Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Notes on safety
- Safety precautions when working on vehicles with high-voltage system
- Safety precautions when working in the vicinity of high-voltage components
- Safety precautions when working on vehicles with Start/Stop system
- Safety precautions when using testing and measuring instruments during a road test
- Operation and safety notes for gas discharge bulbs
Technical data
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Safety precautions when working on vehicles with high-voltage system
Risk of death due to high voltage
The high voltage system carries high voltage. Electrical shocks will
cause serious injuries or death.
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People having ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing battery, vehicles without high-voltage system
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-
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Working on airbag system
WARNING
When work is performed on the airbag system
(pyrotechnical components, airbag control unit -J234-,
wiring) the battery earth strap must be disconnected
when the ignition is switched on.
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Flat spots (from locking wheels)
Flat spots can result from an extreme brake application
which causes the wheels to lock, so that the rubber is worn off
at the contact patch between the tread and the road surface.
As the tyres slide over the road surface, friction generates
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