2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA catalytic converter

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement :
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty righ ts and obligations
T he Ca lifornia Air Resources Boar d is pleased exp lain the emi ssion control syste m wa rranty on
yo ur mode l year 2006 vehicle. In Califo rnia, n ew
motor vehicles
be de signed, and
eq uipp ed m ee t th e State 's string enr smo g sta ndards. Volkswagen must warran t the
e mi ssion control sys tem on your vehicle for th e
periods of time listed below prov ided th ere ha s
been no abuse, neglect or improp er m aint e­
nan ce of you r v eh icl e.
Your emi ssio n co ntr ol system may includ e part s
s u ch as t he carburet or or fuel-in jection system,
th e ignition syste m , catalytic converter, and en­
g in e compute r. Also includ ed ma y be hoses,
co nn ector s and Olher emission-re lated as­
se mbli es.
Where a warrantabl e condition
Volk­
swage n will r epair yo ur vehicl e at no cost to yo u
includin g di ag nosi s, p arts and labor.
Manufacturer's warranty coverage:
For 3 years or 50, 000 mile s, whichev er occ urs
first .
If your ve hicle fails an Inspec tion and Ma inte­
n ance Tes t, all ne cessary rep air s and adju st­
m ents w ill be mad e by Vo lkswage n to ensure
that your ve hicl e passe s th e in spection. This is
yo ur Emiss ion Comrol Syste m PERFORMA NCE
WARRAN TY.
I f any em ission-re lated part on yo ur vehicl e is
defective, the part wi ll be repair ed or rep lace d by
Vo lkswagen. This is yo ur short- term Emission
Co ntro l Sys te m DEFECTS WAHRANTY.
20 Californ ia Emi ssions Warranties
For 7 yea rs or 70, 000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs
first
If an em iss ion-r ela te d part liste d in this war­
ranty booklet sp ec ially noted wi th coverage for 7
years or 70,000 mil es is d efec tive, the part will b e
repaired or re pla ced by Volkswagen. This is yo ur
l ong -term Emiss io n
Sys te m DE FECTS
WA RRANTY .
15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
Some Volkswagen models ma y be speci ally
eq uipped m ee t Ca liforni a Partia l Zero E mis­
s io n Veh icle (P -ZEV J re qui rements, as id entifi ed
o n th e Ve hicle Emissio n
Inform ation
L abe l loc ated on the hood . For these ve hicles, if
your Volkswage n fail s an Inspec tion and Ma in­
t e nance T est,
if any emission-related pan is
found to be defect ive, the part will be re p aire d or
repla ced b y Vo lkswage n for 15 y ears or 150,000
mi les, whi ch eve r occ urs
from th e time of
d eliver y of the veh icle the or ig ina l re tail pur­
c ha ser o r or igin al le ssee. This re prese ms yo ur
Emi ssion Contro l Sys te m PERFORMA NCE WAR­
and WARRANTY .
Own er's w arrant y respons ibilities:
As the veh icl e owner, you are resp onsible fo r th e
per form anc e of the requi re d ma int enan ce liste d
in your owner's Maintenanc e boo klet. Volk­
swage n re commend s th at you re ta in all rece ipts
co verin g maintenanc e on your vehicle, but Volk­
swage n can not deny warranty solely fo r the l ack
of rece ipt s or for your failur e to ensur e th e per -
formanc e of all sc hedul ed

Table of contents
Smart technology ........... ... .. .. .
Brakes .............. .. .. ..... .. .. .• .....
Po we r stee ring ....... .. ..... ... .. ...... .
Notice about data recorded b y vehicle
contro l modu les ....... ........ .... ..... .
Driving and protecting the
environment ..... ... .... ..... ...... ..
Break-in Pe riod ... ... ........ ......... . ..
Catalytic converter ....... .. .. .. ....... ..
T ra ile r t owi ng . . . . . . . . ... ............ .. .
D riv ing economically o nd respecti ng the
environmen t ... .... ..... ............. ... .
Cleaning and protection ........ . .
General notes .... .... ... ....... .. ...... .
Car e of veh icle exte rior ....... ..• ...... ..
C ore of the vehicle interior ... ..... ..•. ..
Accessories, new parts, repairs
and modifications .......... ...... ..
Accesso ries and pa rts .......... .... .... .
R epa irs and technica l modifications ..... .
Cellu lar phones a nd CB radi os ........ . .
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Booklet 3 .2 Tip s and Advice
Checking and Filling 30
Fill ing the tank . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . • . . . . 30
Fu el supp ly . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working in the eng ine compa rtment . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. . . 37
Coo lant ....... .... .... ...... ... ......... 43
Wos he r fluid and wind shie ld wiper blade s 45
Brok e fluid . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 47
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . 49
T ir es and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What do I do now? . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . 67
Vehicle tools and spore whee l . . . . . . • . . . . . 67
Changing a whe el . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. • . . . . . 68
Em erg ency closing or opening . . . • . . . . . . . 7 5
F use s . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 77
Cha nging a light bulb . .. .. . . . .. .. . • .. . . . 81
Jump start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 84
To wing .... ... . . .. . .. .... ....... ... . . .•. . 86
Lifting th e ve hicle .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 89
C onsumer Info rmat ion . . . . . • . . . . . . 90
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . 92
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to veh icles: with o gaso line engi ne
Catalytic converter
Help the catalytic converter do its job
for a long time :
-Alwa ys use unl eaded gasol ine.
- Never
the ta nk complet ely empty .
- Do not put in too much en gin e oil
40, "Adding engine oil
-Never tow the ve hicle to start it, use
jump er cab les if n ecess ary
85.
If yo u notic e mi sfiring, uneve n runn ing or loss of
power w hen th e vehicl e is m ov ing , s low down
immediate ly and h ave the vehicl e in sp ec te d by
th e nea res t a uth oriz ed Volk swagen deal er or
qu alifi ed wo rksh op. These co nditions w ill u su­
a ll y be in dic ated b y an ind icator light
3. 1, chapt er "Warning light s." If thi s
happ ens, raw f uel ca n ge t int o th e ex hau st
sys te m , d am age t he ca ta ly ti c co nverte r and es­
ca pe int o th e atmosp here .
WARNING
A ca ta ly tic conver te r get s very hot and can
cau se lir e ca usin g se riou s personal injury.
• Neve r park where th e cata lytic converter
co uld come into conta ct with dry grass o r any
other flammabl e materials under the vehicl e.
Trailer towing
Technical requirements
Yo ur Volk sw agen was desig ned primaril y for
pas seng er tr an spor ta ti on. If yo u plan to
trai ler , plea se re m emb er th at yo ur ve hicle w ill be
p erformin g a serv ice for whi ch it w as not prim a­
ril y in ten ded. The addit io na l lo ad will affec t du­
r ability, hand lin g, econ omy and p erfor mance.
Tra iler to wing not only pl aces more s tress on the
ve hicle, it a lso calls for mor e co nce ntrati on from
t h e dr ive r.
WARNING (continued)
• Never appl y additional under coating or
ru st proofin g on or near the ex haus t manifold ,
exhaust pipes, ca ta ly tic conver te r or hea t
s hi elds.
39 , fig . 5 d o not sta rt the e ngi ne thi s co uld dama ge
the catalyt ic c onverter and the e ngin e! See an
a uthori zed Vo lkswage n dea le r or a qualifi ed
works hop.
• To avoi d dama ge to th e ca talyti c conve rter al­
ways rea d and hee d th e in formation on
=:page 32, "Fu el suppl y".
For the sake of environment
Even when th e e missio n co ntro l syste m is
worki ng perf ec tly, yo u may so metim es s mell
s ulfur from th e ex hau st d ep endin g on th e
a m ount of sulf ur in th e fu el you arc usi ng. T he
s m ell ca n usua lly be so lved by ch angin g to an ­
ot her brand of ga solin e. T railer
For th ese reason s, a lwa ys fo llow the o pera tin g
an d dri vi ng in stru ction s given a nd use comm on
se nse.
T railer hitch
U se a we ig ht -carry ing hitch co n fo rm ing
trail er hit ch re movab le
ball mount. ch eck with th e traile r hit ch
10 Driving and protecting the environment