VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2013 User Guide

Volkswagen Information System

The instrument cluster display is divided into 3 parts. The time (digital clock) is displayed in the top part. The bottom part contains the odometer and the trip odometer (“trip”). You can select the following displays for the middle part:
--:-- (travel time)
--- mpg (current fuel consumption)
ø --- mpg (average fuel consumption)
 --- miles (fuel range estimate)
--- miles (trip memory 1 and 2)
ø --- mph (average speed)
--- mph (digital speed display)
c --- mph (speed warning)
---°F (outside temperature)
Applicable only in Canada
Menu structure – overview

Applicable only in Canada
Using the instrument cluster menus

Fig. 12 On the windshield wiper control stalk: control buttons 1 and 2 on the windshield wiper lever.

Trip memory functions

Driving checklists and warnings

¥ Make sure that the floormat on the driver side is properly fastened and cannot interfere with the pedals.
¥ Assume a proper seating position before the vehicle starts to move and keep this position while driving. Make sure that all passengers do the same, Adjusting the seating position.
¥ Properly fasten your safety belt before driving the vehicle and wear your safety belt properly at all times while driving. Make sure that all passengers do the same,Safety belts.
¥ Only transport as many passengers as there are seats and safety belts available.
¥ Never drive if your driving ability has been impaired, for example by medication, alcohol or illegal drugs.
¥ Never let passengers or phone calls distract you while driving, and never take your attention off the road while using vehicle software or adjusting vehicle equipment or accessories.
¥ Always adapt your speed and driving style to visibility, weather, road, and traffic conditions.
¥ Always obey traffic laws and speed limits.
¥ On long trips make frequent rest stops – at least once every 2 hours.
¥ Secure animals in the vehicle with a system that corresponds to weight and size.
WARNING
Always observe traffic rules and posted speed limits and use common sense. Your good judgment can mean the difference between arriving safely at your destination and being seri-ously injured in a crash or other kind of accident.
Regular service and maintenance of your vehicle is important both for operational and driving safety and to help prolong your vehicle's service life. Always follow the scheduled maintenance inter-
vals in the ⇒ booklet Warranty and Maintenance, especially for changing the brake fluid. Hard use, frequent stop-and-go driving, driving in very dusty areas, trailer towing, and other factors may make it necessary to have the vehicle serviced more frequently. Ask an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for more information.
Driving in other countries

¥ Are engine oil (Engine oil) and other operating fluids that meet Volkswagen quality and perfor-mance requirements available where you will be driving? For more information, please see
⇒ booklet Warranty and Maintenance.
¥ Does the factory-installed navigation system work in the countries where you will be driving, and is navigation data available?
¥ Are special or heavy-duty tires necessary for the kind of driving expected?
NOTICE
Volkswagen is not responsible for mechanical damage that may result from substandard fuel or service or the unavailability of Genuine Volkswagen parts.
Driving through water on roads

Technical data

Fig. 14 Vehicle identification number (VIN).