2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Safety

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
&. WARNING (continued)
dows can be opera te d l eading lo serio us per­
so nal inju ry.
• Neve r leave ch ildren, disa bled perso ns or
anyone who cann ot help themselves in the ve­
hicle. The door s can be lo cke d using the re­
mote control key. This could resu lt in people
b ein g trapped in the vehicle in an emerge ncy.
example, depend ing o n the time of year,
peo ple trapped in the vehicle ca n be expose d
t o very high or low tem pera tures.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
w hil e th e vehi cle is mo ving or wh ile it is ro lling
t o a stop . The steer ing w hee l co lumn will loc k
Applies lo vehic les: with on aulomalic lransmission
Safety interlock for ignition key
WARN ING (continued)
up and you w ill not be abl e to steer or contro l
the vehicl e.
your vehicl e (key positio n
Tips
If you ope n the dr iver's door with the ke y still in
th e igniti on l ock, a buzze r w ill so und to r emind
yo u
ta ke the ke y and lock your ve hicle. -4
The ignition key can only be taken of the ignition lock if the selector lever is in
the P position.
-Switch the ign ition.
- Mo ve the selec tor le ver
102 to P
(Pa rk).
Electronic immobilizer
- Remove the key. Thi s locks the selecto r
lever.
-4
The immobilizer helps to prevent use of the vehicle.
The re is a chip in the key that automati call y de­
ac tiva tes the imm obilizer w hen you p ut th e key
into the igni tion lock.
T he electronic immobili ze r is automaticall y
tivated w hen you tak e the key out of the ignition
lu ck.
94 Driving
Th e engine can only be s tart ed using a genuin e
and correc tly co ded Volkswagen key.
Tip s
You can on ly start the e ngin e with
co rrec tly ge nuin e Volk swagen k ey. You may have
prob lems starting t he ve hicle if ge nuin e and
c orre ctl y co ded Volkswagen key is no t u sed. -4

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n­
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
Driving 97

About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
tip s, s uggest ions and WARN INGS on usin g yo ur
veh icle. The other booklets in the Owner's Liter­
ature contain further information tha t you
sho uld be aware of for yo ur own safety and for
the sa fety of yo ur pa ssenge rs.
Make sure that you always keep the comp lete
Owner's Literature in the vehi cle. Th is is es pe­
cia lly import ant whe n you lend or sell th e ve­
hicl e.
Thi s manual describes the vehicle equipm ent at
th e time of publicatio n. Some of the equipmen t
d escribed w ill not be availab le until a late r date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illustrations may slightly vary fro m you r veh icle.
Fo r tl1is reaso n yo u sh ou ld regard illus tratio ns as
a general g uide.
A t th e beginning of this booklet, you
find a
table of contents sho wing all the item s de­
scr ibed in this manua l in the order they appear .
An alphabetica l ind ex is a t the end of the
booklet.
Dire ction s and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are a lways re lat ive to the direction o f
travel of the vehicle unless sta ted otherwise.
Some sections of this book let do not app ly to a ll
ve hicl es. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
section indicates w hic h veh icles it appli es
to , for examp le "App lies to veh icles wit h Diese l
engi ne" .
The section i s con tinued on t he nex t page.
In dicates the end of a section.
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However, the absence of this sym bol does
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ce rnin g any te rm.
Cross-reference to a "WA RN ING" within
o r outside of a sect ion.
WARNING
Texts symbo l co ntain imp ortant in ­
formation on safety and how to reduce risk
of personal injury or d eath.
Note
T exts
sym bol dr aw your attention to potential sources of damage to your vehicle .
For th e sake of environment
Texts w ith this symbo l contain infor mation
a bo ut the environment and how you can he lp
to protect it.
Tips
Texts with thi s symbol contai n spec ia l tips and
othe r information abou t gett ing the most out of
your veh icle and its features.

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advic e
Smart technology
Brakes
Brake booster
The brak e boo ste r incr ea ses the brake press ure
yo u put on th e peda l. wo rk s onl y wh en
t h e engi ne is runnin g.
If th e brak e boos te r is not workin g or if th e ve­
hicl e has to be towe d, yo u wi ll h ave
to push th e
brak e peda l hard er to ma ke up for th e lack of
boo ste r ass is t.
WARNING
B rak ing w ithou t t he brake boos ter needs a
mu ch l onge r bra king distance and r equir es
Brake Assist Sys tem (BAS)
In a n emerg ency, mos t d river s brake in t im e, not w ith m aximum force. This res ult s in stop­
ping dis tan ces th at are lo ng er th an they have to
b e!
T he brake a ssis t sys te m h elp s: if yo u pr ess th e
brak e pedal very quickly, t he brak e ass is t sy stem
r eg is te rs an em erge ncy situatio n. It th en very
qui ckly build s up th e full brake press ure so th at
t h e A BS can be activate d more qui ckl y and
cie nt ly, r educin g th e braking di sta nce and le t­
tin g you steer at the sa me tim e.
D o not reduce th e pr ess ure o n th e brak e ped al.
T he brak e ass is t sys te m sw itches o ff aut omati­
ca lly as soon as you re lease th e brake. The brak e
a ss ist sys te m works onl y wh en th e en gin e is
n ing.
If th e brak e sys te m i s not fun ction in g pro perl y, a
wa rnin g lig ht will com e on =bookl et 3.1 "Co n­
t rol s and Equipm ent ."
WARNING
Always ad just you r sp ee d an d driv in g s ty le to
roa d, an d weather cond iti ons. Do not
2 Smart t echnology
WARN ING (con tinued)
yo u to p ush th e bra ke ped a l d ow n ha rder th an
n or mal.
• Never let th e ve hicle coa st w ith th e eng ine
switc hed off.
• If th e brake boos te r is no t ac tive, for
ample if th e ve hicle is bein g towed , yo u w ill
have to p ush th e brake pedal down much
h ar der than n ormal.
WARN ING (continu ed)
let the extra safety afforde d b y th e Brake Ass is t
Syste m temp t yo u int o taking ex tra ri sks.
• Never let t he extra sa fety offered by t he
Brak e Ass is t Sy ste m te mpt you into ta kin g
ex tra risks.
• The B ra ke As sis t Sys te m canno t re d uce t he
r isk o f a n acci den t, fo r examp le if yo u d rive too
fas t for co nditi on s or
if yo u d o not k eep yo ur
di stance fro m th e vehicl e in fr ont of yo u.
• Slippery and
roa ds are dangero us eve n
w ith th e Brake Assis t Sys te m!
WARNING
• Always reme mber th at ve hicle a ltera tio ns
or modificatio ns ca n affec t th e fu nctio n of th e
ABS, BAS , ED L and ES P sys te m s. Exa mpl es of
these alt era tion s or mo dificatio ns includ e a
di fferen t w hee l/tir e co mbin atio n and bra ke or
chassis modifi catio ns
28, and
t echn ic al m odi ficat io ns".
• Chan ging th e ve hicle su spe nsio n or u sing
un approved tir e
I r im combin atio n ca n ch an ge the w ay the A BS, B AS, EDL a nd ESP

WARNING (continued)
systems work and reduce their
effect iveness.
Applies to vehicles: with Driver Steering Recommenda tion
Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advice
Driver Steering Recommendation helps to the vehicle in certain sit­
uations
The Driver Stee ring R ecomm endation i s a com­
pl em entar y function of the ESP. This fea ture al ­
low s th e driv er
stabilize ve hicl e in certain
critical situati ons. Fo r example in certai n road
s ur face conditi ons ii is necessary to brake hard.
The vehicl e will then te nd to brak e awa y to the
r ig ht or t o 1h e lef t. Th e ESP reco gnizes this situ a­
tion and supp ort s the drive r to steer to the oppo-
Anti -Lock Brake System {ABS)
sit e dire cti on by in crea sing th e stee rin g
s tr ength.
WARNING
The DSH only supports the driver in cri tical
dri vin g co ndition s. The ve hicl e will not s teer
by itse lf. The dr ive r is res pon sible fo r steering
the vehicle .
The Anti-Lock Brake System prevent s th e wheels from locking when the brakes are
applied.
Th e ABS is an important part of the vehicle 's ac­
ti ve safety system. The Anti-Lo ck Brake Syste m
work s onl y when the en gine is run ning.
How the ABS works
If one w he el begi ns tu t urn too s low ly in r elat io n
t o ve hicl e speed an d le n ds to lock up, t he ABS
a utom ati ca ll y
brak e pres sur e lO preve nt
that whee l fr om locking. When ABS is do ing it s
job you will notice a sli ght vibrati on throu gh the
brake pedal and hea r a noise to l et yo u know tha t
yo ur speed must be adjuste d to road, traffic and
wea ther condi tion s. T his is a warn ing 1hat on e or
mor e of the whee ls is about to lock up and that
th e AB S co ntr ol function has inter vened . In thi s
s ituati on
is important to keep the brak e peda l
fully depr essed so the ABS can help to re gul ate
th e brake applica tion. Do not "pump " th e
peda l -ABS can not do its jo b if you do.
A BS helps you 10 kee p th e ve hicl e und er control
be cause i t prev ent s th e w hee ls from locking
w hen th e brak es arc ap plied. Th is m ean s th e ve­
hicl e ca n still be s teer ed and is less likely
on
g rav el o r on fresh sno w cover in g a slipp ery sur­
If AB S is not functioning properl y, a wa rnin g
li ght will co me on 3.1 "Co n1rol s and
E quipm ent. "
WARNING
Always ad just yo ur dri vin g to the road, traffic
and weather conditio ns. Neve r le t th e ex tra
s afe ty that ABS can provide te mpt you into
taking extra risks.
• Always drive safely .
• ABS canno t ch ange the
of ph ysics.
S lipp ery and wet roads are dangerou s ev en
wi th ABS!
• ABS ca nnot reduce th e risk of accide nts,
f or examp le if yo u drive too
for the co ndi­
ti ons or if you do not keep your distance from
th e vehicle in front of you.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
help s th e ve hicl e to sta rt mov ing.
a cc ele rat e a nd climb a grad ient in slipp ery con­
di tio ns w her e thi s m ay other wise be diffi cult or
ev en impo ssibl e.
WARNING
Alway s adj ust you r driving to the road, traffic
a nd weather condition s. Do not l et the extra
WARNING (cont inu ed)
safety that ESP and can provid e tempt
yo u into taking extra risks.
• Always drive safely .
• ESP and ASH can not defy the laws of
physics. Slipp ery and wet roads are dange rous
even with ESP!
• ESP and AS H cannot reduce the risk of ac­
cident, for examp le if you drive too fast for
condi tions or if yo u do not keep your distance
from the vehicle in front of yo u.
WARNING
• Alway s remember that vehicle alterations
or modifi cations ca n the function of the
ABS, BAS, EDL and ESP sys tems. Examp les of
these altera tio ns or modifications include a
different wheel/tire combination and brake or
c h ass is modifications
28, "Repa irs and
technical modifications".
• Chan ging the vehicle suspension or usi ng
un approve d tire
I rim comb ination can
change the way the ABS, BAS, E DL and ESP
sys te ms work and red uce their effective ness.
• The elJec tivencss of ESP is also determined
b y the tires fitted
51, "Tires and
wheels ".
d iu s o f th e tir es ca n c ause the syste m to re du ce
e n gin e po we r - eve n w hen thi s is not th e bes t
thing
to d o und er th e ci rc um stan ces . '4
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Operate your vehicle safely
For drivin g safely, alwa ys follow t he speci fied
maint enance interva ls in your maint enan ce
bo okle t =boo klet
I.I "M aint en an ce" -es peci ally
fo r chan ging brake fluid. H ard use , pri marily
s top and go dr iv in g, o perat io n in very dusty
areas, t ra ile r towi ng as we ll as other con dition s
m ay make
neces sary maint enance
im erva ls -see your authorize d Vo lksw agen
d ea ler.
Your vehicle 's condition is dir ect ly relot ed to
driving safety
Th erefo re, always be sur e
ob serve fol­
l ow ing points before yo u dr ive off:
• Check l ig ht s an d turn sig nals.
• Check f uel l eve l.
• Make sure
a ll ligh ts a nd all wi ndows are
clea n.
• Adjust
mirr ors .
• Make s ure
air intak e slo ts betwee n en gin e hood a nd wind shi eld are free of
l eaves, sn ow a nd ice.
• Check warning a nd indicato r light s when
s tarli ng the en g in e.
Your personal d riving style and attitude have a
lot to do with safety ..
T here fore , for you r ow n sa fe ty:
• Wear your safety bells a nd wear
pro p­
er ly , ev en if you ar e just driv in g in city o r lo
th e co rner =book le t 2 .1 "Sa fe ty first",
c h apt er "Safet y
• Make sur e th at all passe ngers wear their
sa fe ty belt s proper ly. even those in rea r 2.1 "Sa fe ty chapter "Safety
belt s." Pa sse ngers wea ring en ­
danger not onl y th em selves in cra sh, but al so dri ver and oth er passengers .
• Make su re th at children a lwa ys
on rear
sea t prop erl y res tra in ed by a res traint system a p­
propri ate for th eir size and age.
• Never tra nsp ort a child in a rear
c hild
or infant seat on the front passe nger seat
= bo oklet 2.1 "Safety
• Adju st yo ur sea t so that yo u ca n eas ily reac h
a ll co ntrol s whil e yo u are as from
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
airb ag as pos sible but close r th an 10 inches
(25 cm ) = book let 2. 1 an d 3.1.
• The sea ting positi on is ve ry important for the
a irb ag perfo rm ance
2.l "S afety first",
cha pter "Air bag syste m.''
• Always a djust th e hea d res traints to
cor­
r ec t h eig ht . For maximum pro tec tion , ad just the
h ead res trai nt so that the upp er edge is as eve n
w ith the top of yo ur hea d as possi ble,
no
l owe r than eye le v el a nd so that is as close to
th e ba ck of your head as possib le = bo okle t 2. 1
"Safe ty
• Alw ays make s ure that the mov ement of peda ls is no t res tri cte d in an y way 3. 1,
c h ap te r " Peda ls ."
• Store luggage an d light it em s prop erl y in
luggage compartme nt and on roo f
=book let 3. 1, c hap ter" Luggage compa rtment "
an d
3.1, cha pter rack."
If you drink, do not drive !
T he use of a lco hol, dru gs a nd certain medi ca­
ti ons w ill seriously impa ir percept io n , reac tions
a nd dri vin g a bility ,
increa sin g th e
ri sk of an acci dent, cras h an d pe rso nal injury.
Do not drive if you are tired.
Make frequ ent rest stops , at le ast aft er every two
hours of dri ving.
Al ways adapt vehicle speed to traffic, road and
weather conditions.
H em ember , th at
o n sm ooth, slipp ery
roa ds, ve hicle han dling and br aking dep end a
d ea l on tire ad hes ion. On wet roa ds, the
front whee ls c an h ydrop lane, especi ally at
h ig her sp ee ds. If thi s hap pe ns, yo u will then no
l o nge r b e ab le to ste er or brak e prop erl y.
WARNING
• Alw ays observe the po sted spe ed Ii mils and
common sense. Your good judgment can
mean
diff ere n ce between arr iving safely at
your destination and being ser iously injur ed
in
crash or other kind of accide nt.
• Alway s rea d and hee d all WARNI NGS and
a dditi on al inform ation rega rding safety
= bookl et 2.1 "Safe ty
Driving and protecting the environment 9

manufactur er to make sur e th at yo u are using
t h e co rrec t hit ch
Do not use a bumper hitch.
Th e hit ch mu st be install ed so . that it does no t
int erf ere w ith th e impac t-a bso rbin g bu mpe r
sys tem . Do no t mak e any c han ges to th e ve hicl e
ex hau st and brak e sys te m s. Fro m t im e to tim e,
c h ec k tha t all hit ch -mo unting
rema in se­
c ur ely fas tened .
W hen yo u are not t ow in g a tra iler, re m ove the
t ra ile r hi tch ball m oun t. T his pr eve nts th e h itch
fr om causing dam age sh ou ld yo ur vehicl e be
s tru ck fr om b eh ind .
Engin e coo ling syste m
Tow ing a trai ler makes the e ngin e wo rk It is im portant th at th e engin e coo ling syste m is up to th e job . Make su re that th e coo ling sys te m has
e n ough flu id.
Trailer brokes
If yo ur t railer h as its own brakes, ch eck to be th at it confo rms to a ll regula tion s. The tra iler
b ra ke sys te m must n ever be directly co nn ecte d
to th e ve hicle's brake sys tem.
Sa fety chains
Alw ays use safety chain s betwee n yo ur ve hicle
a n d trail er.
Trai ler lights
Tra ile r lig ht s m ust m eet a ll reg ulati ons
Neve r co nnect th e trail er light sys te m di rectly to
t h e lig ht sy ste m of y our vehicl e. 13 e to c hec k
w ith your auth orize d Vol ksw age n d eale r fo r
rec t w irin g, sw itch es a nd relays .
Mirror s
If yo u canno t see the behind you using th e
r eg ula r outside mirror s, th en you mu st i ns tall
exte nded m irror s. It 's
th at yo u alw ays have
cl ea r vis io n to th e re a r.
Maximum power consumption for the trailer
Do not excee d the ra tin gs g iven in t he c hart
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice ®
Electrical load power
Tail lights to ta l
60 Watt s
T urn sig nals per sid e 54 Wa tts
Br ake light s to ta l 84 Wa tts
Back up ligh t to tal 54 W atts
WARNING
An improperl y in sta lled or in corre ct trailer
hit ch can cau se a tra iler to separate from the
t o win g ve hicle leadin g to ser iou s per son al in ­
j uri es.
• Never install a "weight distributing" or
" lo ad equa lizin g" trailer hitch on your v ehicle.
T he v ehicle wa s not de signed for these kinds
of trailer hit ch es . Th e hitch attachment ca n
fail ca using the trailer to tear loos e from th e
veh icle.
WARNING
Wh en you no lon ger need to tow a tra iler , re ­
move the ent ire tra ile r hitc h. Alwa ys s eal a ll
bolt h ole s to pre vent water and dead ly exhaust
fum es from ent ering th e vehicle.
Note
• Do no t use a trailer w hi ch h as LED (lig ht
em ittin g dio des) t ail light s. T hi s ty pe of ta il lig ht
ca n da ma ge t he elec trica l co ntrol un it of yo ur
ve hicl e.
• I f th e tra iler soc ke t i s in co rrec tly co nnecte d ,
d am age could r esult
10 t h e ve hicles elec trica l
sys te m.
• I f th e m ax imum p ower co nsum pti on fo r
trail er is exceede d, dam age c ould r esult to th e
e lec tr ica l sys te m of ve hicl e.
• Neve r co nn ect th e elec trical sys te m fur th e
dir ectly to elec trical co nn ectio ns fo r
th e rea r or to o ther u nsu itab le powe r
so urces . Use only s uit abl e socke t to pro ­
v id e powe r to th e
Driving an d protecting the environment 11