Volkswagen PASSAT - YEAR 2001 User manual

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The Passat, Model Year 2001
Self-Study Programme 251
Service.

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New Important
Note
The Passat, Model Year 2001
This Self-Study Programme summarises the
design features of the Passat 2001. It provides
you with information about the various engines
and gearboxes, the front and rear axle
configurations, the electronics and the
modifications to the convenience system. The
design and function of the various components
and modules will not be explained in depth in
this SSP.
Descriptions of modifications always refer to the
predecessor model. A number of the
technologies cited in this Self-Study Programme
have previously been described in other
Self-Study Programmes. To enable you to brush
up your knowledge of specific technologies, we
have enclosed an index at the back of this SSP. It
refers you to the relevant Self-Study Programmes
by keywords such as "TUMBLE INTAKE PORT".
(In the case of the "tumble intake port" you are
referred to SSP 195 - the SSP in which this
technical feature is described.)
The Self-Study Programme presents the
design and function of new developments.
The contents are not updated!
Please always refer to the relevant Service literature for current
inspection, adjustment and repair instructions.
Keywords are always given in SMALL
CAPITALS.

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At a glance
Concisely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Brief description of vehicle
The Passat 2001 is based on the highly successful
predecessor model. In revising the vehicle,
Volkswagen's designers retained the
characteristic basic shape of the saloon, with its
distinctive dome roof.
The front end of the Passat has been redesigned,
and particularly the bonnet, the wings and the
radiator grille. The bumpers now have full-length
rubbing strips.
Concisely
Saloon
●Third-generation immobiliser
●TV tuner
●Anti-vibration measures
(40Hz body)
●Dynamic navigation
New features of the Passat, model year 2001

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Concisely
●Improved crash concept
●Solar roof
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The headlights have clear lenses and the
indicator lights are built into the headlights.
BI-xenon headlights with dynamic headlight
range control are also available.
The rear end has been revised also, including the
rear lights.

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Concisely
The Variant has been revised, too. In addition to
the new front-end design, which is identical in the
Variant and saloon, the rear end and the rear
lights have been redesigned in the Variant.
Variant
●New locking concept with
radio wave folding key (fob) built into
the driver's door.

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Concisely
All technical modifications apply to saloon and Variant.
●Distance control
●Comfort-enhanced air conditioning system
●Spare wheel fitted with ready-for-road
tyre
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The Passat has a new locking concept. All models
come with radio wave folding keys. There is no lock
cylinder on the front passenger's door and the
tailgate is separately released.

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Concisely
Saloon
Dimensions and weights
Model MY 2001 MY 1997
Length 4703 mm 4675 mm
Width 1746 mm 1740 mm
Height 1462 mm 1459 mm
Wheelbase 2703 mm 2707 mm
Turning circle 11.4 m 11.4 m
Tank capacity 62 l 62 l
Drag coefficient 0.27 cw0.27 cw
Weight (unladen) 1277 kg 1233 kg
2703 mm (2707)
4703 mm (4675)
1746 mm (1740)
1462 mm (1459)
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The figures quoted in brackets refer to
the predecessor model.

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Concisely
Variant
Dimensions and weights
Model MY 2001 MY 1997
Length 4682 mm 4675 mm
Width 1746 mm 1740 mm
Height 1470 mm 1459 mm
Wheelbase 2705 mm 2707 mm
Turning circle 11.4 m 11.4 m
Tank capacity 62 l 62 l
Drag coefficient 0.27 cw0.27 cw
Weight (unladen) 1319 kg 1282 kg
2705 mm (2707)
4682 mm (4675)
1746 mm (1740)
1470 mm (1459)
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Environmental Protection
The water management plan
The water management plan for Wolfsburg plant
Environmental protection is a matter of
fundamental importance. Each and everyone of
us should strive to protect the environment
wherever possible, day by day. You are required
to think pro-environmentally when you repair
and service vehicles. And we must do likewise in
vehicle manufacture.
To demonstrate our commitment to in-plant
environmental protection throughout all stages
of the vehicle production process through to
delivery of the finished product, we will be
dealing time and again with the topic of
environmental protection in the next Self-Study
Programmes.
Our customer have high expectations of our
products in several respects:
reliability, convenience, quality and, not least,
environmental compatibility. Firstly, the vehicle
itself should pollute the environment as little as
possible. This means raising fuel economy,
reducing pollutant emissions in exhaust gases
and ensuring a high degree of recyclability of
the individual components of a car at the end of
its life cycle. Secondly, our customers also expect
their vehicles to be made in a production facility
that meets stringent environmental protection
standards.
Volkswagen can look back on a long tradition of
protecting the environment. When it built its first -
and, to date, largest - plant in Wolfsburg,
Volkswagen even then thought about ways of
using the natural resource of water as
economically as possible for example.
Volkswagen currently circulates and reprocesses
more than 95 percent of process water within the
plant.
The amount of fresh potable water which
Volkswagen annually feeds into its circulation
system from external sources accounts for less
than five percent of total volume.
Process water retention tank
1,500,000m3
Measuring station
to landfill
Process water
treatment
Was t e w a te r
treatment plant
(biological)
Filtration
press
Mittelland
Canal
Drinking water
procurement (from
the Harz mountains)