ABS VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 Owners Manual

Key words Booklet
A
ABS
(Anti-Lock Brakes) 3.2
Accessories,
-What do if
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Adjusting -
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-
Head rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
- M irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Seats........................................ 2.1
-Seats........................................ 3 .1
-Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Adjustmen ts
- Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1
- Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
A ir bag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 1
- Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1
of proper seating position . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Air
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-
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Fan switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
- Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Vents.. ...................................... 3 .1
Air
- Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
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afte rm arket springs, shock absorbe rs, or low­
ering kits.
This warranty does
not cover vehicles se­
vere ly damaged an d
I or decla red to be a total
loss by an i nsurer or veh icles sub sta ntially re­
assembled from
or repaired with parts ob­
tained from an
other used vehic le.
Damage or malfunctions due to lack of maintenance
This warranty does not cover damage or mal­
functions
due to failure to
scheduled ma intenance was performed in a
time ly manner.
Odometer tampering
These warranties do not cover repairs on an
Volkswagen on which the odometer has been
altered
or on which the actual mileage cannot readily be determined. windstorms,
tree sap
or other simila r
occurrences.
If the speedomete r uni t is rep laced, a
out by an authorized Volkswagen
limited New

but not limited to the installation of engin e
m anagement
components not approve d by
Volkswagen; damage or malfunctio ns due to suspen­
sion modifications, such as the in sta llation of afte rmarket springs, shock absorbers, or low­
e ring kits.
Th is warranty does
not cover ve hicles se­
ve re ly
damaged and I or declared to be a total
l oss by an insurer or vehicles substantially re­
assem bled
fro m or repaired w ith parts ob­
tained from another used vehicle.
wear as a result of normal use or
deteriorat ion.
Manual and the Maintenance Your dealer
will
deny warranty coverage unless
yo u pre
sent to the dea ler proof in the form of
service or repair orders that all scheduled
maintenance was perfor med in a timely
manne r.
water, windstorm or other similar
occurrences.
The
2 l
or exclus ion may you.
limited Powertrain Warranty 9

Data Link Connector (DLC) for
The Board Diagnostics in your
case of a
tive compone nt in questio n be fied and the stored in th e for m of a
code in the
be
test ing equipment (generic scan for to ass ure an accurate
sis.
To connect the testing equipm ent.
push the into the Data Link to the right of the
o r a
AND EQUIPMENT
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The warning comes on when the
tion is switched on and goes out again after
about 2 seconds .
The (ASR)
is activated.
T he wa
rning
if the syste m is switched off or if
a occur.
Since the
ASR opera tes tog ethe r with the
Brake System (ABS). the ASR
warning occur in the ABS.
See chapter Booklet 3.2. for more information .
INSTRUMENT 23

A
Adjustable steering column .......... 68 Alternator/Generator
.. .............. 19
Adjusting Anti-lock
braking system (ABS) ...... 17
-controls ............. .. . Anti-Slip regulation (ASRl
- Head Restraints .
............... 56 -
..................
.. See a/so Alarms
Air circulat ion -luggage compartment . 72 Armrest ........................... 66
Air conditioning
....................
cooling ...... ............ 85 -
Storage bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..................... 89 -Tiptronic ....................... 94
Air vents
-Towing ........................ 98
- Air conditioning
................. 82 Auto matic transmission (5-speed) .... 93
-
..................... 91 - Back-up lights .................. 96
Airbag
............ See also Bookl et 2.1 -Igni tion key safety interlock ...... 93
-
safe ty .................... 34 Average driving speed indicator ...... 11
-Indicator light ................... 16 Average fuel consumption indicator ... 11
Airbag indi cator light ................ 16
Alarm system
........ ..............

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.

Functioning of Anti-Lock Brake
System (ABS)*
The contributes to
since it prevents the from This
means that the
and is to skid.
don't have to the brake
tens braking distance under ces. When driving on or on
or a different
tion of the and
pay
an begins to rotate too in to speed and tends
to
reduces
ke pressure to prevent that from king.
This automatic adjustment process vibration of the
brake and some noises to you that
is not functioning
see chapter
dicator Booklet 3. 1.
the ve,
tion. adjust your driving speed according to the road and traffic conditions. Do not
cannot overcome the