Dear Owner,
This book let co ntains th e warra nties appli cable
to your new Vo lkswagen. Please read these wa r
ran ties carefully to determ ine your warranty
right s and obl igations.
Yo ur Limit ed New Vehicle Warranty includes
vi rtuall y bump er to bumper coverage for 4
years or
50,000 mil es, w hich ever occurs fir st
and limit ed power train coverage for 5 years or mil es, whichever occ urs fir st. Your ve
hi cle is also wa rranted aga inst co rro sion p erfo
rati on for a period of
12 years irrespe ctive o f
mil eage.
In addition, you r vehi cle is covered by emissions
warrant ies mandated by Federal law . If you are a
resident of California, Massac husetts, Vermont,
or Maine and have purchased a California em is
sions equipped vehicle, yo u ma y also have right s
u nd er Ca lifornia manda ted e missions warran
ties. P lease consu lt thes e warran tie s wheneve r a
repair to your emissio n contro l sys tem is
quired to dete rm ine whether it is covered by
w arranty. Your satisfaction in understanding the
wa rranties tha t ap ply to your Volkswagen is im
po rtant to us. Any ques tion s co nce rning war
ranty coverage should be directed to:
Vo lkswagen Customer CARE Ce nter
3499 West Ham lin Roa d
Roc heste r Hills, M I 48309 Tel.: I (800) 822 -8987
If you have a concern or you are not satisfied
wi th the service tha t you receive from you r
dea ler, we sugge st that you discuss it wit h the
Service Mana ger at your dea lers hip . If it is not
reso lved throu gh your dea lers hip , yo u ma y ca ll
or
to the Volkswagen Custome r
conducted through local offices o f the
Better B usiness B ure au . If yo u wish to use this
se rv ice , call the following toll-fre e numbe r:
I (800) 955-5100
Co uncil of Better Busi ness Bureaus, Inc. 420 0 Wilso n Bou leva rd
Ar lington, VA 22203- 1804
Notice of Address Chang e
Not ice of Used Car Purchase
T he
Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Ac r
of req uires manufacturer s to be in a posi
t ion to co ntact ve hicle owners if a correction of a product defect beco mes nec essary. If yo u
change your address or buy a used Volk swagen,
complete one of the pos tcards in th e midd le of
thi s booklet. You ne ed not use this card if you
purchased you r Volkswagen t hrough an auth o
rized Volkswagen dea le r.
Table of contents
Limited New Vehicle Warranty . . 2
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Limited Powertrain Warranty . ... 7
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Limited Warranty Against
Corrosion Perforation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 10
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
24 Hour Roadside Assistance 13
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside
Assistance program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Federal Emission s Warranties . . . 14
General .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Federal Emissions Control System Defect
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty 16
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California Emissions Warranties . 20
California law requires us to provide you
with the following Emissions Warranty
Statement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL
WARRANTY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Californ ia Emission s Control System Defect
Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
For 3 yea rs
I 50,0 00 miles . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 22
Customer CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dealer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
When to notify the manufacturer . . . . . . . . . 28
Repairs not covered by warranty . . . . . . . . . 29
BBB AUTO LINE . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . ... . 30
BBB AUTO LIN E dispute resolution
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Volkswagen Techn ical Literature Ordering
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Tire Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
List of tire manufacturers for new
Volkswagen vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Tabl e of contents
Free-of-charge repair
under thi s warranty are free of charg e.
Your author ize d Volkswagen dea ler w ill repair
Emergency repairs
If an em erge ncy re pair was performed by a no n
Vo lkswag en serv ice facility , keep a ll rece ipts, re
pair orde rs, a nd parts removed from your Vo lk
swagen .
You will be reimbursed if th e repair wo rk was
ne eded and correctly perform ed an d it was im
possib le or unr easo nable under th e circum-
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th e defec tive part or re place it with a new or regenu ine Volkswagen
stan ces 10 tow or drive your Volkswage n the
n ea rest a utho rize d Vo lkswagen dealer.
A
of the ci rcumstances that pr eve nted
you from getting to an au thori zed Volkswagen
deal er, tog ether with th e paid rece ipts, re pa ir or
ders, and re p laced parts must b e subm itted to
yo ur authori zed Vo lkswagen dea le r in or der to
be consid ere d for re imbursement. •
BBB AUTO LINE dispute resolution
If yo u are not satisfi ed w ith the warrant y service
yo u rec eive, you may wish to fo llow ste p s se t
fo rth => page 30 .
Vo lkswage n of America, Inc., prov id es a media
ti on and arbitra tion servi ce for the re so lution of
warra nty and ot her product re lat ed disput es.
Thi s service is c alled BBB AUTO LINE
is co n
du cte d th rough l ocal offi ces of the Bett er Bus i
n ess Bureau . If yo u wish
to use th is se rvice, yo u
ma y ca ll th e follow ing toll-free numb er:
I (800) 955-5100
We e nco ura ge you 10 u se BBB AUTO LINE b efore
you dec ide seek remedi es in a co urt of law.
In some s tates yo u may be re quir ed to use
BBB AUTO LINE befor e you ca n assert your right s in
a court of law.
The BBB AUTO LINE se rv ice is free of char ge and
p ermit s yo u to pr esent your case w ithout
at
torn ey. A dditi onal informat ion on AU TO
LI NE can be found => page 30. •
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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 .
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Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty period
The coverage under rhi s warranry lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 mil es whicheve r occurs first,
fro m the date the ve hicle wa s firs t pla ced in ser
v ice.
Thi s warranty does not app ly to vehicl es used
for comme rcial purp oses s uch a s taxi, limou
s ine and renta l ve hicle s.
Coverage
The Lim ited Pow ertrain Wa rra nty cove rs an y pa ir to correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate
ria l or wo rkman shi p for the following Volk
swage n pa rts an d co mpon ent s:
Engin e
Cy linder block and all int ernal pa rts, cy linde r
h ead and all internal parts, valve tra in, sp ur belt,
Where to go fo r wa rranty service
This war ra n rywi ll be hono re d by any aut horized
Vo lkswage n dealer in the Unit ed State s, in
cl udin g its ter ritori es. or Canada.
lf yo ur Vo lkswage n is bro ught
to an au thorized
Vo lkswagen dealer out sid e th e Un ite d Sta tes, in-
When th e war ranty per iod begins
Th e warra nty period begin s on the date the ve
hicle i s delive re d t o eith er original purch aser
or the ori gi nal l essee; or if the vehicle is fir st
p laced i n se rvice as a "dem onst rator" or "com
pany car" , o n the d ate s uch ve hicle i s fir st placed
in serv ice.
I f a comm erci al vehicl e is so ld to a subsequent
ret ail ow ner, wa rrant y still do es not appl y.
Any implied warranry, including any impli ed
warranty of merch antabilit y or warrant y of fit
n ess for a particular purpose, is limit ed in dur a
tion t o th e pe riod of thi s wri tten war ranty. Some
sta tes do not allow limitati ons on how long an
impli ed wa rrant y las ts , so this limit ation may
not app ly to you .
flywheel, o il pump , wa te r pump , m anifo lds, a ll
related seals and gaskets.
Tran smi ssion
Case and a ll int erna l parts, to rque cu nvcrter, all
re lated seals and gas kets.
Drivelrain
Diff ere nt ial and all int ern al parts, drive s hafts
a nd constant veloci ty (CV) joints .
eluding its territori es, or Canada. thi s will no t app ly. Defe cts in m ate ri al o r workma n
s hip will be correcte d onl y und er th e te rms of
r h e warra nry for new Volkswage n vehicles in ef
f ect in that co untry.
The Limi ted Powe rtra in Warranty is a utoma ti
ca lly tra nsfer red wit h cos t if the ow ners hi p of
th e ve hicle changes w it hin th e W ar ranty
pe riod.
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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
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• 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
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Limited Warranty Against Corrosion
Perforation
What is covered
Warranty period
T he covera ge und er thi s wa rra nty la s ts fo r 12
ye ars w ithou t m il ea ge limitati on.
An y impli ed warranty , includin g an y impli ed
w arrant y of m erc h ant abilit y or wa rra nt y of fit
n ess for a particular purpose, is limit ed in dura
tion to the period o f thi s w ritten w arr anty. So m e
Coverage
This wa rranty cove rs a ny re p air or r ep lace ment
o f bod y sh eet panel s that have p erfo
rat ed by ru st. •
Where to go for warranty service
T his w arrant y will b e honore d b y an y a uth orize d
Vo lk swag en d eale r in th e U nit ed Sta tes , in
clu din g its te rri tori es, o r Ca nad a.
I f you r Vo lk swag en i s br ought to a n au thor ize d
V olk sw age n d eal er out sid e th e Unit ed Star es, in-
When the warran ty period begins
Th e wa rrant y perio d b egin s on the d ate the ve
hi cle is delivere d to e ith er t he origi nal purc hase r
o r th e ori ginal l essee; or if the vehicl e is fir st
p la ced in servic e as a "d e mo nstrator " or " co m
pan y" ca r, o n th e date su ch ve hicl e is fir st pl ace d
in servic e. s
tat es do not allow limitations on how lo ng an
impli ed war rant y las ts , so thi s limitati on m ay
not apply to y ou.
N eith er Vo lkswage n nor th e
as
s um es, o r authori zes any pers on to a ssume, an y
oth er o bli gation or liabilit y on its be haH.
eludin g its te rri tori es, or Canada, th is warran ty
w ill n ot ap ply. De fec ts in ma te ria l or wor kman
s h ip w ill be corr ecte d und er th e te rm s of the
wa rranty for new Vo lkswag en vehi cle s in effec t
in that co un try. •
Th is Lim ited War ranty Ag ainst Co rro sio n Perfo
ra tion is au to m ati call y tra nsferr ed wi tho ut co st
i f th e o wn ers h ip of t he ve hicle ch ang es w ithin
th e wa rranty p eriod. •
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24 Hour Roadside Assistance
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance program
T he Vo lk sw age n 24 Hour Road sid e Assistance
p rogram is you r assurance that help will be ther e
s hould your Volk swagen have a m echani cal
breakdown under
dri vin g condit ions.
Whe ther thi s happens thousand s of mil es fro m
hom e (anyw here in th e U.S . or
or in
yo ur ow n dr iveway , yo u onl y have to call one
toll-fr ee numb er and help will be on the w ay.
l (8 00 ) 411-6688
To identify you rse lf as a m emb er, simp ly quo te
y our V ehi cle Identific atio n Number (VIN ). T his
number can be fo und on your 24 Hour R oadsid e
Ass is tan ce mem ber ship card , o r you ca n find it
on t he driver's sid e of th e dashboard vis ibl e
t h rough the wind shi eld. 24 Hour Roa dside Ass is- tan
ce is availabl e
to you for the first four years of
your new ve hicle ow ners hip.
T he Volkswage n 24 Hou r Ro ad sid e Ass is tan ce
Program includ es th e fo llow ing em ergency
roa dside services: emergency towing, battery
jump start, flat tire chan ge, emergency fuel ser
vice, loc k-o ut ser vice and extr ica tion/ winch ser
v ice.
Other services and b en efit s includ e: trip routing
an d trip interruption b enefits
th roughout the U.S . a nd Canada.
Please refer to you r 24 Hour Roads ide A ss is
tanc e Owner's Guide for
details on the
serv ices provided.
Coverage does not incl ude service 10 an y ve hicle willfully dr ive n no n-regularly travelled areas suc h as
unu sed roads, open field s, construct ion sit es, beac hes , mud -filled dr ivcw ays/lan cways/co nces sion
road s, vacan t lo ts, or any other
1h a1 is inacces sible o r hazardo us fo r th e Se rv ice Operator's vehicl e 10 reach .
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