esp VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owners Manual

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
Book let 0.1 General Index ®
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
Alphab etical index 5

® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Engine oil 3.2: 37
Adding 3.2: 40 Additives 3.2: 40
Checking level 3.2: 39
Consumption 3.2: 38
D iesel eng ine 3.2: 41
D ipstick 3.2: 39
Grades 3.2: 38
How do I know how much oil my engine is
co nsumin g? 3.2: 38
Identifi cation symbol 3.2: 39
Oil c hange 3.2: 42
Specificatio ns 3 .2: 37
Specifications Diesel engine 3.2: 37, 41
S p ecifications gasoline engine 3.2: 37
Wha t kind of engine oil shou ld I put in my
ve hicle? 3.2: 37
When should I check the eng ine oil leve l?
3.2: 38
Where is the oil dipstick 3.2: 39
Engine
pr essure
Warning light 3.
l: 11, 25
Environ ment
Avoid ing pollution 3.2: 18, 31
C leaning the engine comp artm ent 3.2: 22
Driving economicall y 3.2: 14
Vehicle care products 3.2: 16
Env ironm ental information
Fuel economy 3.1: 6
Env ironmental tip
Fue l economy 3.1: 77
ESP 3.1: 9 1, 3.2: 5
Eve nt Da ta Recorde r 3.2: 6
Examples of im proper seating position s 2.1:
8
Exha ust warni ng ligh t
Warning light 3.1: 22
Exte nder for the safety belts 2. 1: 22
Exte rnal ae rial 3.2: 29
F
Fabric trim
C leani ng 3.2: 23
Fa ste nin g
Boo ste r se ats 2. 1: 59
Co nver tibl e child seats 2.1: 57
Infant seats 2.1: 56
Safety belt extender 2.1: 23
Safety belts 2.1: 19
6 Alphabetical index
First-aid kit 3.1: 74
Floor mats 2.1: 9
F o g lights 3.1: 46
Foo t brake
Warn ing lig ht 3.1: 30
Front airbag system 2.1: 31
Airbag deployment zone 2.1: 37
T he basic s 2.1: 31
Fro nt airbag s
De scription 2.1: 31
Front center armrest 3.1: 70
Fro nt passe nger seat backr est
Fo ld ing forward 3. 1: 61
Front seats 3.1: 60 Electrical adjustable 3.1: 62
Manual adjustable 3.1: 60
Fronta l collision s an d the laws of physics 2.1:
15
fu el filler cap
Warning light 3.1: 29
Fue l ga uge
D isplay 3.1: 7
Fuel level 3.1: 7
Fue l reserve
Warning light 3.1: 26
Wa rnin g mes sage 3.1: 11
Fuel tank 3.1: 7
Fuse box 3.2: 79
Fuses 3.2: 77
G
Garage door opener 3.1 : 44
Gaske ts 3 .2: 20
Gaso line 3.2 : 32
Blend s 3.2: 32
Co ntainin g alco hol 3.2: 32
Oc tan e rating 3.2: 32
Petro l 3.2: 32
Premi um 3.2: 32
Regular 3.2: 32
Unleaded 3.2: 32
What if! purchase poor qu al ity fuel? 3.2:
32
W hat wo uld happen i f I pu t leaded gaso­
l in e i n m y car? 3.2: 32
W inter or summ er lips 3.2: 32
Gaso line additives 3.2: 33
Genera l illu strati on 3.1: 3

Emission Control Maintenance
A clean enviro nm enl is of co ncern 10 a ll of
u s. Vo lkswage n has into you r ve hicl e
an effici ent emi ssio n co ntro l syslc m, using
ge nuine Volksw agen pan s, in confor man ce
wi 1h 1he Fe dera l C lean Air Ac t in th e Unit ed
S lat es and Canadian Emi ssion S1an dards,
respec1 ive ly. To h elp keep our air clean , yo u
ca n do yo ur part by prov idin g reg ular m ain ­
te nan ce fo r th e e missio n control syste m in
y o ur vehicle .
2 Maintenance, repa ir or replacement of
e mi ssio n co ntrol comp on ents may be per ­
formed by a ny
au to m otive service
a nd r epair establi shm ent or indi vidu al
wi thout affecting the Emission Control
Syste m Warranty , provid ed that su ch r e­
p air s are perfo rmed to manufa ctur er's
Why Service?
• An unt uned en gin e wastes f uel.
• An emi ssio n co ntrol syste m not maint ain ed
p ro perl y ca n in crease polluti on.
• A minor ad justment now may prevc nl a re­
p air late r.
• Follow the recomm ended maint enance
sc hed ule and make in-b etwee n ch ec ks. T hi s way
yo u h elp keep yo ur car d ependabl e and safe.
• The inte rvals s how n in th e ta bl e o n th e fol­
l ow ing pa ges are ba sed on ve hicl es op era tin g
un der norma l co nditi ons. In th e case of severe
co ndition s, such as extre mely low tempera tures,
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
speci lica tions, and that replacement part s
are at leas t equi vale nt to genuine Volk­
swage n part s in emi ssio n p erfo rmance and
dur ability . Warranty repair s and r eplace­
ment s, howeve r, mu st be perform ed b y an
a utho rized Vo lkswagen dealer.
If ot her th an gen uine Vo lkswage n re pla ce­
m enl pan s are use d, the owner sh ould make
s u re t hat suc h pan s are warra nted by their
m an ufaclur er an d th at th ey are a t least
eq uiva le nt to gen uin e Vo lkswagen rep lace­
m ent part s in emi ssio n p erform ance a nd
d u rab ility. To be certain that the em iss ion
co ntro l sys te m func tio n s as designed , re g­
ul ar maint enan ce is nec essar y for a ll co m­
po nents of th e ve hicle w hi ch influ ence ex­
hau st e mi ssion s.
excess ive dust etc., it is necess ary for ce rtain op ­
e rat io ns
to b e carri ed ou t in between the give n
int erv al s. Thi s appli es to en gin e o il
c h an ges a nd t he clea nin g or re placin g of the air
cl eaner
ele m ent.
• If you have ques tio ns a bout how to maintain
yo ur vehicl e or abo ut yo ur Maintenan ce Ser­
v ices , as k your a uthori zed Volkswagen d ealer.
A uthori zed VOLKSWAGEN dea lers are ready to
s erve you and are committed to quality service
and c ustom er care .
Warranty Voucher 5

Dear Owner,
This bookle t conta ins the warra nties applicable
to your new Vo lksw agen. Plea se read these war ­
ran ties caref ull y
to determ in e yo ur war ranty
righ ts and obligation s.
Yo ur Limit ed New Ve hicle Warra nty inclu des
vi rtually bumper to bump er coverage for 4
yea rs or
50, 000 mil es, w hich ever o ccurs and Limit ed po wertrain coverage for 5 years or 60 ,000 mil es, which ev er occ urs fir st. Your ve­
hicl e is also wa rrant ed against corrosion perfo­
r a ti on for a period of
12 years irrespect ive of
mil eage .
In addition, yo ur vehicle is covered by emi ssio ns
warra nties mandated b y Federal law. If you ar e
resident of Ca lifornia, Mass achuse tts, Ve rm ont,
or Main e and ha ve pur chase d a California emi s­
s ion s eq uipped vehicle, you may al so have right s
und er C ali fornia mandat ed emi ssio n s wa rran­
ti es . P lease consult these wa rranLie s when ev er
repair your em ission con trol system is qu ired to de te rmine whethe r it i s covered by
w arranty . Your satisfa ction in under standing the
wa rrant ies that ap ply to yo ur Volk swage n is im ­
po rtan t to us. Any q ues tion s concern ing war ­
ra nty covera ge s hould be di rected to:
Vo lkswagen Custom er
CA RE Center 3499 W es t Hamlin Road
Roc hes ter Hill s, Ml 48309 Tel.: l (80 0) 822-89 87
If y ou hav e a co nce rn or yo u are no t satisfie d
wit h the serv ice that you receive f rom your
d ea le r, we s ugges t th at you di scu ss it w it h th e
Serv ice Manage r at your dea le rs hip. If it i s not
resolved through your dea le rs hip , you may ca ll
or w rit e to the V olkswage n Custom er CA RE
Cen te r.
Volk swagen of Ameri ca, In c., provide s a m edi a­
t io n and arbitra tion service for th e res olu tion of
di sp ute s ari sin g un der t his Lim ited New Vehicle
Warranty. This serv ice is ca lle d
AUT O LINE
a nd is condu cted throu gh local o ffices of the
l3etcer Business Bur eau. If you w is h to u se t his
se rvice, call the follow ing toll -free number:
I (8 00) 955 -5 100
Co uncil of B etter Busin ess Bu rea us, In c. 420 0 Wilson Boul eva rd
Ar lin gto n, VA 22203 -1804
Not ice of Addres s C hange
N oti ce of Use d Ca r Pur ch ase
The "Nationa l
& Moto r Vehicle Safety Act
o f 1966 " req uire s manufacturer s 10 be in a posi­
t ion veh icle owner s if a co rrection of a
product defe ct be comes necess ary. If yo u
c h ange your addres s or bu y a used Volkswagen ,
co mpl ete one of the postc ard s in 1 he m iddle of
t h is booklet. You need not use t his ca rd if you
purc hase d yo ur Volk swage n through an autho­
rize d Vo lksw agen d eal er.

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Corrosion perforation because of failure to rustproof when collision
damage is repaired
Dody parts that have been repaired or new ly in­
s ta lled a fter a co llisio n mu st be treate d with a
ru stproofing agent rhar is co mpatibl e with Volk­
swage n's own factory corrosion protection. If
yo u fail to have your vehicl e trea ted in th is way
after a colli sio n, Vo lk swagen will no t b e respon­
s ibl e fo r the repair of any resu lting ru st- thr oug h. Tips
Th e "Other Terms· · presented in the Limited
New Ve hicle Warranty a lso apply to th is
12 Limit ed War ranty Against Corro sion Perforation

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
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.

You are responsible for p resent ing your vehi cle
t o a Volkswagen dealer as soon as a probl em ex­
ists. The warranry repa irs s houl d be complet ed
in a reaso nable amount of tim e, not
to exceed 3 0
days.
As the vehicle owner, you sh oul d also be awa re
t h at Volkswagen may deny you wa rra nry
cov­erage if yo ur veh icle or a part has failed due to
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
abu se, neglect, improper maint en ance or unap­
proved mod ifica tion s.
IF YO U
ANY Q UESTIONS REGARDING
YOUR WARRANTY AND RESPONSIBIL­
ITI ES, YO U SH OU LD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN
OF AMERICA, INC., C USTOMER
A T I (8 00 )
822-8987, OR THE CALIFORNLA RE­
SOURCES BOARD AT P.O. BOX 8001, EL MONTE,
CA 91734-2 302 .
California Emi ssions Warranties 21

Boo klet 1.2 U SA War ran ty
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may raise a claim under this warran ty im­
mediat ely afte r your vehicle has fail ed a Ca li­
fornia 1/M test if, as a res ult of that failure , you
a re re qui re d by law to r epair th e vehicle to avoid
imposition of a penalt y or cance llation of your
right
u se the vehi cle. You need actua lly
s uff er the loss or lose the right to use ve­
hicle or pay for the r epair before prese ntin g your
cla im.
C laim s ma y be pre sented only by bringing your
ve hicle to any authoriz ed Volkswagen dea ler in
th e Un it ed State s, incl uding it s te rritor ies, and
Ca nada. The dea le r wi ll honor or den y yo ur
claim within a reasona ble tim e, not t o exceed
thirt y (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve­
hicl e is pres ented for repair o r w ithi n any tim e
peri od spe cified by local, state o r fede ral law,
whichev er is short er, exce pt when
delay is
ca use d b y eve nts not a ttributabl e to Volkswagen
o r the dealer. If the dea ler d eni es your cla im, you
w ill be notified in writing of the rea sons fo r r e­
j ec tin g th e claim. If you do not r ece ive no tice of
denial of your claim within the above time pe­
riod, Vo lk sw agen is requir ed by law to honor the
claim.
Und er ce rtain circum stan ces, your claim may be
denied because yo u ha ve fa iled t o comply with
in structions for schedul ed maint enan ce con­
tain ed in your Volkswagen Ma intenance
bookl et. In d eterminin g w heth er you have co m­
p li ed w ith the in stru ctio ns for scheduled main- t
e nan ce and prop er u se, Volkswagen may re­
qu ire yo u to furni sh proof of complianc e onl y
with t hose maintenan ce instru ctions whi ch
Volkswage n has r ea so n to believe we re not per­
for med and which could be th e ca use of th e 1/M
T es t fa ilure.
Vo lkswagen may deny an emi ssion performan ce
war ra nt y claim on the basis that a non-EPA cer­
tifi ed r eplace ment part was use d in th e mainte­
n an ce or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Volk swage n ca n
pro ve t hat the non -cert ified part i s eith er d efec­
tiv e in mat eria ls o r wo rkman sh ip, or no t equiva­
l e nt fr om an emi ssio n sta ndpoint to th e or iginal
part, and you are no t able to offe r inform atio n
that th e part is e ith er not d efective o r equivalent
t o th e o riginal part with respect to its em ission
p erforman ce.
Volk swage n wi ll not deny a claim re lat in g to:
• warra nty work or p re-de livery serv ice per­
fo rmed by an authorize d Vo lkswa gen dea le r, o r
• work performed in an em erg ency to rect ify
a n un safe co nditi on
ro Vo lkswag en,
provided you have taken ste ps in a tim ely
mann er t o put th e vehi cle back into a co n­
form ing co nditi on , o r
• the use of an uncertifi ed part or to non com­
plian ce with the in struction s for proper maint e­
nan ce and use, whic h is not re lated to th e 1/ M
Te st
Additional Information About Your California Emissions Warranties
Warranty period
The warranty period beg ins on the elate th e ve­
h icl e is delivered to th e original r eta il pur cha ser
or o riginal l essee, a nd any sub seq uent pur­
c ha ser or l essee or, if the vehicle is fir st plac ed in
24 Californi a Emi ss ion s Warra nti es
se rv ice as a demon strator or company car prior deli very , on the elate is fir st placed in

Dear Owner,
This book let co ntains th e warra nties appli cable
to your new Vo lkswagen. Please read these wa r­
ran ties carefully to determ ine your warranty
right s and obl igations.
Yo ur Limit ed New Vehicle Warranty includes
vi rtuall y bump er to bumper coverage for 4
years or
50,000 mil es, w hich ever occurs fir st
and limit ed power train coverage for 5 years or mil es, whichever occ urs fir st. Your ve­
hi cle is also wa rranted aga inst co rro sion p erfo ­
rati on for a period of
12 years irrespe ctive o f
mil eage.
In addition, you r vehi cle is covered by emissions
warrant ies mandated by Federal law . If you are a
resident of California, Massac husetts, Vermont,
or Maine and have purchased a California em is­
sions equipped vehicle, yo u ma y also have right s
u nd er Ca lifornia manda ted e missions warran ­
ties. P lease consu lt thes e warran tie s wheneve r a
repair to your emissio n contro l sys tem is
quired to dete rm ine whether it is covered by
w arranty. Your satisfaction in understanding the
wa rranties tha t ap ply to your Volkswagen is im­
po rtant to us. Any ques tion s co nce rning war­
ranty coverage should be directed to:
Vo lkswagen Customer CARE Ce nter
3499 West Ham lin Roa d
Roc heste r Hills, M I 48309 Tel.: I (800) 822 -8987
If you have a concern or you are not satisfied
wi th the service tha t you receive from you r
dea ler, we sugge st that you discuss it wit h the
Service Mana ger at your dea lers hip . If it is not
reso lved throu gh your dea lers hip , yo u ma y ca ll
or
to the Volkswagen Custome r
conducted through local offices o f the
Better B usiness B ure au . If yo u wish to use this
se rv ice , call the following toll-fre e numbe r:
I (800) 955-5100
Co uncil of Better Busi ness Bureaus, Inc. 420 0 Wilso n Bou leva rd
Ar lington, VA 22203- 1804
Notice of Address Chang e
Not ice of Used Car Purchase
T he
Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Ac r
of req uires manufacturer s to be in a posi ­
t ion to co ntact ve hicle owners if a correction of a product defect beco mes nec essary. If yo u
change your address or buy a used Volk swagen,
complete one of the pos tcards in th e midd le of
thi s booklet. You ne ed not use this card if you
purchased you r Volkswagen t hrough an auth o­
rized Volkswagen dea le r.

Bookle t 1 .2 USA Wa rranty
Corrosion perforation because of failure to rustproof when collision
damage is repaired
Body parts that hav e been re paired or newly in­after a collision must b e treate d with a
ru stproo fing ag en t is co m pat ibl e with Volk­
swagen's factory corro sio n p rotec tion. If
yo u to have your vehicle treated in this way
after co llis io n , Volk swage n wi ll not be respo n­
s ibl e th e repair any resulting rust- throug h.
Tips
The "Othe r Te rms" pre sented in th e Li m ited
New Ve hicle Warranty also app ly
to thi s
12 Limit ed Warranty Against Corro sion P erforation