2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Controls

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Raising the backrest into place
Fig. 5 0 Rear seat backrest marking
-Fold the backrest back up firmly until it
engages. The red marking must not be vis­
ibl e
50. Make sure that the saf ety
bel ts do not get trapped.
- Lock the backrest using the master key
into lock
66, fig. 49 by turning
th e lock from the vertical position to the
horizonta l po sition.
WARNING
Improperl y positioned safety belts can ca use
serio us personal injury in an accident.
• Safety belts olTeroptimum protection only
w hen the scat back is upright and belts arc
correc tly positioned on the body.
• Always make sure that the rear scat back­
rest to which the center rear safety belt is at­
t ached is secure ly lat ch ed whenever the rear
center safe ty belt is being use d. If the backre st
is not secure ly lat ch ed, the passenger
will move forward with the backrest during
WARNING (continued)
sudde n braking, in a sudden maneuver and
es pecia lly in a cras h.
• Never attach the safety belt to the buckle
for another seat. Attac hing the belt to the
wrong buckle
will reduce safety belt effective­
n ess and can cause serious persona l injury.
• A passen ger who is not correc tly re strain ed
can be ser ious ly injured by the safety belt itself
when it move s from the stronger parts of the
bod y into sensitiv e areas like th e abdomen.
• Never le t the safety belts become trapped
between the scat and the side of the ve hicle
when raising the scat back s. A trapped safety
belt can be damag ed so that it can not help to
r ed uce the risk of injury in a cras h.
• Alway s mak e sure that rear seal safe ty belts
arc in their proper positio n and able lo be used
after the rear scat backr ests have been se­
c ur ely lat che d in the up right position.
• Neve r let passengers ride on the rear load
surface in the luggage compartment area or sit
on the folded clown backrests. Passengers who
are not properly wearing their safety belts risk
ser ious injuri es and even dea th in a co llisio n.
• Alwa ys make sure that the rear seat back­
r es ts are securely latched after moving them
back to the upright positio n. to properly latch
it back. Loose items in the
compart­
ment can fl y through th e passenger compart­
ment in a crash and cause ser ious injury.
• A red mark on the backre st latch show that
the back rest is not secur ely engaged. When
th e marker i s not visible th e backrest is prop ­
erly and securely latched. Always make sur e
the mark i s not visi bl e after raising the back ­
re sts to the upri ght
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies lo vehicles: with an opening in the rear backrest lo transport long objects
Transporting long items
Your vehicle has an opening in the center of the rear back rest, which ena bles y ou
to t ra n spor t long ob jects, which do not fi t in th e luggage c om partme nt.
Fig. 51 Opening from the inside
Opening from inside the vehicle
-Fold d own t he rear arm rest comp le te ly.
- Unl ock t he re lease han dle ::::)f1 g. 51
loca te d in th e plas tic cover be hind th e rear
a rmre st by turn ing the master key to th e
pos itio n.
- Gras p the hand le a nd lowe r the cove r
in to t he
The p last ic cover is in ­
tegra te d t o t he ce nte r rea r arm rest.
Opening from the luggage compart­
ment
- Ope n the rea r li d.
- Press d ow n th e re lease button in th e di-
r ec tion o f th e a rrow
an d fold th e
cove r towa rd th e int erior of th e ve hicle.
W hen th e cove r is unlo cked a red mark ing
w ill be vis ib le on t he re lease button .
Loading the long objects inside the ve­
hicle
- Place t he lo ng o bjec ts th roug h the
cente r open ing ca re full y and sec ure them
w ith an app ropriate strap .
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Fig. 52 Opening from the luggage c ompar tme nt
- Close th e rear lid .
Closing from the inside
- R em ove a ll objects.
- Fo ld the plast ic cover upward and press
u ntil you h ear it click into place.
- Lock t he co ver by tu rn ing the m aste r
key to the
- Fold t he rea r arm res t back into p lace .
WARNING
Loose luggage or oth er obj ect s in th e vehicle
ca n ca use se rious pers on al inju ry.
• Durin g sudd en braking mano euv res or ac­
cident s, loo se obje cts in th e passe nge r com­
partm ent can
for ward, injurin g vehicle
occ upant s.
• Sec ure heavy objects w ith suit abl e s trap s
s o that th ey cannot mo ve around while you
arc driving.
• When you tr an sport heavy o bjec ts, a lways
k ee p in mind that a chan ge in th e ce nter of
g rav ity ca n als o cau se chan ges in vehicle han-
dlin g.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Tips
Pro tec t yo ur vehicle from soilin g, for e xam ple by
w ra p ping dirt y item s in a blank et be for e lo adin g
th em thr ough the th rough-lo adi ng op enin g
glove compartment
Fig. 53 Front possenger side : glove comportment
Th e co mpartm ent can b e op ened by pu llin g th e
l eve r
53. It is loc ke d wh en th e key s lo t is in
th e pos ition.
S tora ge for the vehicle l it erat ure
Th e ve hicle lite ratur e
54 should a lways
b e ke pt in th e g love c ompartm ent. Do place
o th er obj ec ts in shel f for th e ve hicl e lllre, th ey might fall behi nd th e glove co mpart­
Cooling the g love co mpartm ent 1
3
l
T here is an air outl et o n
le ft of th e rear panel
glo ve comp artm ent.
Optiona l e qu ip me nt Fig
. 54 In open glove compartment: optional ve­
h icle manual storage
and air outlet
Turn th e air ou tle t to op en and close Always
c lose a ir outlet wh en no t in u se.
WARNING
An open glove co mpartment d oor can in­
cre ase the ris k of seriou s injury during ha rd
braking or in a cras h.
• L oose items
th e glo ve compart ment can fly throu gh the pa sse nger co m par tmen t in a
cra sh and ca use serious in jury.
• Alwa ys kee p th e g love co mpartm ent clo se d
properly wh en th e vehicl e is moving
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Applies to vehicles: with front center armrest and one storage comportment
Front center armrest with storage compartment
arm rest can be moved backward and forward.
Fig. 5 5 Front armrest with storage comportme nt
Opening and closing the storage
compartment
- To open th e storage compar tment lift
th e armr est in the direction of the arrow
55 .
Applies to vehicles: with rear armrest
- To clo se th e s torag e co mpartm en t, pu ll
do wn the a rm re st.
Cooling the s torag e compartment in the front
ce nter armr est
In ve hicles w ith air co nditi oning there is a n
ou tlet in the s to rage c omp artm ent (pro vid ed a
C D Chang er
no t be en in sta lled) . D ep ending
o f th e settin g of th e front controls =: page 81 or
84 cold or h eat ed air ca n be g uid ed int o
th e co mpartm ent . Turn th e air outl et t o o pen
a nd clo se it.
WARNING
Str iking an open armrest cover can cause se­
riou s inju ry in a cras h.
• Always keep the armrest closed when th e
ve hicl e is m ov ing.
Opti onal e quipm ent
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-Fold th e rear armr est do wn complete ly .
- Pre ss the s torage compa rtment relea se
c at ch
56
- Lift th e storage compartme nt
WARNING
St riki ng an open armrest cover ca n cause se ­
r ious injury in a cras h.
• Always keep the ar mr est clo sed when the
ve hicl e is movin g.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
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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Cup holders in the center console
Fi g. 58 Cup ho lder in th e center console
Applies to vehicles: with reor armrest
Cup holders in the rear armre st
Fi g. 5 9 Open cup holder in rear armres t
Opening and clo sing the r etractabl e
cup holder
-Fold the rea r armre st dow n comp letely.
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There are two cup ho lders 58 in the center
co nsol e between the front seats .
WARNING
H ot liquid s can spill in a cras h, during hard
braking, sudd en maneu vers and even ca use a
co llisio n.
• Neve r put containers w ith hot liquid s in
t h e cup hold ers.
• Never put heavy c ups/beve rages or other
h eavy things in the c up hol ders. Heavy objects
ca nn y throu gh th e passe nge r co mpartment
i n a crash and cause serious injury.
-Push th e cove r in the di rec tion of the
arrow
59 . The cup hold er wi ll fold
open.
- Push the front part of the cup h older to
fold it ba ck into plac e.
WARNING
I-lot liquids spill in a cras h, d urin g hard
brakin g, sudd en maneuvers an d eve n cause a
co llisio n.
• Neve r put contain ers with hot li qui ds in
th e c up holde rs.
• Neve r put heavy cups/ bevera ges or oth er
h eavy things in the c up ho ld ers. Heavy objects
ca n fly throu gh th e passe nger co mpartment
in a cras h an d cause se rious inju ry.

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Additional storage compartment and electrical
sockets
Additional storage compartment
Fi g. 60 Opening the additiona l storage comport­
ment
Power outlet
- To open, press the cover briefly in the
d irect ion of the arrow
60 . The cove r
w ill ope n.
- To close, push th e cove r down as far as
it will
Elect rical equipment can be connected to of the 12-volt sockets.
Fig. 6 1 Powe r ou tlet in th e luggoge compartment
The 12 -vo lt so ck ets next in the addit io nal stora ge
co mpartm ent, in th e front cent er co nso le and in
the lug gag e compartment can be use d fo r elec - t
ri cal appliance s. Do not us e an y elec tri ca l ap­
plian ce s that us e m ore than 120 W.
WARNING
Improper use of the socke ts and e lect rica l ac ­
cessor ies ca n ca use and ser io u s in ju ry.
• Never leave childr en alone in th e vehicle.
The elec trical sockets and an ythin g connected
to them can b e use d when th e ig nition is
sw itched off and the key remove d.
Tips
• The e lec trical so ck ets re ma in fun cti on al eve n
wi th th e ignit ion off. Usin g e le ctrical app lia nces
wi th th e eng ine swi 1ch ed off will dra in 1he bat­
t e ry .
• Befo re bu yin g acces so ries , refer 10 th e no te s
3 .2 , cha pte r" Ac cessories , part s,
r e pair s and
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WARNING
Heavy load s will influ ence the way your ve­
hicle handl es and heavy loads t hat are not
properly stowe d or sec ured can cause loss of
contro l a nd se rious injury.
• Always keep in
when transporting
h eav y ob ject s, that a chan ge in th e center of
gravity can also cause c hanges in vehicle han­
dling:
-Always distribute the load as evenly as
po ssib le.
- Secur e heavy object s properly as far for­
ward in the lug gage compar tment as pos­
sible.
- Alwa ys s ecure heavy items securely
using the tie-downs provided wit h suitable
s trap s.
• Never excee d the Gross Axle Weight
or the Gross Ve hicle Wei ght Hating on the
s afe ty compliance sticker o n th e left d oor
jamb. Exceedi ng permi ssible weig ht can ca use
the vehicle to slide and handle difTerently.
• Always read and heed a ddition al imp or­
in forma tion on driving 2.1
" Safety first."
WARNING
To help p rev en t poisonou s exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle , a lways ke ep the
rear lid clo sed w hile driving.
• Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be­
cause t he rear lid cannot be full y closed.
• If you abso lut ely must drive with the rear
li d open, observe the following notes to reduce
th e risk of poisoning:
WARNING (continued)
-Close all wind ows,
- Close the power roof,
- Open all air outlets in the in strumen t
panel,
- Switch off the air recirculation,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
WARNING
Always make sur e that the doors and rear lid
are secure ly clo sed and locke d to redu ce the
risk of injury when the vehicle is not being
u sed.
• Afte r clo sing the rear lid , a lways mak e sur e
that it is p roper ly closed and locked.
• Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe­
cially with th e rear lid left open. A child could
craw l into the vehicle through the luggage
compartment a nd pull the re ar lid or window
s hut becoming trapped and unab le to get ou t.
Being trapped in a ve hicle can lead to serious
p ersona l inju ry.
• Never le t ch ildr en play in or around the ve­
hicle.
• Never let passe ngers ride in the luggag e
com par tmenl. Vehicl e occupants must always
be properl y re strained in one of the veh icle's
s eat ing po siti on s.
Note
o bj ec ts o n th e hat sh elf co uld d am age the
w ires of the re a r w ind ow d efogg er.
Tips
D o no t co ve r th e ve ntilatio n slo ts in front of th e
r e ar sid e w ind ows beca use this ca n pr event sta le
a ir fr om esca ping the vehi cle.
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