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1.1 Introduction

These body builder guidelines provide body builders with important technical information which must be complied with when planning and

manufacturing a body for road safety and operational reliability. The add-on, body, installation or conversion work required for this is

referred to below as “body activities”.

Due to the vast number of body builders and types of conversion, it is not possible for Volkswagen AG to predict all possible changes which

may can occur due to the body activities, e.g. with regard to driving properties, stability, weight distribution, centre of gravity of the vehicle

and its handling characteristics. Therefore, Volkswagen AG does not accept any liability for accidents or injuries arising from changes of this

kind made to its vehicles, especially if the changes have a negative effect on the vehicle as a whole. As a result, Volkswagen AG only accepts

liability for its own design, production and instruction services. The body builder itself is obliged to ensure that its body activities are not

faulty in themselves, and also that they cannot result in defects or dangers on the vehicle as a whole. The body builder must also ensure

the conformity of the body activities with the respective and applicable laws (in particular approval and registration processes). The body

builder itself is liable in the event that this obligation is violated.

These body builder guidelines are intended for professional body builders. As a result, these body builder guidelines assume corresponding

background knowledge. Note that some work (e.g. welding on load-bearing parts) is only allowed to be performed by appropriately

qualified personnel. This requirement exists in order to avoid risks of injury and to achieve the quality needed in the body activities.

1.1.1 Concept of these guidelines

The following body builder guidelines are divided into 6 chapters so that you can find information rapidly:

1. General information

2. Chassis

3. Drive train

4. Electrical

5. Body and paint

6. Listings

Information

For more information, see 1.2.1.1 “Contact”, 1.2.2 “Body

builder guidelines, consulting”.

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1.1.2 Means of representation

The following means of representation are used in these body builder guidelines:

Warning note

A danger note draws your attention to possible accident or

injury risks to which you or other persons might be exposed.

Environmental note

An environmental note provides you with information about

environmental protection.

Practical note

This note draws your attention to the risk of possible

damage to the vehicle, as well as to regulations and

provisions to be observed.

Information

This note indicates additional information.

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1.1.3 Vehicle safety

Warning note

Before installing external add-ons or mechanical units, it is

essential that you read the chapters in these body builder

guidelines that are related to installation, as well as

corresponding chapters in the instructions and information

for the suppliers' mechanical units and in the detailed

owner's manual for the base vehicle. Otherwise you will not

be able to recognise dangers, and might expose yourself or

others to danger.

We recommend that you use parts, mechanical units, conversion parts or accessories that have been tested by Volkswagen AG for the

corresponding vehicle type.

Have the vehicle's safety checked immediately if non-recommended parts, mechanical units, conversion parts or accessories are used.

Practical note

It is essential that you comply with European vehicle

approval or UN ECE R regulations, as well as national

registration regulations and also technical vehicle

regulations. This is because body activities on the vehicle

can alter the vehicle type under registration regulations and

the operating permit may be invalidated.

This applies in particular to:

–

modifications which change the vehicle type approved

in the operating permit,

modifications which might be expected to endanger

road users or

modifications which impair the exhaust or noise

emissions characteristics.

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1.1.4 Operational safety

Warning note

Incorrect interventions in electronic components and their

software may result in these no longer functioning. Due to

the networking of electronics, systems that were not

modified can be affected.

Malfunctions to the electronics can significantly impair the

operational safety of the vehicle.

Have work on or modifications to electronic components

performed by a qualified specialist workshop which has the

necessary specialist knowledge and tools for performing the

necessary work.

Volkswagen AG recommends a Volkswagen AG customer

service workshop for this purpose.

Service by a qualified specialist workshop is essential, in

particular for safety-relevant work and work on safety-

relevant systems.

Some safety systems only operate when the engine is

running. Therefore, do not switch the engine off when

driving.

1.1.5 Note on copyright

The texts, pictures and data contained in these body builder guidelines are subject to copyright.

This also applies to editions on CD-ROM, DVD or other media.

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