VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1997 Owners Manual

Mobile telephones
and CB radios
Mobi le telephones or CB radios should not be used in the vehicle unless a
you use a antenna,
the high frequency energy (resonance
Using a
to the high frequency energy emitted!
Moreover the unit only achieves maximum
pick-up if an outside antenna is installed.
Note
Always heed the instructions of mobile telephones and CB radios.

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Jack and
vehicle comes equipped with the
Vehicle jack
Before you put the jack back into the tool
box. make sure it is completely rewound.
Screwdriver with a hexagonal opening
in the handle for removing wheel
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Note
The
Always make sure the jack, the
tools, the spare tire and even a flat tire
are secured in place and
not loose,
otherwise they could forward
causing personal injury to passengers in the vehicle in an
accident.
Use the jack only for changing a
The jack must never be used as a support to work underneath the
vehicle . the jack is accidentally
dislodged , you could be seriously injured.
Do not raise the vehicle using a
bumper jack. The bumper system
would be damaged. Also, the jack may slip which could cause personal
injury.
Do not support your vehicle on cinder blocks, bricks or other props.
These may crumble under
continuous load.
Do not start or run the engine while
the vehicle is supported by the jack.

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Compact spare
The spare tire is a compact tire and is
men t with a plastic nut.
unsecured in the luggage compartment. This
Check the pressure of the compact
spa re tire
After the compact spare wheel , the tire inflation pressure should be checked and, if necessary, increased to
The load carrying capacity is marked on the tire
Because this tire is
mm). Avoid driving over obstacles. To avoid damage, do not take your vehicle through an automatic car wash when the compact spare i s
After the compact spare whee l, make sure that you remount the
The compact spare tire should be properly remounted in its storage area as soon as the standard road tire can be paired or replaced.
such use is attempted, damage to these items or other vehicle components may occur.
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The compact spare tire is for temporary use
Do not drive at speeds exceeding
50 mph (80 km/h) with the compact
spare
Any continuous road use of the compact spare tire may
Do not put a snow chain on your compact spare tire. Due to the tire size, the chain
You the chain , as
front tire in road conditions which require snow chains , remove the undamaged rear
road
prior to mounting on the front.
Check and adjust tire pressure
Never use two or more compact
spare tires at the same time.

Changing a wheel
you have a
on and use other warning devices to other motorists.
Passengers must not remain in the
away from the and away from the roadway and
traffic.
Before you change a be sure the ground is
After make sure that you remount the tire in its storage area and tighten the nut
To from moving set the parking brake and
being changed. When one front is
transmission not prevent movement.
YOURSELF
Remove the
Remove the center cover using the wrench and the hub cap of your hub cap , the
wrench through the and pry the
cover off. have
covers which you can pry off using the

the way and turn to the left-see
wheel bolts about one turn.
Do
not yet r e move th e bolt s.
Position the vehicle jack under the ve­
hicle:
There are two impressions at the front
and back under the body to show you
where to posit ion the
jack-see arrows in the illustration. The
f
ront impress ion is located approxi­
ma te ly 6 inches (1 5 em) behind the front
wheel house. The rear impression is located
approximately
11 inches (27 em) in front of
t he rear wheel house.
An unstable surface under th e jack may cause the vehicle to s lip off the jack. A lways provide a firm base for the jack on the ground. necessary , use a board under the jack.

Turn the handle on the jack until the jack
Do not raise the vehicle until you
are sure the jack is securely engaged.
Passengers must not remain in the
vehicle when it is jacked up.
Make sure that passengers wait in a safe place away from the vehicle
and well away from the roadway and
traffic .
- Adjust the jack and then contin ue to raise
the jack.
To raise the turn the handle raise the
Remove the wheel bolts using the han ­
d le of th e sc rewdriver from the
Mount the spare tire and remount the
wheel bolts lightly using the screwdriver
handle . The wheel
must be
Lower the Then go crossw ise
from one bolt to another tighteni ng them
firm ly .

Notes
Please read the informatio n on pages
148 and 157 if you are going to be using the spare wheel or a spare tire which is
di fferen t from the tires on your vehicle .
After you change a tire:
Check the tire air pressure immediately.
Have the wheel
tightening torque
steel and wheel rims, the should have a torque of 80ft
you notice while changing a tire that the
wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to turn
then they should be replaced before
check the tightening torq ue.
Until then, drive with extra care and
at
the flat tire re paired as quickly as poss1ble and remounted on your Remou nt the wheel cover.
jack and tools securely in luggage compartment.
for temporary use only!

Fuses
caused by a
unit. The unit is the
d ash board , ju st b ehind the s torage bin.
o f spare
fuses on hand . They are at your
To avoid damaging the sys­tem, turn off
Some of the equipment or may be opti ons.
fuse.
the
fuse by the burnt strip .
Notes
it. The cause of the short cir­cuit or
in the
it
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