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The essentials
●
Z
one
B
: You can add oil but keep the level
in th
at
zone.
●
Zone
C
: Add oil up to zone
B
.
T
op
pin
g up engine oil
●
Unscrew cap from oil filler opening.
●
Add oil slowly.
●
At the same time, check the level to ensure
you do not add too much.
●
When the oil level reaches at least zone
B
,
u
n
s
crew the engine oil filler cap carefully.
Motor oil specifications
Petrol engines
With LongLife service VW 504 00
Without LongLife service
VW 504 00,
VW 502 00
Diesel engines
With LongLife service VW 507 00
Without LongLife service VW 507 00
Engine oil additives
No type of
a
d
ditive should be mixed with the
engine oil. The deterioration caused by these
additives is not covered by the warranty.
››› in Topping up engine oil on
page 278
››› page 276
Coolant
Fig. 57 Engine compartment: coolant expan-
s
ion t
ank
cap.
The coolant tank is located in the engine
c
omp
ar
tment ›››
page 275.
When the engine is cold, replace the coolant
when the level is below .
Coolant specifications
The engine cooling system is supplied from
the factory with a specially treated mixture of
water and at least 40 % of the additive G 13
(TL-VW 774 J), purple. This mixture gives the
necessary frost protection down to -25°C
(-13°F) and protects the light alloy parts of
the engine cooling system against corrosion.
It also prevents scaling and considerably rai-
ses the boiling point of the coolant.
To protect the cooling system, the percentage
of additive must always be at least 40 %,
even in warm climates where anti-freeze pro-
tection is not required.
If for weather reasons further protection is
necessary, the proportion of additive may be
increased, but only up to 60 %; otherwise an-
tifreeze protection will diminish and this will
worsen cooling.
When the coolant is topped up, use a mixture
of distilled water and at least 40 % of the G
13 or G 12 plus-plus (TL-VW 774 G) additive
(both are purple) to obtain an optimum anti-
corrosion protection ›››
in Coolant specifi-
c
ation
s on p
age 280. The mixture of G 13
with G 12 plus (TL-VW 774 F), G 12 (red) or G
11 (green-blue) engine coolants will signifi-
cantly reduce anti-corrosion protection and
should therefore be avoided ›››
in Coolant
s
pec
ific
ations on page 280.
››› in Coolant specifications on
page 280
››› page 279
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