tow VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Repair Manual

Declaration of .............. 314
Declaration of compli ance .............. 3 14
De-icin g
door lock cylinders. . . . . . . . . . . . 268
De-icing l
ocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Department of Transportation uniform tire
quality grades ...................... 313
Diagnosis
....................... ....... 318
Diesel fue
l. ............................. 241
W
inte r diese l ........................ 241
Diesel particulate .................. 317
I ndicator ligh t ....................... 315
Malfun
ction ......................... 3 16
Differential l
ock
braking assis ta nce sys tems ........ 195
Digital clo ck ............................. 16
Dimension s
.................. ........... 33
Dir
ect Gearbox
Malfunction
......................... 1 86
safe ty lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Em ergency clos ing and openin g...... 323
Warning light ............ ............ 43
Drawer s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driv er
doo r
Ove rv iew
..................... ........ 6
Dri vetrain
underbody protection . . . . . . . . 28
Driving
D
rivetrain unde rb ody protection. . . . . . 28
Driv in g abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dr iv in g checklists and wa rnin gs. . . . . . . 28
Driving through wate r on roa ds . . . . . . . Effic iency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Environmentally frie ndl y ......... .... 198
Fuel ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
F uel s uppl y too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Gett ing r
eady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 on a downhill grade ........... 192
on an uphill gra d e ............ 192 Recorded data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Thro ugh sa lt wa te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tow ing ......................... ....
A lphabetical index
W it h a trailer ........................ 156
W ith
automatic tran smission ......... 186
Driving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,
Dri vin g checklists and warnings . . . . . . . . . 28
Dri ving directions
w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Dri ving efficiently
...................... 198
Driving light .................... ....... 123
Driving off-road
Drivetrain
underbody pro tection. . . . . . 28
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driving through salt water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drivin g tip s
W hen the vehicl e is lo ade d. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
37
................................... 186
Du st filt er ..........................
brakin g assistance systems. . . . . . . . 195
Electrical load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electrica l load deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrical loads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 321
E lec tri
cal soc kets
1 2 -vo lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Tra
ile r .............................. 15 4
E lec tronic differential l
ock (EDL) ........ 19 5
Electronic immobilizer.
................. 178
Ele ctronic stabilization progra m ... 194
Em erge ncy brake display ................ 321
Emergency closing
and opening . . . . . . . . 322
D river doo r ......................... . 323 door ...................... 323 sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Rear doo rs .......................... 323
E m erge n
cy closing or opening
Em erge ncy re leas ing of the se lec to r l ever. .
325
Eme rge n
cy flasher function ............. 321
E
merge ncy flashers ................. 3 2 1

Emerg ency lo ck in g and unlockin g
R ea r h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Em er
gen cy sta rtin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jum
per cables ................ .. ..... 355
E
mission contro l sys te m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
Ind icato r light.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
E ng in e
Break-i n
perio d ..................... Noises................ ......... ..... 177
Engin e and ig nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12-vo lt socke ts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig niti on sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Preheating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S ta rtin g en g ine...................... 176
S ta rtin g en g ine
with KESSY.......... . 175
Sto pping the e ngin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Unauthorized vehi cle key . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E
ngine cl ass ification co de
De terminin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E
ngine co mpartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C l
eanin g ... 269
C l
osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Eng ine
coolant ...................... 252
Eng ine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
P l
enum chamber .................... 269
P re para
tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
E
ngine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
I
ndicator l ight. ...... ....... ......... 3 15
En gin e c oo la
nt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
C heck ing
coolant leve l .............. . 255
F
ille r op enin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
G 12 p lu s-p lus
.................. .. 254
Ind icator light ....................... 252 Specifications .. ..................... 254
Temperatu re gauge... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Topping off
249
C hange ............................. 251
C heck ing oil leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Co ns
umptio n .......................
D ips tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fille r openin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9 I
n d i
cato r light. ..........
b raking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
F
FAQs .................................. 318
capacity
W
indshi e ld was her nuid reservo ir. . . . . 132
Fir e extingui sh er
T ra ile r tow
ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Floor mats............... .............. 18 1
Fo g lig
hts ..... 123
F requently ask ed ques tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
F
ront airba g s
321
F u ses .................................. 341
G
Colo r codi ng.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fuse boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
342 Ident ifying blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
P re para ti
ons for replace ment. . . . . . . . . 343
Heplaci ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
G 12
plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
G 12 plus- plus.
367

Rear Assist. .......................... 212
Trailer hitch ......................... ISS
Manual transmission ................... 179
also shiftin g ...................... 179
MEDIA-IN
jack .........................
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N
Ne t
Luggage co
mpartment ............... 148
New engin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New tires ............................... 28 1
Noises Brak ing ass i
stance syste m s ........... 195
E ng in e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 241
T ires .
.............................. 295
N
umbe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Opening
Door s ............................... 43
sunroof ........................ 51
R ea r h atch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle ...........................
Vehicle ....................... 41
Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outside antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alphabetic al index
Outside mirror
Automati c dimming .................. 135
Folding in ........................... 1 35
Ma lfu n
ctio n ......................... 136
S to ring for reve r
se driving ............ 135
Outside mirrors ........................ 135
Syn chronous mirror adjustment. ...... 135
Tow i
ng a trailer ...................... 153
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Outside temperature display ............. 1 7
Ov erview
con so le lower sectio n. . . . . . . . . . . II
console uppe r sec tion ..........
lights ........................ 1 3
Owner's manual s lot .................... 163
p
button ............................ 34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of a power was her. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
to win g a trail er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sys tem . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Particulate filter ........................ 317
Passenger front airbag
Deactivat i
on by weight-se nsin g mat . . . 95 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger mirror lowering function. . . . . . 1 35
P e
dals .............................. 58 , 181
Physical principle of a frontal collision . . . 69
Pinch protection
ch amber...................... 269

Reve rse camera .........................
Roof rack .............................. 149
Run -flat tires
Code ................................ 291
s
.................................. 178
belt height adjusters ............... 75
b elt load limit er ................... 78
belt position ...................... 74
b elt preten sioncr .................. 78
belt retractor ...................... 78
belts .............................. 67
Belt pos ition .......................... 74
Belt sta tu s display.................... 68
Checklist ............................. 72
C leaning ............................ 275
Extende r ............................. 76
Faste ning ............................ 73
Lockab le sa fe ty belt ................... 72
No t fas tened......................... b elt height adjuste rs ............ 75
b elt load limiter. ................ 78
belt prete nsioner ............... 78 belt retractor ................... 78 Twisted belt .......................... 72
Unfa stening .......................... 73
U sin g ................................ 72
Wa rnin g light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b elt s protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
continents ........ 312
heating............................ 65
position
Imp roper seating positions ............ 57
.................................. 56
Secu ri
ng a load
Roof rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Selector lever lock ..
.................... 183
th e vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
reminder display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settin gs
A ir
conditioner ...................... 231
paddles
T ipt ronic
............................ 185
Alphabetical index
Shiftin g ................................ 179
Auto matic transmis sion .............. 182
Eme rge ncy relea sing of the selector leve r. .
325
Gea rs hif t lever (
manual transmi ssion) . 182
Manual tra nsmiss ion ................. 182
Selector lever (automati c trans missio n) 182
Warnin g and indicator lights ..........
Curtain Protection
see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sitt in
g................................. 56
Adjust ing hea d restra ints .............. 61
Adjusting th e s teeri ng w heel position.. 63
Electrically adjus table front seat.... . . .
In stalling head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mecha nica l front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 sea tin g pos ition... . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear backre st
........................ 143
Remov ing head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact spare w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consid era tion s
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Dr iving with a trailer
................. 156
Foldi ng m irror in
.................... 136
....... .................. 189, 192
park ing
.............................. 33
e mi ssion ..................... 241 Towi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Vehi cle was hing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 W ashing ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Water under vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wipers ............................. 129
S peed rating code le tter ................. 293
Stalling
Protecting th e ve hicle ................
S teering ...............................
Cou nter- steering support ............
E lectro-mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indicator light. ......................
to one side ................... 286 Servo steering .......................
Steering co lumn lock .... ............
Steering wheel
A dju sti
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 S hift paddles (Ti ptron ic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Sticke rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Storage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
storage compartments . . . . . . . . . 165
Overhead console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3
Pa sse nge r sid e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 Storage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8
protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
brak e sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 194
Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
194
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distance Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C urb weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 E ngin e data an d dimensions . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filling capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fu el capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Gross vehicle we ight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.............................. 32
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Sa fety Compliance Certif ic ation Label. . 3 1
Tir e pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical modifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Temperature gauge
E n gin e coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
hooks........................ 146
T ighteni ng torque Whee l bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
372 373

TIN .................................. .
292
Tiptronic ............................... 185
Tire damage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tire inflati on pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tire mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tire m ob ilit y set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
no t to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire Monitoring Sys tem
Tire inflati on
pressu re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys te m . . . . . . .
Tire re p a ir set
tir e m ob ility se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire wear.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Tires
T ires and w hee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tires a
nd wheels....................... 276
Avoiding
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Br eak- in period
...................... 281
spare w heel ............... 288
Determine load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Imbal ance.......................... 287
In co rrect wheel a lignment........... 287
I nflat io n pr essure
sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
La beli n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Load rating code of th e tir es. . . . . . . . . . 293
New
tires .......................... .. 28 1
rat ing code letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
the replaced w hee l . . . . . . . . . . 288
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tire an d wheel handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tir e damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
T ire identifi ca
tion number (TIN) . . . . . 292
Ti re infl ation pressure............... 283
Alphabetical ind ex
Tir e lab eling. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .
balancing ..................... 287 rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tongue load ............................ 152 Trailer loading ....................... 155
Tools
F ront tow ing eye.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Rear towing
eye.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
S pec ia l
consideratio ns. . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Tow b
ar ............................. 357
Tow rope ............................ 357
Towi ng prohibi
tion .................. 357 traile r hit ch ..................... 357
Towing
capacity
T railer loading ....................... !55
Tow- starting ........................... 357
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trailer Driving .............................. !56
D
riv ing w ith a trailer ................. !56
E lec tri
cal socke t ..................... !54 H ea dligh t settin gs .................... 156
L E D r
ear ligh ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, !54
Loading ............................. 155
Malfunction ......................... 155
Pa rking System. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear ligh ts ....................... 153, 154 Retrofitting a rrailer hitch ............. 158
Safety ch a ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !53, !54
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Tongue weight ....................... !55 Towing capacity ..................... 155
Trailer towing ....................... !52
Trail er hitch
Ball mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 157
Malfun ction ......................... 155
H etrofit ............................. 158
trail er . ................. ......... !52

Trailer towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fire extingu is her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Technica l require ments.............. 153
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dr iv ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tread wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trip
odomet e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tro ubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Turn signa l leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
u
Undercoating .......................... 268
Unidirec t
ional tires .................... 293
Unlocking
Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Vehicle .............................. 39
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleanin g fabr ic tr im . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
C leaning uphols tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Leatherett e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lockin g from th e outsid e .............. 39
action in case of breakdown
Stopping on an up hill grade . . . . . . . . . . 192
Un locking and l ock ing from the inside .
Battery acid ......................... 259
Battery runs dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disch arges...................... 174,321
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In stallation location ................. 257
Jump-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
R ep l
acement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
mirror s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 components .................. 274 was her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
R
eplacing wip er b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Serv ice posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S pecial considerations . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 264
U ndercoatin g ....................... 268
Uph ols tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
271
Vehicle pain t.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Washing by hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Wash ing the ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
W i
ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
W i
ndshi eld -int egrated antenna ....... 312
Woo d trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
374 375

New
limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so this limitation may not apply to you.
You are req
uired to u se the BBB procedure before pursuing any legal remedy under 15 with respect to the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. You may also be quired to use the BBB procedure before pursuing legal remedies under your state lemon law. Please refer to the Consumer Protection section of this booklet for more information.
Coverage
This limited warranty covers an y repair to correct a
manufacturer's defect in material or workmanship except wheel alignment, tire balance, and the
miles, whichever occurs first.
Original Equipment Battery
Original equipment batteries are covered
miles, whic hever occurs firs t
( i.e. headlight adjustment).
Towing I Jump start
Towing service to the nearest authorized gen deale r and/o r a jump start are covered for 3
years or
rant able .
Refe r to the 24-Hour Roadside Assis tance Owner's
Guide for speci
fic details on the services provided.
Where to go for warranty service
This limited warranty w ill be hono red by any
including it s territories.
your Volkswagen model is brought to an
including its territories , this limited warranty will not
apply. Defects in material or workmanship
try (except Canada).
Warranty re pairs while traveling in
Warra nty repairs while traveling in Canada should
be performed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer .
New Vehicle Limited Warran ty, Canadian
dea le rs can submit a claim . Proof of U nited residence is requi red. not submit your claim, you may be asked to pay for
t he repair.
please present the invoice to your United
hicle changes within the Warranty period.
Free-of-charge repair
Repairs under this li mited warranty are free of charge. Your authorized Volkswagen dealer will pair the defective part or replace it with a new or remanufacture d genuine Volkswagen part.
bulbs damaged by outside are not covered .
Warranty 3

Emergency repairs
Volkswagen service receipts , repa ir
orders , and parts removed from your Volkswagen
model.
performed and it was impossib le
or unreasonab le under the circumstances to tow or
dr ive you r
Volkswage n model to the nearest thorized Volkswagen dealer.
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this limit ed warra nty, but
a re se para tely warranted by th e tir e ma nufacturer.
T o ass ist you in ob ta ining re lated Warra nt y m atio n, a l ist of tire manufactur ers a nd add resses
i s provided at the e nd of this book let. Verify with
t h e
tire m anu facturer what is cove red unde r thei r
war ran ty .
Maintenance services l and mechanic al adjustments
This limited warranty does not cover the cost of
parts and labor involved in any scheduled
oil ,
the ir replacement is a necessary part of warran ty serv ice on a covered component.
Mechanical adjustments not associated with a
ter th e firs t year or
ing.
Damage or malfunctions due to misuse, negligence, alteration, accident or fire
Th is
lim it ed war ra nt y does not cover : A
sta tement
of th e circu mstances that prevented
you from getting to an authorized Volkswagen
dea ler. toge ther with th e paid receipts , repai r
tem), accessories
age to associated parts or systems; or
non -Genuine Volkswagen parts (referred to as
Aftermarke t parts) , crash parts repaired due to
damage in a collision (re ferred to as
parts ), parts obtained from another
used vehicle (referred to as
tioned parts; or
damage or malfunctions which were caused by
the of th e veh icle, in particular any m ajor or structu ral alterations including but not limited to
th e conve rsio n of th e vehicle to a co nve rtible or the
m odi fica tion of t he roo f to accom modate a glass
r
oof str u cture o r oth er str uctu ra l a lte rations ;
o r
ta m in ate d or im prope r fu el , in tentional or
damage or malfunctions caused by coll ision or
modificatio ns of the veh icle , including but not
in t he mainte nance sectio n o f thi s boo klet.
2) spe cific m ainten ance services are cove red by the Vol kswag en C are free M aint enance Prog ra m . P lease consult the Mainten a nce Program
Warranty and Maintenance

Repairs not covered by warranty
an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of
America, ("Volkswagen") may offer financial
assistance toward repairs or expenses not covered by Volkswagen's New Vehicle Limited Warranties.