2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ESP

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to vehicles, with power roof
Emergency closing of power roof
The power sunroof can be closed manually if there is a defect.
Fig. 30 In the removing cover
-Remo ve th e cove r from the front edge
in th e dire cti on of the a rrow
30 .
- Insert a standa rd 4-mm Allen w re n ch
into th e s ocket head screw
31
- Turn the w re n ch to cl ose the power
s unro of.
Fig. 31 Bolt for closing the power sunroof
-Insta ll the cover.
WARNING
Always stop th e vehicle as soon as it is safe to
do so and move the ve hicle a safe distance off
th e road where it is safe to close the pow er roof
manuall y. T urn on the em ergency flasher to
wa rn appro achin g
can b e op en ed from insid e the luggage compart ­
ment.
- Fold the rea r seatbac k forwa rd
3.1 "Rear seat".
- Pull the release han dle to open the re ar
lid from the inside of the luggage co mpart­
m ent.
- R eturn the handl e to its ori gina l po si­
ti o n af te r op enin g the rear lid.
To help pr eve nt ch ildre n and oth ers from being
trapped in the lu ggag e compartment, y our ve­
hi cle has an em erg e ncy opening le ve r in sid e th e
lu gg age co m pa rtm ent th at g low s in the dark
76 What do I do now?
WARNING
A c hild or other perso n trapped in the luggage
compartment of a vehicle can be serio usly in­
ju red and even die
• Never leave yo ur vehicl e un att end ed or let
c hildr en play a round your vehicl e, es pecia lly
w ith th e tru nk lid lef t open. A chil d could cra wl
into the vehicl e throu gh th e luggage compart ­
ment and pu ll the lid shut becomin g trap ped
and un able lo get out. Being trapped in ave­
hicl e ca n lead to serio us pers onal injury , espe­
ci ally wh en it is very ho t or cold.
• Never leave child ren, disabled p erso ns or
a n yone who ca nnot help themselv es in th e ve-

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

contain the in se rt loca tio n, the figur es in
bra cket s indi ca te th e a mp ere rating for th e fuse.
O ne c on sum er mi ght re quir e seve ral fu ses (also
in separat e fu se boxes) .
• Seve ral con su m ers cou ld
over on e sin gle
fu se .
Changing a light bulb
Changing light bulbs
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
• T he fuse b ox in the dash pan el h as spa ce fo r
r ep lace ment fuses .
• There a re o th er fu se s in th e vehicle. Th ese
s h ould be chan ged by a qua lified d ealer ship .
Light bulbs should be changed by a qualified t echnician only.
Light bulb s should b e chan ged onl y by qu alifie d
t ec hni cian s. In man y cases c han ging a light bulb
in vo lves re m ov ing oth er
of th e vehicl e to
ge t to the burnt- out ligh t bulb, pa rticularl y tho se
i n th e front of the v ehicl e th at can on ly be
r eac hed th rough th e eng in e co mp artm ent.
We reco mm end that light bulb s o nly be c ha nge d
b y an auth ori ze d Vo lksw agen deale r or qua lified
w ork sh op.
Before ch an ging a light bulb , you mu st s wi tc h off
th e light (light switch in Op osition ). and th e turn
s igna l lev er must b e in the neutra l p os iti on.
A lw ays rep la ce burnt- out light bulb s with id en ­
ti cal light bul bs w ith same spe cificatio ns. Th e
spe cifica tio ns are printed on th e light bul b, ei­
th er on th e g lass bu lb or on th e m etal base. /\!­
wa ys mak e sure th at th e c olo r of th e new bulb s is
th e sa me as th e re p lac ed ones.
It is ad visa ble to always carry a box o f rep lace ­
m ent light bulb s in yo ur ve hicl e at all tim es. The
box s hould co nt ain at l eas t th ose light bulb s th at
ar e import ant fo r traffi c
See your V olk­
sw age n deale r f or rec omm end ed light bulb s.
WARNING
Slop ! Before working in th e e ngi ne comp art ­
ment, alway s read a nd heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compartmen t of any
motor vehicl e is a potentially dangerous area
and c an cau se ser ious personal injury.
WARN ING (continu ed )
• Gas discharge lam ps (Xeno n) get pow er
from a high voltage so urce that can cause se­
ri ous personal injury and even death
ways have a qualified tec hni cian replace
burnt-out ligh t bulbs, especia lly gas discharg e
l amps (Xenon) a nd 1-17 light bulbs.
WARNING
Neve r remove the hea dlight unless yo u know
exact ly ho w to carry out the job and have the
co rrec t tool and light bulb s.
• If you a re un cer ta in about what t o do , h ave
th e work performed by a n auth ori zed Volk­
swage n dealer or a qualified worksho p. Se ­
rious per sonal injury may result from improp ­
e rl y perfor med work.
• Do not tou ch glass bul b w ith b are hand s. Fin ­
ge rprint s can cloud the out er surfa ce of th e bulb
w hen hea ted, thu s aff ec tin g th e refl ectio n, and
th us re duci ng th e powe r of illumin ati on.
•
b ulb can on ly be repl aced by a bulb of the
s am e ty pe. T he m odel i dent ifi cat io n is e ith er on
t h e bulb base o r on t he bul b itse lf.
What do I do now? 81

Cleani ng
A llo y whee ls
2 1 A ut omati c car was h 17
Bump er
18
chassis 22 C lo th sea t cove rs 23
E n gin e co mpartm ent 22
Ex ter ior 1 7
trim 23
In stru ment panel 23
L ea th er 23 Out side mir rors 19
P las tic 23
bel ls 26
W ashin g the ve hic le 1 7
W ind ows 19
Wind sh ie ld 19 W ind shie ld wip er blad es 20
W ooden trim
23
Cle an ing and pro tec tio n 16
C lot h sea t cove rs
C le an ing
23
Code number
Fo r
whee l bolt s 67
Cold tire inflation pressure 54
Coo la nt 43 Le ve l 44
Loss 44
Cra sh recorder s 6
D
Deter minin g corre ct load limil 59
D iese l e ngine
Ad din g en gi ne oil 41
C hang ing engin e oil 41
En gin e oil 4 1 Engin e oi l 37
Die se l fu el 33 Wi nte r operat io n 33
D iffe re nti al loc k 4
Drive r Stee ring Recomme ndati on 3
Dr iv in g eco nomi cally 14
Driv ing ou1 sid e o f !h e U.S. A. or Canada
P rec au1io ns
9 1
Driv ing wit h respec t for th e en vironme nt 14
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
ing in sid e 1h e e ng in e c om pa rtm en t 34
Wo rkin g in th e engin e com partmen t 34
Engin e coola nt 43
Add iti ves 43
Can I acid p la in wate r the engi ne
coo lan t?
44 Coola n! losses 45
Eng ine hoo d 36
How do I unlock !he en gin e hoo d? 36
Eng ine oil 37
Add ing 40
Addit ives 40
C he ck in g leve l 39
Consu mplion 38
Die sel e n gine 4 1
Dips!i ck 39 H ow do I kn ow how much oil m y eng in e is
co nsum ing?
38
Oi l cha nge 42
Specifica tions 37 Spec ifi ca tions Diese l eng in e 37 , 4 1
Spec ifica !io ns gaso li n e e ngi ne 37 W hal kind of e n gin e oi l s h o uld I p u ! in my
v eh icl e?
37
W hen sh o ul d I ch eck !he e ngin e oi l
l eve l? 38 W here is th e oil dip stick 3 9
E nvironm en t
Avo iding polluti on 31
C le anin g th e e ngine compa rtment 22 Driving economically 14
V ehi cle care produ cts 16
ES P 5
Eve nt Dat a Reco rde r 6
Ex terna l ae rial 29
Alphabetical index 93

About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
t ip s, suggest ions and WARNINGS on using your
ve hicle. The other booklets in the Owne r's Liter­
ature contain further information that you
should be aware of for
own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sure that you alwa ys keep the complete
Owner's Litera ture in the veh icle. This is espe­
ciall y im por-tant when you lend or sell the ve­
hicle.
T hi s manual describes the vehicl e equip ment at
the time of publication . Some of the equ ipment
described will not be ava ilab le un til a lat er date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illus trations may slig htly vary from you r vehicle.
For this reason you should regard illustrat ions as
a general guide.
At the beginning of this booklet, you will find a
table of contents contents showing a ll the item s
described in this manual in the order they ap ­
pear.
An alphabetical index i s at the end of the
booklet.
Directions and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are always re lative to the direction of
trave l of the vehicle un less sta ted otherwi se.
Some sections of this bookle t do no t app ly to
vehicles. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to, for examp le "'Applies to vehicles with Diesel
engine".
The sec tion is continued on the next page.
Indicat es the end of a section.
® Regis tered tr ademarks are
or®·
Howe ver, the absence of this symbol does
n ot cons tit ut e a waiver o f the r ights con­
cerni ng any term.
Cross-refe rence to a "WA RNING " within
or outside of a section.
Cross-refere nce to a "Note " within or out­
side o f a sectio n.
WARNING
Texts with this symbo l con tain imp ortan t in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
of personal injury or death .
Note
Text s w ith this symbol draw your atlentio n to
potentia l so urc es of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of environment
Texts with this symbol conta in inform atio n
abou t the environm ent and how you can help
prote ct it.
Tips
Tex ts
this symbo l contain special tips and
other information about getting the most out of
yo ur veh icle and i ts fealllres.

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Roof weight
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight is 165 lbs ( 75 kg ).
On ly us e the roof rack system sp eci fica lly d e­
s ign ed, tested and approved by Vo lk swage n.
The roo f weig ht increa ses the weight of t he front
and rear ax le and correspondingly re d uces the
o th er l oa d that your vehicle can carry.
D istri bute th e load even ly and do not exceed th e
P erm iss ible Roof Weight (including th e we ig ht
o f th e roof rack system ) or t he Gross Vehicle
weig ht.
For mor e details see
2.1 "Safety first",
c h ap te r " Safe driving " and "Con­
t rols a nd Eq u ip m ent", ch apter "Seats and
s torag e."
WARNING
Transpor ting heavy bulky loa ds on th e roo f will ch ange the way the ve hicle han dles by
s hi fti ng the ve hicle's cen ter o f grav ity,
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics and the way it re­
ac ts to side winds.
Dimensions
T he speci fica tio ns re fer to the ba sic m ode l. Dif­
fere nces may occ ur depending on the mod el
type and options orde red, for example, tir e siz es .
yo ur vehicle
in are a s wi th parking b arri ers or c urbs. Pa rking
barri ers a nd cur bs va ry in h eig h t. They co ul d
dam age yo ur bum per and re la ted co mponent s
w hen th e fro nt of you r ve hicle moves over a bar­
ri er or
curb that is too To avoid dam age to
yo ur car you sh o uld stop a nd park t he car
w ith out t ouch ing the pa rking barri er or curb.
4 G ener al not es
WARN ING {co ntin ued)
• Cargo that i s la rg e , h eavy, bulky, lo ng or
fl at w ill have a mo re nega tive in fluence o n th e
ve hicle's aerodyna mics, ce nter of grav ity a nd
ove ra ll h an dl ing.
• Always adapt your driv ing and sp eed to
w hat yo u arc ca rryi ng on the roof as we ll as to
road,
wea ther and w ind cond it ions.
• Always avoi d sud den brak ing or dr iv ing
maneuve rs.
• Always make sur e th at l oads a rc proper ly
di stri but ed and th at heavier i te m s a rc in th e
fr ont ..
• Nev er excee d th e m ax imu m roof load for
t h e ve hicle, max im um ax.le loads or the max­
im um gross vehicle
th ere is dan ger
of dam age to th e ve hicle. -4
• When dr iv in g up stee p ramp s, on ro ugh
roads, or ove r curb s e tc. it i s important t o re­
m ember t hat so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle, suc h as
s p oilers or exhau st system compone nts, may b e
very close to the g round . Be caref ul not t o
dam age them .
Tip s
Th e
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p­
m en t is for differe nt mode ls , for specia l
ve hicl es and for oth er co untri es . -4

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Capaci ties
Engi ne oil (with oil filter)
I approx. 6.3 qt s. I 6.0 liter s
The engin e oil level sh ould be c hec ked while top pin g up . Do not overfill
3.2 "Ti ps a nd
A dvice", chapter "Check ing a nd Fillin g."
Maximum Ve hicle Weights lb
s. kg.
Transmission A
utomati c Manual Automa tic Manua l
permiss ibl e weight 4,343 4,277
1,970 1
,940
Max imum pa ylo ad 1,105 1
,094
501 496
Maxi
mum front axle load 2,3 37 2,2
71 1,060 1,0 30
Max imum rear axle loa d 2,11 6 960
Maxim um roof weig ht 165 75
Th
e roof weig h t in creases weight of a nd rear axle and corres pondingl y re du ces o th er loa d th at yo ur vehicl e can car ry.
Maximum Pe rmissib le T ra iler W eig h ts lbs.
kg.
T rai le r wi th brake s
1,500
680
Tra iler wi thout brak es 1,500 680
Tongue load 200 91
Th e load incre a se s weig ht of 1he ax le a nd co rrespondingly redu ces loa d
1ha1 your vehicl e can ca rry. A lways read and hee d furth er inform ation about t ra ile r lowing
3 .2 "T ips and A dvic e", c hap te r "T rail er lowi ng.". T he m aximum tongu e loa d is onl y a ppli-
cab le if th e two hole s on out er, wa ll of1h e main chas sis beam we re use d when in sta lli ng tr ai ler hit ch .
Dimension s">
Wheelba se
101.4 in. I 2,578 111111
Le ng th 178.8 in. I 4,544 111111
78 .2 in ./ 1,987 mm
(un load ed ) 57.5 in . I 1,4 63 111111
Tu rnin g circle diam ete r (wa ll to w all) 35.7 I I0.9 meters
Tr ack fr ont
60.03 in. / l,533 111111 Tra ck rea r 59 .7 i n ./ l,5 17 mm
Gro und clea ra nce (load ed )
5.4 in. I 136
Sl ig h t differe nce s to the se a rc poss ible, dep endin g on wheel tire size the level se­
le cted
6 T echnical data

Booklet 3.3 T echn ical Data
Max imum Vehicle Weigh ts
lbs. kg.
Transm ission
Auto mati c
I Manu al Auto ma
weight of the front and rear axle and corres pondin gly reduces the
o th er load that your vehi cle c an carry.
Maxim um Permiss ib le Trai ler Weights lbs.
kg.
Automat ic Manual Auto mati c
Manual
Trail er w ith brake s
1,000 2,000 454 907
T ra il e r w ithout brake s
1,000 1,6 50
454 748
Tongue load 200 91
Th e to ngue load increa ses th e weight of th e re ar ax le and co rrespondingly re du ces the oth er lo ad
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. A lways read and h eed further info rmati on abou t traile r towing
3.2 "Tip s and Advice", chapter "Trailer towing.". The ma ximum tongue load is only appli-
cab le if th e two hole s o n th e outer, vertica l wall of the m ain ch ass is beam were used w hen installing
th e trailer hitch.
Wh eelbase
IOl.4 in. I 2,578 mm
L en gth
178.8 in.
I 4,544 mm
Width 78.2 in. / l,987 mm
H eig ht (un loaded )
57.5 in./ 1,463 mm
Turn ing circle diamete r (wa ll to wall)
35.7
I 10.9 meters
Tra ck fro nt
60.3 in.
I 1,533 mm re a r
59.7 in. I 1,517 mm
G round clearance {load ed)
5.4 in./ 13 6 mm
Sligh t diffe re n ces to th ese fi gure s are po ssibl e. d ep ending on whee l and tire size fiuc d and the leve l se­
l e c te d
8 Technical data