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VW - tb.17!05!05 Engine Oil, Volkswagen Oil Quality Standard VW 505 01 Requirement
VW - tb.17!05!05 Engine Oil, Volkswagen Oil Quality Standard VW 505 01 Requirement
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E 2005 Volkswagen of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights
of Volkswagen of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.
Important!
Please give copies to all
your VW Technicians
Technical Bulletin
Engine oil, servicing
All scheduled Volkswagen services and
topping off of engine oil between services
require oil which meets Volkswagen oil quality
standard VW 505 01.
No other engine oil may be used in this
engine unless it conforms to the Volkswagen
oil quality standard - VW 505 01.
Engine oil, topping off
z It is recommended that the customer always
carry a spare quart / liter oil which meets
Volkswagen oil quality standard VW 505 01
in case the engine oil needs topping off while
on the road. The spare quart of oil should
always be stored in its original container that
is securely closed in the luggage
compartment. Make sure the container is
securely stowed.
z Engine damage caused by using the wrong
engine oil will not be covered by the
applicable Vehicle Warranties.
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E 2005 Volkswagen of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights
of Volkswagen of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.