2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF maintenance schedule

Booklet 1.1 Maintenanc e
When do
If your ve hicl e has one or these th e n lhis is your Service Schedule.
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service, ask yo ur aulhorized Volkswage n Serv ice
Advisor.
Serv ice
& Main tenance Service
& Maintenance Serv ice
Se rvi ce
Service
& Ma intenance Serv ice
& Ma int enance Service
Serv ices s
hould be whichever occurs first.
Your Servi
ce advisor will fill in the necessary and stamp you r Maintenance booklet each time you bring in your vehicle Service.
A t thi s tim
e, th e Serv ice adv isor will a lso info rm you when the next Serv ice is due. There fore, it is
important lhat yo u
must b e rep laced every 2 years regard less or mileage (kilometers).
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arc made free or charge.
What is not covered
Maintenance services
Thi s warranty does not cove r the co st of part s and labor involve d in any sc heduled nance se rvice. Scheduled mainte nance services arc describ ed in your Volkswa gen Maint enance
Booklet. repair
the
defective part or re place it with a new or remanufactured genuin e Volkswage n
Thi s docs not cover the replacement of unles s their p lacemen t is necessary part of warranty v ice on c overed
damage o r malfuncti ons w hi ch the or imprope r repair or the ve hicle. installa tion or any non Genuine part s that th e ve hicle pe rforman ce sp ecifications from those set by the ve hicle manufacturer.
modifications to the ve hicle (includin g the gin e m anagement system), accessories such as
a larm sys te m s, remote starters , ro of racks or communications equipment. defects or failure s from the use of new parts not sold or
approved by Volkswagen, or used parts. o r th e
resultant t o associated part s or systems;
convert ible or the modification of the roo f to accommoda te a glass
roof stru cture o r other similar a tions:
Wear and tear items
T hi s warra nty docs not cover the replacem ent of any as sult of normal use o r
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tional or uninte nti ona l misfu clin g,
of engine ment components not approved by Volkswagen;
damage or malf u nctions resulting from the use of th e vehicl e in competit ive events or caused by acc ident or fire; or
damage or malfunctions re su lt in g fro m a wa rnin g
lig ht, reading or other warnings indi cate a
mechanica l or operational proble m ; o r
damage or malfunctions due to su spension mo difications. such as the or
d ocs not cover ve hicles severely damaged and or d eclare d to be a tota l loss by an in surer or ve hicles substantially bled from or repaired wit h pa rt s obtain ed from another used

does not cover d a m age or m al­
fu nctions w hich arc clue to fai lur e to
and the Maintenance Bookl et. war- r
a nt y coverag e
unless yo u present to the dealer
p roof in the form of service or repair orders that scheduled m aintenance was performed in a
t imel y
caused by airborne industr ia l pollutants {e .g. rain).
loss o f valu e
o f the lost p rofits or earnings, or ou t-of­
pocket expen se s for substitute transportation or
tree windstorm or oth er simi lar
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Volkswagen of Am erica. In c .. (Volkswagen) to the original purcha ser or original
lessee of a model yea r Volkswage n vehicle
and any subseq uent purchaser o r lessee of the veh icle that if th e fo llowing conditio n s arc met ,
a n y authorized Volkswage n deale r in th e including its territ ories, and Canada will
r emedy any nonconformity. as de term ined
below . free of charge, under the following tions:
the vehicle fail s to conform any time during24 or miles, whicheve r cu rs firs t, to applicab le emissi on inspection stand ards as det ermined by an In spection and Maintenance Test (liM). or
if the veh icle been in usc for more th an24 o r miles, whicheve r oc curs first. the vehicle fails Test resulting from a malfunction of convert er, e ngi ne e lectronic control
module or o n -boar d diagnost ic de vice (OBD), and
Test r equire s the vehicle owner be ar any or other san ction ,
the vehicle ha s been maintained and
ti on s for proper maintenanc e and
Performance Warranty
ma y raise media tel y after your vehicle has failed an Test if, as a result of that failure, yo u are re quired
b y law to rep air th e vehicle or cance llation of you r right to usc the vehicle.
including its territorie s. and Can ada. The dealer will honor or den y your claim wit hin reasonable ti me . not to excee d days. from th e time at whic h your hicle is presente d for re pair or w it h in an y time
p eriod sp ecified by local. state or federal w hic hever is shorter . excep t w hen a delay is caused b y ev en ts not to Vol ksw agen
o r t he dea ler. If the de aler denie s your claim, yo u
will be notified in writi n g oft h e reason s for ject ing the claim . If you do not rece ive notice of deni al o f your claim within the above time riod , Volkswage n is require d by Jaw honor th e
claim.
U nde r certa
in ci rcumsta nces, your claim maybe denied because you have faile d to comply with inst ruct ion s for scheduled mainte nance co n-
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plie d with th e instructio n s fo r scheduled te nance and proper use, Volkswag en may quire you to furnish proof of compliance only with those mainte nance inst ru ction s which Volkswag en has reaso n to believe were not formed Test failure.
Volkswage n deny an emissio n p erformance warrant y claim on the basis that a non-EP A tified r eplacement pan w as used i n th e nanc e or re pair of th e veh icle if Volkswagen can
p rove is either
lent from an em issio n standpoint to the origina l yo u arc not abl e to offer is either not defective or equi va le nt
t o th e original with re spec t its em issio n
p erformance.
Volkswagen will not den y a cl aim re lating to
warrant y wo rk or p re- delivery service form ed by an auth orized Volk swage n deale r. or
work performed in a n emerge ncy to rectify
a n unsafe condition step s in a timel y

manner to putt he ve hicl e hack a th e usc of an uncertifi ed part or to plia nce w ith the in structions for proper nance and use, whic h is not related to the 1/M Te st
hi cle is delivered to the origina l purchaser or orig inal lessee, and any
tained in your Ma intenance bookle t. Tim e and mi leage imerval s, at whi ch maintenance is to be perfor med, may vary from
model to model.
recommends you keep a reco rd of scheduled mainte nan ce by having your swagen Maintenance boo kle t validated at th e approximate time or mileage interv al s by the thorized d eal er or other service c ility that performed the maintenance. lfyou perform the maimenance yourself , keep all umentation as proof yo u have performed th e mainte nance at the approximate time or mileage intervals recommended, that you ha ve
Use of G enuine
recommends that Genuine swagen parts be used as replacement parts fo r
th e m ai ntenance . repair or replacement of em sion contro l sys te m s. Genuine swagen parts in emission performance and may impair the effectiveness o f e mission
service as a demonst rator or company
used p ro per form the maintenance properly.
Failure to your vehicle according to the instruction for proper mailllenance may cause the vehicle to exceed applicable emission s
erage. Howeve r, will not d en y a
warra nt y cl aim solel y on the bas is of your failure
to maintain th e veh icle accordin g to the
control system s. Althoug h u se of parts ot her than Genuine pa rt s does not date these warranties. assumes no liabilit y under these warranties for fa ilur e of su ch part s to o ther parts cause d by
s u ch
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
EPA certified replacement parts
Maintenance, repair, or replacement of emis­
s ion control devices and systems m ay be per­
formed by an y automotive serv ice and repai r
tabl ishment or qualified individua l using Envi­ronmenta l Protection Agency (EPA) certified re­
placement parts.
Parts not
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A part installed in accordance with Volk­swagen's instru ctio ns or requir ed scheduled maintenance is warranted u nti l the next sched­
uled replacement interval or for th e duration of these warranties.

may rai se claim under thi s warra nty mediately your has a fornia test of that to avoid impos ition of a or cancella tion of your right to usc the need not
or pay for the repair before presenting your
may be pre sented only by b rin gin g your ve hicl e to authorize d Volkswagen dea le r in the United S tates, it s terri tories, and
The d ealer within a reasonab le tim e, not to exceed thiny days. fro m the time at whic h your hi cle is presented for repair or within any time period
to Volk swagen or the dealer. yo u be in wri ting of the rea sons for jecting the yo u do not receive notice of d eni al of your claim within the above time riod. is req uired by to honor the
Undcrcenain circumstances . your may be denied because yo u have faile d to comply with
in structions for scheduled maintenance in your Maintenance booklet. determining whether you have
those maintenance in struc tions whi ch has reaso n to believe were not formed and whic h could b e the ca use of the
basis that a non-EPA
can prove that th e part is eit he r tive in materials or workmanship . o r not lent from an e mission standpoint to the origi nal pan. and you
will not deny a claim re la ting to:
warranty work or pre-delivery service formed by an authorized
work perform ed in emergency to rectify an unsa fe condition
the usc of a n part or to p liance with the in structions proper nance and usc, w hich is not related to the 1/ M Tes t failure
hicle is deliv e red to the original subsequent chaser or lessee or. the p laced in
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a demonstra to r or company car prior to deli very. on the date it is placed in service

Proper maintenance and use
for proper
Time a nd milea ge intervals whic h mainten an ce is to be perfor med, may vary from
model to model.
Volkswagen recommends you keep a record of
scheduled maimcnance performed by havin g
your Vol k swagen Maimenance booklet dated the approximate time or va ls by an a uthori zed Volkswagen dealer, and that you provide these records to the new owner whenever you th e vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen recommends that Genuine be used as for the maintenance, repair or rep lacement of
which arc not equivalelll lO Genuine swage n in emi ssion performance and may impair the effec tive ness of emission
you r veh icle according to th e
instruction for proper mainten a nce may cause th e veh icle exceed applicable emissions dards and resuh in denial o f warranty not deny a on the basis of you r fai lur e
to
tions o r failure lO keep record of maint enance.
for proper use o f th e ve hicle are in your Volkswagen
sys te m s. use of pans than Genuine Volkswagen pans does not Volkswagen assumes no u nder these warra nties for failure of su ch a nd damage to other
componems formed by any ment or ind ividua l to perform s u ch
serv ices. llowevcr, the cost of su ch services is
not covered by these warranties except in the indep endent serv ice esta bl ish-
me to an authorize d Volkswagen dealer and have th e defect corrected free of charge. Volk swage n not be fo r any expe nses which you have incurred at the in dep cndem v ice establishment, excep t for emergency pairs. "Emergency Repairs" for further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
Any whi ch i s no t sc hedule d for inspection or maintenance
warranty
rio d. Any such pa rts re pai red or re placed under warranty arc warranted for the remainin g ranty