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. |
| – | Always wear safety gloves. |
| – | Always wear safety goggles. |
| – | Proceed as follows to release the pressure: cover the cap of the coolant expansion tank with a cloth, and open it carefully. |
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 indicat ...
Safety precautions when using testers and measuring instruments during a
road test
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:
Structure of factory finish, base coat
Base coat, 2-door
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Base coat
Only the coloured areas of the body receive a base coat.
Base coat, 4-door
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Base coat
Only the co ...
Removing and installing remote control receiver for auxiliary coolant heater
-R149-, Golf Variant
Note
If the remote control receiver for auxiliary coolant heater
-R149- is renewed, the remote control receiver for auxiliary
coolant heater -R149- needs to be adapted to the auxiliary and
supplementary heater using the vehicle diagnostic tester ...
Removing and installing turn signal
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-
Note
Removal and installation are described for the left side.
Removal and insta ...
