brake VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 User Guide

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
• Headlights: Adjust
• Tires/spare w hee l: C hec k co ndition and
pre ssure
• Brake sys te m: Chec k for dama ge/leaks, brake
pad thickness, brake fluid leve l
•
fluid: R eplac e every 2 ye ars rega rdless
of mil eage ( kilometers)
• Spark plugs: R epla ce (all models except 2.0L
TFSIJ
• Air clea ner: Repl ace filter element
• Coo ling sys te m: Chec k coo lant leve l; ad d if
n ecessary
• Dust and po llen fi lter (where applicab le):
pla ce
•
b elt: Check condition
• Powe r Steer ing: Chec k fluid level
• Drive s hafts: C hec k b oots
• Front axl e: Ch eck du st se als on ba ll join ts, tie
rod ends; check tie rods
• On-B oard dia gno sti c sys te m: Che ck fault
m emory ; purge if necessa ry
•
fr ame: Clean and lubricate
Nex t Service:
Dat e: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whi ch ever occ urs fir st •
Aut omat ic tran smi ssion: Check A TF
•
s poiler: Lubricat e (New Beetle only)
• Airbag syste m: Visual ch ec k every 12 month s
regardl ess of mile age (kilom eters)
•
t es t: Chec k kickdow n, br akin g,
s tee rin g, hea tin g a nd ventila tion, air condi ­
tioning , p ow er accessori es and elec trica l sys­
tems
•
s ta rt er and auxilia1y batt e1y : check
( where applicable )
• Conve rtib le top : Chec k fun ctio n an d chec k
ro ll-ove r prot ection with conve rtible top open
(New Bee tle Co nve rtibl e onl y)
• Tires: C heck trea d depth , adjust tire pre ssur e
if ne cessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onitorin g sys tem senso rs :
Che ck ba ttery c harg e, repla ce whee l e lec troni cs
and a luminum valve if necess ary (where app li­
cabl e).
• Und erh ody: C hec k for dama ge
• Wiper b lad es: Check conditi on
• DSG tran smi ssion: Chan ge tran smi ssion
fluid and filter (New Beetle, new Jetta)
T oday's date and Vo lk swagen Dea ler stamp
Service at 45,000 mil es (72,000 km) -Mod els with a 1 .8T engine
ONLY
• Engi ne: Chan ge o il and oil
Next Service:
Date: ...... .......... ........
M iles/ km: .... ...... .. ... ... .
w hi ch ever occurs firs t
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
ALL MODELS
• Engin e: C han ge oil a nd oil filt er
• Wate r separa tor: Drain
(TOI engine
only )
• Winds hield wash er: Check fluid leve l, a dd i f
n ecessa ry
• Autom atic s hift lo ck : C hec k operation in­
cluding park /n eutr al p osition switch
• Brak e sys te m: Chec k for dama ge/leaks, brake
pad thi ckness, brak e fluid level
• Whee ls : R o tat e fro m front to rea r
Nex t Service:
Da te: . .... .... .... ... ...... . .
Miles/k m: ............. ... .. .
w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st •
spo
iler: Lub rica te (New Bee tle on ly)
• Airba g sys te m: Vis u al c h ec k ever y 12 m on ths
regard less of mil eage (k ilo m eters)
• 12V
a nd auxi liary ch eck
(wh ere app lica ble)
• Tire s: Check trea d dep th, adjust t ire pres sur e
if n ecessary.
• Tire pr ess ure monitorin g system senso rs:
C he ck batt ery c harge, replace w hee l elec tro nics
a nd alu minum valve if n ecessa ry (wher e appli ­
cable) .
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Service at 55,000 miles (88,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Eng ine: C han ge o il and oil filter
Nex t Service:
Da te: ........ ... ............ .
Mi les/ km : . ...... ........... .
whichev er occ urs fir st T
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 60,000 miles (96,000 km) - ALL MODELS
• Engi ne: Change o il and oil filter
• En gin e: Chec k for le ak s
• Exhau s1 sys te m: Check for damag e and leaks
• Spark plug s: H ep lace (2 .0L TFSI only)
• Wa te r se paral or: Drain wate r (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel
He p lace (TOI engi ne on ly)
• Ba1t ery: Check
• Doo r check s1raps: Lubricate
• Dust and p ollen
(where applicabl e): Re­
pl ace
• Coo ling syste m: Chec k coola111 leve l: add if
n ecessary
• Wind shie ld wa sh er: C heck fluid leve l; add if
n ecess ary
• Auto matic shift lo ck: Chec k op era1 io n in­
clud ing
sw itch
• Automat ic tra nsmi ssio n: Check fo r le ak s
• Manual tran smi ssio n: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecess ary; check for le aks
• Tim ing
Check conditi on (4 cy linder gas­
o lin e en gin e o nly)
• Aut omatic lrnn smi ssio n fina l dri ve: C heck
fluid l evel and for lea ks
• Whee ls : R o 1a 1e from fronl to rear
Next Service:
Dat e: ....... ... ............. .
Mil es/km: ....... .... ... .... .
w hi chever occurs first
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• Tires/spar e whee l: Check condition and
pressure
• Brak e sys te m: Check fo r damag e/l eak s. brake
pa d 1hickn ess and brak e fluid leve l
• Drive s haf1s: Chec k b oots
• On- Board diagnoslic
Chec k fault
m emory ; purge if necess ary
• Roo f fram e: C lean
lu bricaie
• Fron ! ax le : Check dusl se al on ba ll join
and
t ie rods: ch eck tie rods
• Head lighi s: Ad jus1
• Rea r spoil er: Lubri cate (New
onl y)
• Airbag syslem: Visual check every 12
rega rdless of mileage (kilometers )
• Road t est: Check kickdown , braking.
h ea ling and venl ilation, a ir cond i­
tioning , pow er ac cessor ies and ele ctri ca l sys­
t e ms
• 12V start er and auxiliary balle ry : c heck
( where app lica ble)
• Tires: C hec k !read depth, adju sl lir e pr ess ure
if necessa ry .
• Tire pr ess ure monilOring
se nsor s:
C he ck b alt ery ch arge. repla ce whee l e lec ironi cs
and a luminum va lv e if necessary (where app li­
cab le).
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Booklet 1.1 M aint enanc e
Service at 70,000 miles (112,000 km) ALL MODELS
• Engine: Change oil an d oil filter
•
separator: D ra in wate r (TO I en g in e
on ly)
• Win dshi eld was her: C hec k flu id le ve l, add if
nec essary
• Automat ic shi ft lock: Check operatio n in ­
cl ud ing pa rk/n eu tra l p osi tion sw itch
• Brake sys te m : C hec k fo r damage /leaks, brake
p ad thick ness, brak e fluid l eve l
• Whee ls : n ota te from fr on t t o rear
Nex t Serv ice:
Da te: .... ....................
M iles/ km: ... .... ... .. .......
wh ic h ever occ urs fir st •
s
p o iler : Lu br icate (New Beetle only)
• Airbag system: Visua l ch eck every 12 m onth s
r eg ard less of m ileag e (kilo m ete rs)
• 12V s tarter an d aux iliary ba ttery : ch ec k
(w here a ppli cable)
• Tire s: C heck tread d ep th , a dju st tire pressure
i f n ecessa ry.
• Tire pressure monitor ing sys te m senso rs:
C heck battery ch arge, re p lace w hee l e lec tro nics
a lumi num valve if ne cess ary (w here a ppli­
c ab le).
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Service at 75,000 mile s (120,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Eng ine: Change o il an d oil fi lter
Nex t Serv ice:
Date: ......... ............. ..
Mi les/k m: .. .... ........ .....
wh ic h ev er o ccur s fir st
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Bookl et 1.1 Ma in tenanc e
• Engin e: C heck fo r leaks
• Exhau st sys te m: Check fo r damage and leaks
• Fuel filter: Rep lace (T OI engine onl y)
• Wa te r se para to r: Drain (TO I eng in e only )
• Banery: C hec k
• Doo r ch eck strap s:
• Spark p lug s: Re place
• Air cleane r:
fi lter c le m ent
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coo lant level: add if
n ecess ary
• Dus t an d po llen filt er (w here appli cable):
pla ce
• Timin g belt : C heck co ndit io n (4 cy lind er gas­
ol ine e ngine only )
• V-be lt: C heck te n sion and cond itio n: adju st if
ne cessary
•
b elt : C heck co ndi tio n
• Spa rk plu gs: Heplac e (a ll mod els exce pt
Pa ssat 2.0L TFS I)
• Wind shi eld wash er: C heck fluid le vel; a cid i f
nece ssary
• Auto matic s hift lock: Check operation in­
clud in g park/neutra l/s afet y sw itch
• Automat ic tran sm ission: Chec k for le ak s
• Man ual tran smi ssion: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecessary ; c h ec k for l eaks
• Auto mati c tran smi ssion fina l drive oil:
leve l a nd for le aks; acid if necess ary
• Wh eels: Rota te from front to r ear
• Hea dlig ht s: Ad just
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Check conditi on and
pr ess ure
Nex t Se rvice:
Date: ...................... ..
Mil es/km: ........ .......... .
w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st •
Bra ke sys te m : C hec k fo r d am age/ le ak s.
pad thi ckn ess, brake fluid leve l
• Powe r stee ring: Chec k fluid leve l
• Brak e flu id: Rep lace eve ry 2 y ears regard less
of mil eage (kilom eters)
• Drive shaft s: Check boo ts
• Front a xle: C hec k du st se als on ball jo int s, tie
rod end s: c hec k tie rod s
• On-Boar d diagnost ic sys te m : C hec k
mem ory; purg e if necessary
• Roof frame: Clea n and lubri cate
• Automa tic trans missio n : C heckA TF
• Rear spoiler: Lubricate (Ne w Bee tle o nly)
• Airbag syste m: Vis ua l ch eck every 12 mun th s
r ega rdless of mile age (kilom ete rs)
• Roa d tes t: C hec k ki ckdow n, braking ,
s teer ing. hea tin g and venti lati on , a ir con di­
tion in g, po we r accesso ries and elec tr ica l sys­
tem s
• 12V starte r and a uxiliar y batt ery: check
(where applica ble)
• Conver tible to p: C hec k fun ction and ch ec k
roll-over pro tec tion wit h co nve rtibl e top open
(New Beetle Conve rtible onl y)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust ti re press ure
i f necessary.
• Tire press ure monitorin g syste m senso rs:
C heck banery ch arge, replace wheel e lec tro nics
a n d alum inum valve if n ecess ary (w here appli ­
cab le) .
• Unclerbody : Chec k for dam age
• Wiper blad es: C hec k co ndit io n
• DSG trans mission: Chang e tra nsm issio n
fluid and filt er (Ne w B eetle, new Jelta)
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
pad thickn ess. brake fluid leve l
• Whee ls : Rotate from f ront to rea r
• Rea r spoile r: Lubri cate (New Beetle o nly)
Nex t Service :
Da te: ..... ... ...... ......... .
Mi les/ km: ....... ........... .
occ urs firs t •
Airbag syste m: Vis ual c h ec k every 12 m on th s
r eg ard less of mil eage (kil ome te rs)
• 1 2V starter and auxili ary ba ttery: ch eck
(wh ere app licable)
• Timing belt: Rep lace ( TDI engine o nly)
• Tire s: C heck tread depth , adju st tir e pr ess ure
i f n ecessary .
• Tire pre ssure monit oring sys te m senso rs : C hec k b attery c harge, rep lace w hee l elec tronics
a nd alum inum valve if necessary (where appli­
ca ble).
T oday' s dat e an d Vo lk swage n Dea le r stamp
Service at 95 ,000 miles (152,000 km) -Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Engin e: Change oil and o il
Next Servi ce:
................ ...... ..
M iles/ km: ................ .. .
w hichever occurs fir st To
day 's dat e and Volkswage n Dea le r sta m p
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 100,000 miles (160 ,000 km} ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C hange oi l oil fi lter
• Engine: Check for leak s
• Exhaust syste m: Che ck for dama ge and le ak s
• Wate r se parator: Drain water (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel filter: Repla ce (TD I eng ine only)
• 13anery: Chec k
• Door ch eck straps: L ubricate
• Dust and polle n filt er (w here app licab le):
pla ce
• Coolin g system: Che ck coo lant level ; add
necessary
• Wind shi eld was her: Check
leve l; a cid necessa ry
• Automatic
lock: Chec k ope ra tio n in ­
cludin g switch
• Automat ic tran smi ssio n: Che ck for leaks
• Man ual tran sm issio n: Check o il leve l; add if
ne cess ary: ch eck fo r lea ks
• Whee ls: no tat e from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: C heck conditi on and
pr ess ure
• Brake syste m : C heck for damag e/lea ks, brak e
pad thi cknes s and brake
leve l
Next Service:
D ate: ...................... ..
M iles/ km: ................. .. •
Drive
C heck boots
• On-Board dia gnostic system: Check fault
m emor y; pu rge if n ecess ary
•
C lea n and lubricate
• Front ax le: Check dust sea ls o n ball j oin ts and
ti e ro d end s; c heck tic rods
• Head light s: A djust
•
spo iler: Lubricate (New Bee tle on ly)
• Air b ag sys tem : V is u al ch eck
every 12 month s
regard less of milea ge (kil om eters)
•
t es t: C heck kickdo wn, brakin g.
s tee rin g, hea tin g and ventil atio n, air condi­
tionin g, p owe r accesso ries and elec tri cal sys­
t e m s
• Timin g belt: Hep lace (TD I engine on ly)
• 12V s ta rt er and auxi liary batt ery : ch ec k
(where app licab le)
• Tires : C hec k tread depth , adjust tire pr essure
necessa ry.
• Tire pr ess ure monit orin g sys te m senso rs :
C hec k batt ery charg e, re pla ce w hee l elec tron ics
a n d aluminum valve if n ecessary (w here appli­
cab le).
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Brake fluid replacement record
The brake fluid must be replaced every 2 years
r ega rdle ss of mileage ( kilome te rs).
The
brake fluid replacement was performed on: ...........................................
Brake Fluid Replacem ent :
Da te: ............... .........
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A brak e fluid replacement was performed on: ..... .......... ......... ............... .. ..
Nex t Brake F luid Replacement:
...................... ..
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A brake fluid replacement was performed on: .......................................... .
Next Brake Fluid Hcplacement:
Da te: ....... ...... ...... ... ..
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A b rake flu id rep laceme nt wa s performed on: ......................................... ..
N ext Brake F luid Replacement:
Da te: ..... .......... ........ .
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• 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.
Safe driving 9

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (conlinuod)
• Neve r place or install floor mats or other
floor cover ings in th e vehicle that can n ot be
proper ly secure d in place to prevent them
from slip pin g and
with the pedals
or the abili ty to contro l the vehicle.
• Neve r place or insta ll floor mats or o ther
floor coverings on top of alr eady ins ta ll ed
floor mats. Additiona l floor mat s and oth er
Stowing luggage
Loading the luggage compartment
WARN ING (con tinued)
coverings w ill reduce the size of the pedal area
an d int erf ere with the pedals.
• Always properly reinstall and sec ure floor
ma ts that have been removed for cleaning.
• Always make sure that objects can not fa ll
int o the driver foot well w hile th e vehicle is
moving. Objects ca n become trapped under
th e brake pedal and acce lerator peda l ca using
a loss of vehicl e
All luggag e and object s ,n ust b e prop erly stowed and secured the luggage
compartment.
Loos e item s in th e luggag e compartmen t
c an shi ft sudden ly chang ing vehicle han­
dling charact eri stic s. Lo ose item s ca n also
in crea se the ri sk of se ri ous pe rs onal in­
j ur y in a sudd en veh icl e m an euv er or in a
co llision.
- Distribute the load evenly in th e lu g­
gag e compar tment .
- Alwa ys pla c e and properly sec ure heav y
it em s as far forward a s po ss ibl e in the lug ­
gage compar tm ent.
- S tow hea vy lugg age as low as possibl e
in the luggag e compar tm ent.
- Secure luggag e usin g th e tic -dow ns
pro vid ed
11 .
- -Ma ke su re that the re ar sea t ba ck is se­
cu re ly lat ch ed in pl ace.
WARNING
Improp erl y s tor ed luggage or other items can
fly through the vehicl e cau sing serious per­
so nal inju ry in th e event of hard braking or an
accident. To help reduce the risk of se rious
personal injury:
10 Safe driving
WARN ING (continued)
• Always put objects, for examp le, luggage o r
oth er he avy item s in the luggage compa rt-
WARNING
Heavy loads will influ ence the way yo ur ve­
hicle handle s. To help reduce the risk of a lo ss
of contro l lea din g to serio us personal injury:
• Alway s keep in mind when t ransporting
h ea vy objects, that a c hange in the ce nter of
grav ity can also ca use c hang es in ve hicle han ­
d lin g:
- Always distribut e the load as eve nly as
po ss ibl e.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the
luggage compart ment as poss ible .
• Never excee d the Gross Axle Weig ht Rating
or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
on the safety complian ce s ticke r on the lef t
door jamb. Exceed ing permissib le we ig ht
s tandards can cause the vehicl e handl e diff er­
e ntl y.
• Please observe information on safe driv ing