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– Open cover of heat shield sleeve -4-.
– Check battery -3- for secure seating. If necessary, retighten
bolt -2- to specified torque.
– Open cover -4- on battery negative terminal.
– Check battery terminal clamps -1- and -5- for secure seating.
If necessary, retighten nuts -2- and -6-.
Torque setting
Nm
Nut for battery terminal
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Bolt for securing bracket
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Carry out following procedures after connecting battery:
Procedure
Vehicle electrics → Electrical system ⇒ Rep. gr. 27 → Discon‐
necting and connecting battery.
For technical reasons, it is possible that some links do not make
reference to the correct chapter. In this case select the procedure
manually in the information.
4.5
Battery: Checking with battery tester (al‐
ways refer to workshop manual)
Procedure
Vehicle electrics → Electrical system, General information ⇒ Rep.
gr. 27 → Checking battery.
Note
For technical reasons, it is possible that some links do not make
reference to the correct chapter. In this case select the procedure
manually in the information.
4.6
Checking tyres: Condition, wear pattern,
tyre pressure and tread depth
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Checking wear pattern
Tread depth (including spare wheel): Check
Golf 2013 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 10.2012
4. Descriptions of work
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