® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Engine oil 3.2: 37
Adding 3.2: 40 Additives 3.2: 40
Checking level 3.2: 39
Consumption 3.2: 38
D iesel eng ine 3.2: 41
D ipstick 3.2: 39
Grades 3.2: 38
How do I know how much oil my engine is
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38
Identifi cation symbol 3.2: 39
Oil c hange 3.2: 42
Specificatio ns 3 .2: 37
Specifications Diesel engine 3.2: 37, 41
S p ecifications gasoline engine 3.2: 37
Wha t kind of engine oil shou ld I put in my
ve hicle? 3.2: 37
When should I check the eng ine oil leve l?
3.2: 38
Where is the oil dipstick 3.2: 39
Engine
pr essure
Warning light 3.
l: 11, 25
Environ ment
Avoid ing pollution 3.2: 18, 31
C leaning the engine comp artm ent 3.2: 22
Driving economicall y 3.2: 14
Vehicle care products 3.2: 16
Env ironm ental information
Fuel economy 3.1: 6
Env ironmental tip
Fue l economy 3.1: 77
ESP 3.1: 9 1, 3.2: 5
Eve nt Da ta Recorde r 3.2: 6
Examples of im proper seating position s 2.1:
8
Exha ust warni ng ligh t
Warning light 3.1: 22
Exte nder for the safety belts 2. 1: 22
Exte rnal ae rial 3.2: 29
F
Fabric trim
C leani ng 3.2: 23
Fa ste nin g
Boo ste r se ats 2. 1: 59
Co nver tibl e child seats 2.1: 57
Infant seats 2.1: 56
Safety belt extender 2.1: 23
Safety belts 2.1: 19
6 Alphabetical index
First-aid kit 3.1: 74
Floor mats 2.1: 9
F o g lights 3.1: 46
Foo t brake
Warn ing lig ht 3.1: 30
Front airbag system 2.1: 31
Airbag deployment zone 2.1: 37
T he basic s 2.1: 31
Fro nt airbag s
De scription 2.1: 31
Front center armrest 3.1: 70
Fro nt passe nger seat backr est
Fo ld ing forward 3. 1: 61
Front seats 3.1: 60 Electrical adjustable 3.1: 62
Manual adjustable 3.1: 60
Fronta l collision s an d the laws of physics 2.1:
15
fu el filler cap
Warning light 3.1: 29
Fue l ga uge
D isplay 3.1: 7
Fuel level 3.1: 7
Fue l reserve
Warning light 3.1: 26
Wa rnin g mes sage 3.1: 11
Fuel tank 3.1: 7
Fuse box 3.2: 79
Fuses 3.2: 77
G
Garage door opener 3.1 : 44
Gaske ts 3 .2: 20
Gaso line 3.2 : 32
Blend s 3.2: 32
Co ntainin g alco hol 3.2: 32
Oc tan e rating 3.2: 32
Petro l 3.2: 32
Premi um 3.2: 32
Regular 3.2: 32
Unleaded 3.2: 32
What if! purchase poor qu al ity fuel? 3.2:
32
W hat wo uld happen i f I pu t leaded gaso
l in e i n m y car? 3.2: 32
W inter or summ er lips 3.2: 32
Gaso line additives 3.2: 33
Genera l illu strati on 3.1: 3
Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
R
Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
Booklet 0 .1 General Index
Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
s
Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9
® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
V
Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
w
Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
12 Alphabetical inde x
What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
WHEN DO I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE?
Service Interval Schedule
• 1.8L Turbo Gasoline E ngin e (GT I)
5, 000 mil es (8 ,000 km)
10 ,000 miles (16,000 km)
1 5, 000 miles (24 ,000 k m)
20,000 miles (3 2,000 km)
2 5, 000 miles ( 40,000 km)
3 0,000 m iles ( 48,000 km)
35 ,000 miles (56,000 km)
40,000 miles ( 64,000 km)
4 5,000 mil es (72,000 km )
5 0,000 miles (80 ,000
km )
55,000 m iles (88 ,000 km)
6 0 ,000 m iles (9 6,000 km) I
f you
not su re w he n to bring yo ur car in for
se rv ice, ask your auth ori zed Vo lk swage n Se rv ice
A dvi sor .
O il Change S erv ic e
O il Chan ge
& Ma intenan ce S ervi ce
O il Chan ge Serv ice
O il Change
& Ma intenance Service
Oil Chang e Serv ice
Oi l C han ge
& Maint enance Se rvic e
Oi l C han ge Serv ic e
Oi l C hange
& Maintenance Service
Oil Chan ge S ervic e
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice
Oi l C han ge Servic e
O il Chan ge
& Mai nten ance Se rv ic e
Se rv ic es s hou ld be perform ed at the sch edu le d mil eag e ( kilom ete r) int erv als , or 12 m onth s af te r
th e la st Serv ice , w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st.
Yo ur Servi ce adv is o r w ill fill in th e nec ess ary information and stamp you r Ma intenanc e boo klet
e a ch tim e you b ring in
ve hicl e fo r Se rvice .
A t thi s tim e, th e Serv ice advis or
w ill also inform you w hen th e nex t Se rv ice is du e. Th ere for e, it is
i mporta nt that you fo llow the Se rvice sc hedu le .
T he brake fluid must be r epla ced eve ry 2 ye ars re gard less of mi leag e (kilometer s).
6 Warranty Voucher
Service Interval Schedule
Gasoline Engin es
I f yo u are not sur e wh en
to b rin g yo ur c ar in fo r
serv ice, ask yo ur auth ori ze d V olkswagen Serv ice
Adv isor.
•
• 2.0L G asolin e Eng in e (G olf, Jetta Wagon )
• 2.5L G asolin e Engin e (Jetta, Go lf , New
B ee tle )
5,000 miles (8,000 km)
10 ,000 m iles (16, 000 km)
20.000 miles (32 ,000 km )
30,0 00 mil es (48,000 km)
40,000 miles (64,0 00 km )
50,000 miles (80, 00 0 km )
60, 000 mil es (96, 000 km )
70,000 miles {112,0 00 k m)
Booklet 1.1 Main tenance
• 2.0L TFS I G asolin e Engine (J etta , GT!,
Pas sat)
• 4.2 VB Ga so lin e Engin e (Pha eton , T o uare g)
• 6.0L Wl 2 Gaso lin e Engin e (P haeton )
• VR6 Gasolin e Eng ine (Touar eg)
• 3.6L
Gas olin e Engine (Pass at, Tou areg)
Di ese l Engine
• l.9L TOI-PD Diese l Engin e (Jetta, Beetle, GolO
O il C han ge Se rv ice
O il Chan ge
& Ma inten ance Serv ice
O il Chan ge
& Main tena nce Serv ice
O il Chan ge
& Ma intenance Serv ice
O il Chan ge
& Main te nan ce Serv ice
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice
O il Chang e
& Ma intenan ce Servi ce
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Se rvice
Se rv ices sh ould be perfo rm ed at the schedul ed mil eage ( kilo m etr e) int erv als, or 12 m on th s af te r th e
la st Service , w hi ch ev er occ urs first.
Yo ur Serv ice Ad viso r w ill fill in th e nec essary informa rion and sta m p yo ur Ma inten ance book le t
eac h tim e yo u bri ng in yo ur ve hicl e for S erv ice.
At t his time , th e Se rv ice Adv iso r w ill also inform you w hen th e nex t Serv ice is du e. Th erefore, it is
im portan t that you fo llow the Serv ice sche dul e.
T he
flu id mu st b e re pl ace d every 2 yea rs rega rdless o f mil eage ( kilom ete rs) .
Warranty Voucher 7
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
14 Warranty Voucher
• 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).
Today' s
and Volk swagen D ealer stamp
Bookl et 1.1 Ma in tenanc e
• Engin e: C heck fo r leaks
• Exhau st sys te m: Check fo r damage and leaks
• Fuel filter: Rep lace (T OI engine onl y)
• Wa te r se para to r: Drain (TO I eng in e only )
• Banery: C hec k
• Doo r ch eck strap s:
• Spark p lug s: Re place
• Air cleane r:
fi lter c le m ent
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coo lant level: add if
n ecess ary
• Dus t an d po llen filt er (w here appli cable):
pla ce
• Timin g belt : C heck co ndit io n (4 cy lind er gas
ol ine e ngine only )
• V-be lt: C heck te n sion and cond itio n: adju st if
ne cessary
•
b elt : C heck co ndi tio n
• Spa rk plu gs: Heplac e (a ll mod els exce pt
Pa ssat 2.0L TFS I)
• Wind shi eld wash er: C heck fluid le vel; a cid i f
nece ssary
• Auto matic s hift lock: Check operation in
clud in g park/neutra l/s afet y sw itch
• Automat ic tran sm ission: Chec k for le ak s
• Man ual tran smi ssion: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecessary ; c h ec k for l eaks
• Auto mati c tran smi ssion fina l drive oil:
leve l a nd for le aks; acid if necess ary
• Wh eels: Rota te from front to r ear
• Hea dlig ht s: Ad just
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Check conditi on and
pr ess ure
Nex t Se rvice:
Date: ...................... ..
Mil es/km: ........ .......... .
w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st •
Bra ke sys te m : C hec k fo r d am age/ le ak s.
pad thi ckn ess, brake fluid leve l
• Powe r stee ring: Chec k fluid leve l
• Brak e flu id: Rep lace eve ry 2 y ears regard less
of mil eage (kilom eters)
• Drive shaft s: Check boo ts
• Front a xle: C hec k du st se als on ball jo int s, tie
rod end s: c hec k tie rod s
• On-Boar d diagnost ic sys te m : C hec k
mem ory; purg e if necessary
• Roof frame: Clea n and lubri cate
• Automa tic trans missio n : C heckA TF
• Rear spoiler: Lubricate (Ne w Bee tle o nly)
• Airbag syste m: Vis ua l ch eck every 12 mun th s
r ega rdless of mile age (kilom ete rs)
• Roa d tes t: C hec k ki ckdow n, braking ,
s teer ing. hea tin g and venti lati on , a ir con di
tion in g, po we r accesso ries and elec tr ica l sys
tem s
• 12V starte r and a uxiliar y batt ery: check
(where applica ble)
• Conver tible to p: C hec k fun ction and ch ec k
roll-over pro tec tion wit h co nve rtibl e top open
(New Beetle Conve rtible onl y)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust ti re press ure
i f necessary.
• Tire press ure monitorin g syste m senso rs:
C heck banery ch arge, replace wheel e lec tro nics
a n d alum inum valve if n ecess ary (w here appli
cab le) .
• Unclerbody : Chec k for dam age
• Wiper blad es: C hec k co ndit io n
• DSG trans mission: Chang e tra nsm issio n
fluid and filt er (Ne w B eetle, new Jelta)
To day's elate and Vo lk sw age n Dealer stamp
Wa rranty Vouch er 17
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty p eriod
Th e coverage under this wa rra nt y lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 miles wh ichever occ urs fir st,
from the date th e ve hicl e was first placed in ser
vice .
Thi s warrant y does not apply to vehicl es use d
for commercia l purp oses s uch as tax i, lim ou
s in e and re nta l veh icles.
Coverag e
The Limit ed Powertra in Warra nty covers any re
p ai r t o correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate
rial or work mans hip for the followi ng Vo lk
swagen parts and comp onent s:
E ngine
Cy lind er b lock and a ll internal part s, cy linder
h ea d and all int ern al p arts, valve train, spu r be lt,
Whe re to go for warranty service
Th is warranty will b e hon ore d by any autho rized
Volkswagen dealer in th e Un ited Sta tes, in
cluding its te rri to ries, or Ca nada.
lfyour Volksw age n is brought to an au thori zed
Vo lk swage n dea ler outs ide th e Uni ted States. in -
When the warranty period begins
The warranty peri od beg in s o n the dat e the ve
hicl e is d eli ve re d to e ither th e original purcha ser
o r the origin al lessee ; or if th e ve hicle is first
p laced in service as a "demonstrator" or ·· co m
pan y car". on the date su ch ve hicle is firs t p laced
in ser vice. I
f a commercia l ve hicle is so ld t o a sub seq uent
r e tail own er, this warranty
does not appl y.
A ny impli ed wa rranty , includin g an y imp lied
wa rra nty of merc h antabilit y or warranty of fit
n ess for a particu lar purpo se, is limit ed in dura
t ion to the period of thi s wr itten warra nty. Some
s tat es do not allo w limit ations on how long an
implied warranty lasts , so this limitati on m ay
not ap ply to
flywhee l, oil pump, water pump, m ani folds, all
re la te d sea ls a nd gaske ts .
Transmission
Case and all interna l part s, torque conve rter, all
relat ed sea ls and gaskets.
Drivetrai n
and all inte rnal d ri ve s hafts
and consta nt velocity (CV) joints . '4
el uding its terr itories, or Ca nada, this wa rrant y will not apply. D efe cts in ma te ri al or wo rkman
s hi p wiU be correc te d only under the t erm s of
t h e warra nty for n ew Volkswage n ve hicle s in ef
fec t in th at
Th e Limit ed Pow en ra in Wa rrant y is au to m ati
ca lly tran sferred wi thout cos t if th e owners h ip of
th e ve hicle chan ges w ithin th e Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty 7