
Stopping  th e engine  3.1: 97 
S tora ge area 
Ot her  stora ge  a reas 3.1 : 7l 
R oof 3.l : 7 1 
S torage  compartm ent 3 .1:  69 
Fro nt ce n te r  armrest  3.1: 70 
R ear  armrest  3.1:  70 
S tor age for  the vehicle  literature 3.1: 69 
Sto ring  seat  po sit ion s 3.1 : 
64 
Sto wing  luggage  in the  luggage  companm en t 
2.1 : 10 
S un  visor  3.l:  52 
S u nro of 3.1:  42 
S un sh ade 
P owe r roof3.l:  42 
Switc h light in g  3.1:  3 
Sw itchabl e locking  feature 
Act iva ting  2.1: 62 
Deactivating  2.1:  63 
Switc hes 
Emerge ncy  nasher  3. l: 48 
L ig ht  switches  3.1 : 46 
Powe r ou tsi de  m irrors  3.1:  56 
Power  roof3.l:  42  P owe r w indo ws 3.1: 39 
Switc hing off  th e e ngin e 
W ith 
ig n itio n ke y 3 .1: 97 
T 
Tachometcr3.I:  6 
Tank 
Fill ing  the  tank  3.2: 30 
F uel  ga uge 3. 1: 7 
Op ening  the  fu el fi ller 
3.2:  30 
Technical  modifications 3 .2: 28 
T et her  anc ho rs 2.1: 65 
T et her strap  2.1: 65 
Tie-down  hooks  3.1 : 78 
Ti e-clowns  2. 1:  I I 
Tire  and  whee ls  3.2: 5 1 
Tire  press ure 3.2: 56 
Tir e pressure  monitor in g syste m 3.1 
Warn ing  li ght  3.1:  30 
Booklet 0 .1  Gen eral  Ind ex 
Tires 
Service  life  3.2:  59 
Speed  Ratin g Le tte rCode  3.2 : 62 
Tire  manufa cturing  date  3.2 : 62 
Ti re speci fica tion s 3.2: 62 
Trea d  depth  3.2:  59 
U niform  tir e  qual it y  grading  3.2: 
W inter  ti res  3.2:  65 
T ir e s  and  wheels 
Dim ensio n s 3 .2: 51 
New3.2:  6 1 
S now  chains  3.2: 66 
Wh eel b olt s 3 .2: 66 
Winter  tire s  3.2:  65 
Tool s 3.2:  67 
Torn  or frayed safety  belts 2 .1: 1 7 
To win g 3 .2: 
77 
Genera l no te s 3.2: 87 
When  can  your  vehicle  not  be  towed?  3.2: 
88 
To win g eye 3 .2:  86 
Trailer  t owing 
Brak es 3.2 : 11 
Dri ving  tips 3.2:  13 
Operating  instr uctio ns 3.2:  12 
Sa fety c hain s 3.2:  11, 12 
Technica l requ ir eme nts 3.2:  10 
Tir e press ure 3 .2:  12 
Tow ing  t ips  3.2: 13 
Trail er lights  3.2:  11 
Trailer  weigh t 3.2:  12 
Trail er  turn  sig na ls 
Wa rnin g  light  3.1 : 5 1 
Tran sport  Canad a 3.2:  90 
Tran sport in g  long  item s 3.1:  62,  69 
T read  Wear  Indicato r (l WI ) 3.2: 59 
Tnmk  2. 1:  1 
O 
Trunk  lid  3.1 : 37 
Turn  sig na l a nd  high  beam  leve r 3.1:  50 
Turn  sig na ls 3 .1: 50 
Wa rnin g  ligh t 3 .1:  24, 5 1 
u 
Unde rb od y se alant  3.2: 22 
Un faste ning 
Safety  belts 2.1 : 24 
Unidir ectional  tir es 3.2: 51, 73 
Uniform  tire qua lity g radin g 3.2:  64 
Alphab etical  ind ex 11  

® Booklet 0.1  General  Index 
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83 
Upho ls tery 
Pr ess ure  marks  2.1: 67 
V 
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 
w 
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  

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty 
24  Hour Roadside  Assistance 
The  Volkswagen  24  Hour  Roadside  Assistance 
program 
The  Vo lkswagen  24  Hour  Roadside  Assistance 
program  is  you r assuranc e help will  be  th ere 
s hould  your  Vo lkswa gen have  a m ec hanical 
breakdo wn under  norma J
3l drivin g condition s. 
Whether  t his  happ en s  thousand s of mil es from 
hom e  (anyw her e in 
U. S. or  Canada),  o r in 
you r own  dri veway, you only  have ca ll one 
t o ll-fr ee number  and help  will  be  on way. 
I  (80 0) 411-6688 
To  identif y yourse lf as a  memb er,  simpl y quot e 
y our  Veh icle  ldemifi ca rion  Numb er  (VIN ). Thi s 
numb er  can  be  found  on  your  24  I-lour Road sid e 
Ass ista nce  member ship  card , or  you can  find  it 
on  the dri ver's  s ide  of 
dashb oard visibl e 
th rough  th e windshie ld.  24 Hour  Roa dside  Ass is- ta
nce  is  available 
10 yo u for first  four  years  of 
your  new vehicle owner ship. 
Th e Vo lksw agen  24 I-lour  Roadside  Ass is tance 
Pro gram  includ es 
following emer gen cy 
road sid e serv ices:  emerge ncy  tow ing,  ball ery 
jump  sta n,  flat  tire  c hang e, em ergency  fuel se r
v ice,  loc k-o ut se rvice a nd  ex tricat ion /winch  ser
v ic e. 
Oth er se rvice s and  benefit s include:  trip  routing 
ser vices  and  trip  in te rrupt io n  ben efit s 
t h roug hout  the U. S. and  Canad a. 
Pleas e refe r to  yo ur 24  Hour  Roadside  Assis
tance  Owner's  Guide  for 
details  on  the 
services  prov ided. 
Coverage  do es  not  inclu de se rvice an y ve hicle wi llfully driven n on -reg ularl y trav elled  are as  su ch  as 
unu sed roa ds,  ope n fields.  con stru ctio n sit es.  beache s, mud -lili ed driv cways/ lan eways/ concessio n 
ro ad s, 
lot s, o r an y o ther  area  that  is  ina ccess ible or haza rdous  fo r th e Serv ice  Op erato r's ve hicle  to 
re ach . 
24  Hour  Roadside Assistance  13  

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  

Free-of-charge  repair 
under thi s warranty  are free of  charg e. 
Your  author ize d Volkswagen  dea ler  w ill repair 
Emergency  repairs 
If  an  em erge ncy  re pair  was performed  by a  no n
Vo lkswag en  serv ice  facility , keep  a ll rece ipts,  re
pair  orde rs, a nd parts  removed  from  your Vo lk
swagen . 
You  will  be  reimbursed  if th e repair  wo rk was 
ne eded  and  correctly  perform ed  an d it was  im
possib le  or  unr easo nable under  th e circum-
Bookl et 1.2  USA  Warranty 
th e defec tive  part  or re place  it  with  a new  or regenu ine Volkswagen 
stan ces 10 tow  or drive  your  Volkswage n the 
n ea rest  a utho rize d Vo lkswagen  dealer. 
A 
of the  ci rcumstances  that pr eve nted 
you  from  getting to an  au thori zed Volkswagen 
deal er, tog ether  with  th e  paid  rece ipts,  re pa ir  or
ders,  and  re p laced  parts  must  b e subm itted  to 
yo ur  authori zed Vo lkswagen  dea le r in  or der  to 
be  consid ere d  for  re imbursement. • 
BBB AUTO  LINE  dispute  resolution 
If yo u are  not  satisfi ed  w ith  the warrant y service 
yo u rec eive,  you  may  wish to fo llow ste p s se t 
fo rth  =>  page  30 . 
Vo lkswage n of America,  Inc.,  prov id es  a media
ti on  and  arbitra tion  servi ce for  the re so lution  of 
warra nty and  ot her  product  re lat ed  disput es. 
Thi s service  is c alled  BBB  AUTO  LINE 
is co n
du cte d  th rough  l ocal offi ces  of  the Bett er  Bus i
n ess  Bureau . If  yo u wish 
to use  th is se rvice, yo u 
ma y ca ll th e follow ing toll-free  numb er: 
I  (800)  955-5100 
We e nco ura ge you 10 u se  BBB AUTO LINE b efore 
you  dec ide seek  remedi es  in  a co urt of law. 
In  some s tates  yo u  may be  re quir ed  to  use 
BBB AUTO  LINE  befor e you  ca n assert  your right s in 
a court  of law. 
The  BBB  AUTO LINE se rv ice  is free  of char ge and 
p ermit s yo u  to pr esent  your  case  w ithout 
at
torn ey. A dditi onal informat ion  on AU TO 
LI NE  can be  found => page  30. • 
Limit ed  New  Vehicl e Warranty  3  

Booklet  1.2  USA Warranty 
24  Hour Roadside  Assistance 
The  Volkswagen  24  Hour  Roadside  Assistance program 
T he Vo lk sw age n 24  Hour  Road sid e Assistance 
p rogram  is  you r assurance  that  help  will  be  ther e 
s hould  your  Volk swagen  have  a  m echani cal 
breakdown  under 
dri vin g condit ions. 
Whe ther thi s happens  thousand s of  mil es  fro m 
hom e  (anyw here  in  th e  U.S . or 
or  in 
yo ur  ow n dr iveway , yo u onl y have to call  one 
toll-fr ee numb er  and  help  will  be  on  the  w ay. 
l  (8 00 ) 411-6688 
To  identify you rse lf  as  a m emb er,  simp ly quo te 
y our  V ehi cle  Identific atio n  Number  (VIN ). T his 
number  can  be  fo und on  your  24 Hour  R oadsid e 
Ass is tan ce mem ber ship  card , o r you  ca n find  it 
on  t he  driver's  sid e of th e dashboard  vis ibl e 
t h rough  the  wind shi eld. 24  Hour  Roa dside  Ass is- tan
ce is  availabl e 
to you for  the  first four  years  of 
your  new  ve hicle ow ners hip. 
T he Volkswage n 24  Hou r Ro ad sid e Ass is tan ce 
Program  includ es th e fo llow ing em ergency 
roa dside  services:  emergency  towing,  battery 
jump  start,  flat  tire chan ge, emergency  fuel ser
vice,  loc k-o ut  ser vice  and  extr ica tion/ winch  ser
v ice. 
Other  services  and  b en efit s includ e: trip  routing 
an d trip  interruption  b enefits 
th roughout  the U.S . a nd  Canada. 
Please  refer  to you r 24  Hour  Roads ide A ss is
tanc e Owner's  Guide for 
details  on  the 
serv ices provided. 
Coverage does  not incl ude service 10 an y ve hicle willfully dr ive n no n-regularly  travelled  areas suc h as 
unu sed roads,  open  field s,  construct ion sit es,  beac hes , mud -filled dr ivcw ays/lan cways/co nces sion 
road s, vacan t lo ts,  or any  other 
1h a1 is  inacces sible o r hazardo us fo r th e  Se rv ice  Operator's  vehicl e 10 reach . 
24  Hour  Roadside  Assistance  13  

Emergency  repairs 
Emergen cy  repair s performed  by a non-Volk
swagen  serv ice fa ci lit y wi ll be  reimbur sed  if th e 
r e pair  work  was nee ded a nd  co rre ctly pe r
formed,  and  it was  impossib le  or  unreaso nable 
u nder  the  cir cumsta nces  to  tow  or drive  your 
Vo lkswagen  to  th e near est author ize d Vo lk
swage n deale r. The  maxi mum reimbur sement 
a llowab le  is  an 
equ al to  the  co st if  your 
authoriz ed  Volkswagen  dealer had  complete d 
the  re pair (s). R eimbur sement  will  be  co nsidered 
Bookl et 1.2  USA  Warranty 
when  you submit  th e fo llowin g item s to your  au
thorized  Volk swagen  dealer: 
•  A sta te m ent  explainin g th e cir cum stances 
th at prev ented you  fr om  gettin g to  an  auth o
Volkswagen  dealer, 
• 
r ece ipt(s), 
•  Repair  ord er(s), and 
•  Part(s ) re mov ed  from  your 
Damage  caused  by  tampering,  use of  improper  fuel,  abuse,  neglect 
and  improper  maintenance 
These warranti es do  not cove r any  damage  lo 
the  veh icle  cause d by tampering  with  emi ssion 
co ntrols,  u se of  fuel containi ng  lead , or  fuel not 
m eet ing the  spec ifications  set fort h in  th e 
Implied  warranties 
Any impli ed  warranty,  including any  warranty 
of mer ch ant ability  or  warranty  of fitn ess for a  Own
er's Manual , and  abuse,  neglec t or  i m
p rope r  maint enance  of the  vehicle.  Diagn osis 
a nd  repai r o f suc h damage  are a t th e ex pen se  of 
th e particular  purpose , is limited  in duration  to  the 
stated  period  of  these 
Incide ntal  and  consequentia l damages 
T hese  warranties  do  not  cover  any  incident al  or 
co nse quential  damage s, including  loss of  resale 
va lue,  lost  profit s or  earni ngs,  and  out-of 
po cke t exp en ses  for sub stitute  tran sport ati on 
or  lodging. 
So me s ta tes  do  not  a llow  the exclus io n  or limita
ti o n  of in ciden tal or consequential  damages , so 
thi s lim itatio n or excl usion  may not  apply  to 
yo u. 
Tips 
In  the  event you  ha ve not  r eceived  the services 
promised  in  th ese warra nties, please  follo w the  procedure
s desc ribed  in this  booklet under  th e 
titl e "Custo mer  CARE ". 
•  You  may  obtain  further  information  re
ga rdin g th e Emi ssion s Performance  Wa rran ty or 
r epo rt vio la tion  of  the ter ms of  the Em iss io ns 
Pe rforman ce Warra nty by contac tin g: Manager, 
Cer tifica tion and  Compl ia n ce  Divis ion  (6405)) , 
W arranty  C laims, En viro nmental  P rotec tion 
Age ncy,  Arie l Ri os  Buildin g, 12 00  Penn sylva nia 
Ave nue, N .W., Washin gton,  D C 20460 
Federal  Emissions Warrant ies 19  

Table  of  contents 
driving . .  . . . .  .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . 2 
General  notes  . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . .  .  2 
Pr oper  occupant  seating  positions  . . .  . . . .  4 
P eda l area  . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  9 
S tow ing  luggag e . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  .  10 
R eporti ng safety  defects  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  12 
Safety  belts  . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . . 13 
General  no te s  . . . .  . . .  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  13 
Why  safe ty belts?  . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  .  . .  . . •  . .  . . . .  15 
Safety  bel ts  .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  19 
ofe ty  belt  prelensioners  . .  . . . .  . . .  . •  . .  . . . .  25 
Airbag  system  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . 27 
I m port ant  thing s to  know  . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  27 
Fr ont  airbag  system - the  basics  . . . . .  . . . .  31 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
Monitoring  th e Advanced  Airbag  Sys te m  . 39 
Side  airbag s . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  44 
Side  Cur tain  Prot ect ion™  airbags  . .  . . . .  .  .  48 
Child  safety  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . 51 
Chi ld  Se als  . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  51 
I ns talling  child  res tra int  with  a  safety  belt  60 
A dd itional  I nfo rmati on  . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  64 
L ow er anchorages  (Canada  veh icl es:  lower 
universa l anchorage  bars}  . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  6 7 
In stalling  a  CRS using  th e "LATCH " system  69 
Where  con  I g el  additional  informa tion 
about  chi ld restraints  and  their  use?  70 
Alphabetical  index  . . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . 71 
Table  of  contents