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Free-of-charge repair
Repair s under this warranty are made free of
charge. Your au thori zed Volk swag en dea ler w ill
What is not covered
Maintenance services
Thi s warrant y does not cove r the cos t of part s
a nd labor in volve d in any sc hedul ed m aint e
nanc e serv ice. Sc hed uled m ainte nance serv ices
a re described in your Volkswagen Maintenanc e
Bookl et. repair th
e defecti ve part or rep lace
it with a new
or rema nufa ctur ed g enuin e Volk swagen part.
Thi s wa rranty does not cove r the rep la ce ment of
filt ers , oil, lubri cants o r fluid s unle ss their re
p lace ment i s a nece ssa ry pan of warranty ser
vice o n a cover ed co mp one nt.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warr anty does not cove r:
• dama ge or malfun ctio ns w hich are the resul t
of imp roper r epair of th e ve hicle, insta llation of
any non Genu ine Volkswagen parts that will
a lt er the vehicl e per fo rmanc e specifi cation s
fro m tho se se t by the ve hicl e manufa cturer,
modifi cations to the veh icle ( includ ing t he e n
g in e m anage ment sys te m). accessor ies su ch
ala rm systems, re mot e star te rs, roof racks or
co mmuni cation s equipm ent , d efects or fa ilur es
r es ultin g from th e use o f new part s not sold or
approv ed by Volk swagen , or used parts, o r th e
r es ultant damage to asso ciated part s or sys te m s;
• dam age or malfun ctions wh ich were cause d
by the alterat ion o f the vehicle, in particu lar a ny
major or structura l alterations su ch as the co n
ve rs ion of
veh icle to a conv ertibl e or th e
modifi cation of th e roof to accommoda te a gla ss
roof struc ture or other simil ar structural alt er
a ti ons;
Wear and tear items
Thi s wa rran ty do es not co ve r th e repla cement of
any powert ra in compon ent s th at wear as a re
s ult of normal use or dete riorat io n.
8 Limited Powertrain War ranty
• d am age or mal functio ns ca use d by int en
tional or unint enrional misfu eli ng, collisio n or
mod ifica tion s of the veh icl e, includ in g, but not
li m ired
rh e or en gin e manage
m ent com ponents not ap prove d by Volkswage n;
• d am age o r m alf un cti on s res ult in g from the
u se of t he ve hicle in co mp etit ive eve nts or
caus ed by accid ent or fire ; or
• damag e or m alfun ction s res ultin g from co n
t inued operation of the ve hicle after a warn ing
light, gauge rea din g or other wa rnings ind ica te a
mechanical or operatio nal probl em ; or
• damag e or malfunction s du e to su sp en sion
m odifications, such as the ins ta llation of after
market spr ing s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowering
kit s.
Th is warranty does not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or decla re d to be a total los s by
an in sur er o r ve hicle s substant ia lly re-asse m
bled
or repaired wit h part s obtai ned from
a not her use d vehicle.
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in the Volkswagen Owner's Manual and Ma intenanc e Bo oki e!. Your d eal er will d eny war-
coverage unless yo u presem dealer
proof in form of service or repai r ord ers that
a ll sc hedul ed maintenan ce was perform ed in a
timely manner.
Damage caused by the environment
This warranty doe s not cover damage caused by
a irb orn e indu strial pollutant s (e .g. acid rain).
Other expenses
This warranty does not cove r any incid ent al or
conse quential damag e, includi ng loss of value
of the vehicl e, lost profits or earnings, or out-of
po cke t ex pen ses for sub stitut e transp or ta ti on
or
bird dropping s, tree sap, sto ne s, flood water,
w ind storm or ot her simi lar occ urrence s.
The "OtJ1 erTerm s" Pre sen ted in T he Limited
New Vehicle Wa rranty Als o App ly to Thi s
Warranty.
21 Some s tates do not allow 1he excl usion or limita tion of or co nseq uential damag e, so this limi
tation or excl usion ma y not apply to yo u.
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Limited Warranty Against Corrosion
Perforation
What is covered
Warranty period
Th e coverag e und er Lhi s wa rrant y lasts for 12 yea rs wilhou t mileag e limit atio n .
Any impli ed warrant y, including any implied
wa rranty of merc hantability or warran ty of
ness for a particular purpos e, is limit ed in dura
tion to the period of this written warrant y. Some
Coverage
Th is warranty cove rs any repair or replacem ent
o f body sh ee t m etal pan els th at ha ve bee n perfo
rated by rust.
Where to go for warranty service
T hi s warranty w ill be honored by any authori zed
Vo lk swage n dea le r in th e Unit ed Stat es, in
clud ing its territories, or Ca nada.
If yo ur Vo lkswage n is bro ught to an auth ori ze d
Vo lkswage n dea ler outside th e Unit ed Sta tes, in-
When the warranty period begins
The w arran ty period beg in s on the da te Lh e ve
hi cle is d elivere d to e ither orig inal purchas er
o r th e o rigin al lessee; or if the ve hicl e is firs t
p lace d in service as a "d emon stra tor" or '·co m
pany •· ca r, on the da te s uch ve hicle is first p laced
in serv ice. s
lates do not allow limit ation s on how long an
implied warranty lasts, so this limitation ma y
not app ly
yo u.
Ne ither Vo lkswagen nor the manufactur er as
s um es, o r authoriz es any p erson to assum e, any
otJ 1e r ob ligatio n or liabi lity on its behalf
eludin g its te rrit ories, or Canada, this will n ot app ly. Defec ts in mate rial or work man
s hip will be co rrected under th e terms of the
warra nty for new Vo lksw agen vehicl es in eff ec t
in that countr y
Thi s Limi ted Wa rranty Aga inst C orro sio n Perfo
ration is a utom atica lly tran sferred w ith out cost
if the owners hip of th e ve hicle ch an ges w ith in
th e warra nty peri od
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Free-of-charge repair
Repairs und er thi s warrant y ar e mad e fre e o f
c h arge. T he author ize d Vo lksw agen deal er will
r e pa ir th e defe ctive part or rep lace it wit h a new
or rema nufac turcd genuine Volkswage n pan.
What is not covered
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tip s
Yo ur Volk swagen i s corro sion protec ted at th e
fa ctory. Y ou do not need
purcha se rust
proofing when you b uy yo ur Volksw age n in
o rder to k eep th is wa rranty in effe ct.
Surface corrosion without perforation
Repa irs are c ove re d und er this warranty only if
t h ere is rust-throu gh co nd iti on in the body sh eet
m etal not caused by outs ide influ enc es.
Perforation of sheet metal due to accident, lack of care, or failure to
repair or modifications to the paint/pa inted surface
T hi s wa rranty do es not cover corrosio n pe rfora
ti on resu lting from the f ailur e to prompt ly re pa ir
paint damage. d amaged undercoating, or sur
fa ce cor rosion . It does no t cover damage du e to failur e to wash
o r otherw ise regul arly care for the vehicl e as de
sc rib ed in t he Volkswage n Owner's Manual.
T hi s
do es no t cover corros io n perfora
tion result ing from unrepa ired colli sio n dama ge
or impr oper co llision repair.
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Special exclusion for any aluminum portions that may be part of your
Volkswagen vehicle
Thi s warra nty do cs not cove r corrosio n perfo ra
t io n du e to failure to perform bod y re pair s in ac
cordance with Volk sw age n's s pec ified re pa ir
pro cedure s, includ ing use of non-aluminum
alloy part s.
It do es not cove r co rro sion perfora tion re sultin g
f rom th e use o f an y in ferio r ru stproofin g age nr
or meth od.
Environmental damage
Thi s warranty do es not cover damage cau sed b y
a irborn e indu stria l poll utant s (e .g . acid rain), Y
o ur authori zed Volksw age n deal ersh ip will do
it s bes t to mat ch yo ur veh icles origin al fin is h ,
but th is warranty does not cove r th e cost of
pai ntin g the entir e vehicle so le ly for pain t
m atc hin g.
<4
bird dropping s, sto nes , fl ood water, w ind
sto rm s. tr ee s ap or other simil ar occurrences.
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Corrosion perforation because of failure to rustproof when collision
damage is repaired
Dody parts that have been repaired or new ly in
s ta lled a fter a co llisio n mu st be treate d with a
ru stproofing agent rhar is co mpatibl e with Volk
swage n's own factory corrosion protection. If
yo u fail to have your vehicl e trea ted in th is way
after a colli sio n, Vo lk swagen will no t b e respon
s ibl e fo r the repair of any resu lting ru st- thr oug h. Tips
Th e "Other Terms· · presented in the Limited
New Ve hicle Warranty a lso apply to th is
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24 Hour Roadside Assistance
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
program
The Vo lkswagen 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
program is you r assuranc e help will be th ere
s hould your Vo lkswa gen have a m ec hanical
breakdo wn under norma J
3l drivin g condition s.
Whether t his happ en s thousand s of mil es from
hom e (anyw her e in
U. S. or Canada), o r in
you r own dri veway, you only have ca ll one
t o ll-fr ee number and help will be on way.
I (80 0) 411-6688
To identif y yourse lf as a memb er, simpl y quot e
y our Veh icle ldemifi ca rion Numb er (VIN ). Thi s
numb er can be found on your 24 I-lour Road sid e
Ass ista nce member ship card , or you can find it
on the dri ver's s ide of
dashb oard visibl e
th rough th e windshie ld. 24 Hour Roa dside Ass is- ta
nce is available
10 yo u for first four years of
your new vehicle owner ship.
Th e Vo lksw agen 24 I-lour Roadside Ass is tance
Pro gram includ es
following emer gen cy
road sid e serv ices: emerge ncy tow ing, ball ery
jump sta n, flat tire c hang e, em ergency fuel se r
v ice, loc k-o ut se rvice a nd ex tricat ion /winch ser
v ic e.
Oth er se rvice s and benefit s include: trip routing
ser vices and trip in te rrupt io n ben efit s
t h roug hout the U. S. and Canad a.
Pleas e refe r to yo ur 24 Hour Roadside Assis
tance Owner's Guide for
details on the
services prov ided.
Coverage do es not inclu de se rvice an y ve hicle wi llfully driven n on -reg ularl y trav elled are as su ch as
unu sed roa ds, ope n fields. con stru ctio n sit es. beache s, mud -lili ed driv cways/ lan eways/ concessio n
ro ad s,
lot s, o r an y o ther area that is ina ccess ible or haza rdous fo r th e Serv ice Op erato r's ve hicle to
re ach .
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Federal Emissions Warranties
General
The Emis sio ns Wa rranties se t o ut on th e fol
l o wi ng pag es are warra nties w hic h th e m anu fac
t ur er is re qui re d by law to furni sh to yo u
lhe
l im e y ou tak e delivery o f your new v ehicl e.
Th ese c overag es ma y al so be includ ed in 1he
V olk swag en 4 ye ars
I 5 0,00 0 mil es Limit ed New
V ehi cle Warra nty.
Th e wa rranti es re qu ired by fe deral law s app ly to
all new Volk sw age n vehicl es imp orted and di s
l rib uted b y Volk s w ag en o f America, In c. (V olk
s wagen ) for sa le in the Unil ed Sta tes, includi ng
it s le rri tori es, and Ca nada. Th e warra nties re
quir ed by the State of Calif ornia law apply to all
Volks wag en ve hicles import ed and di strib
u1 ed by Vo lk swage n for sale and r egistrat ion i n
1he State of Cali forn ia.
Th e C omm onw ealt h of Ma ssachu sett s and the
S 1a 1es ofV erm olll and
h ave adop1 ed warre q uir e m ent s th at a re id entica l to lh e Cali
fo rnia w arranti es.
Th e ow ner of a ve hiclecertil1ed for sale and reg
i stere d in California , Massac husetts, Vermo nt
or Ma ine may, there fore , ha ve wa rran ty rights
under b oth Federal and Sta te mandat ed emi s
s io n s warranti es. The sta te of New York has
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adopted emi ssio ns wa rranty req uir em ent s
id enti cal to California manda1ed em iss io ns
warra nties ONLY for vehicles equipped to m eet
Ca lifornia's Par tial Ze ro Em issio n Veh icle (P
ZEV) e missions requiremen ts, as iden tified on
th e Ve hicle Em is s io n Control Informat io n Labe l
l ocate d on the hood.
Th e owne r ofa n ew Volkswag en ve hicl e im
p oned and dislrib ut ed by V olk sw agen for sale i n
s lat es oth er than Californi a, Mass achu sen s, V er
Ma ine or New York (a s se t fort h in th e
ab ove paragra ph) has righ1 s on ly un der 1h e Fe d
e ra l Emis sion s Warra 11ty.
Pl ease read th ese w arr anti es ca re full y. If yo u
h ave a ny questio ns c on cerni ng th e app lica bili ty
of each w arrant y
yo ur veh icle or want t o kn ow
w heth er a parli cu la r re pai r will be perform ed
fr ee of charg e pur suant to 1hese warram ies,
pl ease w rite to o r tele ph on e:
C uslo mer CARE
Vo lkswagen of A meri ca, Inc.
3 800 Hamlin Ro ad
Auburn Hills, M l 48326
T el. : I (800)
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Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty
For 2 Years or 24,000 miles
Volk swage n of Amer ica, Inc. (Vol ksw age n). th e
au thori zed United State s importer of Volk·
swage n veh icles, warra nts to the or igina l re tail
purchaser or o ri gi nal lessee a nd any sub sequ ent
pur chaser or lessee that every model year
2006 Volkswagen ve hicle imp orte d b y Vo lkswage n:
• was designed, built and equipp ed so as to
co nfo rm at th e rim e of sa le wi th all app licab le
r eg ulations of the Unit ed Stat es Environm ent al
Protection Age ncy (EPA), and
• is free from defe cts in m ater ia l and wo rk·
man ship whi ch ca uses the vehicle to fail to co n·
fo rm with EP A reg ulation s for 2 yea rs afte r the
d ate o f first use or del ivery of the ve hicl e to the
o riginal re tail pur ch aser or orig inal l essee or
until the vehicl e has been driven
24,000 m iles,
w hichever occurs first.
A wa rrant ed part is any part in sta ll ed on a mo tor
ve hicle or mo tor vehicl e engi ne by th e ve hicle or
e ngine manufa ctur er, or insta lled in a
repa ir, w hi ch affec ts any reg ulated emiss ion
fr om a motor ve hicle o r eng in e w hich is sub ject
t o EPA em iss io n sta nda rd s. The fo llow ing part s
o r sys te m s liste d , if d efec tive, co uld cause the
ve hicl e to fail to co nform with EPA regulat ion s:
• Eva porat ive E missio n Co ntrol Syste m:
elud ing f uel tank, filler cap, filler neck a nd leak
detec tion pum p
For 8 Years or 80,000 miles
If the vehicl e has bee n in use for mo re than 24 m onth s or 24,000 m iles, but less than 8 year s or 80,000 mil es, w hic hever occurs fir st, yo ur Vo lk·
sw age n deal er w ill repai r or re pl ace free of
c h arge the fo ll ow ing major emi ssio n control
c ompon ent.s onl y: •
Exh aust Sys tem: includi ng manif olds, turbo·
c har gers, ca ta lyt ic converte rs, down pipes and
particu late rra ps
• EGR Syste m: includin g valves, pip es and
coo le rs
• Fu el In jection Syste m: including control
m odul es, se nso rs, sw itch es, valves and fuel line s
• Int ake Syste m : in cludi ng ca msh af t adj uste r
unit s, se nso rs, man ifold, p ipes a nd control
va lves
• Ig nition System: including coils and senso rs
• 080 System: including Malf uncti on lndi ·
ca to r La mp (MIL) and Data Link Connector
• PCV Sys tem: including control valves an d
pi pes
• Seco ndary Air In jec tion Syste m: in cluding air
pump and control valves
• Emi ssion.rela ted hoses , gaske ts, clamps and
ot her accesso ries use d wi th th e above com po·
n en ts
T he obligation of Vo lk sw age n u nder t his
ra nty is limit ed, ho weve r, to the followi ng: If
within this peri od a de fect in mat erial or w ork ·
ma nsh ip ca uses th e ve hicl e to fail to co nform
wit h EPA regula tion s and the vehicle is br ought
to th e worksho p of an y aut horized Vo lkswage n
d ea ler in the Unit ed States, including it s ter rito·
ri es, and Canada t he dea le r w ill make re pair s as
may b e re quir ed by th ese reg ulati ons free of
• Catalyt ic Co nve rter
• Engin e Electronic
M od ule
• On Boar d Diag nos tic Dev ice
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