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
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty period
The coverage under rhi s warranry lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 mil es whicheve r occurs first,
fro m the date the ve hicle wa s firs t pla ced in ser
v ice.
Thi s warranty does not app ly to vehicl es used
for comme rcial purp oses s uch a s taxi, limou
s ine and renta l ve hicle s.
Coverage
The Lim ited Pow ertrain Wa rra nty cove rs an y pa ir to correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate
ria l or wo rkman shi p for the following Volk
swage n pa rts an d co mpon ent s:
Engin e
Cy linder block and all int ernal pa rts, cy linde r
h ead and all internal parts, valve tra in, sp ur belt,
Where to go fo r wa rranty service
This war ra n rywi ll be hono re d by any aut horized
Vo lkswage n dealer in the Unit ed State s, in
cl udin g its ter ritori es. or Canada.
lf yo ur Vo lkswage n is bro ught
to an au thorized
Vo lkswagen dealer out sid e th e Un ite d Sta tes, in-
When th e war ranty per iod begins
Th e warra nty period begin s on the date the ve
hicle i s delive re d t o eith er original purch aser
or the ori gi nal l essee; or if the vehicle is fir st
p laced i n se rvice as a "dem onst rator" or "com
pany car" , o n the d ate s uch ve hicle i s fir st placed
in serv ice.
I f a comm erci al vehicl e is so ld to a subsequent
ret ail ow ner, wa rrant y still do es not appl y.
Any implied warranry, including any impli ed
warranty of merch antabilit y or warrant y of fit
n ess for a particular purpose, is limit ed in dur a
tion t o th e pe riod of thi s wri tten war ranty. Some
sta tes do not allow limitati ons on how long an
impli ed wa rrant y las ts , so this limit ation may
not app ly to you .
flywheel, o il pump , wa te r pump , m anifo lds, a ll
related seals and gaskets.
Tran smi ssion
Case and a ll int erna l parts, to rque cu nvcrter, all
re lated seals and gas kets.
Drivelrain
Diff ere nt ial and all int ern al parts, drive s hafts
a nd constant veloci ty (CV) joints .
eluding its territori es, or Canada. thi s will no t app ly. Defe cts in m ate ri al o r workma n
s hip will be correcte d onl y und er th e te rms of
r h e warra nry for new Volkswage n vehicles in ef
f ect in that co untry.
The Limi ted Powe rtra in Warranty is a utoma ti
ca lly tra nsfer red wit h cos t if the ow ners hi p of
th e ve hicle changes w it hin th e W ar ranty
pe riod.
Limited Powertrain Warranty 7
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty
Fo r 2 Y ear s or 24 ,000 mi les
Volkswage n of A m erica, Inc. (Vo lkswage n), th e
a uthori zed United States import er of Vo lk
swage n ve hicles, w arra nt s to th e o rigin al reta il
p u rc haseroro rig in al lessee a nd any sub sequ ent
pur ch aser or lessee that every model y ea r 200 6
Vo lkswage n ve hicle impor te d b y Vo lkswage n:
• was clcs ig n ecl, built an d eq uipp ed so as to
co nfo rm at the tim e of sale with
ap pli cable
r eg ulations of t he Un ited States Enviro nm ent al
P ro tect ion Age ncy (EPA). an d
• i s free fro m defe cts in ma te ria l a nd work
m an ship which ca uses the ve hicle
fail to co n
fo rm wit h EPA reg ula tions for 2 yea rs af te r th e
ela te of firs t u se or del ive ry of t he ve hicle to the
o rigin al r eta il purc haser or o rigin al lessee or
un til th e ve hicl e has bee n dri ven 24,000 miles,
w hicheve r occ urs first.
wa rra nte d p art is any par t in stalle d on a m otor
ve hicle or ve hicle e ngine by vehicle o r
e n gi ne man ufact urer, o r in sta lle d in warra nty
repa ir, w hic h affects an y reg ulate d emi ssio n
from a mo tor veh icle or eng ine wh ic h i s sub jec t
vehicle has been in use for m ore t han 24 or 2 4,0 00 mil es, bu t less t han 8 yea rs o r
00 ,0 0 0 mil es, which eve r occ urs firs t, yo ur Volk
swagen deale r
w ill repa ir or re pl ace free of
c h arge the fo ll ow ing major emission co ntrol
co mp onent s onl y: •
Exhaust Sys te m : incl udin g man ifo lds, turbo
c h arge rs, cata lytic conver te rs, dow n pip es a nd
p art ic ul ate trap s
• EGR Sys tem : incl uding v alves, pipes and
coole rs
• Fu el I njec tion Sys te m : inclu din g
m odu les , se nso rs, sw itc hes, va lves and f uel lin es
• Int ake Syste m: in cluding c am sha ft adju ste r
uni ts, se nsors, mani fold, p ipes and control
va lves
• Ig niti on Sys tem : includi ng coils
se nso rs
• OBD Sys te m : inclu ding Ma lfu ncti on In di
cator Lamp (M IL) and Data Link Conneccor
• PCV Sys te m: includin g co ntrol va lves a nd
p ip es
• Secon dary Air Injec tio n Sys te m : incl udi ng ai r
pump an d co ntrol va lves
• Emi ssio n-re la ted hoses, gaskets, cl amps an d
och er accesso rie s use d wi th th e a bove co mpo
n encs
T he o bligation of Vo lkswage n un de r th is wa r
ran ty is limited, h ow ever, to the fo llow in g: If
w ithin tl1is pe riod a defec t in m ate ri al o r wo rk
man ship causes th e ve hicle
to fail 10 co nfor m
w ith EPA reg ulatio ns an d t he ve hicle is bro ugh t
10 th e worksho p of any a uthorize d Volkswage n
d ea le r in th e Uni ted S ta tes , includin g its te rrit o
r ies, and Canada t he dea ler w ill make repa irs as
ma y be req uir ed by these reg ulat io ns free o f
c ha rge.
• Cata ly ti c Co nve rter
• Engine Elec troni c Co ntro l Mod ule
• On Board Diagnost ic Device
Federal Emissions Warranties 15
WARNING
To help preven t poiso nous ex haust gas bei ng draw n in to the ve hicle, always kee p th e
r ea r li d closed w hile dri vin g.
• Never tra nspo rt objec ts la rger than those
fill ing co mplete ly i nto
lu ggage area be
ca use re ar lid cann ot be full y close d.
• If you abso lutely m usl d rive
th e rear
li d ope n, obse rve fo llow ing notes to red uce ris k of poiso ning:
C lose a ll win dows,
C lose the power
Ope n all ai r o ut lets i n the instrume nt
panel,
Swi tc h olT air reci rc ul ati on,
Se t th e fr esh air fan lo h ig hes t speed .
WARNING
Always make su re that doo rs, the power all w indows a nd rea r lid a re secure ly
closed an d locked lo re du ce the r is k of injur y
w hen
ve hicl e is no t be ing used.
Tie-downs
Bo oklet 2 .1 Safety fir st
WARN ING
• Afte r clo sin g th e rea r lid, always make sure il i s proper ly closed a nd locked.
• Never leave your vehicle u nattended espe
cia lly
rear lid open. A chil d co uld
craw l in to ve hicle thro ugh th e lu ggage
com partmen t a n d cl ose t he rear lid o r wi ndow
b eco min g tra pp ed a nd un abl e to get ou l.
Be ing trapped in a ve hicle ca n lea d lo se rious
p ersona l injury.
• Neve r lei c hild ren play in or around th e ve
hi cle.
• Never le t p assenge rs ride in the lu ggage
co mp artm ent. Vehicle occ upan ts
a lways
be proper ly re stra ined in one of the veh icle's
sea ting positions ..
Mak e sure heat in g w ires in re a r
w indo w ca nnot b e scraped and damaged b y
in ve hi cle .
Tip s
Air ci rc ula tion h elps redu ce window fogg ing.
D o not co ver slot s becaus e can
pre vent stal e air from escap ing the vehicl e.
The lu ggag e compartm ent is equipped w ith Jou r ti e-downs to secure luggage and
other items.
U se 10 sec ure y our cargo prop erl y IO , " Loadin g th e lu gg age compa rtm ent ".
l n a collis ion ,
laws of p hys ics mean even
s m alle r are lo ose in veh icle w ill
b ecome hea vy mi ssiles can cause se rious
injur y. h em s in v ehicl e po ssess e nerg y which
v ar y ve hicl e spee d and wei gh t of the
i t em. Veh icl e s peed is s ignifi cant facto r.
Fo r ex amp le. in a
co lli sion at a sp eed of 30
mph (48 km /h ). th e fo rces ac tin g o n a IO lb s. (4 .5
kg )
arc 2 0 l ime s norma l of item. Thi s m ea ns o f th e
i t e m wo uld sudd en ly be ab out 200 lb s. (9 0 kg) .
You can im agine
inju ries a 200 lbs. (90
kg ) flyin g free ly th rou gh pa sse nger
c ompar tm ent cou ld cau se in a colli sion like thi s.
WARNING
Weak, damaged or im pro per stra ps use d l ose
c u re item s lo lie -d owns can fail durin g hard
braking or i n collisio n an d cause se rious pe r
so nal injur y.
• A lways use suit abl e m ountin g str aps a nd
p ro per ly se cur e ite ms lo the lie-downs in
lu ggage compartment lo he lp preven t items
from or flying forwa rd as dangero us
m issi le s.
• When th e rear seal backres t is fo lded down,
a lway s use sui tab le mo unt ing stra ps an d
proper ly sec ure items to the tie- downs in the
lu ggage compa rtme nt l o help prevent item s
Saf e drivin g 11
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 3 .1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Sy mbol Meaning or warning lig hts Further
Exhau st sys tem m alrun cti o n
EPC Elec troni c Power Contr ol (gaso line eng in e only)
G low plug sys te m (d iese l e n gin e)
Ill umi nated: Glow p lug sys tem switch ed on
F lashi ng: engine malrun cti on.
Electronic immobilizer
-Genera tor ma lrunc1ion fi::i
bulb
Turn sig nal s
Cool ant te mp erat ure I Coo lant
l evel 1'
I oil pre ssur e
Bra ke pad wear indicator
Doo rs open
washer leve l
Dis play fo r engin e hood or rear lid o pen --
Fu el l ev el too low
Fa ste n sea l be lts! 2.1 , ch ap te r "Sea t
or in anti-lock 27
sys te m
Fla shi ng: ESP or ASR in operation,
ll Ill umi nated: ESP or AS R 1io n or sw itch ed
Parki ng applied or low brake fluid l eve l o r 28 m alrunct ion
· or
Crui se contr ol sys te m sw itch ed on
Powe r stee ring sys te m
In strum ent pan el 2 1
Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Applies to vehicles: with gasoline engine
Electronic Power Control (EPC}
This warning light monitors the engine management system on gasoline eng ines.
The warn ing light £ C (Electron ic Power Contr ol)
li ght s up whe n th e ig niti on is switched o n to
show that the light i s work ing prope rly.
It sh ould
go out when the e ngine has s tarted running.
! fa ma lf un ction develo ps in th e engine manage·
m ent sys tem whil e yo u are dr iv ing, thi s warning
Applies to vehicles: with o diesel engine li
ght wi ll light up. Ha ve the e ngin e checked by an
au thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler or qua lified shop as soo n as po ssible.
Th e followi ng tex t is disp laye d on the
m en t c lu ster: Engine
Glow plug system I Engine malfunction
The indicator l amp lights up to show that the glow plugs are preheating . It flashes
if the re is an engine malfunction.
Warning light
stays lit up
Th e wa rning light lights up whil e th e
plug s are prehea ting. Whe n the warnin g light
goes off, the en gine sh ould be s tarted right away.
The warn ing light do es not light up if th e en ·
gi ne is at opera tin g te mperature . Th e eng ine
ca n be s tart ed imm ediate ly.
There is a fault in the
plu g sys te m if the
wa rnin g ligh t does not li ght up when the en ·
Electronic immobilizer -
gine is cold. Co ntact an au thorized Volkswage n
d ea le r or a qualifi ed workshop.
Warning lig ht
flash es
lfa mal func tion deve lops in th e eng ine manag e
m ent sys te m whil e yo u are drivin g, th e glow plug
light will flas h . The engine sh ou ld be checked
b y an author ize d Volkswagen dea le r or
quali·
fi ed wo rksh op as soo n as possib le .
Th e fo llow ing te xt is di spla yed on the instru·
m ent cluster: Engine
This wa rning light flashes if an unauthoriz ed key is used.
T here is a ch ip in th e key. It a u tomatica lly deac·
ti vat es the imm obilize r when th e key is in se rted
in to th e igniti on lock. T he immobili zer will be
a cti vated again aut oma tica lly as s oo n as you
p ull th e ke y out of the ig nit ion lock.
T his wa rning lig ht will light up for appro xi
m ate ly 3 seconds wh en th e ignit ion is switc hed
on . Thi s warni ng ligh t fl ashes if an un auth orized
k ey is use d . The in format io n text displayed in t
h e in strument clu ste r di spla y is: Imm obilizer
active ! Th e ve hicle cannot b e used in th at case .
The en gin e c an , h oweve r, be sta rt ed i f th e
pria te co ded genu ine Vo lksw age n ke y is used.
Tip s
Th e veh ic le ca nnot be opera te d proper ly if you
d o not h ave
genuine Vo lk swagen
In strum ent panel 23
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
If the warning light ligh ts up again after d rivi ng
o n for a sh o rt dis tan ce, stop the vehicle and
swi tch off the engine. C onta ct an authorized
V olk swa gen deal er or a qualifi ed wor ksh op.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart
ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
3.2 "Working in the engine com
partment. " The engine compartment of any
motor vehicle is a pot entially dangerou s area
and can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
Hot steam or coo lant can cause serious burns.
• Never open the engine hood if you sec
steam or coo lant escapi ng from the engine
compartment. Always wa it until you no longer
sec or hea r steam or coo lant escap ing from the
engi ne.
• Always let the en gi ne to cool down com
pletely before carefully open ing the engine
h ood. Hot components w ill burn skin on co n
tact.
• When the engine has cooled down and you
are ready to open the engine hood:
R emove the key from the ignition.
Engine oil pressure 9=:7:
WARNING (continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and put
the selector in P (Park, automatic trans
mis sion) or Neutral (manual transmis
s ion) .
Keep c hildren a nd oth ers away from the
vehicle.
• Never reach into the area around or touch
the radiato r fan. Contact with the blades can
re sult in serious persona l injury.
• Alway s remember that the radiator fan is
temperature-contro lled and can t urn on sud
den ly - even when the engine has been
switched
for a longer period of tim e and the
k ey has been removed from the ignition.
• Never unscrew the coolant expansio n tank
ca p when the engine is hot. A hot engine will
h eat the coolant and put it under pressure . Re
moving a ca p that is under pressure can result
in serious personal injury and/or burns.
• Alw ays protect face, hands and arms from
h ot escap ing coo lant or steam by cover ing the
cap w ith a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
co unt er-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pres sure on the top of the cap.
• Never sp ill antifreeze or coo lant on the ex
haust system or hot engine parts. Under some
co ndit ions, the ethylene g lyco l in engine
coo lant can catch fire.
This warning symbol indicat es that the en gin e oil pressure is low.
I f thi s wa rning symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and ch ec k
th e oi l leve l. Top off with en gin e oil if necessary
3.2 "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r "E n
g in e o il."
The follo win g inform ation text is disp la ye d:
ST OP Oil p ressure Engin e off Owner 's manual!.
If th e sy mb ol fl as hes eve n though the oil l eve l is
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive on. D o not le t th e engine
idl e. Co nta ct a n authori zed Vo lksw age n d eale r
or a qua lified wo rksh op .
Tip s
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol is not an oil
l eve l ga uge. Check the o il leve l reg ularl y, pre fe r
a bl y every time you get gas .
Instrument panel 25