2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Under the hood

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
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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 3.1 Controls and Equipment
If the warning light ligh ts up again after d rivi ng
o n for a sh o rt dis tan ce, stop the vehicle and
swi tch off the engine. C onta ct an authorized
V olk swa gen deal er or a qualifi ed wor ksh op.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart­
ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
3.2 "Working in the engine com ­
partment. " The engine compartment of any
motor vehicle is a pot entially dangerou s area
and can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
Hot steam or coo lant can cause serious burns.
• Never open the engine hood if you sec
steam or coo lant escapi ng from the engine
compartment. Always wa it until you no longer
sec or hea r steam or coo lant escap ing from the
engi ne.
• Always let the en gi ne to cool down com­
pletely before carefully open ing the engine
h ood. Hot components w ill burn skin on co n­
tact.
• When the engine has cooled down and you
are ready to open the engine hood:
R emove the key from the ignition.
Engine oil pressure 9=:7:
WARNING (continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and put
the selector in P (Park, automatic trans­
mis sion) or Neutral (manual transmis­
s ion) .
Keep c hildren a nd oth ers away from the
vehicle.
• Never reach into the area around or touch
the radiato r fan. Contact with the blades can
re sult in serious persona l injury.
• Alway s remember that the radiator fan is
temperature-contro lled and can t urn on sud­
den ly - even when the engine has been
switched
for a longer period of tim e and the
k ey has been removed from the ignition.
• Never unscrew the coolant expansio n tank
ca p when the engine is hot. A hot engine will
h eat the coolant and put it under pressure . Re­
moving a ca p that is under pressure can result
in serious personal injury and/or burns.
• Alw ays protect face, hands and arms from
h ot escap ing coo lant or steam by cover ing the
cap w ith a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
co unt er-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pres sure on the top of the cap.
• Never sp ill antifreeze or coo lant on the ex­
haust system or hot engine parts. Under some
co ndit ions, the ethylene g lyco l in engine
coo lant can catch fire.
This warning symbol indicat es that the en gin e oil pressure is low.
I f thi s wa rning symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and ch ec k
th e oi l leve l. Top off with en gin e oil if necessary
3.2 "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r "E n­
g in e o il."
The follo win g inform ation text is disp la ye d:
ST OP Oil p ressure Engin e off Owner 's manual!.
If th e sy mb ol fl as hes eve n though the oil l eve l is
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive on. D o not le t th e engine
idl e. Co nta ct a n authori zed Vo lksw age n d eale r
or a qua lified wo rksh op .
Tip s
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol is not an oil
l eve l ga uge. Check the o il leve l reg ularl y, pre fe r­
a bl y every time you get gas .
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WARNING (continued)
and use co mmon se nse. Never r is k p ersonal
injur y.
• Never perform an y work in th e engi ne
c ompartm ent unl ess you know exactl y
to
ca rry o ut th e jo b ancl have the c orr ect tec h­
ni cal informati on and th e corre ct tool s! lf yo u
a re un certain about what to do, have th e w ork
performed b y an authori zed Volk swagen
d ealer or a qu alifi ed d ealers hip. Seriou s per­
s on al injur y m ay res ult fr om impr op erl y per ­
form ed wo rk.
• Neve r open th e eng in e ho od if you see
s team or coo la nt esca ping from the e ngi ne
com partm ent. I-l ot ste am or cool ant can cause
se riou s burn s. Always wa it until you no lo nge r
see o r h ear s te am or coolan t esca pin g fro m th e
e ng in e.
• Alw ays let t he en g in e coo l d ow n com­
pl ete ly before c aref ully openin g th e e ngin e
hood . I-l ot co mp on ent s w ill burn skin on co n­
ta ct.
• When th e engin e has coo le d d own and you
ar c r ead y to open th e engin e ho od:
- Rem ove the key from th e ig nition.
- Appl y th e parkin g brake firml y and put
th e se lec tor in P (P ar k).
- Kee p childr en and oth ers away from the
ve hicl e.
• Never reac h in to th e a re a aro und or to uch
th e ra diato r fa n. Co ntact w ith th e blad es can
r es ult in serio us pe rs on al inju ry. A lw ays re­
memb er that th e ra diato r fa n i s te mp erature­
con tro lled a nd can turn on su d d enl y
eve n
w hen th e e ng in e ha s bee n sw itch ed off for a
l o nger pe riod of tim e and the k ey has bee n r e­
mo ved fro m th e ig niti on .
• Never unscre w th e coo lant expan sio n tank
c ap when the en gin e is hot.
h o t e ngin e will
h eat th e coolant and put it unde r pr ess ure. Re­
mo ving
cap th at is under pressur e ca n res ult
in seriou s perso nal in jur y and /o r burn s.
• Alw ays prot ect fa ce, hand s a nd arm s from
h ot esca ping coo la nt or stea m b y cove ring th e
ca p with a la rge, thick rag.
• Turn the ca p slow ly and very ca refull y in a
co unt er-cl oc kw is e dir ec tion whil e ap ply in g
li g ht d ownwa rd press ure on the to p of the cap.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
,1i WARN ING (continued)
• Neve r spill flui ds on hot engine parts or ho t
ex haust sys te m . S pill ed fluid s can cau se a fire!
• Neve r sh ort -ci rc uit th e e lec trical sys te m ,
es pec iall y wher e the jump er ca bles a rc at ­
ta ch ed
Th e ba tter ies co uld explo de!
• Never leave a ny o bjec ts in th e eng in e co m­
p artm ent, fo r exa mpl e cle anin g rag s and to ols .
O bjec ts le ft b ehind can cau se m alfu nction s
and e ven
res .
• Neve r wo rk und er th e ve hicle unl ess y ou
h ave safe ly sec ured th e vehicle from m oving.
If yo u mu st wo rk und er the vehicl e with th e
w hee ls on th e gro und, always make sure the
ve hicl e is on leve l gro und , th e w hee ls arc
b locke d from m oving and th e key is not in the
i g niti on.
• Al ways supp ort yo ur ve hicl e w ith safet y
st and s if you have to w ork und erne ath it. T he
j ac k suppli ed
th e is no t stron g
e nough fo r thi s purpo se and can collap se
ca usin g se riou s pers on al injury.
• lfyo u have to perform a ch eck or re pair
w hen th e e ngin e is runnin g, ther e are mor e
ri sk s from th e rot ating pa rts , su ch a s the driv e
be lts, ge nera tor , ra diato r f an , et c., and from
th e hi gh -v olta ge ig niti on sys te m. Al ways use
ex trem e c are:
- Never to uch th e elec trical wirin g of th e
i g nition syste m.
- Always make s ure th at j ew elry, lo ose
clothi ng and lon g
do no t ge t ca ught in
r o ta tin g e ngin e part s. B efor e sta rtin g any
wo rk re move je w elry, tic back a nd cove r
h air , a nd do n ot wea r cl othin g th at can
han g dow n and get ca ught in mo vin g en ­
g in e part s.
- Alwa ys use ex trem e caution if th e acce l­
e ra tor pedal ha s to be d epr esse d to perform
ch ec k. Th e vehicl e could mo ve sudd enl y,
eve n if th e parkin g br ake is a ppli ed.
• If wor k on the fuel sys te m or th e elec trical
sys te m
ne cess ary:
- Alw ays disco nnect the b att eri es . Ma ke
s ur e th e ve hicle is unlo ck ed when disco n­
nec ting th e batter ies, o r th e a larm will go
off.
- Neve r sm oke.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
- Neve r wo rk near heate rs, wate r heaters
o f o th er open flames.
Always have an approved fire extin­
g ui sh er nearb y.
• To avoid e lect rica l sho ck and per sonal in ­
ju ry
the engi ne is running or being
s tarted:
n ever touch ignition cab les,
- neve r touch oth er com ponen ts of the
hi gh vo ltage e lectronic ig nition sys tem ,
never 1oucl1 the gas discharged (Xenon)
headli ght s w ir in g.
Opening the engine hood
in se riou s malfunctions and engine
damage!
<£> For th e sake of environment
Service fluid leaks are harmful to th e environ­
me nt. Regularly ch ec k th e ground underneath
yo ur vehicl e. If yo u find spot s of oil or othe r
fluids. have your veh icle c hec ke d b y you r autho­
ri zed Vo lkswage n dealer or a qualified
wo rksh op.
The engine hood is released from inside the
Fig . 3 Deta il of the footwe ll: the re lease lever far
t h e engine hood is loca ted in the loa twell an ihe
dr iver side
Before you open the engine hood, make
s u re that the windshield wiper arm s are
folded-up against the w indshie ld so that
the hood will not be damag ed when the
hood is opened .
Pull the release lev er underneath the in­
s trum ent panel in the directio n of the
arrow
3 . The engine hood is rele ased
from its latch by a spring
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Fig. 4 Detail of the radia to r grill : release leve r fa r
opening the engine hood
Lift the engin e hood up at the release
l ever
4 (arrow ) and open the hood
until it is he ld up by the gas-filled strut.
WARN ING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart ­
ment, a lways read and heed a ll WARN INGS
34. The engine compartm ent of any
motor vehicle is a potentially dangerous area
ca n cause serious p erso nal injury.

-Place the bulb holder insert back in the
h ead light. Make sure the hold er is prop erl y
i n se rted.
- Push the
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th e headlight.
Replacing the turn signal light bulb
Fig . 3 8 Bulb ho ld er for the tu rn signo l
The bulb ho lde r for the turn signal is lo­
ca ted undern eath the headlight /po sition
l amp.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
If yo u ar e unc ert ain ho w rep lace a de­
fective bulb, see yo u authorized Volk swage n
de aler for assis tance.
- Swi tc h the light off.
- Switch off the ig nition .
- Open the eng ine hood.
- Turn the bulb holder as far as it wi ll go
in the direc tion of the a rrow
38 .
- Remove the bulb holder from the hea d­
light.
- Cha nge the bulb.
- Rep lace the bul b holder in th e head-
li ght and turn it as far as it will go in the op­
po site direction to the arrow.
If you are un certain abo ut how re pla ce a d e­
f ec tive bulb , see you authorized
dea le r fo r ass is tance.
Changing the bulb for the brak e light or rear turn signal
Fig . 3 9 Broke light and rear turn signa l bu lb holder unit
Changing the bulb
- Open the rea r lid.
- Loca te th e cover in the luggage com-
partm ent trim panel to access the bulb
hold er and open it.
- Disco nn ect co nn ector
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- Press the release ta b s =£l g. 39 (a rrow s}
and pull the bulb h older ou t.
- Repla ce the defe ctiv e bulb.
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb hold er secur ely.
- Reconnec t the connecto r@ .
- Rein stall the cove r in th e trim panel.
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