Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP

Brake test

General information The drive is provided by the test rig. For the test, ensure for vehicles with a manual gearbox that ...

General information

Repair instructions for repair work on ABS The ABS brake system is divided diagonally. The servo-assistance is effected pneumatically by the vacuum b ...

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Fitting wheel, fitting instructions for Volkswagen
Vehicles with tyre pressure sensor If the wheels are changed (e.g. switch from summer to winter tyres), the wheel electronics transmit data as soon as the speed of the new wheels exceeds 25 km/h. The new wheel electronics' ID numbers are ...

Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles
Remove dash panel end cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70. –  Remove footwell cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68. â ...

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 ...