The Battery; Door Locks; The Windscreen And Headlight Washer; The Air Intake Slots - Volkswagen Golf Instruction Manual

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engage 1st gear (autorr,a:.;.~l;u+~?~?+.or! "P") or luerse gear
instead. Brake linings wh,cO I!v?.l~w.:r3:e '?vel'due
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or condensation can freezr tin tn
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the \.,inter when
the handbrake is left on. When
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front wheels in towards the keri, i s
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he battery
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ops in capacity as the ternperatdrs drops This is due to its
~emical and ohvsical orooerties. Thus.
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cold b a t t e x which in .
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case may' not be full; charged, "s snl;'-s fraci'cn of the
bpacity it has at a normal tempe:ature.
e advise you to have the battery checked in a V.A.G workshbp
?fore the onset of cold weather and, if necessary, to havo it
~arged. This will not only result in quicker, more reliable start-
g but will help to prolong the life of the battery.
he spark plugs
lould not have excessively large gaps, particularly in the
inter. The correct gap is 0.6-0.7
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oor locks
in freeze up if water gets into the cylinder when the vehicle is
ashed, for instance, so do not aim the water jet directly at the
ck cylinder. It is a good idea to cover up the keyholes before-
and. A frozen lock cylinder can be thawed out easily, even
hen it is very cold, with the help of a lock defreezing agent.
The windscreen and headlight washer
can be frost?voofed and kept working by the addition to the
water bf:d l3ge dose of a window cleaner solution with an anti-
freeze agent.
Frozen wiAbo'
can be cleared wlrn a sultanle aetroster spray. After the sorav
has worked for a short peri
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can be wiped off. od, the ice
The air intake slots
in front the windscreen should be cleared of snow so tha.
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ventilation and heating system can work properly.
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s a good idea to carry a shovel or a snort-nand ed spaae In tne
c i r rlbfn~rg tne winter so tnat you can clear away snow I yo. get
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sma na?o-br~sh lor sweeDlna snow off the veh cle ana
a plastic scraper for the wi ndscreen
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ire also u~