warning VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 Owner's Manual

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the ............... 31
v
Identification Number ....................... See
........ 22
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Rear ........................ 22
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Rear .................. 22
-Turn ..... ............... 45
- Washer
................... 22
Warning
Washer ....... See also
3.3 Washer system
protection ................ 36
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-Rear defogger ............. ..... 43
-Wiper ... ................ 48
Warning
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . 19 -
Def rosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
............. 23 -
protecti on ................ 38
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................... 19 wi per ................... 46
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......... 19 .........................
- Engin e -Rain sensor .................... 47
temperature ..................... 19 ............. ........ 46 -Engine
...................... 22
- Generator
...................... 19 -Container capacity .. See 3.3
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About this booklet
This booklet contains important
tion, tips. su ggestions and warnings on us ing
yo ur ve hicle. The
other booklets in th e
Liter ature contain further tion that you should be awa re of for your own
safe ty
and for the safety of your passeng ers.
Make s
ure that yo u always keep th e complete
Literature in the ve hicle. This is
pecially important when you lend or sell the
vehi cle.
Thi s
manual d escr ibes th e scope of vehicle
e
quipment at the time of publication.
of the equipment described will not be able until a la ter d ate, or is on ly availab le for
ce rtain market s.
Illustrati
ons may s lightl y vary from your
hicle. For this reason you should rega rd
pear.
A n
alphabetical inde x is at the end of th e
bookle t.
Directions a
nd positions (for example rig ht ,
left, front , rear ) are alwa ys rela
tive to the
to
h icles with airbag
or
®.How ever, the absence of this symbol
does
not con stitute a waiver of the rights
c
oncerning a n y term .
The section continued on the next
p age.
Indicate s th e end of a section.
Texts with thi s symbol contain important
information on safety. They help protect
yo u, your passeng ers and oth ers from
cidents and inju ry.
For the sake of the environment
Texts w ith this symbol co ntain additional
ment.
Note
Texts with this symb ol contain addit ional
formatio n.

tended to be offered at the time of printing
Some
of the equipment may be at
a late r date or not at
*
Please note that items marked with
an asterisk
Notes about Environment
Texts i dentified by th is symbol and written i n i talics are impo r­
t an t
notes r egarding the envi-ronment and h ow you can help protect it.
Each illustration in the manual shows a fea­
ture and
At the back of t his book, you tensive Alphabetical you to find information quickly by using key
words.
ple: left. right, forward, backward, etc.). you
should imagine yourself as sitting in the
thing is explained which is different from
this position. it
be c early identified.
one of the Warning and indicator lights marked w th a STOP-sign co-mes on while you are driving, move
a safe distance off the road, turn off the gine, turn the emergency flasher on and use
other
for
explanations.

Anti-Slip
Regulation (ASR}*
prevents the fr ont
The system operates in conjunction with
the a
required, it can by
pressi ng the switch.
When the system is switched off. the
warning comes on.
The
ASR switch ed
on. The system
can offer advantages:
- when driving with snow chains,
in deep
snow or
on surfaces;
- when rocking back and forth to free the
must be fitted with ti­
res. Any differences in the
not desired.
See and tire
Power steering
When the engine is running, never
the way turned .
This
when stoppe d,
you

Brake
reservoir is
above and on page 35.
The correct is important for the
proper functioning of the brake system.
The
in the brake reservoir
siderably below the
mark, the brake warning light
chapter
AND see Booklet 3.1.
Contact a

fic warning triangle in the luggage ment .
Notes
Your vehicle does not come equipped
with a first-ai d kit or a warning triangle.
Warning
You can mount a traffic warning triangle hind a cover on the left side of the lugg age
compartment.
To open the cover, push down on the
Stow the first-aid kit behind the cover on
the left side of the luggage compartment.
T o open
the cover. turn the two in the direction of the arrow-see
illustration. and fo ld th e co ver down.
Wagon
Stow the first-aid kit behind the cover on
the right side of the luggage compartme nt.
To open the cover , push down on the