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Inspect outer pad to determine its thickness.
Illuminate inner pad with an electric hand torch and mirror.
Determine thickness of inner pad by inspecting.
a - Inner and outer pad thickness without backplate
Wear dimension: 2 mm
The brake pads have reached their wear limit at a pad thickness
of 2 mm (without backplate) and must be renewed (repair meas‐
ure). Inform customer!
Note
When replacing brake pads, always check brake discs as well for
wear! Checking and if necessary replacing the brake discs is a
repair measure.
Check brake disc for wear:
Procedure
Brake system; Rep. gr. 46 ; Rear brake; Assembly overview -
rear brake
Note
For technical reasons it is possible that several cross references
are not directed to the correct chapter. In this case select the pro‐
cedure manually in the information.
4.13.3 Brake discs: checking condition
Check all brake discs for the following damage pattern:
Cracks
Scoring
Rust (no surface rust)
Burrs on circumference of brake disc
Note
Inform customer if brake disc damage is similar to these damage
patterns. Renewing the brake discs is a repair measure.
4.14 Brake fluid level: checking
Note the following:
Note
On right-hand drive vehicles, the brake fluid reservoir is located
on the right side in engine compartment.
The brake fluid is dependent on pad wear.
Brake fluid VW 501 14 with part number -B 000 750- must be
used.
Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
84 4. Descriptions of work:

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Volkswagen Passat 2011 Specifications

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BrandVolkswagen
ModelPassat 2011
CategoryAutomobile
LanguageEnglish

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