
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). 
20  Warranty  Voucher  

Booklet 1.2  USA Warran ty 
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 
What  is not  covered 
Tires 
Tires  are 110 1 cove re d b y thi s but  are 
separate ly  war ran te d  by  the ti re  manu fac turer. 
T o ass ist  yo u in ob taini ng  re lated  Wa rra nty  in 
form ation,  a list  of  tire  man ufact ure rs  and  ad- d
resses  is  prov ided  at  the  en d of  this book le t. 
Ver ify  with  th e tir e m anu fac tur er w hat i s cove re d 
un der th eir  wa rra nty. 
Main tenance  services  and  mechanical  adjus tmen ts 
Thi s w arrant y does  no t c o ver cos t of pa rts 
a nd  la b or  in vo lve d in  an y  sc hedul ed m ain te
na nce  servi ce. 
Th is warra nty does  not cover 
rep lace ment  of 
fi lters,  oil, l ub rican ts,  fluid s,  or air  co ndi tioner 
re fri gera nt ch arge,  u nless  t heir rep lace men t is a 
n ecessary  part  of warra nty se rvice  o n a cove re d 
co mp onent.  Mec
hani cal adju stment s not associate d wit h  a 
d efec t in  mate ri al or wo rkman ship  are  no t cov
e red  af te r  th e firs t  year  or  12, 000 m iles,  whi ch 
everocc urs  firs t (i.e.  headli ght  adju stm ent ). Thi s 
warranty  does  no t cove r w hee l a lignm ent  or  tir e 
b ala n ci ng. 
Damage  or  malfunction  due  to  misuse,  negligence,  alteration, 
accident  or  fire 
Thi s warra nty  does  not cover: 
•  d am age or  malfun cti ons w hic h  are  th e res ult 
of  imp roper re pair of the  v ehi cle,  insta ll at io n  of 
an y 
110 11 Ge nuin e Volksw agen parts  that w ill 
a lter th e ve hicle performan ce  spe cifi cation s 
fr om  th ose  se t by  th e ve hicle m anufa ctur er, 
modi fications 
th e ve hicle (including  the e n
g in e m anage men t sys te m ), accessor ies suc h as 
ala rm  sys te m s,  remo te s tarters,  roof racks  o r 
co mm unicat io ns  eq uip me nt, d efec ts  or  failu res 
r es ultin g from the use  of  new  parts  not  sold  o r 
a pp roved  by Vo lkswage n, o r  use d p art s,  or  th e 
r es ult ant d am age  to assoc iate d part s or sys te m s; 
o r 
•  d ama ge o r malfunct io ns  wh ic h  we re ca used 
by  th e  altera tion  of th e ve hicl e, in 
an y 
m ajor  or stru ctural  alt erat ions s uch  as  the con 
v er sio n of  the ve hicle to  a c on verti ble or  the 
m odifi catio n of th e ro of to  acco mm odate  a glass 
roo f st ru ctur e o r ot her  si m ila r stru ctur al a lt er
a tions;  o r 
4  Limited  New  V ehicle Warranty 
•  damage  or  m alfun ctio ns caused  by  int en 
ti onal or  unint ent io nal  misf uelin g, co llision  or 
m od ifica tions of  th e ve hicle , includin g, but  not 
limi ted 
th e in staUatio n of e ngin e m anage
ment  comp onen ts  no t a ppro ved b y Vo lksw agen ; 
o r 
•  damage  or  m alfun cti ons  res ulting from  the 
u se  of the ve hicle  in  co mp etiti ve  eve nts or 
ca used  by acci dent  or fi re; o r 
•  d am age  or m alfun cti ons  resu lting from  con
t inu ed  op era tion  of t he ve hicle af te r  a  w arnin g 
li gh t,  ga uge rea din g o r oth er  w arnin gs indi cate  a 
me ch ani ca l o r  op erat ional p roblem;  o r 
•  d am ag e o r m alfun ctio ns due  to  su sp ensio n 
m odifi cati ons, s u ch  as  th e in sta lla tio n  of af te r
m arke t spr ings, sh oc k ab so rb ers,  or  lowe ring 
kit s. 
T his w arranty  does  no t co ve r ve hicl es  seve re ly 
damage d and 
I o r decl are d to  be  a  to ta l loss  by 
a n  in sur er  o r veh icles s ubsta nti all y re-asse m
bl ed  from  or  r ep air ed 
p an s obta in ed  from 
an other ve hicle .  

Booklet 1.2  USA Warranty 
Tire  Manufacturers 
List of  tire  manufacturers  for  new  Volkswagen 
vehicles 
The  Magnuson-Moss Federa l Trad e 
Commiss ion  Impro vemen t Act  of  1975 and  regu
latio ns  iss ued  pur su ant  to the  act  require th at  a 
tir e warranty  pamphlet  be  placed  in  every  new 
vehicle  prior  to  sale. 
To  assist  you  in  obta ini ng  th e relat ed  warranty 
informat io n , th e fo llow ing  li st  of  tire manu fac
turers  and  addresses  is  bein g pro vided. 
Tir e Man ufactur ers 
D unl op 
re Corp. 
11 44  East  Mark et  Street 
Akron,  OH 44316 
Te l.: I  (800 ) 548-47 14 
B ri dges tone/Firesto ne  In c. 
J Br idg estone  Park 
Nas hville.  T N 37214 
Te l.: l  (800 ) 356-4644 
Goodyea r Tire 
& Ru bber  Co. 
1144  East Ma rket  Street 
32  Tire Manufacturer s 
Akron, 44316 
Tel.:  I (800) 32 1-2136 
Co ntin en tal  Genera l 
1800  Contin ental  B lvd. 
C har lotte,  NC 28273 
Te l.: I  (800)  847-3349 
Mic helin  Tire  Corp. 
P.O.  Box 19 00 1 
Gree nvill e, SC 29602-9001 
Tel.:  I (800) 887 -0662 
P ire lli  Tires  North Am er ica 
300 George  S tree t, 5th  Floor 
New  Have n, 
e r 065 1 I 
Tel.:  I (800) 747-3554 
Uniroya l Good rich  Tire  Co. 
P.O. Box 19001 
Greenv ille,  SC 296 02-900 1 
Tel.:  I (800 ) 521-9796  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Information text 
In  ad dition  10  warnin g message s give n on  a maJ . 
fun ction , yo u w ill r ece ive  inform ati on  in  th e di s
pla y on  procedur es or will  be  asked  to do  some
thin g. Tips 
So me indicat ed  onl y by  the 
warning  light s in  the in strum ent  du ste r  w ith out 
warning  o r inf ormat ion tex 1s.  If yo u 
not sur e, 
a sk  you r auth ori zed  Vo lkswage n  dealer  for 
WARNING 
Fun ction 
C han ges to 1he multi -fun ctio n indi cat or  (MFI) 
9 
In forr na1i on  about  t he  c urrenl  radi o mode 
appear  in  th e dis
pla y. 
Thi s m enu  op lion 
on ly  be s how n in  those  vehicles  equi pp ed Naviga tion  Sys te m . T he  Nav igat ion  Sys te m  mu st  b e  sw i1ched 
on.T urn signals  an d  pro ximity  bar s be sh ow n if th e rou te ass is
t a n ce  func tio n is  ac1i ve.  The  sc ree n is s im ilar  to 1he  symbol s shown 
in  th e  Nav iga tion  Sys1e111 
3.2 . 
Th e dir ect io n  of  trave l (co mp ass)  and  the nam e of  the  curr ent  s1r ee 1 
will  b e show n  if  1he rout e ass is ta nce  fun ction  is  1101  ac1ive. 
Thi s m en u sh ows  c urrent  warnin g and  informal  io n  tex ts 
15. 
The  m enu  opti on  fl ashes  if  warni ng o r in form ati on  t exts  are  to  be 
read. 
Se lling s for th e time , spee d wa rnin g fo r w inter  tires,  la n guag e, 
unit s, co mpass, ligh ls 
& vis ion  and  conve nien ce . 
Tip s 
Driver  distracti on  ca n cause  accident s and  se
rious  persona l injur y.  Th
e m enu s sho wn in  the di sp lay depe nds o n  th e 
ve hicl e  elec troni cs  a nd the op tion  le vel of  yo ur 
ve hicle.  If you  are  not sur e, a sk  yo ur  authori zed 
Vo lkswage n dea le r  for 
•  Neve r se lec t menu s when  the vehicle  is 
moving. 
12  Instrument  panel  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Applies to  vehicles: H ighline  instrumen t cluster  and  multi-function  steering  wheel 
Example  of  using  the  menus  with  the  mult i- function  steering  wheel 
All  menus  in the i nstrwnen  t cluster can  be used following  the  steps described  here. 
Fig . 10  In the  multi -fu nction  steering  wh eel: button lo  toggle  between  the  disp lays,  button to  con
f irm o se lect ion  and  button © to  select  o  menu  or 
submenu. 
T he se lling of  a speed  warning w ill be used 
as  an  exam  pie  of  how  lo use  the menus . 
The  speed  warn ing feat ure is a  helpfu l re
minder  if  you are,  for example,  usi ng 
wi nter  ti res  whi ch  arc  no t suit ed  for th e top 
s p ee d of 
ve hicle. 
l. Opening  the  Set  up  menu 
Switch  on  the  ignition.  A ve hicle  p icto
gram  appea rs . 
Press  butlon the mult ifunct io n 
s tee rin g whee l until  the Set up  (Settings) 
menu  is  disp layed. 
The  example  menu Winter  tires  2.  Opening  the  Winter 
tires menu 
hig hli ght 
the  menu  item  Winier  tires. The  hig h
li ghted  menu  item  is  between  two  hori
zonta l lines. Th ere  is also  a  trian gle  on  the 
Mark  the m enu  opt ion  Wint er tire s. 
Press The Winter  tires 
menu  opens. 
3.  Setting  th e speed  warning 
Highlight  th e  menu  it em+  5  mi/h 
( (+ 
10 km /h )) or 5  mi /h  ((-10 km /h))  usi ng 
th e ar row  keys and  p ress 
butto n  to 
increa se or  decrease  the speed  s how n at 
th e top  of t he  di sp lay. 
4 . Switching  the  speed warning  on 
and  off 
U sing  th e  arrow  keys , select th e menu 
i tem 
On I Off a nd  press to 
sw itch  the  sp ee d wa rnin g on  o r off.  When 
t h e s peed  warnin g is swi tched  olT, three 
da she s --- appea r at  the  top  of  the disp lay . 
5. Exiting  the  Winter  tires  menu 
Se lect  the  m enu item  Back . 
The fu nction  "Winter  tires"  w ill generate  a v is
ible and  acoustic  warn ing once  the ve hicl e has 
r eac hed  th e set  speed . 
In di splay 
Winter  tires 
X mi /h (X km/ h) or--- Function 
Th e na m e of  the  displaye d m enu 
D isp lay of  the speed  cur ren tly set 
or  dashes  if  the function  is  switched  off. 
ON/OFF Swi tc h es  the fu nction  on  or 
+  5  mi /h  (+10  km/h ) In crease  the  set va lue by 5 mp h  (10  km/h ). 
Instrument  pan el  13  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Function 
In di splay 
5  mi /h  (-10  km/h) 
Bock Dec reases  t he  se t va lue by 5  mph (10 km /h }. 
Th e 
Winter  tires men u is  close d and  th e las t d is pla yed  menu  is 
o pene d. 
Tips 
The  m en us s ho wn  in t he  di spl ay  dep end s on th e 
veh icle elec tronic s an d th e o ption  leve l of your 
App lies lo  ve hicles: wi th  H igh line i nstr u ment  cluster 
ve hi cle.  If  you  a re  not  s ure, as k yo ur  authori zed 
Vo lkswage n dea ler  for as sis ta nce. 
Example  of  using  the  menus  with  the  windshield  wiper  lever 
All  menus  in  the cluste r can  be  used  following  the steps described  here. 
Fig . 11  In the  wind shield  wiper lever:  button select and  expand  the menu  and  roc ker  switch©  to 
select  a  su b m enu  with in  the  men u 
The se tting ofa  sp eed  warnin g will be  used 
as  an  examp le  of  how  to  use  the  menu s. 
T he s pee d wa rnin g fe atu re  is a  help ful  re
mind er if yo u are,  for exa mpl e, u sin g 
w int er tires  w hich are  not  suit ed  for  the top 
spee d 
the ve hicl e. 
1. Opening  the  main  menu 
Switch  on  the ig ni tion.  A  vehicle  p icto 
g ram  is  di spl aye d. 
Press  button 11 und er  th e 
w in ds hield  wiper  leve r o nce  for  abou t 5 
seco nds and  re lease . The  followin g me s
sage  appears:  Plea se  fasten  seatbelt! 
14  Instrument  panel 
Press  an d  hold  the ro cke r  sw itch ©  for 
five  seco nds to access  the m ain  men u. Yo u 
ma y have  to  repeat  this pro cedur e severa l 
t im es if you  had  pr eviously se lec ted  a  dif
ferent  me nu until  you access  the  main 
m enu. 
2.  Opening  the  Set  up  menu 
Press  the rocker  switch the  bottom 
to sc roll  dow n  to Set up.  The menu  will ap
p ea r betwee n  two  hori zon ta l lin es and  a 
m arker  tr ia n gle w ill app ear  on  the  right 
s id e. 
Mark  the m en u opt io n  Set up . 
Press under  the w indshi eld 
w ip er  leve r. Th e m enu  Setting s is  opened. 
3.  Opening  the  Winter  tires  menu 
Pr ess  the ro cke r  swi tc h ©  to  m ark  the 
m enu  opti on  Wint er ti res. 
Pre ss to o pen th e sub-m enu 
Winter tir es. 
4.  Setting  the  speed  warning 
U se  the ro cker  sw itch ©  to mark  the 
m enu  ent ry +  5 mi/h  ((+ 10 km /h) ) or  -
5  mi/h  ((- 10 km /h) ) a nd  press  the button 
to  eith er  in crease  or de crease  the spe ed 
s h ow n  in  th e di sp lay  above.  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and Equipment 
5.  Switching  th e  spee d  warning  on 
and  off 
U se  the ro cker  switc h ©  to select 
m enu  point  ON I OFF an d  pr ess th e 
bu tton @ 
sw itc h  th e  spe ed  warnin g  ei
on  o r off.  Thr ee das hes  ---app ear al 
t h e  top  of  th e di sp lay  if th e sp ee d wa rning 
is  sw itch ed  off. 
Th e  ex amp le  menu  Winter  tires 
6.  E xiting  the  Winter  t ires  menu 
Sc roll  dow n  to Back  and pre ss  butt on 
The  function  "Wi nter  tire s"  w ill  gen erate  a vis 
ib le  an d aco ustic wa rning on ce the ve hicle  has 
r eac hed  the  set sp eed. 
In  disp lay 
Wi nter  tires 
X mi /h (X km /h ) 
or  --- Func
tio n 
Th e name  of th e  di sp layed  men u 
D is pl ay of  th e s pee d curr entl y se t 
o r clas hes  if th e  function  is sw itc h ed  off. 
ON/ OFF Swit c h es  th e  fun ctio n  on  or  off. 
+  5 mi/ h (+1 0 km /h ) 
- 5 mi/h (-10 km /h ) 
B ock  I
n crease  the set va lu e  by 
5 mph (10 km /h ). 
Decreases  the set va lue by 
5 mp h (10 km /h ). 
T he  W inter  tires m en u  is  cl osed  a nd  the las t di spl aye d  menu  i s 
ope ned. 
d is p la y  depe nds o n  th e 
ve hicl e e lectro nics  and  th e op tio n  leve l o f yo ur 
Vehicle  status menu 
vehicle. If yo u are  not sur e, ask your Vo lkswagen  dea le r  fo r ass is ta nce  . ._ 
Thi s m enu  will  disp lay  warning  or information  text s. 
Op eni ng  the  Veh icl e  status  m enu 
Se lec t Vehicle  statu s men u  and  press 
b u tto n 
14 , fig . 11 @ und er  th e 
w indshie ld  wipe r leve r. 
O r 
Pr ess  but ton 13 , fi g. 10 th e 
mul ti-func tion  stee rin g  w hee l 
unt il th e 
Veh icl e  s tatu s  menu  i s di sp laye d. 
Where  applicabl e  P
ri ori ty 
2 warning s and  i nformatio n tex ts w ill 
d issa pea r from  the disp la yed automatica lly af te r 
so me time,  but  the y w ill  be s tored  in  th e Vehi cle 
s ta tu s m enu . 
I f  th ere  are  no priorit y 
I warnin gs, then  the pri 
or ity 2 wa rnin gs will  appear  one  af ter th e  oth er. 
If  th ere  are  no  prio rit y 
I or  priority 2 wa rnin gs 
p rese nt, OK or N o en try  w ill  appea r in  th e 
d is pl ay .  ._ 
Instrument  panel  15