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The sticker includes the following vehicle data:
1 - Vehicle identification number
2 - Vehicle type, engine output, gearbox
3 - Engine and gearbox code letters, paint number, interior equip‐
ment
4 - Optional equipment, PR numbers
The sticker in service schedule includes the same data. The leg‐
end can be found below the sticker.
3.7
Severe operating conditions
If the vehicle is used under severe operating conditions some
work will have to be performed before the next service is due or
at shorter service intervals.
Severe operating conditions
• Regular short trips or stop and go operation in urban traffic
• High percentage of cold starts
• Vehicle is used in areas with winter temperatures over a long
period
• Regular long periods of idling (e.g. taxis)
• Vehicle is often driven at full throttle with high payload or whilst
towing a trailer
• Using diesel with elevated sulphur content
• Regular operation in areas with high levels of dust
3.8
Engine code and engine number
Engine code and engine number are located:
♦ On vehicle data sticker
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♦ On identification plate
Or
Procedure
Power unit ⇒ Rep. gr. 00 → Technical data → Engine number
Golf 2013 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 10.2012
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3. General
