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Spring Type vs. Application

2.0i And 2.3i (2.3i Not SE/US/CA):




2.0 LTT And 2.3i L SE/US/CA:









The tables shown describe which spring type should be used depending on the type of engine the car has and how the car is equipped. The colour indication in the following table indicates zone 1, 2 and also zone 5, 4 on the spring colour marking. When changing the spring it must have the same class designation (zone 3 should have the same colour).
Spring 1 (Green/Grey) 3800 N (810 - 842 kg)
Spring 2 (Grey/Grey) 3970 N (843 - 874 kg)
Spring 3 (Green/Green) 4163 N (9875 - 906 kg)
Spring 4 (Orange/Blue) 4315 N (907 - 938 kg)

Description of abbreviation in the tables:
M5 = Five gear manual gearbox.
A4 = Four gear automatic gearbox.
ABAG2 = Passenger side air bag
AC = Air conditioning
ACC = Automatic climate control
AS = Audio system
EAS2 = Electrically manoeuvred driver seat
SR3 = Electrically manoeuvred glass sun roof