VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 1990 T4 / 4.G Service 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
INSTRUMENTCLUSTER
page
1 -
Speedometer/Odometer
.... 40
2
-
Digital clock*
40
3
-
Tachometer* or normal clock
. . 41
4
-
Coolant temperature gauge
. . 41
5
-
Fuel gauge
42
6
-
Warning/indicator lights
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1 -
Speedometer/Odometer
The
speedometer
indicates road
speed.
The
odometer
indicates
the
distance
driven.
USA
models: Miles
Canada
models: Kilometers
To record
a
distance, reset
the
trip
odometer to
zero by pressing the button.
The last
digit
in red indicates
1
/10 of a mile
or kilometer. 2
-
Digital
clock*
To
set the
digital clock, use
a
ball
point
pen.
•
Push
left
button
below display window
briefly
to
advance one hour
at a
time
and
right
button
to
advance
one
minute
at a
time.
•
Hold buttons depressed
to
advance
hours or minutes rapidly.
•
For second accuracy, synchronize
with
the
aid of a
digital
wrist
watch
or a
time
signal
from
your radio. Set the clock one minute slow, then briefly push
right
button
the moment the seconds of the
wrist
watch have completed a
full
minute or the signal
in the radio sounds.
40 *where applicable
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I - Tachometer*
"he red shaded area at the end of the scale indicates the maximum permissible
engine rpm (revolutions per minute) for all gears after the break-in period. Before
'eaching this area, the next higher gear
snould be selected or the foot eased off
the accelerator pedal. Earlier shifting saves fuel and reduces noise.
Sniff to the next lower gear when the en-
; ne rpm drops below 1500 rpm.
~ne green shaded area on the scale snows the speed at which the engine is de-
•
eloping its most favourable torque.
3 - Normal clock*
~J
set the clock, depress the knob in the : al center and
turn.
4 - Coolant temperature
gauge X
tare applicable The needle in the coolant temperature
gauge will indicate the temperature of the
coolant shortly after the ignition is
switched on.
When ignition is switched on the warning light (c) will flash for a few seconds as a
functional check.
a - Engine cold
Avoid high engine speeds and heavy throt tle when the needle is still in this area of
the
dial.
b - Normal temperature During normal running the needle will re
main somewhere in the middle of the
dial.
If the engine is working hard at hign a--
bient temperatures, the needle may as:
go further to the right, but this is no cause
for concern so long as the coolant
tem
perature warning light does not start
flashing.
c - Warning light If the light flashes when driving first check
the coolant temperature gauge. If the nee
dle is in the normal range, add coolant at the next opportunity. If the needle is in the warn
ing range, either the coolant level is too low
or the coolant temperature is too high. Move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road,
stop the engine and depress the
emergency flasher switch.
The fan should be operating when the warning light is on (listen for fan, located in
front of car behind grille).
WARNING • To reduce the risk of being burned,
never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the
engine compartment. Wait until no
steam or coolant can be seen or heard
before carefully opening the hood.
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WARNING continned •
The
engine compartment
of any
motor vehicle
is a
potentially hazard
ous
area.
Before you check anything in the engine compartment, stop
the
engine and
let it
cool down. Always
exercise extreme caution when work
ing
one the
engine. Heed
all of the
WARNINGS on page
97.
Reduce the risk
of
scalding from
hot
coolant by following these steps.
• If the coolant reservoir cap must be
removed, wait until
the
engine
has
cooled down.
• Protect face, hands
and
arms
by
covering
the cap
with
a
large, thick
rag
to
protect against escaping fluid
and
steam.
• Carefully and slowly
turn
cap
one
turn
to
allow excess pressure
to es
cape before completely removing
cap.
•
To
help avoid being burned,
do not
spill
antifreeze
or
coolant
on the ex
haust system
or hot
engine parts.
Under
some conditions, the ethylene
glycol
in
engine coolant
is
combusti
ble.
If a
visual check shows that coolant level
and V-belt
are
normal,
but the
warning light continues to
flash,
contact
your
near
est dealer
to
have
the
cause located
and
corrected.
For more details see "Cooling system"
on
page 104.
If the
coolant gauge needle nears
the
upper end
of
the scale and the engine ap
pears
to be
overheating,
turn
off the air
conditioner.
Do
not
install accessories
(fog
lights
or
in
sect screens,
for
example)
on top of the
front
bumper.
They
may
restrict engine
cooling.
5
-
Fuel gauge
The needle
in
the fuel gauge will indicate the fuel level
in the
tank shortly after
the
ignition is switched on.
The fuel tank capacity is
16
gal/60
(syncro
18.5/70)
liters.
When
the
needle reaches the
red
area
at
the bottom there
is a
reserve
of
about 2.6 U.S. gal.
or
10 liters
of
fuel left in the tank.
Time to refuel.
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WARNING
/ INDICATOR
LIGHTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
your vehicle is equipped
with
several
•nportant indicator and warning devices to
~ionitor the continued reliable operation of .our vehicle. Familiarize yourself
with
:hese
devices so if one should come on .ou know what to do.
-allure to heed applicable warnings and "nportant vehicle information may result in
serious
personal injury or vehicle damage.
WARNING
•
Whenever
stalled
or stopped for
epair,
move
the
vehicle
a
safe
distance
off the road, stop the
engine
and
turn
on the
emergency
flasher
(see
page
46).
• The
engine
compartment
of any
-lotor
vehicle
is a
potentially
hazard
ous
area.
Before
you check
anything
in
?ie
engine
compartment,
stop the
engine
and let it cool down.
Always
exercise
extreme
caution
when
work
ing
under
the
engine
hood.
Heed
all of
re
WARNINGS
on
page
97.
page
1 - Brake 43
2
- Safety belt 18
3
- Turn signals 44
4 - Alternator 44
5
- For additional light
6 - For additional light 7 - Oil pressure 43
8 - High beam 45
9 - Coolant temperature/level . . . 45
10 - For additional switch 9 10
B25-5t?
1-Brake
« ->
The
light comes on while the engine is
cranking.
It goes out after the engine is started and the parking brake is
fully
released.
This is your assurance
that
the
brake warning light is functioning properly.
If the brake warning light does not light JC
while cranking the engine or setting :ne parking brake, there may be a malfunction in the electrical system. In this
case
c;~-
tact your Volkswagen dealer.
'where applicable
Always
heed
WARNINGS
on next page
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I CONTROLSAND EQUIPMENT
WARNING If the brake warning
light
does not go
out
with
the engine running and the parking brake released or lights up
while driving, the fluid level
in
the brake
fluid reservoir may
be
too low.
This might be
due
to
a
leak in one of the two independently functioning brake circuits.
If the brake pedal travel has increased,
one of the brake circuits may have
failed.
Avoid driving the vehicle and have it towed to the nearest Volkswa
gen dealer or qualified workshop for re pair.
If brake pedal travel has not increased
and
braking performance remains un
impaired,
proceed carefully to
your
nearest Volkswagen dealer or qualified
workshop to have the braking system inspected and corrected.
For detailed information see
"Brakes" on
page 29. 2-
Safety belt
|
A
FASTEN
BELTS
Refer
to
"Safety belts"
on
page
14 for
details.
3
-
Turn
signals E^
Refer
to
"Turn
signal/headlight dimmer
switch lever" on page 49 for details.
4
- Alternator
This
light comes
on
when
the
ignition
is
turned on and goes out after the engine
is
started.
If the
light does
not go out
after
starting
and
revving-up
the
engine
momentarily
or
lights
up
while driving,
there may be a malfunction
in
the electrical system
or
the V-belt
to
the alternator may be loose
or
broken.
In
this
case,
turn
the engine off and
contact
your
Volkswagen dealer.
5
- For additional
light
6
- For additional
light
7
- Engine Oil pressure
When
the
ignition
is
turned
on, the oil
pressure warning light comes on for a bulb
check.
It
should
go out
after
the
engine
has
started.
If the
warning light does
not go out or
flashes
while driving
(above
2000
engine rpm a buzzer
will
sound simultaneously),
it
indicates,
that the oil pressure is too low.
Stop the engine immediately, check the
engine
oil
level
and add
oil, if necessary.
If engine oil level is normal, but the
light
continues to flash, do not continue to
operate the vehicle. This could damage
the engine.
Turn
the engine off and contact the nearest Volkswagen dealer for assistance.
The oil pressure warning
light
is not an indicator for low engine oil level. To
check
the oil level, always use dipstick
(see page 99).
Make
it a habit to have the engine oil
level checked
with
every
fuel filling.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
SWITCHES
3 4 5
page
1 - Lights
1
-
Lights
46
2
-
Instrument illumination
46
3
-
Emergency flasher
46
4
-
Rear window defogger
47
5
- For
additional switch Depress
the
rocker switch
to the
first stop
to turn
on the
parking, side marker, license
plate,
tail
and
instrument panel lights. Depress
the
switch
to the
second stop
to
turn
on the
headlights (ignition
on).
To conserve battery power,
the
headlights will
go out
automatically when
the
ignition is turned
off or
when
the
engine
is
started.
Headlight dimmer and
headlight flasher see
page
48. 2 - InstrumeriL illumination
Turn
the
thumb wheel below rocker switch
to adjust
the
brightness
of
instrument
lights.
3 - Emergency
flasher
The emergency flasher works indepen dently
of the
ignition switch position.
If your vehicle
is
disabled
or
parked under
emergency conditions, depress the switch
to make
all
four turn signals flash simul
taneously.
The
warning light
in the
rocker
switch flashes,
too.
WARNING
Move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road when stalled or stopped for
repairs. Do not park or operate the
vehicle in areas where the hot exhaust system may come in contact with dry
grass, brush, fuel spill or other material
which can cause a fire.
46
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-Rear
window Trm defogger* I I1*
__e
rear window defogger works only
with
re ignition on.
_-e
rear window defogger - together :i the flow through ventilation - will
••= o to keep the inside of the rear window
: ear of condensation and frost.
~~e
rear window defogger is not designed
Of
melting snow. Therefore, always re-
_:ve heavy snow and ice accumulations
refore driving off.
Zepress
the switch to
turn
on the rear * ndow defogger.
~ie control
light
in the switch will
light
• to remind you
that
the defogger is
switched on. After the rear window has
ceen
cleared, switch off the rear window :efogger to avoid unnecessary drain
:i the battery.
By saving electricity, you save fuel. See
aso
page 72.
Vhen
the rear window defogger is
i.vitched on, the outside mirrors
with
;!ectric remote control* are electrically
bated at the same time (see page 13).
Electrically
heated seat*
With ignition on, the backrest and seat
cushion
of the driver's seat can be heated
electrically.
The heating element can be regulated and turned on and off
with
the thumbwheel switch behind the steering wheel.
where applicable
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TURN SIGNAL / HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH LEVER
Turn signals
The turn signal indicator light flashes when you operate the lever (ignition on).
Lever up - right turn signal
Lever down - left turn signal
The turn signals are cancelled automatic ally when you have completed a turn (for
example when turning a corner), and the
steering wheel returns to the straight-
ahead position.
If a turn signal fails, the indicator light
flashes about twice as fast. A light bulb may have to be replaced. Headlight dimmer
With headlights on (light switch in second
stop),
you can switch to either high or low beam by pulling the lever toward the steering wheel past the point of resistance.
When high beam is on, the indicator light will light up.
Headlight flasher
With headlights on or off, you can signal with your headlights (in lieu of horn), by repeatedly pulling the lever just up to the
point of resistance.
Lane changer
Move the lever up or down just to the point
of resistance - the indicator light must also flash at the same time. The lever will
return to the OFF position when released.
The lever will return to the OFF position when released.
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CRUISE
CONTROL*
JB33-509
The cruise control allows you
to
maintain a constant cruising speed above
22 mph
35
km/h),
without
actuating
the ac
celerator pedal.
Any
manual operation, such
as
acceler ating, gearshifting
or
braking can be done independently
of
the cruise control.
The cruise control
is
operated
with
sliding
button
A
and pressure
button
B
positioned
at the end
of
the
turn
signal/headlight dim mer switch lever.
WARNING
•
To help keep the vehicle under
con
trol do not use the cruise control when driving on winding or slippery
roads,
in heavy or in varying traffic.
•
Do not
use
the
Resume
feature when
the previously set speed is too fast for the existing traffic
conditions.
Sliding
button
A to
position
ON
actuates
the cruise control system.
Accelerate
to the
desired speed
and de
press
button
B
(SET).
This sets
the
cruising speed and stores
it in a
memory. The
foot
can then
be
taken
off the
accelerator
pedal.
With
button
B, the programmed speed can
also
be
increased. When
the
button
is
de
pressed,
the
vehicle accelerates
until
the
knob
is
released.
If
you accelerate
- for
example when
pas
sing
- the
previously programmed speed
will
be
resumed automatically after the ac celerator pedal
is
released.
When the cruise control is switched on,
do
not shift into Neutral without de
clutching!
The engine
will
rev up imme
diately and may
possibly
be damaged.
The cruise control
is
temporarily disen gaged when brake
or
clutch pedal
is de
pressed
or
when
the
road speed drops
considerably below programmed
speed,
for example when driving uphill.
To
re-engage the system, slide
button
A to
RES
(Resume) and
the
vehicle will auto
matically accelerate
to the
previously
programmed
speed.
A
programmed speed can
be
completely
erased
from the memory
of
the cruise
con
trol
system
by
sliding
button
A to the
OFF position.
A
programmed speed
is
always
erased
when the ignition
is
switched
off.
WARNING
Do
not remove key from steering lock,
while you are driving or while the vehi
cle
is rolling to a stop. The steering
wheel
will
lock when you remove the key, and
you
will
not be able to steer the
vehicle.
'where applicable 49
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