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CONTENTS
DASHBOARD AND
CONTROLS
Layout
4
i\='-:ng
lamps 6
CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
•
e.s. Central locking system 7, 8
I:cs, Tailgate 9, 10
I'I
~g doors 11
..
-^ows, Mirrors 12, 13
Sea: belts 15 5re:y for children 18
-ead restraints 19
Seats
20 _:ariing/sleeping surface 26
__ggage
compartment cover 27 __cgage compartment/load surface ... 28
-edals, Brakes 29 Vanual gearbox 31
--tomatic gearbox 32
gnition
lock 36
Starting / Stopping the engine .... 37, 38 "struments 40
.'.
arning lamps 47
Switches 50
~yn signal and dip lever 52
3'uise
control system 53 .'.'indscreen wiper 54
-eating and ventilation 55
Air
conditioner 57
Recirculating air switch 61
Auxiliary heater 63
Additional
water heater 67
Sun roof, Sliding/tilting roof 70, 71
nterior lights, Sun visors 72, 73
Ashtray, Cigarette lighter 73
-oof
rack 75
DRIVING
TIPS
The first 1500 km - and afterwards ... 76 Driving safely 78
Driving economically and
ecologically
79
Trailer towing 81
GENERAL
MAINTENANCE
Filling the tank, Fuel 85, 86
Care of car, Maintenance 88, 93 Bonnet, Engine compartment 94, 95
Engine oil, Gearbox oil 96, 99
Air
cleaner 100 Power assisted steering 100
Cooling
system 101
Brake fluid 104
Battery 106
Windscreen washer system 108
Wheels 110
Arduous operating conditions 115
Winter driving 116
Accessories, modifications and
renewal of parts 117
Mobile
telephones and two way
radios 117
DO-IT-YOURSELF
First
aid kit, Warning triangle 118
Vehicle tools 118 Spare wheel/changing wheel ... 119, 120
Fuses
122
Changing
bulbs 124
Adjusting/masking headlights .. 128,129
Headlights 129
Installing radio 129
Emergency starting 130
Tow starting/towing 132
Lifting vehicle 134
TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION
Engine 136
Emission control system 137
Activated charcoal filter '38 Power flow '39
Steering, Axles 139 Brakes, Body -139,
1
AC
Environment compatibility 140
TECHNICAL
DATA
Engine 141
Performance 142
Fuel consumption 143
Spark plugs 145
V-belts 145
Wheels,
Tyre
pressures 146, 147
Weights,
Trailer weights 148, 151 Dimensions 152
Capacities 153
Vehicle identification data 154
SPECIAL
INFORMATION
Adjusting the brake pressure regulator 155
ALPHABETICAL
INDEX
Alphabetical index 156
CHECKS
WHEN
FILLING
THE TANK
Overview 160
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DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
Warning lamps
Symbol Page Symbol
Page
Coolant temperature/
Coolant level
47
A Emergency light system
51
Engine oil pressure f^i
47
m Rear
window
heating
51
ID
Headlight
high
beams
48
to Fog lights
rear fog light 51
Turn
signals
49
Notes
((D)
Brake
system l^i
48
•
If one of the lamps marked
with
comes on when driving
stop and switch engine off. Details can be found on the pages
given
B Some of the lamps shown here are
only
on certain models or are optional extras.
£3
Alternator
49 •
If one of the lamps marked
with
comes on when driving
stop and switch engine off. Details can be found on the pages
given
B Some of the lamps shown here are
only
on certain models or are optional extras.
m Glow plugs - Diesel
49
(©)
Anti-locking brake system (ABS)
49
Trailer turn signals
49
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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Removing
rear
seat
To
increase the luggage/loading area, the rear seat can be removed:
• Fold backrest of centre seat forwards
• If fitted, fold folding seat* out of way -
see
page 25
• Remove lower seat frame trim* from rear seat
• Remove head restraints* - see page 19
• Fold backrest down - see page 23
• Tip seat forwards - see page 23
• Loosen and remove two bolts (arrows in the
left
illustration)
• Carefully fold seat back • Fold back carpet* to attain
access
to the
front
bolts
• Loosen and remove
front
bolts (arrows in the
right
illustration)
• Remove seat to rear
• Screw in and tighten all four bolts in the securing points.
Fitting
rear
seat
• Fold down backrest of centre bench seat
• If fitted, fold folding seat out of way.
• Fold back carpet and retain
with
some thing heavy
• Remove the four bolts • Fit seat
into
position
• Tighten
front
bolts by hand
(right
illustra
tion)
• Carefully fold seat back
•
Insert
rear bolts
(left
illustration) and tighten all four bolts
Attention
Ensure
that that
the
rear
seat
bench securing
bolts
are
tigh
tened
again,
as the
security
of
the
seat
belts
and
therefore
the
safety
of the passengers
depends
upon
it.
• Fold backrest up
Notes
• It is expedient for two people to carry out the removal and
fitting
of the rear bench
seat.
• When removing and
fitting
the seat en sure
that
the belts, side trim, loudspeaker
grilles etc. are not damaged or soiled.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
3edals
• e ~ cvement of the pedals must not be re-
:: :~is reason, do not put articles in the
—•".•.ell which could roll or slide underneath
—-E-
zedals.
•Vr^-d the pedal area there should not be •r. -;otmatsorotheradditionalfloorcover- •: -aterials:
• In the
case
of defects on the brake sys-
r~
3 greater pedal travel may be
necess-
• : should always be possible to depress
~3
: _tch and accelerator pedals fully.
• - pedals must be able to return, unhin-
z-z'^z.
to their rest positions,
""•e'efore, the only
foot
mats which may be
are those which leave the pedal area
::—oletely free and which are prevented . " slipping. Brakes
The following points are of particular import
ance
to the safe operation of the brakes.
• New brake linings must also be run in and do not have the optimum
friction
prop
erties during the
first
200 km. The slightly reduced braking effect can be compen
sated for by more pressure on the brake
pedal.
This also applies when new linings have been fitted.
• If the brake pedal travel increases suddenly, it may be
that
one of the two
brake circuits has failed. You can still drive
on to the next Volkswagen dealer but be prepared to use more pressure on the pedal
and allow for longer braking distances on
the way.
• The brake
fluid
level must be checked regularly-see page 105.
The brake warning lamp
will
come on to indi cate
that
the brake
fluid
level is too low (see
also
page 48).
• Brake lining wear depends to a large ex
tent
on the operating conditions and style of driving. On vehicles which are used mainly in
town
traffic
and stop/start conditions or
are driven hard it may be necessary to have
the thickness of the brake linings checked by a Volkswagen dealer in between the in
tervals given in the Service Schedule.
• Change down in good time when driving downhill, in orderto make use of the engine braking effect. This relieves strain on the
brake system. When the brakes are applied do not keep them on con::rjc_s , =" .
and release alternately.
• Under certain operating conditions, *c example after driving through water, a^e' heavy rain or after washing the vehicle the
braking effect may be retarded by wet, or in
winter iced-up brake discs and linings - the brakes must be dried out
first
by applying
the footbrake.
The
full
braking effect may also be delayed when vehicle has been driven for some time
on heavily salted roads
without
using the
brakes,
because the layer of salt on discs
and pads has to be removed
first.
Attention
If a
front
spoiler,
full
size
wheel
trims
etc., is
retrofitted,
it is necessary to
ensure
that
the
flow
of air to the
front
brakes
is not re
stricted
-
otherwise
the
brakes
can
overheat.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Starting
the
engine
General
hints
Attention
When
starting
the
engine
in con
fined
spaces
there
is a
danger
of poisoning.
• Before starting, move gear lever to neu- ml
(with
automatic gearbox, selector lever -
"P"
or "N" position) and apply handbrake
I 'mly.
• On vehicles
with
a manual gearbox de-
:"9ss
the clutch pedal when operating
=:arter
so
that
starter only has to
turn
en
gine.
• As soon as engine starts, release the gnition key so
that
starter can disengage.
• After starting a cold engine it may sound
_oisy
for a moment or two because the oil pressure has to build up in the hydraulic
tappets
first.
This is normal and no cause for
a
arm. Do not
warm
engine
up by run-
W>
ning
it
with
vehicle
stationary.
Drive
off
straight
away.
Do
not overrev or use
full
throttle
until the
engine has reached the normal operating
Temperature. • On vehicles
with
a
catalytic
con
verter
the
engine
must
not be
started
by
towing
the
vehicle
in ex
cess
of 50 m.
Otherwise
unburnt
fuel
can pass
into
the
converter
and
lead
to
damage.
•
Before
trying
to
start
engine
by
towing,
the
battery
from
another
ve
hicle
should be used for
starting
if
possible - see
page
130.
Petrol
engines
These
engines are equipped
with
a cer: ~-
jection system
that
automatically s^c; es the correct fuel/air mixture at ail anc e~:
temperatures.
When
engine is cold or at
operating
temperature
do not accelerate before or
during the starting procedure.
Applicable to all engines:
If the engine does not start at once, stop
using
the starter after 10
sees,
wait about
half a minute and then try again. If the engine still does not start, the electric
fuel pump fuse may have blown - see page
122.
When
the engine is
very
hot it may be
necessary
to accelerate slightly after the
engine has started.
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AND
EQUIPMENT
3
-
Multi
function
indicator
* In addition to the time display, the multi
function indicator (MFI) gives a whole range of additional information:
• Driving time
• Average fuel consumption
• Distance driven
• Average speed
• Engine oil temperature
• Ambient temperature With the exception of the time, the symbol for the function switched on appears at the upper edge of the display (in illustration the
average
fuel consumption is shown).
A
B
|B33-
695
By
repeatedly pressing button B in the wind
screen
wiper lever
with
the ignition
switched on, the additional information is
displayed,
starting
with
the time.
If the button B is pressed for longer than 1
sec,
the function being displayed at
that
time will change over automatically to the time display. The
memories
The
system is equipped
with
two automatic
memories:
A
single
journey
memory
collects the
following data from the time the ignition is switched on to when it is switched off. Driving time, distance covered and fuel
used.
From
this data the average driving speed
and
the average consumption is worked
out.
If the journey is resumed within two hours
of switching off the ignition, the new figures
are automatically included in the calculation. If the journey is interrupted for more than
two hours, the stored information is auto matically
erased.
A
total
journey
memory
stores the data
from any number of individual journeys up
to a total of 100 hours driving time, a dis
tance of 10000 km (6214 miles) and 1000 litres (220 gallons) of fuel consumed. This
data
is only used to work out the consump
tion and speed averages for all the individual
journeys.
If one of the given figures is exceeded, the
memory is erased and calculation starts
from the beginning again. Contrary to the
single
journey memory, this memory is not
erased
after a journey pause of more than
two hours.
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EQUIPMENT
Miles
(km) - Distance covered
_ne remarks made under "Driving time" also apply in principle to "Distance cov
ered".
The maximum distance indicated is
9999 km or 6214 miles.
MPH
(km/h)
- Average speed
The remarks made under "Average fuel consumption" also apply here in principle.
cfer-
°C _ Engine oil temperature
Oil temperatures (within a range of + 50 de
grees C and + 160 degrees C) are shown.
When no oil temperature indication is
shown,
the engine is still not warm, and it
should not therefore be worked hard. The engine speed should be reduced if the oil
temperature rises to + 145 degrees C. of* -• -
«>*
'i* - Ambient temperature
The measuring range is from - 40 degrees
C to + 50 degrees C..
When the vehicle is stationary or only moving very slowly, the indicated tempera
ture could be slightly higher than the actual ambient temperature due to heat radiation
from the engine or use of the auxiliary heater.
Attention If the ambient temperature read
ing is used as an ice warning, re
member that ice can form on the road at temperatures above 0 C.
Note Both temperatures are momentary values.
They are not stored in the memory.
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AND
EQUIPMENT
Warning
lamps
~ne layout of the warning lamps depends on
:ne model and the engine fitted. The sym-
: ols shown here are also on the actual warn-ng lamps.
|- Coolant temperature/ coolant level 47
1- Engine oil pressure 47
I- High beams 48
-- Turn signals 48
5-
Brake system 48
V Alternator 49
" Glow plugs 49 Coolant
temperature/
Coolant level1'
This
lamp flashes for a few seconds as a
functional check when ignition is switched
on.
If the lamp does not go out afterwards or
flashes
when driving, either the coolant
temperature is too high orthe coolant level1'
too low:
Stop,
switch
engine
off and check
level.
Add coolant if necessary.
11 Only on vehicles
with
automatic coolant level monitor(see page 102).
Attention
• Be
careful
when
opening the
coolant
expansion
tank!
When
the
engine
is hot the cooling
sys
tem is
under
pressure -
Danger
of scalding!
Therefore
let
engine
cool
down
before
unscrewing
the cap.
• Do not
touch
the fan. The fan can
switch
on suddenly -
even
when
ignition
is
switched
off.
For
further details see pages 102 and 103.
If the coolant level is in order the trouble
may be due to failure of the radiator fan.
Check
radiator fan fuse and renew if
necessary-seepage
122.
If the warning lamp does not go out al
though coolant level and fan fuse are in order, do not
drive
on - call in expert as
sistance.
If the trouble is only caused by the fan and
assuming
coolant level is in order and tem perature warning lamp is out - one can drive
on to the nearest Volkswagen dealer. In
order to make good use of the air stream for
cooling,
do not let engine idle or drive very
slowly.
2 - Engine oil pressure -7
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AND EQUIPMENT
The
warning lamp flashes when ignition is
switched
on. the lamp must go out when
engine
has started.
If the warning lamp does not go out or
flashes
when driving - a buzzer also sounds
at engine speeds above 2000 rpm - stop,
switch
engine
off, check oil level and if
necessary,
add oil - see page 97.
If the lamp comes on although the oil level
is
in order, do not
drive
on. Do not even
run the engine at idling speed-call in expert
assistance.
Note
The oil pressure
warning
lamp
is not an oil
level
indicator.
The oil
level
should
therefore
be checked at reg
ular
intervals,
preferably
every
time
the
fuel
tank
is filled.
3 -
High
beams 10 4 - Turn signals
The
warning lampflashes when
turn
signals
are
switched on. If a
turn
signal fails, the
warning lamp flashes twice as fast. (Not
when towing a trailer).
Further
details are given on pages 49
and
52. 5 -
Brake
system «^
The
warning lamp comes on when
• the handbrake is on
• the brake fluid level is too low
The
ignition must be switched on.
Attention
If the
lamp
does not go out
when
handbrake
is released or comes
on
when
driving, the
fluid
level
in
the reservoir is too low. If an in crease in
pedal
free
travel
is no
ticed
at the same
time,
one of the
brake
circuits may
have
failed.
You can
drive
on
carefully
to the
nearest
Volkswagen
dealer
but
allow
for
higher
pedal
pressures and longer
braking
distances on
the way.
The
warning lamp comes on when high
beams
are on or when the headlight flasher
is
used.
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DRIVING
TIPS
The technical
prerequisites
"or
a low fuel consumption and efficiency were "built in" at the factory. Particular im
portance was placed on the lowest possible
disturbance
to the environment. To retain
and
make the best possible use of these
characteristics
attention should be paid to
the following points:
Vehicles
fitted
with
a
catalytic
converter
may
only
be
driven
on
unleaded
petrol.
Even
those
vehicles
which
do
not
have
a
catalytic
converter
should
be
driven
on
unleaded
petrol
for the
sake
of the
environment.
The
prescribed
maintenance
operations
should
be
carried
out
exactly
as
specified
in the
Service
Schedule - see
also
page
93.
Having your vehicle regularly serviced by
a Volkswagen dealer not
only
ensures
that
it is always operationally fit, but it
also ensures economy, lowest possible burden on the environment and a long
service
life.
Check the
tyre
pressures
every
4
weeks.
Low
tyre
pressures increase the rolling
resistance.
This not
only
increases the
fuel
consumption and
tyre
wear,
but the
handling is also impaired.
Do not
carry
unnecessary
ballast
in the
luggage
boot
Particularly in
town
traffic
when one has to accelerate
often,
weight
has a
great
in
fluence on the
fuel
consumption. As a
rule
of
thumb:
For every 100 kg of
weight
the consumption increases by approxi
mately
litre
per 100 km.
Remove
roof
rack
immediately
after
use
Particularly at
high
speeds the increased
air resistance makes
itself
felt
consider
ably.
gCK
Electrical
consumers
should
only
be
switched
on
when
they
are
actually
required
Heated rear windows, additional driving
lights
and heater blower consume a con
siderable amount of
current.
The higher
alternator
load
also increases the
fuel
consumption. For instance, over a period of 10 hours, the heated rear window
will
increase
the
fuel
consumption by ap
proximately 1
litre.
Check the
fuel
consumption
reg
ularly
The
fuel
consumption should be checked
each
time
the
tank
is
filled
up. By doing
this
inconsistencies on the vehicle which
lead to an increased
fuel
consumption
can be discovered sooner.
• Check the
engine
oil
level
each
time
the
tank
is
filled
up
The
oil consumption depends to a great ex
tent
on the engine load and
speed.
Depend
ing on the style of driving the consumption
can
be as much as 1.0 litres/1000 km.
It is normal for the oil consumption of a new
engine
to reach its lowest level after a cer
tain mileage has been covered. The
con
sumption cannot be properly
assessed
until
the vehicle has run approx. 5000 km.
This
also
applies to the fuel consumption
and
the engine output.
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