Volkswagen Transporter 1972 User manual

Instruction Manual
Operation and Data
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Instruction Manual Part 1
Operation and Data
VW Transporter
August 1972
VOLKSWAGENWERKAG• WOLFSBURG
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Contents
Page
Introduction
Operation
Keys, doors
Seats, head restraints
Instrument panel
Steering lock/starter switch
Speedometer, clock, fuel gauge
6, 7
8,9
10
11
12
Turn signal and dimmer lever,
emergency light switch
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13
Lighting switch, interior lighting,
interior mirror
14
Windshield wipers, windshield washer
system
15
Sliding roof, sun visors, heated rear
window ............................. 16
3 Ashtray, glove compartment
Heating and ventilation
Gear shift lever, handbrake .
Filling tank, fuel, engine oil level
Brake fluid reservoir, windshield washer
container
Starting engine
Warning lamps
Seat belts
Radios
Data
Technical data
Identification plate, Chassis and
Engine Numbers .....................
Vehicle data quiz ................
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17
18, 19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26, 27
30—34
35
36, 37
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Introduction
The following important publications are supplied with your new Volkswagen:
Instruction Manual — in two parts
and the Service Record.
This part of the Instruction Manual, "Operation and Data", tells your how to use the various
levers, switches and knobs and explains the functions of the instruments and warning lamps.
Short notes supplement these remarks and explain in detail what happens when controls are
operated. A summary of the main technical data is given at the end of the booklet.
You are strongly advised to read this part of the instruction manual before setting off on your
first trip.
The second part of the manual "Driving, Car Care, Do-it-yourself" has been written for all those
VW drivers who require just a little more information about driving their car and for those who
like to look after their cars themselves. For those small defects which are bound to happen to
us all sooner or later, we have included a DIY section.
In any case, do not forget that you have this information available when required. For those who
read both parts of the instruction manual there should be no problems in running a VW.
The Service Record explains the VW Diagnosis and Maintenance System and contains the
cards for the free-of-charge inspection and VW computer diagnoses, the warranty voucher and
the terms of warranty. When your VW workshop carries out the diagnosis and the maintenance
services, they stamp the Service Record.
Always have the Service Record with you when you take the vehicle to a VW workshop - it
helps to establish proper contact with the workshop staff.
In your own interests: Have your Volkswagen serviced as laid down in the Service Record right
from the start. Proper treatment and complete proof of all maintenance work carried out can be
of vital importance if you should have occasion to make a claim under warranty.
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All the pictures and text in this manual are based on the Eight seater L Model. Where the controls
and technical details of the other Transporter models differ considerably, attention is drawn to
the difference.
A number of useful optional extras, some of which are fitted on the L Models, are also included.
Using the automatic transmission is described in a special leaflet which is supplied with every
vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission.
The Volkswagen factory is working continuously on further developments to all VW Types
and Models. We trust you will appreciate that we must reserve the right to alter, without notice,
any of the equipment and specifications illustrated or described in this manual. Special
equipment such as is often required due to local regulations is not taken into account.
VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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Operation
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Keys, doors
Keys
One key only is required for unlocking and
locking the doors and rear flap, and starting
the engine, and where applicable to lock the
engine compartment lid.
Cab doors
1 - To open from the outside
Unlock and pull the trigger in the handle.
2 - To lock from the outside
Press locking knob down and pull the trigger
in the handle when closing the door.
3 - To open from the inside
Pull the interior release lever.
2 - To lock from the inside
Press the locking knob down.
4 - Vent wings
To open
Turn knob until locking lug points forward and
then swing the fastener to the front.
To close
Pivot until frame is pressing against seal at
the front, then swing fastener to the rear.
With the aid of the key number, the key can
be replaced should it become lost. For this
reason the key number should be noted down.
If the door closes on its own, the locking knob
springs up: this prevents you from being
locked out with the key inside.
In order to ensure that the doors can be
opened from outside in an emergency, do not
press the locking knobs down when vehicle
is in motion.
When the locking knobs are depressed, the
doors cannotbe opened from inside or outside.

Passenger and load compartment sliding door
When fully open, the door is held by a hook. To open from the outside
Unlock the door and push the door handle
downwards.
The door must always be closed and latched To lock from the outside
— the rear edge of the door must be properly
Press the door handle down and slide the
flush — when the vehicle is in motion.
door forwards with momentum. To latch, pivot
In the load compartment floor there are pres-
the door handle upwards. Lock the door.
sed in points - F — to mark the limit up to
which the cargo can be loaded. To enable the
door to be properly closed, do not load beyond
these points.
On the Delivery Vans with a full width cab To open from the inside
partition, the lever — E — must be pulled to
Turn the locking lever to the rear — D — and
the rear to open the door. It is not possible
press the door handle forwards — A —
to be accidentally locked in.
On the Delivery Vans with access into the
driver's compartment, the sliding door can be
locked by turning the small locking lever, so
that the door cannot be unlocked from the
outside.
To lock from the inside
Slide the door forwards and latch it by turn-
ing the door handle (B). When the locking
lever is pushed downwards (C) the door
cannot be opened from the outside.
E
The flap is held in the fully opened position
by spring pressure.
Opening the rear flap
Press the button and lift the flap.
Do not drive with the rear flap open as ex-
haust gases are then able to enter the vehicle
interior.
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Closing the flap
Swing downwards with slight momentum. The
flap must close properly.
F

Seats, head restraints
Driver's cab
To move the driver's seat to or fro
Pull the lever at the front of the seat upwards
and slide the seat to the required position.
To adjust driver's seat backrest rake
By turning the hand wheel the backrest rake
can be adjusted to any required angle.
To adjust the front passenger seat
Lift the seat at the front until the backrest
becomes unhooked from the retainer on the
partition. Then lift the seat out of the retaining
brackets. With the seat folded, insert it into
the required position on the retainer brackets.
When lowering the front of the seat ensure
that the backrest hooks properly into the
retainer.
Head restraints
To remove:
Pull upwards.
To install:
Push in until the head restraint comes to a
stop.
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Having adjusted the seat to the required
position release the lever and allow it to latch
into position again so that the seat does not
move while driving.
Note: The seat can be completely pushed out
when the adjusting lever and the stop spring
— rear on the left hand seat runner — are
lifted at the same time.
Behind the driver's or passenger's seat there
is a bracket for the warning triangle. On ve-
hicles with a full-width cab rear panel the
triangle can be placed under the passenger
seat.
The head restraints must be pushed down
fully to the stop. They are not adjustable.