2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Com

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are 110 1 cove re d b y thi s but are
separate ly war ran te d by the ti re manu fac turer.
T o ass ist yo u in ob taini ng re lated Wa rra nty in ­
form ation, a list of tire man ufact ure rs and ad- d
resses is prov ided at the en d of this book le t.
Ver ify with th e tir e m anu fac tur er w hat i s cove re d
un der th eir wa rra nty.
Main tenance services and mechanical adjus tmen ts
Thi s w arrant y does no t c o ver cos t of pa rts
a nd la b or in vo lve d in an y sc hedul ed m ain te­
na nce servi ce.
Th is warra nty does not cover
rep lace ment of
fi lters, oil, l ub rican ts, fluid s, or air co ndi tioner
re fri gera nt ch arge, u nless t heir rep lace men t is a
n ecessary part of warra nty se rvice o n a cove re d
co mp onent. Mec
hani cal adju stment s not associate d wit h a
d efec t in mate ri al or wo rkman ship are no t cov­
e red af te r th e firs t year or 12, 000 m iles, whi ch ­
everocc urs firs t (i.e. headli ght adju stm ent ). Thi s
warranty does no t cove r w hee l a lignm ent or tir e
b ala n ci ng.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warra nty does not cover:
• d am age or malfun cti ons w hic h are th e res ult
of imp roper re pair of the v ehi cle, insta ll at io n of
an y
110 11 Ge nuin e Volksw agen parts that w ill
a lter th e ve hicle performan ce spe cifi cation s
fr om th ose se t by th e ve hicle m anufa ctur er,
modi fications
th e ve hicle (including the e n­
g in e m anage men t sys te m ), accessor ies suc h as
ala rm sys te m s, remo te s tarters, roof racks o r
co mm unicat io ns eq uip me nt, d efec ts or failu res
r es ultin g from the use of new parts not sold o r
a pp roved by Vo lkswage n, o r use d p art s, or th e
r es ult ant d am age to assoc iate d part s or sys te m s;
o r
• d ama ge o r malfunct io ns wh ic h we re ca used
by th e altera tion of th e ve hicl e, in
an y
m ajor or stru ctural alt erat ions s uch as the con ­
v er sio n of the ve hicle to a c on verti ble or the
m odifi catio n of th e ro of to acco mm odate a glass
roo f st ru ctur e o r ot her si m ila r stru ctur al a lt er­
a tions; o r
4 Limited New V ehicle Warranty
• damage or m alfun ctio ns caused by int en ­
ti onal or unint ent io nal misf uelin g, co llision or
m od ifica tions of th e ve hicle , includin g, but not
limi ted
th e in staUatio n of e ngin e m anage­
ment comp onen ts no t a ppro ved b y Vo lksw agen ;
o r
• damage or m alfun cti ons res ulting from the
u se of the ve hicle in co mp etiti ve eve nts or
ca used by acci dent or fi re; o r
• d am age or m alfun cti ons resu lting from con­
t inu ed op era tion of t he ve hicle af te r a w arnin g
li gh t, ga uge rea din g o r oth er w arnin gs indi cate a
me ch ani ca l o r op erat ional p roblem; o r
• d am ag e o r m alfun ctio ns due to su sp ensio n
m odifi cati ons, s u ch as th e in sta lla tio n of af te r­
m arke t spr ings, sh oc k ab so rb ers, or lowe ring
kit s.
T his w arranty does no t co ve r ve hicl es seve re ly
damage d and
I o r decl are d to be a to ta l loss by
a n in sur er o r veh icles s ubsta nti all y re-asse m­
bl ed from or r ep air ed
p an s obta in ed from
an other ve hicle .

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Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty period
The coverage under rhi s warranry lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 mil es whicheve r occurs first,
fro m the date the ve hicle wa s firs t pla ced in ser­
v ice.
Thi s warranty does not app ly to vehicl es used
for comme rcial purp oses s uch a s taxi, limou­
s ine and renta l ve hicle s.
Coverage
The Lim ited Pow ertrain Wa rra nty cove rs an y pa ir to correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate­
ria l or wo rkman shi p for the following Volk­
swage n pa rts an d co mpon ent s:
Engin e
Cy linder block and all int ernal pa rts, cy linde r
h ead and all internal parts, valve tra in, sp ur belt,
Where to go fo r wa rranty service
This war ra n rywi ll be hono re d by any aut horized
Vo lkswage n dealer in the Unit ed State s, in­
cl udin g its ter ritori es. or Canada.
lf yo ur Vo lkswage n is bro ught
to an au thorized
Vo lkswagen dealer out sid e th e Un ite d Sta tes, in-
When th e war ranty per iod begins
Th e warra nty period begin s on the date the ve­
hicle i s delive re d t o eith er original purch aser
or the ori gi nal l essee; or if the vehicle is fir st
p laced i n se rvice as a "dem onst rator" or "com­
pany car" , o n the d ate s uch ve hicle i s fir st placed
in serv ice.
I f a comm erci al vehicl e is so ld to a subsequent
ret ail ow ner, wa rrant y still do es not appl y.
Any implied warranry, including any impli ed
warranty of merch antabilit y or warrant y of fit­
n ess for a particular purpose, is limit ed in dur a­
tion t o th e pe riod of thi s wri tten war ranty. Some
sta tes do not allow limitati ons on how long an
impli ed wa rrant y las ts , so this limit ation may
not app ly to you .
flywheel, o il pump , wa te r pump , m anifo lds, a ll
related seals and gaskets.
Tran smi ssion
Case and a ll int erna l parts, to rque cu nvcrter, all
re lated seals and gas kets.
Drivelrain
Diff ere nt ial and all int ern al parts, drive s hafts
a nd constant veloci ty (CV) joints .
eluding its territori es, or Canada. thi s will no t app ly. Defe cts in m ate ri al o r workma n­
s hip will be correcte d onl y und er th e te rms of
r h e warra nry for new Volkswage n vehicles in ef­
f ect in that co untry.
The Limi ted Powe rtra in Warranty is a utoma ti­
ca lly tra nsfer red wit h cos t if the ow ners hi p of
th e ve hicle changes w it hin th e W ar ranty
pe riod.
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Free -of -charge repair
R epairs under are made free of
c harge. Your auth orized Vo lkswage n dealer will
What is not covered
Maintenance services
T his warranty does not cover the cost of parts
and labor invo lved in any scheduled main te­
nance service. Sched uled maint enan ce serv ices
are desc ribed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
13ook le l. repair
defective pa
rt o r r epla ce it wi th a or re manu fac turcd genuine Volkswagen
Thi s wa rranty d oes not cover replacemem of o il, lub rica ms or fluids unless th eir re­
p lac em en t is a nec essary of wa rranty ser­
v ice on a covered
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
This warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunctions which are the result
of improper repair of the vehicle, insta llation of
any non Genuin e Vo lkswag en parts
will
alter the vehicl e performance specilication s
fr o m tho se set by the vehicle manufa ctur er,
m odilicati ons
the vehicle (includi ng the en ­
g in e management system), accessories su ch as
ala rm syste ms, remote starters, roof racks or
co mmunication s equipmelll, defects or failur es
r es ulling from
use of new part s not sold or
a pp rove d by Volkswage n, or used parts, or the
re sultant damage to as socia ted parts or sys te m s:
• damage or malfunctio n s which were ca use d
by the alteration of the vehicle, in particular any
major or st ru ctu ral al tera1ions su ch as
th e con ­
vers ion of the vehic le
10 a co nve rtib le or t he
modilication of1h e roof10 accom modate a gla ss
roo f s1ru ctur e or o ther sim ila r alt er­
a li ons;
Wear and tear items
Th is wa rran ty does not cove r re pl ace men1 of
a n y powertra in comp on ent s that wear a re­
s ult of no rma l use o r
8 Limited Pow ertrain Warranty
• damage or ma lf u nct ions caused by in1cn -
1i on al o r unint e111i ona l mi sfue ling, collision or
modilications of the vehicl e, including, but not
limit ed t o th e installatio n of eng ine m anage ­
m ent co mpon ent s not approv ed b y Vo lkswagen;
• damage or malfunc tio ns res ult ing from the
u se o f the veh icle in comp etitive events or
cause d by accide111 or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions resulting from con­
tinue d operat ion of th e vehicle
a warning
li g h t, gauge reading or ot her warnings indicate a
m ec hani cal or opera tional problem; or
• damage or ma lfunctions due to s uspens io n
su ch as the ins1aUa1ion of af te r­
m arke t sp rings, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
kits.
This warranty does not cover vehicles severely
dam aged a nd
I or d eclared 10 be a to tal l oss by
an i nsure r or vehicles re- asse m­
b le d from or rep aired wit h parts obta ined from
a noth er used

Booklet 1.2 USA Warran ty
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
For 2 years or 24,000 miles and 8 years or 80,000 miles
Volkswagen of A merica, Inc., (Volkswagen) wa r­
r ants to the or igi nal re tail pur ch aser o r or ig in al
l essee of a mod el ye ar 2006 Volksw age n ve hicl e
an d a ny sub sequent pur ch ase r or lessee of the
veh icle th at if th e fo llow ing co ndition s are m et,
any autho rized Vo lkswage n dea le r in the Uni ted
S tates, including its te rritori es, and Canada will
r e m edy any nonco nform ity, as determ ined
be low, free of ch arg e, un der the follo wing co ndi­
tions:
• th e ve hicle fails to conform at any tim e
during 24 mont hs o r 24,000 miles, w hichever oc­
c ur s first. to app licabl e em iss ion in sp ec tio n
s ta ndard s as deter mined by an EPA A pproved
Sta te Insp ection and Mainten an ce Test (1/M). or •
if t he ve hicle has been in use for more than 24
mont hs or 24.000 m iles, b ut less tha n 8 yea rs or
80,000 miles, w hich ever occurs fir st, th e ve hicle
fa ils an 1/M Test result in g from a m alf un cti on of
a cataly tic co nve rter, engin e elec troni c
module or on-board diagno sti c device (OBDJ.
and
• th e fa ilu re of th e 1/M Test requir es the ve hicle
ow ner
bea r an y penal ty or other sanction , in ­
cludi ng the denial of the right to use t he ve hicle
under local, state or fe d eral law, and
• the ve hicl e has been mainta ined and o per­
ate d in accorda nce with V olk sw agen 's
tio ns for pro per maint en an ce and use
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may rai se a claim under Lhis warran ty im ­
m ed iately afte r yo ur vehicle has fail ed an I/ M
T es t if, as
res ult of th at fail ure, you arc re quir ed
by law to repair the ve hicle to av oid impo siti on
of a p ena lty o r ca ncella tion of yo ur right to use
t h e ve hicle. Yo u need not actuall y suffer t he loss
or lose th e right to use you r ve hicle or pay fo r the
repair befo re prese ntin g yo ur cla im.
Cla ims ma y be present ed only by bringin g your
ve hicle to a ny a uthorized Vo lkswagen dea ler in
t h e Unit ed States, includin g its te rri tories, and
Ca nada. The dea le r w ill ho nor o r deny yo ur
cla im wit hi n
reaso nab le tim e, n ot to excee d
thirty (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve­
hicl e is prese nted for repair or w ithin a ny lime
p er iod speci fied by loca l, sta te or fede ra l la w,
w hi ch ever is s ho rter, ex cept when a de lay is
ca use d b y eve nts not attribut able to Vo lkswage n
or the dea ler . If
dealer denies yo ur claim , yo u
will be n oti fied in wr iting o f the reason s for re­
j ec tin g th e cla im. If you do no t re ce iv e no tice of
d eni al of your cla im wit hin th e above tim e pe­
r iod, Vo lkswage n is required by law to honor the
cla im.
U nd er certai n cir cu mstan ces ,
claim may be
d en ied beca use yo u have failed to comply wit h
i n stru ction s for schedu led m ain te nan ce con-
16 F ed eral Emis sion s Warrantie s
taine d in yo ur Volkswage n Ma intenanc e
b ook let . In deter minin g wheth er you have co m­
pli ed wit h th e in struc tions for sc hed uled main­
t e nance and proper use, Vo lkswage n may re­
q ui re you to furn is h proo f o f co mplian ce only
w ith those mainten an ce in st ru cti on s w hich
Vo lkswage n has reas on to b eli eve were not p er­
for med and whi ch co uld be
cause of the 1/M
Tes t fa ilu re.
Vo lk swage n m ay deny an e missio n performa nce
warra nty claim on th e basis that a non- EPA cer­
t ified re pla cemen t part was use d in the main te­
n ance or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Vo lk swage n ca n
p rove that the non- ce rtifi ed part is either defec­
in material s or workma nshi p, or not equ iva­from a n em iss ion sta n dpoint th e o rig in al
pan , and you not a ble to offer info rm ati on the part is eith er not defect ive or equiva lent
t o the origin al p art wit h res pec t to its e missio n
p erfo rmance.
Vo lkswagen will not deny a claim re la tin g to
• warrant y work o r pre-d eli very service per ­
fo rmed by an auth ori ze d Vo lkswage n dea ler, o r
• work perfo rm ed in an emerge ncy to rec tify
an unsafe condit ion attribu table to Vo lkswage n,
prov ided yo u have taken steps in a tim ely

manner to put the vehicle back a con­
forming condition, or
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• use of an unc ertified part or noncom­
plian ce with the inst ru ction s for p roper mainte­
nan ce and use, w hic h is not related to the 1/M
Te st failur e
Additional Information About Your Federal Emissions Warran ties
Warranty period
Th e wa rrant y peri od beg ins on the date th e ve ­
hicl e is deli ve red the o riginal pur cha ser
or origina l less ee, and an y subsequ ent pur ­
c h ase r or lessee or, if th e ve hicl e is first placed in
Proper maintenance and use
Instru ction s for proper maintenan ce are con­
tain ed in yo ur Volk swagen Mai nte nance
bookle t. Tim e and mil eage interval s, at whic h
maim enan ce is to be per formed , may var y from
model
to mod el.
Vo lk swage n reco mmends yo u keep a reco rd of
scheduled mainte nance by having your Volk­
sw age n Mainte nance bookl et validated at the
approximate time or milea ge int erva ls by th e au­
thor ize d Vo lkswagen dealer or oth er se rvi ce
fa. that p erform ed mainten an ce . If yo u
p erfo rm th e maint enance yourse lf, keep all doc­
umentation a s proof you have performed the
m aint ena nce at the approximate time or
mil eage interval s reco mm ended , that you have
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volkswage n reco mmends that Genuin e Volk­
swagen pa rts be u sed as replacement parts fo r
the ma intena nce, repair or rep laceme nt of e mis­
sion control system s. Us e of repla cement parts
w hich are no c e qui valent to Genuine Volk­
swagen pares in emi ssion p erfo rm an ce and d u­
rability m ay impair
effect ive ness of emiss ion serv
ice as a demons trator or compa ny dem on­
s trator or compan y car prior
to deli very, on the
date it is first placed in serv ice.
u se d proper parts, and you were able to pe r­
form the mainten an ce properly.
Failure to m aintain your vehicle according to the
in struction for prop er maintenan ce ma y ca use
the vehicle to exc eed ap plicable e miss ion s stan­
d ard s and could result in denial of warranty cov­
erag e. How ever, Vo lkswagen
not den y a
warranty claim solely on the bas is of yo ur failur e
to maintain the vehic le according
the instruc­
t ions or fa ilure to kee p a record of maintenance.
In struction s for prop er use of
ve hicl e are
conta ined in your Volk swage n Own er's
control syscems. h ough u se of part s otJ1 er
than Genu ine Volkswagen parts does not inval i­
dat e these warranti es, Volkswagen assum es no
liab ility und er these warra nties for fa ilure of
s uch parts
damage to o ther part s cause d by
s u ch failure.
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EPA certified replacement parts
Maintenan ce, re pair, or repla cement of emis ­
s ion control d evices and syste m s ma y be per­
fo rm ed b y any automoti ve servic e and repa ir es- tabli
shm ent or qualified individua l u sin g E nvi­
ronmen ta l Protectio n Ag enc y (EPA) certified re­
placem ent part s.
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Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without inva lid ating th ese w arranti es. you may
c hoo se 10 h ave maintenance, repa ir or rep lac e­
m ent of emission contro l compo nen ts per­
formed by any a utomoti ve service establish­
m ent or indi vidual qualified to perform such
serv ices . Ho weve r, the
of su ch se rv ice s is
n o t cove red by these wa rranties exc ept in em er ­
genci es. If th e indep end ent service estab lish- m
ent find s a wa rrant abl e defect, yo u ma y de liver
t h e ve hicl e
10 an au thorized Vo lk swa gen d ealer
and have defec t co rrec te d fr ee of charge.
Vo lkswage n will not b e liabl e for ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u ha ve incurred the ind ependent ser­
vice es tab lishm ent , except for emergency re ­
pairs. Sec "E mergency Repair s" for furth er
d etails.
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Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
Any part, which is not schedul ed for inspection
or rep lace ment at maint enance inter vals s peci ­
fi ed in
Vo lkswagen Mai ntenanc e booklet, is covere
d by
wa rrant y fo r the full warranty
p eriod. -4
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part schedu led only for inspection in accor­
dance Volk swagen 's instruction s or re­
quir ed sc hedul ed maint enan ce is cover ed for
durati on of thes e warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
If fai lur e ofa warra nted part causes damag e to a
part no t co ver ed by warranty, the non-war­
ranted part will a lso be r eplac ed free of ch arge.
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18 Federal Emi ssions Warranties
A part install ed in accordance with Volk­
swag en's instru ctions or re quir ed sc hed uled
m aint enan ce is warranted until
sched­
ul ed re placement interv al or for the duration of
th es e warr ant ies .
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Emergency repairs
Emergen cy repair s performed by a non-Volk­
swagen serv ice fa ci lit y wi ll be reimbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded a nd co rre ctly pe r­
formed, and it was impossib le or unreaso nable
u nder the cir cumsta nces to tow or drive your
Vo lkswagen to th e near est author ize d Vo lk­
swage n deale r. The maxi mum reimbur sement
a llowab le is an
equ al to the co st if your
authoriz ed Volkswagen dealer had complete d
the re pair (s). R eimbur sement will be co nsidered
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when you submit th e fo llowin g item s to your au­
thorized Volk swagen dealer:
• A sta te m ent explainin g th e cir cum stances
th at prev ented you fr om gettin g to an auth o­
Volkswagen dealer,
•
r ece ipt(s),
• Repair ord er(s), and
• Part(s ) re mov ed from your
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warranti es do not cove r any damage lo
the veh icle cause d by tampering with emi ssion
co ntrols, u se of fuel containi ng lead , or fuel not
m eet ing the spec ifications set fort h in th e
Implied warranties
Any impli ed warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch ant ability or warranty of fitn ess for a Own
er's Manual , and abuse, neglec t or i m­
p rope r maint enance of the vehicle. Diagn osis
a nd repai r o f suc h damage are a t th e ex pen se of
th e particular purpose , is limited in duration to the
stated period of these
Incide ntal and consequentia l damages
T hese warranties do not cover any incident al or
co nse quential damage s, including loss of resale
va lue, lost profit s or earni ngs, and out-of ­
po cke t exp en ses for sub stitute tran sport ati on
or lodging.
So me s ta tes do not a llow the exclus io n or limita­
ti o n of in ciden tal or consequential damages , so
thi s lim itatio n or excl usion may not apply to
yo u.
Tips
In the event you ha ve not r eceived the services
promised in th ese warra nties, please follo w the procedure
s desc ribed in this booklet under th e
titl e "Custo mer CARE ".
• You may obtain further information re­
ga rdin g th e Emi ssion s Performance Wa rran ty or
r epo rt vio la tion of the ter ms of the Em iss io ns
Pe rforman ce Warra nty by contac tin g: Manager,
Cer tifica tion and Compl ia n ce Divis ion (6405)) ,
W arranty C laims, En viro nmental P rotec tion
Age ncy, Arie l Ri os Buildin g, 12 00 Penn sylva nia
Ave nue, N .W., Washin gton, D C 20460
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California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement :
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty righ ts and obligations
T he Ca lifornia Air Resources Boar d is pleased exp lain the emi ssion control syste m wa rranty on
yo ur mode l year 2006 vehicle. In Califo rnia, n ew
motor vehicles
be de signed, and
eq uipp ed m ee t th e State 's string enr smo g sta ndards. Volkswagen must warran t the
e mi ssion control sys tem on your vehicle for th e
periods of time listed below prov ided th ere ha s
been no abuse, neglect or improp er m aint e­
nan ce of you r v eh icl e.
Your emi ssio n co ntr ol system may includ e part s
s u ch as t he carburet or or fuel-in jection system,
th e ignition syste m , catalytic converter, and en­
g in e compute r. Also includ ed ma y be hoses,
co nn ector s and Olher emission-re lated as­
se mbli es.
Where a warrantabl e condition
Volk­
swage n will r epair yo ur vehicl e at no cost to yo u
includin g di ag nosi s, p arts and labor.
Manufacturer's warranty coverage:
For 3 years or 50, 000 mile s, whichev er occ urs
first .
If your ve hicle fails an Inspec tion and Ma inte­
n ance Tes t, all ne cessary rep air s and adju st­
m ents w ill be mad e by Vo lkswage n to ensure
that your ve hicl e passe s th e in spection. This is
yo ur Emiss ion Comrol Syste m PERFORMA NCE
WARRAN TY.
I f any em ission-re lated part on yo ur vehicl e is
defective, the part wi ll be repair ed or rep lace d by
Vo lkswagen. This is yo ur short- term Emission
Co ntro l Sys te m DEFECTS WAHRANTY.
20 Californ ia Emi ssions Warranties
For 7 yea rs or 70, 000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs
first
If an em iss ion-r ela te d part liste d in this war­
ranty booklet sp ec ially noted wi th coverage for 7
years or 70,000 mil es is d efec tive, the part will b e
repaired or re pla ced by Volkswagen. This is yo ur
l ong -term Emiss io n
Sys te m DE FECTS
WA RRANTY .
15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
Some Volkswagen models ma y be speci ally
eq uipped m ee t Ca liforni a Partia l Zero E mis­
s io n Veh icle (P -ZEV J re qui rements, as id entifi ed
o n th e Ve hicle Emissio n
Inform ation
L abe l loc ated on the hood . For these ve hicles, if
your Volkswage n fail s an Inspec tion and Ma in­
t e nance T est,
if any emission-related pan is
found to be defect ive, the part will be re p aire d or
repla ced b y Vo lkswage n for 15 y ears or 150,000
mi les, whi ch eve r occ urs
from th e time of
d eliver y of the veh icle the or ig ina l re tail pur­
c ha ser o r or igin al le ssee. This re prese ms yo ur
Emi ssion Contro l Sys te m PERFORMA NCE WAR­
and WARRANTY .
Own er's w arrant y respons ibilities:
As the veh icl e owner, you are resp onsible fo r th e
per form anc e of the requi re d ma int enan ce liste d
in your owner's Maintenanc e boo klet. Volk­
swage n re commend s th at you re ta in all rece ipts
co verin g maintenanc e on your vehicle, but Volk­
swage n can not deny warranty solely fo r the l ack
of rece ipt s or for your failur e to ensur e th e per -
formanc e of all sc hedul ed