2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA oil temperature

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
If the warning light ligh ts up again after d rivi ng
o n for a sh o rt dis tan ce, stop the vehicle and
swi tch off the engine. C onta ct an authorized
V olk swa gen deal er or a qualifi ed wor ksh op.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart­
ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
3.2 "Working in the engine com ­
partment. " The engine compartment of any
motor vehicle is a pot entially dangerou s area
and can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
Hot steam or coo lant can cause serious burns.
• Never open the engine hood if you sec
steam or coo lant escapi ng from the engine
compartment. Always wa it until you no longer
sec or hea r steam or coo lant escap ing from the
engi ne.
• Always let the en gi ne to cool down com­
pletely before carefully open ing the engine
h ood. Hot components w ill burn skin on co n­
tact.
• When the engine has cooled down and you
are ready to open the engine hood:
R emove the key from the ignition.
Engine oil pressure 9=:7:
WARNING (continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and put
the selector in P (Park, automatic trans­
mis sion) or Neutral (manual transmis­
s ion) .
Keep c hildren a nd oth ers away from the
vehicle.
• Never reach into the area around or touch
the radiato r fan. Contact with the blades can
re sult in serious persona l injury.
• Alway s remember that the radiator fan is
temperature-contro lled and can t urn on sud­
den ly - even when the engine has been
switched
for a longer period of tim e and the
k ey has been removed from the ignition.
• Never unscrew the coolant expansio n tank
ca p when the engine is hot. A hot engine will
h eat the coolant and put it under pressure . Re­
moving a ca p that is under pressure can result
in serious personal injury and/or burns.
• Alw ays protect face, hands and arms from
h ot escap ing coo lant or steam by cover ing the
cap w ith a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
co unt er-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pres sure on the top of the cap.
• Never sp ill antifreeze or coo lant on the ex­
haust system or hot engine parts. Under some
co ndit ions, the ethylene g lyco l in engine
coo lant can catch fire.
This warning symbol indicat es that the en gin e oil pressure is low.
I f thi s wa rning symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and ch ec k
th e oi l leve l. Top off with en gin e oil if necessary
3.2 "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r "E n­
g in e o il."
The follo win g inform ation text is disp la ye d:
ST OP Oil p ressure Engin e off Owner 's manual!.
If th e sy mb ol fl as hes eve n though the oil l eve l is
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive on. D o not le t th e engine
idl e. Co nta ct a n authori zed Vo lksw age n d eale r
or a qua lified wo rksh op .
Tip s
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol is not an oil
l eve l ga uge. Check the o il leve l reg ularl y, pre fe r­
a bl y every time you get gas .
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Ap plies to ve hicles : with a di esel engine
Starting the diesel engine
The engine can only be started a genuine Volkswagen key the correct
code.
- Move the se lector lever to P (Park) or N
(Ne utral )
98.
- Dep ress the foot brake. In vehicles with
manual transm iss ion d epress th e clutch
pedal.
- Turn the igni tion key to position
93, 76 The g low plug
warni ng light light s up while the glow
plug s are warm ing up.
- When the warning light goes out, turn
the key to pos ition
93, fig. 76
sta rt the engine. Do not press the acc eler­
ator.
- Release the ign itio n key as soon as the
e ngin e starts to avoid damaging the
start er.
When start ing a cold eng ine, it may be a litt le
nois y for the fir st few se conds until oil pre ssur e
h as bui lt up in the hydrauli c
valve lift ers . This is
normal and no cause for conce rn.
When staring a warm engine, the pre -glow
warning light will no t li ght up. You can sta rt the
e n gi ne immed iate ly
If yo u ha ve problems sta rtin g
3.2 "Tip s
and Advice", chapt er "J ump startin g."
Di ese l e ngin e pre-glow system
Wh ile pre- glow is acti ve , n o major elec trical
lo ad s s hou ld be switched on -oth erwise unnec­
ess ary load is pla ce d on the vehicle battery.
You should start the engine immediate ly after
th e pr e-g low indica tor lig ht has gone out.
96 Driving
To start the diesel engine after the fuel tank has
been run dry
If the fuel tank was run comp lete ly dr y, the
s tartin g proc ess after refueling with die sel fuel
can take long er th an usual -up t o one minute.
Th is is be cause th e fu el sys tem fir st ha s to be
vented of a ir wh ile starting.
WARNING
H edu ce the risk of ser ious per sonal injur y
when startin g and running the vehicl e's en­
g in e.
• Never start or le t the engine run in a con­
fined or enclosed are a. Exha ust from the en­
gi ne contain s carbon mono xide , a poisonous,
co lor less and odo rless gas. Carbo n monoxide
ca n cause unconsci ousness and death .
• Neve r leave the vehicle unatt ended with
the eng ine runnin g. The vehicle could mo ve
s udd enly or an unusual operating condition
co uld occur res ultin g in prop erty damage or
personal injury.
• Neve r use "sta rting ass is t fluid s." They arc
po tentia lly exp los ive and can ca use a " run­
away" vehicl e co ndition .
Note
You can
the eng ine if you drive hi gh en­
g ine speeds, at full th rottle or by overloading the
en gin e whe n it i s cold.
For the sake of environment
Do not warm up the engine by running it with
th e ve hicl cstandin gstill. Drive off as soo n as yo u
s tart the e ngin e. T hi s help s th e e ngin e
o p­
e ra tin g temperature fa ster and r edu ces
emissions .
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