Repair and Diagnosis (Single Page): Maintenance: Procedures: Maintenance

• Perfect Delivery Inspection Procedure
• Descriptions of operations
  • Lights, electrical consumers, switches, displays and other operating elements, checking function
  • Power window lifters, checking positioning
  • Climate control, checking function with temperature set to 22° C (71 °F)
  • Radio, activating anti-theft coding by entering fixed code number
  • Interior monitoring, checking function
  • On Board Diagnostic (OBD), Check DTC Memory (scan tool function 02)
    • Connecting VAG 1551 Scan Tool (ST)
    • Checking DTC memory
  • Instrument cluster driver information display, adapting language version
    • Notes
    • Example:
  • Service Reminder Indicator (SRI), adapting interval values
    • Notes
    • Adapting Service Reminder Indicator (SRI) channel 5, oil change service interval value (distance in km)
      • Notes
      • Example:
    • Adapting Service Reminder Indicator (SRI) channel 6, inspection service interval value (distance in km)
      • Notes
      • Example:
  • Service Reminder Indicator (SRI), resetting
    • Notes
    • Pre-delivery inspection
    • Oil change service or inspection service
    • Resetting SRI using VAG 1551/1552 Scan Tool (ST)
      • Notes
      • Example:
    • Resetting SRI without using VAG 1551 or 1552 Scan Tool (ST)
  • Windshield wiper and washer system, adjusting nozzles and checking function
    • Required special tool
    • Adjusting
  • Windshield washer/headlight cleaning system, topping off fluid
  • Headlight cleaning system, checking nozzle aim
  • Windshield wiper blades, checking park position
    • Checking and adjusting park position of windshield wiper blades
  • Wiper blade contact angle, adjusting
    • Possible causes for wiper blades skipping:
    • Required special tools and test equipment
    • Checking wiper arm angle
    • Specifications for wiper arm angle
    • Adjusting wiper arms
  • Door check strap, lubricating
  • Lock cylinders, lubricating
  • Door locks, lock buttons and child safety locks, checking
    • Door locks and lock buttons
    • Child safety locks (rear doors)
  • Sunroof, cleaning and lubricating guide rails
  • Plenum chamber cover, removing
  • Battery, checking electrolyte level, filling with distilled water
  • Battery terminals, checking
  • Battery residual voltage, checking
    • Notes
    • Special tools and test equipment
    • Testing requirements
  • Engine cover, removing
  • Engine (from top and bottom) and engine compartment, visual inspection
  • Cooling system, checking and correcting anti-freeze protection and coolant level
    • Notes
    • Checking coolant level, topping off coolant as necessary
    • Mixing ratio
    • Checking anti-freeze protection level, topping off coolant additive if necessary
    • Anti-freeze protection table
  • Air cleaner housing, cleaning; air cleaner element, replacing
  • Noise insulation panel, removing
  • Spark plugs, replacing
  • Hydraulic system, checking and correcting fluid level
    • Checking fluid level in power steering reservoir
    • Checking level of cold fluid
  • Dust and pollen filter, replacing
  • Ribbed belt, replacing
  • Toothed belt and tensioner pulley, replacing
  • Transportation blocks for front struts, removing
  • Manual transmission 01E oil level, checking
  • Manual transmission 01A oil level, checking
    • Notes
    • Tightening torque
  • Final drive oil level (automatic transmissions 01V & 01L), checking
    • Front and all wheel drive
  • Engine oil, draining and replacing oil filter
    • Notes
    • Replacing oil filter
  • Brake system, visual inspection for leaks and damage
  • Brake pad thickness, checking
  • Undercoating, visual inspection
  • Tie rod ends, checking play, mounting and dust boots
  • Tire condition and tread wear pattern (including spare), checking
    • Checking tires
    • Pre-delivery inspection
    • Inspection service
    • Checking tire wear pattern
  • Tire inflation pressures (including spare), checking and correcting
    • Notes
    • Spare wheel
  • Tire tread depth (including spare), checking
  • Wheel mounting bolts, specified tightening torque
    • Removing center cover
    • Wheel bolts
  • Engine oil, filling
    • Notes
    • Oil Capacities up to 2000
    • Oil Capacities from 2001 and up
    • Viscosity classes
    • Viscosity classes and oil specifications
    • Oil specifications for vehicles with gasoline engines
  • Engine oil level, checking
    • Notes
    • Test conditions
  • Brake fluid level, checking (dependent on pad wear)
    • Notes
    • Pre-delivery inspection
    • Inspection service
  • Brake fluid, changing
    • Special tools and equipment required
    • Procedure
    • Sequence: Brake fluid quantity which must flow out of wheel cylinders or brake calipers:
  • Headlights, aiming using Hella Universal Beamsetter IV
    • Service
    • Setting low beam alignment of driver's side headlight
    • Checking driver's side headlight high beam alignment
    • Aligning fog lamp
    • Passenger's side headlight, alignment
  • Headlights, adjusting
    • Vehicles with halogen headlights
    • Vehicles with high-intensity gas discharge (Xenon) headlights
    • Continuation
  • Fog lights, checking aim and adjusting
  • Road testing
  • RAPGARD®, inspection, removal and disposal
    • Notes
    • Service
    • Inspection
    • Removal
    • RAPGARD ®, paint inspection after removal
    • Adhesive residue removal
    • RAPGARD® Disposal
  • Transportation wiper blades, removing at vehicle delivery
    • Notes
    • Service
    • Transportation wiper blades, removing
• Type plate, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
  • Notes
  • Vehicle data label
  • Engine code and engine number
• Avant and Sedan, lifting
• All road, lifting
  • Lifting with vehicle lift or trolley jack
  • Ride height system "jack mode", activating and deactivating
    • Activating
    • Deactivating
  • Lifting points
    • Notes
    • Lifting point front
    • Lifting point rear
  • Lifting with vehicle jack
• Towing