drive VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vice
Alphabetical index
A
ABS 3
Accesso ries
What sh o uld I d o
I w ant to add an acces-
so ry t o m y ve hicl e? 27
A dd ress ofNHT SA 90
A ddress of T ranspo rt Ca nada 90
Af te r ch an gin g a w hee l 74
A lca nta ra
C lea nin g 25
A lloy w hee ls
C lean ing
21
A ll-w hee l drive
W int er t ir es 65
A nt i- fr eeze 43
A nt i- lock brak e sys te m
W ha t d oes it m ean whe n I feel a slig ht vi-
bra tio n on the bra ke ped al? 3
A nti -th eft w hee l bo lts
71
A ut o S afe ty Hotlin e 90
A ut oma tic ca r was hes
17
B
BAS 2
B att ery
C harg ing 50
H ow ofte n sh o uld I rep lace my e ngin e
b att ery ? 50
Imp ort an t in fo rm atio n t o kn ow
disco nnect the ba ttery 49
R ep lac in g 50
What you mu st d o a fte r rec onnec t the
b ane 1y 49
W int er co nd it io ns 49, 50
Batt ery ac id leve l
C hec kin g 50
B o nn et 36
Brak e ass ist sys te m 2
Bra ke boost er 2
92 Alphabetical inde x
Brake fluid
C han gin g 48
H ow
sh ould the bra ke flu id be
c h an ge d? 48
W hat i s th e co rrec t b rak e flui d leve l? . 47
W hat k ind of br ake flui d sh ou ld I use? 48
Bra ke pa ds 8
Bra ke servo 8
Brake system 47
B ra kes 8
H ow does mois tur e o r roa d sa lt a ff ec t th e
b rake s? 8
W hat d oes it mean when I feel a slig ht vi­
brat io n on th e bra ke ped al? 3
Bra kin g dis ta n ce 8
Br ea k-in p eriod
E ng in e 7
W hat is th e rig ht way to break-in m y
ve hicl e? 7
Brea king in
B ra ke pad s 7
T ires 7
Br ea kin g in tir es 7
B ulb chan ge
8 1
Bu mp er
Cl ea ning
1 8
C
Ca lifo rn ia Prop ositi on 65 Wa rning 34, 49
Car was hes
17
Ca ta ly ti c co nverte r 10
CB ra d io 29
Ce ll pho ne 29
Ce llul ar p hone 29
Chang in g a bu lb
8 1
Cha ng in g a w hee l 73
C hang in g bra ke pad s 7
C hangin g w indshie ld w iper b la des 46
C hass is 22
Chec kin g e ngin e o il leve l 39
Chec king tir e p ress ure 56
Chro me
Cl ea ni ng
21

Cleani ng
A llo y whee ls
2 1 A ut omati c car was h 17
Bump er
18
chassis 22 C lo th sea t cove rs 23
E n gin e co mpartm ent 22
Ex ter ior 1 7
trim 23
In stru ment panel 23
L ea th er 23 Out side mir rors 19
P las tic 23
bel ls 26
W ashin g the ve hic le 1 7
W ind ows 19
Wind sh ie ld 19 W ind shie ld wip er blad es 20
W ooden trim
23
Cle an ing and pro tec tio n 16
C lot h sea t cove rs
C le an ing
23
Code number
Fo r
whee l bolt s 67
Cold tire inflation pressure 54
Coo la nt 43 Le ve l 44
Loss 44
Cra sh recorder s 6
D
Deter minin g corre ct load limil 59
D iese l e ngine
Ad din g en gi ne oil 41
C hang ing engin e oil 41
En gin e oil 4 1 Engin e oi l 37
Die se l fu el 33 Wi nte r operat io n 33
D iffe re nti al loc k 4
Drive r Stee ring Recomme ndati on 3
Dr iv in g eco nomi cally 14
Driv ing ou1 sid e o f !h e U.S. A. or Canada
P rec au1io ns
9 1
Driv ing wit h respec t for th e en vironme nt 14
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
ing in sid e 1h e e ng in e c om pa rtm en t 34
Wo rkin g in th e engin e com partmen t 34
Engin e coola nt 43
Add iti ves 43
Can I acid p la in wate r the engi ne
coo lan t?
44 Coola n! losses 45
Eng ine hoo d 36
How do I unlock !he en gin e hoo d? 36
Eng ine oil 37
Add ing 40
Addit ives 40
C he ck in g leve l 39
Consu mplion 38
Die sel e n gine 4 1
Dips!i ck 39 H ow do I kn ow how much oil m y eng in e is
co nsum ing?
38
Oi l cha nge 42
Specifica tions 37 Spec ifi ca tions Diese l eng in e 37 , 4 1
Spec ifica !io ns gaso li n e e ngi ne 37 W hal kind of e n gin e oi l s h o uld I p u ! in my
v eh icl e?
37
W hen sh o ul d I ch eck !he e ngin e oi l
l eve l? 38 W here is th e oil dip stick 3 9
E nvironm en t
Avo iding polluti on 31
C le anin g th e e ngine compa rtment 22 Driving economically 14
V ehi cle care produ cts 16
ES P 5
Eve nt Dat a Reco rde r 6
Ex terna l ae rial 29
Alphabetical index 93

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
General notes
What you need to know
Abbreviations used in this booklet
Abbreviation Meaning
kW Kilow att (e n gin e pow er)
hp Hor se power ( engin e pow er)
rpm Revolu tion s per minut e (engine sp ee d)
N m Newt on m ete rs ( un it of engin e torque )
lb- ft
Foot pound s (uni t of engin e torq ue)
in . Inch
qt s. Quart s
CID Cub ic in ch di spl ace ment
lb s.
Pound s
k g
Kilogram
Vehicle Identification
Fig . 1 View from th e outs ide thro ugh the windshi eld
on the driver 's side : Ve hicle identilicotion numb er
(V IN)
Vehicle identification numb er (VIN}
The vehicle ident ifica tion numb er is lo cat ed on
th e in strum en t pa nel o n th e dri ver' s s ide so
it is vis ib le from th e out side through the w ind­
s h ie ld l.
2 General notes
Th e safety compliance sticker
Th e sa fe ty comp lian ce s tick e r is yo ur ass ura nce
th at y our new ve hicle comp lies w ith all appli ­
c ab le Fed -e ral Motor Ve hicle Saf ety S ta nd ard s,
w hich wer e in effec t
lim e the ve hicle wa s
m anufa ctur ed. Yo u can find thi s sticke r on th e
l e ft fro nt door jamb.
It shows t he m ont h and the ye ar of produ cti on
a nd
ve hi cle id entification number.
Th e high voltag e warning label
T he hig h vo ltage warn ing lab el is located on th e
l oc k ca rr ie r
Th e spark i gn ition system meets al l r eq uire­
m ent s of th e Canad ian Int erf ere n ce -Ca using
Equ ipm ent Heg u-lati ons.
Th e ve hicl e identification label
ve hicl e id en tifi cat io n lab el i s loca te d on th e sid e of th e rea r pan el in th e lu ggage com­
partm en t o r under carp eti n g on th e luggage
compartm en t floor. The labe l co nt ains th e fo l-
l o w ing informa tion:
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Booklet 3.4 P remi um Sound System
.0, WARNING (conti nued )
• Us e the Sound System only if road , traffic
an d weath er cond itions permit and you will
not be distracted from your driving.
Important information
Operating the Sound System while driving
D rivi ng on today 's road s demands th e full atten­
ti o n of the driver.
The w ide range of sophisti cate d eq uipm ent de­
tail s of modern car radio s offer not onl y a vas t
so urce of entertainmen t, but also import ant in ­
form ation reg arding t raffic updates, road condi ­
t ions, wea ther repo rts. etc.
Bu t re mem ber, you should onl y operate the
ra di o system wit h its num erous fe atures when
th e traffic situ atio n rea lly
in "Con ­
tro ls" on page 2.
For examp le, c hangin g CDs o r re ading song t i­
tl es on a CD case or in th e rad io display when
drivi ng is o ften the ca use of aut o acc idents .
You s hould also set th e vo lume of your radio
sys tem so that yo u ca n h ear s ig n als from other
dr iv ers at a ny tim e.
Convenience radio coding For tec hn ical reason s. the conve nience radio
c oding is not ava ila bl e for all vehicle models.
In the past, it used to be tha t yo u had to manu ­
a lly recode t he radio wheneve r th e uni t was re­
m oved from the ve hicle (for example, if th e unit
was removed to be repaired). or whenever the
veh icle battery was disco nnected (for examp le,
if yo u brou ght yo ur v ehicl e in to t he deale rship
for service a nd it was necessary to dis con nect
t he bauery). In eith er case , the power sup ply to
th e unit was cut off.
T hat has all ch anged w ith the new conven ie n ce
radio cod ing f un cti on: Once t he co de number
ha s bee n ent ered. it
will th en sy nchro nize itse lf
w ith "its" vehicl e!
.0, WARNING (co ntinu ed)
• Always set volume leve ls so that you can
clearly hear horns , si rens and oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle .
If the power supp ly has been interrupted , the
radio will automa tically c hec k to see if it i s s till in
vehicle after the ignition has been switched
on . If this hap pen, th e radio will be ready for use
af ter just a few seconds.
It is th erefo re no longer necessary to d isengage
th e e lect ronic lock manuall y!
If t11e rad io ha s been in s ra ile d in anot her ve hicl e,
how ever, the electronic lock ha ve to be dis­
engaged manually.
If
SAFE ap pea rs i n the disp lay a fter switchin g the
rad io on , it can then only be operated aga in afte r
entering tJ1e co rrect code
=> pa ge 34.
External CD changer1l
You also have the option of installin g a Ge nuine
Vo lkswagen CD Changer. Ask your authoriz ed
Vo lkswagen dealer about thi s optio n.
The CD change r is in stalle d in the front armres t
co mp artment. It is "re mote controlled" by th e
radio unit.
It allow s you ro load up to 6 CDs. See => page 32 for furt her information.
Vo lkswage n dea ler s have a ll the informa tion
conce rning in stallin g th e CD c hange r.
Tip s
• Please note tha t it em s marked with an as­
t e ri sk(*) may be standard on ce rtain m odels , op ­
tional on otJ1 ers or no t ava ilabl e on yo ur model.
Always ch eck with your authorized Volkswage n
deale r to see if the feat ure or item ap plies to your
mod el.
• The radio code numb er and the radio seria l
numb er ca n be found on th e "Radio Card" at the
beg inning of the
Lit erature . ._
I) Availa ble as a fa cto ry install ed opt ion, or your author ized Volkswagen dealer can install the oplional C D
c h anger for you. A lways chec k with yo ur a utho rize d Vol kswage n deale r if th is op tio n i s ava ilab le fo r yo ur
model.
Quick overview 5

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
Track search Buttons
"Scroll" through the same track (Fast
Forward /Fast R ev ie w)
- Press and hold the !SEEK/TRACK ] button
page fig . 2 to scro ll upwards or
downwards
trough the same track.
The track elapsed time appears in the
upper left corne r of the d isp lay.
Information displayed
Fig. 24 SCAN/ TUNE button
MP3 display selection
It is possible to select betwee n a basic MP3 dis­
play and a more detailed one. If th e bas ic MP3
display is selec ted the file informat ion (such as
s ong and artist name) w ill not be displayed.
• Press and ho ld down
(SCAN/TUNE) butt on fig. 24 for longer than 2 seconds to ent er
the set up mode. You will hear a sig nal tone.
• Turn the
(SCAN/TUNE) rotary knob, un til SELEC T MP3 DISPLAY appears i n the display.
• In
low er part of the display words BASIC and DETAIL will appear. By usi ng th e s ta­
tion pr eset bu tto ns © select eith er the bas ic o r
deta il di splay.
• Press the
SCAN/TUNE buu on again fo r
long er th an 2 second s to confirm the setting
you've just made . Yo u will hear a signa l tone.
28 Radio I CD
-Release t he button to stop skipp ing
through the track.
Text sc roll select ion
You can decide whether the available informa ­
tion in the MP3 file is scrolled or not in the di s­
play.
• Press and hold down the
(SCAN/TUNE) button
for longer than 2 seconds to enter the set u p
mode. You w ill hear a signal tone.
• Turn the
(SCAN/T UNE) rotary knob,
station preset buttons © select eith er ON or OFF.
• Press the (SCAN/TUNE) button again for longer
th an 2 seco nds to confirm the settin g yo u've just
made. You'll hear a signal to ne.
• If yo u decide to scroll the fil e information
follow ing warn ing will appear in the d isplay: CAUTION! THIS MAY CAUSE DRIVER
DISTRACTION.