Engine support VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2007 Owners Manual

WARNING (continued)
Never reach into the area around or tou ch the radiator fan. Contact w ith the blade s can resuh in se riou s personal injury. Always m ember that the radiator fan is controll ed and can turn on
m oved from the ignit ion.
Never unscrew the coolant expa nsio n tank cap when th e engin e is hot. A hot engine will heat the coo la nt and put it under pressure . mov in g a cap that i s under pressure ca n rcsuh in seriou s personal injury and/or burns.
A lway s prote ct face, hand s and arms from hot esca ping coolant or steam b y cove ring the ca p with a large, thick rag.
Turn the cap slow ly a nd very carefully in a
counter- clo ckw ise direction whil e applying
light downward pressure on the top of the cap.
Never spill on hot engine parts o r hot
e xhau st sys te m . S pilled
Neve r short-circuitthc elec trica l sys te m ,
es peciall y w here th e jumper cabl es are tached -th e balleri es could explode!
Neve r leave any objects in the e ngine partment, for exam ple cleaning rag s and too ls. Objects
Neve r work unde r the veh ic le unless you
h ave safely secured th e ve hicl e from movin g.
I f yo u must work under th e ve hicl e wit h th e
w hee ls on th e ground, always make sure the vehicl e is on leve l ground, th e wh eels arc
b locked from movin g and th e key is not in the
ignition.
Always support your ve hicle with safety
s tands if you have to wo rk underneath it. The
ja ck suppli ed with the ve hicle is not s tron g enough for this purpose and can co llap se causin g se riou s personal injury.
If you have to perform a check or r ep a ir
w hen th e e ngine is running, there arc more
ri sks from
the ro tating parts, such as the drive
WARNING (con tinued)
Neve r to uch the e lec tr ica l w ir in g of the ig ni tio n sys tem.
Always make sure that j ewe lry, loose clothing and lo ng hair do not get caught in
rota ting engine pans. Before startin g any work remove jewelry, tie back and cover
hair, and do not wear clothing that can hang down and get caught in mov ing gin e parts.
Always use extre me cauti on if the erator pedal has to be depresse d to perform
a ch eck. The vehicle could move suddenly, eve n if the parking brake is applied.
If wor k on the fu el sys te m or th e electrica l
syste m is necessa ry:
Always discon nect th e balleries. Make
sure th e vehicle is unlo cked when
Neve r sm oke .
Neve r work nea r heaters, wa te r h eaters of other open names .
A lways have an approve d fire ext guis her nearby.
To avo id electrical shock and personal jury w hil e the eng ine is running or being
s tarted :
n ever touch ignition cables,
never to uch othe r component s of the
high vohage electronic ignition syste m,
never touch the gas discharged (Xeno n) headlights wiring.
Note
Whe n chang ing or topp ing orr service fluids. make absolutel y ce rtain that you fill the fluid s
into the corr ect reservoirs. Using incorrec t fluids will resuh in serious malf unct ions and engine
damage!
For the sake of environment
Service fluid leaks are harmful to the environ-
ment. Reg ularl y check the ground undernea th
your vehicle . you find spots of oil or other
fluids. have your vehic le checked by your rized dealer or a qualified

3.2 Tips and Advice
(continued)
knock the vehicle ofT the jack or hid e under a
vehicle.
Never support your body weight on the hicle when it is up on the jack.
Never allow anyone to stay in the vehicle when raising the ve hicle with th e jack or when it is up on the jack.
Never let anyone place any part of their body underneath the ve hicle when supported by th e jack.
Fig. 28 Changing a wheel: remov ing the wheel
Removing the
U sing the hex socke t in the screwd rive r
fig. 28 to re move pr ev iously loosened
w
hee l bolts.
Then remove th e o ther wheel bolts as
d
escribed above.
Tak e off the w heel.
Mounting the spare
Mount the spare wheel.
In stall the wheel bolts and tight en them
lig hrly using the hex socket in the screw
driv er.
Lower the vehicle on th e jack.
86 What do do now?
(continued)
Ne ver support your vehicle on cinder blo ck s, bricks or ot her objects . These may not
b e abl e to support the load and collapse denl y.
Neve r start th e en gine when you have
rai sed the veh icle on th e jack. The engine brations and ve hicle movements could kno ck
th e ve hicle off the jack.
Neve r raise your ve hicle when it is parked on a s lope .
Tighten the w hee l bolt s firml y using th e
lug wre n ch. Tighten
the w heel bolt s in
agonal sequence, fo r exa mple, tighten the
top bolt and then the opposite bolt closest
to th e ground and continue tight ening the
bolts until all have been firmly and
quence.
Use the adapter w hen tight enin g th e
anti-theft wheel bolt.
In stall the w heel bolt caps.
note that the anti-theft w heel
bolt h
as its ow n separate cap. This ca p
o nl y
fits whee l bolts. It does not
fit the standard wheel bolt s.
Unidirectional tires
Unidirectiona l tires must be correctl y mount ed
all around.
A unidir
ectional tire can
must follow the specifie d direction of ro tatio n. T his is necessary
s o these tire s can deve lop their optimum chara cte ristics regard ing gr ip. road noise. wear and hydroplaning resis ta nce.
you have to mount tir e opposite to its proper d ire ction of rotati on, please drive carefull y since
th e tir e no lo ng er posse sses its optimal ha ndlin g
c h arac te rist i
cs when mounted on th e wro ng
s id e of th e ve hicl e. T hi s is particu larly impo rtant