maintenance VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owner's Manual

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance

1.1 Maintenance I Touareg, Phae ton, New Beetle, Jetta
Prin t status : 05 .2005
Art. -Nr.: 26 1.554,MAT.21
I eng lisc h Nordamer ika 05.2005
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warran ty
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are not covered by this warranty, but are
separate ly wa rrant ed by the tire manufacturer .
To ass ist you in obtaining related Wa rranty in­
fo rm ation, a list of tire manufacturers and ad- dresses
is provided th e e nd of thi s booklet.
Ve rify wit h the tire manufacturer what is covered
under their war ra nt y
Maintenance services and mechanical adjustments
This warra nty does not cover the cost of part s
and labor involve d in any sched uled maint e­
nance service .
T his warranty does not cove r th e re placem ent of
fi lters, o il, lubrica nts, fluid s, or air co nditioner
refr ige ra nt char ge, unless their re pla cement i s a
n ecessa ry part of warra nty serv ice o n a covere d
compo nent. Me
chan ica l ad justm encs not associate d with a
d efec t in mate rial or wo rkm ansh ip are not cov­
e red afte r the firs t yea r o r 12, 000 miles, which­
ever occ urs fir st (i. e. hea dlight adj ust m ent ). T his
wa rranty does not cove r wheel ali gnm ent or tire
balan cin g
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
T hi s warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunction s which are the res ult
of improp er repair of the ve hicle, installation of
any non Genu ine Vo lkswagen parts that will
a lter t he ve hicl e pe rfo rm ance s pecifi catio ns
from th ose set by the veh icle manufacturer,
mod ification s to the vehicle (i ncluding th e e n­
gine manageme nt sys te m ), accesso ries suc h as
a larm sys te m s, remo te sta rters, roof racks or
co mmun ications e quip ment , defects or fa ilur es
res ultin g from the use of new parts not so ld or
a pproved b y Vo lkswage n, or use d p art s, or the
resultant damage to assoc iated parts or systems;
or
• dama ge or ma lfunctio ns which were ca used
by the alteration of the ve hicle, in particu lar any
m ajor or stru ctura l a lt era tions su ch as t he con­
versio n of the ve hicle to a convertib le o r th e
modification of the roof to accommodate a glass
r oof st ructure or ot her similar stru ctural alter­
ation s; or
4 Limited New Vehicle Warranty
• damag e or malf un ction s cause d b y in ten­
tiona l o r unint enti onal mi sfuelin g, c ollision or
modifications of the vehicl e, includ in g, but n ot
li m it ed to t he in sta llat ion of en gin e mana ge­
m en t co mpon ents not app rove d by Volkswagen:
or
• dama ge or malfun ctions re sulting from the
use of th e vehicle in co mp etitive even ts or
ca used
accide nt or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions res ulting from con­
tinued operation of the vehicl e afte r a wa rning
li g ht , ga uge readin g or oth er warni ngs indi cate a
mechanica l or ope ra tional proble m ; o r
• damage or malfun ctions due to s usp ension
m odifi cation s, suc h as the in sta llati on of afte r­
m ark et sp ri ng s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
k its .
This warrant y do es not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or declared to be a to tal loss by
a n insurer or ve hicles sub stantiall y re -assem­
bl ed fr om o r repair ed with p art s obtai ned from
another used vehicl e

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Free-of-charge repair
Repair s under this warranty are made free of
charge. Your au thori zed Volk swag en dea ler w ill
What is not covered
Maintenance services
Thi s warrant y does not cove r the cos t of part s
a nd labor in volve d in any sc hedul ed m aint e­
nanc e serv ice. Sc hed uled m ainte nance serv ices
a re described in your Volkswagen Maintenanc e
Bookl et. repair th
e defecti ve part or rep lace
it with a new
or rema nufa ctur ed g enuin e Volk swagen part.
Thi s wa rranty does not cove r the rep la ce ment of
filt ers , oil, lubri cants o r fluid s unle ss their re­
p lace ment i s a nece ssa ry pan of warranty ser­
vice o n a cover ed co mp one nt.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warr anty does not cove r:
• dama ge or malfun ctio ns w hich are the resul t
of imp roper r epair of th e ve hicle, insta llation of
any non Genu ine Volkswagen parts that will
a lt er the vehicl e per fo rmanc e specifi cation s
fro m tho se se t by the ve hicl e manufa cturer,
modifi cations to the veh icle ( includ ing t he e n­
g in e m anage ment sys te m). accessor ies su ch
ala rm systems, re mot e star te rs, roof racks or
co mmuni cation s equipm ent , d efects or fa ilur es
r es ultin g from th e use o f new part s not sold or
approv ed by Volk swagen , or used parts, o r th e
r es ultant damage to asso ciated part s or sys te m s;
• dam age or malfun ctions wh ich were cause d
by the alterat ion o f the vehicle, in particu lar a ny
major or structura l alterations su ch as the co n­
ve rs ion of
veh icle to a conv ertibl e or th e
modifi cation of th e roof to accommoda te a gla ss
roof struc ture or other simil ar structural alt er­
a ti ons;
Wear and tear items
Thi s wa rran ty do es not co ve r th e repla cement of
any powert ra in compon ent s th at wear as a re­
s ult of normal use or dete riorat io n.
8 Limited Powertrain War ranty
• d am age or mal functio ns ca use d by int en­
tional or unint enrional misfu eli ng, collisio n or
mod ifica tion s of the veh icl e, includ in g, but not
li m ired
rh e or en gin e manage­
m ent com ponents not ap prove d by Volkswage n;
• d am age o r m alf un cti on s res ult in g from the
u se of t he ve hicle in co mp etit ive eve nts or
caus ed by accid ent or fire ; or
• damag e or m alfun ction s res ultin g from co n­
t inued operation of the ve hicle after a warn ing
light, gauge rea din g or other wa rnings ind ica te a
mechanical or operatio nal probl em ; or
• damag e or malfunction s du e to su sp en sion
m odifications, such as the ins ta llation of after­
market spr ing s, s hock absorbe rs, or lowering
kit s.
Th is warranty does not cove r ve hicles severe ly
dama ged and
I or decla re d to be a total los s by
an in sur er o r ve hicle s substant ia lly re-asse m­
bled
or repaired wit h part s obtai ned from
a not her use d vehicle.

man ner t o put the ve hicle back a con­
form ing co nditi on , o r
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• the use of an unc enified p an or to no nco m­
pliance with the in stru ctions for proper mainte ­
nance and use, w hich is not re lated
1 0 th e 1/M
Tes t
the or igi nal re ta il purcha ser
o r orig inal lessee, and any sub sequen t p u r­
chaser or lessee or, if th e ve hicle is firs t pla ced in
Proper maintenance and use
In stru cti on s fo r pro per maint enan ce are c on ­
t a in ed in you r Vo lkswage n Maintenan ce
b oo klet. T im e and mil ea ge interva ls, at w hi ch
m ainte nan ce is
1 0 b e perform ed, m ay vary from
m ode l to m ode l.
Vo lk sw age n reco mm end s yo u keep a record o f
sc hedu led maint en an ce by having your Vo lk­
swage n
boo klet va lidated a t the
approx ima te time or mil eage interva ls by the au­
th ori zed Volkswagen dea ler or other service fa­
c ilit y that p erfo rmed th e m aint en an ce. If yo u
pe rfo rm th e maintenance yourse lf, kee p all doc ­
um ent ati on
pro of yo u have perf or med th e
m aint enan ce th e appro xima te tim e or
mil eage interva ls reco mm ended, that yo u h ave
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen reco mm end s th at Ge nuine Volk­parts be used as rep lace ment p art s for
th e main tenan ce. re p air or re pl aceme nt of emi s­
s io n co ntrol syste m s. U se o f re pla cement part s
w hi ch arc not eq uiva le nt t o Genui ne Volk­
in emi ssion p erf orm an ce and du­
rabilit y ma y imp air the eff ec tive ness of e mi ssio n serv
ice as a demo nstrator or co mp any de mon­
s trato r o r co mpany car prio r to delivery , on th e
dat e it is fir st pl ace d in
use d pro per part s. and that yo u were able 1 0 per ­
for m the ma inten an ce prop erly .
Fa ilur e to maint ain yo ur vehicle accord in g
10 th e
i n str ucti on fo r p roper maint enan ce may cause
th e veh icle to ex cee d appli cable e missio n s s ta n­
dard s and could resu lt in d eni al o f warranty cov­
erage. Howeve r, Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rranty claim solely on the basis of your failur e
t o maintain th e veh icle according to the instru c­
ti ons or fa ilure to ke ep a recor d of ma int ena nce.
In str u cti o ns fo r prop er u se of the ve hicle are
c o nt ain ed in your Volkswage n Owne r's
co ntr ol sys te ms. Alth oug h use o f pa rts o the r
th an Ge nuin e Vo lk swagen parts does no t in va li­
d ate th ese warranti es, Volkswage n ass um es no
li ab ility und er th ese warra nti es fo r fa ilu re o f
s u ch part s and damag e to o ther p art s ca use d by
s u ch
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EPA certified replacement parts
Mainte n ance, repair , or replacement of emis·
s ion contro l de vices a nd syste ms m ay be
fo rmed b y any autom otive service an d rep air es· t
a b lishment or qualifi ed indi vidual u sin g ronment al Prot ection Agency (EPA) cert ified p lace ment part s.
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in validat ing choose to have main tenan ce, repair o r replace·
m ent of emi ssio n contro l com ponent s per·
for med b y any automo tive serv ic e es tablish­
m ent or ind iv idual qualified to perform such
services. However, t he cos t o f su ch serv ices is
n ot cove red by these warra nties ex cep t i n
genc ies. If the in dep end ent service esta b lish- ment
find s
defect, yo u m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler
an d h ave the defect correc te d free of char ge.
Volkswagen will not b e liabl e for any ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at the independ ent
v ice es tablishm ent , except for em erge ncy pairs. See "Emerge ncy Rep air s" fo r further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
A ny part , whic h is not schedu led fo r inspecti on
or re pla cement at maintenan ce int ervals
fied in th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance bookl et, is covere
d by thi s warranty for t he full war ranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part scheduled onl y for insp ec tion in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's instru ctions or quir ed sc hed uled mai nten ance is cove red for
th e durati on of these warrant ies .
Damage to non-warranty parts
If failur e ofa warra nt ed part causes damage to a
p a rt no t covere d by warra nty, the
ran te d part will be re pl ac ed free of ch arge
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A part insta lled in acco rdance with swage n's instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled
m aintenanc e is w arranted unt il th e next
uled replace ment interva l or for the durat ion of
t h ese wa rra nti es.

Emergency repairs
Emer gency repai rs perfor med by a non -Vo lk­
s wa gen service facility will be re imbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded an d co rrec tly per ­
fo rm ed, and it was impossib le or unr easo nab le
und er
circums tances to or dri ve your
Vo lkswagen lo nea rest autho rize d Volk­
swage n dealer. The maxi mum r eimbur sement
a llowable is an amount equal
if yo ur
a uth orized Vo lk swage n dealer had compl eted
repair (s). Reim bursement will be co nsidered
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when you submit th e fo llow ing items to your au­
thori zed Vo lkswage n deal er:
• A sta te m elll exp laining
circ um stan ces prevented you from gelling an
ri zed Volkswagen dea ler,
• Paid receipt(s),
• Repa ir orde r(s ), and
• Pan(s) removed from your Vo lkswagen.
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
T hese warra nties do cove r any damage the vehicle caused by tam perin g emi ssion
contro ls, use of fue l co ntainin g lead, or fuel not
m ee tin g th e sp ec ific ati ons
in
Implied warranties
A ny imp lied warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch antab ility or warranty of fitness for a Ow
ner's Man ual, an d ab use , negle ct or im­
p roper maim en ance of the ve hicle. D iagnos is
an d re pair of such damage are
the expense of
p arti cu lar purpo se, is limited in d urat ion to the peri od of the se wrillen warrantie s.
Incidental and consequentia l damages
T hese warra nties do not cover a ny in cident al or
c on sequ ent ia l dama ges, including lo ss of resale
value,
p ro fits or ea rning s, and out-of­
po cke t ex pen ses for substitute transpor tation
or lod ging.
So me
do not a llow ex clu sio n or limi ta­
ti on of incidenta l o r co nseq uemial damag es, so
limitation o r excl usio n m ay ap ply to
yo u.
rece ived the serv ices
pro mised in these warra ntie s, plea se follow
pro cedu res descr ibed in book le t u nder t he "C ustom er
• You may o btain furthe r informati on re­
ga rdin g Emiss ion s Per fo rman ce Warranry o r violatio n of terms o f Emi ssio ns
Performance Wa rra nry by co nta cting: Manager,
Cer tification and Co mp lia nce D ivisio n
(6405 )), Wa rrant y Claims, En vironm ent al Pr otect ion
Age ncy, Ariel Build in g, 120 0 Pen nsy lv an ia
Avenue, N.W., Was hin gton, DC 20 460
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California Emissions Warranties
California law requires us to provide you with the
following Emissions Warranty Statement:
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your warranty rights and obligations
Th e Ca lifornia Air R esou rces Board is plea sed to
exp lain the emi ssion contro l sys tem warranty on
y ou r mod el year
2006 v eh icle. In Ca lifornia , n ew
motor vehicl es mus t be designed, built and
e quipp ed to mee t th e State's strin gent anti­
s mog standa rd s. Vo lkswagen
warrant the
e mi ssion con trol sy stem on your veh ic le for the
periods of time listed below provided the re ha s
be en no ahu se,
or impro per mainte ­
n ance of your vehicle.
Your em iss io n cont ro l syste m may include part s
s u ch as the carb uretor or fu el- inj ect ion syste m,
t he ign ition system, ca talytic converter, and en­
gine computer. Also includ ed may be hoses,
belts, connec tors and other emis sion-rel at ed as­
se mbli es.
W here a wa rrantabl e condition exits, Volk­
swage n will rep air yo ur vehicl e at no cos t
to you
includ ing dia gnosis, parts and labo r.
Manufacture r's wa rrant y co verage:
For 3 years or 50,000 miles, wh ic h ever occur s
fir st.
If your veh icl e fa ils an Insp ec tion and Mainte­
n an ce Test , all necess ary rep air s and adjust­
m en ts wi ll be made by Volk swagen to en sur e
th at your vehicle passes the inspec tion. This is
y our Emi ssion Control System PERF ORMANCE
WAHHAN TY.
I f any emi ssion-r elated part on your veh icle is
defecti ve, th e part will be repa ired o r re pla ced by
Vo lkswage n. This is your sh ort- te rm Emissio n
Co ntro l Sys te m
20 California Emissions Warranti es
For 7 years or 70 ,00 0 mile s, which eve r occurs
first
If an emi ssion -re lated part listed in thi s war­
rant y booklet spe cia lly not ed with coverage for 7
ye ars or
70 ,000 mi les is d efect ive, the part will be
repaired or r eplac ed by Volk swagen. T his is you r
l on g-te rm Emi ssion Con trol Sys te m DE FECTS
For 15 years or 150 ,000 mil es, whichever occurs
firs t
So me Vo lk swage n model s may be sp ecia lly
e quipp ed to meet Californi a Partia l Zero Emis­
sio n Veh icle (P -Z EV) requirements, as identified
o n th e Vehicl e Emissio n Contro l Information
Labe l lo cate d on the hood. Fo r th ese vehicle s, if
yo ur Vo lk swa ge n fails an Insp ec tion and Ma in­
t ena nce Tes t, OR if any em iss ion-r ela ted part is
found to be d efec tive, the part will be repa ired or
r e pl ace d by Vo lk swagen for LS yea rs or
1 50,000 mil es, wh ic h ever occurs first, from th e tim e of
d elive ry of th e ve hicl e the orig inal r etai l pur ­
c h ase r or ori ginal le ssee. This r epre sents your
Emi ssion Control Syste m PERFORMANCE WAR ­
and DEF ECTS WARRAN TY.
Owner's warran ty respo nsibilities:
As the ve hicle owner, you are re spon sibl e for the
p erformanc e of th e requi red ma intenan ce listed
in yo ur ow ner's Maintenance bookle t. Vo lk­
swage n reco mm end s that you re tain all r eceipts
cover ing main te n anc e on your vehicle , b ut Volk ­
swag en cannot den y w arranty sol ely for t he la ck
of re ceipt s or for your failu re to ensure the p er-
formance of all sc h edu led maint enanc e.

Proper maintenance and use
Inst ructions fo r proper main tenanc e a re con­
tain ed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
book le t. Tim e a nd mil eage int erv al s at whic h
ma intenance is to be perfor med , may vary from
mod el to model.
Volk swagen recom mend s yo u keep a record of
sc heduled maintenance performed by having
your Volkswage n Main te nance bookle t va li ­
d ated at the approximat e time or m ileage inter­
val s by an aut horized Volkswage n deal er, and
t hat you prov ide these records to the new owner
whenever you sell the vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswag en recommends that Genu ine Volk­
swage n parts be used as rep lacement parts fo r
th e main te nance , repair or rep lace ment of em is­
s ion contro l sys te m s. Use of re placement part s
w hi ch a re no t equ ivalen t to Genuin e Volk ­
swage n parts in emis sion performan ce and du­
rability may impair the effective ness of emiss ion
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Fai lure to ma intain yo ur vehicle acco rding to t he
in struc tion for proper maintenance may cause
t h e veh icle
to e xceed applicab le em iss io ns sta n ­
d ards and could result in denial of warranty cov­
e rage. Howev er, Volk swagen w ill not deny a
wa rran ty clai m sole ly on the basis of your failure
to maintain t he veh icle accord ing to the in struc­
tio ns o r fa ilu re to keep a record of maint en ance.
I n st ru ctions fo r proper use of the vehi cle are
co ntained in your Volkswage n Owne r's
Ma nual.
co ntrol system s. Although use of parts o ther
than Genu in e Volkswagen part s do es not in va li­
dat e thes e wa rran ties, Volkswage n ass um es no
liability unde r these wa rranties for failu re of
suc h part s and damage
to other parts caused b y
s u ch fa ilu re
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in val idating t hese warrant ies, you may
c h oo se to have maintenance, repa ir or repla ce­
me nt of e mission contro l compone nts per­
formed b y any automotive service estab lish­
ment or individual q uali fied to p erfor m su ch
se rvi ces. However , the co st of su ch serv ices is
not covered by these warrant ies except in em er­
ge ncies. If the ind epe ndent serv ice estab lish- m
ent find s a warrantable defec t, you may deliv er
th e ve hicle to an au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
and have t he defect corrected free of charg e.
Vo lkswagen
will not be liab le for any expens es
w hi ch yo u have incurred at th e ind ep ende nt ser ­
vic e establis hmen t, excep t for em ergency re­
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repairs" for further
details.
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
An y pa rt, w hich is not sched uled for in spe cti on
or rep lac em ent at maint enance in terva ls sp eci­
fied in th e Volkswagen Mainten ance bookle t, is
cov ered by th is warranty for t he full warrant y pe- riod.
Any s uch part s repai red o r rep lace d under
wa rra nty are wa rranted for th e remaining war­
ra nty peri od.
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Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A sche duled o nly fo r inspection in accor­
dance with Volkswagen's instru ctions or re­
q ui red schedu led maint enan ce is covered for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes damage to a
part not covered by warranty, th e no n-war­
ranted part w ill also be replaced free of c harge .
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Emergency repairs
Em ergency repai rs performed by non-Volk­
swage n service facility w ill be reim bursed if the
repa ir wo rk was needed and correctly per­
fo rm ed, and
was impossib le or unrea sonable
under the circ umstances to tow or drive your
Vo lkswage n
to the nea res t a uth orized Vo lk­
swagen dealer. The maxim um reim bursement
allowable is an amo unt equal to the cost if yo ur
aut hor ized Volkswagen dea ler had comp le te d
the repai r(s). Reimburs em ent wi ll be cons idered A
install
ed in accordance wi th Vo lk­
swagen's instru ction s or requi red sc heduled
mainte nan ce is warranted until the next sched­
ul ed replacement interval for the durat io n of
the se wa rrant ies.
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when you submi t the fo llowing ite m s 10 yo ur au­
thorized Volkswagen deale r:
• A sta tement explainin g the circumstances
that prevented you from getting
an autho­
ri zed Volkswage n dea le r,
• Paid recei pt(s),
• Repa ir order(s). and
•
removed from your Volkswage n. -4
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warra nties do n ot cover any dama ge to
the vehicle ca use d by tamper ing wit h emiss ion
contro ls, use of fue l containing lead, or fuel n ot
meeting the specifica tion s set forth in th e
Implied warranties
Any implied warran ty, includin g any warrant y
o f m erchantabi lity or war ranty o f fitne ss for a
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Owner's Manual, and abuse, neglect or im ­
p rope r ma inte nance of the vehicle. Diagnos is
a n d re pair of suc h damag e are at t he ex pense of
t h e ow ner.
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p ar ticular purpo se, is limit ed in duration to th e
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