VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 Owners Manual

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General notes
We recommend that you have the engi­
ne compartment and th e underside of your
Also. whenever the lower body transmission or engi ne assemblies have
be en repaired. any anti-corros io n
coating
lost on the affec ted surfaces shou ld be app lied .
salt spray deposits
and oily subst ances must be removed.
Your authorize d dealer
stocks the cleaning and preservation solu­
tions recommended by the factory for this
purpose and has the equi pment necessary
to apply them . Therefore, any additio nal
corrosion protection work shoul d be perfor­
med by a
dealer. Using
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Maintenance
Your has been designed to
mum.
However, a certain amount of
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you help make sure that emission standards are maintained,
thus minimizing adverse effects on the environment.
For
maintenance your Maintenance see Booklet
1.1.
Under difficult operating
when towing a very
some service work be performe
between the specified.
This
th
air
injection and emission r
increasing technr
very strict
the nature of repairs and adjustments to en[ and transmission parts which an owne1 can perform.
Maintenance. adjustments and repairs
require testing
maintenance, adjustments and
repairs can impair the ope ration and
warranty. Therefore, proof of servicing in
accordance with the maintenance
made within the warranty
period .
Above
in doubt about any servicing, have it done by your or any other
workshop.
We urge you to give your
ties. to keep your
Performing
the need arise and trained
of
the the
instructions given.
serve the provided .

Engine hood
To the engine hood, pull the
on the
make sure that the windshield
the engine hood
the
hook under the hood.
AND
To
Grasp the engine hood on the side where
the gas pressure strut is the
hood down
the hood in you do not need to press the hood down again.

Engine compartment
thing that
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle floor pan from under­neath regularly. If you see spots from oil or other vehicle fluids, have your vehicle inspected by an autho­
rized VOLKSWAGEN dealer or quali­fied workshop.
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cap . . . . . . . 37
3 - Brake
reservoir ............. 43
4 - Engine
dipstick .............. 37
5-expansion tank .......... 41 5-
washer container ..... washer container .....

Engine
with an
you need to add
viscosity
grade
use but
VW or
-
Engine oil identification symbol
Another
1 - The top portion indicates the
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Engine
no standard ra­
te of
AND
Checking the engine
The position of the
is warm.
To get a true reading, the
ground.
After turning off the
Reinsert dipstick; push it
A -You must not add
B-You can add The
After checking the
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Adding engine
Turn off the engine . The engine
Unscrew the head cove r. ce see Booklet 1. 1.
Add by a ting properties of ring the
screw the cap back on and
insert the dipstick
additives
more often if you drive shor t di­
stances. operate the in dusty areas
or under predominantly stop-and-go traffic
conditions. or have your
where
ded periods .
Detergent additives
in the make
fresh