Change VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2001 User Guide

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
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Service SJ
-83 or 84
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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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AND
Engine
at the
factory with a permanent coolant which
does not need
to be changed. The coolant
consists of a mixture of water and the ma­
nufacturer's coolant additive
G 12 ABO -antifreeze on a glycol base with anti-corro­
sion additives
models). This mixture assures the necessa­
ry frost protection
and protects com­
ponents in the engine's cooling system
from corrosion and scaling.
to antifreeze protec­
tion and cooling efficiency .
For year-round driving, antifreeze is added at
the factory for temperatures down to:
ditives (for example G 11 ).
You can recognize G12 ABO in the
expansion tank by its red color.
AND FILLING

Changing brake
The brake
the water content in the brake fluid is too corrosion in t he brake system may re­
sult after a period
of time. The boiling point of the brake fluid will also decrease erably.
Therefore, the brake
Because of the problem of prop­er disposal of brake fluid along
with the special tools required and the necessary expertise, we recom­mend that you have your brake fluid
changed by your VOLKSWAGEN
dealer.
is advisable to have the fluid changed dur­
ing a Maintenance Service.
reservoir.

AND
Tire wear
The original tires on your veh icle have built­
in wear indicators. They are molded into the
bottom of the tread grooves and appear as approximately 1
a triangle
or other symbols) show
the locations of the
wear indicators .
When the indicators appear in
two or more
adjacent
t he tires wear down this far. Worn tires canno t grip the road surfac e
sudden deflation and loss of vehicle control.
hicle may tend to hydroplane
sooner.
Wheel Bolts
The wheel bolts must always be clean and easy to turn when you're
removing or installing them. Never oil or lubricate wheel bolts.
Check the wheel bolts whenever you change a
ginal factory installed equipment
will adversely affect the safe ation of your vehicle and may cau-se an accident and personal injury.
me loose and cause an accident
during vehicle operation! Extremely high torques can dama-ge the wheel bolts and/or their threads.
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lire rotation
then you must rotate the front tires with the rear tires as shown in the
tion . By doing have
Tires
when tires show wear su ch as
feather-edging th ey be rotated
tion. The rotation direction is ide n tified by
arrow markings on the side s of th e tires. rota tio n directio n must not be reversed . these tir es cannot be switched in
GEN seNice department.
After rotation adjust tire pressure and torque
on page 72 for
and tires approved by the turer have been to the road ­
the spare tire is differe nt from the tires
that you have mounted on your
(for winter tires or wide
Fitting and repairing tires requires expert
and be perfo rmed by a
We recommend that you have your tires
changed by a authorized
beca use they have the
GEN
For safety reasons, tires in pairs and not The tires
with the deepest tread be
mounted on the front
WHAT I

Changing a wheel
moving suddenly and possibly slipping off the jack, always
a trailer, have to unhook the trailer before you can change a wheel.
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To change the
Take the jack and kit and the spare
tire
out of the compartment.
Depending on the type of on your
have to do one of the
- Attach the hub cap
wrench through the
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Notes on changing a
The opening in t he screwdrive r
makes it easier to Remove the first before using.
read the information on pages 59
and 69 if you are going to be using the spare
tire or a spare tire which is different from the
tires on your
steps in the
order given when taking off a
Use the screwdriver to remove the
move the Remove any dirt or corro­
sion present on mounting surface of
or before
and tighten the
see the information on
page 77.
The
th e
Then go crosswise from one
and then snap th e ent ire circumference in
store the damaged tire in the compart­ment of the
After you change a tire:
-Check the tire air pressure
are corroded and
NOW?

PREMIUM
TAPE AlB button
Tap the TAPE
to change to the other side of the cassette.
Rewind/Fast Forward (FR-FF)
Press the rocker swithc
(5) Upper side: The tape
The Music Seek System automatically finds and
pressed: stops the
12 -Dolby® button .............. 1
Press this button when noise reduction.
CD
CD button
Tap the
TRACK
pressing the rocker switch (5).
Upper side: skips upwards
Lower side: skips downwards
CD selection*
changer* magazine by
pressed: stops the

PREMIUM SYSTEM
im­
po rtant informat ion regarding traffic up­
dates,
road conditions, weather reports,
etc .
But remember, you
For
set the of your radio
system so tha t yo u can hear from
other d
rivers at any time.
Anti-theft coding
The anti-thef t coding
it can then be
operated again after entering the correct
code -see page 19.
The radio code number and the radio
contents at the beginning of this struction
is very important that you detach this
changer *.
The
compa rtment. by
the radio unit. The magazine
in the MERKER for further tion.
option, or your
authorized can
if this
option is for your
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