Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Checking electromechanical parking brake, vehicles with four-wheel drive
| Rear axle on single-axle roller dynamometer |
| Engine is switched off and ignition is switched on |
| Auto-hold is switched off |
| Front wheels must be stationary |
| Rear wheels must rotate at constant speed between 2.5 and
9 km/h for at least 5 seconds. |
| Entering »TЬV mode« is indicated
by the yellow electric parking brake and handbrake fault warning
lamp -K214- lighting up. |
 Note
| In »TЬV mode«, the
electromechanical parking brake does not close fully when the
button is first pressed. |
| The tension is increased gradually by actuating the
electromechanical parking brake button -E538- 4 times in
succession. |
| Actuating the electromechanical parking brake button -E538-
a fifth time releases the electromechanical parking brake. |
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Start engine and wait for approx. 5 seconds until sufficient
vacuum has been built up. |
| Front wheels, speed over 0 km/h |
| Rear wheels, speed lower than 2.5 km/h or over 9 km/h |
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Activate »TЬV mode«:
Seat belt is fitted
Rear axle on single-axle roller dynamometer
Ign ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing windscreen washer fluid level sender,
»R«
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Drip tray
Note
Dependent on the equipment level, the windscreen washer
fluid level sender -G33- may either be renewed individually or
together with ...
Removing and installing mirror adjustment unit
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-
Note
The removal and installat ...
Warning lamp
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Display
Possible cause
Solution
The tailgate is open or not properly closed.
Do not drive
on!
Open the tailgate and then close it again.
Sev ...
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