2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA safe

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Cellular phones and CB radios
will need an antenna for cellular phones and CB radio s
Volk swa gen h as a pproved your vehicle fo r use
w ith cellul ar phon es and CB r adio s prov iding
th e fo llowi ng co ndition s:
• correc t in sta ll ation of outside antenn a,
• transm itting pow er is no more than a m ax­
imum of
JO wa tts.
A n outs ide ante nna is nee ded
g ive the eq uip­
m ent it s opt imal range and pr eve lll in terfer­
ence with elec troni cs in th e vehicle.
I f y ou want to use a ce llul ar phone or a CB ra dio
w ith a tran smillin g powe r g re at er than 10 watts,
fir st ch eck wit h a auth orize d Vo lksw agen dea le r.
Ce llul ar phone s and CB radios s houl d be in­
s ta lled only by a qualified worksh op or by your
a uthori zed Vo lkswage n deale r.
Carefu lly fo llow the o perat ing in stru ction s for
yo ur cellula r te lep hon e or CB radi o.
WARNING
• Always concentrate on your driving, and the road. Driver di str act ion causes acci­
dents!
• Alwa ys set v olume le vels so that you can
clearl y hear horn s, sire n s a nd oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle.
WARNING (continued )
• Using a cellul ar te lephone or CB radio in­
side the vehicle without having a separate out ­
s ide antenna can be dangerous to your health
and that of your passengers because th e elec­
tromagnetic radiation energy that the se de­
vice s emit may be above esta blish ed limit s.
• Never attach anything, including acce sso­
ries (for example cup holders or teleph one
brackets) to the airbag covers or within the
airbag d eployment zone.
• Objects on or near the surface s where air­
bags are located can come loo se and cause se­
riou s personal injury
if the airbag deploy s 2.1 "Safety first", chapter "Airbag
system."
Note
Improper in stallation of cellular te le phon es, CB
ra dios or other electro nic compon ent s can
ca use oth er ve hicl e systems to malfunction. Th e
m os t co mmon causes of fault s ar e:
• no ex te rnal
• incorrec tly insta lled ex te rnal antenna,
• tran smitting power in excess of 10 wa tts.
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications 29

the vehicl e ca n be re fue led. On fi ller no zzle s
w ith spri ng, kee p yo ur h and on th e nozz le
w hen r efue ling to make s ure the nozzle d oes not
co me out of t he ve hicle's fue l fi ller
Hi gh capacity fuel nozzles a re co mm on to sta­
t io ns serv icing large comme rcial ve hicles. T hey
will not fit into yo ur d iesel's s tandard size d fue l
no zzle and sh oul d not be used .
WARNING
Impro per r efuelin g o r handling of fu el c an
c a use fire, ex plo sio n and severe burn s.
• Fue l is hi ghl y flammabl e and ca n ca use se­
ve re burn s an d ot her inj uri es.
• Neve r use a ce llul ar telephon e while re fu ­
e lin g. Th e elec tro mag neti c ra di ati on ca n
ca use spa rks that ca n ignit e fuel vapor s and
cau se a fire.
• Neve r ge t b ack int o your v ehicl e whil e refu­
e lin g. If in exception al cir cum sta nces yo u
mu st ge t back in your vehicl e while re fuelin g,
mak e cer ta in that you clos e the d oor and
to uch m etal to discharg e s ta tic e lec tricity be­
fo re to uch in g th e filler nozzle aga in. S ta ti c
e lec tr ici ty ca n cause sp arks that ca n ignit e fue l
va po rs re lease d durin g re fu elin g.
• Neve r sm oke o r have a n open flam e a ny­
w here in or n ear yo ur vehicl e when r efu elin g
o r fillin g a por ta bl e fuel cont ain er.
• F or yo ur safety, we stron gly r ecomm end
th at yo u d o not trav el with a port abl e fu el co n­
t aine r in your vehicl e. Th e co ntain er,
o r
e mpt y may lea k and could cau se a fire, espe ­
cia lly in a cra sh .
• I f, und er exce ptional ci rcum stance s, you
mu st transpo rt a porta ble fue l co nta iner,
pl ease observe t he fo llowin g:
- Neve r fill a portabl e fu el co ntain er w hil e
it is a nyw here in or on th e ve hicle (fo r ex­
a mpl e, in the lu ggage c ompartm ent , o r on
th e tru nk). Sta ti c e lectricity ca n build up
w hil e fillin g an d ca n ig nit e fuel vap ors
ca usin g a fire .
- A lways place a port abl e f uel co ntain er
o n th e gro und befo re fillin g.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNIN G (cont inue d)
- Always keep the fill er nozz le co mpl etely
in sid e th e port abl e co ntainer befo re a nd
durin g filling.
- If fill ing a port able cont ain er ma de of
m etal, th e filler n ozzle m ust a lw ays be in
co ntac t w ith th e contain er. Thi s w ill h elp
pr even t sta ti c e lec tricit y from dis ch arg in g
a nd cause a fir e.
- Neve r spill fu el in side the ve hicle or lu g­
gage c ompartment . Fuel va pors a re hi ghl y
fl ammab le.
- Always observe loca l an d sta te
I pro vin­
ci al laws rega rdin g th e use, storage and
t ra nsport ation of fu el co ntain ers.
- M ake ce rtain th e fuel co ntain er m eets
ind ustry s tan dard s (A NS I
I AST M F8 52 -
86 ).
Note
• Rem ove f uel sp ills from the pa int imm ed i­
ately to p reve nt pa int dama ge.
• Never run th e ta nk com ple te ly dry. An irr eg­
ul ar gas su pp ly co uld cause misfi rin g. As a resu lt,
unburn ed g as co uld get in to th e c ata lyt ic co n­
ve rter and cause dama ge.
• Whe n trave ling across country, yo u may
c o m e across d iese l fu el no zzles tha t are even
w id er than th e fue l fi ller openi ng on yo ur ve­
hi cle. T hese fue l nozz les were des igned fo r large
t ru cks and generally als o ha ve much h igher fl ow
rat es th an noz zles desig ned for pa ssenger ve hi­
cl es . They will n ot fit into your d iese l's s tanda rd
s ize d fu el noz zle an d mu st n ot be use d.
Fo r th e s ake of environm ent
D o no t try to pu t in mo re fu el a fter t he automat ic
fi ller noz zle has sw itched off; th is m ay cause fue l
to over flow and pollut e th e e nviro nm en t part ic ­
ul arl y w hen it gets hot out side.
Tips
R em ember to re fue l wh en th e ta nk i s 1/4 full to
re duce th e risk of run nin g ou t o f fu el, es peciall y
in re m ote
Ch ecking and Filling 31

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Do no t let your Diese l e n gin e idl e u1111 ecessa rily
afte r a co ld start. Drivin g off s low ly wi ll sho rten
th e wa rm -up peri od.
WARNING
• Neve r use "s tarting a ssist fluid s". The y
may be pot entiall y explosive or cause a "run ­
away" engine condition. This could result in
ser ious engine damage and personal injury.
• Do not use fuel line antifreeze offered for
gasoline engines.
Note
• Your Diese l engi ne ha s bee n sp eci fica lly de­
s ig ned
10 ope rate o n Die sel fu el o nl y. T here fore.
n eve r use home hea tin g oil o r reg ular gaso line.
Th e pro p erti es of th ese fuels
ca use se rious
damage fuel injection sys tem and th e
e n gin e. This could l ead to additional expense
and will al so affe ct your warrant y.
• If Die sel fuel should get o n any rubb er h ose,
it
b e w ip ed off imm ediat ely . T he n wash th e
con ta minat ed hose port io n w ith so ap and warm
wa te r. Do not allow D iesel f uel
remain on co n­
n ec ting hoses . Th ey may de velop leaks and
ca use se rious damage.
be taken when worki ng on engine or on components the
engine compartment.
an y work on the engine or
in th e engi ne compartment:
I. Move the se lecto r l eve r P (Park ).
2 . App ly the parking brake firm ly .
3. Sw itch off the engi ne a nd re mo ve the
key from th e igni tion.
4. Wai t for the engine lo coo l d ow n.
5. Keep children and oth ers awa y fro m the
vehicle.
6 . Open the eng ine hood
36 .
All se rv ice fluid s, spark plugs. bau er ies etc. a rc
co nstantl y being deve lo ped and improved. Au­
th ori zed Volkswage n dea le rs a re kept up- to-da te
by the m anufa ctur er. For this reaso n
recom ­
m end that you h ave these re placed b y an autho ­
ri zed Volkswagen dea le r. P lease re ad th e notes
bel ow. The engin e co mpartment of an y m otor
vehicle is a hazardous
WARNING
Propo sition 65 Warning:
34 Checking and Filling
Lt::, WARNING
• Eng ine ex hau st, some of its cons tituent s,
and certain vehicle components contain or
em it chemica ls known to the Stale of Ca li­
forn ia
cause ca ncer and birth defe cts and
r e produ cti ve harm. In addition , cer tain fluid s
co ntained in vehicle s and certain product s of
c omponent wear contain or emit chemical s
known lo the Stale of California to cau se
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive
h ar m.
• Batter y posts, terminals and related acces ­
so rie s co ntain le ad and lead compon ent s,
c h emi cal s known to th e S tate of Ca lifornia
cau se cancer and reprodu cti ve harm . Was h
hand s hand ling.
WARNING
The en g ine compa rtment of an y motor vehicle
i s a pot entiall y dangerou s area and ca n ca use
s er io us per sonal injury.
• Always use extrem e ca ution when doin g
an y wo rk in th e engine compart ment. Alwa ys
follow common ly acce pted safety practi ces

WARNING (continued)
and use co mmon se nse. Never r is k p ersonal
injur y.
• Never perform an y work in th e engi ne
c ompartm ent unl ess you know exactl y
to
ca rry o ut th e jo b ancl have the c orr ect tec h­
ni cal informati on and th e corre ct tool s! lf yo u
a re un certain about what to do, have th e w ork
performed b y an authori zed Volk swagen
d ealer or a qu alifi ed d ealers hip. Seriou s per­
s on al injur y m ay res ult fr om impr op erl y per ­
form ed wo rk.
• Neve r open th e eng in e ho od if you see
s team or coo la nt esca ping from the e ngi ne
com partm ent. I-l ot ste am or cool ant can cause
se riou s burn s. Always wa it until you no lo nge r
see o r h ear s te am or coolan t esca pin g fro m th e
e ng in e.
• Alw ays let t he en g in e coo l d ow n com­
pl ete ly before c aref ully openin g th e e ngin e
hood . I-l ot co mp on ent s w ill burn skin on co n­
ta ct.
• When th e engin e has coo le d d own and you
ar c r ead y to open th e engin e ho od:
- Rem ove the key from th e ig nition.
- Appl y th e parkin g brake firml y and put
th e se lec tor in P (P ar k).
- Kee p childr en and oth ers away from the
ve hicl e.
• Never reac h in to th e a re a aro und or to uch
th e ra diato r fa n. Co ntact w ith th e blad es can
r es ult in serio us pe rs on al inju ry. A lw ays re­
memb er that th e ra diato r fa n i s te mp erature­
con tro lled a nd can turn on su d d enl y
eve n
w hen th e e ng in e ha s bee n sw itch ed off for a
l o nger pe riod of tim e and the k ey has bee n r e­
mo ved fro m th e ig niti on .
• Never unscre w th e coo lant expan sio n tank
c ap when the en gin e is hot.
h o t e ngin e will
h eat th e coolant and put it unde r pr ess ure. Re­
mo ving
cap th at is under pressur e ca n res ult
in seriou s perso nal in jur y and /o r burn s.
• Alw ays prot ect fa ce, hand s a nd arm s from
h ot esca ping coo la nt or stea m b y cove ring th e
ca p with a la rge, thick rag.
• Turn the ca p slow ly and very ca refull y in a
co unt er-cl oc kw is e dir ec tion whil e ap ply in g
li g ht d ownwa rd press ure on the to p of the cap.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
,1i WARN ING (continued)
• Neve r spill flui ds on hot engine parts or ho t
ex haust sys te m . S pill ed fluid s can cau se a fire!
• Neve r sh ort -ci rc uit th e e lec trical sys te m ,
es pec iall y wher e the jump er ca bles a rc at ­
ta ch ed
Th e ba tter ies co uld explo de!
• Never leave a ny o bjec ts in th e eng in e co m­
p artm ent, fo r exa mpl e cle anin g rag s and to ols .
O bjec ts le ft b ehind can cau se m alfu nction s
and e ven
res .
• Neve r wo rk und er th e ve hicle unl ess y ou
h ave safe ly sec ured th e vehicle from m oving.
If yo u mu st wo rk und er the vehicl e with th e
w hee ls on th e gro und, always make sure the
ve hicl e is on leve l gro und , th e w hee ls arc
b locke d from m oving and th e key is not in the
i g niti on.
• Al ways supp ort yo ur ve hicl e w ith safet y
st and s if you have to w ork und erne ath it. T he
j ac k suppli ed
th e is no t stron g
e nough fo r thi s purpo se and can collap se
ca usin g se riou s pers on al injury.
• lfyo u have to perform a ch eck or re pair
w hen th e e ngin e is runnin g, ther e are mor e
ri sk s from th e rot ating pa rts , su ch a s the driv e
be lts, ge nera tor , ra diato r f an , et c., and from
th e hi gh -v olta ge ig niti on sys te m. Al ways use
ex trem e c are:
- Never to uch th e elec trical wirin g of th e
i g nition syste m.
- Always make s ure th at j ew elry, lo ose
clothi ng and lon g
do no t ge t ca ught in
r o ta tin g e ngin e part s. B efor e sta rtin g any
wo rk re move je w elry, tic back a nd cove r
h air , a nd do n ot wea r cl othin g th at can
han g dow n and get ca ught in mo vin g en ­
g in e part s.
- Alwa ys use ex trem e caution if th e acce l­
e ra tor pedal ha s to be d epr esse d to perform
ch ec k. Th e vehicl e could mo ve sudd enl y,
eve n if th e parkin g br ake is a ppli ed.
• If wor k on the fuel sys te m or th e elec trical
sys te m
ne cess ary:
- Alw ays disco nnect the b att eri es . Ma ke
s ur e th e ve hicle is unlo ck ed when disco n­
nec ting th e batter ies, o r th e a larm will go
off.
- Neve r sm oke.
Ch ecking and Filling 35

Closing the engine hood
-Pull th e en gin e hood dow n un til th e
p re ss ure from t he str ut is re d uced.
- Then le t t he eng ine hoo d fall an d la tc h
in p lac e
do 1101 µress
If th e en gin e hood does no t clo se prop erly , o pen
i t a gain an d clo se i t pro perl y. W hen th e e ngin e
h oo d is properl y cl ose d, yo u ca n se e tha t it fits
flu sh w ith th e o ther body part s.
Engin e oil
Engine oil specifications
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING
If the e ngin e hoo d is not cl ose d pro perl y, it
co uld fl y up and blo ck yo ur view w hile dri ving
ca usin g a cr ash and seriou s pers on al in ju rie s.
• After clo sin g t he en gin e hood , a lway s
c he ck th at the safet y lat ch has pro perly en ­
g ag ed. The en gine hood must b e flu sh with the
s urroundin g body parts .
• If you eve r noti ce that the en gin e hood
l a tc h i s no t p roperl y sec ured when th e vehicle
i s m ov ing, stop a t on ce a nd cl ose it.
• Neve r let anyo ne g et in th e way of the en­
g in e hood when clo sing it.
Th e engine oil must conform to exact specifi cat ions .
Yo ur engi ne w as fa ctory filled w ith an all-se aso n
hi gh qu ali ty engin e o il with viscos ity g ra d e o f
SAE Yo u can u se this o il ov er all t emp er­
a tur e ra nges for n orm al dri vin g.
I f y ou nee d to add oil b etwee n oil ch an ges , u se
h ig h quality synth etic- ba sed oil w ith cor rec t
s p eci ficat ion s. If eng in e o il visc osit y g ra d e
5W-4 0 is not a va ilabl e, yo u ca n als o u se SA E 5W-
30 .
T o ass ure th at th e o il yo u u se is of th e hig h es t
qu ali ty re q uir ed by yo ur vehicl e, the fo llow ing
t e rm s m ust app ear on th e o il co nt ain er sing ly o r
i n co mbination wit h oth er de sig n atio ns:
Ga soline engin e
• VW 500 00 . VW 505 OJ o r VW 502 00
•
Di esel engin e
• VW 505 0 1 41, " Im portan t in forma tion
fo r vehicl es with Diesel e n gin e wh en ad din g or
c h angin g engine oil"
G ene ral recomm endations
If SAE 5W-40 o r visc osit y g rad e oil is not
a va ilab le in yo ur be sur e to alw ays use a vis ­
c osity g rad e s uita b le for th e clim ate and sea­
so nal co ndi tions th at exis t wh ere
v e hi cle is
ope rat ed . A lwa ys mak e sure th at o il m eets
t h e qua lity s tandard s liste d abo ve.
Checking and Filling 37

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Checking the engine oil level
engine dipst ick indi cates the level o f th e oil.
Fig . 5 Engin e oil dip st ic k with engine oil level ma rks
To get a true reading, th e vehicle must be
o n le vel ground. Before opening the en ­
g in e hood, a lway s read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS ,iage 34, "Safety is job No. I
wh en worki ng in the eng ine
men t" .
-
the engine and wait a few minute s
for the oil to return to t he oil pan.
- Raise the en gi ne hood ,iage 36.
- Pull ou t th e dip sti ck an d w ip e it clea n
w it h a rag.
- Rein sert dip sti ck; push it all the way in. -
Pull th e dip stick out again and check
th e oil le vel.
- After check ing t he o il lev el, plea se mak e
sure that th e dip sti ck is p ush ed back i n all
t h e way.
T he pos ition of th e dip sti ck is s how n in th e cor­
responding en gin e co mpartm ent diagram
3.3 " Technical Data."
You must no t add oil.
You ca n oil. The oil leve l ma y go into th e
A ran ge, but not abov e th e A ran ge.
You must add oil. Afte r addi ng o il, m ake th at th e oi l leve l is somewhe re wit hin th e range.
WARNING
Sto p! workin g in the e ngin e c ompar t­
m ent, a lways re ad and h eed all
34. The eng ine co mpartm ent of a ny
mot or ve hicle is a poten tiall y dan gero us a re a
and ca n cau se ser io us pe rso nal injur y.
Not e
If the engin e oil leve l is above l evel 5 do
no t start th e engine -th is could damage the cat­
a ly tic co nverter and the eng ine! Contac t an au ­
th orized Volksw agen dea le r o r
qu alifi ed
workshop.
Checking and Filling 39

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advic e
Adding engine oil 9=::1':
Top off g radually
small of oil.
Fig. 6 In the engine comportment : engine oil filler
cap
To gel a true reading, the ve hicle m us t be
o n l eve l gro und. Before opening the e n­
g ine hood, always read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS
34, "Safe ty is job No. I
w hen working in the engine compart­
ment".
- Turn off the engine.
Unscrew the oil cap only 6 fr om
the cylind er h ea d cover . Yo u will sec the o il
can sy m bo l on top of the oil cap. If you arc
sur e, contact you r autho rize d Volk­
swag en dea le r for assis ta n ce .
- Top off oil in sma ll amo unts (not more
than a half quart/li te r at a tim e), using the
co rrect oil.
- To avoid fiJling too much oil, wai l
while and check o il level before adding
mor e.
40 Ch ecking and Filling
- As soo n as the o il leve l is in a rea
39, fig. 5
oil fill er cap is s hown in the
c orre sp ondin g eng in e compartm en t diagram
En gine oi l add itives
Vo lksw age n docs not recom mend the use of oil
add itives . Th ey may adverse ly yo ur New
V ehicl e
WARNING
Stop! Before wo rk in g in th e eng ine c ompart­
m ent , a lways read and heed WARN IN GS 34 . Th e eng ine com partm ent of an y
mot or ve hicle is a po te nti ally dang erous area
a nd can cause s eriou s personal injury.
WARNING
Spill ed oil i s a haz ard.
• The oi l filler cap must be properly secur ed
to preve nt oil fr om b eing spra yed on the hot
e n gin e an d ex hau st sys te m wh en th e e ngi ne is
runnin g.
Note
I f the oil le ve l
is above leve l 39, fi g . 5
co nven er and th e engin e! See an au­
t h ori zed Volk swag en dealer or qu alified work­
s hop .
For the sake of e nvironment
Do not l et th e oil leve l get above
Other ­
w is e oil can b e in through the cra nk case
breath er and e scape into the atm osphere
through th e exhau st

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Coolant
Coolant specifications
Coolant is a of water at least 40% coolant additive.
The cooling s yst em must b e filled with a mixtur e
of a nd at le ast 40 % of Vol kswag en additi ve G 12 or an additi ve with the sp ec ifica­
ti o n F (purpl e in colo r).
T hi s mi xtur e gives the necess ary fro st p rotec tion
do wn to -1 3° F (-2 5° C) and p rot ec ts th e all oy
part s of the cooling sy stem again st co rros ion.
It also pr ev ent s from scalding and raises the
boilin g po int of th e cool ant.
Th e co nce ntrati on of coo la nt mu st
b e at
l e a st 40 % eve n if fr os t p rotec tion i s not r e­
quir ed .
If gre at er frost protection is nee ded in very co ld
climat es. th e proportion of th e antifree ze
tive G 12 c an b e in cre ase d. H ow ev er, th e per­
ce ntag e o f coo la nt addit ives must n ot exceed
GO% , as this
re du ce the f rost p rotec tio n. It also re du ce the coo lin g e ffec t. mi xture
w ith coo lant additi ve will give frost ti on 10 about C) .
WARNING
Coola nt is poi sonous!
• Always keep the coo la nt in its origin al con­
t a in er stored in a safe place.
• To reduce the risk of poi sonin g, neve r use
em pty food or bev erage co ntainers that might
mislead someone into d rinkin g from th em.
WARNING (continued)
• Always keep drain ed coo lant out th e
r eac h of ch ildren.
• The coolant additive
G 12 must be added in
s uffici ent quantiti es to give enough anti­
fr eeze protection at the co ldest temperatur es
that can be expecte d where the vehicle will be
u sed.
• At ex treme ly cold temperat ures, the
coolant could fr eeze, caus ing the vehicl e to
br eak dow n. The heater wou ld also not work
and vehicl e occupants could be without pro­
tection at sub-free zin g temperatures!
Note
• Oth er additi ves ma y give co nsid erabl y inf e­
ri or co rros io n prot ection. The res ulting corro­
s io n in th e coo ling syste m can lead to a lo ss of
c o ol ant , cau sing seri ous
to the en gine.
• The coo lant additiv e G 12 ( purpl e) can be
mi xed w it h th e ad diti ve G 12 (p ink ) o r w ith the
ad ditive
11. G 12 c an be recog nize d in the pans io n t ank b ecau se it is purpl e. T he coo lant
G L2 h as bee n with di ffe re nt coolant to
th e o nes nam ed ab ove if th e fluid in th e
sion ta nk brown! The coolant must b e
chang ed as soo n as pos sib le if th is is the ca se ! Se­
ri ous fun cti onal pr oble m s
en gin e co uld be caused
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