2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA engine oil

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
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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 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
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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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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equ ipment
Starting and stopping the engine
Applies to vehic les : a gasoline engine
Starting the gasoline engine
Th e e ngi ne c an only be s tarted a g en uine Volkswagen key with th e corr ect
cod e.
M ove the s elec to r l eve r to P (Pa rk ) o r N
( N eutral )
98.
Depress the fo ot brak e. In vehicl es wi th
a m anual transmi ssion d epr ess the clut ch
p ed al.
Turn the ig niti on ke y to position
93 , 76 to start the engin e.
R elea se the ig nition k ey as soo n as the
e n gin e start s to avoid damagin g th e
s tart er.
Af ter s ta rtin g an en g in e th at is hot, yo u m ay
n ee d t o p ress the acce le rat or b riefl y.
W hen sta rtin g a co ld en gin e, it m ay be a
noisy fo r th e few seco nds oil pr ess ure
h as b uilt up i n th e hyd rau lic va lve li ft ers . Thi s is
n o rma l a nd n o cause for co nce rn.
I f th e en gin e does no t sta rt after
JO sec ond s,
sw itch off the ig n it io n, wait 30 seconds, then try
a g ain .
I f yo u have pro blem ssta rting=bookle t 3.2 "Tips
a nd
chapt er sta rtin g."
WARNING
Reduce the risk of ser iou s perso nal i nju ry
when st arting and run ning the vehicle' s en ­
g ine.
WARNING
• Nev er start or let the engine run in a co n­or en clos ed are a. Exhau st from the en ­
g in e contain s carbo n mono xide, a poi sonous ,
c o lor le ss and odo rless ga s. C arbon monoxide
can c au se unconsciousne ss an d deat h.
• Never leave the ve hicle unattended with
the engine running. The vehicle could move
sudden ly or
unu sual operat ing cond ition
cou ld occur res ulting in property damage or
per sona l in ju ry.
• Never use "start ing assist fluids." Th ey are
potent ia ll y e xplo sive and can cause a "run­
away" ve hicle condition.
Note
Y ou ca n da mage the e ngin e if yo u dri ve high en­
g in e spee ds, a t full throttle or by ove rload ing th e
e n gin e w hen it i s c old.
ci> For th e sake of environmen t
Do n ot warm up th e engi ne by runnin g it w ith
th e ve hicl e sta ndin gstill. Drive off as soon as you
s ta rt th e eng ine. Thi s help s th e engin e reac h op ­
era tin g te mp era tu re fas te r a nd red uces
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Ap plies to ve hicles : with a di esel engine
Starting the diesel engine
The engine can only be started a genuine Volkswagen key the correct
code.
- Move the se lector lever to P (Park) or N
(Ne utral )
98.
- Dep ress the foot brake. In vehicles with
manual transm iss ion d epress th e clutch
pedal.
- Turn the igni tion key to position
93, 76 The g low plug
warni ng light light s up while the glow
plug s are warm ing up.
- When the warning light goes out, turn
the key to pos ition
93, fig. 76
sta rt the engine. Do not press the acc eler­
ator.
- Release the ign itio n key as soon as the
e ngin e starts to avoid damaging the
start er.
When start ing a cold eng ine, it may be a litt le
nois y for the fir st few se conds until oil pre ssur e
h as bui lt up in the hydrauli c
valve lift ers . This is
normal and no cause for conce rn.
When staring a warm engine, the pre -glow
warning light will no t li ght up. You can sta rt the
e n gi ne immed iate ly
If yo u ha ve problems sta rtin g
3.2 "Tip s
and Advice", chapt er "J ump startin g."
Di ese l e ngin e pre-glow system
Wh ile pre- glow is acti ve , n o major elec trical
lo ad s s hou ld be switched on -oth erwise unnec­
ess ary load is pla ce d on the vehicle battery.
You should start the engine immediate ly after
th e pr e-g low indica tor lig ht has gone out.
96 Driving
To start the diesel engine after the fuel tank has
been run dry
If the fuel tank was run comp lete ly dr y, the
s tartin g proc ess after refueling with die sel fuel
can take long er th an usual -up t o one minute.
Th is is be cause th e fu el sys tem fir st ha s to be
vented of a ir wh ile starting.
WARNING
H edu ce the risk of ser ious per sonal injur y
when startin g and running the vehicl e's en­
g in e.
• Never start or le t the engine run in a con­
fined or enclosed are a. Exha ust from the en­
gi ne contain s carbon mono xide , a poisonous,
co lor less and odo rless gas. Carbo n monoxide
ca n cause unconsci ousness and death .
• Neve r leave the vehicle unatt ended with
the eng ine runnin g. The vehicle could mo ve
s udd enly or an unusual operating condition
co uld occur res ultin g in prop erty damage or
personal injury.
• Neve r use "sta rting ass is t fluid s." They arc
po tentia lly exp los ive and can ca use a " run­
away" vehicl e co ndition .
Note
You can
the eng ine if you drive hi gh en­
g ine speeds, at full th rottle or by overloading the
en gin e whe n it i s cold.
For the sake of environment
Do not warm up the engine by running it with
th e ve hicl cstandin gstill. Drive off as soo n as yo u
s tart the e ngin e. T hi s help s th e e ngin e
o p­
e ra tin g temperature fa ster and r edu ces
emissions .
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