Volkswagen Transporter T4, Руководство пользователя

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without special attachments.
Wheel base 2920 mm
These vehicles must have a minimum rear-axle load of 640 kg, to permit that they can also be driven
without special attachment. In this context, it is not necessary to deal with the compliance with other
possible regulations on driving.
1. No further boundary conditions apply to the short front section of vehicle, apart from those mentioned
under item 2.1., and provided that no TDI engine is used.
2. At the long front section version (only available for caravans!) and at the short front section version with
TDI engine, it is generally only possible to increase the load, if a calculation of weights is available for the
upgraded special vehicle and if the brake calculation shows a positive result in the individual case.*
Observe item 2.1!
b.
Import certificates
can be obtained from:
Volkswagen AG,
Department NE-GG,
Brieffach [pigeonhole] 1745,
Postfach [P.O. box],
38436 Wolfsburg, Germany
Fax +49-5361-972917
Time required for handling:
approx. 20 days.
Preconditions:
It is required to forward a copy of the vehicle registration papers and documents. In addition: Specification of
axle loads
♦
the currently used tyre type
♦
the centre-of-mass position of the base vehicle to be upgraded/modified
♦
the remaining net load.
♦
a.
A positive test result from our development department. b.
If an import certificate is already available for an upgrading/modification variant, please enclose a copy when requesting a
further import certificate. (This will help to speed up the handling!).
*) Due to capacity reasons, individual cases cannot be considered.
Alternative:
Please, use long wheel bases! In case of
larger quantities, add a note on how many vehicles of this variant are to be constructed per annum.
At variants which are not mentioned here, a subsequent load increase is not possible. The same applies to load
increases exceeding the above mentioned extent!
Additional information:
Only for camper vans and sales cars
, there is a chassis with driver™s cab available for both wheel bases with a
permitted total weight of 3,300 kg. For these vehicles, only the
front-wheel drive version
is available for right-hand and
left-hand drive vehicles.
The conversion to a syncro version is not permitted! No further possibility to increase the
load! Trailing weights:
For all transporter variants, max. 4,500 kg, except for vehicles with a
1.9 l diesel engine
for which a trailing weight of
max. 4,000 kg
is permitted.
•
2,5 l TDI engine
for which a trailing weight of
max. 5,000 kg
is permitted.
•
Note:
Subject to errors and technical amendments. The electronic version of the body guidelines is the decisive source of up-to-date data on body guidelines (online body
guidelines). Data status August 2007
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