2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA warning

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Fuses in the fuse box A in the dash panel
Electrical consumer
Fuse number (amp
ratin g in bra cke ts )
ABS /ESP/E DL 2
(5)
Tran sm iss ion (2.5 1 14 (5)
and 1.91 engine)
Front pow er wi nd ows 23 (30)
powe r 32 (30)
Fan 22 (40)
wi ndow de- 25 (25)
fogger
S tee rin g. DSG • 6 (5)
Int erior light s
15 (7,5 )
Fuel pump 27 (15)
A irbag 3 (5)
roof
33 (25 )
Se at hea ting
4 (5), 37 (30). 46 (5 )
8
48
V aca nt
20
Auxiliary hea tin g'
16 (10), 25 (25) 47 (10)
Pow er outl et 26 (20)
Cc n
lock ing for 12 (IO}
fr ont doo rs
H eat ed was her je ts 46 (5)
Lumb ar support ad- 34 (15)
ju stment for front
sea ts
C igare tte light er
24 (25)
Fuses in the fuse box Bin the engine compart­
ment: vehicles with a
54 fuse box
Electrical consumer
Fuse numb er (amp
rating in bra cke ts)
Fl (30). F2 (30)
L eft turn signa l F47 (40 )
turn s ignal (40 )
I-lorn F5 (15)
D SG' FI3 (15 )
light s
F47 (40), (40)
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F19
v\l ind shi eld wip ers (3 0)
Lef t headlight F47
(40)
headlight F48 (40 )
So und system
(30)
L ef t sid e lig ht F47 (40 )
sid e light F48 (40 )
release
Ce ntral lock ing for (2 0) rea r door s
Fuses in the fuse box B in the engine compart­
ment: vehicles with
a 30 fuse box
Electrical co nsum er
Fuse number (amp
rat ing in bra ckets )
A BS F4 (30),
(30)
W ind shi eld wip ers Fl (25 )FJ9 (25)
F8 (15 )
H orn FI7 (15 )
DSG' F5
(15)
Turn sig nal ri ght
F25 (40 )
Turn signal left F26 (40 )
Aux iliary heat ing •
Fil (20)
T e le phon e•
F9 (5)
Fu el pump (di esel)
(5)
Fan F24 (IO )
F og lig ht s F25 (40 )F26 (40)
h ea dli ght
F26 (40 )
headlight F25 (40 )
WARNING
Using the wrong fuse and attempting to repair
a fu se or u singsomethingin stead of a fuse can
cause a fire and serious per sonal inju ry.
• Always read and hee d the information and
a ll WARN INGS.
Tips
T he tabl es show the fu se loca tion s for the mo st
important consumers. The right -hand column s

contain the in se rt loca tio n, the figur es in
bra cket s indi ca te th e a mp ere rating for th e fuse.
O ne c on sum er mi ght re quir e seve ral fu ses (also
in separat e fu se boxes) .
• Seve ral con su m ers cou ld
over on e sin gle
fu se .
Changing a light bulb
Changing light bulbs
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
• T he fuse b ox in the dash pan el h as spa ce fo r
r ep lace ment fuses .
• There a re o th er fu se s in th e vehicle. Th ese
s h ould be chan ged by a qua lified d ealer ship .
Light bulbs should be changed by a qualified t echnician only.
Light bulb s should b e chan ged onl y by qu alifie d
t ec hni cian s. In man y cases c han ging a light bulb
in vo lves re m ov ing oth er
of th e vehicl e to
ge t to the burnt- out ligh t bulb, pa rticularl y tho se
i n th e front of the v ehicl e th at can on ly be
r eac hed th rough th e eng in e co mp artm ent.
We reco mm end that light bulb s o nly be c ha nge d
b y an auth ori ze d Vo lksw agen deale r or qua lified
w ork sh op.
Before ch an ging a light bulb , you mu st s wi tc h off
th e light (light switch in Op osition ). and th e turn
s igna l lev er must b e in the neutra l p os iti on.
A lw ays rep la ce burnt- out light bulb s with id en ­
ti cal light bul bs w ith same spe cificatio ns. Th e
spe cifica tio ns are printed on th e light bul b, ei­
th er on th e g lass bu lb or on th e m etal base. /\!­
wa ys mak e sure th at th e c olo r of th e new bulb s is
th e sa me as th e re p lac ed ones.
It is ad visa ble to always carry a box o f rep lace ­
m ent light bulb s in yo ur ve hicl e at all tim es. The
box s hould co nt ain at l eas t th ose light bulb s th at
ar e import ant fo r traffi c
See your V olk­
sw age n deale r f or rec omm end ed light bulb s.
WARNING
Slop ! Before working in th e e ngi ne comp art ­
ment, alway s read a nd heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compartmen t of any
motor vehicl e is a potentially dangerous area
and c an cau se ser ious personal injury.
WARN ING (continu ed )
• Gas discharge lam ps (Xeno n) get pow er
from a high voltage so urce that can cause se­
ri ous personal injury and even death
ways have a qualified tec hni cian replace
burnt-out ligh t bulbs, especia lly gas discharg e
l amps (Xenon) a nd 1-17 light bulbs.
WARNING
Neve r remove the hea dlight unless yo u know
exact ly ho w to carry out the job and have the
co rrec t tool and light bulb s.
• If you a re un cer ta in about what t o do , h ave
th e work performed by a n auth ori zed Volk­
swage n dealer or a qualified worksho p. Se ­
rious per sonal injury may result from improp ­
e rl y perfor med work.
• Do not tou ch glass bul b w ith b are hand s. Fin ­
ge rprint s can cloud the out er surfa ce of th e bulb
w hen hea ted, thu s aff ec tin g th e refl ectio n, and
th us re duci ng th e powe r of illumin ati on.
•
b ulb can on ly be repl aced by a bulb of the
s am e ty pe. T he m odel i dent ifi cat io n is e ith er on
t h e bulb base o r on t he bul b itse lf.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
4.
1.
Fi g. 41 How to connect the jumper cables
In th e 41 th e di sc har ged batter y
is the c har ged battery.
Attaching the jumper cables
- Sw itch off th e igniti on on both vehicl es
I. Co nne ct one end of the red jump er to
po siti ve 41 termin al of the ve­
hi cle w ith the disch arge d batter y@ .
2. Co nnect th e other end of the re d
jumper lea d
to the p ositive terminal of
th e batter y supp ly in g th e elec trici ty ® ·
3 . Co nne ct o n e end of the black jumper
l ea d to the neg ative terminal
the
batte ry sup plying th e elec tricity ®·
4 . Conn ect the othe r end of the black
jumper lead
a so lid m etal co mpon ent
w hich is bol te d on to the engin e block, or
onto the e ngin e bl ock itse lf of the ve hicle
wi th the d isc harg ed battery. Do nor con­
n ect it to a po int n ear
batter y@ .
5. Position
leads in su ch a way that
they cannot come into conta ct w ith any
mo vin g part s in th e e ngine compa rtment.
Starting the engine
6 . Start en gine of vehicle providin g
ass ista nce with the booster batte ry and let
it run at id le speed .
7. Start the eng ine ofr he ve hicl e w ith the
di scharg ed batter y and wait o ne or two
m inut es unt il th e en gin e is runn ing
s mooth ly.
Removing the jump leads
8. Before yo u remov e th e jum per ca bles,
swi tch off the headli ghts ( if th ey are
on).
9. Turn on the hea te r blower and rea r
w ind ow defro ster in the ve hicle wi th th e
d isc ha rged battery . Thi s help s m inim iz e
v oltag e peaks w hich are ge ner ated when
t h e le ad s are disco nnect ed.
10 . W hen th e engin e is ru nnin g, d isco n­
nect the jumper cable in reve rse order a s
desc ribed above.
Con nect th e battery clamps so the y ha ve good
metal- to- meta l co ntact w ith the battery termi­
na ls.
If th e eng ine does not start , turn off th e s tarter
afte r about 10 seco nds and try aga in afce r ab out
30 seco nds.
WARNING
S to p! B efore wo rking in the engine comp art ­
ment, al ways read and he ed all WAR NIN GS
34 . The engin e compartment of any
motor v ehicl e is a pote ntially dan gero us area
and ca n ca use se rious per sonal inju ry.
WARNING
Improp er u se of jum per ca bles w hen jump
s tarting a ve hicl e with a dead can ca use a bat ­
tery to exp lode leading to seriou s perso nal i n­
jury. To help reduce the risk of batt ery exp lo-
s ion:
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure that the battery pro­
v idin g ass istance has the same vo ltage as the
discharged battery (12V) and approximately
the same ca pacity (see battery label).
• Neve r jump start a ve hicle with
rrozen
batt ery. 1r a battery is or has been frozen, re­
pla ce it.
• Batteries giv e
explosive hydrogen gas.
A lways keep sparks, open flame and
smoking materials away from batteri es.
• Never short out the battery pole s by con­
necting the positive
and nega tive po les
with eac h other .
• Always follow the jumper cab les ' manufac­
turer's instruct ions.
• Never co nn ect the negati ve cab le from the
other vehicle directly to the negat ive terminal
or the discharged battery. The hydrogen gas
rrom the battery is exp losive.
Towing
WARN ING (continued)
• Never attac h the negative cable from the
ve hicl e providing starting assistance to parts
of the fuel syst em or to the brake hoses o r
brake lines.
• Never a llow the non -in sula ted parts of th e
batt ery clamps to touch. Never allow the
jumpe r cab le a ttached to the positive battery
t ermina l to contac t metal parts of the vehicle.
• Alw ays route the jumper cables so that
th ey can not ge t tangled up with moving parts
in th e engi ne c ompartment.
the vehicl e's e lec­
tri cal sys te m.
• Do not l et
veh icles touch eac h oth er. Oth ­
e rw ise curr ent could fl ow betwee n the ve hicles
a s soo n as the plu s(+) te rminal s are
co nn ect ed.
67.
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Fig. 43 The front right secti on of the vehicle: fitti ng
t he towing eye
- Rem ove the scre w 42 usin g the
sc rew dri ver.

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

then be towe d w ith all w hee ls rai sed. The ve hicle
s h ould be m ove d with a car
45 ..
Usin g th e ve hicle jack lift the vehi cle 72 .
To p reve nt damage to the un derbo dy of the ve­
hicl e when lifting th e vehicl e, rubber pads must
be used.
B efo re driv ing o nto a flo or jack. yo u mu st chec k
make s ure that there is enou gh clea rance be ­
tw een low of the vehicle and the floor jack.
WARNING
Improp erl y your vehicl e with a floor
ja ck can cause the fl oor
j ac k and cause seriou s perso nal inju ry:
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always lift your vehicle on ly at th e des ig­
nated lift point s shown in the illu strations.
• Neve r allo w anyone to sta y in the ve hicle
when it is bein g lif ted or when it is
the
ground.
• Not u sin g the des ig nated lift point s can
ca use the vehicle to fall
the floor j ack when
hea vy part s such as the en gine or tran smi s­
s ion are rem oved.
• If yo u must work under a veh icle rai sed on
a floor j ack, alway s mak e sure that the vehicle
i s sa fely supp orted on safety stands int end ed
for that purpose that arc strong e nough to
s upport th e we ight of the ve hicle.
•
mak e sure th at th e weight of th e ve­
hicl e is not h eav ier than th e liftin g capac ity of
th e floor jack bein g used.
• Never start the engine when you have
rai sed th e vehicle on the floor jack. The engin e
v ibration s and vehicle move ment s co uld
knock the vehicle
the floor jac k.
Note
• Lifting yo ur vehicle at any point s oth er than
th e de signated lifting po int s c an cause se rious
damage
th e veh icle.
• When drivi ng yo ur vehicle on
10 hoist, m ake there is suffici ent cl earanc e betwee n
th e ho is t a nd bot1om of the
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About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
t ip s, suggest ions and WARNINGS on using your
ve hicle. The other booklets in the Owne r's Liter­
ature contain further information that you
should be aware of for
own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sure that you alwa ys keep the complete
Owner's Litera ture in the veh icle. This is espe­
ciall y im por-tant when you lend or sell the ve­
hicle.
T hi s manual describes the vehicl e equip ment at
the time of publication . Some of the equ ipment
described will not be ava ilab le un til a lat er date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illus trations may slig htly vary from you r vehicle.
For this reason you should regard illustrat ions as
a general guide.
At the beginning of this booklet, you will find a
table of contents contents showing a ll the item s
described in this manual in the order they ap ­
pear.
An alphabetical index i s at the end of the
booklet.
Directions and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are always re lative to the direction of
trave l of the vehicle un less sta ted otherwi se.
Some sections of this bookle t do no t app ly to
vehicles. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to, for examp le "'Applies to vehicles with Diesel
engine".
The sec tion is continued on the next page.
Indicat es the end of a section.
® Regis tered tr ademarks are
or®·
Howe ver, the absence of this symbol does
n ot cons tit ut e a waiver o f the r ights con­
cerni ng any term.
Cross-refe rence to a "WA RNING " within
or outside of a section.
Cross-refere nce to a "Note " within or out­
side o f a sectio n.
WARNING
Texts with this symbo l con tain imp ortan t in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
of personal injury or death .
Note
Text s w ith this symbol draw your atlentio n to
potentia l so urc es of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of environment
Texts with this symbol conta in inform atio n
abou t the environm ent and how you can help
prote ct it.
Tips
Tex ts
this symbo l contain special tips and
other information about getting the most out of
yo ur veh icle and i ts fealllres.

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
General notes
What you need to know
Abbreviations used in this booklet
Abbreviation Meaning
kW Kilow att (e n gin e pow er)
hp Hor se power ( engin e pow er)
rpm Revolu tion s per minut e (engine sp ee d)
N m Newt on m ete rs ( un it of engin e torque )
lb- ft
Foot pound s (uni t of engin e torq ue)
in . Inch
qt s. Quart s
CID Cub ic in ch di spl ace ment
lb s.
Pound s
k g
Kilogram
Vehicle Identification
Fig . 1 View from th e outs ide thro ugh the windshi eld
on the driver 's side : Ve hicle identilicotion numb er
(V IN)
Vehicle identification numb er (VIN}
The vehicle ident ifica tion numb er is lo cat ed on
th e in strum en t pa nel o n th e dri ver' s s ide so
it is vis ib le from th e out side through the w ind­
s h ie ld l.
2 General notes
Th e safety compliance sticker
Th e sa fe ty comp lian ce s tick e r is yo ur ass ura nce
th at y our new ve hicle comp lies w ith all appli ­
c ab le Fed -e ral Motor Ve hicle Saf ety S ta nd ard s,
w hich wer e in effec t
lim e the ve hicle wa s
m anufa ctur ed. Yo u can find thi s sticke r on th e
l e ft fro nt door jamb.
It shows t he m ont h and the ye ar of produ cti on
a nd
ve hi cle id entification number.
Th e high voltag e warning label
T he hig h vo ltage warn ing lab el is located on th e
l oc k ca rr ie r
Th e spark i gn ition system meets al l r eq uire­
m ent s of th e Canad ian Int erf ere n ce -Ca using
Equ ipm ent Heg u-lati ons.
Th e ve hicl e identification label
ve hicl e id en tifi cat io n lab el i s loca te d on th e sid e of th e rea r pan el in th e lu ggage com­
partm en t o r under carp eti n g on th e luggage
compartm en t floor. The labe l co nt ains th e fo l-
l o w ing informa tion:
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