CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
15 -Airbag system* 59
The
warning lamp lights up for a few
sec-
onds
when the ignition is switched on. On
vehicles
with
the passenger-side air-
bag
deactivated
the warning lamp will
then flash for approximately 12 seconds
(see
Booklet 2.1 under "Deactivating air-
bags").
If the warning lamp does not go out after the
given period, or if it lights up, flashes or
flickers during a journey, there is a
fault
in
the airbag system. The system should im-
mediately be checked by a Volkswagen
dealer.
•
16 -Brake
wear
monitor*
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The
warning lamp will
light
up when the
brakes
being monitored have reached the
wear level.
You
should contact a Volkswagen dealer im-
mediately so
that
the brake pads/linings can
be checked.
The
brake wear monitor checks the
front
left
and the rear
right
brake. If the display
lights up we recommend
that
the other
brakes
be checked as well.
On
vehicles
with
a 16" running gear, the
brake pad wear monitor checks the brake
pads
on all four wheels.
17 -Fuel reserve*
The
warning lamp comes on when there an
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approximately 10 litres
left
in tank. A wain
ing signal will also sound.
18 -Electronic
Stability
Programme (ESP)*
The
warning lamp lights up upon ignition
and should go out after approx, 2
second:.
The
ESP
unit
also has Traction Control Sya
tern
(TCS).
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The
lamp flashes when the system is in
operation whilst the vehicle is in motion.
When
the
unit
is switched off or if them la
a
fault
in the system, the warning lamp la
permanently on.
As
the
ESP
unit
functions together
with
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ABS
and EDL, the ABS warning lamp will
also
come on if the ESP fails.
For
further notes please refer to page 129
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Warning
If
both
the ABS
indicator
lamp
and the
brake
system
warning
lamp
light
up, you
must
stop the
vehicle
immediately
and check
the
brake
fluid
level. If the
fluid
level
is
below
the "MIN"
mark,
do not
drive
on. Please ask for ex-
pert
assistance.
If the
brake
fluid
level
is at a
sat-
isfactory
level, the
fault
might
stem
from
the ABS. The
rear
wheels
can block
relatively
quickly
if the
regulating
function
of the ABS
fails.
This could poss-
ibly
lead
the
rear
of the
vehicle
to
skid.
Drive
carefully
to the
next
Volk-
swagen
dealer
and
have
the
fault
corrected.
Further details on ABS are given in Booklet
3.2.
under "Braking".
Electronic
Differential
Lock
(EDL)*
The
EDL system works in conjunction
with
the
ABS.
Failure of the EDL system is indi-
cated by the ABS warning lamp lighting up.
This
lamp will also
light
up if the TCS and
ESP
should fail. The vehicle should be taken
to a Volkswagen dealer as soon as possible.
Further details on EDL can be found in
Booklet 3.2.
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