2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA seats

Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car washes 3.2: 17
Automatic mode Climatronic 3 .1: 85
A utomatic switch-off of electrica l compo­
nents 3.1: 93
A utoma tic transm iss ion
D irec t shif t gearbox 3.1: 98
Safety interlock for ignition key 3.1 : 94
Se lector lever lock 3.1: 99
Tiptro nic 3.1: 98
Automatic transmission with Tiptronic 3.1:
IOI
Average fuel consum ption 3.1: 9
Average speed 3.1: 9
B
Background lighting 3.1: 521
BAS3.2: 2
Batt ery
Charging 3.2: 50
How often should
I replace my engine
battery? 3.2: 50
I m portant information to kn ow before
disconnect the batt ery 3.2: 49
Repla cin g 3.2: 50
What you must do afte r r eco nnect the bat­
tery 3.2: 49
Winter condi tions 3.2: 49, 50
Battery acid level
C hec kin g 3.2: 50
Before d riv in g 2.1: 3
Belt pretensioner
Disposa l 2. 1: 26
Serv ice 2.1: 26
Bonnet 3.2: 36
Booster seats 2.1 : 59
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 2
Brake booster 3.2: 2
Brak e flu id
C hangin g 3.2: 48
How of ten s hould the brak e fluid be
changed? 3.2: 47
Warning light 3.1: 11
What is the correc t brake fluid level?. 3.2:
47
What kind of brake fluid should
I u se? 3 .2:
48
Booklet 0.1 General Index ®
Brake pad
Warning message 3.1 :
ll
Brak e pad wear indicator
Warn ing light 3.1: 26
Brak e pads 3.2: 8
Brak e servo 3.2: 8
Brak e system
Warn ing light 3.1: 28
Brake system 3.2: 47
Brakes 3.2: 8
H ow does moisture or road salt aff ec t the
brakes? 3.2: 8
What does it mea n when I fee l a s ligh t vi­
bration o n the brake peda l? 3.2: 3
Braking distance 3.2: 8
Br eak-in peri od
Engine 3.2: 7
W hat is the rig h t way to break- in my vehi­
cle? 3.2:
7
Breaking in
Brake pads 3.2: 7
Tire s 3.2: 7
Breaking in tires 3.2: 7
Bulb c hange 3.2: 8 1
Bulb defective Warning light 3.1: 24
Bumper Clean ing 3.2: 18
Bumper cover Caut ion w hen parking n ear a parking bar­
rier or curb 3.1: 105
B uzzer 3.1: 50, 93
C
Ca libratin g the co mpa ss 3.1 : 18
California Propos ition 65 Wa rning 3.2 : 34 , 49
Car washes 3.2: 17
Cata ly tic converter 3.2:
10
CB radio 3 .2: 29
Ce ll phone 3.2 : 29
Cellu lar phone 3.2: 29
Ce ntral lo cking
I ndiv idua l un locking 3.1 : 34
Ce ntral locking button 3.1: 34
Ce ntral locking syste m 3.1: 34
C han gi ng a bu lb 3.2: 8 1
C hanging a wheel 3.2: 73
Alphabetical inde x 3

Booklet 0.1 General Index
Chang ing brake pa ds 3.2: 7
C hanging units 3.1: 16
C hanging w indshi eld w iper blades 3.2 : 46
C hass is 3.2: 22
C hec kin g engin e oil level 3.2: 39
Ch ild rest raint on th e fro nt seat 2.1: 29
Child safety 2.1: 5 1
Ch ild safety locks 3.1: 35
C hil d seats 2.1: 5 1
B ooste r seats 2.1: 59
Co nve rtible c hild seats 2. 1: 57
I nfa nt seats 2 .1: 56
L ower anc horages 2 . l: 67
Mo untin g and releas ing t he a ncho rage
h oo k2.l: 68
O n th e fr on t passenger seat 2.1: 29
Safety in struc tions 2.1: 54
Te ther an ch ors 2. 1: 65
Te ther strap 2.1 : 65
C hrom e
C lean ing 3.2 : 21
C lea nin g
All oy w hee ls 3.2: 2 1
A ut omat ic car was h 3.2: 17
B um per 3.2: 18
chass is 3 .2: 22
C lot h seat co vers 3.2: 23
Elect ronic par king ass is tance senso rs 3.1:
10 6
Eng ine com partm en t 3 .2: 22
Ex ter ior 3.2: 17
Fa bric tr im 3.2: 23
I ns tru ment panel 3.2: 23
L eat her 3.2: 23
O utside m irrors 3 .2: 19
P las tic p art s 3.2: 23
Safety belts 3.2: 26
Was hing t he ve hicle 3.2: 17
W ind ows 3.2: 19
W inds hield 3.2 : 1 9
W ind shi eld w ip er bla d es 3.2: 20
Woode n trim 3.2: 23
C lea ning a nd protec tio n 3.2: 16
C limatic 3.1: 82
Malfu nction s 3.1: 88
Cl imatro nic
Imp ortant no tes 3 .1: 88
Ma lfun cti ons 3.1 : 88
C lock3.I:5
4 Alphabetical inde x
Closing
R ear lid 3.1: 38
Clo th sea t covers
C lean ing 3.2: 23
C lo th es hook 3 .1: 71
Co de number
Fo r an ti-t heft w heel bolt s 3.2: 67
Coming home functi on 3.1 : 47
Co mpass
Adjusting 3.1: 19
Calibra ting 3.1: 18
Co mpass fun ction 3. 1: 12
Condensat io n 3.1: 89
Co ntro ls
Power wi ndows 3.1 : 39
Conven ie n ce clos ing 3.1 : 41, 43
Conve nie nce menu 3.1: 17
Conve nie nce ope ning 3.1: 4 1
Convenience operation (electric w in d ows)
3.1:
LB
C onve rtib le c hild seats 2 .1: 57
Coo lant
Warn ing ligh t 3. 1: 11
Coo lan t
Leve l 3.2: 44
Loss 3.2: 44
Coola nt level
Warni ng 3.1: 24
Co olan t tem pera ture
Ga uge 3.1: 6
Warning 3.1: 24
Cool ing the g love compartme nt 3.1: 69
C rash recorde rs 3.2: 6
Cru ise co ntro l 3 .l: 107
Warn ing ligh t 3.1: 29
Cup ho lders
I n th e rea r ar mre st 3.1 : 72
Cup ho lders in th e ce nter conso le 3 .1: 72
C urrent fuel con su mpt ion 3.1: 9
C urtain airbags 2.1: 48
Customer CARE Center 2.1 : 2 7
D
Danger of fi tting a ch ild seat on the front pas­
senger seat 2 .1: 29
Day time runnin g lig hts
Warni ng ligh t 3.1: 30

® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Engine oil 3.2: 37
Adding 3.2: 40 Additives 3.2: 40
Checking level 3.2: 39
Consumption 3.2: 38
D iesel eng ine 3.2: 41
D ipstick 3.2: 39
Grades 3.2: 38
How do I know how much oil my engine is
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38
Identifi cation symbol 3.2: 39
Oil c hange 3.2: 42
Specificatio ns 3 .2: 37
Specifications Diesel engine 3.2: 37, 41
S p ecifications gasoline engine 3.2: 37
Wha t kind of engine oil shou ld I put in my
ve hicle? 3.2: 37
When should I check the eng ine oil leve l?
3.2: 38
Where is the oil dipstick 3.2: 39
Engine
pr essure
Warning light 3.
l: 11, 25
Environ ment
Avoid ing pollution 3.2: 18, 31
C leaning the engine comp artm ent 3.2: 22
Driving economicall y 3.2: 14
Vehicle care products 3.2: 16
Env ironm ental information
Fuel economy 3.1: 6
Env ironmental tip
Fue l economy 3.1: 77
ESP 3.1: 9 1, 3.2: 5
Eve nt Da ta Recorde r 3.2: 6
Examples of im proper seating position s 2.1:
8
Exha ust warni ng ligh t
Warning light 3.1: 22
Exte nder for the safety belts 2. 1: 22
Exte rnal ae rial 3.2: 29
F
Fabric trim
C leani ng 3.2: 23
Fa ste nin g
Boo ste r se ats 2. 1: 59
Co nver tibl e child seats 2.1: 57
Infant seats 2.1: 56
Safety belt extender 2.1: 23
Safety belts 2.1: 19
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First-aid kit 3.1: 74
Floor mats 2.1: 9
F o g lights 3.1: 46
Foo t brake
Warn ing lig ht 3.1: 30
Front airbag system 2.1: 31
Airbag deployment zone 2.1: 37
T he basic s 2.1: 31
Fro nt airbag s
De scription 2.1: 31
Front center armrest 3.1: 70
Fro nt passe nger seat backr est
Fo ld ing forward 3. 1: 61
Front seats 3.1: 60 Electrical adjustable 3.1: 62
Manual adjustable 3.1: 60
Fronta l collision s an d the laws of physics 2.1:
15
fu el filler cap
Warning light 3.1: 29
Fue l ga uge
D isplay 3.1: 7
Fuel level 3.1: 7
Fue l reserve
Warning light 3.1: 26
Wa rnin g mes sage 3.1: 11
Fuel tank 3.1: 7
Fuse box 3.2: 79
Fuses 3.2: 77
G
Garage door opener 3.1 : 44
Gaske ts 3 .2: 20
Gaso line 3.2 : 32
Blend s 3.2: 32
Co ntainin g alco hol 3.2: 32
Oc tan e rating 3.2: 32
Petro l 3.2: 32
Premi um 3.2: 32
Regular 3.2: 32
Unleaded 3.2: 32
What if! purchase poor qu al ity fuel? 3.2:
32
W hat wo uld happen i f I pu t leaded gaso­
l in e i n m y car? 3.2: 32
W inter or summ er lips 3.2: 32
Gaso line additives 3.2: 33
Genera l illu strati on 3.1: 3

Generator
Warn ing light 3.1: 24
G love compartm ent
Front pa ssenger s ide 3.1: 69
G love compartment light 3.1: 50
G low plug system
W arning light 3. l: 23
Gu ide fi xture s for lower anchorages 2.1: 68
H
H at sh el f3 .l : 79
H aza rd ligh ts 3.1: 48
H ea d re straint s
Adj ust ing 3.1: 58, 59
Correc t ad justm ent 2.1: 7
R emo ving 3.1: 59
H ea dligh t fla sh er 3. 1: 4 9
H ea dligh ts 3.1: 46
Fog light s 3.1: 46
Switching 3.1: 46
Wa sh er syste m 3.1: 55
H eat ed front seats 3. 1: 65
H ea ting 3.I: 80
H eavy clothi ng and safety belt s 2.1:
17
High b eam 3.l: 49
Warning light 3.1 : 29
High b eam leve r 3. 1: 49
Hom eLink Univer sal Tran smitter 3.1: 44
Horn 3.1 : 3
How could I dama ge the catal ytic conve rter?
3 .2:
10
Ho w do I know how much oil my engin e is
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38
How do I unlo ck th e engine hood? 3.2: 36
I-lo w does moisture or road salt affect th e
brak es'? 3.2: 8
Ho w man y airbags does my veh icl e h ave? 2.1:
34 ,44,4 9
H ow often shou ld
I c h eck my tire pr essures ?
3.2: 57
How often should I r epl ace my eng ine bat­
ter y? 3. 2: 50
How often should I wax my ca r? 3.2: 19
I-l ow often sho uld the brake fluid b e
c han ged? 3. 2: 48
How to in stall the upper t eth er strap
to th e
anchorage 2.l: 66
Booklet 0.1 General Inde x
Hubcaps 3.2: 69
H ydrop laning 3.2: 60
Ignition key 3.1: 93
I gnit ion switch 3.1: 93
I mmobili zer 3.1 : 23
Warning message 3.1:
11
Imp ortance of sitting prop erl y 2.1 : 27
Imp ortance of wearing safe ty bel ts 2.1: 27
Important information for vehicles with Die-
se l e ngine when adding or changing en­
gine oil 3.2: 49
Import ant information
kn ow befo re di s-
co nn ect the b att ery 3.2: 49
I mport ant thing s to do b efore dri ving 2.1: 3
Improper seating po sitions 2.1: 8
Improp erl y worn safety belt s 2.1: 25
Indicator light
A ir bag syste m 2.1: 39
Indicator light s
Airbag syste m 2.1: 49
Mi rror 3.1: 55
OFF 2.1:
Indi re ct ventilat ion 3.1: 86
Indi vidual unlockin g 3.1: 17 , 34
I nfant seats 2 .1: 56
Information t exts in the display 3.1:
11
Insid e m irr or
Indicator light 3.1: 55
In stallin g
C hi ld re straint with a safety belt 2.1: 60
CRS using th e LATCH system 2.1: 69
In strum ent clu ster 3.1 : 5
In strum ent cluster illumination 3.1 : 3 , 48
Instrument panel 3.1: 2, 71
Cleaning 3.2: 23
In strum ent s 3.
I: 5
Interior lights
Fro nt 3.1: 50
Int ermittent w ipe 3.1: 53
J
Ja ck 3.2: 72
Jump s ta rtin g 3.2: 84
J ump er cables 3.2: 84
Alphabetical index 7

® Booklet 0.1 General Inde x
Mon itoring th e Advanc ed Air bag Sys te m 2.1 :
Key tag 3 .l: 3 1
K eys 3. 1: 3 1
Kick-d own funcli on 3.1: 10 3
L
Lan e change fla sh function 3.1: 17
L a n gu age in displa y 3.1: 16
L ea ther
C lean ing3.2: 23
L ea ther seats
Pr essure mark s 2. 1: 67
Leavi ng hom e function 3.1: 47
Li fti ng platform 3.2: 89
Lifting the ve hicle 3.2: 89
Light chang e 3.2: 81
Li ght s
& Vi sio n
Menu 3.J : 17
Ligh ts 3.1: 46
Lo ck cy linders 3.2 : 2 1
Locks 3.2: 2 1
Low beam 3.l: 46
Lowe r anchorage s 2.1: 6 7
Luggage compartment 2.1: 10, 3.1: 74
M
Main menu Multi -Functi on Indic ator 3. l: 9
Manual mode
C lim atron ic 3. 1: 87
M anu al tran smi ssio n 3.1: 97
M enu for convenien ce functions 3.1: 17
Menu for Light s
& Vision 3.1: 17
Menu for vehicl e stat us 3. 1: 15
Me nus
Exa mple
of u se 3.1: 13 , 14
MF! 3.1: 9
M ileage (kilom eler) disp lay 3. l: 8
Mile s (ki lom eters) to
3.1: 9
Mirror s
In sid e mir ror 3.1: 55
M ake -u p m irrors 3.1: 52
Out side mirror s, elec trical 3.1: 56
Mirror s low ered fun ction 3.1: 18
Modification s 3.2: 28
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39
Mo untin g and re le asing the anchorage hook
2. 1: 68
Multi -Fun cti on Ind icator 3.1 : 9
Multi -function steering w heel 3. 1: 4
N
New t ires and whee ls 3.2 : 61
N HTSA 2.1: 12, 3.2: 81
No tice about dat a recorded b y veh icle con ­
tro l modu les3 .2: 6
N umb er of seats 2 .1: 13
0
Occ upant seating position s 2. 1: 4
O il 3.2: 37
Oil chan ge 3.2 : 42
O il dip stick 3.2: 39
O ne-to uch op en in g a nd closi ng
P owe r w ind ows 3.1: 40
Operating you r vehicl e outsid e th e U .S.A. or
C anada 3.2: 91
Orientation lightin g3.l: 47
Outs ide mi rror s
C lea nin g 3.2: 19
Out sid e te mp erat ure di splay 3.1: 10
Overview
p
In strum ent s 3 .1: 5
M ulti-fun ction stee ring whee l 3. 1: 4
Wa rnin g light s 3. 1: 2 0
Paint Poli shin g 3.2: 19
Wax ing 3.2:
19
Pani c but ton 3.1 : 32
Park assist 3.1: 106
P arki ng 3.1 :
Aut oma tic tran smi ssio n 3.l: 99
Ca ution when parking near a parking b ar­
ri er or c urb 3.1: 10 5
Low bump er cove r, spoil ers and su sp en ­
s io n 3.1 : 10 5
W hen parkin g on slop es 3.1 : 10 5

Booklet 2 .1 Safet y fir st
WARN ING (con tinu ed)
• Eac h pa ssen ger mu st a lwa ys s it on a scat of
t h eir ow n and proper ly fasten and we ar the
be lt b elo nging to t hat seat .
• Before d rivin g, alwa ys adju st th e fron t pa s­
s e nger seal a nd hea d re stra int p roperly .
• Alwa ys kee p yo ur f ee l o n
in fro nt
o f th e sc at. Neve r rest them on th e seat , in stru­
m en t p anel, o ut o f t he wi ndow, et c. T he air bag
sy ste m and safet y belt w ill n ot be ab le to pro -
WARN ING (c on tinu ed)
tec t y ou p roperly and can eve n in cre a se t he
r is k of in jur y in a cra sh .
• Never drive w ith the backre st re clined o r
tilted far ba ck! The fa rth er t he b ackre sts arc
t il te d ba ck, t he g re at er the r is k of i njur y du e to
in cor rec t pos itio nin g of 1h c safet y bell an d im ­
prop er seat in g po siti on.
• Child ren m ust al way s ri de in chil d sca ts
5 1. Specia l pre ca uti ons ap p ly wh en in ­
s ta lli ng a c hild sea t o n th e fro nt p asse nge r se at
29, " Ch ild res tra in ts on t he fron t sca t -
s om e import an t thin gs to know ".
Proper seating position for passengers in rear seats
R ea r seat passe ngers s it u prig ht bot h feet on the floo r con sistent with
ph ysi cal siz e and be pr ope rly rest ra ined whe never t he ve hicle is
7 .. If a passe nge r is sit tin g in
t h e re a r ce nter sea tin g pos iti on , th is co m­
pact hea d r estra int is no t h eig ht adju st­
a bl e, b ut it mu st alwa ys bee n ra ised when ­
eve r the cen te r rear seating pos ition is oc­
cupied .
- Keep both fee l fla t in th e foo twe ll in
fro nt o f rh e rea r se a t.
- Fas te n an d wea r sa fe ty be lts prop erly
13 .
6 Saf e dr iving
- Ma ke sur e th at chil dre n ar e always
p roper ly res tra ined i n a c hild rest raint th at
is ap propria te for their size an d age
51.
W ARNING
Passe nge rs w ho are im prope rly s ea te d o n th e
re ar s eal can be seriou sly inj ure d in a crash.
• Each pa ssen ge r m ust a lwa ys s it o n a s eal o f
th eir ow n and prop erl y fas te n and wea r t he
be lt b elo nging to th at sea t.
• Safe ty belts onl y
m axim um pro tec­
ti on w hen th e sea tback is sec urely la tc h ed i n
th e upri gh t posit ion an d the
belt s are
p rop erl y p ositi oned on th e bo dy. B ynol sittin g
upri gh t, a r ear se al passe nge r incre as es th e
r is k of pers o n al i njur y from i mpro perl y po si­
tio ned sa fet y belt s!
• Alw ays adju st t he head res tra in t p ro pe rly
s o th at it can give
pro tec tio n.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Active head restraints for the front seats
During a rea r e nd collisio n the passenge rs
in th e vehicle are pressed against th e sea t
back rest. The res ultin g pressu re th at the
body exe rts aga in st th e bac kres t ac tivates
t h e ac tive head rest raint s in the front seats .
Th e front hea d res train ts wi ll mo ve fo r­
w ard and upwa rd at the sa me tim e to help
r e duce the risk o f n eck injuri es.
WARNING
Driving without hea d re stra ints or with im­
properl y ad justed head r estraint s in creases
th e risk or seriou s injuri es in a collision . To
help reduce th e risk or injury:
• Always drive
th e hea d r estra ints in
place and prop erl y a dju sted. Remember that
th e rear center he ad r estraint is not h eight ad­
ju stabl e and that it mu st be rai sed up all th e
w ay w hen eve r the center rear seat is occ upied .
• Every per son in the vehicle must have a
properly adjuste d head restraint.
• Always make su re each perso n in the ve­
hicl e prop erl y adju sts th eir head r estraint.
WA RNING (continue d)
Eac h head restraint mu st be adju ste d ac ­
cord ing to oc cupants ' size so that the upper
edge is as eve n with the top or the person' s
h ead, but no lo wer than eye level and so it is as
clo se to th e back or to the h ead as possibl e.
• Nev er attempt to adjust head res traint
whil e dri vin g. Ir you have driven
and must
adju st the driver h eadr est any reaso n, stop the vehicl e attempting to
adju st the hea d re straint.
• Children mu st always b e properl y re ­
strained in a c hild restraint that is appropriat e
their age a nd size 5 1, " C hild
Tips
The acti ve head res train ts ca n also ac tivate
w hen p assenger push es up agains t th e ba ck ­
r es t wi th en ough force exa mpl e yourse lf ju st into th e seat abr uptly) or if th e
h ea d res train t is push ed from behind. This is
n orm al and will not da m age th e head res traint.
I t w ill go back t o its o riginal pos itio n rig h t
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant rest raint system ca n on ly redu ce th e risk of if v eh icle
pa nts ar e prop erly sea ted .
Improp er se atin g po siti ons ca n cause se­
r io us injur y or deat h. Safe ty belts ca n on ly
wo rk whe n th ey are prop erl y pos ition ed
o n th e body . Impr oper seati ng posit ions
r e du ce the e ffect ive ne ss of sa fe ty belt s a nd
w ill eve n inc rease the ris k or injury and
d ea th by m ov ing t he sa fety belt to criti cal
a reas of the body. Imp roper seating posi­
ti ons a ls o in crease the risk of seriou s injur y
and d eath when a n airb ag de plo ys and
s trikes an occ upant who is not in the
prop er sea ting po sition.
driver is res pon­
s ibl e for the sa fe ty of all vehicl e occ upant s
a nd especiall y for childr en. There for e:
8 Safe driving
-Never a llow anyone to ass um e an im ­
proper seating pos it ion when th e ve hicl e is
bei ng
lists onl y so me or the pos itions
that will increase the risk or ser io us injury and
d ea th. Our h ope is
th ese ex amples will help
mak e you more awa re of sea ting po siti ons that
ar e da ngero us.
Therefore, whenever the vehic le is moving:
• neve r sta nd up in the vehicle
• neve r stand on the seats
• neve r kneel on th e seats
• neve r rid e with the seat back recl ined
• never lie clown on th e re ar sea t

Safety belts
General not es
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety b elt s correctly saves lives!
Fig . 5 Occ upan ts wear ing safety belts
This Bookl et explain s why safet y belt s are
nece ssary, ho w the y work and how to ad­
ju st and wear them correc tly.
Number of seats
Yo ur vehicl e has a tota l of five se ating position s: in the fro nt and three in th e rear. Each
sea tin g p ositio n ha s a sa fety b elt.
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of seriou s per sona l
injury and d eat h.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
- Read all the information th at follows
and heed all of th e in struction s and warn­
in gs in thi s booklet.
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of seriou s personal
injury and death.
• Safety belts are t he sin gle mo st efTec tive
means available to reduce the risk of se rious
injur y and death in automobile accidents.
your protection and that of your passengers,
a lwa ys corre ctl y wear safety belts when the ve­
hicle is moving =;fig. 5.
• Pregnant women, injured, or physically
impaired per sons mu st
use safe ty belts.
l..ik eall vehicle occupant s, they arc more likely
to be seriou sly injur ed if the y do not wear
safety bel ts. The best way to protect
fet us is to
protect the mother -throughout the entire
pregnancy.
WAR NING (con tinued)
• Never strap more than one person, in­
cluding small children, into any belt. It is espe­
cially dangerous to pla ce a sa fety belt over a
c hild sittin g on yo ur lap.
• Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than ther e arc safe ty belt s available.
• Be sure eve ryone riding in the vehicle is
properly res train ed with a separat e safety belt
or child restraint.
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