Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
WHEN DO I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE?
Service Interval Schedule
• 1.8L Turbo Gasoline E ngin e (GT I)
5, 000 mil es (8 ,000 km)
10 ,000 miles (16,000 km)
1 5, 000 miles (24 ,000 k m)
20,000 miles (3 2,000 km)
2 5, 000 miles ( 40,000 km)
3 0,000 m iles ( 48,000 km)
35 ,000 miles (56,000 km)
40,000 miles ( 64,000 km)
4 5,000 mil es (72,000 km )
5 0,000 miles (80 ,000
km )
55,000 m iles (88 ,000 km)
6 0 ,000 m iles (9 6,000 km) I
f you
not su re w he n to bring yo ur car in for
se rv ice, ask your auth ori zed Vo lk swage n Se rv ice
A dvi sor .
O il Change S erv ic e
O il Chan ge
& Ma intenan ce S ervi ce
O il Chan ge Serv ice
O il Change
& Ma intenance Service
Oil Chang e Serv ice
Oi l C han ge
& Maint enance Se rvic e
Oi l C han ge Serv ic e
Oi l C hange
& Maintenance Service
Oil Chan ge S ervic e
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice
Oi l C han ge Servic e
O il Chan ge
& Mai nten ance Se rv ic e
Se rv ic es s hou ld be perform ed at the sch edu le d mil eag e ( kilom ete r) int erv als , or 12 m onth s af te r
th e la st Serv ice , w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st.
Yo ur Servi ce adv is o r w ill fill in th e nec ess ary information and stamp you r Ma intenanc e boo klet
e a ch tim e you b ring in
ve hicl e fo r Se rvice .
A t thi s tim e, th e Serv ice advis or
w ill also inform you w hen th e nex t Se rv ice is du e. Th ere for e, it is
i mporta nt that you fo llow the Se rvice sc hedu le .
T he brake fluid must be r epla ced eve ry 2 ye ars re gard less of mi leag e (kilometer s).
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SERVICE SCHEDULE
Delivery Inspection
• You r au thori ze d Volk swage n deal er o u t t he nec ess ary i nfo rm atio n and stamp yo ur
Maint en an ce book t o co nfi rm th at the nec ess ar y
se rvi ces have bee n perfo rmed .
• Aut om obile t echn ology ch anges co ntin u
o u sly. Yo ur auth orize d Vo lkswa gen d eale r a l
wa ys has th e m ost cu rr ent Servi ce an d M aint e
na nce info rmation f or yo ur
mo del.
D eli ve ry In spect ion
It is poss ible th at th is in form ati on m ay diff er
from t he c hec k po ints listed i n thi s boo klet.
Se rv ic e Ad vis or can answ er an y
qu estio ns y ou ma y have .
• If yo u a re no t sur e w hen
10 b rin g yo ur ca r in
fo r se rvice . as k your aut horized Vo lkswag en Se r
v ice 1\d vis o r.
B efo re yo ur v eh icle i s de live re d t o yo u. it is
t o fac tory gu id elin es.
Th e Delive ry In sp ec tion w as perform ed on:
N ex t Serv ic e: ' ' Mav er of
Da te: . ...... ..... ..... .... ... '
w hi ch eve r occ ur s fir st T o da y's elate
w hich ever o ccurs fir st and Vo lk swa gen Dea ler stam p
First Service at 5 ,000 mil es (8 ,000 km) ALL MODELS
• C hange oi l a nd oil filt er
Next Servi ce:
Dat e: .... ....... .. .. .. .... ...
Mil es/km: . ...... ............
w hi ch ev er occu rs fir st
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• Wate r se para to r: D rain wate r (T OI engin e
on ly )
T oda y's elate an d Vo lkswag en Dea le r sta m p
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Brake fluid replacement record
The brake fluid must be replaced every 2 years
r ega rdle ss of mileage ( kilome te rs).
The
brake fluid replacement was performed on: ...........................................
Brake Fluid Replacem ent :
Da te: ............... .........
Today's
and
Volkswagen Dea le r stamp
A brak e fluid replacement was performed on: ..... .......... ......... ............... .. ..
Nex t Brake F luid Replacement:
...................... ..
Today's
and
Volkswagen Dea ler stamp
A brake fluid replacement was performed on: .......................................... .
Next Brake Fluid Hcplacement:
Da te: ....... ...... ...... ... ..
Today's d ate and
Vo lkswage n Dealer
A b rake flu id rep laceme nt wa s performed on: ......................................... ..
N ext Brake F luid Replacement:
Da te: ..... .......... ........ .
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Today's and
Vo lkswage n Dea le r
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EPA certified replacement parts
Mainte n ance, repair , or replacement of emis·
s ion contro l de vices a nd syste ms m ay be
fo rmed b y any autom otive service an d rep air es· t
a b lishment or qualifi ed indi vidual u sin g ronment al Prot ection Agency (EPA) cert ified p lace ment part s.
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in validat ing choose to have main tenan ce, repair o r replace·
m ent of emi ssio n contro l com ponent s per·
for med b y any automo tive serv ic e es tablish
m ent or ind iv idual qualified to perform such
services. However, t he cos t o f su ch serv ices is
n ot cove red by these warra nties ex cep t i n
genc ies. If the in dep end ent service esta b lish- ment
find s
defect, yo u m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler
an d h ave the defect correc te d free of char ge.
Volkswagen will not b e liabl e for any ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at the independ ent
v ice es tablishm ent , except for em erge ncy pairs. See "Emerge ncy Rep air s" fo r further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
A ny part , whic h is not schedu led fo r inspecti on
or re pla cement at maintenan ce int ervals
fied in th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance bookl et, is covere
d by thi s warranty for t he full war ranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part scheduled onl y for insp ec tion in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's instru ctions or quir ed sc hed uled mai nten ance is cove red for
th e durati on of these warrant ies .
Damage to non-warranty parts
If failur e ofa warra nt ed part causes damage to a
p a rt no t covere d by warra nty, the
ran te d part will be re pl ac ed free of ch arge
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A part insta lled in acco rdance with swage n's instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled
m aintenanc e is w arranted unt il th e next
uled replace ment interva l or for the durat ion of
t h ese wa rra nti es.
Proper maintenance and use
Inst ructions fo r proper main tenanc e a re con
tain ed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
book le t. Tim e a nd mil eage int erv al s at whic h
ma intenance is to be perfor med , may vary from
mod el to model.
Volk swagen recom mend s yo u keep a record of
sc heduled maintenance performed by having
your Volkswage n Main te nance bookle t va li
d ated at the approximat e time or m ileage inter
val s by an aut horized Volkswage n deal er, and
t hat you prov ide these records to the new owner
whenever you sell the vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswag en recommends that Genu ine Volk
swage n parts be used as rep lacement parts fo r
th e main te nance , repair or rep lace ment of em is
s ion contro l sys te m s. Use of re placement part s
w hi ch a re no t equ ivalen t to Genuin e Volk
swage n parts in emis sion performan ce and du
rability may impair the effective ness of emiss ion
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Fai lure to ma intain yo ur vehicle acco rding to t he
in struc tion for proper maintenance may cause
t h e veh icle
to e xceed applicab le em iss io ns sta n
d ards and could result in denial of warranty cov
e rage. Howev er, Volk swagen w ill not deny a
wa rran ty clai m sole ly on the basis of your failure
to maintain t he veh icle accord ing to the in struc
tio ns o r fa ilu re to keep a record of maint en ance.
I n st ru ctions fo r proper use of the vehi cle are
co ntained in your Volkswage n Owne r's
Ma nual.
co ntrol system s. Although use of parts o ther
than Genu in e Volkswagen part s do es not in va li
dat e thes e wa rran ties, Volkswage n ass um es no
liability unde r these wa rranties for failu re of
suc h part s and damage
to other parts caused b y
s u ch fa ilu re
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in val idating t hese warrant ies, you may
c h oo se to have maintenance, repa ir or repla ce
me nt of e mission contro l compone nts per
formed b y any automotive service estab lish
ment or individual q uali fied to p erfor m su ch
se rvi ces. However , the co st of su ch serv ices is
not covered by these warrant ies except in em er
ge ncies. If the ind epe ndent serv ice estab lish- m
ent find s a warrantable defec t, you may deliv er
th e ve hicle to an au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
and have t he defect corrected free of charg e.
Vo lkswagen
will not be liab le for any expens es
w hi ch yo u have incurred at th e ind ep ende nt ser
vic e establis hmen t, excep t for em ergency re
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repairs" for further
details.
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
An y pa rt, w hich is not sched uled for in spe cti on
or rep lac em ent at maint enance in terva ls sp eci
fied in th e Volkswagen Mainten ance bookle t, is
cov ered by th is warranty for t he full warrant y pe- riod.
Any s uch part s repai red o r rep lace d under
wa rra nty are wa rranted for th e remaining war
ra nty peri od.
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Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A sche duled o nly fo r inspection in accor
dance with Volkswagen's instru ctions or re
q ui red schedu led maint enan ce is covered for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes damage to a
part not covered by warranty, th e no n-war
ranted part w ill also be replaced free of c harge .
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Emergency repairs
Em ergency repai rs performed by non-Volk
swage n service facility w ill be reim bursed if the
repa ir wo rk was needed and correctly per
fo rm ed, and
was impossib le or unrea sonable
under the circ umstances to tow or drive your
Vo lkswage n
to the nea res t a uth orized Vo lk
swagen dealer. The maxim um reim bursement
allowable is an amo unt equal to the cost if yo ur
aut hor ized Volkswagen dea ler had comp le te d
the repai r(s). Reimburs em ent wi ll be cons idered A
install
ed in accordance wi th Vo lk
swagen's instru ction s or requi red sc heduled
mainte nan ce is warranted until the next sched
ul ed replacement interval for the durat io n of
the se wa rrant ies.
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when you submi t the fo llowing ite m s 10 yo ur au
thorized Volkswagen deale r:
• A sta tement explainin g the circumstances
that prevented you from getting
an autho
ri zed Volkswage n dea le r,
• Paid recei pt(s),
• Repa ir order(s). and
•
removed from your Volkswage n. -4
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warra nties do n ot cover any dama ge to
the vehicle ca use d by tamper ing wit h emiss ion
contro ls, use of fue l containing lead, or fuel n ot
meeting the specifica tion s set forth in th e
Implied warranties
Any implied warran ty, includin g any warrant y
o f m erchantabi lity or war ranty o f fitne ss for a
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Owner's Manual, and abuse, neglect or im
p rope r ma inte nance of the vehicle. Diagnos is
a n d re pair of suc h damag e are at t he ex pense of
t h e ow ner.
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p ar ticular purpo se, is limit ed in duration to th e
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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
manner to put the vehicle back a con
forming condition, or
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• use of an unc ertified part or noncom
plian ce with the inst ru ction s for p roper mainte
nan ce and use, w hic h is not related to the 1/M
Te st failur e
Additional Information About Your Federal Emissions Warran ties
Warranty period
Th e wa rrant y peri od beg ins on the date th e ve
hicl e is deli ve red the o riginal pur cha ser
or origina l less ee, and an y subsequ ent pur
c h ase r or lessee or, if th e ve hicl e is first placed in
Proper maintenance and use
Instru ction s for proper maintenan ce are con
tain ed in yo ur Volk swagen Mai nte nance
bookle t. Tim e and mil eage interval s, at whic h
maim enan ce is to be per formed , may var y from
model
to mod el.
Vo lk swage n reco mmends yo u keep a reco rd of
scheduled mainte nance by having your Volk
sw age n Mainte nance bookl et validated at the
approximate time or milea ge int erva ls by th e au
thor ize d Vo lkswagen dealer or oth er se rvi ce
fa. that p erform ed mainten an ce . If yo u
p erfo rm th e maint enance yourse lf, keep all doc
umentation a s proof you have performed the
m aint ena nce at the approximate time or
mil eage interval s reco mm ended , that you have
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volkswage n reco mmends that Genuin e Volk
swagen pa rts be u sed as replacement parts fo r
the ma intena nce, repair or rep laceme nt of e mis
sion control system s. Us e of repla cement parts
w hich are no c e qui valent to Genuine Volk
swagen pares in emi ssion p erfo rm an ce and d u
rability m ay impair
effect ive ness of emiss ion serv
ice as a demons trator or compa ny dem on
s trator or compan y car prior
to deli very, on the
date it is first placed in serv ice.
u se d proper parts, and you were able to pe r
form the mainten an ce properly.
Failure to m aintain your vehicle according to the
in struction for prop er maintenan ce ma y ca use
the vehicle to exc eed ap plicable e miss ion s stan
d ard s and could result in denial of warranty cov
erag e. How ever, Vo lkswagen
not den y a
warranty claim solely on the bas is of yo ur failur e
to maintain the vehic le according
the instruc
t ions or fa ilure to kee p a record of maintenance.
In struction s for prop er use of
ve hicl e are
conta ined in your Volk swage n Own er's
control syscems. h ough u se of part s otJ1 er
than Genu ine Volkswagen parts does not inval i
dat e these warranti es, Volkswagen assum es no
liab ility und er these warra nties for fa ilure of
s uch parts
damage to o ther part s cause d by
s u ch failure.
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