Volkswagen Vanagon 1983 Manual de usuario

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NOTESTO Ov'TNER

Your new Volkswagen

is the result of many years of technical

research and endurance testing. lt is a

sophisticated product of engineering, a

vehicle designed for maximum efficiency

and driving pleasure, a vehicle designed

with your safety in mind.

Your Owner's Manual

contains a host of useful information.

Bead it before you drive your new vehicle.

Pay particular attention to the "Break-in

period hints" and to all points listed under

"Vehicle operation".

Acquaint yourself with your vehicle's

features and know howto operate it more

safely. The more you know about your

Volkswagen, the more you will enjoy dri-

ving it. Foryourown protection and longer

service life of your vehicle, heed our in-

structions and warnings. lgnoring them

could result in extensive damage or

serious personal injury.

Your Warranty & Maintenarice

booklet

explains how you can keep your Volks-

wagen in top driving condition by having it

seruiced regularly. Always have the War-

ranty & Maintenance booklet with you

when you take yourvehicle to aVW dealer

for service. Your Service Adviser will re-

cord each service.

The Warranty & Maintenance booklet also

contains detailed information about the

warranties covering your VW. These war-

ranties are:

I Warranty for New Volkswagen

Vehicles

I Warranty for New Volkswagen

Vehicle Emission Control System (USA

and Canada)

I Emissions Performance Warranty

(USA only)

I California Emission Control System

Warranty (California, USA only)

lf you sell your VW

the Owner's Manual and the Warranty &

Maintenance record should be left in the

vehicle to make all operating, safety and

maintenance information available to the

next owner.

lf you change your address c il1c

boughtthis VW used

be sure to send in a "Notice of Affess

Change"/"Notice of Used Car Purcfiase-

post card. This card can be found inn

the Warranty & Maintenance boold€i oilr

obtained from your VW dealer.

It is in your own interest that we ca

contact you should the need ariss

ln Canada, this manual is also avaiffi

in French. To obtain a copy, contact yrann

dealer or write to:

Au Canada on peut se procurer lrtll

exemplaire de ce Manuel en francib

auprds du concessionnaire ou du:

Volkswagen Canada lnc.

Customer Assistance/

Assistance d la Clientele

1940 Eglinton Ave. East

Scarbolough, Ontario M1L 2M2

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Abo{rt this Manual

Your vehicle may have all or some of the

equipment described in this manual.

Therefore, you may find explanations of

equipment not installed in your vehicle.

Check with your authorized Volkswagen

dealer on available options or acces-

sories.

Text, illustrations and specifications in

this manual are based on information

available at the time of printing.

It has always been Volkswagen's policy

to continuously improve its products.

VolKswagen,'therefore, reserues the right

to make changes in design and specifica-

tions, and to make additions or improve-

ments in its product, without incurring

any obligation to installthem on products

previously manufactured.

Please note that the items of equipment

marked with an asterisk* may be standard

on certain models but are only available

as options on other models.

Operating your vehicle outside the U.SA or Canada

Government regulations in the United

States and Canada require that automo-

biles meet specific emission regulations

and safety standards. Therefore vehicles

buifi for the U.S. and Canada differ from

vehicles sold in other countries.

lf you plan to take your vehicle outside

the continental limits of the United States

or Canada, there is the possibility that

I unleaded'fuels for vehicles with cata-

lytic converter may not be available;

I fuel may have a considerably lower

octane rating. lmproper fuel may cause

engine damage;

I Diesel fuel or the correct grade of Die-

selfuel may not be available;

I service may be inadequate due to lack

of proper service facilities, tools or

testing equipment;

I replacement parts may not be readily

available.

Volkswagen cannot be responsible for

the mechanical damage that could result

because of inadequate fuel, service or

parts availability.

Certain Volkswagen models are available

for delivery in Europe under our tourist

delivery and return shipment program.

For details consult your VW dealer or

write to:

U.SA. Volkswagen of America lnc.

Tourist Delivery

818 Sylvan Avenue

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632

Ganada Volkswagen Canada lnc.

Tourist Delivery

1940 Eglinton Avenue East

Scarborough, Ontario M 1 L

SM2

lf you bought your vehicle abroad and

want to bring it back home, be sure to find

out about shipping and fonrarding re-

quirements, as well as current import and

customs regulations first.

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INSTRUMENT PANEL

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1-Airvents ....35

2 - Headlight switch and thumb wheel

for instrument illumination . . . . . . . . 32

3- Safetybeltandbrakewarninglights .. . ... .28

4- Speedometerwithtripodometer . . .30

S-Warning/indicatorlights.... ......27

6 - Clock with fuelgauge and water

temperaturegauge .... 30,31

7- Rearwindowdefoggerswitch ......32

8-Emergencyflasherswitch .. ......32

9 - For additional switch

1O-Airvent ..-...35

11-Ashtray i..... ....42

12 - Loudspeeker grille

13 - Fuses ::i;

14-Turnsignal/headlightdimmerswitchlever . . . . . . . . 33

15 - Button for horn operation

1 6 - Steering lock/ignition/starter switch . . . . . . . 24

17 - Temperature switch for auxiliary heater* . . . .38

18 - Windshield wiper/washer lever . . . . 34

1 9 - Secondary heat exchanger switch . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

20 - Cold start knob (Diesel engine only) . . . . . . . 26

21 -Climatecontrols ....36

22-Airvents.... ......35

23 - Radio. (vehicles with factory fitted radio)

have a radio instruction leaflet)

24-Cigarettelighter ....41

25-Glovecompartment .......42

.where applicable

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Your Volkswagen comes with four keys:

I two keys A

I two keys B

Key A can be inserted into locks either

way.

Key A is used for the ignition/steering

lock, the doors and the rear luggage com-

partment lid.

Key B is provided for vehicles equipped

with a lockable glove compartment.

Tag C gives the key number.

For your protection,against theft:

I Record the key number and keep it in a

safe place, such as your wallet. Do not

keep it in the vehicle.

I lf you should lose a key, provide your

VW dealer with the key number to obtain

a duplicate key.

I Do not leave your vehicle unattended

with the key in the ignition lock. Takethe

key and lock the doors.

The buzzer will sound when you open the

driver's door with the key in the ignition

lock. This is your reminder to remove the

key and lock the doors.

E?5ZOI

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DOORS

Front doors

To lock, unlock and open doors from

the outside

I Lock and unlock the front doors by

turning the key to the right or left.

I Open the doors by squeezing the trig-

ger in the outer door handle.

I The passenger's door can be locked

without a key. First depress the locking

knob, then close the door.

I The driver's door can only be locked

from the outside with the key. This pre-

caution was taken to prevent locking the

driver's door while the key is still inside

the vehicle.

To lock, unlock and open doors from

the inside

I To lock doors depress the locking

knob. This will prevent opening the doors

from inside and outside.

I To unlock doors raise the locking knob.

I To open doors pull the inside door

handle after raising the locking knob.

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To open from the outside

I Unlock the door with the keY.

I Then press the handle down and sltde

the door to the rear. The door is held in

the fully open position bY a catch.

To close and lock from the outside

I Press the handle down to release the

catch. Slide the door forward until it is

closed.

You can only lock and unlock the slid'

ing door from the outside with the key.

To open from the inside

I Move the small sliding knob uP and

pull the handle back.

lf the sliding door does not close on finil

try, operate the handle again and Pd

door back to its fully open position. Do

not attempt to use force. You could iam

the door and damage the sliding me

chanism.

To close and lock from the inside

I Pull the handle forward to release the

catch, close the door and move the small

sliding knob down.

ln the VANAGON Kombiand VANAGON

Delivery Van

Calgo area

Make sure the cargo compartment floor

area is loaded correctly, to permit un-

obstructed operation of the sliding door.

Do not transpoft people in the cargo area.

Sliding door

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REAR LID ENGINE COMPARTMENT LID

To unlock the rear lid, use the key A.

I lnsert key into vertical lock slot position

and turn to left.

I Press lock cylinder in and lift lid.

The open hatchback will stay in position

at any desired height.

I To close, swing lid down.

I Lock with key.

Be careful when loading or removing

larEe objects. Sharp edged articles may

damage the defogger wires in the rear

window.

For safety reasons keep the rear lid

locked at all times.

Before taking yourvehicleto an automatic

Gar Wash, lock the rear lid with the key,

as otherwise the bristles of the washing

brushes may operate the lock cylinder.

You have access to the engine compart-

ment lid from inside the luggage com-

partment.

To open the lid, roll the floor covering out

of the way and turn both lock handles to

the left.

To close the lid, reverse the above pro-

cedure.

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