Safety Instructions; General Safety Regulations; Safety Precautions When Working On Vehicles With A Start/Stop System - Volkswagen Golf 2013 Workshop Manual

Golf 2013 ➤
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW - Edition 10.2012
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Safety instructions

⇒ "4.1 General safety regulations", page 6
⇒ "4.2 Safety precautions when working on vehicles with a Start/
Stop system", page 6
⇒ "4.3 Safety precautions when using test and measuring equip‐
ment during a road test", page 7
⇒ "4.4 Notes on tow-starting/towing", page 7
4.1

General safety regulations

To prevent personal injury and material damage to the vehicle,
observe the following:
WARNING
Risk of injury and accident by accidental engagement of gear
while engine is running.
♦ Before working on vehicle with engine running, move se‐
lector lever into position "P" and apply parking brake.
To prevent personal injury and damage to or destruction of elec‐
trical and electronic components, observe the following:
♦ Connect and disconnect measuring and testing devices only
with the ignition switched off.
Caution
Danger of destruction of electronic components when battery
is disconnected.
♦ Take the necessary measures when disconnecting the
battery.
♦ Always switch off the ignition before disconnecting the
battery ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Battery; Dis‐
connecting and connecting battery .
4.2 Safety precautions when working on ve‐
hicles with a Start/Stop system
During work on vehicles with Start/Stop system, observe the fol‐
lowing:
WARNING
Injury hazard as a result of automatic engine start in vehicles
with Start/Stop system
♦ In vehicles with the Start/Stop system activated (identifi‐
able by an indication in the dash panel insert) the engine
can start automatically if required.
♦ When working on the vehicle, always make sure that the
Start/Stop system is deactivated (switch off the ignition;
switch the ignition on again if necessary).
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