battery VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Owners Manual

Key words Booklet
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Rear ........................................ 3.1
- Storage bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Ashtray, -Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Front ..................................... . .. 3.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Auto Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Automatic car wash
-
when taking your to the car wash . . . . . . . . . 3.2
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-
liptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Towing . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-key safety . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Average driving speed indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Average . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
B
Back-up .................. ............... . . 3.1
- Automatic transmission (5-speed) .............. . 3.1
-transmission ......................... . 3.1
Backrest ...................................... . . 3.1
.................................... . 3. 1
-Raising ....... .............................. . 3.1
Backward adjustment of seats .................... . 3.1
Battery ......................................... . 3.2
- Battery acid
............................... ... .. . 3.2
-charging ............................. . 3.2
-............... ..... . 3.2
-Disconnecting
-Important information before you
disconnect your battery! ............. ......... .
-What you must do after you reconnect
the battery! .................... ............ .
3.2
3.2
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-Fuel tank .............................. ...... .
-Windshield washer fluid containe r .............. .
seat. see Booklet 2 .1
converte r ..................... ... ....... .
rad ios .......................... ............. .
locking system ........................... .
-Rear lid ......................... ............ .
locking systems ...... .................... .
- Battery acid level ............................ .
- Brake fluid level
................ .... .......... .
- Engine coolant level
.................. ..... ... .
- Engine oil level ...
........................ ... .
-Windshield wash er fluid level .................. .
restraint Anchors ........ .. .. ........ ... .
restraint anchorages .................. ...... .
Safety, -
safety ............ ... .... .... ...... .. ... ... .
- Safety lock. re a r doors .
...................... . .
safety lock for rear doors ............ ........ .
seat, -
................ ................ ......... .
- Door
.............. .. .... .... ............... .
-Ignition .......... . .......................... .
........................................ . .
- Safety belt
............................. ..... .

Service at 10,000
1 Engine:
add if necessary
1 Automatic shift lock:
pad thickness. brake fluid level
1 Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
1 Rear spoiler: Lubricate (New Beetle only)
1 Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilometres)
1 1 2V starter and auxil iary battery: check (where applicable)
Next Service:
Date: ........................ .
Miles/ km: ................... .
whicheve r occurs first T
oday's date and
Volkswagen D
ealer stamp
Service at 15,000
1 Engine:

SCHEDULE
Service at km) -ALL MODELS
for
Exhaust system: for damage and
Water separator: Drain water (TDI engine only)
(TDI engine only)
Battery:
Battery: (Golf, Jetta, New Beetle)
Door check stra ps: Lubricate
Dus t an d
system: add if necessary
Windshie ld washer:
Au tomatic shift par k/neutral/safety switch
for
transmissio n: add if necessary; ch eck for
Rotate from fron t to rear
condition and pressure
Brake system: brake pad thickness and brake
Drive shafts: boots
memory; purge if necessary
Roof frame: and
Front dust on joints and tie rod ends; check tie rods
Rear Lubrica te (New Beetle only)
battery: check (where applicable)
Airbag system: check every 12 months regardless of (kilometres)
Road test:
power accessor ies and systems
Next Service:
Date : ........................ .

Service at
Engine:
Exhaust system:
Battery: (Passat)
Battery:
Automatic transmission: for
Automatic shift
add if necessary
Rotate from front to rear
Headlights: Adjust
Tires/spare
Brake (kilome tres)
(except Touareg VB)
check function

Engine: Change
Eng ine: Check for
Exhaust system: Check for damage and
Water separator: Drain water
Battery: Check electrolyte
Door check straps: Lubricate
Cooling system: Check coolant
Manual transmission: Check add if necessary; check for
Timing
Brake system: Check for damage/leaks, brake pad thickness and brake
Front joints and tie rods; check tie rods
Road test: Check kickdown, braking, steering, heating and ventilation, air condition­
ing, power accessories and electrical systems

Service at
1 Engine: and
1 Engine: for
1 Exhaust system:
(TDI engine only)
1 Battery: (Passat)
1 Battery:
(where
1 add if necessary
1
1 transmission: add if necessary; check for
1 Rotate from front to rear
1 Tires/spare
for
1 Drive shafts:
memory; purge if necessary
1 Roo f frame:
1 Front

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The
stores accumulated data covering any num­
ber of successive trips, regardless of
how long the ignition is off between trips. Stora­
ge capacity of the
information . slide switch knob A on the windshield wiper lever to the desired
position.
1 - Single trip memory
2 -
Total tr ip memory
The following data can be recalled for dis­
play:
Average fuel consumption
Distance driven
Average driving speed.
Driving time
one of the stored values is exceeded, then
the total trip memory will be erased and re­
calculated once again. Unlike the single trip
memory, the total trip memory
won't be
erased if you have stopped for more than
two hours.
Erasing the memories
With the ignition on. you can erase each me­
mory separately. Press button A and hold
for longer than two seconds selected func­
tion will be erased.
you disconnect the battery,
When the ignition is switched on,
mph
or
km/h within the 45 minute period, the new actual outside temperature be dis­
played.
Displayed temperature will range between
and + and
an ice crystal
symbol also appears in the display (icy road
warning).
This symbol first flashes for about 5 sec­
onds, then stays on until the outside tem­
perature climbs above
an icy road warning the
switch from the

Anti-theft
can turn on the system using either
yo
ur key or the remo te control.
When you lock the vehicle, you turn
on the
a la rm sys tem au toma tically. S im ply turn the
key to the lock position or use the remo te
control.
The alarm sounds when
(on a locked ve­hicle)
a
th e engi ne or
the rear lid is forced
or when the ignition is switched on.
The horn will sound and the emergency
flashers will blink for about
the system warning
light in the driver's door will go out after 28
days . This is meant to conserve battery
power . The system is still operating.
the alarm has sounded on e and
t hen the vehicle is forced open again (for ex ­
ample. someone t ries to for
cibly ope n a
an d t he n tr ies to force open the rea r
lid). the signal will sound once again.
AND

Using power windows, ignition
You can
minutes after the ignit io n is
switched off even if the ignit io n k ey has
been removed
as as the driver's door
o r passenger's door are not opened.
The automatic
be as the switch is act ivated.
dows a re hard to because of stiffness
or are obstruc ted by an object whe n (pin ch protection) the window open im-
the battery is disconn ected and
then reconnected,
comes discharged. the be work.
To reactivate this feat ure, do the
-Lock the via the drive r's door.
Mak e sure th at dows are
-one more time.
-
Turn the key to the posit ion a second
t im e and
1 secon d.
A utoma tic
th is case the window can be again vated.
when the ignition is switched on.
The windows
can be or opened
fr om the outside . To do this. the key must
be
on the drive r's door.
The window
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