oil VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1999 Owners Manual

Keywords Booklet Page
Battery replacement. remote key 3.1 25
Battery, vehicle .................................... 3.2 47
Belt tensioner 2.1 1 3 ,
- What happens when the belt tens ioner is act
ivated ? 2.1 13
Beverage holde r 3.1 68
Body cavity sealing 3.2 29
Booster seats ...................................... 2.1 33
Brake, -Warning light ............................... 3.1 18
Brake booste r ...................................... 3.2 7
Brake fluid ..
....................................... 3.2 45
Brake fluid reservoir ................................ 3.2 45
Brakes
-
Fluid .......................................... 3 .2 45
... . ...................................... 3.1 22
-Warning light ................................... 3.1 18
-Wear indicator .................................. 3.1 22
Braking ............. ........ ............ .......... 3.2 7
Break-in
period .................................. .. 3.2 13
Buzzer ............................. ............... 3.1 22
c
. . . .
seat , ............... ...................... 2.1
. . . . . 2 .1 14
lockin g syste m . . 3.1 31
-Rear lid ........................................ 3.1 34
restraint
locking systems ............................. 3.1 32
a wheel . . . . . . .
e ngi ne oil
restrain t anchorages ........................... 2.1 43

Keywords Booklet
Warning/Indicator Lights
- Engine Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1
- Engine Coolant Temperature ...................... 3.1
-Glow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Warning/indicator lights
-Air bag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
- Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Brake ......................................... 3.1
- Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
- Front brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 1
- Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1
-High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
- Malfunction indicator

Service at
Automatic transmission final drive oil:
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Tires/spare wheel:
Brake system: for damage/leaks, brake pad thickness. brake fluid level
Power steering: fluid level
Brake fluid: Replace every 2 years regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Drive shafts:
Front axle:
fault memory; purge if necessary
Roof frame: and lubricate
Automatic transmission: ATF
Automatic transmission:
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Road test:
Miles
whichever occurs first
18 Today's
date and
Volkswagen Dealer stamp

Service at
see page 5 for explanation.
Engine: Change oil and oil filter
Next Service:
Date:
................. ....... .
M i
les/ km: ................... .
whichever occurs first

Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Generato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Glove box light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Glove Box
-Light 49
Glow plugs indicator light . . . . . . . . 16
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Head Restra ints
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
............. See also Booklet 2. 1
H eadlight
- Dimmer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
- Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight dimmer switch lever . . . 45
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated - Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
-Mirrors .................. .. 51 - Passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
-Window ................... 43
Heated driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . .
51
Heated passenger seat . . . . . . . . . 44
Heat ing ...................... . 72
Heat ing interior quickly . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heating system
.................. . .............. S ee
opening . . . . . See B ook let 3.2
Hooks
........................ 64
Tie-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Horn .
.......................... 3
............. See also Book le t 2.1 How to use the air conditioning
more economically
........... 77
How to use this Manual . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
- Key safety interlock . . . . .
..................... 98 key safety interloc k . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
size of luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . 22 -Electronic power control . . . . . 16
- Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . 22 -Engine coolant temperature . .
-Engine coolant temperature level ....................... - Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-Fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Warning Indicator lights
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Alternator
Generator . . . . . . . 19 -Anti-Lock brake system . . . . . 17
Regulation . . . . . . . . . 17 -Brake ...................... 18
-
Rear lid open . . . . . . . . . 22
- Electronic power control . . . . . 16
-
Engine L evel . . . . . . . .
Temperature . -Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Malfunction indicator
open ............... 22
belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-Trunk Rear
also Booklet 3.2
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wi ndo w
Windshield
-
-
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshie
ld wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper
.........................
-Rear window ...............
Washer system
-Blades ..................... 48
-
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Remo vi
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W iper /Was her system . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Container capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.3
- Fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.2
- Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Wiper speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Engine compartment
ing or hot parts
under the engine
hood. This prevents the water drain
and it prevents bris from entering the interior
through the heating and ducts.
portant. the roads,
the entire engine
compartment and
be
damage. At the same time, the underside of the
is tem-perature
fore cleaning the engine.
or if
you have the engine washed , the
removed as
joints and compone nts in the
engine compartment.
residue or grease while your are cleaning your engine, then the dirty
water should be run through an oil
separator filter. We recommend that you have your engine cleaned at a qualified workshop or service
stocks the and preservation
be
formed by a Using
incorrect
Use the corre ct Never use gasol ine or
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We recommend that you have the en­
gine compartment
and the underside of
your inspected twice a year for any
damage to the protect ive coating, prefer­
ably before and after the winter season.
Have necessary repairs done as soon as
possible.
Also whenever the lower body shell.
axle
been repair ed, any anti-corrosion
coating lost on the affected surfaces should
be reapplied.
Oil-based protective sprays must not be
applied .
ap­
plication, road dirt. salt spray depos1ts and
oily substances must be removed.
dealer
stocks the and preserva tion solu­
tions recommended by the factory for this
purpose and has the equipment necessary
to apply them. Therefore. any additiona l cor­
rosion protectio n work should be per­
formed by a
solutions could damage
rubber parts or painted surfaces .
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Engine compartment
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle floor pan from under­
neath regularly. If you see spots from oil or other vehicle fluids, have
your vehicle inspected by an autho­rized VOLKSWAGEN dealer or quali­fied workshop.

Engine oil
Specifications and viscosity
Your engine was factory
season high that has a vis­
cosity grade of SAE
driving. between changes use any high
you can use SAE
To assure that the
terms must appear on the
or
-
Service SJ
-83 or 84
-
Service or
and
meets the standards
of the proper
A. The starburst
Another identification B be
added
to the
the correct
1 - The top portion indicates the
by designations.
2 - The center portion
shows the
has saving
Note
Look for one of these
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