Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: EU general type approval number, sales type and sales or trade designation

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The designations below are only applicable for VW vehicles

Since 1.1.1998, all passenger cars licensed within the European Union must have a type approval corresponding to EU guidelines. Vehicles licensed for road use with single-vehicle approval according to § 21 StVZO in Germany are excepted.

This means the same guidelines apply to all vehicle manufacturers. This makes it easier to trade across national borders within the EU.

The COC document contains the EU general type approval number and detailed technical information on the vehicle such as emissions classification and all the permitted wheel and tyre combinations → Chapter.

EU general type approval model code (type approval model code)	Sales type	Sales or trade designation
AA	121	up! 2012 >
AA	BL1	e-up! 2014 >
6R	6R	Polo 2010 >
6R	6C	Polo 2014 >
1K	5K	Golf 2009 >
AU	5G	Golf 2013 >
AU	BE1	e-Golf 2014 >
AUV	BA5	Golf Variant 2014 >
1K	517	Golf Cabriolet 2012 >
16	162	Jetta 2011 >
16	5C1	Beetle 2012 >
1KM	AJ5	Golf Variant 2010 >
1KP	521	Golf Plus 2009 >
AUV	AM1	Golf SV 2015 >
1T	1T	Touran 2003 >; Cross Touran 2008 >
13	137	Scirocco 2009 >
13	138	Scirocco 2015 >
1F	1F	Eos 2006 >
3C	362	Passat saloon 2011 >
3C	365	Passat Variant 2011 >
3C	3G2	Passat 2015 >
3C	3G5	Passat Variant 2015 >
3CC	357	Passat CC 2009 >, CC 2010 >
3CC	358	CC 2012 >
3D	3D	Phaeton 2003 >
5N	5N	Tiguan 2008 >
7N	7N	Sharan 2011 >
7P	7P	Touareg 2010 >, Touareg 2015 >

COC document (EEC Certificate of Conformity)

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