Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Warning lamp
→ Opening the tailgate→ Closing the tailgate
Additional information and warnings:
- Exterior views
- Central locking system
- Transporting items
- Manual opening and closing
WARNING
- Therefore the tailgate should only be opened or closed when you are sure that nobody is in its path.
- Never close the tailgate by pushing it down with your hand on the window. The rear window could shatter and cause injuries.
- After closing the tailgate, check to make sure that it is closed and locked correctly so that it does not open while the vehicle is in motion. The closed tailgate must be flush with the surrounding body panels.
- Always keep the tailgate closed while the vehicle is in motion so that no toxic exhaust fumes can enter the vehicle interior.
- Never open the tailgate if there is a load attached to it, e.g. a rack or luggage carrier. It may also not possible to open the tailgate if there are objects attached to it, e.g. bicycles. The additional load might cause the open tailgate to close by itself. Support the tailgate as necessary or remove the load from the surface.
- Close and lock the tailgate and all vehicle doors when the vehicle is not in use. Ensure that no one remains in the vehicle.
- Never leave children playing unattended in or around the vehicle, especially when the tailgate is open. Children could climb into the luggage compartment and shut the tailgate, thereby trapping themselves inside. Temperatures inside a locked vehicle may reach extremes of heat or cold, according to season. This can cause serious injuries and illness or fatalities, especially for small children.
NOTICE
NOTICENever use the gas-filled strut to fix or hold a load. This could lead to damage and make it impossible to close the tailgate.
Tailgate
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Warning lamp
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Lit up
Possible cause
Solution
The tailgate is open or not properly close ...
Other materials:
Engine data
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
For reasons of vehicle registration and vehicle taxation, the power output and
performance of some engines may vary in some countries from the information given
in this booklet.
Petrol engines
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Masking or switching over headlights for driving abroad (travel mode)
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
If you have to drive a right-hand drive vehicle in a left-hand drive country,
or vice versa, the asymmetric dipped beam headlights may dazzle oncoming traffic.
Therefore, the headlights must be masked or switched over if ...
Using a mobile telephone in the vehicle without a connection to the external
aerial
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsBoth during telephone calls and in standby mode, mobile
telephones transmit and receive radio waves, which may also be termed "high-frequency
energy". Current scientific literature warns us that radio waves can be harmful
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