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EPA certified replacement parts
Maintenan ce, re pair, or repla cement of emis
s ion control d evices and syste m s ma y be per
fo rm ed b y any automoti ve servic e and repa ir es- tabli
shm ent or qualified individua l u sin g E nvi
ronmen ta l Protectio n Ag enc y (EPA) certified re
placem ent part s.
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Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without inva lid ating th ese w arranti es. you may
c hoo se 10 h ave maintenance, repa ir or rep lac e
m ent of emission contro l compo nen ts per
formed by any a utomoti ve service establish
m ent or indi vidual qualified to perform such
serv ices . Ho weve r, the
of su ch se rv ice s is
n o t cove red by these wa rranties exc ept in em er
genci es. If th e indep end ent service estab lish- m
ent find s a wa rrant abl e defect, yo u ma y de liver
t h e ve hicl e
10 an au thorized Vo lk swa gen d ealer
and have defec t co rrec te d fr ee of charge.
Vo lkswage n will not b e liabl e for ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u ha ve incurred the ind ependent ser
vice es tab lishm ent , except for emergency re
pairs. Sec "E mergency Repair s" for furth er
d etails.
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Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
Any part, which is not schedul ed for inspection
or rep lace ment at maint enance inter vals s peci
fi ed in
Vo lkswagen Mai ntenanc e booklet, is covere
d by
wa rrant y fo r the full warranty
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Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part schedu led only for inspection in accor
dance Volk swagen 's instruction s or re
quir ed sc hedul ed maint enan ce is cover ed for
durati on of thes e warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
If fai lur e ofa warra nted part causes damag e to a
part no t co ver ed by warranty, the non-war
ranted part will a lso be r eplac ed free of ch arge.
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A part install ed in accordance with Volk
swag en's instru ctions or re quir ed sc hed uled
m aint enan ce is warranted until
sched
ul ed re placement interv al or for the duration of
th es e warr ant ies .
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Proper maintenance and use
for proper maint enan ce are co n
tained in your Volkswagen Maintena nce
bookl e1. Time and mileage intervals at whi ch
maint enan ce is
to b e perform ed, ma y vary from
mode l to model.
Vo lkswage n reco mm en ds you k eep a reco rd of
s chedul ed maint enance perfo rmed by ha vin g
yo ur Volkswagen Maintena nce booklet vali
dated at the approximate time or mi leage inter
va ls by a n auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dealer, and
that you prov ide these recor ds to the new ow ner
whe never yo u se ll th e vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswagen reco mmend s th at Genuin e Volk
swagen parts be use d a s rep laceme nt parts for
th e m aint enan ce, repa ir or rep lacement of em is
s ion con trol systems . U se o f re placeme nt parts
which are nor equiv alent to Ge nuine Volk
swage n parts i n emi ssio n pe rfo rm ance and du
ra bilit y may impair the effec tiv en ess of em iss io n
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Fa ilur e to m ainta in yo ur vehicl e accor ding to the
in stru ction for pro per maintenance may cause
t h e ve hicle to excee d appli cab le emission s stan
d ard s and could re sult in denial of warranty cov
e rage. However, Volkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rra nty claim sole ly on t he bas is of your fa ilure
to ma intain th e ve hicle according to the in stru c
ti ons o r failur e to keep a record of maint enance.
In struction s for proper use of the vehicle are
co ntained in
Volkswage n Ow ner's
Ma nual. <11
con tro l sys te m s. Although use of parts oth er
than Genuine Vo lkswagen parts does not invali
da te these warranties, Vo lkswa gen assumes no
li ability und er the se wa rranti es for fa ilur e of
suc h parts and damage to ot her parts cause d by
s u ch failur e
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without invalidating these warranties, you may
choose ro have ma inten an ce, repair or re pla ce
ment of em iss io n con trol com pon ent s per
formed by any automot ive se rv ice es tab lish
m ent or indiv idu al qu alifi ed to perform such
se 1v ices . I loweve r, the cost of su ch serv ices is
not covere d by tJ1 ese warra nties excep t in em er
gencies . If the indepe ndent service es tablish - m
ent find s warrantabl e defect, you m ay del ive r
th e ve hicle to a n au thorized Volk swage n dealer
and have
defect correc ted free of ch arge.
Vo lkswagen wi ll not be liab le for any expenses
w hi ch yo u h ave incur red at the independent ser
vice estab lishm ent , exce pt for em erge ncy re
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repa irs" for furthe r
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
Any part, whi ch is no t sc hedu le d for inspec tion
or rep lace men t a t m aint en an ce intervals speci
fied in th e Volkswage n Main te nan ce booklet, is
covered by thi s wa rran ty for the full warranty pe- riocl
. A ny su ch repa ired or re pla ced under are warrante d for the remaining war
ra nt y
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Scheduled part in spection or replacement
A part scheduled only for in spection in accor
dance with Volk swag en' s in struction s or re
quired schedu le d maintenance i s covere d for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If failure of a warranted causes damage to a
part not covere d by wa rranty, the non-war
ranted pan will al so be rep laced free of
will be re imbur sed if the
r e pair work was ne eded and corr ectly per
forme d, a nd it was impossible or unrea sonable
und er th e cir cu mstan ces to
or d rive yo ur
Vo lkswage n to the nearest a uthorized Volk
sw agen dealer. Th e maximum reimbursem ent
allowab le is an amount equal
the cost if yo ur
authorized Volk swagen d ealer had compl ete d
the repa ir(s) . Reimbursem ent wi ll be consid ered A
part installed in acc ordanc e w ith Volk
sw agen 's instruction s or required scheduled
maintenan ce is warranted uncil the nex t sc hed
ul ed repla cement int erval for the durati on of
the se
when you submit th e fo llow ing items t o yo ur au
t horized Volkswagen dealer:
• A stateme nt expla ining the c ircum stances
tha t pre vented you from getting
to an autho
ri ze d Volk swage n dealer,
• Paid recc ipt(sl.
• Repair order (s), and
• Part(s) re mo ved
yo ur
the vehicl e ca use d by tamp ering with emi ssion
contro ls, use of fuel containing l ead, or fuel n ot
m ee ting th e speci fica tion s set forth in the
Implied warranties
Any implied warranty, including warran ty
o f merchantabi lity or war ranty of fitness for
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Ow ner's Manua l, and abu se, n eg lect or im
p rope r maint enance of the ve hicl e. D iag no sis
a nd repair of su ch damag e are at the expense of
particular pu rpose, is limited in durat ion to the period of these w ritten