VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2002 Owners Manual

to prevent
you your
this procedure carefully:
Turn off the ignition.
Unscrew cap and remove.
the
When a medium
ated nozzle switches off auto­matically for the first time, the tank is full. Do not try to add more fuel, because fuel may spill out.
After
Jo avoid tank cap
Note
Running your engine refuelling may
cause vapors
to escape or even
before the tank is
TIPS AND ADVICE

of engine performance.
T he recommended
have the
pump:
Prem i
um Grade: 91 -96
Grade : 87 -
ratings
is
may not be
Use of
mixture
meets the
-Anti-knock index must be 87 or higher

AND
at stations.
Some sta tes in th e USA require permits to
purchase
may not be outside the
US A and Be sure to check before to oth er countries.
Notes
Therefore , never use
home heating The p roperties of these
ous damage.
Winter operation
At temperatures its due to wax or tank
strainer and keep the engine from running.
To in preventing such conditions, the in your is automatically
heated . Preheat ing the makes
no. 2 down to F ( -24o
you expect tempera tures F {-15° ) ask your whether their
winterized for
the temperat ures.
engine condition. This
unwinterized or insuffic iently wint erize d
has not this can be
rectified by the
is i s du ring the warm-up
riod in winter. that whiti sh ­
smoke may be emitted from the
side temperature .
Do not
your engi ne after a start-up . Drivin g off shorten the warm-up period.

Braking
General notes
The brakes on today 's
in stop­and-go city tr affic or whic h are driven
the brake
tres) of
This
Conditions affecting
braking efficiency
Moisture or road

AND
Overheating the brakes
ster has somehow been damaged, the brake pedal must be pressed
harder to make up for the lack of
booster assistance.
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Functioning of Anti-Lock Brake
System (ABS)*
The contributes to
when the brakes are This
means that the remain s
and is
the brake.
Just
short­
ens braking distance under
or on new­
Therefore .
under these circumstances , it is
and with
great care.
begins to rotate too to the automatically reduces
brake pressure to prevent that
This automatic adjustment process
is not functioning a warning
see
Booklet 3. 1.
ing

AND
if a d if­ference of approx. rpm's in the speed of
the driven is on a
be braked in a manner,
and more of the engine's power
via the differentia l
to achieve greater traction.
This automatic adjustment process
When driving off, be sure to keep
road conditions
in mind as you acce lerate . spins because it's on a
increase the pres­
sure on the accelerator the ve­starts to move .
When accelerating on
To prevent the disc brake of the braked
from overheat ing if subjec ted to the EDL cuts out temporarily.
The
the EDL does not function . This is indicated by the
ditions and traffic situation. r
tions, for or a d ifferent

drive. from spinning
when the vehicle is by reducing
the engine power directed to these
Th e system operates in conjunc tion with
the
acros s the entire spee d range. is
is switched on
be switched on and off by
be switc hed
on . The system be sw itched off
in certai n cir cumstances where
can offer advantages :
-
when driving with snow chains;
- w hen driving in deep
snow or on
surfaces;
AND ADVICE
-when roc king back and forth to free the
vehicle when stuck.
T he sys t
em
works
four radius of
the tires can cause the system to red uce en­
gine power w hen this is not desired .
and tire on
page 65.
TECHNOLOGY---------------------------------11

AND
The first
Do not rev the engine up to high
speeds when it is cold. This applies whether the transmission is in N (Neutral) or in gear.
Do not drive with unnecessarily high engine speeds -upshifting early saves fuel, reduces noise and protects the environment -see also page 15.
Do not let the engine labor. Downsh ift
when the engine is no longe r running
smoothly.
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