The following jobs should always be carried out in the given order before working in the engine compartment :

Park the vehicle on a level and stable surface.

Depress and hold the brake pedal until the engine has stopped.

Apply the handbrake Braking, stopping and parking Brakes Parking .

Select the neutral position or move the selector lever to P Changing gear Changing gear Automatic gearbox see Automatic gearbox_0 Automatic gearbox see Changing gear_0 Automatic gearbox Manual gearbox see Changing gear_0 Manual gearbox .

Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition Starting and stopping the engine Engine and ignition Ignition see Engine and ignition_0 .

Allow the engine to cool down.

Children and other persons should be kept well away from the engine compartment.

Ensure that the vehicle cannot roll away unexpectedly.

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Preparing the vehicle for working in the engine compartment
Opening and closing the bonnetVolkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Filling the tank with natural gas
Fig. 170 In the driver door: tank flap
release button
Fig. 171 With the tank flap open: gas
filler neck ①, gas filler neck seal ②
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Switch off the engine, ignition, mobile telephone and
auxiliary heater before re ...
Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Wheel cover
Fig. 204 Removing the wheel covers
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Removing the wheel covers
Take the box spanner and wire hook from the tool kit .
Insert the wire hook into one of the holes in the wheel cover.
Push the box spanner t ...