Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and auxiliary items required

• ◆ 3277 Fitting tool
• ◆ V.A.G 1526 A Hand multimeter
• ◆ V.A.G 1594 A Adapter set
• ◆ Spacer 15 mm

• ‒ Remove spark plug connectors with H.T. cables:

=> Repair group 28; Motronic injection and ignition system; Servicing ignition part

• ‒ → Remove H.T. cable guides -1- and -2-.
• ‒ Remove cover above intake manifold upper part -3-.

Vehicles with manual gearbox

• ‒ → Adjust throttle cable by moving the retainer -arrow- at the support bracket, so that the full throttle position is attained at the throttle valve lever.

Vehicles with automatic gearbox

• ‒ → Clamp distance piece -1-,
       a = 15 mm,
  between accelerator pedal -2- and stop -3- and hold accelerator pedal in this position.

• ‒ → Fully open throttle valve by pulling on the outer cable and locate in this position with the retainer -arrow-.
• ‒ Release accelerator pedal.
• ‒ Pull 2-pin connector off kick-down switch (F8) in engine compartment (on the bulkhead).

• ‒ → Connect hand multimeter V.A.G 1526 with aux. cables from V.A.G 1594 to kick-down switch.
• ‒ Check resistance at switch.
       Specification: ∞ω
• ‒ Slowly move accelerator pedal in direction of full throttle.

Shortly after the kick-down pressure point the resistance must drop to      0 ω.
At this point the accelerator pedal must be just off the stop.