A1: Running gear
Steering & suspension
Body & interior
Engine
Transmission
General
Heating & A/C
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Brake system96 pages
Technical data9 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP17 pages
- Connecting VAS 505 x and selecting functions
- Brake system warning lamps
Electronic stabilisation program ESP3 pages
Hydraulic unit with control unit (vehicles with petrol engine)3 pages
Hydraulic unit with control unit (vehicles with TDI engine)2 pages
- Removing and installing brake light switchF
- Removing and installing steering angle senderG85
Brake, brake mechanics28 pages
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo42 pages
Servicing rear brake calipers4 pages
Vacuum booster pump3 pages
Electric vacuum pump for brakesV1925 pages
Checking brake servo vacuum system5 pages
Running gear, front-wheel drive122 pages
Technical data13 pages
Proper disposal of fluid-filled components4 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts39 pages
Subframe, swivel joint, wishbone, anti-roll bar, coupling rod12 pages
- Exploded view - subframe, swivel joint, wishbone, anti-roll bar, coupling rod
- Fixing position of subframe
- Removing and installing subframe
- Removing and installing swivel joint
- Installation position of swivel joints
- Removing and installing wishbone
- Renewing front bonded rubber bush for wishbone
- Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for wishbone
- Removing and installing anti-roll bar
- Removing and installing rubber bushes for anti-roll bar
- Removing and installing coupling rod
Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit4 pages
Drive shaft13 pages
- General notes
- Slackening and tightening 12-point nut for outer joint on drive shaft
- Removing and installing drive shaft (left-side)
- Removing and installing drive shaft (right-side)
- Exploded view - drive shaft with constant velocity joint VL90 or VL100
- Dismantling and assembling drive shaft with constant velocity joint VL90 or VL100
- Exploded view - drive shaft with constant velocity joint VL107
- Dismantling and assembling drive shaft with constant velocity joint VL107
- Checking outer constant velocity joint
- Checking inner constant velocity joint
- Exploded view - drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2000/108
- Dismantling and assembling drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2000/108
Rear suspension, drive shaft19 pages
Servicing rear suspension5 pages
Shock absorbers, coil springs4 pages
Rear left vehicle level senderG763 pages
Wheels, tyres. axle align17 pages
- Wheels, tyres
Wheel alignment14 pages
- General notes
- When does wheel alignment have to be checked?
- Requirements for test
- Preparations for measurement
- Wheel runout compensation
- Checking full steering lock
- Explanatory notes on production control numbers (PR Nos.)
- Wheel alignment specifications
- Sequence of operations for checking and adjusting wheel alignment
- Centralising camber at front wheels
- Checking camber at rear wheels
- Checking toe setting at rear wheels
- Adjusting toe setting at front wheels
Steering34 pages
Airbag steering wheel3 pages
Electrohydraulic power steering3 pages
Bleeding steering system, checking for leaks and checking fluid level4 pages
Wheels and tyres › Wheels, tyres. axle align143 pages
- General information on wheels and tyres (passenger cars)
Legal and technical requirements for retrofitting different wheel/tyre combinations3 pages
- Reduced rolling resistance tyres
- Additional wheel housing extensions (flaps)
- Rims with bonded wheel trim
Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bonded)3 pages
- Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bolted)
- Split rim composite wheels
Design of wheels (rims)5 pages
- Tightening torques for wheel bolts
Fitting wheels / tyres / tyre pressure monitor16 pages
- General information on wheels and tyres
- Exploded view of components for light alloy wheels
- Exploded view of components for PAX run-flat tyres
- Instructions for changing/fitting wheels
- Removing and fitting run-flat tyres
- Safety notes for run-flat tyres
- Conditions for fitting run-flat tyres
- Unseating run-flat tyres
- Removing run-flat tyres
- Fitting run-flat tyres
- Exploded view of tyre pressure monitor
- Changing a tyre
- Removing and installing metal valve body
- Wheel electronics (TPM) - Beru system
- Wheel electronics (TPM) - Siemens system
- Repairing slight damage on rims
Tyre requirements and tyre maintenance24 pages
- Introduction
- Requirements to be met by tyres
- Factors influencing the service life of a tyre
- Tyre pressure (maintenance)
- Driving style
- Measuring tread depth
- Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
- Designations on sidewall of tyres with run-flat system (PAX)
- "80" series tyres
- Speed rating / maximum speed
- Speed symbols for tyres
- Winter tyres with speed symbol "V"
- Load rating code/load index (LI)
- Reinforced/Extra Load (XL) tyres
- Extra Load (XL) V winter tyres
- Snow chains
- The valve
- Tyre storage
- Storing the tyres
- Tyre ageing
- Renewing tyres
- Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
- Tyres with rim protectors
Rough running caused by wheels/tyres3 pages
Wheel balancing13 pages
- General notes
- Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
- Balancing wheels on stationary wheel balancer
- Wheels with sensitive surfaces and bonded wheel trims
- Work sequence when balancing wheels and tyres
- Finish balancer
- Vibration control systemVAS 6230 A
- Radial and lateral run-out on wheels and tyres
- Checking radial and lateral run-out of wheels and tyres on V.A.G 1435
- Checking radial and lateral run-out of wheels and tyres with wheel balancing machine centring systemVAS 5271
- Checking radial and lateral run-out on rim
- Match mounting
Tyre damage17 pages
- General notes
- Checking tyres
- Construction of belted radial tyres
- Torn tread
- Radial depressions
- Impact damage
- Cuts
- Damage caused by foreign bodies
- Loss of air from tyre
- Damage occurring when fitting tyres
- Bead damage caused by fitting machine
- Tyre pressure
- Tyre damage due to insufficient inflation pressure
- Slow loss of tyre pressure
- Temperature increase caused by insufficient inflation pressure
- Tears in tyre
Vehicles with breakdown set5 pages
Tyre pressure monitoring systems3 pages
Tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)10 pages
- Construction of tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- Codes and designations on tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- Support ring on PAX wheels
- Dimensions and designations for PAX rims
- Inflating tyres on PAX wheels
- Wheel alignment
- Repairing tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- PAX tyres - assessing condition
- Checking support ring
Self supporting tyres (SST) with run-flat capability4 pages