2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA warning

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Mounting and releasing hook-on or push-on connectors of CRS that
hav e connectors or other latches attached to adjustable straps
Mounting
LATCH lower an chorag e auachment
po ints are on the vehicle body between the
r ear seatback and rear seat cush ion WARNING
Improp er insta llation of c hild restra int s w ill
i ncrease the risk of in ju ri es in a co llision.
• Alw ays refe r to th e C RSs manuf acturer's
in struction s for proper insta ll ati on oft he CRS
and proper use of tet her straps as we ll as the
l ower a nch orages or safety belt s in yo ur
vehicle . ._
Guide fixtures for LATCH lower anchorages
Gu ide permanently atta ch ed the anchorages make it easier to in­
stall chil d rest raint systems that /1aue rigid
on bars that extend th e
back of the CRS or push -on connectors
to adjustable straps .
Fig . 3 7 Guide fixtu re for the lower anc horages in ­
stalled in your Volkswagen
WARNING
I mp ro per u se o f teth er an ch orages or lowe r
anc horages can cause serious p ersonal injur y
in an acci dent.
• Always fo llow
m anufa ctur er's in­
s tru cti ons for proper insta llat io n and use of
ch ild restraint systems.
• Neve r use the
or tethe r an ch ora ges
to attac h safe ty be lts or oth er kind s of occ u­
pant res tra int s.
• ens tether anchorages and the lo wer an­
c h orages are on ly des ig ned to sec ure a CHS
68 Child safety
WARN ING (continued)
that has bee n eq uipp ed u se the se anch or­
ages.
• Tet her an chora ges and the l ower anch or­
ages are de signed to with sta nd onl y tho se
l oads imposed by correctl y
child r e­
stra ints. Und er no ci rc um sta n ces ca n they be
u se d safe ly for adu lt or chi ld sea t belts or har­
n esses.
• Never mount m ore than one
ens to a
s in gle tet her or to a lower a nch orage point. At­
t ac hin g two child r estra ints to a sin gle an ­
chorage point can cause th e anc horage to fa il
and cause ser iou s persona l injury in an acci ­
d en t.
• Never use the t eth er an ch orages and lower
a n ch orage s to in stall three child r estraint s in
y our Vol kswage n.
• Never use th e lower inboard anchora ges
fr om the left and right rear seating position s to
in sta ll a CHS at the center sea ting po siti on of
th e rear sca t. The di stan ce betwee n th e in ­
bo ard anchors w ill not allow a CHS to be prop­
er ly in sta ll ed to be able to with sta nd th e hi gh
forces that arc genera ted in a cras h.
• I f you mu st install thr ee child r estrai nt s on
th e rear sea t of a Volkswage n with thr ee
sea ting po siti ons in the re ar, you mu st u se the 11-

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Releasing
- Loo sen th e te nsio n on th e stra p fo l­
lo wing the CRS manufacturer's in struc­
ti on s
- Depre ss the spring catc h on the hook.
- Hold th e spr ing catch in th e depr ess ed
po siti on.
- Move the hook in direct io n of the
ve­
hicle floor so that th ere is enough spa ce to
r e le a se th e co nnector from th e lower an­
c hora ge.
- Rele a se the tether strap
WARNING
Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in ­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an accide nt.
WARNING (continued )
• These anchors were developed solely for
c hild seals using the "LATCH" system.
• Never allach other child seats, belts or
o th er obj ects lo these an chor s.
• Alwa ys make sure that you hear a click
when latchin g the seat in pl ace. If you do not
h ea r a cli ck th e seal is not secure and cou ld fly
forward and
the interior of the vehicle, or
be ejec ted from the vehicl e.
WARNING
Improp er installation of child restraint s will
increase the ri sk of injur y in an accident.
• Alw ays follow the
manufacturer's in­
s tru ction s for prop er in stallation of the
and prop er use te ther strap s as well as the
l owe r an chorages or safe ty belts in your ve­
hicl e.
• Alway s read and heed th e important infor ­
mation and WARNINGS about ch ild safety and
the installation of CRSs
51, "Child
s afety ".
Where can I get additional information about child
restraints and their use?
There are numb er of so urces of additiona l in­
for mation ab o u1 se )ec 1ion, insta lla tion and
u se :
N HTSA advises that the bes t child safety
i s
t h e o ne fits your child and fits in your ve­
hi cle, a nd that you will u se c orrectly and consis­
tent ly.
Tr y before you bu y!
National Highwa y
Safe ty Adm inistration
Tel.: (888) DAS H-2 -DOT
www.nh tsa. dot.gov
P rog ra m Profess io nals
T e l.: (734) 324-7550
70 Child safety
W\vw.prog ramprofessionnls.org
N ational SAFE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662-0600
WW\V.safek ids.o rg
Sa fet y BeltSafe U.S .A
T el. : (800 ) 745-SA FE (E nglish )
Te l.: (80 0) 74 7-SANO (Spa nish)
www .carsea t.o rg
Volk swa gen Custo m er C AHE
T e l.: (800) 822-8987
Tran sport Canada
Te l.: (8 88) 675-6863
www. tc .gc .ca

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent ®
Table of contents
Instrument panel ........... .. .. ... .
Overview .............................. .
Overview of the contro l butto ns on the
mu lti- function steering w heel ..... .... . . .
Instrument cluster ...... ............. ... . .
Display in the in strument cluster ......... .
Menus in the instrument cluster ..... •.. ..
Warning lights .... ....... ........ ..... . .
2
2
4
5
7
12
20
Op ening and closing Keys . . . . . . . .
31
K ey Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remo te cont rol key . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . 32 C ent ral locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-the ft o lorm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows .... .. . . .. .... ... . .... . .. .. .. . .
39 Po wer roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 42
H ome link® Universal Transm itter . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and a clear view . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshie ld wi pers . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat s and storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why is seat adjust ment so im portant ? . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front seats .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... .....
Rear seat bench . ... ...... ....... •.. .... .
Sto rage ......... ................... .... .
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond
elec trica l sockets .... ... .... .... ... ...... .
Luggage comportment ........... ....... .
R oo f rock . .......... ......•.... .. •.......
Air conditioning system ...... ... .. . 60
66
69
73
74
76
80
Heal
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Cl imatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 1 Climotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Im portan t no tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving ................... ............. 90
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Igniti on lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting ond stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . 95
Monuol transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic transmissio n
I Direct sh ift
gea rbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P arking brok e . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ...
104 Electronic Parking Assistance . ........ •.. . 10 6
Crui se co ntrol ......... ........ .... ...... 107
Alphabetical inde x .... ...... .... ... 10 9
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Tachometer
The tachomete r display s the engi ne s pee d in rev olutions p er minute (rpm).
If, fo r examp le, the n eedle is di rec 1ly ove r 1h e 2.
this corre sp on ds 10 a n eng in e sp ee d of2000 rpm
( r evo lution s per minut e).
T he red zone on the dial indi ca tes 1he m ax imum
e n gin e spee d th at may be use d brie fly w hen the
e n gin e is warm an d aft er it has bee n b roken in
properly. However . it is ad visa ble 10 up sh if1 or
m ove 1he se lec 1o r lev er 1 0
D (or take yo ur fool ofT
th e acce le rator pedal 10 slow down ) b efo re I h e
n eed le rea ches the red zo ne.
Engine coolant tempera ture gauge
Th.i s gaug e sh ow s the en gi ne coola nt tem peratur e.
Fi g. 4 Sect ion of th e i nstrument cluster: engine
coola nt tempe ra tu re gauge
Engine cold
Avoid high en gin e s pee ds and heavy en gin e
l o ad s
nee dle
s h ould b e in th e middl e of the ga uge. The lem ­
pe rat ur e ma y also rise whe n the en gin e is
work ing hard, espec iall y at high out sid e te mp er­
a tur es. D o no t worry if th e wa rning light and a
warning message does not appea r in th e displa y.
I f th e sy mbol
Jc: and a wa rning text app ear th e
d is pla y, eith er the coo la n1 t emp eratur e is
hi gh or the coo la nt l eve l is 100 low "Tips a nd Advice", c hapte r "Coo lant."
6 Instrument panel
N ee dle in warning zon e©
If need le is in the warning zo ne, the symb ol wi ll light up. If yo ur vehicle is equi pp ed wit h
1hc m essage displa y feature, an in forma tion tex t
wi ll al so appea r in the display . See yo ur a uth o­
rize d Volksw age n dea le r fo r m ore inform atio n .
the coo la nt 1e mp erature is too high, or th e
coo lanl le vel loo low . Stop the vehicle and
ofT the e ngine. Check the coo la nt leve l "Ti ps and Advice", c hapter
Do not cont inue driving if th e coo lant level is
c orre ct and yo u have wa rnin g in th e in stru­
ment clus1e r te llin g yo u th ere is a prob le m. Con-
the nea res t auth orized Volk swagen dea le r
fo r ass is ta nce.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the en gin e co mpart ­
ment, alwa ys read a nd heed all WARNI NGS
"Tips and Advice", c hapter
"Wo rking in th e en gi ne compartment. " The
e ngin e co mpartm ent of any motor veh icle is a
potentiall y dang erou s area and can ca use se­
riou s pers onal injury .
of th e air inlet red uce the
coo ling efTec1 of th e coo la nt. If is ho1 out sid e drive high e ngin e loads, th ere is a
ri sk of the en gin e ove rhea tin g. .,

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Fig. 7 Display i n the instrument cluster : Hig hli n e i n·
str um ent clus ter
Wa rnin g light s
Clock a nd In vehicl es wit h Low­
li ne in strum en t cl uster the temp erature is
a lso sh ow n in this area . In ve hicl es with
Hi ghline instru ment clu ster the warning
l ights also app ear in thi s area.
9.
O dome te r , Trip Odometer
Mileage (kilometer ) display
T he lef t-hand counter 7, fig . 6 7 in the di sp lay sh ows the tota l numb er of miles
( k il om ete rs) dri ven .
Optio nal equipment
8 Instrument panel
Sele cto r lever posit ion disp lay for th e auto­
m atic tran smi ssion1
l . Th e se lec tor lever po­
s it ion or the gea r se le cte d (Ti ptro nic ®l w ill
b e sh ow n in the dis p lay field w ith a ligh t
ba ck gro und .
There o pti onal an d au toma tic di sp lays
i n thi s field:
- Selec tab le di spla ys: M ulti-fun ctio n indi ­
(MF I) and outs id e te mp erature dis ­
p lay
- Automati c di sp lays: In form ation t ext o r
wa rnings
11
There are opti ona l an d auto matic di spla ys
i n thi s field:
- Selec tabl e dis p lays: . M ulti -fun ctio n in d i­
ca to r (MFI ) an d out sid e te mperat ure d is­
pla y
- Aut om atic d is p lays: Inform atio n tex t or
wa rning s
II
-Menu s pro vid in g in formation, whi ch can
b e use d t o make d iffere nt settin gs, a re
a lso s how n in th e
The rig ht -h and cou nter regis ters th e sh ort
trip s. Th e fin al d igi t in t he trip count er sh ows
d is ta nces of
100 yard s (meters) T he tr ip count er
ca n be rese t b y pr ess ing th e 5, fig.2

Booklet 3 .1 Control s and Equipment
m in Dri vin g t ime
The displa y s ho ws the amount of time that ha s
g on e by sinc e th e ignit io n was switch ed on.
max imum d isp lay valu e in bo th m emor ies
i s 99 ho urs and 59 minu tes . T he m em ory wi ll
r ese t itself ba ck to zero once thi s value has be en
re ached.
g all ons /100 miles ( l/ 100 km) Curr ent fu el
co nsum ption
The displa y w ill sh ow the current fuel con sump ­
t io n in gallons {liters ) per
100 m iles ( kilom etr es)
w hile the ve hicle is in moti on or in gallo n (lit ers)
pe r hou r w hen the vehicle is stationary with th e
e ngin e runn in g.
U sin g th is di spl ay you ca n se e ho w yo ur dri vin g
s ty le affe cts
co nsumpti on = boo klet 3.2 . chapt er "Dri vin g eco nomica lly and respe ctin g
th e en v iro nm ent ".
0 ga llo ns/ 10 0 m iles (0 1/ 10 0 km )
Average
f ue l co nsu mpti on
Th e ave rage fuel co nsump tio n will appear aft er
y ou h ave driven approx ima te ly
100 y ards
( m ete rs) . Das hes will app ear in th e di spla y until
t ha t tim e. Th e dis pl ay wi ll be updat ed eve ry 5
se conds while th e vehicle is in m otio n. The
amou nt of fuel u sed will not be sh ow n.
Mil es (kilome te rs) to e mpty
Th e mil es ( kilo m ete rs) to empt y is calc ulat ed
u si ng th e fuel tank cont ent and curr en t fu el con ­
s umpt io n . It s ho ws how far th e ve hicl e ca n travel
u sin g th e s am e con dition s as a re fe re n ce.
Mi les (km)
Di sta nce travelled
T he di spla y shows the dis tan ce tra ve lled sin ce
t h e ignit io n was sw it c h ed on .
T he m ax imum displ ay valu e in bo th mem orie s
i s
999 9 mile s (kilo m eters) . T he memo ry will rese t
itse lf b ack to zero o nce th is va lu e ha s bee n
rea ch ed.
0 mp h (0 km/ h)
Ave rage speed
T he av erag e spee d will app ear af ter you
dr ive n approximat ely 100 y a rd s (m ete rs). Das hes
w ill appea r in the di spl ay until th at tim e. T he
d is p lay will b e upd ated every
seco nds w hile
t h e ve hicle is in m oti on .
10 Instrum ent pan el
Spee d warnin g
The sp ee d
can be se t so yo u w ill see an d hear a warning w hen yo u re a ch the desired
s p eed . Fo r examp le , th is se ttin g co uld be used to
l e t yo u kn ow if yo u exc eed t he poste d sp eed
li mit. When you re ac h th e des ired sp ee d, bri efl y
pre ss butt on
9, fig . under th e w ind ­
s hi eld wip er leve r or, with th e ve hicle at a sta nd ­
s ti ll, pr ess butt on
4, fig . l in th e m ult i­
fun ctio n stee rin g w hee l and then se t th e de sir ed
s p ee d with
fig . I. Press hold t he @Kl button to e rase the sto re d
speed .
O uts id e te m pe ratur e di spl ay
The te mp era ture range is
- 4 0° F to +122 ° F(-40 ° C to + 50 ° CJ. At out sid e te mp eratur es between -40° F and +39 ° F (-4 0° C an d +4° CJ. a ··s n owfla ke
sy mb ol" (ice wa rnin g) appe ars in addition the
o ut sid e te mp erature di sp la y. Thi s sy mbol
fla sh es fo r appr oximat ely
5 seco nds and r e­
main s lit until th e outsid e te mp era ture rises
above
+39 ° (+4° C).
WARNING
Roa ds and br id ge s can be dangero usly ic y
eve n if the o utside a ir te mp erat ure is above
fr eez ing.
• If yo u u se th e o utside tempera ture d is p la y
t o te ll yo u abo ut fro st co nditi on s, remem ber
th at roa ds can eve n ice
ove r at temperat ure s
abo ve 39° F (+ C).
• Alway s rem ember, even if th e "s now flak e
s y m bo l" ( ice warn ing) doc s no t a ppear in th e
d is pla y, b lack ice co uld be o n the roa d.
• Never rely exclu sive ly on this th e ou ts ide
t e m perat ure di sp lay.
• A lwa ys redu ce yo ur speed a nd dr iv e wi th
s peci al care under wea ther co nditi ons w hen
t he c hance s th at y o u
w ill en co unte r icy roa d
s ur face s arc g re at er.
Tip s
• The
MFI displa ys whi ch ha ve I and
m emo ry 2 arc " Driv in g tim e," fuel con ­
s umpt io n," "Di stanc e an d "Ave rage
s p ee d."
• The
MFI displa y ma y look diffe re nt in your
ve hicl e beca use arc diffe ren t instrum en t
clusters. If you not sur e. as k your au th oriz ed
Vo lksw age n deal er ass is tan ce.

Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
• Wh en th e ve hicle is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at
ve ry lo w sp ee ds, the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay
b e sli ghtl y hi gher th an th e actua l o ut side te m -as res ult of th e heat r adi ate d fr om th e
Applies to vehicles : With Highline o r Midline instrument cluster
Warning or information te xt in the disp lay
Malfun ction s are s hown in th e di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd warning infor ­
m ation me ssages.
Fig . 9 Warn ing text in the display of a Midline in ­st rumen t cluster: STO P Oi l pressure
T he sys te m run s a c hec k on ce rtai n co mpo nem s
an d fun cti on s w hen th e ig niti on is sw itc hed on
an d whil e the ve hicle is m ov ing. Fun ction al 111 al­
f un cti on s are indi cate d by sy mbols w ith warn ­
in gs a nd in form ation t exts in th e di sp lay. An
ac ou sti c w arnin g is give n in certain cases. The
scree n may vary according to th e ve rs ion of th e
in strum ent cluste r yo ur vehicle has.
Warning symbo ls
Th ere ar e re d warnin g sy111bols (p riority I) and
ye llo w warnin g sy mb ols ( prior ity 2).
E xamp les of priority
1 wa rning s (red)
• Bra ke sys te m symb ol
or wi th th e
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's manual!
• Coo lant symbol
with the w arnin g STOP Check coolant! Owner's manual!
• En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol
't=:r: with the
w arnin g text STOP Oil pressure engine off!
Owner's manual!.
If one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g
li g ht will flas h or lig h t u p and will be acco 111pa­
ni ecl b y three acoustic warning s. This is a clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull off th e roa d where it is sa fe
a nd sw itch off the e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct
your auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dea ler or a q uali­
fi ed wo rks hop imm edia te ly and h ave the m al­
fun ctio n r epa ired .
I f severa l priorit y
wa rnin gs are detec ted at th e
sa me tim e, the symb ols w ill ap pe ar one aft er th e
o th er fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at a tim e.
a se t
ti 111e , th e in fo rm ati on tex t wi ll disap pear, how­
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill app ear in th e dis pl ay a nd
s tay on as a re 111ind er for yo u to have the m al­
f un cti on r epai red.
lo ng as pri or ity I wa rnin g is sh own in the
di sp lay, yo u will not be abl e to see an y o ther
m en us
7.
Examples of priority 2 warnings (yellow):
• Fu el sy mb ol with th e in fo rm ation tex t
Pl ease refuel!
• Windshie ld was her flui d sy mb ol with th e
i n fo rm atio n tex t Top up wa sh fluid!.
•
p ad sy 111b ol with inform atio n tex t
Check broke pods!
• Imm obili zer sy mb ol with th e info rmati on
tex t Immobilizer active!
If one o f th ese situ ations occ urs,
wa rnin g
sy mb ol li ght s up, an d yo u wi ll hear one acou stic
warning . C hec k th e c ause as soon as poss ible.
If seve ral p riorit y
wa rnin gs arc detec te d at th e
sa me tim e, th e sy mb ols di spl aye d on e aft er
th e oth er fo r ab out 2 seco nds at a tim e. a
se t tim e, th e inf ormati on te xt w ill disa ppe ar,
ho weve r the symb ol w ill app ear at the sid e of th e
di sp lay a nd stay on
a re 111ind er fo r yo u t o
c h eck th e c ause as so on as poss ible .
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges will n ot be sh ow n
until all Priority I warnin g m ess ages have bee n
co rrec te d!
Instrument panel 11

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Information text
In ad dition 10 warnin g message s give n on a maJ .
fun ction , yo u w ill r ece ive inform ati on in th e di s­
pla y on procedur es or will be asked to do some­
thin g. Tips
So me indicat ed onl y by the
warning light s in the in strum ent du ste r w ith out
warning o r inf ormat ion tex 1s. If yo u
not sur e,
a sk you r auth ori zed Vo lkswage n dealer for
WARNING
Fun ction
C han ges to 1he multi -fun ctio n indi cat or (MFI)
9
In forr na1i on about t he c urrenl radi o mode
appear in th e dis­
pla y.
Thi s m enu op lion
on ly be s how n in those vehicles equi pp ed Naviga tion Sys te m . T he Nav igat ion Sys te m mu st b e sw i1ched
on.T urn signals an d pro ximity bar s be sh ow n if th e rou te ass is­
t a n ce func tio n is ac1i ve. The sc ree n is s im ilar to 1he symbol s shown
in th e Nav iga tion Sys1e111
3.2 .
Th e dir ect io n of trave l (co mp ass) and the nam e of the curr ent s1r ee 1
will b e show n if 1he rout e ass is ta nce fun ction is 1101 ac1ive.
Thi s m en u sh ows c urrent warnin g and informal io n tex ts
15.
The m enu opti on fl ashes if warni ng o r in form ati on t exts are to be
read.
Se lling s for th e time , spee d wa rnin g fo r w inter tires, la n guag e,
unit s, co mpass, ligh ls
& vis ion and conve nien ce .
Tip s
Driver distracti on ca n cause accident s and se­
rious persona l injur y. Th
e m enu s sho wn in the di sp lay depe nds o n th e
ve hicl e elec troni cs a nd the op tion le vel of yo ur
ve hicle. If you are not sur e, a sk yo ur authori zed
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