
P
r
o
t
e
c
t
e
d
b
y
c
o
p
y
r
i
g
h
t
.
C
o
p
y
i
n
g
f
o
r
p
r
i
v
a
t
e
o
r
c
o
m
m
e
r
c
i
a
l
p
u
r
p
o
s
e
s
,
i
n
p
a
r
t
o
r
i
n
w
h
o
l
e
,
i
s
n
o
t
p
e
r
m
i
t
t
e
d
u
n
l
e
s
s
a
u
t
h
o
r
i
s
e
d
b
y
V
o
l
k
s
w
a
g
e
n
A
G
.
V
o
l
k
s
w
a
g
e
n
A
G
d
o
e
s
n
o
t
g
u
a
r
a
n
t
e
e
o
r
a
c
c
e
p
t
a
n
y
l
i
a
b
i
l
i
t
y
w
i
t
h
r
e
s
p
e
c
t
t
o
t
h
e
c
o
r
r
e
c
t
n
e
s
s
o
f
i
n
f
o
r
m
a
t
i
o
n
i
n
t
h
i
s
d
o
c
u
m
e
n
t
.
C
o
p
y
r
i
g
h
t
b
y
V
o
l
k
s
w
a
g
e
n
A
G
.
Contents
1 Engine list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Service work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1 Information about flexible or fixed service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Service tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1 Raising vehicle with lifting platform or trolley jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2 Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3 Connecting vehicle diagnostic tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.4 Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.5 Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.6 Countries with hot climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.7 Country overview for diesel not compliant with EN 590 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.8 Country overview for petrol not compliant with EN 228 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.9 Engine code and engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.10 Severe operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.11 Countries with high levels of dust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.12 Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.13 Shortened intervals for spark plug replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.14 Jacking up mode: switching self-levelling suspension off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4 Descriptions of work: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.1 Swivel joints, axle mountings, coupling rod bearings and anti-roll bar rubber mounting:
inspecting for damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.2 Automatic headlight control and static cornering light: checking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3 Automatic gearbox: changing ATF (0C8 gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4 Battery: checking charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.5 Battery beneath driver seat: inspecting and checking with battery tester with printer VAS
6161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.6 Status of battery: reading, sending diagnosis protocol online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.7 Tyres: checking condition, wear pattern, tyre pressure, tread depth and age of tyres . . . . 39
4.8 Front passenger front airbag: checking key switch and “ON/OFF function” . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.9 Brake system and shock absorbers: inspecting for leaks and damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.10 Changing brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.11 Brake fluid level (dependent upon brake pad/lining wear): checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.12 Brakes, front and rear: checking thickness of brake pads and condition of brake discs . . 56
4.13 Diesel particulate filter: check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.14 Electric windows: checking positioning (open and close functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.15 Fault memory of all systems: reading with vehicle diagnostic tester , correcting possible faults
according to repair guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.16 Bonnet catch hook: grease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.17 Gearbox, final drive and drive shaft boots: inspect for leaks and damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4.18 Hybrid components: inspect for damage to high-voltage components and wires. . . . . . . . . 60
4.19 Interior and exterior body: inspecting for corrosion with doors and flaps open . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.20 Poly V-belt: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.21 Poly V-belt: check condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.22 Poly V-belt for compressor: renew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.23 Diesel fuel filter: draining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.24 Diesel fuel filter: renewing (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.25 Cooling system: checking frost protection and coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4.26 Air suspension: checking for leaks and damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.27 Air filter: cleaning housing and renewing filter element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.28 Multi-purpose additive for diesel fuel: adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.29 Multi-purpose additive for petrol fuel: adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4.30 Engine oil level: checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.31 Engine oil: draining or extracting, renewing oil filter and replenishing engine oil . . . . . . . . 86
Touareg 2010 ➤ , Touareg 2015 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 02.2019
Contents i