2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA fuel cap

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
with special care for the fir st 35 0 mile s
( 560km ).
• Driving with worn or dam aged tires can
l ead to los s of co ntrol, sud den tire failure, in­
clud ing a blowout and sudden deflation,
cras hes and se riou s perso nal injurie s. H ave
worn or damaged tires rep laced immediat ely.
• Tires age even if th ey arc not bein g used
a n d can fail sudd enl y, es pecia lly
at high
s p ee ds. Tire s th at ar c mor e than 6 yea rs old
WARNIN G (contin ued)
ca n onl y be use d in an em erge ncy and then
w ith specia l ca re and at lo w er sp eeds.
• Neve r m ount u sed t ires on yo ur vehicl e if
you arc not s ure of th eir "pre vio us hi story."
Old use d tir es ma y have been dama ged eve n
t h ough th e damage cann ot b e see n that can
l ea d to sudd en tir e fa ilur e and loss of vehicle
contro l.
• If yo u notice unu sual vibrat ion or if th e ve ­
hicle pull s to one sid e wh en drivin g, a lways
stop as soo n as it is safe to do so and check the
wheels and tires for dam age.
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessor y weight
m ea ns th e comb ined weigh t (in excess of those
s tand ard item s wh ic h may b e re p laced ) of auto­
matic tran sm iss ion, powe r stee ring . power
brake s, pow er wind ows, powe r se ats. radio, a nd
heat er, to th e ex tent that th ese item s are ava il­
ab le as factory- in st all ed eq ui pment (w heth er in ­
s talled or not).
Aspect ratio m ea ns th e ra tio of th e heig h t
th e wid th of th e
ti re in perce nt. Numbers of70 or lowe r ind icat e
a sh ort sid ewa ll for imp roved steering r espons e
a nd be tter ove rall hand ling d ry pa vement.
B ead
m ea ns th e pan oft he tire that is m ade of stee l
w ires, wrapp ed or reinfor ced by ply cords and
t h at is s hape d to
th e rim .
B ead separation
mean s a breakdow n of th e bo nd b etwee n com­
p on ent s in the bea d.
Cord mea ns th e s trands for ming the plies in t he tire .
Cold lir e inflation pressure
m ea ns th e tire press ure reco mmend ed by the
ve hicl e m anu factur er f or a tire of a des ig nate d
s ize th a t ha s not b ee n d rive n for th an a co up le of
m iles ( kilomete rs) at low sp eeds in th e thr ee
h our peri od befo re th e tire press ure is m eas ured
or ad juste d.
52 Checking and Filling
Curb weig ht
mea ns th e weig ht of
a moto r ve hicle sta n­
dard equipm ent in cluding th e maxi mum ca­
paci ty o f fuel. oil. a nd coolant, air co ndition ing
and additional weight of o ptional equipme nt.
Gr oss Axle Weight Roting
m ea ns th e load -ca rryi ng ca pacity of a sin gle axle
sys tem, measured at th e tire-gro und in te rface s.
Gro ss Vehicl e W eight Roling
means th e max imum t otal load ed weig ht of the
ve hicl e.
Groo ve
m ea ns th e spa ce betw een
ad jacent tread
r ib s.
L o ad rotin g (cod e)
m eans the maximum load that
tir e is ra ted to
carry for a given inflation press ure. You may not
this o n all tir es bec ause it is not
required by law.
Ma ximum load roting
m ean s th e load rating for
tire at th e perm iss ible inflatio n pressu re for that t ir e .
Ma ximum load ed ve hicle weig ht
mean s th e
of:
(a) C urb weig ht,
( b ) Accesso ry weight,
( c ) Vehicle capa city weigh t, a nd
(cl ) Pro duction o ptions we ig h t.

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advi ce
des with tire press ure m onito rin g sys te m To preven t thi s, always make that
fac to ry i nsta ll ed va lve s te m caps on a ll whee ls
are securely mount ed on th e valve .
Tires and vehicle load limits
There ar e limits to th e amo unt of load or we ig ht
t hat any vehicl e and any tire ca n carry. A ve hicle
t h at is over loaded will not handle well an d is
mor e difficult t o sto p. Overloadi ng ca n not only
l ead to loss of veh icle contro l, but can also
damage important parts of the vehicle and can
l ead to sudden tire failure, including a blowout
an d sudd en deflat ion that can ca use th e ve hicle
to crash.
Your safety and that of yo ur passengers also de ­
pe nds on making sure tha t load limit s are not ex­
cee ded . Veh icle load includ es everybody and ev­
e ry thing in and on the ve hicle. T hese load limits
are technica lly referred to as the vehicle"s Gro ss
Ve hicl e We ig ht Hating
The in cl udes the of the basic ve­
h icle , a ll in sta lled accessor ies, full tank
of fuel, oil, coolan t and o ther flui ds p lu s max­
imum load . Th e m aximum load includ es the
number of passe ngers that the ve hicle is in ­
te nded to carry ("seatin g capacity") with an as­
su med weight of 150 lbs (68 Kg) fo r each pas­
se nge r at a des ig n ati on sea ting pos ition and the
to ta l weight of any lu ggage in the ve hicle. If you
tow a traile r, th e weig ht of th e tra iler hitch and
th e tong ue weig ht of the lo ad ed tra iler mu st b e
included as part of the ve hicle lo ad .
T he Gross Axle We ig ht Hatin g
is th e
maximum load that ca n be appl ied a t eac h of t h e
ve hicl e's two ax les.
The Gross Ve hicl e We ight
and th e Gross
Ax le We ig h t are liste d on the sa fe ty com­
pliance sticke r la b el o n th e driv er's door latch
pi llar Your Je tt a ha s 5 seat ing posit io ns, 2 in the
front and 3 in the rea r fo r to tal seating capacity of
5. Ea ch sea ting posi tio n ha s a safe ty belt
= book le t 2. 1 "Safety firs t."
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For th e sake of env ironm ent
Yo ur car w ill ha ve a highe r consumpt io n
a nd unn ecessa ry ex hau st em iss ions with und er­
inflated tires .
that there is an upper limit to your ve­
hicl e' Gross Vehicle We ig ht Hati ng mean s that
th e
weight of whatever is be ing ca rri ed in
th e veh icle (including the we ight o f trailer
hit ch and the tongu e we igh t of the loaded
t railer) is limit ed. The more pa ssenge rs in the
ve­hicl e or passe ngers arc heav ier th an the
s tandard weigh ts assumed mean th at less
we igh t
be carr ied as luggage.
tir e pressure label on your Vo lkswagen also
lists the maximum combin ed weight of all of the
occupants and luggage or other cargo that th e
ve hicle can carry. For the locatio n of the label
54. fig. 13 .
WA RNING
Over loadin g a vehicle can cau se loss o f ve hicl e
co ntr ol, cras h or ot her accide nt, se rious per­
s o nal injur y, and eve n death.
• Car rying more weig ht th an yo ur vehicle
des ig ned to ca rry will prevent the ve hicle
from handlin g proper ly and in crease the risk
o f th e loss of ve hicl e co ntrol.
• Th e brake s o n a ve hicl e th at has bee n over­
l oa ded may not be ab le to stop th e vehicle
wit hin a
dista nce.
• Tir es on a veh icle that ha s be en over loaded
ca n
su dd enl y, includin g a blowout a nd
s udd en deflation, causin g los s of co ntrol and a
c ra sh .
• Alway s make sur e th at the total l oad bein g
tran sp ort ed - inclu din g th e we ig h t of a tra ile r
hi tch and the to ngue we ig ht of a lo aded trail er
- docs not make the vehicl e heav ie r than the
v eh icle 's Gros s Ve hicl e We ig ht H atin g

1. 9L diesel engine
Fig. 4 Engine comportment overview
Maximum output SAE net
Ma ximum tor que S AE net
No. of cylinders
D isp lace ment
S troke
Co mpr essio n ra tio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Wind shi eld was her flui d co nta in er
Engine coolant expans io n t ank
Engine oil filler ca p
En gin e oi l di psti ck
flu id rese rvo ir
Vehicl e batte ry
Fu se box
De tails o n how to con nec t jum per ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) and nega tive(- ) term in al or on how
t o ch eck a nd top up serv ice fluid s fo r th e com po·
n en ts liste d above are pro vid ed in
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice."
Furthe r exp lanations, t ip s and restr iction s are
prov id ed in
3.3 "Tec hni ca l Data".
E ngin e data
100 hp a t 4,000 rp m
250 Nm at 1,0 00-2, 400 rpm I 104 ft.lb s. at 1,800·2,400 rpm
4
11 5.7 in3 I
1,896
3.76 i n I 95.5 mm
3. 13 in I 79.5 mm
18.5: 1
Diesel
T he co rrect grade of fuel for your vehicl e is s hown on a stic ker on the in side o f the fu el fi ller flap.
D iese l N o. 2 is rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and Adv ice ", chapter ''C hec king a nd Fi lling ."
Ca paci ties
F u el tank
14.5 gal. I 55 lit ers
(Re serve , includ ed in fu el ta n k capaci ty) ( 1.9 ga l. I 7.0 lite rs)
W ind shi eld washer fluid co nta iner
approx.
3.2 qts. I 3.0 liter s
Windshie ld wash er flui d con ta in er
ap prox.
5.2 qt s. I 5.0 liters
(w ith h ead lig h t washer)
Eng in e oil (w ith oil filter )
approx.
5. Iqts. I 4 .8 lit ers
T he e ngin e o il leve l shou ld b e checked w hile top pin g up . Do no t over fill
3.2 "T ip s and
Adv ice", c hapter "Chec kin g an d Filli ng."
Technical data 9