1.2 USA Warranty 
What is not  covered 
Tires 
Tires arc not cove red by th is 
a  list of tire manufacwrers 
Maintenance services and 
nance serv ice. 
Thi s 
warranty does not cove r the replacement of filters,  oil, lubricants, flu ids, or air conditioner refrigerant  charge.  unless their replacement is  a necessary of warranty service on covered component. 
Mechanica l a dju stments not with a 
defect  in material or workmanship are not ered after the first year or miles, ever occurs first  (i.e. headlight adjustment). This warranty docs not cover  wheel alignmem or tire 
Damage or 
damage or malfunct ions which arc the result of improper repair  of of 
a ny non Genuine Volkswagen  pa n s alte r  th e ve hicle  perfo rmance specifications from those se t by the veh icle manufacturer. 
modificat ions to the vehicle (including the ginc management syste m). accessories  su ch as a larm  syste ms, remote roof 
new parts not sold or approved by Volk swagen,  or used part s, or the damage to  associated or sys te m s: or 
damage or m alfunct io ns  w hi ch the  vehicle.  in particular any major or structural  alt e ra tion s such as the veh icle  to a convertibl e or the 
modification of the roof  to accommodate a glass roof or other similar  structural 
damage or malfunctions caused by  in tiona) or unintentionalmisfueling. collision or modificat io ns th e  vehicle,  including, but not limit ed  to  the or engine components approve d by  Volkswagen; or 
damage or malfunctions resulting  from the use the vehicle  in competitive events or caused by  acci dent or fire; or 
damage or malfunctions resulting  from the vehicle a warning gauge reading o r other warnin gs  indicate mechanical or operation al problem: or 
damage or malfunctions due to suspension modifications,  su ch as the  installat ion 
be a loss  by 
bled from or repaired  
replace any airbag in your vehicle and assure system  effectiveness  in  a  crash. 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
Never permit salvaged or recycled ai rb ags 
to  be  installed  in your 
low ering  th e veh icle,  changing  the 
s tiffness of th e suspe nsion , including the spring s, suspe nsion  struts,  shock absorber s etc. 
ca n change  th e forces  that  are meas ured  by th e 
air  bag  senso rs and sen t to  the  electron ic  control 
unit. s u sp ensio n chang es for ample,  increase  the force level s m eas ured  by the 
sensors and make  the airb ag system  deploy in 
cras hes in wh ic h  it wou ld  no t dep loy  if th e 
c h a nges  had  no t bee n made. kind s of ch a nges  may  reduce  the  force  leve ls  mea sured by  the  senso rs  and preve nt the airbag  from ploying  whe n  it  should. 
The Advanced  Airbag will not work the 
way it s houl d if  th e o ptional safety  belt  exte nder is  not  removed  from the safety  belt latch  when 
the seat i s occup ie d  and  the sa fe ty  belt  is  not bei ng  used.  Leaving th e extender attach ed  to  the safety belt  buck le when the front seat is 
s ig na l the airbag  control  unit that  the front seat is  occup ied and that the sa fety  belt  is  being  used. The elec tron ic  co ntro l unit  for the airbag  system 
will then  rece ive incorrect information  that will cause  the safe ty belt pretens ioner to deploy 
has deployed  can not be re pair ed. 
T he  entir e safety  belt must  be  rep laced . For  that 
rea son, a lways  re move  the sa fety belt  exte nde r 
w hen  it  is  not  nee ded  and  stow  it  sa fely 
23. In  ad d ition, the  safet y belt  extender must  never  be  used to secure  child  rest raint s to 
th e front  passenge r seat. 
T he  se ns
ors  in  the safety belt  buckle  for the driver and front passenge r seat tell th e troni c control module  if  the  safe ty  belt is latc hed or If th e sa fe ty  belt is  being  used,  the front  airbag 
will deploy 
at a  sl ightly  highe r rate of hi cle  dece leration than if the sa fe ty  belt is not 
b eing  used . Therefore , in  a particular  collision, it 
i s  possible  that an airbag will not  deplo y at  a seatin g position  where the safety  belt is being 
u sed but infla te  at  the position  where the safe ty  belt  is not bei ng  use d. It is  important that n othing  interfere  with the safety  belt buck les so 
that  the sensors can send  the  correct tion abou t safety belt  use to the  elec tron ic 
C hanging the  ve hicl e's suspension  including 
us e of unapproved tire-rim  combinations  ca n change Advanced Airbag performance and crease the risk of se rious  personal  injury  in a 
c ras h. 
Never  install s uspension components that do not h ave  the same performance ist ics as th e components originally  in stalled on your ve hicl e. 
Never  use  tire-rim combin a ti o ns  th at have not been  approved  by Volkswage n. 
Leaving the optional safety  belt extender tached to  th e safety  belt latch  on the front senger seat when  the safety  belt  is not being 
u se d will prevent  the Adva nced fro m  functioning properl y and ca n in crease the risk of se riou s pe rso nal injury in  a 
Always  remove  the safety  belt extende r 
w hen  it  is not needed and stow  it  safely  whe n 
it  is not bei ng  used  with the safety  belt. 
Never use th e  safety  belt exte nder to  secure 
a c hild  restraint at any seating position. 
buckle and the cente r conso le can  cause  the sensors 
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