Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: 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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Always wear safety gloves. |
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Always wear safety goggles. |
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Proceed as follows to release the pressure: cover the cap of the
coolant expansion tank with a cloth, and open it carefully. |
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 indicat ...
Risk of injury through insecure testing and measuring instruments
When the front passenger airbag is triggered in an accident,
insufficiently secured testing and measuring inst ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing air intake silencer
Removing
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Switch off electrical consumers.
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Switch off auxiliary and supplementary heater and switch off
ignition.
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Remove front part of front right wheel hou ...
Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Locating pins -T10096-
Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-
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Checklist
The following actions must always be carried out in the given order
in preparation for filling a tyre :
If you get a flat tyre, park your vehicle
on a firm and level surface at a safe distance from the flow of traffic.
Switch on the electronic parking brake
Braking, stopping and ...
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