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 3 .2 Tips and Advice
Checking and Filling
Filling the tank
fuel filler flap opens from inside the vehicle. The fuel tank holds 14 .5 gallons
(55 Liters).
Fig . 1 Detail of the driver door: the fuel fil ler flop re
lease button
Opening the fuel filler flap
- Pull the switc h 00) in th e drive r doo r
back
I. T he fu el fill er flap i s re leased .
- Open the fuel filler flap and turn th e
tank cap counte r-cloc kw ise.
- Hook t he fill er cap to the top of the filler
flap
2 .
Clo sing the fuel filler flap
- Screw o n the fuel fi lle r ne ck clockwise
until you hea r it cl ick into position.
- Alway s m ake s ure the fi ller cap i s
screwe d on a ll way.
- Close the fuel fi ller flap. Make sure you
h ear it cli ck into place.
The fue l filler flap is at the re ar of the vehicle on
th e right re ar qua rter pan el.
Whe n the tex t Pleas e refuel! appears in the in
s trum ent clu ste r, th ere a re still abo ut
gallons
30 Checking and Filling
Fig. 2 Open fuel filler flap with f iller cap attached
to the flop
(7 liter s) of gas in the tank. A warning chi me w ill
a lso so und.
An indi cator lig ht (if availab le) in the in st rum ent
cluster w ill come on if the fu el fi ller cap is not
properly clos ed
3.1 "C ontrol s and
Eq uipment."
T he automat ic filler nozzle s hould switc h itself
when the tank is " full ". Do not try to put in
mor e gas after the pump stops. To ppin g off the
ta nk in this
will fill the expa nsion chamb er
i n th e gas tank and causes th e fuel to ove rflow
w hen the temperature ri ses.
The correct grade of fuel for your vehicle is
s h own o n
sti cker on the insid e of the fuel filler
flap. For mor e informatio n on fu el 3.3
" T ec hnical da ta ."
Specia l indications far diesel engines
Your diesel vehi cle ha s a filler neck for a sta ndard
s ized fuel noz zle. Onl y fuel the v ehicl e usin g a
s tan dard sized fuel nozz le. Some s tandard filler
no zzles have a sprin g that preve nts the nozzle
from reaching complete ly ins ide t he ve hicl e's
fille r neck. However, it is poss ible to t h e nozzl e up to wh ere the spring beg ins, an d
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Fuel supply
Applies lo ve hicl es: wi th a gasoline engi ne
Gasoline
The co rrect gaso line grades are lisred on a sti cke r inside the Juel fill er flap.
Octane roting
Octane rating indicates gaso line's a bility to re
s ist en gin e da ma ging "k noc k" ca used by pre- ig
n iti on. Therefo re, buyin g the correc t grade of
gaso line is very
to help p reven t pos
s ibl e e ngin e damage and a loss of e ngin e perfor
man ce.
T he recommende d gaso line oc ta ne rating for
yo ur eng ine ca n b e fo und on a la b el loca ted on
th e in sid e of the fu el fill er flap. This rat ing m ay
b e s pecifie d as AKI (CLC) o r HO N (ROZ).
Gaso lines mo st co mm onl y use d in the Unite d
States and
hav e th e fo llow ing octan e
ra tin gs that can usually be found on th e fill er
pump :
• Premi um Graci e: 91
96 AKI
• Reg ular
87 90 AK I
Unlead ed gasoline
Unleaded gasoline is ava ilab le throu ghout t he
U SA, C anada, and in most European countri es.
We recom men d th at yo u do not take your ve
h icle
oxyge nates) if the
bl end ed mixture mee ts th e fo llowing criteria :
Blend of gaso lin e methanol (wood alcohol or
meth yl alco hol):
• Anti -kn ock ind ex mu st be 87 or hi gh er,
• Ble nd mu st co ntain no mor e th an 3% meth
a n o l,
• 131encl must co ntai n m ore tha n 2% co-so l
ve nts.
Bl end of gasoline a nd ethan ol ( gra in alco hol or
e th yl alco hol) :
• Anti-knock index mu st b e 87 AK I or higher,
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• Ble nd mu st n ot co ntain mor e than HJ% eth
ano l.
Bl end of gaso line a nd MTBE:
• Anti -knock index must b e 87 AK I or high er,
•
m ust contain not more t han 15% MTB E.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasolines are blen ded perfor m espe
cia lly well for win te r or summer driv in g. D urin g
seaso nal ch ange-over, we su gges t that you fill up
busy sta tio ns where the seaso nal adju st
ment is more like ly be mad e in tim e.
Note
• Do not use any fuel w ith octan e ra tings lowe r
than 07 /\K l or 9 1 otherw ise expensive en
g in e damage w ill occur.
• Do not use lea ded gaso lin e! Usin g le aded
gaso line
w ill seve re ly da mage vehicle 's cat
a lyt ic co nverte r and its abilit y to re du ce ex hau st
e mi ssio ns.
• Met hanol fue ls th at do not meet th ese re
q uir eme nts ma y ca use c orro sio n and dam age to
p las tic a nd rubber component s in th e fu el
sys te m .
• Do not u se fuels that fa il to meet the criteria
s p ecified above.
• If yo u are unable to dete rmine wheth er or
n ot
parti cul ar f uel bl en d m eets the sp eci fica
t io ns above, ask your service s ta tion o r its fu el
s u pplie r.
• Do not use f uel for whic h th e con te nt s
ca nn ot be identifie d.
• Fuel system damage and performan ce pro b
l e ms r esultin g from the use of f uels diffe re nt
from those s peci fied above are
11 0 1 th e respo nsi
bilit y of Vo lkswage n and are 1101 covered under
th e New Ve hicle or th e Emission Co ntrol
War ra n ties.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Fuses in the fuse box A in the dash panel
Electrical consumer
Fuse number (amp
ratin g in bra cke ts )
ABS /ESP/E DL 2
(5)
Tran sm iss ion (2.5 1 14 (5)
and 1.91 engine)
Front pow er wi nd ows 23 (30)
powe r 32 (30)
Fan 22 (40)
wi ndow de- 25 (25)
fogger
S tee rin g. DSG • 6 (5)
Int erior light s
15 (7,5 )
Fuel pump 27 (15)
A irbag 3 (5)
roof
33 (25 )
Se at hea ting
4 (5), 37 (30). 46 (5 )
8
48
V aca nt
20
Auxiliary hea tin g'
16 (10), 25 (25) 47 (10)
Pow er outl et 26 (20)
Cc n
lock ing for 12 (IO}
fr ont doo rs
H eat ed was her je ts 46 (5)
Lumb ar support ad- 34 (15)
ju stment for front
sea ts
C igare tte light er
24 (25)
Fuses in the fuse box Bin the engine compart
ment: vehicles with a
54 fuse box
Electrical consumer
Fuse numb er (amp
rating in bra cke ts)
Fl (30). F2 (30)
L eft turn signa l F47 (40 )
turn s ignal (40 )
I-lorn F5 (15)
D SG' FI3 (15 )
light s
F47 (40), (40)
80 What do I do now?
F19
v\l ind shi eld wip ers (3 0)
Lef t headlight F47
(40)
headlight F48 (40 )
So und system
(30)
L ef t sid e lig ht F47 (40 )
sid e light F48 (40 )
release
Ce ntral lock ing for (2 0) rea r door s
Fuses in the fuse box B in the engine compart
ment: vehicles with
a 30 fuse box
Electrical co nsum er
Fuse number (amp
rat ing in bra ckets )
A BS F4 (30),
(30)
W ind shi eld wip ers Fl (25 )FJ9 (25)
F8 (15 )
H orn FI7 (15 )
DSG' F5
(15)
Turn sig nal ri ght
F25 (40 )
Turn signal left F26 (40 )
Aux iliary heat ing •
Fil (20)
T e le phon e•
F9 (5)
Fu el pump (di esel)
(5)
Fan F24 (IO )
F og lig ht s F25 (40 )F26 (40)
h ea dli ght
F26 (40 )
headlight F25 (40 )
WARNING
Using the wrong fuse and attempting to repair
a fu se or u singsomethingin stead of a fuse can
cause a fire and serious per sonal inju ry.
• Always read and hee d the information and
a ll WARN INGS.
Tips
T he tabl es show the fu se loca tion s for the mo st
important consumers. The right -hand column s