2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA warning

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
If the warning light ligh ts up again after d rivi ng
o n for a sh o rt dis tan ce, stop the vehicle and
swi tch off the engine. C onta ct an authorized
V olk swa gen deal er or a qualifi ed wor ksh op.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart­
ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
3.2 "Working in the engine com ­
partment. " The engine compartment of any
motor vehicle is a pot entially dangerou s area
and can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
Hot steam or coo lant can cause serious burns.
• Never open the engine hood if you sec
steam or coo lant escapi ng from the engine
compartment. Always wa it until you no longer
sec or hea r steam or coo lant escap ing from the
engi ne.
• Always let the en gi ne to cool down com­
pletely before carefully open ing the engine
h ood. Hot components w ill burn skin on co n­
tact.
• When the engine has cooled down and you
are ready to open the engine hood:
R emove the key from the ignition.
Engine oil pressure 9=:7:
WARNING (continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and put
the selector in P (Park, automatic trans­
mis sion) or Neutral (manual transmis­
s ion) .
Keep c hildren a nd oth ers away from the
vehicle.
• Never reach into the area around or touch
the radiato r fan. Contact with the blades can
re sult in serious persona l injury.
• Alway s remember that the radiator fan is
temperature-contro lled and can t urn on sud­
den ly - even when the engine has been
switched
for a longer period of tim e and the
k ey has been removed from the ignition.
• Never unscrew the coolant expansio n tank
ca p when the engine is hot. A hot engine will
h eat the coolant and put it under pressure . Re­
moving a ca p that is under pressure can result
in serious personal injury and/or burns.
• Alw ays protect face, hands and arms from
h ot escap ing coo lant or steam by cover ing the
cap w ith a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
co unt er-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pres sure on the top of the cap.
• Never sp ill antifreeze or coo lant on the ex­
haust system or hot engine parts. Under some
co ndit ions, the ethylene g lyco l in engine
coo lant can catch fire.
This warning symbol indicat es that the en gin e oil pressure is low.
I f thi s wa rning symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and ch ec k
th e oi l leve l. Top off with en gin e oil if necessary
3.2 "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r "E n­
g in e o il."
The follo win g inform ation text is disp la ye d:
ST OP Oil p ressure Engin e off Owner 's manual!.
If th e sy mb ol fl as hes eve n though the oil l eve l is
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive on. D o not le t th e engine
idl e. Co nta ct a n authori zed Vo lksw age n d eale r
or a qua lified wo rksh op .
Tip s
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol is not an oil
l eve l ga uge. Check the o il leve l reg ularl y, pre fe r­
a bl y every time you get gas .
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Brake pad wear indicator"
Since the brake pad wear indica tor onl y m on i­
to rs th e front brak e pad s, h ave the rea r brak e
pad s in spected at che same tim e.
T he fo llowi ng information tex t is dis pla yed:
Check brake pad
Doors
WARNING
Driving with bad brak es can ca use a co llision
a nd ser io us pers onal injur y.
• I -l av e the br ake pad s inspe cted immedi­
a te ly by an authori zed Volk swagen d eal er or
qu alifi ed wo rksh op if th e brake pads wo rn
s ymbo l lights
The warning indicates , when th e ign ition is switch ed on , that door s are
op en.
Th e warning sh ou ld go out whe n all
door s are pro perl y closed. •
Windshield washer fluid level
This warnin g light li ghts to indicate windshield washer leve l too
Low.
Yo u sh ou ld to p off th e reservo ir as soo n as pos­
s ibl e 3.2 , c h apt er "W indshi eld was her
sys tem". T
he in forma tion text displ aye d in th e in stru ­
m ent clu ste r di splay is : Top up wash
Display for open engine hood or rear lid
The warning Light indicates that the engine or rea r lid is open when the ig­
nition i s switc hed on.
Warn ing sh ould go o ut when th e
e n g in e hood or r ear lid is properly closed. •
Fuel level too low
This symbol li ght s to indicate that Ju.el tank i s down to the rese rve le vel.
The symb ol light s up when th e am oun t of fu el
in ch e fu el t an k is do wn to approx imate ly 1.8 ga l­
l o n s (7 licers). A n aco ust ic warnin g is a lso g ive n.
Th is se rves as a remind er
to up with fue l a t
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th e nex t oppor tunity . =boo klet 3 .2, ch ap ter
"F illin g th e tank "
inform atio n tex t d isp layed in th e in stru­
m ent clu ster dis p lay is: Please

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Anti-lock brake system
The warning light monitors th e ABS and the integrated electronic differential lock
(EDL).
The warn ing light or sh ould li ght up for a
few seco nds whe n th e ign ition is swi tc h ed on .
T he lig ht goes out again after the sys te m has run
th roug h an auto matic test sequ en ce.
Ther e is a fault in the ABS if:
• The wa rning light ABS d oes not lig ht up
whe n th e igniti on is swi tc h ed on.
• The warn ing li ght does not t urn off agai n
af te r a few seconds.
• The warn ing lig ht light s up when the ve hicle
i s moving .
The vehicle ca n st ill b e braked in the normal
(exce pt that the ABS is not ac tive). Con tact an
author ized Vo lkswagen dealer or a qualified
wo rksh op as soo n as possib le. Fu rth er infor ma­
ti on on ABS =book let 3.2 'Tips and Advice",
c hapt er ··smart tec hnolog y."
)fa fault occu rs in the ABS . th e ES P/ASH warning
lig ht w ill also light up.
Fault in the main brake system
I f the ABS warn ing lig ht A BS lights up together
w ith the bra ke warning light ABS, thi s ind icates
n ot o nly a fault in the
func tion, but a lso a
possible fault in the brake
The fo llow ing text is disp layed on th e in stru­
ment cluster: Brake fault Own er' s
El ectronic differential lock (EDL) fault
Th e ED L wor ks in con junct ion w ith th e ABS. A
ma lfun cti o n in th e ED L is indi cate d by the ABS
wa rnin g lig ht ABS. Conta ct a n authorized Vo lk­
swage n dealer or a qualified works hop as soon
as poss ible. Fur ther info rma tion on EDL
3.2 "Tips a nd Adv ice", ch apter "S m art
t ec hnolo gy."
WARNING
S top! Befo re working in the e ngin e compart­
m ent, alwa ys read and hee d all WARN INGS
3 .2 "Tip s and Advice", c hapter
"Wo rking in the e ngin e co mpa rtm ent." The
eng ine co mpartment of any motor vehicle i s a
p ote ntia lly dange rou s ar ea and can ca use se­
riou s persona l injury.
WARNING
Dri ving wit h bad brakes can cause a co llisio n
and serio us per sonal injury.
• If th e brake wa rning symbol BRAKE or(D)
d ocs no t g o out , o r if it li ght s up when driving
t h e brak e fluid le vel in the reservo ir is to o lo w
o r the re is a fau lt in the brake system . Imm edi­
at ely s top dri vin g and get profess iona l help
= bookl et 3.2 " Tips and Advice", c hapt er
"B rake fluid. "
• If the brake warning sy mbol BRAKE or
lig ht s up a t th e sa me time as the ABS warning
li g ht ABS or , the ABS may not be workin g
prop erly and the rea r w hee ls co uld lo ck up
first under hard brak ing. Hear wheel bra ke
lo ck- up can ca use loss of vehicle control. I f
yo u b elieve that it is sa fe to do so , go immedi­
a tel y
low s pee d to the nearest au thorized
Volk swagen dea ler or qu alifi ed wo rksh op and
h ave the
sy stem ins pec ted . Dri ve slow ly
and avoid sudd en, hard brake application.
• If th e AB S warning light ABS docs not go
o ut , o r if il comes o n while dri vin g, the A BS
syste m is not work ing pro perly. The vehicl e
ca n then be s topp ed onl y with the standard
brake s (with out ABS). You will not have the
protection AB S pro vid es. Contact your autho ­
ri ze d Vo lk swa gen deal er or
work­
s h op a s soo n as possib le.
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Electronic Stabilization Program {ESP) I Anti-slip regulation ASR
This warning light monitors the Elect ronic Stabil iza tion or th e Anti-slip
regulation.
The warnin g light has the follow ing functi ons:
• It light s up when the ignition i s switched on
and sh ou ld turn off aga in afte r about 2 seconds.
• It flashes whe n the ESP/ASR is activa ted
w hen dri ving.
• It will li gh t up cont inuou sly if th ere is a ma l­
f un ction in th e ESP/ASR.
• It
will ligh t up continuou sly if th e ESP/ASR is
sw itch ed off =:pag e 91. •
It w ill also light up if a fa ult sh o uld occur in
the ABS because th e ESP/AS R operates in con­
jun cti on w ith the AJ3S.
If th e warning ligh t light s up and stays on a fter
th e e ngin e is
thi s may mean that th e
c ontro l sys tem has tem porarily switch ed o ff the
fu ncti on . In thi s case the ESP/ASH ca n be reac ti­
vated by sw itchin g th e ig niti on off and then on
again. If the wa rnin g lig ht goes out, thi s m ea ns
t he sys tem is fully functiona l.
Brake system I Parking brake or BRAKE
The warnin g light lights up if the parking brake is applied, if the brake level
is too low or if there is a malfunction in the brake system .
This warning light or BRAK E lights up if
• the park ing brake is o n
If yo u dri ve faster than 3 mph (5 km /h } w ith the
parking brake on, the follo win g m essage will ap­
pear in the in strum ent cluster di spl ay :
Handbrake on!. An ac oustic wa rnin g is a lso
give n.
• If th e brake flu id leve l is too
3.2, chap te r "J3rake fluid"
The infor matio n text disp layed in the instru­
m ent cluste r di sp lay is : STOP! Brake fluid
Owner's manual!.
This warn ing light can l ight up t ogether with the
ant i- locki ng bra ke system warni ng lig ht
27 .
WARNING
• Stop! Before workin g in the en gine com­
partment always r ead and heed all warnings
3.2, chapter "Working in the engin e
compa rtment." The en gi ne compa rtment of
any motor vehicl e is a pot enti all y dangerou s
area and can cause serious personal injury.
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ir1 WARN ING (co ntin ued)
• Drivin g with bad brake s can cause a colli­
s ion and seriou s per sona l injury.
• If the brak e warning symb ol BRAKE or
docs not go out, or if it l ights up when drivin g,
the brak e fluid leve l in the r eservoir i s too low
o r th ere's a malfun ction in the brake system.
Imm ediat ely stop driving and get profe ssional
assista nce
3.2, chapter "13 rake
fluid ".
• If the brak e warn ing sy mbol BRAK E or
ligh ts up at the same time as the ABS warning
light the ABS may not be working prope rly
a nd the rear whee ls cou ld lock up
und er
hard braking . R ea r whee l brak e lock-up can
ca use loss o f vehicl e control. If you beli eve
that it i s safe to do so , go imm ediat ely to the
near est auth orized Volkswagen dealer or
qualified works hop a nd h ave the brak e syste m
in spe cted. Dri ve slow ly and avoid sudden
h ard brake application .
• If the ABS warn ing light does not go out o r
if it come s on whil e driving , th e AB S sys te m i s
not working properly. The vehicle can then be
s topped onl y with stand ard brake s (w ithout
A BS ). Co ntact Your authorized Volkswage n
or qualified workshop as soo n as
po ssible ...

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Applies lo veh icles: with cruise con tro l
Cruise control CRUISE or t-)
The indicator lig ht or ·r.i li g hts up when
the cruise contro l is sw itched
Powe r steering system
The pow er steeri ng syste m automatica lly ad ­
ju sts itself to the vehicle 's spee d and the steer ing
w heel angl e.
Th e wa rnin g light sh o uld ligh t up for a few sec­
o nd s w hen th e ignition is sw itch ed on ..
T here is a m alfun ctio n in the power steering
sys te m i f th e warn ing light (
does 1101 go
o ut or ligh ts u p w hile yo u are dri vin g. The power
s te eri ng cou ld be re du ced (lamp ) or may have
fa iled co mpl etely
a nd thr ee aco usti c
wa rnin gs) . Ha ve th e powe r steering syste m
ch ecked by your au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler ­
s h ip as soo n as poss ible. If t he yellow wa rning
light r em ain s off afte r the ig niti on has been re­
and you have driven a distance,
Fuel filler cap not closed properly
you do not n eed to an auth orize d Vo lk­
s wag en d ea le rs hi p.
you nee d co nsid era bly m ore
for ce than norm al to stee r th e ve hicl e if th e
p ower ste ering is re duc ed or has failed com­
pl etel y.
T he power steer ing do es not
w hen th e e n­
gin e is off (e.g. wh en th e ve hicl e is being towed).
Tip s
If th e ban ery has bee n disconne cted, the ye llow
wa rning light li ghts up when the ig niti on is
s w itch ed on . I t shou ld go out when yo u h ave
dri ven a sh ort
This warning light lights when the filler cap is not prop erly closed .
If th e warn ing light come s on, you sh ou ld
turn th e e ngin e and th e fue l filler cap
p rope rly
Once the cap is prope rly close d all the way , th e
warn ing light will go out when th e ig n itio n is
turn ed on aga in and the ch ec k cycle is co mpl ete.
The comp le tion of the ch ec k cycle depend s on
how you d riv e.
High beam
If th e warnin g light ha s been o n for at leas t 5 it w ill go o ut onl y w hen th e ig niti on i s
turn ed and on aga in.
Note
A lways make sure the fue l filler ca p i s sc rewed on
a ll th e way. This pr eve nts fu el fr om spilling out
o r
This warning lig ht li ghts when th e hi gh beams are on.
The warn ing ligh t lights up wh en th e high
b ea ms are o n or when the head light flas her is
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Applies to vehicles: with on automat ic transmission
Depress brake pedal
The foot brake must be depressed w hen thi s
wa rnin g light lights up. Thi s is necessary whe n
Applies to vehicles: with Tire pressure monitoring system
the aut omati c tran smission se lec to r is
m ove d out of the P o r N pos itions.
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS}
Th e tir e m on itor ch ec ks th e spee d of rotation
a nd the ro llin g ci rcumfe rence of the indi vidual
w heels. If the ro llin g circumference o f a w hee l
c h an ges, this is s hown by the warn ing light
T he rolling circ umf erence of a tire can change if:
• the tire pressur e is too low
• the tire has s truc tural damage
• the ve hicle is loa ded mor e heav ily on one
side
• the whee ls on one axle a re loa ded m ore
h eavi ly (fo r examp le w hen tow ing a traile r o r
d riv in g in mounta ins)
• if s now chain s have been fitted
• if th e spar e w hee l h as bee n fitt ed
• if one whee l p er ax le ha s bee n ch an ged
If th e w heels
loaded more h eavily than
n o rma l (e.g . w hen towi ng a tra iler or trans­
portin g heavy loa ds) , th e tir e pr ess ure mu st b e
raised to th e re co mmend ed full- load t ire pres­
s ur e (see s ticker on th e le ft door jamb ).
Indicator light comes on
If th e pr ess ure ofa tire is co nsiderably lowe r
than th e tire press ure memo rized in the veh icle
control unit, the warn ing light comes on. A n
aco usti c warning is also give n
Applies lo vehicles: with Day time running lights
Day time runn ing lights DRLorfD
Indicator light
flashes
warnin g light flashes if th ere is a in th e
sys te m. Conta ct your authorized Volkswage n
d ea ler to ha ve the m alfunction corrected.
WARNING
• If th e tir e pre ssure monitor di spla y
wa rning light comes on re duc e your sp ee d
immediatel y and avoid swerving maneuver s
and hard braking. Stop and ch eck yo ur tire
pre ssur e as s oon as possible.
• Th e driver i s per sonally responsible for the
c orre ct tire press ure. The tire pressur e should ,
therefore, be ch ec ked regularly.
• In certain circumstances (e.g. sporty
dri vin g styl e, winter driving condition s
unpaved roads), the lire pressure monitor dis-
pla y wa rnin g light ma y become slow or
ma y no di spla y an ythin g.
Tips
If th e battery has b een di sco nnected, the ye llow
wa rnin g lig ht comes on w hen the ignitio n is
sw itch ed on .
sh o uld go out w hen you have
dr iven a short distance. -4
This wa rning light co,nes on to indicate that the daytime are on .
When th e ig nition is sw itch ed on and the
parkin g brake is not pu lled up, the h eadlig hts
(low bea m with re du ced brightne ss) will au to-
Op tiona l
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come on. No other lig ht s on th e out ­
s id e of yo ur vehicle w ill be o n and the in stru­
m en t
wi ll also be off .

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Opening and closing Keys
Key Set
Your vehicle's key set co ntains:
• two folding master keys
re m ote co ntrol
and panic bu 11on
• one va le t key
• one key
wi th key numb er.
Key tag
I f yo u n eed a re plac em ent key, tak e yo ur key
vehicl e.
If yo u se ll th e ve hicle, b e sur e
10 g ive the key 10 n ew ow ner.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e keys res ult in se­
riou s per sonal injury.
• Alwa ys tak e th e ke y with you when you
l eave the ve hicle. The engine can be sta rted
and vehicl e sys tems su ch as the pow er win­
d ows ca n be operated leadi ng to serious per­
s onal inju ry.
• Never le ave childr en, di sabled p ers ons or
anyone who canno t help them se lves in
ve­
hi cle. The door s can be lo cke d using re­
mot e co ntrol k ey. Thi s cou ld result in people
be ing trapped in
ve hicle in emerge ncy.
For exampl e, depending on the time of year ,
p eop le trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to
high or low temperature s.
£0 WARNING (contin ued)
• Never re mo ve the key from steer ing lock
w hil e the ve hicle i s mo vingorwhile is rolling
lo a stop. The steering whee l co lum n will lock
up and you
not be able to ste er or contro l
the vehicl e.
N ote
• The k eys with th e re m ote c ont ro l electronic co mpo ne n ts. Pro tec t the se keys from
m ois ture an d roug h hand lin g.
• Never leave any vehicle keys in sid e th e ve ­
hi cle . Entry by unauth orized perso ns co uld
ha rm the ve hicle or yo ur ve hicl e co uld be s tolen.
A lway s tak e th e keys w ith you wheneve r yo u
l e ave your vehicl e.
numb er.
• The key numb er id entifi es th e
th e key
ha s 10 b e cut and all ows the mi croc hip in the key
t o be program med to work wi th the co ded elec ­
troni c imm obili zer in your vehicle .
• A key withou t the specia l micro chip or w ith a
c hi p
has 11 0 1 be en coded prope rly w ill not
wor k w ith your ve hicle, even if it has bee n cut
co rrec tly.
• Additiona l re m ote contr ol keys arc availab le
from auth orized Vo lksw agen dealer s. Each key
mu st be pro gramm ed to wo rk
yo ur vehicle .
• Yo u can use up to fo ur r em ote co ntro l keys
w ith your vehicl e . ._
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Remote control key
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
The remote control key can be used to lock and unlock the vehicle from a distance.
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons on th e remote con tro l
k ey
Controls on the remote control key
Unlocking the vehicl e 14
Unlocking the rear
Lo cki ng the vehicle ©
Th e red
{PANIC! button ® activa tes the "pa nic
f un cti on" .
Press th e re le ase button © to fold out the key bit.
Th e re m ote contro l tran smitter and
batte ri es
ar e insid e th e key fob. The rece iver is in side the
ve hicle . T he maximum ran ge of th e remo te con­
trol dep end s on various conditions. The range is
s h o rter when the balteric s are weak
15 .
The indicator light in th e key fob li ght s up when ­
cver
p u sh ed and when the
batt ery is ge llin g we ak.
Lo cking and unlocking
Usi ng "se t-up" in the inst rument clu ster you ca n
se lect doo r or doors un loc k you u se
th e remot e control. C hoo se th e sett ings yo u
want in the CONVENIENCE menu under DOOR
OPEN ..
Panic button
W hen yo u press t he panic butt on. horn
sou nds fo r about 30 seco nds an d th e turn signal s
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Fig . 15 Ra nge of remote con'ro l
flash fo r about minut es. Press ing the pani c
butt on turn s them off. Use panic on ly in an emerge ncy.
Replacing the battery
Yo ur auth orized Volkswagen dealer can ch ange
the b atteri es for you.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in se­
ri ous per sona l injury.
• Alwa ys take the key with you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The en gine
be start ed vehicle systems such a s the power win­
dow s can be operated le ading to seriou s per ­
sona l injur y.
• Never leave childr en, disab le d pe rsons or
anyone who cannot help them se lves in
ve­
hicl e. The door s can be locked using the re­
m ote con tro l ke y. This could r esult in peop le
b eing trapp ed in the vehicle in an emergency.
For exam ple, depending on the tim e of yea r,
people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to very high or low temp eratures.
•
build -up in the passenge r compar t­
ment a nd luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can re sult in temp erature s in the ve-