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INSTRUMENT PANEL
Illustration instruments and controls
Warning and indicator light symbols
CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Keys,
central locking system .... 7, 8
Doors 9
Rear lid 11
Windows, mirrors 12, 13 Safety belts, head restraints . . . .14,19
Seats 20 Luggage compartment, pedals . 28,29
Brakes, Transmission 29, 32 Differential lock 33
Automatic-transmission 35 Steering lock/ignition/starter switch . 38
Starting procedures 39 Instrument cluster 40
Warning/indicator lights 43 Switches 46 Emergency flasher 46
Light switch, turn signals .... 46,48
Cruise control 49
Windshield wipers 50 Ventilation/Heating 51
Air conditioning 54
Heater 57
Sliding roof 62
Roof-rack 68 VEHICLE OPERATION
Break-in period - and afterwards . . 69
Operate your vehicle safety 70
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution 72
Trailer towing 73 Driving with the all-wheel drive ... 75
VEHICLE CARE
Fuel tank, fuel supply 85,86
Vehicle care (exterior/interior) . . 90, 93 Maintenance, inspection intervals . . 95 Engine compartment lid,
engine compartment 97 Lubricants, engine oil 98,99
Engine oil filter 101
Transmission oil 102
Power steering 103
Cooling system 104 Brake fluid 108
Battery 109
Windshield washers/wipers . . . 112,113
Tires/wheels 114 Difficult operating conditions .... 120
Winter driving 121
Accessories 122
DO-IT-YOURSELF SERVICE
Jack and tools 123 Spare wheel 124
Changing a wheel 125 Fuses, bulbs 128, 130 Adjusting headlights
134
Installing,
replacing the radio . . . . 135
Emergency starting 136
Emergency towing 138
Lifting vehicle . . 140
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Engine, transmission 142
Steering,
suspension, brakes,
body, chassis 143 Emission-control-system 144
TECHNICAL DATA
Engine, spark plugs .
V-belts capacities . . Dimensions
Weights
Vehicle identification 146
147
148
150 151
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Service manuals 152
GAS STATION INFORMATION
Location of servicing points 156
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 158
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INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS
page
1 - Air vents 51
2 - Light switch and thumb wheel for instrument illumination 46
3 - Safety belt and brake warning lights 43, 47
4 - Speedometer with trip odometer 40 5 — Warning/indicator lights 6, 43
6 - Clock or tachometer with fuel gauge and coolant temperature gauge 40,41
7 - Rear window defogger switch 47
8 - Emergency flasher switch 46 9 - For additional switch
10 - Air vents, left and right 51
11 - Ashtray 64
12 - Loudspeaker grille
13 - Fuses 128 14 - Turn signal/headlight dimmer switch lever 48
15 - Horn page
16 - Digital clock 40
17 - Steering lock/ignition/starter switch 38
18 - Temperature switch for auxiliary heater 57
19 - Windshield wiper/washer lever 50
20 - Secondary heat exchanger switch 53
21 - Emission Control System (ECS) 45
22 - Climate controls 51
23 - Air vents 51
24 - Radio1)
25 - Cigarette lighter 63 26 - Glove compartment 64
1) A separate brochure is provided for your factory-installed
radio.
If you replace your radio, please be sure to read the notes
in the chapter "Do-it-yourself Service", page 135.
Note
Some features mentioned are standard equipment on some
models only or are options on others.
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[INSTRUMENT
PANEL
AND
CONTROLS
WARNING AND
INDICATOR
LIGHT
SYMBOLS
Symbol
Details
on
page
Turn
signals
44,48
a Alternator A
44
Oil pressure 1^1
43
ID
High beam
45,48
=L Coolant temperature 1^
45,104
(®)
BRAKE
Brake
®
29,43
A Safety belt
14,44
A Emergency flasher
46
m
Rear
window defogger
47
WARNING
If one of the lights marked with ®
comes
on suddenly while driving, move a safe distance off the
road.
Turn
off the engine,
turn
the emergency
fla
sher on and use other warning devices
to alert other motorists. Go to listed page in
your
Owner's
Manual for ex
planations.
Some
of the lights mentioned are on certain
models
only and may be options on other
models.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
MANUAL TRANSMISSION
B25-352
Gearshift lever
Start engine with gearshift lever in Neu
tral,
clutch pedal depressed.
Always depress the clutch pedal fully
when changing gears. Do not hold the vehicle on a steep hill with the clutch pedal partially depressed. This may
cause premature clutch wear or dam
age.
Resting your hand on the shift lever
knob while driving will cause premature
wear in the transmission. The forward gears and the reverse gear
are arranged as illustrated.
Reverse
Shift into Reverse only when the vehicle is not moving.
To engage Reverse, move lever to left, press down, move further to left and them
push forward. Especially after some
driving,
depress the clutch pedal fully and rest the shift lever in Neutral for a few
seconds before shifting into Reverse.
Back-up lights go on when you engage Reverse gear with ignition on. JB25-519
Low-speed traction gear (L)
(Syncro models only)
The vehicle is equipped with a four speed manual transmission which has a
addi
tional low-speed traction gear (L).
Engaging the Low Gear
Move the gearshift lever as far as possible
to the left in neutral, press down and move lever still further to the left and then pull
back.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
STEERING LOCK/IGNITION/STARTER
SWITCH
The
steering is equipped
with
an
antitheft
ignition lock.
Switch
positions
1 -
Ignition
off/steering can be
locked.
•
Pull
out the key and
turn
steering wheel until it
locks.
WARNING
• This position
only
locks the
steering
wheel
and not the
shift
control
lever.
Sudden and
unexpected
vehicle
move
ment
may occur if the
shift
control
lever
is
moved
out of P
(Park)
(automa
tic
transmission)
or out of
gear
(manual
transmission)
and the
parking
brake
is not
firmly
set.
•
Never
remove
key
from
steering
lock
or
turn
key off
while
the
vehicle
is moving. The
steering
wheel
will
lock,
causing loss of control.
2-
Ignition
on/steering free. If it is difficult to
turn
the key from po
sition 1 to 2, gently move the steering
wheel until the key turns freely.
3
- Starter engages.
Key
returns to Pos. 2 as soon as it is
released.
"Starting procedures" see next
pages.
In position 3, the power supply to
headlights, windshield wipers,
blower motor and rear window defog-
ger
is temporarily interrupted to
con
serve
battery power.
Before
the starter can be operated again
the key must be turned back to position 1.
The
non-repeat lock in the ignition switch prevents the starter from being operated
when engine is running as this could
damage
the starter.
In position 2 and 3 several warning/in
dicator lights will come on.
Refer
to
"Warning/indicator lights" for details.
Chime If you leave the key in the ignition/steering
lock, the chime will sound when the
driver's door is opened. This is your reminder to remove the key and lock the
doors.
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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
|B25-624J
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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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
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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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
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.
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