fuel consumption VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 2019 Owner's Manual

To note Some possible causes Possible solution
-Headlights are adjusted for -Change over the headlights for driving driving on the left or right. on the left or right 106. The road ahead is not lit up -Headlight beams set too high. -Set the headlight range 106. properly. -Bulbs are defective. -Change the bulbs 432. -The dipped beam headlights -Switching on dipped headlights are not switched on. 106.
Low vehicle battery charge. Recharge vehicle battery 362.
Electrical consumers not Low fuel level. Fill the tank 340. working. Fuse blown. Check fuse and replace as necessary 429.
-Short journeys. -Avoid short journeys.
-Uneven acceleration. -Think ahead when driving. -Accelerate evenly.
An electrical consumer is switch-Switch off all consumers that are not nee-ed on. de d.
Fault in engine management Have the fault rectified 407. Fuel consumption is higher system. than indicated. Tyre pressure too low. Adjust the tyre pressure 367.
Driving in hilly regions. No direct solutions possible.
Driving with a trailer or roof carri--Check whether it is needed. er. -Remove when not being used.
Driving with a heavy load. No direct solutions possible.
Driving at high engine speed. Select a high gear.
In an emergency
COl Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Making you and your vehicle safe . . 412
First aid kit. warning triangle, high-visibility waistcoat and fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Additional information and warnings:
• Braking, stopping and parking 269
• Manual opening and closing 413
• Vehicle toolkit 416
• Changing a wheel 420
A WARNING
Any broken-down vehicle Increases the risk of accidents in road traffic-both for you and other road users.
• Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and when safe to do so. Park the vehicle at a safe distance from moving traffic In order to lock all doors securely In an emergency. Switch on the hazard warning lights to warn other road users.
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone In the vehicle when the doors are locked. This may mean that they are locked In the vehicle in an emergency. People locked In the vehicle may be subjec-
ted to very high or very low temperatures. Practical tips 1411

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Factory plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 134
Fault 230-volt Euro socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Adaptive chassis control . . . . . . . . . 317, 318 Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . 299 Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Area monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 308 Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Driver Alert System .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 316 DSG dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Front Assist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 308 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Lane change assist system (Side Assist) 313 Main beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289 Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 120 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 145
Fault finding . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 At the filling station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Checks when filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . 343 Diesel ............................ 342 Fuel ...........•................. 342 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Indicator lamp ......... , . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 342
Filling up Incorrect fuel . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 341
Filter preheater .......... , . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . 413 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 142
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Stowage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 413
First user pairing Rear-seat telephony.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Flyscreen element Sliding window . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Folding out the table 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Folding table in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . 155 Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Stowed ........................... 156 Stowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Folding table in the sliding door . . . . . . . . 229 Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Foot mats . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Footwelllight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Four-wheel drive Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fresh water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 239
Front airbags see Alrbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . 81
Front Assist City Emergency Brake function ......... 311 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 see Area monitoring system (Front Assist) .307 System limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Front passenger front airbag see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 87 Switching off with the key switch . . . . . . . . 93
Front scan system Swnching off temporarily . . . . • . . . • . • . . 310
Front seats Turning . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . 343 Diesel ............................ 345 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 344
Fuel consumption Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 What increases it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
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Camping equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Detecting a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Fuse box in engine compartment . . . . . . . 431 Fuse box in the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Preparation for changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
G 12 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
G 13 ................................ 360 Gas bottle Changing . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gas cooker Cleaning . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Turning on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Tyre damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Tyre identification number (TIN) . . . . . . . . 376 Tyre lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Tyre load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . 377 Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 372 Wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Wheel balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 373 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 378 With directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . 368 Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Window winders mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Windscreen Checking for damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Repairing stone chips (note) . . . . . . . . . . 396 Repairing (note) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 396 Replacing (note) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Windscreen heating . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 326 Windscreen washer .............•...... 116
Windscreen washer fluid Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Indicator lamp ...................... 117 Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Windscreen wash . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 121
Wing doors Child proof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . 55 Closing ............................ 54 Door arresters . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 54 Driving with open doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Locking from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Opening .................•......... 53 Unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Anti-freeze for windscreen washer fluid . . 121 Auxiliary air heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Camera's field of view ................ 111
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Filter preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Salt deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Towing ........................... 140 Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 372 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Winter diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Winter tyres ......• ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Winter diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Wiper blades Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Wipers ............................... 116 Folding back the wiper blade ........... 119 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Headlight cleaning system ............. 118 Heated windscreen washer jets ......... 118 Lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Service position . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Things to note ...................... 118 Wiper lever . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Wireless heated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Wireless heated and Infrared-reflecting windscreen ......................... 116
Workshop visits...................... 410 Work table California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Work table, California Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231