Volkswagen Multivan 2024 - Checking the Brake Fluid; Brake Fluid Change

Preparations
1. Parkthevehicleonafirmandlevelsurface.
2. Openthebonnet.
Checkthebrakefluidlevel
Fig.1Intheenginecompartment:brakefluidreservoir
cap.
Thebrakefluidreservoirisidentifiablebythecap →Fig.1 .
Thebrakefluidlevelcannotbecheckedaccuratelyinallmodelsasaflaporenginecomponentsmaypartiallyconceal
thebrakefluidcontainer.Ifthebrakefluidlevelcannotbereadexactly,pleaseseekassistancefromasuitably
qualifiedworkshop.
ThebrakefluidlevelmustalwaysbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkingsonthebrakefluidreservoir → .
Thebrakefluidleveldropsslightlywhenthevehicleisbeingusedasthebrakepadswearandthebrakesare
automaticallyadjusted.
Brakefluidchange
Havethebrakefluidchangedregularly.Informationonthechangeintervalforthebrakefluidcanbeobtainedfroma
correspondinglyqualifiedworkshop.Onlybrakefluidthatconformswiththerequiredspecificationshouldbeused.
WARNING
Brakefailureorreducedbrakingefficiencycanbecausedbythebrakefluidlevelbeingtooloworbybrakefluidthat
istoooldorunsuitable.
● Havethebrakesystemandbrakefluidlevelcheckedorthebrakefluidchangedonaregularbasis!
● Therefilledbrakefluidmustbenew.
● Makesurethatthecorrectbrakefluidisused.OnlyusebrakefluidthatisexplicitlycompliantwithVWstandard
50114.Anyotherbrakefluidoralow-qualityonecanaffectthefunctioningofthebrakesandreducetheir
effectiveness.
● IfyoudonothaveanybrakefluidthatiscompliantwithVWstandard50114,useahigh-qualitybrakefluid
compliantwithDINISO4925CLASS6ortheUSstandardFMVSS116DOT4,butonlyinexceptional
circumstances.
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