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EPA certified replacement parts
Maintenan ce, re pair, or repla cement of emis
s ion control d evices and syste m s ma y be per
fo rm ed b y any automoti ve servic e and repa ir es- tabli
shm ent or qualified individua l u sin g E nvi
ronmen ta l Protectio n Ag enc y (EPA) certified re
placem ent part s.
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Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without inva lid ating th ese w arranti es. you may
c hoo se 10 h ave maintenance, repa ir or rep lac e
m ent of emission contro l compo nen ts per
formed by any a utomoti ve service establish
m ent or indi vidual qualified to perform such
serv ices . Ho weve r, the
of su ch se rv ice s is
n o t cove red by these wa rranties exc ept in em er
genci es. If th e indep end ent service estab lish- m
ent find s a wa rrant abl e defect, yo u ma y de liver
t h e ve hicl e
10 an au thorized Vo lk swa gen d ealer
and have defec t co rrec te d fr ee of charge.
Vo lkswage n will not b e liabl e for ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u ha ve incurred the ind ependent ser
vice es tab lishm ent , except for emergency re
pairs. Sec "E mergency Repair s" for furth er
d etails.
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Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
Any part, which is not schedul ed for inspection
or rep lace ment at maint enance inter vals s peci
fi ed in
Vo lkswagen Mai ntenanc e booklet, is covere
d by
wa rrant y fo r the full warranty
p eriod. -4
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part schedu led only for inspection in accor
dance Volk swagen 's instruction s or re
quir ed sc hedul ed maint enan ce is cover ed for
durati on of thes e warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
If fai lur e ofa warra nted part causes damag e to a
part no t co ver ed by warranty, the non-war
ranted part will a lso be r eplac ed free of ch arge.
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A part install ed in accordance with Volk
swag en's instru ctions or re quir ed sc hed uled
m aint enan ce is warranted until
sched
ul ed re placement interv al or for the duration of
th es e warr ant ies .
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Emergency repairs
Emergen cy repair s performed by a non-Volk
swagen serv ice fa ci lit y wi ll be reimbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded a nd co rre ctly pe r
formed, and it was impossib le or unreaso nable
u nder the cir cumsta nces to tow or drive your
Vo lkswagen to th e near est author ize d Vo lk
swage n deale r. The maxi mum reimbur sement
a llowab le is an
equ al to the co st if your
authoriz ed Volkswagen dealer had complete d
the re pair (s). R eimbur sement will be co nsidered
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when you submit th e fo llowin g item s to your au
thorized Volk swagen dealer:
• A sta te m ent explainin g th e cir cum stances
th at prev ented you fr om gettin g to an auth o
Volkswagen dealer,
•
r ece ipt(s),
• Repair ord er(s), and
• Part(s ) re mov ed from your
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warranti es do not cove r any damage lo
the veh icle cause d by tampering with emi ssion
co ntrols, u se of fuel containi ng lead , or fuel not
m eet ing the spec ifications set fort h in th e
Implied warranties
Any impli ed warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch ant ability or warranty of fitn ess for a Own
er's Manual , and abuse, neglec t or i m
p rope r maint enance of the vehicle. Diagn osis
a nd repai r o f suc h damage are a t th e ex pen se of
th e particular purpose , is limited in duration to the
stated period of these
Incide ntal and consequentia l damages
T hese warranties do not cover any incident al or
co nse quential damage s, including loss of resale
va lue, lost profit s or earni ngs, and out-of
po cke t exp en ses for sub stitute tran sport ati on
or lodging.
So me s ta tes do not a llow the exclus io n or limita
ti o n of in ciden tal or consequential damages , so
thi s lim itatio n or excl usion may not apply to
yo u.
Tips
In the event you ha ve not r eceived the services
promised in th ese warra nties, please follo w the procedure
s desc ribed in this booklet under th e
titl e "Custo mer CARE ".
• You may obtain further information re
ga rdin g th e Emi ssion s Performance Wa rran ty or
r epo rt vio la tion of the ter ms of the Em iss io ns
Pe rforman ce Warra nty by contac tin g: Manager,
Cer tifica tion and Compl ia n ce Divis ion (6405)) ,
W arranty C laims, En viro nmental P rotec tion
Age ncy, Arie l Ri os Buildin g, 12 00 Penn sylva nia
Ave nue, N .W., Washin gton, D C 20460
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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 righ ts and obligations
T he Ca lifornia Air Resources Boar d is pleased exp lain the emi ssion control syste m wa rranty on
yo ur mode l year 2006 vehicle. In Califo rnia, n ew
motor vehicles
be de signed, and
eq uipp ed m ee t th e State 's string enr smo g sta ndards. Volkswagen must warran t the
e mi ssion control sys tem on your vehicle for th e
periods of time listed below prov ided th ere ha s
been no abuse, neglect or improp er m aint e
nan ce of you r v eh icl e.
Your emi ssio n co ntr ol system may includ e part s
s u ch as t he carburet or or fuel-in jection system,
th e ignition syste m , catalytic converter, and en
g in e compute r. Also includ ed ma y be hoses,
co nn ector s and Olher emission-re lated as
se mbli es.
Where a warrantabl e condition
Volk
swage n will r epair yo ur vehicl e at no cost to yo u
includin g di ag nosi s, p arts and labor.
Manufacturer's warranty coverage:
For 3 years or 50, 000 mile s, whichev er occ urs
first .
If your ve hicle fails an Inspec tion and Ma inte
n ance Tes t, all ne cessary rep air s and adju st
m ents w ill be mad e by Vo lkswage n to ensure
that your ve hicl e passe s th e in spection. This is
yo ur Emiss ion Comrol Syste m PERFORMA NCE
WARRAN TY.
I f any em ission-re lated part on yo ur vehicl e is
defective, the part wi ll be repair ed or rep lace d by
Vo lkswagen. This is yo ur short- term Emission
Co ntro l Sys te m DEFECTS WAHRANTY.
20 Californ ia Emi ssions Warranties
For 7 yea rs or 70, 000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs
first
If an em iss ion-r ela te d part liste d in this war
ranty booklet sp ec ially noted wi th coverage for 7
years or 70,000 mil es is d efec tive, the part will b e
repaired or re pla ced by Volkswagen. This is yo ur
l ong -term Emiss io n
Sys te m DE FECTS
WA RRANTY .
15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
Some Volkswagen models ma y be speci ally
eq uipped m ee t Ca liforni a Partia l Zero E mis
s io n Veh icle (P -ZEV J re qui rements, as id entifi ed
o n th e Ve hicle Emissio n
Inform ation
L abe l loc ated on the hood . For these ve hicles, if
your Volkswage n fail s an Inspec tion and Ma in
t e nance T est,
if any emission-related pan is
found to be defect ive, the part will be re p aire d or
repla ced b y Vo lkswage n for 15 y ears or 150,000
mi les, whi ch eve r occ urs
from th e time of
d eliver y of the veh icle the or ig ina l re tail pur
c ha ser o r or igin al le ssee. This re prese ms yo ur
Emi ssion Contro l Sys te m PERFORMA NCE WAR
and WARRANTY .
Own er's w arrant y respons ibilities:
As the veh icl e owner, you are resp onsible fo r th e
per form anc e of the requi re d ma int enan ce liste d
in your owner's Maintenanc e boo klet. Volk
swage n re commend s th at you re ta in all rece ipts
co verin g maintenanc e on your vehicle, but Volk
swage n can not deny warranty solely fo r the l ack
of rece ipt s or for your failur e to ensur e th e per -
formanc e of all sc hedul ed
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You are responsible for presenti ng yo ur ve hicle
to a Volkswagen dealer as soon as a problem ex
ist s. The warranty re pair s shou ld be completed
i n a reasonable amount of
not to exceed da ys.
As
ve hicle owner, you shou ld also be aware
that Volkswagen may den y yo u warranty cov
erage if your vehicle or a part has failed due to
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abuse , neg lect, impro per main te n ance o r unap
proved modifications.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDfNG
YOUR WARRANTY AND RESPONS IBIL
IT IES, YOU SHOULD CO NTACT VOLKSWAGEN
OFAME HICA, INC:., CUSTOMER
I (800)
822-8987, OR THE CALIFORNIA R E
SOURCES BOARD AT P.O. BOX 8001, EL MONTE,
CA 91734-2302.
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California Emissions Control System Defect
Warranties
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles
General
Vo lkswagen of America, Inc. (Vo lk sw agen ), wa r
r a nt s to the o rig in al re ta il pur ch aser o r o rig in al
l essee
a n y su bsequent p urc hase r or lessee
th at every mod el year 200 6 Vo lkswage n ve hicle
imp ort ed by Vo lkswagen a nd cert ifie d for sale
a n d regi stered i n Cal iforn ia:
• was desig ned, bu ilt and equip ped so as to
confo rm with a ll app licable require me nts of th e
California Air Resources Boa rd (CA RB) an d
• is free from defe cts in mate ria l a nd work
man ship whic h cause the veh icle to fail to con
for m wit h
requi reme nts, in clud ing any
defect which would cause the vehicle's on
board ma lfunct ion i ndicator to illum inat e, for 3
yea rs or 50,000 miles. wh ic h eve r occ urs firs t.
warranted is any part installed on a motor
ve hicl e or moto r ve hicl e eng ine by the ve hicle or engine
manufactur er, or in sta lled in a warranty
re pair, whi ch
any regu la ted emi ssio n
from a mo to r ve hicle or eng ine w hi ch is s ubjec t
to Ca liforn ia e missio n sta nda rd s.
Th e ob liga tio n of Vo lkswage n unde r thi s
is limited , how ever, to the follow ing: If
w ith in t his per iod d efec t in ma ter ia l o r wo rk
ma nship causes the vehicle to fai l to co nform
w ith California regu lations and the ve hicle is
bro ught to the worksho p of any au thorize d Volk
swage n deal er in the Un it e d State s. in clud ing its
te rr ito rie s, and Canada th e dealer will make re
pair s
may b e required b y these regula tions
free of charge.
Th ese coverage's may a lso he included in the
V olk swage n
years I 50 .000 mile s Limited New
Ve hicl e
For 7 years I 70 ,000 Miles Covering Certain Emission System Part s
The fo llow ing emi ssio ns co ntrol system m arked wit h "yes" are covered for 7 years or
7 0 ,000 m iles, which eve r oc cur s first:
J e tt a, Passa t
2. 0T FSI
Ca msh aft ad juste r u n it
no
C am sh aft adju ste r co n-
no
tr ol h o usin g
F u el tank
yes
Turb ocharge r
yes
Int ake man ifo ld
11 0
Engin e co ntrol yes
Exhau st manifo ld
yes G
olf, J e tt a, New
Be etle 2 .5L
no
11 0
yes
n o
110
yes
110
22 California Emi ssion s Warranties
To uareg VR 6
Toua reg 4 .2 L
yes yes
110 yes
yes yes
n o
11 0
yes
yes
yes yes
yes no
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Jetta, Passal Go
lf, Je tta , New
TouaregVR 6
Touareg 4.2L
2. 0T FS I Beetl
e2.5L
Ca ta ly ti c
yes yes
yes yes
Tran smiss ion control
yes Uetta only)
modu le no
110 no
Ma lfun ction indic ator
l amp (MIL) (cove red
only when equipped
yes yes yes yes
with Driv er Informa ·
tion Displa yJ•l
Passenger com part -
no no yes yes
m ent
h eate r
T hrott le va lve c ontro l
unit no
110 n
o yes
Also cove red by the Federa l Em iss ion s Wa rranty for
Cal ifo rn ia In spe ctio n an d Maintena nce Pro
gra m wit hin 3 ye ars or 50, 000 m iles, whic h ev er
occ urs first, a ny au thori zed Vo lksw agen dealer
in the Unit ed States, incl uding its ter ritories, and
Ca nada w ill per form fr ee of charg e any re pair s
n ecessary for the vehicle to pass th e smo g tes t.
Afte r th e 3 year
I 50,000 mil es perfo rm an ce wa rha s exp ir e d , an 1/M 1es t fa ilur e du e to a de
fect in a pa rt whi ch is warra nted for 7 yea rs I 7 0 ,000 miles , w hich eve r occurs fir st, is cove re d.
T hese repa irs include dia gn os is, rep lace ment ,
r e pa ir, an d adju stm ent s. For
15 year s or 15 0 ,000 m iles , w hic h eve r occ urs
fir st
So me Volkswagen mode ls m ay be sp ecia lly
e quipp ed
to mee t Californi a Partial Zero E mis
s ion Vehicle (P -ZEV) require men ts, as ide ntifi ed
on the Vehicl e Em iss io n Co ntrol Informati on
Labe l locat ed on the hood . Fo r th ese ve hicle s, if
yo ur Volk swa gen fails an 1/M test, OR if an y
emissio n-re la te d part i s found
to be d efe cti ve,
t h e part will be rep aired or re p laced by Vol k
s wage n for 15 yea rs or 150,000 miles, which ever
occu rs fir st, fr om the tim e of delivery o f the ve
hi cle to th e origi nal retail purc h aser or ori gin al
l essee. Thi s repr esents yo ur Em iss io n Co ntrol
Sys te m PE RF OHMANCE
and DEWA RRANTY .
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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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Proper maintenance and use
for proper maint enan ce are co n
tained in your Volkswagen Maintena nce
bookl e1. Time and mileage intervals at whi ch
maint enan ce is
to b e perform ed, ma y vary from
mode l to model.
Vo lkswage n reco mm en ds you k eep a reco rd of
s chedul ed maint enance perfo rmed by ha vin g
yo ur Volkswagen Maintena nce booklet vali
dated at the approximate time or mi leage inter
va ls by a n auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dealer, and
that you prov ide these recor ds to the new ow ner
whe never yo u se ll th e vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswagen reco mmend s th at Genuin e Volk
swagen parts be use d a s rep laceme nt parts for
th e m aint enan ce, repa ir or rep lacement of em is
s ion con trol systems . U se o f re placeme nt parts
which are nor equiv alent to Ge nuine Volk
swage n parts i n emi ssio n pe rfo rm ance and du
ra bilit y may impair the effec tiv en ess of em iss io n
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Fa ilur e to m ainta in yo ur vehicl e accor ding to the
in stru ction for pro per maintenance may cause
t h e ve hicle to excee d appli cab le emission s stan
d ard s and could re sult in denial of warranty cov
e rage. However, Volkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rra nty claim sole ly on t he bas is of your fa ilure
to ma intain th e ve hicle according to the in stru c
ti ons o r failur e to keep a record of maint enance.
In struction s for proper use of the vehicle are
co ntained in
Volkswage n Ow ner's
Ma nual. <11
con tro l sys te m s. Although use of parts oth er
than Genuine Vo lkswagen parts does not invali
da te these warranties, Vo lkswa gen assumes no
li ability und er the se wa rranti es for fa ilur e of
suc h parts and damage to ot her parts cause d by
s u ch failur e
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without invalidating these warranties, you may
choose ro have ma inten an ce, repair or re pla ce
ment of em iss io n con trol com pon ent s per
formed by any automot ive se rv ice es tab lish
m ent or indiv idu al qu alifi ed to perform such
se 1v ices . I loweve r, the cost of su ch serv ices is
not covere d by tJ1 ese warra nties excep t in em er
gencies . If the indepe ndent service es tablish - m
ent find s warrantabl e defect, you m ay del ive r
th e ve hicle to a n au thorized Volk swage n dealer
and have
defect correc ted free of ch arge.
Vo lkswagen wi ll not be liab le for any expenses
w hi ch yo u h ave incur red at the independent ser
vice estab lishm ent , exce pt for em erge ncy re
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repa irs" for furthe r
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
Any part, whi ch is no t sc hedu le d for inspec tion
or rep lace men t a t m aint en an ce intervals speci
fied in th e Volkswage n Main te nan ce booklet, is
covered by thi s wa rran ty for the full warranty pe- riocl
. A ny su ch repa ired or re pla ced under are warrante d for the remaining war
ra nt y
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