2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA tire type

® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
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Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
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Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra­
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
12 Alphabetical inde x
What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve­
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7

Maximum Perm issib le Inflatio n Press ure
T his nu mb er is th e g re at est a mount of
pres­
s ur e tha t sh oul d ever be put in the tire und er
norma l driv ing cond itio n s.
R ep lac in g tires or rims on vehicles equipp ed
wit h
The air va lve o n all four tires (no t on the spare
ti re) is equip ped with a senso r, w hic h co nsta ntly
m on itors
a ir pr ess ure in side the tire, a nd
the n this Lu If
yo u ar e going to re pl ace the wheel rim s o n yo ur
ve hicl e, make sure the rim s also have these
se nso rs. The se nsor s mu st be co mp atib le w ith
TPM S sys tem o n yo ur vehicle .
I f yo u install rim s. w hich do not have th e se n­
sors, o r ha ve sensors w hich are not comp ati ble,
th e TP MS will not wor k pro perl y. In case, theTPM S would n ot b e ab le to m oni tor pr ess ure or wa rn you if is necessa ry.
• Wheneve r you c hange se nso rs, yo u ha ve to
i n sta ll
valves.
•
dri ve the valve ste m cap s se­
c ur ely m ou nted. We reco mmen d usi ng fac to ry
i n sta lle d va lve stem caps. As k your auth ori zed
Volkswage n dea le r if yo u los t va lve
caps.
T he in sta llat io n of re pla ceme111 tires
c ord hody plies in the tire si dewa ll m ay ca use
ma lfu nction tir e pre ssure monitorin g
sys te m (TPM S), and i s not recommended (cord
mat eri al informatio n is m olded on
ti re s ide­
wa ll).
ch ec k yo ur TPM S indi cator af te r r e­one or more tires o n yo ur vehicl e. If t he
TP MS indi cator is on. your TPMS is m alfu nc­
ti o nin g. Your
tire m ig ht be incom ­
patibl e yourTP MS system, or some co mp o­
n en t of the TP MS may be dam aged .
WARNING
• Usin g in cor rect or unmatched tires and
I or wheels or improper tire and whee l co mbi ­
nation s can le ad to loss of con tro l, co llisio n
and serio us perso nal injury.
• Always use tires, rims and whee l bo lts th at
me et th e specification s of ori ginal fa ctory- in­
s talled tire s or other combination s th at h av e
b een sp eci fica lly app roved by the vehicle
manufa ctur er.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARN ING (continued)
• Tire s age even if they arc not being use d
and can fail su ddenl y, es peci ally at high
s peeds. Tire s th at are more than 6 yea rs old
can only be use d in an em ergenc y and then
w ith specia l care and at lower speeds.
• Never mount use d tir es on your vehicle if
yo u are not sur e o f th eir "previou s hi story."
Old used tir es ma y ha ve bee n damag ed even
th ou gh th e dam age ca nnot be seen that ca n
l ead to sudd en tir e fa ilur e and lo ss of vehicl e
control.
• All four whe els must be fitted with radi al
tir es of the s am e type, size (ro lling cir cumf er­
ence) and th e sa me tread p attern. Dri ving
w ith diff erent tire s reduces ve hicle han dling
a nd can l ead to a loss of control.
• If the spare tire is not th e same a s th e tir es
that are mount ed on the vehicle - for examp le
with winter tir es - only u se the sp are tir e for a
s h ort period of tim e and drive w ith extra care.
Refi t th e no rma l road w hee l as soo n as safe ly
possib le.
• Neve r dri ve
than th e spe ed for wh ic h th e tires on you r ve hicle are
rat ed because tires that arc driven fas te r than
their rated sp eed ca n
sudd enly .
• Overloadin g tir es cause h eat build -up ,
s ud den tire failur e, includin g a blowout and
sudden defl ation and loss of co ntrol.
• Temperat ure grades apply lo tir es that are
properl y inflat ed and not over o r underin­
flated .
• For tec hni cal reaso ns it i s not always pos­
s ibl e to use whee ls from oth er ve hicles-in
s om e cases not eve n whee ls from the sa me ve­
hicle model.
• If you insta ll w hee l trim d iscs on th e ve­
hicle whee ls, make sur e that th e air flow to the
brakes is not blo ck ed. R edu ced airflo w to the
brakes can th em to ove rheat , in cre asin g sto p­
ping distances and causin g a colli sion .
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