Power Steering - Volkswagen PASSAT 2004 Owner's Manual

Manual transmission
Gearshift lever
Your VOLKSWAGEN with manual transmis-
sion is equipped with an "interlock-fea-
ture". You must depress the clutch
pedal all the way before you can
start the engine.
Always depress the clutch pedal ful-
ly when changing gears. Do not hold
the vehicle on a hill with the clutch
pedal partially depressed. This may
cause premature clutch wear or da-
mage.
Resting your hand on the gearshift
lever knob while driving will cause
premature wear in the transm ission.
Drive in 5th gear for optimum fuel economy
when cruising. However. if more accelera-
tion is required (when passing, for exam-
ple). shift down.
Gearshift pattern
Shift into R (Reverse) only when the
vehicle is not moving.
To engage R (Reverse), move lever to
right and pull backward.
Especially after driving forward, stop the ve-
hicle completely, shift and rest briefly into
Neutral
before shifting into Reverse.
The back-up lights go on when you shift
into
Reverse
with the ignition on
CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Power steering
When the engine is running, never hold the
steering wheel turned all the way to the
right or to the left for longer than 15 se-
conds. The power steering pump will over-
heat the hydraulic fluid if you hold the stee-
ring wheel all the way turned.
This will damage the power steering
system!
Each time the steering wheel is turned all
the way to the right or left when stopped.
you will hear noises caused by the severe
stress placed on the power steering pump.
At the same time. engine idle speed drops.
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