VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

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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Mount the
-see the
the
wrench, if nec­
essary, using your foot. Make sure you are
standing
about one turn.
Do not yet remove the
To remove the anti-theft see the in­
formation on page 77.
jack:
There is
one at the front and one impression at the back under the body to show you where to position the jack -see
arrows in
the jack di­
cut­
out. The rear impression in
cut­
out.
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The shows the jack positioned
on the
the jack und er the posi tion­
ing point
on the rocker see
is just underneath the
-The jack
AND
raise th e
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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
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Otherwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they
AND
Anti-theft wheel bolts*
Anti-theft
1 - Wheel bolt
2 - Wheel bolt adapter .
B45-329C
(T he adapter is located in the tool kit).
Loosening or tightening a
the adapter 2 all the way over the bolt
1.
Slide the lug wrench from the tool kit onto
the adapter
2 until it stops. The w heel bolt
can now be loosened or tight ened.
A
fter c hanging the wheel, pull the adapter
off the whee l bolt.
We recomme nd you alway s carry th e
a dapt er for th e wheel bolt in the vehicle -
t he best would be in th e to ol
kit.
The code number for the wheel bolt safety devi ce is stamped on the front s ide of the
adapter .
ing the code number .
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AND ADVICE
Fuses
A system may be
caused by a
under a cover at the end
of the dashboard 6n the drive r's side.
from you r
autho
rized
Replacing a fuse
th e cover of the centralized unit by
i nserting a screwdriver in the
the
cover and pry
it off.
Check th e f use on the seperate
f u se card attached to the inside cover to fin d
out which fuse
to the component
that has
Color codes:
brown : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 amps
brown:
... ................... 7.5 amps
red: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
amps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 amps
Remove the
to the
strip.
the fuse box cover .
Notes
protected by
a circu it breaker.
the se fuses are over­
switch off and then on again after a few seconds to prevent the fuse from be­
ing
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Replacing bulbs
is becoming more and more
othe r parts of the
This
reach through the engine
compartment.
are pressurized and can
injuries can
For your
and
the expertise.
AND
Emergency starting
Starting by Pushing or Towing
Starting with jumper
acid, and gas. Any of these can cause very serious or

AN D
sio n to neutral and
set parking brake
touch.
(-) to
ground on engine block (x ).
For more details see next page.
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1.
B1J-223M
A -Discharged
to
the battery, you have to remove the battery
cover-see page 48.
1 -
(1 l of discharged
battery.
2 -
to positive( +) ster battery .
3 -
tive (-)
4 -
to the engi ne gine
5 -the engine of the
engine with disc harg ed
to do not continue to cra nk but contact your nearest thorized or
fied workshop .
7 -
With engine running, remove jumper
in exact verse order: 4 thru 1.
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Emergency towing with commercial tow truck
The information must be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
Whenever possible, tow with the front
wheels off ground .
The vehic le may be lifted in rear and
moved to position for front hook-up.
a vehicle with a manual transmission
must be towed with the front wheels on the
ground, make sure transmission oil
has not
leaked or been drained .
Note
cannot be towed
with conven tional sling-type equipment or
non-self-loading wheel
Attach wheel lift equipment to wheels.
Attach safety straps to wheels.
8 - Attach safety chains to lower control
arms
(Front hook-up)-see upper
km h 3-Attach safety chains to axle beam
Towing distance : . . . . . .
the cannot be towed with wheel
lift equ ipment in combination with self­loading
4-Towing 6-12 inches
. . . (15-