2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA safe

Booklet 1.2 USA Warran ty
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
For 2 years or 24,000 miles and 8 years or 80,000 miles
Volkswagen of A merica, Inc., (Volkswagen) wa r­
r ants to the or igi nal re tail pur ch aser o r or ig in al
l essee of a mod el ye ar 2006 Volksw age n ve hicl e
an d a ny sub sequent pur ch ase r or lessee of the
veh icle th at if th e fo llow ing co ndition s are m et,
any autho rized Vo lkswage n dea le r in the Uni ted
S tates, including its te rritori es, and Canada will
r e m edy any nonco nform ity, as determ ined
be low, free of ch arg e, un der the follo wing co ndi­
tions:
• th e ve hicle fails to conform at any tim e
during 24 mont hs o r 24,000 miles, w hichever oc­
c ur s first. to app licabl e em iss ion in sp ec tio n
s ta ndard s as deter mined by an EPA A pproved
Sta te Insp ection and Mainten an ce Test (1/M). or •
if t he ve hicle has been in use for more than 24
mont hs or 24.000 m iles, b ut less tha n 8 yea rs or
80,000 miles, w hich ever occurs fir st, th e ve hicle
fa ils an 1/M Test result in g from a m alf un cti on of
a cataly tic co nve rter, engin e elec troni c
module or on-board diagno sti c device (OBDJ.
and
• th e fa ilu re of th e 1/M Test requir es the ve hicle
ow ner
bea r an y penal ty or other sanction , in ­
cludi ng the denial of the right to use t he ve hicle
under local, state or fe d eral law, and
• the ve hicl e has been mainta ined and o per­
ate d in accorda nce with V olk sw agen 's
tio ns for pro per maint en an ce and use
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may rai se a claim under Lhis warran ty im ­
m ed iately afte r yo ur vehicle has fail ed an I/ M
T es t if, as
res ult of th at fail ure, you arc re quir ed
by law to repair the ve hicle to av oid impo siti on
of a p ena lty o r ca ncella tion of yo ur right to use
t h e ve hicle. Yo u need not actuall y suffer t he loss
or lose th e right to use you r ve hicle or pay fo r the
repair befo re prese ntin g yo ur cla im.
Cla ims ma y be present ed only by bringin g your
ve hicle to a ny a uthorized Vo lkswagen dea ler in
t h e Unit ed States, includin g its te rri tories, and
Ca nada. The dea le r w ill ho nor o r deny yo ur
cla im wit hi n
reaso nab le tim e, n ot to excee d
thirty (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve­
hicl e is prese nted for repair or w ithin a ny lime
p er iod speci fied by loca l, sta te or fede ra l la w,
w hi ch ever is s ho rter, ex cept when a de lay is
ca use d b y eve nts not attribut able to Vo lkswage n
or the dea ler . If
dealer denies yo ur claim , yo u
will be n oti fied in wr iting o f the reason s for re­
j ec tin g th e cla im. If you do no t re ce iv e no tice of
d eni al of your cla im wit hin th e above tim e pe­
r iod, Vo lkswage n is required by law to honor the
cla im.
U nd er certai n cir cu mstan ces ,
claim may be
d en ied beca use yo u have failed to comply wit h
i n stru ction s for schedu led m ain te nan ce con-
16 F ed eral Emis sion s Warrantie s
taine d in yo ur Volkswage n Ma intenanc e
b ook let . In deter minin g wheth er you have co m­
pli ed wit h th e in struc tions for sc hed uled main­
t e nance and proper use, Vo lkswage n may re­
q ui re you to furn is h proo f o f co mplian ce only
w ith those mainten an ce in st ru cti on s w hich
Vo lkswage n has reas on to b eli eve were not p er­
for med and whi ch co uld be
cause of the 1/M
Tes t fa ilu re.
Vo lk swage n m ay deny an e missio n performa nce
warra nty claim on th e basis that a non- EPA cer­
t ified re pla cemen t part was use d in the main te­
n ance or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Vo lk swage n ca n
p rove that the non- ce rtifi ed part is either defec­
in material s or workma nshi p, or not equ iva­from a n em iss ion sta n dpoint th e o rig in al
pan , and you not a ble to offer info rm ati on the part is eith er not defect ive or equiva lent
t o the origin al p art wit h res pec t to its e missio n
p erfo rmance.
Vo lkswagen will not deny a claim re la tin g to
• warrant y work o r pre-d eli very service per ­
fo rmed by an auth ori ze d Vo lkswage n dea ler, o r
• work perfo rm ed in an emerge ncy to rec tify
an unsafe condit ion attribu table to Vo lkswage n,
prov ided yo u have taken steps in a tim ely

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may raise a cla im und er thi s w arranty im ­
m ediatel y af te r y our vehicl e ha s fa iled a Cali ­
fo rni a 1/M lest
if, as a resul t of that fa ilure , you
a re r equir ed by law to repai r the vehicl e to avoid
imp osition of penalty or cance lla tion of your
ri ght u se the ve hicl e. You need n ot act ually
s uff er th e los s or lose the rig ht to u se yo ur ve­
h icle or pay for the r epair b efore prese nting your
cla im.
C lai ms ma y be presented only by br ing ing yo ur
veh icle
an y a uth ori zed Vo lkswagen deale r in
the United States, includin g its territo ries , a nd
Canada . Th e dea ler w ill h onor or den y yo ur
clai m wit hin a re a sonabl e tim e, not to excee d
thirt y (30) days, from the tim e at whi ch your ve­
hi cle is pr ese nted fo r repair or within any time
pe rio d sp eci fied b y local , sta te o r fe deral law,
wh ic hev er is s ho rt er, exce pt w hen a de lay is
ca used by even ts not auribu table to Vo lks wagen
or the dea le r. If the dea le r den ies yo ur cla im, you
w ill b e
in writi ng of the reaso ns fo r re­
j ec ting the claim. If you do not receive notice of
d en ia l of your claim with in th e a bove tim e pe­
riod, Volk swage n is re qui re d b y law to ho nor th e
clai m.
Unde r c ert ain cir cu mstan ces, yo ur cla im may be
denied because you have fa iled t o comp ly with
i n struction s for schedu le d maintenance con­
ta in ed in your Volkswagen Mainten an ce
boo klet. In dete rminin g wheth er yo u h ave com­
p lied with
in structi on s for sc hed uled m ain- tenan
ce an d prop er use, Volkswage n m ay re­
quire you to furnish proo f of compli anc e on ly
wit h those mainte nance instru ctio ns whi ch
Volk swage n has rea son to believe were no t p er­
formed and wh ic h co uld be th e cause of the 1/ M
T es t
Vol kswage n ma y deny an emission perfo rmance
war ranty clai m on the basis th at a non -E PA ce r­
tifi ed rep lace ment part was used in the
nance or r epair of the vehicl e if Vo lk sw age n can
prove t hat th e non-certified part is e ither d efec­
t ive in materials or workman sh ip , o r
eq uiva­
le nt from an emiss ion standp oint to the orig inal
part , and yo u are nor ab le
to offe r info rm ation
t h at th e part is eith er not d efective or eq uiva le n t
to the original part with res pect to its emi ssion
p erfor man ce.
Volk swage n will not den y a cla im re la tin g
to:
• warranty work or pre-de liv ery serv ice per­
form ed by an auth orized Vo lk swagen dea le r, or
• w ork perform ed in an e merge ncy
to rec tify
a n un safe co nditi on att ribu tabl e t o Vo lksw age n,
provided you have take n ste p s in a time ly
mann er
to pu t th e ve hicle ba ck into a con­
for min g co nd ition, or
• th e use of an uncertifi ed part or
to noncom­
pliance with in stru ctio ns for proper mainte­
nan ce and u se, w hic h i s not lO th e 1/M
Te st fa ilur e
dare it is fir st placed in
serv ice.

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2.1 Safety first
Jetta
Model year 2006

About this booklet
This bookl et conta ins importan t informa tion,
tips, sugge stions and WARN INGS on using your
ve hicl e. Th e other booklets in the Owner's Liter­
ature contain furth er information th at you
sho uld be aware of for your own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sur e th at you always keep the comple te
Own er' s Litera ture in the vehicle . Th is is es pe­
cially important when you le nd or sell th e ve­
h icle.
This manua l describes the ve hicle equipment at
the t ime of publication. Some of the equipment
d esc ribed will not be available until a later date,
or is on ly available for certain markets.
Illu stratio ns may sli ghtlyvary from your vehicle.
For t his re aso n you should rega rd illu strations as
a genera l gu ide.
A t the beginning of this booklet , you will find a
table of contents sh owing all
items de­
scribe d in th is manua l in the order they appea r.
An alph abetical index is at the end of the
book.let.
Directions and positions (for example rig ht, left,
front, rear) are always relative
to the direc tion of
t rave l of the vehicl e un less stated otherwise.
So me sectio ns of this booklet do not appl y to all
ve hicl es. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to , for exam ple "App lies to USA Models on ly".
The section is contin ued on the nex t page.
Indicates the end of a sect ion.
® Registere d trademarks are marked
or®.
How ever, the a bsence of thi s symbo l does
not constitute a wa iver of t he rights con­
cerning any term.
Cross-reference to a within
or out side of a section.
WARNING
Texts with this symbol conta in importa nt in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
o f personal injury or death.
Note
Texts with thi s symbol draw your attention to
pot entia l sources of damage to your ve hicl e.
<£> For the sake of environment
Tex ts with this sy mbol contai n in formation
about the environment and how you can help to
protect it.
Tips
T ex ts with this sy mbol contain s pecial tips and
o ther information about getting tl1e mo st out of
your veh icle and its features.

Table of contents
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pr oper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 4
P eda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
S tow ing luggag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
R eporti ng safety defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General no te s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Why safe ty belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 15
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ofe ty belt prelensioners . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 25
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
I m port ant thing s to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fr ont airbag system - the basics . . . . . . . . . 31
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Monitoring th e Advanced Airbag Sys te m . 39
Side airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side Cur tain Prot ect ion™ airbags . . . . . . . . 48
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chi ld Se als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I ns talling child res tra int with a safety belt 60
A dd itional I nfo rmati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
L ow er anchorages (Canada veh icl es: lower
universa l anchorage bars} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
In stalling a CRS using th e "LATCH " system 69
Where con I g el additional informa tion
about chi ld restraints and their use? 70
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table of contents

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safe driving
Gene ral notes
Dear Vo lkswagen Driver
Plea se remembe r -safety first!
This booklet conta in s impo rtan t informa­
tio n, tip s, suggest ions and wa rnings wh ic h
you sh ou ld r ead an d heed fo r your own
safety, the safety of your passen ge rs and
o th ers .
WARNING
Alwa ys make sure th at yo u follow the sugges­
ti ons and heed the WARN INGS in thi s Boo klet.
Safety equipmen t
WARNING (continued)
It 's in your interes t an d in th e int erest of a ll
yo ur p ass enge rs.
• Addit io nal imp orta nt information that
need to know fo r yo ur own safety a nd the
safe ty of yo ur passengers and oth ers is in
other Booklet s of your Owner' s Lit erature .
• Thi s Owne r's Lit erature must alw ays re­
m ain with your Volkswagen w hen eve r you
l e nd or se ll your vehicl e so that thi s imp ortan t
informa tion will always be ava ilable to the
driver and
The safe ty feat ures are part of the occu.pan t rest raint system and work togeth er to
help re duce the risk of injury in accident
Yo ur safe ty and the sa fety of your pa ssenge rs
s hou ldn 't b e left to ch ance. Adva nce s in t ech­
n o logy have ma de a va riety of fea tur es ava ilable
to h elp reduc e the risk of injur y in a n acc id ent.
The follow ing is a listin g of ju st a few of the safe ty
fea tures in your Volk swage n:
• sophi sti cate d safe ty be lts for a ll sea ting posi­
tion s,
• saf ety be lt fo rce lim iters for t he front scats
a nd out boa rd rear seating pos itio ns.
• safe ty belt pre te nsion ers for the fro nt o ut­
board seati n g posi tions, for th e outboard re ar
sea tin g pos itio ns in com binatio n with optio nal
r ea r sid e air ba gs.
• safe ty belt heig h t adju stm ent for th e front
sea ts,
• fron t airbags.
• sid e airbags for th e fro nt sea ts,
• Sid e Curt ain
airbag s.
2 Safe driving
• LATCH a nchora ges fo r child r estra in ts (in
Ca nada , the t erm s "to p tet her" w ith "lowe r uni ­
versal a nch orage s'' (or ''lowe r uni versal a n­
c h orage bars" are use d
to desc ribed th e sys te m
• head restraints for eac h se ating position , ano
• adju stab le s teer ing co lumn .
T hese indi vidual safety fea tur es, can work to­
ge ther as
sys tem to help protec t yo u and your
pa sse nge rs in a w ide ra nge of accid ent s. T hese
feature s ca n't wo rk as a syste m i f th ey are not a l­
ways co rrec tly adjusted a nd correc tly use d!
Th is Booklet pro vid es imp ortant inform atio n
about
t h ese fe atur es are important, h ow
t h ey work to help prot ect yo u and your pa sse n­
ge rs and how they mu st b e ad justed and use d to
ge t th e grea test ben efit and red uce th e lik eli ­
hoo d of inj ur y. T he Book le t a lso co nta in s im po r­
WA HN INGS that you and your passengers
mus t a lw ays rea d and h eed in orde r to help re-
du ce the risk of per sona l injur y.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safety is everybody 's res pon sibilit y! ..
Important things to do before driving
Safety is job. Vehicle and occupant safety always depends on the in­
fo rm ed and
driver.
For your safety and th e sa fe ty of yo ur pas­
se ng ers, before drivi ng a lways :
- Make sure that a ll lights and signals are
ope ratin g correctly.
- Mak e sur e that the tire pressure is co r­
rect.
- Make s ure that all wind ows are clea n
and a fford good vis ib ili ty to the out side.
- Secu re all luggage a nd oth er items care­
fully
10.
- Make sure that not hing can interf ere
w ith the peda ls .
What impairs driving safety
- Adju st fr ont sea t, head res traint and
mirror s correct ly for your heig ht.
- Instru ct pa ssengers to adjust the head
restra ints accor ding to th eir h eig ht .
- Ma ke su re to use the r ig ht chil d re ­
s tra int and use it cor rectl y to prot ect chil­
dren
5 l.
- Sit p rope rly in you r sea t and make sur e
that your passenger s do th e sa me
4.
- Faste n yo ur safe ty belt and wear it prop ­
e rly. A lso i nst ruct your pa ssenge rs to
fasten their safety belts prop erl y
.-
Safe driv ing is directly re lat ed to the condition of the vehicle , the driv er as well as
the driver's
to concentrate on the road without being distracted.
The driv er i s respo nsibl e for the sa fe ty o f
th e ve hicle and a ll of its occupan ts. If yo ur
ab ilit y to dr ive is im paired, safe ty risks for
eve ry bod y in th e veh icle increase and you
a lso become a hazard to everyo ne e lse on
t he road
The refo re:
- Do not le t yo urse lf be distra cte d b y pas ­
se nge rs or by usi ng the sound system o r a
ce llul ar t elep hone
- Never drive when yo ur driv in g abil ity is
imp air ed (b y m edi ca tions, alco hol , drugs,
etc.) .
- Obse rve a ll traffic laws, rules of th e road
and sp eed limit s and plai n co mm on se nse . -
Alw ays ad just yo ur spee d to road , traffic
a nd wea ther condition s.
- Take frequ ent breaks on long trips.
Don't drive for more than two hou rs at a
s tr etc h.
- Do n ot dr ive w he n yo u are tir ed, und er
press ure o r w hen you a re s tressed.
WARNING
dri vin g sa fe ty increases the risk of
se riou s perso nal inju ry and dea th when ever a
ve hicle is being use d ...
Safe driving 3