Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Indicator lamps
→ Start/stop system
→ Hill Hold Assist
Additional information and warnings:
- Volkswagen information system
- Braking, stopping and parking
- Battery
- Wheels and tyres
- Accessories, modifications, repairs and renewal of parts
- Starting the engine with jump leads
WARNING
- Unintentional vehicle movements can cause serious injury.
- The pull-away assist systems cannot replace the full concentration of the driver.
- Always adapt your speed and driving style to suit visibility, weather, road and traffic conditions.
- A pull-away assist system cannot hold the vehicle in all hill start situations or brake it sufficiently on all slopes going downhill (e.g. if the ground is slippery or icy).
Indicator lamps
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Lit up
Possible cause
Solution
The start/stop system is not ...
Other materials:
Hitching and connecting the trailer
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Emergency breakaway cable
Always fasten the trailer's emergency breakaway cable properly to the towing
vehicle. Leave enough slack in the emergency breakaway cable so that the vehicle
can still drive around corners. How ...
Technical requirements
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
If the vehicle is supplied with a factory-fitted towing bracket
it will already have the necessary technical modifications and meet the statutory
requirements for towing a trailer.
Only use a towing bracket that is appr ...
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics
Fig. 45 Unbelted occupants in a vehicle
heading for a brick wall
Fig. 46 Unbelted occupants in a vehicle
striking a brick wall
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The physical principles involved in a frontal collision are relatively simple.
As soon a ...
