2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Owners Manual

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent
Lights and a clear view
Light s
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 24 Sectio n of i nstrument panel : Switch for the
headligh ts, automatic headlight contr o l and fron t
fog ligh ts
S w itching on the h eadl ights
T o sw itch on the head lig hts turn the
lig ht sw it c h to
24 fD
Switching on low and high b eam
T urn the lig ht sw itch tofD. Informati on
on hig h bea m and head light flas her
49 . Th e low beam will only wor k
with the ignition on. When you are startin g
th e engine, the hea dlights go ofT and only
the park in g lights will be on.
Switchin g of th e he adli ght s
Turn the ligh t sw itc h to posit ion 0.
S witchin g on th e fo g light s
Pull the switch ou t of po sit ion fD.
Optional equipm ent
Optiona l e quipment
46 Li ght s a nd a cl ea r vi ew Automatic headlight cont
rol
To turn the au tomatic headl ig ht control
o n tu rn th e lig ht sw itch to posit ion
AUTO
o r =)fig . 24 .
Da ytim e runni ng l ig hts
• L eave the light swi1ch in posit ion 0. The day­
t im e ru nning ligh ts come on automa tica lly
when you switch o n the ignilion.
When 1he ignition is sw i1che parking brake is 110 1 pull ed up, 1he hea dli gh ts
( low beam with r edu ced bri gh 111e ss) will au 10-
111a 1ica lly come on. No
lighls on the o ut­
s ide of your vehicle will be on and 1h e in s1ru­
men1 ligh ts will also be off.
Automatic hea dli g ht co ntrol
lfau10ma1ic headligh 1 co n1r ol is swi1c hed on,
th e low beam are auloma tica lly sw ilched on by
light sens it ive senso r if you drive in to tunne l,
for exam ple.
T he expre ssway func1io n swi 1c h es o n 1h e lo w
beam if 1he vehicle is dri ven al
mph (140 km /h ) for lon ger 1han IO seco nds. T he low beam
i s swi1ched off if 1he vehicle is dri ven 40 mph (65 km /h ) for lo n ge r th an 150 seco nds.
Th e rain fu nction switch es on the hea dlig ht s if
1h e
wipe function is swi tc h ed on for
long er 1h an 5 sec ond s. The low beam i s switched
o ff if th e co n1inuou s wipe o r 1he in1ermitt ent
w ip e funct ions are sw i1ch ecl
for lo nge r 1han seco nds 53.
Fog lig ht s
If a u1omatic hea dli gh 1 con ! rol is sw i1c hed on,
yo u canno t sw i1c h on 1h e fog ligh1 s.

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WARNING
Cras hes a nd oth er acci dcn t s ca n hap pen w hen
yo u cann ot sec the road a head a nd when yo u
ca nn ot b e see n by other m otor is ts.
• Never use day time runn ing ligh ts to sec
w here yo u are goi ng. Th ey a rc no t b right
eno ugh an d w ill n ot let y ou sec fa r eno ugh
a h ea d for safety especia lly a l dusk or w hen it i s
dark. Always sw itch on the low bea m at du sk
or w hen it is dark .
•
t a il li ght s do not ligh t u p w hen da y­
tim e runnin g lig ht s arc o n. A ve hicle w ithout
r ear ta il li gh ts turne d on ca nn ot b e see n by
ot hers in b ad wea the r at dusk o r w hen it s d ark .
Applies to ve hicles: with Highline instrument clus ter
WARN ING (continued)
• If aut oma tic head light cont rol is sw itch ed
o n, th e low bea m and w ill n ot be
switc hed on in fog or heavy You have to
sw itc h on t he low bea m using t he light sw itch .
• J\lways tu rn on th e he adli ght s befo re d usk
a n d in ra in or fo g so th at yo u ca n see a head
and so that oth ers can see your vehicl e from
t h e bac k.
Tip s
I f yo u re m ove the key from t he ig n ition lock w ith
t he ligh ls s till on, a b uzze r w iU sou nd when you
o pen
dri ver's door re mi nd yo u turn light s off .
• Always observe loca l o rdin an ces a nd traffi c
regu la tion s w hen using yo ur lights. •
Coming /leaving home function (orientation lighting)
T he comi ng hom e/ leav ing home functio n is ro lled by ligh t sensor.
Coming h om e function
If th e hea dlight s sw itc h
46, is in th e
"Au to ma tic headligh t co ntrol" (AUTO or po­
sition whe n the ig n it ion is sw itc hed off an d th e
driver's door is opened and closed,
co ming
h o m e fun ction (sw itc h-off delay) switch es on
th e orientat ion ligh ti n g. The le ngth of
sw itch-o ff delay ca n be adju sted, o r sw itch ed off
co mple te ly, in Lights a nd vis io n 17.
L e a vi ng h om e fu ncl ion
th e ve hicl e is un locked, the leav ing hom e
func tion switch es on orie nt atio n li gh tin g. The lig
htin g is switched off as soo n as t he ign i­
t ion is s witched on.
Tips
I f th e co min g home or le aving hom e fu nct ion is
sw itched on, the head ligh ts, s ide mar ke r ligh t,
t ai lli g h t a nd lice nse pla te ligh ts w ill come on.
• If yo u r em ove t he ignitio n key and open t he
dr iver door while the vehicle ligh ts are on , you
w ill not h ear an acoust ic warning if the comi ng
home funct io n is sw itched on.
• You can set th e com ing hom e fu ncti on
s wit ch off delay in th e Lights and vis io n
menu , provid ed yo ur ve hicl e has th is m en u in t he
di spla y.•
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Instrument cluster illumination
Fig. 25 Section of the dash pane l: co ntr ol fo r instr u·
ment illumination
Emergency flasher switch
In strument cluster illumination
- Turn the thumbwh eel 25 to adju st
bri ghtne ss of the in strum ent clu ste r il­
lum inatio n. Th e hea dlig ht mu st be on
w hen yo u do this .
Dyn amic hea dligh t ra nge con tro l
Ve hicl es gas discharge ("Xe non
l ig ht ") are eq uipped wit h dynami c head light
ra nge con trol. Thi s m ea ns th at the head lig ht s
wi ll adju st th em se lves to match th e load leve l of
ve hicl e. T hey will also adju st "noddi ng
m ove ments " when driving off or braking . -'4
The emergency fla sher s are used to draw the attention of other motorists
vehicl e in case of an eme,ge ncy .
Fig . 26 Section of ins trument panel: switch for the
eme rgen cy flasher
lf yo u find yourself in an em erge ncy situ a­
tion:
l. Park your ve hicl e a safe distance from
moving traffic.
2. Press button
26 to sw itch on
the emergency
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3. Sw it c h th e eng in e off.
4 . Set th e par king brake firml y.
5. Move t he se lec tor l ever to the P position
(A utomatic transmis sion ).
6. Use a warn ing tr ia ngle or other wa rning
equ ipm en t to draw the allen tion of other
motori sts to y our vehicle.
7. Always take the key with you if you le ave
t h e ve hicle.
Yo u sh oul d use th e em ergency flash er under
the fo llow ing situation s:
• whe n yo u approach a
jam
• if
vehicle has a break down
• if
vehi cle is being tow ed or if yo u arc a vehicle
• if
yourself in a dangero us s itua tion
A ll
sig nal s fla sh simultaneou sly. The turn signal a nd the ligh t in
t h e w ill fla sh at the same time . T he

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em erg ency flasher also works when th e ign ition
i s sw itched off .
L'.D, WARNING
A vehicle stalled or stopped on or bes ide a
highway can be st ruck by ot her vehicl es and
increase the risk of se rious per sonal injury.
• Whenever s tall ed or stopp ed fo r repair ,
move th e ve hicl e a safe distan ce off the road,
s top the engine, and turn of the emergency
WARNING (continued)
flash er and use a warning tria ngle or similar
d ev ice to warn approa ching
• Never park the vehicle in areas w here the
h ot cata ly tic con verter and exhaust system
ca n come in contac t w ith dry grass, brush, fu el
s pill or oth er mater ia l that can ca use fire.
Tips
Yo u can disc harge the ve hicle batt ery if yo u le ave
t h e eme rgency flash er on for a Jo ng time
Turn and high beam lever
The tum signal and high beam lever also operates the headli ght flashe,:
F ig. 27 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn sig nal a nd high b eam lever has
rhe follo win g fun ctions:
Using the turn signals
-Mo ve the leve r a ll th e way up 27
to indicate a right turn, and all th e way
down
t o in di cat e a left turn .
Changing lane s
-Push the lever up or down to the point
w here yo u ca n start to feel res is tan ce. The
t u rn sig nal fla sh es as lon g as yo u hold the
l ever in thi s po sit ion.
Switching the h igh beam on and off
- Turn the light sw itch to
- Press th e lever fo rwa rd to po sit io n to
sw itch on the high beam s.
- Pull th e le ver back toward you to swit ch
th e hig h b eam off again.
Headlight flasher
- Pull th e lev er tow ard t he s tee rin g w hee l
to operate the
L'.D, WARNING
I mp roper use of the hea dlight fla sh er or the
hi gh b eams ca n di strac t oth er dri vers ca usin g
a cras h and serio us personal injury.
• Never use the head light flash er and high
bea ms w hen the y w ill bl ind or di stra ct ot her
m otor is ts .
• Always use the turn sig nals when chan gin g
l a n es to al ert ot her motori sts.
Tips
• The signa ls o nl y work w hen the ign ition
i s swi tched on. The co rrespo nding warnin g light
fla sh es in th e in strum ent clust er.
• The
then
co me s on in th e in strum ent clust er.
• The
flasher co mes on for as lon g as
yo u pu ll th e leve r- eve n if no oth er light s are
s w itch ed on. The warning lig ht
th en comes
o n in the instrum ent cluste r.
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• If 1h e sig nal l eve r is le ft on, a buzzer
so und s when 1 he drive r doo r is op en ed, eve n if
1h e key is lef l in !h e ig ni tio n l ock, and !he r espec-
Interior lights
Inte rio r light in the front
.
Fig . 28 Section of roof: fr ont inter ior lig ht
U se lhe ro cke r sw itch !h e fo l­
l ow ing pos itio ns:
Co urtesy light positi on
C oun esy w ill on w hen yo u u nlock ve hicl e and will go off ap prox ima te ly 30 sec­
on ds af ter yo u close 1he doors w hen sw itch i s
in 1h e ce nter posi tion. T he in te ri or go off
w he neve r yo u loc k 1h e ve hicle o r w hen you
on 1h e ig n iti on.
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li ve head light and 1 aill igh1 w ill be illum in a1e d re du ced bri gh tn ess. These a re re mind ers 10 o ff !h e
Interior light switch ed on
Press 1 he sy mbol "li':' on 1h e roc ker sw itch 1 0 on a fro nl or rea r The w ill on .
Int erio r li ght sw itch ed off 0
Press 1he sy mbol O o n the ro cke r to off a or re ar lig h1.
Glo ve comportm ent li ght
T he co mes o n au 1o m a1ica lly w hen !h e is opened a nd off w hen
yo u cl ose 1he co mpanm en l.
Lu ggage comportmen t lighting
T he co mes on a utoma tica lly w hen yo ur
o pen !h e rea r lid and go es off w hen yo u cl ose
Tips
If yo u sh ould l eave o ne of 1h e ve hicle doors
o pen, 1h e i nteri or l ig h ts w ill swi tc h off ap ­
prox . 10 mi nut es, prov id ed yo u h ave taken your
key yo u and 1h a1 lig ht in co unesy pos it io n. T hi s preve nts th e balt ery
f ro m

Front reading lights
QfilE
Fig. 29 Section of roof: front reading ligh ts
Background ligh ting
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Switching on th e reading
Press th e corres ponding button 29 to sw itch on th e rea din g
The background l ighting lights control elements in the center console.
Fig. 30 Sect io n of the roo f: backg round ligh ting
The background light ing 30-arrow s- wi ll
fu nct ion w hen th e ig ni tion and th e head ligh ts
a re sw itch ed on . Th e ce nter co nso le is illumi ­
n ated from above.
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Rear inter ior light
Fig. 3 1 Section of roof: rear interior light and
reading ligh ts
Clear vision
Sun viso rs
Fig. 32 Sun viso rs on the driver side
52 Light s and a cl ear v iew Switching on the reading light
s
Press the button 41g. 31 to sw itch on
th e re adin g light.
Switching off th e reading light s
Press the button to switc h off th e
reading
The sun visor fo r the driver and the fron t pas ­
senger can be pulled out of its re taini ng cl ip in
the center o f the ve hicle and turn ed towa rd the
doors
32 O nce the sun viso r is turned
to ward th e door it ca n be adj usted in len gth by
pulling it to the rea r.
Th e mak e-up m irr ors in the sun viso rs have
covers. W hen yo u open t he
th e lig ht in
th e headlin er co mes on.

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Windshield wipers
Windshield wiper s The wind shi eld wip er lev er op erates both wi ndshield wi pers and th e w ind­
s hi eld washin g syste ms.
Fig. 33 Windshie ld wiper and wind sh ield washing
lever
T he w in dshield wiper 33 has the
fo llow ing se ltin gs:
Int ermi ttent wiping (windshield)
-Move t he lever up to positi on 33
- Turn th e leve r@ ) to e ither sh or te n or
l e ng th en the int erva l. Turn th e leve r to t he
l e ft t o sh o rt en the freq uen cy . T urn th e
l eve r ro th e right to le n gth en th e frequ en cy .
Th e w inds hield wip er s w ill wip e slo w ly
a nd continuou sly w hen th e leve r is m oved
a ll th e w ay
to th e rig ht.
Slow wiping
- Move the lever up to positi on ® ·
Continuous wiping
- Move the leve r up t o po siti on
Brief wiping
- Move the leve r down to position © to
give t he wind shi eld a
bri ef w ip e. T he w ip er
w ill be gin t o m ove faste r if you ke ep th e
l eve r pr esse d down for lo nge r th an 2 sec ­
ond s.
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshield)
- Pull the lever towa rd the steerin g w heel
t o pos ition®·
- Rele ase the leve r ag ain. Th e wipers w ill
co ntinu e to w ipe for approx imate ly 4 sec­
ond s.
Switching off the wipers
- Mo ve th e leve r up to po sition ®·
Winter /Service position
Th e wind shi eld wip ers will move to the
"Wi nter/Serv ice pos ition" if yo u sw itch th e ig ni ­
ti on on br iefly and th en
T he wi ndshi eld wipe r arm s can be moved fo r­
w ard so that they do not freeze o nto the w ind­
s hi eld. Th e wi nds hie ld wip er arms w ill have to
be pus hed b ack
the w indsh ie ld befo re
dri vin g o ff. T he w in d shi eld w ipe rs w ill m ove
b ack to th eir or ig ina l posit io n af ter yo u drive off.
WARNING
Worn or dirty wip er bl ad es w ill reduc e vis i­
bilit y and incre ase the risk or co llis ion s and se­
ri ous inju ry.
• Nev er u se the front wip er /wa sher in
fr ee zin g w eather without
defro stin g the
w indshield . The wa sh er solut io n ma y
on t he w indow and reduc e vis ibilit y.
• Alw ays clea n the win dshi eld wip er bl ades
and a ll w in dow s regularly.
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