Spark Plugs; V-Belts; Renewing A Battery - Volkswagen 1993 Golf Instruction Manual

GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Spark plugs
V-belts
Renewing a battery
If the battery has to be renewed , the new
battery must have the same capacity, volt­
age (12 Volts). current strength and shape
and a cap sealing arrangement. Volkswagen
dealers have a range of suitable batteries .
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Because of the problem of dis­
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posing of the old battery the re­
newal
of a
battery should preferably
be done by a Vo/kswagen dealer.
Batteries contain, amongst other
things, sulphuric acid and lead and
must on no account be put with nor­
mal household waste.
The spark plugs are renew ed during the
Volkswagen Inspection Service
If the spark plugs have to be renew ed be­
tw een the Inspection Services, the fOllow ­
ing should be noted :
• Spark plugs and ignition system are
matched to the engine and as such contrib­
ute to reducing the levels of exhaust pollu­
tants. To avoid faulty operation, engine
damage and even the w ithdrawal of the
type approval due to excessive emissions
values or non -suppressed spark plugs , only
the Genuine Volksw agen spark plugs for the
engine concerned should be used. Import­
ant, am ong other thing'S, are the number of
electrodes, the heat value and if necessary
the radio suppression .
• The plugs may be, for technical reasons ,
changed at short notice. It is therefore ad­
visable to obtain plugs only from Volks­
w agen dealers - they have the latest in­
formation
• The V-belts are among the most se­
verely stressed parts of a vehicle. The belts
must therefore be subjected to very high
quality requirements.
• When renewing a belt it is not sufficient
to use just any belt of the same size. For
safety reasons only the special Genuine
Volkswagen belt for the vehicle concerned
should be used .
• The V-belts may be, for technical rea­
sons, changed at short notice. It is therefore
advisable to obtain V-belts only from Volks­
wagen dealers and t o have them changed
there - they have the latest information .
• On some engines durable ribbed belts
are used, which are checked and if necess­
ary tensioned during an Inspection Service
(every 60 ,000 km/40,OOO miles).
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