VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE 2020 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 2020, Model line: GOLF 8 GTE, Model: VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE 2020Pages: 601
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tery
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mlagevehshotcountrsandoer12-vovehbattershe12-vo
vehbatteryotherwematenance-free
atteryposntheggage
compartment
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battery
penthebooti(->Bootiescrtn)
he12-vovehbatterycatedtheggagecompartmentundertheggage
compartmentfor
ttheggagecompartmentfortogaaccesstothecover(T)ofthe12vo
vehbatteryF
pengthecoverofthe12-vovehbattery
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ocsecrewthecoverbackonwhasuabtoo
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atterywdowonthetopofthe12-
vovehbattery(llstratn)
heckgtheectroteve12-vovehbatterswh
batterywdow)
nsurethatenoughihtavalbforyoutocarseethecourdatorthe
roundbatterywdowonthetopofthe12-vovehbattery(arrow)Fever
usenakedfmesorgwgobctsasaihtsource
hecourdpyedtheroundbatterywdowchangesaccordgtotheectrote
veithe12-vovehbattery
htyelworwhoutcourTheectrotevefthe12-vovehbatterytoo
whe12-vovehbatteryshoubecheckedand
repcedbyaquaidworkshopnecessary
ckTheectrotevefthe12-vovehbatterycorrect
WARNG
Anyworkonthe12-vovehbatterycancauseseruschemaurnsxpsnsand
ectrshocks
aysweareyeprotectnandprotectegves
ctroteveryaggressecanburntheskandcancausebidnesshen
workgwhthe12-vovehbatterynsurethatyourhandsrmsandface
parturareprotectedfromacspllge
evertlthe12-vovehbatteryctrotemayspllutofthebatteryvents
andcausechemaurns
everopena12-vovehbattery
acsplyoureyeoronyoursksemedteforseverauteswh
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ectroteswalwedonsuadoctormedte
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harggepcgconnectgandconnectgthe
12-vovehbattery
yoususpectthatthe12-vovehbatterydamagedorfauyotoaquaidwork
shopandhavethe12-vovehbatterychecked
harggthe12-vovehbattery
The12-vovehbatteryshoubechargedbyaquaidworkshopsthetechnogy
usedfactory-fted12-vovehbattersrequesvoage-iedcharggChar
ggepcgconnectgandconnectgthe12-vovehbatteryoswagenre
commendsusgaVoswagendearshforthpurpose
epcgthe12-vovehbattery
The12-vovehbatteryhasbeendevepedtosuthecondnsofsstaltn
catnandhasspecafetyfeaturesa12-vovehbatteryhastoberepced
cusstheectromagnetcompatliyeandnecessaryservgutputandsafetyre
quementsforthenew12-vovehbatterywhaVoswagendearshbeforepur
chaseheventltnopengofthe12-vovehbatterymustaaysbeonthenegat
etermaeheventltnopengontheposetermaemustaaysbe
sead
nmatenance-free12-vovehbatterscompintwhthestandardsTL82506
andVW75073shoubeusedhesestandardsmustbedatedOctober2014orter
ayshavethe12-vovehbatteryrepcedbyaquaidworkshopstheveh
ectronsmustbeadaptedaspartoftherepcementprocessnquaidworkshops
havethetechnogyrequedtocarryoutthadstmentcorrectoswagenrecom
mendsthatthe12-vovehbatteryrepcedbyaVoswagendearsh
connectgthe12-vovehbattery
Paseobservethefolwgthe12-vovehbatteryhastobedconnectedfromthe
ectraystemtheveh
wchoffalctraonsumersandthenn
nckthevehbeforedconnectgthebatteryordertoavotrgergthe
anttheftarm
stdconnectthenegatecabandthentheposecabCharggepcg
connectgandconnectgthe12-vovehbattery
onnectgthe12-vovehbattery
wchoffalctraonsumersandthennbeforereconnectgthe12-vo
vehbattery
streconnecttheposecabandthenthenegatecabCharggepcg
connectgandconnectgthe12-vovehbattery
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arusdatormpsmayihtupafterthe12-vovehbatteryhasbeenconnected
andthennswchedonheywllooutyoudreashortdtanceataspeedof
approxate15-20km/h(10-12mph)thedatormpsremaiupheveh
shoubecheckedbyaguaidworkshop
the12-vovehbatterywasdconnectedforanextendedperdhesystemmay
notabtocauteorcorrectdpythetewhenthenextservedue(->stru
mentcsterescrtn)bservethemaxumpermsserveterva(->Ma
tenanceescrtn)
ehswhKeyssAccess->KeyssAccessescrtn)thenncannotbe
swchedonafterconnectgthe12-vovehbatteryckandunckthevehfrom
theoutsehentrytoswchonthennagaaseseekexpertasstancethe
nncannotbeswchedon
utomatswch-offforectraonsumers
Thetelientvehectraystemautomatalpmentsarangeofmeasuresto
preventthe12-vovehbatteryfromdcharggunderhhads
heigspeedcreasedsothattheaernatorprovesmoreectry
heperformanceofrgeectraonsumersmaybereducedortheymaybeswched
offcompte
hepowersupptothe12-vosocketandthecaretteihtermaybeterrupted
temporarlwhltheengebegstarted
hevehectraystemcannotaayspreventthe12-vovehbatteryfromd
charggorexampwhenthennswchedonforanextendedperdwhthe
engeoffrwhentheseorparkgihtsareonwhenthevehparkedforanex
tendedperd
atteryswch-offanaccentwhhtheabag
trgered
vehswh12-vovehbatterytheggagecompartmentheectraonnec
tntothe12-vovehbatterydconnectedpyrotechnaltheeventofanacc
entwhhtheabagsaretrgeredhpreventsashortccu
2-vovehbatterydcharged
yngstandgperdswhoutrunngtheengespeclthenn
swchedon
hroughuseofectraonsumerswhentheengeswchedoff
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WARNG
correctsecurgthebatteryandusgcorrect12-vovehbatterscancause
shortccuseandserusrs
aysusematenance-freeandak-proof12-vovehbattersthathavethe
samepropertspecatnsanddensnsasthefactory-fted12-voveh
battery
vehswha12-vovehbatterytheggagecompartmentnsurethatthe
breatherhoseproperattachedtothe12-vovehbatteryakesurethatno
opengasdchargeopengsarecatedtheareaaroundtheposebatteryter
mathereanopenventltnopengthareamustbecsedoffwha
pghebreatherhosemustbeconnectedtotheopenbreatheropengthearea
ofthenegateterma
ARNG
Ahhexpsemtureofgasesgenoffwhenthe12-vovehbatterybeg
charged
2-vovehbattersshouonbechargedwelventltedspaces
everchargea12-vovehbatterywhhfrozenorhasbeenfrozencharged
12-vovehbatterscanaeadyfreezeattemperaturesofaround0(+32)
he12-vovehbatterymustberepcedhaseverfrozen
correctconnectedcabscancauseashortccustconnecttheposecab
andthenthenegatecab
OTE
everconnectordconnect12-vovehbattersthennswchedonor
theengerunngeverusea12-vovehbatterythatdoesnotcorrespond
whthevehspecatnshcandamagetheectraystemorectron
componentshhcancauseectraaus
everconnectequmentthatsuppisectrpoweruchassorpaneorabat
terychargerothe12-vosocketortothecaretteihtertochargethe12-vo
vehbatteryhcandamagethevehectraystem
2-vovehbattersmaycontatoxsubstancessuchassuhurac
andadposeofthe12-vovehbatteryaccordancewhtherevant
regutns
Ectrotecanpoltetheenvonmentanupanyservefakagesand
dposeofthemproper
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Q12-vovehbattery
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2Vbatterynotcharggtopveh
onotdreontopthevehassoonaspossandwhensafetodoso
he12-vovehbatterywllotbechargedwhlthevehmotn
wchoffanyectraonsumersthatarenotrequed
formaquaidworkshop
avetheectraystemchecked
2-vovehbattery
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au2Vbatterynabtorestartasevworkshop
autheconnectnbetweenthevehectraystemandthe12-voveh
battery
thevehdresystemdeactatedthsuatncannotbeswchedbackon
agatartthevehusgmpadsnecessary(-mpstartgescrtn)or
seekexpertasstance
otoaquaidworkshop
avetheectraystemchecked
2-vovehbattery
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au2Vbatterydgnostsasevworkshop
authesystemformonorgthe12-vovehbattery
otoaquaidworkshop
avetheectraystemchecked
2-vovehbattery
Thedatormpihtsupyelwhefolwgtextmessagewlledpyed
auepce12Vbatteryasevworkshop
he12-vovehbatteryhasaostreachedtheendofsserveie
otoaquaidworkshop
avethe12-vovehbatterycheckedandrepcednecessary(->12-voveh
batteryepcg)
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2-vovehbattery
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heckthe12-vobatteryPasevworkshop
autheconnectnbetweenthevehectraystemandthe12-voveh
battery
otoaquaidworkshop
vetheectraystemchecked
2-vovehbattery
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2-Vbatterywhargebydrg
2-vovehbatteryhaspoorcharggcapacyausedforexampbyw
temperatures
reashortdtancetorechargethe12-vovehbattery
heeandtyres
Tyremonorgsystem
troductntothetop
Thetyremonorgsystemwarnsthedrerwhenthetyrepressuresaretoow
hefolwgtyremonorgsystemsareavalbforthveh
yrePressureLossdator
onorsvarusparameters(cdgroligccumference)ofalourtyreswhl
drgusgABSsensors(dectmeasurement)
hereferencepressureforthetyremonorgsystemtherecommendedtyrepressure
forcofactory-ftedtyresatmaxumadhereferencepressurecorrespondstothe
formatnonthetyrepressurestker(->troductn/Generaiformatnyrepres
sure)
thetyrepressureofalourtyreshasbeenadstedcorrectheTyrePressureLoss
datormustbere-synchroned(->FunctnyrePressureLossdator)hadsts
thereferencepressuretothecurrenttyrepressure
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WARNG
Thetelienttyremonorgsystemtechnogycannotovercomethewsofphyss
ndfunctnsonwhtheisofthesystemcorrecthandigofthewheeand
tyrescanadtoasuddenssofpressurethetyresreadseparatnandeventyre
bw-out
hecktyrepressuresregurandaaysmatathespecdtyrepressurevae
(->Tyrepressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)thetyrepressuretoow
possthatthetyretemperaturewllicreasetosuchanextentthatthetread
peeoffandthetyrebursts
aysmatathecorrectcotyrepressureasspecdonthetyrepressurestk
er(->Tyrepressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)
heckthetyrepressureregurwhenthetyresareconecessarydstthetyre
pressurethecotyretotherecommendedtyrepressureforthetyresstaldon
yourveh(->Tyrepressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)
heckyourtyresregurforsnsofwearordamage
everexceedthetopspeedandadpermtedfortheftedtyres
nder-ftedtyreswllicreaseenergyconsumptnandtyrewear
oWhennewtyresaredrenathhspeedsforthefstteheycanexpand
sihtandtrgeraone-offpressurewarng
tyresshouonberepcedbytyresthathavebeenapprovedbyVoswagen
forthevehtype2
onotresoonthetyremonorgsystemheckyourtyresregurtoen
surethattheyareproperftedandhavenosnsofdamageuchaspunc
turesutsracksndbitersemoveanyobctsthatbecomeembeddedthe
tyretreadbuthavenotpenetratedtothebodyofthetyrese
2
TyrePressureLossdator
Functnaescrtn
TheTyrePressureLossdatorusesdatafromtheABSsensorsandotherfunctnsto
checkthespeedofrotatnandtheroligccumferenceoftheduahee
heTyrePressureLossdatordoesnotworkthereafautheESCorABS
(->BrakesupportsystemsAQ)S
heroligccumferencecanchange
thetyrepressurehasbeenchanged
thetyrepressuretoow
thetyrehasstructuraamage
thevehadedmoreheavlononese
snowchashavebeenfted
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atemporarysparewheeasbeenfted
onewheeeraxhasbeenchanged
heTyrePressureLossdatorCDmayreactwhadeyornotdpyanythgatali
theeventofasportydrgstyhendrgonsnow-coveredoryroadsorunpaved
roadsorwhendrgwhsnowchas
hetyremonorgsystemdatesachangeroligccumferenceofthetyreswh
theCDwarngmpthestrumentcster
herecommendedtyrepressureforthefactory-ftedtyresdatedonthetyrepres
surestkeronthedrerdoorpllr(->troductn/Generaiformatnyrepressure)
hetyrepressureofalyrescdgthesparewheertemporarysparewheeustbe
checkedmonthonacotyreandcorrespondtothevehmanufacturerspeca
tnsonthetyrepressurestkerthetyreseofthemountedtyresdfersfromthe
specatnsonthetypepteortyrepressurestkerhecorrecttyrepressuremustbe
determed
heTyrePressureLossdatordoesnotremovetheneedforregurmatenanceand
spectnoftyreshedrerresponsforensurgthecorrecttyrepressurema
taedatalesventheTyrePressureLossdatordoesnotgeanywarngthat
thetyrepressuretoow
heTyrePressureLossdatoraocandpyamaunctnconnctnwhtheCD
warngmptheTyrePressureLossdatormaunctngheCDwarngmp
fshesforaboutamuteafterthevehdresystemhasbeenactatedandthen
stayscontuousi
theTyrePressureLossdatorshowsamaunctnyrepressurecannotbemonored
correcthemaunctngoftheTyrePressureLossdatorcanhavevaruscauses
uetorepcgawheertyrehenawheertyrehasbeenrepcedcheck
needstobemadewhethertheCDwarngmpdatgasystemmaunctn(->
FAQyrePressureLossdator)toensurethattheTyrePressureLossdatorfunc
tngproper
ynchrongtheTyrePressureLossdator
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ouchthetatus]unctnbutton(top)
ouchtheTyrepressure]unctnbutton(top)
ouchtheSET]unctnbutton
henalourtyrepressurescorrespondtotherequedvaesouchtheConfirm
unctnbutton
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heTyrePressureLossdatormustbere-synchronedunderthefolwgcondns
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heTyrePressureLossdatormayonbere-synchronedalhetyreshavebeen
flldatthecorrecttyrepressurewhenmeasuredonacotyreomeasurethecotyre
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