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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n­
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
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Stopping on an incline
- You should always hold the veh icle in
posit ion with th e footbrake to sto p it from
"ro lling backward".
- Do not try to stop th e veh ic le from
"ro lling backward" by increasing the revs
w hen a gear is
Moving away on an incline
- With a gear en gaged, rake your foot
from th e brake and depress t he accele r­
a tor.
The steepe r the gradient, the lowe r the ge ar you
will need . This increases the brakin g effect of the
e n gin e. For exampl e, yo u should drive clown a
very steep s lo p e in 3rd gear. If the engin e brak e
effect is not suffi cient , th e ve hicle wi ll gain
speed. Th e auto matic transmi ssion
I direct shi ft
ge arbox automaticall y upshift s to prev ent the
e n gine from overr eving. U se the foot b rake to re­
duce speed a nd chang e into 3rd gear using "T ip­
tronic
Your veh icle has an A utomat ic Shift Lock (ASL )
t h at lo cks the sel ector lever in P or N when th e
ignition is o n. You mu st depr ess th e brake pedal
t o mov e the selec tor le ve r out of P or N. Thi s pre­
ven ts the selector le ve r from b ein g unintention ­
a lly mov ed in to
driv ing pos ition resulting in
unwanted vehicl e movement.
A lway s hold the ve hicle
the foot if you
s top while driv ing up hill to preve nt from
rolling backward.
T he ignition ke y cannot be re m ov ed unl ess the
se lector le ver is in P.
WARNING
Unintended ca n ca use rious persona l inju ry .
• Neve r get out of the driver's seat when the
eng ine is runnin g, espe cially w hen it is in ge ar.
If yo u mu st lea ve yo ur vehicle w ith th e engine
runnin g, alwa ys se t the parki ng brake firml y
and m ove the se lec tor lever to P (Par k).
• When the en gine is runnin g wit h th ese­
l ec tor lever in a driving po sition (D (Dr ive), S
(S port ) or R (Revers e) always de press and ho ld
100 Driving
WARN ING (continued)
the brake pedal lo keep the vehicl e from
mo vin g. Power is transmitted to th e wh eels
when a driving position is se lec ted a nd th e ve­
hicl e m ay "creep" even a t idle spe ed.
• Neve r depr ess the acce lerato r w hen
mo vin g th e se lec tor leve r.
• Neve r move the selecto r leve r to R (Re­
verse) or P (Park) when th e ve hicle i s moving.
WARNING
Neve r sw itch off the e ngi ne be fore the vehicle
ha s co me to a co mplete sto p. Y ou ca n lose co n­
trol of the vehicle, crash and be se riou sly in­
jured .
• Th e airbags and safe ty belt pr ete n sio ners
w ill not work when the ig niti on is sw itched
• Th e brak e booster does no t wor k w hen th e
e n gin e is turn ed oil A lot m ore brak e peda l
press ure w ill b e necessary to stop th e ve hicl e.
• The power steering system does not work
when t he eng ine is turn ed
and you w ill
ne ed more force to steer the vehicle.
• When th e key is removed, the s teer ing
w hee l co lumn will lock up and you w ill not be
able to stee r th e ve hicl e.
• Never co as t do wn a slo pe with the t rans­
mi ssion in Neu tral.
Not e
• If you stop the ve hicl e on gradi ent, d o not
attempt to stop it rollin g by depres sin g th e
a cce le rat or wh en a gear has be en sel ec te d. Th e
a u tomatic tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t sh ift gearb ox
co uld ove rheat an d be damag ed . Pu ll th e
parking brake on fully or depr ess the brak e pedal
t o pr eve nt th e v ehicl e from
• :-lever let th e vehicle roll down a hill with the
s electo r lev er i n N and the engine swi tched off .
Thi s w ill dam age th e a utomati c tran smi ssion
I d ir ec t shift gearb ox.
Tip s
• If th e sele ctor l ev er is un intentiona lly mo ved
int o N whil e dr ivi ng, tak e your foot off the acce l­
erato r peda l and wait unt il the eng ine s peed has
dropp ed to id le s peed b efo re se lectin g a drivi ng
po sition.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
has bee n se lec te d in ad dition to po siti on D 83 .
If po sit io n N h as been selec te d and you wi sh to
se le ct D , yo u mu st pre ss the foot brake if th e ve­
hi cle is stat io nary, or travellin g at under 5 km/h
( approx. 3 mph )
S - standard dri ving posit ion {sport program)
If y ou s ele ct t he sport pro gra m yo u will be
dri ving in a sport y mode . A ll forward gear s
shift and down shift automat ically at high er en­
g in e s pee ds dep ending on en gin e load , you r in ­
di vid ual d rivin g sty le and th e ve hicle sp ee d.
W hile dr iv ing downh ill in S, the engin e docs not
the veh icle. Th e displa y al so sh ow s wh ic h
ge ar ha s be en se lec te d in addit io n t o po siti on S .
WARNING
Neve r switch off the engine before the ve hicle
ha s come lo a complete stop. You can lose co n­
trol of the vehicl e, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
• The airb ags a nd safe ty bell pretensioners
w ill n ot work when the igniti on i s swi tched off.
• The br ake boo ster do es no t work when the
eng ine i s turn ed off. A lot mor e brak e pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop th e vehicle.
• The power steer ing system does not work
w hen the engine is turn ed off and you will
n eed more force to steer th e ve hicl e.
Applies to vehicles: with on a utoma tic trans missio n
Kick-down function
WARNI NG (continued)
• When the key is removed, th e steer ing
w hee l co lumn will lo ck up and you will not be
able to stee r th e ve hicle.
• Never coast down a slop e w ith th e trans­
mi ssio n in Ne utral.
Tips
• If th e selec to r lev er i s un inte nti onal ly mo ved
int o N wh ile dri ving , take your fo ot off t he acc el­
era to r p eda l a n d wa it until th e engi ne spee d has
dropp ed to idl e sp ee d before sele c tin g a dri vin g
po sition .
• If th ere is
fa ult in th e sys te m and th e auto­
mati c tra nsmi ssion I dir ect shift gearbox is run ­
n in g in an emergen cy program if all the displays
of the s elector leve r position s for the au tomat ic
tr ansmi ss ion
I di rec t s hi ft g ea rb ox have light
ba ckg ro un d. The a utoma tic tran smi ssio n I di­
r ec t shift gearbo x shou ld be c hec ked b y an au ­
thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler as soon as
po ssibl e._.
Th e kick -down permits maximum a ccele ration the se lector lev er
is
D, So r
down, th e tran smi ssion p ermi ts a c­
c e le ratio n. The tran smi ssio n aut om atica lly
down shift s, de pending on the road spe ed as we ll
a s th e eng ine sp ee d.
Th e tra nsmi ssion
not up sh ift until the en­
g in e reac hes the engin e s pee d for th e
g ear sele ct ed .
WARNING
Accelerating on slippe ry road s can cause lo ss
of ve hicle control and serious per sonal injury.
• Be very careful when u sin g th e kick -do wn
especi all y o n sli ppery sur faces. Rapid
accelera tion may ca use w hee l spin and sk id ­
d in g.
• Use the kick-down fea tur e o nly w hen
and weather conditions permit
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Parking
The parking brake can be us ed to pr eve nt the vehicle from moving uninten tion­
ally.
A lways apply th e parking brake fully when
yo u leave y our vehicl e a nd when you p ark
yo ur vehicl e.
- Use the foo t brake to stop the veh icle.
- Appl y th e parking brake full y.
- On a ma nual tran smi ssion engage
gea r. On a n aut omatic tra nsmi ssion move
the selector lever to P.
- Switch off the engine and r emo ve the
key from the ignition lock. Turn th e
s tee rin g w he el s li ghtl y to en gage the
stee ring loc k.
- Always take you ve hicle keys w ith you
whe n yo u leave the
When parking on slopes
Before turnin g off the engin e, turn the steer ing
w hee l so if th e vehicle sta rt s to ro ll, it will roll
i nt o th e c urb:
• If th e ve hicle is faci ng
turn the whee ls so that they poilll toward the cur b.
• If th e vehicle is faci ng
turn the front
w heels so t hat they poi nt away from the curb .
• As a lways, appl y th e pa rking
full y and
m ove the se lector lever to P.
WARNING
Improp er parking procedures can lead to se­
ri ous perso nal injury for you or your passen­
gers.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
whil e th e ve hicle is movin g or rollin g to a stop .
The steer ing wheel
will lock up and you will not be able to stee r or control the vehicle.
WARNING
• Never park where the hot exha ust sys te m
co uld ignit e flammabl e material s, such as
bru sh, l eave s, dry grass, sp illed fuel etc.
• Alw ays apply the parking brak e fuJly wh en
parking your vehicle.
• Never leave anyone in your vehicl e to pre­
ven t the ve hicle from moving if the parking
br ake is r elease d or selector lever is moved.
• Alwa ys tak e the key w ith you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The engine can be started
and vehicl e sy stems su ch as the power win­
d ows can be operated leading to seriou s per­
s onal injury .
• Never leave children , disabl ed p erson s or
anyone who cannot help th emselves in the ve­
hicl e. The doors can b e lock ed u sing th e re­
mot e co ntrol trappin g passenger s in the ve­
hicle in an emergenc y. Depending on the time
of year, people tr app ed in
vehicle can be
expose d to v ery high or very low temperatures.
Note
• Please exercise care when yo u pa rk your ve­
hicl e in parkin g are as w ith p arkin g barri ers or
cu rb s. Parking barriers and curb s vary in heig ht
an d co uld damage yo ur bump er and re la te d
compo nents as th e fron t of yo ur vehicl e moves
over
b arri er or curb that is too high . as you park
or as you back out of parking spot. In order to
be sur e th at no su ch d ama ge ca n occ ur, yo u m ay
wish to s top sh or t o f h av ing th e front tires o f yo ur
ca r touc h parking barri er o r curb.
• Please a lso exe rcise exce ptiona l ca re when
yo u drive up or d own steep ramp s or drive over
cu rbs or oth er obsta cles, fo r w hi ch lhe ve hicle is
not d esign ed , b ec au se compone nts of th e ve­
hicl e close lo th e groun d su ch as bump er cove rs,
s poil ers , suspensio n and exhaust syste m com­
ponent s, m ay beco me
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Conve nien ce open ing 41
Conven ie n ce operatio n (elec tric
w ind ows) 18
Coo lant
li ght 11
Coo lant leve l
Warn ing 24
Coo lant te mperature
Gauge 6
Warn ing 24
Coo ling the glo ve
69
C ru ise co111rol 107
Wa rnin g light 29
Cup ho ld ers
I n the rear armrest 72
C up holder s in the center co nso le 72
C urrent f uel cons umption 9
D
Day time runnin g lights
Warning lig ht 30
Daytime dri vin g ligh ts 46
Di gita l c loc k 5
Di sp lay 7, 12
D is plays
One-co lo r display 12
Distance trave lled 9
Door re lease hand le 3
Door s
Wa rnin g lig ht 26
Drain the bauery 52
Driving time 9
Driving
an automatic transmi ssion 99
Dust
88
E
See Electron ic D iffe rentia l Lock
EDS
Wa rnin g light 27
E lec tric seal a djustment
See Seat adj ustme nt
Ele ctrical accessories 73
Elec tro-mechanica l power steering syste m
Warning light 29
110 Alphabetical index
Electron ic Diffe re nti al Lock
Wa rnin g lig ht 27
Electronic immobilize r 94
Wa rnin g light 23
Electro nic parking assistance 106
E lectro nic Power Control (EPC)
light 23
E lec tron ic Stabi liza tion Program 28, 91
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Emergency
48
E m erge ncy wa rning lights
light 24
Engi ne fault
Warning light 23
E ngin e hood
Warning light 26
E ngin e malfun ction
Warn in g light 23
E ngine mana gement
Warn ing lig ht 23
E ngine oil pr essure
Wa rnin g light 11 , 25
Environmental inform ation
Fuel economy 6
Environmental tip
Fue l economy 77
ESP 91
See E lectronic Stabil ization Program
Exhau st warning light
Warning lig ht 22
F
Firs t- aid kit 74
Fog lig ht s 46
Foo t brak e
Wa rning lig ht 30
cen te r a rmr est 70
Fron t passenger
backre st
Folding forward 6 1
F ront seats 60
E le ctri ca l adj ustab le 62
Manua l ad justab le 60
Fuel filler cap Wa rnin g light 29
Fue l g auge
Di splay 7
Fuel level 7

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
R Ins ide mir ror 55
M ake- up mirror s 52
Outs ide mirror s, elec trica l 56
Mirrors lowe re d fun cti o n
18
M ulti -Fun cti o n Indi cator 9
M ulti -funct io n stee rin g whee l 4
0
O ne-to uch open in g and clo sin g
p owe r w indows
40
Ori entation lig hti ng 47
Ou ts id e te 111p erature disp lay JO
Ove rv ie w
p
In strument s 5
M ulti-function stee rin g w heel 4
Warn ing light s
20
Pan ic bu tton 32
Park assis t !06
Parking
LOS
Automat ic tran smi ssio n 99
C au tion w hen parkin g nea r a parki ng bar ­
rier or cur b
105 L ow b umper cover, spoil ers and
s u sp ens ion
10 5 When parking on slo pes !05
Park ing aid
106
Pa rkin g br ake l04
Warn ing lig ht 28, l04
Par king di stanc e wa rning sys te m 106
Pin ch prot ectio n
P owe r roof 43 W indows
Po llen fi lter 88
Po llu tion filt er 88
Power Roof 42
Pow er ou tlet 73
P owe r roof 42
Power steerin g
Wa rnin g light 29
P owe r w ind ows 39
112 Alphab etical inde x
Rain senso r 54
R ea din g light s
Front
5 1
R ear armr est 70
R ea r in te ri or light 52
R ea r lid 37
Clos ing 38
Wa rning light
26
Re ar se at ba ckres t
Folding forward 66
Ra isi ng into place
67
Rea r sea t bench 66
Rea r vent ilati on
86
Rea r view mirro r 55
Rea r w in dow 37
R ea r w in dow hea tin g
80, 81
Rea r w iper 53
R emot e co ntrol
Vehic le
32
Remote control key
13 utt ons 32
Repla cin g th e battery 32
Sy nchronizing 33
R emovi ng th e ignition key
94
R ep laceme nt keys 31
Rep lacing the ba ttery
R e111 ote contro l ke y
32
Rever se
A utoma tic tran s111i ssio n
102
Roof carrie r m ount s 76
Roof load 77
Ro of rack
76, 77
s
Safe ty ins1ru cti ons
Coo la nt te mp eratu re 25
Sea t adju stm ent 57,
60
Sea t h ea tin g
Fron t 65
Sec urin g load 77
Se lector lever loc k 99
Se lec tor leve r positions
102
Se lf-di111m in g in side day-night mir ror 55
Se rv ice int erva l di splay 8
Se rv ice pos ition
53

Set up menu 1 6
Se tting the cl ock 16
Me nu 1 6
Sho ppin g bag hook 78
Socket 73 Speed wa rning 9
S tar tin g th e di ese l e ngine
W ith the ig nition key 96
Sta rtin g th e gaso lin e e ngine
W ith the ig niti on key 95
S tee rin g 90
Stee ring lock 93
S teer ing w hee l h eig h t adju stme nt 90
S toppin g th e eng in e 97
S to rag e ar ea
Oth er storage areas 7 1
Roof 71
co mpartm ent 69
Front cen te r a rm res t 70
R ear a rmr est 70
S to rage fo r th e ve hicl e lite ral ure 69
Sto rin g seat positi ons 64
Su n sha de 79
Su n viso r 52
S unr oof 4 2
S un shade
powe r roof 42
S wit ch lig h ting 3
Sw itches
E mer gency
48
Li ght sw i tch cs 46
Powe r outsid e mir rors 56
Power roof 42
Po we r w ind ows 39
Sw itchi ng off the e ngine
W it h th e ig niti on key 97
T
Ta cho mete r 6
Ta nk
F uel g au ge 7
T ic -cl ow n hook s 78
Bookl et 3.1 Control s and Equipment
Ti re press ure m on itorin g sys tem
Wa rnin g lig ht 30
Trail er tu rn sig nal s
Wa rnin g light 49
Tran sp o rtin g lo ng ite m s 61, 68
Trunk l id 37
Turn sig n al and high bea m leve r 49
T urn sig n als 49
Warnin g lig ht 24, 49
u
U np leasa nt odo r 89
V
Veh. sta tu s 15
Ve hicle e lec tric syste m 24
Ve hicl e stat us 15
w
Wa rnin g lig ht
E lec troni c Power Con trol (E PC) 23
Warn ing ligh ts 20
E m erge ncy fla sh er 48
Turn sig nals 49
Warn ing tex ts in th e disp lay ll
Wa rnin g tri angle 74
W hen parkin g on slo pes 105
W hen should I ref uel th e ta nk of th e
ve hic le ? 7
W indows 39, 40
Wind shi eld was her fl uid
Warn in g light 26
w in dsh ie ld wash er flui d
Warning message 11
Wind shi eld wip er an d was her sys tem 53
Wind shi eld wip ers 53
R ain se n so r
Service pos iti on 53
W int er ope ration 54, 55
W int er tire s
Speed wa rning 16
Alphabetical ind ex 113

Booklet 3.2 T ips a nd Advice
Power steering
011 vehicles with pow er stee ring , th e of power ass ista nee is regu lated e lec­
t roni call y acco rdi ng to vehicle speed, stee rin g wheel torque and stee rin g w hee l
angle.
Th e power assis tance prov ided in the power
s te erin g sys te m is not hydrau lic, but m e­
c h ani ca l usin g an elec tric mot or. The adva n­
t a ge s of this steer ing system includ e th e fact th at
n o hydra ulic co mponents such as hoses, o il co n­
t a in ers ,
o r fl uid s are re quired.
Fu rth ermo re , t his is co nsiderable de crease in
e n ergy req uir e d . T he e lec trome chani ca l s tee rin g
sys te m . in contras t to th e hydrau lic sys te m
(w hich re qu ires a co nstant flo w of fluid ), only
co nsume s energy when th e ve hicle is actua lly
be ing stee re d.
T he fu el consump tio n i s re du ced as a res ult.
If th e electro mec han ica l p owe r stee ring sys te m
fa ils, the pow er a ssis ted stee ring system
w ill still
work. If th e engin e is sw itch ed off, the pow er s
teer ing does no t fun ctio n and th e steer ing
wh eel is ve ry hard t o tu m .
WAR NING
Turning th e s teer ing whe el is very w hen t he power s tee rin g sys tem is n ot
work ing and it is harder to co ntrol the veh icl e.
• Neve r le t t he veh icle coast with th e engine
swit ch ed off.
Do no t kee p th e steer ing wheel turned all the 10 left or righ t fo r m ore than 15 seco nds
w hen th e e ngin e is runnin g. Doin g so co uld
damag e th e powe r steer ing
Data
H eco rder (EDH ), in sta lled by so me manufa c­
tur ers
the exp ress purpo se of ca pturing data
fo r retr ieva l aft er an acci den t or cra sh eve nt.
are so metimes called "cras h recorders".
So me s tat e laws res tr ict t he re tri eva l or down ­
loadin g of da ta sto re d by ED
that were in­
s ta lled in a vehicle for the exp ress p urpose of re­
tr iev ing dat a af te r an acc ident or crash event
wit hou t th e Owner's conse nt.
your vehicl e is not equipped with an it is equipp ed with number of e lec tro nic
contro l modu les for variou s vehicle sys te m s
s u ch as, fo r ex am ple . e ngine function, em iss io n
6 Smart t echno logy
co ntrol, as we ll as fo r th e airbags and safe ty
be lts.
The se elec tronic con trol mod ules also
ve­
hi cle-re late d dat a dur in g nor mal ve hicle ope ra­
ti on for diag nos tic and re pair purp oses. The re­
cordi ng capaci ty of the e lec tron ic co ntro l mod ­
ul es is limit ed to data (n o so und is record ed ) a nd
on ly a small amo unt of data is ac tually reco rde d
ove r a very limited p eriod of tim e and stor ed
a sys te m fau lt or o th er co ndition is se nse d by co ntro l un it. So me of dat a th en sto red
m ay re late to ve hicle sp ee d, direc tion, braking as
well a s res traint system use and performan ce in
th e eve nt of a cra sh or o th er conditi on. S to red
c an only be rea d and downloade d wit h spe­
cia l

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Braking power and braking distance
Braking power and braking distance are influenced by driving situations and
road
Worn brake pads will not provide good braking.
The amount of wear and tear on the brake pads
depends to a great extent on the cond itions
und er which the vehicle is opera ted and the way
the vehicle is dr iven. If you do a lot of city
driv ing, drive short distances or have a sporty
driving style, we reco mm end th at you have the
thickness of your brake pad s checked by an au­
thor ized Volkswagen dea ler more frequently
than r ecommend ed in the service schedule.
I f you dr ive witJ1 wet brakes , for example after a
dri ving through water,
heavy rainfall or
after washing the vehicle, brakin g power will be
reduced and sto pping distances w ill be longer
because the brake d iscs will be wet or in winter
ma ybe even frozen
the brakes must be dried
with severa l ca reful brake applications.
Brake fluid absorbs water and must be c hanged
every two years. Heavy use of the brakes can
cause vapor lock if the brake fl uid is too old.
Va por lock reduces braking power, increases
stopp ing distances and can even cause total
brake failure.
WARNING
• New tires and new brake pads do not pro­
v id e maximum grip, control or braking abilit y.
• To reduce the risk of losing control, a colli­
s ion and se rious persona l injuries, drive with
special ca re for the first
350 mil es (560 km).
• New brake pads do not have the best stop ­
ping power for the first
150 mil es (240 km) and
must be broken in. You can com pensate for
the slightly reduced braking ability by drivin g
w ith care and applying more pressure on the
brak e pedal.
• Never fo llow other vehicle s too close ly or
put yourse lf into other situ ations that might
r equ ire s udden , hard brakin g especially when
th e brake pads have not been broken in.
WARNING
Wet brake s or brak es coa ted ice or road
sa lt react slower and need longer stopping dis­
tanc es.
• Carefully apply brakes for a lest.
• Alwa ys dry brake s and clean olT ice coa t­
ings and salt coa tings with a few cautiou s
brake app lica tions.
• Always read and hee d all
in "Break ing in tir es and brake pads" on
page 7.
WARNING
Overheated brakes will reduce the vehicle's
s topping power and increase stoppin g di s­
tances.
• Always avoid over hea tin g the brakes!
• When driving downhill, the brakes have to
work hard and hea t up quickly .
• Before driving clown a long, steep hill, al­
ways red uce spee d and downshift to a lower
gea r. This will let th e ve hicle use engine
braking and reduce the load on the brakes.
• Always c han ge the brake fluid at least
every two years. Hard braking with old brake
fluid may cause a va por lock. Vapor lock re­
duces brakin g power, increases s topping dis­
tan ces and can even ca use to tal brake failure.
• A damaged front spoiler or new non stan­
dard spoile r ca n reduce the airflo w to the
brake s and cause them to overheat.
• Always sec an au thorized Vo lkswage n
dealer or qualil1ed workshop if yo u think th at
you may have damaged the front spoiler.
• Be sure to read and heed all WARNINGS
and the information =-page 27, "Accessories
and part s" before buying accessorie s.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to veh icles: with o gaso line engi ne
Catalytic converter
Help the catalytic converter do its job
for a long time :
-Alwa ys use unl eaded gasol ine.
- Never
the ta nk complet ely empty .
- Do not put in too much en gin e oil
40, "Adding engine oil
-Never tow the ve hicle to start it, use
jump er cab les if n ecess ary
85.
If yo u notic e mi sfiring, uneve n runn ing or loss of
power w hen th e vehicl e is m ov ing , s low down
immediate ly and h ave the vehicl e in sp ec te d by
th e nea res t a uth oriz ed Volk swagen deal er or
qu alifi ed wo rksh op. These co nditions w ill u su­
a ll y be in dic ated b y an ind icator light
3. 1, chapt er "Warning light s." If thi s
happ ens, raw f uel ca n ge t int o th e ex hau st
sys te m , d am age t he ca ta ly ti c co nverte r and es­
ca pe int o th e atmosp here .
WARNING
A ca ta ly tic conver te r get s very hot and can
cau se lir e ca usin g se riou s personal injury.
• Neve r park where th e cata lytic converter
co uld come into conta ct with dry grass o r any
other flammabl e materials under the vehicl e.
Trailer towing
Technical requirements
Yo ur Volk sw agen was desig ned primaril y for
pas seng er tr an spor ta ti on. If yo u plan to
trai ler , plea se re m emb er th at yo ur ve hicle w ill be
p erformin g a serv ice for whi ch it w as not prim a­
ril y in ten ded. The addit io na l lo ad will affec t du­
r ability, hand lin g, econ omy and p erfor mance.
Tra iler to wing not only pl aces more s tress on the
ve hicle, it a lso calls for mor e co nce ntrati on from
t h e dr ive r.
WARNING (continued)
• Never appl y additional under coating or
ru st proofin g on or near the ex haus t manifold ,
exhaust pipes, ca ta ly tic conver te r or hea t
s hi elds.
39 , fig . 5 d o not sta rt the e ngi ne thi s co uld dama ge
the catalyt ic c onverter and the e ngin e! See an
a uthori zed Vo lkswage n dea le r or a qualifi ed
works hop.
• To avoi d dama ge to th e ca talyti c conve rter al­
ways rea d and hee d th e in formation on
=:page 32, "Fu el suppl y".
For the sake of environment
Even when th e e missio n co ntro l syste m is
worki ng perf ec tly, yo u may so metim es s mell
s ulfur from th e ex hau st d ep endin g on th e
a m ount of sulf ur in th e fu el you arc usi ng. T he
s m ell ca n usua lly be so lved by ch angin g to an ­
ot her brand of ga solin e. T railer
For th ese reason s, a lwa ys fo llow the o pera tin g
an d dri vi ng in stru ction s given a nd use comm on
se nse.
T railer hitch
U se a we ig ht -carry ing hitch co n fo rm ing
trail er hit ch re movab le
ball mount. ch eck with th e traile r hit ch
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