2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA interior light controls

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
• If 1h e sig nal l eve r is le ft on, a buzzer
so und s when 1 he drive r doo r is op en ed, eve n if
1h e key is lef l in !h e ig ni tio n l ock, and !he r espec-
Interior lights
Inte rio r light in the front
.
Fig . 28 Section of roof: fr ont inter ior lig ht
U se lhe ro cke r sw itch !h e fo l­
l ow ing pos itio ns:
Co urtesy light positi on
C oun esy w ill on w hen yo u u nlock ve hicl e and will go off ap prox ima te ly 30 sec­
on ds af ter yo u close 1he doors w hen sw itch i s
in 1h e ce nter posi tion. T he in te ri or go off
w he neve r yo u loc k 1h e ve hicle o r w hen you
on 1h e ig n iti on.
50 Lights and a clear view
li ve head light and 1 aill igh1 w ill be illum in a1e d re du ced bri gh tn ess. These a re re mind ers 10 o ff !h e
Interior light switch ed on
Press 1 he sy mbol "li':' on 1h e roc ker sw itch 1 0 on a fro nl or rea r The w ill on .
Int erio r li ght sw itch ed off 0
Press 1he sy mbol O o n the ro cke r to off a or re ar lig h1.
Glo ve comportm ent li ght
T he co mes o n au 1o m a1ica lly w hen !h e is opened a nd off w hen
yo u cl ose 1he co mpanm en l.
Lu ggage comportmen t lighting
T he co mes on a utoma tica lly w hen yo ur
o pen !h e rea r lid and go es off w hen yo u cl ose
Tips
If yo u sh ould l eave o ne of 1h e ve hicle doors
o pen, 1h e i nteri or l ig h ts w ill swi tc h off ap ­
prox . 10 mi nut es, prov id ed yo u h ave taken your
key yo u and 1h a1 lig ht in co unesy pos it io n. T hi s preve nts th e balt ery
f ro m

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Air conditioning system
Heating
Controls
Fig. 66 In the ce nter c onsol e: heo ting control s
-Using the control s 66 and
yo u ca n adju st th e te mper atur e, a ir di s­
tr ibuti on an d th e fan speed.
- To switc h a fun ctio n on or off, pr ess th e
ap propriat e
When a fun c­
tion is switch ed on a light in th e button i l­
luminate s.
Temperatur e
Th is c ont rol can b e use d to a dju st th e te m pera ­
tu re . Th e te mp erat ure insid e th e ve hicl e
be lower than the out sid e te mpera tur e. Max­
imum hea t outp ut, w hich is nee ded to defros t
the wind ows quic kl y, is on ly av ailab le w hen th e
e ngi ne has reac hed i ts ope rat ing te mp erature.
R e ar window heating (jiiJ
The heatin g switc hes off aut om atica lly approxi­
m ate ly JO 111 i11 111es it is sw itch ed on . It can
also he sw itch ed olTb y pu shing th e ag ain.
Recirculation mode
W hen air recirc ulat io n mod e is sw itched on
(b u illumin ated yellow light ) out sid e ai r
80 Air conditioning system
can not ent er int o the vehicle interior , fo r ex ­
a m ple w hen dri ving through a tunn el or w hen at
a sta nd sti ll in hea vy
When th e ou ts ide te mp eratur e is lo w, usin g air
re circ ulati on mode prov ides more
heat ing by heat in g fro m th e ve hicle int erior
i n ste ad of co ld air from outsid e.
Air di stribution
Thi s con tro l c an b e used to di stri bu te th e a ir.
-A ir dis tribu tio n th e w indshi eld. For
s afe ty reaso ns. th e air reci rcula tion mode is
sw itch ed off in th is po sit ion. Press
swit c h it b ack on .
-A ir di stri but ion into th e ve hicle int erior.
!,,0 -Air di stribution in to th e footwe lls.
- Air dis tr ibution to th e and the
foot well s.
Th e fa n h as four diffe re n t spee ds. The fan sh ould
always be se t at the lowes t spe ed when dri ving
s low ly .

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
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.
Air conditioning system 83

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Climatronic
Applies to vehicl es : with Climotronic
Controls
controls a llow sepa rate adjustm ent of conditioning settings for left
side and right side of the vehicle.
Fig. 69 On th e cen te r conso le: Climatran ic co ntrols
The ai r co nd iti on ing syste m only works
w hen the eng in e is ru nnin g and the fan is
sw it ched on.
To adju st th e temperatur e for the left o r
r ight sid e, turn the appropriate tempera­
tur e contro l
69
T he functio ns w ill b e switc hed on when
o ne of the button s
is pre sse d.
W hen a function i s switched on th e light in
th e button illuminates. Press the b utto n
again to switch off the fun cti on.
The te mp era tur e ca n be adjusted separ ately for
th e left and right sid es o f the ve hicle in te ri or.
Display of the sele cted interior temp eratur e
for th e le ft side.
r ec ircu la ti on mod e 88
air di strib ution
air dis tribut ion
up war d air d istrib ution
Display of th e se lec te d int erior temperature
for right sid e.
84 Air condit ioning sy stem
defro st function for the w ind­
s hi eld. The air dr awn in from outs id e th e ve­
h icle i s dire cted at th e winds hield . The air
r ecirc ulation mode, if swi tched on, will be
sw itch ed off as soo n as the defro st fun cti on
i s sw itched on. At temperatures above
(3 the air co nditi oning system will be
sw itc h ed on automatica lly and th e fan
s p eed
w ill be in crease d by one leve l in ord er
to dry the a ir.
The hea ting
switc hes off au tomat ica lly app roxima te ly JO mi11111 esafte r it i s sw itched on. It can a lso be
sw itch ed off by push ing th e sw itch again.
Temperature contro l for the lef t side 85
Fa n sp ee d co ntrol 87
th e C limatro nic on a nd
o ff 87. When th e sys te m i s off t he
li ght in the OFF button w ill illu minate .
Button (AUTO) , automatic te mperature , fa n,
and a ir dis tri bution control 8 5. Th e
se ttin gs are stor ed for the dr iver s ide and the
front passenger side if the butt on is pressed
fo r m ore than t wo sec onds.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
I ECONJ b utt on sw itche s on economy mode.
W hen t he in th e bu tton lights up , the
coo ling sys te m i s sw itch ed off to save fu el.
Temperat ure contro l fo r the r ig h t sid e
WARNING
Sta le air c auses driver fa tigue an d reduces
dr ive r ale rtn ess. T his ca n lead to accide nts,
c olli sio ns and ser iou s perso nal i njury.
• Neve r use a ir reci rc ul atio n for l ong peri ods
o f t im e beca use no fres h air will come in to th e
p assenger co mpa rtm ent.
Ap plies to vehicles: with Cli matronic
Automatic mode
WARN ING (con tinued)
• The w indows ca n fog up qu ick ly if th e
coo ling system is sw itch ed off a nd d ecrease
dri ver visib ility.
• Always switc h th e rec irc ulati on m ode
when is not nee ded .
Not e
Do no t smoke while air rec ircula tion mod e is o n,
a s s mok e
in to the cl imat e-co ntro l sys te m
ca n leave a residu e on the evaporator , producing
a permanent un pleasant odor.
In mode air temperature, flow, and dist ribution ar e automatically reg­
ulat ed so that a specified temperature is attained as quickly as possible and then
maintained.
T he te m pera ture ca n be adjusted sepa ­
rately fo r th e
84, fig . 69 .
T he but ton li gh ts up .
- Turn t he tempera ture co ntro ls
1 0 th e
de sir ed te mpera tures fo r th e le ft and ri ght
s id es of the int erior. We recomm end
84, fig. 69 and th e !ECON ] button a t
th e same time unt il th e te mpera tu re di s­
pl ay sw itch es from o ne te m pera tur e unit
t o t he ot her .
A c omfort ab le interior clima te is qu ickly re a ched
wh en a te mpera ture °F (22 °C) is se t in aut o­
matic mode. It can be chang ed a s nec essary to
suit indi vid ual pre fe rences or parti cu lar cir cum ­
s ta nces . It i s po ssible to select interior te mpera­
tur es from 61 °F (16 °CJ to 86 °F (29 .5 °CJ. These
ar e approxima te temp era tur es a nd the actual
t e mpera tu re ma y be sli gh tly hig h er or lo we r de­
p end ing on t he ou ts id e co nditi ons.
C lim atroni c automa tica lly m aint ain s a con sta nt
t e m pera tu re leve l. Th e te mp erature of the air
s u pp lied to th e interior , th e fa n sp ee d and the air
di str ibution are also reg ulated a utomat ica lly.
T he sys te m als o all ows for th e effe ct of stro ng
s unl ig h t, so th ere is no nee d for you to r e-a dju st
th e sys tem. Therefo re, aut om atic mode pro ­
v id es th e be st comfort for the vehicle occ upant s
in all cond itio ns thro ugho ut the yea r.
A utom atic mode is switche d
an ad ­
justm en t is m ad e usin g th e but to ns fo r air dis tri ­
b ut io n or the fan control. The te m pera tu re co n­
tinu es to be con tro lled.
Air conditi oning sy ste m 85