Topping Up Atf - Volkswagen Golf Variant 2007 Workshop Manual

– Remove inspection plug for ATF level from oil pan.
The ATF present in the overflow pipe runs out.
If ATF drips out of drilling:
ATF does not need topping up.
– Fit new seal to plug and tighten to 27 Nm. This concludes the
ATF check.
If no ATF drips out of inspection hole:
– Top up ATF ⇒ page 79
10.2

Topping up ATF

Carry out procedure as follows:
– With engine "running", screw in adapter for filling oil -VAS
6262/2- hand-tight.
– Add 1 l of ATF.
– Pull off adapter for oil filling -VAS 6262- at quick-release con‐
nection and check:
If ATF now flows out of hole in adapter:
ATF does not need topping up.
– Drain ATF until it drips.
– Fit new seal to plug and tighten to 27 Nm. This concludes the
ATF check.
If no ATF drips out:
– Add another litre ⇒ page 79
WARNING
An ATF level which is too low or too high will impair the function
of the gearbox. But if the gearbox was 2 litres low, it must be
carefully inspected. There is probably a "major" leak.
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