2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA headlights

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
• Headlights: Adjust
• Tires/spare w hee l: C hec k co ndition and
pre ssure
• Brake sys te m: Chec k for dama ge/leaks, brake
pad thickness, brake fluid leve l
•
fluid: R eplac e every 2 ye ars rega rdless
of mil eage ( kilometers)
• Spark plugs: R epla ce (all models except 2.0L
TFSIJ
• Air clea ner: Repl ace filter element
• Coo ling sys te m: Chec k coo lant leve l; ad d if
n ecessary
• Dust and po llen fi lter (where applicab le):
pla ce
•
b elt: Check condition
• Powe r Steer ing: Chec k fluid level
• Drive s hafts: C hec k b oots
• Front axl e: Ch eck du st se als on ba ll join ts, tie
rod ends; check tie rods
• On-B oard dia gno sti c sys te m: Che ck fault
m emory ; purge if necessa ry
•
fr ame: Clean and lubricate
Nex t Service:
Dat e: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whi ch ever occ urs fir st •
Aut omat ic tran smi ssion: Check A TF
•
s poiler: Lubricat e (New Beetle only)
• Airbag syste m: Visual ch ec k every 12 month s
regardl ess of mile age (kilom eters)
•
t es t: Chec k kickdow n, br akin g,
s tee rin g, hea tin g a nd ventila tion, air condi ­
tioning , p ow er accessori es and elec trica l sys­
tems
•
s ta rt er and auxilia1y batt e1y : check
( where applicable )
• Conve rtib le top : Chec k fun ctio n an d chec k
ro ll-ove r prot ection with conve rtible top open
(New Bee tle Co nve rtibl e onl y)
• Tires: C heck trea d depth , adjust tire pre ssur e
if ne cessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onitorin g sys tem senso rs :
Che ck ba ttery c harg e, repla ce whee l e lec troni cs
and a luminum valve if necess ary (where app li­
cabl e).
• Und erh ody: C hec k for dama ge
• Wiper b lad es: Check conditi on
• DSG tran smi ssion: Chan ge tran smi ssion
fluid and filter (New Beetle, new Jetta)
T oday's date and Vo lk swagen Dea ler stamp
Service at 45,000 mil es (72,000 km) -Mod els with a 1 .8T engine
ONLY
• Engi ne: Chan ge o il and oil
Next Service:
Date: ...... .......... ........
M iles/ km: .... ...... .. ... ... .
w hi ch ever occurs firs t
Today's elate and Volkswage n Dea le r sta m p
12 Wa rranty Voucher

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Appl ies to vehicles: wi th headlight washer sys tem
Headlight washer system
The headlight washer system cleans the headlights.
The head lig h t was he rs are activated automati­
cally when th e sw itch for the headlig hts is in an y
o th er posit io n th an O and th e windshie ld wip er
l eve r
53, fig. is pull ed toward the
s tee ring whee l for a t le as t 1. 5 sec onds. H oweve r,
yo u sh ou ld reg ularl y remove any hard or drie d
o n dirt or in sec ts from
hea dli ght s, for ex­
ample when ever yo u are refu eling your vehicl e.
Mirrors
Tips
Mak e sure th at t he hea dlight washers wo rk
p ro perl y in wint er, keep the nozz le in th e
bump er fre e of sn ow and re m ove any ice with a
d e- ice r spra y
Self-dimming inside day-night mirror
It is important for safe driving that you have good vision to the rear .
Fig. 35 Se ll-dimming mirror
Manual dimming inside day-night mirror
W ith th e mir ror in th e normal p ositi on, the leve r
a t th e bottom edge of th e mirror must point fo r­
ward. Pull th e leve r ba ck t o dim
m ir ro r.
Op1ional eq uipment Sell-dimmi
ng inside day-night mirrar
12
)
W hen igni tion is swi tched o n, the int eri or view mirror w ill darken de­
pending on amount of light shinin g into veh icle from rear.
P ress the butt on 41g . 35
th e lower edge of
th e mirror to sw itch o n th e se lf dimming featur e.
Whe n the butt on is pr esse d, th e gree n indicat or
li ght
in the m ir ro r co mes on . The se lf-dim­
m in g ou ts id e mirror i s conrro lled by th e butl on
on
in side m irror
Nex t to th e g ree n indi cator light there is
sensor
w hi ch mu st not be cove red. If thi s happe ns, the
sys te m will not oper ate.
Whenever you move th e se lec to r le ver into R, th e
mirror
to the normal settin g ("not
dimm ed" ).
Tips
T he rea r view mirror
will not da rken aut oma ti­
cally w hen you press the bu tton on t he lowe r
edge of the mirror
Lights and a clear vie w 55

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Changing the headlights and front turn signal bulbs
Fig. 3 6 Cove r A fo r low b eom , co ver B for high
beom a nd position lamp
Changing th e low beam headlight
bulb
- Switch the headlights ofT.
- Sw itch off the ign ition and remove the
k ey from the ig nition loc k.
- Ope n the engi ne hood.
- Turn the cover
36arrow @ to the
ri ght and re m ove .
- Turn the bulb hold er t o the lef t and re­
move.
- Pull t he defec tive bul b out of the h older
a nd install a new bul b.
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb holder by turning
int o th e rig ht.
- Replace the cover by turnin g it to th e
left.
Changing the high beam light bulb
- Switch the head light s off .
- Switch off the ig ni tion and re m ove the
k ey from the ignit ion lock.
- Op en the en gin e hood.
- Pull the rubb er cover off
36a rrow
82 What do I do now?
F ig . 37 In the headlight : high beam bulb 3 and po­
sition lamp bu lb 4
- Remove the conn ector @.
- Move the w ire retainer
82, fig. 37
towa rd the front of the vehicl e and the n
pu sh it in the d irec tion of th e a rrow out
th e re tai nin g lug s
- Fold the w ire hook up.
- Remove the bulb holder from the head-
li ght.
- C hange the bulb.
- Place the bulb holder back in the head-
l ight. Make sure th e reta ining
a t
th e botto m.
- Fold the w ire hook dow n and engage it
in th e opposit e di rect ion sh own by th e
arrow in the re ta inin g
Gently pu ll
o n th e w ire hook to check it h as engaged
sec urely.
- Connec t the connector @to th e bulb
ho lder.
Changing a side light bulb
- Remove the bulb holder 82,
fi g. 37
from the headli ght.
- Change the bulb.