
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 
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Customer CARE 
Dealer  assistance 
If  yo u have  questions  ab out  the  service  you h ave 
r ece ived,  we  sugges t that  you  first  discu ss them 
with  the se rvice  p erso nn el at  your  authori zed 
Volkswage n dealer.  You  may want  to sp eak to  the 
Service  Manager  or dir ectly  to  th e owner of  the 
dealership . is  their  bu sines s to be  conce rned about  your 
s a tisfac1ion and  goodwill.  Since they  are clo ses t 
t o  the s ituation,  th ey are  in  the  be st po sition  to 
quick ly  res olve  any  con cerns you  may  have. 
'4 
When  to  notify  the  manufacturer 
Your  satisfaction  w ith our  product  i s impor
tant  to  us, and  we would  like to  make  certain that 
we  have  had  the  opportun ity 
to work with  you 
and  your  dealer resolve  yo ur co ncerns. 
Ir  yo ur  conc ern s  a re  not  resol ved to your  satis
fa ction 
th e deal er,  p lease  con tac t Volkswagen 
of  Amer ic a,  Inc .,  immediat ely call ing our  toll
fr ee  number: 
Tel.:  l (8 00 ) 822-8987 
If  you  prefe r to  write,  pleas e use  the fo llowing 
address: 
Vo lk swage n Custo mer  CARE Ce nter 
3499  West  Hamlin  Ro ad 
Roche ster  Hills,  M I 48309 
Yo u ca n also  contac t us  usin g our  Intern et ad
dress: 
W\V\V.VW.com. 
S impl y click o n "C onta ct Volk swagen  of 
Amer ica. In c." 
When  you ca ll or  write,  please  provid e th e fol
l owi ng  information: 
28  Custome r CARE 
•  Your  n ame,  address  a nd  tele ph one  numb er 
•  Vehicle  Id ent ifica tio n  Numb er  (VIN) 
•  Veh icle 
and  mil eage 
•  Dea ler's  name  and  lo cation 
•  Natur e of co mp la int  or  probl em 
•  Cop ies  of  repair  orders (r e tain  orig inal s for 
your  rec ord s) or  per tin ent d ocum en ts  if  y ou  are 
wr it in g to  us 
A C usto mer  CARE R epr ese ntativ e w ill  gath er 
and  caref ully review  all facts  rela ting  to your  re
qu est for  ass is tan ce. After  this rev iew  is co m
p leted,  th e Custo mer  CA RE R epr ese ntative w ill 
inform  you of any  assis ta nce  that  t he company 
w ill  be  able  to prov ide. 
Pl ea se  note  that  a s part  of  our continuin g effort 
to maintain  th e hi gh es t q ualit y or  service 
to o ur 
C ustomers,  sup erv isors  will occasio nally  mon
it or  th e qual ity  of  te lephone  calls  betwee n our 
Customers  and Repr esentatives.  We hope  you 
und ersta nd  our  inter est in providing  th e  bes t 
po ssible  service . 
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BBB AUTO  LINE 
BBB AUTO  LINE  dispute  resolution  services 
If your  dea le r  or  Cus tom er Repr ese nta tive 
d oes  not r esolve yo ur produc t co nce rn  to your 
sa tisfac tion  or  if  yo u do  not  wis h to  prese nt your 
co nce rn  t o eith er of  them.  you ma y take  advan
t age  of  the m ed iat io n  and  arbitration  servic es of 
th e Better  Busin ess  Bur eau.  This  program  is 
called  BBB  AUTO LI NE and  is  ava ilabl e to  yo u 
fr ee  of cha rge,  o n a natio nw ide  basis as  lo ng  as 
you r ve hicle  has  bee n  dri ven  l ess  than  24,000 
m iles a nd has  not  been  in  use  for  mor e than  2 
yea rs.  Not  every  cla im  is  elig ible ; th ere  are  so me 
age  and  milea ge limit ations,  so please  c heck 
w ith  your  local  Better  Busin ess  Bureau  ("BBB") 
r ega rdin g yo ur  cla im . 
T he  BBB  AUTO  LINE  progra m has two  pan s. Th e 
fir st p art  is  m ediatio n. Me diatio n  m ea ns  th at th e 
B BB  staff  will  faci litate  neg otia tion s betwee n the 
parti es in an  effort 
to brin g yo ur cla im  to a mutu 
ally acceptab le  re so luti on.  You  do  not  have  to 
parti cip ate  i n mediation  if yo u wo uld  rather  pro 
cee d imm ediat ely  to  arbi trati on.  Ar bitr ation  is 
th e oth er  part  of BBB  AUTO  LINE. Arb itration  is 
a  pro cess  by whic h  an  imp artia l p erso n mak es a 
de cisio n on  your  claim.  The arbi trator s are  not 
c onne cted  with  the  a utom ob ile  indu stty  a nd 
se rve on  a  volunt ary  bas is . 
l fy ou  d o not  agree w ith  th e  m edia ted  reso lution 
a nd /or  have  opte d  t o arbitr ate,  an  arbitrati on 
h ear ing w ill b e sc hedu led . Yo u  ma y att end  th e 
h earin g in per son, b e  re pr ese nted  by  an  at
torn ey, brin g witnesses . a nd  give  s upport ing ev
id ence . In stead  of a ppearing  personally, yo u 
may  req ues t a  writt en  or  eve n a te le ph on e  arb i
trati on  h earing . 
If  yo u wis h  to u se  BBB  AUT O LINE,  plea se call 
th e fo llow ing toll -fre e numb er: 
30  BBB  AUTO  LINE 
Te l.:  I (800)  955 -5100 
W hen  you  call th e loca l office  of the "BB B", it s 
staff  will n eed  th e  following  infor matio n: 
•  Your  name , addr ess  a nd  telephone  number 
•  Make,  model  and  Vehicle Identification 
N umber  of your  vehicl e (VI N) 
•  Delivery  date  and  curr ent mil eage 
•  Natur e of co mplaint  or  probl em 
T he  "BB B" w ill  follow -up on  yo ur  compl aint ; 
a nd  i f it  ca nn ot b e m edia ted,  t hey  will  arrange  an 
arb itratio n h earin g. 
A  dec is ion  will  be  m ade  by  the arbitrat or within 
3  clays  of the hearin g (ty picall y a d ecis io n  i s 
made  40  days  fro m the  elate  you filed  yo ur claim 
wit h "BBB "). 
You  then  have  the o pport unit y to acce pt or re jec t 
the  d eci sion.  If y ou  accep t the deci sio n, V olk
sw age n of Ame rica . In c.  will b e bound  b y th e de
c is io n  and  fulfill  its  obli gat io n  wit hin  the time 
s p ecified  b y th e arbitrato r. 
If  yo u rejec t th e decis io n: 
I  - You are  free  to pur su e  ot her l ega l re m ed ies 
av aila bl e und er s ta te  and  fed era l l aw. 
2  - The  manufa ctur er  w ill  not have  to co mpl y 
w ith  any  part  of the de cis ion. 
Ca liforn ia residents 
Additio nal information  rel atin g to  yo ur  ri ght s 
lo  arbitrate  warranty claim s und er  the  BBB 
A UTO LI NE Arbitration  Prog ram  i s provided  in 
the  Owner  Informat ion about  Consum er Pro
t ec tion  Law s book le t whic h is  pr ese nted  to you 
b y  yo ur  dea ler  w hen  yo u t ake  deli very of  your 
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Booklet  1.2  USA Warranty 
Federal  Emissions Warranties 
General 
The Emissions se t out  on  the  fol
l ow ing page s are war ranties which  th e  m anuf ac
is  req uir ed b y law  to  furni sh  to  you  a t the 
ti me  you take delivery  of yo ur  new  vehicle. 
T hese  cove rages  may als o be  includ ed in the 
Vo lkswage n 4 yea rs 
I 5 0,00 0 mil es L imit ed New 
Ve hicl e Warranty. 
T he w arranLies  re qu ired  by  fe deral  l aws  ap ply 
all  new  Volksw age n ve hicle s import ed and  di s
tribut ed by  Vo lk swage n of  Am erica . In c.  (Vo lk 
swage n)  for sa le  in  the  United  States,  includ in g 
it s  te rritori es, and Canada . T he  warra nties  re
quire d by the  State  of Calif orn ia law  appl y to  all 
new  Vo lksw agen  ve hicl es  imp ort ed  a nd dist rib
ut ed  by  Vo lkswage n for  sale  and  reg is traLion  in 
t h e State  of Ca liforn ia. 
Th e Co mmonwea lth  of Massac husetts and  the 
S ta tes of Ve rmont and 
have  adopte d wa r
r a n ty  re quir em ent s Lh at a re  id enti cal to  the Ca li
forn ia  warra nties. 
The  owner  of a  ve hicle  certified  for sa le  and  reg
i s tered  in  Californi a, Massachusett s, Vermont 
or  Ma ine ma y, th erefore , have warranty  rights 
under  both  Federa l and  State  mandat ed  emis 
s ion s warranties.  The  sta te of  New  York has 
14  Federal  Emissions  Warranties 
adopted  emi ssions warranty  re quir ement s 
i dentica l to  Ca lifornia  mandated  emi ssion s 
warranties  O NLY  for vehicles  equipped  to me et 
Ca liforni a's  Par tial Zero  E mission  Ve hicl e  (P
ZEV)  emi ssion s requir em ent s, as  iden tifi ed  on 
the  Vehicl e Emission  Control  Information  Lab el 
l oca ted  on  th e hoo d. 
T he ow ner of  a new  Volkswagen  vehicle  im
p ort ed  and  di str ibut ed  by  Volkswag en  for  sale  in 
s tat es  other  than Californ ia,  Massach usetts , Ver
m ont , Mai ne o r New Yo rk  (as set  fort h in  the 
a b ove  paragraph ) has  righ ts  on ly  und er  th e 
era l E mi ssio n s Wa rranty. 
Pl ea se  rea d the se warra nties care fully. 
If you 
h ave  any  questio ns co n ce rning th e ap plicabili ty 
of  eac h wa rranty  to yo ur vehicle  or wan t to kn ow 
w hether  a parti cular  repai r w ill  be  perform ed 
free  of ch arge  pursuant  to these wa rranti es, 
pl ease  writ e 
or  te le phone: 
C ustom er  

Booklet 1.2 USA  Warranty 
Customer CARE 
Dealer  assistance 
If yo u h ave  question s ab out the se rvice yo u ha ve 
r ece ive d, we  sugges t yo u fir st  disc uss  them 
w ith  the se rvice  person nel at  your  au thor ize d 
Vo lk swage n dealer.  Yo u ma y want  to  speak to the 
Se rv ice  Mana ger or  dir ec tly  to  th e ow ner of th e 
dealer ship. It is  their  busin ess  to  be concerne d abo ut you r 
s ati sfa ction  and goodwill.  Sin ce  th ey  are closest 
situation,  th ey  are in  the bes t p osit ion  to 
q ui ckl y reso lve  an y  co nce rns you  may have. "4 
When  to  notify  the  manufacturer 
Your  sati sfaction  with  ou r p ro du ct is  very to  us,  and we would to m ake ce rtain th at 
we  have  had  th e opportunit y to  wo rk  w ith  you 
an d yo ur  deale r to  re so lve yo ur  co ncern s. 
I f  yo ur  co nce rns a rc  not resolved  to yo ur 
fac tion  by  the  d eale r,  p le ase contact  Volkswage n 
o f A m eric a, Inc.,  imm ediatel y by ca lling  our 
free n umber: 
Tel.:  I (800 ) 822-8987 
I f you  prefe r to  w rite,  please  use  the  following 
a d dress : 
Vo lkswagen  Custom er  CARE  Cente r 
3499  Wes t H am lin  Roa d 
Ro ch ester  Hill s,  Ml 483 09 
Yo u can  also  contac t us using  our  Int ern et 
dress : 
www.vw.co m. 
Sim ply cl ick on  "Co ntact  Vo lk swag en  of 
Amer ica,  Inc." 
When  you ca ll or w rit e, p lease  prov ide th e 
low ing inform atio n: 
28  Custom er CARE 
•  Your  nam e,  a ddr ess and  te lephone  number 
•  Ve hicle  Iden til1ca tion  Number  (VIN) 
•  Vehicl e type  and  mileage 
•  Deale r's  name  and location 
•  Natur e of  compl aint or  probl em 
•  Co pies  of repa ir order s (re tain  origina ls  for 
yo ur  record s) or  per tinent do cum ents 
if you  are 
w rit in g to  us 
Custo mer Re presentative  will gathe r 
an d caref ully  rev iew  all  facts  re la tin g to  yo ur 
quest  for assis tance.  After this rev iew  is plete d. Custo mer  CA RE  Rep rese ntative w ill 
info rm  you  of a ny ass is ta n ce  that  the co mp an y 
w ill be  abl e to  provi de. 
Please  note 
as  part  of co ntinuin g to ma int ain  th e hi gh est q ualit y  of  serv ice to  our 
C ustomer s, superviso rs w ill occas ionally itor th e  quality  of t ele phone ca lls  betwee n our 
C usto m ers  an d  Hepre scntat ives.  W e hop e yo u 
u nde rs tand  our int erest  in prov idin g the  best 
po ssib le se rvice. 
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Booklet 1.2  USA  Warranty 
to time. In eve nt  o f a  se r
vice  action, Vo lkswa gen of  Ameri ca, In c. w ill  no
ti fy  yo u by  mail and  re qu est that  you  br in g yo ur 
ve hicl e 
your  near est aut horized  Volkswagen 
dealer  for repa ir  free  o f ch arge. 
If  you  have  not  rece ntly c ha ng ed  yo ur addr ess 
and  Volk swagen  of A me rica , In c. ha s yo ur  cu r
r e n t addre ss on  file , you will r ece ive  notifi calion 
a ut om aticall y. If yo u are  co nce rned  th at  you 
ma y not  have  received  no lice  conce rning a  par
ti cu la r se rv ice act ion , p lease  c hec k w ith  your  d
eal er  to de te rmin e whe1h er yo ur vehicle  is  eli
g ible  for any  re p ai r fr ee of ch arge. 
In  oth er  instanc es, Volks wagen  of Am eri ca,  Inc. 
ma y offe r ass is 1a nc e wit h a rep air  beyo nd 
on a case-by-case  bas is.  If you  beli eve  lhat 
yo ur ve hicl e needs re p air  no t cov ered  by war
ran ty whi ch  Vo lksw age n of  Am erica,  Inc. should 
pay  for i n 
or in  whole,  plea se disc uss  the re
qu est w ith  your  dea le r.  If yo u ar e nol  satisfi ed 
w ith  your  dealer's decisio n, pl ea se 
Vo lk
sw agen  of Ameri ca, In c. Cu stom er CARE  by  Le le
phone  or in  writ ing. Your r equ est s houl d pro vid e 
th e ve hicle  identifi cation  numb er,  th e mil eage , 
mainten an ce  histo ry a nd an explan atio n  of  why 
yo u b eli eve  that  the re pai r should  be perform ed 
free o f ch arg e.  Your  reques t should  be acco mpa
ni ed  by all avai lab le  main te nan ce and  re p air 
r eco rds  wh ic h  yo u ha ve  reta ined . A C ustom er 
CARE  Rep rese ntati ve will review  your  r eques l 
and  advise  you  of our  d ecis io n. 
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Booklet 1.2  USA  Warranty 
Service  Publications 
Volkswag en Technical  Literature  Ordering  Center 
Updated  se rvice  information  you  can  obtain 
Vo lks wage n mo nitors  produc t p erf or manc e in 
th e fie ld and  reg ularl y se nds  deale rs  th e  latest 
serv ice  in forma tion  abo ut Vo lk swagen  ve hicle s. 
Now yo u  too, ca n get  th ese  bull etin s. 
B ull etins  cover  a wide  v ariety of  su bjec ts:  th e 
p ro per  u se a nd care  of your  car, costly  repa irs, 
in ex pen sive repai rs  or  ad jus tme nts  whi ch, if 
d one ea rly,  may avo id cos tly  futu re re pai rs. 
So me bu lletin s desc ribe re p air s a bou t ne w or 
un expec te d  co nditi on s. O thers  desc ribe im
pro ved re pa ir  pro cedur es o r parts  imp rove
m ent s. A ll  of  thi s inform ati o n  ca n also  help a 
qualified  t echni cian b ett er  servi ce y our  vehic le.  Mos
t bu lletin s ap ply  to  condit ions affec ting a 
s m all numb er  of  vehicles. Yo ur dea le r  or  a q ual
ifi ed  tec hni cian  m ay have  to de te rmin e if a  sp e
cific  bulleti n a pplies to  your  vehicle. You ca n 
o rd er Vo lkswage n bull etins,  Vo lk swagen  re p air 
in form ation  an d Volkswagen Ow ner 's Litera ture 
24  hours 
I 7  days a week  o n the Intern et fro m  the 
V olkswage n Tec hn ica l Li rerat ure  Or der ing 
Ceme r at : 
www.vw. ddsltd .com 
O r if yo u pr efe r,  you  can cont act our  litera tu re 
di stributi on  se rv ic e a t: 
T elephone: 
I (800 ) 544-8021 Fax : 1 (800)  572 -1438 
What  you  will  also  find  on  the  website 
•  A list  of Vo lkswagen  bulletins fo r  1 985 a nd 
l a te r  m od el years,  covering  all  No rth  Am eric an 
s p eci fica tion  Vo lkswag en  m odels. 
•  Ord ering a nd  prici ng  in format ion on h ow to 
bu y speci fic  bullet ins. 
•  Orde ring a nd  p rice  infor matio n for  Volk
s wage n Rep air  Man uals  on  paper  for mat,  CD 
H OM or  DVD. 
•  Ordering  and  p rice  inform atio n  fo r Vo lk
s wag en Elec tri ca l W irin g Di agra ms. 
•  Owner's  Manuals 
•  Maint en ance  Booklets 
•  War ra nty  Ma nuals 
•  Sound  Syste m  Ma nua ls WARNING 
Th ese  bulletin s ar e int ended  for te chnici ans. They  are  not  meant  for th e CA
S U A L do -it -y our self  er.  Qualifi ed  technici ans 
ha ve  th e equipment,  tool s, s afe ty instruction s, 
and  know-how  to do  a  job  properl y and  safel y. 
I mprop erl y  performed  repair s or  mainte
nan ce ca n ad vers el y aff ect  the saf ety  of  your 
v ehicl e, possibl y le ading  to  accid ent  or injury. 
Th ey ma y al so  impair  th e econom y, dur abili ty 
or  r eliab ility of  your  v ehicle  and may vo id  the 
w arranty  of your  car. 
If you  are  not sur e that 
y ou  can p erform  a job  prop erl y and  saf ely, y ou 
s hould  not  ri sk tryin g to do  so . 
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Booklet 2.1  Safety  fir st 
WARN ING  (continu ed) 
fro m fl ying fonvar cl as  dan gerous  miss iles  into 
th e  passe nge r co mp artmen t. 
Reporting  safety  defects 
If you  believe  tha t vehicl e has  a  de
f ec t,  w hic h  co uld  ca use  a  cra sh,  in jury, or 
d eath , you  sh ould  info rm  th e  NHTSA  im
m edia te ly . Yo u sh oul d als o  no tif y  Volk
sw agen  of  Am erica , Inc.  If  N HT SA  recei ves 
s imi lar  com plaint s, it m ay open  an  inves ti
gat ion , and  i f it find s th at a  saf ety  defec t 
exists  in a  grou p of ve hicl es, it  m ay  ord er  a 
reca ll an d  re m ed y c am paig n.  How ever, 
N HTSA  can not  becom e in vo lve d in  ind i
v idu al proble ms between  you, you r d ea ler , 
or  Vo lkswag en  of A me rica,  In c. 
Addr ess  of N HT SA 
T e l.: l -888-DAS H-2- DOT 
Fro m 8:00 AM  to  10 :00 Mo nday  through 
Friday 
O r ha ve a  look  a t: 
http :// www-o cli.nht sa.cl ot.gov /ivu q/ 
and  print  out th e 
form and it  to  (202) 
366-7882 
12  Safe  driving 
WARN ING  (con tinued) 
•  Never  att ac h a c hild  seat teth er  strap  to a 
O r m ail it  to: 
U.S.  Depa rtm ent  of Transporta tion , 
N ati onal H ig hway 
Safe ty  A dmini stra tio n. of  Defects  Invest ig ation . 
NSA- l0.01,  400 7 th Str eet,  SW 
Wa sh ington,  D.C. 20590 
A ppli cabl e to  Canada  onl y 
If  yo u beli eve  that yo ur  veh icle  has 
d efec t 
w hich  cou ld  ca use  a  crash,  injur y or  dea th , you 
s h ould  inform  Transport  Canada  imm ediately. 
Yo u sh oul d also  notif y Volksw age n Canada,  In c. 
A ddress  of Tran sp ort  Cana da 
To  conta ct Transpo rt Cana da, yo u ma y either 
ca ll Transport  Ca nada  at: 
Tel.:  Phone:  (800 ) 333-05[0  (o nly fro m  Can ada) 
Tel.: Pho ne:  (613) 998-86 16  (O ttawa  reg io n ) 
O r wr ite  to: 
Transport  Canada  R oad  Safe ty 
2780 
R oad 
Ottawa.  ON