
Booklet  1.1  Maintenance 
WHEN  DO  I  BRING  MY  CAR IN  FOR SERVICE? 
Service  Interval  Schedule 
• 1.8L  Turbo  Gasoline  E ngin e  (GT I) 
5, 000  mil es (8 ,000  km) 
10 ,000  miles  (16,000  km) 
1 5, 000  miles  (24 ,000  k m) 
20,000  miles  (3 2,000  km) 
2 5, 000  miles  ( 40,000  km) 
3 0,000  m iles  ( 48,000  km) 
35 ,000  miles  (56,000  km) 
40,000  miles ( 64,000  km) 
4 5,000 mil es  (72,000 km ) 
5 0,000  miles (80 ,000 
km ) 
55,000  m iles  (88 ,000  km) 
6 0 ,000  m iles  (9 6,000  km)  I
f  you 
not  su re w he n to bring  yo ur car  in for 
se rv ice,  ask  your  auth ori zed  Vo lk swage n Se rv ice 
A dvi sor . 
O il Change  S erv ic e 
O il  Chan ge 
& Ma intenan ce  S ervi ce 
O il Chan ge  Serv ice 
O il Change 
& Ma intenance  Service 
Oil  Chang e Serv ice 
Oi l C han ge 
& Maint enance Se rvic e 
Oi l C han ge  Serv ic e 
Oi l C hange 
& Maintenance  Service 
Oil  Chan ge S ervic e 
O il Change 
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice 
Oi l C han ge  Servic e 
O il Chan ge 
& Mai nten ance  Se rv ic e 
Se rv ic es s hou ld be  perform ed  at  the  sch edu le d  mil eag e  ( kilom ete r)  int erv als , or  12  m onth s af te r 
th e la st  Serv ice , w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st. 
Yo ur Servi ce adv is o r w ill  fill in  th e nec ess ary  information  and  stamp  you r Ma intenanc e boo klet 
e a ch  tim e you  b ring in 
ve hicl e fo r Se rvice . 
A t thi s tim e, th e Serv ice  advis or 
w ill also  inform  you  w hen  th e nex t Se rv ice  is  du e. Th ere for e, it  is 
i mporta nt that  you  fo llow  the Se rvice  sc hedu le . 
T he  brake  fluid  must  be  r epla ced eve ry 2 ye ars  re gard less  of mi leag e  (kilometer s). 
6  Warranty  Voucher  

Service  Interval  Schedule 
Gasoline Engin es 
I f yo u are  not  sur e wh en 
to b rin g yo ur c ar  in fo r 
serv ice,  ask yo ur auth ori ze d V olkswagen  Serv ice 
Adv isor. 
• 
•  2.0L G asolin e  Eng in e  (G olf, Jetta  Wagon ) 
•  2.5L G asolin e Engin e (Jetta,  Go lf ,  New 
B ee tle ) 
5,000  miles  (8,000 km) 
10 ,000 m iles  (16, 000  km) 
20.000  miles (32 ,000  km ) 
30,0 00  mil es (48,000  km) 
40,000  miles (64,0 00  km ) 
50,000  miles  (80, 00 0 km ) 
60, 000  mil es  (96, 000 km ) 
70,000  miles  {112,0 00 k m) 
Booklet 1.1 Main tenance 
•  2.0L TFS I G asolin e Engine  (J etta , GT!, 
Pas sat) 
•  4.2 VB Ga so lin e Engin e  (Pha eton , T o uare g) 
•  6.0L Wl 2 Gaso lin e Engin e (P haeton ) 
•  VR6  Gasolin e  Eng ine  (Touar eg) 
•  3.6L 
Gas olin e Engine  (Pass at,  Tou areg) 
Di ese l Engine 
•  l.9L TOI-PD  Diese l Engin e (Jetta, Beetle,  GolO 
O il  C han ge  Se rv ice 
O il Chan ge 
& Ma inten ance  Serv ice 
O il Chan ge 
& Main tena nce Serv ice 
O il Chan ge 
& Ma intenance  Serv ice 
O il Chan ge 
& Main te nan ce  Serv ice 
O il Change 
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice 
O il Chang e 
& Ma intenan ce Servi ce 
O il Change 
& Ma intenan ce Se rvice 
Se rv ices  sh ould  be  perfo rm ed  at the  schedul ed mil eage  ( kilo m etr e)  int erv als,  or  12  m on th s af te r th e 
la st  Service , w hi ch ev er  occ urs first. 
Yo ur Serv ice  Ad viso r w ill fill  in  th e  nec essary  informa rion  and  sta m p yo ur  Ma inten ance  book le t 
eac h tim e yo u  bri ng in  yo ur ve hicl e  for S erv ice. 
At t his time , th e  Se rv ice  Adv iso r w ill  also  inform  you w hen  th e nex t Serv ice  is  du e. Th erefore,  it is 
im portan t that  you fo llow  the  Serv ice  sche dul e. 
T he 
flu id  mu st b e re pl ace d every  2 yea rs  rega rdless  o f mil eage  ( kilom ete rs) . 
Warranty  Voucher  7  

Booklet  1.1  Maintenance 
SERVICE SCHEDULE 
Delivery  Inspection 
• You r au thori ze d Volk swage n deal er o u t t he  nec ess ary  i nfo rm atio n  and  stamp  yo ur 
Maint en an ce  book t o co nfi rm  th at  the nec ess ar y 
se rvi ces  have  bee n perfo rmed . 
•  Aut om obile  t echn ology  ch anges  co ntin u 
o u sly. Yo ur auth orize d Vo lkswa gen  d eale r a l
wa ys has  th e  m ost cu rr ent  Servi ce  an d  M aint e
na nce  info rmation  f or yo ur 
mo del. 
D eli ve ry  In spect ion 
It is  poss ible  th at th is  in form ati on m ay  diff er 
from  t he c hec k po ints listed  i n thi s boo klet. 
Se rv ic e Ad vis or  can  answ er an y 
qu estio ns y ou  ma y have . 
•  If  yo u a re  no t sur e w hen 
10 b rin g yo ur  ca r in 
fo r se rvice . as k your  aut horized  Vo lkswag en  Se r
v ice  1\d vis o r. 
B efo re yo ur v eh icle  i s de live re d  t o yo u. it  is 
t o  fac tory  gu id elin es. 
Th e Delive ry  In sp ec tion  w as  perform ed  on: 
N ex t Serv ic e: '  ' Mav er of 
Da te: . ...... ..... ..... .... ... ' 
w hi ch eve r occ ur s fir st T o da y's  elate 
w hich ever  o ccurs fir st  and Vo lk swa gen  Dea ler  stam p 
First Service  at  5 ,000  mil es (8 ,000  km) ALL MODELS 
• C hange  oi l a nd  oil filt er 
Next  Servi ce: 
Dat e: .... ....... .. .. .. .... ... 
Mil es/km: . ...... ............ 
w hi ch ev er  occu rs  fir st 
8  Warranty  Vouch er 
• Wate r  se para to r: D rain  wate r  (T OI engin e 
on ly ) 
T oda y's  elate  an d Vo lkswag en  Dea le r sta m p  

Booklet 1.1  Maintenance 
SERVICE SCHEDULE 
Brake  fluid  replacement  record 
The  brake  fluid must  be replaced  every 2 years 
r ega rdle ss of  mileage  ( kilome te rs). 
The 
brake  fluid replacement  was  performed on: ........................................... 
Brake  Fluid Replacem ent : 
Da te:  ............... ......... 
Today's 
and 
Volkswagen  Dea le r  stamp 
A brak e fluid  replacement  was performed  on:  ..... .......... ......... ............... .. .. 
Nex t Brake  F luid Replacement: 
...................... .. 
Today's 
and 
Volkswagen  Dea ler  stamp 
A brake  fluid  replacement  was  performed on:  ..........................................  . 
Next  Brake  Fluid  Hcplacement: 
Da te:  ....... ...... ...... ... .. 
Today's d ate  and 
Vo lkswage n Dealer 
A b rake  flu id  rep laceme nt wa s performed  on: .........................................  .. 
N ext  Brake  F luid Replacement: 
Da te: ..... .......... ........ . 
22  Warranty  Vouch er 
Today's and 
Vo lkswage n Dea le r  

@ Booklet 1.2  USA  Warranty 
EPA  certified  replacement  parts 
Mainte n ance,  repair , or replacement  of emis· 
s ion  contro l de vices  a nd  syste ms m ay  be 
fo rmed  b y any  autom otive service  an d  rep air  es·  t
a b lishment  or qualifi ed  indi vidual  u sin g ronment al Prot ection  Agency  (EPA)  cert ified p lace ment  part s. 
Maintenance  and  repairs  performed by independent  service  shops 
Without  in validat ing choose  to have  main tenan ce, repair  o r replace· 
m ent  of emi ssio n  contro l com ponent s per· 
for med  b y any  automo tive  serv ic e es tablish
m ent  or  ind iv idual  qualified  to perform  such 
services.  However,  t he cos t o f su ch  serv ices  is 
n ot cove red  by  these  warra nties ex cep t i n 
genc ies.  If  the  in dep end ent  service  esta b lish- ment 
find s 
defect, yo u m ay  delive r 
th e vehicle to an  aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler 
an d  h ave  the defect  correc te d  free  of  char ge. 
Volkswagen  will  not  b e liabl e for  any ex pen ses, 
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at  the independ ent 
v ice es tablishm ent , except  for em erge ncy pairs.  See "Emerge ncy  Rep air s" fo r further 
Parts  not  scheduled  for  inspection  or  replacements 
A ny  part , whic h  is  not  schedu led  fo r  inspecti on 
or  re pla cement  at maintenan ce int ervals 
fied  in  th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance  bookl et, is  covere
d by thi s warranty  for t he  full  war ranty 
Scheduled  part  inspection  or  replacement 
A part  scheduled  onl y for  insp ec tion  in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's  instru ctions  or quir ed  sc hed uled  mai nten ance  is cove red  for 
th e durati on of  these  warrant ies . 
Damage  to  non-warranty  parts 
If  failur e ofa  warra nt ed  part  causes  damage  to  a 
p a rt no t covere d  by warra nty,  the 
ran te d part  will be  re pl ac ed  free  of ch arge 
18  Federal  Emis sions Warranties 
A  part  insta lled  in acco rdance with swage n's  instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled 
m aintenanc e is w arranted  unt il th e  next 
uled  replace ment  interva l or  for  the durat ion  of 
t h ese  wa rra nti es.  

Proper  maintenance  and  use 
Inst ructions  fo r proper  main tenanc e a re con
tain ed  in  your Vo lkswagen  Maintenance 
book le t.  Tim e a nd  mil eage int erv al s at  whic h 
ma intenance  is to  be  perfor med , may  vary from 
mod el  to model. 
Volk swagen  recom mend s yo u keep  a  record  of 
sc heduled  maintenance  performed  by  having 
your  Volkswage n Main te nance  bookle t va li 
d ated  at  the  approximat e time  or  m ileage  inter
val s by an  aut horized  Volkswage n deal er,  and 
t hat  you prov ide these  records  to the  new  owner 
whenever  you sell  the  vehicle. 
Use  of  Genuine  Volkswagen  Parts 
Vo lkswag en  recommends  that Genu ine  Volk
swage n parts  be  used as  rep lacement  parts  fo r 
th e main te nance , repair  or rep lace ment  of em is
s ion  contro l sys te m s.  Use  of  re placement  part s 
w hi ch  a re  no t equ ivalen t  to Genuin e Volk 
swage n parts  in  emis sion  performan ce and  du
rability  may  impair the  effective ness  of emiss ion 
Booklet 1.2  USA  Warranty 
Fai lure  to ma intain  yo ur  vehicle acco rding  to t he 
in struc tion  for proper  maintenance  may  cause 
t h e veh icle 
to e xceed  applicab le  em iss io ns  sta n 
d ards  and  could  result  in denial  of  warranty  cov
e rage.  Howev er, Volk swagen  w ill not  deny  a 
wa rran ty  clai m sole ly  on  the  basis of  your  failure 
to maintain  t he veh icle accord ing to the in struc
tio ns o r fa ilu re to  keep  a  record  of  maint en ance. 
I n st ru ctions  fo r proper  use of  the vehi cle are 
co ntained  in your  Volkswage n Owne r's 
Ma nual. 
co ntrol  system s. Although  use  of parts  o ther 
than  Genu in e  Volkswagen  part s do es  not in va li
dat e thes e wa rran ties,  Volkswage n ass um es  no 
liability  unde r these wa rranties  for  failu re of 
suc h part s and  damage 
to other  parts  caused b y 
s u ch  fa ilu re 
Maintenance  and  repairs  performed by independent  service  shops 
Without  in val idating t hese  warrant ies,  you  may 
c h oo se  to  have  maintenance,  repa ir or repla ce
me nt of e mission  contro l compone nts per
formed  b y any  automotive  service  estab lish
ment  or  individual  q uali fied  to  p erfor m su ch 
se rvi ces.  However , the  co st of  su ch  serv ices  is 
not  covered by  these  warrant ies  except  in em er
ge ncies.  If the ind epe ndent  serv ice  estab lish- m
ent  find s a warrantable  defec t,  you  may deliv er 
th e ve hicle  to  an au thori zed  Volkswagen  dea ler 
and  have  t he defect  corrected  free  of charg e. 
Vo lkswagen 
will not  be liab le  for any  expens es 
w hi ch  yo u have  incurred  at  th e  ind ep ende nt ser 
vic e establis hmen t, excep t for  em ergency  re
pa irs. See  "Emerge ncy  Repairs"  for further 
details. 
Parts  not  scheduled  for  inspection  or  replacement 
An y pa rt, w hich  is  not sched uled  for  in spe cti on 
or  rep lac em ent  at maint enance  in terva ls  sp eci
fied  in  th e Volkswagen  Mainten ance  bookle t, is 
cov ered  by th is  warranty  for t he  full  warrant y pe- riod. 
Any s uch  part s repai red  o r rep lace d under 
wa rra nty  are  wa rranted  for th e remaining  war
ra nty peri od. 
California  Emissions Warranties  25  

Booklet 1.2  USA  Warranty 
Scheduled  part  inspection  or  replacement 
A sche duled  o nly fo r inspection  in accor
dance  with  Volkswagen's  instru ctions  or re
q ui red  schedu led  maint enan ce is covered  for 
the  duration  of  these  warranties. 
Damage  to  non -warranty  parts 
If  fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes  damage to a 
part  not covered  by warranty,  th e no n-war
ranted  part  w ill  also  be  replaced  free of c harge . 
-4 
Emergency  repairs 
Em ergency  repai rs  performed  by non-Volk
swage n service  facility w ill  be reim bursed if the 
repa ir  wo rk was  needed  and  correctly per
fo rm ed,  and 
was  impossib le or  unrea sonable 
under  the  circ umstances  to  tow or  drive  your 
Vo lkswage n 
to the nea res t a uth orized  Vo lk
swagen  dealer.  The  maxim um reim bursement 
allowable  is  an amo unt equal to  the cost  if  yo ur 
aut hor ized Volkswagen  dea ler  had  comp le te d 
the  repai r(s).  Reimburs em ent  wi ll be  cons idered  A 
install
ed in accordance  wi th Vo lk
swagen's  instru ction s or  requi red  sc heduled 
mainte nan ce  is  warranted  until the next sched
ul ed  replacement  interval  for the durat io n  of 
the se wa rrant ies. 
-4 
when  you submi t the  fo llowing  ite m s 10 yo ur  au
thorized  Volkswagen deale r: 
•  A sta tement  explainin g the  circumstances 
that  prevented  you from  getting 
an  autho
ri zed  Volkswage n dea le r, 
•  Paid  recei pt(s), 
•  Repa ir order(s).  and 
• 
removed  from  your Volkswage n. -4 
Damage  caused  by  tampering,  use  of  improper  fuel,  abuse,  neglect 
and  improper  maintenance 
These  warra nties do  n ot cover  any dama ge to 
the  vehicle  ca use d by  tamper ing  wit h emiss ion 
contro ls,  use of fue l containing  lead,  or  fuel n ot 
meeting  the  specifica tion s set  forth  in  th e 
Implied  warranties 
Any  implied  warran ty,  includin g any  warrant y 
o f m erchantabi lity  or  war ranty  o f fitne ss for  a 
26  California  Emis sions  Warranti es 
Owner's  Manual,  and  abuse,  neglect or  im 
p rope r ma inte nance  of  the vehicle.  Diagnos is 
a n d  re pair  of suc h damag e are  at  t he  ex pense  of 
t h e ow ner. 
-4 
p ar ticular  purpo se, is  limit ed in duration  to  th e 
state d period  of  these  wr itten warra nti es. -4  

Booklet 1.2  USA  Warranty 
Free -of -charge  repair 
R epairs  under are made  free of 
c harge.  Your auth orized  Vo lkswage n dealer  will 
What  is  not  covered 
Maintenance  services 
T his  warranty  does  not  cover the cost  of  parts 
and  labor  invo lved  in  any  scheduled  main te
nance  service.  Sched uled  maint enan ce serv ices 
are  desc ribed  in your  Vo lkswagen  Maintenance 
13ook le l.  repair 
defective  pa
rt  o r  r epla ce it wi th  a or re manu fac turcd  genuine  Volkswagen 
Thi s wa rranty  d oes not cover replacemem  of o il, lub rica ms or  fluids  unless  th eir  re
p lac em en t is  a nec essary of wa rranty  ser
v ice on a covered 
Damage  or  malfunction  due  to  misuse,  negligence,  alteration, 
accident  or  fire 
This  warranty  does not  cover: 
•  damage  or malfunctions  which  are the result 
of  improper  repair  of the  vehicle, insta llation  of 
any  non  Genuin e Vo lkswag en parts 
will 
alter  the  vehicl e performance  specilication s 
fr o m  tho se set by the  vehicle  manufa ctur er, 
m odilicati ons 
the  vehicle  (includi ng the  en 
g in e management  system),  accessories  su ch  as 
ala rm  syste ms,  remote  starters,  roof  racks  or 
co mmunication s equipmelll,  defects  or  failur es 
r es ulling  from 
use  of new  part s not  sold  or 
a pp rove d by  Volkswage n, or  used  parts,  or the 
re sultant  damage  to  as socia ted  parts  or sys te m s: 
•  damage  or  malfunctio n s  which  were ca use d 
by the  alteration  of the  vehicle,  in particular  any 
major  or  st ru ctu ral al tera1ions  su ch as 
th e con 
vers ion  of  the vehic le 
10 a  co nve rtib le  or  t he 
modilication  of1h e roof10  accom modate a gla ss 
roo f s1ru ctur e  or  o ther sim ila r alt er
a li ons; 
Wear  and  tear  items 
Th is wa rran ty does  not cove r re pl ace men1  of 
a n y powertra in comp on ent s that  wear a re
s ult  of no rma l use  o r 
8  Limited  Pow ertrain  Warranty 
•  damage  or  ma lf u nct ions  caused  by in1cn -
1i on al o r unint e111i ona l mi sfue ling,  collision  or 
modilications  of the  vehicl e, including,  but  not 
limit ed  t o th e installatio n of  eng ine  m anage 
m ent  co mpon ent s not approv ed  b y Vo lkswagen; 
•  damage  or malfunc tio ns  res ult ing  from  the 
u se  o f the veh icle  in comp etitive  events  or 
cause d  by accide111  or fire;  or 
•  damage  or malfunctions  resulting  from  con
tinue d operat ion  of  th e  vehicle 
a warning 
li g h t,  gauge  reading  or ot her  warnings  indicate  a 
m ec hani cal or  opera tional  problem;  or 
•  damage  or ma lfunctions  due  to s uspens io n 
su ch  as  the  ins1aUa1ion of af te r
m arke t sp rings, s hock  absorbe rs,  or  lowe ring 
kits. 
This  warranty  does not cover  vehicles  severely 
dam aged  a nd 
I or d eclared  10 be  a  to tal  l oss by 
an  i nsure r or  vehicles re- asse m
b le d from  or rep aired wit h parts  obta ined  from 
a noth er used