Polo 2018 ➤, Polo 2022 ➤, Taigo 2022 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 10.2021
3.12
Shortened intervals for spark plug re‐
placement
Shortened spark plug replacement intervals are necessary if
fuel not compliant with DIN EN 228 are used.
Examples in fuel inadequacies that can lead to shortened main‐
tenance / exchange intervals:
♦ Petrol contaminated with diesel
♦ High sulphur content
♦ Poor boiling point / evaporation
♦ Metallic components / Octane Booster Additive
♦ Contaminants in petrol
Country
30,000 km / 2 years 20,000 km / 2 years 15,000 km /1 year
10,000 km /1 year
Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan
Egypt
X
X
X
Algeria
Angola
Equatorial Guinea
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Ethiopia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belize
Benin (Dahomey)
Bermudas
Bhutan
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bolivia
Brunei
Burkina Faso (Up‐
X
X
per Volta)
Burundi
Chile
China
X
X
X
Costa Rica
Democratic Repub‐
X
X
lic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Dubai
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ivory Coast
Eritrea
X
X
X
X
X
X
Fiji
X
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