Passat 2015 ➤, Passat 2019 ➤, Passat Variant 2015 ➤, Passat Variant 2019 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2020
El Salvador
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Caribbean, left-hand traf‐
fic
Dutch Overseas Territo‐
ries
Eritrea
French Guyana
Fiji
Philippines
Burundi
Bahamas
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Republic of Congo
St. Barthélemy
St. Martin
Trinidad and Tobago
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Type plate
Note
Vehicles for some countries have no type plate.
Owing to legal requirements, the type plate -arrow- is located in
the lower area of the B-pillar, after opening either the right or
the left front door.
The type plate includes the following vehicle data:
A - Vehicle identification number
B - Variable indications e.g. axle loads, gross vehicle weight
rating, gross combination weight
C - Model identification number
D - Engine code
3.14
Shortened intervals for spark plug re‐
placement
Shortened spark plug replacement intervals are necessary if
fuel not compliant with DIN EN 228 are used.
Examples in fuel inadequacies that can lead to shortened main‐
tenance / exchange intervals:
♦ Petrol contaminated with diesel
♦ High sulphur content
♦ Poor boiling point / evaporation
♦ Metallic components / Octane Booster Additive
♦ Contaminants in petrol
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