Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: General notes on brake fluid

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Brake system / Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo / Hydraulic system / General notes on brake fluid

Note

Only use new brake fluid conforming to VW standard (VW 501 14).

Brake fluid is poisonous. Also due to its corrosive effect brake fluid must not come into contact with paintwork.

Brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means it absorbs moisture from the ambient air and should therefore always be stored in air-tight containers.

Rinse off spilled brake fluid using plenty of water.

Changing brake fluid

Hydraulic system

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Bleeding hydraulic system following standard procedure

Note Bleeding the hydraulic system using brake filling and bleeding equipment -VAS 5234- is described. A pre-pressure of 2 ...

Other materials:

Checking colour indicator, “2-colour”
WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! General information about colour indicator: The genera ...

Removing and installing trailer detector control unit -J345-
Note When renewing the control unit, select Renew function for the respective control unit in Guided fault finding or Guided functions mode → Vehicle diagnostic tester. Removing � ...

Removing and installing inner door handle
The inner door handle is clipped into trim panel. Note Removal and installation are described for the trim panel on driver side. Follow same instructions for the front passenger side as appropriate. ...