® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
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Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
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Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
12 Alphabetical inde x
What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7
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 3.4 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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