2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA jack

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
tool and th e vehicl e
jack
con tains th e follow ing items 18 :
Th e sc rew driv er is in th e lu g w re nch and its
b lad e is re ve rs ib le .
A dap ter for ant i-th eft wh eel bo lts
Tow ing eye, re movab le
W ire hook for pulling off the ce nte r co ve r
a nd th e w he el b olt cap s
Jack f or changing a wheel. B efor e yo u put
th e jack back in to i ts loca tion make sur e it is
co mp le te ly re tr a cted.
wr en ch for wheel bolts
Ad opter for anti-th eft w hee l baits
We reco mmend yo u carry t he wh eel bolt adap te r
in th e ve hicle tool kit at all times. The a nti-theft
w hee l bo lt code numbe r is sta mp ed on th e front
of th e ada pter. Yo u will need this numb er to re ­
p lace t he ada pter if it is lo st. No te th e c ode
numb er o f th e adapt er fo r th e an ti- th ef t whee l
b olt and kee p it in a safe pla ce
but not in your
veh icle.
Fig . 18 Vehicle too l kit. Some of th e it e m s sh own
come o nly w it h certa in models .
WARNING
Improper ly t ighte ned whee l bo lts can become
l oose, ca usi ng loss of contro l, a co llisio n an d
ser ious perso nal i nju ry.
• Neve r tig h te n th e w hee l bo lts wit h a hex
socke t in th e sc rew driver h and le because yo u
w ill n ot be ab le to tig hte n th e bo lts to t he re­
qu ired torque.
• Always use t he lug wrench and tig ht en th e
wh eel bolts secure ly.
WARNING
Imp roper use of your ve hicle jack can ca use
ser io u s pe rso nal in jury .
• Never use the fac tory sup plied jac k for t his
mod el to lift othe r ve hicles o r any other heavy
ob jec ts.
• Your vehicle jac k i s des igned for ch ang in g
w hee ls on your vehicle on ly, not fo r working
un dernea th
it. If you have to wo rk un derneat h
t h e ve hicle , a lways use safe ty s ta nds to s up-
p or t th e veh icle.
What do I do now ? 67

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Slid e th e lu g wrench as far as possib le
over the whee l bolt.
Hold the end of the lug wre n ch 23
and turn the whee l bolt
one turn count er­
Loosening anti-theft wheel bolts
Take the adapter for ant i- th eft w hee l
bol ts out of the ve hicle tool kit =£lg. 24 .
Slid e the adap ter as far as pos sib le o nto
th e a nti -theft w hee l b olt.
Fig . 2 4 Chang ing a wheel : ant i- t h eft whe el b olt
and adopte r
Slid e the lug w rench as far as possib le
ove r the adapter.
uf turn
th e whee l bolt one turn counter-clockwi se.
Loosen ing wheel bolts
If th e w hee l b olt is very tigh t, yo u may be able t o loose n it by carefu lly pu shin g down the end of
th e wre nch with your foo t.
WARNING
• Loo sen th e whee l bolt s onl y about one turn
b efor e rai sing th e vehicle w ith the jack.
• Only use the lu g wrench that is suppli ed
w ith th e ve hicl e to loosen the wheel
What do I do now? 71

Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advic e
Raising the vehicle
Raise the vehicle only on the appropriate jack points for vehicle jack.
Fig. 25 The jock points fo r the vehicle jock
Do not jack up th e vehicle until all the
w heel bolt s on t he w he el be ing changed
ha ve been loo sened
71
Jacking up the vehicle
1. Locate the jack point 25 (arrow )
closest to the whee l that has to b e
c h anged.
2 . Ra ise the jack u nder the jack point until
it fits under the ve hicle.
3. Make sur e th at the stand of the jack is in
full contact with th e gro und.
4. A djust th e jack and cont inue cranking
up the handle until i t is in position around
th e vertica l rib und ern eat h the vehicle
5. Cra nk up the jack until the whee l is off
th e gro und.
T he jack must be po sitioned only at th e jack
po ints fo r th e ve hicle jack sh ow n 25 . A l­
ways use the jack p oin t closest to the wheel you
are wo rking on.
WARNING
Improp er use of yo ur vehicle jack ca n ca use
th e ve hicle to fa ll th e jack lea ding to se riou s
72 What do I do now?
Fig . 2 6 Jock ot le ft reor
WARNING (continued)
p erso nal inju ry. To r edu ce the risk of in jur y
caused by the ve hicle fa lling off the jac k:
• Always set up the jack o n firm , leve l
grou nd. Soft ground under the jac k m ay cause
th e ve hicle to s lip
the jack. If nece ssary use
a large , stron g board or sim ilar su pport. On a
h ard , slipp ery su rface (such as tile s) use a
ru bber mat or something simil ar to pre vent
th e jack from slippi ng.
• Always position the jack on ly at the jack
p oin ts for t he ve hicle jack
25 .
• Before you
your vehicl e, always make
s ur e th e jack claw properl y grasps the ver tica l
rib und er th e s ill so that the jack docs no t slip
ofTw hen yo u are ra is in g th e ve hicl e
26 .
• If yo u are tow ing a tra iler, unhit ch it from
yo ur vehicle before ra is ing the veh icle. Always
appl y the tra iler brakes firml y and make s ure
th e tra iler ca nn ot mo ve unint enti ona lly.
• Alw ays keep children at a safe di stanc e
wh ile usin g th e veh icle jac k an d also make
s ure there are no per sons under the ve hicl e.
Children at p lay cou ld knock the ve hicle off
the jack or hide un der a veh icle.
• Never supp ort yo ur body we ig ht on the ve­
hi cle w hen it is up on t he jac k.
• Never allow a nyone to sta y in the veh icle
whe n raising the ve hicle
the jac k or when
it is up on th e jack.

WARNING {continu ed)
• Never let anyone place any part of their
body underneath the vehicle when support ed
by the jack.
• Never support your vehicl e on cinder
blocks, bricks or other obje cts . These may not
Changing a wheel
F ig . 27 Chang ing a wheel : removing the wheel
baits
Removing the wheel
-Usin g the h ex socket in th e sc rew dri ver
27, un screw t he w heel bo lts pre vi­
o usly loo sen ed about on e turn and put it
o n a cl ean su rface .
- Then re mo ve the oth er whee l bolt s as
d esc ribed abo ve.
- Tak e off th e w he el.
- Place the flat ti re in the lu gg ag e co m-
p artmen t.
Mounting the spare wheel
-Mount the sp a re wh eel.
- Insta ll th e w hee l bolt s and tight en th em
lig htly u sin g th e hex so cke t in th e sc rew
dri ver.
- L ower th e ve hicle on the jack .
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING {cont inu ed )
be able to support the load and collap se sud ­
denl y.
• Nev er start the engine when you have
raised the vehicl e on the jack. The engine vi­
bration s and v ehicle movements could knock
the v ehicl e off the
- T ig ht en the wheel bolts firml y using the
lu g w re n ch. Ti gh te n th e whee l b olts in di­
a gonal s equ ence , for e xampl e, tig h te n th e
top bolt and then th e oppo sit e bolt clo se st
to th e ground and continu e tight enin g the
bolt s until all have bee n firml y and se­
c ur ely tight en ed. Do not tight en th e bolts
in clock wise or c ounter-cl oc kw ise se­
quen ce.
Unidirectional tires
Unidir ectional tir es mu st be co rrec tly m ount ed
a ll arou nd.
A un idir ection al tir e ca n b e id en tified b y arrows
o n th e s idewa ll, w hi ch p oin t in the di rec tion of
t h e ro tation . Yo u mu st fo llow the speci fied dir ec­
ti on of ro ta ti on. Thi s is necessary in orde r for
the se tires to deve lop t heir optim al cha racte ris­
ti cs regar ding grip, road noise, wea r and hydro­
p la ni ng .
I f y ou have
to moun t a tire opp osite to i ts pro per
dir ection of rot atio n. p lease drive caref ull y sin ce
th e tir e no lo nge r poss esses its o ptimal chara c­
t e ri stic s in thi s s itu atio n. Thi s is parti cul arl y im ­
po rta nt in we t con ditions. In orde r to f ully ex­
pl oi t th e benefi ts of unidir ectio nal tire s ag ain ,
yo u sh ou ld imm edi ate ly re place or change the
tir e in or der to resto re th e co rrect d irec tion of ro­
t a ti on .
WARNING
Improp erl y tight en ed or maintain ed wheel
b olt s can b ecome loose cau sin g lo ss of control ,
a colli sio n and seriou s per son al inju ry:
• Alw ay s keep th e wheel bolt s and th e
thread s in the wh eel hub s clean so the whee l
bolt s can turn easily and be p roperl y tight-
en ed .
What do I do now? 73

then be towe d w ith all w hee ls rai sed. The ve hicle
s h ould be m ove d with a car
45 ..
Usin g th e ve hicle jack lift the vehi cle 72 .
To p reve nt damage to the un derbo dy of the ve­
hicl e when lifting th e vehicl e, rubber pads must
be used.
B efo re driv ing o nto a flo or jack. yo u mu st chec k
make s ure that there is enou gh clea rance be ­
tw een low of the vehicle and the floor jack.
WARNING
Improp erl y your vehicl e with a floor
ja ck can cause the fl oor
j ac k and cause seriou s perso nal inju ry:
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always lift your vehicle on ly at th e des ig­
nated lift point s shown in the illu strations.
• Neve r allo w anyone to sta y in the ve hicle
when it is bein g lif ted or when it is
the
ground.
• Not u sin g the des ig nated lift point s can
ca use the vehicle to fall
the floor j ack when
hea vy part s such as the en gine or tran smi s­
s ion are rem oved.
• If yo u must work under a veh icle rai sed on
a floor j ack, alway s mak e sure that the vehicle
i s sa fely supp orted on safety stands int end ed
for that purpose that arc strong e nough to
s upport th e we ight of the ve hicle.
•
mak e sure th at th e weight of th e ve­
hicl e is not h eav ier than th e liftin g capac ity of
th e floor jack bein g used.
• Never start the engine when you have
rai sed th e vehicle on the floor jack. The engin e
v ibration s and vehicle move ment s co uld
knock the vehicle
the floor jac k.
Note
• Lifting yo ur vehicle at any point s oth er than
th e de signated lifting po int s c an cause se rious
damage
th e veh icle.
• When drivi ng yo ur vehicle on
10 hoist, m ake there is suffici ent cl earanc e betwee n
th e ho is t a nd bot1om of the
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Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vic e
F
Fab ric trim
C lea ning 23
box 79
F u ses 77
G
Gaske ts 20
Gaso line 32
B le nd s 32
Co ntaining alcohol 32
Oc tan e rating 32
P etro l 32
Pr emium 32
R eg ular 32
U nl eaded 32
W ha t if I purc hase poor qua lity fu el? 32
W hat wou ld happ en if I put l ead ed gaso-
line in my car? 32
W in te r or summ er tip s 32
Gaso lin e addit ives 33
G lossa ry of tire and l oad ing t ermin ology 52
H
H ow could I damag e th e ca taly tic
co nverter? 10
H ow do I kno w how much oil m y eng in e is
co nslllnin g? 38
H ow do I unlo ck th e engine hood? 36
H ow doe s moi sture or road sal t affe ct the
bra kes? 8
H ow oft en sh o uld I c h ec k my tire
pr ess ures? 57
H ow of te n sh ou ld I rep lace my eng in e
battery? 50
H ow ofte n sh ould I wa x m y c ar? 19
H ow often sh ou ld th e brake fluid be
c h anged? 48
Hu bca ps 69
H ydro pla nin g 60
I mp ort ant inform ation fo r ve hicle s wi th Die ­
se l eng ine when addin g or changin g en ­
g in e oil 41
94 Alphabetical index
Impo rtan t inf ormati on to kn ow before dis ­
c on nec t the battery 49
I ns trum en t panel
C le aning 23
J
Jack 72
Jum p star lin g 84
Jump er cables 84
L
Lea ther
C lea nin g 23
Lifting pla tfo rm 89
Lifti ng th e ve hicle 89
Li gh t cha nge 81
L ock cy linders
21
Lo cks 21
M
Mod ificat io n s 28
N
New tires an d wheels 6 1
N HT SA 90
No tice about data r ecorded by vehicle con­
trol modu les 6
0
Oil 37
O il ch an ge 42
Oil dips tick 39
Ope ratin g you r vehicl e ou ts id e th e U. S.A . o r
Ca nada 91
Outs id e mirr ors
C lea ning 19
p
Pa int
P o lishin g 19
Wax ing 19
Park ing Ass is ta nce
C le aning sensors