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Inspection Service
Note
The Inspection Service always includes an oil change and additional work.
Vehicles with petrol engine/ turbocharged petrol engine: max. 15,000 km (9,000 miles) or max.
1 year.
Vehicles with 4-cyl. / 6-cyl. diesel engine: max. 15,000 km (9,000 miles) or max. 1 year.
If servicing of vehicle is changed to flexible intervals (LongLife), the service interval display has
to be adapted accordingly → Chapter.
For engine oil specifications and capacities please refer to → ELSA maintenance table.
WARNING
Use only engine oil with the specification VW 507 00 on vehicles equipped or retrofitted
with diesel particulate filter.
D The order of the individual servicing operations is optimised as a result of long-standing experience. It is therefore essential to comply with the stated order to
avoid unnecessary delays.
D The order in which operations are described here is based on that specified for the Inspection Service, which is the type of service performed most frequently.
D Please inform the customer if any faults or defects which need repairing are identified during an Inspection Service.
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tread depth
Tyre (front left): → Chapter
checking condition and
wear pattern; entering
tread depth
Tyre (rear left): → Chapter
checking condition and
wear pattern; entering
tread depth
Tyre (rear right): → Chapter
checking condition and
wear pattern; entering
tread depth
Tyre (front right): → Chapter
checking condition and
wear pattern; entering
tread depth
Tyre repair kit: → Chapter
checking expiry date
G17 additive: adding → Chapter
into tank
(only applies in certain
countries; for countries
affected refer to
maintenance table)
Vehicle, from below:
Engine, gearbox, final
drive, steering and
boots: visual checks
for leaks and damage
Engine oil: draining or → Chapter
extracting, changing oil
filter
Manual gearbox/final → Chapter
drive: checking oil
level, topping up with
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oil if necessary
xx Final drive (automatic → Chapter
gearbox): checking oil
level, topping up with
oil if necessary
Brake system (from → Chapter
below): visual check
for leaks and damage
Brake pads: checking → Chapter
thickness
Underseal: visual → Chapter
check for damage
Exhaust system: visual
check for leaks and
damage, check that
parts are properly
secured
Track rod ball joints: → Chapter
checking play, security
and boots
Joints on front axle: → Chapter
checking boots, play
and security
Engine compartment
Engine (from above) → Chapter
and engine
compartment: visual
check for leaks and
damage
Engine oil: filling up → Chapter
Battery: checking → Chapter
Windscreen and → Chapter
headlight washer
system: topping up
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Maintenance to be carried out on vehicles from chassis no. »8E Z 5 A 400 001«
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Note
The extended brake fluid change interval applies to vehicles in certain markets from model year
2007 onwards. Markets affected: see Maintenance table.
Work to be Page
completed
„Electrical
System:“
Front and rear
lighting, horn and
hazard warning
lights: checking
operation
Front lighting –
checking
operation: side
lights, dipped
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headlights, main
beam headlights,
fog lights, turn
signals, hazard
warning lights 2
Rear lighting –
checking
operation: brake
lights (incl. 3rd
brake light), rear
lights, reversing
lights, rear fog
light, number
plate lights, turn
signals, hazard
warning lights,
luggage
compartment
light (several
lights)2
Interior lights and
glove box lights,
warning and
indicator lamps,
horn: checking
operation2
Sliding sun roof: → Chapter
checking function
Self-diagnosis: → Chapter
interrogating data
memory of all
systems
Reading out: → Chapter
measured value
block 32
(Only applies in
certain countries;
for countries
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affected refer to
maintenance
table)
Service interval → Chapter
display: resetting
„Vehicle, from
outside:“
Door arresters, → Chapter
securing pins,
lock cylinder and
bonnet arrester
hook: lubricating2
Windscreen → Chapter
wiper/washer
system and
headlight washer
system: checking
operation
Wiper blades: → Chapter
checking park
position and
checking for
damage (get
approval from
customer before
you renew them)
„Tyres:“
Tyres: checking → Chapter
tread depth and
tyre wear pattern
(including spare
wheel), checking
and if necessary
correcting tyre
pressure
G17 additive: → Chapter
adding into tank
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(Only applies in
certain countries;
for countries
affected refer to
maintenance
table)
„Vehicle, from
below:“
Mechanical units, → Chapter
steering, boots,
brake system,
hoses, fluid
reservoirs: visual
check for
damage
Engine oil: → Chapter
draining or
extracting,
changing oil filter
Engine: visual
check for leaks
Brake pads: → Chapter
checking
thickness
Poly V-belt: → Chapter
checking
condition and
tension; adjust
tension if
necessary (only
applies to 4.2 ltr.
V8)3
Toothed belt for → Chapter
camshaft drive:
checking
condition and
tension (2.5 ltr.
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TDI engines)
Toothed belt for → Chapter
injection pump:
checking
condition and
tension,
tensioning
toothed belt -
additional work:
2.5 ltr. TDI
engines
Underbody: → Chapter
visual check for
damage, check
that no fasteners
or pipes have
come loose2
Exhaust system:
visual check for
leaks and
damage, check
that parts are
properly
secured2
Joints on front → Chapter
axle: checking
boots, play and
security2
„Engine
compartment:“
Engine oil: filling → Chapter
up
Hydraulic → Chapter
system: checking
for leaks,
checking
hydraulic fluid
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