2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ABS

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
What do I do now? 77

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)
80 What do I do now?
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

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
If you are un certain ab out ho w to re pla ce a d e­
f e ct ive bulb, see yo u auth orize d Volk swagen
d ea le r for assis ta n ce .
Changing the bulb for the back-up light
The bu.lbs are located in the rear Lid.
Fig. 40 Boc k-up bu lb ho ld er
- Open the rear lid.
Jump starting
Jumper cables
- Locat e the cover in the rea r lid trim
pan el to access the bulb holder and open
it.
- Ex pa nd th e tw o re taining tabs in the di­
r e ct ion of the arrow s
40and pull the
bulb holde r out.
- Replac e th e defect iv e bu lb.
- Rein stall the bulb holder securely.
- Rein sta ll th e co ver in the rear lid trim
panel.
If you are unc ertain about ho w to re plac e a de­
f ec tive bulb , see y ou auth orized Volkswa gen
d ea ler for a ssis tanc e.
The jumper cables have sufficient cro ss sec tion.
If th e engin e does not sta rt beca use the batt ery is
di scharg ed , yo ur vehicl e's batt ery b e co n­
n ec te d to th e batt ery of anot her veh icl e 10 s tart
t h e e ngin e.
Jump er cab les
Th e cro ss sec tion mu st b e a t leas t 0.03B (25 111111 2
) fo r gaso line en gin es a nd at l eas t
0.0 54 (35 111111 2
) fo r di ese l en gin es.
84 What do I do now?
Note
• Do n ot le t the vehicle s tou ch eac h oth er, oth­
e rw ise curr ent cou ld flow a s soo n as th e plu s(+)
t e rm inals are co nne cted. If necess ary, u se lon ger
jump er cabl es.
• The di sc ha rge d batt ery mu st be prop erl y
co nnec te d
to th e ve hicl e's elec tri ca l sys tem.

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vice
Alphabetical index
A
ABS 3
Accesso ries
What sh o uld I d o
I w ant to add an acces-
so ry t o m y ve hicl e? 27
A dd ress ofNHT SA 90
A ddress of T ranspo rt Ca nada 90
Af te r ch an gin g a w hee l 74
A lca nta ra
C lea nin g 25
A lloy w hee ls
C lean ing
21
A ll-w hee l drive
W int er t ir es 65
A nt i- fr eeze 43
A nt i- lock brak e sys te m
W ha t d oes it m ean whe n I feel a slig ht vi-
bra tio n on the bra ke ped al? 3
A nti -th eft w hee l bo lts
71
A ut o S afe ty Hotlin e 90
A ut oma tic ca r was hes
17
B
BAS 2
B att ery
C harg ing 50
H ow ofte n sh o uld I rep lace my e ngin e
b att ery ? 50
Imp ort an t in fo rm atio n t o kn ow
disco nnect the ba ttery 49
R ep lac in g 50
What you mu st d o a fte r rec onnec t the
b ane 1y 49
W int er co nd it io ns 49, 50
Batt ery ac id leve l
C hec kin g 50
B o nn et 36
Brak e ass ist sys te m 2
Bra ke boost er 2
92 Alphabetical inde x
Brake fluid
C han gin g 48
H ow
sh ould the bra ke flu id be
c h an ge d? 48
W hat i s th e co rrec t b rak e flui d leve l? . 47
W hat k ind of br ake flui d sh ou ld I use? 48
Bra ke pa ds 8
Bra ke servo 8
Brake system 47
B ra kes 8
H ow does mois tur e o r roa d sa lt a ff ec t th e
b rake s? 8
W hat d oes it mean when I feel a slig ht vi­
brat io n on th e bra ke ped al? 3
Bra kin g dis ta n ce 8
Br ea k-in p eriod
E ng in e 7
W hat is th e rig ht way to break-in m y
ve hicl e? 7
Brea king in
B ra ke pad s 7
T ires 7
Br ea kin g in tir es 7
B ulb chan ge
8 1
Bu mp er
Cl ea ning
1 8
C
Ca lifo rn ia Prop ositi on 65 Wa rning 34, 49
Car was hes
17
Ca ta ly ti c co nverte r 10
CB ra d io 29
Ce ll pho ne 29
Ce llul ar p hone 29
Chang in g a bu lb
8 1
Cha ng in g a w hee l 73
C hang in g bra ke pad s 7
C hangin g w indshie ld w iper b la des 46
C hass is 22
Chec kin g e ngin e o il leve l 39
Chec king tir e p ress ure 56
Chro me
Cl ea ni ng
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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
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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.
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Tex ts
this symbo l contain special tips and
other information about getting the most out of
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