2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Controls

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Stopping on an incline
- You should always hold the veh icle in
posit ion with th e footbrake to sto p it from
"ro lling backward".
- Do not try to stop th e veh ic le from
"ro lling backward" by increasing the revs
w hen a gear is
Moving away on an incline
- With a gear en gaged, rake your foot
from th e brake and depress t he accele r­
a tor.
The steepe r the gradient, the lowe r the ge ar you
will need . This increases the brakin g effect of the
e n gin e. For exampl e, yo u should drive clown a
very steep s lo p e in 3rd gear. If the engin e brak e
effect is not suffi cient , th e ve hicle wi ll gain
speed. Th e auto matic transmi ssion
I direct shi ft
ge arbox automaticall y upshift s to prev ent the
e n gine from overr eving. U se the foot b rake to re­
duce speed a nd chang e into 3rd gear using "T ip­
tronic
Your veh icle has an A utomat ic Shift Lock (ASL )
t h at lo cks the sel ector lever in P or N when th e
ignition is o n. You mu st depr ess th e brake pedal
t o mov e the selec tor le ve r out of P or N. Thi s pre­
ven ts the selector le ve r from b ein g unintention ­
a lly mov ed in to
driv ing pos ition resulting in
unwanted vehicl e movement.
A lway s hold the ve hicle
the foot if you
s top while driv ing up hill to preve nt from
rolling backward.
T he ignition ke y cannot be re m ov ed unl ess the
se lector le ver is in P.
WARNING
Unintended ca n ca use rious persona l inju ry .
• Neve r get out of the driver's seat when the
eng ine is runnin g, espe cially w hen it is in ge ar.
If yo u mu st lea ve yo ur vehicle w ith th e engine
runnin g, alwa ys se t the parki ng brake firml y
and m ove the se lec tor lever to P (Par k).
• When the en gine is runnin g wit h th ese­
l ec tor lever in a driving po sition (D (Dr ive), S
(S port ) or R (Revers e) always de press and ho ld
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WARN ING (continued)
the brake pedal lo keep the vehicl e from
mo vin g. Power is transmitted to th e wh eels
when a driving position is se lec ted a nd th e ve­
hicl e m ay "creep" even a t idle spe ed.
• Neve r depr ess the acce lerato r w hen
mo vin g th e se lec tor leve r.
• Neve r move the selecto r leve r to R (Re­
verse) or P (Park) when th e ve hicle i s moving.
WARNING
Neve r sw itch off the e ngi ne be fore the vehicle
ha s co me to a co mplete sto p. Y ou ca n lose co n­
trol of the vehicle, crash and be se riou sly in­
jured .
• Th e airbags and safe ty belt pr ete n sio ners
w ill not work when the ig niti on is sw itched
• Th e brak e booster does no t wor k w hen th e
e n gin e is turn ed oil A lot m ore brak e peda l
press ure w ill b e necessary to stop th e ve hicl e.
• The power steering system does not work
when t he eng ine is turn ed
and you w ill
ne ed more force to steer the vehicle.
• When th e key is removed, the s teer ing
w hee l co lumn will lock up and you w ill not be
able to stee r th e ve hicl e.
• Never co as t do wn a slo pe with the t rans­
mi ssion in Neu tral.
Not e
• If you stop the ve hicl e on gradi ent, d o not
attempt to stop it rollin g by depres sin g th e
a cce le rat or wh en a gear has be en sel ec te d. Th e
a u tomatic tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t sh ift gearb ox
co uld ove rheat an d be damag ed . Pu ll th e
parking brake on fully or depr ess the brak e pedal
t o pr eve nt th e v ehicl e from
• :-lever let th e vehicle roll down a hill with the
s electo r lev er i n N and the engine swi tched off .
Thi s w ill dam age th e a utomati c tran smi ssion
I d ir ec t shift gearb ox.
Tip s
• If th e sele ctor l ev er is un intentiona lly mo ved
int o N whil e dr ivi ng, tak e your foot off the acce l­
erato r peda l and wait unt il the eng ine s peed has
dropp ed to id le s peed b efo re se lectin g a drivi ng
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
• The dual clu1 ch m ec hani sm in 1h e ve hicles
e quipp ed wit h dir ect sh ift gearbox transm iss io n
is eq uipp ed wilh an ove rload p ro 1ec 1o r. For ex­
a mpl e, if yo u arc slo pped on an incl ine and 1h e
clutch mech an is m sta rts to sli p, the tran smi s­
s io n flui d will over heat . If th e cl utc h i s th en o
verloa ded, t he veh icle make sli gh t je rk
a nd t he se lec to r leve r di spl ay w ill to b link.
The m ec hani sm will op en beca use it is over lo aded. If thi s happ en s, de ­
p res s th e foo t brak e and wait few secon ds be­
f ore dri vi ng off.
Applies to vehicles: w it h outoma tic transmiss ion a nd Tiptranic
Shifting with "Tiptronic®" using the selector lever
The syste m lets t he driv er manua lly.
Fig. 81 Sectio n al t he ce nte r co nso le: automatic
tra nsmission/direct gearbox in Tiptronic posi­
t ion
Shifting with "Tiptronic ®" (selector
lever)
- Move th e se lector leve r fro m D (Drive)
to t h e rig ht into th e T iplroni c® posi tion
8 1. -
Mov e th e se lec tor to th e fron t
to up­
s hif t.
- Mo ve the selec tor lev er bac k O to
dow nshi ft.
W hen acce lera tin g, th e auto matic trans mis­
s ion /di rec t sh ift gea rbox a utom atica lly up shif ts
t o th e nex t hi ghes t g ear be fore th e ma ximum en ­
g in e sp eed is reac hed .
W hen shif tin g into a lower gear, th e au tomat ic
t rans mission /dir ect s hift ge arb ox
down shi ft
o n ly no poss ibilit y of overrev ing.
I f 1h e
is w hil e th e ve hicl e is
in motion and th e tra nsm iss ion/di­
r ec t sh if t gea rbox is in the 3rd
in se lec tor
l e ver positi on D, th e "T ip 1ro nic ®" w ill then also
b e in th e 3r d gear.
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with on outomotic transmiss ion
Selector lever positions
The selector lever position s are shown on the display in the instrument cluste r
Fig. 82 Section of the instrument cl uster: se lec tor
lever d isplay wi th the selector lever in position D ond
4 th geor
Selector lever position
Th e gea r se lec ted is di splayed on the s ide of the
se lec tor
leve r and in t he d is pl ay in strum ent clu ste r.
Gear selec tion display for "Tiptronic
If th e automat ic tran smi ssion/dire ct shift
gea rbox is shifted m anuall y or u sing
troni c® " the indi vidu al gea rs are sh ow n on the
di splay 83 .
P Pork
When th e selec tor leve r is in P, th e dri ve w hee ls
ar e lo cked mec hani ca lly.
O nl y s hift into
P w hen the v ehicl e is at a plete
se lec tin g a nd deselec tin g P yo u mu st
p ress the re lease button in the selec tor le ve r
h andle
Re verse
T he reve rse gea r ma y be e ngage d onl y when the
ve hicl e is a t a comp le te stop and the engine is
pr ess the release
but to n whil e depr essing th e brak e pe dal.
When the reverse gea r is se lected and the
tio n is on th e back up ligh ts co me on .
N
Neut ral
In
N p owe r is not transmitt ed th e
whee ls and t he e ngine does no t h ave a braking
fun ction .
To move the selec tor leve r ou t of
N , you must pr ess the br ake ped al an d dri ve slowe r th an 3 m ph (5 km /h )
Neve r use N coast dow n a hill bec au se the gin e w ill not function a bra ke and you w ill
h ave to re ly onl y on th e foot brake.
You could dam age the aut om ati c tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t shift gearbox if yo u dri ve clown hills w ith
the sele ctor leve r in po siti on N and the en gin e
s w itch ed off.
D
engin e spee ds. W hil e
dri vin g do wnhill in D , th e en gine d oes not brak e
t h e v ehicle. The di spla y al so sho ws w hich gear

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has bee n se lec te d in ad dition to po siti on D 83 .
If po sit io n N h as been selec te d and you wi sh to
se le ct D , yo u mu st pre ss the foot brake if th e ve­
hi cle is stat io nary, or travellin g at under 5 km/h
( approx. 3 mph )
S - standard dri ving posit ion {sport program)
If y ou s ele ct t he sport pro gra m yo u will be
dri ving in a sport y mode . A ll forward gear s
shift and down shift automat ically at high er en­
g in e s pee ds dep ending on en gin e load , you r in ­
di vid ual d rivin g sty le and th e ve hicle sp ee d.
W hile dr iv ing downh ill in S, the engin e docs not
the veh icle. Th e displa y al so sh ow s wh ic h
ge ar ha s be en se lec te d in addit io n t o po siti on S .
WARNING
Neve r switch off the engine before the ve hicle
ha s come lo a complete stop. You can lose co n­
trol of the vehicl e, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
• The airb ags a nd safe ty bell pretensioners
w ill n ot work when the igniti on i s swi tched off.
• The br ake boo ster do es no t work when the
eng ine i s turn ed off. A lot mor e brak e pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop th e vehicle.
• The power steer ing system does not work
w hen the engine is turn ed off and you will
n eed more force to steer th e ve hicl e.
Applies to vehicles: with on a utoma tic trans missio n
Kick-down function
WARNI NG (continued)
• When the key is removed, th e steer ing
w hee l co lumn will lo ck up and you will not be
able to stee r th e ve hicle.
• Never coast down a slop e w ith th e trans­
mi ssio n in Ne utral.
Tips
• If th e selec to r lev er i s un inte nti onal ly mo ved
int o N wh ile dri ving , take your fo ot off t he acc el­
era to r p eda l a n d wa it until th e engi ne spee d has
dropp ed to idl e sp ee d before sele c tin g a dri vin g
po sition .
• If th ere is
fa ult in th e sys te m and th e auto­
mati c tra nsmi ssion I dir ect shift gearbox is run ­
n in g in an emergen cy program if all the displays
of the s elector leve r position s for the au tomat ic
tr ansmi ss ion
I di rec t s hi ft g ea rb ox have light
ba ckg ro un d. The a utoma tic tran smi ssio n I di­
r ec t shift gearbo x shou ld be c hec ked b y an au ­
thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler as soon as
po ssibl e._.
Th e kick -down permits maximum a ccele ration the se lector lev er
is
D, So r
down, th e tran smi ssion p ermi ts a c­
c e le ratio n. The tran smi ssio n aut om atica lly
down shift s, de pending on the road spe ed as we ll
a s th e eng ine sp ee d.
Th e tra nsmi ssion
not up sh ift until the en­
g in e reac hes the engin e s pee d for th e
g ear sele ct ed .
WARNING
Accelerating on slippe ry road s can cause lo ss
of ve hicle control and serious per sonal injury.
• Be very careful when u sin g th e kick -do wn
especi all y o n sli ppery sur faces. Rapid
accelera tion may ca use w hee l spin and sk id ­
d in g.
• Use the kick-down fea tur e o nly w hen
and weather conditions permit
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Parking brake
Applying the parking brake
pa rking brake can b e use d to prevent the uehicle from moving
ally .
Fig . 84 Parking brake between front seats
Always app ly th e par kin g brak e fu lly w hen
you le ave your ve hicle w hen yo u pa rk
yo ur ve hicle.
Applying the parking brake
- Pull the parking brak e up firm ly
84 .
Rele a sing th e parking bra ke
-Pull the leve r up slig htly and pre ss the
lo cki ng kn ob in the dir ec tion of the arrow
a nd guide th e park ing brak e leve r down
T he park ing bra ke sh ou ld always be /111/ yen­
gage d so that you won' t u ni nt enti ona lly dr ive off
wit h th e pa rk in g brake sti ll
W hen th e ignition is on t h e parking brake is
e n gaged, th e wa rnin g ligh t or in th e
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instrum ent clust er w ill co me o n. In addit ion. the
daytime running light swi tch es olT a utomati­
ca lly.
When the park ing brake is re leased, th e wa rning
li g h t
or goes o ut and the da ytim e run ­
ning ligh t sw itch es on again automatica lly.
If yo u shou ld dr ive faste r than 4 mph (6 k m/h )
w ith th e parkin g brak e still engaged, th e wa rning
lig ht will co me on
you w ill also hea r a
wa rnin g chim e.
WARNING
Imprope r use of the parki ng brak e ca n se ri­
ou sly in jur e yo u and yo ur passe ngers.
• Never use th e parki ng brake to slow down
t h e veh icle when it is mov ing. T he braking dis­
tanc e is mu ch l on ge r because on ly th e rea r
whee ls arc brak ed . A lways use the foo t brak e.
• Neve r drive with th e parki ng bra ke ap­
pl ied. This cou ld cause t he rear brakes to o ver­
h eat and l ose their b raking e fficie ncy . A lways
m ake sure to ch eck th at the parki ng bra ke is
f ull y re lea sed befo re dri ving olT.
• Alwa ys app ly th e par king brake f ully w hen
p arki ng o n a s lope and coc k the fron t w hee ls
to prevent t he ve hicle fro m movin g unin ten­
ti onall y.
N ote
• Wheneve r yo u lea ve you r ve hicle, be sur e to
e ngage th e park in g b rake full y. Th en m ove the
lever int o P (Park ) ..
• Drivi ng wi th the parking brak e engaged will
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Parking
The parking brake can be us ed to pr eve nt the vehicle from moving uninten tion­
ally.
A lways apply th e parking brake fully when
yo u leave y our vehicl e a nd when you p ark
yo ur vehicl e.
- Use the foo t brake to stop the veh icle.
- Appl y th e parking brake full y.
- On a ma nual tran smi ssion engage
gea r. On a n aut omatic tra nsmi ssion move
the selector lever to P.
- Switch off the engine and r emo ve the
key from the ignition lock. Turn th e
s tee rin g w he el s li ghtl y to en gage the
stee ring loc k.
- Always take you ve hicle keys w ith you
whe n yo u leave the
When parking on slopes
Before turnin g off the engin e, turn the steer ing
w hee l so if th e vehicle sta rt s to ro ll, it will roll
i nt o th e c urb:
• If th e ve hicle is faci ng
turn the whee ls so that they poilll toward the cur b.
• If th e vehicle is faci ng
turn the front
w heels so t hat they poi nt away from the curb .
• As a lways, appl y th e pa rking
full y and
m ove the se lector lever to P.
WARNING
Improp er parking procedures can lead to se­
ri ous perso nal injury for you or your passen­
gers.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
whil e th e ve hicle is movin g or rollin g to a stop .
The steer ing wheel
will lock up and you will not be able to stee r or control the vehicle.
WARNING
• Never park where the hot exha ust sys te m
co uld ignit e flammabl e material s, such as
bru sh, l eave s, dry grass, sp illed fuel etc.
• Alw ays apply the parking brak e fuJly wh en
parking your vehicle.
• Never leave anyone in your vehicl e to pre­
ven t the ve hicle from moving if the parking
br ake is r elease d or selector lever is moved.
• Alwa ys tak e the key w ith you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The engine can be started
and vehicl e sy stems su ch as the power win­
d ows can be operated leading to seriou s per­
s onal injury .
• Never leave children , disabl ed p erson s or
anyone who cannot help th emselves in the ve­
hicl e. The doors can b e lock ed u sing th e re­
mot e co ntrol trappin g passenger s in the ve­
hicle in an emergenc y. Depending on the time
of year, people tr app ed in
vehicle can be
expose d to v ery high or very low temperatures.
Note
• Please exercise care when yo u pa rk your ve­
hicl e in parkin g are as w ith p arkin g barri ers or
cu rb s. Parking barriers and curb s vary in heig ht
an d co uld damage yo ur bump er and re la te d
compo nents as th e fron t of yo ur vehicl e moves
over
b arri er or curb that is too high . as you park
or as you back out of parking spot. In order to
be sur e th at no su ch d ama ge ca n occ ur, yo u m ay
wish to s top sh or t o f h av ing th e front tires o f yo ur
ca r touc h parking barri er o r curb.
• Please a lso exe rcise exce ptiona l ca re when
yo u drive up or d own steep ramp s or drive over
cu rbs or oth er obsta cles, fo r w hi ch lhe ve hicle is
not d esign ed , b ec au se compone nts of th e ve­
hicl e close lo th e groun d su ch as bump er cove rs,
s poil ers , suspensio n and exhaust syste m com­
ponent s, m ay beco me
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Electronic Parking Assistance
Applies to wit h E le ctro nic Perk ing Assis tance
Description of Electronic Parking Assistance
The Electronic Parking Assistance is a parking aid, which draws to
obstacles.
The electro nic parking a ssistanc e he lps th e
dr iver when parking the ve hicle. Th e driv er is
fo rm ed or warned by audibl e signals that hide is approac hing behind ve·
hide. The clo ser yo ur vehicle approach es
obstacle, quicker aud ible sig nal s w ill
so und. Th e audib le s ig nal will sound continu ·
o usly if lh e obs tacle i s very near.
It uses ultrasonic senso rs in rea r bumpers to
measure distanc e lo obstacle s.
Th e se nso rs ar e
lrans miller s and rece ive rs
o f ult rasoun d waves. The e lec tronic syste m s
uses ultra sou nd waves (i.e. transm iss ion, r e·
fl ec lion from th e obstacle a nd rece ption) to
th e di stance th e vehicle and obstacle .
O nc e yo ur vehicl e is very close lo
obstacle, will no longer be det.ec tccl and you
co uld cau se damage lo vehicl e. Always pay
close attention lo audibl e signals lo help you
park your vehicl e.
Switching on the electronic parking assistance
The parking distan ce warni ng
is
s witched on when reverse gea r is selected
and when i g niti on i s on. An audible sig nal is
g iv en. I f yo u do not h ear th is acoustic sig nal.
parking di stan ce wa rning sy stem is n ot on. Hav e sys tem insp ec ted b y yo ur au rized Vo lk swagen deal er.
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Switching off the electronic parking assistanc e
Th e parki ng ass istanc e is
off when th e
r e ver se gear is desele cted.
WARNING
The elec troni c parking cannot re ­
p lace the driver's assessmelll of situation.
T he dri ver is per sonally respons ible for safe
parking and other maneuver s.
• The sensor s ha ve blind spot s in which ob­
s tacles an d people are not registered.
•
p arti cul arly aware o f sm all children or
animals when backing up. The sens ors may
not always be abl e to det ect them.
may not way s be abl e dete ct object s such a s draw bar s, thin rails, fences, po sts e tc .
T hi s co uld resu lt in da mag e lo your car.
• The electroni c pa rking as sis tance work s on ly
al sp eeds of und er about 9 mph (15 km/h ).
• The elec troni c park ing senso rs in th e
bump ers mu st be k epl clea n and free of i ce.
When cleanin g wi th pre ssure hoses and
cleaner s, lhe sensors sh ould b e spra yed on ly
b riefly. A distan ce of a t least 0.3 ft. (0. 1 m ete rs)
betwee n th e se nso rs and I hose
nozz le must b e ob se rved.

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Cruise control
Applies to with co ntro l
Description
The control can be set to keep vehicle speed from about 18 mph to
110
(30 km/h to 180 km/h).
When yo u have re ached the ve hicle speed that
yo u want, yo u can set the crui se co ntrol and take
yo ur fo ot off th e accelerato r pedal.
The crui se co ntrol does
1101 wor k if the selec tor
l ever is in P , N orn.
WARNING
Using the crui se control it is not po ssible
to dri ve safe ly at a co nstan t sp eed is dan­
ge rou s.
• Never use the c rui se control when driv in g
in h eavy o r vary ing traffi c, on steep, w inding
or s lippery roads (for examp le snow, ice,
s tr ee ts cove re d with water or gravel).
• To prevent unintended operation of th e
cru ise co ntro l, sw itch the syste m o!Twhcn it is
not being used.
L[:. WARNING (continued)
• It is dangero us to u se the resume feature
w hen the previou sly set speed is too high for
th e existi ng road , traffic or weathe r co ndi ­
tions.
Not e
• When tra vellin g downhill, the cru ise control
may not maintain cons tant s peed . The vehicle
wi ll accel erate as a resu lt of its ow n weig ht.
Downshift and/or use the foot brake
to slow the
ve hicl e.
• For ve hicles wi th a manual transmission, do
not mo ve the gea rsh ift l ever into n eutral without
d epre ssing the clut ch fully when the cru ise con­
t ro l is activated. Othe rw ise the engine cou ld rev
up and be damaged.
Applies to vehicles: with independent lever for Cruise control
Using the cruise control
Fig. 85 C ruise con tro l lever
Switch ing on
Pull th e lever toward the steeri ng whee l
lo th e first detenl in the direction of arrow
85 Th e or symbo l
li ghts up.
Setting speed
Whil e dr iv in g faster than 18 mph (30
km /h ). press the button
briefly
w hen you have reac hed the speed yo u
w is h t o se t. Th e cu rrent speed is se t and
ma intained.
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