Lighting check and spare bulbs (VW Golf 1)

At night and in fog, good lighting is essential. On the one hand, you need to know where you are going, and on the other, you need to see other road users and they need to notice your Volkswagen from afar.

Turn on the ignition, then check the operation of the following devices one by one:

• parking lights: low beam, fog lights. High beam, additional high beam headlights:
• direction indicators at the front right and left, as well as hazard warning lights;
• reversing light; rear number plate light and, if present, rear fog light;
• hazard warning lights at the rear, right and left: direction indicators.

The assistant should press the brake pedal to check the brake lights.

Spare bulbs for the road

The following spare light bulbs should be available:

• double-filament lamp 45/40 Vg according to DIN standard. Form A ("normal" basic form) or
• halogen single-filament lamp 114, 60/65 W according to DIN standard, shape YD (main headlight; designation on the glass of the lamp "H4");
• O halogen single filament lamp H3: 55W DIN standard, shape YC (fog light and, if necessary, additional high beam light);
• spherical lamp 21 W according to DIN standard, RL shape (for flashing indicator light in front and rear; light brake lights; headlights that illuminate the path when the car is reversing; rear fog light);
• 5W DIN spherical lamp, shape G (rear light);
• 4 W tubular lamp according to DIN standard, form HL (parking lights, rear number plate lights).

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