maintenance VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 Owner's Guide

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N ew Vehicle Limited
Warr an ty . . . . . . . . . . 3
Powertrain Limi
ted War ranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Limited Warra nty Against Corrosion
Perf ora tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Federa l Emissions Defect
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty 11
Additional Information About Your Federa l
Emissi ons Warranti es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Kansas
Volkswage n deale r assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Volkswagen corporate assistance . . . . . . . . 16
Repairs not covered by war rant y . . . . . . . . . 17
Consumer Protection
BBB LINE Dispute Resolution 18
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Tire Manufacturers
List of tire manufactu rers for new
Volkswagen vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Maintenance
Warranty vouch er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Odometer replacement and other dealer
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information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Volkswage n Carefree Maintenance
Program............................... 27

Warranty
Owner's information
Dear
Th is booklet contains the limited warranties appli­
cable to yo ur new Volkswagen model. Please read
these limited warranties carefully to determine your
warranty rights and obligatio ns.
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty includes virtually bumper to bumper coverage for 3 years or miles, whichever occurs first and Powertrai n Limite d W arranty coverage for 5 years or miles, whichever occurs first. Your vehicle has a Limited Warranty Against Corros ion Perforation for a period of 12 years irrespective of mileage.
you are a reside nt of the
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Customer CARE
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addition to and separa te from the above com­
pre he nsive warranty package, Volkswage n of America, an ope rating unit of Volkswagen
U
SA Warranty and Maintenance Group
of America
, (" Volkswagen ") also offers
you complimentary participation in the Volkswagen
Carefree Maintenance Program described in this
booklet.
you have a concern or you are not satisfied with
the serv ice that you receive from your dealer , we
suggest that yo u discuss it with the Service Man­
ager at you r deale rs h ip .
or wri te to the Volks­
wagen Customer CARE Center.
a program administe red through the
Council of Better Business Bureaus . T h e BBB AU­
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you change your address or buy a used Volkswagen model, comple te one of the postcards in the middle of th is booklet. You need not use this card if you purchased your
Vo lkswagen through an author ized Volkswagen
dealer .

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

What is not covered
Maintenance services
This

see or, if th e veh icle is first placed in service as a
demo nstr ator or company demonstrator or compa­
ny car prior to del ivery , on the date it is firs t placed
i n service .
P r
oper maintenance and use
Ins tructions for proper main te nance are contained
i n the maintenance section of this booklet. Time
and mileage intervals , at which maintenance is to
be perfo rmed, may vary from model to model.
Vo lkswagen recom mends you keep a record
of scheduled maintenance by having your mainte­
nance booklet validated at the approx imate time or
m ileage in terva ls by the
authorized Volkswagen
dea ler or other service facil ity tha t performed the
maintenance . you perform the maintenance
yourse lf , keep
not deny a warran ty solely on the basis of your failure to mainta in
the vehic le accord ing to the instructions or failure
to keep a reco rd
of m aintenance.
Instru ctions for proper use
of the vehicle are con­
tained in you r Volkswagen Owner's Manual.
U
se of Genuine Volksw ag en Parts
Volkswagen recommends that Genuine Volkswa­
gen parts be u
sed as replacement parts for the
maintena nce, repair or replacemen t of emission
con tro l systems . Use of replacement parts which
a re not equiva lent to Genuine Volkswagen parts in
emission performance and durabi lity may impa ir
t h e effec tivenes s
of emission control syste ms. th ough use of parts other than Genuine Volkswa­
gen parts does not inva lida te these warranties ,
Volkswagen assumes no
lia bility under these war­
r ant ies for failu re of s uch parts and damage to oth­
e r parts caused by such failure .
EPA certified replacem ent parts
Maintenance , repai r, or rep lacemen t
of emission
control devices and systems may be perform ed by
any aut omot iv e service and repair establishment
or qualified in dividua l using Environm enta l Protection
Agency ce rtified replacement parts.
Maintenance and repairs performed by indep endent service shops
Withou t in val ida ting these warranties , you may
choose to have maintenance , repai r
or replace­
ment of emission control components performed
by any automotive service establishment or individ­
ua l qualified to perfo rm such services. However,
the cost
of such services is no t cove red by these
warrant ies except in emergencies.
"Em ergency Repairs" for
further details.
Parts not scheduled for ins pection or replace m ents
Any part, wh ich is no t scheduled for inspec tion or replacement at ma intenance intervals specified in the main tenance section of this bookle t, is covere d
by this warran ty for the warranty period.
S ch e
duled p art insp ection or replace m ent
A part schedul ed only for inspection in accordance
wi th Volkswagen 's instructions or requ ired sched ­
u led maintenance is cov ered for the dura tion
of these warrant ies .
A part insta
lled in accordance with Volkswagen's
inst ru ctio ns or required scheduled mainte nance is
warranted until th e nex t sc heduled repla cement in­
terva l o r fo r the durat ion of these warranties.
Damage to non-warranty parts
failure of a warranted part causes dam age to a
part not cove red by warranty , the non-w arr anted
part
you r Vol kswage n mod el is with in the United Federa l Emissions Warra nties, Canadian
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Service
describe impr oved repair procedures
o r parts improve ments . of this informati on can
also help a quali fied technician better serv ice you r
ve hicle .
What you will also find on the website
Orde ring and pri ce informatio n for Volkswagen
Repair Manua ls on paper format, or DVD ...
Manuals
Warranty Manua ls
Wa rranty an d Maintenance Manuals
apply to condi tio ns affec ting a number of vehicles.
appl ies to your vehicl e.
Lite ratu re 24 Hours 7 days a
week on the Internet from the Volkswagen Techni­
ca l Literature Orde
ring Center link at:
www.vw.tec hliterat
ure.co m
These bulletins are intended for qualified technicians. They are not meant for the UAL do-it-yourselfer. Qualified technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instruc­tions, and know-how to do a job properly and safely. Improperly performed repairs or main­tenance can adversely affect the safety of your vehicle, possibly leading to accident or injury. They may also impair the economy, durability or reliability of your vehicle and may void the warranty of your car.
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Maintenance
Warranty voucher
Prese nt this voucher ranty servic e is requ ired .
1.
2.
3.
Th e war rant y period begins on the date the vehicle is
del ivered to either the origina l purchaser of the original
lessee : or if the vehicle is first placed in service as a
"de monstrator" or "com pa ny" car , o n th e date such
Vehicle Identification Label
1. Vehicle
No. Engine
2. T ype E ngine Tr ans missio n
3. Tr ansmission Pai nt No. Engine Engine
L4_. _______ __________________________________________________
Main tenance

tems to help keep our air clean. However, a certain
amount of regular maintenance is

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ice can be honored by any author ized Volkswagen
dealer in the United including it s territories.
The Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program
Service , while traveling in Canada , should be
formed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer.
Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program.
Missed Maintenance Service
Volkswagen reco mm end s that the custome r have Maintenanc e Serv ices performed at the scheduled time or mil eage.
Howev er, if a Maint enance
is mi ssed, it
need not be "picked
ice upon consider ing the vehicle's age and driven. Reimbursement for the missed service not be provided. Canadian
dealers can submit a claim. Pr
oof of United residence is requi red . the an dealer cannot submit your claim , you may be
asked to pay for the repair . your return to the
United please present the invoice to your
United
Additional services not sp ec ified in the nance sugg ested by the dealer or
gram .
Volkswage n not reimburse owners for
Maintenance Services performed at independent
facili
ties. When the
car, on the date such vehicle is first placed in service
. Th e Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance
Program is automatically transferred without cost
if the ownership of the vehic le changes within the
cove rage period . Maintenance

Your autho rized Volkswagen dealer
Automobi le technology changes continuously .
Your authorized Volkswagen dealer always has the
most current Service and Maintenance information
Delivery
for your Volkswagen is possible that this
information may differ from the check points
you are not sure when to bring your car in for
service, ask your authorized Volkswagen Service
consultan
t.
Before your vehicle is delivered to you, it is inspected according to fac tory guidelines .
The Delivery
Battery : (and second battery if
and frost protection:
Engine and engine compartment components: (from above) for leaks and damage
(from below) for leaks and damage , check
transmission , final drive , and drive shaft boots
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Headlights , daytime running lights, curve
Lighting: Front and rear lights , luggage
Visua l inspection of winds hield. Note damage if
necessary .