2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA sensor

Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
R
Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
Booklet 0 .1 General Index
Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
s
Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9

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

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARN ING (cont inued)
justm ent ran ge, as far away from th e a irbag as
po ssi ble before insta llin g th e fo rwar d-facin g
c hild re straint. The backr est mu st be adju sted
t o a n u prig ht po sition .
• Alway s make sure that nothing pr events
the front p assenger's sea t from being moved
to the rea rm ost positi on in it s fo re and aft ad ­
ju stm ent range .
• Neve r pl ace add itional it em s on th e s eat
that can in crease the tota l we ight regis tered b y
WARN ING (cont inu ed)
the weig ht-se nsi ng m at and can cause injury
in a cras h.
• Make sure that the PASS ENGER AIR BAG
OFF light come s on and stays on all th e time
w henever the ig niti on i s sw itched on.
• l fthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light docs
not come on an d stay o n, imm edia tely insta ll
th e fo rwa rd-faci ng child seat in a rea r sea ting
position and have the a irb ag sys te m inspec ted
by your Volk swage n dealer. •
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passe nger seat in you r ve hicle has lot
of ve ry im por tant parts of th e Adva nce d Airbag
Syste m in it. The se parts includ e 1he weight­
se nsing mat , senso rs, wir in g, bracke ts, a nd
more. The functio n of the sys te m in th e front
passenger seat is chec ked by th e e lectron ic con ­
t rol unit when th e ig niti on i s on. The contro l uni1
monitor s th e A dva nce d Airbag Syste m and turn s
th e a irbag indicator lig h t on when a malfun ction
in th e syste m co mp on ent s is det ected. The func­
t ion o f th e airb ag indica tor lig ht i s desc ribed in
g reater detail below. Beca use the front pas­
se nge r sea t co ntain s imp ort ant parts of the Ad­
va nc ed Airbag System, you must t ake care to
p reve nt it from being damaged. Damage to 1h c
sea t ma y pre vent th e A dva nce d Airb ag for
fron t passenge r se at f rom doing it s job in a
c ras h.
Th e front Advanced A irbag Syste m consis ts of
the following:
• Cras h se nsors in th e front o f 1h e ve hicle 1hat
m eas ure vehicle acce lera tion/d ecelera tio n to prov ide inform arion to the Advanced Airbag
Sys te m abou t th e seve rity of t he crash.
• An electro nic co ntrol unit, wit h in tegra te d
cras h se nsor s for fron t an d side impacts. The
co ntro l uni t "'decides ·· w hether to
just o ne or
bot h stages of the fron t airbags based on th e
form atio n receive d from the crash sensors . T he
contro l unit also "decides·· whether the safe ry
belt pretens io ners s ho uld b e act ivated .
• A dual -stage Advanced Airbag
g en ­
era tor for th e dr ive r in sid e the stee ring whe el
h ub.
34 Airbag system
• A dua l-stage Advanced A irbag and gas ge ner­in side t he instrument panel fo r the fro nt
pass enger .
•
we ig ht-sens ing m at und er the upholster y
padding of the front passenge r sc at cushion that
m easures th e tot al we igh t o n the scat. The info r­
mation registe red is se nt cont inuousl y to the
e lectro nic contro l unit to re g ul ate deployment
of t he front Advance d Airbag on the passenger
si de.
•
airbag monitoring system and indicator
li ght in the in stru ment clus te r 39 .
• The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the
cente r of the instrument pa nel
39 , 25) that te lls yo u when th e fro nt Adva nced
A irb ag on the passe nger si de ha s been turned
off.
• A se nso r below the safety be lt lat ch for the
fro nt sca t pa ssenger to m eas ure the tens io n on
t h e safe ty belt. The
on t he safe ty be lt and
the weig ht reg is te re d by 1h e we igh t-se nsi ng m at
h elp t he control unit "'d ec ide" whe th er the fr ont
airbag fo r th e fro nt p assenger seat sh ould be
t urned off or no t
29, "Ch ild restra int s on
t h e fr o nt sea t - so me impo rtan t thin gs to kn ow··.
• A se nso r in the sa fety belt la tc h for the driver
an d for the front sca t passenger that senses
whe th er that safety belt is latc hed or
and
t ransm its thi s in form ation to t he e lectroni c con­
tro l unit.
Lr!, WARNING
Damage to the fron t pa sse nger se a t ca n pre­
ve nt the airba g from worki ng pr oper ly.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
i s poss ible an airba g not d epl oy a
se ating p osition where th e s afely belt is being
u se d
will inflat e at the pos ition where b elt is noc be ing use d. It i s thal
nothin g im erfer e belt bu ck les so
th al th e se nsors can se nd corr ect in forma ­ab oul safe ty be lt use th e e lec troni c co n­
t ro l
WARN ING
Chan gin g th e ve hicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
c hange Advan ced Airbag performanc e and in­
creas e th e risk of serious persona l inju ry in a
c ra sh.
• Never install sus pens ion co mpon ents that
do not have the same performance characte r­
i st ics as the components originally installed
on yo ur vehicle.
• Never u se tire -rim combination s that h ave
not been approved by VOLKSWAGEN.
Side airbags
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
Description of side airbags
WARNING
Leaving the optiona l safety belt extender at ­
t ached to the safety belt latch on the front pas­
senger seat when the safety belt is not bein g
u sed w ill prevent the Advanced Airbag System
fr om funct ion ing proper ly and can increa se
th e r isk of se rious perso nal injur y in a co lli­
sio n.
• Alway s remove the sa fety belt exte nder
when it is 1101 n ee ded a11d stu w i I safe ly it is not bein g used with the safet y belt.
• Nev er use th e safe ty belt extender to sec ure
a chi ld restraint at any seating positi on.
WARN ING
Item s stored between the safe ty be lt buckle
and the center co nso le can ca use th e sensor s
in the buckle to send the wro ng information to
elec troni c control module and preven t the
Advanced A irbag system from working prop­
er ly.
• Always make s ure that nothing can inter ­
fere with th e safety belt buckl es a nd that they
a re not obstructed.
Th e sid e airba g system ca n provide supplem ental prot ection to prop erl y re­
s train ed fron t seat o ccupan ts.
Fi g. 26 Side airbag in driver seot
44 Airbag system
The sid e airba gs are in paddin g in fro nt seats 26 . Yo ur vehicl e m ay a lso be
eq uipped with optional sid e airb ags for th e re ar
p os itions. Th e gen eral l ocatio n is
id entifi ed b y th e wo rd in th e uppe r re­
g io n of the b ackres ts
The side airb ag sys tem basica lly co nsis ts of:
• The elec troni c control m odul e and ext ernal
s id e imp act se nso rs
• The two sid e airba gs loc ated in the sid es o f
ch e fro nt b ackre sts
• Th e airba g warning
in cluste r

The airbag system is monitored electronically 10 make cenain i t is functio ning properly all
t ime s. Each time you turn o n th e ig ni tion,
airbag system indica to r lig ht w ill co me on for a
few seco nds (self diagnost ics).
T he side airbag syste m sup pleme nts rhe safety
be lts and can help to reduce the risk of inj ur y
the dr iv er's a nd front passe nger's upper torso on sid e of th e vehicle that is stru ck in a sid e co l­
li sion. The airbag inflate s on ly in sid e impa cts
and onl y when the veh icle acce leration reg is­
t e red b y the control unit is high en ough. If
rate is below reference value programm ed
i n to co ntr ol u ni t, t he side airbag s not be
trigg ere d , eve n though the ca r ma y be badly
damag ed as a r esult of the co llision. It is
pos ­
s ible d efin e an airbag trigger ing rang e th at
w ill cover eve ry possible ang le of impact, sin ce
t h e ci rc u ms ta n ces will vary co nsiderably be­
twee n one collision and anot her. lrnpona nl fac­
include, for example, the na tu re (har d or
s oft ) of th e impacting objec t, a ngle of im­
pact, vehicle speed, etc. 46, "Impo rta nt
s afet y in structio ns for the side a irbag system ".
As ide from th eir normal safety function, saf ety
belts
to h elp k eep the dri ver or front pas­
senger in posit io n in a side colli sio n so th e
s id e airb ags can prov ide prot ection whe n
inflate. Safe ty belt s also help to keep rear seat
pas seng ers in po sition so that optional rear seat
s id e airbag s can prov ide protection in a sid e co l­
li sio n i n w hic h th e side air b ag inflates.
T he a irbag syste m is not a subst itute for your
safety belt. Rather, it is part of t he overa ll occu­
pant re straint syste m in your vehicle. A lways re­
memb er
the airbag syste m can only help to
pro tec t yo u if you are wearing your safe ty b elt
and wearing
properly. This is an other rea son
why you sho uld alwa ys wear your safe ty belt s,
n o t ju st b ecau se th e
re quir es you do so 13 , bel ts" .
It is im portant 10 re mem be r that wh ile th e su p­
p lemen tal side airbag system is designed to help
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
reduce the likelih ood of seriou s injuri es, other
injuries, for example, swelling, bruising, and
mi nor abra sions can a lso be associated w it h
th ese airbags. Remember t oo , side airbags w ill
dep loy o nly once an d on ly in certai n kinds of ac­
ciden ts - your safety belt s are always th ere to
offer protec tion.
Ve hicle dam age, repa ir cost s or even
lack of
ve hicle da mag e is no t necessa rily a n indicatio n
of prope r airbag operation. In some collis ions,
both front and side airbag s may inflate. Re­
mem ber too, tha t airbag s w ill dep loy only once
a n d only in certain kind s of collis io ns - your
safety belt s ar e always there to offer protection in
t h ose acciden ts in whic h ai rb ags a re not sup­
po sed to deploy or whe n
have al ready de­
p loye d.
Th e side airbag sy stem
will not b e trigg ere d
• if th e igni tion is sw itc hed off,
• in side collisions when
accelerat ion mea­
s ured by th e sensor is too low ,
• in front-en d co llisio ns,
• in rear -end collisions,
• in rollove rs.
In some types of accidents
Sid e Cur­
tain Pro tection and sid e airbag s may be tr ig­
gered together.
WARNING
• Safety belt s a nd lh e a irb ag sys te m will onl y
p rov ide prot ectio n when occ upant s a re in the
co rrec t se atin g po sition
13, "Safety
b elt s" .
• If the air b ag in dicator light comes o n when
the vehicl e is bein g use d, h ave the sys te m in­
spec te d imm edi ate ly by yo ur Vol kswage n
d eal er. Th e side a irb ag sys te m m ay not wor k
prop erl y eve n wh en th e vehicle acce le ratio n
in a side colli sion i s high en ough
10 ac tiva te
th e a irbag
Airbag system 45

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment @
WARNING
Cras hes a nd oth er acci dcn t s ca n hap pen w hen
yo u cann ot sec the road a head a nd when yo u
ca nn ot b e see n by other m otor is ts.
• Never use day time runn ing ligh ts to sec
w here yo u are goi ng. Th ey a rc no t b right
eno ugh an d w ill n ot let y ou sec fa r eno ugh
a h ea d for safety especia lly a l dusk or w hen it i s
dark. Always sw itch on the low bea m at du sk
or w hen it is dark .
•
t a il li ght s do not ligh t u p w hen da y­
tim e runnin g lig ht s arc o n. A ve hicle w ithout
r ear ta il li gh ts turne d on ca nn ot b e see n by
ot hers in b ad wea the r at dusk o r w hen it s d ark .
Applies to ve hicles: with Highline instrument clus ter
WARN ING (continued)
• If aut oma tic head light cont rol is sw itch ed
o n, th e low bea m and w ill n ot be
switc hed on in fog or heavy You have to
sw itc h on t he low bea m using t he light sw itch .
• J\lways tu rn on th e he adli ght s befo re d usk
a n d in ra in or fo g so th at yo u ca n see a head
and so that oth ers can see your vehicl e from
t h e bac k.
Tip s
I f yo u re m ove the key from t he ig n ition lock w ith
t he ligh ls s till on, a b uzze r w iU sou nd when you
o pen
dri ver's door re mi nd yo u turn light s off .
• Always observe loca l o rdin an ces a nd traffi c
regu la tion s w hen using yo ur lights. •
Coming /leaving home function (orientation lighting)
T he comi ng hom e/ leav ing home functio n is ro lled by ligh t sensor.
Coming h om e function
If th e hea dlight s sw itc h
46, is in th e
"Au to ma tic headligh t co ntrol" (AUTO or po­
sition whe n the ig n it ion is sw itc hed off an d th e
driver's door is opened and closed,
co ming
h o m e fun ction (sw itc h-off delay) switch es on
th e orientat ion ligh ti n g. The le ngth of
sw itch-o ff delay ca n be adju sted, o r sw itch ed off
co mple te ly, in Lights a nd vis io n 17.
L e a vi ng h om e fu ncl ion
th e ve hicl e is un locked, the leav ing hom e
func tion switch es on orie nt atio n li gh tin g. The lig
htin g is switched off as soo n as t he ign i­
t ion is s witched on.
Tips
I f th e co min g home or le aving hom e fu nct ion is
sw itched on, the head ligh ts, s ide mar ke r ligh t,
t ai lli g h t a nd lice nse pla te ligh ts w ill come on.
• If yo u r em ove t he ignitio n key and open t he
dr iver door while the vehicle ligh ts are on , you
w ill not h ear an acoust ic warning if the comi ng
home funct io n is sw itched on.
• You can set th e com ing hom e fu ncti on
s wit ch off delay in th e Lights and vis io n
menu , provid ed yo ur ve hicl e has th is m en u in t he
di spla y.•
Lights and a clear view 47

Bookle t 3 .1 Controls and Equipment
WARN ING (continued)
• Always rep lace w iper b lades that a re worn,
damaged o r do not keep the wind shi eld clear.
th e wind shi eld. T o pr eve nt damag e the wipe r blad es and the wipe r always
l oose n blad es frozen to the windshi eld befor e
operati ng th e w iper s.
Tips
• The w ind shi eld wipers will only funct io n
when the igniti on is sw itch ed on and the en gin e
hood i s clo sed.
App lies lo vehicles: ro in sensor
Rain sensor
• The previou s wiping spe ed will be ca lly se lec ted when the veh icle stops. reg arding
w ipin g spee d 53, fig. 33 or is lected. The s elected speed will be resumed when
th e ve hicle dri ves off aga in.
• The windshi eld will b e wip ed again after
a bout five seconds once the wind shi eld w iper
and washer syste m ha s been operat ed if th e
hicle is in mo tion.
• If th e "inter mittent w iping" function has
b een selec ted, the intervals ar e lin ked to the
s p ee d of th e ve hicle i.e. the int erva ls will be
s horter when th e vehicle is trave lling fas te r.
• The w iper will
wipe away any obstacle s
that are on th e wi nd shi eld. Th e wiper w ill stop
moving if the ob stacl e blocks it s path.
th e ob stacle and switch the wipe r back on
The rain sensor automatically either or lengthens the intervals between
wipes depending on how hard it is raining.
Fig . 3 4 Windshield wiper and windshield washing
l e ve r ad jus ting the rai n se nsor sett in g s
54 Light s and a clear view S
wi tching on th e rain sensor
- Move the wiper lever up to position
34
Turn the leve r to
the left decrease sensit ivity. Turn the lever
to th e right to in crease sensitivit y.
Sw itch ing off th e rain sensor
- Move the wip er lever down to position
34
Th e rain senso r is part of th e "intermitt ent
w iping" function . If yo u sw itc h off the igni tion
an d th en sw itch it ba ck on aga in, then you w ill
h ave
re activate th e rain senso r also . Lik ewis e,
yo u must swit ch off th e int ermittent wiping and
th en sw itch it back on

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Appl ies to vehicles: wi th headlight washer sys tem
Headlight washer system
The headlight washer system cleans the headlights.
The head lig h t was he rs are activated automati­
cally when th e sw itch for the headlig hts is in an y
o th er posit io n th an O and th e windshie ld wip er
l eve r
53, fig. is pull ed toward the
s tee ring whee l for a t le as t 1. 5 sec onds. H oweve r,
yo u sh ou ld reg ularl y remove any hard or drie d
o n dirt or in sec ts from
hea dli ght s, for ex­
ample when ever yo u are refu eling your vehicl e.
Mirrors
Tips
Mak e sure th at t he hea dlight washers wo rk
p ro perl y in wint er, keep the nozz le in th e
bump er fre e of sn ow and re m ove any ice with a
d e- ice r spra y
Self-dimming inside day-night mirror
It is important for safe driving that you have good vision to the rear .
Fig. 35 Se ll-dimming mirror
Manual dimming inside day-night mirror
W ith th e mir ror in th e normal p ositi on, the leve r
a t th e bottom edge of th e mirror must point fo r­
ward. Pull th e leve r ba ck t o dim
m ir ro r.
Op1ional eq uipment Sell-dimmi
ng inside day-night mirrar
12
)
W hen igni tion is swi tched o n, the int eri or view mirror w ill darken de­
pending on amount of light shinin g into veh icle from rear.
P ress the butt on 41g . 35
th e lower edge of
th e mirror to sw itch o n th e se lf dimming featur e.
Whe n the butt on is pr esse d, th e gree n indicat or
li ght
in the m ir ro r co mes on . The se lf-dim­
m in g ou ts id e mirror i s conrro lled by th e butl on
on
in side m irror
Nex t to th e g ree n indi cator light there is
sensor
w hi ch mu st not be cove red. If thi s happe ns, the
sys te m will not oper ate.
Whenever you move th e se lec to r le ver into R, th e
mirror
to the normal settin g ("not
dimm ed" ).
Tips
T he rea r view mirror
will not da rken aut oma ti­
cally w hen you press the bu tton on t he lowe r
edge of the mirror
Lights and a clear vie w 55