2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Winter t

Locks
Lock cylinders can freeze in winter.
To d e-ic e th e lo ck cylin ders use a sp ecial lo ck
cy lind er de- ice r spra y wit h lubri cating anti ·
corrosive
Cleaning chrome parts
- Cle an chrom e part s wi th a damp cloth.
- Po lish chrome part s with a so ft, dry
cloth .
You can als o u se s pecial chrome cleaner.
C hrome cleaners will help re mov e surfa ce grime
a nd stain s from chrom e surf aces.
Cleaning alloy wheels
Every two weeks
- Was h sa lt and brake du st off alloy
w heel s.
- Use an ac id free dete rgen t to clean the
w hee ls .
Every three months
- Appl y a har d wax compound to the
w hee ls .
Li ght alloy whee ls req uire reg ular car e re mo ve
road sa il a nd brak e by reg ularl y wa shi ng w hee ls, other wise fini sh will du ll and they
wi ll be hard lo clean.
Alwa ys use a n ac id-fr ee dete rge nt for alloy
w heel s.
Do not u se vehicle polis h or oth er abra sive
u cts . I f prot ective coat ing is damag ed , fo r amp le by s tone impact, th e dama ged area
s h ould be re pair ed imm edi ate ly.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Note
To pre vent scra tc hin g chrom e surfaces:
• Do not use an abra sive care pro duct on
c hr om e.
• Do
clean or polish chr ome are or dusty or clean or p olish in sand y
o r dusty
WARNING
I mp roper use of power washers ca n ca use rious, invis ible and permanent tire damage
l ead ing to tire failure and lo ss of ve hicle
trol.
• Neve r was h tires with a jet that sprays the
water out in a direct stream eve n from a
tance or for a very short time.
WARNING
Wet brak es or brake s coated wi th ice or road
sa lt react slower and need longer sto pping
tan ces.
• Carefu lly appl y brak es for a
• Always dry brake s and clea n off ice ings and salt coating s with a few cauti ous
brake applications.
• Alw ays read and h eed all WAR NIN GS
8, " Brakin g pow er and braking
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For the sake of e nvi ro nm ent
Just one tank or leaded gas will seriously re ­
duc e the of the catalyti c converter.
Applies lo vehicles : with o gasoline engine
Gasoline additives
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
Tip s
you notic e a lo ss o r economy or driv e­
ability and p erformanc e problem s using one or
these fuel blends,
reco mmend that you
sw itch to unbl endecl
Gasoline additives improve quality of the gasoline.
Gasoline quality influen ces en gine behavior, fi cie ncy . p erformanc e and serv ice F o r thi s
reason you sh ou ld always use good quality gaso­
lin e contai ning additives. These addi tives will
h elp
to p re vent corrosion, keep system
clea n and pr event depo sits from bui ldin g up in
the engin e.
good qualit y gasol ine with additives is not
a vai lable, or eng in e probl em s ari se, additives
ma y be added to the gasoline.
Applies to veh icles : wi th o Diesel e ngine
Diesel fuel
Always Diesel fuel No. 2 on Ly.
Serv ice s tation s offer ing Die sel are generally
l ocated on truck routes or maj or hi ghw ays . Di­
re cto ri es or Diese l
stat ions are usually avail­
ab le at Di esel station s.
Some state s in t he USA requir e perm its
to pur­
chas e Diese l Check w ith yo ur Stat e Motor
Ve hicle Department.
Die sel
may not be ava ilable outs id e th e US A
and Canada. Be sur e to check before trav elin g to
othe r co untrie s.
Winter opera tion
At te mp erat ur es below 20° F No. 2 loses its fluidity d ue to wax separation,
which may clog the filt er or tank and
kee p th e engin e running.
To help in p reve nting su ch co nditions, the
in your vehicle is au tomatica lly preheated. You
can also buy gasoline additives separat ely
and add them to the gaso line yourself
yo u h ave
probl ems star ting or the e ngine does not sm oot hly.
Not all gasoline addit ives are effec tive. W e rec ­
omme nd you use only genu ine Vo lkswagen gas
additives for gasoline e ngin es . T hese add itive s
a re ava ilabl e from your authorized Vo lk swage n
deal er. Yo u will also receive information on how
to use th em.
Do not mi x other gas additives with th e gas
Preheating th e makes operation or
yo ur vehicl e po ssib le wit h Di ese l fuel N o. 2
down to - 10° F (-24 ' CJ.
you expect tem perat ur es below 5° F (-15 ° C) ask
you r dealer w hethe r their Diesel f uel No. 2 is
sufficie ntly winterized the pr evailing te m ­
pe ratures.
not wint erized or insu fficient ly win te rized
D iese l has a lready thick ened to the extent
that t he engin e will not start, it can be re ctifi ed
by lea vin g th e ve hicle standing
some time in
a heated s helter.
It is normal that th e engine noise leve l (die­
se ling ) is lou der du ring th e warm-up period in
w int er. It i s also norma l that whi tish-b lue smok e
be emitted from t he tailpipe after startin g
and d uring warm -up. The amoun t or smoke de-
pend s on th e outs id e te mp erature.
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Maximum Perm issib le Inflatio n Press ure
T his nu mb er is th e g re at est a mount of
pres­
s ur e tha t sh oul d ever be put in the tire und er
norma l driv ing cond itio n s.
R ep lac in g tires or rims on vehicles equipp ed
wit h
The air va lve o n all four tires (no t on the spare
ti re) is equip ped with a senso r, w hic h co nsta ntly
m on itors
a ir pr ess ure in side the tire, a nd
the n this Lu If
yo u ar e going to re pl ace the wheel rim s o n yo ur
ve hicl e, make sure the rim s also have these
se nso rs. The se nsor s mu st be co mp atib le w ith
TPM S sys tem o n yo ur vehicle .
I f yo u install rim s. w hich do not have th e se n­
sors, o r ha ve sensors w hich are not comp ati ble,
th e TP MS will not wor k pro perl y. In case, theTPM S would n ot b e ab le to m oni tor pr ess ure or wa rn you if is necessa ry.
• Wheneve r you c hange se nso rs, yo u ha ve to
i n sta ll
valves.
•
dri ve the valve ste m cap s se­
c ur ely m ou nted. We reco mmen d usi ng fac to ry
i n sta lle d va lve stem caps. As k your auth ori zed
Volkswage n dea le r if yo u los t va lve
caps.
T he in sta llat io n of re pla ceme111 tires
c ord hody plies in the tire si dewa ll m ay ca use
ma lfu nction tir e pre ssure monitorin g
sys te m (TPM S), and i s not recommended (cord
mat eri al informatio n is m olded on
ti re s ide­
wa ll).
ch ec k yo ur TPM S indi cator af te r r e­one or more tires o n yo ur vehicl e. If t he
TP MS indi cator is on. your TPMS is m alfu nc­
ti o nin g. Your
tire m ig ht be incom ­
patibl e yourTP MS system, or some co mp o­
n en t of the TP MS may be dam aged .
WARNING
• Usin g in cor rect or unmatched tires and
I or wheels or improper tire and whee l co mbi ­
nation s can le ad to loss of con tro l, co llisio n
and serio us perso nal injury.
• Always use tires, rims and whee l bo lts th at
me et th e specification s of ori ginal fa ctory- in­
s talled tire s or other combination s th at h av e
b een sp eci fica lly app roved by the vehicle
manufa ctur er.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARN ING (continued)
• Tire s age even if they arc not being use d
and can fail su ddenl y, es peci ally at high
s peeds. Tire s th at are more than 6 yea rs old
can only be use d in an em ergenc y and then
w ith specia l care and at lower speeds.
• Never mount use d tir es on your vehicle if
yo u are not sur e o f th eir "previou s hi story."
Old used tir es ma y ha ve bee n damag ed even
th ou gh th e dam age ca nnot be seen that ca n
l ead to sudd en tir e fa ilur e and lo ss of vehicl e
control.
• All four whe els must be fitted with radi al
tir es of the s am e type, size (ro lling cir cumf er­
ence) and th e sa me tread p attern. Dri ving
w ith diff erent tire s reduces ve hicle han dling
a nd can l ead to a loss of control.
• If the spare tire is not th e same a s th e tir es
that are mount ed on the vehicle - for examp le
with winter tir es - only u se the sp are tir e for a
s h ort period of tim e and drive w ith extra care.
Refi t th e no rma l road w hee l as soo n as safe ly
possib le.
• Neve r dri ve
than th e spe ed for wh ic h th e tires on you r ve hicle are
rat ed because tires that arc driven fas te r than
their rated sp eed ca n
sudd enly .
• Overloadin g tir es cause h eat build -up ,
s ud den tire failur e, includin g a blowout and
sudden defl ation and loss of co ntrol.
• Temperat ure grades apply lo tir es that are
properl y inflat ed and not over o r underin­
flated .
• For tec hni cal reaso ns it i s not always pos­
s ibl e to use whee ls from oth er ve hicles-in
s om e cases not eve n whee ls from the sa me ve­
hicle model.
• If you insta ll w hee l trim d iscs on th e ve­
hicle whee ls, make sur e that th e air flow to the
brakes is not blo ck ed. R edu ced airflo w to the
brakes can th em to ove rheat , in cre asin g sto p­
ping distances and causin g a colli sion .
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
Winter tires
Winter rires can improve vehicle handling on snow and ice. At temperatures
below 45 ° F (7 ° C)
recommend changing to winter tires.
In som e hea vy s now areas, loca l go vernment s
m ay re quir e tru e or "snow" tires, those
wit h very deepl y cut trea d. The se ti res sh ould
on ly be use d in pair s and be in sta lled on all four
w hee ls. Make sur e yo u purcha se snow tire s that
ar e th e s am e size and const ruction ry p e as the
othe r tir es on your vehicl e.
S umm er tire s prov ide less grip on ice and sno w.
Winter tires (s now tires) must be
on a ll
four whe els .
If you wa nt to us e th e tir e pre ssure monitoring
sys tem
compat ibl e se nso rs mu st b e
in sta lle d on all four wint er tire s 63.
Ask your authori zed Volkswage n deal er or qual ­
ified work shop for permitt ed winter tire sizes.
U se on ly rad ia l w int er tir es.
Wi nter tires lose their effectiveness w hen the
tr ead is worn dow n
to a depth of 4 111111 (0.1 57
inch ).
Onl y driv e wit h wint er ti res und er w int er co ndi­
tion s. S umm er tir es hand le bett er w hen there is
no snow or ic e on the ro ads a nd th e temp erature
is above 45 ° F (7 ° C).
If yo u ha ve a flat tir e, see notes on spar e w heel
"New tires and replaci ng tire s an d
wh eels".
Pl eas e always re m emb er that winter tir es ma y
ha ve a lower spe ed
than th e tire s origi­
nall y insta lled on your vehicl e at the time it was
manufactur ed. Pl ease see
53, "Spee d
rating (letter cod e)" for a listing of the spe ed
rating l ett er co de s and
maximum speed ar
w hi ch the tires c an b e driv en.
The sp eed rating letter code
53) is on the
s id e w all of th e tire fi g . 16 .
WARNING
Winter tires have maximum speed lim its that
may be lowe r than your vehicl e's maximum
speed. Always know the maximum speed b e­
fore driving
Neve r drive fa ster than the
speed permitted your speci fic wi nter tires.
This cause damage to the tire s leading to
an accident and serious personal injury to you
and your passengers.
WARNING
Driving faster than the maximum speed for
which the winter tires on your vehicle are
veloped can cause sudden tire failure, loss o f
contro l and seriot• .s personal injury.
• Winter tire s have maximum sp ee d rating
that may be lower than your ve hicle's max ­
imum speed.
• Neve r drive fa ster than the sp eed for which
the wint er or other tires installed on you r
hicle are rated.
WARNING
Always a djust your driving to the road and
traffic condition s. Never let the good accelera­
tion of the winter tir es and all -wheel drive
tempt you into taking extra risks. Alway s
member:
• When braking, an all-w hee l drive ve hicle
h andles in the same way as a front drive
hicle.
• Drive carefu lly a nd reduce yo ur speed on
ic y and slippery roads, eve n winter tire s
cannot help un der black ice conditio ns.
Fo r the sake of environment
U se s umm er tire s wh en weat her condition s
permit. The y are qui ete r, do not wear as qui ckl y
and redu ce fuel consumpti on
Where applicabl e (TP MS = Tir e pre ssure mo nitoring system)
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