If the brake warning light does not light
up when turning on the
ignition,
or if it
does not go out after starting the engine
and releasing the parking
brake,
there
may be a defect in the electrical system.
If this is the case, contact your Author-
ized VW Dealer.
Emergency flasher switch
Beetle Convertible:
If your car Is disabled or parked under
emergency conditions, pull out the knob
to make all four turn signals flash
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taneously (Convertible: depress the
lower half of the rocker switch). The
warning light
in
the switch flashes, too.
When the headlight switch Is operated,
the emergency flasher switch glows with
reduced brightness for easy recognition
in the dark When the emergency flasher
is not in operation, the brightness of the
light can be regulated together with the
instrument panel lights (see instrument
illumination). The light has full bright-
ness when the emergency
flasher system
is in operation.
Move the car well off the road when
stalled or stopped for repairs.
Headlight switch
Beetle
Convertible
Pull the knob to the first stop (Convert-
ible:
depress the rocker switch) to turn
on the parking and side marker, license
plate,
tail and instrument lights, emer-
gency flasher light, spot light for the
heater levers and the light in the
TEMP-
switch for the optional Auxiliary Heater.
Pull the knob to the second stop (Con-
vertible: depress the rocker switch) to
turn on the headlights (ignition on).
Note
To preserve the battery, the headlights
will go out automatically when the
ignition Is turned off or when the engine
is started.
Instrument illumination
Adjust the brightness of the instrument
lights and the heater lever spot light by
turning the headlight switch knob (Con-
vertible: by turning the thumb wheel next
to the rocker switch).