Bookl et 1.1 Ma in tenanc e
• Engin e: C heck fo r leaks
• Exhau st sys te m: Check fo r damage and leaks
• Fuel filter: Rep lace (T OI engine onl y)
• Wa te r se para to r: Drain (TO I eng in e only )
• Banery: C hec k
• Doo r ch eck strap s:
• Spark p lug s: Re place
• Air cleane r:
fi lter c le m ent
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coo lant level: add if
n ecess ary
• Dus t an d po llen filt er (w here appli cable):
pla ce
• Timin g belt : C heck co ndit io n (4 cy lind er gas
ol ine e ngine only )
• V-be lt: C heck te n sion and cond itio n: adju st if
ne cessary
•
b elt : C heck co ndi tio n
• Spa rk plu gs: Heplac e (a ll mod els exce pt
Pa ssat 2.0L TFS I)
• Wind shi eld wash er: C heck fluid le vel; a cid i f
nece ssary
• Auto matic s hift lock: Check operation in
clud in g park/neutra l/s afet y sw itch
• Automat ic tran sm ission: Chec k for le ak s
• Man ual tran smi ssion: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecessary ; c h ec k for l eaks
• Auto mati c tran smi ssion fina l drive oil:
leve l a nd for le aks; acid if necess ary
• Wh eels: Rota te from front to r ear
• Hea dlig ht s: Ad just
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Check conditi on and
pr ess ure
Nex t Se rvice:
Date: ...................... ..
Mil es/km: ........ .......... .
w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st •
Bra ke sys te m : C hec k fo r d am age/ le ak s.
pad thi ckn ess, brake fluid leve l
• Powe r stee ring: Chec k fluid leve l
• Brak e flu id: Rep lace eve ry 2 y ears regard less
of mil eage (kilom eters)
• Drive shaft s: Check boo ts
• Front a xle: C hec k du st se als on ball jo int s, tie
rod end s: c hec k tie rod s
• On-Boar d diagnost ic sys te m : C hec k
mem ory; purg e if necessary
• Roof frame: Clea n and lubri cate
• Automa tic trans missio n : C heckA TF
• Rear spoiler: Lubricate (Ne w Bee tle o nly)
• Airbag syste m: Vis ua l ch eck every 12 mun th s
r ega rdless of mile age (kilom ete rs)
• Roa d tes t: C hec k ki ckdow n, braking ,
s teer ing. hea tin g and venti lati on , a ir con di
tion in g, po we r accesso ries and elec tr ica l sys
tem s
• 12V starte r and a uxiliar y batt ery: check
(where applica ble)
• Conver tible to p: C hec k fun ction and ch ec k
roll-over pro tec tion wit h co nve rtibl e top open
(New Beetle Conve rtible onl y)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust ti re press ure
i f necessary.
• Tire press ure monitorin g syste m senso rs:
C heck banery ch arge, replace wheel e lec tro nics
a n d alum inum valve if n ecess ary (w here appli
cab le) .
• Unclerbody : Chec k for dam age
• Wiper blad es: C hec k co ndit io n
• DSG trans mission: Chang e tra nsm issio n
fluid and filt er (Ne w B eetle, new Jelta)
To day's elate and Vo lk sw age n Dealer stamp
Wa rranty Vouch er 17
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 100,000 miles (160 ,000 km} ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C hange oi l oil fi lter
• Engine: Check for leak s
• Exhaust syste m: Che ck for dama ge and le ak s
• Wate r se parator: Drain water (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel filter: Repla ce (TD I eng ine only)
• 13anery: Chec k
• Door ch eck straps: L ubricate
• Dust and polle n filt er (w here app licab le):
pla ce
• Coolin g system: Che ck coo lant level ; add
necessary
• Wind shi eld was her: Check
leve l; a cid necessa ry
• Automatic
lock: Chec k ope ra tio n in
cludin g switch
• Automat ic tran smi ssio n: Che ck for leaks
• Man ual tran sm issio n: Check o il leve l; add if
ne cess ary: ch eck fo r lea ks
• Whee ls: no tat e from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: C heck conditi on and
pr ess ure
• Brake syste m : C heck for damag e/lea ks, brak e
pad thi cknes s and brake
leve l
Next Service:
D ate: ...................... ..
M iles/ km: ................. .. •
Drive
C heck boots
• On-Board dia gnostic system: Check fault
m emor y; pu rge if n ecess ary
•
C lea n and lubricate
• Front ax le: Check dust sea ls o n ball j oin ts and
ti e ro d end s; c heck tic rods
• Head light s: A djust
•
spo iler: Lubricate (New Bee tle on ly)
• Air b ag sys tem : V is u al ch eck
every 12 month s
regard less of milea ge (kil om eters)
•
t es t: C heck kickdo wn, brakin g.
s tee rin g, hea tin g and ventil atio n, air condi
tionin g, p owe r accesso ries and elec tri cal sys
t e m s
• Timin g belt: Hep lace (TD I engine on ly)
• 12V s ta rt er and auxi liary batt ery : ch ec k
(where app licab le)
• Tires : C hec k tread depth , adjust tire pr essure
necessa ry.
• Tire pr ess ure monit orin g sys te m senso rs :
C hec k batt ery charg e, re pla ce w hee l elec tron ics
a n d aluminum valve if n ecessary (w here appli
cab le).
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What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this warranty, but are
separate ly wa rrant ed by the tire manufacturer .
To ass ist you in obtaining related Wa rranty in
fo rm ation, a list of tire manufacturers and ad- dresses
is provided th e e nd of thi s booklet.
Ve rify wit h the tire manufacturer what is covered
under their war ra nt y
Maintenance services and mechanical adjustments
This warra nty does not cover the cost of part s
and labor involve d in any sched uled maint e
nance service .
T his warranty does not cove r th e re placem ent of
fi lters, o il, lubrica nts, fluid s, or air co nditioner
refr ige ra nt char ge, unless their re pla cement i s a
n ecessa ry part of warra nty serv ice o n a covere d
compo nent. Me
chan ica l ad justm encs not associate d with a
d efec t in mate rial or wo rkm ansh ip are not cov
e red afte r the firs t yea r o r 12, 000 miles, which
ever occ urs fir st (i. e. hea dlight adj ust m ent ). T his
wa rranty does not cove r wheel ali gnm ent or tire
balan cin g
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
T hi s warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunction s which are the res ult
of improp er repair of the ve hicle, installation of
any non Genu ine Vo lkswagen parts that will
a lter t he ve hicl e pe rfo rm ance s pecifi catio ns
from th ose set by the veh icle manufacturer,
mod ification s to the vehicle (i ncluding th e e n
gine manageme nt sys te m ), accesso ries suc h as
a larm sys te m s, remo te sta rters, roof racks or
co mmun ications e quip ment , defects or fa ilur es
res ultin g from the use of new parts not so ld or
a pproved b y Vo lkswage n, or use d p art s, or the
resultant damage to assoc iated parts or systems;
or
• dama ge or ma lfunctio ns which were ca used
by the alteration of the ve hicle, in particu lar any
m ajor or stru ctura l a lt era tions su ch as t he con
versio n of the ve hicle to a convertib le o r th e
modification of the roof to accommodate a glass
r oof st ructure or ot her similar stru ctural alter
ation s; or
4 Limited New Vehicle Warranty
• damag e or malf un ction s cause d b y in ten
tiona l o r unint enti onal mi sfuelin g, c ollision or
modifications of the vehicl e, includ in g, but n ot
li m it ed to t he in sta llat ion of en gin e mana ge
m en t co mpon ents not app rove d by Volkswagen:
or
• dama ge or malfun ctions re sulting from the
use of th e vehicle in co mp etitive even ts or
ca used
accide nt or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions res ulting from con
tinued operation of the vehicl e afte r a wa rning
li g ht , ga uge readin g or oth er warni ngs indi cate a
mechanica l or ope ra tional proble m ; o r
• damage or malfun ctions due to s usp ension
m odifi cation s, suc h as the in sta llati on of afte r
m ark et sp ri ng s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
k its .
This warrant y do es not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or declared to be a to tal loss by
a n insurer or ve hicles sub stantiall y re -assem
bl ed fr om o r repair ed with p art s obtai ned from
another used vehicl e
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
24 Hour Roadside Assistance
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
program
The Vo lkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
program is you r assuranc e help will be th ere
s hould your Vo lkswa gen have a m ec hanical
breakdo wn under norma J
3l drivin g condition s.
Whether t his happ en s thousand s of mil es from
hom e (anyw her e in
U. S. or Canada), o r in
you r own dri veway, you only have ca ll one
t o ll-fr ee number and help will be on way.
I (80 0) 411-6688
To identif y yourse lf as a memb er, simpl y quot e
y our Veh icle ldemifi ca rion Numb er (VIN ). Thi s
numb er can be found on your 24 I-lour Road sid e
Ass ista nce member ship card , or you can find it
on the dri ver's s ide of
dashb oard visibl e
th rough th e windshie ld. 24 Hour Roa dside Ass is- ta
nce is available
10 yo u for first four years of
your new vehicle owner ship.
Th e Vo lksw agen 24 I-lour Roadside Ass is tance
Pro gram includ es
following emer gen cy
road sid e serv ices: emerge ncy tow ing, ball ery
jump sta n, flat tire c hang e, em ergency fuel se r
v ice, loc k-o ut se rvice a nd ex tricat ion /winch ser
v ic e.
Oth er se rvice s and benefit s include: trip routing
ser vices and trip in te rrupt io n ben efit s
t h roug hout the U. S. and Canad a.
Pleas e refe r to yo ur 24 Hour Roadside Assis
tance Owner's Guide for
details on the
services prov ided.
Coverage do es not inclu de se rvice an y ve hicle wi llfully driven n on -reg ularl y trav elled are as su ch as
unu sed roa ds, ope n fields. con stru ctio n sit es. beache s, mud -lili ed driv cways/ lan eways/ concessio n
ro ad s,
lot s, o r an y o ther area that is ina ccess ible or haza rdous fo r th e Serv ice Op erato r's ve hicle to
re ach .
24 Hour Roadside Assistance 13
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty
For 2 Years or 24,000 miles
Volk swage n of Amer ica, Inc. (Vol ksw age n). th e
au thori zed United State s importer of Volk·
swage n veh icles, warra nts to the or igina l re tail
purchaser or o ri gi nal lessee a nd any sub sequ ent
pur chaser or lessee that every model year
2006 Volkswagen ve hicle imp orte d b y Vo lkswage n:
• was designed, built and equipp ed so as to
co nfo rm at th e rim e of sa le wi th all app licab le
r eg ulations of the Unit ed Stat es Environm ent al
Protection Age ncy (EPA), and
• is free from defe cts in m ater ia l and wo rk·
man ship whi ch ca uses the vehicle to fail to co n·
fo rm with EP A reg ulation s for 2 yea rs afte r the
d ate o f first use or del ivery of the ve hicl e to the
o riginal re tail pur ch aser or orig inal l essee or
until the vehicl e has been driven
24,000 m iles,
w hichever occurs first.
A wa rrant ed part is any part in sta ll ed on a mo tor
ve hicle or mo tor vehicl e engi ne by th e ve hicle or
e ngine manufa ctur er, or insta lled in a
repa ir, w hi ch affec ts any reg ulated emiss ion
fr om a motor ve hicle o r eng in e w hich is sub ject
t o EPA em iss io n sta nda rd s. The fo llow ing part s
o r sys te m s liste d , if d efec tive, co uld cause the
ve hicl e to fail to co nform with EPA regulat ion s:
• Eva porat ive E missio n Co ntrol Syste m:
elud ing f uel tank, filler cap, filler neck a nd leak
detec tion pum p
For 8 Years or 80,000 miles
If the vehicl e has bee n in use for mo re than 24 m onth s or 24,000 m iles, but less than 8 year s or 80,000 mil es, w hic hever occurs fir st, yo ur Vo lk·
sw age n deal er w ill repai r or re pl ace free of
c h arge the fo ll ow ing major emi ssio n control
c ompon ent.s onl y: •
Exh aust Sys tem: includi ng manif olds, turbo·
c har gers, ca ta lyt ic converte rs, down pipes and
particu late rra ps
• EGR Syste m: includin g valves, pip es and
coo le rs
• Fu el In jection Syste m: including control
m odul es, se nso rs, sw itch es, valves and fuel line s
• Int ake Syste m : in cludi ng ca msh af t adj uste r
unit s, se nso rs, man ifold, p ipes a nd control
va lves
• Ig nition System: including coils and senso rs
• 080 System: including Malf uncti on lndi ·
ca to r La mp (MIL) and Data Link Connector
• PCV Sys tem: including control valves an d
pi pes
• Seco ndary Air In jec tion Syste m: in cluding air
pump and control valves
• Emi ssion.rela ted hoses , gaske ts, clamps and
ot her accesso ries use d wi th th e above com po·
n en ts
T he obligation of Vo lk sw age n u nder t his
ra nty is limit ed, ho weve r, to the followi ng: If
within this peri od a de fect in mat erial or w ork ·
ma nsh ip ca uses th e ve hicl e to fail to co nform
wit h EPA regula tion s and the vehicle is br ought
to th e worksho p of an y aut horized Vo lkswage n
d ea ler in the Unit ed States, including it s ter rito·
ri es, and Canada t he dea le r w ill make re pair s as
may b e re quir ed by th ese reg ulati ons free of
• Catalyt ic Co nve rter
• Engin e Electronic
M od ule
• On Boar d Diag nos tic Dev ice
Federal Emissions Warranties 15
Emergency repairs
Emer gency repai rs perfor med by a non -Vo lk
s wa gen service facility will be re imbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded an d co rrec tly per
fo rm ed, and it was impossib le or unr easo nab le
und er
circums tances to or dri ve your
Vo lkswagen lo nea rest autho rize d Volk
swage n dealer. The maxi mum r eimbur sement
a llowable is an amount equal
if yo ur
a uth orized Vo lk swage n dealer had compl eted
repair (s). Reim bursement will be co nsidered
B oo kle t 1.2 USA War rant y
when you submit th e fo llow ing items to your au
thori zed Vo lkswage n deal er:
• A sta te m elll exp laining
circ um stan ces prevented you from gelling an
ri zed Volkswagen dea ler,
• Paid receipt(s),
• Repa ir orde r(s ), and
• Pan(s) removed from your Vo lkswagen.
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
T hese warra nties do cove r any damage the vehicle caused by tam perin g emi ssion
contro ls, use of fue l co ntainin g lead, or fuel not
m ee tin g th e sp ec ific ati ons
in
Implied warranties
A ny imp lied warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch antab ility or warranty of fitness for a Ow
ner's Man ual, an d ab use , negle ct or im
p roper maim en ance of the ve hicle. D iagnos is
an d re pair of such damage are
the expense of
p arti cu lar purpo se, is limited in d urat ion to the peri od of the se wrillen warrantie s.
Incidental and consequentia l damages
T hese warra nties do not cover a ny in cident al or
c on sequ ent ia l dama ges, including lo ss of resale
value,
p ro fits or ea rning s, and out-of
po cke t ex pen ses for substitute transpor tation
or lod ging.
So me
do not a llow ex clu sio n or limi ta
ti on of incidenta l o r co nseq uemial damag es, so
limitation o r excl usio n m ay ap ply to
yo u.
rece ived the serv ices
pro mised in these warra ntie s, plea se follow
pro cedu res descr ibed in book le t u nder t he "C ustom er
• You may o btain furthe r informati on re
ga rdin g Emiss ion s Per fo rman ce Warranry o r violatio n of terms o f Emi ssio ns
Performance Wa rra nry by co nta cting: Manager,
Cer tification and Co mp lia nce D ivisio n
(6405 )), Wa rrant y Claims, En vironm ent al Pr otect ion
Age ncy, Ariel Build in g, 120 0 Pen nsy lv an ia
Avenue, N.W., Was hin gton, DC 20 460
Fed eral Emi ssion s Warranti es 19
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A sche duled o nly fo r inspection in accor
dance with Volkswagen's instru ctions or re
q ui red schedu led maint enan ce is covered for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes damage to a
part not covered by warranty, th e no n-war
ranted part w ill also be replaced free of c harge .
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Emergency repairs
Em ergency repai rs performed by non-Volk
swage n service facility w ill be reim bursed if the
repa ir wo rk was needed and correctly per
fo rm ed, and
was impossib le or unrea sonable
under the circ umstances to tow or drive your
Vo lkswage n
to the nea res t a uth orized Vo lk
swagen dealer. The maxim um reim bursement
allowable is an amo unt equal to the cost if yo ur
aut hor ized Volkswagen dea ler had comp le te d
the repai r(s). Reimburs em ent wi ll be cons idered A
install
ed in accordance wi th Vo lk
swagen's instru ction s or requi red sc heduled
mainte nan ce is warranted until the next sched
ul ed replacement interval for the durat io n of
the se wa rrant ies.
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when you submi t the fo llowing ite m s 10 yo ur au
thorized Volkswagen deale r:
• A sta tement explainin g the circumstances
that prevented you from getting
an autho
ri zed Volkswage n dea le r,
• Paid recei pt(s),
• Repa ir order(s). and
•
removed from your Volkswage n. -4
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warra nties do n ot cover any dama ge to
the vehicle ca use d by tamper ing wit h emiss ion
contro ls, use of fue l containing lead, or fuel n ot
meeting the specifica tion s set forth in th e
Implied warranties
Any implied warran ty, includin g any warrant y
o f m erchantabi lity or war ranty o f fitne ss for a
26 California Emis sions Warranti es
Owner's Manual, and abuse, neglect or im
p rope r ma inte nance of the vehicle. Diagnos is
a n d re pair of suc h damag e are at t he ex pense of
t h e ow ner.
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p ar ticular purpo se, is limit ed in duration to th e
state d period of these wr itten warra nti es. -4
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
24 Hour Roadside Assistance
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance program
T he Vo lk sw age n 24 Hour Road sid e Assistance
p rogram is you r assurance that help will be ther e
s hould your Volk swagen have a m echani cal
breakdown under
dri vin g condit ions.
Whe ther thi s happens thousand s of mil es fro m
hom e (anyw here in th e U.S . or
or in
yo ur ow n dr iveway , yo u onl y have to call one
toll-fr ee numb er and help will be on the w ay.
l (8 00 ) 411-6688
To identify you rse lf as a m emb er, simp ly quo te
y our V ehi cle Identific atio n Number (VIN ). T his
number can be fo und on your 24 Hour R oadsid e
Ass is tan ce mem ber ship card , o r you ca n find it
on t he driver's sid e of th e dashboard vis ibl e
t h rough the wind shi eld. 24 Hour Roa dside Ass is- tan
ce is availabl e
to you for the first four years of
your new ve hicle ow ners hip.
T he Volkswage n 24 Hou r Ro ad sid e Ass is tan ce
Program includ es th e fo llow ing em ergency
roa dside services: emergency towing, battery
jump start, flat tire chan ge, emergency fuel ser
vice, loc k-o ut ser vice and extr ica tion/ winch ser
v ice.
Other services and b en efit s includ e: trip routing
an d trip interruption b enefits
th roughout the U.S . a nd Canada.
Please refer to you r 24 Hour Roads ide A ss is
tanc e Owner's Guide for
details on the
serv ices provided.
Coverage does not incl ude service 10 an y ve hicle willfully dr ive n no n-regularly travelled areas suc h as
unu sed roads, open field s, construct ion sit es, beac hes , mud -filled dr ivcw ays/lan cways/co nces sion
road s, vacan t lo ts, or any other
1h a1 is inacces sible o r hazardo us fo r th e Se rv ice Operator's vehicl e 10 reach .
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