Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: General safety regulations

To prevent personal injury and material damage to the vehicle, observe the following:

WARNING

Risk of injury and accident by accidental engagement of gear while engine is running.

Before working on vehicle with engine running, move selector lever into position “P” and apply parking brake.

To prevent personal injury and damage to or destruction of electrical and electronic components, observe the following:

Connect and disconnect measuring and testing devices only with the ignition switched off.

Caution

Danger of destruction of electronic components when battery is disconnected.

Observe measures to follow when disconnecting battery → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27.

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During work on vehicles with Start/Stop system, observe the following: WARNING Injury hazard as a res ...

Assembly overview - interior monitoring, LHD vehicles
1 - Anti-theft alarm system sensor -G578- Removing and installing → Chapter Needs parameterisation after renewal → Chapter 2 - Bolt Qty. 4 Specified ...

Changing headlights over from driving on right to driving on left (gas discharge headlights with dynamic high beam control and LED daytime running light)
If a right-hand drive vehicle is driven in a left-hand drive country, or vice versa, the headlights must be converted. This is necessary in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic with the asymmetric low beam headlights. Note ...

Removing and installing temperature sensor -G18- and overheating sensor -G189
Removing – Dismantling and assembling auxiliary heater → Chapter. – Remove bolt -1- (4 Nm) and remove retaining spring -2-. ...