2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA warning light

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WARNING
Cras hes a nd oth er acci dcn t s ca n hap pen w hen
yo u cann ot sec the road a head a nd when yo u
ca nn ot b e see n by other m otor is ts.
• Never use day time runn ing ligh ts to sec
w here yo u are goi ng. Th ey a rc no t b right
eno ugh an d w ill n ot let y ou sec fa r eno ugh
a h ea d for safety especia lly a l dusk or w hen it i s
dark. Always sw itch on the low bea m at du sk
or w hen it is dark .
•
t a il li ght s do not ligh t u p w hen da y­
tim e runnin g lig ht s arc o n. A ve hicle w ithout
r ear ta il li gh ts turne d on ca nn ot b e see n by
ot hers in b ad wea the r at dusk o r w hen it s d ark .
Applies to ve hicles: with Highline instrument clus ter
WARN ING (continued)
• If aut oma tic head light cont rol is sw itch ed
o n, th e low bea m and w ill n ot be
switc hed on in fog or heavy You have to
sw itc h on t he low bea m using t he light sw itch .
• J\lways tu rn on th e he adli ght s befo re d usk
a n d in ra in or fo g so th at yo u ca n see a head
and so that oth ers can see your vehicl e from
t h e bac k.
Tip s
I f yo u re m ove the key from t he ig n ition lock w ith
t he ligh ls s till on, a b uzze r w iU sou nd when you
o pen
dri ver's door re mi nd yo u turn light s off .
• Always observe loca l o rdin an ces a nd traffi c
regu la tion s w hen using yo ur lights. •
Coming /leaving home function (orientation lighting)
T he comi ng hom e/ leav ing home functio n is ro lled by ligh t sensor.
Coming h om e function
If th e hea dlight s sw itc h
46, is in th e
"Au to ma tic headligh t co ntrol" (AUTO or po­
sition whe n the ig n it ion is sw itc hed off an d th e
driver's door is opened and closed,
co ming
h o m e fun ction (sw itc h-off delay) switch es on
th e orientat ion ligh ti n g. The le ngth of
sw itch-o ff delay ca n be adju sted, o r sw itch ed off
co mple te ly, in Lights a nd vis io n 17.
L e a vi ng h om e fu ncl ion
th e ve hicl e is un locked, the leav ing hom e
func tion switch es on orie nt atio n li gh tin g. The lig
htin g is switched off as soo n as t he ign i­
t ion is s witched on.
Tips
I f th e co min g home or le aving hom e fu nct ion is
sw itched on, the head ligh ts, s ide mar ke r ligh t,
t ai lli g h t a nd lice nse pla te ligh ts w ill come on.
• If yo u r em ove t he ignitio n key and open t he
dr iver door while the vehicle ligh ts are on , you
w ill not h ear an acoust ic warning if the comi ng
home funct io n is sw itched on.
• You can set th e com ing hom e fu ncti on
s wit ch off delay in th e Lights and vis io n
menu , provid ed yo ur ve hicl e has th is m en u in t he
di spla y.•
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em erg ency flasher also works when th e ign ition
i s sw itched off .
L'.D, WARNING
A vehicle stalled or stopped on or bes ide a
highway can be st ruck by ot her vehicl es and
increase the risk of se rious per sonal injury.
• Whenever s tall ed or stopp ed fo r repair ,
move th e ve hicl e a safe distan ce off the road,
s top the engine, and turn of the emergency
WARNING (continued)
flash er and use a warning tria ngle or similar
d ev ice to warn approa ching
• Never park the vehicle in areas w here the
h ot cata ly tic con verter and exhaust system
ca n come in contac t w ith dry grass, brush, fu el
s pill or oth er mater ia l that can ca use fire.
Tips
Yo u can disc harge the ve hicle batt ery if yo u le ave
t h e eme rgency flash er on for a Jo ng time
Turn and high beam lever
The tum signal and high beam lever also operates the headli ght flashe,:
F ig. 27 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn sig nal a nd high b eam lever has
rhe follo win g fun ctions:
Using the turn signals
-Mo ve the leve r a ll th e way up 27
to indicate a right turn, and all th e way
down
t o in di cat e a left turn .
Changing lane s
-Push the lever up or down to the point
w here yo u ca n start to feel res is tan ce. The
t u rn sig nal fla sh es as lon g as yo u hold the
l ever in thi s po sit ion.
Switching the h igh beam on and off
- Turn the light sw itch to
- Press th e lever fo rwa rd to po sit io n to
sw itch on the high beam s.
- Pull th e le ver back toward you to swit ch
th e hig h b eam off again.
Headlight flasher
- Pull th e lev er tow ard t he s tee rin g w hee l
to operate the
L'.D, WARNING
I mp roper use of the hea dlight fla sh er or the
hi gh b eams ca n di strac t oth er dri vers ca usin g
a cras h and serio us personal injury.
• Never use the head light flash er and high
bea ms w hen the y w ill bl ind or di stra ct ot her
m otor is ts .
• Always use the turn sig nals when chan gin g
l a n es to al ert ot her motori sts.
Tips
• The signa ls o nl y work w hen the ign ition
i s swi tched on. The co rrespo nding warnin g light
fla sh es in th e in strum ent clust er.
• The
then
co me s on in th e in strum ent clust er.
• The
flasher co mes on for as lon g as
yo u pu ll th e leve r- eve n if no oth er light s are
s w itch ed on. The warning lig ht
th en comes
o n in the instrum ent cluste r.
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Windshield wipers
Windshield wiper s The wind shi eld wip er lev er op erates both wi ndshield wi pers and th e w ind­
s hi eld washin g syste ms.
Fig. 33 Windshie ld wiper and wind sh ield washing
lever
T he w in dshield wiper 33 has the
fo llow ing se ltin gs:
Int ermi ttent wiping (windshield)
-Move t he lever up to positi on 33
- Turn th e leve r@ ) to e ither sh or te n or
l e ng th en the int erva l. Turn th e leve r to t he
l e ft t o sh o rt en the freq uen cy . T urn th e
l eve r ro th e right to le n gth en th e frequ en cy .
Th e w inds hield wip er s w ill wip e slo w ly
a nd continuou sly w hen th e leve r is m oved
a ll th e w ay
to th e rig ht.
Slow wiping
- Move the lever up to positi on ® ·
Continuous wiping
- Move the leve r up t o po siti on
Brief wiping
- Move the leve r down to position © to
give t he wind shi eld a
bri ef w ip e. T he w ip er
w ill be gin t o m ove faste r if you ke ep th e
l eve r pr esse d down for lo nge r th an 2 sec ­
ond s.
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshield)
- Pull the lever towa rd the steerin g w heel
t o pos ition®·
- Rele ase the leve r ag ain. Th e wipers w ill
co ntinu e to w ipe for approx imate ly 4 sec­
ond s.
Switching off the wipers
- Mo ve th e leve r up to po sition ®·
Winter /Service position
Th e wind shi eld wip ers will move to the
"Wi nter/Serv ice pos ition" if yo u sw itch th e ig ni ­
ti on on br iefly and th en
T he wi ndshi eld wipe r arm s can be moved fo r­
w ard so that they do not freeze o nto the w ind­
s hi eld. Th e wi nds hie ld wip er arms w ill have to
be pus hed b ack
the w indsh ie ld befo re
dri vin g o ff. T he w in d shi eld w ipe rs w ill m ove
b ack to th eir or ig ina l posit io n af ter yo u drive off.
WARNING
Worn or dirty wip er bl ad es w ill reduc e vis i­
bilit y and incre ase the risk or co llis ion s and se­
ri ous inju ry.
• Nev er u se the front wip er /wa sher in
fr ee zin g w eather without
defro stin g the
w indshield . The wa sh er solut io n ma y
on t he w indow and reduc e vis ibilit y.
• Alw ays clea n the win dshi eld wip er bl ades
and a ll w in dow s regularly.
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Applies to vehicles : wi th power ou tside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is impor tant for saf e dri ving to prop erly adju st th e ou tsid e ,ni rrors using joy­
s tic k in
drive r's door.
Fi g. 36 Se ct io n of dr iver 's door : joy sti ck fo r th e out ­
s ide m irr ors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
I. Turn the joyst ic k 36 to L (left out ­
s id e mirror ).
2. Mov e th e joys tick
to ad ju st th e mirror
s o that you ha ve a good view
to the re ar of
th e ve hicle. lf sy nchroni zed mirror setting
i s act ive in th e conv en ie n ce setup, the
r igh t mirro r is adj uste d at the sam e tim e
17.
3. Turn the jo ystick to R (right out sid e
mirror ).
4. Turn the jo yst ick to adju st th e mirror so
that you have a good view to the rea r o f th e
ve hicl e.
56 Lights and a clear view Outside mirror heating
-
Turn the jo yst ick to Qiµ , to heat th e ou t­
s id e mirrors.
- Turn the joys tic k to 0 , to swi tch
th e
o ut sid e mirror h eati ng.
It is imp ortant for safe driving yo u have a
goo d to th e rear.
WARNING
ln corr cctlyc stim atin gdi stan ccs with the right
o ut sid e mirror can ca use co llision s and se­
riou s inju ry.
• The right outsid e mi rror has a co nvex
(c urv ed) surfac e. Ve hicle s or other obje cts
see n in a co nvex mirror
will look smaller and
farth er away t.han th ey rea lly are .
• If yo u u se the r igh t o ut side mirror to judg e
di stance s from vehicl es behind you when
c h an gin g lanes, yo u could estim ate in cor­
rec t.ly and cau se a cras h.
• Whene ver po ssibl e, use the inside mirror
t o mor e accurat ely jud ge dist ance a nd siz e of
ve hicl es or other objects see n in th e co nvex
mirror.
For the sak e of environment
Th e ex te ri or mirror hea ting sh ou ld be s witc hed
off whe n it is no lo ng er nee ded oth erwi se yo u
was te fu el.
Tips
If th e e lect rica l adj ust m ent of th e mi rror doesn't
r es pond, adju st t he mirror b y hand by p ushin g
li ghtly on the edg e of the mirro r

Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
to vehicles: w, th foldoble front seat backrest
Folding the front passenger seat backrest forward
Folding the front passenger seat backrest the way forward
Fig . 4 2 Folding th e front passenger seal backrest
forward
Folding the front pa ssenger seat
backrest all the way for ward
Press and hold th e leve r in the direc tion
of the arrow
42 to re lea se the
backre st of the
pas seng er sea t.
Fold the backre st of th e fro nt pas senger
sea t to the hori zontal
in th e
rection of the arrow. Make sure that the
front pa ssenger seal backrest latches
curely into pla ce.
Folding the fr ont pas senger seat
backrest back
To fold back, release the backr est of the
front passeng er seat again with lever
Fold the front passeng er seat backrest
back until it latch es secure ly into pl ace.
Make sur e that nothin g is on th e front seat when
the back rest is fo lded The AIRBAG OFF light must always be on when the
backrest is folded forward 2.1 "'Safety
F irst".
P lease be s ure
74.
L'.D, WARNING
Im pr operl y store d lu ggage o r o th er it em s ca n
fl y thr ou gh th e vehicle ca using ser io us pe r­
so nal i nj ury in th e even t of hard bra kin g or a n
ac cide nt To help red uce the risk of serious per­
sona l inju ry.
• Be ca ref ul n ot lo p ut your hand in th e bac k
of the sea t wh ile press ing t he passe nge r scat
backrest re lease le ve r. O thenvise it co uld get
ca ugh t b y th e seal mech ani sm.
• Always put ob jects, for example, luggage or
o th er h eavy items in the luggage compar t­
m ent.
• Always sec ure o bjec ts pro per ly wi th suit ­
a b le straps so th at they ca nno t m ove into the
area of t he s ide air bag or t he fron t a irbag
d u ring bra kin g or in a sud de n m an eu ver. O b­
j ec ts nea r the air b ags ca n beco me pro ject iles
and cause injury when an a irbag inflates.
• Always make sure that no thin g on t he fro nt
passe nge r seal w hen th e backres t is fo lded for­
war d. Eve n light ob jects co uld be push ed i nto
th e sea l c u shi on an d ca use the we ight- sens ing
mat in the seat to reg is te r en ough we ig ht to
t u rn th e airbag on.
• Always make su re that t he PAS SENG ER AJ R
BAG OFF ligh t is on and stays on whenever t he
b ac krest of the front passe nger sea t is fold ed
fo nva rd .
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Sun glasses case in the headliner
There is a storage compa rtment fo r your sun g lasses in t he vehicle head line,:
F ig . 57 Sun glasses case in the roof
Other storage areas
Addit ional sto rage co mpartmen ts ar e loca te d i n
th e in th e door p an els (front and r ear) and at the
r e ar of the center conso le .
Th e coat hoo ks ar e lo ca ted next
th e re ar pa s­
se nger a ssist han dl es .
&, WARNING
• Neve r pl ace ob jec ts on th e in stru men t
p anel. T he se obj ects co uld fl y throu gh th e
p asse nge r comp artm ent wh en th e ve hicle is
m ov ing ( whil e acce lera ting, brakin g or co r­
n erin g) a nd di stra ct th e dri ver. Thi s co uld
ca use ser ious perso nal injur y in th e eve nt of
h ar d bra king or an acci dent.
- P ress the re lease b utto n 57 to
ope n. T he cover op en s au toma tica lly.
- To close t he cover, p ress it up un til it en­
gages.
&, WARNING
A lways kee p l he sto rage a rea cove r close d
w hil e th e ve hicle is in m oti on to redu ce the
ri sk of inju ry durin g sudden b raking or in the
eve nt of
ac cid ent and to p revent any item s
f ro m b eing thr ow n th rough th e v ehicl e
int eri or.
WARNING (continued)
• Make s ure tha t n o o bjec ts ca n fall fr om th e
ce nter con sole or olh cr sto rage a reas into th e
d rive r foot well w hile th e vehicle is m ov ing. In
th e eve nt of a sudd en bra kin g man eu ve r, you
w ill n ot b e a ble to u se th e brak e, clut ch or ac­
ce le ra tor ped al c orrectly.
• Clo thin g hu ng o n the coa t hook s mu st n ot
res tric t th e driv er's v iew . The co at hook s arc
int end ed onl y for u se with light articles of
clothin g. D o not leave any hard , sharp or
h eavy o bjec ts in han gin g ar ticles o f cloth ing .
D urin g su dden br aking ma neu vers o r acc i­
d ent s, especi ally th ose involvi ng a irbag de ­
p loy ment , th ese object s co uld injur e th e ve­
h icl e occ upant s.
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WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collision s
and other accidents.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, snow, and condensa tion for good visibility
- ou t the wind shield , side a nd rear wind ow s.
• Maximum heating output and fast de­
frosting will onl y occur aft er the en gin e has
Climatic
Applies to ve hicles, Climatic
Controls
Fig . 67 In the cen te r console , Climatic cont rols
Th e a ir co nditi oning sys te m o nly wo rks
w hen the en gin e is running and th e fan i s
s w it c h ed on.
- Usin g the control s
67 and
yo u can set th e te mperatur e, air di str i­
bution and th e fan sp eed.
- To switch a functi on on or off, pre ss the
appropriat e button
Wh en a func­
tion is sw itch ed on a light in th e bu tton
il­
lumin ates .
Te mp erature =q1age 82
IECONJ butlOn or AC bu lion - coo ling sys te m
o n/off.
WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
reached operating tempe rat ure. Wait until you
have good v isi bili ty befor e driving off.
• Thoroughly famili ari ze yo urse lf wit h th e
operat ion o f the heating and ventilatio n
s ystem, including the defog/defros t features
yo u will n eed for goo d vis ibilit y.
• Always read and h eed the informat ion a nd
a ll WAR NINGS .
'4
But1on rea r window defogge r - The
h eat ing sw itches off a utom atic ally app rox i­
m ate ly
/0 a ft er it i s s witc h ed on. It ca n also be swi tc h ed off by pus hing th e
sw it c h aga in.
air r ecir culati on m ode
=q1 age 83
A ir di stri bu tion co ntrol =q1age 82
Fan -Th e fan has fo ur di ffere nt sp ee ds. T he
fa n sh o uld always be se t the lo wes t spe ed
w hen dr ivi ng slow ly.
WARNING
Poor vis ibility increases the risk of c olli sions
and o ther accident s.
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Cooling system
When the air condit ion ing is on, not on ly th e
temperatur e, but also the air humidit y in th e ve­
h icle interior is re du ced. Thi s improve s comfort
for the vehicle occupallls and preve nts th e w in­
dows from fogging up when th e o utsi de a ir i s
very humid.
I f the air conditionin g does not
on, it
co uld be for one of the follow ing reasons
• the eng ine is no t running.
Applies to vehicles: with Climatic
Air recirculation mode
• th e fan is sw itch ed off.
• t he outs id e te mperatu re is lower than
rou ghly
+ 40 ( +3 °CJ .
• the air conditioner compr essor has bee n
tempor aril y sw it ched off because th e e ngi ne
coo la nt te mp erature i s too high.
• the air condition er fu se is blow n.
• have the air condit ione r ch ecked by an au­
th ori ze d Vo lkswage n deale r.
Air recirculat ion mod e prevent s fum es or unpleasant smells from entering the ve­
hicle.
- Pre ss the butt on 82, 68
switch air r eci rculat io n mode on or off.
When it is s witch ed on a yellow light in the
button light s up.
Air r ecircul atio n m ode pre vents stro ng out door
odors from ent erin g th e ve hicle interior, for ex­
amp le when driving th rough a tunnel or in
de nse traffi c.
the out side te mp erature is low, usin g air
r e circulat io n m ode prov ides mor e effective
h ea tin g by hea ting air fr om th e ve hicle int eri o r
instead of cold air from outsid e.
W hen th e o utside te mperat ure is hi gh, usin g air
r eci rculation mode prov ides m ore effectiv e
coo ling
cooling air from th e ve hicle i111erior
in ste ad of wa rm ai r from ou ts id e.
For safety re aso ns, air re cir cu lati on is not pos­
s ib le
th e colll ro l for air di stributi on i s set
t o th e® pos ition. The air reci rc ul atio n m ode ca
n b e sw itch ed back on b y pressing
bu lion .
WARNING
Stale air cau ses driver fatigue and reduces
dri ver alert ness . Thi s can lead lo acciden ts,
co llisio ns and seriou s perso nal injury.
• Neve r use air reci rculation for lo ng period s
of tim e becau se no fresh air will come into the
pa ssenger com partm ent.
• If the coo ling sys tem is sw itch ed o ff, the
w indows can fog up qui ckl y and decrease
dr ive r vis ibilit y.
• Always sw itch the recirculation mode off
wh en i t is not nee ded.
Do not s moke whil e a ir reci rc ul atio n m ode is on,
as sm oke draw n i111 0 the clim ate-co ntrol sys te m
ca n leave a re sidue on th e evaporator, producin g
perm an en t unpl easant odo r.
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