VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 1990 T4 / 4.G Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 1990, Model line: TRANSPORTER, Model: VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 1990 T4 / 4.GPages: 165, PDF Size: 24.87 MB
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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
SEATS
IN
DRIVER'S
CAB
WARNING
•
For
driver's
and passenger's
protec
tion
make
sure
front
seats
are
securely
latched
in place.
*
• Do not
adjust
seats
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.
Your
seat
may
move
unex
pectedly
which
could cause sudden
loss of
vehicle
control
or
personal
in
jury.
•
The
front
seats should be adjusted be
fore fastening the safety belt.
B25-548
Bucket
seat
Seat
adjustment
(forward
or backward)
The
bucket seats can be adjusted indivi dually.
•
Pull up lower lever (1) at outboard side
of seat.
•
Slide seat to desired position.
•
Release
the lever and move seat
slightly back and
forth
to make sure the
seat
is securely locked.
Height
adjustment
of
head
restraints
Head
restraints must be adjusted accord
ing to seating height of the respective
occupant. See page 19.
Armrests*
The
armrests on the
front
seats can be hinged up if they are not required.
The
angle of the armrests can be adjusted
as
required
with
a knurled knob underneath the armrest.
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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Seatback
adjustment
The backrest is secured and cannot
tilt
for
ward accidentally.
C
To adjust, take body weight off the
bac
krest and push down lever (2) at hinge
cover on
right
side of seat.
• Exert slight body pressure in the direc
tion
desired and let lever go to lock
bac
krest in position.
WARNING
To
reduce
the
risk
of
serious
personal
injury
in an
accident,
front
seat
passen
gers
must
never
ride
in a
moving
vehi
cle
with
the
seatback
reclined.
The
risk
of
personal
injury
will
increase
with
in
creasing
rearward
angle
of the
seat-
back.
Safety
belts
only
offer
optimum
protection
when
the
seatback
is up
right
and
belts
are
properly
positioned
on the
body.
Improperly
positioned
safety
belts
cause
serious
personal
in
jury
in an
accident.
Removing
bucket
seats
• Stand outside vehicle, pull up lever (1)
and slide seat all the way forward.
•
Lift
stop hook (3) up against springload-
ing,
hold there and slide seat past stop.
•
Release
stop hook and slide seat
for
ward out of guide rails.
When reinstalling seat, reverse the above procedure. The stop hook (3) need not be
lifted
as the seat can
just
be pushed past the
stop.
Two-seater*
Seat
ajustment
(forward
or backward)
The two seater adjustment lever is located in
front
of the seat.
The adjustment procedure outlined for the
front
bucket seats also applies to the two
seater.
The backrest adjusts at the same
time
the adjustment lever is operated.
Removing
two
seater
First remove bolts
from
the upper hinge on
the backrest.
Then proceed as outlined for removal of the bucket
seats.
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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
Swivel seats*
The forward or backward adjustment pro cedure outlined for the
front
bucket seats
also
applies to the swivel seats.
Before turning the driver's swivel seat:
•
Position shift lever in park (automatic
transmission) or in first gear (manual
transmission).
•
Block wheels if necessary to
prevent
vehicle from moving.
•
Release parking brake. WARNING
Swivel seats must be in forward facing
position while driving. Do not operate the locking lever of the
swivel seat while the vehicle is in mo
tion.
To swivel the seat, move seat slightly for ward or open the door a crack.
Then
push
down the locking lever in
front
of the seat.
The passenger seat can be turned
180°
to the left
(half
circle).
The driver's seat can be turned
90°
to the
right
(quarter
circle).
The seats will lock automatically at
every
turn.
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I
SEATS
IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
In the 9-seater version the backrest of the
first
seat in the middle row can be
tilted
for
ward and out of the way for easy
access
to
the rear bench. To disengage the lock of the backrest, pull up the lever on the side
of the backrest.
WARNING
For
your
passenger's
protection,
the
backrest
lock
must
be
engaged
at all
times
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.
Removing
and
installing
the
center
bench
seat
The center bench seat slides
into
two hold ing rails and is fastened in place by four
screws.
To
remove the seat: •
Lift
the floor covering and remove the
screws.
• Pull the bench seat out of the holding
rails and remove the seat through the
slid
ing door.
Note
On
vehicles
with
floor carpeting, you must
first
unscrew the mounting strip and care
fully
lift
the carpet up. Be sure not to tear
the carpeting.
When reinstalling the bench seat, make sure
that
the holding rails are clean.
WARNING
To
prevent
personal
injury,
the
seat
must
allways
be securely
fastened
into
place
while
driving.
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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
SINGLE
SEATS*
IN
PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
The seat cushion
for
the single seats can be folded
up, or if
necessary,
the
entire
single seat can be easily removed.
Folding
the seat
cushions
up
• Pull lever located below
the
seat
and
fold the cushion up
until
it
locks
into
place.
• To lower the cushion, pull the lever and
push
the
cushion down
until
it
locks
se
curely
into
position.
Removing
the seat
• With one hand hold seat,
with
the other,
pull release knob.
•
Tilt
seat forward and
lift
seat out.
WARNING
When pulling the release
knob,
the seat
will
tip forward. Therefore, never pull
the knob when someone is sitting on
the seat.
Installing
the seat
•
Place
both
rear legs
into
the holes in the
floor panel (see illustration).
• Swing seat
up
until
locking mechanism
audibly locks
into
place. Visually check
and pull on the seat
to
make sure the lock ing mechanism is securely engaged.
WARNING
To
prevent
personal
injury, seat must
al
ways be securely fastened into place
while
driving.
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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
•
The seatback for the folding seat
may rub against the
front
seat backrest
when the
front
seat is reclined. When
this occurs, the locking
mechanism
of
the folding seat may not securely
engage. Before installing the folding
seat,
make
sure that the
front
seatback
is
fully upright.
•
Attachment parts for the folding
seats
are individually fitted. Therefore,
label
the seats when removing both to
prevent
them from being interchanged
when reinstalling. If the seats are inter changed the locking mechanism may not engage securely.
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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
REAR SEAT BENCH/BED
COMBINATION*
The rear seat bench can be converted
into
a
full-size double bed. Before doing so, the
backrests
of the center seats* must be
tilted
forward. The locking levers are on
the
left
and
right
outboard sides of the two
backrests.
Unfolding
rear
seat
bench •
Push
safety belts between seat
cush
ion and backrest.
• Unlock backrest
with
handle located on
backside
and
tilt
backrest forward.
• Keep hold of the handle and swing bac
krest together
with
seat cushion
further
for
ward •
Tilt
backrest of bench all the way toward
rear to form the bed.
Repositioning
rear
seat
bench • Pull backrest section up.
• Swing seat cushion and backrest
toward rear again.
• Make sure the backrest is locked
securely
into
position.
• Pull safety belts out again to be ready
for use.
WARNING
Do not
place
heavy
or
sharp
edged
objects
on the
rear
deck
mattress
to
avoid
damaging
the
upholstery.
Such
objects
may also
become
dislodged
while
driving
and cause
injury.
• Do not use the
double
bed to
carry
passengers.
• Do not
allow
children
to sit or
kneel
on the
rear
deck
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.
•
When
the car is in
motion,
make
sure
that
the
seat
bench is securely locked in an
upright
position
and
that
passen
gers
wear
safety
belts.
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CURTAINS*
CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
The compartment underneath
the
seat cench
can be
used
for
storage. To gain
ac
cess
to the
storage space, lift
the
seat cushion up.
To
hold
the
seat cushion
in an
-oright position, prop with
the
support
rod
ccated
on the
left side
wall.
The curtains
are
stored underthe rear seat
bench.
The curtains cover
the
windows
to
give you complete privacy. They
can be in
stalled with
the
snap fasteners provided.
WARNING
Safe driving requires that you have an unobstructed view of the road at all
times. Remember to reposition the cur
tains so that you have a clear view all around you before driving off.
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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
^EAR SEAT/LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
You can expand the luggage compartment
load
surface
by
folding
the
backrest
of the
rear seat bench down.
Folding
backrest for
rear seat bench
Unlock
the
backrest
by
pulling strap
in
driving direction. Fold backrest down until it rests
on
seat cushion.
The backrest will
be
locked automatically when returned
to
its upright position. Make sure the lap belts remain
on
top
of
the seat
cushion,
ready
for
use. When folding
the
seatback
up,
make
sure
it
securely locks into place.
This
will
prevent
objects
in the
luggage compartment from flying forward
in
case
of
a
sudden stop.
Luggage compartment
Cargo weight should
be
located
in the
lug
gage compartment
as far
forward
as
pos
sible.
Be
careful when removing large objects
through
the
rear
lid.
Sharp edged objects may damage the defogger wires in the rear window.
Keep
the
luggage compartment locked
at
all
times
to
prevent
unauthorized
access
to the vehicle. WARNING
•
To
help
prevent
poisonous exhaust
gas from being drawn into the vehicle,
always keep
the
rear lid closed while
driving. Therefore, do not transport ob
jects larger than those fitting safely into the luggage
area.
•
Do
not allow passengers to occupy
the rear load surface while the vehicle
is
in motion.
To reduce
the
risk
of
personal
injury
during
a
collision
or sudden maneuver:
•
When transporting luggage or other
cargo, secure
it in
place
to
prevent
such articles from shifting during
a
sudden stop.
•
If it is
necessary to stow luggage
or
other items inside the passenger
com
partment,
be
sure that
they
cannot
fly forward
in an
accident
or
sudden maneuver
and
injure occupants.
•
Never
exceed the Gross Axle Weight
Rating
or the
Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating
which
are
specified
on the
safety compliance sticker located
on
the left door jamb. Exceeding permis
sible
weight ratings
can
result
in
vehicle damage, accidents
and
personal
injury.
See also page
150.
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^EDALS
BRAKES CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
WARNING • The movement of the pedals must
never be obstructed by a floor mat or
any other object.
• In case one of the two brake circuits
fails,
increased brake pedal travel is required to bring your vehicle to a full
stop.
• It should always be possible to
depress the clutch and accelerator pedals fully.
• All pedals must be able to return
freely to their normal positions.
Only use floor mats which leave the pedal area free and can be secured with
floor mat fasteners. Functioning of brake system
Your vehicle is equipped with a power assisted hydraulic dual circuit brake
system with disc brakes at the front and
self-adjusting drum brakes at the rear. Both circuits function independently.
One brake circuit operates the front
wheels and the other the rear wheels. In the unlikely event of hydraulic failure of
one circuit, push the brake pedal down
firmly and hold it in that position. A mechanical linkage activates the second
circuit, and you will be able to bring the
vehicle to a stop.
WARNING Failure of one brake circuit will impair
the braking capability resulting in an increased stopping distance. If one brake circuit fails, the other will still
operate. However, you will notice an increased pedal travel when you step on
the brake. Should you encounter such experience, bring your vehicle safely to a
full stop.
Avoid driving the vehicle and have it
towed to the nearest Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop.
Brake operation and brake
warning light
Make it a habit to check the operation of
your brakes before driving. The brake
warning light will light up while the engine is cranking and the parking brake is pulled
and/or the brake fluid level is too low. For more details see "Brake warning light" on
page 43.
Keep in mind that the braking distance
increases very rapidly as the speed increa
ses.
At 60 mph or at 100 km/h, for example, it is not twice but four times longer than at 30 mph or at 50 km/h. Tire
traction is also less effective when the roads are wet and slippery. Therefore,
always maintain a safe distance from the
vehicle in front of you.
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