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What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this warranty, but are
separate ly wa rrant ed by the tire manufacturer .
To ass ist you in obtaining related Wa rranty in
fo rm ation, a list of tire manufacturers and ad- dresses
is provided th e e nd of thi s booklet.
Ve rify wit h the tire manufacturer what is covered
under their war ra nt y
Maintenance services and mechanical adjustments
This warra nty does not cover the cost of part s
and labor involve d in any sched uled maint e
nance service .
T his warranty does not cove r th e re placem ent of
fi lters, o il, lubrica nts, fluid s, or air co nditioner
refr ige ra nt char ge, unless their re pla cement i s a
n ecessa ry part of warra nty serv ice o n a covere d
compo nent. Me
chan ica l ad justm encs not associate d with a
d efec t in mate rial or wo rkm ansh ip are not cov
e red afte r the firs t yea r o r 12, 000 miles, which
ever occ urs fir st (i. e. hea dlight adj ust m ent ). T his
wa rranty does not cove r wheel ali gnm ent or tire
balan cin g
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
T hi s warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunction s which are the res ult
of improp er repair of the ve hicle, installation of
any non Genu ine Vo lkswagen parts that will
a lter t he ve hicl e pe rfo rm ance s pecifi catio ns
from th ose set by the veh icle manufacturer,
mod ification s to the vehicle (i ncluding th e e n
gine manageme nt sys te m ), accesso ries suc h as
a larm sys te m s, remo te sta rters, roof racks or
co mmun ications e quip ment , defects or fa ilur es
res ultin g from the use of new parts not so ld or
a pproved b y Vo lkswage n, or use d p art s, or the
resultant damage to assoc iated parts or systems;
or
• dama ge or ma lfunctio ns which were ca used
by the alteration of the ve hicle, in particu lar any
m ajor or stru ctura l a lt era tions su ch as t he con
versio n of the ve hicle to a convertib le o r th e
modification of the roof to accommodate a glass
r oof st ructure or ot her similar stru ctural alter
ation s; or
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• damag e or malf un ction s cause d b y in ten
tiona l o r unint enti onal mi sfuelin g, c ollision or
modifications of the vehicl e, includ in g, but n ot
li m it ed to t he in sta llat ion of en gin e mana ge
m en t co mpon ents not app rove d by Volkswagen:
or
• dama ge or malfun ctions re sulting from the
use of th e vehicle in co mp etitive even ts or
ca used
accide nt or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions res ulting from con
tinued operation of the vehicl e afte r a wa rning
li g ht , ga uge readin g or oth er warni ngs indi cate a
mechanica l or ope ra tional proble m ; o r
• damage or malfun ctions due to s usp ension
m odifi cation s, suc h as the in sta llati on of afte r
m ark et sp ri ng s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
k its .
This warrant y do es not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or declared to be a to tal loss by
a n insurer or ve hicles sub stantiall y re -assem
bl ed fr om o r repair ed with p art s obtai ned from
another used vehicl e
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Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty p eriod
Th e coverage under this wa rra nt y lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 miles wh ichever occ urs fir st,
from the date th e ve hicl e was first placed in ser
vice .
Thi s warrant y does not apply to vehicl es use d
for commercia l purp oses s uch as tax i, lim ou
s in e and re nta l veh icles.
Coverag e
The Limit ed Powertra in Warra nty covers any re
p ai r t o correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate
rial or work mans hip for the followi ng Vo lk
swagen parts and comp onent s:
E ngine
Cy lind er b lock and a ll internal part s, cy linder
h ea d and all int ern al p arts, valve train, spu r be lt,
Whe re to go for warranty service
Th is warranty will b e hon ore d by any autho rized
Volkswagen dealer in th e Un ited Sta tes, in
cluding its te rri to ries, or Ca nada.
lfyour Volksw age n is brought to an au thori zed
Vo lk swage n dea ler outs ide th e Uni ted States. in -
When the warranty period begins
The warranty peri od beg in s o n the dat e the ve
hicl e is d eli ve re d to e ither th e original purcha ser
o r the origin al lessee ; or if th e ve hicle is first
p laced in service as a "demonstrator" or ·· co m
pan y car". on the date su ch ve hicle is firs t p laced
in ser vice. I
f a commercia l ve hicle is so ld t o a sub seq uent
r e tail own er, this warranty
does not appl y.
A ny impli ed wa rranty , includin g an y imp lied
wa rra nty of merc h antabilit y or warranty of fit
n ess for a particu lar purpo se, is limit ed in dura
t ion to the period of thi s wr itten warra nty. Some
s tat es do not allo w limit ations on how long an
implied warranty lasts , so this limitati on m ay
not ap ply to
flywhee l, oil pump, water pump, m ani folds, all
re la te d sea ls a nd gaske ts .
Transmission
Case and all interna l part s, torque conve rter, all
relat ed sea ls and gaskets.
Drivetrai n
and all inte rnal d ri ve s hafts
and consta nt velocity (CV) joints . '4
el uding its terr itories, or Ca nada, this wa rrant y will not apply. D efe cts in ma te ri al or wo rkman
s hi p wiU be correc te d only under the t erm s of
t h e warra nty for n ew Volkswage n ve hicle s in ef
fec t in th at
Th e Limit ed Pow en ra in Wa rrant y is au to m ati
ca lly tran sferred wi thout cos t if th e owners h ip of
th e ve hicle chan ges w ithin th e Warranty
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Free-of-charge repair
Repair s under this warranty are made free of
charge. Your au thori zed Volk swag en dea ler w ill
What is not covered
Maintenance services
Thi s warrant y does not cove r the cos t of part s
a nd labor in volve d in any sc hedul ed m aint e
nanc e serv ice. Sc hed uled m ainte nance serv ices
a re described in your Volkswagen Maintenanc e
Bookl et. repair th
e defecti ve part or rep lace
it with a new
or rema nufa ctur ed g enuin e Volk swagen part.
Thi s wa rranty does not cove r the rep la ce ment of
filt ers , oil, lubri cants o r fluid s unle ss their re
p lace ment i s a nece ssa ry pan of warranty ser
vice o n a cover ed co mp one nt.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warr anty does not cove r:
• dama ge or malfun ctio ns w hich are the resul t
of imp roper r epair of th e ve hicle, insta llation of
any non Genu ine Volkswagen parts that will
a lt er the vehicl e per fo rmanc e specifi cation s
fro m tho se se t by the ve hicl e manufa cturer,
modifi cations to the veh icle ( includ ing t he e n
g in e m anage ment sys te m). accessor ies su ch
ala rm systems, re mot e star te rs, roof racks or
co mmuni cation s equipm ent , d efects or fa ilur es
r es ultin g from th e use o f new part s not sold or
approv ed by Volk swagen , or used parts, o r th e
r es ultant damage to asso ciated part s or sys te m s;
• dam age or malfun ctions wh ich were cause d
by the alterat ion o f the vehicle, in particu lar a ny
major or structura l alterations su ch as the co n
ve rs ion of
veh icle to a conv ertibl e or th e
modifi cation of th e roof to accommoda te a gla ss
roof struc ture or other simil ar structural alt er
a ti ons;
Wear and tear items
Thi s wa rran ty do es not co ve r th e repla cement of
any powert ra in compon ent s th at wear as a re
s ult of normal use or dete riorat io n.
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• d am age or mal functio ns ca use d by int en
tional or unint enrional misfu eli ng, collisio n or
mod ifica tion s of the veh icl e, includ in g, but not
li m ired
rh e or en gin e manage
m ent com ponents not ap prove d by Volkswage n;
• d am age o r m alf un cti on s res ult in g from the
u se of t he ve hicle in co mp etit ive eve nts or
caus ed by accid ent or fire ; or
• damag e or m alfun ction s res ultin g from co n
t inued operation of the ve hicle after a warn ing
light, gauge rea din g or other wa rnings ind ica te a
mechanical or operatio nal probl em ; or
• damag e or malfunction s du e to su sp en sion
m odifications, such as the ins ta llation of after
market spr ing s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowering
kit s.
Th is warranty does not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or decla re d to be a total los s by
an in sur er o r ve hicle s substant ia lly re-asse m
bled
or repaired wit h part s obtai ned from
a not her use d vehicle.
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in the Volkswagen Owner's Manual and Ma intenanc e Bo oki e!. Your d eal er will d eny war-
coverage unless yo u presem dealer
proof in form of service or repai r ord ers that
a ll sc hedul ed maintenan ce was perform ed in a
timely manner.
Damage caused by the environment
This warranty doe s not cover damage caused by
a irb orn e indu strial pollutant s (e .g. acid rain).
Other expenses
This warranty does not cove r any incid ent al or
conse quential damag e, includi ng loss of value
of the vehicl e, lost profits or earnings, or out-of
po cke t ex pen ses for sub stitut e transp or ta ti on
or
bird dropping s, tree sap, sto ne s, flood water,
w ind storm or ot her simi lar occ urrence s.
The "OtJ1 erTerm s" Pre sen ted in T he Limited
New Vehicle Wa rranty Als o App ly to Thi s
Warranty.
21 Some s tates do not allow 1he excl usion or limita tion of or co nseq uential damag e, so this limi
tation or excl usion ma y not apply to yo u.
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Limited Warranty Against Corrosion
Perforation
What is covered
Warranty period
Th e coverag e und er Lhi s wa rrant y lasts for 12 yea rs wilhou t mileag e limit atio n .
Any impli ed warrant y, including any implied
wa rranty of merc hantability or warran ty of
ness for a particular purpos e, is limit ed in dura
tion to the period of this written warrant y. Some
Coverage
Th is warranty cove rs any repair or replacem ent
o f body sh ee t m etal pan els th at ha ve bee n perfo
rated by rust.
Where to go for warranty service
T hi s warranty w ill be honored by any authori zed
Vo lk swage n dea le r in th e Unit ed Stat es, in
clud ing its territories, or Ca nada.
If yo ur Vo lkswage n is bro ught to an auth ori ze d
Vo lkswage n dea ler outside th e Unit ed Sta tes, in-
When the warranty period begins
The w arran ty period beg in s on the da te Lh e ve
hi cle is d elivere d to e ither orig inal purchas er
o r th e o rigin al lessee; or if the ve hicl e is firs t
p lace d in service as a "d emon stra tor" or '·co m
pany •· ca r, on the da te s uch ve hicle is first p laced
in serv ice. s
lates do not allow limit ation s on how long an
implied warranty lasts, so this limitation ma y
not app ly
yo u.
Ne ither Vo lkswagen nor the manufactur er as
s um es, o r authoriz es any p erson to assum e, any
otJ 1e r ob ligatio n or liabi lity on its behalf
eludin g its te rrit ories, or Canada, this will n ot app ly. Defec ts in mate rial or work man
s hip will be co rrected under th e terms of the
warra nty for new Vo lksw agen vehicl es in eff ec t
in that countr y
Thi s Limi ted Wa rranty Aga inst C orro sio n Perfo
ration is a utom atica lly tran sferred w ith out cost
if the owners hip of th e ve hicle ch an ges w ith in
th e warra nty peri od
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24 Hour Roadside Assistance
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
program
The Vo lkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
program is you r assuranc e help will be th ere
s hould your Vo lkswa gen have a m ec hanical
breakdo wn under norma J
3l drivin g condition s.
Whether t his happ en s thousand s of mil es from
hom e (anyw her e in
U. S. or Canada), o r in
you r own dri veway, you only have ca ll one
t o ll-fr ee number and help will be on way.
I (80 0) 411-6688
To identif y yourse lf as a memb er, simpl y quot e
y our Veh icle ldemifi ca rion Numb er (VIN ). Thi s
numb er can be found on your 24 I-lour Road sid e
Ass ista nce member ship card , or you can find it
on the dri ver's s ide of
dashb oard visibl e
th rough th e windshie ld. 24 Hour Roa dside Ass is- ta
nce is available
10 yo u for first four years of
your new vehicle owner ship.
Th e Vo lksw agen 24 I-lour Roadside Ass is tance
Pro gram includ es
following emer gen cy
road sid e serv ices: emerge ncy tow ing, ball ery
jump sta n, flat tire c hang e, em ergency fuel se r
v ice, loc k-o ut se rvice a nd ex tricat ion /winch ser
v ic e.
Oth er se rvice s and benefit s include: trip routing
ser vices and trip in te rrupt io n ben efit s
t h roug hout the U. S. and Canad a.
Pleas e refe r to yo ur 24 Hour Roadside Assis
tance Owner's Guide for
details on the
services prov ided.
Coverage do es not inclu de se rvice an y ve hicle wi llfully driven n on -reg ularl y trav elled are as su ch as
unu sed roa ds, ope n fields. con stru ctio n sit es. beache s, mud -lili ed driv cways/ lan eways/ concessio n
ro ad s,
lot s, o r an y o ther area that is ina ccess ible or haza rdous fo r th e Serv ice Op erato r's ve hicle to
re ach .
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Federal Emissions Performance War ranty
For 2 years or 24,000 miles and 8 years or 80,000 mile s
Volkswage n of A m eri ca, Inc., (Vo lksw agen ) wa r
rants to the orig in al re lail pur ch aser o r or igi nal
l essee of a mod el year
2006 Vo lkswage n ve hicle
an d any sub sequ en1 purc hase r or lessee of the
veh icl e th at if th e fo llowi ng co ndit io ns are met,
a n y a uth ori ze d Vo lksw agen dea le r in th e Unit ed
S tates, includin g its te rri to ri es, a nd Canad a will
r e m edy a ny nonco nfo rmi ty. as deter min ed
be low, free of ch arge, und er the foll owi ng co ndi
t io ns:
• th e ve hicle fa ils
to con form at any time
durin g 24 m ont hs or 24 ,00 0 miles , w hi ch eve r oc
c u rs first, to ap plica ble emi ssio n inspectio n
sta ndards as dete rmin ed by an EPA Approved
Sta te Inspect io n and Ma inten ance Tes t (1/M), or •
if the ve hicle has bee n in use for m ore th an
24 m onth s or 24,000 mil es, b ut less than 8 years o r 80,000 miles, whi ch ever occurs first, t he ve hicle
fa ils an 1/M Test res ult ing fro m a ma lfu nc tion o f
a ca ta lyt ic co nve rter, e ngine elec tron ic co ntrol
m odul e or o n-boa rd d iag nos tic dev ice
(0 80). and
• the fail ure o f th e 1/M Tes t re quir es the ve hicle
ow ner to bea r an y pe nalty or other sanct ion, in
cl udin g th e den ial of
rig ht to use the vehicle
und er loca l, s ta te or fe d era l l aw , and
• th e ve hicle has bee n ma inta in ed an d oper
ate d in acco rdance w ith Volk swage n's instr uc
ti ons for pro per maint en ance an d use
to Vo lkswage n
o r th e dea le r. If th e de ale r d eni es you r cla im, you
w ill b e notifi ed in writing of the reasons for re
j ec tin g th e cla im. If yo u d o not receive not ice of
de nial o f yo ur clai m with in the a bove ti me pe
r iod, Volk swage n is requ ired by law to honor the
cl aim .
Un der certain circ um stan ces , yo ur claim may be
d eni ed beca use yo u have fa iled
to comp ly w ith
i n str u ction s for schedul ed m aintenance con-
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tain ed in yo ur Vol ksw age n Ma inten ance
b ookl et. In d ete rminin g whet her yo u h ave com
pli ed wit h the in stru cti ons fo r sc hedul ed main
t e n an ce a nd pro per u se, Volkswage n may re
q ui re yo u t o furn ish proof of c omplian ce only
w ith t hose ma inten ance instru ctions w hich
Vo lkswagen has reason to be lieve were no t pe r
form ed and w hic h co uld be th e cau se o f the 1/ M
T es t fa ilure .
Vo lkswagen may de ny an em iss ion pe rfo rm ance
warra nty c lai m on th e bas is tha t a non -EPA cer
tifi ed r eplace ment part was used in t he m aint e
n ance or re pa ir of the ve hicl e if Vo lkswagen can
p rove that th e non -ce r1ifi ed part is e ither defec
ti ve in m ate rial s or wor kman sh ip , or not e quiva
l e nt fro m an em iss ion sta ndp oint t o th e or igi nal
p art. a nd yo u are no t ab le 10 offer i nfor mation
th at th e pa rt i s eith er not defect ive o r e qu ivale nt
to th e o rigin al p art wit h res pec t to its e miss io n
p erfo rm an ce.
Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a claim re la tin g to
• warra nty work or p re-de livery service per
fo rm ed by
auth ori ze d Vo lkswag en dealer, o r
• work pe rfo rm ed in an em erg ency to rec tify
an un sa fe co nd ition attrib utabl e
to Volkswagen,
p rov ided you have take n ste p s in a time ly
man ner t o put the ve hicle back a con
form ing co nditi on , o r
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• the use of an unc enified p an or to no nco m
pliance with the in stru ctions for proper mainte
nance and use, w hich is not re lated
1 0 th e 1/M
Tes t
the or igi nal re ta il purcha ser
o r orig inal lessee, and any sub sequen t p u r
chaser or lessee or, if th e ve hicle is firs t pla ced in
Proper maintenance and use
In stru cti on s fo r pro per maint enan ce are c on
t a in ed in you r Vo lkswage n Maintenan ce
b oo klet. T im e and mil ea ge interva ls, at w hi ch
m ainte nan ce is
1 0 b e perform ed, m ay vary from
m ode l to m ode l.
Vo lk sw age n reco mm end s yo u keep a record o f
sc hedu led maint en an ce by having your Vo lk
swage n
boo klet va lidated a t the
approx ima te time or mil eage interva ls by the au
th ori zed Volkswagen dea ler or other service fa
c ilit y that p erfo rmed th e m aint en an ce. If yo u
pe rfo rm th e maintenance yourse lf, kee p all doc
um ent ati on
pro of yo u have perf or med th e
m aint enan ce th e appro xima te tim e or
mil eage interva ls reco mm ended, that yo u h ave
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen reco mm end s th at Ge nuine Volkparts be used as rep lace ment p art s for
th e main tenan ce. re p air or re pl aceme nt of emi s
s io n co ntrol syste m s. U se o f re pla cement part s
w hi ch arc not eq uiva le nt t o Genui ne Volk
in emi ssion p erf orm an ce and du
rabilit y ma y imp air the eff ec tive ness of e mi ssio n serv
ice as a demo nstrator or co mp any de mon
s trato r o r co mpany car prio r to delivery , on th e
dat e it is fir st pl ace d in
use d pro per part s. and that yo u were able 1 0 per
for m the ma inten an ce prop erly .
Fa ilur e to maint ain yo ur vehicle accord in g
10 th e
i n str ucti on fo r p roper maint enan ce may cause
th e veh icle to ex cee d appli cable e missio n s s ta n
dard s and could resu lt in d eni al o f warranty cov
erage. Howeve r, Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rranty claim solely on the basis of your failur e
t o maintain th e veh icle according to the instru c
ti ons or fa ilure to ke ep a recor d of ma int ena nce.
In str u cti o ns fo r prop er u se of the ve hicle are
c o nt ain ed in your Volkswage n Owne r's
co ntr ol sys te ms. Alth oug h use o f pa rts o the r
th an Ge nuin e Vo lk swagen parts does no t in va li
d ate th ese warranti es, Volkswage n ass um es no
li ab ility und er th ese warra nti es fo r fa ilu re o f
s u ch part s and damag e to o ther p art s ca use d by
s u ch
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