2020 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE Owners Manual

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Cooigsystem
Thereancreasedadontheengeandthecooigsystemwhentowgatralrhe
cooigsystemmustcontasuffntcoontandbedesnedtocopewhtheextra
adaddedbythetralr
ralrbrake
thetralrequpedwhsownbrakesystemompwhthegaegutns
xterrmrors
youareunabtoseethetraffbehdthetralrthevehstandardexterrm
rorsddnaxterrmrorsshoubeftedaccordancewhanycountry-spec
regutnseforesettgoffdsttheexterrmrorssothatyouhaveasuffnt
vwoftherear
etroftgatowgbracket
OnuseatowgbracketwhhhasbeenapprovedbyVoswagenforyourvehtype
ayscheckandfolwthedataprovedbythetowgbracketmanufacturer
ralrtallihtcsters
Thetralrtallihtcstersmustworkcorrectandmeetgaequementsonotex
ceedthemaxumpowerconsumptnforthetralrtallihtcsters
sgatralrhotorcocountrs
Duetotheciatcondnssomecountrsralrsmaynotbepermtedforaln
ge/gearboxcombatnsyouwanttoretrofatowgbracketontactaquaid
workshopadvancetofdoutwhetherthevehsuabforthpurpose
WARNG
thetowgbracketunsuaborcorrectftedhetralrcoubecomede
tachedfromthetowgvehhcancauseserusaccentsandfatairs
everfatowgbrackettothebumperortosmountgshetowgbracket
mustnotpreventthebumpersfromfunctngcorrect
onotcarryoutanyaeratnstotheexhaustorbrakesystems

OTE
hevehectronsmaybedamagedthetralrpowerconsumptntoo
hh
everconnectthetralrectraystemdecttotheectraonnectnsof
thetallihtcstersortoothersourcesofectrynusesuabconnectorsto
provepowertothetralr
Towgatralrpcesaddnaemandsonthevehoswagenrecom
mendsaddnaervesbetweenthenormaispectntervatheveh
usedfreguentfortowgatralr
Sweligoutthebaloupigonthetowgbracket
Thetowgbracketbaloupigcatedthebumperheectralreasedbal
oupigsweldoutmechanalforuseandcannotberemoved
easgandsweligoutthebaloupig
arktheveh(->Ectronparkgbrakeperatn)
penthebooti
rfpressthebuttonQ
theggagecompartmenthebaloupigreasedectralandfosout
automatalhedatormpthebuttonfshes
ontuerotatgthebaloupiguntlouhearandfeeiciktopceandthe
datormpthebuttonihtsupcontuous
sethebooti
weligthebaloupig
arktheveh(->Ectronparkgbrakeperatn)
nhchthetralranddconnecttheectraonnectnbetweenthevehandthe
tralrftedemovetheadaptersfromthetralrsocket
penthebooti
rfpressthebuttonQ
theggagecompartmenthebaloupigectralreased
wehebaloupigunderthebumperuntlouhearandfeeiciktopceand
thedatormpthebuttonihtsupcontuous
sethebooti
eangofdatormpthebutton
thedatormpthebutton
ihtsupcontuouswhenthebootiopenhebaloupigcorrecten
gagedtheextendedorretractedposn

thedatormpthebuttonfsheshebaloupighasehernotengaged
properordamaged/1\-
hedatormpthebuttongoesoutapproxateonemuteafterthetalate
csed
WARNG
properuseofthetowgbracketcancauseryandaccents
nusethebaloupighascikedtopceproper
nsurethatnopeopnaoremsarethewayofthebaloupigwhen
sweldorout
everterruptthesweovementofthebaloupigwhemsortoo
everpressthebuttonQatralrattachedoraggagecarrrorotherac
cessorsareftedtothebaloupig
thebaloupigdoesnotengageproperortherearefaustheectrays
temorthetowgbracketseonotusethetowgbracketandhavecheckedby
aquaidworkshop
everusethetowgbracketthedmeterofthebalissthan49mmatthe
smalstpot
OTE
Donotaahh-pressurecanerorsteamcanerdectatthesweligbaloup
igortheftedtralrsocketeacoubedamagedorthegreaserequedforbr
atncoubewashedoff
textremewoutsetemperaturesmaynotbeposstoswehebal
oupigoroutthhappenssuffnttopcethevehawarmer
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Ftgabyccarrronthebaloupigonthetow
gbracket
OnbyccarrrsthathavebeenapprovedbyVoswagenforthevehmustbeused
ountthebyccarrraccordancewhthemanufacturerassembstructns
maxumofthreebycsmaybemountedonthebyccarrrPosnheavy
bycsascsetotheveh(baloupig)asposs
axumad
Themaxumad(carrrsystemcdgad)ofthebyccarrrftedonthebal
oupig5kgoweverhemodespecmaxumdrawbaradofthetowg
bracket(->Tralrtowgechnaata)mustnotbeexceeded

WARNG
correctuseofabyccarrrmountedonthebaloupigofthetowgbracketcan
causeaccentsandrs
eadandaaysobservetheassembstructnsprovedbythebyccarrr
manufacturer
everexceedthespecdadandoverhang
eversecureabyccarrronthebaleckbewthebaleadhebyccarrr
cousiduetotheshapeofthebaleck
OTE
Conserabvehdamagecouoccurthemaxumpermtedadspecdthe
manufacturerassembstructnsortheoverhangexceeded
everexceedthevaesspecdtheassembstructns
oswagenrecommendsthatyouremovealdd-onpartsfromthebycsbe
foresettgoffhcdesbycbagsandbasketshlseatsorbatters
hhesprovethecarrrsystemwdadandcentreofgravy
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Notesontowgatralr
Tralrsocket
Theectraonnectnbetweenthetowgvehandthetralrreguesa13-p
tralrsockethepassnmentcorrespondstoDO11446
thetralrhasa-ppgouwlleedtouseasuabadapter
youareuncertawhethertheectraonnectnofthetralrwhthevehcor
rectasecontactaquaidworkshoposwagenrecommendsusgaVoswagen
dearshforthpurpose
onnectntotheanttheftarm
Thetralrtegratedtheanttheftsystemthefolwgcondnsarefulld
henthevehhasafactory-ftedanttheftarmandafactory-ftedtowg
bracket
henthetralrectralconnectedtothetowgvehvthetralrsocket
henthevehandtralrectrsystemsarefunctnaau-freeandundamaged
henthevehckedwhthevehkeyandtheanttheftarmacte
henthevehckedhearmwlletrgeredassoonastheectraonnectn
tothetralrterrupted
onnectntotheanttheftarm(tralrwhLEDtalliht
csters)

ortechnaeasonsralrswhLEDtallihtcsterscannotbetegratedtothe
anttheftarmsystem
henthevehckedhearmnottrgeredassoonastheectraonnectn
tothetralrwhLEDtallihtcstersterrupted
WARNG
Anyectraabswhharenotconnectedproperorareconnectedcorrectcou
causeapowersurgetothetralrhcouadtofaustheentevehectron
ssystemandcouaocauseaccentsandserusrs
lorkontheectraystemshouonbecarrdoutbyaquaidworkshop
everconnectthetralrectraystemdecttotheectraonnectnsof
thetowgvehtallihtcstersortootherpowersources
ARNG
Contactbetweenthepsthetralrsocketcanadtoshortccusveradgof
theectraystemandfalreoftheihtgsystemherebycausgaccentsand
serusrs
everconnectthepsthetralrsockettooneanother
avebentpsrepaedbyaquaidworkshop
OTE
youparkthetralrusgthesupportwheerothertralrsupportsconnectthe
tralrfromthevehhevehcoumoveupanddowntheadchangesor
theredamagetothetyresorexampthhappensgreatdeafforcewlleex
ertedonthetowgbracketandtralrhhcouadtodamagetothevehand
tralr
thereafauthevehortralrectraystemsorthereafau
theanttheftarmavethevehcheckedbyaquaidworkshopa
theengenotrunngandectraqumentswchedonthetralr
vthetralrsockethe12-vovehbatterywllchargea
the12-vovehbatterychargeveiwheectraonnectntothe
tralrwlleterruptedautomatala
Loadgatralr
Maxumtralrwehtanddrawbarad
Themaxumtralrwehtthewehtthatthevehcanpul
hedrawbaradthewehtthatexertedvertalfromaboveonthetowgbrack
etbaloupig

hefuresformaxumtralrwehtanddrawbaradthataregenonthetypepte
ofthetowgbracketareforcertatnpurposesonhecorrectvaesforyourspe
cmodehhareoftenwerthanthesefuresregenthevehregtratn
documentslatatheoffehdocumentsaaystakeprecedence
theterestofdrgsafetyoswagenrecommendsthatyouaaysusethemax
umdrawbaradhehandigofthevehandtralrwllepaedthedrawbar
adtoosmal
hedrawbaradcreasesthewehtontherearaxandreducesthemaxumadof
thevehasaresu
rosscombatnweht
Thegrosscombatnwehtmadeupoftheactuaehtoftheadedvehand
adedtralr
somecountrsralrsarededtodferentcssesoswagenrecommendsthat
youcontactaquaidworkshoptofdoutaboutsuabtralrs
oadgatralr
Thevehandtralrshoubebancedorthpurposehemaxumpermted
drawbaradshoubeutliedonotpcetheadonatthefrontortherearofthe
tralr
trutetheadthetralrsothatheavyobctsareeheroverorasneartothe
axasposs
ecurealladsonthetralrproper
yrepressure
Folwthetralrmanufacturerrecommendatnsconcerngthetyrepressureforthe
tralrtyres
hentowgatralrftethetyresonthetowgvehwhthemaxumperm
tedtyrepressure(->Tyrepressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)
WARNG
Accentsandserusrscanoccuryouexceedthevehmaxumpermted
grossaxwehtratgrawbaradrossvehwehtratgorgrosscombatn
wehtratg
everexceedthespecdvaes
everttheactuaehtsatthefrontandrearaxsexceedthegrossaxweht
ratgseverexceedthepermsgrossvehwehtforthevehwhweht
atthefrontandrearoftheveh

WARNG
Loadsthatmaysiecanseverepastabliyanddrgsafetyhhcancauseac
centsandseverers
aysadtralrscorrect
ayssecureadsproperusgsuabandundamagedshgetagorse
curgstraps
rgwhatralr
Headihtadstment
Towgatralrcanraethefrontendofthevehsothatthedpedbeamdazzsoth
erroaduserssetheheadihtrangecontroowertheihtconeasrequedehs
whdynamheadihtrangecontroreadstedautomatal
hgstonotewhendrgwhatralr
thetralrhasanverrunbrakeppthebrakesgentatfstandthenfmh
wllreventtherkgthatcanbecausedbythetralrwheeckg
hecombatnwehtcausesthebrakgdtancetocrease
ndownhlltretchessetheengeasanaddnarakehebrakesystemcou
otherweoverheatandfal
automatgearboxTtronmodeectawergear
hevehcentreofgravyandturnthevehhandigwllhangebecauseof
thetralradandthecreasedgrosswehtofthevehandtralr
hewehtdtrutnofaadedtralrwhanundentowgvehveryunfa
vourabhendrgthsuatnreparturcarefulandsw
uligoffonuphllradntswhentowgatralr
Avehtowgatralribtorolackashortdtancewhenmovgoffonanuphll
pedependgonthegradntandthegrosswehtofthetralrandveh
hentowgatralrulffonuphllradntasfolws
epressandhothebrakepeda
ressthe(buttononcetoswchofftheectronparkgbrake(->Ectronpark
gbrakeescrtn)
ectfstgearorsectorverposn
ngagesectorverposn/B
ulheuttonandhothposntohothevehandtralrwhthe
ectronparkgbrake
easethebrakepeda
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ARNG
correcttralrtowgcancausessofvehcontrondserusrs
owgatralrandtransportgheavyorbuyemscanchangethewaytheveh
handsandcreasethebrakgdtance
aysdrecarefulandthkaheadrakeearirthannormarg
aysadaptyourspeedanddrgstytosuvliyeatheroadandtraff
condnseduceyourspeedarturwhengogdownhll
cceratecarefulandgentvoabruptandsuddendrgandbrakg
manoeuvres
akespecarewhenovertakgeduceyourspeedmedtethetralr
showseventhesihtestsnofsnakg
evertrytostopatralrfromsnakgbycreasgyourspeed
eeptospeedishhmaybewerforvehswhtralrsthanforvehs
whouttralrs
ralrstabliatn
Thetralrstabliatnfunctncandetectanattachedtralrstartgtosnakefrom
setoseandcanprovecountersteer
ralrstabliatnanextensnoftheEctronStabliyControESC)
tralrsnakgdetectedhetralrstabliatnfunctnautomatalhestoreduce
thetralrmotnusgcountersteergasstance
rerequesfortralrstabliatn
hevehhasafactory-ftedtowgbracketoracompattowgbrackethasbeen
retrofted
ctronStabliyControndtractncontroystem(TCS)areactehedator
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thestrumentcsternotiup
hetralrectralconnectedtothetowgvehvthetralrsocket
hevehspeedhherthanapproxate60km/h(37mph)
hemaxumdrawbaradbegused
hetralrmusthaveardrawbar
ralrswhbrakesmusthaveamechanaverrunsystem
WARNG
Donotttheextrasafetyaffordedbythetralrstabliatnfunctntemptyouto
takganyrkswhendrg
aysadaptyourspeedanddrgstytosuvliyeatheroadandtraff
condns
cceratecarefulonsiperysurfaces
akeyourfootofftheacceratoroneofthesystemsacte