2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA display

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to veh icles: with multi- function indicato r (MFI)
Multi -Function Indicator (MFI)
The Mu lti-Function Indicator (MF !) shows you various t ravel data.
F ig. 8 On the windshie ld wiper lever: Button selec t memory l or memory 2 and the rocker switch to se lect and cha nge the menus
The MF I is e qu ipped with two autom ati c
m em ories: 1 -Trip memory and 2 - Total
j ourney memory . The se lec te d m emor y
w ill be shown in th e uppe r right-h an d
co rner of th e M Fl disp lay.
Opening the MFD menu
- From the m ain menu , se lec t th e MFD
m enu and press button o n the
w ind sh ield wip er leve r
8
-Pres s button 4, fig . I in th e
multi-fun ctio n stee rin g whee l
the
MFD menu i s di sp layed.
Selecting a memory
- With th e ignit ion switch ed on , bri efl y
pr ess the button
8 on th e w in d­
s hield wiper leve r or
button on th e
multi-fun cti on stee ring w hee l
4,
fi g . I
to to ggle betwee n m emor y I a nd
m emor y 2.
Where appli cab le
Deleting the memory
- Selec t th e m emor y you wo uld like
to de le te.
- Press and ho ld th e bu tton
und er the
w ind shi eld wip er leve r or
butt on
o n th e multi-f unct io n stee rin g w hee l fo r at
l eas t 2 sec ond s.
The trip m emory I co llec ts th e tra vel and fu el
co nsumpt io n fr om the m om ent the ig n i­
tion is sw itc h ed on unt il it is sw itch ed If th e
trip is co ntinu ed within two hours o f sw itc hing
off the ig niti on , th e new valu es w ill be add ed to
th e ex is tin g trip reco rder. Th e m em ory w ill aut o­
m atica lly be dele te d i f th e ign ition is sw itc h ed
off for more t han two hour s.
Th e tot al journe y m em ory
2 coll ects th e trip
data for any numb er o f indi vidua l trip s (eve n if
th e ig niti on is sw itched off for lo nge r than two
hour s}. The max imum travel time is 99 hour s
and
5 9 minu tes. The m ax imum number of mi les
{ kilo mete rs) is 999 9 an d the maxim um numb er
of gall ons (lit ers } of f uel co nsum ed is 999. The
m emory will au to mati cally se t itse lf ba ck to
0 it ha s reach ed th e m ax imum value.
Memory di splay s
You can sw itch b etwee n the fo llow ing display s
in th e mult i-f un ction indica tor by
pre ssing th e rocke r switch 8 the end
o f th e windsh ield wiper leve r or by pr ess ing the
bull ons
(0 4, fig. I on the multi­
f un cti on stee ring whee l.
• Driv in g tim e
• Curr en t f uel con sumpti on
•
fue l co nsumpti on
• Miles ( kilom ete rs) to empt y
• Dista nce trav ell ed
• Ave rag e sp ee d
• Spee d warnin g
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Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
• Wh en th e ve hicle is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at
ve ry lo w sp ee ds, the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay
b e sli ghtl y hi gher th an th e actua l o ut side te m -as res ult of th e heat r adi ate d fr om th e
Applies to vehicles : With Highline o r Midline instrument cluster
Warning or information te xt in the disp lay
Malfun ction s are s hown in th e di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd warning infor ­
m ation me ssages.
Fig . 9 Warn ing text in the display of a Midline in ­st rumen t cluster: STO P Oi l pressure
T he sys te m run s a c hec k on ce rtai n co mpo nem s
an d fun cti on s w hen th e ig niti on is sw itc hed on
an d whil e the ve hicle is m ov ing. Fun ction al 111 al­
f un cti on s are indi cate d by sy mbols w ith warn ­
in gs a nd in form ation t exts in th e di sp lay. An
ac ou sti c w arnin g is give n in certain cases. The
scree n may vary according to th e ve rs ion of th e
in strum ent cluste r yo ur vehicle has.
Warning symbo ls
Th ere ar e re d warnin g sy111bols (p riority I) and
ye llo w warnin g sy mb ols ( prior ity 2).
E xamp les of priority
1 wa rning s (red)
• Bra ke sys te m symb ol
or wi th th e
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's manual!
• Coo lant symbol
with the w arnin g STOP Check coolant! Owner's manual!
• En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol
't=:r: with the
w arnin g text STOP Oil pressure engine off!
Owner's manual!.
If one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g
li g ht will flas h or lig h t u p and will be acco 111pa­
ni ecl b y three acoustic warning s. This is a clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull off th e roa d where it is sa fe
a nd sw itch off the e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct
your auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dea ler or a q uali­
fi ed wo rks hop imm edia te ly and h ave the m al­
fun ctio n r epa ired .
I f severa l priorit y
wa rnin gs are detec ted at th e
sa me tim e, the symb ols w ill ap pe ar one aft er th e
o th er fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at a tim e.
a se t
ti 111e , th e in fo rm ati on tex t wi ll disap pear, how­
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill app ear in th e dis pl ay a nd
s tay on as a re 111ind er for yo u to have the m al­
f un cti on r epai red.
lo ng as pri or ity I wa rnin g is sh own in the
di sp lay, yo u will not be abl e to see an y o ther
m en us
7.
Examples of priority 2 warnings (yellow):
• Fu el sy mb ol with th e in fo rm ation tex t
Pl ease refuel!
• Windshie ld was her flui d sy mb ol with th e
i n fo rm atio n tex t Top up wa sh fluid!.
•
p ad sy 111b ol with inform atio n tex t
Check broke pods!
• Imm obili zer sy mb ol with th e info rmati on
tex t Immobilizer active!
If one o f th ese situ ations occ urs,
wa rnin g
sy mb ol li ght s up, an d yo u wi ll hear one acou stic
warning . C hec k th e c ause as soon as poss ible.
If seve ral p riorit y
wa rnin gs arc detec te d at th e
sa me tim e, th e sy mb ols di spl aye d on e aft er
th e oth er fo r ab out 2 seco nds at a tim e. a
se t tim e, th e inf ormati on te xt w ill disa ppe ar,
ho weve r the symb ol w ill app ear at the sid e of th e
di sp lay a nd stay on
a re 111ind er fo r yo u t o
c h eck th e c ause as so on as poss ible .
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges will n ot be sh ow n
until all Priority I warnin g m ess ages have bee n
co rrec te d!
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: H ighline instrumen t cluster and multi-function steering wheel
Example of using the menus with the mult i- function steering wheel
All menus in the i nstrwnen t cluster can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 10 In the multi -fu nction steering wh eel: button lo toggle between the disp lays, button to con­
f irm o se lect ion and button © to select o menu or
submenu.
T he se lling of a speed warning w ill be used
as an exam pie of how lo use the menus .
The speed warn ing feat ure is a helpfu l re­
minder if you are, for example, usi ng
wi nter ti res whi ch arc no t suit ed for th e top
s p ee d of
ve hicle.
l. Opening the Set up menu
Switch on the ignition. A ve hicle p icto­
gram appea rs .
Press butlon the mult ifunct io n
s tee rin g whee l until the Set up (Settings)
menu is disp layed.
The example menu Winter tires 2. Opening the Winter
tires menu
hig hli ght
the menu item Winier tires. The hig h­
li ghted menu item is between two hori­
zonta l lines. Th ere is also a trian gle on the
Mark the m enu opt ion Wint er tire s.
Press The Winter tires
menu opens.
3. Setting th e speed warning
Highlight th e menu it em+ 5 mi/h
( (+
10 km /h )) or 5 mi /h ((-10 km /h)) usi ng
th e ar row keys and p ress
butto n to
increa se or decrease the speed s how n at
th e top of t he di sp lay.
4 . Switching the speed warning on
and off
U sing th e arrow keys , select th e menu
i tem
On I Off a nd press to
sw itch the sp ee d wa rnin g on o r off. When
t h e s peed warnin g is swi tched olT, three
da she s --- appea r at the top of the disp lay .
5. Exiting the Winter tires menu
Se lect the m enu item Back .
The fu nction "Winter tires" w ill generate a v is­
ible and acoustic warn ing once the ve hicl e has
r eac hed th e set speed .
In di splay
Winter tires
X mi /h (X km/ h) or--- Function
Th e na m e of the displaye d m enu
D isp lay of the speed cur ren tly set
or dashes if the function is switched off.
ON/OFF Swi tc h es the fu nction on or
+ 5 mi /h (+10 km/h ) In crease the set va lue by 5 mp h (10 km/h ).
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Bookle t 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent
Set up menu
Th e se t up m enu u se d to mak e variou s diff ere nt setting s fo r th e function s in th e
ve hicl e.
Opening th e Set up menu - Press butto n 13, fig . 10 th e
m ult i- fun cti on stee ring w hee l
unti l th e
Set
u p m en u i s dis p la ye d.
- Se
lect th e m enu opti on Set up fr om th e
ma in menu
1 2 a nd press button
14, fig . 11 und er th e wi ndshie ld
w ipe r le ver. Or An examp le of how use the m enu 13 or 14 .
Se ttings
Tim e
Wint er tire s
L ang uag e
Unit s
Co mpa ss
Co nve nience
Li ght s
& Vis io n
D isplay off
Ba ck
Tip s F
un cti on
Yo u can set the clock hou rs a nd min utes both in th e in strum ent
cl uster a nd in t he Navig ation Sys te m . C hoose be twee n a 12 a nd 2 4
h ou r d is p lay a nd switc h
Summ er tim e (an S ap pears in th e up per of the d isp lay)
Yo u ca n en te r h ere w hether an opt ica l an d aco usti c warn ing s hould
be made an d at w hic h speed. You can use th is fun ctio n if yo u have
i n sta lled wi nte r tir es w hic h a re not su ited fo r th e to p spe ed of your
ve hicl e =>boo klet 3 .2 "Tips a nd Ma inten an ce", ch ap ter "W hee ls" .
T he tex ts in th e dis pl ay a nd in th e Nav igat io n Sys tem ca n be di s­
p layed in seven diffe rent lan guages.
T he unit s use d for te m perature, fue l co nsu mpt io n va lues an d dis­
t ances
set here .
Th e co mpass c an be calib ra te d and th e va ria nce zo ne adj uste d
18
T hi s m en u is use d
to make t he se ttin gs fo r the convenience f unc­
ti o ns in t he ve hicle 17
Va rious se tlings can be m ade f or th e ve hicle ligh ti ng in th e Lig hts
& Vis io n m enu 17
T he dis play is sw itc hed off .
co mes bac k on when yo u sw itch th e
m ain men u back on or if a wa rning is detec ted.
You w ill ret urn
th e m ain m enu.
• T he m enu s shown in th e display dep ends on
th e ve hicle elec tro nics and th e op tio ns in stall ed
o n yo ur ve hicl e. lfyo u are no t sur e, ask yo ur au ­
th ori ze d Vo lk swage n dea ler o r qu alifi ed wo rk­
s h op fo r ass is ta n ce . •
Your autho rize d Vo lkswage n dea le r or qu ali ­
fied works hop can p rogra m or mo dify ad dition al
fu nct ions depen ding o n kin d of dis play
on your ve hicl e.
• The Settings men u ca n onl y be o pened when
th e veh icl e is at a sta nd still
Wher e app licable
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In display Function
-1 Z
one
Ba ck Dec
reases the se t va lue by I
Th e Compass m enu is cl osed and the last displayed menu is ope ned.
Tips
The menu s sho wn in the disp lay dep end s on th e
ve hicl e electro nics and the o ption leve l of your
Warning lights
Overview of the warning lights
vehicle. If yo u are no t s ure, ask your authorize d
Vo lkswage n dealer for
The warning light s indicate a numb er of diff ere n t functions and possibl e mal­
functions.
Fi g. 13 Instrument cluster wi th warning ligh ts. Some of the warning lights listed in this section ore on certain
models only or are op tio ns. !JI,,
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
It em Symbol Meaning of warning Lights Fur ther informa tion
. Fue l fi lle r ca p not prop erl y clo sed 29
Hi gh beam 29
Ai rba g or b elt t en sio ner sys te m 2. 1. ch apt er "Mo nitorin g the m alfun cti on o r airb ag disabl ed
vanced airbag system"
Depress pedal 30
Tire press ure m onitorin g syste m 30
(TPMSJ
or
Day time running lights
WARNING
Failur e to heed warn ing l ig ht s and o ther im­
por tan t ve hicle informatio n can lead to a
b rea kdow n in
coll is io n an d se rio us
p erso nal injur y.
• Neve r ign ore w arn ing lig ht s and warn ing
t ex ts !
• Whe neve r sta ll ed o r sto pp ed for re pa ir,
move the vehicle a safe dis ta nce ofT the road ,
s top the en gine, and turn on th e emergency
na sher and u se other warn ing device s to
approac hin g
Tip s
• Some warn ing lig hts ar e also displ aye d in th e
instru ment cluster. The pri orit y of malfun ctio ns
i s di spl ayed w ith red and yellow sy mbo ls and
d isp laye d with addition al in for mat ion.
• I f o n e o f th e ligh ts mark ed wit h
comes o n
wh ile yo u are driving , mo ve a safe dista n ce off
th e road. Turn off the en gine , turn the e mer­
ge ncy flas her o n and use o ther
devices
t o alert ot her motorists. Go to listed page in yo ur
book let fo r ex planations.
• Some fea tures menti oned are
eq uipment on some models options on
This warning light exh aust system.
W arnin g lig ht
flashe s:
Mi sfiring
damage th e co nverter .
Red uce sp ee d and drive caref ull y to the neares t
au thorized Vo lkswage n dea le rs hip . I lave the e n­
g in e c hecke d.
T he follow in g tex t is di spla yed in th e ins trument
clu ster disp lay: Emissions workshop !
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Wa rnin g li g ht i s illumin ated:
A malfun cti on ha s deve loped d urin g driving
w hi ch ha s red uced the qualit y of th e ex haust
e mi ssio n s.
spe ed an d dri ve c arefull y to
th e nearest a uthorized Vo lk swage n deale rs h ip.
H ave the engi ne checke d.
The fo llow ing tex t is displayed i n the instrum ent
cl uste r display: Emissio ns

Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Applies to vehicles: with gasoline engine
Electronic Power Control (EPC}
This warning light monitors the engine management system on gasoline eng ines.
The warn ing light £ C (Electron ic Power Contr ol)
li ght s up whe n th e ig niti on is switched o n to
show that the light i s work ing prope rly.
It sh ould
go out when the e ngine has s tarted running.
! fa ma lf un ction develo ps in th e engine manage·
m ent sys tem whil e yo u are dr iv ing, thi s warning
Applies to vehicles: with o diesel engine li
ght wi ll light up. Ha ve the e ngin e checked by an
au thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler or qua lified shop as soo n as po ssible.
Th e followi ng tex t is disp laye d on the
m en t c lu ster: Engine
Glow plug system I Engine malfunction
The indicator l amp lights up to show that the glow plugs are preheating . It flashes
if the re is an engine malfunction.
Warning light
stays lit up
Th e wa rning light lights up whil e th e
plug s are prehea ting. Whe n the warnin g light
goes off, the en gine sh ould be s tarted right away.
The warn ing light do es not light up if th e en ·
gi ne is at opera tin g te mperature . Th e eng ine
ca n be s tart ed imm ediate ly.
There is a fault in the
plu g sys te m if the
wa rnin g ligh t does not li ght up when the en ·
Electronic immobilizer -
gine is cold. Co ntact an au thorized Volkswage n
d ea le r or a qualifi ed workshop.
Warning lig ht
flash es
lfa mal func tion deve lops in th e eng ine manag e­
m ent sys te m whil e yo u are drivin g, th e glow plug
light will flas h . The engine sh ou ld be checked
b y an author ize d Volkswagen dea le r or
quali·
fi ed wo rksh op as soo n as possib le .
Th e fo llow ing te xt is di spla yed on the instru·
m ent cluster: Engine
This wa rning light flashes if an unauthoriz ed key is used.
T here is a ch ip in th e key. It a u tomatica lly deac·
ti vat es the imm obilize r when th e key is in se rted
in to th e igniti on lock. T he immobili zer will be
a cti vated again aut oma tica lly as s oo n as you
p ull th e ke y out of the ig nit ion lock.
T his wa rning lig ht will light up for appro xi­
m ate ly 3 seconds wh en th e ignit ion is switc hed
on . Thi s warni ng ligh t fl ashes if an un auth orized
k ey is use d . The in format io n text displayed in t
h e in strument clu ste r di spla y is: Imm obilizer
active ! Th e ve hicle cannot b e used in th at case .
The en gin e c an , h oweve r, be sta rt ed i f th e
pria te co ded genu ine Vo lksw age n ke y is used.
Tip s
Th e veh ic le ca nnot be opera te d proper ly if you
d o not h ave
genuine Vo lk swagen
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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