Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
4.30
Multi-purpose additive for diesel fuel:
adding
4.30.1
Specification for using multi-purpose ad‐
ditive for diesel fuel
Note
♦ In the three markets mentioned below there is a particularly
high risk of deposits forming on the injectors and inlet valves
owing to the quality of the fuel.
♦ To counteract the formation of deposits, a multi-purpose ad‐
ditive for diesel fuel must be added.
♦ Only additives compliant with VW 505 26 (multi-purpose ad‐
ditive G 001 790 M3) may be used.
♦ After adding the additive, it is extremely important to fully refuel
the vehicle to achieve optimal effectiveness of the additive.
– During each change oil service, fill entire bottle of multi-pur‐
pose additive for diesel fuel into regular fuel tank.
Country
China
India
Russia
4.30.2
Recommendation for using multi-pur‐
pose additive for diesel fuel
Note
♦ In the following markets with a high risk of coke and deposit
formation, the addition of a multi-purpose additive is recom‐
mended owing to the lower concentration of additives in the
diesel fuel.
♦ Only additives compliant with VW 505 26 (multi-purpose ad‐
ditive G 001 790 M3) may be used.
♦ After adding the additive, it is extremely important to fully refuel
the vehicle to achieve optimal effectiveness of the additive.
♦ The multi-purpose additive can also be used in all other mar‐
kets that are not listed in the table.
– During each change oil service, fill entire bottle of multi-pur‐
pose additive for diesel fuel into regular fuel tank.
Country
Afghanistan
Egypt
Albania
Equatorial Guinea
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Belize
Mali
Morocco
Mauritania
Macedonia
Moldova
Myanmar
Dutch Overseas Territories
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Country
Nigeria
Benin
Bhutan
Pakistan
Brazil
Panama
Brunei
Paraguay
Burkina Faso
Cayman Islands
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Ivory Coast
Fiji
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka and the Maldives
South Africa
Sudan
Gambia
Georgia
South Sudan
Surinam
Ghana
Syria
Guatemala
Guinea
Thailand
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago
Chad
Haiti
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
USA
Honduras
Indonesia
Iraq
Belarus
Jamaica
Jordan
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Venezuela
Central African Republic
Zimbabwe
Cape Verde
Caribbean, left-hand traffic
Columbia
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
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