2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE service

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• ht:-; OwnN's M< nua l is va lid fo r all models a nd
r. t n-of t11 G olf.
• An lpllAb tical
index is included a t th e end of
thi mt nu I.
• A lis t of bbr evintions at th e e nd of the manual
pi, ins the a bbre viations used.
• Dir e tions and positions such as le ft, right , front
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rare norm ally relativ e to the vehicle's direc­
ti n f tr v I, unl ss otherwis e indic ated .
• lllu !rations he lp with orientation and should be
r gard d as a general guide.
• This owne r's m anu al was written for left-hand
drive vehicles . In right -h a nd drive vehicles the con­
trols m ay sometimes be different to those dis-
pl yed in illustr ations or described in the text
page
10.
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Any t ec hnical changes made to the vehicle af­
t er
publication of this booklet are contained in a
supp leme nt that is included with the vehicle wallet.
All
eq uipment and models are described without
indic~~ing whether the equipment is optional or
spe~1f1c to the model type. This means that your
ve~1cle ma~ not have some of the equipment de­
scnbed, or 1t may only be available in certain mar­
kets . The scope of equipment fitted in your vehicle
can be found in the sales document t· a 1on and can contact your Volkswagen dealer h' You
information. 5 lp for further
All data in this owner's manual corres d
information available at the time of gofnont to ~he
Because the vehicle is constantly being gd 0 Pnnt.
and further improved, there may be diffe eveloped . ~ne~~ tween your vehicle and the data in this ow , -
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Please ensure that the complete vehicle wall t .
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Standard booklets in the vehicle wallet:
• Service schedule
• Owner's manual
Additional booklets in the vehicle
wallet (optional):
• Supplements
• Radio I navigation system
• Provision for mobile telephone
• Other supplements

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Turn signal left or right. ~page 105
Hazard warning lights switched on. ~page 336
Q\~ Trailer turn signals ~page 105
Lit up: depress the brake pedal. Changing gear
(~) =>page 169
Flashing : the lock button in the selector lever is not engaged . Brakes
~page 179
Brakes
~page 179 ,
(®) The vehicle is being held by the brake system. Pull-away assist
systems
~page 196
Lit up : the cruise control system
(CCS) is switched on. ~page 218
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Lit up: the adaptive cruise control (ACC) is act ive . ~page 226
Lit up: the speed limiter is switched on, active.
Flashing : the set speed
of the speed limiter has been exceeded . ~page 222
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Lane departure warning system (lane Assist) is switched on and ac-~page 240 tive.
=D Main beam is sw itched on or the headlight flasher is be ing operated . ~page 105
~~ ACC is active . No vehicle has been detected ahead.
When displayed in white : ACC active . Vehicle detected ahead. ~page 226
T-i When displayed in grey: ACC not active. System switched on, does
not regulate :
0 Main beam assist switched on. ~page 105
SAFE Immobilizer active . ~page 163
,.,-c Service reminder I serv ice due . ~page 24
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A mobile telepho ne is connected via Bluetooth to the factory-fitted ~ Booklet Pro vi-provision for mobile telephone .
Mobile telephone battery charge level. Only for factory-fitted provi-
sion for mobile
lil telephone sion for mobile telephone .
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Black ice warning . The outside temperature is below +4 °C (+39 °F) . ~page 20
(A)
The start/stop system is available . The engine is switched off auto-
matically .
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The start/stop system is not available . ~page 196
OR: the engine has been started automatically .
a) Displayed in colour on an instrument cluster with colour display .
b) A separate display appears in the instrument cluster if there is a bend lighting fault.

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CClJ Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following
subjects :
I nst
rument overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
D isplays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
S ervice interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 24
Additional information and warnings:
• W arning and indicato r la mps ::;. page 16
• V olkswage n inf orm ation system :::;. page 26
• lnfota inment s ys tem ~page 31
Instrument overview
Fig. 12 Instrument clus ter in the das h pane l
• Se lec ted gear displa y (for veh icles w ith an au­
tomatic gearbox) ::;.page 169
• Informat ion on service intervals ~Booklet Serv­
ice schedule
·A WARNING
Accidents and injuries can occur if the driver
is d is tracted .
• Never press the buttons on the instrument
cluster while the vehicle is in motion. rn First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 20.
D escriptions
of the instr uments ~Fig. 12:
G) Rev. counter (runn ing engine speed in revo lutio n s x 1, 00 0 per minute).
The start of the red zone on th e d ia l ind icates th e max im um e ng ine sp eed that may be used in each
gear when the eng ine
is warm and after it has been run in proper ly . You should change up a gear or
move the selector lever to
0 (or lift your foot off th e a ccele ra tor ) be fore the need le reaches the red
zone
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0 Coolant temperature display ~page 28 6.
G) Displays ~page 21.
@ Reset , set and display button ~page 21.
® Speedometer
® Fuel gauge ~page 269.
Overv iew
of the vehicle

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• When the engine is cold, avoid high engine
speeds, driving at full throttle and overloading
the engine.
Displays
• The needle on the rev counter should only
briefly tip into the red area. Damage to the en­
gine may otherwise be incurred.
&"" Changing up a gear early wi~l help to save
W fuel a nd minimise engine no1se. B SK ·O!'i8 4
Fig. 13 A: bonnet open , B : tailgate open, C: front left door open, D: right rear door open (only in four-door
vehicles)
r-('n First read and observe the introductory
L-W.I information and safety warnings A on
page 20.
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, a varie­
ty of information can be displayed in the instrument
cluster =>Fig. 12 @:
• Open doors, bonnet and tailgate =>Fig. 13
• Warning and information messages
• Mileage displays
• Time
• Radio and navigation information =>Booklet Ra­
dio
or =>Booklet Navigation system
• Telephone information =>Booklet Provision for
mobile telephone
• Outside temperature
• Compass display
• Selector lever positions
• Gear-change indicator (manual gearbox)
• Driving data display (multifunction display
(MFD)) and menus for various settings
=>page 26
• Service interval dis play =>page 24
• Speed warning function =>page 26
• Speed warning for winter tyres
• Start/stop system status display =>page 196
• Status display for active cylinder management
(ACr®) =>page 190
• Traffic signs detected by the traffic sign recogni­
tion system =>page 243
• Engine code
• Vehicle battery charge level (SOC)
Open doors, bonnet and tailgate
The instrument cluster display indicates if any
doors, or the bonnet or tailgate, are open once the
vehicle has been unlocked, and while the vehicle is
in motion .
In some cases, an acoustic warning is
also sounded . Different instrument cluster designs
will have different displays.
Instrument cluster

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A I D o not drive on!
Bonne t ope n or not prope rly closed. ~page 277
B 0 Do not drive on! ~page 57 Tailgate open or no t closed prope rly .
C Do not drive on! C ,D Ve hicle door ope n or n ot pr ope rly clos ed. ~page 55
Warn ing and information messages
The sy~tem runs a che ck o n ce rtain components
and function s in the vehicle whe n the ignition is
sw itched on or w hil e the ve hi cle is in motion . Mal­
fun tions ar e indic ated by r ed and yellow warning
s ymbol s 1
) wi th te t message s in the instrument
c l
1ster d is pla y ~page 16. An acoustic warning is
a ls o so unded i n certa in ca se s. Di fferent instrument
clu ster design s
will h av e diffe rent dis plays .
Type of mes­
sage
Symbol col­
our In addition, a list of current malfunctions can be
opened manually.
To do so, choose Vehicle
status or Vehicle in the selection menu
~page 26.
Priori ty 1 warn­
in g re port The
symbol flashes or lights up -sometimes together with an acoustic
warning signal.
Red i> Do not drive on! Danger! ~A
Check function and resolve problem. Seek expert assistance if neces­
sary.
The symbol flashes or lights up -sometimes together with an acoustic
warning signal.
Prio rity 2 warn ­
ing report Yellow If there is a fault, or if service fluids are running low, your vehicle could
be damaged or break down
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Check the fault as soon as possible . Seek expert assistance if neces­
sary.
Information
message Information about various procedures within the vehicle .
a) Displa yed in colour on an i nstrumen t cluster wit h co lour d isplay .
Mileage displays
The odometer re gi sters the total distance travelled
by the car.
T he
trip recorde r(trip) shows the distance travel ­
led since the trip reco rder was last reset. The final
d ig it show s dis tan ces
of 100 m.
• Press button ::::>Fig . 12 0 briefly to reset the
tri p record
er to 0 .
Time
• To se t th e t ime , press and hold button
~Fig. 12 0 while the doors are closed until the
word Time appears in the display .
• Releas e the button . The time is shown in the
d is p l
ay and the hour setting is marked .
1
) D isp layed in col our on an instrum ent clu ste r with col our di sp la y.
O ve rview of the ve hicle
• Then press the button repeatedly until the re­
quired hour is displayed . Press and hold the button
to scroll through quickly.
• Once you have set the hour, wait until the mi­
nutes display is marked .
• Then press the button repeatedly until the re­
quired minute is displayed. Press and hold the but­
ton to scroll through quickly.
• Release the button to finish setting the clock.
You can also set the time in the infotainment sys­
tem using the@) button and the ~ and
[T tme and date] function buttons ~page 31. ..,.

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l:l If several w arning reports a re detecte d, the
L!J symbols will appear f or s eve ra l seconds, on e
a ft e r a
noth er. T he symbols will continue to appear
until the fa ults a re rectifie d .
l:l If w arni ng messages about malfunctions are
L!J displa ye d when th e ig nition is switched on, it
m ay
not be possib le to a dju st some settings as de-
Service interval display
A
scribed, or the information display m ay appea r dif­
f e rently .
If this is the case, take the ve hicl e to a
qualified
workshop to have the m alfunction re cti -
fied .
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BSG-0022
Fig. 14 In th e instrum ent cluster display , A: Service warning, B : Serv ice due
Vehicle number: WVWZZZ37083645655
Volkswagen-inspection:
in
5400 mi I 350 day(s)
Oil change service:
in 2300 mi /120 day(s)
I BSG-0021
Fig. 15 Servi ce informatio n displ ay in the infot ain­
m ent sy ste m
r-f"n First read and observe the introductory
l-J=JJ information and safety warnings£ on
page 20 .
The se rvice disp la y i s s hown on th e instrum ent
cl us te r ~Fig. 12@) a nd in th e infota inment syste m
~page 3 1.
V ol
ksw age n se rvi ces are divid ed into two cate go­
r ies,
w ith oil c h a nge, e.g . o il ch a ng e se rvice , and
with out oil cha nge, e.g. in spectio n .
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In ve hicles with fixed service, services ta ke place
at prede fin ed int ervals .
The service intervals are calculated on an individu­
al basis in ve hicles with flexible service. Advan­
c es in technology have brought about a considera­
ble redu ction in servi cing re quirements . An oil
chang e service must only be carried out when re ­
quired by the vehicle. The individual conditions in
which the ve hile is used , as the driver's pe rsonal
driv i
ng style , are taken into account. The se rvice
reminder is displayed 30 da ys befor e the service is
due . The dista nce is round ed to the nearest
100 km ; th e re maining time is rounded to full days.
Service warning
If an oil change service or inspection is due soon,
a service warning
will appear th e next time the ig­
nition is switched on
~Fig. 14 A.
Th e numb er
of kilometr es or amount of time shown
c orr espond to the maximum number
of kilometr es
or maximum time that can still be driv en b efo re the
n ext servic
e. ..,..
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Service
If a service is due, an acoustic signal will sound
and the spanner symbol _.c with the message
Service now! will appear for a few seconds in
the instrument cluster display when the ignition is
switched on. ==>Fig. 14 B.
Accessing a service message
You can access the current service message when
the ignition is switched on, the engine is not run­
ning ,
and the vehicle is stationary:
• Press and hold button ==>Fig . 12 @ until the
word Service appears in the display.
•
Release the button . The current service mes­
sage will be shown in the display.
Service information ==>Fig. 15 can also be dis­
played in the infotainment system by pressing the
@ill button and the ~ and [Serv ice ) function buttons
==>page 31.
Resetting the service interval display
If the service was not performed by a Volkswagen
workshop, the display can be reset as follows: •
Switch
off the ignition and press and hold but­
ton ==>Fig. 12 @.
• Switch on the ignition .
• Release button @ and then press it again to
reset the service
interval display.
m The service message will disappear after a
W few seconds, when the engine is running , or
when the OK/RESET button on the windscreen wiper
lever or the OK button on the multifunction steering
wheel is pressed.
m If the vehicle battery was disconnected for
W long periods in vehicles with flexible service,
the system cannot
calculate the time at which the
next service is due. The information shown in the
service interval display may therefore be incorrect.
If this is the case, please heed the maximum per­
missible service intervals listed in the ==>Book-
let Service Schedule. I --

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Multi function
display set--
tings
Time and date -settings
Units settings -
Service -
Factory set--tings
Settings options
The following display s ca n be activat
deactivated :
-
Curr ent consu mption
-Average consumpti on
- Top -up volume
- Conveni ence consum ers
- Eco tips
- Driv ing time
- Di stance
travell ed
-Average spee d
- Digital speed
-
Speed warning
-Oil t empe rature .
The
foll ow ing data can be reset:
-
" Sin ce start" driving data
-"Long -term" driving data.
The following functions can be set:
-Time source (manual , GPS)
-Set summer time automatically
-Time
-Time
zone
-Time format (12h, 24h)
-Date
- Date format
The
following functions can be set:
-Distance
-Speed
-Temperature
-Volume
-Consumption
-Pressure.
The follow ing data are displayed :
- Vehicle identification number
- Date
of next inspection
-Date of next oil change service.
The
following settings can be reset:
-All settings
- Driver assist systems
-
Parking and manoeuvring
-Light
-Mirrors and wipers
-
Opening and closing
- Multifunction display Further
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