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Contents
0.1 Alphabetical Index 2
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1.1 Maintenance 21
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1.2 USA Warranty 86
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2.1 Safety First 122
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3.1 Controls and Equipment 202
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3.2 Tips and Advice 320
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3.3 Technical Data 420
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3.4 Premium Sound System 434
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Key Words 
Enclosed  you'll find  an  extensive  and compre
hensi ve alphabetcia l index  of following  book
l ets : Safety  First, Conrrol s and  Equipment,  Tips 
and  Advice  and  Technical  Data. 
Eac h book let  has  a two-digit  number in  th e 
l ower  right co rner. This  number  will help  you to 
Exampleofakeyword 
Battery  3.2: 24, 3.1:  35 
Booklet  0.1  G eneral  Ind ex 
find a booklet  and return  a boo klet to  its correct 
l oca tion  if  you  remove it from the  Owner's  Liter
ature  binder. 
Th is  ind ex w ill help  you 
to find  information 
quickl y by  using  key 
You  will find  informat ion  about  battery  in 
booklet  3.2 on page 24  and book let 3 .1  on  pa ge  
     
        
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Booklet 3.2  Tips  and Advice 
Checking  the  engine  oil  level 
engine dipst ick  indi cates  the  level o f th e oil. 
Fig . 5  Engin e oil dip st ic k with  engine  oil level ma rks 
To get  a  true reading,  th e vehicle  must  be 
o n  le vel ground.  Before opening  the en 
g in e hood,  a lway s read  a nd  heed  all 
WA RN INGS  ,iage  34, "Safety  is job  No. I 
wh en worki ng  in  the  eng ine 
men t" . 
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the  engine  and  wait  a  few  minute s 
for  the oil to  return  to  t he oil  pan. 
- Raise the en gi ne  hood  ,iage  36. 
- Pull ou t th e  dip sti ck  an d  w ip e  it clea n 
w it h  a rag. 
- Rein sert  dip sti ck;  push  it  all the  way  in.  -
Pull  th e  dip stick  out again  and  check 
th e oil  le vel. 
- After check ing t he o il lev el,  plea se mak e 
sure  that th e dip sti ck is p ush ed  back  i n all 
t h e way. 
T he  pos ition  of th e  dip sti ck  is s how n in  th e  cor
responding  en gin e co mpartm ent  diagram 
3.3 " Technical  Data." 
You  must  no t add  oil. 
You ca n oil. The oil  leve l ma y go  into  th e 
A ran ge, but  not abov e th e A ran ge. 
You must add  oil.  Afte r addi ng o il, m ake th at th e oi l leve l is somewhe re  wit hin  th e range. 
WARNING 
Sto p! workin g in  the e ngin e  c ompar t
m ent,  a lways  re ad  and  h eed all 
34.  The  eng ine co mpartm ent of a ny 
mot or ve hicle  is  a  poten tiall y  dan gero us a re a 
and  ca n cau se ser io us pe rso nal  injur y. 
Not e 
If the  engin e oil leve l is above  l evel 5 do 
no t start  th e  engine  -th is could  damage  the  cat
a ly tic  co nverter  and the eng ine! Contac t an  au 
th orized  Volksw agen  dea le r  o r 
qu alifi ed 
workshop. 
Checking  and  Filling  39  
     
        
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Booklet  3.2  Tips and  Advice 
Checking  the  coolant  level  and  topping  off 
The  correct coolant  level is  important  for  correct functioning  of the engine  cooling 
system . 
Fig.  7  In the  engine  compartment:  coolant  expan
s ion  tank 
To get  a  true reading,  the  vehicle  must  be 
on  level grou nd. Before  opening  the  en
gine  hood,  always  read  and  heed  all 
WARN INGS 
34, is  job  No. l 
when  working  in  the  eng ine  compart
If th e  coo lant  level  drops  too  low, 
th e wa rning text 
STOP Ch eck coolant 
O w ner's  manual! 
is  disp layed  in  the  instru
ment  cluster  and  t he engine  coo lant 
level/temperatu re wa rning lig h t lights  up. 
Opening  the  coolant  e xpansion  tank 
- Switc h off  the  eng ine and  allow  it  to 
coo l. 
- To  prevent  scald in g, cove r the  cap 
8011 the  expansion  tank with a thick 
cloth  and  ca refu lly  un screw  the 
Checking  coolant level 
- Look  into the  open  coo lant expansion 
tan k and  read  off the  coo lant  leve l. 
- If  th e leve l is belo w  the 
mark , top 
off w ith  coolant. 
Topping  off  coolant 
- Only use  new coolant. 
44  Checking  and  Filling 
Fi g.  8  In the  engine  compar tment:  cap  of  coola nt 
expansion  tank 
-Do  not  fill  above  the upper  mark. 
Closing  the  coolant  expansion tank 
-Reinsta ll the  cap 
pos itio n of t he  coo lant  expa nsion  tank  i s 
show n in  the  corre spo ndin g en gin e co mpart 
overview 3.3 'Technical  data." 
Make sure  that  the coola nt  meets  the  required 
s p eci fications 
43. Do  not  use  a different 
typ e of add itive  if coolant  addit ive  G 12 i s not 
avai lable.  In  this  case  use only  water  and  bring 
coola nt co ncentrati on  back  up  to th e corr ect 
l eve l as  soo n  as  po ssible  by  to pping  off with  the 
s p ec ified  addi tive 
43 . 
A lways  top  off wi th 
Do  not  fill above  the  upper  mark.  Otherwi se the 
excess ive coo la nt be  pressed  out  of  the 
coo ling sys tem  w hen  th e engine  is  hot. 
T he 
additive  G  12  (purp le)  may  be  mixed 
w ith  G 12 (pink)  and  a lso  with  G 1 1. 
WARNING 
Stop! Before  working in the e ngine  compart
ment,  a lways  read  and  heed  all WARNINGS 
34. The  engine  compar tment  of an y 
motor  vehicle  i s a poten tially dangerous  area 
and  can  cause  serious  personal  injury.  
     
        
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3.3 Technical  Data 
J etta 
Model  year 2006  
     
        
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Booklet  3.3  Technical  Data 
Table  of  contents 
General  notes  .. ... .................  .  2  Technical  data 
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What  yo u need  lo  kn ow  .. ... .... ..... .. .  2  2.S
L gasol ine  engine  . . .  . ..  . ..  ..  . .  ..  . . .  . .  .  5 
H ow  or e the  figu res  measu re d?  ... ......  .  3  2.0
L gasolin e eng ine  . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  .  7 
l.9L  dies el eng in e  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . ..  . 
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Table  of  content s  
     
        
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Booklet  3.3  Technical  Data 
General  notes 
What  you  need  to  know 
Abbreviations  used  in  this  booklet 
Abbreviation Meaning 
kW  Kilow att  (e n gin e  pow er) 
hp  Hor se  power  ( engin e pow er) 
rpm  Revolu tion s per  minut e  (engine  sp ee d) 
N m  Newt on  m ete rs  ( un it of  engin e torque ) 
lb- ft 
Foot pound s  (uni t of  engin e torq ue) 
in .  Inch 
qt s.  Quart s 
CID  Cub ic  in ch  di spl ace ment 
lb s. 
Pound s 
k g 
Kilogram 
Vehicle  Identification 
Fig . 1  View  from  th e  outs ide  thro ugh  the  windshi eld 
on  the  driver 's  side : Ve hicle  identilicotion  numb er 
(V IN) 
Vehicle  identification  numb er (VIN} 
The  vehicle  ident ifica tion  numb er is  lo cat ed  on 
th e in strum en t pa nel  o n  th e  dri ver' s s ide  so 
it  is  vis ib le from  th e  out side  through  the  w ind
s h ie ld l. 
2  General  notes 
Th e safety  compliance  sticker 
Th e sa fe ty  comp lian ce  s tick e r  is yo ur ass ura nce 
th at y our  new  ve hicle  comp lies  w ith  all  appli 
c ab le  Fed -e ral  Motor  Ve hicle Saf ety S ta nd ard s, 
w hich  wer e in  effec t 
lim e the  ve hicle  wa s 
m anufa ctur ed.  Yo u can  find  thi s  sticke r on  th e 
l e ft  fro nt door  jamb. 
It  shows  t he  m ont h and  the ye ar  of  produ cti on 
a nd 
ve hi cle id entification  number. 
Th e high  voltag e warning  label 
T he  hig h vo ltage  warn ing lab el is  located  on  th e 
l oc k ca rr ie r 
Th e spark  i gn ition  system  meets  al l r eq uire
m ent s of th e  Canad ian  Int erf ere n ce -Ca using 
Equ ipm ent  Heg u-lati ons. 
Th e ve hicl e  identification  label 
ve hicl e id en tifi cat io n  lab el i s loca te d  on  th e sid e of th e rea r pan el in  th e  lu ggage  com
partm en t o r under carp eti n g  on  th e  luggage 
compartm en t  floor.  The labe l co nt ains  th e  fo l-
l o w ing  informa tion: 
II>  
     
        
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• Vehicl e ld em ifi ca tion  No. 
•  Type  code  num ber 
I des ign ation  Engin e 
o utput  in kil owatt s 
• 
a nd  tra nsmi ssio n  cod e le tt er I Paint 
n o. I Int erior 
•  Opti onal equipm ent  numb ers 
Yo u ca n a lso  find  vehicl e data  in your  M aint e
n ance  bookl et. 
Booklet  3 .3  Technical  Data 
WARNING 
S top!  Before  workin g in  the  engine  compart
m ent,  a lways  read and  h eed  a ll warn ings 
= book le t 3.2 
and  Advice ", c hapter 
" Working  in  the en gin e compart men t."  Th e 
e n gine  compartmen t of  any mo tor vehicle  is a 
pot enti all y  dangerous  area  and  can  cause  se
ri ous  p ersona l injury . 
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How  are  the  figures  measured? 
Weights 
The G ross  Veh icle  Weig ht  H atin g (GVW H) and 
th e Gro ss  Axle  Weig ht  Ratin g (G AWH ) for 
and  rear  are  liste d  on  a sti cker on  the le ft  front 
d oo r ja mb. 
Th e Gross Vehicle We ig h t Hating  includ es the 
we ig h t o f the  ba sic veh icle  plus full  fu el ta nk, o il 
and  coola nt , p lu s  m ax imum  loa d, w hic h  co m
bin es passe nge r (150  lbs 
I 68  kg p er des ig n ate d 
sea tin g pos ition ) and  lu ggage we ig ht . 
Lu ggage c arrying capacit y is not  in cre a se d b y 
t h e  use  of a  ro of  rac k,  unl ess  the pa sse nge r ca
p aci ty  is  red uced  acco rdingly. 
T he  Gro ss Axle Weight  Hating is  th e m axi mum 
l o ad  th at ca n be  appl ied  at e ach axle of  the ve 
hi cle . 
WARNING 
Exceeding  t he maximum  perm is sib le  weight 
rat ings  can  result in accident s leadin g to  se
riou s personal  injury. 
WARNING  (cont in ued) 
•  Nev er l et th e actual  Gross Weight 
H ati ng  at  the  front  an d exce ed  th e 
permi ssib le weig hts. A lso  never  let  their  com
bina tion  exceed  tJ1e G ro ss V ehicle  Weigh t 
H ating . 
•  Always remember  that  the vehicl e's han
dling  will  be  affec ted  by the extra  load. There
fore , ad just your  speed  acco rdingly. 
•  Exc eeding  per miss ibl e w eight  rating s can 
result  in vehicl e damag e, acciden ts a nd  per
s on al  inj ury .