– Gear selection: Ease of operation, stick position.
– Automatic gearbox: Selector lever position, shift lock/ignition
key removal lock, shift behaviour, dash panel insert display.
– Foot brake and handbrake: Function, free travel and effec‐
tiveness, pulling to one side, juddering, squeal.
– ABS function: Pulsing must be felt at the brake pedal during
ABS-regulated braking.
– Steering: Function, steering free play, steering wheel centred
when vehicle is travelling straight ahead.
– Tilting roof: Function
– Radio/radio navigation system: Function, reception, GALA, in‐
terference noise
– Multifunction display (MFI): Air conditioner functions: Check
function. (At low temperatures the function of air conditioner
must be checked in a workshop) Air conditioner: Function
– Vehicle: Pulling to one side when travelling straight-ahead
(level road)
– Imbalance: Wheels, drive shafts, propshaft
– Wheel bearings: Noises
– Engine: Hot starting behaviour
4.36 Wheel securing bolts: Tighten to pre‐
scribed torque setting
Removing and installing wheel bolt caps
♦ Pulling off wheel hub trim: ⇒ page 136
♦ Pulling off wheel trim ⇒ page 137
♦ Pulling off wheel bolt caps: ⇒ page 137
♦ Loosening/tightening anti-theft wheel bolts ⇒ page 137
♦ Tightening wheel bolts ⇒ page 138
♦ Installing wheel centre cover, wheel bolt cover caps and wheel
cover ⇒ page 138
Pulling off wheel hub trim
Caution
On vehicles with light alloy wheels do not lever wheel hub trim
off with screwdriver, only use the special tool for this purpose
(puller hook in vehicle tool kit).
The puller hook -1- to remove the cover caps is located with the
vehicle tool kit.
– Hook puller hook into one drilling of wheel hub trim and pull off
in -direction of arrow-.
Golf Variant 2007 ➤ , Golf Variant 2010 ➤ , Jetta 2005 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 09.2009
136 4. Descriptions of work