Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Safety precautions when working on the cooling system
| Risk of scalding by hot coolant |
| When the engine is warm, the cooling system is under pressure. Danger of scalding due to steam and hot coolant. |
| – | Always wear safety gloves. |
| – | Always wear safety goggles. |
| – | Proceed as follows to release the pressure: cover the cap of the coolant expansion tank with a cloth, and open it carefully. |
Safety precautions when working in the vicinity of high-voltage components
Danger to life due to high voltage
The high-voltage system is under high voltage. If high-voltage
components are damaged, there is a risk of severe or fatal injury due to
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Safety precautions for working on vehicles with auxiliary/supplementary
heater
Danger of fire and explosion from auxiliary/supplementary heater
In fire and explosion-endangered areas a spark or the high
temperature of the auxiliary/supplementary heater ca ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing drive shaft, right drive shaft, constant velocity
joints VL100 and VL107, except for e-Golf
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Press tool -T10520-
...
Renewing rear bonded rubber bush
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Tensioning strap -T10038-
Assembly tool -T10263-
Assembly tool -T10356-
Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-
Hydraulic press -VAS 6178- and thrust piece - ...
Removing and installing pendulum support
Remove noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.
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Unscrew bolts -1, 2 and 3-, and
remove pendulum support.
Installi ...