Service.

Self-Study Programme 251

The Passat, Model Year 2001

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 The Passat, Model Year 2001

This Self-Study Programme summarises the have previously been described in other
design features of the Passat 2001. It provides Self-Study Programmes. To enable you to brush
you with information about the various engines up your knowledge of specific technologies, we
and gearboxes, the front and rear axle have enclosed an index at the back of this SSP. It
configurations, the electronics and the refers you to the relevant Self-Study Programmes
modifications to the convenience system. The by keywords such as "TUMBLE INTAKE PORT".
design and function of the various components (In the case of the "tumble intake port" you are
and modules will not be explained in depth in referred to SSP 195 - the SSP in which this
this SSP. technical feature is described.)

Descriptions of modifications always refer to the

predecessor model. A number of the
technologies cited in this Self-Study Programme

Keywords are always given in SMALL

CAPITALS.

New Important
Note

The Self-Study Programme presents the Please always refer to the relevant Service literature for current
inspection, adjustment and repair instructions.
design and function of new developments.
The contents are not updated!
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At a glance

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Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Power transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Saloon

Brief description of vehicle

The Passat 2001 is based on the highly successful The front end of the Passat has been redesigned,
predecessor model. In revising the vehicle, and particularly the bonnet, the wings and the
Volkswagen's designers retained the radiator grille. The bumpers now have full-length
characteristic basic shape of the saloon, with its rubbing strips.
distinctive dome roof.

New features of the Passat, model year 2001

● TV tuner
● Dynamic navigation

● Third-generation immobiliser

● Anti-vibration measures
(40Hz body)

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 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

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 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.

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 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

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All technical modifications apply to saloon and Variant.

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Saloon

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2703 mm (2707)
4703 mm (4675)
1462 mm (1459)

The figures quoted in brackets refer to

1746 mm (1740) the predecessor model.
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Dimensions and weights

Model MY 2001 MY 1997

Length 4703 mm 4675 mm
Width 1746 mm 1740 mm
Height 1462 mm 1459 mm
Wheelbase 2703 mm 2707 mm
Turning circle 11.4 m 11.4 m
Tank capacity 62 l 62 l
Drag coefficient 0.27 cw 0.27 cw
Weight (unladen) 1277 kg 1233 kg

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Variant

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2705 mm (2707)

4682 mm (4675)
1470 mm (1459)

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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 11.4 m
Tank capacity 62 l 62 l
Drag coefficient 0.27 cw 0.27 cw
Weight (unladen) 1319 kg 1282 kg

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 Environmental Protection

The water management plan

Environmental protection is a matter of
fundamental importance. Each and everyone of
us should strive to protect the environment
wherever possible, day by day. You are required
to think pro-environmentally when you repair
and service vehicles. And we must do likewise in
vehicle manufacture.

To demonstrate our commitment to in-plant

environmental protection throughout all stages
of the vehicle production process through to
delivery of the finished product, we will be
dealing time and again with the topic of
environmental protection in the next Self-Study
Programmes.

The water management plan for Wolfsburg plant

Our customer have high expectations of our
products in several respects: Process water retention tank
reliability, convenience, quality and, not least, 1,500,000m3
environmental compatibility. Firstly, the vehicle Measuring station
itself should pollute the environment as little as
possible. This means raising fuel economy,
reducing pollutant emissions in exhaust gases
and ensuring a high degree of recyclability of to landfill
the individual components of a car at the end of
its life cycle. Secondly, our customers also expect Process water
their vehicles to be made in a production facility treatment
Filtration
that meets stringent environmental protection press
standards. Waste water
treatment plant
(biological)
Volkswagen can look back on a long tradition of
protecting the environment. When it built its first - Mittelland
and, to date, largest - plant in Wolfsburg, Canal
Volkswagen even then thought about ways of
using the natural resource of water as
economically as possible for example.
Volkswagen currently circulates and reprocesses
Drinking water
more than 95 percent of process water within the procurement (from
plant. the Harz mountains)
The amount of fresh potable water which
Volkswagen annually feeds into its circulation
system from external sources accounts for less
than five percent of total volume.

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 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.

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West combined heat and power station

Procurement of drinking water

To ensure that we maintain
Cyclator high standards in
Chem. waste
water treatment
environmental protection, our
plant
to landfill
plants are audited and
certified by an independent
expert. Our European plants
Filtration sta- were certified according to the
Pret
reat tions EU eco audit regulations while
men
t p l an
t our non-European plants were
Rainwater
certified according to the
Cooling circuits international
production ISO 14001 standard.

Total
demineralisa-
tion

Sewage water
Canal water cycle pumping station

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 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.

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The side and head airbags

The side and head airbags afford excellent side The head airbag has a filling volume of
impact protection. The two side airbags, approximately 26 litres and is integrated in the
integrated in the front seats, have a filling vehicle headlining, above the doors.
volume of approximately 12 litres.

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 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.

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The complete part number of the airbag control unit, together with the index (colour code) must
be quoted when ordering side impact sensors because these sensors are not labelled with a
parameter index. The part number and the colour index can only be read out, or reproduced,
from the production data (VIN, year of manufacture, list of PR numbers) by using the workshop
tester.

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 Safety

The belt tensioner/belts

Belts and BELT TENSIONERS round off the restraint Ball-type tensioners are used in the front seating
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°.
These systems deploy mechanically and The rear seating positions have rotary belt
pyrotechnically. tensioners.

Ball-type tensioner Rotary belt tensioner

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The upper part of the belt buckles in the new Passat is flexible.
The lower part is rigidly bolted to the bracket.

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 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. A belt
guide hook on the booster cushion ensures an
ideal belt position around the child's pelvis.

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Belt guide hook

The Isofix system

The new Passat comes as standard

with an attachment point for the fastening clips
of the ISOFIX system. Child safety seats integrated
in the rear bench seat are optional.

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 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.

Roof cross strut

B-pillar, right

Side member, right

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 Body

B-pillar, left

Side member, left

Side member, top left

Wheel housing, inner

surface (sheet-metal
reinforcements have been
welded in on the left and
right )

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Side member, top right

Tunnel reinforcement
Vehicle safety and natural body vibration (40 Hz)
have been greatly improved as a result of these
modifications.

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 The engines

Engines in general

On the following pages, you will find All engines have an electrical throttle control. For
descriptions of the engines to be used in the new more effective antitheft protection, the engine–
Passat. They include specifications, torque and control unit communicates with the immobiliser
performance curves, as well as details of control unit via CAN databus (3rd generation
technical features and engine modifications. immobiliser).

In developing all engines, special emphasis was

put on raising fuel economy and reducing
exhaust emissions.

These engines now meet the following standards:

● all petrol engines conform to the EU 4 exhaust

emission standard and
● all diesel engines conform to the EU 3 exhaust
emission standard.

A self-diagnosis fault warning lamp is now

integrated in the dash panel insert in all petrol-
engined vehicles.

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If a component with a bearing on exhaust
emissions fails while the vehicle is in operation
(e.g. misfiring), the self-diagnosis fault warning
lamp begins to flash. If a component is identified
as being defective while the vehicle is in
operation, the self-diagnosis fault warning lamp
lights up continuously.
In both cases, the engine must be inspected
immediately.

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 The Engines

1.6-litre 75 kW petrol engine

The engine is an improved version of the
1.6-litre petrol engine developing 74kW.

The following components were optimised with

regard to friction work and mass for higher fuel
economy:

● the conrods (TRAPEZOIDAL CONRODS) were opti-

mised for mass
● the piston lands were lowered to reduce pis-
ton mass
● ALUMINIUM CYLINDER HEAD WITH ROLLER CAM
FOLLOWERS

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Specifications

Engine code ALZ

Displacement 1595 cm3
Type Row
Number of cylinders 4
Number of valves per 2
cylinder
Compression ratio 10.3:1
Bore 81.0 mm
Stroke 77.4 mm
Max. power 75 kW/102 bhp
@ 5600 rpm
Max. torque 148 Nm
@ 3800 rpm
Engine management Simos 4
system
Fuel grades RON 95 unleaded
petrol
(the Passat also
operates on RON
91 unleaded
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reduced engine
power)

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 The Engines

1.8-litre 110 kW petrol engine with 5 valves per cylinder and

turbocharger
The engine was adopted from the predecessor
model and adapted to meet the applicable
exhaust emissions regulations, as outlined below.

● No intermediate shaft
● Oil pump is chain driven
● Piston crown cooling via oil spray jet
● Rod-type ignition coils with integrated output
stage
● PLANAR PROBE BEFORE CATALYST
● Camshaft timing control - timing chain
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● The water pump is driven by a toothed belt

Specifications

Engine code AWT

Displacement 1780 cm3
Type Row
Number of cylinders 4
Number of valves per 5
cylinder
Compression ratio 9.3:1
Bore 81.0 mm
Stroke 86.4 mm
Max. power 110 kW/150 bhp
@ 5700 rpm
Max. torque 210 Nm
@ 1750-4600 rpm
Engine management Bosch Motronic
system ME 7.5
Fuel grades RON 95 unleaded
petrol
(the Passat also
operates on RON
91 unleaded
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reduced engine
power)

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 The Engines

2.0-litre 85 kW petrol engine

The 2.0-litre engine was adopted from the
predecessor model.

In vehicles which have automatic transmission,

an electrical vacuum pump produces the vacuum
required for the brake booster (see page 43).

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Specifications

Engine code AZM

Displacement 1984 cm3
Type Row
Number of cylinders 4
Number of valves per 2
cylinder
Compression ratio 10.3:1
Bore 82.5 mm
Stroke 92.8 mm
Max. power 85 kW/110 bhp
@ 5000 rpm
Max. torque 172 Nm
@ 3500 rpm
Engine management Simos 3.2
system
Fuel grades RON 95 unleaded
petrol
(the Passat also
operates on RON
91 unleaded
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reduced engine
power)

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 The Engines

The 2.3-litre 125 kW V-5 petrol

engine with 4 valves per cylinder
The following modifications have been made to
this engine:

● 4 valves per cylinder

● ROLLER CAM FOLLOWER valve gear
● BUILT-UP CAMSHAFT
● CAMSHAFT TIMING CONTROL intake and
exhaust camshafts
● Plastic twin-path intake manifold
● ELECTRIC THROTTLE DRIVE
● "TUMBLE" INTAKE PORT

These modifications provide higher power output

and torque, and hence better driving
performance.
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Specifications

Engine code AZX

Type VR
Number of cylinders 5
Number of valves per 4
cylinder
Compression ratio 10.75:1
Displacement 2326 cm3
Bore 81.0 mm
Stroke 90.3 mm
Max. power 125 kW/170 bhp
@ 6200 rpm
Max. torque 225 Nm
@ 3200 rpm
Engine management Bosch Motronic
system ME 7.1
Fuel grades RON 98 unleaded
petrol
(the Passat also
operates on RON
95 unleaded
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reduced
power output)

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 The Engines

2.8-litre 142 KW V-6 petrol engine

with 5 valves per cylinder
The Passat is still powered by the high-
performance 2.8-litre V-6 petrol engine.
The following improvements were made to this
engine:

● 2 lambda probes were integrated in the

exhaust line before the catalyst and
● after the catalyst.

These modifications allow the engine to meet the

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stringent EU 4 exhaust emission standard.

Specifications

Engine code AMX

Type V
Number of cylinders 6
Number of valves per 5
cylinder
Compression ratio 10.6:1
Displacement 2771 cm3
Bore 82.5 mm
Stroke 86.4 mm
Max. power 142 kW/193 bhp
@ 6000 rpm
Max. torque 280 Nm
@ 3200 rpm
Engine management Bosch Motronic
system ME 7.1
Fuel grades RON 98 unleaded
petrol
(the Passat also
operates on RON
95 unleaded
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reduced
power output)

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 The Engines

1.9-litre 74 kW TDI engine with

pump injection system

The 1.9-litre 74 kW TDI engine is based on

the 1.9-litre TDI engine developing 85 kW.

It differs from the basic engine in the following

respects:

● The software used in the engine control unit

was adapted to the lower engine power.
● The injectors have smaller
nozzle holes.

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Specifications

Engine code AVB

Type In-line engine
Number of cylinders 4
Number of valves per 2
cylinder
Compression ratio 19:1
Displacement 1896 cm3
Bore 79.5 mm
Stroke 95.5 mm
Max. power 74 kW/100 bhp
4000 rpm
Max. torque 250 Nm
@ 1900 rpm
Engine management BOSCH EDC 15 P
system
Mixture preparation Direct injection by
pump injection
system

Fuel grades 49 CN diesel,

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 The Engines

The 1.9-litre 96 kW TDI engine with

pump injection system
The 1.9-litre 96 kW TDI engine differs from 1.9-
litre 74kW TDI engine with pump injection
system in the following respects:

● The software used in the engine control unit

was adapted to the higher engine power.
● The injectors have larger
nozzle holes.
● The TURBOCHARGER is larger.
● The crankcase is made of stronger material.
● The crank pin diameter of the
crankshaft has been enlarged.
● The conrods are made of stronger material.

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Specifications

Engine code AVF

Type In-line engine
Number of cylinders 4
Number of valves per 2
cylinder
Displacement 1896 cm3
Bore 79.5 mm
Stroke 95.5 mm
Compression ratio 19:1
Max. power 96 kW /130 bhp
4000 rpm
Max. torque 310 Nm
@ 1900 rpm
Engine management BOSCH EDC 15 P
system
Mixture preparation Direct injection by
pump injection
system

Fuel grades 49 CN diesel,

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 The Engines

The 2.5-litre V-6 TDI engine

developing 110 kW

The 2.5l V-6 TDI ENGINE DEVELOPING 110 KW has

demonstrated its success in the predecessor
model and will also be used in the Passat 2001

The following technical innovations were

employed to improve mixture preparation and
reduce exhaust emissions:

● The number of pump pistons in the

radial-piston distributor injection pump was
increased by 1, thereby raising the
maximum INJECTION PRESSURE.
● The 5-hole injector has been replaced by a 6-
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● Improved CRANKCASE VENTILATION

Specifications

Engine code AKN

Type V-engine
Number of cylinders 6
Number of valves per 4
cylinder
Displacement 2496 cm3
Bore 78.3 mm
Stroke 86.4 mm
Compression ratio 19.5 : 1
Max. power 110kW/150 bhp
4000 rpm
Max. torque 310 Nm
@ 1500-3200
rpm
Engine management Bosch EDC 14 M
system
Mixture preparation Direct injection by
electronically
controlled
distributor
injection pump
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Fuel grades 49 CN diesel,
biodiesel

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 Power Transmission

Manual gearboxes

5-speed manual gearbox 012/01W

The 012 or 01W manual gearbox has a proven

service record in the predecessor model.

It will be installed as a 5-speed gearbox in

combination with all petrol engines and also in
the 74 kW diesel engine.
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5-speed manual gearbox 01A

The 01A four-wheel drive manual gearbox from

the predecessor model will be installed as a
5-speed gearbox in combination with the
2.0-litre, 2.3-litre and 2.8-litre petrol engines.
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5- and 6-speed manual gearbox 01E

The 01E manual gearbox will be installed as a

5- or 6-speed manual gearbox in combination
with the turbodiesel engines developing 96 kW
and in the V-6 TDI. 251_053

The 01E four-wheel drive manual gearbox

(4 Motion)

will be installed in the Passat 2001 as a 6-speed

gearbox in combination 4- and 6-cylinder
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turbodiesel engines from 96 kW.

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 Power Transmission

Automatic gearbox
The new Passat is available with the same
automatic transmission as in the predecessor
model. The design and function of both
automatic transmissions have been adopted
without change.

4-speed automatic gearbox 01N

The 01N four-speed automatic gearbox is

notable for:

● driver- and situation-dependent

driving programs, fuzzy logic controlled
● a drag-dependent driving program
● a torque converter with
lock-up clutch

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5-speed automatic gearbox 01V

The five-speed automatic transmission 01V has:

● a dynamic shift program (DSP)

● Tiptronic
● a torque converter with torque converter lock-
up clutch

The 5-speed automatic gearbox is also

available as a 4 Motion gearbox.
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 Power Transmission

Engine/gearbox combinations

Front 4 Motion

1.6-litre ALZ 012 / 01W 01N

1.8-litre AWT 012 / 01W 01N 01 A

2.0-litre AZM 012 / 01W 01 V

2.3-litre AZX 012 / 01W 01 V 01 A

2.8-litre AMX 01 V

1.9-litre AVB 012 / 01W 01N

1.9-litre AVF 01 E 01 V 01 A

2.5-litre AKN 01 E 01 V 01 A 01 V

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