2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA oil

Cleani ng
A llo y whee ls
2 1 A ut omati c car was h 17
Bump er
18
chassis 22 C lo th sea t cove rs 23
E n gin e co mpartm ent 22
Ex ter ior 1 7
trim 23
In stru ment panel 23
L ea th er 23 Out side mir rors 19
P las tic 23
bel ls 26
W ashin g the ve hic le 1 7
W ind ows 19
Wind sh ie ld 19 W ind shie ld wip er blad es 20
W ooden trim
23
Cle an ing and pro tec tio n 16
C lot h sea t cove rs
C le an ing
23
Code number
Fo r
whee l bolt s 67
Cold tire inflation pressure 54
Coo la nt 43 Le ve l 44
Loss 44
Cra sh recorder s 6
D
Deter minin g corre ct load limil 59
D iese l e ngine
Ad din g en gi ne oil 41
C hang ing engin e oil 41
En gin e oil 4 1 Engin e oi l 37
Die se l fu el 33 Wi nte r operat io n 33
D iffe re nti al loc k 4
Drive r Stee ring Recomme ndati on 3
Dr iv in g eco nomi cally 14
Driv ing ou1 sid e o f !h e U.S. A. or Canada
P rec au1io ns
9 1
Driv ing wit h respec t for th e en vironme nt 14
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
ing in sid e 1h e e ng in e c om pa rtm en t 34
Wo rkin g in th e engin e com partmen t 34
Engin e coola nt 43
Add iti ves 43
Can I acid p la in wate r the engi ne
coo lan t?
44 Coola n! losses 45
Eng ine hoo d 36
How do I unlock !he en gin e hoo d? 36
Eng ine oil 37
Add ing 40
Addit ives 40
C he ck in g leve l 39
Consu mplion 38
Die sel e n gine 4 1
Dips!i ck 39 H ow do I kn ow how much oil m y eng in e is
co nsum ing?
38
Oi l cha nge 42
Specifica tions 37 Spec ifi ca tions Diese l eng in e 37 , 4 1
Spec ifica !io ns gaso li n e e ngi ne 37 W hal kind of e n gin e oi l s h o uld I p u ! in my
v eh icl e?
37
W hen sh o ul d I ch eck !he e ngin e oi l
l eve l? 38 W here is th e oil dip stick 3 9
E nvironm en t
Avo iding polluti on 31
C le anin g th e e ngine compa rtment 22 Driving economically 14
V ehi cle care produ cts 16
ES P 5
Eve nt Dat a Reco rde r 6
Ex terna l ae rial 29
Alphabetical index 93

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vic e
F
Fab ric trim
C lea ning 23
box 79
F u ses 77
G
Gaske ts 20
Gaso line 32
B le nd s 32
Co ntaining alcohol 32
Oc tan e rating 32
P etro l 32
Pr emium 32
R eg ular 32
U nl eaded 32
W ha t if I purc hase poor qua lity fu el? 32
W hat wou ld happ en if I put l ead ed gaso-
line in my car? 32
W in te r or summ er tip s 32
Gaso lin e addit ives 33
G lossa ry of tire and l oad ing t ermin ology 52
H
H ow could I damag e th e ca taly tic
co nverter? 10
H ow do I kno w how much oil m y eng in e is
co nslllnin g? 38
H ow do I unlo ck th e engine hood? 36
H ow doe s moi sture or road sal t affe ct the
bra kes? 8
H ow oft en sh o uld I c h ec k my tire
pr ess ures? 57
H ow of te n sh ou ld I rep lace my eng in e
battery? 50
H ow ofte n sh ould I wa x m y c ar? 19
H ow often sh ou ld th e brake fluid be
c h anged? 48
Hu bca ps 69
H ydro pla nin g 60
I mp ort ant inform ation fo r ve hicle s wi th Die ­
se l eng ine when addin g or changin g en ­
g in e oil 41
94 Alphabetical index
Impo rtan t inf ormati on to kn ow before dis ­
c on nec t the battery 49
I ns trum en t panel
C le aning 23
J
Jack 72
Jum p star lin g 84
Jump er cables 84
L
Lea ther
C lea nin g 23
Lifting pla tfo rm 89
Lifti ng th e ve hicle 89
Li gh t cha nge 81
L ock cy linders
21
Lo cks 21
M
Mod ificat io n s 28
N
New tires an d wheels 6 1
N HT SA 90
No tice about data r ecorded by vehicle con­
trol modu les 6
0
Oil 37
O il ch an ge 42
Oil dips tick 39
Ope ratin g you r vehicl e ou ts id e th e U. S.A . o r
Ca nada 91
Outs id e mirr ors
C lea ning 19
p
Pa int
P o lishin g 19
Wax ing 19
Park ing Ass is ta nce
C le aning sensors

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vice
V
Ve hicl e
Li ftin g 89
Ve hicl e batt ery
49
Ve hicle care
Exte rior 17
Ve hicle care prod ucts 16
Ve hicl e co ntrol m odul es
6
Vehicle phone 29
Veh icle too l kit
67
Vo lksw agen Se rv ice Repa ir Manua ls 9 1
w
Warranty covera ges L5
W as her 45
Was hing by ha nd 17
W as hin g th e veh icl e 17
Was hin g with power cl eaners
18
Wax ing
Ho w ofte n shou ld
I wax my ca r? 19
W ear indicato r 59
What do es it mea n wh en I fee l a sli ght vibra-
tio n on th e brak e peda l?
3
What if I pur ch ase poor quali ty fu el? 32
W hat is th e co rrect brak e
leve l?. 47
W hat is the right way to break- in my
ve hicl e?
7
W hat kind of brak e should 1 u se? 48
W hat kind of e ngin e oil sh ould 1 p ut in my
ve hicl e?
37
W hat sho uld 1 do afte r ch an ging a w hee l? 57,
74
What sh oul d 1 do after re p laci ng wh eels? 57
Wha t s h ould
I do if I want to add an accesso,y
to m y ve hicle ?
27
What s houl d 1 do if 1 wa nt to mod ify my
veh icl e? 28
Wh at should 1 do if I wan t to re pair m y
ve hicl e? 28
96 Alphabetical index
What sh o uld I do if t he brake warnin g light
comes o n?
47
What wo uld happ en if 1 put le ad ed gasol ine
in my ca r? 32
What you must do aft er rec onn ect th e
batt ery
49
Wheel bolt caps 69
Whee l b olt s 7 1
T orq ue 66
W hee l chan gin g
68
Whee ls 5 1 C hec kin g tire press ure 56
Co ld tire infl ati o n pre ssure 5 4
G en era l not es 51
G lossary o f tir e and loading
t e rmino logy 52
New tir es and whee ls 6 1
Tir es and veh icl e load limit s 58
Whe n ca n yo ur ve hicle not be to we d? 88
Wh en sh ould I adju st the tire press ures? 57
Whe n sh ould I ch ec k th e e ngin e o il level? 38
W hen should
I c h eck the tir e pr ess ures? 57
W hen sh ould
I ref uel the tank of the
ve hicle ?
3 1
W her e ca n I find t he tire pr essures for my
ca r?
56
Wh ere is th e oil d ipsti ck 3 9
W indo ws
Clea nin g
19
Wi ndshie ld
C lean ing
19
Win dsh ie ld wash 45
W ind sh ie ld wiper blades
C lea nin g 20
Win dsh ie ld wip ers
C hanging b lade s
46
Wint er tir es 65 All-w hee l dri ve 65
Wood en trim
C le anin g 23
Wo rking in the en gin e compartme nt 34

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Roof weight
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight is 165 lbs ( 75 kg ).
On ly us e the roof rack system sp eci fica lly d e­
s ign ed, tested and approved by Vo lk swage n.
The roo f weig ht increa ses the weight of t he front
and rear ax le and correspondingly re d uces the
o th er l oa d that your vehicle can carry.
D istri bute th e load even ly and do not exceed th e
P erm iss ible Roof Weight (including th e we ig ht
o f th e roof rack system ) or t he Gross Vehicle
weig ht.
For mor e details see
2.1 "Safety first",
c h ap te r " Safe driving " and "Con­
t rols a nd Eq u ip m ent", ch apter "Seats and
s torag e."
WARNING
Transpor ting heavy bulky loa ds on th e roo f will ch ange the way the ve hicle han dles by
s hi fti ng the ve hicle's cen ter o f grav ity,
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics and the way it re­
ac ts to side winds.
Dimensions
T he speci fica tio ns re fer to the ba sic m ode l. Dif­
fere nces may occ ur depending on the mod el
type and options orde red, for example, tir e siz es .
yo ur vehicle
in are a s wi th parking b arri ers or c urbs. Pa rking
barri ers a nd cur bs va ry in h eig h t. They co ul d
dam age yo ur bum per and re la ted co mponent s
w hen th e fro nt of you r ve hicle moves over a bar­
ri er or
curb that is too To avoid dam age to
yo ur car you sh o uld stop a nd park t he car
w ith out t ouch ing the pa rking barri er or curb.
4 G ener al not es
WARN ING {co ntin ued)
• Cargo that i s la rg e , h eavy, bulky, lo ng or
fl at w ill have a mo re nega tive in fluence o n th e
ve hicle's aerodyna mics, ce nter of grav ity a nd
ove ra ll h an dl ing.
• Always adapt your driv ing and sp eed to
w hat yo u arc ca rryi ng on the roof as we ll as to
road,
wea ther and w ind cond it ions.
• Always avoi d sud den brak ing or dr iv ing
maneuve rs.
• Always make sur e th at l oads a rc proper ly
di stri but ed and th at heavier i te m s a rc in th e
fr ont ..
• Nev er excee d th e m ax imu m roof load for
t h e ve hicle, max im um ax.le loads or the max­
im um gross vehicle
th ere is dan ger
of dam age to th e ve hicle. -4
• When dr iv in g up stee p ramp s, on ro ugh
roads, or ove r curb s e tc. it i s important t o re­
m ember t hat so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle, suc h as
s p oilers or exhau st system compone nts, may b e
very close to the g round . Be caref ul not t o
dam age them .
Tip s
Th e
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p­
m en t is for differe nt mode ls , for specia l
ve hicl es and for oth er co untri es . -4

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Capaci ties
Engi ne oil (with oil filter)
I approx. 6.3 qt s. I 6.0 liter s
The engin e oil level sh ould be c hec ked while top pin g up . Do not overfill
3.2 "Ti ps a nd
A dvice", chapter "Check ing a nd Fillin g."
Maximum Ve hicle Weights lb
s. kg.
Transmission A
utomati c Manual Automa tic Manua l
permiss ibl e weight 4,343 4,277
1,970 1
,940
Max imum pa ylo ad 1,105 1
,094
501 496
Maxi
mum front axle load 2,3 37 2,2
71 1,060 1,0 30
Max imum rear axle loa d 2,11 6 960
Maxim um roof weig ht 165 75
Th
e roof weig h t in creases weight of a nd rear axle and corres pondingl y re du ces o th er loa d th at yo ur vehicl e can car ry.
Maximum Pe rmissib le T ra iler W eig h ts lbs.
kg.
T rai le r wi th brake s
1,500
680
Tra iler wi thout brak es 1,500 680
Tongue load 200 91
Th e load incre a se s weig ht of 1he ax le a nd co rrespondingly redu ces loa d
1ha1 your vehicl e can ca rry. A lways read and hee d furth er inform ation about t ra ile r lowing
3 .2 "T ips and A dvic e", c hap te r "T rail er lowi ng.". T he m aximum tongu e loa d is onl y a ppli-
cab le if th e two hole s on out er, wa ll of1h e main chas sis beam we re use d when in sta lli ng tr ai ler hit ch .
Dimension s">
Wheelba se
101.4 in. I 2,578 111111
Le ng th 178.8 in. I 4,544 111111
78 .2 in ./ 1,987 mm
(un load ed ) 57.5 in . I 1,4 63 111111
Tu rnin g circle diam ete r (wa ll to w all) 35.7 I I0.9 meters
Tr ack fr ont
60.03 in. / l,533 111111 Tra ck rea r 59 .7 i n ./ l,5 17 mm
Gro und clea ra nce (load ed )
5.4 in. I 136
Sl ig h t differe nce s to the se a rc poss ible, dep endin g on wheel tire size the level se­
le cted
6 T echnical data

2.0L gasoline engine
Fig. 3 E ng ine compor tme nt ove rv ie w
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Dis placement
S trok e
Bo re
Co mpre ssio n ra tio
F uel
Bookl et 3.3 Technical Data
Engine coo la n t expan sion tank
Wi ndsh ie ld was her fl uid con tainer
Engin e oil dip stick
E ngin e oil fille r ca p
Brak e flui d r eservo ir
Ve hicl e
Fu se b ox
Details on how to c onn ect jump er ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) a nd negative
t e rmin al or on how
to c hec k and top up service fluid s for compo­
ne nts liste d above are pro vided in 3.2 a nd Advice."
F urt her explana tions, tips and re stric tio ns o n
t h e tech nica l data
2, "W hat yo u need lo
k now ".
Eng ine data
200 hp al 5,700 rpm
280 Nm
2,000 rp m I 207 ft.lbs . 2,000 rpm
4
1 2 1
/
1 ,984
3.65 in I 92.8 m m
3.25 in
I 82.5 mm
1 0.5 :1
P rem ium
T he co rrec t grade of fu el for your vehicle is s how n on a sti ck er on the in sid e of th e f uel fil le r flap.
Fo r m ax imum en gin e performance, unlead ed Prem ium i s rec ommen ded
3.2 "T ips and
Advice", ch ap te r "C he ckin g and F illing."
Capacities
Fu el tank
gal. I 55 liter s
( H ese rve, includ ed in fu el tank cap acity) (
1. 9 ga l. / 7.0 liters)
W ind shi eld was her fluid conta in er approx
. 3 .2 qts . / 3. 0 liter s
Winds hield was her fluid contai ne r
ap prox. 5.2 qt s.
I 5 .0 lite rs
(w ith hea dlight was her )
En gin e o il (w ith oil
ap prox. 5.8 q1s . I 5.5 lit e rs
T he e ngi ne oil leve l sh ou ld be ch ecked while topp ing up. Do no t ove rfill
3.2 " Tips and
A dvic e ", c ha pte r "C heck ing and Filli ng."
Techni cal data 7

1. 9L diesel engine
Fig. 4 Engine comportment overview
Maximum output SAE net
Ma ximum tor que S AE net
No. of cylinders
D isp lace ment
S troke
Co mpr essio n ra tio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Wind shi eld was her flui d co nta in er
Engine coolant expans io n t ank
Engine oil filler ca p
En gin e oi l di psti ck
flu id rese rvo ir
Vehicl e batte ry
Fu se box
De tails o n how to con nec t jum per ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) and nega tive(- ) term in al or on how
t o ch eck a nd top up serv ice fluid s fo r th e com po·
n en ts liste d above are pro vid ed in
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice."
Furthe r exp lanations, t ip s and restr iction s are
prov id ed in
3.3 "Tec hni ca l Data".
E ngin e data
100 hp a t 4,000 rp m
250 Nm at 1,0 00-2, 400 rpm I 104 ft.lb s. at 1,800·2,400 rpm
4
11 5.7 in3 I
1,896
3.76 i n I 95.5 mm
3. 13 in I 79.5 mm
18.5: 1
Diesel
T he co rrect grade of fuel for your vehicl e is s hown on a stic ker on the in side o f the fu el fi ller flap.
D iese l N o. 2 is rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and Adv ice ", chapter ''C hec king a nd Fi lling ."
Ca paci ties
F u el tank
14.5 gal. I 55 lit ers
(Re serve , includ ed in fu el ta n k capaci ty) ( 1.9 ga l. I 7.0 lite rs)
W ind shi eld washer fluid co nta iner
approx.
3.2 qts. I 3.0 liter s
Windshie ld wash er flui d con ta in er
ap prox.
5.2 qt s. I 5.0 liters
(w ith h ead lig h t washer)
Eng in e oil (w ith oil filter )
approx.
5. Iqts. I 4 .8 lit ers
T he e ngin e o il leve l shou ld b e checked w hile top pin g up . Do no t over fill
3.2 "T ip s and
Adv ice", c hapter "Chec kin g an d Filli ng."
Technical data 9

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System ®
System information
The follow ing sys tem messages can be di s­
pla yed:
XM Messages
System messages
ANTENNA
UPDATING
N O SIGNA L
LOADING
OFF AIR
NO SA T
Sirius Messages
AN TENNA
LI NKING
CD
Taking care of your audio CDs
To assure a so und repro ducti on of the hi gh est
qu alit y, qu alit y, m ake su re you r CDs are clean
and fr ee of scratc hes o r any other type of
da mage.
Cleaning yo ur CD s
For routine cleaning, w ipe the playing surf ace
w ith a clea n, soft, lint-free cloth from th e ce nter
of the disc
to th e out er ed ge. If the surfa ce is
h eav ily soiled, dam pe n a clean soft cloth in a so ­
l ution of mild neutr al commercia l d eterge nt be­
fore clea ning th e disc .
Note
• Never use fluid s su ch as benze ne, pa int
thinner or re cord cle aner s, otherw ise yo u may
dama ge the CD surfac e! Preventa tive meas ures
for lase r uni rs .
Meaning
No antenna is connected to tuner, or there
a re loos e plug contac ts on the antenna cable
Your syste m is being updated
The SAT tuner is present ly not receiv ing an y sa t-
e llite signa l
Your provider is se ndin g info rm ation w hich th e
sys tem is cur rentl y storing
Th e station selected h as shut down its program
(e.g. c hildren 's channel at night)
No conne ction can be establish ed to the SAT
tune r No SAT tuner exists
No anten na is co nnected t o th e tuner, or there
are loose plug contacts on the a ntenn a ca ble
You r sys tem is receivi ng s ig n al
• Whe n inse rtin g a CD into the slo t, make sure
th e printed side is facing T hen , gen tly in sert
th e CD into the s lo t until it is pu lled in au tomat ­
i cally by tl1 e pla yer. Never force the CD into
CD s lot!
• If you are going to ma ke yo ur own CD s, do
not stick an a dhesive lab el on the CD itse lf. The
h eat generat ed by th e CD player can l oosen the
adhesive labe l, w hi ch th en co ud come
and
jam up the unit. This could res ult in a costly re­
pa ir. Use a marker to labe l yo ur CDs instead.
• Alwa ys sto re CDs in their cases w hen you ar c
n o t li ste nin g to th em.
• Keep the CD away fro m heat or o ut of dire ct
s un light.
• Avo id getti ng fin gerpr in ts on the CD .
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