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EPA certified replacement parts
Mainte n ance, repair , or replacement of emis·
s ion contro l de vices a nd syste ms m ay be
fo rmed b y any autom otive service an d rep air es· t
a b lishment or qualifi ed indi vidual u sin g ronment al Prot ection Agency (EPA) cert ified p lace ment part s.
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in validat ing choose to have main tenan ce, repair o r replace·
m ent of emi ssio n contro l com ponent s per·
for med b y any automo tive serv ic e es tablish
m ent or ind iv idual qualified to perform such
services. However, t he cos t o f su ch serv ices is
n ot cove red by these warra nties ex cep t i n
genc ies. If the in dep end ent service esta b lish- ment
find s
defect, yo u m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler
an d h ave the defect correc te d free of char ge.
Volkswagen will not b e liabl e for any ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at the independ ent
v ice es tablishm ent , except for em erge ncy pairs. See "Emerge ncy Rep air s" fo r further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
A ny part , whic h is not schedu led fo r inspecti on
or re pla cement at maintenan ce int ervals
fied in th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance bookl et, is covere
d by thi s warranty for t he full war ranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part scheduled onl y for insp ec tion in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's instru ctions or quir ed sc hed uled mai nten ance is cove red for
th e durati on of these warrant ies .
Damage to non-warranty parts
If failur e ofa warra nt ed part causes damage to a
p a rt no t covere d by warra nty, the
ran te d part will be re pl ac ed free of ch arge
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A part insta lled in acco rdance with swage n's instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled
m aintenanc e is w arranted unt il th e next
uled replace ment interva l or for the durat ion of
t h ese wa rra nti es.
Emergency repairs
Emer gency repai rs perfor med by a non -Vo lk
s wa gen service facility will be re imbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded an d co rrec tly per
fo rm ed, and it was impossib le or unr easo nab le
und er
circums tances to or dri ve your
Vo lkswagen lo nea rest autho rize d Volk
swage n dealer. The maxi mum r eimbur sement
a llowable is an amount equal
if yo ur
a uth orized Vo lk swage n dealer had compl eted
repair (s). Reim bursement will be co nsidered
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when you submit th e fo llow ing items to your au
thori zed Vo lkswage n deal er:
• A sta te m elll exp laining
circ um stan ces prevented you from gelling an
ri zed Volkswagen dea ler,
• Paid receipt(s),
• Repa ir orde r(s ), and
• Pan(s) removed from your Vo lkswagen.
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
T hese warra nties do cove r any damage the vehicle caused by tam perin g emi ssion
contro ls, use of fue l co ntainin g lead, or fuel not
m ee tin g th e sp ec ific ati ons
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Implied warranties
A ny imp lied warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch antab ility or warranty of fitness for a Ow
ner's Man ual, an d ab use , negle ct or im
p roper maim en ance of the ve hicle. D iagnos is
an d re pair of such damage are
the expense of
p arti cu lar purpo se, is limited in d urat ion to the peri od of the se wrillen warrantie s.
Incidental and consequentia l damages
T hese warra nties do not cover a ny in cident al or
c on sequ ent ia l dama ges, including lo ss of resale
value,
p ro fits or ea rning s, and out-of
po cke t ex pen ses for substitute transpor tation
or lod ging.
So me
do not a llow ex clu sio n or limi ta
ti on of incidenta l o r co nseq uemial damag es, so
limitation o r excl usio n m ay ap ply to
yo u.
rece ived the serv ices
pro mised in these warra ntie s, plea se follow
pro cedu res descr ibed in book le t u nder t he "C ustom er
• You may o btain furthe r informati on re
ga rdin g Emiss ion s Per fo rman ce Warranry o r violatio n of terms o f Emi ssio ns
Performance Wa rra nry by co nta cting: Manager,
Cer tification and Co mp lia nce D ivisio n
(6405 )), Wa rrant y Claims, En vironm ent al Pr otect ion
Age ncy, Ariel Build in g, 120 0 Pen nsy lv an ia
Avenue, N.W., Was hin gton, DC 20 460
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Proper maintenance and use
Inst ructions fo r proper main tenanc e a re con
tain ed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
book le t. Tim e a nd mil eage int erv al s at whic h
ma intenance is to be perfor med , may vary from
mod el to model.
Volk swagen recom mend s yo u keep a record of
sc heduled maintenance performed by having
your Volkswage n Main te nance bookle t va li
d ated at the approximat e time or m ileage inter
val s by an aut horized Volkswage n deal er, and
t hat you prov ide these records to the new owner
whenever you sell the vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswag en recommends that Genu ine Volk
swage n parts be used as rep lacement parts fo r
th e main te nance , repair or rep lace ment of em is
s ion contro l sys te m s. Use of re placement part s
w hi ch a re no t equ ivalen t to Genuin e Volk
swage n parts in emis sion performan ce and du
rability may impair the effective ness of emiss ion
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Fai lure to ma intain yo ur vehicle acco rding to t he
in struc tion for proper maintenance may cause
t h e veh icle
to e xceed applicab le em iss io ns sta n
d ards and could result in denial of warranty cov
e rage. Howev er, Volk swagen w ill not deny a
wa rran ty clai m sole ly on the basis of your failure
to maintain t he veh icle accord ing to the in struc
tio ns o r fa ilu re to keep a record of maint en ance.
I n st ru ctions fo r proper use of the vehi cle are
co ntained in your Volkswage n Owne r's
Ma nual.
co ntrol system s. Although use of parts o ther
than Genu in e Volkswagen part s do es not in va li
dat e thes e wa rran ties, Volkswage n ass um es no
liability unde r these wa rranties for failu re of
suc h part s and damage
to other parts caused b y
s u ch fa ilu re
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in val idating t hese warrant ies, you may
c h oo se to have maintenance, repa ir or repla ce
me nt of e mission contro l compone nts per
formed b y any automotive service estab lish
ment or individual q uali fied to p erfor m su ch
se rvi ces. However , the co st of su ch serv ices is
not covered by these warrant ies except in em er
ge ncies. If the ind epe ndent serv ice estab lish- m
ent find s a warrantable defec t, you may deliv er
th e ve hicle to an au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
and have t he defect corrected free of charg e.
Vo lkswagen
will not be liab le for any expens es
w hi ch yo u have incurred at th e ind ep ende nt ser
vic e establis hmen t, excep t for em ergency re
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repairs" for further
details.
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
An y pa rt, w hich is not sched uled for in spe cti on
or rep lac em ent at maint enance in terva ls sp eci
fied in th e Volkswagen Mainten ance bookle t, is
cov ered by th is warranty for t he full warrant y pe- riod.
Any s uch part s repai red o r rep lace d under
wa rra nty are wa rranted for th e remaining war
ra nty peri od.
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Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A sche duled o nly fo r inspection in accor
dance with Volkswagen's instru ctions or re
q ui red schedu led maint enan ce is covered for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes damage to a
part not covered by warranty, th e no n-war
ranted part w ill also be replaced free of c harge .
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Emergency repairs
Em ergency repai rs performed by non-Volk
swage n service facility w ill be reim bursed if the
repa ir wo rk was needed and correctly per
fo rm ed, and
was impossib le or unrea sonable
under the circ umstances to tow or drive your
Vo lkswage n
to the nea res t a uth orized Vo lk
swagen dealer. The maxim um reim bursement
allowable is an amo unt equal to the cost if yo ur
aut hor ized Volkswagen dea ler had comp le te d
the repai r(s). Reimburs em ent wi ll be cons idered A
install
ed in accordance wi th Vo lk
swagen's instru ction s or requi red sc heduled
mainte nan ce is warranted until the next sched
ul ed replacement interval for the durat io n of
the se wa rrant ies.
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when you submi t the fo llowing ite m s 10 yo ur au
thorized Volkswagen deale r:
• A sta tement explainin g the circumstances
that prevented you from getting
an autho
ri zed Volkswage n dea le r,
• Paid recei pt(s),
• Repa ir order(s). and
•
removed from your Volkswage n. -4
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warra nties do n ot cover any dama ge to
the vehicle ca use d by tamper ing wit h emiss ion
contro ls, use of fue l containing lead, or fuel n ot
meeting the specifica tion s set forth in th e
Implied warranties
Any implied warran ty, includin g any warrant y
o f m erchantabi lity or war ranty o f fitne ss for a
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Owner's Manual, and abuse, neglect or im
p rope r ma inte nance of the vehicle. Diagnos is
a n d re pair of suc h damag e are at t he ex pense of
t h e ow ner.
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p ar ticular purpo se, is limit ed in duration to th e
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Tip s
In the eve nt you have no t r eceived the services
promi sed in th ese w arranti es, please follow the
pro cedu res descr ibed in th is bo oklet under th e
titl e "C ustom er
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Customer CARE
Dealer assistance
If yo u have questions ab out the service you h ave
r ece ived, we sugges t that you first discu ss them
with the se rvice p erso nn el at your authori zed
Volkswage n dealer. You may want to sp eak to the
Service Manager or dir ectly to th e owner of the
dealership . is their bu sines s to be conce rned about your
s a tisfac1ion and goodwill. Since they are clo ses t
t o the s ituation, th ey are in the be st po sition to
quick ly res olve any con cerns you may have.
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When to notify the manufacturer
Your satisfaction w ith our product i s impor
tant to us, and we would like to make certain that
we have had the opportun ity
to work with you
and your dealer resolve yo ur co ncerns.
Ir yo ur conc ern s a re not resol ved to your satis
fa ction
th e deal er, p lease con tac t Volkswagen
of Amer ic a, Inc ., immediat ely call ing our toll
fr ee number:
Tel.: l (8 00 ) 822-8987
If you prefe r to write, pleas e use the fo llowing
address:
Vo lk swage n Custo mer CARE Ce nter
3499 West Hamlin Ro ad
Roche ster Hills, M I 48309
Yo u ca n also contac t us usin g our Intern et ad
dress:
W\V\V.VW.com.
S impl y click o n "C onta ct Volk swagen of
Amer ica. In c."
When you ca ll or write, please provid e th e fol
l owi ng information:
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• Your n ame, address a nd tele ph one numb er
• Vehicle Id ent ifica tio n Numb er (VIN)
• Veh icle
and mil eage
• Dea ler's name and lo cation
• Natur e of co mp la int or probl em
• Cop ies of repair orders (r e tain orig inal s for
your rec ord s) or per tin ent d ocum en ts if y ou are
wr it in g to us
A C usto mer CARE R epr ese ntativ e w ill gath er
and caref ully review all facts rela ting to your re
qu est for ass is tan ce. After this rev iew is co m
p leted, th e Custo mer CA RE R epr ese ntative w ill
inform you of any assis ta nce that t he company
w ill be able to prov ide.
Pl ea se note that a s part of our continuin g effort
to maintain th e hi gh es t q ualit y or service
to o ur
C ustomers, sup erv isors will occasio nally mon
it or th e qual ity of te lephone calls betwee n our
Customers and Repr esentatives. We hope you
und ersta nd our inter est in providing th e bes t
po ssible service .
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BBB AUTO LINE
BBB AUTO LINE dispute resolution services
If your dea le r or Cus tom er Repr ese nta tive
d oes not r esolve yo ur produc t co nce rn to your
sa tisfac tion or if yo u do not wis h to prese nt your
co nce rn t o eith er of them. you ma y take advan
t age of the m ed iat io n and arbitration servic es of
th e Better Busin ess Bur eau. This program is
called BBB AUTO LI NE and is ava ilabl e to yo u
fr ee of cha rge, o n a natio nw ide basis as lo ng as
you r ve hicle has bee n dri ven l ess than 24,000
m iles a nd has not been in use for mor e than 2
yea rs. Not every cla im is elig ible ; th ere are so me
age and milea ge limit ations, so please c heck
w ith your local Better Busin ess Bureau ("BBB")
r ega rdin g yo ur cla im .
T he BBB AUTO LINE progra m has two pan s. Th e
fir st p art is m ediatio n. Me diatio n m ea ns th at th e
B BB staff will faci litate neg otia tion s betwee n the
parti es in an effort
to brin g yo ur cla im to a mutu
ally acceptab le re so luti on. You do not have to
parti cip ate i n mediation if yo u wo uld rather pro
cee d imm ediat ely to arbi trati on. Ar bitr ation is
th e oth er part of BBB AUTO LINE. Arb itration is
a pro cess by whic h an imp artia l p erso n mak es a
de cisio n on your claim. The arbi trator s are not
c onne cted with the a utom ob ile indu stty a nd
se rve on a volunt ary bas is .
l fy ou d o not agree w ith th e m edia ted reso lution
a nd /or have opte d t o arbitr ate, an arbitrati on
h ear ing w ill b e sc hedu led . Yo u ma y att end th e
h earin g in per son, b e re pr ese nted by an at
torn ey, brin g witnesses . a nd give s upport ing ev
id ence . In stead of a ppearing personally, yo u
may req ues t a writt en or eve n a te le ph on e arb i
trati on h earing .
If yo u wis h to u se BBB AUT O LINE, plea se call
th e fo llow ing toll -fre e numb er:
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Te l.: I (800) 955 -5100
W hen you call th e loca l office of the "BB B", it s
staff will n eed th e following infor matio n:
• Your name , addr ess a nd telephone number
• Make, model and Vehicle Identification
N umber of your vehicl e (VI N)
• Delivery date and curr ent mil eage
• Natur e of co mplaint or probl em
T he "BB B" w ill follow -up on yo ur compl aint ;
a nd i f it ca nn ot b e m edia ted, t hey will arrange an
arb itratio n h earin g.
A dec is ion will be m ade by the arbitrat or within
3 clays of the hearin g (ty picall y a d ecis io n i s
made 40 days fro m the elate you filed yo ur claim
wit h "BBB ").
You then have the o pport unit y to acce pt or re jec t
the d eci sion. If y ou accep t the deci sio n, V olk
sw age n of Ame rica . In c. will b e bound b y th e de
c is io n and fulfill its obli gat io n wit hin the time
s p ecified b y th e arbitrato r.
If yo u rejec t th e decis io n:
I - You are free to pur su e ot her l ega l re m ed ies
av aila bl e und er s ta te and fed era l l aw.
2 - The manufa ctur er w ill not have to co mpl y
w ith any part of the de cis ion.
Ca liforn ia residents
Additio nal information rel atin g to yo ur ri ght s
lo arbitrate warranty claim s und er the BBB
A UTO LI NE Arbitration Prog ram i s provided in
the Owner Informat ion about Consum er Pro
t ec tion Law s book le t whic h is pr ese nted to you
b y yo ur dea ler w hen yo u t ake deli very of your
n ew
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Im prop erly perform ed repa irs or maint e
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The y ma y also im pair the economy, durability
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war ranty of your car.
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