2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Com

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Adv ice
Fuse tables
Fi g. 34 Fuses in the fuse box A in the dash panel
Fi g. 35 F use box Bin the engine comportment: Left vehicles w ith a 54 fuse box , right vehic les with a 30 fuse
box
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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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-Place the bulb holder insert back in the
h ead light. Make sure the hold er is prop erl y
i n se rted.
- Push the
82, fig. 36
th e headlight.
Replacing the turn signal light bulb
Fig . 3 8 Bulb ho ld er for the tu rn signo l
The bulb ho lde r for the turn signal is lo­
ca ted undern eath the headlight /po sition
l amp.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
If yo u ar e unc ert ain ho w rep lace a de­
fective bulb, see yo u authorized Volk swage n
de aler for assis tance.
- Swi tc h the light off.
- Switch off the ig nition .
- Open the eng ine hood.
- Turn the bulb holder as far as it wi ll go
in the direc tion of the a rrow
38 .
- Remove the bulb holder from the hea d­
light.
- Cha nge the bulb.
- Rep lace the bul b holder in th e head-
li ght and turn it as far as it will go in the op­
po site direction to the arrow.
If you are un certain abo ut how re pla ce a d e­
f ec tive bulb , see you authorized
dea le r fo r ass is tance.
Changing the bulb for the brak e light or rear turn signal
Fig . 3 9 Broke light and rear turn signa l bu lb holder unit
Changing the bulb
- Open the rea r lid.
- Loca te th e cover in the luggage com-
partm ent trim panel to access the bulb
hold er and open it.
- Disco nn ect co nn ector
39
- Press the release ta b s =£l g. 39 (a rrow s}
and pull the bulb h older ou t.
- Repla ce the defe ctiv e bulb.
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb hold er secur ely.
- Reconnec t the connecto r@ .
- Rein stall the cove r in th e trim panel.
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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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Con sume r Information
Applicab le to U.S.A. only
If yo u b eli eve that your vehicl e has a defect
w hic h co uld cause a cras h, injur y, or death,
yo u sh ould i nform the
immedi­
ately. You sh o uld also noti fy Volkswage n of
A meri ca, In c. If
receives s imilar
co mplaint s, it may open an invest igat ion,
and ifit finds that a saf ety defect exists in a
g rou p of vehicles, it may order a recall and
r e med y campai gn. However, NHT SA
ca nn ot b ecome involve d in i ndividual
probl ems b etween yo u, yo ur dea ler, o r
Vo lkswagen of Ame rica, In c.
Address of NHTSA
Te l.: 1-888- DAS H-2-DO T (1-888-327-4236}
Applicable to Canada only
If you believe th at your vehicle has a
wh ic h could cause a crash, injury, or dea th,
you s hould inform Transport Canada im­
m ed iate ly, You should also notify Volk­
swage n Canada, Inc.
Address of Transport Canada
To contact Transport Cana da, you may eith er
ca ll Tran sport Ca nada toll-fre e at :
90 What do I do now?
From 8:00 AM to 10:0 0 PM EST, Monday thro ugh
Friday
Or ha ve a lo ok at:
htt p:/ /www-odi.n lllSa .do t.gov/ivoq/
and print out th e web form and fax it to (202)
366 -7882
Or mail it to:
U.S. of T ransporta tio n,
Na tional Highway Traffi c Safety
Office of Defec ts In ves tigati on,
NSA- 10.01, 400 7th S treet, SW
Was hington, D.C. 20 590.
Pho ne: l-8 00- 333- 0510 (only fro m Ca nada }
Pho ne: (613) 998-86 16 (O ttawa r egion }
or write to:
T ranspo rt Ca nada
Hoad Sa fe ty
2780 Sheffield Road
Ottawa ON
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your vehicle ou tside th e con­
tin ent al limits of the Unit ed States o r Ca nada,
th ere is the p ossibilit y th at:
• Unleaded fuel s for veh icles w ith cata lyt ic
co nvert er may not be availabl e; •
may
have a co nsid erab ly low er octa ne
rating . Improp er fuel may cause engine damage;
• Service may be inad equ ate due to lack of
prop er service facilit ies, tools or test ing equip ­
n1en t;
• parts may not be readil y avail­
abl e.
Volkswagen Servic e Repair Manual s
Volkswagen Official Factory serv ice and repair manual s are published as soon as
possible after model introduction.
Service and Hcpair manuals arc ava ilable from:
Hoben Bentley. Inc.
l-800- 423-4595
8 :30 AM to 5:00 PM Mo nday through
Thur sday.
Fro m 8:30 AM to 5 :3 0 PM EST. Fr iday
www .bentl eypub lish ers.com To
order serv ice manuals and other Volkswagen
Service literat ur e contact:
Vo lksw agen T echni cal Lit era tur e Ordering
Ce nter
l -800 -544-802 l
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. Mo nda y th ro ugh
Fr iday .
www.vw.ddslt d.co m
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Cleani ng
A llo y whee ls
2 1 A ut omati c car was h 17
Bump er
18
chassis 22 C lo th sea t cove rs 23
E n gin e co mpartm ent 22
Ex ter ior 1 7
trim 23
In stru ment panel 23
L ea th er 23 Out side mir rors 19
P las tic 23
bel ls 26
W ashin g the ve hic le 1 7
W ind ows 19
Wind sh ie ld 19 W ind shie ld wip er blad es 20
W ooden trim
23
Cle an ing and pro tec tio n 16
C lot h sea t cove rs
C le an ing
23
Code number
Fo r
whee l bolt s 67
Cold tire inflation pressure 54
Coo la nt 43 Le ve l 44
Loss 44
Cra sh recorder s 6
D
Deter minin g corre ct load limil 59
D iese l e ngine
Ad din g en gi ne oil 41
C hang ing engin e oil 41
En gin e oil 4 1 Engin e oi l 37
Die se l fu el 33 Wi nte r operat io n 33
D iffe re nti al loc k 4
Drive r Stee ring Recomme ndati on 3
Dr iv in g eco nomi cally 14
Driv ing ou1 sid e o f !h e U.S. A. or Canada
P rec au1io ns
9 1
Driv ing wit h respec t for th e en vironme nt 14
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
ing in sid e 1h e e ng in e c om pa rtm en t 34
Wo rkin g in th e engin e com partmen t 34
Engin e coola nt 43
Add iti ves 43
Can I acid p la in wate r the engi ne
coo lan t?
44 Coola n! losses 45
Eng ine hoo d 36
How do I unlock !he en gin e hoo d? 36
Eng ine oil 37
Add ing 40
Addit ives 40
C he ck in g leve l 39
Consu mplion 38
Die sel e n gine 4 1
Dips!i ck 39 H ow do I kn ow how much oil m y eng in e is
co nsum ing?
38
Oi l cha nge 42
Specifica tions 37 Spec ifi ca tions Diese l eng in e 37 , 4 1
Spec ifica !io ns gaso li n e e ngi ne 37 W hal kind of e n gin e oi l s h o uld I p u ! in my
v eh icl e?
37
W hen sh o ul d I ch eck !he e ngin e oi l
l eve l? 38 W here is th e oil dip stick 3 9
E nvironm en t
Avo iding polluti on 31
C le anin g th e e ngine compa rtment 22 Driving economically 14
V ehi cle care produ cts 16
ES P 5
Eve nt Dat a Reco rde r 6
Ex terna l ae rial 29
Alphabetical index 93