battery VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Owner's Manual

Charging rate not over 6 amps.
be charged at no
more than
is
After charging, first turn off the charger
and th en discon nect charge r
When disconnecting and
connecting the battery ...
When you disconnect the battery
note the
Funct ion are erased.
- the
- the one-touch -up
see Booklet 3. 1.
see Booklet 3. 1 .
The radio mu st b e re-coded with the correct
radio code -see your radio Operating
structions see Booklet 3.4 .
Removing Battery
off the ignition and
the battery, make sure the
ignition and consumers are
switched off.
per disposal of a battery, we

-
spikes that might occur when the battery
is disconnected.
- move
tr ansmis­
sion to
neutral and
- set parking brake

4.
A -Discharged vehicle battery
B -Booster battery
X-To ground on engine block.
ble to positive (+ ) terminal (2 ) of
ster battery.
3
clamp of minus cable to nega­
tive (-) terminal (3 ) of booster battery.
engine with discharged vehicle
battery in the usual manner.
engine fails to start. do not continue
to crank but contact your nearest au­
thorized
dealer or
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A 8
do
8 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
-Battery acid
want to add an accessory to my
....................... 51
Adding
-Brake
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
- Engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
-Windshield washer . . . . .
Drive
. . . . . . . . . 8
Anti-Lock Brakes
-
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Warn ing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- What does
it mean when
. . . . . . . . . . 8
-When
switch it off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Regula tion . . . . . . . 11
Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . 72
charger
-How often
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Br
ake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brake
be changed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
-What is the correct brake
use? ...................... 44
-What do if the brake war­
ning comes on? . . . . . . . . 43
- Precautions when taking your
to the car wash ..... .
-reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 23 Brakes
antenna? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23 - Ho w does the moisture or road
. . 8
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
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c D
washer
. . . . .
of
- exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
- interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
a . . . . 66
engine . . . 38
-Battery acid ........... 47
- Brake
. . . . . 43
- Eng ine
. . . . . . . . 41
-Eng ine . . . . 37
. 37
Taking care of ch rome
parts .......................... 27
-Engine compartment . . 29
...................... 27
. . . 27
- Leather
. . . . 28
- Outside
of . .
. . . . . . . . 28
. . . 22
. . . . . . .
system . . . . . .
- Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . 41
. . . . . . . . . . . . 9
. . . . 14
service . . .
............ 15
Drivin g
in foreign countries . . . . 81
Drivin g under
9
Emergency
-
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . 52
Em ission . . . . . . 17
E ngine
-
. . 34
-
. . .
-Hood ...................... 33
take
when working inside the engin e
compartment .
. . . . . . 34
Engine
-Additives . . . .
-add .............
-4 1
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R T
Radiator fan 42 Tire
Radio ......................... 74
Rear
window washer container . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Repair
a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . .
81
Road -Removing from
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safet y defects, -Reporting . . . . . .
81
Service kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 75
. . . . . . . . 26
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
-Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
- Rot ati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
-Wear ...................... 58
Tire designation code ........... 61
Tire grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tires
.......................... 56
Tires/Wheels -Ho w often
check the
condition of
my tires? . . . . . . . 56
-Ho w often check the
tire pressure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
-tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
-New tires, breaking in . . . . . . . 56
season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
. . . . . . . . . . . 66
a
......................... 53
Towing
........................ 78
- D
istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
-Speed ..................... 78
-With a
............... . 19

u w
Undercoating .............. 17,26
Uniform tire grading . . . . . . 62
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Was her reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wax ing your
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 -Wher e not to use wax . . . . . . . 24
.. ................. 58
- Exterio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
-
. . . . . . . . . . . .
27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
53 ee s rep acement ........... .
ows .. ................... .
system . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-
washe r system . . .
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Workshop hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Engine compartment
in the engine compartment,
read and heed
in
the engme compartment,
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 1 -battery ................ 3.2
2-Engin e cap ............. 3.2
3-Brake reservo ir ............ 3.2 3-Brake reservoir ............ 3.2
4-Engine dips tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 4-E ngine dips tick ............. 3.2
5-
w ash er container .... 3.2 6-washer conta iner .... 3.2
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