Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Safety precautions when working on cooling system
| Risk of scalding due to hot coolant |
| The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is hot. Hot steam/hot coolant can escape - risk of scalding. |
| – | Wear protective gloves. |
| – | Wear eye protection. |
| – | Release pressure by covering cap of coolant expansion tank with a cloth and opening it carefully. |
Safety precautions during road tests in which test and measuring equipment
is used
Risk of injury due to unsecured test and measuring equipment
If a front passenger airbag is triggered during an accident,
unsecured test and measuring equipment can become dang ...
Safety precautions when working on ignition system
Risk of injury due to electric shock
The ignition system is under high-voltage when the engine is
running. Touching the ignition system may result in an electric shock.
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Other materials:
Petrol
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Petrol types
Fuels with a maximum ethanol content of 10% (E10) can be used for refuelling.
Petrol types are categorised according to their octane number, e.g. 91, 95, 98
or 99 RON (RON = Research Octane Number). The ve ...
Changing headlights over from driving on right to driving on left (gas
discharge headlights)
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
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Overview of fitting locations - components inside of front passenger
compartment, RHD vehicles
1 -
Air recirculation flap control motor -V113-
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
2 -
Dust and pollen filter
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
3 -
Temperat ...
