Undercoating; Cavity Preservation - Volkswagen Transporter Instruction Manual

Driver's seat
If the seat becomes hard to move, clean the
runners with a cloth and grease lightly at top
and bottom.
Removing driver's seat, see section "Opera­
tion", paragraph "Seats".
Pick-up cover
When the canvas is wet from rain or from
cleaning, it should be put on the bows and
strapped securely so that the material does
not shrink.
Undercoating
The underside of the vehicle is coated with a
special compound to protect it from chemical
and mechanical inflUences.
However, as this protective layer gets dam­
aged when the vehicle is in use, the under­
coating should be examined at certain inter­
vals - preferably before and after the winter
season and any damage made good.
Not all the materials available are suitable for
this purpose so we advise you to have the
patching up or additional coating done by a
VAG workshop.
Every VAG workshop has stocks ofthe
COf­
rect compound, has the necessary equip­
ment and is familiar with the application pro­
cedure.
They know, in particular, what precautions
have to be taken in respect of the braking
system and the exhaust system to ensure
that additional undercoating is applied prop­
erly.
Care and maintenance
Cavity preservation
Various cavities in the body are also pro­
tected against corrosion and this protection
can be intensified by repetiton of the pre­
servation. The best results are obtained
when the first subsequent treatment is done
about one year after the vehicle is put on the
road. All VAG workshops know how and
where this treatment has to be carried out
and have the factory approved compound
and the equipment required.
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