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Booklet  1.1  Maintenance 
• Headlights:  Adjust 
•  Tires/spare  w hee l: C hec k co ndition  and 
pre ssure 
•  Brake sys te m:  Chec k for  dama ge/leaks,  brake 
pad  thickness,  brake  fluid  leve l 
• 
fluid:  R eplac e every  2 ye ars rega rdless 
of  mil eage  ( kilometers) 
•  Spark  plugs: R epla ce  (all  models  except 2.0L 
TFSIJ 
•  Air  clea ner:  Repl ace  filter  element 
•  Coo ling sys te m:  Chec k coo lant  leve l;  ad d  if 
n ecessary 
•  Dust  and  po llen fi lter (where  applicab le): 
pla ce 
• 
b elt:  Check  condition 
•  Powe r Steer ing:  Chec k fluid  level 
•  Drive s hafts:  C hec k b oots 
•  Front  axl e: Ch eck du st se als on  ba ll join ts,  tie 
rod  ends;  check  tie  rods 
•  On-B oard  dia gno sti c  sys te m:  Che ck  fault 
m emory ; purge  if necessa ry 
• 
fr ame:  Clean  and  lubricate 
Nex t Service: 
Dat e: ......................  .. 
Miles/km:  ................. .. 
whi ch ever  occ urs fir st  • 
Aut omat ic  tran smi ssion:  Check A TF 
• 
s poiler:  Lubricat e (New  Beetle  only) 
•  Airbag  syste m:  Visual  ch ec k every  12  month s 
regardl ess of mile age (kilom eters) 
• 
t es t: Chec k kickdow n, br akin g, 
s tee rin g, hea tin g a nd  ventila tion, air  condi 
tioning , p ow er  accessori es and  elec trica l sys
tems 
• 
s ta rt er and  auxilia1y  batt e1y : check 
( where  applicable ) 
•  Conve rtib le  top : Chec k fun ctio n  an d chec k 
ro ll-ove r prot ection  with  conve rtible  top open 
(New  Bee tle Co nve rtibl e onl y) 
•  Tires: C heck  trea d depth , adjust  tire pre ssur e 
if ne cessary. 
•  Tire pr ess ure m onitorin g sys tem  senso rs : 
Che ck  ba ttery c harg e, repla ce  whee l e lec troni cs 
and  a luminum  valve if necess ary  (where  app li
cabl e). 
•  Und erh ody:  C hec k for  dama ge 
•  Wiper  b lad es: Check  conditi on 
•  DSG tran smi ssion:  Chan ge tran smi ssion 
fluid  and  filter  (New  Beetle,  new  Jetta) 
T oday's  date and  Vo lk swagen  Dea ler  stamp 
Service at  45,000  mil es (72,000  km)  -Mod els  with  a  1 .8T  engine 
ONLY 
•  Engi ne:  Chan ge  o il and  oil 
Next  Service: 
Date:  ...... .......... ........ 
M iles/ km: .... ...... .. ... ... . 
w hi ch ever  occurs firs t 
Today's  elate and  Volkswage n Dea le r  sta m p 
12  Wa rranty  Voucher  
     
        
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Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Appl ies  to  vehicles:  wi th  headlight  washer  sys tem 
Headlight  washer  system 
The  headlight  washer system  cleans  the  headlights. 
The  head lig h t was he rs  are  activated  automati
cally  when  th e sw itch  for  the headlig hts  is  in  an y 
o th er  posit io n  th an  O  and  th e windshie ld wip er 
l eve r 
53, fig. is  pull ed  toward  the 
s tee ring  whee l for a t le as t 1. 5 sec onds. H oweve r, 
yo u sh ou ld  reg ularl y  remove  any hard  or drie d 
o n  dirt  or  in sec ts  from 
hea dli ght s,  for  ex
ample  when ever yo u are  refu eling  your  vehicl e. 
Mirrors 
Tips 
Mak e sure th at t he  hea dlight  washers  wo rk 
p ro perl y  in  wint er,  keep  the nozz le  in  th e 
bump er fre e  of sn ow  and  re m ove  any  ice  with  a 
d e- ice r spra y 
Self-dimming  inside  day-night  mirror 
It is important  for  safe  driving  that  you have good  vision  to the  rear . 
Fig.  35  Se ll-dimming mirror 
Manual  dimming  inside  day-night  mirror 
W ith  th e mir ror in  th e normal  p ositi on,  the leve r 
a t th e bottom  edge  of th e mirror  must point fo r
ward.  Pull th e leve r ba ck t o dim 
m ir ro r. 
Op1ional eq uipment  Sell-dimmi
ng  inside  day-night  mirrar
12
) 
W hen igni tion  is swi tched  o n, the int eri or view  mirror  w ill darken de
pending  on amount of light  shinin g into veh icle  from rear. 
P ress  the butt on  41g . 35 
th e lower  edge  of 
th e mirror  to sw itch o n th e se lf dimming  featur e. 
Whe n  the butt on  is  pr esse d,  th e gree n indicat or 
li ght 
in  the m ir ro r co mes  on . The  se lf-dim
m in g  ou ts id e mirror  i s conrro lled  by  th e  butl on 
on 
in side  m irror 
Nex t to  th e g ree n indi cator  light  there  is 
sensor 
w hi ch  mu st  not  be  cove red. If thi s happe ns,  the 
sys te m  will  not  oper ate. 
Whenever  you  move th e se lec to r le ver  into  R, th e 
mirror 
to  the normal  settin g ("not 
dimm ed" ). 
Tips 
T he  rea r view  mirror 
will not  da rken  aut oma ti
cally w hen  you press  the bu tton  on  t he  lowe r 
edge  of  the mirror 
Lights  and  a clear  vie w  55  
     
        
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Booklet  3.2  Tips  and  Advice 
Changing the headlights  and  front  turn  signal bulbs 
Fig.  3 6 Cove r  A  fo r  low  b eom , co ver  B for  high 
beom  a nd position  lamp 
Changing  th e low  beam  headlight 
bulb 
- Switch  the headlights  ofT. 
- Sw itch  off the  ign ition  and  remove  the 
k ey  from  the  ig nition  loc k. 
- Ope n the  engi ne  hood. 
- Turn  the cover 
36arrow @ to the 
ri ght  and  re m ove . 
- Turn  the bulb  hold er t o the  lef t and  re
move. 
- Pull  t he  defec tive  bul b out  of  the  h older 
a nd  install  a new  bul b. 
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb  holder  by  turning 
int o th e rig ht. 
- Replace  the cover  by turnin g it  to  th e 
left. 
Changing  the  high  beam  light  bulb 
- Switch  the head light s off . 
- Switch  off the  ig ni tion  and  re m ove  the 
k ey  from the  ignit ion  lock. 
- Op en  the  en gin e hood. 
- Pull  the  rubb er  cover  off 
36a rrow 
82  What  do  I do  now? 
F ig . 37  In  the  headlight : high  beam  bulb  3 and  po
sition  lamp  bu lb  4 
- Remove  the conn ector @. 
- Move  the w ire retainer 
82,  fig. 37 
towa rd the  front  of the  vehicl e and  the n 
pu sh  it in  the  d irec tion  of th e a rrow  out 
th e re tai nin g lug s 
- Fold  the  w ire  hook  up. 
- Remove  the bulb  holder  from  the head-
li ght. 
- C hange the  bulb. 
- Place the  bulb  holder  back  in  the  head-
l ight.  Make  sure  th e reta ining 
a t 
th e botto m. 
- Fold  the  w ire  hook  dow n and  engage  it 
in  th e  opposit e di rect ion  sh own  by  th e 
arrow  in  the  re ta inin g 
Gently pu ll 
o n  th e w ire  hook  to  check  it  h as  engaged 
sec urely. 
- Connec t the  connector @to  th e bulb 
ho lder. 
Changing  a  side  light  bulb 
- Remove  the bulb  holder 82, 
fi g. 37 
from  the headli ght. 
- Change  the bulb.