2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Control

@ Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Parking brake
Applying the parking brake
pa rking brake can b e use d to prevent the uehicle from moving
ally .
Fig . 84 Parking brake between front seats
Always app ly th e par kin g brak e fu lly w hen
you le ave your ve hicle w hen yo u pa rk
yo ur ve hicle.
Applying the parking brake
- Pull the parking brak e up firm ly
84 .
Rele a sing th e parking bra ke
-Pull the leve r up slig htly and pre ss the
lo cki ng kn ob in the dir ec tion of the arrow
a nd guide th e park ing brak e leve r down
T he park ing bra ke sh ou ld always be /111/ yen­
gage d so that you won' t u ni nt enti ona lly dr ive off
wit h th e pa rk in g brake sti ll
W hen th e ignition is on t h e parking brake is
e n gaged, th e wa rnin g ligh t or in th e
104 Driving
instrum ent clust er w ill co me o n. In addit ion. the
daytime running light swi tch es olT a utomati­
ca lly.
When the park ing brake is re leased, th e wa rning
li g h t
or goes o ut and the da ytim e run ­
ning ligh t sw itch es on again automatica lly.
If yo u shou ld dr ive faste r than 4 mph (6 k m/h )
w ith th e parkin g brak e still engaged, th e wa rning
lig ht will co me on
you w ill also hea r a
wa rnin g chim e.
WARNING
Imprope r use of the parki ng brak e ca n se ri­
ou sly in jur e yo u and yo ur passe ngers.
• Never use th e parki ng brake to slow down
t h e veh icle when it is mov ing. T he braking dis­
tanc e is mu ch l on ge r because on ly th e rea r
whee ls arc brak ed . A lways use the foo t brak e.
• Neve r drive with th e parki ng bra ke ap­
pl ied. This cou ld cause t he rear brakes to o ver­
h eat and l ose their b raking e fficie ncy . A lways
m ake sure to ch eck th at the parki ng bra ke is
f ull y re lea sed befo re dri ving olT.
• Alwa ys app ly th e par king brake f ully w hen
p arki ng o n a s lope and coc k the fron t w hee ls
to prevent t he ve hicle fro m movin g unin ten­
ti onall y.
N ote
• Wheneve r yo u lea ve you r ve hicle, be sur e to
e ngage th e park in g b rake full y. Th en m ove the
lever int o P (Park ) ..
• Drivi ng wi th the parking brak e engaged will
damage the rear

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Parking
The parking brake can be us ed to pr eve nt the vehicle from moving uninten tion­
ally.
A lways apply th e parking brake fully when
yo u leave y our vehicl e a nd when you p ark
yo ur vehicl e.
- Use the foo t brake to stop the veh icle.
- Appl y th e parking brake full y.
- On a ma nual tran smi ssion engage
gea r. On a n aut omatic tra nsmi ssion move
the selector lever to P.
- Switch off the engine and r emo ve the
key from the ignition lock. Turn th e
s tee rin g w he el s li ghtl y to en gage the
stee ring loc k.
- Always take you ve hicle keys w ith you
whe n yo u leave the
When parking on slopes
Before turnin g off the engin e, turn the steer ing
w hee l so if th e vehicle sta rt s to ro ll, it will roll
i nt o th e c urb:
• If th e ve hicle is faci ng
turn the whee ls so that they poilll toward the cur b.
• If th e vehicle is faci ng
turn the front
w heels so t hat they poi nt away from the curb .
• As a lways, appl y th e pa rking
full y and
m ove the se lector lever to P.
WARNING
Improp er parking procedures can lead to se­
ri ous perso nal injury for you or your passen­
gers.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
whil e th e ve hicle is movin g or rollin g to a stop .
The steer ing wheel
will lock up and you will not be able to stee r or control the vehicle.
WARNING
• Never park where the hot exha ust sys te m
co uld ignit e flammabl e material s, such as
bru sh, l eave s, dry grass, sp illed fuel etc.
• Alw ays apply the parking brak e fuJly wh en
parking your vehicle.
• Never leave anyone in your vehicl e to pre­
ven t the ve hicle from moving if the parking
br ake is r elease d or selector lever is moved.
• Alwa ys tak e the key w ith you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The engine can be started
and vehicl e sy stems su ch as the power win­
d ows can be operated leading to seriou s per­
s onal injury .
• Never leave children , disabl ed p erson s or
anyone who cannot help th emselves in the ve­
hicl e. The doors can b e lock ed u sing th e re­
mot e co ntrol trappin g passenger s in the ve­
hicle in an emergenc y. Depending on the time
of year, people tr app ed in
vehicle can be
expose d to v ery high or very low temperatures.
Note
• Please exercise care when yo u pa rk your ve­
hicl e in parkin g are as w ith p arkin g barri ers or
cu rb s. Parking barriers and curb s vary in heig ht
an d co uld damage yo ur bump er and re la te d
compo nents as th e fron t of yo ur vehicl e moves
over
b arri er or curb that is too high . as you park
or as you back out of parking spot. In order to
be sur e th at no su ch d ama ge ca n occ ur, yo u m ay
wish to s top sh or t o f h av ing th e front tires o f yo ur
ca r touc h parking barri er o r curb.
• Please a lso exe rcise exce ptiona l ca re when
yo u drive up or d own steep ramp s or drive over
cu rbs or oth er obsta cles, fo r w hi ch lhe ve hicle is
not d esign ed , b ec au se compone nts of th e ve­
hicl e close lo th e groun d su ch as bump er cove rs,
s poil ers , suspensio n and exhaust syste m com­
ponent s, m ay beco me
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Electronic Parking Assistance
Applies to wit h E le ctro nic Perk ing Assis tance
Description of Electronic Parking Assistance
The Electronic Parking Assistance is a parking aid, which draws to
obstacles.
The electro nic parking a ssistanc e he lps th e
dr iver when parking the ve hicle. Th e driv er is
fo rm ed or warned by audibl e signals that hide is approac hing behind ve·
hide. The clo ser yo ur vehicle approach es
obstacle, quicker aud ible sig nal s w ill
so und. Th e audib le s ig nal will sound continu ·
o usly if lh e obs tacle i s very near.
It uses ultrasonic senso rs in rea r bumpers to
measure distanc e lo obstacle s.
Th e se nso rs ar e
lrans miller s and rece ive rs
o f ult rasoun d waves. The e lec tronic syste m s
uses ultra sou nd waves (i.e. transm iss ion, r e·
fl ec lion from th e obstacle a nd rece ption) to
th e di stance th e vehicle and obstacle .
O nc e yo ur vehicl e is very close lo
obstacle, will no longer be det.ec tccl and you
co uld cau se damage lo vehicl e. Always pay
close attention lo audibl e signals lo help you
park your vehicl e.
Switching on the electronic parking assistance
The parking distan ce warni ng
is
s witched on when reverse gea r is selected
and when i g niti on i s on. An audible sig nal is
g iv en. I f yo u do not h ear th is acoustic sig nal.
parking di stan ce wa rning sy stem is n ot on. Hav e sys tem insp ec ted b y yo ur au rized Vo lk swagen deal er.
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Switching off the electronic parking assistanc e
Th e parki ng ass istanc e is
off when th e
r e ver se gear is desele cted.
WARNING
The elec troni c parking cannot re ­
p lace the driver's assessmelll of situation.
T he dri ver is per sonally respons ible for safe
parking and other maneuver s.
• The sensor s ha ve blind spot s in which ob­
s tacles an d people are not registered.
•
p arti cul arly aware o f sm all children or
animals when backing up. The sens ors may
not always be abl e to det ect them.
may not way s be abl e dete ct object s such a s draw bar s, thin rails, fences, po sts e tc .
T hi s co uld resu lt in da mag e lo your car.
• The electroni c pa rking as sis tance work s on ly
al sp eeds of und er about 9 mph (15 km/h ).
• The elec troni c park ing senso rs in th e
bump ers mu st be k epl clea n and free of i ce.
When cleanin g wi th pre ssure hoses and
cleaner s, lhe sensors sh ould b e spra yed on ly
b riefly. A distan ce of a t least 0.3 ft. (0. 1 m ete rs)
betwee n th e se nso rs and I hose
nozz le must b e ob se rved.

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.
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Accelerating
- Pull th e lever upward in direction
to th e+ position to increase the
s peed by about 0.5 mph
(I km/h ).
Decelerating
- Pull the lever downward in direction of
a rrow © to the - positio n to lowe r the
s peed b y 0.5 mph (about I km/h).
Switching off
-Push the leve r in the direction of arrow
all the way to the OFF position whil e
d rivi ng. The CHU ISE or
symbo l goes off .
- Sw itch th e ignit ion off when the v ehicle
i s standing still.
WARNING
Using the crui se cont ro l whe n it i s not possib le
to dri ve sa fely at a constant speed is dangerous
in "Desc ription".
Tip s
• If th e cruise con trol is switc hed on th e
( or ·t-i sy mbol in the in stru ment cluster
li g ht s up .
• If th e c ruise co ntrol i s
the or symb ol goes o ut. The syste m is
swi tc h ed off compl etely when the selec tor leve r
is in P, Nor
• If yo u increase vehicl e speed with th e accel­
erato r pedal, the prev ious ly programmed sp eed
will be re sum ed when the acce le rator p edal is re­
leased . T hi s w ill not be the case. however, ifche
vehicle s peed is mo re than 6 mph (10 km/h)
hi gh er than the s tored speed fo r long er
5
minut es. The speed will then have to be store d
again .
• The set speed can be sw itche d off te mpo­
rarily if you p ress the brake peda l or the clutch
pedal. Pull th e lever briefly towa rd th e steering
whee l to the point where you can start to fee l re ­
s is tance
107, fig. 85 to r esum e the
speed again. "'4
App lies to vehic les: with independent lever for Cruise cont·ol
Turning off control temporarily
You can turn off the control temporar ily as
follow s:
- Depress the brake pedal,
- Dep re ss th e clutch pedal, or
- Pu sh the l ever briefly to the point where
yo u can star t to feel r esis tanc e in the dir ec­
t ion of a rrow
10 7, 85
Th e set sp ee d re mains in th e mem ory , but it is
not maintain ed. To res um e the spee d previo usly
se lected, re lease the brak e pedal and pull th e
l e ver bri efly coward the stee ring wheel to the
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point whe re yo u ca n start to f eel resi stan ce 107, fig. 85
If you drive faster than about 1 10 mph (180 km/h)
the cru ise co ntrol is sw itch ed off automati cally
a nd you cann ot ac tivate the cruise contro l. To
ac tivate the cru ise control again, drive s lower
than about 110 mph (180 km/ h).
WARNING
Us ing the cruise contro l when it is not possib le
to drive safely at a constant spee d is dangerous
in "Descrip tion" on page 107. "'4

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Alphabetical index
A
ABS Wa rnin g light 27
See also Ant i-lock brake syste m
A co ustic wa rning 93
Add itional storage co mpartment 73
Adj ustin g the compass variance zone 19
Ai r co ndit io nin g
Co ndensation 89
Impo rtant notes
88
Malfunct io ns 88
Unp leasa nt od or 89
A ir conditioni ng sys tem 81
C lim atro nic
84
Air r ecircul ation mode
2C -Cl imatroni c 83, 88
Alarm syste m 36
Sw itch ing off 36
A lt ern ator
See Genera to r
A nti -lo ck brake system
ligh t 27
An ti-Slip Re gula tion 92
A nti -th eft alar m sys tem 36
Sw itchin g off 36
Arm res t
F ro nt ce nte r arm res t 66
S tora ge compartmen t 70
AS R 92
A ut omat ic mod e
C lim atroni c 85
A ut om atic sw itch-off of elec tri cal
co mp onen ts 93
A utom atic tra nsm iss io n
Dir ect shift gearbox 98
Sa fe ty int erlo ck for ign ition key 94
Se lec tor leve r loc k 99
Tiptroni c 98
A utomati c tra nsm iss ion with Tiptronic LO I
A ve rage fu el con sumpti on 9
Average sp ee d 9
B
Ba ckground lightin g 51 Brake
fluid
Wa rnin g ligh t 11
Brak e pad
W arn ing m essage II
Brak e pad wea r indi ca to r
Warn ing ligh t 26
Bra ke sys te m
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Bulb defe cti ve
Warn ing lig ht 24
Bumpe r cov er
Ca ution when pa rki ng nea r a parkin g ba r­
ri er or cu rb LO S
Bu zze r 50 , 93
C
Ca librat ing th e co mpass 18
Ce ntral loc king
I ndi vid ual unl ocking 34
Ce ntral locki ng butt on 34
Ce ntr al locki ng sys tem 34
C han ging unit s 16
C hild safe ty lo cks 35
C lea nin g
E lec troni c park ing a ssis ta nc e se nsors 106
C lim ati c 81
Ma lfun cti ons 88
C lim atroni c
I mpor tant not es 88
Ma lfu ncti ons 8 8
C loc k 5
C lo sin g
R ea r li d 38
C lot hes hook 7 1
Co rning home fu n ctio n 47
Co mp ass 18
Adjusting 19
Ca librat ing 18
Compa ss fun ctio n 12
Co ndensa tion 89
Contro ls
P owe r w ind ows 39
Conven ience closing 41, 43
Co nve nien ce men u 17
Alphabetical index 109

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Conve nien ce open ing 41
Conven ie n ce operatio n (elec tric
w ind ows) 18
Coo lant
li ght 11
Coo lant leve l
Warn ing 24
Coo lant te mperature
Gauge 6
Warn ing 24
Coo ling the glo ve
69
C ru ise co111rol 107
Wa rnin g light 29
Cup ho ld ers
I n the rear armrest 72
C up holder s in the center co nso le 72
C urrent f uel cons umption 9
D
Day time runnin g lights
Warning lig ht 30
Daytime dri vin g ligh ts 46
Di gita l c loc k 5
Di sp lay 7, 12
D is plays
One-co lo r display 12
Distance trave lled 9
Door re lease hand le 3
Door s
Wa rnin g lig ht 26
Drain the bauery 52
Driving time 9
Driving
an automatic transmi ssion 99
Dust
88
E
See Electron ic D iffe rentia l Lock
EDS
Wa rnin g light 27
E lec tric seal a djustment
See Seat adj ustme nt
Ele ctrical accessories 73
Elec tro-mechanica l power steering syste m
Warning light 29
110 Alphabetical index
Electron ic Diffe re nti al Lock
Wa rnin g lig ht 27
Electronic immobilize r 94
Wa rnin g light 23
Electro nic parking assistance 106
E lectro nic Power Control (EPC)
light 23
E lec tron ic Stabi liza tion Program 28, 91
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Emergency
48
E m erge ncy wa rning lights
light 24
Engi ne fault
Warning light 23
E ngin e hood
Warning light 26
E ngin e malfun ction
Warn in g light 23
E ngine mana gement
Warn ing lig ht 23
E ngine oil pr essure
Wa rnin g light 11 , 25
Environmental inform ation
Fuel economy 6
Environmental tip
Fue l economy 77
ESP 91
See E lectronic Stabil ization Program
Exhau st warning light
Warning lig ht 22
F
Firs t- aid kit 74
Fog lig ht s 46
Foo t brak e
Wa rning lig ht 30
cen te r a rmr est 70
Fron t passenger
backre st
Folding forward 6 1
F ront seats 60
E le ctri ca l adj ustab le 62
Manua l ad justab le 60
Fuel filler cap Wa rnin g light 29
Fue l g auge
Di splay 7
Fuel level 7

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Fuel reserve
Warn ing light 26
Wa rnin g m essage
11
Fue l lank 7
See also rese rve
G
Ga rage door o pen er 44
Gear selector leve r
See Auto m atic tran smi ssio n with Tipt ron­
i c
Ge nera l illu strati on 3
Ge neral or
Wa rnin g lig ht 24
G love co mpart ment
F ront p assenge r sid e 69
Glove li ght 50
G low p lug sys te m
Wa rnin g light 23
H
Hat shelf 79
I la zard ligh ts 48
H ead res traint s
Adjus 1ing
59
R e m ov ing 59
H ead ligh t
49
H ea dli ght s 46
Fog lig ht s 46
Sw itchin g 46
Was her sys te m 55
H ea ted front seats 65
H ea ling
Hi gh bea m 49
Wa rnin g lig ht 29
Hi gh b eam lever 49
H om eLi nk Un iversal Trans mitter
Horn 3
I g n it ion key 93
I g n it io n sw il c h 93
Im mobili zer 23
W arni ng m essage II Indi
ca to r lig ht s
M ir ro r 55
Indir ect ve ntila tion
Ind ividu al unl ockin g 17, 34
In for mal i on in th e di sp lay 11
In sid e mi rro r
Ind ica to r li gh t 55
In strum ent cluster
5
In strum ent cluster ill umination 3, 48
In strum en t 7 1
In strum ents 5
Interi or ligh 1s
Fro nt 50
Int ermitt ent wipe 53
K
Key
fun ctio n 17
Lang uag e in disp lay 16
L eav ing hom e func tio n 47
Li ght s
Light s & Vis ion
M enu
17
Lowbea m 46
L uggage compa rtmen t 74
M
Mai n m enu Mu lti-Fun ctio n Indica to r 9
Ma nual m od e
C limat ronic
Ma nual tr ansmi ssio n
M enu for conve nien ce fun cti ons 17
M enu for Lig ht s & Vis ion 1 7
M enu for ve hicl e 15
Menu s
Exa mple of use 13, 14
MF I 9
M ileage ( kilo m ete r) d is pla y 8
Mi les ( kilo m ete rs) to empty 9
Alphabetical inde x lll