Control VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 User Guide

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty
Fo r 2 Y ear s or 24 ,000 mi les
Volkswage n of A m erica, Inc. (Vo lkswage n), th e
a uthori zed United States import er of Vo lk­
swage n ve hicles, w arra nt s to th e o rigin al reta il
p u rc haseroro rig in al lessee a nd any sub sequ ent
pur ch aser or lessee that every model y ea r 200 6
Vo lkswage n ve hicle impor te d b y Vo lkswage n:
• was clcs ig n ecl, built an d eq uipp ed so as to
co nfo rm at the tim e of sale with
ap pli cable
r eg ulations of t he Un ited States Enviro nm ent al
P ro tect ion Age ncy (EPA). an d
• i s free fro m defe cts in ma te ria l a nd work­
m an ship which ca uses the ve hicle
fail to co n­
fo rm wit h EPA reg ula tions for 2 yea rs af te r th e
ela te of firs t u se or del ive ry of t he ve hicle to the
o rigin al r eta il purc haser or o rigin al lessee or
un til th e ve hicl e has bee n dri ven 24,000 miles,
w hicheve r occ urs first.
wa rra nte d p art is any par t in stalle d on a m otor
ve hicle or ve hicle e ngine by vehicle o r
e n gi ne man ufact urer, o r in sta lle d in warra nty
repa ir, w hic h affects an y reg ulate d emi ssio n
from a mo tor veh icle or eng ine wh ic h i s sub jec t
vehicle has been in use for m ore t han 24 or 2 4,0 00 mil es, bu t less t han 8 yea rs o r
00 ,0 0 0 mil es, which eve r occ urs firs t, yo ur Volk­
swagen deale r
w ill repa ir or re pl ace free of
c h arge the fo ll ow ing major emission co ntrol
co mp onent s onl y: •
Exhaust Sys te m : incl udin g man ifo lds, turbo­
c h arge rs, cata lytic conver te rs, dow n pip es a nd
p art ic ul ate trap s
• EGR Sys tem : incl uding v alves, pipes and
coole rs
• Fu el I njec tion Sys te m : inclu din g
m odu les , se nso rs, sw itc hes, va lves and f uel lin es
• Int ake Syste m: in cluding c am sha ft adju ste r
uni ts, se nsors, mani fold, p ipes and control
va lves
• Ig niti on Sys tem : includi ng coils
se nso rs
• OBD Sys te m : inclu ding Ma lfu ncti on In di­
cator Lamp (M IL) and Data Link Conneccor
• PCV Sys te m: includin g co ntrol va lves a nd
p ip es
• Secon dary Air Injec tio n Sys te m : incl udi ng ai r
pump an d co ntrol va lves
• Emi ssio n-re la ted hoses, gaskets, cl amps an d
och er accesso rie s use d wi th th e a bove co mpo­
n encs
T he o bligation of Vo lkswage n un de r th is wa r­
ran ty is limited, h ow ever, to the fo llow in g: If
w ithin tl1is pe riod a defec t in m ate ri al o r wo rk­
man ship causes th e ve hicle
to fail 10 co nfor m
w ith EPA reg ulatio ns an d t he ve hicle is bro ugh t
10 th e worksho p of any a uthorize d Volkswage n
d ea le r in th e Uni ted S ta tes , includin g its te rrit o­
r ies, and Canada t he dea ler w ill make repa irs as
ma y be req uir ed by these reg ulat io ns free o f
c ha rge.
• Cata ly ti c Co nve rter
• Engine Elec troni c Co ntro l Mod ule
• On Board Diagnost ic Device
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manner to put the vehicle back a con­
forming condition, or
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
• use of an unc ertified part or noncom­
plian ce with the inst ru ction s for p roper mainte­
nan ce and use, w hic h is not related to the 1/M
Te st failur e
Additional Information About Your Federal Emissions Warran ties
Warranty period
Th e wa rrant y peri od beg ins on the date th e ve ­
hicl e is deli ve red the o riginal pur cha ser
or origina l less ee, and an y subsequ ent pur ­
c h ase r or lessee or, if th e ve hicl e is first placed in
Proper maintenance and use
Instru ction s for proper maintenan ce are con­
tain ed in yo ur Volk swagen Mai nte nance
bookle t. Tim e and mil eage interval s, at whic h
maim enan ce is to be per formed , may var y from
model
to mod el.
Vo lk swage n reco mmends yo u keep a reco rd of
scheduled mainte nance by having your Volk­
sw age n Mainte nance bookl et validated at the
approximate time or milea ge int erva ls by th e au­
thor ize d Vo lkswagen dealer or oth er se rvi ce
fa. that p erform ed mainten an ce . If yo u
p erfo rm th e maint enance yourse lf, keep all doc­
umentation a s proof you have performed the
m aint ena nce at the approximate time or
mil eage interval s reco mm ended , that you have
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volkswage n reco mmends that Genuin e Volk­
swagen pa rts be u sed as replacement parts fo r
the ma intena nce, repair or rep laceme nt of e mis­
sion control system s. Us e of repla cement parts
w hich are no c e qui valent to Genuine Volk­
swagen pares in emi ssion p erfo rm an ce and d u­
rability m ay impair
effect ive ness of emiss ion serv
ice as a demons trator or compa ny dem on­
s trator or compan y car prior
to deli very, on the
date it is first placed in serv ice.
u se d proper parts, and you were able to pe r­
form the mainten an ce properly.
Failure to m aintain your vehicle according to the
in struction for prop er maintenan ce ma y ca use
the vehicle to exc eed ap plicable e miss ion s stan­
d ard s and could result in denial of warranty cov­
erag e. How ever, Vo lkswagen
not den y a
warranty claim solely on the bas is of yo ur failur e
to maintain the vehic le according
the instruc­
t ions or fa ilure to kee p a record of maintenance.
In struction s for prop er use of
ve hicl e are
conta ined in your Volk swage n Own er's
control syscems. h ough u se of part s otJ1 er
than Genu ine Volkswagen parts does not inval i­
dat e these warranti es, Volkswagen assum es no
liab ility und er these warra nties for fa ilure of
s uch parts
damage to o ther part s cause d by
s u ch failure.
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EPA certified replacement parts
Maintenan ce, re pair, or repla cement of emis ­
s ion control d evices and syste m s ma y be per­
fo rm ed b y any automoti ve servic e and repa ir es- tabli
shm ent or qualified individua l u sin g E nvi­
ronmen ta l Protectio n Ag enc y (EPA) certified re­
placem ent part s.
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Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without inva lid ating th ese w arranti es. you may
c hoo se 10 h ave maintenance, repa ir or rep lac e­
m ent of emission contro l compo nen ts per­
formed by any a utomoti ve service establish­
m ent or indi vidual qualified to perform such
serv ices . Ho weve r, the
of su ch se rv ice s is
n o t cove red by these wa rranties exc ept in em er ­
genci es. If th e indep end ent service estab lish- m
ent find s a wa rrant abl e defect, yo u ma y de liver
t h e ve hicl e
10 an au thorized Vo lk swa gen d ealer
and have defec t co rrec te d fr ee of charge.
Vo lkswage n will not b e liabl e for ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u ha ve incurred the ind ependent ser­
vice es tab lishm ent , except for emergency re ­
pairs. Sec "E mergency Repair s" for furth er
d etails.
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Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
Any part, which is not schedul ed for inspection
or rep lace ment at maint enance inter vals s peci ­
fi ed in
Vo lkswagen Mai ntenanc e booklet, is covere
d by
wa rrant y fo r the full warranty
p eriod. -4
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part schedu led only for inspection in accor­
dance Volk swagen 's instruction s or re­
quir ed sc hedul ed maint enan ce is cover ed for
durati on of thes e warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
If fai lur e ofa warra nted part causes damag e to a
part no t co ver ed by warranty, the non-war­
ranted part will a lso be r eplac ed free of ch arge.
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18 Federal Emi ssions Warranties
A part install ed in accordance with Volk­
swag en's instru ctions or re quir ed sc hed uled
m aint enan ce is warranted until
sched­
ul ed re placement interv al or for the duration of
th es e warr ant ies .
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement :
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty righ ts and obligations
T he Ca lifornia Air Resources Boar d is pleased exp lain the emi ssion control syste m wa rranty on
yo ur mode l year 2006 vehicle. In Califo rnia, n ew
motor vehicles
be de signed, and
eq uipp ed m ee t th e State 's string enr smo g sta ndards. Volkswagen must warran t the
e mi ssion control sys tem on your vehicle for th e
periods of time listed below prov ided th ere ha s
been no abuse, neglect or improp er m aint e­
nan ce of you r v eh icl e.
Your emi ssio n co ntr ol system may includ e part s
s u ch as t he carburet or or fuel-in jection system,
th e ignition syste m , catalytic converter, and en­
g in e compute r. Also includ ed ma y be hoses,
co nn ector s and Olher emission-re lated as­
se mbli es.
Where a warrantabl e condition
Volk­
swage n will r epair yo ur vehicl e at no cost to yo u
includin g di ag nosi s, p arts and labor.
Manufacturer's warranty coverage:
For 3 years or 50, 000 mile s, whichev er occ urs
first .
If your ve hicle fails an Inspec tion and Ma inte­
n ance Tes t, all ne cessary rep air s and adju st­
m ents w ill be mad e by Vo lkswage n to ensure
that your ve hicl e passe s th e in spection. This is
yo ur Emiss ion Comrol Syste m PERFORMA NCE
WARRAN TY.
I f any em ission-re lated part on yo ur vehicl e is
defective, the part wi ll be repair ed or rep lace d by
Vo lkswagen. This is yo ur short- term Emission
Co ntro l Sys te m DEFECTS WAHRANTY.
20 Californ ia Emi ssions Warranties
For 7 yea rs or 70, 000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs
first
If an em iss ion-r ela te d part liste d in this war­
ranty booklet sp ec ially noted wi th coverage for 7
years or 70,000 mil es is d efec tive, the part will b e
repaired or re pla ced by Volkswagen. This is yo ur
l ong -term Emiss io n
Sys te m DE FECTS
WA RRANTY .
15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
Some Volkswagen models ma y be speci ally
eq uipped m ee t Ca liforni a Partia l Zero E mis­
s io n Veh icle (P -ZEV J re qui rements, as id entifi ed
o n th e Ve hicle Emissio n
Inform ation
L abe l loc ated on the hood . For these ve hicles, if
your Volkswage n fail s an Inspec tion and Ma in­
t e nance T est,
if any emission-related pan is
found to be defect ive, the part will be re p aire d or
repla ced b y Vo lkswage n for 15 y ears or 150,000
mi les, whi ch eve r occ urs
from th e time of
d eliver y of the veh icle the or ig ina l re tail pur­
c ha ser o r or igin al le ssee. This re prese ms yo ur
Emi ssion Contro l Sys te m PERFORMA NCE WAR­
and WARRANTY .
Own er's w arrant y respons ibilities:
As the veh icl e owner, you are resp onsible fo r th e
per form anc e of the requi re d ma int enan ce liste d
in your owner's Maintenanc e boo klet. Volk­
swage n re commend s th at you re ta in all rece ipts
co verin g maintenanc e on your vehicle, but Volk­
swage n can not deny warranty solely fo r the l ack
of rece ipt s or for your failur e to ensur e th e per -
formanc e of all sc hedul ed

Booklet 1.2 USA War ranty
California Emissions Control System Defect
Warranties
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles
General
Vo lkswagen of America, Inc. (Vo lk sw agen ), wa r­
r a nt s to the o rig in al re ta il pur ch aser o r o rig in al
l essee
a n y su bsequent p urc hase r or lessee
th at every mod el year 200 6 Vo lkswage n ve hicle
imp ort ed by Vo lkswagen a nd cert ifie d for sale
a n d regi stered i n Cal iforn ia:
• was desig ned, bu ilt and equip ped so as to
confo rm with a ll app licable require me nts of th e
California Air Resources Boa rd (CA RB) an d
• is free from defe cts in mate ria l a nd work­
man ship whic h cause the veh icle to fail to con­
for m wit h
requi reme nts, in clud ing any
defect which would cause the vehicle's on­
board ma lfunct ion i ndicator to illum inat e, for 3
yea rs or 50,000 miles. wh ic h eve r occ urs firs t.
warranted is any part installed on a motor
ve hicl e or moto r ve hicl e eng ine by the ve hicle or engine
manufactur er, or in sta lled in a warranty
re pair, whi ch
any regu la ted emi ssio n
from a mo to r ve hicle or eng ine w hi ch is s ubjec t
to Ca liforn ia e missio n sta nda rd s.
Th e ob liga tio n of Vo lkswage n unde r thi s
is limited , how ever, to the follow ing: If
w ith in t his per iod d efec t in ma ter ia l o r wo rk­
ma nship causes the vehicle to fai l to co nform
w ith California regu lations and the ve hicle is
bro ught to the worksho p of any au thorize d Volk­
swage n deal er in the Un it e d State s. in clud ing its
te rr ito rie s, and Canada th e dealer will make re­
pair s
may b e required b y these regula tions
free of charge.
Th ese coverage's may a lso he included in the
V olk swage n
years I 50 .000 mile s Limited New
Ve hicl e
For 7 years I 70 ,000 Miles Covering Certain Emission System Part s
The fo llow ing emi ssio ns co ntrol system m arked wit h "yes" are covered for 7 years or
7 0 ,000 m iles, which eve r oc cur s first:
J e tt a, Passa t
2. 0T FSI
Ca msh aft ad juste r u n it
no
C am sh aft adju ste r co n-
no
tr ol h o usin g
F u el tank
yes
Turb ocharge r
yes
Int ake man ifo ld
11 0
Engin e co ntrol yes
Exhau st manifo ld
yes G
olf, J e tt a, New
Be etle 2 .5L
no
11 0
yes
n o
110
yes
110
22 California Emi ssion s Warranties
To uareg VR 6
Toua reg 4 .2 L
yes yes
110 yes
yes yes
n o
11 0
yes
yes
yes yes
yes no

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Jetta, Passal Go
lf, Je tta , New
TouaregVR 6
Touareg 4.2L
2. 0T FS I Beetl
e2.5L
Ca ta ly ti c
yes yes
yes yes
Tran smiss ion control
yes Uetta only)
modu le no
110 no
Ma lfun ction indic ator
l amp (MIL) (cove red
only when equipped
yes yes yes yes
with Driv er Informa ·
tion Displa yJ•l
Passenger com part -
no no yes yes
m ent
h eate r
T hrott le va lve c ontro l
unit no
110 n
o yes
Also cove red by the Federa l Em iss ion s Wa rranty for
Cal ifo rn ia In spe ctio n an d Maintena nce Pro ­
gra m wit hin 3 ye ars or 50, 000 m iles, whic h ev er
occ urs first, a ny au thori zed Vo lksw agen dealer
in the Unit ed States, incl uding its ter ritories, and
Ca nada w ill per form fr ee of charg e any re pair s
n ecessary for the vehicle to pass th e smo g tes t.
Afte r th e 3 year
I 50,000 mil es perfo rm an ce wa r­ha s exp ir e d , an 1/M 1es t fa ilur e du e to a de ­
fect in a pa rt whi ch is warra nted for 7 yea rs I 7 0 ,000 miles , w hich eve r occurs fir st, is cove re d.
T hese repa irs include dia gn os is, rep lace ment ,
r e pa ir, an d adju stm ent s. For
15 year s or 15 0 ,000 m iles , w hic h eve r occ urs
fir st
So me Volkswagen mode ls m ay be sp ecia lly
e quipp ed
to mee t Californi a Partial Zero E mis­
s ion Vehicle (P -ZEV) require men ts, as ide ntifi ed
on the Vehicl e Em iss io n Co ntrol Informati on
Labe l locat ed on the hood . Fo r th ese ve hicle s, if
yo ur Volk swa gen fails an 1/M test, OR if an y
emissio n-re la te d part i s found
to be d efe cti ve,
t h e part will be rep aired or re p laced by Vol k­
s wage n for 15 yea rs or 150,000 miles, which ever
occu rs fir st, fr om the tim e of delivery o f the ve ­
hi cle to th e origi nal retail purc h aser or ori gin al
l essee. Thi s repr esents yo ur Em iss io n Co ntrol
Sys te m PE RF OHMANCE
and DE­WA RRANTY .
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Proper occupant seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important for safe, relaxed driving.
Fi g. 1 The correct distance between driver and
steering wheel
For yo ur own safety and Lo reduce the risk
of injur y in th e eve nt of a n accid ent, we
recommend that y ou adju st th e se al
the dri ver to the fo llowi ng po sition:
- A djust th e dri ver's se at so that you can
eas ily push the pedal s all th e way
10 th e
floor while k eeping you r kn ec(s) s light ly
- Adj ust the a ngl e of the sea t b ac k so that
it i s in an upri ght p osition so that your
back comes in full contact with it when
yo u dri ve.
- Adjust th e stee rin g w hee l so that there
i s a di sta nce of at le a st 10 in ch es (25 cm)
b etween the s tee rin g w hee l and your
breast bone
1. I f n ot possib le, see
yo ur authori zed Volkswagen dealership
about adapti ve equipm ent.
- Adju st th e steerin g w hee l so that the
s tee ring whee l a nd airbag cove r point s at
y our ch es t and not at your fa ce.
- Grasp the top of the ste erin g wheel with
yo ur clbow(s) sli ghtl y be nt.
4 Safe driving
Fig. 2 Correct head restraint position for driver
- Adjust t he hea d r estra int so that the
upper edge is as eve n with the to p of your
h ea d as possibl e but n o lower than eye
l eve l and so that it i s as close
to th e ba ck of
yo ur head as possible
2.
- Faste n and wear safe ty belt s co rrectl y
13 .
- Always keep both feet in the footwe ll so
that you are in control of th e ve hicle at all
tim es.
For detail ed in format io n on h ow 10 adj ust drive r 3.1, c hap te r "Sea ts an d
s torage ."
WARNING
Drivers who arc unb elted , o ut of position or
too clo se to the airbag can be seriously injured
b y an airbag as
it unfold s. To help reduc e th e
ri sk of serious p ers onal injury:
• Always adju st
driv er's scat and the
s te ering whe el so that there are al least 10
inches (25 cm) between your brea stbone and
the steer ing wheel.

• never up again st th e in strument panel
• neve r sit on the ed ge of t he sea t
• never sit sideway s
• neve r lean out the wi ndow
• never put your feet o ut the w indow
• never put your fee t o n th e in strument panel
• never rest yo ur f eet on the
cu shi on or
back of the se at
• never rid e in th e footwe ll
Pedal area
Pedals
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
• never ride in th e lu ggage comp artment.
WARNING
Improper seating position s in crease the risk of
se rious personal injury and death whenever a
ve hicle is bein g used.
• Alway s mak e sure that all vehicl e occu­
pant s stay in a proper seat ing position and arc
properly re strained wheneve r the vehicl e is
be ing used
The pedals must always be free to move and mu st neve r be inte1f ered with by a
floor mat or any other object .
Make sure that a ll pedals move freel y w ith out in­
t e rf er enc e and that nothing pre vents them from
r e turnin g to th eir orig inal po siti ons.
Onl y use floo r mat s th at l eav e the pedal area free
a nti can
sec ured with floor faste n ers.
l fa brak e cir cuit fai ls, in cre ase d brake pedal
t ra ve l is re qu ire d to b ring th e ve hicle to a full
Floor mats on the driver side
WARNING
Pedal s that cannot mov e fre ely can cause loss
of vehicle contro l a nd increase the risk of se­
riou s inj ury.
• Neve r p lace any ob jects in the driver' s foot­
we ll. An object cou ld get into the pedal area
and interfe re wit h pedal function. In case o f
s udden braking or an accident, you wo uld not
be abl e to brake or accelera te!
• Always make sure that nothing can fa ll or
mov e into the d river's foo t we ll.
Always floor mats that can be securely attached to floor mat fasteners and
do not int e,f ere
free movement of th e peda ls.
Mak e su re that the floor mat s are prop­
e rl y sec ured and can not mo ve and inter ­
fe re w ith th e
Use onl y flo or m ats that leave the pedal area un­and that fi rmly secured so that
th ey ca nnot slip out o f po sition . Prop erly se­
c urin g th e floor ma ts w ill pre vent th em from
s lidin g in to po siti ons th at co uld int erf ere wit h
th e pedal s or imp air saf e o perati on of yo ur ve­
hicl e in oth er w ays . You
can ob tain suitabl e floo r mat s fro m your au ­
th orized Volk swa gen dea ler.
WARNING
Peda ls that cannot mo ve freel y can result in a
l oss o f vehicle control and increase the risk of
ser ious pe rs on al in jury.
• Always make sure that floor mats are prop -
erly secured.
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Booklet 2.1 Safety fir st
Safety belt extender
A safety belt extende r is available if a belt is too short for the driver o r a pas­
seng e,:
F ig . 16 Safety be lt ex tender
If a safe ty belt is too s hort t o co rrectly fit yo u or
one of your pa sse ngers , even when th e
b elt is pull ed o ut the way, you ca n use a safe ty
b elt ex te nd er 16 . Neve r use th e sa fe ty belt
ex te nd er any o ther purp ose. att ac hm ent of a child re straint.
Th e extender adds about
8 inche s (200 mm ) to
t h e sa fety belt. When is r e quired. always re­
mo ve extender and stow it safe ly. See y our
a uthoriz ed Vo lksw agen d ealer for assista nce if
a n ex te nder i s re- qui re d.
How to faste n the s afet y be lt extender properly
23 , "Fa steni ng th e saf ety belt ex te nd er".
WARNING
Im proper use o f the safety belt ex te nder in­
c reas es th e risk of serious perso nal injur y and
d eat h.
• U sing a sa fe ty belt ex te n der w hen n ot
n eede d can increase the r isk of inju ry, es pe­
cia lly in a co llision . On ly use whe n th e safe ty
b e lt i s not lo ng eno ugh when it is wo rn low
a n d sn u g, and in the cor rect sea ting po sition .
R em ove a nd stow safely w hen not needed.
• Never use t he safe ty belt exte nder if you
can faste n th e safe ty belt w ith out it.
• Never use mo re t han one ex tende r w ith a
safe ty b elt . Th e use of more t han o ne ex ten der
ca n ch ange th e way the sa fe ty be lt passes ove r
th e body and ca n ca use ser ious injury.
22 Safety belts
WARN ING (continued)
• Neve r leave t he safety belt ex te n der at­
t ac hed to t he ve hi cle safety belt latc h when it is
n ot needed and bei ng use d because t he a irb ag
con tro l m odul e will n ot r ec eive th e correct
s ig n al from the safety belt la tc h and preve nt
t h e Adva nce d Airbag Syste m fro m wo rk ing
proper ly .
• Neve r use the safety belt extende r to secure
a c hild restr ain t.
• Neve r use a safety belt exte nder from an ­
o the r au tomo bile manufact ure r or au to m o­
t ive par ts sto re on yo ur Volk swagen.
• Never use the safety be lt ex tende r you ob ­
t a in ed fo r yo ur vehicl e for a ny o ther ve hicl e,
r egard less o f mak e, mo del o r m odel year.
• A drive r or passe nger who is no t correc tly
r es tra ined ca n be ser ious ly inj ured by striking
th e i nterior o f the passenger compartmen t o r
by t he safe ty belt itse lf w hich can be disp laced
f ro m stronge r pa rts of t he bo dy in to se nsit ive
areas like the abdom en.
• Always rea d and h eed all WARN INGS a nd
ot her im portant inform ation
17, " Im ­
por tan t safety instructio ns about safe ty belt s".
N ote
• Leav ing the extender
10 the safety
b elt bu ckle when the front scat is occ upied a nd
the saf ety belt is not b eing use d
will sig n al the
ai rba g co ntrol unit that the front passe nge r seat
i s occ up ie d and that the sa fe ty b elt is b eing use d.
Th e elec troni c control unit fo r th e airbag system
w ill th en r ece ive incorr ect informat io n that will
ca use the saf ety belt pr ete n sione r a nd fro nt pa s­
s enger air bag to dep loy later in co llision s that
wou ld n orm ally trigge r th ese syste m s ea rlier in
th e colli sion
h elp prot ect an unr estrained
fr ont sea t occ up ant.
• If th e safe ty belt ex te nd er
19 is lef t tached to the sa fe ty belt buck le, th e safe ty be lt
warn ing sys te m will se nse th at the safety belt for
that scat is bei ng use d and the warn ing tone will
not soun d eve n thou gh th e sea t is occup ied and
the safe ty belt i s not be in g

Booklet 2.1 Safety first @
Airbag system
Important things to know
Importance of wearing safety belts and sitting properly .
Airbags are only supplemental res traint s. For airbags to do th eir job , occupant s
m ust
prope rly wea r th eir saf ety b elts and be in a proper seating position.
Fo r yo ur safet y an d the safet y of your pa s­
s en gers, before d riv ing alwa ys:
Ad just dr iv er 's seat and stee rin g
wh eel properl y
4.
Adj ust fr on t passe nge r seal p rop erl y
5.
We ar sa fe ty belt s properly 13 .
A lways properl y use th e co rr ec t child
r es tra int lo protect childr en
5 1.
In a co llisio n a irba gs mu st infl ate within th e
blink of an eye and w ith con sid erabl e fo rc e. The
s uppl em ental airb ags c an cause injuri es if th e
dri ver or th e front seat pa sse nge r is not seate d
prop erl y. Ther efor e in order to help the airba g to
do its jo b , it is im porta nt, both as a driver and
a passe nger to sit pro perly at all times.
keepin g ro om betwe en yo ur body and the
s te erin g and th e fr ont of t he passenger
co mpa rtm ent , the a irbag can i nflate f ull y a nd
co mpl etel y and p rovid e suppl em ent al p rotec­
t io n in certa in fro ntal co llision s
deta ils
o n th e opera tio n of the se at adju stm ent contro ls
" F ro nt seat s".
I t 's especia lly im port ant th at child ren b e prop ­
e rl y res train ed
5 1, "C hild safe ty".
Th ere is a lo t t hat th e drive r and the passe ngers
ca n and mu st d o to he lp th e in divi du al safe ty
f e atur es insta lled in yo ur Vo lks wa gen
to­
get he r as sys te m .
Pro per seati ng posi tio n is i mp ort ant sn th a t th e
fron t airb ag o n th e dr ive r sid e ca n do its jo b . If
y ou ha ve
phys ica l imp airm ent or cond iti on
t h at p rev ent s yo u from sittin g prop erly on t he
dri ver
with the sa fe ty belt prop erl y
and r eachin g th e pe dals , s p ecia l m odific ation s
t o yo ur vehicl e ma y be necessary .
Co nta ct you r auth ori7.e d Vo lk sw agen dea le r, or
c all t he V olk swage n Custo m er
Ce nter at 1-800 -822 -8987 .
When the airba g sys te m deploy s, a ga s gen erator
w ill fill the airb ags , b re ak op en th e padd ed
cov ers, and inflate be twee n the ste erin g wheel
and th e dri ver and b etwee n the in strum ent
p an el and the fro nt p asse nge r. Th e a irbag s
w ill defl ate imm edi ate ly af ter dep loy ment so that
t he front o ccupan ts ca n see th ro ugh th e wind ­
s h ie ld a gain with out int errupt io n .
A ll of thi s takes place in the blink ofan ey e, so
fa st that many peopl e do n't eve n rea lize t hat th e
a irbags have dep lo ye d.
airbags a lso inflat e
wit h a grea t dea l of fo rc e and noth in g sh ould be
in their w ay w hen th ey depl oy .
airb ags in
com binati on with pr op erl y wo rn safe ty belt s
s lo w
an d limi t th e occ upant 's for wa rd
m ove ment. T ogether th ey help t o preve nt the
dri ver a nd fro nt sc at passe nge r fr om hillin g
pa rts of the in side th e ve hicle
redu cing th e
fo rces actin g o n th e occu pant duri ng the cras h.
In this way they help to red uce the risk of inju ry
t o th e hea d an d upp er bod y in the c rash . A irb ags
d o no t p rot ect t he arm s or the low er p art s o f th e
b ody.
B o th fron t a irb ags w ill no t i nfl ate in all fro ntal
colli sio n s. Fro nt airba gs w ill no t infla te in all
front al colli sio ns .. The tri gge ring o f the a irbag
sys te m depe nds on the ve hicle dec ele rat io n ra te
ca use d by th e co llisio n and regis te re d b y th e
e lec tron ic control uni t. I f thi s ra te is
th e
r efe re n ce v alu e prog ramm ed in to the c ont rol
u nit , th e air bags
n o t b e trig gere d , eve n
th ou gh th e car may be badl y dam aged as a res ult
o f the colli sio n . Ve hicle dama ge, re pai r co sts o r
eve n th e la ck of v ehi cle
is not n eces-
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