OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Z
•
, -g
in
winter
, -ter the following points should be
• Winter weather is particularly hard on
the battery and it should therefore be
checked
before the onset of cold weath-
er, preferably by a V.A.G Dealer - see
page 85.
If the vehicle is not driven for several
weeks
when the temperatures are very
low, the battery should be taken out -
see
page 85.
• On vehicles
with
a Diesel engine, win-
ter Diesel must be used at temperatures
below 0° C - see page 69.
• The anti-freeze in the cooling system
should be checked before the cold
sea-
son
starts - see page 79.
• The engine oil viscosity must be cor-
rect for the ambient temperature - see
page 72.
• Particularly in winter, frequent washing
and waxing of the vehicle is the best way
to protect it against damage from environ-
mental influences.
• The windscreen washer system
should always be filled
with
a window
cleaning solution
with
anti-freeze addi-
tive in the winter - see page 80.
• To remove snow and ice from the win-
dows and mirrors, a plastic scraper
should be used - see page 94.
•
Even
on vehicles
with
four wheel drive
the roadholding and handling can be im-
proved in winter road conditions by the
use
of winter or All-weather tyres - see
pages
89 and 126.
• When driving in mountainous districts
it is advisable to take snow chains
with
you in the winter. On some such roads,
snow chains are obligatory - and this ap-
plies
also to four wheel drive vehicles -
see
pages 64 and 89.
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