Volkswagen Transporter User manual

Instruction Manual
Volkswagen Transporter
VolkswagenCaravelle jk
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Congratulations on your new
Volkswagen Transporter/Volkswagen Caravelle
You have made a wise decision
The TransporterICaravelle is a versatile, million-fold proven vehicle.
But, you have not only opted for an outstanding vehicle with modern, low maintenance technical components,
you have also chosen quality.
Aquality ensured by the most up-to-date production technology, careful selection of materials and conscientious
work by all involved.
And with the Transporter/Caravelle you have also chosen one of the largest and most efficient Service
Organizations.
In Europe alone there are around 7,000V.A.G dealerships.
We wish you pleasant motoring:
Your
V0LKS WAGENWER KA KTIEN GESELLSCHAFT
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INTR0DUCT10
INDEX
This instructionmanualisvalidforallTransporter/Cara-
vellemodels,includingvehicleswithfour-wheeldriveand
exhaustemissioncontrolsystems.
Themanualcontainsmanyimportantinstructions on using
yourvehicle. You shouldthereforeread it beforedriving the
car so that yougetto knowyourvehiclequickly and know
how to drive itand lookafter it properly.
Specialattention is drawn tothe chapterDrivingtips: These
tell youhowyoucandrive safely,economicallyandenviron-
ment-conscious.
However theotherchapters are alsoimportantbecause the
correct treatment ofthe vehicleserves - in addition to
regularcare and maintenance - tomaintainthevalue ofthe
vehicle andisin many cases alsoone of thestipulationsfor
theupholding of warrantyclaims.
Furtherinformation on warranty is given inthe service
schedule.Hereyouwillalsofindimportantdataontheservic-
ing of your carand exactdetailswhenthevariousservices
aredue.
Pleasenotethatitems of equipmentmarkedwith a *are
onlystandard on certainmodels orare onlyavailable as
options on certainmodels.Suchequipment is notalways
available inall exportmarkets.
INSTRUMENTPANEL 2
OPERATION 4
DRIVING TIPS 53
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ~63
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 85
DO-IT-YOURSELF 91
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 104
TECHNICAL DATA 108
IDENTIFICATION DATA 124
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 1~26
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NSTRUMENT PANE
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
Page
1- Airvents40
2 — Airvents40
3 — Lightswitchandinstrument
lightingregulator36
4- Brakewarning light 33
5 — Speedometer34
6— Warninglamps32
7— Fuel gaugeandcoolant
temperaturegauge35
Clock orrevcounter34
8- Heatedrearwindowswitch36
9 — Emergency light switch...36
Page
10- Foglight/rearfog
light switch36
11- Airvents40
12- Ashtray51
13- Loudspeakeropening
14— Fuse box94
15— Turnsignalanddipswitch. 38
16- Horncontrol
17- Digitalclock34
18- Steeringlock/starterswitch28
19— Auxiliaryheaterswitch...43
20- Cold startingaid
(diesel engine)30
Page
21— Blowerswitchfor
passenger compartment
heatexchanger42
22— Windscreenwiperand
washer lever39
23 - Blowerswitchand
levers forventilation
and heating40
24 — Radio11 orcoverplate
25 - Socket/cigarettelighter...51
26- Airvents40
27- Shelf51
Knobs andwarninglamps
forthedifferentiallocks
and themanuallycontrolled
fourwheeldriveon
Transporter/Caravelle
syncro - seepage....23/25
Please note that someoftheitemsof
equipmentlistedareonly fitted oncertain
models orareoptionalextras.
"Forvehicles with a factory fitted radio,an
operatinginstructionleaflet is also enclosed.
See remarksonpage101of"Do-it-yourself"
section whenserviceinstallinga radio.3
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OPERATION
KEYS
Up tosixkeysaresupplied with the
vehicle:
•twokeysA
•twokeysB*
•twokeysD*
KeyA
This key fits alllocksexcept:
•lockableglovebox
•slidingdoorandrearflap with safety
locks
KeyB
This key fits thelockableglovebox*
KeyC
This key fits thesafetylocksinsliding
doorandrearflap.
Itcanonlybewithdrawnwhenthesliding
doororrearflapislocked.
TagE
On thistagisthenumberforkeyA.The
tagshouldbekeptsafetyandseparately
(inyourwalletforexample)so that no
unauthorizedpersoncanordera key.
ThenumbersofkeysBandC arestamp-
ed onthekeyitself.
Withtheaidofthenumber,a replace-
mentkeycanbeorderedfromaV.A.G
Workshop.
Caution
When leaving the vehicle unattended
- even only briefly - always take the
key with you.
D
JB25-450
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OPERATION
CENTRAL LOCKINGSYSTEM*
Withthissystem allthe doors,
and - depending onthe position ofthe
tailgate lock — also the tailgate canbe
locked andunlocked.
Thesystem is operatedfromthe driver's
door, and front passengerdoor — from
outsidewith thekey, frominsidewith
thelockingknob.
Note
Thecentrallockingsystem can only
functioncorrectlywhenthedriver'sand
front passengerdoors are properly
closed.
Whenlocking, the lockingknobs onall
doorsmustmovedown.Iftheknobonone
doordoesnotmoveatanytime,openthe
doorconcerned and close it properly.
Caution
When thelockingknobsinthedriver's
and front passengerdoorsarepressed
downallthedoorsarelocked.Children
should thereforenotbeleftontheir
owninthecar because whenthedoors
are lockeditwouldbedifficulttohelp
inanemergency.
Sliding doorandtailgate can be locked
orunlockedseparatelywith thekey.
Tounlockthetailgateinsertkeyand turn
it to right.Holdinthispositionandpress
button in.
If the key istwithdrawn inthe horizontal
position, locking ofthe tailgatewill be
controlled by thecentrallockingsystem
when itis closedagain.
Whenthekeyiswithdrawninthevertical
position and tailgateclosed, it will be
locked allthetime.Thetailgatecanthen
only be unlockedwith thekey.
Theslidingdoor canbe secured or
released separatelywiththesafetycatch.
Note
Ifthe centrallockingsystemshould
develop a fault, allthe locks canbe
operatednormally, see next page.
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OPERATION
DOORS
Cabdoors
From outside bothcabdoorscanbe
locked andunlocked with thekey.When
unlockingthelockingknobsgoup,when
lockingtheygodown.
The front passenger'sdoorcanbelocked
fromoutside without usingthekey:Just
press lockingknobdownandclosedoor.
Thedriver'sdoorcannotbelockedwhen
openbypressingthelockingknoband
closing door.Thispreventsyoufrom
leavingthekeyinthecarandforgettingit.
From inside thedoorcanbelockedby
pressing downthelockingknobs.As
longastheknobsarepresseddownthe
doorscannotbeopenedfrominsideor
outside.
We adviseyounottopresstheknobs
downwhenvehicleisinmotionso that
thedoorcanbeopenedfromoutsidein
anemergency.
Slidingdoor
From outside theslidingdoorcanbe
locked andunlocked with thekey.When
fullyopenthedoorisheldbya hook.
Toclose slidingdoor from outside. -
Press thedoorhandledowntorelease
thehookandslidethedoor firmly for-
wards.
From inside theslidingdoorislocked
bypushingdownthelockingcatchnear
thedooropeninglever.
As longasthecatchisinthelowerpo-
sitionthedoorcannotbeopenedfrom
insideoroutside.
Whenthevehicleisinmotion,thedoor
mustalwaysbeproperlyclosedbut
whencarryingpassengersthelocking
catchshouldbe left intheupperposition
so that thedoorcanbeopenedfrom
outsideinanemergency.
Child-proof catch onslidingdoor*
Whenthechild-proofcatchisengaged-
leverondoorlockturnedupwards- the
innerlockreleaseleverisinoperative.
Thedoorcanonlybeopenedfromout-
side with thelockingcatchintheup
position.
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TAILGATE ENGINECOMPARTMENTCOVER
Toopenthetailgatewhenkeyholeis
horizental, pressthelockcylinderand
lift tailgate.
Note
The lockcylindercanalsobepressedin
with thekey.
To closetailgatepullitdownandslam
ittogently.
After closingthe tailgate always pull up
onit briefly to make sure that itispro-
perly closed- otherwise the tailgate
couldopensuddenly when vehicle is
moving even though thekeyhas been
turned inlock.
Donot drive with the tailgate openas
exhaust gasesare then able to enter
the vehicle interior.
The coverisintheluggagecompart-
ment.Toremovecover turn thetwo
catches tothe left.
On thePick-up,theflapisintherear
panel.
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OPERATION
WINDOWS
Ventwings*
Toopen- Pressbutton in fastener and
swing fastenerclear.
Toclose- Presswindowagainstseal at
front and turn fasteneruntilbutton en-
gages.
Sliding windows
Toopen,presscatchdownandslidewin-
dowalong.
Doorwindows
These windows are opened and closed
with the crank inthe door trim.
Electricalcontrol*
When the ignition isonthe windows
can be openedandclosedelectrically.
Theswitch isinthe door trim.
Thewindow inthe passengersdoorcan
becontrolledfrom the driver'sside.
Caution
Careless anduncontrolledclosingof
thewindowscancause injuries.Take
care thereforewhenclosingthewin-
dows.Whenleavingthevehiclealways
take thekeys with you.
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MIRRORS
Normalexteriormirror
Themirror is adjusted by moving the
mirrorhousing.
Electricallyadjustablemirrors
are setby movingtheleverinthedriver's
door trim.
Turning the knobfrom L toR switches
controlfromleft to rightmirror.
If the electricalcontrol of the mirrorfails
at any time the mirrors canbe adjusted
byhand by pressing onthe edge ofthe
mirrorsurface.
Theelectricallyoperatedexteriormirrors
areheatedwhentheheatedrearwindow
isswitched on.
Anti-dazzleinteriormirror*
Mirror in normalposition
Mirror in anti-dazzleposition
-Lever
tofront
-Lever
torear
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SEATBELTS
Seatbeltsareonlybeneficialiftheyare
wornatalltimes- alsointowntraffic.
Forthisreasonallvehicleoccupants
shouldalwaysweartheseatbelts- in-
cludingthoseontherearseats.
Withthethree-pointbeltsitisessential
toensurethattheshoulderpartofbelt
runsroughlyoverthecentreofthe
shoulder,asshowninFig.onnextpage-
onnoaccountagainsttheneck.
Onthefrontseatsthebeltscanbemade
tofitproperlywiththeaidoftheadjust-
ablebeltanchorage(seenextpage).
ContactyourV.A.Gworkshopifnecess-
ary.
Safetyforchildren
Childrenunder12yearsoldshouldbe
carriedontherearseat(Caravelleand
Combi)andshould,dependingonage,
besecuredtherewitha childsrestraint
systemortheexistingbelt.
Verysmallchildrenshould,depending
onsizebecarriedina recliningsafety
seatora child'sseat.
Childrenabove6 yearsof agecanalso
usea lapbelt.
Largerchildrenmayusethreepoint
beltsprovidedthatthebeltpasses
overcentreof shoulderandnotagainst
thechild'sneck- seeillustrationonnext
page. Ifnecessary,a safetyseatcushion
canbeused.
Theinstallationanduseof childrestraint
systemsmustbedoneinaccordance
withinstructionsofthemanufacturer
concerned.
Generalnotes
Onlyonepersonistobesecuredwith
eachbelt.Neversecuretwopeople
(evenchildren)withonebelt.
Onvehicleswitharmrests*fortheseats,
alwaysensurethatthebeltrunsunder-
neaththearmrests.
Thebeltshouldnotbewornoverhardor
breakablearticles(glasses,ballpens,
keyrings,pipes,etc.)becausethiscan
causeinjurytothebody.
Loose,bulkyclothing(e.g.overcoats
overjackets)affectsthefitandfunction
of thebelts.
Thebeltmustnotbejammedanywhere
orrubonanysharpedges.
Theslotforthebelttonguemustnotbe
blockedwithpaperoranythingasother-
wisethetonguecannotengageproperly.
Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanasother-
wisetheretractorsmaynotworkpro-
perly(seealso"CareandMaintenance"
section).
Seatbeltswhicharedamagedorhave
beenstressedinanaccidentandstretch-
edmustbereplaced- preferablybya
V.A.Gworkshop.Theanchoragesshould
alsobechecked.
Beltscanbeserviceinstalledforall
seatingpositionsonvehiclesnotfitted
withbeltsatthefactory.Theinstallation
of beltsshouldbedonebya V.A.G
workshopbecausetheseworkshops
havetheinformationnecessarytodo
thejobproperly.
OntheVantherearenobeltanchorages
intheloadcompartment.
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OPERATION
Beltheightadjustment
Twoanchoragepoints are provided in
the cabforthe upperbeltattachment.
This makes it possible to adaptbelt to
body size.
I B33-518
Three-pointinertiareelbelts*
Theinertiareelbeltgivescompletefree-
dom of movementwhenpulledslowly.
Suddenbraking however willcause the
belt to lock.
Theretractormechanismwillalsolock
thebeltwhenaccelerating,drivingdown
steepgradients or corneringhard.
Putting belton
Pull the tongueslowly and smoothly
across your chestandhipsandpush it
into the lockpartfitted onthe seatuntil
tongueengagesaudibly (pull to check).
Theshoulderpartofthebeltmust
runroughly acrossthecentreofthe
shoulderasshown- onnoaccount
against theneck- andbefirmlyin
contact with thebody.
Thelappartofbeltmustalwaysfit
tightly acrossthelap.Pullbelt tight if
necessary.
Thebeltmustnotbetwisted.
Thebackrestofthefrontseatsmust
notbeinclinedtoofartotherearas
otherwisethebeltsarenolongereffec-
tive.
Beltwarningdevice*
Thebelt for the driver has a warning de-
vice.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,a buzzer
sounds to remind youtoputthe belt
on. The buzzerstopsafterabout 5 se-
conds or whenbelt has been puton.
Taking beltoff
Torelease the belt,press the orange-
colouredbutton inthe lock. The tongue
will thenspring out
Pass the tonguetowards the door by
hand so that the retractor can roll the
belt up properly.
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OPERATION
Lap belt*
The buckleisusedinthesamewayason
thethree-pointinertiareelbelts.
The belt must always fit tightly.
To lengthen belt holdthetongueat right
angles tobeltandpullbeltthroughtothe
requiredlength.
The beltiseasiertoadjustiftongueand
cap arepressedtogether.
To shorten belt itisonlynecessaryto
pullthefreeendofbelt.
The surplusbeltlengthistakenupby
movingtheplasticslide.
Two-point inertia reel belts
The individualseats*inthepassenger
compartmentare fitted with twopoint
inertiareelbelts.Theygivecomplete
freedomofmovementwhenpulledslow-
lybutsuddenbrakinghoweverwillcause
thebeltstolock.Theautomaticretractor
mechanism will alsolockthebeltwhen
drivingdownsteepgradientsorcorner-
inghard.
Putting belt on
Pull thetongueslowlyandsmoothly
across thehipsandpushitintothelock
part fitted ontheseatuntil tongueeng-
ages audibly(pulltocheck).
The belt must notbe twisted. The belt
must always fit tightly, pull belt up
slightly ifnecessary.
Taking belt off
To releasethebeltpresstheorange col-
ouredbuttoninthelock.Thelockwill
thenspringout.
Pass thetongueacrossbyhandso that
theretractorcanrollthebeltupproperly.
HEADRESTRAINTS*
Adjusting height
Grip atsides with bothhandsandpull
uporpushdown.Theupperedgeshould
be roughlyateyelevel.
Removingand installing
Push springclipsoutofslottedrings
inbackrest with a smallscrewdriverand
lift headrestraintout
To install, first pressthespringclips
intotheguideringsso that thestraight
partofclipisattherear.Thenpush
head restraintintotheguidesuntil it
engages.
Note:
The springclipsneednotbetakenouton
vehicles whichhavea rearseat/fullyre-
cliningseatbench.
Itisquitesufficienttopushtheprotrud-
ingspringclipextensionsbacktothe
rear,toenabletheheadrestraintstobe
removed.
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SEATS INCAB
Caution
•For safety reasonsthe seats should
only be adjusted when vehicle issta-
tionary.
•Donot lower the backrest toofar
when onthe move becausethe seat
belts are then no longer fully effective.
|B25-396
Individual driver's and front passen-
ger seats
To move seatsback or forward
Lift lever(1)onoutsideofseatandmove
seat. Thenreleaseleverandmoveseat
further so that catchengages.
To adjust backrest rake
Take weightoffbackrest,presslever(2)
on right sideofseatframedownand
movebackresttodesiredpositionby
movingupperpartofbodythenrelease
lever.
Armrests*
Thearmrestsonthe front seatscanbe
hingedupiftheyarenotrequired.
[B25-397
To take seat out
•Slideseatforward into 1 stlatch posi-
tion.
• Lift hook(3)againstspring-loading,
atthesametimepulllever(1),holdit
andslideseatpaststop.
• Release hookandleverandpush
seat forwardoutofrunners.
•Thehookneednotbe lifted when
putting seatbackastheseat, with the
leverlifted,can just bepushedpastthe
stop.
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SEATS INPASSENGER
COMPARTMENT*
Twoseaterbench*
Theseatismovedbackorforwardin
samewayasthesingleseats.Thelever
isatthefrontof seat.
Whenseatismoved,thebackrestrake
isalsoaltered.
Toremove
Removeinsamewayasthesingleseats.
Boltsonrightandleftofbackrestmust
beremoved.
Swivellingseats*
Onvehicleswithswivellingseatsthe
passenger'sseatcanbeturned180°to
therightandthedriversseat90°tothe
left.Toturnseats,pushthemforward
slightlyoropendoor,andpulltherelease
lever.Thehandbrakemustbereleased
beforeturningdriver'sseat.(Engagea
geartopreventvehiclefromrolling
away.)
Theswivellingseatsmustalwaysbe
facingforwardwhenvehicleisinmo-
tion.
Seatheating*
Seatcushionandbackrestof frontseats
canbeheatedelectricallywhenignition
ison.Furtherdetailsaregivenunder
"switches",page27.
Removingandinstallingcentrebench
seat
Removefourwingboltsunderseat.
Whenputtingseatbackagainensure
thattherunnersareclean.
Headrestraints*
Theheadrestraintsmustbeadjustedto
bodysize- seepage12.
Removingandinstallingrearbenchseat
Therearseatcushionisboltedtothe
sidepanelsoneachsidewithonebolt
undertheupholstery.Removeboltsand
takelowerpartofseatout.
Theseatbackrestissecuredateachside
withtwobolts.Theboltsbetweenseats
andbackrestsalsoserveasseatbelt
anchorages.
Whenrefittingtheseatandbackrest,
ensurethattheseatbeltisalsocorrect-
lyinstalled.
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INDIVIDUALSEATS INPASSENGERCOMPARTMENT*
Centreseats
Thecentreseats canbe turned andthe
backrestangleadjusted.
Turning
Liftlever (see illustration),turnseat to
thedesiredpositionand let leverengage
again.
If the backrest is very low,itmaybene-
cessary to raise it slightlybeforetheseat
can be turned.
Adjustingbackrestangle
Takeweight off backrestandpresslever
down (see illustration).Adjustbackrest
to the desiredposition by movingupper
part of body and releaselever.
Removing
Lift the leverused to turnseat and take
seat out.
Thebase whichremainscan be removed
whencarpet is lifted.
Caution
When the seats are installedagain en-
surethatbase and seats are secured
properly.
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Rearseats
Theheight,seatangleandbackrest
angleof therearseatscanbeadjusted.
Mechanicaladjustment
Adjustingseatangle
PressleverB tofrontorrearandadjust
positionofseatasrequiredbymoving
bodyweight.
Adjustingseatheight
PressleverB alternatelyatfrontand
rearandbymovingweightof bodyto
frontandrearliftorlowertheseat.
Adjustingbackrestangle
Takeweightoffbackrestandturnknob
Aatsideof backrest.
Caution
Whenvehicleisinmotion,thebackrests
mustnotbeinclinedtoofartotherear
asotherwisethebeltsarenolonger
fullyeffective.
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OPERATIO
B25-382
Electricaladjustments
Adjustingseatangle
PressswitchA atfront-
Frontofseatisraised
PressswitchA atrear-
Frontof seatislowered
PressswitchB atfront-
Seatisraisedatrear
PressswitchB atrear-
Seatisloweredatrear.
Adjustingseatheight
PressswitchesA andB atfront-
Seatisraised
PressswitchesA andB atrear-
Seatislowered
Adjustingbackrestangle
PressswitchC atfront-
Backrestmovesup
PressswitchC atrear-
Backrestmovesdown.
Caution
Whenvehicleisinmotion,thebackrests
shouldnotbeinclinedtoofartothe
rearasotherwisetheseatbeltsareno
longerfullyeffective.
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REARSEAT/FULLY RECLINING SEATBENCH*
Therearseat/recliningseatbenchcan
beconverted into a largesleepingarea.
Beforedoingthis,thebackrestsofthe
centerrowofseatsmustbetipped for-
wards.Thelatchingleversarelocatedon
theoutsidesofthe right and left hand
backrests.
To convert reclining seat bench
•Removeheadrestraints*-
see page12.
•Unlatchthebackrest with therelease
griponthereversesideofthebackrest,
andfoldthebackrestforwards.
•Bypullingthereleasegrip further to-
wardsthe front, thebackrestandseat
bencharepulledina forwarddirection.
•Finally,foldtheseatbackrest fully to
therearto form a flat sleepingarea.
Returning seat bench to original
position
•Pulltheseatbackrestupwardsoutof
thehorizontalposition.
•Slidetheseatbench,together with
backresttotherearagain.
• Push backrestback into locking posi-
tion.
•Pulltheseatbeltsoutagainbetween
backrestandseat,so that theyareina
positionforuse.
• Install headrestraints*-seepage12.
Thespaceunderneaththeseatbench
can beusedasa storagecompartment.
For this,itisnecessaryto lift theseat
benchslightlyatthe front. It will remain
inthe lifted positionwhenthe strut, lo-
catedonthe left ontheslidingdoorside,
is swungupwards.
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