2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA weight

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."
58 Checking and Filling
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

Determining correct load limit
Use the examp le below to calcula te the
total weigh t of the pa sse ngers and luggage
o r ot her thing s that you plan to transport
so that you can make s ure that your vehicl e
w ill not be overload ed .
Steps for Determining Correct Load
Limit
I. Locate the sta te m en t "TH E COMBIN ED
WE IG HT OF OCC UPA NTS AND CARGO
S HOULD NEVER EXCEED
XXX KG OR XXX
LB S" from the st ic ker
54, fi g. 13 .
2. Determine the combined weig ht of the
d ri ve r and passen gers chac w ill be riding in
your ve hicle.
3 . S ubtract the combined weight of the
driver and passengers "XXX" kilograms or
"XXX" po unds
4. Th e re sultin g figu re equa ls the ava ilab le
amount of cargo and luggage load ca­
paci ty.
ex ample , if th e "XXX " am ou nt
equa ls
1400 lbs . and there w ill b e five 150
lb s. passengers in your vehicle , th e
amount of avai lab le ca rgo and luggage
lo ad capac ity is
650 lb s. (14 00- 750 ( 5 x 15 0 )
650 lb s.)
5. Determine the combined we ight of lu g­
gag e and ca rgo bein g load ed on the ve­
hicl e. Th at we ight may no t sa fely excee d
the ava ilable cargo and luggag e load ca­
pa cit y ca lc ulat ed in Step
4.
6. your ve hicle will be towing a trailer,
load from your trailer will be transferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult thi s manual to d eter­
mine ho w this re d uces the ava ilable carg o
a n d luggage load capacit y of your vehicle.
- C heck the ti re sid ew all
fig. 16 ) to de te rmin e the de signated load
ratin g for a spec ific tire.
se rvice lif e of tires depend s on a lot of diffe rent inc/11di11g proper instal­
balanc ing, correc t tir e pressu re and driv ing style .
Fig. 14 Tire tread: tr ead wear ind icators (TW I)
Tread Wear Indicator {TWI)
Th e ori gina l ti re s on yo ur veh icle have I /16 in ch
Fi g. 15 Rotating t ires for more even we ar
(1. 6 mm ) hi gh indi cator s" 14 runn in g
a cro ss the Depending on th e m ak e, th ere
Checking and Filling 59

then be towe d w ith all w hee ls rai sed. The ve hicle
s h ould be m ove d with a car
45 ..
Usin g th e ve hicle jack lift the vehi cle 72 .
To p reve nt damage to the un derbo dy of the ve­
hicl e when lifting th e vehicl e, rubber pads must
be used.
B efo re driv ing o nto a flo or jack. yo u mu st chec k
make s ure that there is enou gh clea rance be ­
tw een low of the vehicle and the floor jack.
WARNING
Improp erl y your vehicl e with a floor
ja ck can cause the fl oor
j ac k and cause seriou s perso nal inju ry:
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always lift your vehicle on ly at th e des ig­
nated lift point s shown in the illu strations.
• Neve r allo w anyone to sta y in the ve hicle
when it is bein g lif ted or when it is
the
ground.
• Not u sin g the des ig nated lift point s can
ca use the vehicle to fall
the floor j ack when
hea vy part s such as the en gine or tran smi s­
s ion are rem oved.
• If yo u must work under a veh icle rai sed on
a floor j ack, alway s mak e sure that the vehicle
i s sa fely supp orted on safety stands int end ed
for that purpose that arc strong e nough to
s upport th e we ight of the ve hicle.
•
mak e sure th at th e weight of th e ve­
hicl e is not h eav ier than th e liftin g capac ity of
th e floor jack bein g used.
• Never start the engine when you have
rai sed th e vehicle on the floor jack. The engin e
v ibration s and vehicle move ment s co uld
knock the vehicle
the floor jac k.
Note
• Lifting yo ur vehicle at any point s oth er than
th e de signated lifting po int s c an cause se rious
damage
th e veh icle.
• When drivi ng yo ur vehicle on
10 hoist, m ake there is suffici ent cl earanc e betwee n
th e ho is t a nd bot1om of the
What do I do now? 89

• Vehicl e ld em ifi ca tion No.
• Type code num ber
I des ign ation Engin e
o utput in kil owatt s
•
a nd tra nsmi ssio n cod e le tt er I Paint
n o. I Int erior
• Opti onal equipm ent numb ers
Yo u ca n a lso find vehicl e data in your M aint e­
n ance bookl et.
Booklet 3 .3 Technical Data
WARNING
S top! Before workin g in the engine compart­
m ent, a lways read and h eed a ll warn ings
= book le t 3.2
and Advice ", c hapter
" Working in the en gin e compart men t." Th e
e n gine compartmen t of any mo tor vehicle is a
pot enti all y dangerous area and can cause se­
ri ous p ersona l injury .
--4
How are the figures measured?
Weights
The G ross Veh icle Weig ht H atin g (GVW H) and
th e Gro ss Axle Weig ht Ratin g (G AWH ) for
and rear are liste d on a sti cker on the le ft front
d oo r ja mb.
Th e Gross Vehicle We ig h t Hating includ es the
we ig h t o f the ba sic veh icle plus full fu el ta nk, o il
and coola nt , p lu s m ax imum loa d, w hic h co m­
bin es passe nge r (150 lbs
I 68 kg p er des ig n ate d
sea tin g pos ition ) and lu ggage we ig ht .
Lu ggage c arrying capacit y is not in cre a se d b y
t h e use of a ro of rac k, unl ess the pa sse nge r ca­
p aci ty is red uced acco rdingly.
T he Gro ss Axle Weight Hating is th e m axi mum
l o ad th at ca n be appl ied at e ach axle of the ve ­
hi cle .
WARNING
Exceeding t he maximum perm is sib le weight
rat ings can result in accident s leadin g to se­
riou s personal injury.
WARNING (cont in ued)
• Nev er l et th e actual Gross Weight
H ati ng at the front an d exce ed th e
permi ssib le weig hts. A lso never let their com­
bina tion exceed tJ1e G ro ss V ehicle Weigh t
H ating .
• Always remember that the vehicl e's han­
dling will be affec ted by the extra load. There­
fore , ad just your speed acco rdingly.
• Exc eeding per miss ibl e w eight rating s can
result in vehicl e damag e, acciden ts a nd per­
s on al inj ury .

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Roof weight
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight is 165 lbs ( 75 kg ).
On ly us e the roof rack system sp eci fica lly d e­
s ign ed, tested and approved by Vo lk swage n.
The roo f weig ht increa ses the weight of t he front
and rear ax le and correspondingly re d uces the
o th er l oa d that your vehicle can carry.
D istri bute th e load even ly and do not exceed th e
P erm iss ible Roof Weight (including th e we ig ht
o f th e roof rack system ) or t he Gross Vehicle
weig ht.
For mor e details see
2.1 "Safety first",
c h ap te r " Safe driving " and "Con­
t rols a nd Eq u ip m ent", ch apter "Seats and
s torag e."
WARNING
Transpor ting heavy bulky loa ds on th e roo f will ch ange the way the ve hicle han dles by
s hi fti ng the ve hicle's cen ter o f grav ity,
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics and the way it re­
ac ts to side winds.
Dimensions
T he speci fica tio ns re fer to the ba sic m ode l. Dif­
fere nces may occ ur depending on the mod el
type and options orde red, for example, tir e siz es .
yo ur vehicle
in are a s wi th parking b arri ers or c urbs. Pa rking
barri ers a nd cur bs va ry in h eig h t. They co ul d
dam age yo ur bum per and re la ted co mponent s
w hen th e fro nt of you r ve hicle moves over a bar­
ri er or
curb that is too To avoid dam age to
yo ur car you sh o uld stop a nd park t he car
w ith out t ouch ing the pa rking barri er or curb.
4 G ener al not es
WARN ING {co ntin ued)
• Cargo that i s la rg e , h eavy, bulky, lo ng or
fl at w ill have a mo re nega tive in fluence o n th e
ve hicle's aerodyna mics, ce nter of grav ity a nd
ove ra ll h an dl ing.
• Always adapt your driv ing and sp eed to
w hat yo u arc ca rryi ng on the roof as we ll as to
road,
wea ther and w ind cond it ions.
• Always avoi d sud den brak ing or dr iv ing
maneuve rs.
• Always make sur e th at l oads a rc proper ly
di stri but ed and th at heavier i te m s a rc in th e
fr ont ..
• Nev er excee d th e m ax imu m roof load for
t h e ve hicle, max im um ax.le loads or the max­
im um gross vehicle
th ere is dan ger
of dam age to th e ve hicle. -4
• When dr iv in g up stee p ramp s, on ro ugh
roads, or ove r curb s e tc. it i s important t o re­
m ember t hat so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle, suc h as
s p oilers or exhau st system compone nts, may b e
very close to the g round . Be caref ul not t o
dam age them .
Tip s
Th e
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p­
m en t is for differe nt mode ls , for specia l
ve hicl es and for oth er co untri es . -4

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Capaci ties
Engi ne oil (with oil filter)
I approx. 6.3 qt s. I 6.0 liter s
The engin e oil level sh ould be c hec ked while top pin g up . Do not overfill
3.2 "Ti ps a nd
A dvice", chapter "Check ing a nd Fillin g."
Maximum Ve hicle Weights lb
s. kg.
Transmission A
utomati c Manual Automa tic Manua l
permiss ibl e weight 4,343 4,277
1,970 1
,940
Max imum pa ylo ad 1,105 1
,094
501 496
Maxi
mum front axle load 2,3 37 2,2
71 1,060 1,0 30
Max imum rear axle loa d 2,11 6 960
Maxim um roof weig ht 165 75
Th
e roof weig h t in creases weight of a nd rear axle and corres pondingl y re du ces o th er loa d th at yo ur vehicl e can car ry.
Maximum Pe rmissib le T ra iler W eig h ts lbs.
kg.
T rai le r wi th brake s
1,500
680
Tra iler wi thout brak es 1,500 680
Tongue load 200 91
Th e load incre a se s weig ht of 1he ax le a nd co rrespondingly redu ces loa d
1ha1 your vehicl e can ca rry. A lways read and hee d furth er inform ation about t ra ile r lowing
3 .2 "T ips and A dvic e", c hap te r "T rail er lowi ng.". T he m aximum tongu e loa d is onl y a ppli-
cab le if th e two hole s on out er, wa ll of1h e main chas sis beam we re use d when in sta lli ng tr ai ler hit ch .
Dimension s">
Wheelba se
101.4 in. I 2,578 111111
Le ng th 178.8 in. I 4,544 111111
78 .2 in ./ 1,987 mm
(un load ed ) 57.5 in . I 1,4 63 111111
Tu rnin g circle diam ete r (wa ll to w all) 35.7 I I0.9 meters
Tr ack fr ont
60.03 in. / l,533 111111 Tra ck rea r 59 .7 i n ./ l,5 17 mm
Gro und clea ra nce (load ed )
5.4 in. I 136
Sl ig h t differe nce s to the se a rc poss ible, dep endin g on wheel tire size the level se­
le cted
6 T echnical data

Booklet 3.3 T echn ical Data
Max imum Vehicle Weigh ts
lbs. kg.
Transm ission
Auto mati c
I Manu al Auto ma
weight of the front and rear axle and corres pondin gly reduces the
o th er load that your vehi cle c an carry.
Maxim um Permiss ib le Trai ler Weights lbs.
kg.
Automat ic Manual Auto mati c
Manual
Trail er w ith brake s
1,000 2,000 454 907
T ra il e r w ithout brake s
1,000 1,6 50
454 748
Tongue load 200 91
Th e to ngue load increa ses th e weight of th e re ar ax le and co rrespondingly re du ces the oth er lo ad
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. A lways read and h eed further info rmati on abou t traile r towing
3.2 "Tip s and Advice", chapter "Trailer towing.". The ma ximum tongue load is only appli-
cab le if th e two hole s o n th e outer, vertica l wall of the m ain ch ass is beam were used w hen installing
th e trailer hitch.
Wh eelbase
IOl.4 in. I 2,578 mm
L en gth
178.8 in.
I 4,544 mm
Width 78.2 in. / l,987 mm
H eig ht (un loaded )
57.5 in./ 1,463 mm
Turn ing circle diamete r (wa ll to wall)
35.7
I 10.9 meters
Tra ck fro nt
60.3 in.
I 1,533 mm re a r
59.7 in. I 1,517 mm
G round clearance {load ed)
5.4 in./ 13 6 mm
Sligh t diffe re n ces to th ese fi gure s are po ssibl e. d ep ending on whee l and tire size fiuc d and the leve l se­
l e c te d
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Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Maximum Vehicl e Weight s lb
s. kg.
Tra nsm iss ion A
utomatic
I Ma nua l A
utom atic I Manua l
Tota l p ermi ssibl e weig ht
I 4,255 1
,950 I 1 ,930
Maxim um payload 1,105
50
1
Maximum front axle load 2,293
2,249
1,040
I 1,020
Maxi mum re a r ax le load 2,
116 960
Maximum roof weight 1
65 75
Th e roof weig ht in creases the we igh t of t he front and
axle and correspo ndingly red uces th e
ot her th at yo ur veh icle can car ry.
Maxim um Permissible Trailer Weig hts lb
s. kg.
Trailer with brakes 1,0
00 454
Tra iler w itho ut brakes 1.
000 454
Tongu e load 200
91
Th e tong ue load increa ses the we ight of th e rear axle and correspon dingly reduces the ot her load
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. Always rea d and heed fu rther information about trailer towing
3.2 " Tips and Adv ice", chapter "Trai le r tow ing.". The maxi mum tongue loa d is o nly app li-
cab le if th e two holes o n th e out er, ve rtical wall of the mai n ch assis beam were use d when in sta lling
th e tra iler hi tc h.
W hee lbase 1
0 1.4 in ./ 2,578111111
Le ngt h 1
78 .8 in .
I 4,544 mm
W idth
in . / !,9 87 mm
H eig ht (unloaded ) 57.5
in.
I 1.463 mm
T urni ng ci rcle diame te r (wall to wall ) 35.7 ft.
I 10.9 me
te rs
Tra ck front 60.3
in./ I,533111111
Track re ar 59.7
in.
I 1,517 111111
Grou nd clearance (loaded) 5.4
in.
I 136 111111
Slight diff erences th ese arc possible , depending on whee l and tire size and the leve l se­
lect ed
10 Technical data