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work perform ed in an em erge ncy to rect ify
a n unsa fe conditio n attrib uta bl e t o Volkswagen , provided yo u have taken steps in a timely
m anner to p ut the ve hicl e back int o a con
f orming con ditio n , o r
the use of an uncertifi ed p art or to no ncomplia nce witl1th e i nstruc tio ns for proper main te
n an ce and usc, whic h is not re lated to S mog C hec k in sp ec tio n f ailure
yo u provide t hese records to th e new owner w heneve r
you sell the veh icle.
Failu re to maint ain your vehicle acco rding to the in stru ction fo r pro per m aint enan ce m ay cause the ve hicl e to exceed applicable e missio ns stan dard s and co uld res ult in denial o f warra nty covHowever. Volkswage n will not deny wa r
ra nt y cla im solely on th e bas is of your f a ilure to
m aintain the ve hicl e accord ing to the instru c
ti ons or fai lu re to kee p
may impair th e effectiveness of e mi ssio n
co ntrol sys te m s. Altho u gh usc o f parts oth er
th an Genuine Volk swagen part s does n ot in validate these warran ties, Volkswagen assumes no liabil ity unde r these wa rrant ies for failur e of su ch parts and damage to o ther parts caused by
s u ch failur e
Maintenance and repai rs performed b y inde
pendent service shops
invalidatin g these warra nties , yo u m ay
c h oose to have maint en a nce, repair or replace
ment of e missio n control compo nent s per
f o rmed by a ny a utomotive serv ice establi sh ment or individual q ualified to perform s u ch
services. Howeve r, th e cost o f su ch serv ices is
n ot co vered by these warranties except in em ergencies . If th e independent serv ice esta bli sh ment find s a wa rrantable defect, you m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an a uthorize d Volkswagen deale r
a nd have the defec t corrected free of c h arge. Volk swagen will not be liable for any expenses which you h ave in curred at th e independent servic e esta bli shment, except for emergency re
p air s. for further
scheduled for in spectio n
o r rep lace ment mai ntenance int erv als speci
ranty perio d.
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Damage to non-warranty parts
If failure of a warranted part causes damage to a part not covered by wa rranty, the non-war
ran ted part will also be rep laced free of charge.
Warranty repairs while traveling in Canada
Warranty repairs whil e trav eling in Can ada should be performed by an authorized swage n dealer. If your Volkswagen model is
w ithin th e
residence is
requir ed. If th e Ca nadian dealer cannot submit your warra nty claim, yo u may be asked to pay for the repair. your return to the please present th e in vo ice to you r
A stateme nt exp laining the circums tances that prevented you from gettin g to an authorize d Volk swage n deale r,
Paid receipt (s),
Re pai r order(sl. an d
Part(s) removed from your Volkswagen
mod el
Dama
ge cause d by tampering , use of improper
Man ual, and abuse, neglect or im
proper maintenance of th e vehicle. Diagnos is and repair of s u ch damage are at th e ex pense o f the owner.
warranti es
Any
implied warranty, including an y warranty of merchantability or warranty of fitness fo r a particular purpose, is limit ed in duration to the stat e d p eriod of these wri tten warranties.
tion of incidental or co nsequential damages, so
thi s limitation or ex clu sio n may not apply to
you.
Tips
In the event you have not received the services promised in these warranties, please follow tl1e procedures described in the warranty and maintenance booklet und er the titl e "Cu stomer
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Booklet 1.1 Consumer
Consumer Protection Information
888
your authorize d Volkswagen dealer or swagen CARE Representati ve has
been unable to sat isfactorily address your cern, Volkswagen offers addi tional assistance throug h BBB a dispute reso luti on
program administ ered by the Council of Bette r
Business Bureau s.
The BBB progra m is free of c h arge to
yo u but there are some vehicl e age and mileage
limitatio ns, so please for more details:
1
yo u please be prepared
to pro vide the follo wing information:
name and address
The Number
Th e model, and model year of your
T he del ive ry date and current mileage of your vehicl e
A descri ption of the concern with your
The BBB program consis ts of two parts: mediation and arbi tratio n . Mediation m ea ns th atBBB staff fac ilitate negot iations between th e parties in an effor t to bring your
to a mutually acceptable reso lution . you do not agree with the mediated solution, you may req uest an arb itratio n hea ring.
Arbitration is a process by whic h an imparti al
p e rson makes a deci sion o n your claim. The bitrato rs are not connected with the a utomobile industry and serve on a voluntary basis.
p orti ng evide nce. ln stead of appearing in pe rso n, yo u m ay req uest a wri tten or eve n a phone a rbitrati on h ear ing. The BBB shaJ l m ake
every effort to obtain a finaJ reso lution of your within 5 business days of the heari ng ( that w as filed),
unl ess stat e or Federal law prov ides otherwise. then have the opp o rtunity to accept or reject
th e decision .
you accept the decision, th e manufacturer
will be bound by th e dec is ion a nd will be quire d to fulfill its obligation with in the frame specified by th e arbitra to r.
yo u r eject th e decis ion, you arc free to pursue other lega l re m edie s available under s ta te or fe deral law, and the manufacturer will
n o t be requir ed to com ply with any part of th e
permit ow ners to obta in a rep lacement ve hicl e or a refund of the purchase price under ce rtain circumstances. Althoug h th e provisio ns of these la ws vary from sta te to state, their intent is to p
rovide
owners wit h certain right s if th ey experi
e n ce significant serv ice -related diffi cul ties with
th eir new vehicle .
To the exte nt allowed by
each stat e's law, Vol kswage n requires that the ow ner first send wr itten n otificat io n to Volk -
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owner has exper ienced with lhe ve hicle , and to
allow to make any needed repa irs before the owner pursu es olher re m edies provided by sta te's law (in all
other s tates where not specifi cally re quir ed by state Volkswagen requests that th e owner pro vid e th e written notification). The owner sh ould send w ritten notification to:
Volkswagen Gro
up of America, Inc.
the owner may a lso be required to submit their complaint to BBB LINE b efo re seeking othe r r emedies . Please ref er to th e BBB LINE Dis put e Resolution section oflhis booklet for more information ab out the BBB disput e re so lution program.
Because
each state has enacte d specific sion s as part of its lemon
Volkswagen particip ates in BBB a
m edia tio n/arbitration program administered by
th e
Wilson Bou levard, Sui te BBB
Departmen t of sumer A ffair s.
you h ave a pro blem aris ing under any swagen w ritten warranty, we request that you
bring it Volkswagen's attention. I f we arc unable to reso lve yo u mayfilea claim with LINE. must be filed wit h
a claim with BBB call:
Tel. :
There is no charge for the call.
In ord er t o file
ture of your proble m or complaint. will also
b e as ked to provide: the approximate date of your acquis ition of th e ve hicl e, the ve hicle's re nt mil eage, the approxima te date and mil eage
a t th e tim e any proble m(s) were first brou ght to
th e attention of Volkswagen or on e of our dealers, and a sta te m ent of lhe relie f you are seeking.
BBB LINE s taff may try to he lp reso lve your dis put e through medi ation . mediatio n is
n o t success ful. or if you do not w is h to partici-
pate in mediation, claims within the program's juri sdiction may be presented to an arbitrator at an in formal hearin g. The arbitrator's d ec ision s h o uld ordinarily be issued wilhin days from the time your complaint is filed ; there m ay be a
d elay of7 days if yo u did not fir st co ntact swagen about your problem, or a delay of up to
tio n/rep ort by an impartial technica l expe rt or furth er in vestiga tion and report by BBB
a re requir ed to use BBB LINE b efo re
a sse rting in court any rights or remedi es
ifVolkswagen or its representat ive is unable
t o repair a new motor ve hicle to co nform to the vehicle's appli cable express warrant y after a
Section 1793.22( b) creates a presumption that Volk swagen h as had abl e number of attempts to conform th e ve hicl e
to its applica ble exp ress warranties within 18 months from delivery to th e buyer or
cur s first , one or m ore of lhe followin g occurs:
The sam e nonco nformi ty (a failure to form to the w ritten warranty that substantiall y impairs th e use, va lue, or safe ty of lhe ve hicle)
result s in a co ndition that is lik ely to cause death
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Afterword
has always been Volk swagen's policy to tinuous ly improve its products. Volk swage n,
th ere fo re , reserves the right to m ake changes in design speci fications, and to make tions or improvements to its products w ith ou t
in curring an y obligation to ins tall them o n ucts previously manufactured.
A
ll rights reserved.
Ma y no t
be reproduced or translated in whole or in part without the consent of swagen Group of America, Inc. Specification s are subj ect to change with out noti ce. T
ex t
and specificatio ns in thi s manual are based on information and know le d ge avai lable at th e
tim e of printing.
May not b e r
eproduce d or tran slated in whole or in
Volkswagen AG
For the sake of environment
P rinted o n enviro nm ent ally friendl y paper (bleached without chl orine,
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1.1 Emissions Warranties Print status:
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