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VW Passat B8 Service Manual ➜ Road test: performing (driving behaviour, noises, air conditioner etc.)

Passat 2015 ➤, Passat 2019 ➤, Passat Variant 2015 ➤, Passat Variant 2019 ➤  
Maintenance - Edition 11.2020  
– Open glass panel -1- completely.  
– Check seal on roof -3- for damage.  
– Clean seal on roof -3- and sealing surfaces on glass panel  
-2-.  
4.44  
Road test: performing (driving behav‐  
iour, noises, air conditioner etc.)  
Which of the following can be checked depends on vehicle  
equipment and local conditions (urban/country).  
Check the following during a road test:  
♦ Engine: output, misfiring, idling speed, acceleration  
♦ Clutch: pulling away, pedal pressure, odours  
♦ Gear selection: ease of operation, stick position  
♦ Automatic gearbox: Selector lever position, shift lock/ignition  
key removal lock, shift behaviour, dash panel insert display  
♦ Foot brake and handbrake: function, free travel and effec‐  
tiveness, pulling to one side, juddering, squeal  
♦ ABS function: pulsing must be felt at the brake pedal during  
ABS-regulated braking  
♦ Steering: function, steering free clearance, steering wheel  
centred when vehicle is travelling straight ahead  
♦ Tilting roof: function  
♦ Radio/radio navigation system: function, reception, GALA,  
interference noise  
♦ Multi-function indicator (MFI): functions  
♦ Air conditioning system: check function (At low temperatures  
the function of air conditioner must be checked in a work‐  
shop).  
♦ Vehicle: pulls to one side when travelling straight ahead (lev‐  
el road).  
♦ Imbalance: wheels, drive shafts, propshaft  
♦ Noise/vibration: wheel bearing, exhaust system  
♦ Engine: hot starting behaviour  
4.45  
Wheel securing bolts: tightening to  
specified torque  
♦ Pulling off wheel hub trim: ⇒ page 144  
4. Descriptions of work  
143  

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