2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA cluster

Generator
Warn ing light 3.1: 24
G love compartm ent
Front pa ssenger s ide 3.1: 69
G love compartment light 3.1: 50
G low plug system
W arning light 3. l: 23
Gu ide fi xture s for lower anchorages 2.1: 68
H
H at sh el f3 .l : 79
H aza rd ligh ts 3.1: 48
H ea d re straint s
Adj ust ing 3.1: 58, 59
Correc t ad justm ent 2.1: 7
R emo ving 3.1: 59
H ea dligh t fla sh er 3. 1: 4 9
H ea dligh ts 3.1: 46
Fog light s 3.1: 46
Switching 3.1: 46
Wa sh er syste m 3.1: 55
H eat ed front seats 3. 1: 65
H ea ting 3.I: 80
H eavy clothi ng and safety belt s 2.1:
17
High b eam 3.l: 49
Warning light 3.1 : 29
High b eam leve r 3. 1: 49
Hom eLink Univer sal Tran smitter 3.1: 44
Horn 3.1 : 3
How could I dama ge the catal ytic conve rter?
3 .2:
10
Ho w do I know how much oil my engin e is
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38
How do I unlo ck th e engine hood? 3.2: 36
I-lo w does moisture or road salt affect th e
brak es'? 3.2: 8
Ho w man y airbags does my veh icl e h ave? 2.1:
34 ,44,4 9
H ow often shou ld
I c h eck my tire pr essures ?
3.2: 57
How often should I r epl ace my eng ine bat­
ter y? 3. 2: 50
How often should I wax my ca r? 3.2: 19
I-l ow often sho uld the brake fluid b e
c han ged? 3. 2: 48
How to in stall the upper t eth er strap
to th e
anchorage 2.l: 66
Booklet 0.1 General Inde x
Hubcaps 3.2: 69
H ydrop laning 3.2: 60
Ignition key 3.1: 93
I gnit ion switch 3.1: 93
I mmobili zer 3.1 : 23
Warning message 3.1:
11
Imp ortance of sitting prop erl y 2.1 : 27
Imp ortance of wearing safe ty bel ts 2.1: 27
Important information for vehicles with Die-
se l e ngine when adding or changing en­
gine oil 3.2: 49
Import ant information
kn ow befo re di s-
co nn ect the b att ery 3.2: 49
I mport ant thing s to do b efore dri ving 2.1: 3
Improper seating po sitions 2.1: 8
Improp erl y worn safety belt s 2.1: 25
Indicator light
A ir bag syste m 2.1: 39
Indicator light s
Airbag syste m 2.1: 49
Mi rror 3.1: 55
OFF 2.1:
Indi re ct ventilat ion 3.1: 86
Indi vidual unlockin g 3.1: 17 , 34
I nfant seats 2 .1: 56
Information t exts in the display 3.1:
11
Insid e m irr or
Indicator light 3.1: 55
In stallin g
C hi ld re straint with a safety belt 2.1: 60
CRS using th e LATCH system 2.1: 69
In strum ent clu ster 3.1 : 5
In strum ent cluster illumination 3.1 : 3 , 48
Instrument panel 3.1: 2, 71
Cleaning 3.2: 23
In strum ent s 3.
I: 5
Interior lights
Fro nt 3.1: 50
Int ermittent w ipe 3.1: 53
J
Ja ck 3.2: 72
Jump s ta rtin g 3.2: 84
J ump er cables 3.2: 84
Alphabetical index 7

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Two separate indicators monitor the function the Advanced Airbag System: the
airbag monitoring indicator light and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
senso r circu its and
sys tem wirin g) is moni to red conti nuous ly to
make sur e that it i s fun ctio ning pro perl y when­
ever th e ig niti on iso n. Eac h tim e you turn on the
i gn ition . t he airbag mon it or ing ind icator lig ht
w ill co me on for a
seconds (se lf diagn ostic s)
and the text AIRBAG /BELT TENSIONER appears
in the in strum ent cluster.
The system must b e inspected wh en the indi­
cator light
• does no t co me on when the ig nition i s
s wit ch ed on ,
• does not go out a few secon ds after you ha ve
sw itch ed on th e ig niti on. o r
• comes on whil e dri ving.
I f an airbag syste m malfun ctio n is detec te d, th e
ind icator li gh t w ill come on and sta y on
ca tc h
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t
Fig. 25 Section from the ins trument panel: PAS ­
SENG ER AIR BAG OFF light
T he PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light is
in
the cent er of t he in strum ent pan el 25 . th
e driver's artentio n and serve as a constant re­
mind er to ha ve the syste m inspected immedi ­
ate ly. If a m alfunction occurs that turn s th e fro nt
airbag on th e pa sse nger side off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light
co me on and stay on
w heneve r the ig niti on is on.
WARNING
An airbag system that i s not functionin g prop­
erly cannot pro vide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash.
• If the airbag indicator light comes on, it
mean s that there ma y be somethin g wrong
with the Advanced Airbag System.
It is po s­
s ible that the airbag will inflate when it is not
s uppo sed to, or not inflat e when it
• H ave the airbag system inspec te d immedi ­
ately by your Volkswagen
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht will co me
on and sta ys on to te ll you when the front Ad­
va nce d Airbag on the passe nge r side ha s been
turn ed off by the e lectro nic co ntro l unit.
I f th e bulb for the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght burn s out , the airbag monitoring ind ica to r
li ght
39 will co me on a nd sig nal mal ­
fun cti on in th e Advanced Airbag system. Al­
th ough th e burn ed o ut bulb will not ch ange the
way the
air b ag on t he pa sse nger s ide
w ork s, it wi ll n o longer be possible to use the
BAG OFF light to verify that t he
a irb ag on/off s ta tu s is co rrect for the occ upant
on the front passe nge r seat. Have the airb ag
sys tem in spec ted imm ed iate ly by your Volk­
sw agen deal er.
Th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht will blink for
up to as long as 9 seco nds w hen
• th e ig nit ion is s witch ed on and
Airbag system 39

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
help you t o fami liarize yo urself the control s and displays
quickly.
Re lease hand le
Central locking button
Light switc h ............ •... ..•.
A ir out le ts
Th um b whee l for ope nin g and
cl osing th e air outl et
T urn sig n al a nd high beam head-
li ght lever ..................... .
In strum ent clu ste r:
Inst rum ents ...... ........... .
Display s .... .... ........ .... .
Warn ing lights ............... .
Lever for win dshi eld wipe r and
was her an d for Mu lti-fun ctio n
indicator. ............ ......... . .
Sto rage compartm ent or ai r outlet
fo r in di rec t ve ntilation .......... .
Emerge ncy flas her sw itch ... ... . .
Warni ng light fo r fro nt passe nger
a irbag switched off 2.1 ,
c h ap te r "Mo nitoring th e advan ced
a irb ag sys te m "
Fron t passe nge r a irb ag 2.1, c hap te r "Airbag
sys tem"
Openi ng leve r and lock for glove
co mp artm ent
Fuel fi ller flap release b utton
= bo okle t 3.2, cha pter "F illing
Hea r lid releas e butt on and overr ide
lock .... .. .... ....... ....... ... .
Power w indow switch es ..... ... .
Sw it c h for adj ust ing the pow er mir rors ................. .
Engine hood re lease leve r 3.2. cha pte r "Op ening the
e ngi ne
In strument cluster illumin atio n
49
5
7
20
53 .9
48
37
sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C rui se contr ol leve r
Driv era irha g 2.1 , cha pter
"A irb ag
I lorn {wo rks onl y whe n the ig ni tio n
is on)
L eve r for adjustable steering
co lumn ...... ................. .
Ig niti on lock ................... .
Thumb w hee l fo r l eft se at heati ng
Co ntr ols for
Hea tin g and ve ntilat ion . ..... .
Clima tic ........ ..... ....... .
Clima troni c ................. .
Ad ditional storage comp artme nt
Powe r outl et . ............ ... .
ON/OFF b utton fo r Elec tronic Sta ­
b ili za tion Pr ogram {ESP) or Ant i­
sli p regu latio n (ASH)
Park ing brak e re lease leve r ...... .
Cup hold er ... .... .... .........•
Levers in the center conso le
Sh ift le ver (ma nual
t ra nsmi ssio n) ....... .... .
Se lec tor le ve r (A utomatic tran s-
111i ssio n / Dir ect shi ft gearbox)
Thu111b whee l for r ight seat
heat ing .. .... ..... .... ........ .
So un d sys te111 =book le t
Tips
90
93
80
8 1
84
73
73
104
• Some feature s m en tion ed arc s ta nd ard
e quip111en t o n so me m od els on ly and opti ons on
o th ers.
• For tec hn ica l reasons, t he
of
t h e sw itches and indica tor/warn ing lig h ts ma y
di ffer. T he
factor is t he sy mbol o n th e
sw itch its elf.
Instrument panel 3

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicl es, with multi-fun cti on s teeri ng wheel
Overview of the control buttons on the multi­
function steering wheel
These controls let you pe,form variou s fu 11ctions without tak ing off
the steering wheel.
Fig . 1 Mu lti-fu nct io n steer ing whee l wi th co ntrols
T he con tro ls in th e multi -fun ction ste erin g
whee l I work only when ignition is
sw itch ed on . Depend ing on yo ur model some of
features shown in the may 1101 app ly to your vehicle. A lways ask you r auth o­
rized Volkswag en dea ler if yo u not sur e.
G;;l orQ volume con tro l
Pad dle sw itch for downshiftin g on vehi ­
cles equipped with Tip tronic®
- Pull th e lever towa rd
s tee ring whee l to
down shift when u sin g Tiptronic ®
mute th e rad io .
- Pre ss thi s butt on to silenc e
sound
sys te m
4 Instrument panel
I Nol J
Use thi s to open m enu s in th e in­
st rum ent cluster disp lay and togg le betwe en
menu s and 12
Press co nfirm a menu or
on vehicles
e quipp ed wi th Tipl ronic®
- Pull
leve r stee ring wh eel to
up shi ft w hen u sing the Tiptroni c®
U se these bu11on s to m ove these­
l ec tor bar up or dow n within menu in the
i nst rum ent clu ste r

Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
Instrument cluster
Instrument overview
The instrument cluster displays the vehicle operating status.
Fig. 2 Detai l of instrumen t cluster
Se ttin g buttons fo r the clock 5
Ta cho me ter 6
E n gi ne coolant te mp erature ga uge 6
indi cator 9
Setting the clock
Fu el ga uge 7
Sp ee dom ete r
button for trip odome te r
The clock is located in the instrument cl uste r.
Fig . 3 Sec tion of the instr um ent cl uster : button s for
se tting the clock
Pre ss the le ft button 3 to set the
hour. Th e clock will ad vance to the nex t
hour if you briefly press the bullon.
Pre ss the right-h and to se t
th e minute . Th e cloc k will ad vance
10 th e
n ex t minut e if yo u br ie fl y press th e
button.
In strum ent pan el 5

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Tachometer
The tachomete r display s the engi ne s pee d in rev olutions p er minute (rpm).
If, fo r examp le, the n eedle is di rec 1ly ove r 1h e 2.
this corre sp on ds 10 a n eng in e sp ee d of2000 rpm
( r evo lution s per minut e).
T he red zone on the dial indi ca tes 1he m ax imum
e n gin e spee d th at may be use d brie fly w hen the
e n gin e is warm an d aft er it has bee n b roken in
properly. However . it is ad visa ble 10 up sh if1 or
m ove 1he se lec 1o r lev er 1 0
D (or take yo ur fool ofT
th e acce le rator pedal 10 slow down ) b efo re I h e
n eed le rea ches the red zo ne.
Engine coolant tempera ture gauge
Th.i s gaug e sh ow s the en gi ne coola nt tem peratur e.
Fi g. 4 Sect ion of th e i nstrument cluster: engine
coola nt tempe ra tu re gauge
Engine cold
Avoid high en gin e s pee ds and heavy en gin e
l o ad s
nee dle
s h ould b e in th e middl e of the ga uge. The lem ­
pe rat ur e ma y also rise whe n the en gin e is
work ing hard, espec iall y at high out sid e te mp er­
a tur es. D o no t worry if th e wa rning light and a
warning message does not appea r in th e displa y.
I f th e sy mbol
Jc: and a wa rning text app ear th e
d is pla y, eith er the coo la n1 t emp eratur e is
hi gh or the coo la nt l eve l is 100 low "Tips a nd Advice", c hapte r "Coo lant."
6 Instrument panel
N ee dle in warning zon e©
If need le is in the warning zo ne, the symb ol wi ll light up. If yo ur vehicle is equi pp ed wit h
1hc m essage displa y feature, an in forma tion tex t
wi ll al so appea r in the display . See yo ur a uth o­
rize d Volksw age n dea le r fo r m ore inform atio n .
the coo la nt 1e mp erature is too high, or th e
coo lanl le vel loo low . Stop the vehicle and
ofT the e ngine. Check the coo la nt leve l "Ti ps and Advice", c hapter
Do not cont inue driving if th e coo lant level is
c orre ct and yo u have wa rnin g in th e in stru­
ment clus1e r te llin g yo u th ere is a prob le m. Con-
the nea res t auth orized Volk swagen dea le r
fo r ass is ta nce.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the en gin e co mpart ­
ment, alwa ys read a nd heed all WARNI NGS
"Tips and Advice", c hapter
"Wo rking in th e en gi ne compartment. " The
e ngin e co mpartm ent of any motor veh icle is a
potentiall y dang erou s area and can ca use se­
riou s pers onal injury .
of th e air inlet red uce the
coo ling efTec1 of th e coo la nt. If is ho1 out sid e drive high e ngin e loads, th ere is a
ri sk of the en gin e ove rhea tin g. .,

Booklet 3.1 C ontr ols and Equipm ent
• Th e front spoiler also en sur es prop er distr i­
bution of th e coo ling air when the vehicl e is
mo ving. The en gin e c ould overh ea t if th e s poil er
Fuel gauge
Fig. 5 Se ction of the instrument cluster: fuel tonk
gauge i
s dam age d, to rn olT or re m ov ed! Have the
s poi le r repaired or re pla ced b y an authori zed
Vo lks wage n dea le r.
Th e fu el t an k ho lds abou t 14 .5 ga llons (55 lite rs) .
W hen the n eedle re ach es th e low fuel l eve l zo ne
5 (a rro w), the dis pla y lig ht s up. If yo ur
ve hicl e is e quipp ed with th e m essage displ ay
featu re , Pl ease re fue l! wi ll also appear in the dis ­
pla y. See your authorized Volkswag en dea le r for
mo re info rmati on . A t t he same tim e,
wa rnin g
wi ll so und as re m inder to ref uel. At thi s point
t h ere a re s till ab o ut 1.8 ga llo ns (7 liters) of fuel in
th e tank . Th e di spla y only wo rks when the ig ni­
t io n is sw itch ed on .
Ti ps
R eme mber to re fu el whe n the tank is 1/4 full
reduce the risk of runnin g ou t of f uel, es pec ia lly
in re m ote
clu ste r, wi th a mat ching t ext in
the display.
Fi g. 6 Disp lays in the instrument cluster : Left Lowl ine ins trument cluster, right Mid line instrument cluster
Ins tru me nt p anel 7