Volkswagen Station Vagon 1973 User manual

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Volkswagen Owner’s Manual:
Operation and Maintenance

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Volkswagen Owner’s Manual:
Operation and Maintenance
V O L K S W A G E N W E R K A K T I E N G E S E L L S C H A F T
1973 Models
Volkswagen
Station Wagon
and Kombi
Volkswagen
Campmobile
Volkswagen
Delivery Van

©1972 Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft
May not be reproduced or translated in whole or in part without the written consent of Volkswagenwerk.
Specifications subject to alteration without notice. All rights reserved.
2.02.563.007.23 Printed in Germany 8. 72
Retyped/Printed in USA 12. 10
Revisions:
A - 21-12-2010
Corrected various misspellings and adjusted content layout to be more consistent
Corrected Bulb list on Page 54

The first maintenance service at 600 miles is free of
charge (you only pay for engine and transmission oil).
You are further entitled to free diagnosis services at
6,000, 12,000, 18,000 and 24,000 miles.
The VOLKSWAGEN OWNER’S MANUAL consists of two major parts: operation
description and Diagnosis & Maintenance record.
The first acquaints you with your Volkswagen Warranty and the operation of your
car. It also gives you information on fuel, oil, lubrication, plus technical data.
The second part deals with the maintenance of your Volkswagen. It explains what
the VOLKSWAGEN DIAGNOSIS and MAINTENANCE is all about, and how to keep
your Volkswagen in top driving condition. Check the mileage chart at the end of
this manual. It will tell you when to bring your car to your Authorized Volkswagen
Dealer for periodic oil changes, diagnosis and maintenance services.
Always have your Volkswagen’s Owner’s Manual with you when you take your car to
an Authorized Volkswagen Dealer for services . . . it provides your Service Adviser
with the information he needs and enables him to make the necessary entries for you.
Please read this manual before you drive your new Volkswagen. Acquaint yourself
with its features, and know how to operate it more safely . . . because the more you
know about it, the more you will enjoy driving your Volkswagen.
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Pictures and text in this manual are based
on the 1973 Volkswagen Station Wagon
with manual transmission. Where the con-
trols, equipment and technical data of the
commercial models and the Automatic
Transmission differ considerably, we will
point this out in the text.
Various items shown or described in the
manual may be options on certain models.
Check with your authorized VW dealer on
available options or accessories.
It has always been Volkswagen’s policy to
continuously make technical improve-
ments; therefore, the right is reserved to
make changes at any time during the mo-
del year without notice.
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Safety belts
Seats
Sliding door
Sliding roof
Spare wheel
Spark plugs: cleaning and
...replacing
Speedometer
Starting hints
Sun visors
Technical data
Tires
Towing and trailer hauling
Transmission oil grades
Troubleshooting
Turn signal/headlight
...dimmer switch lever
Vehicle Identification
Ventilation
Warning lights
Warranty
Windows
Windshield washer fluid
...container
Windshield wiper/washer lever
Winter operation
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Contents
Address change cards
Air cleaner
Air conditioner
Alternator warning light
Ashtrays
Assist handles and coat hooks
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Auxiliary heater
Battery
Brake fluid reservoir
Brake warning light
Bulb chart
Bulb replacing
Changing a wheel
Chassis number
Checking and changing engine oil
Cleaning your VW
Dear VW Owner
Defogging and defrosting
Diagnosis and Maintenance
Distributor addresses
Doors
Emergency flasher
Engine compartment
Engine oil grades
Fuel gauge
Fuel supply
Fuses
Headlight switch
Heater
Ignition/steering lock
Instrument illumination
Instrument panel
Interior light: front
rear
Jack
Key
Lane changer
Lubrication
Maintenance record
Manual transmission
Manual transmission oil
Oil pressure warning light
Rear view mirrors
Rear window defogger

Volkswagen offers a quality product.
Maintain this quality by having your
Volkswagen serviced regularly. A service
schedule that we recommend is explained
in the section Volkswagen Diagnosis and
Maintenance.
Should you have occasion to make use of
your Volkswagen Warranty, it is always
helpful to have the related service receipts
handy.
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Type:
for the new VW automobile
Chassis No.
Engine No.
In accordance with the terms of warranty printed overleaf.
WARRANTY VOUCHER
Date
At Mileage
Make, Model
(Stamp of Installing
VW Dealer)
Date
At Mileage
Make, Model
(Stamp of Installing
VW Dealer)
Date
At Mileage
Make, Model
(Stamp of Replacing
VW Dealer)
Air Conditioner Installation Speedometer Replacement
(Stamp of Selling
VW Dealer)
The warranty commences at the date the VW automobile
is delivered to the original purchaser,
viz. on
(To be filled in by selling VW Dealer)
and covers a period of 24 months or the period before the
vehicle has been driven 24,000 miles, whichever event
shall first occur. Should any warranty claim arise, you are
requested to present this voucher to your VW Dealer.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.
Auxiliary Heater Installation

No other express warranties, as to Volkswagen vehicles sold in the United States are made either by Volkswagen of America,
Inc. (“VWoA”), or by the manufacturer, the distributor or the selling dealer, except the following warranty by Volkswagen of
America, Inc.
This warranty is issued by Volkswagen of America, Inc. (“VWoA”), the authorized United States importer of Volkswagen vehicles.
2. In order to keep this warranty in effect,
the owner must have the vehicle maintain-
ed and serviced as prescribed in the Volks-
wagen Maintenance Schedule.
1. VWoA warrants that every Volkswagen
vehicle imported by VWoA and sold as a
new vehicle to a retail customer by an
authorized United States Volkswagen
dealer will be free from defects in materi-
als and workmanship under normal use
and service for 24 months after the date of
deli-very of the vehicle to the original retail
customer or until the vehicle has been
driven 24,000 miles, whichever comes
first. This warranty is limited, however, to
the following: If any part of the vehicle be-
comes defective under normal use and
service and the vehicle is brought during
this period to the workshop of any autho-
rized Volkswagen dealer in the continen-
tal United States, Hawaii or Canada, the
dealer will, without charge, either repair
the defective part or replace it with a new
or factory reconditioned part.
Maintenance
required to
keep warranty
in effect.
Free repair or
replacement in
the United States
and Canada of
defective parts
for 24 months
or 24,000 miles.
Warranty for New Volkswagen Vehicles
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