%27 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owners Manual

Booklet 0.1 General Index
Alphabetical index
A
ABS3.2:3
Warni ng ligh t 3.1 : 27
Accessor ies
Wha t sh oul d I do i f I wa nt to a dd an acces-
sory to my ve hicle? 3.2: 2 7
Aco usti c s ig n al 2. 1: 14
Aco usti c warn ing 3 .1: 93
Act iva tin g the sw itc ha ble locki ng fea ture 2.1:
6 2
Ad dition al storage compa rtm ent 3.1: 73
Add ress of NHTSA 2.1: 12, 3.2: 90
Ad dress o f Trans port Ca nad a 3 .2: 81
Ad justi ng safety be lt h eig ht 2.1: 24
A dju stin g th e compass varia nce zo ne 3. 1: 19
A dvance d Airbag Sys tem 2.1: 3 1
Ai rb ag de ploy ment zone 2 .1: 37
I-low the compo nent s wo rk toget her 2.1 :
35
A dvanced Airbag Sys tem com ponents 2.1 :
34 1
A dva nce d fr ont ai rb ag sys tem: 2.1 32
Af te r ch an ging a w hee l 3.2: 67
A ir cond ition ing
Co nden sat io n 3.1: 89
I m portan t no tes 3.1: 88
Ma lfun ctio ns 3. 1: 88
U npl easa nt o dor 3.1: 89
A ir co nditi oning syste m 3.1 : 81
C lim atro nic 3. 1: 84
Ai r reci rcu lat io n mod e
2C-C limatronic 3.1: 83, 88
A irb ag dep loy ment zone 2. 1: 37
2 A lphabetical index
Airb ag sys te m 2.1 : 27
Care 2 .1: 42
Co mpo nents (front airb ags) 2.1: 34
Co mpo nents (s ide airb ags) 2.1: 44
Compo nents (side curt ain protectio nTM
a ir bag) 2 .1: 49
C urt ain airb ags 2. 1: 48
of fitti ng a chil d sea t on the front
p assenger sea t 2.1 : 29
D isposa l 2.1: 4 2
F ro nt airbags 2. 1: 3 1
H ow i t wo rks? 2 .1: 46, 49
I-l ow ma ny airbags does my vehicle have?
2. 1: 34 , 44, 49
I m porta nce of s itting prope rly 2.1: 27
I mpo rtance of wear ing sa fety be lts 2.1: 27
Im portan t th ings to know 2 .1: 27
Ind icato r light 2.1 : 39
Mo nitoring: 2.139
PASSENGE R AIR BAG OFF ligh t 2.1: 39
Re pai rs 2.1: 42
Si de air bags 2.1: 44
W hen mus t the system be inspec ted? 2 .1:
39
Whe re are my airbags loca te d ? 2. 1: 3 1, 44,
48
A larm system 3. 1: 36
Sw itchi ng o ff3.l: 36
A lc antara
Clean ing 3.2: 25
A lloy w hee ls
C lea nin g 3.2: 21
A nti -freeze 3.2: 43
An ti-l ock brake system
Warn ing ligh t 3. 1: 27
W hat does it mea n when I f eel a sli gh t v i­
br ati on on the brake pe dal? 3.2: 3
An ti-S lip R egula tio n 3.1 : 92
Ant i-theft ala rm system 3 .1: 36
Switc hing off3 .l: 36
Ant i-the ft whee l bo lts 3 .2: 71
Arm res t
F ron t center arm rest 3.1 : 66
S to rage compart men t 3. 1: 7 0
ASR 3.1: 92
A uto Safety Hotlin e 2. 1: 12
A uto Safety Hotlin e 3.2 : 90

Daytim e dri ving light s 3.1: 46
D eac tivating th e sw itcha ble locking feature
2. 1: 63
Di ese l engi ne
Adding eng ine oil 3.2: 41
C ha nging engin e oil 3.2: 41
E ngin e oil 3.2: 4 1
E ngi ne oil sp ecifica tions 3.2: 37
Die sel ru el 3.2: 33
W int er operation 3.2: 33
Differential lock 3.2: 4
Di gital clock 3.1:
5
Display 3.1: 7, 12
Display s
O ne-co lor display 3.1 : 12
Distance between driver and steering wheel
2.1: 4
tra velled 3.1: 9
Door re le a se hand le 3. 1: 3
Do ors
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 26
Drain the ba tt ery 3 .1: 52
Driving economically 3.2 : 14
Dr iv in g o utside or the U. S.A . or Ca nada
Pr eca utio n s 3.2: 91
Driving sa re ty 2.1: 3
Drivi ng time 3.1: 9
Drivi ng w ith an aut oma tic tra nsmi ssion 3.1:
9 9
Driving with children 2.1: 51
Driv ing with respe ct
th e e nvironment 3.2:
14
Du st filter 3.1: 88
E
EDL3.2: 4
ED S
Warning ligh t 3. 1: 27
E lec tri c sea l adj ustm ent
See Sea t adjustm ent
El ec tr ica l accesso ries 3.1: 73
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Elec trolyte level
C heck ing 3.2: 50
E lectro-mec hanical power steering syste m
Warn ing ligh t 3 .
l: 29
E le ctro nic Differen tia l Lo ck
Warning ligh t 3.1: 27
E lec troni c different ial lock 3.2: 4
E lec tronic immobilizer 3.1: 94
Warn ing light 3.1:
23
E lectro nic parking assistance 3.1: 106
E lectro nic Powe r C ontro l (EP C)
Warning light 3.1: 23
E lec tron ic S ta bili zation Program (E S P)
H ow it wo rks 3.2: 5
E lec tro nic S tabiliz ation Program 3.1 : 28, 9 1
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 28
E m erge ncy flashe r 3.1: 48
E m erge ncy wa rning ligh ts
Warn ing light 3.1: 24
E ng in e
Br ea k-in 3.2: 7
E ngine compartm ent
C leaning 3.2: 22
Pre cauti ons y ou shou ld take w hen work­
ing inside the en gin e compa rtment 3.2 :
34
Wo rki ng in the en gine compartm ent 3.2:
34
Engi ne cool ant 3.2 : 43
A dditive s 3. 2: 43
C an
I add plain water to th e en gin e coo l­
ant? 3.2 : 44
C oolant lo sses 3.2: 45
E n gi ne
Wa rnin g lig h t 3.1: 23
E n gine hood
Warning light 3.1: 26
Engine hood 3.2: 36
1 low do
! unlock the en gi ne ho od ? 3 .2: 36
E n gine
Wa rning lig ht 3. 1: 23
Engine management
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 23
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Generator
Warn ing light 3.1: 24
G love compartm ent
Front pa ssenger s ide 3.1: 69
G love compartment light 3.1: 50
G low plug system
W arning light 3. l: 23
Gu ide fi xture s for lower anchorages 2.1: 68
H
H at sh el f3 .l : 79
H aza rd ligh ts 3.1: 48
H ea d re straint s
Adj ust ing 3.1: 58, 59
Correc t ad justm ent 2.1: 7
R emo ving 3.1: 59
H ea dligh t fla sh er 3. 1: 4 9
H ea dligh ts 3.1: 46
Fog light s 3.1: 46
Switching 3.1: 46
Wa sh er syste m 3.1: 55
H eat ed front seats 3. 1: 65
H ea ting 3.I: 80
H eavy clothi ng and safety belt s 2.1:
17
High b eam 3.l: 49
Warning light 3.1 : 29
High b eam leve r 3. 1: 49
Hom eLink Univer sal Tran smitter 3.1: 44
Horn 3.1 : 3
How could I dama ge the catal ytic conve rter?
3 .2:
10
Ho w do I know how much oil my engin e is
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38
How do I unlo ck th e engine hood? 3.2: 36
I-lo w does moisture or road salt affect th e
brak es'? 3.2: 8
Ho w man y airbags does my veh icl e h ave? 2.1:
34 ,44,4 9
H ow often shou ld
I c h eck my tire pr essures ?
3.2: 57
How often should I r epl ace my eng ine bat­
ter y? 3. 2: 50
How often should I wax my ca r? 3.2: 19
I-l ow often sho uld the brake fluid b e
c han ged? 3. 2: 48
How to in stall the upper t eth er strap
to th e
anchorage 2.l: 66
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Hubcaps 3.2: 69
H ydrop laning 3.2: 60
Ignition key 3.1: 93
I gnit ion switch 3.1: 93
I mmobili zer 3.1 : 23
Warning message 3.1:
11
Imp ortance of sitting prop erl y 2.1 : 27
Imp ortance of wearing safe ty bel ts 2.1: 27
Important information for vehicles with Die-
se l e ngine when adding or changing en­
gine oil 3.2: 49
Import ant information
kn ow befo re di s-
co nn ect the b att ery 3.2: 49
I mport ant thing s to do b efore dri ving 2.1: 3
Improper seating po sitions 2.1: 8
Improp erl y worn safety belt s 2.1: 25
Indicator light
A ir bag syste m 2.1: 39
Indicator light s
Airbag syste m 2.1: 49
Mi rror 3.1: 55
OFF 2.1:
Indi re ct ventilat ion 3.1: 86
Indi vidual unlockin g 3.1: 17 , 34
I nfant seats 2 .1: 56
Information t exts in the display 3.1:
11
Insid e m irr or
Indicator light 3.1: 55
In stallin g
C hi ld re straint with a safety belt 2.1: 60
CRS using th e LATCH system 2.1: 69
In strum ent clu ster 3.1 : 5
In strum ent cluster illumination 3.1 : 3 , 48
Instrument panel 3.1: 2, 71
Cleaning 3.2: 23
In strum ent s 3.
I: 5
Interior lights
Fro nt 3.1: 50
Int ermittent w ipe 3.1: 53
J
Ja ck 3.2: 72
Jump s ta rtin g 3.2: 84
J ump er cables 3.2: 84
Alphabetical index 7

Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
R
Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
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Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
s
Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9

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Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
V
Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
w
Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra­
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
12 Alphabetical inde x
What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve­
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tip s
In the eve nt you have no t r eceived the services
promi sed in th ese w arranti es, please follow the
pro cedu res descr ibed in th is bo oklet under th e
titl e "C ustom er
California Em ission s War rantie s 27

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tire Manufacturers
List of tire manufacturers for new Volkswagen
vehicles
T he M ag nu son -Mo ss Warra nty Fe dera l Trad e
Comm iss io n Im provement A ct of 197 5 and
lati ons iss ued pursuant to th e act re qu ire that a
tir e wa rranty pamphlet be placed in every new
v ehicle pr ior
to sa le .
To assist you in obta ining the r elated warranty
information, the follow in g list of tire manufac ­
tur ers an d ad dr esses is being provided.
Tir e M anufacture rs
Dunlop Tir e Corp .
1 14 4 East Mark et S tree t
Akron, O H 44316
T el.: I (800) 5 48-4714
Br idges to n e/ Fir esto n e In c.
I Bri dges tone Park
Nashville, TN '17214
Te l.: I (800) 356-4644
Goo dyear Tire
& Rubb er Co .
1144 East Ma rket S tree t
32 Tire Manufactur ers
Akron, OH 443 16
Tel.: I (800) 321 -2 13 6
Con tinent al Ge nera l
1800 Contin ental Bl vd.
C harl ott e, NC 28273
Tel.: I (8 00 ) 847-33 49
M ic h elin Tir e Cor p.
P.O. Box 19001
G reenv ille, SC 29602-900 1
T e l.: I (800) 887-0662
Tir es Nor th Am erica
300 Geo rge S treet, 5 th F loor
New Have n,
G ree nv ill e, SC 29602- 900 1
Tel.: I (800) 52 1-9796

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
pocket expenses for sub stitu te transportation
o r lodg ing.
So me s tate s do not allow the exclu sio n or limit a­
t ion of incidental or conse quentia l da mages , so
thi s limit ation or excl usion may no t apply to
yo u. Tip s
In the evenl you have not rece ived the services
promised in these warrantie s, please follow the
procedure s de scribed in
booklet und er the
tille "Customer CARE"
California Emissions Warranties 27

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tire Manufacturers
List of tire manufacturers for new Volkswagen
vehicles
The Magnuson-Moss Federa l Trad e
Commiss ion Impro vemen t Act of 1975 and regu­
latio ns iss ued pur su ant to the act require th at a
tir e warranty pamphlet be placed in every new
vehicle prior to sale.
To assist you in obta ini ng th e relat ed warranty
informat io n , th e fo llow ing li st of tire manu fac­
turers and addresses is bein g pro vided.
Tir e Man ufactur ers
D unl op
re Corp.
11 44 East Mark et Street
Akron, OH 44316
Te l.: I (800 ) 548-47 14
B ri dges tone/Firesto ne In c.
J Br idg estone Park
Nas hville. T N 37214
Te l.: l (800 ) 356-4644
Goodyea r Tire
& Ru bber Co.
1144 East Ma rket Street
32 Tire Manufacturer s
Akron, 44316
Tel.: I (800) 32 1-2136
Co ntin en tal Genera l
1800 Contin ental B lvd.
C har lotte, NC 28273
Te l.: I (800) 847-3349
Mic helin Tire Corp.
P.O. Box 19 00 1
Gree nvill e, SC 29602-9001
Tel.: I (800) 887 -0662
P ire lli Tires North Am er ica
300 George S tree t, 5th Floor
New Have n,
e r 065 1 I
Tel.: I (800) 747-3554
Uniroya l Good rich Tire Co.
P.O. Box 19001
Greenv ille, SC 296 02-900 1
Tel.: I (800 ) 521-9796

Table of contents
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pr oper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 4
P eda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
S tow ing luggag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
R eporti ng safety defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General no te s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Why safe ty belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 15
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ofe ty belt prelensioners . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 25
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
I m port ant thing s to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fr ont airbag system - the basics . . . . . . . . . 31
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Monitoring th e Advanced Airbag Sys te m . 39
Side airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side Cur tain Prot ect ion™ airbags . . . . . . . . 48
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chi ld Se als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I ns talling child res tra int with a safety belt 60
A dd itional I nfo rmati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
L ow er anchorages (Canada veh icl es: lower
universa l anchorage bars} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
In stalling a CRS using th e "LATCH " system 69
Where con I g el additional informa tion
about chi ld restraints and their use? 70
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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