2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA phone

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (continu ed)
depl oyment of the ai rba g and ca use se rious
per sonal injury to the child.
• Alway s mak e sur e th e fo rward-facin g seat
h as been des ign ed an d ce rtified b y its
fac turer for use on a front seat with a se nge r front and sid e airb ag.
• Alway s ca ref ull y follow the manufa cturer' s
in stru ctio ns pro vided with the c hild seat or
c arrier.
• Neve r put the
child s trai nt u p aga inst or very near th e in strum ent
panel.
• Al ways move the passe nge r seat into its
armost pos itio n in the seat's fore and aft ju stm ent range , a s fa r away from the a irbag as
po ssibl e befo re in sta llin g th e fonvard-faci ng
c hild res traint. The backre st mu st b e adjust ed
to a n up rig ht p osition.
• Alway s m ake sur e th at nothin g preve nts
th e front passenge r's s eat from bei ng moved
to the re armost positi on in it s fore and aft
justm ent r ange.
• Neve r place additional it em s on the sca t
th at ca n in crease the total weight reg is te re d b y
th e we ig ht -se nsi ng m at and can ca use inju ry
in a cras h.
• Mak e sure th at th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF li ght comes on and stay s on a ll th e time
w hene ver th e ig nition i s switch ed on.
WARN ING (cont inued)
• If th e PASSENGE R BAG OFF light does
not come on and sta y on , imm ediatel y in sta ll
the forward -facing child seat in a rear seating
po siti on and h ave the airbag system insp ec ted
b y yo ur Vo lkswagen dealer.
WARNING
• If the PASSE NGER BAG ligh t do cs
not go ofTwhen an adult i s sitting on the front
pas senger scat after taking the ste p s d esc ribed
above, make s ure the adu lt is prop erl y sea ted
a nd restrain ed at one of th e rear seating
ti ons.
• I lave the airbag syste m inspected by you r
Vo lkswage n dea ler befor e tran sportin g
a n yo ne on the front passen ger sea t.
T ips
• If th e we ig ht-s ensin g m at in th e f ront
seng er se at detec ts a n empt y sea t, th e front
airb ag on th e passe nge r sid e w ill be turn ed off .
a nd th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF lig ht will sta y
on.
• If th e opti onal safe ty belt ex te nd er i s le ft in
t h e bu ckle fo r th e
sa fe ty belt , o r th e fron t
pa ssen ger saf ety belt itse lf is bu ck led an d t he
fron t p asse nge r s eat is not occ u pie d , th e
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light will come
Repair , care and d isposa l of the a irbags
Part s of t he ai rbag sys te m are in sta lled at m an y
d iffe re nt plac es on yo u r V olksw age n. In sta lli ng.
re mo vin g, se rv ic in g or rep air in g a part in an a re a
of th e ve hicl e c an dam age a part of an airb ag
sys te m and pr eve nt that syste m fr om wo rk in g
prop erl y in
co llision .
Th ere ar e so me imp ort ant thin gs yo u have to
kn ow to m ake s ure th at t he eff ec tive ness o f th e
sys te m will not b e impa ire d and t hat d isca rded
c om pon en ts do not c ause injur y or pollu te th e
e n vir onm en t.
WARNING
I mp roper care , se rv ic in g and repair dure s can incr ease ri sk of personal in jur y
42 Airbag sys tem
WA RNING ( conti nue d)
a nd d eath by preve ntin g airba g from ploy ing w hen needed or d eplo yin g an airb ag
un ex pec te dl y:
• Nev er c over, obstru ct, or c han ge the
s te erin g w heel horn pad or airb ag cover or the
in strument panel o r modif y th em in any wa y.
• Neve r att ac h an y obj ects su ch as cup
h old ers or tele phone mountin gs to th e
fac es c overin g th e a irbag units.
• For clean ing th e horn pad or in strum ent
panel, use on ly a so ft, dr y cloth or one moi st·
ened w ith pla in water. Solven ts or cl ea ner s
co uld dam age the a irbag cov er or ch ange the

Table of contents
Smart technology ........... ... .. .. .
Brakes .............. .. .. ..... .. .. .• .....
Po we r stee ring ....... .. ..... ... .. ...... .
Notice about data recorded b y vehicle
contro l modu les ....... ........ .... ..... .
Driving and protecting the
environment ..... ... .... ..... ...... ..
Break-in Pe riod ... ... ........ ......... . ..
Catalytic converter ....... .. .. .. ....... ..
T ra ile r t owi ng . . . . . . . . ... ............ .. .
D riv ing economically o nd respecti ng the
environmen t ... .... ..... ............. ... .
Cleaning and protection ........ . .
General notes .... .... ... ....... .. ...... .
Car e of veh icle exte rior ....... ..• ...... ..
C ore of the vehicle interior ... ..... ..•. ..
Accessories, new parts, repairs
and modifications .......... ...... ..
Accesso ries and pa rts .......... .... .... .
R epa irs and technica l modifications ..... .
Cellu lar phones a nd CB radi os ........ . .
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27
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Booklet 3 .2 Tip s and Advice
Checking and Filling 30
Fill ing the tank . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . • . . . . 30
Fu el supp ly . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working in the eng ine compa rtment . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. . . 37
Coo lant ....... .... .... ...... ... ......... 43
Wos he r fluid and wind shie ld wiper blade s 45
Brok e fluid . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 47
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . 49
T ir es and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What do I do now? . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . 67
Vehicle tools and spore whee l . . . . . . • . . . . . 67
Changing a whe el . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. • . . . . . 68
Em erg ency closing or opening . . . • . . . . . . . 7 5
F use s . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 77
Cha nging a light bulb . .. .. . . . .. .. . • .. . . . 81
Jump start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 84
To wing .... ... . . .. . .. .... ....... ... . . .•. . 86
Lifting th e ve hicle .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 89
C onsumer Info rmat ion . . . . . • . . . . . . 90
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . 92
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications
Accessories and parts
Always con sult an authori zed Volk swagen dealer before purchasing accessorie s
and parts for your vehicle.
Your vehicl e is des ign ed to offe r a hi gh stand ard
o f a cti ve an d pass ive sa fe ty.
Pl ease co nsult an author ize d Vo lkswagen deale r
for advice befo re insta llin g accessor ies, re pla ce­
m en t part s or other e quipm en t.
Au thori zed Volk swage n dea le rs ha ve the la tes t
information fr om th e manuf actur er and can rec­
ommend a ccessori es a nd part s
are suit abl e
fo r yo ur vehicle and perso nal r equir em ent s.
They can also help answer questions you mi ght
h ave reg arding official reg ulati ons.
We r ecommend you onl y use appro ved Volk­
swage n accessories and genuine Volkswagen
part s® . Th ese part s and accessor ies have bee n
eva luate d b y Vo lkswage n for suit abilit y, reli­
a bility and safet y. Th e Vo lksw age n d eal ers hip s
h ave the necess ary ex peri ence and faciliti es
ensure th at th e part s are prop erly .
Vo lkswage n ca nnot ass um e re spon sibili ty fo r
any after-ma rket n on -Vo lk swage n part s use d,
e ven if th ese parts have bee n app rove d by an of­
fi ci al t es tin g age ncy or a rc cove re d by a n offici al
ce rtificat e or sea l of ap prov al.
WARNING
Improp er ve hicle equipm ent or mod ifica tions
ca n ca use damag e to th e vehicle and serious
personal injury.
fr, WARNING (continued)
• In th e intere st of safety, we urge you to u se
only authorized Volkswagen accessories and
genuine Volkswagen parts® that h ave been
designed to be used on your vehicle.
WARNING
I mp rop er ca re, servicing and repair proce­
dure s can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedl y.
• Neve r place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, no te pad s, large , h eavy or bul ky ob­
je cts ) on the doors, on the windshield , o ve r or
near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the
s tee rin g w heel, in strum ent pane l, seat back ­
re sts or between those area s and your self.
• Object s on or near the surface s
air ­
ba gs are located can come loose and cause se­
r iou s per sonal injury in a crash, especially
w hen the airbags inflate.
• Be sur e to r ead and h eed the inform ation
a nd all WA RN INGS
2.1 "Safety
fir st", chapt er "Airba g sys te m. ",..
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications 27

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

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vice
V
Ve hicl e
Li ftin g 89
Ve hicl e batt ery
49
Ve hicle care
Exte rior 17
Ve hicle care prod ucts 16
Ve hicl e co ntrol m odul es
6
Vehicle phone 29
Veh icle too l kit
67
Vo lksw agen Se rv ice Repa ir Manua ls 9 1
w
Warranty covera ges L5
W as her 45
Was hing by ha nd 17
W as hin g th e veh icl e 17
Was hin g with power cl eaners
18
Wax ing
Ho w ofte n shou ld
I wax my ca r? 19
W ear indicato r 59
What do es it mea n wh en I fee l a sli ght vibra-
tio n on th e brak e peda l?
3
What if I pur ch ase poor quali ty fu el? 32
W hat is th e co rrect brak e
leve l?. 47
W hat is the right way to break- in my
ve hicl e?
7
W hat kind of brak e should 1 u se? 48
W hat kind of e ngin e oil sh ould 1 p ut in my
ve hicl e?
37
W hat sho uld 1 do afte r ch an ging a w hee l? 57,
74
What sh oul d 1 do after re p laci ng wh eels? 57
Wha t s h ould
I do if I want to add an accesso,y
to m y ve hicle ?
27
What s houl d 1 do if 1 wa nt to mod ify my
veh icl e? 28
Wh at should 1 do if I wan t to re pair m y
ve hicl e? 28
96 Alphabetical index
What sh o uld I do if t he brake warnin g light
comes o n?
47
What wo uld happ en if 1 put le ad ed gasol ine
in my ca r? 32
What you must do aft er rec onn ect th e
batt ery
49
Wheel bolt caps 69
Whee l b olt s 7 1
T orq ue 66
W hee l chan gin g
68
Whee ls 5 1 C hec kin g tire press ure 56
Co ld tire infl ati o n pre ssure 5 4
G en era l not es 51
G lossary o f tir e and loading
t e rmino logy 52
New tir es and whee ls 6 1
Tir es and veh icl e load limit s 58
Whe n ca n yo ur ve hicle not be to we d? 88
Wh en sh ould I adju st the tire press ures? 57
Whe n sh ould I ch ec k th e e ngin e o il level? 38
W hen should
I c h eck the tir e pr ess ures? 57
W hen sh ould
I ref uel the tank of the
ve hicle ?
3 1
W her e ca n I find t he tire pr essures for my
ca r?
56
Wh ere is th e oil d ipsti ck 3 9
W indo ws
Clea nin g
19
Wi ndshie ld
C lean ing
19
Win dsh ie ld wash 45
W ind sh ie ld wiper blades
C lea nin g 20
Win dsh ie ld wip ers
C hanging b lade s
46
Wint er tir es 65 All-w hee l dri ve 65
Wood en trim
C le anin g 23
Wo rking in the en gin e compartme nt 34