Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Uprated shock absorbers and coil springs
| Diving or dipping of the rear end between pulling vehicle
and trailer can be avoided with the use of uprated shock
absorbers and coil springs on the rear axle. These shock
absorbers and springs can also be retrofitted in many cases by a
Volkswagen workshop, unless of course they were installed
ex-factory. For allocation of the shocks and springs refer to
→ Electronic parts catalogue “ETKA”. |
| Diving or dipping and trailer snaking can also be avoided
with stabilisation aids that can be procured in most European
countries via Volkswagen dealerships and also installed by them. |
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| Notes on operation and driving |
 Note
| It is essential that the notes on operation and driving,
which can be found in the operating instructions of your
vehicle, are read and observed. |
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Since higher demands are placed on the engine cooling system
when a trailer is being towed, the cooling system is uprated in
conjunction with factory fitted towing at ...
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Brake fluid
Fig. 144 In the engine compartment: cap
on the brake fluid container
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Brake fluid will gradually absorb water from the surrounding
air. The brake system will be damaged if there is too much water in the brake fluid.
T ...
Checking inertia reel (locking mechanism)
The inertia reel has two locking functions.
The first locking function is triggered by the belt being
jerked out of the reel (belt extension acceleration).
Test 1
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Pull belt o ...
Golf R - from model year 2014, sales type 5G1
Note
The specified wheel and tyre combinations apply for all the
gearboxes allocated to the respective engines.
Deviations from this are specially indicated in the table.
The Golf R will be listed according to the sales types and not by
the ...
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