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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
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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 -
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