2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA transmission

Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car washes 3.2: 17
Automatic mode Climatronic 3 .1: 85
A utomatic switch-off of electrica l compo­
nents 3.1: 93
A utoma tic transm iss ion
D irec t shif t gearbox 3.1: 98
Safety interlock for ignition key 3.1 : 94
Se lector lever lock 3.1: 99
Tiptro nic 3.1: 98
Automatic transmission with Tiptronic 3.1:
IOI
Average fuel consum ption 3.1: 9
Average speed 3.1: 9
B
Background lighting 3.1: 521
BAS3.2: 2
Batt ery
Charging 3.2: 50
How often should
I replace my engine
battery? 3.2: 50
I m portant information to kn ow before
disconnect the batt ery 3.2: 49
Repla cin g 3.2: 50
What you must do afte r r eco nnect the bat­
tery 3.2: 49
Winter condi tions 3.2: 49, 50
Battery acid level
C hec kin g 3.2: 50
Before d riv in g 2.1: 3
Belt pretensioner
Disposa l 2. 1: 26
Serv ice 2.1: 26
Bonnet 3.2: 36
Booster seats 2.1 : 59
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 2
Brake booster 3.2: 2
Brak e flu id
C hangin g 3.2: 48
How of ten s hould the brak e fluid be
changed? 3.2: 47
Warning light 3.1: 11
What is the correc t brake fluid level?. 3.2:
47
What kind of brake fluid should
I u se? 3 .2:
48
Booklet 0.1 General Index ®
Brake pad
Warning message 3.1 :
ll
Brak e pad wear indicator
Warn ing light 3.1: 26
Brak e pads 3.2: 8
Brak e servo 3.2: 8
Brak e system
Warn ing light 3.1: 28
Brake system 3.2: 47
Brakes 3.2: 8
H ow does moisture or road salt aff ec t the
brakes? 3.2: 8
What does it mea n when I fee l a s ligh t vi­
bration o n the brake peda l? 3.2: 3
Braking distance 3.2: 8
Br eak-in peri od
Engine 3.2: 7
W hat is the rig h t way to break- in my vehi­
cle? 3.2:
7
Breaking in
Brake pads 3.2: 7
Tire s 3.2: 7
Breaking in tires 3.2: 7
Bulb c hange 3.2: 8 1
Bulb defective Warning light 3.1: 24
Bumper Clean ing 3.2: 18
Bumper cover Caut ion w hen parking n ear a parking bar­
rier or curb 3.1: 105
B uzzer 3.1: 50, 93
C
Ca libratin g the co mpa ss 3.1 : 18
California Propos ition 65 Wa rning 3.2 : 34 , 49
Car washes 3.2: 17
Cata ly tic converter 3.2:
10
CB radio 3 .2: 29
Ce ll phone 3.2 : 29
Cellu lar phone 3.2: 29
Ce ntral lo cking
I ndiv idua l un locking 3.1 : 34
Ce ntral locking button 3.1: 34
Ce ntral locking syste m 3.1: 34
C han gi ng a bu lb 3.2: 8 1
C hanging a wheel 3.2: 73
Alphabetical inde x 3

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty p eriod
Th e coverage under this wa rra nt y lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 miles wh ichever occ urs fir st,
from the date th e ve hicl e was first placed in ser­
vice .
Thi s warrant y does not apply to vehicl es use d
for commercia l purp oses s uch as tax i, lim ou­
s in e and re nta l veh icles.
Coverag e
The Limit ed Powertra in Warra nty covers any re ­
p ai r t o correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate­
rial or work mans hip for the followi ng Vo lk­
swagen parts and comp onent s:
E ngine
Cy lind er b lock and a ll internal part s, cy linder
h ea d and all int ern al p arts, valve train, spu r be lt,
Whe re to go for warranty service
Th is warranty will b e hon ore d by any autho rized
Volkswagen dealer in th e Un ited Sta tes, in­
cluding its te rri to ries, or Ca nada.
lfyour Volksw age n is brought to an au thori zed
Vo lk swage n dea ler outs ide th e Uni ted States. in -
When the warranty period begins
The warranty peri od beg in s o n the dat e the ve­
hicl e is d eli ve re d to e ither th e original purcha ser
o r the origin al lessee ; or if th e ve hicle is first
p laced in service as a "demonstrator" or ·· co m­
pan y car". on the date su ch ve hicle is firs t p laced
in ser vice. I
f a commercia l ve hicle is so ld t o a sub seq uent
r e tail own er, this warranty
does not appl y.
A ny impli ed wa rranty , includin g an y imp lied
wa rra nty of merc h antabilit y or warranty of fit­
n ess for a particu lar purpo se, is limit ed in dura­
t ion to the period of thi s wr itten warra nty. Some
s tat es do not allo w limit ations on how long an
implied warranty lasts , so this limitati on m ay
not ap ply to
flywhee l, oil pump, water pump, m ani folds, all
re la te d sea ls a nd gaske ts .
Transmission
Case and all interna l part s, torque conve rter, all
relat ed sea ls and gaskets.
Drivetrai n
and all inte rnal d ri ve s hafts
and consta nt velocity (CV) joints . '4
el uding its terr itories, or Ca nada, this wa rrant y will not apply. D efe cts in ma te ri al or wo rkman­
s hi p wiU be correc te d only under the t erm s of
t h e warra nty for n ew Volkswage n ve hicle s in ef­
fec t in th at
Th e Limit ed Pow en ra in Wa rrant y is au to m ati­
ca lly tran sferred wi thout cos t if th e owners h ip of
th e ve hicle chan ges w ithin th e Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty 7

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent ®
Table of contents
Instrument panel ........... .. .. ... .
Overview .............................. .
Overview of the contro l butto ns on the
mu lti- function steering w heel ..... .... . . .
Instrument cluster ...... ............. ... . .
Display in the in strument cluster ......... .
Menus in the instrument cluster ..... •.. ..
Warning lights .... ....... ........ ..... . .
2
2
4
5
7
12
20
Op ening and closing Keys . . . . . . . .
31
K ey Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remo te cont rol key . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . 32 C ent ral locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-the ft o lorm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows .... .. . . .. .... ... . .... . .. .. .. . .
39 Po wer roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 42
H ome link® Universal Transm itter . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and a clear view . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshie ld wi pers . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat s and storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why is seat adjust ment so im portant ? . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front seats .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... .....
Rear seat bench . ... ...... ....... •.. .... .
Sto rage ......... ................... .... .
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond
elec trica l sockets .... ... .... .... ... ...... .
Luggage comportment ........... ....... .
R oo f rock . .......... ......•.... .. •.......
Air conditioning system ...... ... .. . 60
66
69
73
74
76
80
Heal
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Cl imatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 1 Climotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Im portan t no tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving ................... ............. 90
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Igniti on lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting ond stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . 95
Monuol transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic transmissio n
I Direct sh ift
gea rbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P arking brok e . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ...
104 Electronic Parking Assistance . ........ •.. . 10 6
Crui se co ntrol ......... ........ .... ...... 107
Alphabetical inde x .... ...... .... ... 10 9
T ab le of contents

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with on automat ic transmission
Depress brake pedal
The foot brake must be depressed w hen thi s
wa rnin g light lights up. Thi s is necessary whe n
Applies to vehicles: with Tire pressure monitoring system
the aut omati c tran smission se lec to r is
m ove d out of the P o r N pos itions.
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS}
Th e tir e m on itor ch ec ks th e spee d of rotation
a nd the ro llin g ci rcumfe rence of the indi vidual
w heels. If the ro llin g circumference o f a w hee l
c h an ges, this is s hown by the warn ing light
T he rolling circ umf erence of a tire can change if:
• the tire pressur e is too low
• the tire has s truc tural damage
• the ve hicle is loa ded mor e heav ily on one
side
• the whee ls on one axle a re loa ded m ore
h eavi ly (fo r examp le w hen tow ing a traile r o r
d riv in g in mounta ins)
• if s now chain s have been fitted
• if th e spar e w hee l h as bee n fitt ed
• if one whee l p er ax le ha s bee n ch an ged
If th e w heels
loaded more h eavily than
n o rma l (e.g . w hen towi ng a tra iler or trans­
portin g heavy loa ds) , th e tir e pr ess ure mu st b e
raised to th e re co mmend ed full- load t ire pres­
s ur e (see s ticker on th e le ft door jamb ).
Indicator light comes on
If th e pr ess ure ofa tire is co nsiderably lowe r
than th e tire press ure memo rized in the veh icle
control unit, the warn ing light comes on. A n
aco usti c warning is also give n
Applies lo vehicles: with Day time running lights
Day time runn ing lights DRLorfD
Indicator light
flashes
warnin g light flashes if th ere is a in th e
sys te m. Conta ct your authorized Volkswage n
d ea ler to ha ve the m alfunction corrected.
WARNING
• If th e tir e pre ssure monitor di spla y
wa rning light comes on re duc e your sp ee d
immediatel y and avoid swerving maneuver s
and hard braking. Stop and ch eck yo ur tire
pre ssur e as s oon as possible.
• Th e driver i s per sonally responsible for the
c orre ct tire press ure. The tire pressur e should ,
therefore, be ch ec ked regularly.
• In certain circumstances (e.g. sporty
dri vin g styl e, winter driving condition s
unpaved roads), the lire pressure monitor dis-
pla y wa rnin g light ma y become slow or
ma y no di spla y an ythin g.
Tips
If th e battery has b een di sco nnected, the ye llow
wa rnin g lig ht comes on w hen the ignitio n is
sw itch ed on .
sh o uld go out w hen you have
dr iven a short distance. -4
This wa rning light co,nes on to indicate that the daytime are on .
When th e ig nition is sw itch ed on and the
parkin g brake is not pu lled up, the h eadlig hts
(low bea m with re du ced brightne ss) will au to-
Op tiona l
30 Instrument panel
come on. No other lig ht s on th e out ­
s id e of yo ur vehicle w ill be o n and the in stru­
m en t
wi ll also be off .

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n­
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
Driving 97

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
-Mov e th e gearsh ift leve r int o Neutral.
- Press the gears hift le ver down , mo ve it
lo the lef t and then mo ve it forward into
Reve rse
77 or 78 shown
o n th e gea rs hift lever.
W hen yo u shi ft int o Rev erse the back up lights
c om e on.
WARNING
• When the engi ne is running, the vehicle
will start to mo ve as soon as a gear is engaged
a nd
clutch released.
WARNING (continued)
• Make sure vehicl e is a t a complete
s tan dstill b efor e engagi ng Rever se, othen vise
e ngin e dama ge could res ult.
Not e
• Do not res t yo ur hand on th e ge arshift l ever
knob when driving. Th e pr ess ure of yo ur hand
co uld cause pre m atu re we ar in th e tran smi s­
s io n.
• Always depr ess the clu tc h peda l fully w hen
c hangin g gea rs .
• Do not h old th e vehicl e o n a hill with the
c lutc h pedal partiall y d epr esse d. Th is ma y ca use
p remature cl utch wea r or
I direct shift gearbox
Transmission programs
The transmission I direct sh ift gearb ox has t wo progr ams .
Fig. 79 Sectio n of ce nter console : se lector lever
Selecting the standard program
- Move the selec tor lever into po sition D
(D rive).
Selecting the sport program
-Move the selecto r leve r positi on S
Dri ve
I f yo u se lec t the stan dar d program you will b e
drivin g in the eco nom y m od e and w ill reduce
f u el co nsum ption. The trans mission upshift s
a nd downs hifts at lower engin e s pee ds. W hil e
driv ing dow nhill in D, th e eng ine does not brak e
th e v ehicl e.
S
(Sport)
I f yo u se lec t th e spo rt p rogr am you will be
dr iv in g in a sport y m ode. All forward gears up­
s hi ft and dow n-shift automa tica lly at high er en­
g in e spee ds depe nding on engine load, yo ur in­
d iv idu al dri vin g sty le and the ve hicle speed.
While driving do wn hill in S, th e e ngin e dues not
b rake the ve hicle .
For the sake of environment
D rivin g in D uses less fuel t han drivin g in S.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies lo vehicles: with on oulomolic transmission
Selector lever lock
Releasing the selector lever lock
-Depress and hold th e brake pedal and
pres s the release button in the selector
le ver handle at the same time.
The selecto r lever is lo cked whe n:
•
se lec to r lever is in P.
Applies to vehicles: with 6 -speed oulomolic transmission
• The selector lever is in N for more than about l second and you are driving slowe r than 3 mph (5 km/h}.
The selec tor lever lock will not enga ge if yo u
qu ickly move the selecto r leve r through p osition
N whe n shift ing between
and D. This makes it
p ossibl e, to "rock" the vehicl e backward and for­
ward if it is stuck in snow or
Driving with an automatic transmission
The transmission upshifts and down.shifts automatically.
Fig. 80 Section of center console : selector lever
with lock button
Starting the engine
-Start the engine with the selector leve r
in po siti on P or N . Fo r m ore in formation
,iage95 .
Driving
-Dep ress and hold the brake pedal.
- Relea se the parkin g brake.
- Press and hold the release
in the
se lec to r leve r handl e.
- Move the selecto r leve r to
R (R everse), D
(D riv e) or S (Spo rt}. -
Relea se the lo ck button and wait for the
tr ansmission to en gage the gear (a s light
movement can be felt).
- Release the brake and depress the ac ­
Stopping briefly
-Always use the foot brak e to pr eve nt th e
ve hicl e fro m cre ep ing forward, for ex­
amp le at a
lig ht. You do not need to
mo ve the selec tor leve r to
P (Park) or N
(Ne utral).
- Do not dep ress the acce le rator.
Parking
- Depress and hold the brake ped al until
th e ve hicle co mes to a full
- Apply the parking brake
104.
-Move the se lec tor lever to P with the re­
l ease button press ed.
Driving down hills
- Se lect the "T iptroni c position.
- Pull th e leve r to th e"-" minus pos ition
to clo wnsh if t. ._
Driving 99

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Cruise control
Applies to with co ntro l
Description
The control can be set to keep vehicle speed from about 18 mph to
110
(30 km/h to 180 km/h).
When yo u have re ached the ve hicle speed that
yo u want, yo u can set the crui se co ntrol and take
yo ur fo ot off th e accelerato r pedal.
The crui se co ntrol does
1101 wor k if the selec tor
l ever is in P , N orn.
WARNING
Using the crui se control it is not po ssible
to dri ve safe ly at a co nstan t sp eed is dan­
ge rou s.
• Never use the c rui se control when driv in g
in h eavy o r vary ing traffi c, on steep, w inding
or s lippery roads (for examp le snow, ice,
s tr ee ts cove re d with water or gravel).
• To prevent unintended operation of th e
cru ise co ntro l, sw itch the syste m o!Twhcn it is
not being used.
L[:. WARNING (continued)
• It is dangero us to u se the resume feature
w hen the previou sly set speed is too high for
th e existi ng road , traffic or weathe r co ndi ­
tions.
Not e
• When tra vellin g downhill, the cru ise control
may not maintain cons tant s peed . The vehicle
wi ll accel erate as a resu lt of its ow n weig ht.
Downshift and/or use the foot brake
to slow the
ve hicl e.
• For ve hicles wi th a manual transmission, do
not mo ve the gea rsh ift l ever into n eutral without
d epre ssing the clut ch fully when the cru ise con­
t ro l is activated. Othe rw ise the engine cou ld rev
up and be damaged.
Applies to vehicles: with independent lever for Cruise control
Using the cruise control
Fig. 85 C ruise con tro l lever
Switch ing on
Pull th e lever toward the steeri ng whee l
lo th e first detenl in the direction of arrow
85 Th e or symbo l
li ghts up.
Setting speed
Whil e dr iv in g faster than 18 mph (30
km /h ). press the button
briefly
w hen you have reac hed the speed yo u
w is h t o se t. Th e cu rrent speed is se t and
ma intained.
Driving 107