The Condition Of A Car Is Closely Bound Up With Road Safety; Type Of Fuel; Fuel Additives - Volkswagen Golf Instruction Manual

The condition of a car is closely
bound up with road safety.
So before driving off check the following:
the fuel level
the lights and turn signals
the brakes
the windscreen washer
and at regular intervals
the engine oil level
the coolant level
the brake fluid level
tyre pressures
You will have less to worry about while
driving!
Type o f fuel
Petrol engines
Carburetor engines:
Regular petrol
RON* not lower than 91
If regular fuel with adequate anti-knock
properties is nut available, use premium
or a suitable mixture.
Fuel injection engine:
Premium petrol
RON* not iowerthan 98
~ e s e a r c h
Octane
l umber, indicates anti-knock
propeni s ?
of
the petrol.
Diesel engine
Fuel: Normal diesel with a CN*' not lowe;
than 45.
At low temperatures the flow characteri-
stics of diesel fuel deferioiate due tu
paraffin separation
er?rl
this can affect
engine operation wh.??
.
,.'.J
summer die-
sel.
,
, .
,
,
"Wintsr" diesel should
L:.
. i . : - , ,;dd or re-
gular grade pe!tol.,(no: $s?ij~um) mixed
with t : 1 : : diesei.
See
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'' Cetane Number. Indicatw .\c igni~abillty of diesel
%IOU.'
-.;:
~!n:mally be mixed with. ?I@
petrol ~9.liesel.
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Only i f +';:tecarburetor engines tend to s:all
at idling speed when warming up ir.
thc
colfl seasons, do we recommend that
Volkswagen AUDl Petrol Additive is mired
witi: the petrol.
F~.?ther details are given on page 53 under
"Driving in winter".