2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID instrument panel

WARNING
Improper care and servicing, and improper modification and repair work, can increase the risk of personal injury and death by preventing an airbag from deploying when needed or deploying an airbag unexpectedly:
x Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of the airbag system.
x All work on the airbag system, steering wheel, instrument panel, front seats or electrical system (including the installation of audio equipment, mobile telephones and CB radios, etc.) should be performed by authorized Volkswagen dealers or authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities. They have the necessary manuals, training, and special equipment.
x The airbag system can be activated only once. After an airbag has inflated, it must be replaced.
x Use only original equipment airbags approved by Volkswagen. Have them installed by a trained technician who has the necessary tools and diagnostic equipment to properly replace any airbag in your vehicle and assure system effectiveness in a crash.
x Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to be installed in your vehicle.
Undeployed airbag modules and safety belt pretensioners are classified as Perchlorate Materi-al. Special handling may apply – see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. Obey all applicable legal requirements regarding handling and disposal of the vehicle or parts of its restraint system, including airbag modules and safety belts with pretensioners. Authorized Volkswagen dealers and authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities are familiar with the requirements, and we recommend that you have them perform this service for you.
Notice about data recorded by the Event Data Recorder and vehicle
control modules

Protecting yourself and the vehicle

Fig. 158 In the center of the instrument panel: Button for the emergency flashers.

x Open fuse boxes must be protected from dirt and moisture. Dirt and moisture in fuse boxes can cause damage to the electrical system.
Fuses in the vehicle

Fig. 178 On the driver side in the instrument panel: Fuse box cover.

Fig. 179 In the engine compartment: Fuse box cover.

Color Current strength in
amps
(ATO/MINI)
Current strength in
amps
(JCASE)
Black 1 —
Purple 3 —
Light
brown
5 —
Brown 7.5 —
Red 10 50
Blue 15 20
Yellow 20 60
White or
clear
25 —
Green 30 40
Orange 40 —
Pink 30 30

Opening the fuse box in the instrument panel
x Pull the lower part of the cover in the direction of the arrow ⇒ fig. 178 and remove the cover from the bottom.
x On the inside of the cover there are plastic tweezers for removing and inserting fuses.
x To install, guide the cover from the bottom into the instrument panel and push in the direction
opposite to the arrow ⇒ fig. 178 until you can hear it latch into place.
Opening the fuse box in the engine compartment
x Open the engine hood

Identifying a blown fuse
x Shine a flashlight on the fuse. This makes it easier to tell if the fuse has blown.
x A blown blade fuse (ATO, MINI) has metal strips that have burned through, which you can see
through the transparent housing from above and from the side ⇒ fig. 180 A.
x A blown cartridge fuse (JCASE) has metal strips that have burned through, which you can see
through the transparent housing from above ⇒ fig. 180 B.
Replacing a fuse
There are plastic tweezers for removing blade fuses on the inside of the fuse box cover in the instru-ment panel.
x Open the cover on the instrument panel fuse box ⇒  Fuses in the vehicle and remove the plastic tweezers.
x For blade fuses: Depending on the type of fuse, slide the tweezers ⇒ fig. 181 A (1) or ⇒ fig. 181 B (1) onto the fuse in the direction of the arrow.
x Pull out the fuse.
x For cartridge fuses: Pull the fuse up and out by hand.
x If the fuse is blown, replace the fuse with a new fuse of the same amperage (same color and same
imprint) and same size ⇒ .
x Replace the plastic tweezers in the fuse box cover.
x Replace the cover.
NOTICE
If a fuse is replaced with a fuse with higher amperage, then damage can occur at various plac-es in the electrical system.