Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual: Repairs and technical modifications
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Repairs and modifications must always be carried out according to Volkswagen specifications .
Unauthorised modifications to the electronic components or software in the vehicle may cause faults. As the electronic components are linked together in networks, these faults may indirectly affect the working of other systems. This can seriously impair safety, lead to excessive wear of components, and also invalidate the type approval for the vehicle.
The Volkswagen dealership cannot be held liable for any damage caused by technical modifications and/or work performed incorrectly.
The Volkswagen dealership cannot be held liable for any damage caused by technical modifications and/or work performed incorrectly, nor are these covered by the Volkswagen guarantee.
Volkswagen recommends that all repairs and technical modifications be performed by an authorised Volkswagen workshop using Volkswagen Genuine Parts® .
Vehicles with special auxiliary equipment or body parts
The manufacturer of these components must ensure that these parts (fittings) adhere to the stipulated environmental laws and regulations, particularly the EU directive 2000/53/EC concerning end-of-life vehicles and EU directive 2003/11/EC concerning the restriction on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.
The vehicle owner should keep all assembly documentation for these auxiliary fittings, and pass it on to any scrapping company later engaged. This is to facilitate environmentally responsible disposal for all vehicles, including refitted vehicles.
Windscreen repairs
To function properly, some items of equipment require a camera or sensor, which is located on the inside of the windscreen near the interior mirror. If the windscreen in the viewing field of the camera or sensors has been damaged, e.g. by stone impact, the windscreen must be replaced. Repairing the crack can lead to malfunction or functional faults in the equipment.
After changing the windscreen, the camera and sensors must be set up and calibrated by a qualified workshop.
WARNING
- Repairs and modifications to your vehicle should only be carried out by a qualified workshop.
Service fluids and consumables
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings All service fluids and consumables,
e.g. toothed belts, tyres, coolant, engine oil, spark plugs and vehicle batteries,
a ...
Repairs and faults in the airbag system
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Repairs and modifications must always be carried
out according to Volkswagen specifications .
Modifications and repai ...
Other materials:
Adapters for setting up purging circuits
The following table contains the various adapters that are
necessary to connect the air conditioner service station to the
refrigerant circuit for purposes of purging and to bridge the
removed reservoir or collector and expansion valve
(vehicle-specific) ...
Assembly overview – heater unit
Note
There are different designs and makes of heater. The
individual components of the various heaters are similar but not
identical. The combined fitting of different makes of component
is therefore not permissible
→ Elec ...
Incorporation of heat exchanger for high-voltage battery into coolant circuit of
high-voltage system
Note
Fill coolant and bleed coolant circuit
→ Rep. gr.19.
The illustration below shows only some of the components of
the coolant circuit for the high-voltage system. For components
which are not sho ...
