VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2003 Owners Manual

2 -Position for steep
This position is to be used for extremely
steep uphill and downhill gradients or slow
driving. It also provides for maximum
ity of overrevving.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum
roads. Rapid ac­
prevent the
eng ine from being started.
AND
a driving position
as soon as a driving position is engaged.
set. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the
ing a driving position. At this time the engine must run at speed
so that no undue stress
a driving position.
is in mo­
tion.
Starting off
a gear. Wait for the transmis­sion to engage the gear (a slight
tor pedal.
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AND EQUIPMENT
Maneuvering
When
stop and the engine is running at
speed.
Parking
Engage P (Park) when the is
not moving. When parking your
to position P. To do
To move the
When stoppin g for
it is not necessary to move these­to N (Neutral).
The driving positions must never be used
for
the
when the engine is running.
and turn. Emergency starting
Before you move the selector lever from the P (Park) position, you must always apply the brake pedal before
and while depressing the button in the handle of the selector lever.
the parking brake.
When the
is parked on a steep
hard­er. This is due to the weight ex­
erted on the transmission.
Always heed
Your with automatic trans­
mission cannot be started by pushing
or towing.
Refer to
to
start.
Towing
To tow the Booklet 3.2.
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You must depress the
tion is required (when passing, for
to
right and
after driving forward, stop the
AND
Power steering
When the engine is running, never the way to the
right or to the
conds . The power steering pump
is turned
speed drops.
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The parkin g brake
re-
enga­
When the ignition is switched on and the hand br ake is not
up!
engaged
brake
and cause excessive wear.
This
set the parking brake when parking your
Move the
(automatic transmission) or move the gearshift to or
When parking on so that the front
starts to
-parking headed ways turn the front to­ward the curb.
-
parking headed
away from
the curb.
Do not unat­tended in the
the parking brake
and I or move the and the to move causing an accident and per­injury.
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Switch positions
1 -off
always firmly set the parking brake when you remove the ignition key.
on
Whenever you the
tended. out the turn the steering
to the
it is to turn the key from tion 1 to 2. move the steering
the key turns
For
pages.
is in the P (Park)
tion. When the key is
to the motor and rear window defogger is
damage
the starter).
positions 2 and 3

Chime
you
sons using your
A micro-chip is i n th e head of th e
key which
deactiva tes the
when the key is inserted in the
ignit ion
The system is activat ed whe n
t he igniti on is switched off.
Note
The engine can thus only be started with a correctly coded genuine
Volkswagen key.
Trouble free operation of your
fore driving.
haust fumes from the engine
wear and to reduce exhaust
emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting
your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely
warm. Remember, the engine
sion is equipped wit h an
s tart with the

Starting engine
Never depress or even touch the gas
pedal while starting the engine
As soon as the engine starts,
turn off the ignition and restart.
Do not operate the starter for more than
seconds.
ween each starting attempt.
When starting a very hot engine. it may
be necessary to
after starting the engine .
the engine
-
see
Note
The ignition should not be switched off as long as the vehicle is still

Engine compartment
ry,
ensure that they are poured into the proper con­
tainer or
For early leak detection, regular­
ly inspect the vehicle floor panel
from underneath the vehicle. If you see spots from oil or other vehicle fluids, have your vehicle inspected by a service center.
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Cruise
For your driving comfort the cruise
mph
roads, or in heavy or vary­
ing traffic.
AND
The system is operated with switch A and button B
Note
do not come with the button B on the turn
the
system continues to
at the speed set.
- This
km/h) . The speed
I Set
the bottom part of butto n B to
reduce the speed.
-
By
down the button. the
speed
the button is approxi ­the memory is
erased .
The speed must be reset using
the bottom part of button B

and
press the upper part of button B (RES) af­
ter taking your foot
off the brake
switched off if you are in N (Neutral) can increase speed by preesig the up-or in 1. per part of button B (+ ) without having to
Accelerate I
press the gas
-By pressing the upper part of button B
you press and
-When you
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The system is
switch A towards
The speed of the
switcheo off the system is
stored and can be retrieved.
Vehicles with manual transmis-sion:
The system is
The speed you are going at the time you switched off the system is
stored
and can be retrieved.
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