VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1997 Owners Manual

Warranty Voucher for the new automobile.
Present this vouche r to an autho rized dealer if warranty service is requi red.
W ar
ranty beg ins o n th e m ont h of
f i
rst use o f the veh icle or its de liv ­
ery to the
fir st re tai l purchase r,
name ly on:
Month Day Year
(to be
Speedometer Replacement
Month Day Year be in by authorized
of authorized Volkswag en de aler
o f au lho nzed
Warranty terms and conditions covering your Volk swagen
are
printed in the separate Warranty booklet.
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Eng. code/Trans. code
l
Options
Vehicle Identification Label:
1 .
3. Engine Code I Engine No. I Transmissio n Code
4. Paint No.
5.

Why Maintenance?
safety in mind , and are equipp ed with
e mis sion
A minor adjustment now may prevent a repair
the recomm ended maintenance and make
in-between checks. This way you
keep your car
and safe. An untuned engine wastes
system can inc rease
37,5003)
12 24 36 48 60 72
whichever occurs first. The shown
in the are based on the case of severe conditions, such as extre mely low tempe ratures, excessive dust etc., 3Jor 6 months particu larly to engine oil changes and the cleaning or repla cing of the airclea nerfiller ele m ent.
4

Service every
on page 4-
Emission Control Maintenance
Engine : Change
-filter : First replacement at
park/neutral safety switch (whe re
Brake pads: Check thickness (EuroVan and Diesel)
Whee ls: Rotate front
to rear
5

6
Service every miles/24
Maintenance
Engine: Change
Engine: Check for
Engine speed: Check.
Maintenance
(where
See page 8 for additional Emission Maintenance to be performed every km.

Vehicle Maintenance
Manual transmission : Check for
Battery : Check electrolyte add if necessary
Automatic transmission : Check
ATF1l
Automatic transmission ,
drive : Check
Check operation including neutral safety switch (where
Power steering: Check
Brake system : Check for damage and thickness of pads and brake
heating and ventilat ion syste ms, a ir conditioning and
power accessor i
es
On-board diagnosis : Check
Check condition and pressure
Water separator: Drain water (Diesel )
(
km, every ]
km and every 2 years regardless of (kilometers).
1 tra ffic conditions, it is necessary to change the ATF every be
7

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8
Maintenance every
Engine
Check tension and condition , adjust if necessary
Emission
Check dust

Check condition ; on with semi -automatic tensioner (without tension adjust tension
- Brake
9

Maintenance Record
Dale
(dealer sla m p)
6 month s after th e
Maintena nce
D ale
Miles/km ( dealer s lamp)
(deale r slamp)
Maintenance Service
at
1 2 month s after the
Maint enan ce
Emission
Maintena nce
(dealer slamp)
Maintenance Service
at
1 2 months after
Em issio n
Maintenance
(d eale r
6 months after the
Main te nance
Note see page 4.