VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owners Manual

Contents
0.1 Alphabetical Index 2
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1.1 Maintenance 21
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1.2 USA Warranty 86
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2.1 Safety First 122
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3.1 Controls and Equipment 202
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3.2 Tips and Advice 320
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3.3 Technical Data 420
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3.4 Premium Sound System 434
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0.1 Alphabetical Index
Jetta
Mode l year 2006

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Key Words
Enclosed you'll find an extensive and compre­
hensi ve alphabetcia l index of following book­
l ets : Safety First, Conrrol s and Equipment, Tips
and Advice and Technical Data.
Eac h book let has a two-digit number in th e
l ower right co rner. This number will help you to
Exampleofakeyword
Battery 3.2: 24, 3.1: 35
Booklet 0.1 G eneral Ind ex
find a booklet and return a boo klet to its correct
l oca tion if you remove it from the Owner's Liter­
ature binder.
Th is ind ex w ill help you
to find information
quickl y by using key
You will find informat ion about battery in
booklet 3.2 on page 24 and book let 3 .1 on pa ge

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

Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car washes 3.2: 17
Automatic mode Climatronic 3 .1: 85
A utomatic switch-off of electrica l compo­
nents 3.1: 93
A utoma tic transm iss ion
D irec t shif t gearbox 3.1: 98
Safety interlock for ignition key 3.1 : 94
Se lector lever lock 3.1: 99
Tiptro nic 3.1: 98
Automatic transmission with Tiptronic 3.1:
IOI
Average fuel consum ption 3.1: 9
Average speed 3.1: 9
B
Background lighting 3.1: 521
BAS3.2: 2
Batt ery
Charging 3.2: 50
How often should
I replace my engine
battery? 3.2: 50
I m portant information to kn ow before
disconnect the batt ery 3.2: 49
Repla cin g 3.2: 50
What you must do afte r r eco nnect the bat­
tery 3.2: 49
Winter condi tions 3.2: 49, 50
Battery acid level
C hec kin g 3.2: 50
Before d riv in g 2.1: 3
Belt pretensioner
Disposa l 2. 1: 26
Serv ice 2.1: 26
Bonnet 3.2: 36
Booster seats 2.1 : 59
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 2
Brake booster 3.2: 2
Brak e flu id
C hangin g 3.2: 48
How of ten s hould the brak e fluid be
changed? 3.2: 47
Warning light 3.1: 11
What is the correc t brake fluid level?. 3.2:
47
What kind of brake fluid should
I u se? 3 .2:
48
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Brake pad
Warning message 3.1 :
ll
Brak e pad wear indicator
Warn ing light 3.1: 26
Brak e pads 3.2: 8
Brak e servo 3.2: 8
Brak e system
Warn ing light 3.1: 28
Brake system 3.2: 47
Brakes 3.2: 8
H ow does moisture or road salt aff ec t the
brakes? 3.2: 8
What does it mea n when I fee l a s ligh t vi­
bration o n the brake peda l? 3.2: 3
Braking distance 3.2: 8
Br eak-in peri od
Engine 3.2: 7
W hat is the rig h t way to break- in my vehi­
cle? 3.2:
7
Breaking in
Brake pads 3.2: 7
Tire s 3.2: 7
Breaking in tires 3.2: 7
Bulb c hange 3.2: 8 1
Bulb defective Warning light 3.1: 24
Bumper Clean ing 3.2: 18
Bumper cover Caut ion w hen parking n ear a parking bar­
rier or curb 3.1: 105
B uzzer 3.1: 50, 93
C
Ca libratin g the co mpa ss 3.1 : 18
California Propos ition 65 Wa rning 3.2 : 34 , 49
Car washes 3.2: 17
Cata ly tic converter 3.2:
10
CB radio 3 .2: 29
Ce ll phone 3.2 : 29
Cellu lar phone 3.2: 29
Ce ntral lo cking
I ndiv idua l un locking 3.1 : 34
Ce ntral locking button 3.1: 34
Ce ntral locking syste m 3.1: 34
C han gi ng a bu lb 3.2: 8 1
C hanging a wheel 3.2: 73
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Chang ing brake pa ds 3.2: 7
C hanging units 3.1: 16
C hanging w indshi eld w iper blades 3.2 : 46
C hass is 3.2: 22
C hec kin g engin e oil level 3.2: 39
Ch ild rest raint on th e fro nt seat 2.1: 29
Child safety 2.1: 5 1
Ch ild safety locks 3.1: 35
C hil d seats 2.1: 5 1
B ooste r seats 2.1: 59
Co nve rtible c hild seats 2. 1: 57
I nfa nt seats 2 .1: 56
L ower anc horages 2 . l: 67
Mo untin g and releas ing t he a ncho rage
h oo k2.l: 68
O n th e fr on t passenger seat 2.1: 29
Safety in struc tions 2.1: 54
Te ther an ch ors 2. 1: 65
Te ther strap 2.1 : 65
C hrom e
C lean ing 3.2 : 21
C lea nin g
All oy w hee ls 3.2: 2 1
A ut omat ic car was h 3.2: 17
B um per 3.2: 18
chass is 3 .2: 22
C lot h seat co vers 3.2: 23
Elect ronic par king ass is tance senso rs 3.1:
10 6
Eng ine com partm en t 3 .2: 22
Ex ter ior 3.2: 17
Fa bric tr im 3.2: 23
I ns tru ment panel 3.2: 23
L eat her 3.2: 23
O utside m irrors 3 .2: 19
P las tic p art s 3.2: 23
Safety belts 3.2: 26
Was hing t he ve hicle 3.2: 17
W ind ows 3.2: 19
W inds hield 3.2 : 1 9
W ind shi eld w ip er bla d es 3.2: 20
Woode n trim 3.2: 23
C lea ning a nd protec tio n 3.2: 16
C limatic 3.1: 82
Malfu nction s 3.1: 88
Cl imatro nic
Imp ortant no tes 3 .1: 88
Ma lfun cti ons 3.1 : 88
C lock3.I:5
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Closing
R ear lid 3.1: 38
Clo th sea t covers
C lean ing 3.2: 23
C lo th es hook 3 .1: 71
Co de number
Fo r an ti-t heft w heel bolt s 3.2: 67
Coming home functi on 3.1 : 47
Co mpass
Adjusting 3.1: 19
Calibra ting 3.1: 18
Co mpass fun ction 3. 1: 12
Condensat io n 3.1: 89
Co ntro ls
Power wi ndows 3.1 : 39
Conven ie n ce clos ing 3.1 : 41, 43
Conve nie nce menu 3.1: 17
Conve nie nce ope ning 3.1: 4 1
Convenience operation (electric w in d ows)
3.1:
LB
C onve rtib le c hild seats 2 .1: 57
Coo lant
Warn ing ligh t 3. 1: 11
Coo lan t
Leve l 3.2: 44
Loss 3.2: 44
Coola nt level
Warni ng 3.1: 24
Co olan t tem pera ture
Ga uge 3.1: 6
Warning 3.1: 24
Cool ing the g love compartme nt 3.1: 69
C rash recorde rs 3.2: 6
Cru ise co ntro l 3 .l: 107
Warn ing ligh t 3.1: 29
Cup ho lders
I n th e rea r ar mre st 3.1 : 72
Cup ho lders in th e ce nter conso le 3 .1: 72
C urrent fuel con su mpt ion 3.1: 9
C urtain airbags 2.1: 48
Customer CARE Center 2.1 : 2 7
D
Danger of fi tting a ch ild seat on the front pas­
senger seat 2 .1: 29
Day time runnin g lig hts
Warni ng ligh t 3.1: 30

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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® 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
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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

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
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