2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA safe

Stopping th e engine 3.1: 97
S tora ge area
Ot her stora ge a reas 3.1 : 7l
R oof 3.l : 7 1
S torage compartm ent 3 .1: 69
Fro nt ce n te r armrest 3.1: 70
R ear armrest 3.1: 70
S tor age for the vehicle literature 3.1: 69
Sto ring seat po sit ion s 3.1 :
64
Sto wing luggage in the luggage companm en t
2.1 : 10
S un visor 3.l: 52
S u nro of 3.1: 42
S un sh ade
P owe r roof3.l: 42
Switc h light in g 3.1: 3
Sw itchabl e locking feature
Act iva ting 2.1: 62
Deactivating 2.1: 63
Switc hes
Emerge ncy nasher 3. l: 48
L ig ht switches 3.1 : 46
Powe r ou tsi de m irrors 3.1: 56
Power roof3.l: 42 P owe r w indo ws 3.1: 39
Switc hing off th e e ngin e
W ith
ig n itio n ke y 3 .1: 97
T
Tachometcr3.I: 6
Tank
Fill ing the tank 3.2: 30
F uel ga uge 3. 1: 7
Op ening the fu el fi ller
3.2: 30
Technical modifications 3 .2: 28
T et her anc ho rs 2.1: 65
T et her strap 2.1: 65
Tie-down hooks 3.1 : 78
Ti e-clowns 2. 1: I I
Tire and whee ls 3.2: 5 1
Tire press ure 3.2: 56
Tir e pressure monitor in g syste m 3.1
Warn ing li ght 3.1: 30
Booklet 0 .1 Gen eral Ind ex
Tires
Service life 3.2: 59
Speed Ratin g Le tte rCode 3.2 : 62
Tire manufa cturing date 3.2 : 62
Ti re speci fica tion s 3.2: 62
Trea d depth 3.2: 59
U niform tir e qual it y grading 3.2:
W inter ti res 3.2: 65
T ir e s and wheels
Dim ensio n s 3 .2: 51
New3.2: 6 1
S now chains 3.2: 66
Wh eel b olt s 3 .2: 66
Winter tire s 3.2: 65
Tool s 3.2: 67
Torn or frayed safety belts 2 .1: 1 7
To win g 3 .2:
77
Genera l no te s 3.2: 87
When can your vehicle not be towed? 3.2:
88
To win g eye 3 .2: 86
Trailer t owing
Brak es 3.2 : 11
Dri ving tips 3.2: 13
Operating instr uctio ns 3.2: 12
Sa fety c hain s 3.2: 11, 12
Technica l requ ir eme nts 3.2: 10
Tir e press ure 3 .2: 12
Tow ing t ips 3.2: 13
Trail er lights 3.2: 11
Trailer weigh t 3.2: 12
Trail er turn sig na ls
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 5 1
Tran sport Canad a 3.2: 90
Tran sport in g long item s 3.1: 62, 69
T read Wear Indicato r (l WI ) 3.2: 59
Tnmk 2. 1: 1
O
Trunk lid 3.1 : 37
Turn sig na l a nd high beam leve r 3.1: 50
Turn sig na ls 3 .1: 50
Wa rnin g ligh t 3 .1: 24, 5 1
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Unde rb od y se alant 3.2: 22
Un faste ning
Safety belts 2.1 : 24
Unidir ectional tir es 3.2: 51, 73
Uniform tire qua lity g radin g 3.2: 64
Alphab etical ind ex 11

® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
V
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

Emission Control Maintenance
A clean enviro nm enl is of co ncern 10 a ll of
u s. Vo lkswage n has into you r ve hicl e
an effici ent emi ssio n co ntro l syslc m, using
ge nuine Volksw agen pan s, in confor man ce
wi 1h 1he Fe dera l C lean Air Ac t in th e Unit ed
S lat es and Canadian Emi ssion S1an dards,
respec1 ive ly. To h elp keep our air clean , yo u
ca n do yo ur part by prov idin g reg ular m ain ­
te nan ce fo r th e e missio n control syste m in
y o ur vehicle .
2 Maintenance, repa ir or replacement of
e mi ssio n co ntrol comp on ents may be per ­
formed by a ny
au to m otive service
a nd r epair establi shm ent or indi vidu al
wi thout affecting the Emission Control
Syste m Warranty , provid ed that su ch r e­
p air s are perfo rmed to manufa ctur er's
Why Service?
• An unt uned en gin e wastes f uel.
• An emi ssio n co ntrol syste m not maint ain ed
p ro perl y ca n in crease polluti on.
• A minor ad justment now may prevc nl a re­
p air late r.
• Follow the recomm ended maint enance
sc hed ule and make in-b etwee n ch ec ks. T hi s way
yo u h elp keep yo ur car d ependabl e and safe.
• The inte rvals s how n in th e ta bl e o n th e fol­
l ow ing pa ges are ba sed on ve hicl es op era tin g
un der norma l co nditi ons. In th e case of severe
co ndition s, such as extre mely low tempera tures,
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
speci lica tions, and that replacement part s
are at leas t equi vale nt to genuine Volk­
swage n part s in emi ssio n p erfo rmance and
dur ability . Warranty repair s and r eplace­
ment s, howeve r, mu st be perform ed b y an
a utho rized Vo lkswagen dealer.
If ot her th an gen uine Vo lkswage n re pla ce­
m enl pan s are use d, the owner sh ould make
s u re t hat suc h pan s are warra nted by their
m an ufaclur er an d th at th ey are a t least
eq uiva le nt to gen uin e Vo lkswagen rep lace­
m ent part s in emi ssio n p erform ance a nd
d u rab ility. To be certain that the em iss ion
co ntro l sys te m func tio n s as designed , re g­
ul ar maint enan ce is nec essar y for a ll co m­
po nents of th e ve hicle w hi ch influ ence ex­
hau st e mi ssion s.
excess ive dust etc., it is necess ary for ce rtain op ­
e rat io ns
to b e carri ed ou t in between the give n
int erv al s. Thi s appli es to en gin e o il
c h an ges a nd t he clea nin g or re placin g of the air
cl eaner
ele m ent.
• If you have ques tio ns a bout how to maintain
yo ur vehicl e or abo ut yo ur Maintenan ce Ser­
v ices , as k your a uthori zed Volkswagen d ealer.
A uthori zed VOLKSWAGEN dea lers are ready to
s erve you and are committed to quality service
and c ustom er care .
Warranty Voucher 5

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 20,000 miles (32,000 km) -ALL MODELS
• En gin e: C hange o il and oil filter
• En gin e: C hec k for leaks
• Exhau st system: Chec k for dam age and le ak s
• Water separat or: Drain water (TOI engin e
o nl y)
• Fuel filt er: Replace (T OI engine only)
• Batte ry: C heck
• Door ch eck stra p s: Lubri cate
• Dust and polle n fi lter (w here applicable) :
R epl ace
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coolant leve l; ad d if
n ecessa ry
• Windshi eld was he r: Chec k fluid l evel; add if
n ecessary
• Automa tic sh ift l oc k: Check operation in­
cludin g park /n eut ral/safe ty sw itch
• Auto mati c tran smi ssi on: Chec k for leak s
• Manual tran smi ssion : Chec k oil leve l; acid if
n ecessa ry; check fo r leak s
• Whee ls: Ro ta te from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Chec k condition and
pr ess ure
Next Service :
D at e: .. .... ......... .........
M iles/ km: ...................
w hi ch eve r occurs first •
Brake syste m : C hec k fo r dam age /leak s, brak e
p ad thi ckne ss an d br ake flu id l eve l
• Drive s haf ts : C he ck boots
• On-Board diagno sti c sys te m: Check faul t
m em ory ; p urg e if necessa ry
• Hoof fr am e: C lea n
lubri cate
• Front axle : C hec k dust seals on ba ll joint s and
t ie rod end s; c hec k tie rod s
• Head lig ht s: A djust
• Rear spoil er: Lubri cate (Ne w Beet le only)
• 12 V start er and auxili ary batt ery: c h eck
(w here app licable )
• Airbag system: Visua l c h eck eve1y
12 month s
r e ga rdless of mileage ( kil om ete rs)
• Roa d te st: Check kickclo wn, brakin g,
s tee ring, heatin g and ve ntil ation, air co nd i­
ti oni ng, po we r acc esso ries and elec trica l sys­
t e m s
• Tires: Check trea d dep th , ad just tir e press ure
i f n ecessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onit oring sys te m sensors:
C hec k batt ery char ge. re pl ace w hee l ele ctron ics
and aluminum valve if necess ary (where appli­
cab le).
T oda y·s date a nd Volk sw agen Dea ler sta mp
Se rvic e at 25,000 mil es (40,000 km) -Model s with a 1.8T engin e
ONLY
• En g in e: Chan ge oil and oil filter
Next Service:
Date : ........... ..... ... .... .
M iles/ km: .. ..... ........... .
10 Warranty Voucher

Dear Owner,
This bookle t conta ins the warra nties applicable
to your new Vo lksw agen. Plea se read these war ­
ran ties caref ull y
to determ in e yo ur war ranty
righ ts and obligation s.
Yo ur Limit ed New Ve hicle Warra nty inclu des
vi rtually bumper to bump er coverage for 4
yea rs or
50, 000 mil es, w hich ever o ccurs and Limit ed po wertrain coverage for 5 years or 60 ,000 mil es, which ev er occ urs fir st. Your ve­
hicl e is also wa rrant ed against corrosion perfo­
r a ti on for a period of
12 years irrespect ive of
mil eage .
In addition, yo ur vehicle is covered by emi ssio ns
warra nties mandated b y Federal law. If you ar e
resident of Ca lifornia, Mass achuse tts, Ve rm ont,
or Main e and ha ve pur chase d a California emi s­
s ion s eq uipped vehicle, you may al so have right s
und er C ali fornia mandat ed emi ssio n s wa rran­
ti es . P lease consult these wa rranLie s when ev er
repair your em ission con trol system is qu ired to de te rmine whethe r it i s covered by
w arranty . Your satisfa ction in under standing the
wa rrant ies that ap ply to yo ur Volk swage n is im ­
po rtan t to us. Any q ues tion s concern ing war ­
ra nty covera ge s hould be di rected to:
Vo lkswagen Custom er
CA RE Center 3499 W es t Hamlin Road
Roc hes ter Hill s, Ml 48309 Tel.: l (80 0) 822-89 87
If y ou hav e a co nce rn or yo u are no t satisfie d
wit h the serv ice that you receive f rom your
d ea le r, we s ugges t th at you di scu ss it w it h th e
Serv ice Manage r at your dea le rs hip. If it i s not
resolved through your dea le rs hip , you may ca ll
or w rit e to the V olkswage n Custom er CA RE
Cen te r.
Volk swagen of Ameri ca, In c., provide s a m edi a­
t io n and arbitra tion service for th e res olu tion of
di sp ute s ari sin g un der t his Lim ited New Vehicle
Warranty. This serv ice is ca lle d
AUT O LINE
a nd is condu cted throu gh local o ffices of the
l3etcer Business Bur eau. If you w is h to u se t his
se rvice, call the follow ing toll -free number:
I (8 00) 955 -5 100
Co uncil of B etter Busin ess Bu rea us, In c. 420 0 Wilson Boul eva rd
Ar lin gto n, VA 22203 -1804
Not ice of Addres s C hange
N oti ce of Use d Ca r Pur ch ase
The "Nationa l
& Moto r Vehicle Safety Act
o f 1966 " req uire s manufacturer s 10 be in a posi­
t ion veh icle owner s if a co rrection of a
product defe ct be comes necess ary. If yo u
c h ange your addres s or bu y a used Volkswagen ,
co mpl ete one of the postc ard s in 1 he m iddle of
t h is booklet. You need not use t his ca rd if you
purc hase d yo ur Volk swage n through an autho­
rize d Vo lksw agen d eal er.

Boo klet 1.2 U SA War ran ty
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may raise a claim under this warran ty im­
mediat ely afte r your vehicle has fail ed a Ca li­
fornia 1/M test if, as a res ult of that failure , you
a re re qui re d by law to r epair th e vehicle to avoid
imposition of a penalt y or cance llation of your
right
u se the vehi cle. You need actua lly
s uff er the loss or lose the right to use ve­
hicle or pay for the r epair before prese ntin g your
cla im.
C laim s ma y be pre sented only by bringing your
ve hicle to any authoriz ed Volkswagen dea ler in
th e Un it ed State s, incl uding it s te rritor ies, and
Ca nada. The dea le r wi ll honor or den y yo ur
claim within a reasona ble tim e, not t o exceed
thirt y (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve­
hicl e is pres ented for repair o r w ithi n any tim e
peri od spe cified by local, state o r fede ral law,
whichev er is short er, exce pt when
delay is
ca use d b y eve nts not a ttributabl e to Volkswagen
o r the dealer. If the dea ler d eni es your cla im, you
w ill be notified in writing of the rea sons fo r r e­
j ec tin g th e claim. If you do not r ece ive no tice of
denial of your claim within the above time pe­
riod, Vo lk sw agen is requir ed by law to honor the
claim.
Und er ce rtain circum stan ces, your claim may be
denied because yo u ha ve fa iled t o comply with
in structions for schedul ed maint enan ce con­
tain ed in your Volkswagen Ma intenance
bookl et. In d eterminin g w heth er you have co m­
p li ed w ith the in stru ctio ns for scheduled main- t
e nan ce and prop er u se, Volkswagen may re­
qu ire yo u to furni sh proof of complianc e onl y
with t hose maintenan ce instru ctions whi ch
Volkswage n has r ea so n to believe we re not per­
for med and which could be th e ca use of th e 1/M
T es t fa ilure.
Vo lkswagen may deny an emi ssion performan ce
war ra nt y claim on the basis that a non-EPA cer­
tifi ed r eplace ment part was use d in th e mainte­
n an ce or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Volk swage n ca n
pro ve t hat the non -cert ified part i s eith er d efec­
tiv e in mat eria ls o r wo rkman sh ip, or no t equiva­
l e nt fr om an emi ssio n sta ndpoint to th e or iginal
part, and you are no t able to offe r inform atio n
that th e part is e ith er not d efective o r equivalent
t o th e o riginal part with respect to its em ission
p erforman ce.
Volk swage n wi ll not deny a claim re lat in g to:
• warra nty work or p re-de livery serv ice per­
fo rmed by an authorize d Vo lkswa gen dea le r, o r
• work performed in an em erg ency to rect ify
a n un safe co nditi on
ro Vo lkswag en,
provided you have taken ste ps in a tim ely
mann er t o put th e vehi cle back into a co n­
form ing co nditi on , o r
• the use of an uncertifi ed part or to non com­
plian ce with the in struction s for proper maint e­
nan ce and use, whic h is not re lated to th e 1/ M
Te st
Additional Information About Your California Emissions Warranties
Warranty period
The warranty period beg ins on the elate th e ve­
h icl e is delivered to th e original r eta il pur cha ser
or o riginal l essee, a nd any sub seq uent pur­
c ha ser or l essee or, if the vehicle is fir st plac ed in
24 Californi a Emi ss ion s Warra nti es
se rv ice as a demon strator or company car prior deli very , on the elate is fir st placed in

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Dear Owner,
This book let co ntains th e warra nties appli cable
to your new Vo lkswagen. Please read these wa r­
ran ties carefully to determ ine your warranty
right s and obl igations.
Yo ur Limit ed New Vehicle Warranty includes
vi rtuall y bump er to bumper coverage for 4
years or
50,000 mil es, w hich ever occurs fir st
and limit ed power train coverage for 5 years or mil es, whichever occ urs fir st. Your ve­
hi cle is also wa rranted aga inst co rro sion p erfo ­
rati on for a period of
12 years irrespe ctive o f
mil eage.
In addition, you r vehi cle is covered by emissions
warrant ies mandated by Federal law . If you are a
resident of California, Massac husetts, Vermont,
or Maine and have purchased a California em is­
sions equipped vehicle, yo u ma y also have right s
u nd er Ca lifornia manda ted e missions warran ­
ties. P lease consu lt thes e warran tie s wheneve r a
repair to your emissio n contro l sys tem is
quired to dete rm ine whether it is covered by
w arranty. Your satisfaction in understanding the
wa rranties tha t ap ply to your Volkswagen is im­
po rtant to us. Any ques tion s co nce rning war­
ranty coverage should be directed to:
Vo lkswagen Customer CARE Ce nter
3499 West Ham lin Roa d
Roc heste r Hills, M I 48309 Tel.: I (800) 822 -8987
If you have a concern or you are not satisfied
wi th the service tha t you receive from you r
dea ler, we sugge st that you discuss it wit h the
Service Mana ger at your dea lers hip . If it is not
reso lved throu gh your dea lers hip , yo u ma y ca ll
or
to the Volkswagen Custome r
conducted through local offices o f the
Better B usiness B ure au . If yo u wish to use this
se rv ice , call the following toll-fre e numbe r:
I (800) 955-5100
Co uncil of Better Busi ness Bureaus, Inc. 420 0 Wilso n Bou leva rd
Ar lington, VA 22203- 1804
Notice of Address Chang e
Not ice of Used Car Purchase
T he
Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Ac r
of req uires manufacturer s to be in a posi ­
t ion to co ntact ve hicle owners if a correction of a product defect beco mes nec essary. If yo u
change your address or buy a used Volk swagen,
complete one of the pos tcards in th e midd le of
thi s booklet. You ne ed not use this card if you
purchased you r Volkswagen t hrough an auth o­
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