Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 1079

battery case damage.

Poor collision safety.

Battery, removing and installing

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Batteries with central gas venting

Batteries with two different styles of central gas

venting are installed:

Batteries with central gas vent hose

Batteries without central gas vent hose

CAUTION!

Only new generation batteries with central
gas venting are to be installed!

For proper function of central venting and
flame trap, check vent hose (where
applicable) for proper installation. Vent hose
must NOT be disconnected or pinched.

Only the use of genuine VW battery cell caps
ensures the different battery cover systems
are sealed correctly.

Only use genuine VW cell caps of the same
construction if lost or damaged.

Caps must be fitted with an O-ring seal.

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Battery, tightening torques

Location / Fastener

Tightening torque

Battery post terminals / nuts

M6

6 Nm

Battery post terminals / additional terminal nuts M6

6 Nm

Battery hold-down bracket / bolt

M8 X 25 25 Nm

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Starter

General information

The following starters are installed:

through 03.00 production

4-cylinder gasoline engines: 12 V - 1.1 kW

2.8L gasoline engine: 12 V - 2.0 kW

4-cylinder TDI engine: 12 V - 2.0 kW

from 04.00 production

Modified starters are installed on TDI engines:

Vehicles with manual transmission: 12 V -

2.0 kW

Vehicles with automatic transmission: 12 V -

2.4 kW

Refer to Parts Catalog for up-to-date

replacement applications.

Starter

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