wiring VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 1992 T4 / 4.G Owners Manual
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DRIVING
TIPS
Trailer
towing
~~e
vehicle is intended mainly for the trans-
cctation of persons and luggage but it can, th the appropriate technical equipment,
=
so be used to tow a trailer.
Ibiler towing not only places more stress : - the vehicle, it also calls for more concen-
ration from the driver.
::r this reason the operating and driving inductions on the next pages must be strict- . adhered to.
Technical
requirements
" :he vehicle is supplied
with
a factory-
• ::ed towing bracket, all
that
is technically -
d
legally necessary for trailer towing will =ve been taken into account.
: should be noted
that
a 13 pin socket is
::ed
instead of the 7 pin one used previous- . This new socket makes it possible to con-
ect additional electrical components on trailer for which there were no connec-
ns
in the previous socket, such as a
cara-
n refrigerator, reversing lights etc.
the following table the wiring of the ter-
nals
in the 7 pin socket is compared
with
at of the 13 pin socket.
I a 7
13
Trailer electrical
Pin Pin
components
L
1 Turn signal
left
54g
2
Rear
fog light
31
311
Earth
for the circuits 1-8
R
4
Turn signal
right
58
R
5
Tail
light, outline -, marker
- and number plate lights
right
54 6
Brake
lights
58L
7
Tail
light, outline -, marker
- and number plate lights
left
- 82>
Reversing
light
-
92!
Power
supply (cont. +)
-
102!
Charging
wire + for battery
in trailer
- 11
free
- 12
free
-
1311
Earth
for circuits 9-12
1) Both earth wires must not be connected to gether on the trailer side.
21 Not connected at the factory. If the trailer to be towed has a 7 pin plug,
either a 13 pin plug can be
fitted
as shown
in the table or an adapter cable can ce zz-
tained from a Volkswagen dealer.
If the vehicle is to be
fitted
with
a towing
bracket subsequently, the following must
be
noted:
• The towing bracket is a safety part. Only
a
bracket which has been designed and
type-approved for this vehicle may be
used.
It is advisable to use towing brackets from
the Volkswagen range of accessories as
these
are identical to the ones
fitted
by the
factory. The
fitting
instructions supplied
with
these brackets have also been ap proved by the factory.
• The trailer socket must be connected properly to the electrical system of the ve
hicle.
This applies to terminal 54 g in the 7
pin socket or for terminals 2 and 8 -13 in the
13
pin socket.
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GENERAL
MAINTENANCE
Battery
The
battery is in the engine compartment on
the left looking forward. It can be
reached
when
the lid of the battery box is
removed.
2nd
battery*
The
2nd battery is located under the left
seat.
To
reach
it the
seat
must be
pushed
fully for
ward
past the stop. The stop must be
freed.
To
do this - see page 21. Attention
•
Battery
acid is corrosive and must not get
into
the eyes or onto
skin and clothing.
Any
acid splashes must be
washed off thoroughly
with
water.
If necessary see a doctor.
•
Never short the
battery
ter
minals (e.g.
with
tools) as this
causes
the
battery
to
heat
up
very quickly and it may burst.
•
To prevent any possibility of
short circuiting, detach
battery
earth
cable before doing any
work
on the electrical system.
When changing a bulb, it is sufficient to switch off the lamp
con
cerned.
•
When disconnecting the
bat
tery
from the vehicle electrical system
first
disconnect the nega
tive
cable and
then
the positive cable.
The
battery
must not be discon nected
with
the engine running,
as this
will
damage the electrical
system (electronic components).
•
When reconnecting the
bat
tery
connect the positive cable
first
and
then
the negative cable.
The connecting cables must on no account be interchanged - can
cause
wiring
to burn out.
Starting
by
connecting
an additional battery
is
described
in the Do-it-yourself
section.
Checking
acid level In normal operating conditions the battery
requires
hardly any maintenance. At high
ambient
temperatures however it is
advis
able
to
check
the
acid
level at regular inter
vals.
It should always be between the MIN
and
MAX marks on the battery. If the
acid
level
drops below the MIN mark, the af
fected
cells
must be topped-up to the MAX
mark
with distiled water.
It is recommended that the
acid
level is
checked
and corrected by a
Volkswager
dealer.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF
Masking
headlights
When the vehicle is used in a country which drives on the opposite side
of
the road to the
home country,
the
asymmetric dipped neadlights
will
dazzle oncoming
traffic.
To prevent this,
the
wedge-shaped sector on the headlight lenses must be covered
up
with
an
opaque adhesive strip.
The illustration shows
the
strip installed
for
the change
from
right
hand
to
left
hand
traffic.
Installing
radio
When service installing
a
radio
or
replacing
a
set
installed
by the
factory
the
following points should
be
noted:
•
The
connection*
in the
vehicle
is for
Genuine
Volkswagen radios11
from
Model
Year
1988. The supply plug has the following
wire colours and connections:
Red/white Permanent positive
(+)
Brown Negative
(-)
vehicle earth
Grey/blue
Instrument
panel lighting
Brown/red* Control wire
for
"Ignition
key" switching radio
on/
off. On no account use this
connection
for
operating
voltage supply.
Blue/white*
Speed
signal
for
automatic volume control
•
Radios
with
other connections must
be
connected
with
an adapter cable which can
also
be obtained
from
a Volkswagen dealer.
11 Not available
in all
export markets
Attention
On
no account cut wires off and
leave
them
without
insulation. If
necessary
use a proper adapter.
Otherwise the wiring can be
overloaded or short circuits can
occur
- Fire danger!
Apart from this important elec
tronic components can be damaged or the functioning impaired. If for
example the speed signal is
dis
turbed this can lead to
faulty
man agement of engine, automatic gearbox, ABS etc.
Even
connecting the speed signal to
radio sets
with
speed dependent
vol
ume control from other manufac
turers can cause
such
faults.
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