2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA gearbox

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 3.1 Controls and Equipment
help you t o fami liarize yo urself the control s and displays
quickly.
Re lease hand le
Central locking button
Light switc h ............ •... ..•.
A ir out le ts
Th um b whee l for ope nin g and
cl osing th e air outl et
T urn sig n al a nd high beam head-
li ght lever ..................... .
In strum ent clu ste r:
Inst rum ents ...... ........... .
Display s .... .... ........ .... .
Warn ing lights ............... .
Lever for win dshi eld wipe r and
was her an d for Mu lti-fun ctio n
indicator. ............ ......... . .
Sto rage compartm ent or ai r outlet
fo r in di rec t ve ntilation .......... .
Emerge ncy flas her sw itch ... ... . .
Warni ng light fo r fro nt passe nger
a irbag switched off 2.1 ,
c h ap te r "Mo nitoring th e advan ced
a irb ag sys te m "
Fron t passe nge r a irb ag 2.1, c hap te r "Airbag
sys tem"
Openi ng leve r and lock for glove
co mp artm ent
Fuel fi ller flap release b utton
= bo okle t 3.2, cha pter "F illing
Hea r lid releas e butt on and overr ide
lock .... .. .... ....... ....... ... .
Power w indow switch es ..... ... .
Sw it c h for adj ust ing the pow er mir rors ................. .
Engine hood re lease leve r 3.2. cha pte r "Op ening the
e ngi ne
In strument cluster illumin atio n
49
5
7
20
53 .9
48
37
sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C rui se contr ol leve r
Driv era irha g 2.1 , cha pter
"A irb ag
I lorn {wo rks onl y whe n the ig ni tio n
is on)
L eve r for adjustable steering
co lumn ...... ................. .
Ig niti on lock ................... .
Thumb w hee l fo r l eft se at heati ng
Co ntr ols for
Hea tin g and ve ntilat ion . ..... .
Clima tic ........ ..... ....... .
Clima troni c ................. .
Ad ditional storage comp artme nt
Powe r outl et . ............ ... .
ON/OFF b utton fo r Elec tronic Sta ­
b ili za tion Pr ogram {ESP) or Ant i­
sli p regu latio n (ASH)
Park ing brak e re lease leve r ...... .
Cup hold er ... .... .... .........•
Levers in the center conso le
Sh ift le ver (ma nual
t ra nsmi ssio n) ....... .... .
Se lec tor le ve r (A utomatic tran s-
111i ssio n / Dir ect shi ft gearbox)
Thu111b whee l for r ight seat
heat ing .. .... ..... .... ........ .
So un d sys te111 =book le t
Tips
90
93
80
8 1
84
73
73
104
• Some feature s m en tion ed arc s ta nd ard
e quip111en t o n so me m od els on ly and opti ons on
o th ers.
• For tec hn ica l reasons, t he
of
t h e sw itches and indica tor/warn ing lig h ts ma y
di ffer. T he
factor is t he sy mbol o n th e
sw itch its elf.
Instrument panel 3

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
-Mov e th e gearsh ift leve r int o Neutral.
- Press the gears hift le ver down , mo ve it
lo the lef t and then mo ve it forward into
Reve rse
77 or 78 shown
o n th e gea rs hift lever.
W hen yo u shi ft int o Rev erse the back up lights
c om e on.
WARNING
• When the engi ne is running, the vehicle
will start to mo ve as soon as a gear is engaged
a nd
clutch released.
WARNING (continued)
• Make sure vehicl e is a t a complete
s tan dstill b efor e engagi ng Rever se, othen vise
e ngin e dama ge could res ult.
Not e
• Do not res t yo ur hand on th e ge arshift l ever
knob when driving. Th e pr ess ure of yo ur hand
co uld cause pre m atu re we ar in th e tran smi s­
s io n.
• Always depr ess the clu tc h peda l fully w hen
c hangin g gea rs .
• Do not h old th e vehicl e o n a hill with the
c lutc h pedal partiall y d epr esse d. Th is ma y ca use
p remature cl utch wea r or
I direct shift gearbox
Transmission programs
The transmission I direct sh ift gearb ox has t wo progr ams .
Fig. 79 Sectio n of ce nter console : se lector lever
Selecting the standard program
- Move the selec tor lever into po sition D
(D rive).
Selecting the sport program
-Move the selecto r leve r positi on S
Dri ve
I f yo u se lec t the stan dar d program you will b e
drivin g in the eco nom y m od e and w ill reduce
f u el co nsum ption. The trans mission upshift s
a nd downs hifts at lower engin e s pee ds. W hil e
driv ing dow nhill in D, th e eng ine does not brak e
th e v ehicl e.
S
(Sport)
I f yo u se lec t th e spo rt p rogr am you will be
dr iv in g in a sport y m ode. All forward gears up­
s hi ft and dow n-shift automa tica lly at high er en­
g in e spee ds depe nding on engine load, yo ur in­
d iv idu al dri vin g sty le and the ve hicle speed.
While driving do wn hill in S, th e e ngin e dues not
b rake the ve hicle .
For the sake of environment
D rivin g in D uses less fuel t han drivin g in S.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
• The dual clu1 ch m ec hani sm in 1h e ve hicles
e quipp ed wit h dir ect sh ift gearbox transm iss io n
is eq uipp ed wilh an ove rload p ro 1ec 1o r. For ex­
a mpl e, if yo u arc slo pped on an incl ine and 1h e
clutch mech an is m sta rts to sli p, the tran smi s­
s io n flui d will over heat . If th e cl utc h i s th en o
verloa ded, t he veh icle make sli gh t je rk
a nd t he se lec to r leve r di spl ay w ill to b link.
The m ec hani sm will op en beca use it is over lo aded. If thi s happ en s, de ­
p res s th e foo t brak e and wait few secon ds be­
f ore dri vi ng off.
Applies to vehicles: w it h outoma tic transmiss ion a nd Tiptranic
Shifting with "Tiptronic®" using the selector lever
The syste m lets t he driv er manua lly.
Fig. 81 Sectio n al t he ce nte r co nso le: automatic
tra nsmission/direct gearbox in Tiptronic posi­
t ion
Shifting with "Tiptronic ®" (selector
lever)
- Move th e se lector leve r fro m D (Drive)
to t h e rig ht into th e T iplroni c® posi tion
8 1. -
Mov e th e se lec tor to th e fron t
to up­
s hif t.
- Mo ve the selec tor lev er bac k O to
dow nshi ft.
W hen acce lera tin g, th e auto matic trans mis­
s ion /di rec t sh ift gea rbox a utom atica lly up shif ts
t o th e nex t hi ghes t g ear be fore th e ma ximum en ­
g in e sp eed is reac hed .
W hen shif tin g into a lower gear, th e au tomat ic
t rans mission /dir ect s hift ge arb ox
down shi ft
o n ly no poss ibilit y of overrev ing.
I f 1h e
is w hil e th e ve hicl e is
in motion and th e tra nsm iss ion/di­
r ec t sh if t gea rbox is in the 3rd
in se lec tor
l e ver positi on D, th e "T ip 1ro nic ®" w ill then also
b e in th e 3r d gear.
Driving 101

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Applies to vehicles: with on outomotic transmiss ion
Selector lever positions
The selector lever position s are shown on the display in the instrument cluste r
Fig. 82 Section of the instrument cl uster: se lec tor
lever d isplay wi th the selector lever in position D ond
4 th geor
Selector lever position
Th e gea r se lec ted is di splayed on the s ide of the
se lec tor
leve r and in t he d is pl ay in strum ent clu ste r.
Gear selec tion display for "Tiptronic
If th e automat ic tran smi ssion/dire ct shift
gea rbox is shifted m anuall y or u sing
troni c® " the indi vidu al gea rs are sh ow n on the
di splay 83 .
P Pork
When th e selec tor leve r is in P, th e dri ve w hee ls
ar e lo cked mec hani ca lly.
O nl y s hift into
P w hen the v ehicl e is at a plete
se lec tin g a nd deselec tin g P yo u mu st
p ress the re lease button in the selec tor le ve r
h andle
Re verse
T he reve rse gea r ma y be e ngage d onl y when the
ve hicl e is a t a comp le te stop and the engine is
pr ess the release
but to n whil e depr essing th e brak e pe dal.
When the reverse gea r is se lected and the
tio n is on th e back up ligh ts co me on .
N
Neut ral
In
N p owe r is not transmitt ed th e
whee ls and t he e ngine does no t h ave a braking
fun ction .
To move the selec tor leve r ou t of
N , you must pr ess the br ake ped al an d dri ve slowe r th an 3 m ph (5 km /h )
Neve r use N coast dow n a hill bec au se the gin e w ill not function a bra ke and you w ill
h ave to re ly onl y on th e foot brake.
You could dam age the aut om ati c tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t shift gearbox if yo u dri ve clown hills w ith
the sele ctor leve r in po siti on N and the en gin e
s w itch ed off.
D
engin e spee ds. W hil e
dri vin g do wnhill in D , th e en gine d oes not brak e
t h e v ehicle. The di spla y al so sho ws w hich gear

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
has bee n se lec te d in ad dition to po siti on D 83 .
If po sit io n N h as been selec te d and you wi sh to
se le ct D , yo u mu st pre ss the foot brake if th e ve­
hi cle is stat io nary, or travellin g at under 5 km/h
( approx. 3 mph )
S - standard dri ving posit ion {sport program)
If y ou s ele ct t he sport pro gra m yo u will be
dri ving in a sport y mode . A ll forward gear s
shift and down shift automat ically at high er en­
g in e s pee ds dep ending on en gin e load , you r in ­
di vid ual d rivin g sty le and th e ve hicle sp ee d.
W hile dr iv ing downh ill in S, the engin e docs not
the veh icle. Th e displa y al so sh ow s wh ic h
ge ar ha s be en se lec te d in addit io n t o po siti on S .
WARNING
Neve r switch off the engine before the ve hicle
ha s come lo a complete stop. You can lose co n­
trol of the vehicl e, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
• The airb ags a nd safe ty bell pretensioners
w ill n ot work when the igniti on i s swi tched off.
• The br ake boo ster do es no t work when the
eng ine i s turn ed off. A lot mor e brak e pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop th e vehicle.
• The power steer ing system does not work
w hen the engine is turn ed off and you will
n eed more force to steer th e ve hicl e.
Applies to vehicles: with on a utoma tic trans missio n
Kick-down function
WARNI NG (continued)
• When the key is removed, th e steer ing
w hee l co lumn will lo ck up and you will not be
able to stee r th e ve hicle.
• Never coast down a slop e w ith th e trans­
mi ssio n in Ne utral.
Tips
• If th e selec to r lev er i s un inte nti onal ly mo ved
int o N wh ile dri ving , take your fo ot off t he acc el­
era to r p eda l a n d wa it until th e engi ne spee d has
dropp ed to idl e sp ee d before sele c tin g a dri vin g
po sition .
• If th ere is
fa ult in th e sys te m and th e auto­
mati c tra nsmi ssion I dir ect shift gearbox is run ­
n in g in an emergen cy program if all the displays
of the s elector leve r position s for the au tomat ic
tr ansmi ss ion
I di rec t s hi ft g ea rb ox have light
ba ckg ro un d. The a utoma tic tran smi ssio n I di­
r ec t shift gearbo x shou ld be c hec ked b y an au ­
thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler as soon as
po ssibl e._.
Th e kick -down permits maximum a ccele ration the se lector lev er
is
D, So r
down, th e tran smi ssion p ermi ts a c­
c e le ratio n. The tran smi ssio n aut om atica lly
down shift s, de pending on the road spe ed as we ll
a s th e eng ine sp ee d.
Th e tra nsmi ssion
not up sh ift until the en­
g in e reac hes the engin e s pee d for th e
g ear sele ct ed .
WARNING
Accelerating on slippe ry road s can cause lo ss
of ve hicle control and serious per sonal injury.
• Be very careful when u sin g th e kick -do wn
especi all y o n sli ppery sur faces. Rapid
accelera tion may ca use w hee l spin and sk id ­
d in g.
• Use the kick-down fea tur e o nly w hen
and weather conditions permit
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Alphabetical index
A
ABS Wa rnin g light 27
See also Ant i-lock brake syste m
A co ustic wa rning 93
Add itional storage co mpartment 73
Adj ustin g the compass variance zone 19
Ai r co ndit io nin g
Co ndensation 89
Impo rtant notes
88
Malfunct io ns 88
Unp leasa nt od or 89
A ir conditioni ng sys tem 81
C lim atro nic
84
Air r ecircul ation mode
2C -Cl imatroni c 83, 88
Alarm syste m 36
Sw itch ing off 36
A lt ern ator
See Genera to r
A nti -lo ck brake system
ligh t 27
An ti-Slip Re gula tion 92
A nti -th eft alar m sys tem 36
Sw itchin g off 36
Arm res t
F ro nt ce nte r arm res t 66
S tora ge compartmen t 70
AS R 92
A ut omat ic mod e
C lim atroni c 85
A ut om atic sw itch-off of elec tri cal
co mp onen ts 93
A utom atic tra nsm iss io n
Dir ect shift gearbox 98
Sa fe ty int erlo ck for ign ition key 94
Se lec tor leve r loc k 99
Tiptroni c 98
A utomati c tra nsm iss ion with Tiptronic LO I
A ve rage fu el con sumpti on 9
Average sp ee d 9
B
Ba ckground lightin g 51 Brake
fluid
Wa rnin g ligh t 11
Brak e pad
W arn ing m essage II
Brak e pad wea r indi ca to r
Warn ing ligh t 26
Bra ke sys te m
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Bulb defe cti ve
Warn ing lig ht 24
Bumpe r cov er
Ca ution when pa rki ng nea r a parkin g ba r­
ri er or cu rb LO S
Bu zze r 50 , 93
C
Ca librat ing th e co mpass 18
Ce ntral loc king
I ndi vid ual unl ocking 34
Ce ntral locki ng butt on 34
Ce ntr al locki ng sys tem 34
C han ging unit s 16
C hild safe ty lo cks 35
C lea nin g
E lec troni c park ing a ssis ta nc e se nsors 106
C lim ati c 81
Ma lfun cti ons 88
C lim atroni c
I mpor tant not es 88
Ma lfu ncti ons 8 8
C loc k 5
C lo sin g
R ea r li d 38
C lot hes hook 7 1
Co rning home fu n ctio n 47
Co mp ass 18
Adjusting 19
Ca librat ing 18
Compa ss fun ctio n 12
Co ndensa tion 89
Contro ls
P owe r w ind ows 39
Conven ience closing 41, 43
Co nve nien ce men u 17
Alphabetical index 109