Contents
0.1 Alphabetical Index 2
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1.1 Maintenance 21
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1.2 USA Warranty 86
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2.1 Safety First 122
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3.1 Controls and Equipment 202
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3.2 Tips and Advice 320
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3.3 Technical Data 420
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3.4 Premium Sound System 434
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Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
R
Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
Booklet 0 .1 General Index
Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
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Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9
Emission Control Maintenance
A clean enviro nm enl is of co ncern 10 a ll of
u s. Vo lkswage n has into you r ve hicl e
an effici ent emi ssio n co ntro l syslc m, using
ge nuine Volksw agen pan s, in confor man ce
wi 1h 1he Fe dera l C lean Air Ac t in th e Unit ed
S lat es and Canadian Emi ssion S1an dards,
respec1 ive ly. To h elp keep our air clean , yo u
ca n do yo ur part by prov idin g reg ular m ain
te nan ce fo r th e e missio n control syste m in
y o ur vehicle .
2 Maintenance, repa ir or replacement of
e mi ssio n co ntrol comp on ents may be per
formed by a ny
au to m otive service
a nd r epair establi shm ent or indi vidu al
wi thout affecting the Emission Control
Syste m Warranty , provid ed that su ch r e
p air s are perfo rmed to manufa ctur er's
Why Service?
• An unt uned en gin e wastes f uel.
• An emi ssio n co ntrol syste m not maint ain ed
p ro perl y ca n in crease polluti on.
• A minor ad justment now may prevc nl a re
p air late r.
• Follow the recomm ended maint enance
sc hed ule and make in-b etwee n ch ec ks. T hi s way
yo u h elp keep yo ur car d ependabl e and safe.
• The inte rvals s how n in th e ta bl e o n th e fol
l ow ing pa ges are ba sed on ve hicl es op era tin g
un der norma l co nditi ons. In th e case of severe
co ndition s, such as extre mely low tempera tures,
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
speci lica tions, and that replacement part s
are at leas t equi vale nt to genuine Volk
swage n part s in emi ssio n p erfo rmance and
dur ability . Warranty repair s and r eplace
ment s, howeve r, mu st be perform ed b y an
a utho rized Vo lkswagen dealer.
If ot her th an gen uine Vo lkswage n re pla ce
m enl pan s are use d, the owner sh ould make
s u re t hat suc h pan s are warra nted by their
m an ufaclur er an d th at th ey are a t least
eq uiva le nt to gen uin e Vo lkswagen rep lace
m ent part s in emi ssio n p erform ance a nd
d u rab ility. To be certain that the em iss ion
co ntro l sys te m func tio n s as designed , re g
ul ar maint enan ce is nec essar y for a ll co m
po nents of th e ve hicle w hi ch influ ence ex
hau st e mi ssion s.
excess ive dust etc., it is necess ary for ce rtain op
e rat io ns
to b e carri ed ou t in between the give n
int erv al s. Thi s appli es to en gin e o il
c h an ges a nd t he clea nin g or re placin g of the air
cl eaner
ele m ent.
• If you have ques tio ns a bout how to maintain
yo ur vehicl e or abo ut yo ur Maintenan ce Ser
v ices , as k your a uthori zed Volkswagen d ealer.
A uthori zed VOLKSWAGEN dea lers are ready to
s erve you and are committed to quality service
and c ustom er care .
Warranty Voucher 5
Table of contents
Limited New Vehicle Warranty . . 2
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Limit ed Warranty . . . . 7
What is c, ·ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What is n overed . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 8
Limit ed 'arranty Against
Corros
Perforation .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 10
What is
.. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. 10
What ii covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
24 H . Roadside Ass istance 13
Th e vagen 24 Hour Roadside
Assist
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fed ,
I Emissions Warranties ... 14
GenE ................................. 14
Fede missions Control System Defect
Warr ............................... 15 Fede missions Perfo
rmance Wa rra nty 16
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Warranties . 20
California law requ ires us to provide you
w ith the fo llow ing Emi ssions Wa rranty
Statement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CALI FORNIA EMISSION CONTROL
WARRANTY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.
California Emissions Con trol System Defect
Wa rranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Customer CARE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 28
Dealer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
When to notify the manufacture r . . . . . . . . . 28
Repairs not covered by warranty . . . . . . . . . 29
BBB AUTO LINE .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 30
BBB A UTO LIN E dispute resolution
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Service Publications .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .
31
Volkswagen Technical Literature Ordering
Center . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . .. .. .
31
Tire Manufacturers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 32
List of tire manu facturers fo r new
Volkswagen vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .
32
Tabl e of contents
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Warranties
General
The Emis sio ns Wa rranties se t o ut on th e fol
l o wi ng pag es are warra nties w hic h th e m anu fac
t ur er is re qui re d by law to furni sh to yo u
lhe
l im e y ou tak e delivery o f your new v ehicl e.
Th ese c overag es ma y al so be includ ed in 1he
V olk swag en 4 ye ars
I 5 0,00 0 mil es Limit ed New
V ehi cle Warra nty.
Th e wa rranti es re qu ired by fe deral law s app ly to
all new Volk sw age n vehicl es imp orted and di s
l rib uted b y Volk s w ag en o f America, In c. (V olk
s wagen ) for sa le in the Unil ed Sta tes, includi ng
it s le rri tori es, and Ca nada. Th e warra nties re
quir ed by the State of Calif ornia law apply to all
Volks wag en ve hicles import ed and di strib
u1 ed by Vo lk swage n for sale and r egistrat ion i n
1he State of Cali forn ia.
Th e C omm onw ealt h of Ma ssachu sett s and the
S 1a 1es ofV erm olll and
h ave adop1 ed warre q uir e m ent s th at a re id entica l to lh e Cali
fo rnia w arranti es.
Th e ow ner of a ve hiclecertil1ed for sale and reg
i stere d in California , Massac husetts, Vermo nt
or Ma ine may, there fore , ha ve wa rran ty rights
under b oth Federal and Sta te mandat ed emi s
s io n s warranti es. The sta te of New York has
14 Federal Emis sions Warrantie s
adopted emi ssio ns wa rranty req uir em ent s
id enti cal to California manda1ed em iss io ns
warra nties ONLY for vehicles equipped to m eet
Ca lifornia's Par tial Ze ro Em issio n Veh icle (P
ZEV) e missions requiremen ts, as iden tified on
th e Ve hicle Em is s io n Control Informat io n Labe l
l ocate d on the hood.
Th e owne r ofa n ew Volkswag en ve hicl e im
p oned and dislrib ut ed by V olk sw agen for sale i n
s lat es oth er than Californi a, Mass achu sen s, V er
Ma ine or New York (a s se t fort h in th e
ab ove paragra ph) has righ1 s on ly un der 1h e Fe d
e ra l Emis sion s Warra 11ty.
Pl ease read th ese w arr anti es ca re full y. If yo u
h ave a ny questio ns c on cerni ng th e app lica bili ty
of each w arrant y
yo ur veh icle or want t o kn ow
w heth er a parli cu la r re pai r will be perform ed
fr ee of charg e pur suant to 1hese warram ies,
pl ease w rite to o r tele ph on e:
C uslo mer CARE
Vo lkswagen of A meri ca, Inc.
3 800 Hamlin Ro ad
Auburn Hills, M l 48326
T el. : I (800)
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty
For 2 Years or 24,000 miles
Volk swage n of Amer ica, Inc. (Vol ksw age n). th e
au thori zed United State s importer of Volk·
swage n veh icles, warra nts to the or igina l re tail
purchaser or o ri gi nal lessee a nd any sub sequ ent
pur chaser or lessee that every model year
2006 Volkswagen ve hicle imp orte d b y Vo lkswage n:
• was designed, built and equipp ed so as to
co nfo rm at th e rim e of sa le wi th all app licab le
r eg ulations of the Unit ed Stat es Environm ent al
Protection Age ncy (EPA), and
• is free from defe cts in m ater ia l and wo rk·
man ship whi ch ca uses the vehicle to fail to co n·
fo rm with EP A reg ulation s for 2 yea rs afte r the
d ate o f first use or del ivery of the ve hicl e to the
o riginal re tail pur ch aser or orig inal l essee or
until the vehicl e has been driven
24,000 m iles,
w hichever occurs first.
A wa rrant ed part is any part in sta ll ed on a mo tor
ve hicle or mo tor vehicl e engi ne by th e ve hicle or
e ngine manufa ctur er, or insta lled in a
repa ir, w hi ch affec ts any reg ulated emiss ion
fr om a motor ve hicle o r eng in e w hich is sub ject
t o EPA em iss io n sta nda rd s. The fo llow ing part s
o r sys te m s liste d , if d efec tive, co uld cause the
ve hicl e to fail to co nform with EPA regulat ion s:
• Eva porat ive E missio n Co ntrol Syste m:
elud ing f uel tank, filler cap, filler neck a nd leak
detec tion pum p
For 8 Years or 80,000 miles
If the vehicl e has bee n in use for mo re than 24 m onth s or 24,000 m iles, but less than 8 year s or 80,000 mil es, w hic hever occurs fir st, yo ur Vo lk·
sw age n deal er w ill repai r or re pl ace free of
c h arge the fo ll ow ing major emi ssio n control
c ompon ent.s onl y: •
Exh aust Sys tem: includi ng manif olds, turbo·
c har gers, ca ta lyt ic converte rs, down pipes and
particu late rra ps
• EGR Syste m: includin g valves, pip es and
coo le rs
• Fu el In jection Syste m: including control
m odul es, se nso rs, sw itch es, valves and fuel line s
• Int ake Syste m : in cludi ng ca msh af t adj uste r
unit s, se nso rs, man ifold, p ipes a nd control
va lves
• Ig nition System: including coils and senso rs
• 080 System: including Malf uncti on lndi ·
ca to r La mp (MIL) and Data Link Connector
• PCV Sys tem: including control valves an d
pi pes
• Seco ndary Air In jec tion Syste m: in cluding air
pump and control valves
• Emi ssion.rela ted hoses , gaske ts, clamps and
ot her accesso ries use d wi th th e above com po·
n en ts
T he obligation of Vo lk sw age n u nder t his
ra nty is limit ed, ho weve r, to the followi ng: If
within this peri od a de fect in mat erial or w ork ·
ma nsh ip ca uses th e ve hicl e to fail to co nform
wit h EPA regula tion s and the vehicle is br ought
to th e worksho p of an y aut horized Vo lkswage n
d ea ler in the Unit ed States, including it s ter rito·
ri es, and Canada t he dea le r w ill make re pair s as
may b e re quir ed by th ese reg ulati ons free of
• Catalyt ic Co nve rter
• Engin e Electronic
M od ule
• On Boar d Diag nos tic Dev ice
Federal Emissions Warranties 15
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement:
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty rights and obligations
Th e Ca lifornia Air R esou rces Board is plea sed to
exp lain the emi ssion contro l sys tem warranty on
y ou r mod el year
2006 v eh icle. In Ca lifornia , n ew
motor vehicl es mus t be designed, built and
e quipp ed to mee t th e State's strin gent anti
s mog standa rd s. Vo lkswagen
warrant the
e mi ssion con trol sy stem on your veh ic le for the
periods of time listed below provided the re ha s
be en no ahu se,
or impro per mainte
n ance of your vehicle.
Your em iss io n cont ro l syste m may include part s
s u ch as the carb uretor or fu el- inj ect ion syste m,
t he ign ition system, ca talytic converter, and en
gine computer. Also includ ed may be hoses,
belts, connec tors and other emis sion-rel at ed as
se mbli es.
W here a wa rrantabl e condition exits, Volk
swage n will rep air yo ur vehicl e at no cos t
to you
includ ing dia gnosis, parts and labo r.
Manufacture r's wa rrant y co verage:
For 3 years or 50,000 miles, wh ic h ever occur s
fir st.
If your veh icl e fa ils an Insp ec tion and Mainte
n an ce Test , all necess ary rep air s and adjust
m en ts wi ll be made by Volk swagen to en sur e
th at your vehicle passes the inspec tion. This is
y our Emi ssion Control System PERF ORMANCE
WAHHAN TY.
I f any emi ssion-r elated part on your veh icle is
defecti ve, th e part will be repa ired o r re pla ced by
Vo lkswage n. This is your sh ort- te rm Emissio n
Co ntro l Sys te m
20 California Emissions Warranti es
For 7 years or 70 ,00 0 mile s, which eve r occurs
first
If an emi ssion -re lated part listed in thi s war
rant y booklet spe cia lly not ed with coverage for 7
ye ars or
70 ,000 mi les is d efect ive, the part will be
repaired or r eplac ed by Volk swagen. T his is you r
l on g-te rm Emi ssion Con trol Sys te m DE FECTS
For 15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
firs t
So me Vo lk swage n model s may be sp ecia lly
e quipp ed to meet Californi a Partia l Zero Emis
sio n Veh icle (P -Z EV) requirements, as identified
o n th e Vehicl e Emissio n Contro l Information
Labe l lo cate d on the hood. Fo r th ese vehicle s, if
yo ur Vo lk swa ge n fails an Insp ec tion and Ma in
t ena nce Tes t, OR if any em iss ion-r ela ted part is
found to be d efec tive, the part will be repa ired or
r e pl ace d by Vo lk swagen for LS yea rs or
1 50,000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs first, from th e tim e of
d elive ry of th e ve hicl e the orig inal r etai l pur
c h ase r or ori ginal le ssee. This r epre sents your
Emi ssion Control Syste m PERFORMANCE WAR
and DEF ECTS WARRAN TY.
Owner's warran ty respo nsibilities:
As the ve hicle owner, you are re spon sibl e for the
p erformanc e of th e requi red ma intenan ce listed
in yo ur ow ner's Maintenance bookle t. Vo lk
swage n reco mm end s that you re tain all r eceipts
cover ing main te n anc e on your vehicle , b ut Volk
swag en cannot den y w arranty sol ely for t he la ck
of re ceipt s or for your failu re to ensure the p er-
formance of all sc h edu led maint enanc e.
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Control System Defect
Warranties
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles
General
Vo lk sw agen of Ameri ca , Inc. (Volk sw age n), war
ra nts to th e ori gina l re tai l p urc hase r or orig in al
l e ss ee and an y s ubsequen t p urc h ase r o r le ssee
that e very model ye a r 200 6 Vo lkswa gen ve hicl e
im port ed by V olk sw agen and cert ified for sa le
a nd r egis te re d in Calif orni a:
• was desig n ed , bu ilt an d eq uipp ed so a s to
co nform with a ll ap plic ab le req uire m en ts o f th e
C al ifornia Air Re so ur ces Board (CA RB) and
• is free from d efe ct s in mat eria l a nd work
m anship whi ch ca use th e v eh icl e
fa il co n
fo rm wit h re q u irem ent s, includi ng a ny
d efec t w hic h wou ld ca use th e ve hicl e's on
bo ard malf unction in dic ator to ill umin ate, fo r 3
yea rs o r 50 ,000 mile s , w hi ch ev er occurs fir st.
wa rrant ed part i s any pa rt install ed on a m otor
ve hicl e or motor ve hicle engi ne by th e ve hicle or en
gin e manuf actur er, o r in sta lled in a warra nr y
r e p ai r, w hic h affe cts any re g ul ated emi ssio n
f ro m a m oto r vehi cle or en gin e w hic h i s subject
Ca lifo rni a emiss io n sta nda rds .
T he obli gatio n of Volk swagen u nd er th is wa r
r a n ty is limi ted, howe ver,
th e fo llow in g: If
w ithin t his period a d efect ma te ri al or work
m ansh ip causes th e ve hicl e to f ail 10 conform
w ith Califo rn ia re gula tio ns and th e vehicle is
b ro ught
th e work sh op of an y author ize d Vol k
s w age n deale r in th e Un ite d Sta tes, includ in g it s
t e rrit ories, a nd Canad a th e dea le r w ill ma ke re
p airs
m ay be re q uir ed by th ese re g ul ation s
fr ee o f ch arge .
T hese c overa ge's may al so b e includ ed in th e
Vo lk swa gen 4 ye ars
I 50,0 00 mile s Li mit ed Ne w
V eh ic le W arra nty.
For 7 years I 70,000 Miles Covering Certain Emission System Parts
T he fo llow ing em iss ion s con trol sys te m part s
mark ed with ar e cove re d fo r 7 ye ars or
7 0,0 00 mil es. w hic h eve r occ urs first:
J e tta , Pa ssat
2. 0T FSI
Ca msh aft adju ste r unit no
Ca mshaft adju ster con-
no
t ro l h ousin g
F uel tan k
yes
T urbo char ger yes
Intak e m anifold
no
E ngin e c ontrol
yes
E x.h au st man ifol d
ye s G
olf, Jett a, N ew
B ee tle 2 .5 L
n o
no
ye s
n o
n o
ye s
no
22 California Emissions Warrantie s
Touar egV R6 Touareg 4.2 L
yes yes
no yes
yes yes
n o no
ye s yes
yes yes
yes no