Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Without roller dynamometer for four-wheel drive vehicles
 Note
| If no test rig is available for four-wheel drive vehicles,
the brake test can also be carried out on a standard single-axle
roller dynamometer as follows: |
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Drive vehicle forwards onto the rollers. |
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Switch engine off and wait for 2 seconds. |
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Carry out front brake test. |
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Start engine and wait for approx. 5 seconds until sufficient
vacuum has been built up. |
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Drive vehicle forwards until rear wheels are positioned on
rollers. |
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Switch engine off and wait for 2 seconds. |
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Carry out rear brake test. |
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Start engine and wait for approx. 5 seconds until sufficient
vacuum has been built up. |
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Note
The brake test must be performed on a controlled
contra-rotating single-axle roller dynamometer for four-wheel
drive vehicles.
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Activate »TЬV mode«:
Seat belt is fitted
Rear axle on single-axle roller dynamometer
Ign ...
Other materials:
Rolling resistance optimised tyres
The energy loss caused by the deformation of the tyre when
rolling is known as rolling resistance.
With rolling resistance optimised tyres the deformation is
greatly reduced by a revised design and the use of optimised
tread compositions ...
Checking belt webbing
Procedure
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Pull belt completely out of inertia reel or lap belt
adjustment plate.
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Check belt webbing for soiling, and if necessary wash with a
mild soapy solution
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Removing and installing bonnet lock, RHD vehicle
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Open bonnet.
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Remove Bowden cable on mounting bracket ...
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On a regulated roller dynamometer with contra-rotating rollers for
four-wheel drive vehicles
Checking electromechanical parking brake, vehicles with front-wheel drive