2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA towing

-Press the cove r together u sing both
hand s in the direc tion or th e arrows
42 and pull the cover
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
-Screw th e tow ing eye into the t hread ed
ho le , turnin g
co1111t er-cl ockwi se as far as it
will go
43.
- Use the wre n ch for leverage to tighten
the towing eye.
Towing eye at the rear of the vehicle
Fig. 44 Rear lawing eye
General notes
Installing the towing eye
-Take the towing eye , the wrench a nd
th e sc rew driver out of the vehicl e tool kit
=;:iage 67.
- Pull the cover down and lea ve it
hanging on the vehicl e
- R em ove the cove r on the threaded hole.
- Screw t he towin g eye into th e thr ea ded
hol e, turning
co 1111r er-clockw ise as fa r as it
w ill go
44.
- Use the wrench for leve rage to tight en
the tow ing eye.
po ssi ble tow with the fron t wheels off ground
A lways observe the following use a
t ow-rope :
Notes for the driver of the towing ve­
hicle
- Turn on the emerge ncy flas her.
- Driv e slowly at fir st until th e tow-ro pe is
taut. Then acce lerate graduall y.
- Press the acce le rator slow ly .
- Remembe r that the brak e boo ster and
po we r stee rin g ar e not working in the ve­
hi cle you are tow ing. Brake earlier and
mor e gently than you wo uld n orm ally
Do not drive than 30 mph (50
k m /h ) and furth er tha n 30 miles (5 0 km ).
Notes for the driver of the towed ve­
hicl e
-Turn on the emergency flash er.
- Move the selecto r leve r or gears hi ft
l ever to the neutral posi tion (NJ
- Make sure tha t rh e tow -rope is taut at a ll
Tow-ro pe or tow -bar
It is easier and sa fer to tow a vehicle with a tow­
bar . O nl y use a tow- rope if yo u d o no t h ave a
tow -bar.
A tow -rope s hould be sli ghtl y e las tic to re duce
th e lo adin g on both vehicl es. U se
tow-rope
mad e of sy nthetic fib er or sim ilar ela sti c m ate -
r ia l.
What do I do now? 87

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Ad vic e
Attach the tow-rope or the tow-bar only to th e
tow ing eyes provid ed .
D riv in g s ty le
T ow ing require s some exper ie nc e, es pecia lly
when using a tow -rope. Both driv ers should be
familiar w it h th e tec hn iqu es required for tow ing.
In ex perienced drivers should not try to tow an­
o th er ve hicle.
Do not pu ll to o hard w ith th e towing vehicle and
a vo id j erking the tow- rope . When tow in g on an
unpa ved road, there i s alway s
risk of over­
l oad ing and damaging the an ch orage points .
T he ignition oft he ve hicle be in g towed must be
s witched on to prevent the stee ring whee l fro111
lo ck ing. Also ensur e that the turn signals, horn,
windshield wipers and wash ers work properl y.
Keep in mind that the brake b ooste r d oes not
work when th e e ngine is not running. You will
hav e to apply considerably more pressure to th e
brak e pedal than you wou ld nor111a lly.
A lso the pow er stee rin g do es not work when the
e n g in e is not running. You will n eed m ore for ce
to stee r than you would norma lly.
Tow in g ve hicl es w it h an aut om atic tran smi ssio n
• Move the se lec tor leve r to N. •
Do not drive fa ster than 30 mph (50 km/h)
wh en towing a ve hicl e.
• Do not tow further t han
3 0 111iles (50 km ).
• lfa tow tru ck i s use d, th e ve hicle must be
tow ed with a ll w heels off the ground .
WARNING
Towing a vehicle c hange s th e way yo ur vehi cle
h an dles a nd br akes. To help re du ce t he risk of
an acci den t lead ing to se rious persona l injury,
no te th e fo llow ing:
• T he dr ive r of t he ve hicle t hat is be ing
towe d:
- Will h ave to p ress th e bra ke peda l con­
s id era bly harder than no rm al beca use th e
b ra ke boos te r i s not a cti ve. Always be alert
no t to rear-end the tow ing ve hicle .
- Will h ave to use cons idera bly more fo rce
t o t urn th e steerin g w hee l, b eca use th e
power steer ing is not active.
• The driver o f the ve hicle that is tow ing:
- Must accelera te grad ually a nd ge ntle,
avo id je rkin g m oveme nts.
- Must b ra ke ear lier a nd more gentle t han
yo u wo uld norm ally
When can your vehicle not be towed?
Yo ur ve hicle m ay no t be towe d un der the fo l­
l ow ing con ditions:
• If th e tran sm iss ion mal fun cti o ns and there is
no tran smis sion flui d.
• I f th e veh icle e lectr ical sys tem is not func ­
ti o nin g beca use the s tee ring will lock up.
• If yo u ha ve to driv e fu rth er th an 30 mile s (5 0
• If the front or rea r axl e is off th e ground
because you dama ge th e gea r.
In the se cases the vehicl e mu st be transport ed
o n a car c arrie r or trailer.
WARNING
If you still tow your ve hicle un der these co ndi­
tio ns, you could ca use an acci dent or ca use
d am age to th e ve hicle. Thi s w ill n ot b e covere d
by your Limit ed New Ve hicle Warra nty .
88 Wha t do I do no w?
Do no t tow your ve hicl e beh ind a re cre a tional
vehicle . The Automatic transmi ssio n can be se­
ve re ly damaged. This can happ en even if these ­
l ec to r lever is in th e N (Ne utral) pos ition.
• If th ere is no oil in th e tra nsmi ssio n because
o f dama ge to yo ur vehicle , th e veh icl e s hould b e
mo ved with a ca r carrier .
• If th e front or rear axle is lift ed off th e grou nd,
thi s will serio us dama ge the dr ive gea r.
• If th e veh icl e ha s to be towe d more than 30
mi les (5 0
all whee ls must be rai sed to tow
t he vehicle. The vehicle should be m oved with a
car carrier .
• If vehicle has no e lec trica l po we r, th e
s te erin g will be locked. The ve hicle must

Parts 27
Plastic parts 19
Clean ing 23
Power steering 6
Power wa sh er 18
Prem ium Gaso line 32
R
Rai sing th e veh icle wit h th e jac k 72
Hear lid
Escape handle 76
wind ow heat ing
Heatin g element wires 20
Refue ling 30
H eg ular Gaso line 32
Repair s 28
Hep lacin g
Whee l rim s 63
Rep lacing tires and wheels 6 1
He por ting safety de fects
Ca nada 90
Unit ed States 90
Rims Replacing 63
gas kets 20
s
Safery belt s
Cleaning 26
S now chains 66
Spa res 27
Speed Hating Letter Code 62
Sta rtin g w ith jum per ca bles 84
Ste ps fo r dete rmining correc t load lim it 59
T
Tank
Fillin g
tank 30
Openi ng the fu el filler
30
Tec hnical m od ifica tions 28
T ire pressu re 56
T ir e pressure monitoring system
Se nso rs 63
Tir es and whee ls 63
Va lves 63
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
Tire service life 59
T ir es
Rep la cing 63
Se rv ice life 59
Speed Hating Leller Code 62
Ti re manufa cturing dale 62
Ti re specificat ions 62
Tread depth 59
Uni form tire qua lity gradi ng 64
Win te r tires 65
Tir es and vehicle load limit s 58
Tir es and whe els 5 1
C hec king tir e press ure 56
Co ld tire innation pre ssure 54
D imens ions 6 1
General notes 51
Glo ssary of
and loadin g
t e rm inology 52
New tires and whee ls 61
Rep lacing 6 1
Snow cha ins 66
T ire pressu re mon ito rin g sys tem 63
Tir es and vehicle load limit s 58
Whee l bolts 66
W int er tire s 65
Tools 67
Towing 86
Four-wheel dr ive 86
General notes 87
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 88
Towing eye 86
Tra iler tow ing
Brak es ll
Dr iv in g tips 13
Operating instru ction s 12
Safety chain s 11, 12
Tec hnical requir ements IO
Tire press ure 12
T ow ing tips 13
Trailer lights 11
Tra iler weigh t 12
Tra nspo rt Ca nada 90
Tread Wea r Ind ica to r (TWI) 59
u
Underbody sea lant 22
Unidir ectiona l tires 51, 73
Uniform lir e qu alit y g rading 64
Alphabetical index 95

Booklet 3.3 T echn ical Data
Max imum Vehicle Weigh ts
lbs. kg.
Transm ission
Auto mati c
I Manu al Auto ma
weight of the front and rear axle and corres pondin gly reduces the
o th er load that your vehi cle c an carry.
Maxim um Permiss ib le Trai ler Weights lbs.
kg.
Automat ic Manual Auto mati c
Manual
Trail er w ith brake s
1,000 2,000 454 907
T ra il e r w ithout brake s
1,000 1,6 50
454 748
Tongue load 200 91
Th e to ngue load increa ses th e weight of th e re ar ax le and co rrespondingly re du ces the oth er lo ad
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. A lways read and h eed further info rmati on abou t traile r towing
3.2 "Tip s and Advice", chapter "Trailer towing.". The ma ximum tongue load is only appli-
cab le if th e two hole s o n th e outer, vertica l wall of the m ain ch ass is beam were used w hen installing
th e trailer hitch.
Wh eelbase
IOl.4 in. I 2,578 mm
L en gth
178.8 in.
I 4,544 mm
Width 78.2 in. / l,987 mm
H eig ht (un loaded )
57.5 in./ 1,463 mm
Turn ing circle diamete r (wa ll to wall)
35.7
I 10.9 meters
Tra ck fro nt
60.3 in.
I 1,533 mm re a r
59.7 in. I 1,517 mm
G round clearance {load ed)
5.4 in./ 13 6 mm
Sligh t diffe re n ces to th ese fi gure s are po ssibl e. d ep ending on whee l and tire size fiuc d and the leve l se­
l e c te d
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Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Maximum Vehicl e Weight s lb
s. kg.
Tra nsm iss ion A
utomatic
I Ma nua l A
utom atic I Manua l
Tota l p ermi ssibl e weig ht
I 4,255 1
,950 I 1 ,930
Maxim um payload 1,105
50
1
Maximum front axle load 2,293
2,249
1,040
I 1,020
Maxi mum re a r ax le load 2,
116 960
Maximum roof weight 1
65 75
Th e roof weig ht in creases the we igh t of t he front and
axle and correspo ndingly red uces th e
ot her th at yo ur veh icle can car ry.
Maxim um Permissible Trailer Weig hts lb
s. kg.
Trailer with brakes 1,0
00 454
Tra iler w itho ut brakes 1.
000 454
Tongu e load 200
91
Th e tong ue load increa ses the we ight of th e rear axle and correspon dingly reduces the ot her load
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. Always rea d and heed fu rther information about trailer towing
3.2 " Tips and Adv ice", chapter "Trai le r tow ing.". The maxi mum tongue loa d is o nly app li-
cab le if th e two holes o n th e out er, ve rtical wall of the mai n ch assis beam were use d when in sta lling
th e tra iler hi tc h.
W hee lbase 1
0 1.4 in ./ 2,578111111
Le ngt h 1
78 .8 in .
I 4,544 mm
W idth
in . / !,9 87 mm
H eig ht (unloaded ) 57.5
in.
I 1.463 mm
T urni ng ci rcle diame te r (wall to wall ) 35.7 ft.
I 10.9 me
te rs
Tra ck front 60.3
in./ I,533111111
Track re ar 59.7
in.
I 1,517 111111
Grou nd clearance (loaded) 5.4
in.
I 136 111111
Slight diff erences th ese arc possible , depending on whee l and tire size and the leve l se­
lect ed
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