
Booklet 1.2  USA Warranty 
Federal  Emissions Control  System  Defect  Warranty 
For 2  Years or 24,000  miles 
Volk swage n of Amer ica,  Inc.  (Vol ksw age n).  th e 
au thori zed United  State s importer  of Volk· 
swage n veh icles,  warra nts to  the  or igina l re tail 
purchaser  or o ri gi nal lessee  a nd any sub sequ ent 
pur chaser  or lessee  that every  model  year 
2006 Volkswagen  ve hicle  imp orte d b y Vo lkswage n: 
•  was  designed,  built and  equipp ed  so  as to 
co nfo rm  at th e rim e of sa le wi th all  app licab le 
r eg ulations  of  the Unit ed Stat es  Environm ent al 
Protection  Age ncy  (EPA), and 
•  is  free  from  defe cts  in  m ater ia l and  wo rk· 
man ship  whi ch  ca uses  the vehicle  to fail  to co n· 
fo rm  with EP A reg ulation s for  2 yea rs  afte r the 
d ate  o f first  use  or  del ivery of  the ve hicl e to  the 
o riginal  re tail  pur ch aser  or orig inal  l essee  or 
until  the  vehicl e has  been  driven 
24,000 m iles, 
w hichever  occurs first. 
A wa rrant ed part is any part  in sta ll ed  on  a mo tor 
ve hicle  or mo tor  vehicl e engi ne  by  th e ve hicle or 
e ngine  manufa ctur er, or  insta lled  in  a 
repa ir, w hi ch  affec ts  any  reg ulated  emiss ion 
fr om  a  motor ve hicle o r eng in e w hich  is sub ject 
t o  EPA em iss io n  sta nda rd s.  The  fo llow ing part s 
o r sys te m s liste d , if d efec tive,  co uld cause  the 
ve hicl e to  fail to  co nform  with  EPA  regulat ion s: 
•  Eva porat ive  E missio n  Co ntrol  Syste m: 
elud ing f uel  tank,  filler  cap,  filler  neck  a nd leak 
detec tion  pum p 
For 8  Years or  80,000  miles 
If  the  vehicl e has  bee n in  use  for  mo re  than 24 m onth s or 24,000 m iles,  but  less  than 8 year s or 80,000 mil es, w hic hever  occurs fir st,  yo ur Vo lk· 
sw age n deal er  w ill  repai r or  re pl ace  free  of 
c h arge  the fo ll ow ing major  emi ssio n  control 
c ompon ent.s onl y:  • 
Exh aust  Sys tem: includi ng  manif olds, turbo· 
c har gers,  ca ta lyt ic  converte rs,  down  pipes and 
particu late  rra ps 
•  EGR  Syste m:  includin g valves, pip es and 
coo le rs 
•  Fu el In jection  Syste m: including  control 
m odul es,  se nso rs, sw itch es,  valves  and  fuel  line s 
•  Int ake  Syste m : in cludi ng ca msh af t adj uste r 
unit s, se nso rs,  man ifold, p ipes  a nd control 
va lves 
•  Ig nition  System:  including  coils  and  senso rs 
•  080  System:  including  Malf uncti on  lndi · 
ca to r  La mp  (MIL) and  Data  Link Connector 
•  PCV Sys tem:  including  control  valves  an d 
pi pes 
•  Seco ndary  Air In jec tion  Syste m: in cluding  air 
pump  and control  valves 
•  Emi ssion.rela ted  hoses , gaske ts,  clamps  and 
ot her  accesso ries  use d wi th  th e above  com  po· 
n en ts 
T he  obligation  of Vo lk sw age n  u nder  t his 
ra nty is  limit ed, ho weve r, to the  followi ng:  If 
within  this peri od  a de fect  in  mat erial  or w ork · 
ma nsh ip ca uses  th e  ve hicl e to fail  to  co nform 
wit h EPA  regula tion s and  the  vehicle  is  br ought 
to  th e  worksho p of  an y  aut horized  Vo lkswage n 
d ea ler  in the Unit ed  States,  including  it s ter rito· 
ri es,  and  Canada  t he  dea le r  w ill  make  re pair s as 
may  b e re quir ed  by  th ese  reg ulati ons free  of 
•  Catalyt ic  Co nve rter 
•  Engin e Electronic 
M od ule 
•  On  Boar d Diag nos tic  Dev ice 
Federal  Emissions Warranties  15  

Booklet 3 .2  Tips  and  Advice 
Checking  and  Filling 
Filling  the  tank 
fuel  filler flap  opens from  inside  the vehicle.  The fuel  tank  holds  14 .5  gallons 
(55  Liters). 
Fig . 1  Detail  of the driver door: the fuel fil ler  flop re 
lease  button 
Opening  the fuel  filler flap 
- Pull the  switc h 00) in  th e  drive r doo r 
back 
I. T he  fu el  fill er  flap  i s re leased . 
- Open  the  fuel  filler  flap  and turn  th e 
tank  cap  counte r-cloc kw ise. 
- Hook  t he  fill er cap  to the top  of the filler 
flap 
2 . 
Clo sing  the fuel  filler flap 
- Screw  o n  the  fuel fi lle r  ne ck  clockwise 
until  you hea r it  cl ick  into  position. 
- Alway s m ake  s ure the  fi ller  cap  i s 
screwe d on  a ll way. 
- Close  the  fuel fi ller  flap.  Make  sure  you 
h ear  it  cli ck  into  place. 
The  fue l filler  flap is at  the  re ar  of the vehicle  on 
th e right  re ar  qua rter pan el. 
Whe n  the tex t Pleas e refuel!  appears  in  the in 
s trum ent clu ste r,  th ere a re  still  abo ut 
gallons 
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Fig. 2  Open  fuel filler flap  with f iller  cap  attached 
to the flop 
(7  liter s) of gas  in the tank.  A  warning chi me w ill 
a lso  so und. 
An  indi cator  lig ht  (if availab le)  in the  in st rum ent 
cluster  w ill come  on  if the fu el fi ller cap  is  not 
properly  clos ed 
3.1  "C ontrol s and 
Eq uipment." 
T he  automat ic  filler  nozzle  s hould  switc h  itself 
when  the tank  is " full ". Do  not  try  to  put  in 
mor e gas  after  the pump  stops. To ppin g off  the 
ta nk in  this 
will fill  the  expa nsion  chamb er 
i n  th e gas  tank  and  causes  th e  fuel  to ove rflow 
w hen  the  temperature  ri ses. 
The  correct  grade  of fuel  for your  vehicle  is 
s h own  o n 
sti cker  on the  insid e of  the  fuel filler 
flap.  For mor e informatio n on  fu el 3.3 
" T ec hnical  da ta ." 
Specia l indications  far diesel  engines 
Your diesel  vehi cle ha s a  filler  neck  for a  sta ndard 
s ized  fuel  noz zle.  Onl y fuel  the  v ehicl e usin g a 
s tan dard  sized  fuel  nozz le.  Some  s tandard  filler 
no zzles  have  a  sprin g that  preve nts the  nozzle 
from  reaching  complete ly  ins ide  t he  ve hicl e's 
fille r  neck.  However,  it is  poss ible to t h e  nozzl e up  to  wh ere  the  spring  beg ins, an d  

Booklet 3.2  Tips and  Advice 
Fuel  supply 
Applies  lo  ve hicl es:  wi th  a  gasoline  engi ne 
Gasoline 
The co rrect gaso line grades  are  lisred  on  a sti cke r inside  the Juel fill er flap. 
Octane  roting 
Octane  rating indicates gaso line's  a bility to  re
s ist  en gin e da ma ging  "k noc k"  ca used  by  pre- ig
n iti on.  Therefo re,  buyin g the  correc t grade  of 
gaso line is  very 
to  help  p reven t pos
s ibl e  e ngin e damage  and  a loss  of e ngin e  perfor
man ce. 
T he  recommende d gaso line oc ta ne  rating  for 
yo ur  eng ine ca n  b e fo und  on  a  la b el loca ted  on 
th e in sid e of  the fu el  fill er  flap.  This rat ing m ay 
b e s pecifie d as  AKI  (CLC) o r HO N (ROZ). 
Gaso lines mo st  co mm onl y use d in  the  Unite d 
States  and 
hav e th e fo llow ing  octan e 
ra tin gs  that  can  usually  be  found  on  th e fill er 
pump : 
•  Premi um Graci e: 91 
96 AKI 
•  Reg ular 
87 90  AK I 
Unlead ed gasoline 
Unleaded  gasoline  is  ava ilab le  throu ghout  t he 
U SA, C anada,  and in  most  European  countri es. 
We  recom men d  th at  yo u do  not  take  your  ve
h icle 
oxyge nates)  if the 
bl end ed  mixture  mee ts  th e  fo llowing  criteria : 
Blend  of  gaso lin e methanol  (wood  alcohol or 
meth yl alco hol): 
•  Anti -kn ock ind ex mu st  be  87 or hi gh er, 
•  Ble nd  mu st  co ntain  no  mor e th an  3%  meth 
a n o l, 
•  131encl  must  co ntai n m ore  tha n 2%  co-so l
ve nts. 
Bl end  of  gasoline a nd  ethan ol ( gra in  alco hol  or 
e th yl alco hol) : 
•  Anti-knock  index  mu st  b e  87 AK I or  higher, 
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•  Ble nd  mu st n ot co ntain  mor e than  HJ% eth
ano l. 
Bl end  of gaso line a nd  MTBE: 
•  Anti -knock  index  must b e 87  AK I or  high er, 
• 
m ust  contain  not  more  t han 15% MTB E. 
Seasonally  adjusted  gasoline 
Many  gasolines  are  blen ded perfor m espe
cia lly  well  for win te r  or  summer  driv in g. D urin g 
seaso nal ch ange-over,  we  su gges t that  you fill  up 
busy sta tio ns  where  the seaso nal adju st
ment  is  more  like ly be  mad e in  tim e. 
Note 
• Do not  use  any  fuel w ith  octan e ra tings lowe r 
than  07 /\K l or  9 1 otherw ise  expensive  en 
g in e damage  w ill occur. 
•  Do not use  lea ded  gaso lin e!  Usin g le aded 
gaso line 
w ill seve re ly da mage vehicle 's  cat
a lyt ic co nverte r and  its abilit y to  re du ce ex hau st 
e mi ssio ns. 
•  Met hanol  fue ls  th at  do  not  meet  th ese  re
q uir eme nts  ma y ca use  c orro sio n  and  dam age to 
p las tic a nd  rubber  component s in  th e fu el 
sys te m . 
•  Do not  u se fuels that  fa il to  meet  the  criteria 
s p ecified  above. 
•  If  yo u are  unable  to  dete rmine  wheth er or 
n ot 
parti cul ar  f uel bl en d  m eets  the sp eci fica 
t io ns  above,  ask your service  s ta tion  o r its  fu el 
s u pplie r. 
•  Do not  use  f uel for whic h th e  con te nt s 
ca nn ot  be  identifie d. 
•  Fuel  system  damage  and  performan ce  pro b
l e ms  r esultin g from  the use  of  f uels  diffe re nt 
from  those  s peci fied  above  are 
11 0 1 th e  respo nsi
bilit y of Vo lkswage n and  are 1101 covered  under 
th e New Ve hicle  or th e  Emission  Co ntrol 
War ra n ties.  

Booklet 3.2 Tips and  Advice 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  A  in the dash  panel 
Electrical  consumer 
Fuse number  (amp 
ratin g in  bra cke ts ) 
ABS /ESP/E DL  2 
(5) 
Tran sm iss ion  (2.5 1  14  (5) 
and  1.91 engine) 
Front  pow er  wi nd ows  23 (30) 
powe r 32 (30) 
Fan  22 (40) 
wi ndow  de- 25 (25) 
fogger 
S tee rin g. DSG •  6 (5) 
Int erior  light s 
15  (7,5 ) 
Fuel  pump  27 (15) 
A irbag  3 (5) 
roof 
33 (25 ) 
Se at  hea ting 
4 (5),  37 (30).  46 (5 ) 
8 
48 
V aca nt 
20 
Auxiliary  hea tin g' 
16 (10),  25 (25) 47  (10) 
Pow er  outl et  26 (20) 
Cc n 
lock ing for  12 (IO} 
fr ont  doo rs 
H eat ed  was her  je ts  46 (5) 
Lumb ar  support  ad- 34 (15) 
ju stment  for  front 
sea ts 
C igare tte  light er 
24 (25) 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  Bin  the  engine compart
ment:  vehicles  with  a 
54 fuse box 
Electrical  consumer 
Fuse numb er (amp 
rating  in  bra cke ts) 
Fl  (30).  F2  (30) 
L eft  turn  signa l  F47  (40 ) 
turn  s ignal (40 ) 
I-lorn  F5 (15) 
D SG'  FI3  (15 ) 
light s 
F47 (40), (40) 
80  What  do  I do  now? 
F19 
v\l ind shi eld  wip ers (3 0) 
Lef t  headlight  F47 
(40) 
headlight  F48 (40 ) 
So und  system 
(30) 
L ef t sid e lig ht  F47  (40 ) 
sid e light  F48 (40 ) 
release 
Ce ntral  lock ing for (2 0) rea r door s 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  B in the engine compart
ment:  vehicles  with 
a 30 fuse  box 
Electrical  co nsum er 
Fuse  number  (amp 
rat ing in  bra ckets ) 
A BS  F4 (30), 
(30) 
W ind shi eld  wip ers  Fl  (25 )FJ9  (25) 
F8 (15 ) 
H orn  FI7  (15 ) 
DSG'  F5 
(15) 
Turn  sig nal ri ght 
F25 (40 ) 
Turn  signal  left  F26 (40 ) 
Aux iliary heat ing • 
Fil (20) 
T e le phon e• 
F9  (5) 
Fu el pump  (di esel) 
(5) 
Fan  F24 (IO ) 
F og  lig ht s  F25 (40 )F26  (40) 
h ea dli ght 
F26 (40 ) 
headlight  F25 (40 ) 
WARNING 
Using  the  wrong fuse and  attempting  to repair 
a  fu se  or  u singsomethingin stead  of  a fuse  can 
cause  a  fire and  serious  per sonal  inju ry. 
•  Always  read and hee d the  information  and 
a ll  WARN INGS. 
Tips 
T he  tabl es  show  the fu se  loca tion s for the mo st 
important  consumers.  The right -hand  column s