Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: General Information
| The following descriptions also apply to Left Rear Cigarette
Lighter -U3-, Right Rear Cigarette Lighter -U7-, Rear Cigarette
Lighter -U9-, 12 V Socket 2 -U18-, 12 V Socket 3 -U19-, 12 V
Socket 4 -U20-, Cigarette Lighter 2 -U25- and 12 V Socket 5
-U26- if they are illuminated. |
Caution
| Using force to remove cigarette lighter sockets
without illumination can result in damage to the
mounting sleeve retainers. |
| The Cigarette Lighter Release Tool -T40148- can only
be used to remove cigarette lighter sockets with
illumination. |
| The puller is not capable of releasing the retainers
on power sockets without illumination. |
| Sockets without illumination usually cannot be
removed without damage. |
|
Caution
| Using force to remove cigarette lighter sockets
without illumination can result in damage to the
mounting sleeve retainers. |
| The Cigarette Lighter Release Tool -T40148- can only
be used to remove cigarette lighter sockets with
illumination. |
| The puller is not capable of releasing the retainers
on power sockets without illumination. |
| Sockets without illumination usually cannot be
removed without damage. |
|
| On some vehicle equipment levels, socket illumination is via
Light Emitting Diode (LED) instead of a bulb. These LEDs are
integrated with the illumination housing and cannot be serviced
or replaced separately. |
| Various versions of illumination housing with bulb exist.
One version allows separate replacement of the illumination
bulb, and another where the bulb cannot be serviced or replaced
separately. In this case, the entire illumination housing must
be replaced. |
| There are different versions of the sockets and cigarette
lighter sockets due to different installation locations and
construction. The differences are primarily In the length and
type of electrical connectors. On sockets or cigarette lighter
sockets with an electrical cable pig tail, additional work may
be necessary to access the connector. |
|
Caution
Using force to remove cigarette lighter sockets
without illumination can result in damage to the
mounting ...
Other materials:
Checking and refilling the windscreen washer fluid level
Fig. 77 In the engine compartment: cap
of washer fluid reservoir
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The windscreen washer fluid level should be checked regularly and topped up as
necessary.
A filter can be found in the feed throat of the washer fluid re ...
Checklist
The following steps should always be carried out in the specified
order before working in the engine compartment :
Park the vehicle on a level and stable surface.
Depress and hold the brake pedal until the
engine has stopped.
Apply the handbrake firmly Braking, stopping
and p ...
Description of the central locking system
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The central locking system enables you to lock and unlock all the doors, the
tailgate and tank flap from one central point:
From outside the vehicle with the vehicle key .
From inside the vehicle with the centra ...
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Overview - Cigarette Lighter -U1-