Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Areas exposed to stone chipping
Body areas exposed to stone chipping
Note| The marked areas are exposed to stone chipping. |
| When sanding these areas, note thicknesses of the paint structure and avoid sanding through. This is the only way to ensure long-term corrosion protection. |
| – | It is recommended to carefully sand the marked area by hand to avoid “sanding through” the cathodic dip primer. |
| Body overview, 2-door |
Note| The marked areas are exposed to stone chipping. |
| When sanding these areas, note thicknesses of the paint structure and avoid sanding through. This is the only way to ensure long-term corrosion protection. |
| – | It is recommended to carefully sand the marked area by hand to avoid “sanding through” the cathodic dip primer. |
| Body overview, 4-door |
Structure of factory finish, clear coat
Clear coat, 2-door
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Clear coat
Only the coloured areas of the body receive a clear coat.
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Masking areas
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Other materials:
Removing and installing headlight dipped beam bulb (dual halogen headlights)
Note
Left headlight dipped beam bulb -M29- and right headlight
dipped beam bulb -M31- are only fitted on dual halogen
headlights.
Removal and installation are described for the left side.
Removal and installati ...
Removing and installing coolant temperature sender -G62
Removing
Engine cold
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Briefly open cap of coolant expansion tank
-arrow- in order to release
residual pressure in the cooling system, then tighten the cap
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Possible complaints about refrigerant circuit
Note
The air conditioning system is operating correctly if the
air emerging from the vent on the dashboard is at a temperature
of 7oC or less.
Set the Climatronic to: “LO”.
Set the ai ...
