2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Com

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tire Manufacturers
List of tire manufacturers for new Volkswagen
vehicles
The Magnuson-Moss Federa l Trad e
Commiss ion Impro vemen t Act of 1975 and regu­
latio ns iss ued pur su ant to the act require th at a
tir e warranty pamphlet be placed in every new
vehicle prior to sale.
To assist you in obta ini ng th e relat ed warranty
informat io n , th e fo llow ing li st of tire manu fac­
turers and addresses is bein g pro vided.
Tir e Man ufactur ers
D unl op
re Corp.
11 44 East Mark et Street
Akron, OH 44316
Te l.: I (800 ) 548-47 14
B ri dges tone/Firesto ne In c.
J Br idg estone Park
Nas hville. T N 37214
Te l.: l (800 ) 356-4644
Goodyea r Tire
& Ru bber Co.
1144 East Ma rket Street
32 Tire Manufacturer s
Akron, 44316
Tel.: I (800) 32 1-2136
Co ntin en tal Genera l
1800 Contin ental B lvd.
C har lotte, NC 28273
Te l.: I (800) 847-3349
Mic helin Tire Corp.
P.O. Box 19 00 1
Gree nvill e, SC 29602-9001
Tel.: I (800) 887 -0662
P ire lli Tires North Am er ica
300 George S tree t, 5th Floor
New Have n,
e r 065 1 I
Tel.: I (800) 747-3554
Uniroya l Good rich Tire Co.
P.O. Box 19001
Greenv ille, SC 296 02-900 1
Tel.: I (800 ) 521-9796

About this booklet
This bookl et conta ins importan t informa tion,
tips, sugge stions and WARN INGS on using your
ve hicl e. Th e other booklets in the Owner's Liter­
ature contain furth er information th at you
sho uld be aware of for your own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sur e th at you always keep the comple te
Own er' s Litera ture in the vehicle . Th is is es pe­
cially important when you le nd or sell th e ve­
h icle.
This manua l describes the ve hicle equipment at
the t ime of publication. Some of the equipment
d esc ribed will not be available until a later date,
or is on ly available for certain markets.
Illu stratio ns may sli ghtlyvary from your vehicle.
For t his re aso n you should rega rd illu strations as
a genera l gu ide.
A t the beginning of this booklet , you will find a
table of contents sh owing all
items de­
scribe d in th is manua l in the order they appea r.
An alph abetical index is at the end of the
book.let.
Directions and positions (for example rig ht, left,
front, rear) are always relative
to the direc tion of
t rave l of the vehicl e un less stated otherwise.
So me sectio ns of this booklet do not appl y to all
ve hicl es. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to , for exam ple "App lies to USA Models on ly".
The section is contin ued on the nex t page.
Indicates the end of a sect ion.
® Registere d trademarks are marked
or®.
How ever, the a bsence of thi s symbo l does
not constitute a wa iver of t he rights con­
cerning any term.
Cross-reference to a within
or out side of a section.
WARNING
Texts with this symbol conta in importa nt in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
o f personal injury or death.
Note
Texts with thi s symbol draw your attention to
pot entia l sources of damage to your ve hicl e.
<£> For the sake of environment
Tex ts with this sy mbol contai n in formation
about the environment and how you can help to
protect it.
Tips
T ex ts with this sy mbol contain s pecial tips and
o ther information about getting tl1e mo st out of
your veh icle and its features.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safe driving
Gene ral notes
Dear Vo lkswagen Driver
Plea se remembe r -safety first!
This booklet conta in s impo rtan t informa­
tio n, tip s, suggest ions and wa rnings wh ic h
you sh ou ld r ead an d heed fo r your own
safety, the safety of your passen ge rs and
o th ers .
WARNING
Alwa ys make sure th at yo u follow the sugges­
ti ons and heed the WARN INGS in thi s Boo klet.
Safety equipmen t
WARNING (continued)
It 's in your interes t an d in th e int erest of a ll
yo ur p ass enge rs.
• Addit io nal imp orta nt information that
need to know fo r yo ur own safety a nd the
safe ty of yo ur passengers and oth ers is in
other Booklet s of your Owner' s Lit erature .
• Thi s Owne r's Lit erature must alw ays re­
m ain with your Volkswagen w hen eve r you
l e nd or se ll your vehicl e so that thi s imp ortan t
informa tion will always be ava ilable to the
driver and
The safe ty feat ures are part of the occu.pan t rest raint system and work togeth er to
help re duce the risk of injury in accident
Yo ur safe ty and the sa fety of your pa ssenge rs
s hou ldn 't b e left to ch ance. Adva nce s in t ech­
n o logy have ma de a va riety of fea tur es ava ilable
to h elp reduc e the risk of injur y in a n acc id ent.
The follow ing is a listin g of ju st a few of the safe ty
fea tures in your Volk swage n:
• sophi sti cate d safe ty be lts for a ll sea ting posi­
tion s,
• saf ety be lt fo rce lim iters for t he front scats
a nd out boa rd rear seating pos itio ns.
• safe ty belt pre te nsion ers for the fro nt o ut­
board seati n g posi tions, for th e outboard re ar
sea tin g pos itio ns in com binatio n with optio nal
r ea r sid e air ba gs.
• safe ty belt heig h t adju stm ent for th e front
sea ts,
• fron t airbags.
• sid e airbags for th e fro nt sea ts,
• Sid e Curt ain
airbag s.
2 Safe driving
• LATCH a nchora ges fo r child r estra in ts (in
Ca nada , the t erm s "to p tet her" w ith "lowe r uni ­
versal a nch orage s'' (or ''lowe r uni versal a n­
c h orage bars" are use d
to desc ribed th e sys te m
• head restraints for eac h se ating position , ano
• adju stab le s teer ing co lumn .
T hese indi vidual safety fea tur es, can work to­
ge ther as
sys tem to help protec t yo u and your
pa sse nge rs in a w ide ra nge of accid ent s. T hese
feature s ca n't wo rk as a syste m i f th ey are not a l­
ways co rrec tly adjusted a nd correc tly use d!
Th is Booklet pro vid es imp ortant inform atio n
about
t h ese fe atur es are important, h ow
t h ey work to help prot ect yo u and your pa sse n­
ge rs and how they mu st b e ad justed and use d to
ge t th e grea test ben efit and red uce th e lik eli ­
hoo d of inj ur y. T he Book le t a lso co nta in s im po r­
WA HN INGS that you and your passengers
mus t a lw ays rea d and h eed in orde r to help re-
du ce the risk of per sona l injur y.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safety is everybody 's res pon sibilit y! ..
Important things to do before driving
Safety is job. Vehicle and occupant safety always depends on the in­
fo rm ed and
driver.
For your safety and th e sa fe ty of yo ur pas­
se ng ers, before drivi ng a lways :
- Make sure that a ll lights and signals are
ope ratin g correctly.
- Mak e sur e that the tire pressure is co r­
rect.
- Make s ure that all wind ows are clea n
and a fford good vis ib ili ty to the out side.
- Secu re all luggage a nd oth er items care­
fully
10.
- Make sure that not hing can interf ere
w ith the peda ls .
What impairs driving safety
- Adju st fr ont sea t, head res traint and
mirror s correct ly for your heig ht.
- Instru ct pa ssengers to adjust the head
restra ints accor ding to th eir h eig ht .
- Ma ke su re to use the r ig ht chil d re ­
s tra int and use it cor rectl y to prot ect chil­
dren
5 l.
- Sit p rope rly in you r sea t and make sur e
that your passenger s do th e sa me
4.
- Faste n yo ur safe ty belt and wear it prop ­
e rly. A lso i nst ruct your pa ssenge rs to
fasten their safety belts prop erl y
.-
Safe driv ing is directly re lat ed to the condition of the vehicle , the driv er as well as
the driver's
to concentrate on the road without being distracted.
The driv er i s respo nsibl e for the sa fe ty o f
th e ve hicle and a ll of its occupan ts. If yo ur
ab ilit y to dr ive is im paired, safe ty risks for
eve ry bod y in th e veh icle increase and you
a lso become a hazard to everyo ne e lse on
t he road
The refo re:
- Do not le t yo urse lf be distra cte d b y pas ­
se nge rs or by usi ng the sound system o r a
ce llul ar t elep hone
- Never drive when yo ur driv in g abil ity is
imp air ed (b y m edi ca tions, alco hol , drugs,
etc.) .
- Obse rve a ll traffic laws, rules of th e road
and sp eed limit s and plai n co mm on se nse . -
Alw ays ad just yo ur spee d to road , traffic
a nd wea ther condition s.
- Take frequ ent breaks on long trips.
Don't drive for more than two hou rs at a
s tr etc h.
- Do n ot dr ive w he n yo u are tir ed, und er
press ure o r w hen you a re s tressed.
WARNING
dri vin g sa fe ty increases the risk of
se riou s perso nal inju ry and dea th when ever a
ve hicle is being use d ...
Safe driving 3

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Proper occupant seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important for safe, relaxed driving.
Fi g. 1 The correct distance between driver and
steering wheel
For yo ur own safety and Lo reduce the risk
of injur y in th e eve nt of a n accid ent, we
recommend that y ou adju st th e se al
the dri ver to the fo llowi ng po sition:
- A djust th e dri ver's se at so that you can
eas ily push the pedal s all th e way
10 th e
floor while k eeping you r kn ec(s) s light ly
- Adj ust the a ngl e of the sea t b ac k so that
it i s in an upri ght p osition so that your
back comes in full contact with it when
yo u dri ve.
- Adjust th e stee rin g w hee l so that there
i s a di sta nce of at le a st 10 in ch es (25 cm)
b etween the s tee rin g w hee l and your
breast bone
1. I f n ot possib le, see
yo ur authori zed Volkswagen dealership
about adapti ve equipm ent.
- Adju st th e steerin g w hee l so that the
s tee ring whee l a nd airbag cove r point s at
y our ch es t and not at your fa ce.
- Grasp the top of the ste erin g wheel with
yo ur clbow(s) sli ghtl y be nt.
4 Safe driving
Fig. 2 Correct head restraint position for driver
- Adjust t he hea d r estra int so that the
upper edge is as eve n with the to p of your
h ea d as possibl e but n o lower than eye
l eve l and so that it i s as close
to th e ba ck of
yo ur head as possible
2.
- Faste n and wear safe ty belt s co rrectl y
13 .
- Always keep both feet in the footwe ll so
that you are in control of th e ve hicle at all
tim es.
For detail ed in format io n on h ow 10 adj ust drive r 3.1, c hap te r "Sea ts an d
s torage ."
WARNING
Drivers who arc unb elted , o ut of position or
too clo se to the airbag can be seriously injured
b y an airbag as
it unfold s. To help reduc e th e
ri sk of serious p ers onal injury:
• Always adju st
driv er's scat and the
s te ering whe el so that there are al least 10
inches (25 cm) between your brea stbone and
the steer ing wheel.

,&. WARNING (continued)
• Always hold th e steerin g w hee l o n th e out ­
s ide or the stee ring w heel rim with your h and s
at th e 9 o'clock and 3 o'cloc k p ositions to h elp
redu ce the risk or p erson al injury
• Neve r hold th e s tee rin g w hee l a t th e 12
o 'clo ck p osition or with your hand s at oth er
pos ition s in sid e th e stee ring w hee l rim or on
hub. ste erin g
w hee l th e wron g way c an cause ser ious inju ­
ri es to th e hand s, arm s and h ead
• P ointin g th e s tee rin g w hee l to war d your d ec reases the ability or the suppl em ental
driver's a irbag to p rotec t yo u in a collision.
• Always s it in an upri gh t p os ition and n ever
l e an a gainst or pla ce any part or y our bod y too
clo se to th e area w here t he a irbags are loc ated.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
,&. WARNING (continu ed)
• B efor e dri vin g, a lways a djust the front
sea ts and h ead r est ra int s prop erl y a nd m ake
s ur e th at all passe nger s are properly re­
s train ed.
• Neve r adju st th e sea ts w hil e th e vehicl e is
m ov ing. Y our seat m ay move unexpec tedly
a n d y ou could lose co ntrol of th e ve hicl e.
• Neve r drive w ith th e ba ckre st r eclin ed or
tilt ed
ba ck! Th e fa rth er the bac kres ts are
tilt ed b ack, th e g reater t he risk du e to
in co rrec t p ositionin g or the sa fe ty belt and im ­
prop er sea ting pos ition.
• Childr en mu st always ride in child seat s
51. Specl al p reca utio ns ap ply w hen in ­
s ta llin g a c hild sca t on th e fr ont passe nge r sca t
29, "C hild res trai nts on th e front scat some imp ort ant thin gs to
Proper seating position fo r the front passenger
The p roperf ront passenge r seating position is important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own saf ety and to reduce th e r is k
of i njury in th e eve nt of an accide nt we rec­
o mm end that you adjust the seat fo r th e
front pa ssenge r to th e fo llow ing po sitio n:
- Mo ve the front pas senge r sea t back a s
far as po ssibl e. There mu st be a mi nim um
of IO in ch es (25 c m) betw een the breast­
bone and the in str um ent
- Adj ust th e ang le of th e s eatba ck so th at
it is in an upr ight pos it ion a nd your back
comes in full contact with it when ever the
ve hicle i s movin g.
- Adju st th e head restra int so th at the
uppe r edge is as e ven wit h th e top of yo ur
head as possible but not lower t han eye
le ve l and so that it is as close
the back of
yo ur h ead as po ssible
7 .
- Keep both fe et fl at on th e floo r in the
foorw ell in fro nt of the front pas senger
s eat. -
Faste n and wear safety be lts co rrec tly
13.
For d etai led informa tion on how to adju st th e
front passe nger seat 3.1 , chapter
"Sea ts and storage. "
WARNING
Front sea t passe ngers w ho arc unbelt ed, out or
p os ition or t oo close to the a ir b ag c an b e ser i­
ou sly inju re d or kill ed by th e a ir ba g as i t un­
fo lds. To h elp re du ce the r is k or se rio us p er­
so nal inj ury :
• P assenge rs mu st a lways si t in an u pri ght
p os ition and n ever le an aga inst o r p lace any
p art o r th eir b ody too close to th e a rea w here
th e air ba gs arc locat ed .
• Passe ngers who a rc unb elt ed , o u t o r posi­
ti on or t oo cl ose to t he a irbag can be se riously
in jur ed by a n airb ag as
it unfold s w ith grea t
for ce in the b link or a n eye .
• Always make s ure th at th ere a rc at leas t 10
in ch es (25 cm) bet wee n t he front p assenge r's
br eas tbone and th e ins trum ent p anel.
Safe driving 5

• never up again st th e in strument panel
• neve r sit on the ed ge of t he sea t
• never sit sideway s
• neve r lean out the wi ndow
• never put your feet o ut the w indow
• never put your fee t o n th e in strument panel
• never rest yo ur f eet on the
cu shi on or
back of the se at
• never rid e in th e footwe ll
Pedal area
Pedals
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
• never ride in th e lu ggage comp artment.
WARNING
Improper seating position s in crease the risk of
se rious personal injury and death whenever a
ve hicle is bein g used.
• Alway s mak e sure that all vehicl e occu­
pant s stay in a proper seat ing position and arc
properly re strained wheneve r the vehicl e is
be ing used
The pedals must always be free to move and mu st neve r be inte1f ered with by a
floor mat or any other object .
Make sure that a ll pedals move freel y w ith out in­
t e rf er enc e and that nothing pre vents them from
r e turnin g to th eir orig inal po siti ons.
Onl y use floo r mat s th at l eav e the pedal area free
a nti can
sec ured with floor faste n ers.
l fa brak e cir cuit fai ls, in cre ase d brake pedal
t ra ve l is re qu ire d to b ring th e ve hicle to a full
Floor mats on the driver side
WARNING
Pedal s that cannot mov e fre ely can cause loss
of vehicle contro l a nd increase the risk of se­
riou s inj ury.
• Neve r p lace any ob jects in the driver' s foot­
we ll. An object cou ld get into the pedal area
and interfe re wit h pedal function. In case o f
s udden braking or an accident, you wo uld not
be abl e to brake or accelera te!
• Always make sure that nothing can fa ll or
mov e into the d river's foo t we ll.
Always floor mats that can be securely attached to floor mat fasteners and
do not int e,f ere
free movement of th e peda ls.
Mak e su re that the floor mat s are prop­
e rl y sec ured and can not mo ve and inter ­
fe re w ith th e
Use onl y flo or m ats that leave the pedal area un­and that fi rmly secured so that
th ey ca nnot slip out o f po sition . Prop erly se­
c urin g th e floor ma ts w ill pre vent th em from
s lidin g in to po siti ons th at co uld int erf ere wit h
th e pedal s or imp air saf e o perati on of yo ur ve­
hicl e in oth er w ays . You
can ob tain suitabl e floo r mat s fro m your au ­
th orized Volk swa gen dea ler.
WARNING
Peda ls that cannot mo ve freel y can result in a
l oss o f vehicle control and increase the risk of
ser ious pe rs on al in jury.
• Always make sure that floor mats are prop -
erly secured.
Safe driving 9

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (conlinuod)
• Neve r place or install floor mats or other
floor cover ings in th e vehicle that can n ot be
proper ly secure d in place to prevent them
from slip pin g and
with the pedals
or the abili ty to contro l the vehicle.
• Neve r place or insta ll floor mats or o ther
floor coverings on top of alr eady ins ta ll ed
floor mats. Additiona l floor mat s and oth er
Stowing luggage
Loading the luggage compartment
WARN ING (con tinued)
coverings w ill reduce the size of the pedal area
an d int erf ere with the pedals.
• Always properly reinstall and sec ure floor
ma ts that have been removed for cleaning.
• Always make sure that objects can not fa ll
int o the driver foot well w hile th e vehicle is
moving. Objects ca n become trapped under
th e brake pedal and acce lerator peda l ca using
a loss of vehicl e
All luggag e and object s ,n ust b e prop erly stowed and secured the luggage
compartment.
Loos e item s in th e luggag e compartmen t
c an shi ft sudden ly chang ing vehicle han­
dling charact eri stic s. Lo ose item s ca n also
in crea se the ri sk of se ri ous pe rs onal in­
j ur y in a sudd en veh icl e m an euv er or in a
co llision.
- Distribute the load evenly in th e lu g­
gag e compar tment .
- Alwa ys pla c e and properly sec ure heav y
it em s as far forward a s po ss ibl e in the lug ­
gage compar tm ent.
- S tow hea vy lugg age as low as possibl e
in the luggag e compar tm ent.
- Secure luggag e usin g th e tic -dow ns
pro vid ed
11 .
- -Ma ke su re that the re ar sea t ba ck is se­
cu re ly lat ch ed in pl ace.
WARNING
Improp erl y s tor ed luggage or other items can
fly through the vehicl e cau sing serious per­
so nal inju ry in th e event of hard braking or an
accident. To help reduce the risk of se rious
personal injury:
10 Safe driving
WARN ING (continued)
• Always put objects, for examp le, luggage o r
oth er he avy item s in the luggage compa rt-
WARNING
Heavy loads will influ ence the way yo ur ve­
hicle handle s. To help reduce the risk of a lo ss
of contro l lea din g to serio us personal injury:
• Alway s keep in mind when t ransporting
h ea vy objects, that a c hange in the ce nter of
grav ity can also ca use c hang es in ve hicle han ­
d lin g:
- Always distribut e the load as eve nly as
po ss ibl e.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the
luggage compart ment as poss ible .
• Never excee d the Gross Axle Weig ht Rating
or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
on the safety complian ce s ticke r on the lef t
door jamb. Exceed ing permissib le we ig ht
s tandards can cause the vehicl e handl e diff er­
e ntl y.
• Please observe information on safe driv ing