Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 100,000 miles (160 ,000 km} ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C hange oi l oil fi lter
• Engine: Check for leak s
• Exhaust syste m: Che ck for dama ge and le ak s
• Wate r se parator: Drain water (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel filter: Repla ce (TD I eng ine only)
• 13anery: Chec k
• Door ch eck straps: L ubricate
• Dust and polle n filt er (w here app licab le):
pla ce
• Coolin g system: Che ck coo lant level ; add
necessary
• Wind shi eld was her: Check
leve l; a cid necessa ry
• Automatic
lock: Chec k ope ra tio n in
cludin g switch
• Automat ic tran smi ssio n: Che ck for leaks
• Man ual tran sm issio n: Check o il leve l; add if
ne cess ary: ch eck fo r lea ks
• Whee ls: no tat e from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: C heck conditi on and
pr ess ure
• Brake syste m : C heck for damag e/lea ks, brak e
pad thi cknes s and brake
leve l
Next Service:
D ate: ...................... ..
M iles/ km: ................. .. •
Drive
C heck boots
• On-Board dia gnostic system: Check fault
m emor y; pu rge if n ecess ary
•
C lea n and lubricate
• Front ax le: Check dust sea ls o n ball j oin ts and
ti e ro d end s; c heck tic rods
• Head light s: A djust
•
spo iler: Lubricate (New Bee tle on ly)
• Air b ag sys tem : V is u al ch eck
every 12 month s
regard less of milea ge (kil om eters)
•
t es t: C heck kickdo wn, brakin g.
s tee rin g, hea tin g and ventil atio n, air condi
tionin g, p owe r accesso ries and elec tri cal sys
t e m s
• Timin g belt: Hep lace (TD I engine on ly)
• 12V s ta rt er and auxi liary batt ery : ch ec k
(where app licab le)
• Tires : C hec k tread depth , adjust tire pr essure
necessa ry.
• Tire pr ess ure monit orin g sys te m senso rs :
C hec k batt ery charg e, re pla ce w hee l elec tron ics
a n d aluminum valve if n ecessary (w here appli
cab le).
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warran ty
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this warranty, but are
separate ly wa rrant ed by the tire manufacturer .
To ass ist you in obtaining related Wa rranty in
fo rm ation, a list of tire manufacturers and ad- dresses
is provided th e e nd of thi s booklet.
Ve rify wit h the tire manufacturer what is covered
under their war ra nt y
Maintenance services and mechanical adjustments
This warra nty does not cover the cost of part s
and labor involve d in any sched uled maint e
nance service .
T his warranty does not cove r th e re placem ent of
fi lters, o il, lubrica nts, fluid s, or air co nditioner
refr ige ra nt char ge, unless their re pla cement i s a
n ecessa ry part of warra nty serv ice o n a covere d
compo nent. Me
chan ica l ad justm encs not associate d with a
d efec t in mate rial or wo rkm ansh ip are not cov
e red afte r the firs t yea r o r 12, 000 miles, which
ever occ urs fir st (i. e. hea dlight adj ust m ent ). T his
wa rranty does not cove r wheel ali gnm ent or tire
balan cin g
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
T hi s warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunction s which are the res ult
of improp er repair of the ve hicle, installation of
any non Genu ine Vo lkswagen parts that will
a lter t he ve hicl e pe rfo rm ance s pecifi catio ns
from th ose set by the veh icle manufacturer,
mod ification s to the vehicle (i ncluding th e e n
gine manageme nt sys te m ), accesso ries suc h as
a larm sys te m s, remo te sta rters, roof racks or
co mmun ications e quip ment , defects or fa ilur es
res ultin g from the use of new parts not so ld or
a pproved b y Vo lkswage n, or use d p art s, or the
resultant damage to assoc iated parts or systems;
or
• dama ge or ma lfunctio ns which were ca used
by the alteration of the ve hicle, in particu lar any
m ajor or stru ctura l a lt era tions su ch as t he con
versio n of the ve hicle to a convertib le o r th e
modification of the roof to accommodate a glass
r oof st ructure or ot her similar stru ctural alter
ation s; or
4 Limited New Vehicle Warranty
• damag e or malf un ction s cause d b y in ten
tiona l o r unint enti onal mi sfuelin g, c ollision or
modifications of the vehicl e, includ in g, but n ot
li m it ed to t he in sta llat ion of en gin e mana ge
m en t co mpon ents not app rove d by Volkswagen:
or
• dama ge or malfun ctions re sulting from the
use of th e vehicle in co mp etitive even ts or
ca used
accide nt or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions res ulting from con
tinued operation of the vehicl e afte r a wa rning
li g ht , ga uge readin g or oth er warni ngs indi cate a
mechanica l or ope ra tional proble m ; o r
• damage or malfun ctions due to s usp ension
m odifi cation s, suc h as the in sta llati on of afte r
m ark et sp ri ng s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
k its .
This warrant y do es not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or declared to be a to tal loss by
a n insurer or ve hicles sub stantiall y re -assem
bl ed fr om o r repair ed with p art s obtai ned from
another used vehicl e
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are 110 1 cove re d b y thi s but are
separate ly war ran te d by the ti re manu fac turer.
T o ass ist yo u in ob taini ng re lated Wa rra nty in
form ation, a list of tire man ufact ure rs and ad- d
resses is prov ided at the en d of this book le t.
Ver ify with th e tir e m anu fac tur er w hat i s cove re d
un der th eir wa rra nty.
Main tenance services and mechanical adjus tmen ts
Thi s w arrant y does no t c o ver cos t of pa rts
a nd la b or in vo lve d in an y sc hedul ed m ain te
na nce servi ce.
Th is warra nty does not cover
rep lace ment of
fi lters, oil, l ub rican ts, fluid s, or air co ndi tioner
re fri gera nt ch arge, u nless t heir rep lace men t is a
n ecessary part of warra nty se rvice o n a cove re d
co mp onent. Mec
hani cal adju stment s not associate d wit h a
d efec t in mate ri al or wo rkman ship are no t cov
e red af te r th e firs t year or 12, 000 m iles, whi ch
everocc urs firs t (i.e. headli ght adju stm ent ). Thi s
warranty does no t cove r w hee l a lignm ent or tir e
b ala n ci ng.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warra nty does not cover:
• d am age or malfun cti ons w hic h are th e res ult
of imp roper re pair of the v ehi cle, insta ll at io n of
an y
110 11 Ge nuin e Volksw agen parts that w ill
a lter th e ve hicle performan ce spe cifi cation s
fr om th ose se t by th e ve hicle m anufa ctur er,
modi fications
th e ve hicle (including the e n
g in e m anage men t sys te m ), accessor ies suc h as
ala rm sys te m s, remo te s tarters, roof racks o r
co mm unicat io ns eq uip me nt, d efec ts or failu res
r es ultin g from the use of new parts not sold o r
a pp roved by Vo lkswage n, o r use d p art s, or th e
r es ult ant d am age to assoc iate d part s or sys te m s;
o r
• d ama ge o r malfunct io ns wh ic h we re ca used
by th e altera tion of th e ve hicl e, in
an y
m ajor or stru ctural alt erat ions s uch as the con
v er sio n of the ve hicle to a c on verti ble or the
m odifi catio n of th e ro of to acco mm odate a glass
roo f st ru ctur e o r ot her si m ila r stru ctur al a lt er
a tions; o r
4 Limited New V ehicle Warranty
• damage or m alfun ctio ns caused by int en
ti onal or unint ent io nal misf uelin g, co llision or
m od ifica tions of th e ve hicle , includin g, but not
limi ted
th e in staUatio n of e ngin e m anage
ment comp onen ts no t a ppro ved b y Vo lksw agen ;
o r
• damage or m alfun cti ons res ulting from the
u se of the ve hicle in co mp etiti ve eve nts or
ca used by acci dent or fi re; o r
• d am age or m alfun cti ons resu lting from con
t inu ed op era tion of t he ve hicle af te r a w arnin g
li gh t, ga uge rea din g o r oth er w arnin gs indi cate a
me ch ani ca l o r op erat ional p roblem; o r
• d am ag e o r m alfun ctio ns due to su sp ensio n
m odifi cati ons, s u ch as th e in sta lla tio n of af te r
m arke t spr ings, sh oc k ab so rb ers, or lowe ring
kit s.
T his w arranty does no t co ve r ve hicl es seve re ly
damage d and
I o r decl are d to be a to ta l loss by
a n in sur er o r veh icles s ubsta nti all y re-asse m
bl ed from or r ep air ed
p an s obta in ed from
an other ve hicle .
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tire Manufacturers
List of tire manufacturers for new Volkswagen
vehicles
The Magnuson-Moss Federa l Trad e
Commiss ion Impro vemen t Act of 1975 and regu
latio ns iss ued pur su ant to the act require th at a
tir e warranty pamphlet be placed in every new
vehicle prior to sale.
To assist you in obta ini ng th e relat ed warranty
informat io n , th e fo llow ing li st of tire manu fac
turers and addresses is bein g pro vided.
Tir e Man ufactur ers
D unl op
re Corp.
11 44 East Mark et Street
Akron, OH 44316
Te l.: I (800 ) 548-47 14
B ri dges tone/Firesto ne In c.
J Br idg estone Park
Nas hville. T N 37214
Te l.: l (800 ) 356-4644
Goodyea r Tire
& Ru bber Co.
1144 East Ma rket Street
32 Tire Manufacturer s
Akron, 44316
Tel.: I (800) 32 1-2136
Co ntin en tal Genera l
1800 Contin ental B lvd.
C har lotte, NC 28273
Te l.: I (800) 847-3349
Mic helin Tire Corp.
P.O. Box 19 00 1
Gree nvill e, SC 29602-9001
Tel.: I (800) 887 -0662
P ire lli Tires North Am er ica
300 George S tree t, 5th Floor
New Have n,
e r 065 1 I
Tel.: I (800) 747-3554
Uniroya l Good rich Tire Co.
P.O. Box 19001
Greenv ille, SC 296 02-900 1
Tel.: I (800 ) 521-9796
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Information text
In ad dition 10 warnin g message s give n on a maJ .
fun ction , yo u w ill r ece ive inform ati on in th e di s
pla y on procedur es or will be asked to do some
thin g. Tips
So me indicat ed onl y by the
warning light s in the in strum ent du ste r w ith out
warning o r inf ormat ion tex 1s. If yo u
not sur e,
a sk you r auth ori zed Vo lkswage n dealer for
WARNING
Fun ction
C han ges to 1he multi -fun ctio n indi cat or (MFI)
9
In forr na1i on about t he c urrenl radi o mode
appear in th e dis
pla y.
Thi s m enu op lion
on ly be s how n in those vehicles equi pp ed Naviga tion Sys te m . T he Nav igat ion Sys te m mu st b e sw i1ched
on.T urn signals an d pro ximity bar s be sh ow n if th e rou te ass is
t a n ce func tio n is ac1i ve. The sc ree n is s im ilar to 1he symbol s shown
in th e Nav iga tion Sys1e111
3.2 .
Th e dir ect io n of trave l (co mp ass) and the nam e of the curr ent s1r ee 1
will b e show n if 1he rout e ass is ta nce fun ction is 1101 ac1ive.
Thi s m en u sh ows c urrent warnin g and informal io n tex ts
15.
The m enu opti on fl ashes if warni ng o r in form ati on t exts are to be
read.
Se lling s for th e time , spee d wa rnin g fo r w inter tires, la n guag e,
unit s, co mpass, ligh ls
& vis ion and conve nien ce .
Tip s
Driver distracti on ca n cause accident s and se
rious persona l injur y. Th
e m enu s sho wn in the di sp lay depe nds o n th e
ve hicl e elec troni cs a nd the op tion le vel of yo ur
ve hicle. If you are not sur e, a sk yo ur authori zed
Vo lkswage n dea le r for
• Neve r se lec t menu s when the vehicle is
moving.
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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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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Function
In di splay
5 mi /h (-10 km/h)
Bock Dec reases t he se t va lue by 5 mph (10 km /h }.
Th e
Winter tires men u is close d and th e las t d is pla yed menu is
o pene d.
Tips
The m en us s ho wn in t he di spl ay dep end s on th e
veh icle elec tronic s an d th e o ption leve l of your
App lies lo ve hicles: wi th H igh line i nstr u ment cluster
ve hi cle. If you a re not s ure, as k yo ur authori zed
Vo lkswage n dea ler for as sis ta nce.
Example of using the menus with the windshield wiper lever
All menus in the cluste r can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 11 In the wind shield wiper lever: button select and expand the menu and roc ker switch© to
select a su b m enu with in the men u
The se tting ofa sp eed warnin g will be used
as an examp le of how to use the menu s.
T he s pee d wa rnin g fe atu re is a help ful re
mind er if yo u are, for exa mpl e, u sin g
w int er tires w hich are not suit ed for the top
spee d
the ve hicl e.
1. Opening the main menu
Switch on the ig ni tion. A vehicle p icto
g ram is di spl aye d.
Press button 11 und er th e
w in ds hield wiper leve r o nce for abou t 5
seco nds and re lease . The followin g me s
sage appears: Plea se fasten seatbelt!
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Press an d hold the ro cke r sw itch © for
five seco nds to access the m ain men u. Yo u
ma y have to repeat this pro cedur e severa l
t im es if you had pr eviously se lec ted a dif
ferent me nu until you access the main
m enu.
2. Opening the Set up menu
Press the rocker switch the bottom
to sc roll dow n to Set up. The menu will ap
p ea r betwee n two hori zon ta l lin es and a
m arker tr ia n gle w ill app ear on the right
s id e.
Mark the m en u opt io n Set up .
Press under the w indshi eld
w ip er leve r. Th e m enu Setting s is opened.
3. Opening the Winter tires menu
Pr ess the ro cke r swi tc h © to m ark the
m enu opti on Wint er ti res.
Pre ss to o pen th e sub-m enu
Winter tir es.
4. Setting the speed warning
U se the ro cker sw itch © to mark the
m enu ent ry + 5 mi/h ((+ 10 km /h) ) or -
5 mi/h ((- 10 km /h) ) a nd press the button
to eith er in crease or de crease the spe ed
s h ow n in th e di sp lay above.
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
5. Switching th e spee d warning on
and off
U se the ro cker switc h © to select
m enu point ON I OFF an d pr ess th e
bu tton @
sw itc h th e spe ed warnin g ei
on o r off. Thr ee das hes ---app ear al
t h e top of th e di sp lay if th e sp ee d wa rning
is sw itch ed off.
Th e ex amp le menu Winter tires
6. E xiting the Winter t ires menu
Sc roll dow n to Back and pre ss butt on
The function "Wi nter tire s" w ill gen erate a vis
ib le an d aco ustic wa rning on ce the ve hicle has
r eac hed the set sp eed.
In disp lay
Wi nter tires
X mi /h (X km /h )
or --- Func
tio n
Th e name of th e di sp layed men u
D is pl ay of th e s pee d curr entl y se t
o r clas hes if th e function is sw itc h ed off.
ON/ OFF Swit c h es th e fun ctio n on or off.
+ 5 mi/ h (+1 0 km /h )
- 5 mi/h (-10 km /h )
B ock I
n crease the set va lu e by
5 mph (10 km /h ).
Decreases the set va lue by
5 mp h (10 km /h ).
T he W inter tires m en u is cl osed a nd the las t di spl aye d menu i s
ope ned.
d is p la y depe nds o n th e
ve hicl e e lectro nics and th e op tio n leve l o f yo ur
Vehicle status menu
vehicle. If yo u are not sur e, ask your Vo lkswagen dea le r fo r ass is ta nce . ._
Thi s m enu will disp lay warning or information text s.
Op eni ng the Veh icl e status m enu
Se lec t Vehicle statu s men u and press
b u tto n
14 , fig . 11 @ und er th e
w indshie ld wipe r leve r.
O r
Pr ess but ton 13 , fi g. 10 th e
mul ti-func tion stee rin g w hee l
unt il th e
Veh icl e s tatu s menu i s di sp laye d.
Where applicabl e P
ri ori ty
2 warning s and i nformatio n tex ts w ill
d issa pea r from the disp la yed automatica lly af te r
so me time, but the y w ill be s tored in th e Vehi cle
s ta tu s m enu .
I f th ere are no priorit y
I warnin gs, then the pri
or ity 2 wa rnin gs will appear one af ter th e oth er.
If th ere are no prio rit y
I or priority 2 wa rnin gs
p rese nt, OK or N o en try w ill appea r in th e
d is pl ay . ._
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