2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA warning

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
block the vent
s lot w ith any items you may p lace on the hat
s h e lf.
Applies to vehicles: w ith sun shade
Sun shade
WARNING
Whenever you're driving, do not leav e any
hard object s on the hat sh elf , or allow your pet
to
on it. These could be com e a hazard for
vehicle occupants in the event of sudden
braking or an accident.
Note
Ha rd obj ec ts on th e hat sh elf cou ld damage the of the rea r window defogger .
The shade can be used to cut glare through the rea r window.
Pull out the sun shad e from the rear hat
s h elf and hook it into th e mount s on both
s id es of the re ar window frame.
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WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collision s
and other accidents.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, snow, and condensa tion for good visibility
- ou t the wind shield , side a nd rear wind ow s.
• Maximum heating output and fast de­
frosting will onl y occur aft er the en gin e has
Climatic
Applies to ve hicles, Climatic
Controls
Fig . 67 In the cen te r console , Climatic cont rols
Th e a ir co nditi oning sys te m o nly wo rks
w hen the en gin e is running and th e fan i s
s w it c h ed on.
- Usin g the control s
67 and
yo u can set th e te mperatur e, air di str i­
bution and th e fan sp eed.
- To switch a functi on on or off, pre ss the
appropriat e button
Wh en a func­
tion is sw itch ed on a light in th e bu tton
il­
lumin ates .
Te mp erature =q1age 82
IECONJ butlOn or AC bu lion - coo ling sys te m
o n/off.
WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
reached operating tempe rat ure. Wait until you
have good v isi bili ty befor e driving off.
• Thoroughly famili ari ze yo urse lf wit h th e
operat ion o f the heating and ventilatio n
s ystem, including the defog/defros t features
yo u will n eed for goo d vis ibilit y.
• Always read and h eed the informat ion a nd
a ll WAR NINGS .
'4
But1on rea r window defogge r - The
h eat ing sw itches off a utom atic ally app rox i­
m ate ly
/0 a ft er it i s s witc h ed on. It ca n also be swi tc h ed off by pus hing th e
sw it c h aga in.
air r ecir culati on m ode
=q1 age 83
A ir di stri bu tion co ntrol =q1age 82
Fan -Th e fan has fo ur di ffere nt sp ee ds. T he
fa n sh o uld always be se t the lo wes t spe ed
w hen dr ivi ng slow ly.
WARNING
Poor vis ibility increases the risk of c olli sions
and o ther accident s.
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WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure a ll windows arc clear of
ice, snow, and conde nsa tion for good v is ibili ty
-out the wind shi eld , side and rear w indows .
• Max imum heating output and fast
frosting w ill only occur after the en gine has
Applies to vehicles: with Climo tic
Heating and cooling the interior
WARNING (continued)
reache d operat ing temperature. Wait until you
h ave good v is ibilit y befor e driving
• Thoroughly fam iliar ize yourse lf wi th the
op erat io n of lhe hea tin g and vent ilation
sys tem, including the defog/defrost features
you w ill ne ed for good visibilit y.
• Always read and heed the inform ati on and
a ll
The set tempe rature is maintained a.ulOmatically .
Fig. 68 I n the cen ter conso le : C limo te co ntrols
Heating the interior
- Turn the temperatur e selector 68
to the right until the desired heat output
i s reached.
- Turn the ran switch © to one of the
tin gs
- Use the air di stribution to
g uid e th e air whe re you want (to
the wind shi eld l.@( into the vehicle
(to th e foot wells) th e
w ind shi eld and to th e footw ells).
Cooling the interior
- Sw itc h on the coo ling sys te m b y
pre ssing th e =efig. 68 IECONI button (the
l amp in the button should
1101 b e lit up).
82 Air conditioning system
Turn rhe temperature se lector to the le ft
until the des ired coo ling outpu t is reach ed.
Turn th e fan switch to one of the
tin gs
- Use the air d ist ribution control to
g uide the ai r flow wher e you want
(lo
th e windshield).@ (into the vehicle inte·
ri or).@j ( to the foo t wells)
(to the
w in dshi eld and to th e footwell s).
Heating
Maximum output , w hich i s need ed to fr os t the quickly , is on ly available when
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Cooling system
When the air condit ion ing is on, not on ly th e
temperatur e, but also the air humidit y in th e ve­
h icle interior is re du ced. Thi s improve s comfort
for the vehicle occupallls and preve nts th e w in­
dows from fogging up when th e o utsi de a ir i s
very humid.
I f the air conditionin g does not
on, it
co uld be for one of the follow ing reasons
• the eng ine is no t running.
Applies to vehicles: with Climatic
Air recirculation mode
• th e fan is sw itch ed off.
• t he outs id e te mperatu re is lower than
rou ghly
+ 40 ( +3 °CJ .
• the air conditioner compr essor has bee n
tempor aril y sw it ched off because th e e ngi ne
coo la nt te mp erature i s too high.
• the air condition er fu se is blow n.
• have the air condit ione r ch ecked by an au­
th ori ze d Vo lkswage n deale r.
Air recirculat ion mod e prevent s fum es or unpleasant smells from entering the ve­
hicle.
- Pre ss the butt on 82, 68
switch air r eci rculat io n mode on or off.
When it is s witch ed on a yellow light in the
button light s up.
Air r ecircul atio n m ode pre vents stro ng out door
odors from ent erin g th e ve hicle interior, for ex­
amp le when driving th rough a tunnel or in
de nse traffi c.
the out side te mp erature is low, usin g air
r e circulat io n m ode prov ides mor e effective
h ea tin g by hea ting air fr om th e ve hicle int eri o r
instead of cold air from outsid e.
W hen th e o utside te mperat ure is hi gh, usin g air
r eci rculation mode prov ides m ore effectiv e
coo ling
cooling air from th e ve hicle i111erior
in ste ad of wa rm ai r from ou ts id e.
For safety re aso ns, air re cir cu lati on is not pos­
s ib le
th e colll ro l for air di stributi on i s set
t o th e® pos ition. The air reci rc ul atio n m ode ca
n b e sw itch ed back on b y pressing
bu lion .
WARNING
Stale air cau ses driver fatigue and reduces
dri ver alert ness . Thi s can lead lo acciden ts,
co llisio ns and seriou s perso nal injury.
• Neve r use air reci rculation for lo ng period s
of tim e becau se no fresh air will come into the
pa ssenger com partm ent.
• If the coo ling sys tem is sw itch ed o ff, the
w indows can fog up qui ckl y and decrease
dr ive r vis ibilit y.
• Always sw itch the recirculation mode off
wh en i t is not nee ded.
Do not s moke whil e a ir reci rc ul atio n m ode is on,
as sm oke draw n i111 0 the clim ate-co ntrol sys te m
ca n leave a re sidue on th e evaporator, producin g
perm an en t unpl easant odo r.
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I ECONJ b utt on sw itche s on economy mode.
W hen t he in th e bu tton lights up , the
coo ling sys te m i s sw itch ed off to save fu el.
Temperat ure contro l fo r the r ig h t sid e
WARNING
Sta le air c auses driver fa tigue an d reduces
dr ive r ale rtn ess. T his ca n lead to accide nts,
c olli sio ns and ser iou s perso nal i njury.
• Neve r use a ir reci rc ul atio n for l ong peri ods
o f t im e beca use no fres h air will come in to th e
p assenger co mpa rtm ent.
Ap plies to vehicles: with Cli matronic
Automatic mode
WARN ING (con tinued)
• The w indows ca n fog up qu ick ly if th e
coo ling system is sw itch ed off a nd d ecrease
dri ver visib ility.
• Always switc h th e rec irc ulati on m ode
when is not nee ded .
Not e
Do no t smoke while air rec ircula tion mod e is o n,
a s s mok e
in to the cl imat e-co ntro l sys te m
ca n leave a residu e on the evaporator , producing
a permanent un pleasant odor.
In mode air temperature, flow, and dist ribution ar e automatically reg­
ulat ed so that a specified temperature is attained as quickly as possible and then
maintained.
T he te m pera ture ca n be adjusted sepa ­
rately fo r th e
84, fig . 69 .
T he but ton li gh ts up .
- Turn t he tempera ture co ntro ls
1 0 th e
de sir ed te mpera tures fo r th e le ft and ri ght
s id es of the int erior. We recomm end
84, fig. 69 and th e !ECON ] button a t
th e same time unt il th e te mpera tu re di s­
pl ay sw itch es from o ne te m pera tur e unit
t o t he ot her .
A c omfort ab le interior clima te is qu ickly re a ched
wh en a te mpera ture °F (22 °C) is se t in aut o­
matic mode. It can be chang ed a s nec essary to
suit indi vid ual pre fe rences or parti cu lar cir cum ­
s ta nces . It i s po ssible to select interior te mpera­
tur es from 61 °F (16 °CJ to 86 °F (29 .5 °CJ. These
ar e approxima te temp era tur es a nd the actual
t e mpera tu re ma y be sli gh tly hig h er or lo we r de­
p end ing on t he ou ts id e co nditi ons.
C lim atroni c automa tica lly m aint ain s a con sta nt
t e m pera tu re leve l. Th e te mp erature of the air
s u pp lied to th e interior , th e fa n sp ee d and the air
di str ibution are also reg ulated a utomat ica lly.
T he sys te m als o all ows for th e effe ct of stro ng
s unl ig h t, so th ere is no nee d for you to r e-a dju st
th e sys tem. Therefo re, aut om atic mode pro ­
v id es th e be st comfort for the vehicle occ upant s
in all cond itio ns thro ugho ut the yea r.
A utom atic mode is switche d
an ad ­
justm en t is m ad e usin g th e but to ns fo r air dis tri ­
b ut io n or the fan control. The te m pera tu re co n­
tinu es to be con tro lled.
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Applies to vehicles: with Climat ronic
Air recirculation mode
Air rec irculation mode prevents fumes or unpleasant smells from entering the ve­
hicle.
- Press the but ton 87, 72 to
s witch air rec ircu lat ion mode on or off.
Wh en it i s switched o n a ye llow lig ht in the
button ligh ts up.
A ir reci rculati on mod e pr events stron g outd oor
odors from enter ing th e ve hicl e int eri or. for ex­
a mpl e when dri ving through a tunnel o r in
dense traffic.
W hen th e o utsid e te mp eratur e is low , u sin g air
r ecirc ulatio n mod e pro vides mor e effec tive
h eat ing by hea ting air from th e veh icle inte rior
in stea d of co ld air from ou ts id e.
When the ou ts id e te mp era tur e is high. using air
recirc ulatio n mode provides m ore
coo ling by coo ling air fr om the ve hicle interior
in stea d of warm air from out sid e.
Important notes
T he pollen filter
The poll en filt er (a co mbin ed particl e filt er and
ac tive c harcoa l fil te r) se rves as a ba rr ier again st
impu rit ies in the outside air, includ ing dus t a nd
poll en.
Fo r th e air condi tio nin g sys te m
o ff
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WARNING
Stale air causes driver fatigue and reduces
driver alertness. T his can lead to accidents ,
collisions and se rious personal injury.
• Neve r use air recircu latio n for long periods
of time because no fresh air will come into the
pa ssen ger compartment.
• The w indows can fog up quickl y if the
cooling system is switched off an d decrease
dri ver visibility.
• Always switch the recircu lat ion mod e off
w hen it is not ne ed ed.
Note
Do not sm oke whil e air rec ircul ation mod e is o n,
as sm oke drawn into th e cl im ate-co ntrol syste m
can le ave
res idu e on the evaporator, prod ucing
a per manent unpleasant odor. _,..
• Out side temperatur e is below abo ut 40° F
temperat ure.
• The air- co nditi onin g fu se is blow n.
• There is so me othe r prob le m with
ve ­
hicl e. Ha ve the air- co nditi onin g sys te m ch ec ked
a t yo ur auth orize d Vo lkswagen dea ler or quali ­
fi ed wo rks hop.
WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collisions
an d ot her accide nts.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, s now , and condens ati on for good v isib ility
- out the windshi eld, side and rear w indows.
• Maximum heating output and fa st de ­
fro stin g
only occ ur af ter the en gin e has

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WARNING (continued)
reachedopera tingtcmpera ture. Wait until you
have good visibility before driving off.
• Thorough ly famil iarize yourse lf with the
operation of the heating and ve ntilation
system, including the defog /defro st fea tures
you will need for good vis ibilit y.
WARNING
Note that with Climat ronic switched off com­
ple tely, no outs ide air enters the interior. So
with C limatron ic switched off, op en a window
or the power
to provid e adequate fresh
air in the vehicle.
the ai r co nditi onin g
sys te m ha s been d amaged or is not working
proper ly, sw itch ove r to ECON mode to pr eve nt
more damage a nd hav e th e sys tem ch ec ked by
yo ur authorized Volkswagen dea ler or a qua li­
fjed work shop .
• Repair s to th e ai r condi tioni ng sys te m re­
qui re sp ecia l knowledge and sp ecia l too ls .
Ther efore, we reco mm end
yo u go lo an au-
Opti onal e q uipm ent thori
zed Volk swage n deale r o r oth er qualifi ed
works hop sh oul d prob lems occur.
• Do not sm oke w hile air r ecirculation mode is
on . as s moke
into the clima te-co ntrol
sys te m can leave a res idu e on the evaporator,
producing a p ermanent unp leasa nt odor.
Tips
• If th e humid ity and t emperatur e outside the
ve hicl e are h igh. cond ensation can drip off the
eva pora tor in th e climat e-contro l syste m and
form a poo l und ern eath th e ve hicle. Thi s is
normal and is not a lea k.
• Kee p th e air intake slot s in front of the wind ­
s h ie ld free of sno w, ice and le a ves to en su re
impai re d heatin g and coo ling a nd lo prevent th e
w indow s from fogging ove r.
• The a ir from the outl ets flows through the
passeng er com part men t and out the slo ts below
th e rear w indow. Do no t co ver the se slots w ith
clothing or ot her objects.
• The air condition ing sys tem work s b es t w hen
the wind ows and the powe r
are closed.
How ever, if th e ve hicle has heat ed up in the sun ,
the insid e air can be coo le d fas te r by ope ning th e
win dows to let the hot air
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Driving
Steering
Applies lo vehicles: with manually adju stab le steering column
Adjusting the steering wheel position manually
The and reach of the steering whe el can be freely adjusted to suit the driver.
Fi g. 73 Adjusting the stee ring wheel position
- Adj ust the d river sea t to th e cor rect po­
s it ion.
- Push dow n the leve r
73 und er th e
s tee rin g
- Adju st th e s teerin g w hee l thi s way until
the corre ct po siti on is se t
74 .
- Then push le ver up .
WARNING
Incorrect use of the steer ing co lumn adjust­
ment function can in seriou s per sonal
in ju ry and or death. the sa fety bell and sys tem w ill work best to protec t yo u
in the event of an accident if yo u have the
s teering column properly adjusted. To help re­
duce
ri sk of seriou s perso nal injury and /or
death:
• Neve r adjust
steering column whil e vehicle i s moving. Always ad just steering
co lumn whil e the vehicle is standing still and
90 Driving
Fig. 74 Illustratio n of prin ciple: proper seating po­
sition for d river
WARN ING (continu ed)
b efore you se t out . If yo u are driving and must
ma ke an adju stment, safely slop your vehicl e
and make
necessary adjustment.
• Always adjust the dri ver 's s cat and the
s teer ing wheel so that there are at leas t 10
in che s (2 5 cm) between your brea stb one and
ste ering whee l
• Neve r adjust the stee ring wheel so Iha! ii points toward your face. Otherw ise, the a irb ag
syste m cann ot prote ct yo u proper ly in
eve nt of an accident. A lway s make sure that steer ing wh eel point s toward your chest .
• Neve r ad just the stee ring whee l so
points towards your face. O then vise, airbag system canno t p ro tect you properl y in eve nt of an accid ent . Always make sure
that the steerin g whe el po int s toward s your
c h es t.
• Alw ays hold
stee ring w heel on out­
s id e of steering wheel rim with your hands
a t th e 9 o 'clock 3 o'clock posit ions to help