
Key Words 
Enclosed  you'll find  an  extensive  and compre
hensi ve alphabetcia l index  of following  book
l ets : Safety  First, Conrrol s and  Equipment,  Tips 
and  Advice  and  Technical  Data. 
Eac h book let  has  a two-digit  number in  th e 
l ower  right co rner. This  number  will help  you to 
Exampleofakeyword 
Battery  3.2: 24, 3.1:  35 
Booklet  0.1  G eneral  Ind ex 
find a booklet  and return  a boo klet to  its correct 
l oca tion  if  you  remove it from the  Owner's  Liter
ature  binder. 
Th is  ind ex w ill help  you 
to find  information 
quickl y by  using  key 
You  will find  informat ion  about  battery  in 
booklet  3.2 on page 24  and book let 3 .1  on  pa ge  

Automatic  belt retractor  2.1:  19 
Automatic  car  washes  3.2: 17 
Automatic  mode  Climatronic  3 .1: 85 
A utomatic  switch-off  of electrica l compo
nents  3.1: 93 
A utoma tic transm iss ion 
D irec t shif t gearbox  3.1: 98 
Safety  interlock  for  ignition key 3.1 : 94 
Se lector  lever  lock 3.1: 99 
Tiptro nic 3.1:  98 
Automatic  transmission  with  Tiptronic  3.1: 
IOI 
Average  fuel consum ption  3.1: 9 
Average  speed 3.1: 9 
B 
Background  lighting  3.1: 521 
BAS3.2:  2 
Batt ery 
Charging  3.2: 50 
How  often  should 
I replace  my  engine 
battery?  3.2: 50 
I m portant  information  to kn ow  before 
disconnect  the batt ery 3.2: 49 
Repla cin g 3.2: 50 
What  you  must  do  afte r r eco nnect  the  bat
tery  3.2: 49 
Winter  condi tions  3.2: 49,  50 
Battery  acid level 
C hec kin g 3.2: 50 
Before  d riv in g 2.1:  3 
Belt  pretensioner 
Disposa l 2. 1:  26 
Serv ice 2.1: 26 
Bonnet  3.2:  36 
Booster  seats 2.1 : 59 
Brake  assis t sys tem  3.2:  2 
Brake  booster  3.2: 2 
Brak e flu id 
C hangin g 3.2: 48 
How of ten  s hould  the brak e fluid be 
changed?  3.2: 47 
Warning  light  3.1: 11 
What  is  the correc t brake  fluid level?.  3.2: 
47 
What  kind  of brake fluid  should 
I u se? 3 .2: 
48 
Booklet  0.1 General  Index ® 
Brake pad 
Warning  message  3.1 : 
ll 
Brak e pad  wear  indicator 
Warn ing light  3.1: 26 
Brak e pads  3.2: 8 
Brak e servo  3.2: 8 
Brak e system 
Warn ing light 3.1: 28 
Brake  system 3.2: 47 
Brakes  3.2: 8 
H ow  does  moisture  or  road  salt aff ec t the 
brakes?  3.2: 8 
What  does  it  mea n when  I fee l a s ligh t vi
bration  o n the  brake  peda l?  3.2:  3 
Braking  distance  3.2:  8 
Br eak-in  peri od 
Engine  3.2: 7 
W hat  is  the rig h t way to  break- in my vehi
cle?  3.2: 
7 
Breaking  in 
Brake  pads  3.2:  7 
Tire s 3.2:  7 
Breaking  in tires 3.2: 7 
Bulb c hange  3.2: 8 1 
Bulb  defective  Warning  light 3.1: 24 
Bumper  Clean ing 3.2: 18 
Bumper  cover  Caut ion  w hen  parking  n ear a parking  bar
rier  or curb  3.1:  105 
B uzzer  3.1:  50, 93 
C 
Ca libratin g the co mpa ss 3.1 : 18 
California  Propos ition  65 Wa rning 3.2 : 34 , 49 
Car  washes  3.2:  17 
Cata ly tic  converter  3.2: 
10 
CB  radio  3 .2: 29 
Ce ll phone  3.2 : 29 
Cellu lar  phone  3.2:  29 
Ce ntral lo cking 
I ndiv idua l un locking  3.1 : 34 
Ce ntral  locking  button  3.1:  34 
Ce ntral  locking syste m 3.1: 34 
C han gi ng  a bu lb 3.2: 8 1 
C hanging  a wheel 3.2: 73 
Alphabetical  inde x 3  

® 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 
ALL MODELS 
•  Eng ine: C han ge  o il and  oil filter 
•  Water  se parat or:  Drain  water  (TDI en gin e 
o nl y) 
•  Winds hie ld  washer:  Chec k flui d leve l, add  if 
n ecessa ry 
•  Automatic  shift  lock:  Che ck  opera tion  in
clud in g  park/neu tra l po sit ion  sw itch 
• 
sys tem;  Che ck  for damag e/l eaks, pad  thickness,  brake  fluid  level 
•  Whee ls: 
from  fro nt  to rea r 
Next  Service : 
Date : ......................  .. 
M iles/ km: ..................  . 
whichever  occurs  first  • 
Hear  spoile r:  Lubri cate (New Beet le on ly) 
•  Airbag  sys tem: V is ual  ch eck  eve ry 
m on ths 
r ega rdless  o f mileage  (ki lomete rs) 
•  12V s tarter  and au xiliary  battery : ch ec k 
(w here  ap plicab le) 
•  Tires: C heck  tre ad depth,  adjust t ire pressure 
if n ecessary . 
•  Tire  pressure  mon ito rin g sys tem  senso rs ; 
C he ck  batt ery c harge , rep la ce  whee l e lec tro nics 
a nd  aluminum  valve  if necessary  ( where  app li
cab le) . 
T oday 's  date  and  Volkswagen  Deale r  sta mp 
Service at  15,000  miles (24,000  km) Models  with  a  1.8T engine 
ONLY 
•  Eng ine: C han ge oil  and  o il filter 
Nex t Serv ice: 
Date:  ...................... .. 
Miles/km:  .................  .. 
whic heve r occ urs  first  Today's 
elate and  Volkswag en  Dea le r  stam p 
Warranty  Voucher  9  

Booklet  1.1  M aint enanc e 
Service at  70,000  miles  (112,000 km) ALL MODELS 
• Engine:  Change  oil an d oil  filter 
• 
separator:  D ra in  wate r (TO I en g in e 
on ly) 
•  Win dshi eld was her: C hec k flu id  le ve l,  add  if 
nec essary 
•  Automat ic  shi ft  lock: Check  operatio n  in 
cl ud ing  pa rk/n eu tra l p osi tion  sw itch 
•  Brake  sys te m : C hec k fo r damage /leaks, brake 
p ad  thick ness,  brak e fluid  l eve l 
•  Whee ls :  n ota te from  fr on t t o  rear 
Nex t Serv ice: 
Da te:  .... .................... 
M iles/ km:  ... .... ... .. ....... 
wh ic h ever  occ urs fir st  • 
s
p o iler : Lu br icate  (New  Beetle  only) 
•  Airbag  system:  Visua l ch eck  every  12  m onth s 
r eg ard less  of m ileag e (kilo m ete rs) 
•  12V s tarter  an d aux iliary ba ttery : ch ec k 
(w here a ppli cable) 
•  Tire s: C heck  tread  d ep th , a dju st  tire  pressure 
i f  n ecessa ry. 
•  Tire  pressure  monitor ing sys te m  senso rs: 
C heck  battery  ch arge,  re p lace  w hee l e lec tro nics 
a lumi num valve  if ne cess ary  (w here a ppli
c ab le). 
T oday's  date and  Vo lk swage n  Deal er 
Service at  75,000  mile s (120,000  km) Models  with  a  1.8T engine 
ONLY 
•  Eng ine:  Change  o il an d  oil fi lter 
Nex t Serv ice: 
Date:  ......... ............. .. 
Mi les/k m: .. .... ........ ..... 
wh ic h ev er o ccur s fir st 
Today's  dat e and  Volksw age n Dealer  stam p 
16  Warranty  V oucher  

Booklet  1.2  USA Warranty 
24  Hour Roadside  Assistance 
The  Volkswagen  24  Hour  Roadside  Assistance program 
T he Vo lk sw age n 24  Hour  Road sid e Assistance 
p rogram  is  you r assurance  that  help  will  be  ther e 
s hould  your  Volk swagen  have  a  m echani cal 
breakdown  under 
dri vin g condit ions. 
Whe ther thi s happens  thousand s of  mil es  fro m 
hom e  (anyw here  in  th e  U.S . or 
or  in 
yo ur  ow n dr iveway , yo u onl y have to call  one 
toll-fr ee numb er  and  help  will  be  on  the  w ay. 
l  (8 00 ) 411-6688 
To  identify you rse lf  as  a m emb er,  simp ly quo te 
y our  V ehi cle  Identific atio n  Number  (VIN ). T his 
number  can  be  fo und on  your  24 Hour  R oadsid e 
Ass is tan ce mem ber ship  card , o r you  ca n find  it 
on  t he  driver's  sid e of th e dashboard  vis ibl e 
t h rough  the  wind shi eld. 24  Hour  Roa dside  Ass is- tan
ce is  availabl e 
to you for  the  first four  years  of 
your  new  ve hicle ow ners hip. 
T he Volkswage n 24  Hou r Ro ad sid e Ass is tan ce 
Program  includ es th e fo llow ing em ergency 
roa dside  services:  emergency  towing,  battery 
jump  start,  flat  tire chan ge, emergency  fuel ser
vice,  loc k-o ut  ser vice  and  extr ica tion/ winch  ser
v ice. 
Other  services  and  b en efit s includ e: trip  routing 
an d trip  interruption  b enefits 
th roughout  the U.S . a nd  Canada. 
Please  refer  to you r 24  Hour  Roads ide A ss is
tanc e Owner's  Guide for 
details  on  the 
serv ices provided. 
Coverage does  not incl ude service 10 an y ve hicle willfully dr ive n no n-regularly  travelled  areas suc h as 
unu sed roads,  open  field s,  construct ion sit es,  beac hes , mud -filled dr ivcw ays/lan cways/co nces sion 
road s, vacan t lo ts,  or any  other 
1h a1 is  inacces sible o r hazardo us fo r th e  Se rv ice  Operator's  vehicl e 10 reach . 
24  Hour  Roadside  Assistance  13  

Booklet  3.1  Controls and  Equipment 
Applies  to vehicles: with  on  automat ic  transmission 
Depress  brake  pedal 
The  foot  brake  must  be  depressed  w hen  thi s 
wa rnin g light  lights  up. Thi s is  necessary  whe n 
Applies  to vehicles: with  Tire pressure  monitoring  system 
the aut omati c tran smission  se lec to r is 
m ove d out  of the P o r N pos itions. 
Tire  pressure  monitoring  system (TPMS} 
Th e tir e m on itor  ch ec ks  th e  spee d of  rotation 
a nd  the ro llin g ci rcumfe rence  of  the indi vidual 
w heels.  If the ro llin g circumference  o f a w hee l 
c h an ges,  this is  s hown  by  the  warn ing light 
T he  rolling  circ umf erence  of a  tire can  change  if: 
•  the  tire  pressur e is  too  low 
•  the  tire  has s truc tural damage 
•  the ve hicle  is  loa ded  mor e heav ily on  one 
side 
•  the  whee ls  on  one  axle  a re  loa ded  m ore 
h eavi ly  (fo r examp le w hen  tow ing a  traile r o r 
d riv in g in  mounta ins) 
•  if s now  chain s have  been  fitted 
•  if  th e spar e w hee l h as  bee n fitt ed 
•  if one  whee l p er ax le  ha s bee n ch an ged 
If  th e w heels 
loaded  more  h eavily  than 
n o rma l (e.g . w hen  towi ng a  tra iler  or  trans
portin g heavy  loa ds) , th e  tir e  pr ess ure mu st  b e 
raised  to  th e  re co mmend ed  full- load  t ire  pres
s ur e  (see  s ticker  on  th e le ft door  jamb ). 
Indicator  light  comes  on 
If  th e pr ess ure ofa  tire is  co nsiderably  lowe r 
than  th e tire  press ure memo rized  in  the  veh icle 
control  unit, the warn ing light  comes  on.  A n 
aco usti c  warning  is  also  give n 
Applies  lo  vehicles:  with  Day  time running  lights 
Day  time  runn ing  lights  DRLorfD 
Indicator  light 
flashes 
warnin g light  flashes  if th ere  is  a in  th e 
sys te m.  Conta ct  your  authorized  Volkswage n 
d ea ler  to  ha ve  the m alfunction  corrected. 
WARNING 
•  If th e tir e pre ssure  monitor  di spla y 
wa rning  light  comes  on  re duc e  your  sp ee d 
immediatel y and  avoid  swerving  maneuver s 
and  hard  braking.  Stop  and ch eck  yo ur  tire 
pre ssur e as s oon  as  possible. 
•  Th e driver  i s per sonally  responsible  for  the 
c orre ct tire  press ure.  The  tire pressur e should , 
therefore,  be  ch ec ked  regularly. 
•  In certain  circumstances  (e.g.  sporty 
dri vin g styl e, winter  driving  condition s 
unpaved roads),  the lire  pressure  monitor  dis-
pla y wa rnin g light  ma y become  slow  or 
ma y no  di spla y an ythin g. 
Tips 
If  th e  battery  has  b een di sco nnected,  the ye llow 
wa rnin g lig ht  comes  on  w hen  the  ignitio n is 
sw itch ed  on  . 
sh o uld  go out  w hen  you  have 
dr iven  a short  distance. -4 
This  wa rning light  co,nes  on  to indicate that  the daytime are on . 
When  th e ig nition  is  sw itch ed  on  and  the 
parkin g brake  is  not pu lled  up, the  h eadlig hts 
(low  bea m with  re du ced  brightne ss) will  au to-
Op tiona l 
30  Instrument  panel 
come  on. No  other  lig ht s on  th e out 
s id e of  yo ur vehicle  w ill be  o n and  the in stru
m en t 
wi ll also  be  off .  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Remote  control  key 
Locking  and  unlocking  the  vehicle 
The remote  control  key can  be used to lock and  unlock  the  vehicle  from a distance. 
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons  on th e  remote  con tro l 
k ey 
Controls  on  the  remote  control key 
Unlocking the  vehicl e 14 
Unlocking  the rear 
Lo cki ng the  vehicle © 
Th e red 
{PANIC! button ® activa tes  the "pa nic 
f un cti on" . 
Press th e re le ase  button © to fold  out the key  bit. 
Th e re m ote  contro l tran smitter  and 
batte ri es 
ar e insid e th e key  fob.  The rece iver  is  in side  the 
ve hicle . T he  maximum  ran ge  of th e  remo te con
trol  dep end s on  various  conditions.  The  range  is 
s h o rter  when  the  balteric s are weak 
15 . 
The  indicator  light in th e  key  fob li ght s up  when 
cver 
p u sh ed  and  when  the 
batt ery  is  ge llin g we ak. 
Lo cking  and  unlocking 
Usi ng  "se t-up"  in the inst rument clu ster  you ca n 
se lect doo r or doors  un loc k you  u se 
th e remot e control.  C hoo se th e sett ings  yo u 
want  in the  CONVENIENCE  menu  under DOOR 
OPEN .. 
Panic  button 
W hen  yo u press  t he panic butt on. horn 
sou nds fo r about  30  seco nds an d th e turn  signal s 
32  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
Fig . 15  Ra nge  of  remote  con'ro l 
flash  fo r about minut es.  Press ing  the  pani c 
butt on turn s them  off. Use panic on ly  in  an  emerge ncy. 
Replacing  the  battery 
Yo ur auth orized  Volkswagen  dealer can ch ange 
the  b atteri es for  you. 
WARNING 
Improp er use  of  vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in  se
ri ous  per sona l injury. 
•  Alwa ys take  the  key with  you when  you 
l e ave  the vehicle.  The  en gine 
be  start ed vehicle  systems  such  a s the  power  win
dow s can  be  operated  le ading  to  seriou s per 
sona l injur y. 
•  Never  leave  childr en,  disab le d  pe rsons  or 
anyone  who cannot  help them se lves  in 
ve
hicl e. The  door s can be  locked  using  the re
m ote  con tro l ke y. This  could  r esult  in  peop le 
b eing  trapp ed in the  vehicle  in an  emergency. 
For  exam ple, depending  on the tim e of  yea r, 
people  trapped  in  the  vehicle  can be exposed 
to  very  high or low  temp eratures. 
• 
build -up  in the  passenge r compar t
ment  a nd  luggage  compartment  of a parked 
ve hicle  can re sult  in  temp erature s in  the  ve-