Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
• Headlights: Adjust
• Tires/spare w hee l: C hec k co ndition and
pre ssure
• Brake sys te m: Chec k for dama ge/leaks, brake
pad thickness, brake fluid leve l
•
fluid: R eplac e every 2 ye ars rega rdless
of mil eage ( kilometers)
• Spark plugs: R epla ce (all models except 2.0L
TFSIJ
• Air clea ner: Repl ace filter element
• Coo ling sys te m: Chec k coo lant leve l; ad d if
n ecessary
• Dust and po llen fi lter (where applicab le):
pla ce
•
b elt: Check condition
• Powe r Steer ing: Chec k fluid level
• Drive s hafts: C hec k b oots
• Front axl e: Ch eck du st se als on ba ll join ts, tie
rod ends; check tie rods
• On-B oard dia gno sti c sys te m: Che ck fault
m emory ; purge if necessa ry
•
fr ame: Clean and lubricate
Nex t Service:
Dat e: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whi ch ever occ urs fir st •
Aut omat ic tran smi ssion: Check A TF
•
s poiler: Lubricat e (New Beetle only)
• Airbag syste m: Visual ch ec k every 12 month s
regardl ess of mile age (kilom eters)
•
t es t: Chec k kickdow n, br akin g,
s tee rin g, hea tin g a nd ventila tion, air condi
tioning , p ow er accessori es and elec trica l sys
tems
•
s ta rt er and auxilia1y batt e1y : check
( where applicable )
• Conve rtib le top : Chec k fun ctio n an d chec k
ro ll-ove r prot ection with conve rtible top open
(New Bee tle Co nve rtibl e onl y)
• Tires: C heck trea d depth , adjust tire pre ssur e
if ne cessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onitorin g sys tem senso rs :
Che ck ba ttery c harg e, repla ce whee l e lec troni cs
and a luminum valve if necess ary (where app li
cabl e).
• Und erh ody: C hec k for dama ge
• Wiper b lad es: Check conditi on
• DSG tran smi ssion: Chan ge tran smi ssion
fluid and filter (New Beetle, new Jetta)
T oday's date and Vo lk swagen Dea ler stamp
Service at 45,000 mil es (72,000 km) -Mod els with a 1 .8T engine
ONLY
• Engi ne: Chan ge o il and oil
Next Service:
Date: ...... .......... ........
M iles/ km: .... ...... .. ... ... .
w hi ch ever occurs firs t
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 60,000 miles (96,000 km) - ALL MODELS
• Engi ne: Change o il and oil filter
• En gin e: Chec k for le ak s
• Exhau s1 sys te m: Check for damag e and leaks
• Spark plug s: H ep lace (2 .0L TFSI only)
• Wa te r se paral or: Drain wate r (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel
He p lace (TOI engi ne on ly)
• Ba1t ery: Check
• Doo r check s1raps: Lubricate
• Dust and p ollen
(where applicabl e): Re
pl ace
• Coo ling syste m: Chec k coola111 leve l: add if
n ecessary
• Wind shie ld wa sh er: C heck fluid leve l; add if
n ecess ary
• Auto matic shift lo ck: Chec k op era1 io n in
clud ing
sw itch
• Automat ic tra nsmi ssio n: Check fo r le ak s
• Manual tran smi ssio n: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecess ary; check for le aks
• Tim ing
Check conditi on (4 cy linder gas
o lin e en gin e o nly)
• Aut omatic lrnn smi ssio n fina l dri ve: C heck
fluid l evel and for lea ks
• Whee ls : R o 1a 1e from fronl to rear
Next Service:
Dat e: ....... ... ............. .
Mil es/km: ....... .... ... .... .
w hi chever occurs first
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• Tires/spar e whee l: Check condition and
pressure
• Brak e sys te m: Check fo r damag e/l eak s. brake
pa d 1hickn ess and brak e fluid leve l
• Drive s haf1s: Chec k b oots
• On- Board diagnoslic
Chec k fault
m emory ; purge if necess ary
• Roo f fram e: C lean
lu bricaie
• Fron ! ax le : Check dusl se al on ba ll join
and
t ie rods: ch eck tie rods
• Head lighi s: Ad jus1
• Rea r spoil er: Lubri cate (New
onl y)
• Airbag syslem: Visual check every 12
rega rdless of mileage (kilometers )
• Road t est: Check kickdown , braking.
h ea ling and venl ilation, a ir cond i
tioning , pow er ac cessor ies and ele ctri ca l sys
t e ms
• 12V start er and auxiliary balle ry : c heck
( where app lica ble)
• Tires: C hec k !read depth, adju sl lir e pr ess ure
if necessa ry .
• Tire pr ess ure monilOring
se nsor s:
C he ck b alt ery ch arge. repla ce whee l e lec ironi cs
and a luminum va lv e if necessary (where app li
cab le).
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and Volk swagen D ealer stamp
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 100,000 miles (160 ,000 km} ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C hange oi l oil fi lter
• Engine: Check for leak s
• Exhaust syste m: Che ck for dama ge and le ak s
• Wate r se parator: Drain water (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel filter: Repla ce (TD I eng ine only)
• 13anery: Chec k
• Door ch eck straps: L ubricate
• Dust and polle n filt er (w here app licab le):
pla ce
• Coolin g system: Che ck coo lant level ; add
necessary
• Wind shi eld was her: Check
leve l; a cid necessa ry
• Automatic
lock: Chec k ope ra tio n in
cludin g switch
• Automat ic tran smi ssio n: Che ck for leaks
• Man ual tran sm issio n: Check o il leve l; add if
ne cess ary: ch eck fo r lea ks
• Whee ls: no tat e from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: C heck conditi on and
pr ess ure
• Brake syste m : C heck for damag e/lea ks, brak e
pad thi cknes s and brake
leve l
Next Service:
D ate: ...................... ..
M iles/ km: ................. .. •
Drive
C heck boots
• On-Board dia gnostic system: Check fault
m emor y; pu rge if n ecess ary
•
C lea n and lubricate
• Front ax le: Check dust sea ls o n ball j oin ts and
ti e ro d end s; c heck tic rods
• Head light s: A djust
•
spo iler: Lubricate (New Bee tle on ly)
• Air b ag sys tem : V is u al ch eck
every 12 month s
regard less of milea ge (kil om eters)
•
t es t: C heck kickdo wn, brakin g.
s tee rin g, hea tin g and ventil atio n, air condi
tionin g, p owe r accesso ries and elec tri cal sys
t e m s
• Timin g belt: Hep lace (TD I engine on ly)
• 12V s ta rt er and auxi liary batt ery : ch ec k
(where app licab le)
• Tires : C hec k tread depth , adjust tire pr essure
necessa ry.
• Tire pr ess ure monit orin g sys te m senso rs :
C hec k batt ery charg e, re pla ce w hee l elec tron ics
a n d aluminum valve if n ecessary (w here appli
cab le).
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Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Applies to vehicles: with gasoline engine
Electronic Power Control (EPC}
This warning light monitors the engine management system on gasoline eng ines.
The warn ing light £ C (Electron ic Power Contr ol)
li ght s up whe n th e ig niti on is switched o n to
show that the light i s work ing prope rly.
It sh ould
go out when the e ngine has s tarted running.
! fa ma lf un ction develo ps in th e engine manage·
m ent sys tem whil e yo u are dr iv ing, thi s warning
Applies to vehicles: with o diesel engine li
ght wi ll light up. Ha ve the e ngin e checked by an
au thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler or qua lified shop as soo n as po ssible.
Th e followi ng tex t is disp laye d on the
m en t c lu ster: Engine
Glow plug system I Engine malfunction
The indicator l amp lights up to show that the glow plugs are preheating . It flashes
if the re is an engine malfunction.
Warning light
stays lit up
Th e wa rning light lights up whil e th e
plug s are prehea ting. Whe n the warnin g light
goes off, the en gine sh ould be s tarted right away.
The warn ing light do es not light up if th e en ·
gi ne is at opera tin g te mperature . Th e eng ine
ca n be s tart ed imm ediate ly.
There is a fault in the
plu g sys te m if the
wa rnin g ligh t does not li ght up when the en ·
Electronic immobilizer -
gine is cold. Co ntact an au thorized Volkswage n
d ea le r or a qualifi ed workshop.
Warning lig ht
flash es
lfa mal func tion deve lops in th e eng ine manag e
m ent sys te m whil e yo u are drivin g, th e glow plug
light will flas h . The engine sh ou ld be checked
b y an author ize d Volkswagen dea le r or
quali·
fi ed wo rksh op as soo n as possib le .
Th e fo llow ing te xt is di spla yed on the instru·
m ent cluster: Engine
This wa rning light flashes if an unauthoriz ed key is used.
T here is a ch ip in th e key. It a u tomatica lly deac·
ti vat es the imm obilize r when th e key is in se rted
in to th e igniti on lock. T he immobili zer will be
a cti vated again aut oma tica lly as s oo n as you
p ull th e ke y out of the ig nit ion lock.
T his wa rning lig ht will light up for appro xi
m ate ly 3 seconds wh en th e ignit ion is switc hed
on . Thi s warni ng ligh t fl ashes if an un auth orized
k ey is use d . The in format io n text displayed in t
h e in strument clu ste r di spla y is: Imm obilizer
active ! Th e ve hicle cannot b e used in th at case .
The en gin e c an , h oweve r, be sta rt ed i f th e
pria te co ded genu ine Vo lksw age n ke y is used.
Tip s
Th e veh ic le ca nnot be opera te d proper ly if you
d o not h ave
genuine Vo lk swagen
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Generator
This warning light signal s a m alfun ction in ge nerator.
Th e w arni ng lig ht lig ht s up when th e ig niti on
i s sw itch ed on . It sh ould go o ut when th e e ngin e
s tart s runnin g.
If th e w arnin g ligh t
lights up while driv ing .
t h e ge nera to r i s no lo nge r ch a rgi ng th e ba ucry.
Burned-out light bulb
Yo u sh ou ld imm ed ia tely drive 1 0 q u al ifie d d eale rs hip .
I l owever, you sh o uld avoid usin g elec tr ic a l
is no t ab so lut ely necessa ry be
cau se w ill d rain th e ba ttery furth er.
The warning light lights a bul b exte rior li ghtin g is
T he w arnin g lig ht light s up when a bulb i n vehicl e's exte ri or light in g is no t
Turn
Th e warnin g light fla sh es w hen sig nal s ar e bein g use d.
Depen ding on w hich tu rn signa l is opera ted, ei
th er th e lef t or in dicato r la mp fl ashes.
Bo th indi cato r light s w ill flas h at th e sam e tim e the em erge ncy wa rnin g light s are
sw itch ed on.
I f one tu rn sig nal fa ils, th e in dica to r l amp will
s tart flas hin g tw ice as
Engine coolant level I temperatu re
Th e warning symbo l li ght s if th e coolant is too high or if
coolant l eve l is too low .
There is a fault if:
• The wa rning symbol do es not go out again a few seco nds.
• Th e warning symb ol li g ht s up or fl ashes
w hil e th e ve hicle is m ov in g. Thr ee wa rnings
Thi s m ean s that eith er th e coo la nt leve l is too
l ow or coolant t emp eratur e is hi gh .
C oo lant level too low
The followin g information tex t is di spla yed: STOP Check coolant Owner's manual! 3.2 "Tip s and Advice" , c h apt er
"C oolant "
24 Instrument panel
Fir st l ook at th e coo la nt te mp eratur e gauge. If
t h e nee dle is in th e no rmal ran ge, top ofTw ith
coo lant at
ea rliest
Coo lant temperature too high
The fo llow ing in form atio n t ext is di spla yed: ST OP Check coolant Owner's manual!.
lo ok a t the coo la nt gau ge. The is 1 00 high if the need le is
over 10 th e far ri ght on th e di al. Stop the veh icle, olT the engi ne and wait for it to cool
down. Chec k th e coo lant level.
I f
coo la nt leve l is corr ect, th e ove rheat ing
m ay be cau sed b y fa n C hec k th e
r a diat or fa n fuse and have re pla ced if neces
s a ry 3 .2 'Tip s and /\dvi ce", c h apt er
" Fu ses".