GOOFS IN THE 05 S3 MANUAL

[Hairball]

Lets get a list of...er......inconsistancies in the manual

Like the rear comp. adjustment....on the LEFT, not the right
Seat height.....52.6 in. Pg. 113 - WHERE DID THEY GET THAT!

[Diego]

Seat height.....52.6 in. Pg. 113 - WHERE DID THEY GET THAT!

From the cell above it in the table, apparently. As you'll notice, though, the metric value is correct.

The only really egregious error in the manual is the line that inadvertently condenses the part about torquing the oil filter to 10 Nm, then replacing the drain plug and torquing to 25 Nm. It comes out as torquing the oil filter to 25 Nm instead, which is clearly wrong to anyone who's ever done the job with any kind of torque wrench.

[crashmasterd]

The manual?

Isn't that a kind of booklet with instructions in it?

Am I the only one in here who doesn't read such trivia?

REAL men don't read instructions. We know how to screw up all on our own!

[Martin_R]

1) Rear comp adjustment instructions + pic are from the right, when actually the correct screw is on the left and does not look anything like the one in the picture.

I hear this same wrong info is in the '04 Speed Triple manual also. Would it maybe be time to correct it sometime as the manual has been revised anyway?

2) On the oil change instructions the manual incorrectly says that the oil filter should be tightened to 25Nm. Correct values are: oil plug 25Nm and oil filter 10Nm.

3) There is no hint in the manual about the amount of oil the engine takes. Correct amounts: 3.5l dry, 3.2l wet including filter fill, 3.0l wet without filter.


[ This message was edited by: Martin_R on 2005-05-28 06:50 ]