airbag VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Repair Manual

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
help you t o fami liarize yo urself the control s and displays
quickly.
Re lease hand le
Central locking button
Light switc h ............ •... ..•.
A ir out le ts
Th um b whee l for ope nin g and
cl osing th e air outl et
T urn sig n al a nd high beam head-
li ght lever ..................... .
In strum ent clu ste r:
Inst rum ents ...... ........... .
Display s .... .... ........ .... .
Warn ing lights ............... .
Lever for win dshi eld wipe r and
was her an d for Mu lti-fun ctio n
indicator. ............ ......... . .
Sto rage compartm ent or ai r outlet
fo r in di rec t ve ntilation .......... .
Emerge ncy flas her sw itch ... ... . .
Warni ng light fo r fro nt passe nger
a irbag switched off 2.1 ,
c h ap te r "Mo nitoring th e advan ced
a irb ag sys te m "
Fron t passe nge r a irb ag 2.1, c hap te r "Airbag
sys tem"
Openi ng leve r and lock for glove
co mp artm ent
Fuel fi ller flap release b utton
= bo okle t 3.2, cha pter "F illing
Hea r lid releas e butt on and overr ide
lock .... .. .... ....... ....... ... .
Power w indow switch es ..... ... .
Sw it c h for adj ust ing the pow er mir rors ................. .
Engine hood re lease leve r 3.2. cha pte r "Op ening the
e ngi ne
In strument cluster illumin atio n
49
5
7
20
53 .9
48
37
sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C rui se contr ol leve r
Driv era irha g 2.1 , cha pter
"A irb ag
I lorn {wo rks onl y whe n the ig ni tio n
is on)
L eve r for adjustable steering
co lumn ...... ................. .
Ig niti on lock ................... .
Thumb w hee l fo r l eft se at heati ng
Co ntr ols for
Hea tin g and ve ntilat ion . ..... .
Clima tic ........ ..... ....... .
Clima troni c ................. .
Ad ditional storage comp artme nt
Powe r outl et . ............ ... .
ON/OFF b utton fo r Elec tronic Sta ­
b ili za tion Pr ogram {ESP) or Ant i­
sli p regu latio n (ASH)
Park ing brak e re lease leve r ...... .
Cup hold er ... .... .... .........•
Levers in the center conso le
Sh ift le ver (ma nual
t ra nsmi ssio n) ....... .... .
Se lec tor le ve r (A utomatic tran s-
111i ssio n / Dir ect shi ft gearbox)
Thu111b whee l for r ight seat
heat ing .. .... ..... .... ........ .
So un d sys te111 =book le t
Tips
90
93
80
8 1
84
73
73
104
• Some feature s m en tion ed arc s ta nd ard
e quip111en t o n so me m od els on ly and opti ons on
o th ers.
• For tec hn ica l reasons, t he
of
t h e sw itches and indica tor/warn ing lig h ts ma y
di ffer. T he
factor is t he sy mbol o n th e
sw itch its elf.
Instrument panel 3

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
It em Symbol Meaning of warning Lights Fur ther informa tion
. Fue l fi lle r ca p not prop erl y clo sed 29
Hi gh beam 29
Ai rba g or b elt t en sio ner sys te m 2. 1. ch apt er "Mo nitorin g the m alfun cti on o r airb ag disabl ed
vanced airbag system"
Depress pedal 30
Tire press ure m onitorin g syste m 30
(TPMSJ
or
Day time running lights
WARNING
Failur e to heed warn ing l ig ht s and o ther im­
por tan t ve hicle informatio n can lead to a
b rea kdow n in
coll is io n an d se rio us
p erso nal injur y.
• Neve r ign ore w arn ing lig ht s and warn ing
t ex ts !
• Whe neve r sta ll ed o r sto pp ed for re pa ir,
move the vehicle a safe dis ta nce ofT the road ,
s top the en gine, and turn on th e emergency
na sher and u se other warn ing device s to
approac hin g
Tip s
• Some warn ing lig hts ar e also displ aye d in th e
instru ment cluster. The pri orit y of malfun ctio ns
i s di spl ayed w ith red and yellow sy mbo ls and
d isp laye d with addition al in for mat ion.
• I f o n e o f th e ligh ts mark ed wit h
comes o n
wh ile yo u are driving , mo ve a safe dista n ce off
th e road. Turn off the en gine , turn the e mer­
ge ncy flas her o n and use o ther
devices
t o alert ot her motorists. Go to listed page in yo ur
book let fo r ex planations.
• Some fea tures menti oned are
eq uipment on some models options on
This warning light exh aust system.
W arnin g lig ht
flashe s:
Mi sfiring
damage th e co nverter .
Red uce sp ee d and drive caref ull y to the neares t
au thorized Vo lkswage n dea le rs hip . I lave the e n­
g in e c hecke d.
T he follow in g tex t is di spla yed in th e ins trument
clu ster disp lay: Emissions workshop !
22 Instrument pan el
Wa rnin g li g ht i s illumin ated:
A malfun cti on ha s deve loped d urin g driving
w hi ch ha s red uced the qualit y of th e ex haust
e mi ssio n s.
spe ed an d dri ve c arefull y to
th e nearest a uthorized Vo lk swage n deale rs h ip.
H ave the engi ne checke d.
The fo llow ing tex t is displayed i n the instrum ent
cl uste r display: Emissio ns

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
a
safety belt.
Th e dri ver sea t and front pa ssenger seat can be
adjusted in many ways to sui t the physi cal need s
of the ve hicle occupams . Seat position i s very
i mporta nt:
• fast and easy operation of all control s on th e
in strum ent panel,
• relax ed posture that does not ca use drow si­
ness,
• safe driving,
• opt imum protection from the seat belts and
airbag syste m
2.1 "Safety fir st."
WARNING
Drivers or passe ngers who arc unbelted , out of
position or too close to the airbag can be seri­
ously injured or killed by an airba g as it un­
folds. To help reduce the risk of ser iou s per­
so nal injur y:
• Alwa ys adjust the driver's seat and the
s teering wheel so that th ere a re at least 10
inches (25 cm) betwe en yo ur breastbone and
the steeri ng w heel.
• Alwa ys hold th e steer ing wheel on th e out­
s id e of the s teer ing wheel rim with your hand s
at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help
reduce the risk of personal injury if the
driver 's airbag inflates.
• Neve r hold th e steer ing wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands at other
pos ition s in sid e the steer ing w hee l rim or on
the steer ing wheel hub. Holding the ste ering
w hee l th e wrong way can cause serio us inju­
ries to the h ands, ar ms and head if the driver's
airbag inflates.
• P assengers must alway s sit in an upright
po sitio n and ne ver lean against or place any ,0.
WARNING
(continued)
part of th eir body too close to the area where
the airbags arc located.
• Passengers who are unbelt ed, out of posi­
tion or too close to the airbag can be seriously
injured by an
as it unfo lds with great
force in the blink of an eye.
• Always make sure th at there arc at least 10
in ch es (25 cm) between the front passeng ers
breastbone and the instrum ent panel.
• Each passenger must always sit on a sca t of
th eir ow n and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat.
• Before driving, a lways adjust the front
seats an d head restra ints pr operl y.
• Neve r adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving. Your scat may mo ve unexpectedl y
and you could lose control of the vehicle .
• Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the scat. Neve r rest them on the seat, instru­
m ent panel, out of the window, etc. The airbag
s ystem and safety belt will not be able to pro­
t ect you properl y a nd can even increase the
ri sk of injur y in a crash.
• Never drive with the backrest recl ined or
tilt ed far back! The farther the backrests arc
tilt ed back, the greater the risk
due to
in cor rect positionin g of the safety belt and im­
proper seating position.
• Safety belts only offer max imum protec­
ti on wh en th e sea t back is sec urely latched in
th e upri ght position and the safety belts arc
proper ly positioned on the bod y. By not sitting
upright, a rear scat passenger increase s th e
r is k of per sonal injury from improperly pos i­
ti oned safet y belts!
• Children must always ride in child seats.
Specia l precautions apply when insta lling a
child scat on the front pas senger sea t
2.1, ch ap ter "Chi ld
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING (continued)
• If th e center head restraint does not your sea te d hei ght when fully extended, move
t o ano ther seati ng po sition to redu ce the risk
of injury in a collision
Adjusting the seat forward and
backward
- Pu ll the leve r an d m ove th e sea t for ward
or ba ckw ard .
He le ase t he le ve r and sli ght ly m ove
t h e se at until it la tc h es into pla c e .
Adjusting the lumbar support
Take y our weig ht off the bac kre st and
turn th e handwh eel
to ad just th e
lu mba r su pport.
60 Seats and storage
Adjusting the backrest angle
Take your weigh t off the b ackres t and
turn the handwh eel
Adjusting the seat height
"Pump " th e or do wn to rai se
or lowe r th e sea t.
Drivers or passenger s w ho are unbelted , out of
position or too clo se to the airbag ca n be ser i­
o usly i njur ed or kil led b y an airb ag as it un ­
fo ld s .
WARNING
N ever adjust the sea ts whi le the vehicl e is
m ovin g. Yo ur seat may mo ve une xpe cted ly
and you cou ld lose co ntrol o f the ve hicle.
• Never drive with the backre st reclined or
lilted far back! The farther the ba ckr ests are
tilted back, the g reat er the risk of injur y due to
in corr ect po siti on in g of the safet y belt and im­
prop er seatin g po siti on

Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
to vehicles: w, th foldoble front seat backrest
Folding the front passenger seat backrest forward
Folding the front passenger seat backrest the way forward
Fig . 4 2 Folding th e front passenger seal backrest
forward
Folding the front pa ssenger seat
backrest all the way for ward
Press and hold th e leve r in the direc tion
of the arrow
42 to re lea se the
backre st of the
pas seng er sea t.
Fold the backre st of th e fro nt pas senger
sea t to the hori zontal
in th e
rection of the arrow. Make sure that the
front pa ssenger seal backrest latches
curely into pla ce.
Folding the fr ont pas senger seat
backrest back
To fold back, release the backr est of the
front passeng er seat again with lever
Fold the front passeng er seat backrest
back until it latch es secure ly into pl ace.
Make sur e that nothin g is on th e front seat when
the back rest is fo lded The AIRBAG OFF light must always be on when the
backrest is folded forward 2.1 "'Safety
F irst".
P lease be s ure
74.
L'.D, WARNING
Im pr operl y store d lu ggage o r o th er it em s ca n
fl y thr ou gh th e vehicle ca using ser io us pe r­
so nal i nj ury in th e even t of hard bra kin g or a n
ac cide nt To help red uce the risk of serious per­
sona l inju ry.
• Be ca ref ul n ot lo p ut your hand in th e bac k
of the sea t wh ile press ing t he passe nge r scat
backrest re lease le ve r. O thenvise it co uld get
ca ugh t b y th e seal mech ani sm.
• Always put ob jects, for example, luggage or
o th er h eavy items in the luggage compar t­
m ent.
• Always sec ure o bjec ts pro per ly wi th suit ­
a b le straps so th at they ca nno t m ove into the
area of t he s ide air bag or t he fron t a irbag
d u ring bra kin g or in a sud de n m an eu ver. O b­
j ec ts nea r the air b ags ca n beco me pro ject iles
and cause injury when an a irbag inflates.
• Always make sure that no thin g on t he fro nt
passe nge r seal w hen th e backres t is fo lded for­
war d. Eve n light ob jects co uld be push ed i nto
th e sea l c u shi on an d ca use the we ight- sens ing
mat in the seat to reg is te r en ough we ig ht to
t u rn th e airbag on.
• Always make su re that t he PAS SENG ER AJ R
BAG OFF ligh t is on and stays on whenever t he
b ac krest of the front passe nger sea t is fold ed
fo nva rd .
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to w ith elect rically odjus toble front seals
Electrically ad justable driver and front passenger seats (power seats)
The switches look like a seat viewed from the s ide. The seat cushion and back rest
follow the mot ions of the respective switches.
Fi g. 43 Contro ls for elec tric seal adjustment
Move the co rres ponding switch =£lg . 43
to ad just the fronr seat to suit your size
Adjust ing th e height and for­
wa rd/ba ckward position of sea t
c u shi on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting backre st angle . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting lumbar support. The cu r­
vatu re of the cu shi oned a re a is de­
term in ed b y th e se tting s made in
the lum bar region. This supports
the natu ral c ur vature of the sp ine
very effe ctive ly .......... ...... .
WARNING
63
Dri vers or pa ssenge rs w ho are unb elted , out of
p os ition or t oo close to the airbag can b e se ri­
o usly injur ed or killed b y an airbag as it un­
in "W hy is sca t adju stm ent so im­
po rtant? " on page 57.
62 Seats and storage
WARNING
Neve r adjust the seats while the vehicl e is
m oving. You r sea t ma y mo ve un expecte dly
and you could lose control of th e ve hicle.
• Never drive with the ba ckrest r eclined or
tilt ed far back! T he farther the bac kre sts arc
t ilt ed ba ck , the grea te r the ri sk of inju ry due to
incorrec t po sitionin g of the sa fety belt and im­
proper seating po sitio n.
• The scats in your vehicle can be electri cally
ad juste d eve n with the ig nit ion ke y removed.
Neve r leave unattend ed childr en in th e ve­
hi cle becau se the unsupe rvised use of the
electric scat adju stm ent s ca n result in serious
p erso nal injury.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Driving
Steering
Applies lo vehicles: with manually adju stab le steering column
Adjusting the steering wheel position manually
The and reach of the steering whe el can be freely adjusted to suit the driver.
Fi g. 73 Adjusting the stee ring wheel position
- Adj ust the d river sea t to th e cor rect po­
s it ion.
- Push dow n the leve r
73 und er th e
s tee rin g
- Adju st th e s teerin g w hee l thi s way until
the corre ct po siti on is se t
74 .
- Then push le ver up .
WARNING
Incorrect use of the steer ing co lumn adjust­
ment function can in seriou s per sonal
in ju ry and or death. the sa fety bell and sys tem w ill work best to protec t yo u
in the event of an accident if yo u have the
s teering column properly adjusted. To help re­
duce
ri sk of seriou s perso nal injury and /or
death:
• Neve r adjust
steering column whil e vehicle i s moving. Always ad just steering
co lumn whil e the vehicle is standing still and
90 Driving
Fig. 74 Illustratio n of prin ciple: proper seating po­
sition for d river
WARN ING (continu ed)
b efore you se t out . If yo u are driving and must
ma ke an adju stment, safely slop your vehicl e
and make
necessary adjustment.
• Always adjust the dri ver 's s cat and the
s teer ing wheel so that there are at leas t 10
in che s (2 5 cm) between your brea stb one and
ste ering whee l
• Neve r adjust the stee ring wheel so Iha! ii points toward your face. Otherw ise, the a irb ag
syste m cann ot prote ct yo u proper ly in
eve nt of an accident. A lway s make sure that steer ing wh eel point s toward your chest .
• Neve r ad just the stee ring whee l so
points towards your face. O then vise, airbag system canno t p ro tect you properl y in eve nt of an accid ent . Always make sure
that the steerin g whe el po int s toward s your
c h es t.
• Alw ays hold
stee ring w heel on out­
s id e of steering wheel rim with your hands
a t th e 9 o 'clock 3 o'clock posit ions to help

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n­
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Stopping on an incline
- You should always hold the veh icle in
posit ion with th e footbrake to sto p it from
"ro lling backward".
- Do not try to stop th e veh ic le from
"ro lling backward" by increasing the revs
w hen a gear is
Moving away on an incline
- With a gear en gaged, rake your foot
from th e brake and depress t he accele r­
a tor.
The steepe r the gradient, the lowe r the ge ar you
will need . This increases the brakin g effect of the
e n gin e. For exampl e, yo u should drive clown a
very steep s lo p e in 3rd gear. If the engin e brak e
effect is not suffi cient , th e ve hicle wi ll gain
speed. Th e auto matic transmi ssion
I direct shi ft
ge arbox automaticall y upshift s to prev ent the
e n gine from overr eving. U se the foot b rake to re­
duce speed a nd chang e into 3rd gear using "T ip­
tronic
Your veh icle has an A utomat ic Shift Lock (ASL )
t h at lo cks the sel ector lever in P or N when th e
ignition is o n. You mu st depr ess th e brake pedal
t o mov e the selec tor le ve r out of P or N. Thi s pre­
ven ts the selector le ve r from b ein g unintention ­
a lly mov ed in to
driv ing pos ition resulting in
unwanted vehicl e movement.
A lway s hold the ve hicle
the foot if you
s top while driv ing up hill to preve nt from
rolling backward.
T he ignition ke y cannot be re m ov ed unl ess the
se lector le ver is in P.
WARNING
Unintended ca n ca use rious persona l inju ry .
• Neve r get out of the driver's seat when the
eng ine is runnin g, espe cially w hen it is in ge ar.
If yo u mu st lea ve yo ur vehicle w ith th e engine
runnin g, alwa ys se t the parki ng brake firml y
and m ove the se lec tor lever to P (Par k).
• When the en gine is runnin g wit h th ese­
l ec tor lever in a driving po sition (D (Dr ive), S
(S port ) or R (Revers e) always de press and ho ld
100 Driving
WARN ING (continued)
the brake pedal lo keep the vehicl e from
mo vin g. Power is transmitted to th e wh eels
when a driving position is se lec ted a nd th e ve­
hicl e m ay "creep" even a t idle spe ed.
• Neve r depr ess the acce lerato r w hen
mo vin g th e se lec tor leve r.
• Neve r move the selecto r leve r to R (Re­
verse) or P (Park) when th e ve hicle i s moving.
WARNING
Neve r sw itch off the e ngi ne be fore the vehicle
ha s co me to a co mplete sto p. Y ou ca n lose co n­
trol of the vehicle, crash and be se riou sly in­
jured .
• Th e airbags and safe ty belt pr ete n sio ners
w ill not work when the ig niti on is sw itched
• Th e brak e booster does no t wor k w hen th e
e n gin e is turn ed oil A lot m ore brak e peda l
press ure w ill b e necessary to stop th e ve hicl e.
• The power steering system does not work
when t he eng ine is turn ed
and you w ill
ne ed more force to steer the vehicle.
• When th e key is removed, the s teer ing
w hee l co lumn will lock up and you w ill not be
able to stee r th e ve hicl e.
• Never co as t do wn a slo pe with the t rans­
mi ssion in Neu tral.
Not e
• If you stop the ve hicl e on gradi ent, d o not
attempt to stop it rollin g by depres sin g th e
a cce le rat or wh en a gear has be en sel ec te d. Th e
a u tomatic tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t sh ift gearb ox
co uld ove rheat an d be damag ed . Pu ll th e
parking brake on fully or depr ess the brak e pedal
t o pr eve nt th e v ehicl e from
• :-lever let th e vehicle roll down a hill with the
s electo r lev er i n N and the engine swi tched off .
Thi s w ill dam age th e a utomati c tran smi ssion
I d ir ec t shift gearb ox.
Tip s
• If th e sele ctor l ev er is un intentiona lly mo ved
int o N whil e dr ivi ng, tak e your foot off the acce l­
erato r peda l and wait unt il the eng ine s peed has
dropp ed to id le s peed b efo re se lectin g a drivi ng
po sition.

Booklet 3.2 T ips a nd Advice
Power steering
011 vehicles with pow er stee ring , th e of power ass ista nee is regu lated e lec­
t roni call y acco rdi ng to vehicle speed, stee rin g wheel torque and stee rin g w hee l
angle.
Th e power assis tance prov ided in the power
s te erin g sys te m is not hydrau lic, but m e­
c h ani ca l usin g an elec tric mot or. The adva n­
t a ge s of this steer ing system includ e th e fact th at
n o hydra ulic co mponents such as hoses, o il co n­
t a in ers ,
o r fl uid s are re quired.
Fu rth ermo re , t his is co nsiderable de crease in
e n ergy req uir e d . T he e lec trome chani ca l s tee rin g
sys te m . in contras t to th e hydrau lic sys te m
(w hich re qu ires a co nstant flo w of fluid ), only
co nsume s energy when th e ve hicle is actua lly
be ing stee re d.
T he fu el consump tio n i s re du ced as a res ult.
If th e electro mec han ica l p owe r stee ring sys te m
fa ils, the pow er a ssis ted stee ring system
w ill still
work. If th e engin e is sw itch ed off, the pow er s
teer ing does no t fun ctio n and th e steer ing
wh eel is ve ry hard t o tu m .
WAR NING
Turning th e s teer ing whe el is very w hen t he power s tee rin g sys tem is n ot
work ing and it is harder to co ntrol the veh icl e.
• Neve r le t t he veh icle coast with th e engine
swit ch ed off.
Do no t kee p th e steer ing wheel turned all the 10 left or righ t fo r m ore than 15 seco nds
w hen th e e ngin e is runnin g. Doin g so co uld
damag e th e powe r steer ing
Data
H eco rder (EDH ), in sta lled by so me manufa c­
tur ers
the exp ress purpo se of ca pturing data
fo r retr ieva l aft er an acci den t or cra sh eve nt.
are so metimes called "cras h recorders".
So me s tat e laws res tr ict t he re tri eva l or down ­
loadin g of da ta sto re d by ED
that were in­
s ta lled in a vehicle for the exp ress p urpose of re­
tr iev ing dat a af te r an acc ident or crash event
wit hou t th e Owner's conse nt.
your vehicl e is not equipped with an it is equipp ed with number of e lec tro nic
contro l modu les for variou s vehicle sys te m s
s u ch as, fo r ex am ple . e ngine function, em iss io n
6 Smart t echno logy
co ntrol, as we ll as fo r th e airbags and safe ty
be lts.
The se elec tronic con trol mod ules also
ve­
hi cle-re late d dat a dur in g nor mal ve hicle ope ra­
ti on for diag nos tic and re pair purp oses. The re­
cordi ng capaci ty of the e lec tron ic co ntro l mod ­
ul es is limit ed to data (n o so und is record ed ) a nd
on ly a small amo unt of data is ac tually reco rde d
ove r a very limited p eriod of tim e and stor ed
a sys te m fau lt or o th er co ndition is se nse d by co ntro l un it. So me of dat a th en sto red
m ay re late to ve hicle sp ee d, direc tion, braking as
well a s res traint system use and performan ce in
th e eve nt of a cra sh or o th er conditi on. S to red
c an only be rea d and downloade d wit h spe­
cia l