Self-Study Programme 251 The Passat, Model Year 2001. • The Passat, Model Year 2001 have previously been described in other This Self-Study Programme summarises the Self-Study Programmes. To enable you to brush design features of the Passat 2001. It provides up your knowledge of specific technologies, we you with information about the various engines have enclosed an index at the back of this SSP. • At a glance Concisely.4 Environmental protection. • The Passat 2001 is based on the highly successful and particularly the bonnet, the wings and the predecessor model. In revising the vehicle, radiator grille.

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The bumpers now have full-length Volkswagen's designers retained the rubbing strips. Characteristic basic shape of the saloon, with its distinctive dome roof. • Concisely The rear end has been revised also, including the rear lights. The headlights have clear lenses and the indicator lights are built into the headlights. Solar roof BI-xenon headlights with dynamic headlight range control are also available. Improved crash concept 251_103.

• Concisely Variant The Variant has been revised, too. In addition to the new front-end design, which is identical in the Variant and saloon, the rear end and the rear lights have been redesigned in the Variant. New locking concept with radio wave folding key (fob) built into the driver's door. • Concisely The Passat has a new locking concept. All models come with radio wave folding keys. There is no lock cylinder on the front passenger's door and the tailgate is separately released. Comfort-enhanced air conditioning system Distance control Spare wheel fitted with ready-for-road tyre 251_104 All technical modifications apply to saloon and Variant.

• Concisely Saloon 251_018 2703 mm (2707) 4703 mm (4675) The figures quoted in brackets refer to the predecessor model. 1746 mm (1740) 251_016 Dimensions and weights Model MY 2001 MY 1997 Length 4703 mm 4675 mm Width 1746 mm 1740 mm Height 1462 mm 1459 mm. • Concisely Variant 251_054 2705 mm (2707) 4682 mm (4675) 251_055 251_056 1746 mm (1740) Dimensions and weights Model MY 2001 MY 1997 Length 4682 mm 4675 mm Width 1746 mm 1740 mm Height 1470 mm 1459 mm Wheelbase 2705 mm 2707 mm Turning circle 11.4 m. • Waste water treatment plant (biological) Volkswagen can look back on a long tradition of protecting the environment. When it built its first - Mittelland Canal and, to date, largest - plant in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen even then thought about ways of using the natural resource of water as economically as possible for example. • Environmental Protection The Emden plant The Emden plant, where the majority of Passat models are built, was the first automobile manufacturing plant in Europe to be certified (in September 1995). The plant was re-audited and re- certified in September 1998.

251_091 West combined heat and power station Procurement of drinking water. • Safety Occupant protection The front airbags Full-size airbags are fitted in the Passat 2001 on the driver's and front passenger's sides. As in the predecessor model, the airbags have filling volumes of approximately 64 and 120 litres respectively. The central airbag control unit is located behind the central console, above the tunnel.

• Safety As before, the system has two lateral acceleration sensors, located beneath the seats. The lateral acceleration sensors are programmed with a vehicle-specific parameter when they are replaced. Where repair or replacement of defective parts is needed, it is important to specify the correct SP-number. • Safety The belt tensioner/belts Belts and round off the restraint Ball-type tensioners are used in the front seating BELT TENSIONERS system. Standard belt tensioner systems are used positions. In comparison with the predecessor in the outer seat positions, front and rear.

Model, they are rotated through 180°. • Safety Child restraint systems Integrated child safety seats To make use of the integrated child safety seats, the elements of the seat cushion have to be raised and locked in place. An additional shoulder belt guide corrects the belt position for children with a height from 1.3m - 1.5m. • Body Body reinforcements The body of the Passat 2001 was reinforced in the zones described below. In other words, the body panels have been thickened and the spot welds have been supplemented with laser-welded seams.