Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Safety precautions for working on vehicles with Start/Stop system
| Risk of injury due to unexpected engine start |
| In vehicles with activated Start/Stop system, the engine may start up unexpectedly. The status of the Start/Stop system is indicated by a message in the dash panel insert. |
| – | Deactivate Start/Stop system by switching off ignition. |
Safety precautions when working on the fuel system
Safety precautions for working on vehicles with auxiliary heater
Danger of fire and explosion from auxiliary/supplementary heater
In fire and explosion-endangered areas a spark or the high
temperature of the auxiliary/supplementary heater ca ...
Safety precautions when working on the cooling system
Risk of scalding by hot coolant
When the engine is warm, the cooling system is under pressure.
Danger of scalding due to steam and hot coolant.
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Alway ...
Other materials:
Identification
Engine number, engine data
The engine code and the engine number are located on the
sticker -arrow- on the upper
toothed belt guard.
The engine code is also on the vehicle data sti ...
Changing a wheel
Fig. 226 Changing a wheel: removing the
wheel bolts with the screwdriver handle
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsRemoving the wheel
Read the checklist.
Loosen the wheel bolts.
Jack up the vehicle.
Using the hexagonal socket in the scr ...
Removing and installing gas strut
Removing
Note
The rear lid must be supported when a gas strut is removed. One gas
strut alone cannot support an open rear lid.
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Open rear lid and brace it open.
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