Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information systems

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WARNING

During testing or measuring operations using a vehicle diagnostic information system there is a risk of serious or even fatal injury!

If the vehicle diagnostic information system is situated in the activation area of an airbag during testing or measuring operations, serious or even fatal injury may result if an airbag is triggered!

During testing and measuring operations, work with a person who can operate the vehicle diagnostic and information system from one of the back seats.

Note

All the operations described, e.g. adaptation, coding, etc. can be performed using the vehicle diagnosis tester.

All work procedures can be found in “guided fault finding” and “guided functions” modes.

Additional information:

→ No.202

→ No.256

→ No.294

–	Connecting vehicle diagnostic tester → Chapter

Wiring

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Connecting vehicle diagnostic tester

Note Observe the latest operating instructions for vehicle diagnosis tester, which are displayed after selecting the “Administration” and “Operat ...

Other materials:

Washing the vehicle
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The longer substances such as insects, bird droppings, resinous tree sap, road dirt, industrial deposits, tar, soot or road salt and other corrosive materials remain on the vehicle, the more damage they do to the paintwo ...

Manual gearbox: selecting a gear
Fig. 134 Gear shift pattern of a 5-speed manual gearbox Fig. 135 Gear shift pattern of a 6-speed manual gearbox First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The positions of the individual driving gears are shown on the gearshift lever or . Fully ...

Jack Mode
If Model X is equipped with air suspension, it automatically self-levels, even when power is off. To prevent damage when jacking or lifting the vehicle, you must activate Jack mode to disable self-leveling. Jack mode prevents the self-leveling that occurs even when Model X is powered off. Pres ...