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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WARNING
 Preparing the vehicle for working in the engine compartment
Preparing the vehicle for working in the engine compartment Opening and closing the bonnet
Opening and closing the bonnetVolkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Overview of the driver side
  		Fig. 5 Overview of the driver side (left-hand 
drive vehicles) 
Fig. 6 Overview of the driver side (right-hand 
drive vehicles) 
Key for   and  :
	Vent  
	
	Button for interior monitor 
	 
	
	
	Light switch    
	
		Light switched off -- 
	
	
		Automatic headlight control -
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Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Fuel consumption
  		First read and observe the introductory information 
and safety warnings For reasons of vehicle registration and vehicle taxation, 
the fuel consumption values for some engines may vary from the information given 
in this manual for some countries. 
Petrol engines: Touran
	
		
		
		
		
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