manner to put the vehicle back a con
forming condition, or
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
• use of an unc ertified part or noncom
plian ce with the inst ru ction s for p roper mainte
nan ce and use, w hic h is not related to the 1/M
Te st failur e
Additional Information About Your Federal Emissions Warran ties
Warranty period
Th e wa rrant y peri od beg ins on the date th e ve
hicl e is deli ve red the o riginal pur cha ser
or origina l less ee, and an y subsequ ent pur
c h ase r or lessee or, if th e ve hicl e is first placed in
Proper maintenance and use
Instru ction s for proper maintenan ce are con
tain ed in yo ur Volk swagen Mai nte nance
bookle t. Tim e and mil eage interval s, at whic h
maim enan ce is to be per formed , may var y from
model
to mod el.
Vo lk swage n reco mmends yo u keep a reco rd of
scheduled mainte nance by having your Volk
sw age n Mainte nance bookl et validated at the
approximate time or milea ge int erva ls by th e au
thor ize d Vo lkswagen dealer or oth er se rvi ce
fa. that p erform ed mainten an ce . If yo u
p erfo rm th e maint enance yourse lf, keep all doc
umentation a s proof you have performed the
m aint ena nce at the approximate time or
mil eage interval s reco mm ended , that you have
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volkswage n reco mmends that Genuin e Volk
swagen pa rts be u sed as replacement parts fo r
the ma intena nce, repair or rep laceme nt of e mis
sion control system s. Us e of repla cement parts
w hich are no c e qui valent to Genuine Volk
swagen pares in emi ssion p erfo rm an ce and d u
rability m ay impair
effect ive ness of emiss ion serv
ice as a demons trator or compa ny dem on
s trator or compan y car prior
to deli very, on the
date it is first placed in serv ice.
u se d proper parts, and you were able to pe r
form the mainten an ce properly.
Failure to m aintain your vehicle according to the
in struction for prop er maintenan ce ma y ca use
the vehicle to exc eed ap plicable e miss ion s stan
d ard s and could result in denial of warranty cov
erag e. How ever, Vo lkswagen
not den y a
warranty claim solely on the bas is of yo ur failur e
to maintain the vehic le according
the instruc
t ions or fa ilure to kee p a record of maintenance.
In struction s for prop er use of
ve hicl e are
conta ined in your Volk swage n Own er's
control syscems. h ough u se of part s otJ1 er
than Genu ine Volkswagen parts does not inval i
dat e these warranti es, Volkswagen assum es no
liab ility und er these warra nties for fa ilure of
s uch parts
damage to o ther part s cause d by
s u ch failure.
Federal Emissions Warranties 17
Proper maintenance and use
for proper maint enan ce are co n
tained in your Volkswagen Maintena nce
bookl e1. Time and mileage intervals at whi ch
maint enan ce is
to b e perform ed, ma y vary from
mode l to model.
Vo lkswage n reco mm en ds you k eep a reco rd of
s chedul ed maint enance perfo rmed by ha vin g
yo ur Volkswagen Maintena nce booklet vali
dated at the approximate time or mi leage inter
va ls by a n auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dealer, and
that you prov ide these recor ds to the new ow ner
whe never yo u se ll th e vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswagen reco mmend s th at Genuin e Volk
swagen parts be use d a s rep laceme nt parts for
th e m aint enan ce, repa ir or rep lacement of em is
s ion con trol systems . U se o f re placeme nt parts
which are nor equiv alent to Ge nuine Volk
swage n parts i n emi ssio n pe rfo rm ance and du
ra bilit y may impair the effec tiv en ess of em iss io n
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Fa ilur e to m ainta in yo ur vehicl e accor ding to the
in stru ction for pro per maintenance may cause
t h e ve hicle to excee d appli cab le emission s stan
d ard s and could re sult in denial of warranty cov
e rage. However, Volkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rra nty claim sole ly on t he bas is of your fa ilure
to ma intain th e ve hicle according to the in stru c
ti ons o r failur e to keep a record of maint enance.
In struction s for proper use of the vehicle are
co ntained in
Volkswage n Ow ner's
Ma nual. <11
con tro l sys te m s. Although use of parts oth er
than Genuine Vo lkswagen parts does not invali
da te these warranties, Vo lkswa gen assumes no
li ability und er the se wa rranti es for fa ilur e of
suc h parts and damage to ot her parts cause d by
s u ch failur e
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without invalidating these warranties, you may
choose ro have ma inten an ce, repair or re pla ce
ment of em iss io n con trol com pon ent s per
formed by any automot ive se rv ice es tab lish
m ent or indiv idu al qu alifi ed to perform such
se 1v ices . I loweve r, the cost of su ch serv ices is
not covere d by tJ1 ese warra nties excep t in em er
gencies . If the indepe ndent service es tablish - m
ent find s warrantabl e defect, you m ay del ive r
th e ve hicle to a n au thorized Volk swage n dealer
and have
defect correc ted free of ch arge.
Vo lkswagen wi ll not be liab le for any expenses
w hi ch yo u h ave incur red at the independent ser
vice estab lishm ent , exce pt for em erge ncy re
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repa irs" for furthe r
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
Any part, whi ch is no t sc hedu le d for inspec tion
or rep lace men t a t m aint en an ce intervals speci
fied in th e Volkswage n Main te nan ce booklet, is
covered by thi s wa rran ty for the full warranty pe- riocl
. A ny su ch repa ired or re pla ced under are warrante d for the remaining war
ra nt y
California Emissions Warrantie s 25
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Advanced Airbags and the weight -sensing mat in the front seat
The A dva nced Airba g Sys te m in yo ur vehicl e de
t e cts the presence of an infant or ch ild in a child
r estrai nt on th e fron t passe nger sea t usin g th e
weig ht-sensin g mat in the sea t cushi on and the
se nso r below the safe ty belt lat ch on the front
p assenger seat th at m eas ures the te nsion on th e
belt.
The weigh t-se nsi ng m at m eas ures
we ig ht
o f th e c hild and the child seat and a child bla nk et
on the front pa sse nge r sea t. The weight on th e
front passe nger seat is re la ted to th e de sig n of
the child restrai nt and its "foo tprint ", the s ize
an d sh ap e of the b ou om of the c hild res traint a s
it sits on the se at. The we ig ht of
ch ild res traint
an d it s "foot print " vary for differe nt kind s of
child re straint s and for th e diffe re nt m odels of
t h e sam e kin d o f child r estraint offere d b y child
re straint manufa ctu rers.
Th e weig ht ranges for the indi vidual ty p es,
makes and m odels of c hild res trai nts th at th e
N HT SA has sp ecified in th e Safe ty Standa rd to· ge
ther w ith th e weight ra nges of typi ca l in fants
and ty pic al I ye ar-old child have bee n sto re d in
t h e co ntrol un it o f the Advanced Airb ag Sys te m.
Whe n a c hild res traint is bei ng use d on th e fro nt
passe nge r sea t w ith a ty p ica l
1 ye ar- old child , th e
A dvanc ed Ai rbag System compares the weight
mea sur ed b y th e we ig h t-se nsi ng ma t w ith the
informa tion stored in the elec tro nic con trol unit.
T he elec troni c control u nit al so reg is te rs th e ten
s ion on th e front passeng er sa fe ty be lt. T he te n
s ion on th e sa fety belt for the front pa ssenger
sea t
be different for ad ult is prop erl y
u sin g th e s afety belt as compar ed to the te n sio n
o n th e be lt
it is use d to att ach a child r e
s traint to th e seat. Th e senso r be low the la tc h fo r
th e safe ty belt for t he front seat passe nger mea
s ur es the tensio n on th e be lt. The input from thi s
se nso r is th en use d wit h the weig ht t o "d ec ide ",
w hethe r th ere is a chil d res tra int with a typica l
1 year-old ch ild on the front passe nger seat and
w he th er or not th e airb ag mu st b e turn ed
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
Hegar dlcss of the ch il d re stra in t that you use,
mak e sur e th at it has been ce rtifi ed me et
United States Fe dera l Motor Vehicl e Saf ety S tan
dard s and has been ce rtified by its m anufa ctu re r
for use w ith a n airb ag. /\!ways be sur e that the
c hild r estrai nt i s pro perly
at o ne of t he
r ear sea ting pos itio ns. I f in exce ptional circu m
s ta nces you m ust u se it o n the fro nt pa ssenge r
sea t, car efull y read all of th e in for matio n on
c hild safety and Adva nced Airbags and hee d all
of th e a pplicabl e
IN GS . Mak e ce rtain that
t h e c hild res traint is cor rec tly reco gnized by th e
we ig ht- sensin g mat in side the front passe nge r
sea t, th at th e front p assenge r air b ag is turn ed off
and th at the a irb ag stat us is always correc tly s ig
n aled by th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light.
Many ty p es an d m odels of ch ild res 1rai111 s have
b ee n avai lab le ov er th e years ,
models are
introdu ced r egularl y in cor poratin g new and im
proved des ign s and old er m odels are take n out
of produ cti on. Chil d res train ts are no t sta ndard
i zed. C hild restra ints o f the sam e ty p e typi ca ll y h
ave diff ere nt weight s and sizes and differ en t
'foot prin ts ,' t he s ize and sh ape of th e bott om of
th e c hild res train t th at s its on the seat, whe n
th ey are installed on a vehi cle seat. Th ese differ
e nces mak e it virt uall y impos sib le to cert ify
co mplian ce with th e re quireme nts fo r adva nce d
a ir bag s wit h ea ch and every child res traint that
h as eve r bee n so ld in the pa st or will be sold ove r
th e co urse of the use ful life of yo ur vehicle.
For thi s reaso n, th e Uni te d Sta tes N ati ona l
Hi gh way Tra ffic Sa fe ty A dmini strat io n has pub
li sh ed
li st of sp ecifi c type, makes and mode ls
of child restr ai nt s that must b e use d t o ce rti fy
co mpliance of the Advan ced Air bag Syste m in
y our vehicl e w it h th e s uppre ssio n r equir em en ts
of Fe d era l Moto r Ve hicle Safety S tandard 208.
Th ese c hild restra ints are:
A. Car beds, manufactur ed an or after De·
cember 1, 1999:
• Cos co Dre am Rid e 02-7 19
Child safety 53
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
The Homelink ® Universal Tran smill cr is ca
pab le of opera tin g up thr ee se para te ly co n
tro lled dev ices.
Th e HomeLink ® op era tes off
vehicl es bat
t e ry and ch arg ing system and has non volat ile
m em ory . If th e batt ery dies or i s di sco nnecte d ,
l-lom eLink ® will re tain all programmin g.
Trai ning a Garage Door Equipped with Rolling
Cod e
I f a
d oor opene r has bee n progra mmed
b u t doe s not activa te w ith H ome Link®, proc eed
the fo llowin g section: "Training Ga rag e
D oo r Eq uipp ed with Rolling
• and pre ss and r eleas e train ing (o r bu li on on garage door op en er
m otor h ead unit. (Exa ct loca tion and colo r of th e
bu tto n ma y vary by garage door opener bran d.)
I f th ere is difficulty locat ing th e tra in ing bull on,
refe re n ce th e garage doo r opene r O wn er's
manu al o r ca ll toll free:
1-8 00-355-35 15.
• th e veh icle and a nd r elease progra mmed H am el.ink ® ch an nel. Pr ess
a nd release the l-lomeLink ® ch ann el second
t im e comp le te t he prog ram ming pro cess.
(So me ga rage doo r op en ers m ay re quir e you to
d o thi s pro ced ure
third tim e.)
T he garage door ope ner shou ld n ow recog nize
the l-lom eLink ® Univer sal
You may
u se eith er th e ha nd -h eld tran smitt er or the
Homel.ink ® Uni versa l Tran smit te r
to ac tivate ga rag e door.
Acc essor ies
A ccesso ries fo r th e Hom eLi nk ® Un ive rsal Tran s
mill er are ava ilab le thr ough variou s sources.
If yo u wou ld like additi ona l inf orm ati on on
Hom el.ink ®. wh ere to purcha se th e Hom e Lin k®
co mpa tibl e prod ucts, or wo uld like
to p ur cha se
th e 1-lome Link® Hom e Lightin g Packa ge. ple as e
ca ll to ll-free : l-000-355-3515. Certification
Th e re mote contro l d evice complie s w ith
•
model s: Pan 15 of the FCC Rules
• Canad a model s: HS S-2 10 of Indu str y Ca nada.
Opera tion is subj ect
the fo llow ing co nd itions:
• Thi s de vice ma y not ca use an y harm ful int er
f ere nce, and
• Thi s dev ice mu st a ccep t any in te rfe re n ce
tha t ma y be rece ive d includ in g int erfe re n ce
ma y ca use und esire d op erat ion.
• The tra nsmitt er has been tes te d and co m
pli es with FCC and DOC/MDC ru les. C hanges or
m odifi catio ns no t ex pres sly appro ved by th e
res ponsib le for comp lian ce could void the
user 's authori ty to operate the dev ice.
WARNING
Imp roper use of HomeLink ® Univer sal Tr ans
mitter can cause serious person al in jur y.
• Garage doors o perate with enough force to
ca use ser ious perso nal inj ury.
• Neve r le t anyo ne get in th e way of a garage
door when o penin g or closing it.
• Never use th e Ham el.ink® Uni vers al
Tran sm itt er w ith any garage door opener that
do es have not t he sa fety stop and reverse fea
t ure as required by fe d eral safety standards.
T hi s includ es any garage door opener model
manufactur ed befo re Ap ril
I, 1982.
• A garage door o pener wh ic h ca nn ot detec t
a n obj ec t, sig nalin g the door to stop and re
verse docs no t me et c urr ent federa l sa fe ty
standards. Usin g a garage door opener
wit hout the se feat ures inc reases risk of se
rious injury or d ea th.
Tips
F o r m ore informati on, call to ll-free : I (000 ) 355-
35 15 .
Op ening and closing Keys 45
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
I ECONJ b utt on sw itche s on economy mode.
W hen t he in th e bu tton lights up , the
coo ling sys te m i s sw itch ed off to save fu el.
Temperat ure contro l fo r the r ig h t sid e
WARNING
Sta le air c auses driver fa tigue an d reduces
dr ive r ale rtn ess. T his ca n lead to accide nts,
c olli sio ns and ser iou s perso nal i njury.
• Neve r use a ir reci rc ul atio n for l ong peri ods
o f t im e beca use no fres h air will come in to th e
p assenger co mpa rtm ent.
Ap plies to vehicles: with Cli matronic
Automatic mode
WARN ING (con tinued)
• The w indows ca n fog up qu ick ly if th e
coo ling system is sw itch ed off a nd d ecrease
dri ver visib ility.
• Always switc h th e rec irc ulati on m ode
when is not nee ded .
Not e
Do no t smoke while air rec ircula tion mod e is o n,
a s s mok e
in to the cl imat e-co ntro l sys te m
ca n leave a residu e on the evaporator , producing
a permanent un pleasant odor.
In mode air temperature, flow, and dist ribution ar e automatically reg
ulat ed so that a specified temperature is attained as quickly as possible and then
maintained.
T he te m pera ture ca n be adjusted sepa
rately fo r th e
84, fig . 69 .
T he but ton li gh ts up .
- Turn t he tempera ture co ntro ls
1 0 th e
de sir ed te mpera tures fo r th e le ft and ri ght
s id es of the int erior. We recomm end
84, fig. 69 and th e !ECON ] button a t
th e same time unt il th e te mpera tu re di s
pl ay sw itch es from o ne te m pera tur e unit
t o t he ot her .
A c omfort ab le interior clima te is qu ickly re a ched
wh en a te mpera ture °F (22 °C) is se t in aut o
matic mode. It can be chang ed a s nec essary to
suit indi vid ual pre fe rences or parti cu lar cir cum
s ta nces . It i s po ssible to select interior te mpera
tur es from 61 °F (16 °CJ to 86 °F (29 .5 °CJ. These
ar e approxima te temp era tur es a nd the actual
t e mpera tu re ma y be sli gh tly hig h er or lo we r de
p end ing on t he ou ts id e co nditi ons.
C lim atroni c automa tica lly m aint ain s a con sta nt
t e m pera tu re leve l. Th e te mp erature of the air
s u pp lied to th e interior , th e fa n sp ee d and the air
di str ibution are also reg ulated a utomat ica lly.
T he sys te m als o all ows for th e effe ct of stro ng
s unl ig h t, so th ere is no nee d for you to r e-a dju st
th e sys tem. Therefo re, aut om atic mode pro
v id es th e be st comfort for the vehicle occ upant s
in all cond itio ns thro ugho ut the yea r.
A utom atic mode is switche d
an ad
justm en t is m ad e usin g th e but to ns fo r air dis tri
b ut io n or the fan control. The te m pera tu re co n
tinu es to be con tro lled.
Air conditi oning sy ste m 85
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: Climofronic
Manual mode
In man ual mode you. can temperature, airfl ow, and distribution
yourself
Fi g. 7 2 On the center conso le : Cl imotronic controls
Switching on manual mode
-Press one of the butt on s 72 to
(+16 °C ) is se lec te d
th e di sp lay switch es to LO. In thi s setting the
syste m runs at max imum cooling ou tput and
th e te mp eratur e is
11 0 1 co ntroll ed.
If a tempera ture abov e
86 °F °CJ is se lec te d
th e di splay switches to HI. In th is se tting th e
sys te m run s
maxi mum hea tin g o utput and
the te mp erature is no t con tro lled .
Fon
Th e fa n ca n b e adj uste d th e fan Always have the runnin g at low sellin g
w hen driving low speeds to s ur e th ere is fl ow offresh air into th e ve hicle. If th e is se t to 0, the C lim atro nic switc he s o ff.
Air dist ribution
U se the an d@t o co ntrol the air
d is tr ibuti on. Whe n a fun ctio n is sw itch ed o n,
the button li ght s up. It is also pos sibl e to ope n
a nd close so me of the air ou tlet s se parat ely.
Sw itching the Climotroni c on /off
Th e C limatroni c sys te m can b e sw itch ed on and
off with th e The sys te m sh oul d on ly
b e off in exception al cases, e.g. if the
sys te m m alfu nct io ns. Th e butl on light s up whe n
th e sys te m i s sw itch ed off .
Switch ing on the economy mode
Use the(ECONJ bu1ton to sw itch on th e econ omy
m ode . W hen th e bu no n li gh ts up, the coo ling
sys te m sw itch es off to sa ve fue l.
Air conditioning system 87
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING (continued)
reachedopera tingtcmpera ture. Wait until you
have good visibility before driving off.
• Thorough ly famil iarize yourse lf with the
operation of the heating and ve ntilation
system, including the defog /defro st fea tures
you will need for good vis ibilit y.
WARNING
Note that with Climat ronic switched off com
ple tely, no outs ide air enters the interior. So
with C limatron ic switched off, op en a window
or the power
to provid e adequate fresh
air in the vehicle.
the ai r co nditi onin g
sys te m ha s been d amaged or is not working
proper ly, sw itch ove r to ECON mode to pr eve nt
more damage a nd hav e th e sys tem ch ec ked by
yo ur authorized Volkswagen dea ler or a qua li
fjed work shop .
• Repair s to th e ai r condi tioni ng sys te m re
qui re sp ecia l knowledge and sp ecia l too ls .
Ther efore, we reco mm end
yo u go lo an au-
Opti onal e q uipm ent thori
zed Volk swage n deale r o r oth er qualifi ed
works hop sh oul d prob lems occur.
• Do not sm oke w hile air r ecirculation mode is
on . as s moke
into the clima te-co ntrol
sys te m can leave a res idu e on the evaporator,
producing a p ermanent unp leasa nt odor.
Tips
• If th e humid ity and t emperatur e outside the
ve hicl e are h igh. cond ensation can drip off the
eva pora tor in th e climat e-contro l syste m and
form a poo l und ern eath th e ve hicle. Thi s is
normal and is not a lea k.
• Kee p th e air intake slot s in front of the wind
s h ie ld free of sno w, ice and le a ves to en su re
impai re d heatin g and coo ling a nd lo prevent th e
w indow s from fogging ove r.
• The a ir from the outl ets flows through the
passeng er com part men t and out the slo ts below
th e rear w indow. Do no t co ver the se slots w ith
clothing or ot her objects.
• The air condition ing sys tem work s b es t w hen
the wind ows and the powe r
are closed.
How ever, if th e ve hicle has heat ed up in the sun ,
the insid e air can be coo le d fas te r by ope ning th e
win dows to let the hot air
Air conditioning system 89
fore, you shou ld ne ver let air o ut of a warm ti re m atc h "cold tire inflation pressure" reco m
m endati ons. The tir es wo uld then be und erin
fla ted and could fail suddenl y.
Maint aining proper tire press ure is on e of the
mo st important things you ca n do
help avoi d
s udd en tir e failu re. Unde rinflated tire s are a
major cause of sudden tir e failure. Keeping t ires
a t th e righ t p ress ure is also important for saf e
and resp o nsiv e ve hicl e handl ing, tra ctio n,
and load carryi ng. Tire pre ssure s arc
part icu lar ly i mport ant when the ve hicle is
being driven at higher speeds, and then espe
cially when heavi ly lo ad ed eve n wit hin th e per
mi ssible load-carry ing capaci ties approved for
yo ur vehicle.
The reco mm end ed tir e pre ssure s fo r yo ur Volk
sw age n dep end on th e kind or tires on your ve-
Ca rlin e E ngin e Tire
Jet ta 1.91
/ 74 195/65
15 91 H
kWT DI
1.91/ 74 205
/55 R 16 91
kW TD I
1. 9 1 / 74 225/45
17 91 H
kW TDI
J etta 2.0
l / 147 205/55 R 16 911-1
2. 0l / 147 225/45
R 17 91 H
kWTF SI
2.0 1 / 147 255 /40
18 92 Y
kWTFSI
J e tt a 2.51/ 110 195/65
1 5 91 H
kW
2 .5 1 /
IIO 205/55 R 16 91 H
k W
2 .5 1 /
IIO 225/45 R 1791 H
kW
xi= reinfor ced
Be caus e
ch anges may be mad e to ve
hicl e equipm ent during the model year, always
c ompar e th e tire size designation on the tire
pr ess ure label on yo ur vehi cle
the tire s on
y ou r ve hicle. Make sur e that th e tir e s ize in fo r-
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
hide an d th e number of passe ngers and /or
amo unt of luggage you will b e
The tire pr ess ure la b el on the op en edge of the
dri ver's doo r on your Volk swagen li sts th e rec
o mmended cold tire infla tion press ures fo r the
veh icle at its max imum capaci ty weight and tire s
th at were on your vehicle at the time it was man
ufa ctur ed.
See the illu stration
54, fig. for the loca
ti on of the label on the open edge of the drive r's
door (color of th e actual label and exact location
o n the vehicl e will vary slightl y).
table below li sts the recom mend ed co ld tire
inflation pressures for the Volk swa gen m odel s
cove red by your O wner's Lit era ture at the ve
hi cle's maximum capacit y weig ht and the tir e
s izes insta lled on th e res pec tive mode ls as ori g
in al e quipment , o r as a fa ctory opt ion .
Tire pressur e Tire pressure rear
front
PSI kPa
PS I kPa
34 234 34 234
34 234 34 234
34 234 34 234
3 5 240 35 240
35 240
35 240
35 240
240
34 234
34 234
34 2
34 3 4
234
34 234
34 234
mation o n the vehicl e lab el i s the same as th e
s ize of t he tir es on the ve hicl e is es pecially im
portan t if th e ve hicl e belo ngs to someo ne e lse or
y ou bou ght the vehicle with different rims/tires
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