VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2000 Owners Manual

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.

TABLE
b

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The switch A for the fuel filler flap release
the switch to unloc k the fuel filler
The also works with the ignition
switched off.
The fuel filler neck is on the right rear side
panel behi
nd the fuel filler flap. The fuel filler
neck is accessible after you have opened
the
prox. 2.1
ty.
Note
tainers,
wer, etc., be very

Your tank has an on-board
vapors from escaping
from the tank and
you
tecting the environment, procedure
Turn off the ignition.
Unscrew
the
When
As soon as the correctly opera­ted nozzle switches off automa­tically for the first time, the tank is full. Do not try to add more fuel, be­
cause fuel may
After your tank. twist the
cap you hear a defin ite
or evaporating from the
Note
Running your engine may
cause vapors to escape or even
out of the tank. This
a
and can ignite
inside the por­
inside the
and can cause fire and serious
burns.
container meets industry standards
TANK------------------3

Fuel supply
rating indicates a
is very
important to
of engine performance .
The recommended
This
rating may be specified as or
used in the Uni­
ted
Fuel Recommendation
The fuel recommended for your ve­hicle is unleaded premium grade ga­
soline with a minimum octane ra­ting of 91
is and in most European
countries. We recommend that you do not
take your to areas or countries whe­
re may not be
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether)
may use with
-must contain more than
2%
Note
Methanol fuels which do not meet these requirements may cause corrosion and damage to plastic and rubber components in the fuel sy­stem.
4
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Braking
subject to wear depending
be checked by your au­
thorized
more often
than specified in the Maintenance boo­
Conditions affecting
braking efficiency
Moisture or road
li­nings, discs and drums. Cautious­

Overheating the brakes
WAGEN dealer or qualified work­
shop.
Brake booster

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

Electronic
differential
The EDL wor ks thout the driver's int eNention .
With the aid of the
km h). if a
ference of approx . rpm's in the speed of the driven
rected to the other
to achieve greater traction.
This automatic adjustment process
When driving
on a perier surface, the
When
Even with the EDL working, the drive to
To prevent the disc brake of the braked
from overheating if subjected to
the EDL cuts out The ves in th e same way as a
does not function . This is indicated by the