2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ECU

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WA RNING (continued)
• Always pro perl y s ecur e th e ve hicle ja ck
a nd t ool kit in th e lu ggage co mpartm ent.
L o ose item s in th e vehicle ca n fly a round th e
in sid e o f th e ve hicle during hard brakin g or in
a c rash cau sing seriou s pers onal injur y.
Changing a wheel
Applies lo vehicles: with spare wheel
Getting started
WARNING (contin ued)
• Before y ou rai se yo ur ve hicl e the jac k,
al ways re ad and h eed all
Pa rk vehicle in a safe place befo re changing a whee l.
-If yo u have a flat tir e or pun ctur e, park
t h e ve hicle as fa r away from th e flow of
t ra ffi c as poss ible o n a firm , eve n surf ace.
- Turn o ff the engine. Turn o n the emer­
ge ncy flas her.
- Apply the park ing brake firm ly and en­
gage a gear or
pu 1 1h e se lecto r in P.
- A ll passe nge rs mus t leave the ve hicle.
Th ey sh o uld wait in a safe place (for ex­
a mpl e behin d a g ua rd rail or other safe ty
ba rrier) .
- Block the w hee l o pp osite t he w hee l
b ein g cha nged wit h a su itabl e objec t. .
- If yo u are tow ing a tra iler, u nh itch it
fr om your ve hicle .
- Remove the spare w hee l and the ve hicle
t oo ls from t he lu ggage com part ment.
WARNING
C han gin g a w hee l, es pecia lly on the s ide the
ro ad , can b e da ngero us. To hel p re du ce th e
ri sk of seriou s perso nal inju ry:
• Alw ays sto p th e vehicl e as soon as
is safe
t o do so and mo ve the ve hicle a safe distan ce
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WA RNING (cont inu ed)
off th e ro ad wher e it i s safe lo c hang e th e
wh eel.
• Turn on th e emerge ncy flas her a nd set up
an other warnin g dev ice a bo ut 27 ya rds (25
m eters) behin d th e ve hicl e to wa rn ap­
pro achin g traffi c.
• Always make sure th at th e gro und i s leve l
a nd
if n ecessary use a s turdy boar d
und er th e jac k.
• When one w heel is lif ted
th e g round
puttin g th e se lector leve r in P will not pre vent
s udd en ve hicl e mo vement .
• Always appl y th e parkin g brak e
and
e ngage the se lec tor lever in P to help prev ent
the vehicl e from m oving s udd enl y a nd s lip­
p in g o ff th e ja ck.
• Always block the whee l oppos ite th e w hee l
be in g cha nged with b oth fo ld in g ch ocks or
s imil ar obj ec ts .
• If you arc towin g a tra iler, a lways unhit ch it
fr om yo ur vehicl e before star tin g to c hange
th e w hee l.
• Alwa ys use a ja ck th at ha s bee n approve d
b y th e m anufa ctur er for your vehicle .
• Neve r u se oth er j ac ks, ev en if th ey have
b ee n ap pro ve d for u se on oth er Vo lkswag en

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies lo vehicles: wi th spore whee l
Removing the spare wheel
The spar e wheel is located und ern eath the floor covering in the luggag e compart ­
Fig. 21 Under th e floor ponel: spore wheel secured
wi th o p las tic nut.
Removing the spare wheel
-Lift floor panel and hang on
rubb er sea l aro und the luggage compart­
ment openin g.
- Unscrew the black plastic nut securin g
th e s par e whee l by turning it in
direc­
tion of th e arrow
21and remo ve
-Press dow n on pla stic screw 22
in the ce nter of the spare wheel and
turn it co unt erclo ckw ise in th e direction of
the arro w
22 and remove.
- Tak e out the s pare whee l. Stowing the
flat tir e.
- Lift the fl oor pan el a nd h ang i t on the
rubb er sea l around the luggage compart ­
m en t open ing.
- Pla ce the flat tir e in the spar e whee l we ll
in the lu ggage co mpartment.
- Take the pla stic scr ew, place it in the
c ente r of th e flat tire pre ss
dow n and
t urn
clockw ise.
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Fi g. 2 2 Under th e floor pone!: plo stic screw for se­
cur ing the plostic n ut.
- Secu re the flat tire w ith bla ck pl astic
nut.
WARNING
• Do not use the spar e tir e ifit i s damaged or
if it ha s worn down to the wear indicators.
• If th e s pare lire i s more than 6 years old,
u se
it only in an em ergen cy and with extreme
cau tion and careful dri vin g.
• The spare tire mu st alwa ys be se cur ed w ith
the wheel bolt s provided b y the factory.
• After installin g the spare tire, the tire pr es­
s ur e must be c hecked as soon as p ossible
56.
• On some ve hicles, the spare tire ma y be
sma ller th an th e original tire. The smaller
spar e tir e is identified with a sticker and th e
word s
"50 mph" or "80 km/h". These words
identify the max imum permissible sp ee d for
driving with this tire.
Not e
Mak e sure that the spare w heel. or
re mo ved ar e stored safe ly i n luggag e

-Place the bulb holder insert back in the
h ead light. Make sure the hold er is prop erl y
i n se rted.
- Push the
82, fig. 36
th e headlight.
Replacing the turn signal light bulb
Fig . 3 8 Bulb ho ld er for the tu rn signo l
The bulb ho lde r for the turn signal is lo­
ca ted undern eath the headlight /po sition
l amp.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
If yo u ar e unc ert ain ho w rep lace a de­
fective bulb, see yo u authorized Volk swage n
de aler for assis tance.
- Swi tc h the light off.
- Switch off the ig nition .
- Open the eng ine hood.
- Turn the bulb holder as far as it wi ll go
in the direc tion of the a rrow
38 .
- Remove the bulb holder from the hea d­
light.
- Cha nge the bulb.
- Rep lace the bul b holder in th e head-
li ght and turn it as far as it will go in the op­
po site direction to the arrow.
If you are un certain abo ut how re pla ce a d e­
f ec tive bulb , see you authorized
dea le r fo r ass is tance.
Changing the bulb for the brak e light or rear turn signal
Fig . 3 9 Broke light and rear turn signa l bu lb holder unit
Changing the bulb
- Open the rea r lid.
- Loca te th e cover in the luggage com-
partm ent trim panel to access the bulb
hold er and open it.
- Disco nn ect co nn ector
39
- Press the release ta b s =£l g. 39 (a rrow s}
and pull the bulb h older ou t.
- Repla ce the defe ctiv e bulb.
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb hold er secur ely.
- Reconnec t the connecto r@ .
- Rein stall the cove r in th e trim panel.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
If you are un certain ab out ho w to re pla ce a d e­
f e ct ive bulb, see yo u auth orize d Volk swagen
d ea le r for assis ta n ce .
Changing the bulb for the back-up light
The bu.lbs are located in the rear Lid.
Fig. 40 Boc k-up bu lb ho ld er
- Open the rear lid.
Jump starting
Jumper cables
- Locat e the cover in the rea r lid trim
pan el to access the bulb holder and open
it.
- Ex pa nd th e tw o re taining tabs in the di­
r e ct ion of the arrow s
40and pull the
bulb holde r out.
- Replac e th e defect iv e bu lb.
- Rein stall the bulb holder securely.
- Rein sta ll th e co ver in the rear lid trim
panel.
If you are unc ertain about ho w to re plac e a de­
f ec tive bulb , see y ou auth orized Volkswa gen
d ea ler for a ssis tanc e.
The jumper cables have sufficient cro ss sec tion.
If th e engin e does not sta rt beca use the batt ery is
di scharg ed , yo ur vehicl e's batt ery b e co n­
n ec te d to th e batt ery of anot her veh icl e 10 s tart
t h e e ngin e.
Jump er cab les
Th e cro ss sec tion mu st b e a t leas t 0.03B (25 111111 2
) fo r gaso line en gin es a nd at l eas t
0.0 54 (35 111111 2
) fo r di ese l en gin es.
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Note
• Do n ot le t the vehicle s tou ch eac h oth er, oth­
e rw ise curr ent cou ld flow a s soo n as th e plu s(+)
t e rm inals are co nne cted. If necess ary, u se lon ger
jump er cabl es.
• The di sc ha rge d batt ery mu st be prop erl y
co nnec te d
to th e ve hicl e's elec tri ca l sys tem.