Passat Estate coolant - help pls

[tertius]

I have a 2000 Passat 1.8 20V (non-turbo) that has appears to have allowed all its coolant to leak out.

If I try topping it up, I can see it start to drip out on the drive. So clearly there is a leak somewhere.

My question is would it be a problem to top it up with plain water in order to get it to a garage to look at it?

I'm hoping it'll leak out sufficiently slowly to allow to drive the 1-2 miles required.

thanks

[tertius]

Cheers.

Only problem now is I couldn't find anyone local who would actually answer the phone today, so it'll be a few days before its sorted. Hopefully it'll stay mild - was 14.5 degrees c on the display today - in January!