VW Golf manuals

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Checking a battery with colour indicator

  WARNING
Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter!
Carry out procedure in sequence as follows:
1.  Visual check → Chapter
2.  Check the colour indicator, “3-colour”, → Chapter or “2-colour”, → Chapter
  WARNING
It is not permissible to test or charge batteries whose colour indicator is light yellow. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!
Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/jump starting.
These batteries must be renewed.
3.  Battery test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- → Chapter.
4.  Depending on the result of the battery test, “perform current draw test” → Chapter.
Absorbent glass mat battery
Carry out procedure in sequence as follows:
1.  Visual check → Chapter
2.  Battery load test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- → Chapter
3.  Depending on the result of the battery test, “perform current draw test” → Chapter.
Checking battery
  WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! ...

Visual check
  WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! ...

Other materials:

Removing and installing side spoiler
Removing Special tools and workshop equipment required         Hot air blower -V.A.G 1416   Note   Only the left side is shown. The right si ...

Safety precautions when working on subframe
It is not permitted to carry out welding and straightening operations on load-bearing or wheel-guiding suspension components. Always renew corroded nuts and bolts. Bonded rubber bushes can be twisted only to ...

Renewing LSF Lambda probe (4-pin)
  Note If necessary, replace attachment parts, cable ties or marking rings to match the uniform probe to the defective probe as specified. Do not repair Lambda probe wires, since this can result in malfunctions. ...

© 2016-2024 Copyright www.vwgolf.org