Lubrication; Checking Atf Level; Changing The Atf - Volkswagen Golf Instruction Manual

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Lubrication
The torque converter and the automatic
During the check the engine must be
gearbox are both lubricated by a common running at idling speed.
supply of ATF.
Use only clean lint-free rag to wipe the
The final drive housing is filled with hy- dipstick.
poid gearbox oil.
The level must be between the two
This oil is not changed.
marks on the dipstick.
See "Care and maintence", under "Lubri-
cnnts" for specifications.
if the level is too high or too low it is not
sufficient to just drain or add fluid. The
Checking ATF level
cause of the level variation must be esta-
Tine correct ATF level is essential to the blished in a workshop as as
service !if€ and operation of the gearbox.
possible.
The levei should therefore be checked at
Changing the ATF
freqjent interrals, fc:, instance, when the
engine oil has been chscked.
The ATF is changed regularly at long inter-
in the engine a dipstick
vals as detailed in the Service Schedule.
r:.,,nich is attached to the filler tube cap,
This requires specialist knowledge and
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should preferably be done by a V.A.G
'-Note the following pointswhen checking:
Dealer.
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The *TF musf b e i!llfe VJarm. DO not
.Please note that in arduous operating
check 13vci
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hot O r cold.
conditions (trailer towing, stoplgo and city
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traffic, continuous mountain driving, high
ambient temperatures) the ATF is
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changed more frequently,
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Details of these intervals are also given in
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the Service Schedule.
When there is no
ATF
in the converter and
gearbox, the engine must not be started or
the vehicle towed.