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 handling refrigerants
Risk of freezing injury caused by refrigerant
When working on the air conditioning system, there is a risk of
highly pressurised refrigerant escaping from the system. There is ...
Safety precautions when working on high-voltage system
Danger to life due to high voltage
The high-voltage system is under high voltage. There is a risk of
severe or fatal injury due to electric shock.
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Winter tyres
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings In winter road conditions, winter tyres will considerably
improve the car's handling. The design of summer tyres (width, rubber compound,
tread pattern) gives less grip on ice and snow. Volkswagen urgently recommends ...
Removing automatic distance control unit from and installing on retaining
plate, variant 2
Note
If the automatic distance control unit -J428- is renewed,
start the respective function → Vehicle
diagnostic tester.
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
...
Distribution of the refrigerant circuit components and their influence on
the high-pressure and low-pressure sides
On the high-pressure side, there are the condenser, the
receiver and the restrictor or expansion valve that acts as the
separation between the high-pressure fluid and low-pressure
fluid sides.
High pressure is created because the restric ...
