2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA lock

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
&. WARNING (continued)
dows can be opera te d l eading lo serio us per­
so nal inju ry.
• Neve r leave ch ildren, disa bled perso ns or
anyone who cann ot help themselves in the ve­
hicle. The door s can be lo cke d using the re­
mote control key. This could resu lt in people
b ein g trapped in the vehicle in an emerge ncy.
example, depend ing o n the time of year,
peo ple trapped in the vehicle ca n be expose d
t o very high or low tem pera tures.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
w hil e th e vehi cle is mo ving or wh ile it is ro lling
t o a stop . The steer ing w hee l co lumn will loc k
Applies lo vehic les: with on aulomalic lransmission
Safety interlock for ignition key
WARN ING (continued)
up and you w ill not be abl e to steer or contro l
the vehicl e.
your vehicl e (key positio n
Tips
If you ope n the dr iver's door with the ke y still in
th e igniti on l ock, a buzze r w ill so und to r emind
yo u
ta ke the ke y and lock your ve hicle. -4
The ignition key can only be taken of the ignition lock if the selector lever is in
the P position.
-Switch the ign ition.
- Mo ve the selec tor le ver
102 to P
(Pa rk).
Electronic immobilizer
- Remove the key. Thi s locks the selecto r
lever.
-4
The immobilizer helps to prevent use of the vehicle.
The re is a chip in the key that automati call y de­
ac tiva tes the imm obilizer w hen you p ut th e key
into the igni tion lock.
T he electronic immobili ze r is automaticall y
tivated w hen you tak e the key out of the ignition
lu ck.
94 Driving
Th e engine can only be s tart ed using a genuin e
and correc tly co ded Volkswagen key.
Tip s
You can on ly start the e ngin e with
co rrec tly ge nuin e Volk swagen k ey. You may have
prob lems starting t he ve hicle if ge nuin e and
c orre ctl y co ded Volkswagen key is no t u sed. -4

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n­
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
Driving 97

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Applies lo vehicles: with on oulomolic transmission
Selector lever lock
Releasing the selector lever lock
-Depress and hold th e brake pedal and
pres s the release button in the selector
le ver handle at the same time.
The selecto r lever is lo cked whe n:
•
se lec to r lever is in P.
Applies to vehicles: with 6 -speed oulomolic transmission
• The selector lever is in N for more than about l second and you are driving slowe r than 3 mph (5 km/h}.
The selec tor lever lock will not enga ge if yo u
qu ickly move the selecto r leve r through p osition
N whe n shift ing between
and D. This makes it
p ossibl e, to "rock" the vehicl e backward and for­
ward if it is stuck in snow or
Driving with an automatic transmission
The transmission upshifts and down.shifts automatically.
Fig. 80 Section of center console : selector lever
with lock button
Starting the engine
-Start the engine with the selector leve r
in po siti on P or N . Fo r m ore in formation
,iage95 .
Driving
-Dep ress and hold the brake pedal.
- Relea se the parkin g brake.
- Press and hold the release
in the
se lec to r leve r handl e.
- Move the selecto r leve r to
R (R everse), D
(D riv e) or S (Spo rt}. -
Relea se the lo ck button and wait for the
tr ansmission to en gage the gear (a s light
movement can be felt).
- Release the brake and depress the ac ­
Stopping briefly
-Always use the foot brak e to pr eve nt th e
ve hicl e fro m cre ep ing forward, for ex­
amp le at a
lig ht. You do not need to
mo ve the selec tor leve r to
P (Park) or N
(Ne utral).
- Do not dep ress the acce le rator.
Parking
- Depress and hold the brake ped al until
th e ve hicle co mes to a full
- Apply the parking brake
104.
-Move the se lec tor lever to P with the re­
l ease button press ed.
Driving down hills
- Se lect the "T iptroni c position.
- Pull th e leve r to th e"-" minus pos ition
to clo wnsh if t. ._
Driving 99

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Stopping on an incline
- You should always hold the veh icle in
posit ion with th e footbrake to sto p it from
"ro lling backward".
- Do not try to stop th e veh ic le from
"ro lling backward" by increasing the revs
w hen a gear is
Moving away on an incline
- With a gear en gaged, rake your foot
from th e brake and depress t he accele r­
a tor.
The steepe r the gradient, the lowe r the ge ar you
will need . This increases the brakin g effect of the
e n gin e. For exampl e, yo u should drive clown a
very steep s lo p e in 3rd gear. If the engin e brak e
effect is not suffi cient , th e ve hicle wi ll gain
speed. Th e auto matic transmi ssion
I direct shi ft
ge arbox automaticall y upshift s to prev ent the
e n gine from overr eving. U se the foot b rake to re­
duce speed a nd chang e into 3rd gear using "T ip­
tronic
Your veh icle has an A utomat ic Shift Lock (ASL )
t h at lo cks the sel ector lever in P or N when th e
ignition is o n. You mu st depr ess th e brake pedal
t o mov e the selec tor le ve r out of P or N. Thi s pre­
ven ts the selector le ve r from b ein g unintention ­
a lly mov ed in to
driv ing pos ition resulting in
unwanted vehicl e movement.
A lway s hold the ve hicle
the foot if you
s top while driv ing up hill to preve nt from
rolling backward.
T he ignition ke y cannot be re m ov ed unl ess the
se lector le ver is in P.
WARNING
Unintended ca n ca use rious persona l inju ry .
• Neve r get out of the driver's seat when the
eng ine is runnin g, espe cially w hen it is in ge ar.
If yo u mu st lea ve yo ur vehicle w ith th e engine
runnin g, alwa ys se t the parki ng brake firml y
and m ove the se lec tor lever to P (Par k).
• When the en gine is runnin g wit h th ese­
l ec tor lever in a driving po sition (D (Dr ive), S
(S port ) or R (Revers e) always de press and ho ld
100 Driving
WARN ING (continued)
the brake pedal lo keep the vehicl e from
mo vin g. Power is transmitted to th e wh eels
when a driving position is se lec ted a nd th e ve­
hicl e m ay "creep" even a t idle spe ed.
• Neve r depr ess the acce lerato r w hen
mo vin g th e se lec tor leve r.
• Neve r move the selecto r leve r to R (Re­
verse) or P (Park) when th e ve hicle i s moving.
WARNING
Neve r sw itch off the e ngi ne be fore the vehicle
ha s co me to a co mplete sto p. Y ou ca n lose co n­
trol of the vehicle, crash and be se riou sly in­
jured .
• Th e airbags and safe ty belt pr ete n sio ners
w ill not work when the ig niti on is sw itched
• Th e brak e booster does no t wor k w hen th e
e n gin e is turn ed oil A lot m ore brak e peda l
press ure w ill b e necessary to stop th e ve hicl e.
• The power steering system does not work
when t he eng ine is turn ed
and you w ill
ne ed more force to steer the vehicle.
• When th e key is removed, the s teer ing
w hee l co lumn will lock up and you w ill not be
able to stee r th e ve hicl e.
• Never co as t do wn a slo pe with the t rans­
mi ssion in Neu tral.
Not e
• If you stop the ve hicl e on gradi ent, d o not
attempt to stop it rollin g by depres sin g th e
a cce le rat or wh en a gear has be en sel ec te d. Th e
a u tomatic tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t sh ift gearb ox
co uld ove rheat an d be damag ed . Pu ll th e
parking brake on fully or depr ess the brak e pedal
t o pr eve nt th e v ehicl e from
• :-lever let th e vehicle roll down a hill with the
s electo r lev er i n N and the engine swi tched off .
Thi s w ill dam age th e a utomati c tran smi ssion
I d ir ec t shift gearb ox.
Tip s
• If th e sele ctor l ev er is un intentiona lly mo ved
int o N whil e dr ivi ng, tak e your foot off the acce l­
erato r peda l and wait unt il the eng ine s peed has
dropp ed to id le s peed b efo re se lectin g a drivi ng
po sition.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Parking
The parking brake can be us ed to pr eve nt the vehicle from moving uninten tion­
ally.
A lways apply th e parking brake fully when
yo u leave y our vehicl e a nd when you p ark
yo ur vehicl e.
- Use the foo t brake to stop the veh icle.
- Appl y th e parking brake full y.
- On a ma nual tran smi ssion engage
gea r. On a n aut omatic tra nsmi ssion move
the selector lever to P.
- Switch off the engine and r emo ve the
key from the ignition lock. Turn th e
s tee rin g w he el s li ghtl y to en gage the
stee ring loc k.
- Always take you ve hicle keys w ith you
whe n yo u leave the
When parking on slopes
Before turnin g off the engin e, turn the steer ing
w hee l so if th e vehicle sta rt s to ro ll, it will roll
i nt o th e c urb:
• If th e ve hicle is faci ng
turn the whee ls so that they poilll toward the cur b.
• If th e vehicle is faci ng
turn the front
w heels so t hat they poi nt away from the curb .
• As a lways, appl y th e pa rking
full y and
m ove the se lector lever to P.
WARNING
Improp er parking procedures can lead to se­
ri ous perso nal injury for you or your passen­
gers.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
whil e th e ve hicle is movin g or rollin g to a stop .
The steer ing wheel
will lock up and you will not be able to stee r or control the vehicle.
WARNING
• Never park where the hot exha ust sys te m
co uld ignit e flammabl e material s, such as
bru sh, l eave s, dry grass, sp illed fuel etc.
• Alw ays apply the parking brak e fuJly wh en
parking your vehicle.
• Never leave anyone in your vehicl e to pre­
ven t the ve hicle from moving if the parking
br ake is r elease d or selector lever is moved.
• Alwa ys tak e the key w ith you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The engine can be started
and vehicl e sy stems su ch as the power win­
d ows can be operated leading to seriou s per­
s onal injury .
• Never leave children , disabl ed p erson s or
anyone who cannot help th emselves in the ve­
hicl e. The doors can b e lock ed u sing th e re­
mot e co ntrol trappin g passenger s in the ve­
hicle in an emergenc y. Depending on the time
of year, people tr app ed in
vehicle can be
expose d to v ery high or very low temperatures.
Note
• Please exercise care when yo u pa rk your ve­
hicl e in parkin g are as w ith p arkin g barri ers or
cu rb s. Parking barriers and curb s vary in heig ht
an d co uld damage yo ur bump er and re la te d
compo nents as th e fron t of yo ur vehicl e moves
over
b arri er or curb that is too high . as you park
or as you back out of parking spot. In order to
be sur e th at no su ch d ama ge ca n occ ur, yo u m ay
wish to s top sh or t o f h av ing th e front tires o f yo ur
ca r touc h parking barri er o r curb.
• Please a lso exe rcise exce ptiona l ca re when
yo u drive up or d own steep ramp s or drive over
cu rbs or oth er obsta cles, fo r w hi ch lhe ve hicle is
not d esign ed , b ec au se compone nts of th e ve­
hicl e close lo th e groun d su ch as bump er cove rs,
s poil ers , suspensio n and exhaust syste m com­
ponent s, m ay beco me
Driving 105

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Alphabetical index
A
ABS Wa rnin g light 27
See also Ant i-lock brake syste m
A co ustic wa rning 93
Add itional storage co mpartment 73
Adj ustin g the compass variance zone 19
Ai r co ndit io nin g
Co ndensation 89
Impo rtant notes
88
Malfunct io ns 88
Unp leasa nt od or 89
A ir conditioni ng sys tem 81
C lim atro nic
84
Air r ecircul ation mode
2C -Cl imatroni c 83, 88
Alarm syste m 36
Sw itch ing off 36
A lt ern ator
See Genera to r
A nti -lo ck brake system
ligh t 27
An ti-Slip Re gula tion 92
A nti -th eft alar m sys tem 36
Sw itchin g off 36
Arm res t
F ro nt ce nte r arm res t 66
S tora ge compartmen t 70
AS R 92
A ut omat ic mod e
C lim atroni c 85
A ut om atic sw itch-off of elec tri cal
co mp onen ts 93
A utom atic tra nsm iss io n
Dir ect shift gearbox 98
Sa fe ty int erlo ck for ign ition key 94
Se lec tor leve r loc k 99
Tiptroni c 98
A utomati c tra nsm iss ion with Tiptronic LO I
A ve rage fu el con sumpti on 9
Average sp ee d 9
B
Ba ckground lightin g 51 Brake
fluid
Wa rnin g ligh t 11
Brak e pad
W arn ing m essage II
Brak e pad wea r indi ca to r
Warn ing ligh t 26
Bra ke sys te m
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Bulb defe cti ve
Warn ing lig ht 24
Bumpe r cov er
Ca ution when pa rki ng nea r a parkin g ba r­
ri er or cu rb LO S
Bu zze r 50 , 93
C
Ca librat ing th e co mpass 18
Ce ntral loc king
I ndi vid ual unl ocking 34
Ce ntral locki ng butt on 34
Ce ntr al locki ng sys tem 34
C han ging unit s 16
C hild safe ty lo cks 35
C lea nin g
E lec troni c park ing a ssis ta nc e se nsors 106
C lim ati c 81
Ma lfun cti ons 88
C lim atroni c
I mpor tant not es 88
Ma lfu ncti ons 8 8
C loc k 5
C lo sin g
R ea r li d 38
C lot hes hook 7 1
Co rning home fu n ctio n 47
Co mp ass 18
Adjusting 19
Ca librat ing 18
Compa ss fun ctio n 12
Co ndensa tion 89
Contro ls
P owe r w ind ows 39
Conven ience closing 41, 43
Co nve nien ce men u 17
Alphabetical index 109

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Conve nien ce open ing 41
Conven ie n ce operatio n (elec tric
w ind ows) 18
Coo lant
li ght 11
Coo lant leve l
Warn ing 24
Coo lant te mperature
Gauge 6
Warn ing 24
Coo ling the glo ve
69
C ru ise co111rol 107
Wa rnin g light 29
Cup ho ld ers
I n the rear armrest 72
C up holder s in the center co nso le 72
C urrent f uel cons umption 9
D
Day time runnin g lights
Warning lig ht 30
Daytime dri vin g ligh ts 46
Di gita l c loc k 5
Di sp lay 7, 12
D is plays
One-co lo r display 12
Distance trave lled 9
Door re lease hand le 3
Door s
Wa rnin g lig ht 26
Drain the bauery 52
Driving time 9
Driving
an automatic transmi ssion 99
Dust
88
E
See Electron ic D iffe rentia l Lock
EDS
Wa rnin g light 27
E lec tric seal a djustment
See Seat adj ustme nt
Ele ctrical accessories 73
Elec tro-mechanica l power steering syste m
Warning light 29
110 Alphabetical index
Electron ic Diffe re nti al Lock
Wa rnin g lig ht 27
Electronic immobilize r 94
Wa rnin g light 23
Electro nic parking assistance 106
E lectro nic Power Control (EPC)
light 23
E lec tron ic Stabi liza tion Program 28, 91
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Emergency
48
E m erge ncy wa rning lights
light 24
Engi ne fault
Warning light 23
E ngin e hood
Warning light 26
E ngin e malfun ction
Warn in g light 23
E ngine mana gement
Warn ing lig ht 23
E ngine oil pr essure
Wa rnin g light 11 , 25
Environmental inform ation
Fuel economy 6
Environmental tip
Fue l economy 77
ESP 91
See E lectronic Stabil ization Program
Exhau st warning light
Warning lig ht 22
F
Firs t- aid kit 74
Fog lig ht s 46
Foo t brak e
Wa rning lig ht 30
cen te r a rmr est 70
Fron t passenger
backre st
Folding forward 6 1
F ront seats 60
E le ctri ca l adj ustab le 62
Manua l ad justab le 60
Fuel filler cap Wa rnin g light 29
Fue l g auge
Di splay 7
Fuel level 7

Set up menu 1 6
Se tting the cl ock 16
Me nu 1 6
Sho ppin g bag hook 78
Socket 73 Speed wa rning 9
S tar tin g th e di ese l e ngine
W ith the ig nition key 96
Sta rtin g th e gaso lin e e ngine
W ith the ig niti on key 95
S tee rin g 90
Stee ring lock 93
S teer ing w hee l h eig h t adju stme nt 90
S toppin g th e eng in e 97
S to rag e ar ea
Oth er storage areas 7 1
Roof 71
co mpartm ent 69
Front cen te r a rm res t 70
R ear a rmr est 70
S to rage fo r th e ve hicl e lite ral ure 69
Sto rin g seat positi ons 64
Su n sha de 79
Su n viso r 52
S unr oof 4 2
S un shade
powe r roof 42
S wit ch lig h ting 3
Sw itches
E mer gency
48
Li ght sw i tch cs 46
Powe r outsid e mir rors 56
Power roof 42
Po we r w ind ows 39
Sw itchi ng off the e ngine
W it h th e ig niti on key 97
T
Ta cho mete r 6
Ta nk
F uel g au ge 7
T ic -cl ow n hook s 78
Bookl et 3.1 Control s and Equipment
Ti re press ure m on itorin g sys tem
Wa rnin g lig ht 30
Trail er tu rn sig nal s
Wa rnin g light 49
Tran sp o rtin g lo ng ite m s 61, 68
Trunk l id 37
Turn sig n al and high bea m leve r 49
T urn sig n als 49
Warnin g lig ht 24, 49
u
U np leasa nt odo r 89
V
Veh. sta tu s 15
Ve hicle e lec tric syste m 24
Ve hicl e stat us 15
w
Wa rnin g lig ht
E lec troni c Power Con trol (E PC) 23
Warn ing ligh ts 20
E m erge ncy fla sh er 48
Turn sig nals 49
Warn ing tex ts in th e disp lay ll
Wa rnin g tri angle 74
W hen parkin g on slo pes 105
W hen should I ref uel th e ta nk of th e
ve hic le ? 7
W indows 39, 40
Wind shi eld was her fl uid
Warn in g light 26
w in dsh ie ld wash er flui d
Warning message 11
Wind shi eld wip er an d was her sys tem 53
Wind shi eld wip ers 53
R ain se n so r
Service pos iti on 53
W int er ope ration 54, 55
W int er tire s
Speed wa rning 16
Alphabetical ind ex 113