2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Com

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
tool and th e vehicl e
jack
con tains th e follow ing items 18 :
Th e sc rew driv er is in th e lu g w re nch and its
b lad e is re ve rs ib le .
A dap ter for ant i-th eft wh eel bo lts
Tow ing eye, re movab le
W ire hook for pulling off the ce nte r co ve r
a nd th e w he el b olt cap s
Jack f or changing a wheel. B efor e yo u put
th e jack back in to i ts loca tion make sur e it is
co mp le te ly re tr a cted.
wr en ch for wheel bolts
Ad opter for anti-th eft w hee l baits
We reco mmend yo u carry t he wh eel bolt adap te r
in th e ve hicle tool kit at all times. The a nti-theft
w hee l bo lt code numbe r is sta mp ed on th e front
of th e ada pter. Yo u will need this numb er to re ­
p lace t he ada pter if it is lo st. No te th e c ode
numb er o f th e adapt er fo r th e an ti- th ef t whee l
b olt and kee p it in a safe pla ce
but not in your
veh icle.
Fig . 18 Vehicle too l kit. Some of th e it e m s sh own
come o nly w it h certa in models .
WARNING
Improper ly t ighte ned whee l bo lts can become
l oose, ca usi ng loss of contro l, a co llisio n an d
ser ious perso nal i nju ry.
• Neve r tig h te n th e w hee l bo lts wit h a hex
socke t in th e sc rew driver h and le because yo u
w ill n ot be ab le to tig hte n th e bo lts to t he re­
qu ired torque.
• Always use t he lug wrench and tig ht en th e
wh eel bolts secure ly.
WARNING
Imp roper use of your ve hicle jack can ca use
ser io u s pe rso nal in jury .
• Never use the fac tory sup plied jac k for t his
mod el to lift othe r ve hicles o r any other heavy
ob jec ts.
• Your vehicle jac k i s des igned for ch ang in g
w hee ls on your vehicle on ly, not fo r working
un dernea th
it. If you have to wo rk un derneat h
t h e ve hicle , a lways use safe ty s ta nds to s up-
p or t th e veh icle.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WA RNING (continued)
• Always pro perl y s ecur e th e ve hicle ja ck
a nd t ool kit in th e lu ggage co mpartm ent.
L o ose item s in th e vehicle ca n fly a round th e
in sid e o f th e ve hicle during hard brakin g or in
a c rash cau sing seriou s pers onal injur y.
Changing a wheel
Applies lo vehicles: with spare wheel
Getting started
WARNING (contin ued)
• Before y ou rai se yo ur ve hicl e the jac k,
al ways re ad and h eed all
Pa rk vehicle in a safe place befo re changing a whee l.
-If yo u have a flat tir e or pun ctur e, park
t h e ve hicle as fa r away from th e flow of
t ra ffi c as poss ible o n a firm , eve n surf ace.
- Turn o ff the engine. Turn o n the emer­
ge ncy flas her.
- Apply the park ing brake firm ly and en­
gage a gear or
pu 1 1h e se lecto r in P.
- A ll passe nge rs mus t leave the ve hicle.
Th ey sh o uld wait in a safe place (for ex­
a mpl e behin d a g ua rd rail or other safe ty
ba rrier) .
- Block the w hee l o pp osite t he w hee l
b ein g cha nged wit h a su itabl e objec t. .
- If yo u are tow ing a tra iler, u nh itch it
fr om your ve hicle .
- Remove the spare w hee l and the ve hicle
t oo ls from t he lu ggage com part ment.
WARNING
C han gin g a w hee l, es pecia lly on the s ide the
ro ad , can b e da ngero us. To hel p re du ce th e
ri sk of seriou s perso nal inju ry:
• Alw ays sto p th e vehicl e as soon as
is safe
t o do so and mo ve the ve hicle a safe distan ce
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WA RNING (cont inu ed)
off th e ro ad wher e it i s safe lo c hang e th e
wh eel.
• Turn on th e emerge ncy flas her a nd set up
an other warnin g dev ice a bo ut 27 ya rds (25
m eters) behin d th e ve hicl e to wa rn ap­
pro achin g traffi c.
• Always make sure th at th e gro und i s leve l
a nd
if n ecessary use a s turdy boar d
und er th e jac k.
• When one w heel is lif ted
th e g round
puttin g th e se lector leve r in P will not pre vent
s udd en ve hicl e mo vement .
• Always appl y th e parkin g brak e
and
e ngage the se lec tor lever in P to help prev ent
the vehicl e from m oving s udd enl y a nd s lip­
p in g o ff th e ja ck.
• Always block the whee l oppos ite th e w hee l
be in g cha nged with b oth fo ld in g ch ocks or
s imil ar obj ec ts .
• If you arc towin g a tra iler, a lways unhit ch it
fr om yo ur vehicl e before star tin g to c hange
th e w hee l.
• Alwa ys use a ja ck th at ha s bee n approve d
b y th e m anufa ctur er for your vehicle .
• Neve r u se oth er j ac ks, ev en if th ey have
b ee n ap pro ve d for u se on oth er Vo lkswag en

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies lo vehicles: wi th spore whee l
Removing the spare wheel
The spar e wheel is located und ern eath the floor covering in the luggag e compart ­
Fig. 21 Under th e floor ponel: spore wheel secured
wi th o p las tic nut.
Removing the spare wheel
-Lift floor panel and hang on
rubb er sea l aro und the luggage compart­
ment openin g.
- Unscrew the black plastic nut securin g
th e s par e whee l by turning it in
direc­
tion of th e arrow
21and remo ve
-Press dow n on pla stic screw 22
in the ce nter of the spare wheel and
turn it co unt erclo ckw ise in th e direction of
the arro w
22 and remove.
- Tak e out the s pare whee l. Stowing the
flat tir e.
- Lift the fl oor pan el a nd h ang i t on the
rubb er sea l around the luggage compart ­
m en t open ing.
- Pla ce the flat tir e in the spar e whee l we ll
in the lu ggage co mpartment.
- Take the pla stic scr ew, place it in the
c ente r of th e flat tire pre ss
dow n and
t urn
clockw ise.
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Fi g. 2 2 Under th e floor pone!: plo stic screw for se­
cur ing the plostic n ut.
- Secu re the flat tire w ith bla ck pl astic
nut.
WARNING
• Do not use the spar e tir e ifit i s damaged or
if it ha s worn down to the wear indicators.
• If th e s pare lire i s more than 6 years old,
u se
it only in an em ergen cy and with extreme
cau tion and careful dri vin g.
• The spare tire mu st alwa ys be se cur ed w ith
the wheel bolt s provided b y the factory.
• After installin g the spare tire, the tire pr es­
s ur e must be c hecked as soon as p ossible
56.
• On some ve hicles, the spare tire ma y be
sma ller th an th e original tire. The smaller
spar e tir e is identified with a sticker and th e
word s
"50 mph" or "80 km/h". These words
identify the max imum permissible sp ee d for
driving with this tire.
Not e
Mak e sure that the spare w heel. or
re mo ved ar e stored safe ly i n luggag e

WARNING {continu ed)
• Never let anyone place any part of their
body underneath the vehicle when support ed
by the jack.
• Never support your vehicl e on cinder
blocks, bricks or other obje cts . These may not
Changing a wheel
F ig . 27 Chang ing a wheel : removing the wheel
baits
Removing the wheel
-Usin g the h ex socket in th e sc rew dri ver
27, un screw t he w heel bo lts pre vi­
o usly loo sen ed about on e turn and put it
o n a cl ean su rface .
- Then re mo ve the oth er whee l bolt s as
d esc ribed abo ve.
- Tak e off th e w he el.
- Place the flat ti re in the lu gg ag e co m-
p artmen t.
Mounting the spare wheel
-Mount the sp a re wh eel.
- Insta ll th e w hee l bolt s and tight en th em
lig htly u sin g th e hex so cke t in th e sc rew
dri ver.
- L ower th e ve hicle on the jack .
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING {cont inu ed )
be able to support the load and collap se sud ­
denl y.
• Nev er start the engine when you have
raised the vehicl e on the jack. The engine vi­
bration s and v ehicle movements could knock
the v ehicl e off the
- T ig ht en the wheel bolts firml y using the
lu g w re n ch. Ti gh te n th e whee l b olts in di­
a gonal s equ ence , for e xampl e, tig h te n th e
top bolt and then th e oppo sit e bolt clo se st
to th e ground and continu e tight enin g the
bolt s until all have bee n firml y and se­
c ur ely tight en ed. Do not tight en th e bolts
in clock wise or c ounter-cl oc kw ise se­
quen ce.
Unidirectional tires
Unidir ectional tir es mu st be co rrec tly m ount ed
a ll arou nd.
A un idir ection al tir e ca n b e id en tified b y arrows
o n th e s idewa ll, w hi ch p oin t in the di rec tion of
t h e ro tation . Yo u mu st fo llow the speci fied dir ec­
ti on of ro ta ti on. Thi s is necessary in orde r for
the se tires to deve lop t heir optim al cha racte ris­
ti cs regar ding grip, road noise, wea r and hydro­
p la ni ng .
I f y ou have
to moun t a tire opp osite to i ts pro per
dir ection of rot atio n. p lease drive caref ull y sin ce
th e tir e no lo nge r poss esses its o ptimal chara c­
t e ri stic s in thi s s itu atio n. Thi s is parti cul arl y im ­
po rta nt in we t con ditions. In orde r to f ully ex­
pl oi t th e benefi ts of unidir ectio nal tire s ag ain ,
yo u sh ou ld imm edi ate ly re place or change the
tir e in or der to resto re th e co rrect d irec tion of ro­
t a ti on .
WARNING
Improp erl y tight en ed or maintain ed wheel
b olt s can b ecome loose cau sin g lo ss of control ,
a colli sio n and seriou s per son al inju ry:
• Alw ay s keep th e wheel bolt s and th e
thread s in the wh eel hub s clean so the whee l
bolt s can turn easily and be p roperl y tight-
en ed .
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Never grease or oil the wheel bolts and the
threads in the whee l hubs. They can become
loo se wh ile driving if greased or oiled, even if
tightened to the specified torque.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
66.
73 .
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soo n as possible with a torque wr enc h -pr efe r­
ably by an au thorized Vo lksw agen dea le r or
qualified worksh op.
• If yo u n otice tha t th e wh eel b o lts are cor­
rod ed and difficult to turn, th ey mu st be re­
pl aced before you hav e th e to rqu e chec ked or
h ave the bo lts tigh te ned to the prop er t orqu e.
• Have the damag ed tire re pla ced with a tire of
the same brand, specificatio ns and trea d
- Have the damaged tire re pla ced wit h a
tir e of the same brand, sp eci fica tion s and
tread patt ern.

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
or th e centra l locking malfunctions, th e doors can be locked o r
unlocked manually.
Fig. 28 Emergen cy lock (covered by weatherstrip)
in the edge o f the left rea r doo r
Locking the passenger's door and the
rear doors
Open the door.
Pull back the wea thers trip on th e edg e
of the door th a t is id en tifi ed by a lock
2 8 us ing th e ma ster key .
Inse rt the m aster key into th e ve rtical
s lot and pus h it forward
29 -arrow-
Rea ttach t he weat hers trip.
C lose the door comp le te ly.
C hec k w hethe r the door is lock ed.
Repea t the proced ure at the other
doors.
H ave the ve hicle in sp ec ted immedi­
ate ly by your auth orize d Vo lkswage n
d ea le r wo rks ho p.
Fig . 29 Using the emergency key to lock the vehicle
WARNING
• Always sto p the vehicl e as soo n as it is to do so and move the ve hicle a sa fe d is tance
olT the road w here it is sa fe to lock a ll doors in
a n eme rge ncy. Turn on the emerge ncy fla sher
t o warn a pproac hing traffic.
• Never close a door wit hout first makin g
s u re th at it is sa fe to do
so. You ca n injure your­
se lf or other people. Always make certain that
n o o ne is in t he way of the door that is bein g
clo sed.
• Neve r leave c hildren, di sabled perso ns or
anyo ne who cannot help th em se lves in th e ve­
hicle when lock ing th e doors. This could r esult
in p eople being trapp ed in th e vehicle in an
e mergenc y. For example, depending on the
tim e of year, peop le trapped in the vehicl e ca n
be expo sed to very high or low temperat ures.
Tips
Yo u can unlock the passenger's door and th e
rear doo rs from th e insid e aga in if you pu ll the
door opening leve r o nce. Pulling on th e openi ng
l ever a secon d time op en s th e
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to vehicles, with power roof
Emergency closing of power roof
The power sunroof can be closed manually if there is a defect.
Fig. 30 In the removing cover
-Remo ve th e cove r from the front edge
in th e dire cti on of the a rrow
30 .
- Insert a standa rd 4-mm Allen w re n ch
into th e s ocket head screw
31
- Turn the w re n ch to cl ose the power
s unro of.
Fig. 31 Bolt for closing the power sunroof
-Insta ll the cover.
WARNING
Always stop th e vehicle as soon as it is safe to
do so and move the ve hicle a safe distance off
th e road where it is safe to close the pow er roof
manuall y. T urn on the em ergency flasher to
wa rn appro achin g
can b e op en ed from insid e the luggage compart ­
ment.
- Fold the rea r seatbac k forwa rd
3.1 "Rear seat".
- Pull the release han dle to open the re ar
lid from the inside of the luggage co mpart­
m ent.
- R eturn the handl e to its ori gina l po si­
ti o n af te r op enin g the rear lid.
To help pr eve nt ch ildre n and oth ers from being
trapped in the lu ggag e compartment, y our ve­
hi cle has an em erg e ncy opening le ve r in sid e th e
lu gg age co m pa rtm ent th at g low s in the dark
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WARNING
A c hild or other perso n trapped in the luggage
compartment of a vehicle can be serio usly in­
ju red and even die
• Never leave yo ur vehicl e un att end ed or let
c hildr en play a round your vehicl e, es pecia lly
w ith th e tru nk lid lef t open. A chil d could cra wl
into the vehicl e throu gh th e luggage compart ­
ment and pu ll the lid shut becomin g trap ped
and un able lo get out. Being trapped in ave­
hicl e ca n lead to serio us pers onal injury , espe­
ci ally wh en it is very ho t or cold.
• Never leave child ren, disabled p erso ns or
a n yone who ca nnot help themselv es in th e ve-

WARNING (continued )
hide. The doors can be lock ed using the re­
mote control key or the powe r lock button.
Th is co uld res ult in peop le bein g trapped in
th e ve hicl e.
•
build -up in th e passenger com part ­
ment an d lu ggage compartmen t o f a parked
Fuses
Changing a fu se
Fig. 32 Dosh panel, le fl: cover of fuse box A
Fuse bo x A locat ed in th e side of the
da sh pan el on th e driver' s side
In se rt a suit abl e obj ect (e .g. a sc rew ­
dr iver) into th e
32 and car efull y
pry the cove r oil
Fu se box B in the engine compartment
Open the en gin e hood .
Press the release tabs 33 (arrow s)
to re lease the fuse box cove r.
R e mo ve the cover .
To re mount the cover, place it ove r th e
fu se box
press the sid e tab s in the op­
po sit e direct ion until they latch sec ure ly.
Bookl et 3.2 Tip s and Advice
WARNING (continu ed)
vehicle can re sult in tem peratur es in the ve­
hicle that arc much higher than the out sid e
tem peratu res, p arti cularl y in su mmer. Tem ­
p era tures ca n quickl y reac h levels that can
cause unco nscio usne ss and death, particu ­
l ar ly to sma ll childre n. _.
Fig . 33 In the engine compa rtment: caver of fuse
box B
The indiv idu al el ec trica l ci rcu its are prot ecte d
b y fu se s. We reco mm end y ou sev eral spar e
fu ses at all tim es. T hese are availab le from a u­
th ori ze d Vo lk sw agen dea le rs.
A ut omob ile te chnol ogy chan ges co ntinuously.
Your a uthori ze d Volkswage n deal er h as the mo st
curr ent t echn ica l in format io n for your Vo lk­
sw agen.
I f yo u ar e
sur e w hich fu se to use or to ch an ge ,
co ntact your authori zed Vol kswage n Se rv ice
viso r.
Co lar cod ing o f fu ses
C olor
rating
li ght
5
brow n t 7.5
reel I 10
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