overheating VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2004 Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine • Please note that the driven wheels can
\start to spin and the vehicle can skid If the
lCS i w1tched off, especially If the road Is
slippery.
•
Switch the TCS back on after acceleration.
• If you stop the vehicle on an incline, do not
attempt to stop it from rolling back by depress·
lng the accelerator while a position is still se­
lected. The automatic gearbox could overheat
and be damage d .
• Never allow the vehicle to roll In posi tion N ,
particularly If the Ignition is s w itched off. The
automatic gearbox w ill not be lubricated and
could be damaged . Fault in the function of the automatic gearbox
r-'('n F irst read and observe the introductory
L-Wl Information and safety warnings .&. on
page 169 .
Emergency programme
There is a fault in the system if all the displays on
the mstrument clu ste r for the se lector le ve r posi ­
tions have a light background. The automatic gear­
box is running in an emergency programme. The
vehicle can still be driven in the eme rg ency pro­
gramme, but only at reduced speed and not in all
gear s.
In vehicles with a dual clutch gearbox DSG®, y o u
may
no longer be able to select reverse gear.
In all cases the automatic gearbox should be
checke d
by a qualified workshop immediately.
Overheating of the dual clutch gearbox
DSG®
The dual clutch gearbox can overheat when th e
vehicle pulls off re
gularly, travels at a crawl for long
penods, or in s
top and go traffic . Gearbox over- .
heating
is i ndi cate d by the w arning lamp 0 and tn
some cases by a text m essage in the instrument
cluste r d1splay . An acoustic warni ng may also be
heard . Stop the ve hi cle and allow th e gea rbox to
cool down
~CD.
The vehicle will not move forwards or
backwards even though a gear has been
selected
If the veh1cle w11l not move in the requi red direc­
tio n, the system may have selected the pos1tion m­
correctly Depress the bra e pedal and reselect the
pOSitiOn
If th e vehicle st1ll does not move tn the requ1red di­
re ction , th ere IS a system fault. Seek expert assis­
tance and have the system checked
• If the display indicates that the gearbox is
overheating for the first time, the vehicle will
have to be parked safely or driven faster than
20 km/h (12 mph) .
• If the text message and acoustic warning
are repeated approximately every 10 seconds,
the vehicle must be parked safely immediately
and the engine switched off. Allow the gearbox
to cool down.
•
In order to prevent damage to the gearbox,
you should not drive on unti l the acousti c
warning stops. You should not pull away or
drive the vehicle at very low speeds while the
gearbox is overheated. Starting the engine, changing gear and parking
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