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Federal Emissions Performance War ranty
For 2 years or 24,000 miles and 8 years or 80,000 mile s
Volkswage n of A m eri ca, Inc., (Vo lksw agen ) wa r
rants to the orig in al re lail pur ch aser o r or igi nal
l essee of a mod el year
2006 Vo lkswage n ve hicle
an d any sub sequ en1 purc hase r or lessee of the
veh icl e th at if th e fo llowi ng co ndit io ns are met,
a n y a uth ori ze d Vo lksw agen dea le r in th e Unit ed
S tates, includin g its te rri to ri es, a nd Canad a will
r e m edy a ny nonco nfo rmi ty. as deter min ed
be low, free of ch arge, und er the foll owi ng co ndi
t io ns:
• th e ve hicle fa ils
to con form at any time
durin g 24 m ont hs or 24 ,00 0 miles , w hi ch eve r oc
c u rs first, to ap plica ble emi ssio n inspectio n
sta ndards as dete rmin ed by an EPA Approved
Sta te Inspect io n and Ma inten ance Tes t (1/M), or •
if the ve hicle has bee n in use for m ore th an
24 m onth s or 24,000 mil es, b ut less than 8 years o r 80,000 miles, whi ch ever occurs first, t he ve hicle
fa ils an 1/M Test res ult ing fro m a ma lfu nc tion o f
a ca ta lyt ic co nve rter, e ngine elec tron ic co ntrol
m odul e or o n-boa rd d iag nos tic dev ice
(0 80). and
• the fail ure o f th e 1/M Tes t re quir es the ve hicle
ow ner to bea r an y pe nalty or other sanct ion, in
cl udin g th e den ial of
rig ht to use the vehicle
und er loca l, s ta te or fe d era l l aw , and
• th e ve hicle has bee n ma inta in ed an d oper
ate d in acco rdance w ith Volk swage n's instr uc
ti ons for pro per maint en ance an d use
to Vo lkswage n
o r th e dea le r. If th e de ale r d eni es you r cla im, you
w ill b e notifi ed in writing of the reasons for re
j ec tin g th e cla im. If yo u d o not receive not ice of
de nial o f yo ur clai m with in the a bove ti me pe
r iod, Volk swage n is requ ired by law to honor the
cl aim .
Un der certain circ um stan ces , yo ur claim may be
d eni ed beca use yo u have fa iled
to comp ly w ith
i n str u ction s for schedul ed m aintenance con-
16 Fede ral Emissions Warrantie s
tain ed in yo ur Vol ksw age n Ma inten ance
b ookl et. In d ete rminin g whet her yo u h ave com
pli ed wit h the in stru cti ons fo r sc hedul ed main
t e n an ce a nd pro per u se, Volkswage n may re
q ui re yo u t o furn ish proof of c omplian ce only
w ith t hose ma inten ance instru ctions w hich
Vo lkswagen has reason to be lieve were no t pe r
form ed and w hic h co uld be th e cau se o f the 1/ M
T es t fa ilure .
Vo lkswagen may de ny an em iss ion pe rfo rm ance
warra nty c lai m on th e bas is tha t a non -EPA cer
tifi ed r eplace ment part was used in t he m aint e
n ance or re pa ir of the ve hicl e if Vo lkswagen can
p rove that th e non -ce r1ifi ed part is e ither defec
ti ve in m ate rial s or wor kman sh ip , or not e quiva
l e nt fro m an em iss ion sta ndp oint t o th e or igi nal
p art. a nd yo u are no t ab le 10 offer i nfor mation
th at th e pa rt i s eith er not defect ive o r e qu ivale nt
to th e o rigin al p art wit h res pec t to its e miss io n
p erfo rm an ce.
Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a claim re la tin g to
• warra nty work or p re-de livery service per
fo rm ed by
auth ori ze d Vo lkswag en dealer, o r
• work pe rfo rm ed in an em erg ency to rec tify
an un sa fe co nd ition attrib utabl e
to Volkswagen,
p rov ided you have take n ste p s in a time ly
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man ner t o put the ve hicle back a con
form ing co nditi on , o r
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• the use of an unc enified p an or to no nco m
pliance with the in stru ctions for proper mainte
nance and use, w hich is not re lated
1 0 th e 1/M
Tes t
the or igi nal re ta il purcha ser
o r orig inal lessee, and any sub sequen t p u r
chaser or lessee or, if th e ve hicle is firs t pla ced in
Proper maintenance and use
In stru cti on s fo r pro per maint enan ce are c on
t a in ed in you r Vo lkswage n Maintenan ce
b oo klet. T im e and mil ea ge interva ls, at w hi ch
m ainte nan ce is
1 0 b e perform ed, m ay vary from
m ode l to m ode l.
Vo lk sw age n reco mm end s yo u keep a record o f
sc hedu led maint en an ce by having your Vo lk
swage n
boo klet va lidated a t the
approx ima te time or mil eage interva ls by the au
th ori zed Volkswagen dea ler or other service fa
c ilit y that p erfo rmed th e m aint en an ce. If yo u
pe rfo rm th e maintenance yourse lf, kee p all doc
um ent ati on
pro of yo u have perf or med th e
m aint enan ce th e appro xima te tim e or
mil eage interva ls reco mm ended, that yo u h ave
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen reco mm end s th at Ge nuine Volkparts be used as rep lace ment p art s for
th e main tenan ce. re p air or re pl aceme nt of emi s
s io n co ntrol syste m s. U se o f re pla cement part s
w hi ch arc not eq uiva le nt t o Genui ne Volk
in emi ssion p erf orm an ce and du
rabilit y ma y imp air the eff ec tive ness of e mi ssio n serv
ice as a demo nstrator or co mp any de mon
s trato r o r co mpany car prio r to delivery , on th e
dat e it is fir st pl ace d in
use d pro per part s. and that yo u were able 1 0 per
for m the ma inten an ce prop erly .
Fa ilur e to maint ain yo ur vehicle accord in g
10 th e
i n str ucti on fo r p roper maint enan ce may cause
th e veh icle to ex cee d appli cable e missio n s s ta n
dard s and could resu lt in d eni al o f warranty cov
erage. Howeve r, Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rranty claim solely on the basis of your failur e
t o maintain th e veh icle according to the instru c
ti ons or fa ilure to ke ep a recor d of ma int ena nce.
In str u cti o ns fo r prop er u se of the ve hicle are
c o nt ain ed in your Volkswage n Owne r's
co ntr ol sys te ms. Alth oug h use o f pa rts o the r
th an Ge nuin e Vo lk swagen parts does no t in va li
d ate th ese warranti es, Volkswage n ass um es no
li ab ility und er th ese warra nti es fo r fa ilu re o f
s u ch part s and damag e to o ther p art s ca use d by
s u ch
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EPA certified replacement parts
Mainte n ance, repair , or replacement of emis·
s ion contro l de vices a nd syste ms m ay be
fo rmed b y any autom otive service an d rep air es· t
a b lishment or qualifi ed indi vidual u sin g ronment al Prot ection Agency (EPA) cert ified p lace ment part s.
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in validat ing choose to have main tenan ce, repair o r replace·
m ent of emi ssio n contro l com ponent s per·
for med b y any automo tive serv ic e es tablish
m ent or ind iv idual qualified to perform such
services. However, t he cos t o f su ch serv ices is
n ot cove red by these warra nties ex cep t i n
genc ies. If the in dep end ent service esta b lish- ment
find s
defect, yo u m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler
an d h ave the defect correc te d free of char ge.
Volkswagen will not b e liabl e for any ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at the independ ent
v ice es tablishm ent , except for em erge ncy pairs. See "Emerge ncy Rep air s" fo r further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
A ny part , whic h is not schedu led fo r inspecti on
or re pla cement at maintenan ce int ervals
fied in th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance bookl et, is covere
d by thi s warranty for t he full war ranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part scheduled onl y for insp ec tion in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's instru ctions or quir ed sc hed uled mai nten ance is cove red for
th e durati on of these warrant ies .
Damage to non-warranty parts
If failur e ofa warra nt ed part causes damage to a
p a rt no t covere d by warra nty, the
ran te d part will be re pl ac ed free of ch arge
18 Federal Emis sions Warranties
A part insta lled in acco rdance with swage n's instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled
m aintenanc e is w arranted unt il th e next
uled replace ment interva l or for the durat ion of
t h ese wa rra nti es.
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Emergency repairs
Emer gency repai rs perfor med by a non -Vo lk
s wa gen service facility will be re imbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded an d co rrec tly per
fo rm ed, and it was impossib le or unr easo nab le
und er
circums tances to or dri ve your
Vo lkswagen lo nea rest autho rize d Volk
swage n dealer. The maxi mum r eimbur sement
a llowable is an amount equal
if yo ur
a uth orized Vo lk swage n dealer had compl eted
repair (s). Reim bursement will be co nsidered
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when you submit th e fo llow ing items to your au
thori zed Vo lkswage n deal er:
• A sta te m elll exp laining
circ um stan ces prevented you from gelling an
ri zed Volkswagen dea ler,
• Paid receipt(s),
• Repa ir orde r(s ), and
• Pan(s) removed from your Vo lkswagen.
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
T hese warra nties do cove r any damage the vehicle caused by tam perin g emi ssion
contro ls, use of fue l co ntainin g lead, or fuel not
m ee tin g th e sp ec ific ati ons
in
Implied warranties
A ny imp lied warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch antab ility or warranty of fitness for a Ow
ner's Man ual, an d ab use , negle ct or im
p roper maim en ance of the ve hicle. D iagnos is
an d re pair of such damage are
the expense of
p arti cu lar purpo se, is limited in d urat ion to the peri od of the se wrillen warrantie s.
Incidental and consequentia l damages
T hese warra nties do not cover a ny in cident al or
c on sequ ent ia l dama ges, including lo ss of resale
value,
p ro fits or ea rning s, and out-of
po cke t ex pen ses for substitute transpor tation
or lod ging.
So me
do not a llow ex clu sio n or limi ta
ti on of incidenta l o r co nseq uemial damag es, so
limitation o r excl usio n m ay ap ply to
yo u.
rece ived the serv ices
pro mised in these warra ntie s, plea se follow
pro cedu res descr ibed in book le t u nder t he "C ustom er
• You may o btain furthe r informati on re
ga rdin g Emiss ion s Per fo rman ce Warranry o r violatio n of terms o f Emi ssio ns
Performance Wa rra nry by co nta cting: Manager,
Cer tification and Co mp lia nce D ivisio n
(6405 )), Wa rrant y Claims, En vironm ent al Pr otect ion
Age ncy, Ariel Build in g, 120 0 Pen nsy lv an ia
Avenue, N.W., Was hin gton, DC 20 460
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California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement:
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty rights and obligations
Th e Ca lifornia Air R esou rces Board is plea sed to
exp lain the emi ssion contro l sys tem warranty on
y ou r mod el year
2006 v eh icle. In Ca lifornia , n ew
motor vehicl es mus t be designed, built and
e quipp ed to mee t th e State's strin gent anti
s mog standa rd s. Vo lkswagen
warrant the
e mi ssion con trol sy stem on your veh ic le for the
periods of time listed below provided the re ha s
be en no ahu se,
or impro per mainte
n ance of your vehicle.
Your em iss io n cont ro l syste m may include part s
s u ch as the carb uretor or fu el- inj ect ion syste m,
t he ign ition system, ca talytic converter, and en
gine computer. Also includ ed may be hoses,
belts, connec tors and other emis sion-rel at ed as
se mbli es.
W here a wa rrantabl e condition exits, Volk
swage n will rep air yo ur vehicl e at no cos t
to you
includ ing dia gnosis, parts and labo r.
Manufacture r's wa rrant y co verage:
For 3 years or 50,000 miles, wh ic h ever occur s
fir st.
If your veh icl e fa ils an Insp ec tion and Mainte
n an ce Test , all necess ary rep air s and adjust
m en ts wi ll be made by Volk swagen to en sur e
th at your vehicle passes the inspec tion. This is
y our Emi ssion Control System PERF ORMANCE
WAHHAN TY.
I f any emi ssion-r elated part on your veh icle is
defecti ve, th e part will be repa ired o r re pla ced by
Vo lkswage n. This is your sh ort- te rm Emissio n
Co ntro l Sys te m
20 California Emissions Warranti es
For 7 years or 70 ,00 0 mile s, which eve r occurs
first
If an emi ssion -re lated part listed in thi s war
rant y booklet spe cia lly not ed with coverage for 7
ye ars or
70 ,000 mi les is d efect ive, the part will be
repaired or r eplac ed by Volk swagen. T his is you r
l on g-te rm Emi ssion Con trol Sys te m DE FECTS
For 15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
firs t
So me Vo lk swage n model s may be sp ecia lly
e quipp ed to meet Californi a Partia l Zero Emis
sio n Veh icle (P -Z EV) requirements, as identified
o n th e Vehicl e Emissio n Contro l Information
Labe l lo cate d on the hood. Fo r th ese vehicle s, if
yo ur Vo lk swa ge n fails an Insp ec tion and Ma in
t ena nce Tes t, OR if any em iss ion-r ela ted part is
found to be d efec tive, the part will be repa ired or
r e pl ace d by Vo lk swagen for LS yea rs or
1 50,000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs first, from th e tim e of
d elive ry of th e ve hicl e the orig inal r etai l pur
c h ase r or ori ginal le ssee. This r epre sents your
Emi ssion Control Syste m PERFORMANCE WAR
and DEF ECTS WARRAN TY.
Owner's warran ty respo nsibilities:
As the ve hicle owner, you are re spon sibl e for the
p erformanc e of th e requi red ma intenan ce listed
in yo ur ow ner's Maintenance bookle t. Vo lk
swage n reco mm end s that you re tain all r eceipts
cover ing main te n anc e on your vehicle , b ut Volk
swag en cannot den y w arranty sol ely for t he la ck
of re ceipt s or for your failu re to ensure the p er-
formance of all sc h edu led maint enanc e.
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You are responsible for p resent ing your vehi cle
t o a Volkswagen dealer as soon as a probl em ex
ists. The warranry repa irs s houl d be complet ed
in a reaso nable amount of tim e, not
to exceed 3 0
days.
As the vehicle owner, you sh oul d also be awa re
t h at Volkswagen may deny you wa rra nry
coverage if yo ur veh icle or a part has failed due to
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abu se, neglect, improper maint en ance or unap
proved mod ifica tion s.
IF YO U
ANY Q UESTIONS REGARDING
YOUR WARRANTY AND RESPONSIBIL
ITI ES, YO U SH OU LD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN
OF AMERICA, INC., C USTOMER
A T I (8 00 )
822-8987, OR THE CALIFORNLA RE
SOURCES BOARD AT P.O. BOX 8001, EL MONTE,
CA 91734-2 302 .
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California Emissions Control System Defect
Warranties
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles
General
Vo lk sw agen of Ameri ca , Inc. (Volk sw age n), war
ra nts to th e ori gina l re tai l p urc hase r or orig in al
l e ss ee and an y s ubsequen t p urc h ase r o r le ssee
that e very model ye a r 200 6 Vo lkswa gen ve hicl e
im port ed by V olk sw agen and cert ified for sa le
a nd r egis te re d in Calif orni a:
• was desig n ed , bu ilt an d eq uipp ed so a s to
co nform with a ll ap plic ab le req uire m en ts o f th e
C al ifornia Air Re so ur ces Board (CA RB) and
• is free from d efe ct s in mat eria l a nd work
m anship whi ch ca use th e v eh icl e
fa il co n
fo rm wit h re q u irem ent s, includi ng a ny
d efec t w hic h wou ld ca use th e ve hicl e's on
bo ard malf unction in dic ator to ill umin ate, fo r 3
yea rs o r 50 ,000 mile s , w hi ch ev er occurs fir st.
wa rrant ed part i s any pa rt install ed on a m otor
ve hicl e or motor ve hicle engi ne by th e ve hicle or en
gin e manuf actur er, o r in sta lled in a warra nr y
r e p ai r, w hic h affe cts any re g ul ated emi ssio n
f ro m a m oto r vehi cle or en gin e w hic h i s subject
Ca lifo rni a emiss io n sta nda rds .
T he obli gatio n of Volk swagen u nd er th is wa r
r a n ty is limi ted, howe ver,
th e fo llow in g: If
w ithin t his period a d efect ma te ri al or work
m ansh ip causes th e ve hicl e to f ail 10 conform
w ith Califo rn ia re gula tio ns and th e vehicle is
b ro ught
th e work sh op of an y author ize d Vol k
s w age n deale r in th e Un ite d Sta tes, includ in g it s
t e rrit ories, a nd Canad a th e dea le r w ill ma ke re
p airs
m ay be re q uir ed by th ese re g ul ation s
fr ee o f ch arge .
T hese c overa ge's may al so b e includ ed in th e
Vo lk swa gen 4 ye ars
I 50,0 00 mile s Li mit ed Ne w
V eh ic le W arra nty.
For 7 years I 70,000 Miles Covering Certain Emission System Parts
T he fo llow ing em iss ion s con trol sys te m part s
mark ed with ar e cove re d fo r 7 ye ars or
7 0,0 00 mil es. w hic h eve r occ urs first:
J e tta , Pa ssat
2. 0T FSI
Ca msh aft adju ste r unit no
Ca mshaft adju ster con-
no
t ro l h ousin g
F uel tan k
yes
T urbo char ger yes
Intak e m anifold
no
E ngin e c ontrol
yes
E x.h au st man ifol d
ye s G
olf, Jett a, N ew
B ee tle 2 .5 L
n o
no
ye s
n o
n o
ye s
no
22 California Emissions Warrantie s
Touar egV R6 Touareg 4.2 L
yes yes
no yes
yes yes
n o no
ye s yes
yes yes
yes no
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Je tt a, Pa ssa t Golf, J eua , New
TouaregVR6
Touareg 4 .2 L
2 .0 TFS I Beetl e2. 5L
Cata lytic
ye s yes yes yes
Tr an smi ssio n co ntro l
yes (Jeua on ly)
modul e n
o
no no
M alfun ctio n indi cator
l am p (M IL) ( co vered
o nly w hen equipp ed
yes yes yes
yes
w ith Driv er lnforma -
ti on
Pa ssenger co m p art-11 0 110 yes yes
me nt a uxi liary hea te r
Throttl e valve co ntrol
unit n
o
11 0 no yes
Also covere d by Fede ra l Em issio ns Wa rra nty fo r 8 yea rs o r 80,000 mi les. wh ichever occurs firs !.
California Emissions Performance Warranty
Califo rn ia main ta in s a man dalOry emi ssions In
spec tion and M aint en an ce pro gra m (1/M) re
q u iri ng m olOr ve hicles to be tes te d at regu la r in
t e rv a ls . I f your vehicl e fa ils to pass a n 1/M tes t
p erform ed b ya Lice nse d 1/ M sta tion pu rs uan t to
th e Ca lifo rn ia In spec tion and Maint en an ce Pro
g ram with in
3 years or 50,000 miles, whi ch eve r
oc cur s firs t, a n y a uth ori zed Volk sw ag en dea le r
in t he Un ite d States, in clud ing i ts te rri tories , and
Ca nada will p erfo rm fr ee of ch arge an y repa irs
necessary fo r
vehicle to pass the s mog tes t.
Aft er th e
3 ye ar I 50,00 0 mil es perfo rm an ce wa r
ra nt y has exp ired , a n I/ M t est fa ilu re du e to a dein a pa rt w hich is wa rra nt ed fo r 7 yea rs I 70 ,000 miles, wh ic h eve r occu rs fir st, is covere d.
T hese re p ai rs in clude diag nos is, r epla ce men t,
rep air, an d a djustm ent s. Fo
r 15 yea rs or 15 0 ,000 miles, which eve r occ urs
fir st
So me Vo lk sw age n mod els m ay be s peci ally
e quipp ed
mee t Ca lifo rn ia Par tial Z ero Emi s
s io n Ve hicl e (P -ZEV) requirem em s, as id ent ified
o n th e Veh icl e Emi ssio n Co ntro l Infor matio n
L ab el l oca te d on t he hood . Fo r t hese vehicles, if
yo ur Vo lksw age n fails a n 1/M tes t, O R if a n y
e m iss ion-r elat ed pa rt is foun d lO be d efe cti ve,
t h e part will be re paire d or re pl ace d by Vo lk
swage n for 15 years or 15 0 ,0 00 m iles, w hic h ever
o cc urs fir st, fro m th e rim e of de livery o f the ve
hicl e to t he or ig in al re ta il purc h ase r or o rigin al
l essee . T hi s re prese nts yo ur E miss io n Co ntro l
Syste m PER FO RMANCE
and DEWARRANTY. ..
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