2020 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE Owners Manual

wchonthennandhazardwarngihtsonbothvehsoweverbserveany
regutnstothecontrary
bservethestructnsfortowgthevehwaltoftheotherveh
uligveh(front)
hetow-ropemustbetautbeforeyoudreoffproper
cceratewhparturcare
vosuddenbrakganddrgmanoeuvres
uldveh(rear)
akesurethatthennswchedonsothatthesteergwheeinotckedand
sothatyoucandateoundthehornandoperatethewersnecessaryctate
thevehdresystemposs
hebrakeservofunctnsonwhenthennswchedonandthepowersteerg
functnsonwhenthevehdresystemactatedtherweyoumustpress
thebrakepedahsnantmoreforceandaousemoreeffortforsteerg
easetheectronparkgbrake
akesurethatthetow-ropeaaystaut
ectsectorverposnN
OTE
Thevehcanbetowedonthe12-vovehbatteryadequatechargedo
thattheectronparkgbrakeandthesteergcomnckcanbereasedthe
powersuppfalortherearefaustheectraystemoumayneedtouse
mpadstoactatethevehdresystemordertoreasetheectronpark
gbrakeandthesteergcomnck
tgthereartowgeye
therearbumperontherht
crewgthetowgeyeemovgthe
cover

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therearbumperontherht
crewgthetowgeyecrewgthe
towgeye
hetowgeyemustaaysbekepttheveh
vehswhafactory-ftedtowgbracketthereoountgforthescrew-
towgeyebehdthecoverordertotowthevehsethebaloupigouwll
sthavetosweioutorf(->Tralrtowgescrtn)
ompwhthenotesontowg(->Tow-startgortowgs/Systemis)
tgthereartowgeye
emovethetowgeyefromthevehtootheggagecompartment(->Veh
toorereque)
ushtheupperpartofthecoverthedectnofthearrowtoreasethecover
->F
emovethecoverandavehanggfromtheveh
crewthetowgeyentckwetothethreadedhoandthtenasfaraspos
sFtgthereartowgeyeseasuabobcttoscrewthetowg
eyefulandsecuretothemountg
fteryouhavefhedtowgemovethetowgeyebyunscrewgckwe
sertthecaptherespecterecessandpressuntliengages
anthetowgeyenecessaryandpcebackthevehtootheggage
compartment
OTE
hetowgeyemustaaysbescrewedfulandsecuretothemountgther
wehetowgeyecanbewrenchedoutofthemountgwhenthevehbeg
tow-startedortowed
ehswhafactory-ftedtowgbracketcanbeusedtotowothervehsn
hatow-barthatspecldesnedtobeftedtoabaloupigyouusean
unsuabtow-barhebaloupigandthevehcoubedamagedoushou
useatow-ropestead

tgthetowgeyeatfront
thefrontbumperontherhte
movgthecover
thefrontbumperontherht
crewgthetowgeye
hetowgeyemustaaysbekepttheveh
ompwhthenotesontowg(->Tow-startgortowgs/Systemis)
tgthetowgeyeatfront
emovethetowgeyefromthevehtootheggagecompartment(->Veh
toorereque)
ushtheseareaofthecoverthedectnofthearrowtoreasethecover
->F
ulhecoverforwardstoremoveandavetohangfromtheveh
urnthetowgeyentcckwetothethreadedhoandthtenasfaraspos
sF>seasuabobcttoscrewthetowgeyefulandsecure
tothemountg
fteryouhavefhedtowgemovethetowgeyebyunscrewgckwe
sertthecaptherespecterecessandpressuntliengages
anthetowgeyenecessaryandpcebackthevehtootheggage
compartment
OTE
Thetowgeyemustaaysbescrewedfulandsecuretothemountgtherwe
hetowgeyecanbewrenchedoutofthemountgwhenthevehbegtow-
startedortowed

heckgandrefllig
theengecompartment
Safetynotesforworkgtheengecompartment
Theengecompartmentofamotorvehahazardousareaoushouoncarryout
worktheengecompartmentyouknowexacthowtoperformtherequedtasks
reawareofthegeneraafetyproceduresandhaveaccesstothecorrectequmenter
vefsandsuabtooaligtocarryoutworkcorrectcancauseserusrs
Safetynotesforworkgtheengecompartmentheworkshoubecarrdoutby
aquaidworkshopyouareuncertaoswagenrecommendsusgaVoswagen
dearshforthpurpose
aysparkthevehonavendstabsurfacebeforecarrygoutanyworkthe
engecompartment
nyworkonthehh-voagesystemmustonbecarrdoutbyworkshopswhhhave
beenauthoredaccordancewhVoswagengueiesSafetynotesforworkg
theengecompartment
DANGER
Thevoagethehh-voagesystemandthehh-voagebatteryaie-threaten
ghazardouchgdamagedorangehh-voagecabsorthehh-voagebattery
canadtoafatactrshockhehh-voagesystemmayaobeactewhenthe
nnswchedoff
evercarryoutanyworkonthehh-voagesystemheorangehh-voagecabs
hehh-voagecomponentsorthehh-voagebatterynyworkvogthe
hh-voagenetworkmustaaysbecarrdoutbyworkshopsauthoredtoworkon
thehh-voagesystem
everdamageorremovetheorangehh-voagecabsomponentsorbatteryor
dconnectthenfromthehh-voagesystem
orkthevyofhh-voagecomponentsandhh-voagecabsoronthe
hh-voagebatterywhmachghapgandsharp-edgedtooorheatsources
orexampegoergotaorthermadhesesayonbeperformed
afterthevehhasbeende-energedhehh-voagebatterycannotbede-ener-
gednproperquaidandtraedspecitstaffmayde-energetheveh
thereafauthehh-voagesystemhedrewlledeactatednecessary
andacorrespondgdpymayappearthestrumentcsterhouthhappen
hedreremasdeactateduntlhedefecthasbeenremeddbytheapproprte
quaidandtraedworkshoppersonne
essentocompwhVoswagengueieswhencarrygoutworkofany
kdonthehh-voagesystemparturontheorangehh-voagecabsand
componentsorthehh-voagebattery

WARNG
Unquaidworkonthehh-voagesystemandonhh-voagecomponentscanad
tomaunctnsccentsandrs
nyworkonthehh-voagesystemronsystemswhhcoubedectaf
fectedbyustonbecarrdoutbypropertraedandquaidexpert
personne
WARNG
Untentnaehmovementsdurgserveworkcancauseserusry
everworkunderneathavehnotsecuredagastroligawayyouare
workgunderneaththevehwhlthewheeareonthegroundhevehmust
beonftgroundhewheemustbechockedandnecessarythevehkeymust
beremovedfromthennck
youhavetoworkunderneaththevehsesuabstandstoproveextrasup
portforthevehhecknotsuffntforthtaskandcanfalhhcanad
toserusrs

WARNG
Theengecompartmentofanymotorvehadangerousareaerusrscan
besustaedhere
heutmostcareandattentnmustbepawhencarrygoutanyworkandyou
mustfolwthegeneraafetyrusevertakeanyrks
everperformanyworktheengecompartmentunssyouknowexacthowto
carryoutyouareuncertaofwhattodoheworkshoubecarrdoutbya
quaidworkshoperusrscanresufromworkthathasnotbeencarrd
outproper
everopenorcsethebonnetyouseesteamorcoontescapgfromthebonnet
spaceotsteamorhotcoontcancauseserusburnsayswauntloucanno
ngerseeorhearsteamorcoontcomgfromtheengecompartment
aysalwtheengeandhh-voagecomponentstocooownbeforeopeng
thebonnet
otpartsoftheengeorexhaustsystemcanburnthesk
bservethefolwgpotsbeforeopengthebonnetwhentheengehascood
down
wchontheectronparkgbrakeandmovethesectorvertoposnPor
movethegearvertotheneutraosn
wchthennoffandkeepthevehkeyasafepcefarenoughaway
fromthevehtopreventanyrkofthennbegswchedonaccental
andsuppgpowertotheectraystem
ayskeepchlrenawayfromtheengecompartmentandneverave
unsuperved
hecooigsystemunderpressurewhentheengehoteveropenthecapof
thecoontexpansntankwhentheengehotoontmaysprayoutandcause
serusburnsandotherrs
wandcarefulturnthecaponthecoontexpansntankantckwe
whlexertggentdownwardpressureonthecap
aysprotectthefaceandsandarmsfromhotcoontorsteamwharge
hkcth
hentoppguponotspllperatgfsontomotorpartshesplservef
scanstartafe
WARNG
Hhvoagestheectraystemcancauseectrshocksurnserusrs
anddeath
evershortccutheectrsystemhe12-vovehbatterycouexpde
ordertoreducetherkofapotentlfatactrshockandserusrs
whlthevehdresystemacteorbegactatedevertouchhh-voage
componentshehh-voagebatteryorthehh-voagesystemparturor
angehh-voagecabs

WARNG
Therearerotatgcomponentstheengecompartmentthatcancauseserusry
everreachtotheradtorfanortotheareaoftheradtorfanouchgthero
torbdescanresuserusrshefantemperature-controldandcan
startautomatalvenwhenthennhasbeenswchedofforthevehkey
hasbeenremovedfromthennck
anyworkhastobeperformeddurgthestartprocedureorwhentheengerun
ngherotatgparts(suchastheradtorfanetcposeanaddnaafetyrk
ndcanpotentlcausefatairsaysbeparturcarefu
aysensurethatnobodypartswelrysoseemsofcthgorng
hacanbecaughtuprotatgengecomponentseforestartgworke
moveanywelryandtsupnghaandpulthesthttoavo
themgettgcaughtengeparts
aystakeduecareandattentnwhendepressgtheacceratorheveh
coustartmovgeventheectronparkgbrakeswchedon
aysensureyouhavenotftanyobctsuchascangcthsandtoothe
engecompartmentnyforgottenemscancausemaunctnsngedamage
andfes
WARNG
Addnaisutgmatersuchasbnketstheengecompartmentcoudrupt
theoperatnoftheengetartfesandadtoseverers
evercovertheengewhbnketsorothersutgmater
WARNG
Servefsandsomematertheengecompartmentarehhfmmaband
cancausefesandserusrs
eversmokethevyoftheengecompartment
everworknearnakedfmesorsparks
everspllervefsontotheengeheycouneonhotengecomponents
andthuscausers
asenotethefolwgwhencarrygoutanyworkonthefueystemortheec
traystem
aysdconnectthe12-vovehbatterynsurethatthevehuncked
whenthe12-vovehbatterydconnectedasotherwetheanttheftarm
wlleactated
everworkthedectproxyofheatgsystemsaterheatersoranyother
nakedfmes
ayshaveafulfunctnandtestedfeextguhertohand
OTE
Whenreflligorrepcgservefsnsurethatyoupourthecorrectservefs
tothecorrectopengsheuseofcorrectservefscouresuserusma
unctnsandengedamage
OTE
Afteranaccentraftertheunderseofthevehhasstruckanobstachehh-
voagebatterymustbecheckedbyapproprtequaidandtraedexperts

nyservefsaksfromthevehareharmfuotheenvonmentou
shouthereforeregurcheckthegroundunderneathyourvehthere
arespotsofolrotherfsonthegroundhevehshoubespectedby
aguaidworkshopnysplservefsmustbedposedofproper
Prepargthevehforworkgtheengecompart
ment
Checkit
Thefolwgstepsshouaaysbecarrdoutthespecdorderbeforeworkg
theengecompartmentPrepargthevehforworkgtheengecompartment
arkthevehonavendstabsurface
epressandhothebrakepedantlhevehdresystemhasbeen
deactated
wchontheectronparkgbrake(->Ectronparkgbrakeescrtn)
ovethesectorvertoposn->Automatgearboxperatn)
eactatethevehdresystem
necessaryemovethevehkeyfromthevehandkeepacatnoutse
thevehsothatthevehnotputtooperatnaccental
lwthecombustnengeandectrdretocoouffnt
ayskeepotherpersonsawayfromtheengecompartment
ecurethevehagastroligaway
WARNG
norganyoftheemsonthportantsafetycheckitcanadtoseverers
aysfolwthestructnsthecheckitandobservethegeneraafety
procedures