Starting and driving › Brakes 175
If the brake fluid change date is exceeded, heavy
braking may cause vapour bubbles to form in the
brake system.
Brakes
What you should be mindful of
WARNING
Problems and faults with the brake system can ex-
tend the braking distance of the vehicle!
Troubleshooting
Brake fluid level is too low
DANGER
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Danger of a functional restriction of the brake boos-
ter!
When braking in a vehicle with manual transmis-
sion, when the vehicle is in gear and at low revs,
depress the clutch pedal.
Stop driving! Get the help of a specialist
company.
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Brake system and anti-lock braking system faulty
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DANGER
Danger of the brakes overheating!
Do not depress the brake pedal if you do not need
to brake.
If the original front spoiler is damaged, ensure the
air supply to the front brakes is guaranteed.
Stop driving! Get the help of a specialist
company.
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Brake pads worn
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Drive to a specialist garage with appropriate
careful driving.
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Check the brake fluid level
Braking effect reduced
Moist, frozen, salted or corroded brakes can impair
the braking effect.
Test conditions
✓ The vehicle is on a horizontal surface.
✓ The engine is off.
Clean the brakes by braking repeatedly if the traffic
conditions allow it.
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Checking
When the engine is stopped, the brake booster
does not work
The fill level must be in
the marked area.
Depress the brake pedal more forcefully.
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If the level is below the
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mark
tinue.
, do not con-
Electric parking brake
Operation
Do not refill liquid.
Get the help of a spe-
cialist company.
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WARNING
Danger of key locking!
If the brake fluid level is
too low, a light will be
The recessed grip for the fingers in front of the
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displayed in the instrument cluster.
However, we
recommend that you regularly check the brake fluid
level directly on the reservoir.
button
must remain free.
Manual switching on
Pull on the button
and hold it.
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WARNING
Danger of brake failure!
If the fluid level falls significantly within a short time
The following symbols
light up.
or drops below the mark
have become leaky.
, the brake system may
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in the button.
Stop driving! Get the help of a specialist company.
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in the instrument
Specification
cluster.
The brake fluid must comply with standard
VW 501 14. This standard complies with the require-
ments of the FMVSS 116 DOT4 standard.
Automatic shutdown
Changing
The parking brake switches off automatically when
Have the brake fluid replaced by a specialist garage.
starting up.
If there is an automatic shutdown e.g. to prevent
WARNING
Danger of brake failure!
starting on a slope, keep pulling the button
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