2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Fluid

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are 110 1 cove re d b y thi s but are
separate ly war ran te d by the ti re manu fac turer.
T o ass ist yo u in ob taini ng re lated Wa rra nty in ­
form ation, a list of tire man ufact ure rs and ad- d
resses is prov ided at the en d of this book le t.
Ver ify with th e tir e m anu fac tur er w hat i s cove re d
un der th eir wa rra nty.
Main tenance services and mechanical adjus tmen ts
Thi s w arrant y does no t c o ver cos t of pa rts
a nd la b or in vo lve d in an y sc hedul ed m ain te­
na nce servi ce.
Th is warra nty does not cover
rep lace ment of
fi lters, oil, l ub rican ts, fluid s, or air co ndi tioner
re fri gera nt ch arge, u nless t heir rep lace men t is a
n ecessary part of warra nty se rvice o n a cove re d
co mp onent. Mec
hani cal adju stment s not associate d wit h a
d efec t in mate ri al or wo rkman ship are no t cov­
e red af te r th e firs t year or 12, 000 m iles, whi ch ­
everocc urs firs t (i.e. headli ght adju stm ent ). Thi s
warranty does no t cove r w hee l a lignm ent or tir e
b ala n ci ng.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warra nty does not cover:
• d am age or malfun cti ons w hic h are th e res ult
of imp roper re pair of the v ehi cle, insta ll at io n of
an y
110 11 Ge nuin e Volksw agen parts that w ill
a lter th e ve hicle performan ce spe cifi cation s
fr om th ose se t by th e ve hicle m anufa ctur er,
modi fications
th e ve hicle (including the e n­
g in e m anage men t sys te m ), accessor ies suc h as
ala rm sys te m s, remo te s tarters, roof racks o r
co mm unicat io ns eq uip me nt, d efec ts or failu res
r es ultin g from the use of new parts not sold o r
a pp roved by Vo lkswage n, o r use d p art s, or th e
r es ult ant d am age to assoc iate d part s or sys te m s;
o r
• d ama ge o r malfunct io ns wh ic h we re ca used
by th e altera tion of th e ve hicl e, in
an y
m ajor or stru ctural alt erat ions s uch as the con ­
v er sio n of the ve hicle to a c on verti ble or the
m odifi catio n of th e ro of to acco mm odate a glass
roo f st ru ctur e o r ot her si m ila r stru ctur al a lt er­
a tions; o r
4 Limited New V ehicle Warranty
• damage or m alfun ctio ns caused by int en ­
ti onal or unint ent io nal misf uelin g, co llision or
m od ifica tions of th e ve hicle , includin g, but not
limi ted
th e in staUatio n of e ngin e m anage­
ment comp onen ts no t a ppro ved b y Vo lksw agen ;
o r
• damage or m alfun cti ons res ulting from the
u se of the ve hicle in co mp etiti ve eve nts or
ca used by acci dent or fi re; o r
• d am age or m alfun cti ons resu lting from con­
t inu ed op era tion of t he ve hicle af te r a w arnin g
li gh t, ga uge rea din g o r oth er w arnin gs indi cate a
me ch ani ca l o r op erat ional p roblem; o r
• d am ag e o r m alfun ctio ns due to su sp ensio n
m odifi cati ons, s u ch as th e in sta lla tio n of af te r­
m arke t spr ings, sh oc k ab so rb ers, or lowe ring
kit s.
T his w arranty does no t co ve r ve hicl es seve re ly
damage d and
I o r decl are d to be a to ta l loss by
a n in sur er o r veh icles s ubsta nti all y re-asse m­
bl ed from or r ep air ed
p an s obta in ed from
an other ve hicle .

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Free -of -charge repair
R epairs under are made free of
c harge. Your auth orized Vo lkswage n dealer will
What is not covered
Maintenance services
T his warranty does not cover the cost of parts
and labor invo lved in any scheduled main te­
nance service. Sched uled maint enan ce serv ices
are desc ribed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
13ook le l. repair
defective pa
rt o r r epla ce it wi th a or re manu fac turcd genuine Volkswagen
Thi s wa rranty d oes not cover replacemem of o il, lub rica ms or fluids unless th eir re­
p lac em en t is a nec essary of wa rranty ser­
v ice on a covered
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
This warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunctions which are the result
of improper repair of the vehicle, insta llation of
any non Genuin e Vo lkswag en parts
will
alter the vehicl e performance specilication s
fr o m tho se set by the vehicle manufa ctur er,
m odilicati ons
the vehicle (includi ng the en ­
g in e management system), accessories su ch as
ala rm syste ms, remote starters, roof racks or
co mmunication s equipmelll, defects or failur es
r es ulling from
use of new part s not sold or
a pp rove d by Volkswage n, or used parts, or the
re sultant damage to as socia ted parts or sys te m s:
• damage or malfunctio n s which were ca use d
by the alteration of the vehicle, in particular any
major or st ru ctu ral al tera1ions su ch as
th e con ­
vers ion of the vehic le
10 a co nve rtib le or t he
modilication of1h e roof10 accom modate a gla ss
roo f s1ru ctur e or o ther sim ila r alt er­
a li ons;
Wear and tear items
Th is wa rran ty does not cove r re pl ace men1 of
a n y powertra in comp on ent s that wear a re­
s ult of no rma l use o r
8 Limited Pow ertrain Warranty
• damage or ma lf u nct ions caused by in1cn -
1i on al o r unint e111i ona l mi sfue ling, collision or
modilications of the vehicl e, including, but not
limit ed t o th e installatio n of eng ine m anage ­
m ent co mpon ent s not approv ed b y Vo lkswagen;
• damage or malfunc tio ns res ult ing from the
u se o f the veh icle in comp etitive events or
cause d by accide111 or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions resulting from con­
tinue d operat ion of th e vehicle
a warning
li g h t, gauge reading or ot her warnings indicate a
m ec hani cal or opera tional problem; or
• damage or ma lfunctions due to s uspens io n
su ch as the ins1aUa1ion of af te r­
m arke t sp rings, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
kits.
This warranty does not cover vehicles severely
dam aged a nd
I or d eclared 10 be a to tal l oss by
an i nsure r or vehicles re- asse m­
b le d from or rep aired wit h parts obta ined from
a noth er used

Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
• Wh en th e ve hicle is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at
ve ry lo w sp ee ds, the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay
b e sli ghtl y hi gher th an th e actua l o ut side te m -as res ult of th e heat r adi ate d fr om th e
Applies to vehicles : With Highline o r Midline instrument cluster
Warning or information te xt in the disp lay
Malfun ction s are s hown in th e di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd warning infor ­
m ation me ssages.
Fig . 9 Warn ing text in the display of a Midline in ­st rumen t cluster: STO P Oi l pressure
T he sys te m run s a c hec k on ce rtai n co mpo nem s
an d fun cti on s w hen th e ig niti on is sw itc hed on
an d whil e the ve hicle is m ov ing. Fun ction al 111 al­
f un cti on s are indi cate d by sy mbols w ith warn ­
in gs a nd in form ation t exts in th e di sp lay. An
ac ou sti c w arnin g is give n in certain cases. The
scree n may vary according to th e ve rs ion of th e
in strum ent cluste r yo ur vehicle has.
Warning symbo ls
Th ere ar e re d warnin g sy111bols (p riority I) and
ye llo w warnin g sy mb ols ( prior ity 2).
E xamp les of priority
1 wa rning s (red)
• Bra ke sys te m symb ol
or wi th th e
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's manual!
• Coo lant symbol
with the w arnin g STOP Check coolant! Owner's manual!
• En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol
't=:r: with the
w arnin g text STOP Oil pressure engine off!
Owner's manual!.
If one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g
li g ht will flas h or lig h t u p and will be acco 111pa­
ni ecl b y three acoustic warning s. This is a clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull off th e roa d where it is sa fe
a nd sw itch off the e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct
your auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dea ler or a q uali­
fi ed wo rks hop imm edia te ly and h ave the m al­
fun ctio n r epa ired .
I f severa l priorit y
wa rnin gs are detec ted at th e
sa me tim e, the symb ols w ill ap pe ar one aft er th e
o th er fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at a tim e.
a se t
ti 111e , th e in fo rm ati on tex t wi ll disap pear, how­
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill app ear in th e dis pl ay a nd
s tay on as a re 111ind er for yo u to have the m al­
f un cti on r epai red.
lo ng as pri or ity I wa rnin g is sh own in the
di sp lay, yo u will not be abl e to see an y o ther
m en us
7.
Examples of priority 2 warnings (yellow):
• Fu el sy mb ol with th e in fo rm ation tex t
Pl ease refuel!
• Windshie ld was her flui d sy mb ol with th e
i n fo rm atio n tex t Top up wa sh fluid!.
•
p ad sy 111b ol with inform atio n tex t
Check broke pods!
• Imm obili zer sy mb ol with th e info rmati on
tex t Immobilizer active!
If one o f th ese situ ations occ urs,
wa rnin g
sy mb ol li ght s up, an d yo u wi ll hear one acou stic
warning . C hec k th e c ause as soon as poss ible.
If seve ral p riorit y
wa rnin gs arc detec te d at th e
sa me tim e, th e sy mb ols di spl aye d on e aft er
th e oth er fo r ab out 2 seco nds at a tim e. a
se t tim e, th e inf ormati on te xt w ill disa ppe ar,
ho weve r the symb ol w ill app ear at the sid e of th e
di sp lay a nd stay on
a re 111ind er fo r yo u t o
c h eck th e c ause as so on as poss ible .
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges will n ot be sh ow n
until all Priority I warnin g m ess ages have bee n
co rrec te d!
Instrument panel 11

Booklet 3 .1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Sy mbol Meaning or warning lig hts Further
Exhau st sys tem m alrun cti o n
EPC Elec troni c Power Contr ol (gaso line eng in e only)
G low plug sys te m (d iese l e n gin e)
Ill umi nated: Glow p lug sys tem switch ed on
F lashi ng: engine malrun cti on.
Electronic immobilizer
-Genera tor ma lrunc1ion fi::i
bulb
Turn sig nal s
Cool ant te mp erat ure I Coo lant
l evel 1'
I oil pre ssur e
Bra ke pad wear indicator
Doo rs open
washer leve l
Dis play fo r engin e hood or rear lid o pen --
Fu el l ev el too low
Fa ste n sea l be lts! 2.1 , ch ap te r "Sea t
or in anti-lock 27
sys te m
Fla shi ng: ESP or ASR in operation,
ll Ill umi nated: ESP or AS R 1io n or sw itch ed
Parki ng applied or low brake fluid l eve l o r 28 m alrunct ion
· or
Crui se contr ol sys te m sw itch ed on
Powe r stee ring sys te m
In strum ent pan el 2 1

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Brake pad wear indicator"
Since the brake pad wear indica tor onl y m on i­
to rs th e front brak e pad s, h ave the rea r brak e
pad s in spected at che same tim e.
T he fo llowi ng information tex t is dis pla yed:
Check brake pad
Doors
WARNING
Driving with bad brak es can ca use a co llision
a nd ser io us pers onal injur y.
• I -l av e the br ake pad s inspe cted immedi­
a te ly by an authori zed Volk swagen d eal er or
qu alifi ed wo rksh op if th e brake pads wo rn
s ymbo l lights
The warning indicates , when th e ign ition is switch ed on , that door s are
op en.
Th e warning sh ou ld go out whe n all
door s are pro perl y closed. •
Windshield washer fluid level
This warnin g light li ghts to indicate windshield washer leve l too
Low.
Yo u sh ou ld to p off th e reservo ir as soo n as pos­
s ibl e 3.2 , c h apt er "W indshi eld was her
sys tem". T
he in forma tion text displ aye d in th e in stru ­
m ent clu ste r di splay is : Top up wash
Display for open engine hood or rear lid
The warning Light indicates that the engine or rea r lid is open when the ig­
nition i s switc hed on.
Warn ing sh ould go o ut when th e
e n g in e hood or r ear lid is properly closed. •
Fuel level too low
This symbol li ght s to indicate that Ju.el tank i s down to the rese rve le vel.
The symb ol light s up when th e am oun t of fu el
in ch e fu el t an k is do wn to approx imate ly 1.8 ga l­
l o n s (7 licers). A n aco ust ic warnin g is a lso g ive n.
Th is se rves as a remind er
to up with fue l a t
26 Inst rument panel
th e nex t oppor tunity . =boo klet 3 .2, ch ap ter
"F illin g th e tank "
inform atio n tex t d isp layed in th e in stru­
m ent clu ster dis p lay is: Please

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Anti-lock brake system
The warning light monitors th e ABS and the integrated electronic differential lock
(EDL).
The warn ing light or sh ould li ght up for a
few seco nds whe n th e ign ition is swi tc h ed on .
T he lig ht goes out again after the sys te m has run
th roug h an auto matic test sequ en ce.
Ther e is a fault in the ABS if:
• The wa rning light ABS d oes not lig ht up
whe n th e igniti on is swi tc h ed on.
• The warn ing li ght does not t urn off agai n
af te r a few seconds.
• The warn ing lig ht light s up when the ve hicle
i s moving .
The vehicle ca n st ill b e braked in the normal
(exce pt that the ABS is not ac tive). Con tact an
author ized Vo lkswagen dealer or a qualified
wo rksh op as soo n as possib le. Fu rth er infor ma­
ti on on ABS =book let 3.2 'Tips and Advice",
c hapt er ··smart tec hnolog y."
)fa fault occu rs in the ABS . th e ES P/ASH warning
lig ht w ill also light up.
Fault in the main brake system
I f the ABS warn ing lig ht A BS lights up together
w ith the bra ke warning light ABS, thi s ind icates
n ot o nly a fault in the
func tion, but a lso a
possible fault in the brake
The fo llow ing text is disp layed on th e in stru­
ment cluster: Brake fault Own er' s
El ectronic differential lock (EDL) fault
Th e ED L wor ks in con junct ion w ith th e ABS. A
ma lfun cti o n in th e ED L is indi cate d by the ABS
wa rnin g lig ht ABS. Conta ct a n authorized Vo lk­
swage n dealer or a qualified works hop as soon
as poss ible. Fur ther info rma tion on EDL
3.2 "Tips a nd Adv ice", ch apter "S m art
t ec hnolo gy."
WARNING
S top! Befo re working in the e ngin e compart­
m ent, alwa ys read and hee d all WARN INGS
3 .2 "Tip s and Advice", c hapter
"Wo rking in the e ngin e co mpa rtm ent." The
eng ine co mpartment of any motor vehicle i s a
p ote ntia lly dange rou s ar ea and can ca use se­
riou s persona l injury.
WARNING
Dri ving wit h bad brakes can cause a co llisio n
and serio us per sonal injury.
• If th e brake wa rning symbol BRAKE or(D)
d ocs no t g o out , o r if it li ght s up when driving
t h e brak e fluid le vel in the reservo ir is to o lo w
o r the re is a fau lt in the brake system . Imm edi­
at ely s top dri vin g and get profess iona l help
= bookl et 3.2 " Tips and Advice", c hapt er
"B rake fluid. "
• If the brake warning sy mbol BRAKE or
lig ht s up a t th e sa me time as the ABS warning
li g ht ABS or , the ABS may not be workin g
prop erly and the rea r w hee ls co uld lo ck up
first under hard brak ing. Hear wheel bra ke
lo ck- up can ca use loss of vehicle control. I f
yo u b elieve that it is sa fe to do so , go immedi­
a tel y
low s pee d to the nearest au thorized
Volk swagen dea ler or qu alifi ed wo rksh op and
h ave the
sy stem ins pec ted . Dri ve slow ly
and avoid sudd en, hard brake application.
• If th e AB S warning light ABS docs not go
o ut , o r if il comes o n while dri vin g, the A BS
syste m is not work ing pro perly. The vehicl e
ca n then be s topp ed onl y with the standard
brake s (with out ABS). You will not have the
protection AB S pro vid es. Contact your autho ­
ri ze d Vo lk swa gen deal er or
work­
s h op a s soo n as possib le.
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@ Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Electronic Stabilization Program {ESP) I Anti-slip regulation ASR
This warning light monitors the Elect ronic Stabil iza tion or th e Anti-slip
regulation.
The warnin g light has the follow ing functi ons:
• It light s up when the ignition i s switched on
and sh ou ld turn off aga in afte r about 2 seconds.
• It flashes whe n the ESP/ASR is activa ted
w hen dri ving.
• It will li gh t up cont inuou sly if th ere is a ma l­
f un ction in th e ESP/ASR.
• It
will ligh t up continuou sly if th e ESP/ASR is
sw itch ed off =:pag e 91. •
It w ill also light up if a fa ult sh o uld occur in
the ABS because th e ESP/AS R operates in con­
jun cti on w ith the AJ3S.
If th e warning ligh t light s up and stays on a fter
th e e ngin e is
thi s may mean that th e
c ontro l sys tem has tem porarily switch ed o ff the
fu ncti on . In thi s case the ESP/ASH ca n be reac ti­
vated by sw itchin g th e ig niti on off and then on
again. If the wa rnin g lig ht goes out, thi s m ea ns
t he sys tem is fully functiona l.
Brake system I Parking brake or BRAKE
The warnin g light lights up if the parking brake is applied, if the brake level
is too low or if there is a malfunction in the brake system .
This warning light or BRAK E lights up if
• the park ing brake is o n
If yo u dri ve faster than 3 mph (5 km /h } w ith the
parking brake on, the follo win g m essage will ap­
pear in the in strum ent cluster di spl ay :
Handbrake on!. An ac oustic wa rnin g is a lso
give n.
• If th e brake flu id leve l is too
3.2, chap te r "J3rake fluid"
The infor matio n text disp layed in the instru­
m ent cluste r di sp lay is : STOP! Brake fluid
Owner's manual!.
This warn ing light can l ight up t ogether with the
ant i- locki ng bra ke system warni ng lig ht
27 .
WARNING
• Stop! Before workin g in the en gine com­
partment always r ead and heed all warnings
3.2, chapter "Working in the engin e
compa rtment." The en gi ne compa rtment of
any motor vehicl e is a pot enti all y dangerou s
area and can cause serious personal injury.
28 Instrument panel
ir1 WARN ING (co ntin ued)
• Drivin g with bad brake s can cause a colli­
s ion and seriou s per sona l injury.
• If the brak e warning symb ol BRAKE or
docs not go out, or if it l ights up when drivin g,
the brak e fluid leve l in the r eservoir i s too low
o r th ere's a malfun ction in the brake system.
Imm ediat ely stop driving and get profe ssional
assista nce
3.2, chapter "13 rake
fluid ".
• If the brak e warn ing sy mbol BRAK E or
ligh ts up at the same time as the ABS warning
light the ABS may not be working prope rly
a nd the rear whee ls cou ld lock up
und er
hard braking . R ea r whee l brak e lock-up can
ca use loss o f vehicl e control. If you beli eve
that it i s safe to do so , go imm ediat ely to the
near est auth orized Volkswagen dealer or
qualified works hop a nd h ave the brak e syste m
in spe cted. Dri ve slow ly and avoid sudden
h ard brake application .
• If the ABS warn ing light does not go out o r
if it come s on whil e driving , th e AB S sys te m i s
not working properly. The vehicle can then be
s topped onl y with stand ard brake s (w ithout
A BS ). Co ntact Your authorized Volkswage n
or qualified workshop as soo n as
po ssible ...

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equ ipment
Starting and stopping the engine
Applies to vehic les : a gasoline engine
Starting the gasoline engine
Th e e ngi ne c an only be s tarted a g en uine Volkswagen key with th e corr ect
cod e.
M ove the s elec to r l eve r to P (Pa rk ) o r N
( N eutral )
98.
Depress the fo ot brak e. In vehicl es wi th
a m anual transmi ssion d epr ess the clut ch
p ed al.
Turn the ig niti on ke y to position
93 , 76 to start the engin e.
R elea se the ig nition k ey as soo n as the
e n gin e start s to avoid damagin g th e
s tart er.
Af ter s ta rtin g an en g in e th at is hot, yo u m ay
n ee d t o p ress the acce le rat or b riefl y.
W hen sta rtin g a co ld en gin e, it m ay be a
noisy fo r th e few seco nds oil pr ess ure
h as b uilt up i n th e hyd rau lic va lve li ft ers . Thi s is
n o rma l a nd n o cause for co nce rn.
I f th e en gin e does no t sta rt after
JO sec ond s,
sw itch off the ig n it io n, wait 30 seconds, then try
a g ain .
I f yo u have pro blem ssta rting=bookle t 3.2 "Tips
a nd
chapt er sta rtin g."
WARNING
Reduce the risk of ser iou s perso nal i nju ry
when st arting and run ning the vehicle' s en ­
g ine.
WARNING
• Nev er start or let the engine run in a co n­or en clos ed are a. Exhau st from the en ­
g in e contain s carbo n mono xide, a poi sonous ,
c o lor le ss and odo rless ga s. C arbon monoxide
can c au se unconsciousne ss an d deat h.
• Never leave the ve hicle unattended with
the engine running. The vehicle could move
sudden ly or
unu sual operat ing cond ition
cou ld occur res ulting in property damage or
per sona l in ju ry.
• Never use "start ing assist fluids." Th ey are
potent ia ll y e xplo sive and can cause a "run­
away" ve hicle condition.
Note
Y ou ca n da mage the e ngin e if yo u dri ve high en­
g in e spee ds, a t full throttle or by ove rload ing th e
e n gin e w hen it i s c old.
ci> For th e sake of environmen t
Do n ot warm up th e engi ne by runnin g it w ith
th e ve hicl e sta ndin gstill. Drive off as soon as you
s ta rt th e eng ine. Thi s help s th e engin e reac h op ­
era tin g te mp era tu re fas te r a nd red uces
Driving 95