2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA check oil

Booklet 1.1 M aint enanc e
Service at 70,000 miles (112,000 km) ALL MODELS
• Engine: Change oil an d oil filter
•
separator: D ra in wate r (TO I en g in e
on ly)
• Win dshi eld was her: C hec k flu id le ve l, add if
nec essary
• Automat ic shi ft lock: Check operatio n in ­
cl ud ing pa rk/n eu tra l p osi tion sw itch
• Brake sys te m : C hec k fo r damage /leaks, brake
p ad thick ness, brak e fluid l eve l
• Whee ls : n ota te from fr on t t o rear
Nex t Serv ice:
Da te: .... ....................
M iles/ km: ... .... ... .. .......
wh ic h ever occ urs fir st •
s
p o iler : Lu br icate (New Beetle only)
• Airbag system: Visua l ch eck every 12 m onth s
r eg ard less of m ileag e (kilo m ete rs)
• 12V s tarter an d aux iliary ba ttery : ch ec k
(w here a ppli cable)
• Tire s: C heck tread d ep th , a dju st tire pressure
i f n ecessa ry.
• Tire pressure monitor ing sys te m senso rs:
C heck battery ch arge, re p lace w hee l e lec tro nics
a lumi num valve if ne cess ary (w here a ppli­
c ab le).
T oday's date and Vo lk swage n Deal er
Service at 75,000 mile s (120,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Eng ine: Change o il an d oil fi lter
Nex t Serv ice:
Date: ......... ............. ..
Mi les/k m: .. .... ........ .....
wh ic h ev er o ccur s fir st
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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
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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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Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
• Wh en th e ve hicle is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at
ve ry lo w sp ee ds, the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay
b e sli ghtl y hi gher th an th e actua l o ut side te m -as res ult of th e heat r adi ate d fr om th e
Applies to vehicles : With Highline o r Midline instrument cluster
Warning or information te xt in the disp lay
Malfun ction s are s hown in th e di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd warning infor ­
m ation me ssages.
Fig . 9 Warn ing text in the display of a Midline in ­st rumen t cluster: STO P Oi l pressure
T he sys te m run s a c hec k on ce rtai n co mpo nem s
an d fun cti on s w hen th e ig niti on is sw itc hed on
an d whil e the ve hicle is m ov ing. Fun ction al 111 al­
f un cti on s are indi cate d by sy mbols w ith warn ­
in gs a nd in form ation t exts in th e di sp lay. An
ac ou sti c w arnin g is give n in certain cases. The
scree n may vary according to th e ve rs ion of th e
in strum ent cluste r yo ur vehicle has.
Warning symbo ls
Th ere ar e re d warnin g sy111bols (p riority I) and
ye llo w warnin g sy mb ols ( prior ity 2).
E xamp les of priority
1 wa rning s (red)
• Bra ke sys te m symb ol
or wi th th e
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's manual!
• Coo lant symbol
with the w arnin g STOP Check coolant! Owner's manual!
• En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol
't=:r: with the
w arnin g text STOP Oil pressure engine off!
Owner's manual!.
If one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g
li g ht will flas h or lig h t u p and will be acco 111pa­
ni ecl b y three acoustic warning s. This is a clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull off th e roa d where it is sa fe
a nd sw itch off the e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct
your auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dea ler or a q uali­
fi ed wo rks hop imm edia te ly and h ave the m al­
fun ctio n r epa ired .
I f severa l priorit y
wa rnin gs are detec ted at th e
sa me tim e, the symb ols w ill ap pe ar one aft er th e
o th er fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at a tim e.
a se t
ti 111e , th e in fo rm ati on tex t wi ll disap pear, how­
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill app ear in th e dis pl ay a nd
s tay on as a re 111ind er for yo u to have the m al­
f un cti on r epai red.
lo ng as pri or ity I wa rnin g is sh own in the
di sp lay, yo u will not be abl e to see an y o ther
m en us
7.
Examples of priority 2 warnings (yellow):
• Fu el sy mb ol with th e in fo rm ation tex t
Pl ease refuel!
• Windshie ld was her flui d sy mb ol with th e
i n fo rm atio n tex t Top up wa sh fluid!.
•
p ad sy 111b ol with inform atio n tex t
Check broke pods!
• Imm obili zer sy mb ol with th e info rmati on
tex t Immobilizer active!
If one o f th ese situ ations occ urs,
wa rnin g
sy mb ol li ght s up, an d yo u wi ll hear one acou stic
warning . C hec k th e c ause as soon as poss ible.
If seve ral p riorit y
wa rnin gs arc detec te d at th e
sa me tim e, th e sy mb ols di spl aye d on e aft er
th e oth er fo r ab out 2 seco nds at a tim e. a
se t tim e, th e inf ormati on te xt w ill disa ppe ar,
ho weve r the symb ol w ill app ear at the sid e of th e
di sp lay a nd stay on
a re 111ind er fo r yo u t o
c h eck th e c ause as so on as poss ible .
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges will n ot be sh ow n
until all Priority I warnin g m ess ages have bee n
co rrec te d!
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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 .
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Table of contents
Smart technology ........... ... .. .. .
Brakes .............. .. .. ..... .. .. .• .....
Po we r stee ring ....... .. ..... ... .. ...... .
Notice about data recorded b y vehicle
contro l modu les ....... ........ .... ..... .
Driving and protecting the
environment ..... ... .... ..... ...... ..
Break-in Pe riod ... ... ........ ......... . ..
Catalytic converter ....... .. .. .. ....... ..
T ra ile r t owi ng . . . . . . . . ... ............ .. .
D riv ing economically o nd respecti ng the
environmen t ... .... ..... ............. ... .
Cleaning and protection ........ . .
General notes .... .... ... ....... .. ...... .
Car e of veh icle exte rior ....... ..• ...... ..
C ore of the vehicle interior ... ..... ..•. ..
Accessories, new parts, repairs
and modifications .......... ...... ..
Accesso ries and pa rts .......... .... .... .
R epa irs and technica l modifications ..... .
Cellu lar phones a nd CB radi os ........ . .
2
2
6
6
7
7
10
10
14
16
16
17
23
27
27
28
29
Booklet 3 .2 Tip s and Advice
Checking and Filling 30
Fill ing the tank . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . • . . . . 30
Fu el supp ly . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working in the eng ine compa rtment . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. . . 37
Coo lant ....... .... .... ...... ... ......... 43
Wos he r fluid and wind shie ld wiper blade s 45
Brok e fluid . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 47
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . 49
T ir es and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What do I do now? . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . 67
Vehicle tools and spore whee l . . . . . . • . . . . . 67
Changing a whe el . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. • . . . . . 68
Em erg ency closing or opening . . . • . . . . . . . 7 5
F use s . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 77
Cha nging a light bulb . .. .. . . . .. .. . • .. . . . 81
Jump start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 84
To wing .... ... . . .. . .. .... ....... ... . . .•. . 86
Lifting th e ve hicle .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 89
C onsumer Info rmat ion . . . . . • . . . . . . 90
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . 92
Table of contents

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Braking power and braking distance
Braking power and braking distance are influenced by driving situations and
road
Worn brake pads will not provide good braking.
The amount of wear and tear on the brake pads
depends to a great extent on the cond itions
und er which the vehicle is opera ted and the way
the vehicle is dr iven. If you do a lot of city
driv ing, drive short distances or have a sporty
driving style, we reco mm end th at you have the
thickness of your brake pad s checked by an au­
thor ized Volkswagen dea ler more frequently
than r ecommend ed in the service schedule.
I f you dr ive witJ1 wet brakes , for example after a
dri ving through water,
heavy rainfall or
after washing the vehicle, brakin g power will be
reduced and sto pping distances w ill be longer
because the brake d iscs will be wet or in winter
ma ybe even frozen
the brakes must be dried
with severa l ca reful brake applications.
Brake fluid absorbs water and must be c hanged
every two years. Heavy use of the brakes can
cause vapor lock if the brake fl uid is too old.
Va por lock reduces braking power, increases
stopp ing distances and can even cause total
brake failure.
WARNING
• New tires and new brake pads do not pro­
v id e maximum grip, control or braking abilit y.
• To reduce the risk of losing control, a colli­
s ion and se rious persona l injuries, drive with
special ca re for the first
350 mil es (560 km).
• New brake pads do not have the best stop ­
ping power for the first
150 mil es (240 km) and
must be broken in. You can com pensate for
the slightly reduced braking ability by drivin g
w ith care and applying more pressure on the
brak e pedal.
• Never fo llow other vehicle s too close ly or
put yourse lf into other situ ations that might
r equ ire s udden , hard brakin g especially when
th e brake pads have not been broken in.
WARNING
Wet brake s or brak es coa ted ice or road
sa lt react slower and need longer stopping dis­
tanc es.
• Carefully apply brakes for a lest.
• Alwa ys dry brake s and clean olT ice coa t­
ings and salt coa tings with a few cautiou s
brake app lica tions.
• Always read and hee d all
in "Break ing in tir es and brake pads" on
page 7.
WARNING
Overheated brakes will reduce the vehicle's
s topping power and increase stoppin g di s­
tances.
• Always avoid over hea tin g the brakes!
• When driving downhill, the brakes have to
work hard and hea t up quickly .
• Before driving clown a long, steep hill, al­
ways red uce spee d and downshift to a lower
gea r. This will let th e ve hicle use engine
braking and reduce the load on the brakes.
• Always c han ge the brake fluid at least
every two years. Hard braking with old brake
fluid may cause a va por lock. Vapor lock re­
duces brakin g power, increases s topping dis­
tan ces and can even ca use to tal brake failure.
• A damaged front spoiler or new non stan­
dard spoile r ca n reduce the airflo w to the
brake s and cause them to overheat.
• Always sec an au thorized Vo lkswage n
dealer or qualil1ed workshop if yo u think th at
you may have damaged the front spoiler.
• Be sure to read and heed all WARNINGS
and the information =-page 27, "Accessories
and part s" before buying accessorie s.
8 Driving and protecting the environment

Regular servicing
By hav ing ve hicl e serviced reg ularly by an
aut horiz ed Volksw age n dea le r yo u ca n es tab lish
th e bas is for a good fuel eco nomy even
before yo u start driving. A we ll maint ain ed an d se rv ic ed
e n gi ne g ives you t he be nefit of bett er fu el effi ­
cie ncy as well as maximum re liabi liry and a
g rea ter res ale val ue.
Short distances
T he engi ne and catal ytic conve rter mu st reach
the ir o ptim al o p eratin g te m pe ratur e befo re y ou
se e a sig n ifi ca nt reduc tio n in exhaus t emi ssions.
A cold engin e will use m ore fuel until it rea ch es
it 's ope ra ting t emp eratur e at whic h po int th e
Warranty coverages
Yo ur Volkswagen is covered by th e follow in g
warra nties:
• Li mited New Ve hicle Warranty
• L imited Powertrain Warra nty
• Li mited Warra nty Aga in st Co rrosion Perfora­
t io n
• Emi ssio ns Cont rol Sys tem Warranry
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice @
An eng in e th at is no t p rop erl y ma intained can
use up to 10 % more fuel than ne cessary.
Check the oil l eve l eve ry tim e you ge t gas
39. Oil co nsumpti on d ep end s la rge ly on
t h e engine load a nd eng in e
fuel consump tion will impro ve. A lso imp ortant
i s the out sid e tempera ture. Th e co ld er the out­
s id e te m peratur e, the g rea te r th e fu el
• Emi ssio ns Perfor mance Wa rranty
• Califo rnia Emi ssions Co ntrol Warranty (U SA
ve hicl es only)
• California E missio ns Perfo rmanc e Warranty
( U SA veh icles only)
Det ail ed informa tion regarding your wa rranties
ca n b e found in your Wa rra nty
Driving and prot ecti ng the envi ronm ent 15