man ner t o put the ve hicle back a con
form ing co nditi on , o r
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• the use of an unc enified p an or to no nco m
pliance with the in stru ctions for proper mainte
nance and use, w hich is not re lated
1 0 th e 1/M
Tes t
the or igi nal re ta il purcha ser
o r orig inal lessee, and any sub sequen t p u r
chaser or lessee or, if th e ve hicle is firs t pla ced in
Proper maintenance and use
In stru cti on s fo r pro per maint enan ce are c on
t a in ed in you r Vo lkswage n Maintenan ce
b oo klet. T im e and mil ea ge interva ls, at w hi ch
m ainte nan ce is
1 0 b e perform ed, m ay vary from
m ode l to m ode l.
Vo lk sw age n reco mm end s yo u keep a record o f
sc hedu led maint en an ce by having your Vo lk
swage n
boo klet va lidated a t the
approx ima te time or mil eage interva ls by the au
th ori zed Volkswagen dea ler or other service fa
c ilit y that p erfo rmed th e m aint en an ce. If yo u
pe rfo rm th e maintenance yourse lf, kee p all doc
um ent ati on
pro of yo u have perf or med th e
m aint enan ce th e appro xima te tim e or
mil eage interva ls reco mm ended, that yo u h ave
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen reco mm end s th at Ge nuine Volkparts be used as rep lace ment p art s for
th e main tenan ce. re p air or re pl aceme nt of emi s
s io n co ntrol syste m s. U se o f re pla cement part s
w hi ch arc not eq uiva le nt t o Genui ne Volk
in emi ssion p erf orm an ce and du
rabilit y ma y imp air the eff ec tive ness of e mi ssio n serv
ice as a demo nstrator or co mp any de mon
s trato r o r co mpany car prio r to delivery , on th e
dat e it is fir st pl ace d in
use d pro per part s. and that yo u were able 1 0 per
for m the ma inten an ce prop erly .
Fa ilur e to maint ain yo ur vehicle accord in g
10 th e
i n str ucti on fo r p roper maint enan ce may cause
th e veh icle to ex cee d appli cable e missio n s s ta n
dard s and could resu lt in d eni al o f warranty cov
erage. Howeve r, Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rranty claim solely on the basis of your failur e
t o maintain th e veh icle according to the instru c
ti ons or fa ilure to ke ep a recor d of ma int ena nce.
In str u cti o ns fo r prop er u se of the ve hicle are
c o nt ain ed in your Volkswage n Owne r's
co ntr ol sys te ms. Alth oug h use o f pa rts o the r
th an Ge nuin e Vo lk swagen parts does no t in va li
d ate th ese warranti es, Volkswage n ass um es no
li ab ility und er th ese warra nti es fo r fa ilu re o f
s u ch part s and damag e to o ther p art s ca use d by
s u ch
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EPA certified replacement parts
Mainte n ance, repair , or replacement of emis·
s ion contro l de vices a nd syste ms m ay be
fo rmed b y any autom otive service an d rep air es· t
a b lishment or qualifi ed indi vidual u sin g ronment al Prot ection Agency (EPA) cert ified p lace ment part s.
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in validat ing choose to have main tenan ce, repair o r replace·
m ent of emi ssio n contro l com ponent s per·
for med b y any automo tive serv ic e es tablish
m ent or ind iv idual qualified to perform such
services. However, t he cos t o f su ch serv ices is
n ot cove red by these warra nties ex cep t i n
genc ies. If the in dep end ent service esta b lish- ment
find s
defect, yo u m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler
an d h ave the defect correc te d free of char ge.
Volkswagen will not b e liabl e for any ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at the independ ent
v ice es tablishm ent , except for em erge ncy pairs. See "Emerge ncy Rep air s" fo r further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
A ny part , whic h is not schedu led fo r inspecti on
or re pla cement at maintenan ce int ervals
fied in th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance bookl et, is covere
d by thi s warranty for t he full war ranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part scheduled onl y for insp ec tion in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's instru ctions or quir ed sc hed uled mai nten ance is cove red for
th e durati on of these warrant ies .
Damage to non-warranty parts
If failur e ofa warra nt ed part causes damage to a
p a rt no t covere d by warra nty, the
ran te d part will be re pl ac ed free of ch arge
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A part insta lled in acco rdance with swage n's instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled
m aintenanc e is w arranted unt il th e next
uled replace ment interva l or for the durat ion of
t h ese wa rra nti es.
Emergency repairs
Emer gency repai rs perfor med by a non -Vo lk
s wa gen service facility will be re imbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded an d co rrec tly per
fo rm ed, and it was impossib le or unr easo nab le
und er
circums tances to or dri ve your
Vo lkswagen lo nea rest autho rize d Volk
swage n dealer. The maxi mum r eimbur sement
a llowable is an amount equal
if yo ur
a uth orized Vo lk swage n dealer had compl eted
repair (s). Reim bursement will be co nsidered
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when you submit th e fo llow ing items to your au
thori zed Vo lkswage n deal er:
• A sta te m elll exp laining
circ um stan ces prevented you from gelling an
ri zed Volkswagen dea ler,
• Paid receipt(s),
• Repa ir orde r(s ), and
• Pan(s) removed from your Vo lkswagen.
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
T hese warra nties do cove r any damage the vehicle caused by tam perin g emi ssion
contro ls, use of fue l co ntainin g lead, or fuel not
m ee tin g th e sp ec ific ati ons
in
Implied warranties
A ny imp lied warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch antab ility or warranty of fitness for a Ow
ner's Man ual, an d ab use , negle ct or im
p roper maim en ance of the ve hicle. D iagnos is
an d re pair of such damage are
the expense of
p arti cu lar purpo se, is limited in d urat ion to the peri od of the se wrillen warrantie s.
Incidental and consequentia l damages
T hese warra nties do not cover a ny in cident al or
c on sequ ent ia l dama ges, including lo ss of resale
value,
p ro fits or ea rning s, and out-of
po cke t ex pen ses for substitute transpor tation
or lod ging.
So me
do not a llow ex clu sio n or limi ta
ti on of incidenta l o r co nseq uemial damag es, so
limitation o r excl usio n m ay ap ply to
yo u.
rece ived the serv ices
pro mised in these warra ntie s, plea se follow
pro cedu res descr ibed in book le t u nder t he "C ustom er
• You may o btain furthe r informati on re
ga rdin g Emiss ion s Per fo rman ce Warranry o r violatio n of terms o f Emi ssio ns
Performance Wa rra nry by co nta cting: Manager,
Cer tification and Co mp lia nce D ivisio n
(6405 )), Wa rrant y Claims, En vironm ent al Pr otect ion
Age ncy, Ariel Build in g, 120 0 Pen nsy lv an ia
Avenue, N.W., Was hin gton, DC 20 460
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California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement:
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty rights and obligations
Th e Ca lifornia Air R esou rces Board is plea sed to
exp lain the emi ssion contro l sys tem warranty on
y ou r mod el year
2006 v eh icle. In Ca lifornia , n ew
motor vehicl es mus t be designed, built and
e quipp ed to mee t th e State's strin gent anti
s mog standa rd s. Vo lkswagen
warrant the
e mi ssion con trol sy stem on your veh ic le for the
periods of time listed below provided the re ha s
be en no ahu se,
or impro per mainte
n ance of your vehicle.
Your em iss io n cont ro l syste m may include part s
s u ch as the carb uretor or fu el- inj ect ion syste m,
t he ign ition system, ca talytic converter, and en
gine computer. Also includ ed may be hoses,
belts, connec tors and other emis sion-rel at ed as
se mbli es.
W here a wa rrantabl e condition exits, Volk
swage n will rep air yo ur vehicl e at no cos t
to you
includ ing dia gnosis, parts and labo r.
Manufacture r's wa rrant y co verage:
For 3 years or 50,000 miles, wh ic h ever occur s
fir st.
If your veh icl e fa ils an Insp ec tion and Mainte
n an ce Test , all necess ary rep air s and adjust
m en ts wi ll be made by Volk swagen to en sur e
th at your vehicle passes the inspec tion. This is
y our Emi ssion Control System PERF ORMANCE
WAHHAN TY.
I f any emi ssion-r elated part on your veh icle is
defecti ve, th e part will be repa ired o r re pla ced by
Vo lkswage n. This is your sh ort- te rm Emissio n
Co ntro l Sys te m
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For 7 years or 70 ,00 0 mile s, which eve r occurs
first
If an emi ssion -re lated part listed in thi s war
rant y booklet spe cia lly not ed with coverage for 7
ye ars or
70 ,000 mi les is d efect ive, the part will be
repaired or r eplac ed by Volk swagen. T his is you r
l on g-te rm Emi ssion Con trol Sys te m DE FECTS
For 15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
firs t
So me Vo lk swage n model s may be sp ecia lly
e quipp ed to meet Californi a Partia l Zero Emis
sio n Veh icle (P -Z EV) requirements, as identified
o n th e Vehicl e Emissio n Contro l Information
Labe l lo cate d on the hood. Fo r th ese vehicle s, if
yo ur Vo lk swa ge n fails an Insp ec tion and Ma in
t ena nce Tes t, OR if any em iss ion-r ela ted part is
found to be d efec tive, the part will be repa ired or
r e pl ace d by Vo lk swagen for LS yea rs or
1 50,000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs first, from th e tim e of
d elive ry of th e ve hicl e the orig inal r etai l pur
c h ase r or ori ginal le ssee. This r epre sents your
Emi ssion Control Syste m PERFORMANCE WAR
and DEF ECTS WARRAN TY.
Owner's warran ty respo nsibilities:
As the ve hicle owner, you are re spon sibl e for the
p erformanc e of th e requi red ma intenan ce listed
in yo ur ow ner's Maintenance bookle t. Vo lk
swage n reco mm end s that you re tain all r eceipts
cover ing main te n anc e on your vehicle , b ut Volk
swag en cannot den y w arranty sol ely for t he la ck
of re ceipt s or for your failu re to ensure the p er-
formance of all sc h edu led maint enanc e.
Proper maintenance and use
Inst ructions fo r proper main tenanc e a re con
tain ed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
book le t. Tim e a nd mil eage int erv al s at whic h
ma intenance is to be perfor med , may vary from
mod el to model.
Volk swagen recom mend s yo u keep a record of
sc heduled maintenance performed by having
your Volkswage n Main te nance bookle t va li
d ated at the approximat e time or m ileage inter
val s by an aut horized Volkswage n deal er, and
t hat you prov ide these records to the new owner
whenever you sell the vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswag en recommends that Genu ine Volk
swage n parts be used as rep lacement parts fo r
th e main te nance , repair or rep lace ment of em is
s ion contro l sys te m s. Use of re placement part s
w hi ch a re no t equ ivalen t to Genuin e Volk
swage n parts in emis sion performan ce and du
rability may impair the effective ness of emiss ion
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Fai lure to ma intain yo ur vehicle acco rding to t he
in struc tion for proper maintenance may cause
t h e veh icle
to e xceed applicab le em iss io ns sta n
d ards and could result in denial of warranty cov
e rage. Howev er, Volk swagen w ill not deny a
wa rran ty clai m sole ly on the basis of your failure
to maintain t he veh icle accord ing to the in struc
tio ns o r fa ilu re to keep a record of maint en ance.
I n st ru ctions fo r proper use of the vehi cle are
co ntained in your Volkswage n Owne r's
Ma nual.
co ntrol system s. Although use of parts o ther
than Genu in e Volkswagen part s do es not in va li
dat e thes e wa rran ties, Volkswage n ass um es no
liability unde r these wa rranties for failu re of
suc h part s and damage
to other parts caused b y
s u ch fa ilu re
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in val idating t hese warrant ies, you may
c h oo se to have maintenance, repa ir or repla ce
me nt of e mission contro l compone nts per
formed b y any automotive service estab lish
ment or individual q uali fied to p erfor m su ch
se rvi ces. However , the co st of su ch serv ices is
not covered by these warrant ies except in em er
ge ncies. If the ind epe ndent serv ice estab lish- m
ent find s a warrantable defec t, you may deliv er
th e ve hicle to an au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
and have t he defect corrected free of charg e.
Vo lkswagen
will not be liab le for any expens es
w hi ch yo u have incurred at th e ind ep ende nt ser
vic e establis hmen t, excep t for em ergency re
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repairs" for further
details.
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
An y pa rt, w hich is not sched uled for in spe cti on
or rep lac em ent at maint enance in terva ls sp eci
fied in th e Volkswagen Mainten ance bookle t, is
cov ered by th is warranty for t he full warrant y pe- riod.
Any s uch part s repai red o r rep lace d under
wa rra nty are wa rranted for th e remaining war
ra nty peri od.
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Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A sche duled o nly fo r inspection in accor
dance with Volkswagen's instru ctions or re
q ui red schedu led maint enan ce is covered for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes damage to a
part not covered by warranty, th e no n-war
ranted part w ill also be replaced free of c harge .
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Emergency repairs
Em ergency repai rs performed by non-Volk
swage n service facility w ill be reim bursed if the
repa ir wo rk was needed and correctly per
fo rm ed, and
was impossib le or unrea sonable
under the circ umstances to tow or drive your
Vo lkswage n
to the nea res t a uth orized Vo lk
swagen dealer. The maxim um reim bursement
allowable is an amo unt equal to the cost if yo ur
aut hor ized Volkswagen dea ler had comp le te d
the repai r(s). Reimburs em ent wi ll be cons idered A
install
ed in accordance wi th Vo lk
swagen's instru ction s or requi red sc heduled
mainte nan ce is warranted until the next sched
ul ed replacement interval for the durat io n of
the se wa rrant ies.
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when you submi t the fo llowing ite m s 10 yo ur au
thorized Volkswagen deale r:
• A sta tement explainin g the circumstances
that prevented you from getting
an autho
ri zed Volkswage n dea le r,
• Paid recei pt(s),
• Repa ir order(s). and
•
removed from your Volkswage n. -4
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warra nties do n ot cover any dama ge to
the vehicle ca use d by tamper ing wit h emiss ion
contro ls, use of fue l containing lead, or fuel n ot
meeting the specifica tion s set forth in th e
Implied warranties
Any implied warran ty, includin g any warrant y
o f m erchantabi lity or war ranty o f fitne ss for a
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Owner's Manual, and abuse, neglect or im
p rope r ma inte nance of the vehicle. Diagnos is
a n d re pair of suc h damag e are at t he ex pense of
t h e ow ner.
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p ar ticular purpo se, is limit ed in duration to th e
state d period of these wr itten warra nti es. -4
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changed your add ress
a nd Volkswage n of A meri ca, In c. has your cur
re nt address on file, yo u will rece ive notific atio n
a utomati cally . If yo u are conc ern ed that you
m ay not h ave rece ived n otice conce rnin g a par
ticular servi ce act ion, please c heck w ith your d
eale r
dete rm ine wheth er yo ur vehicle is eli
g ibl e fo r any repa ir fr ee of ch arge.
In other in stance s, Vo lkswage n of A meri ca, In c.
ma y off er assista nce with a repai r beyo nd war
ra nty on a case-by-case basis. If you be lieve t hat
y our vehicl e need s a repai r not covere d by wa r
ranty whi ch Volk swagen o f Ame rica, Inc. s houl d
p ay fo r in p art or in who le, please disc uss the re
qu est
yo ur dea ler. If y ou are not satis fi ed
w ith your de ale r's decis ion, please ct Vo lk
swage n of Am eri ca , In c. C usto mer by te le
p hone or in writin g. Your r equ est sh ould p rovid e
the vehicle identifi cation number , the mileage,
maintena nce history and a n ex plan ation of w hy
y ou believe that the re pair should b e perfor med
fr ee of c har ge. You r req ues t sho uld be accompa
ni ed b y all ava ilable maintenance and re pair
r eco rds w hi ch yo u ha ve re ta in ed. A Custo mer
CA RE Repre sentat ive w ill rev iew yo ur re que st
and ad vise yo u of our dec ision .
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Free -of -charge repair
R epairs under are made free of
c harge. Your auth orized Vo lkswage n dealer will
What is not covered
Maintenance services
T his warranty does not cover the cost of parts
and labor invo lved in any scheduled main te
nance service. Sched uled maint enan ce serv ices
are desc ribed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
13ook le l. repair
defective pa
rt o r r epla ce it wi th a or re manu fac turcd genuine Volkswagen
Thi s wa rranty d oes not cover replacemem of o il, lub rica ms or fluids unless th eir re
p lac em en t is a nec essary of wa rranty ser
v ice on a covered
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
This warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunctions which are the result
of improper repair of the vehicle, insta llation of
any non Genuin e Vo lkswag en parts
will
alter the vehicl e performance specilication s
fr o m tho se set by the vehicle manufa ctur er,
m odilicati ons
the vehicle (includi ng the en
g in e management system), accessories su ch as
ala rm syste ms, remote starters, roof racks or
co mmunication s equipmelll, defects or failur es
r es ulling from
use of new part s not sold or
a pp rove d by Volkswage n, or used parts, or the
re sultant damage to as socia ted parts or sys te m s:
• damage or malfunctio n s which were ca use d
by the alteration of the vehicle, in particular any
major or st ru ctu ral al tera1ions su ch as
th e con
vers ion of the vehic le
10 a co nve rtib le or t he
modilication of1h e roof10 accom modate a gla ss
roo f s1ru ctur e or o ther sim ila r alt er
a li ons;
Wear and tear items
Th is wa rran ty does not cove r re pl ace men1 of
a n y powertra in comp on ent s that wear a re
s ult of no rma l use o r
8 Limited Pow ertrain Warranty
• damage or ma lf u nct ions caused by in1cn -
1i on al o r unint e111i ona l mi sfue ling, collision or
modilications of the vehicl e, including, but not
limit ed t o th e installatio n of eng ine m anage
m ent co mpon ent s not approv ed b y Vo lkswagen;
• damage or malfunc tio ns res ult ing from the
u se o f the veh icle in comp etitive events or
cause d by accide111 or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions resulting from con
tinue d operat ion of th e vehicle
a warning
li g h t, gauge reading or ot her warnings indicate a
m ec hani cal or opera tional problem; or
• damage or ma lfunctions due to s uspens io n
su ch as the ins1aUa1ion of af te r
m arke t sp rings, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
kits.
This warranty does not cover vehicles severely
dam aged a nd
I or d eclared 10 be a to tal l oss by
an i nsure r or vehicles re- asse m
b le d from or rep aired wit h parts obta ined from
a noth er used