Vehicle owner's manual Volkswagen Passat B2

Engine start
Starting a cold engine FZ and EP engines Pull out the carburetor choke cover handle to failure. At the same time, the control lamp in the instrument cluster lights up yellow. Turn...

Engine lubrication system
Oil sump Before each trip or every 500 km, check the oil level in the engine oil sump with an oil dipstick. The oil level must be between the marks «max» and «Min», and at high...

Engine cooling system
Coolant temperatures The coolant temperature is controlled by a pointer, which, depending on the model of the car, is located either above the control lamps in the center of the...

Supply system
Fuel filter Replace the fuel filter every 30,000 km. Air filter Replace the air filter element every 30,000 km. Econometer-pointer shift to higher gear On some cars there is an...

Ignition system
Engines with contact ignition system Periodically check the gap between the breaker contacts and the cleanliness of their working surface. The gap between the contacts should be...

Automatic transmission
Floor-mounted automatic transmission selector lever has six positions (see picture): «R» (parking); R» (reverse); «N» (neutral); «D», «2», «1» (forward gear). Erroneous setting of...

Front wheel drive
Every 15,000 km of run, check the tightness of the protective covers of the constant velocity joints and the wheel drive shafts.

Steering
Every 15,000 km of run, check the tightness of the rubber protective covers, as well as the clearances in the steering. Oil level in the power steering reservoir Periodically...

Front and rear suspension
Periodically check the condition of the shock absorbers.

Brake system
Control lamp of emergency level of a brake liquid On cars of some models, an emergency decrease in the level of brake fluid is signaled by the ignition of the control lamp for...

Control lamp of a charge of the rechargeable battery
The control lamp of a charge of the storage battery located between indexes of a combination of devices lights up at inclusion of ignition and dies away after start-up of the...

Programmable speed controller
Depending on the configuration, a programmable speed controller was installed on the cars. This device ensures that the selected speed is maintained without affecting the...

Sunroof
Some models are equipped with a sunroof with a mechanical or electric drive. Power sunroof The hatch is opened and closed using a handle located on the roof of the body between...

Heating and ventilation
The interior heater is controlled by three levers, for air distribution and temperature control - by a fan switch. When the air distribution levers are moved to the left position,...

Windshield and side windows
To quickly thaw the windows and eliminate fogging, set the heater control levers to the extreme right position, set the heater electric fan switch to the position «2» and close...

Interior heating
Fast interior heating Move the left air distribution lever to the left and the other two levers to the right. Open the side nozzles for supplying air to the passenger compartment....

Ventilation
Move the heater tap control lever to the extreme left position. Set the left air distribution lever to the far right position and the right lever to the far left position. Adjust...

Air conditioner
On cars produced since 1985, an air conditioner was installed by order. The air conditioner is used to cool the air taken inside the car at high outside temperatures. The air...

Controls and instrumentation
Volkswagen controls and instrumentation «Passat»: 1 - side ventilation nozzle; 2 - outdoor lighting switch and instrument lighting switch; 3 - ABS malfunction indicator lamp...

Fuels and lubricants of domestic production and their foreign analogues

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