service schedule VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Owners Manual

the info rm ation on the co ntainer for the brake fluid you want to use to
mak e sure it meets th e requirem ent s for your hicl e.
A ppro priat e brak e fluid can
be purchased from your authorized deal er or authori zed Facility.
Brake fluid level
The fluid
level in the transparent brake fluid voir must always be betw een th e MIN and MAX
some vehicle s, eng ine components blo ck th e
v iew of th e brake fluid reservoir and make it po ssibl e to see the brake fluid level. I f you cannot clearl y see the brake fluid leve l in the brake fluid reservoir, please see an authoriz ed deale r or authorized Facility.
The brake fluid level drop s slightl y when the hicle is being use d becaus e the brake pad s wea r
down and the brak es automatically adjust to thi s.
Changing brake fluid
Brak e fluid
must be changed a ccor ding to the
thori zed
Brake failure and reduced brake performance can be caused by not having enough brake fluid
in the reservoir or by old or incorrect brake fluid.
change brake fluid according to the service schedule in your Warranty and
lock reduces braking
standard 4925 another brake fluid can
standard 50114, 116 4 or 4925 4, do not use it.
The brake fluid must be new.
Always make sure that only the correct brake fluid is used. the container does not say that the brake fluid complies with standard 4925 4, do not use it.
Brake fluid is poi sonous.
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never use food, beverage or other non-original containers
to store brake fluid. might be misled
by the label on th e non-original container, or by the shape of the container, and drink the brake
fluid. This could occur even if you re-label the container as
dren.
Note
Brake fluid
Brake fluid can pollut e the en vironment.
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work perform ed in an em erge ncy to rect ify
a n unsa fe conditio n attrib uta bl e t o Volkswagen , provided yo u have taken steps in a timely
m anner to p ut the ve hicl e back int o a con­
f orming con ditio n , o r
the use of an uncertifi ed p art or to no ncom­plia nce witl1th e i nstruc tio ns for proper main te­
n an ce and usc, whic h is not re lated to S mog C hec k in sp ec tio n f ailure
yo u pro­vide t hese records to th e new owner w heneve r
you sell the veh icle.
Failu re to maint ain your vehicle acco rding to the in stru ction fo r pro per m aint enan ce m ay cause the ve hicl e to exceed applicable e missio ns stan ­dard s and co uld res ult in denial o f warra nty cov­However. Volkswage n will not deny wa r­
ra nt y cla im solely on th e bas is of your f a ilure to
m aintain the ve hicl e accord ing to the instru c­
ti ons or fai lu re to kee p
may impair th e effectiveness of e mi ssio n
co ntrol sys te m s. Altho u gh usc o f parts oth er
th an Genuine Volk swagen part s does n ot in vali­date these warran ties, Volkswagen assumes no liabil ity unde r these wa rrant ies for failur e of su ch parts and damage to o ther parts caused by
s u ch failur e
Maintenance and repai rs performed b y inde­
pendent service shops
invalidatin g these warra nties , yo u m ay
c h oose to have maint en a nce, repair or replace­
ment of e missio n control compo nent s per­
f o rmed by a ny a utomotive serv ice establi sh ­ment or individual q ualified to perform s u ch
services. Howeve r, th e cost o f su ch serv ices is
n ot co vered by these warranties except in em er­gencies . If th e independent serv ice esta bli sh ­ment find s a wa rrantable defect, you m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an a uthorize d Volkswagen deale r
a nd have the defec t corrected free of c h arge. Volk swagen will not be liable for any expenses which you h ave in curred at th e independent servic e esta bli shment, except for emergency re ­
p air s. for further
scheduled for in spectio n
o r rep lace ment mai ntenance int erv als speci ­
ranty perio d.

Emergency repairs
Volkswagen service receipts , repa ir
orders , and parts removed from your Volkswagen
model.
performed and it was impossib le
or unreasonab le under the circumstances to tow or
dr ive you r
Volkswage n model to the nearest thorized Volkswagen dealer.
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this limit ed warra nty, but
a re se para tely warranted by th e tir e ma nufacturer.
T o ass ist you in ob ta ining re lated Warra nt y m atio n, a l ist of tire manufactur ers a nd add resses
i s provided at the e nd of this book let. Verify with
t h e
tire m anu facturer what is cove red unde r thei r
war ran ty .
Maintenance services l and mechanic al adjustments
This limited warranty does not cover the cost of
parts and labor involved in any scheduled
oil ,
the ir replacement is a necessary part of warran ty serv ice on a covered component.
Mechanical adjustments not associated with a
ter th e firs t year or
ing.
Damage or malfunctions due to misuse, negligence, alteration, accident or fire
Th is
lim it ed war ra nt y does not cover : A
sta tement
of th e circu mstances that prevented
you from getting to an authorized Volkswagen
dea ler. toge ther with th e paid receipts , repai r
tem), accessories
age to associated parts or systems; or
non -Genuine Volkswagen parts (referred to as
Aftermarke t parts) , crash parts repaired due to
damage in a collision (re ferred to as
parts ), parts obtained from another
used vehicle (referred to as
tioned parts; or
damage or malfunctions which were caused by
the of th e veh icle, in particular any m ajor or structu ral alterations including but not limited to
th e conve rsio n of th e vehicle to a co nve rtible or the
m odi fica tion of t he roo f to accom modate a glass
r
oof str u cture o r oth er str uctu ra l a lte rations ;
o r
ta m in ate d or im prope r fu el , in tentional or
damage or malfunctions caused by coll ision or
modificatio ns of the veh icle , including but not
in t he mainte nance sectio n o f thi s boo klet.
2) spe cific m ainten ance services are cove red by the Vol kswag en C are free M aint enance Prog ra m . P lease consult the Mainten a nce Program
Warranty and Maintenance

see or, if th e veh icle is first placed in service as a
demo nstr ator or company demonstrator or compa­
ny car prior to del ivery , on the date it is firs t placed
i n service .
P r
oper maintenance and use
Ins tructions for proper main te nance are contained
i n the maintenance section of this booklet. Time
and mileage intervals , at which maintenance is to
be perfo rmed, may vary from model to model.
Vo lkswagen recom mends you keep a record
of scheduled maintenance by having your mainte­
nance booklet validated at the approx imate time or
m ileage in terva ls by the
authorized Volkswagen
dea ler or other service facil ity tha t performed the
maintenance . you perform the maintenance
yourse lf , keep
not deny a warran ty solely on the basis of your failure to mainta in
the vehic le accord ing to the instructions or failure
to keep a reco rd
of m aintenance.
Instru ctions for proper use
of the vehicle are con­
tained in you r Volkswagen Owner's Manual.
U
se of Genuine Volksw ag en Parts
Volkswagen recommends that Genuine Volkswa­
gen parts be u
sed as replacement parts for the
maintena nce, repair or replacemen t of emission
con tro l systems . Use of replacement parts which
a re not equiva lent to Genuine Volkswagen parts in
emission performance and durabi lity may impa ir
t h e effec tivenes s
of emission control syste ms. th ough use of parts other than Genuine Volkswa­
gen parts does not inva lida te these warranties ,
Volkswagen assumes no
lia bility under these war­
r ant ies for failu re of s uch parts and damage to oth­
e r parts caused by such failure .
EPA certified replacem ent parts
Maintenance , repai r, or rep lacemen t
of emission
control devices and systems may be perform ed by
any aut omot iv e service and repair establishment
or qualified in dividua l using Environm enta l Protection
Agency ce rtified replacement parts.
Maintenance and repairs performed by indep endent service shops
Withou t in val ida ting these warranties , you may
choose to have maintenance , repai r
or replace­
ment of emission control components performed
by any automotive service establishment or individ­
ua l qualified to perfo rm such services. However,
the cost
of such services is no t cove red by these
warrant ies except in emergencies.
"Em ergency Repairs" for
further details.
Parts not scheduled for ins pection or replace m ents
Any part, wh ich is no t scheduled for inspec tion or replacement at ma intenance intervals specified in the main tenance section of this bookle t, is covere d
by this warran ty for the warranty period.
S ch e
duled p art insp ection or replace m ent
A part schedul ed only for inspection in accordance
wi th Volkswagen 's instructions or requ ired sched ­
u led maintenance is cov ered for the dura tion
of these warrant ies .
A part insta
lled in accordance with Volkswagen's
inst ru ctio ns or required scheduled mainte nance is
warranted until th e nex t sc heduled repla cement in­
terva l o r fo r the durat ion of these warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
failure of a warranted part causes dam age to a
part not cove red by warranty , the non-w arr anted
part
you r Vol kswage n mod el is with in the United Federa l Emissions Warra nties, Canadian
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ice can be honored by any author ized Volkswagen
dealer in the United including it s territories.
The Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program
Service , while traveling in Canada , should be
formed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer.
Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program.
Missed Maintenance Service
Volkswagen reco mm end s that the custome r have Maintenanc e Serv ices performed at the scheduled time or mil eage.
Howev er, if a Maint enance
is mi ssed, it
need not be "picked
ice upon consider ing the vehicle's age and driven. Reimbursement for the missed service not be provided. Canadian
dealers can submit a claim. Pr
oof of United residence is requi red . the an dealer cannot submit your claim , you may be
asked to pay for the repair . your return to the
United please present the invoice to your
United
Additional services not sp ec ified in the nance sugg ested by the dealer or
gram .
Volkswage n not reimburse owners for
Maintenance Services performed at independent
facili
ties. When the
car, on the date such vehicle is first placed in service
. Th e Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance
Program is automatically transferred without cost
if the ownership of the vehic le changes within the
cove rage period . Maintenance