Maintenance Procedures
- 01 Maintenance
- Servicing
- 30-day Inventory Maintenance
- Pre-Delivery Inspection Procedure
- Oil Change and Maintenance Service
- Emission Control Maintenance Schedule / Vehicle Maintenance Schedule
- Description of work
- Lights, electrical equipment, switches, displays and other driver-operated controls, testing operation
- Windshield wiper/washer system and headlight washer system, checking operation and adjusting washer jet settings
- Headlight washer system, checking washer jet settings
- Windshield washer/headlight washer system, topping off fluid
- Wiper blades, checking park position and checking for damage
- Wiper blade contact angle, adjusting
- Electric window lifters, checking positions
- Clock, setting correct time
- Air conditioner, checking operation and setting temperature to 72 ° F (22 ° C)
- Radio, activating anti-theft coding by entering fixed code number
- On Board Diagnostic (OBD), checking DTC memory with VAS 5051 or VAG 1551 scan tool
- Instrument cluster, setting language version
- Service interval display, resetting
- Door arresters and lock cylinders, lubricating
- Battery, checking electrolyte level and topping off with distilled water if necessary
- Battery, checking "no load" voltage before first engine start
- Battery, checking battery cables for secure fit (only applies to vehicles kept in stock for long periods)
- Engine cover, removing
- Engine and engine compartment, visual check for leaks and damage (from above and below)
- Engine coolant system, checking antifreeze and topping off with coolant if necessary
- Air cleaner, cleaning housing and replacing filter element
- Spark plugs, replacing
- Hydraulic system, checking for leaks, checking fluid level and if necessary topping off hydraulic fluid
- Dust and pollen filter element, replacing
- Transport locking elements, removing from front suspension struts
- Noise insulation, removing
- Manual transmission/final drive, checking oil level and topping off if necessary
- Automatic transmission/final drive, checking oil level and topping off if necessary
- Haldex clutch oil, checking level / changing / changing filter
- Engine oil, draining or extracting, and oil filter, changing
- Brake system, visually checking for leaks and damage
- Brake pads, checking thickness
- Under coating, visually checking for damage
- Tie rod ends, checking play, attachment and protective boots
- Tires (including spare), checking condition and wear pattern
- Tires (including spare), checking and recording tread depths
- Tires (including spare), inflating to correct pressures
- Wheel bolts, tightening to specified torque
- Engine oil, filling up
- Engine oil, checking oil level
- Brake fluid level (depending upon brake pad wear), checking
- Brake fluid, changing
- Headlights, aiming using Hella Universal Beamsetter IV
- Headlights (halogen), adjusting
- Headlights (gas charged Xenon), adjusting
- Road test
- RAPGARD ® , inspection, removal and disposal
- New Protective Vehicle Transit Coating, Liquid Film, inspection, removal and disposal
- Transportation wiper blades, removing at vehicle delivery
- Type plate and vehicle identification number
- Vehicle, lifting
- Tow-starting/towing
- Exhaust emission test