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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.

Maintenance to be carried out on vehicles up to chassis no. »8E Z 5 A 400 000«

Interval Work to be completed Page


according to service All work to be completed except for jobs marked "xx"
interval display
every 60,000 km All work to be completed including jobs marked "xx"
(38,000 miles)
every 30,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(19,000 miles) – Pollen filter: renewing
every 30,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(19,000 miles) – Fuel filter: renewing (6-cyl. TDI engines)

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every 60,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter


(38,000 miles) – Fuel filter: renewing (4-cyl. TDI engines)
every 60,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(38,000 miles) – multitronic gearbox: renewing ATF
every 60,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(38,000 miles) or every – Spark plugs: renewing (all engine versions except V8 4.2 MPI)
6 years
every 90,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(57,000 miles) or every – Spark plugs: renewing (V8 4.2 MPI)
6 years
every 90,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(57,000 miles) – Air cleaner housing: cleaning and renewing filter element
every 90,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(57,000 miles) – Toothed belt and tensioning roller for camshaft drive: renewing (4-
cyl. TDI engines, unit injector; up to MY 2003)
every 120,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter → Chapter
(76,000 miles) – Toothed belt and tensioning roller for camshaft drive: renewing (4- → Chapter
cyl. TDI engines, unit injector; from MY 2004)
– Toothed belt: renewing (6-cyl. 5-valve 3.0 ltr. engines)
– Toothed belt for camshaft drive and toothed belt for injection pump:
renewing (V6 TDI engines)
– Bearing bushes for poly V-belt tensioner: checking (V6 TDI
engines)
every 180,000 km In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
(114,000 miles) – Toothed belt: renewing (4-cyl. 1.8 ltr. 5-valve turbocharged engines)
– Toothed belt: renewing (4-cyl. 2.0 ltr. 5-valve engines)
– Toothed belt: renewing (4-cyl. 2.0 ltr. 4-valve engines)
every 24 months In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Brake fluid: changing
After 36 months, then Exhaust emissions test
every 24 months
every 48 months In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter

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– Telematics: renewing emergency backup battery

Work to be completed Page


Electrical system
Front lighting -
checking operation:
side lights, dipped
headlights, main beam
headlights, fog lights,
turn signals, hazard
warning lights
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)
Interior lights and
glove box lights,
warning and indicator
lamps, horn: checking
operation
Self-diagnosis: → Chapter
interrogating data
memory with fault
reader or -
VAS 5051/52-
Reading out: → Chapter
measured value block
32
(only applies in certain

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countries; for countries


affected refer to
maintenance table)
Service interval → Chapter
display: resetting
Telematics: renewing → Chapter
emergency backup
battery (every 4 years)
Vehicle, from outside
Rear lid hinges: → Chapter
lubricating up to
chassis no. > 080 000,
MY 02
Door arresters, lock → Chapter
cylinder and bonnet
arrester hook:
lubricating
Sun roof: checking → Chapter
operation, cleaning
guide rails and
spraying with
lubricating spray
Windscreen → Chapter
wiper/washer system
and headlight washer
system: checking jet
settings
Wiper blades in park → Chapter
position: checking
Wiper blades:
checking for damage
Tyres
Tyre on spare wheel: → Chapter
checking condition and
wear pattern; entering

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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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with washer fluid


Cooling system: → Chapter
checking antifreeze
and coolant level /
antifreeze specified
value -25°C; actual
value (measured
value):
xx Hydraulic system: → Chapter
checking for leaks,
checking hydraulic
fluid level and topping
up if necessary
Snow screen: cleaning → Chapter
Dust and pollen filter: → Chapter
renewing
Toothed belt for → Chapter
camshaft drive:
checking condition and
tension (2.5 ltr. TDI
engines)
Toothed belt for → Chapter
injection pump:
checking condition and
tension, tensioning
toothed belt -
additional work: 2.5 ltr.
TDI engines
Brake fluid: changing → Chapter
(every two years) -
additional work
- Note: Never remove
strainer from brake
fluid reservoir
Final jobs
Tyre pressures on all 4 → Chapter

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wheels and spare


wheel: checking
Tyre pressures on all 4 → Chapter
wheels and spare
wheel: checking
- Entering changed
tyre pressure settings
in Driver Information
System (DIS).
- (see Owner's Manual
„(DIS) Storing tyre
pressure settings “).
Headlights: checking → Chapter
settings and adjusting
if necessary (ellipsoid
headlights)
Headlights: checking → Chapter
settings and adjusting
if necessary (gas
discharge lamp)
Road test → Chapter

Maintenance to be carried out on vehicles from chassis no. »8E Z 5 A 400 001«

Interval Work to be completed


according to service interval display Complete service
every 30,000 km (19,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Pollen filter: renewing
→ Remark
every 30,000 km (19,000 miles) Snow screen: cleaning
every 30,000 km (19,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Fuel filter: draining (6-cyl. 2.7 and 3.0 TDI engines)
every 60,000 km (38,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Fuel filter: renewing (4-cyl. TDI and 6-cyl. TDI (2.7 and

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3.0 ltr.) engines)


→ Remark
every 60,000 km (38,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– multitronic gearbox: renewing ATF
→ Remark
every 60,000km (38,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
or every 6 years – Spark plugs: renewing (1.6 MPI / 1.8 T / 2.0 FSI / 3.0
MPI)
→ Remark
every 60,000 km (38,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Air cleaner: cleaning housing and renewing filter element
(4.2 FSI; RS 4)
→ Remark
every 90,000 km (57,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
or every 6 years – Spark plugs: renewing (2.0 TFSI / 3.2 FSI / 4.2 MPI / 4.2
FSI; RS 4)
→ Remark
every 90,000 km (57,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Air cleaner: cleaning housing and renewing filter element
(all engine versions except 4.2 FSI; RS 4)
→ Remark
every 120,000 km (76,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Toothed belt for camshaft drive / injection pump and → Chapter
tensioning roller: renewing (2.5 TDI engines)
– Bearing bushes for poly V-belt tensioner: checking (V6
TDI engines)
– Toothed belt: renewing (1.9 and 2.0 TDI engines) and in
addition tensioning roller: renewing, every 240,000 km
(152,000 miles)
– Toothed belt: renewing (V6 3.0 MPI)
→ Remark

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After 150,000 km (95,000 miles), In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter


then every 30,000 km (19,000 miles) – Diesel particulate filter: reading out ash deposit mass
– Engines affected: see Maintenance table
every 180,000 km (114,000 miles) In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Toothed belt: renewing (1.8 T / 2.0 TFSI)
→ Remark
every 24 months In addition to Inspection Service: → Chapter
– Brake fluid: changing
– Tyre repair kit: check expiry date (renew used cans)
→ Remark
After 36 months, then every 24 months In addition to Inspection Service: → Remark → Chapter
 see note – Brake fluid: changing
After 36 months, then every 24 months Exhaust emissions test → Remark

1) charged for separately

  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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level and topping


up if necessary
Windscreen and → Chapter
headlight washer
system: topping
up with washer
fluid
Brake fluid level: → Chapter
checking and
topping up if
necessary
Battery: checking → Chapter
Cooling system: → Chapter
checking
antifreeze and
topping up with
coolant if
necessary2
„Final jobs:“
Headlights: → Chapter
checking settings
and adjusting if
necessary2
Road test → Chapter

 2 only necessary every 60,000 km (38,000 miles)


 3 only necessary every 90,000 km (57,000 miles)

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