pose of them property.

Abbreviation Definition
rpm
SCR
SWB
TCS
TDI®
trip
TSJ®
UTC
4641
Revolutions per minute -engine speed.
SCR catalytic converters (SCR = selective catalytic reduction).
Short wheelbase
Traction control system.
Diesel engine with direct injection and turbocharging (turbocharged direct or diesel injec-
tion).
Trip recorder.
Twin-charged stratified injection.
Universal Time Coordinated
Abbreviations

Index
Numbers and Symbols
12-volt socket California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
2-seat arrangement Stowage compartment in armrest . . . . . . 184
2-seat arrangement, Business . . . . . . . . . . 182 Adjusting armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Ash tray . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . • . .. . .. .. . 186 Centre console . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . 186 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Front stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 186 Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Refrigerator box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Seat heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Upper stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 186 230-volt Euro socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
230-volt grounded safety socket . . . . . . . . 246
230-volt power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Residual current circuit breaker . . . . . . . . 247
3-seat bench
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Folding out the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Setting up the bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 74
Abroad Extended trips with your vehicle 405 Selling the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
ABS see Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . 275
ACC see Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . 298
Accessing a service message . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Acoustic warnings Seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adaptive chassis control Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 318 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Adaptive chassis control (DCC) . . . . . . . . . 317 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . . 298 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . 300
Ad Blue Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 347 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Additional battery California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Adjust Electrically adjustable front seat . . . . . . . . 66 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Adjusting Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Headlight range ..................... 113 Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Mechanical front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Memory seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Single seats in the passenger compartment .73 Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adjusts Electric lumbar support adjustment . . . . . . 66
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.406
AGM battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
........................ Cleaning the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Combined curtain and side airbags . . . . . . 94 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Differences between front passenger front airbag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Front airbags . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . 92 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Switching off the front passenger front air-bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Switching off with the key switch . . . . . . . . 93 Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Climatronic . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323, 325 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Information . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . 328 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Index 465

Turning Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 451
Tyre damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Tyre load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376, 377 Tyre mobility set see Breakdown set . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 425
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 319 Replacing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Teaching in new tyre pressures . . . . . . . . 321 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 371 Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . 371 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tyre pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tyre repair kit see Breakdown set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Tyres see Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . 377
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286, 373
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Undersea! . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Unlocking Vehicle ............•............... 40
USB ................................. 14
User pairing Rear-seat telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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V-Fiip .............................. . 171 372 Valve caps Vehicle Lending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Locking from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Locking or unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . 42 Parking on a downward incline . . . . . . . . 272 Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Safety in the event of a breakdown . . . . . 412 Selling ........................... 403 Stopping on an upward incline . . . . . . . . . 272 Unlocking from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Automatic switch-off for electrical consum-ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
482 Index
Checking the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . 364 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Discharged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 366,412 Discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Disconnecting from onboard power supply .365 Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Preparation . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 364 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 364 Vehicle care Airbag (dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Aluminium trim parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Anodised surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Camera's field of view .......•........ 111 Changing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Chrome trim parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Cleaning cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cleaning cupboards, cooker and sink, Cali-fornia ........................... 253 Cleaning fresh water tank, California . . . . 239 Cleaning opaque shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cleaning refrigerator box, Business . . . . . 187 Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Cleaning seat rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cleaning stowage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Cleaning the display of the central control panel, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Cleaning the drain, California . . . . . • . . . . 241 Cleaning wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 386 Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Cloth seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 389 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 De-icing door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Electrically adjustable seats . . . . . . • . . . . 389 Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 382 Fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 389 Handling seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 High-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 382 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Seat cushions without seat heating . . . . . 389 Seat cushions with seat heating . . . . . . . 389 Seats that are not electrically adjustable . 389 Seats with airbag components . . . . . . . . . 389 Seats with no airbag components . . . . . . 389