air VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
Winter tires
Winter rires can improve vehicle handling on snow and ice. At temperatures
below 45 ° F (7 ° C)
recommend changing to winter tires.
In som e hea vy s now areas, loca l go vernment s
m ay re quir e tru e or "snow" tires, those
wit h very deepl y cut trea d. The se ti res sh ould
on ly be use d in pair s and be in sta lled on all four
w hee ls. Make sur e yo u purcha se snow tire s that
ar e th e s am e size and const ruction ry p e as the
othe r tir es on your vehicl e.
S umm er tire s prov ide less grip on ice and sno w.
Winter tires (s now tires) must be
on a ll
four whe els .
If you wa nt to us e th e tir e pre ssure monitoring
sys tem
compat ibl e se nso rs mu st b e
in sta lle d on all four wint er tire s 63.
Ask your authori zed Volkswage n deal er or qual ­
ified work shop for permitt ed winter tire sizes.
U se on ly rad ia l w int er tir es.
Wi nter tires lose their effectiveness w hen the
tr ead is worn dow n
to a depth of 4 111111 (0.1 57
inch ).
Onl y driv e wit h wint er ti res und er w int er co ndi­
tion s. S umm er tir es hand le bett er w hen there is
no snow or ic e on the ro ads a nd th e temp erature
is above 45 ° F (7 ° C).
If yo u ha ve a flat tir e, see notes on spar e w heel
"New tires and replaci ng tire s an d
wh eels".
Pl eas e always re m emb er that winter tir es ma y
ha ve a lower spe ed
than th e tire s origi­
nall y insta lled on your vehicl e at the time it was
manufactur ed. Pl ease see
53, "Spee d
rating (letter cod e)" for a listing of the spe ed
rating l ett er co de s and
maximum speed ar
w hi ch the tires c an b e driv en.
The sp eed rating letter code
53) is on the
s id e w all of th e tire fi g . 16 .
WARNING
Winter tires have maximum speed lim its that
may be lowe r than your vehicl e's maximum
speed. Always know the maximum speed b e­
fore driving
Neve r drive fa ster than the
speed permitted your speci fic wi nter tires.
This cause damage to the tire s leading to
an accident and serious personal injury to you
and your passengers.
WARNING
Driving faster than the maximum speed for
which the winter tires on your vehicle are
veloped can cause sudden tire failure, loss o f
contro l and seriot• .s personal injury.
• Winter tire s have maximum sp ee d rating
that may be lower than your ve hicle's max ­
imum speed.
• Neve r drive fa ster than the sp eed for which
the wint er or other tires installed on you r
hicle are rated.
WARNING
Always a djust your driving to the road and
traffic condition s. Never let the good accelera­
tion of the winter tir es and all -wheel drive
tempt you into taking extra risks. Alway s
member:
• When braking, an all-w hee l drive ve hicle
h andles in the same way as a front drive
hicle.
• Drive carefu lly a nd reduce yo ur speed on
ic y and slippery roads, eve n winter tire s
cannot help un der black ice conditio ns.
Fo r the sake of environment
U se s umm er tire s wh en weat her condition s
permit. The y are qui ete r, do not wear as qui ckl y
and redu ce fuel consumpti on
Where applicabl e (TP MS = Tir e pre ssure mo nitoring system)
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Co lo r
Amp ra tin g
blu e
15
ye llow 20
cl ea r 25
gree n
orange 40
WARNING
Usin g th e w ro ng fu se and att em ptin g to r ep air
a fu se o r usin g some thing instead of a fuse can
ca use a fir e and seriou s p erso nal inju ry.
• Neve r repa ir a d amage d fuse.
78 What do I do now ?
WARNING (conti nue d)
• Neve r re pl ace a fuse w it h on e th at h as a
h ig her am p ra ting. Always mak e s ure th e re­
place ment f use has the
as t he
fu se bein g rep laced.
• Never re place a blown f use w ith a m eta l
o bj ec t to connect t he fu se con tac ts- not eve n
t e mpo rarily.
Not e
• To avoid damaging the electrica l system,
t u m off all lig hts an d acce ssories and remove th e
i g nit ion ke y before repla cin g
fu se.
• If a new fu se blows after a sh ort t ime. you
mu st h ave the e lec tr ica l system c hecked by an
aut ho rized Volkswagen deale r or
qua lified
dealersh ip soon as

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Fuses in the fuse box A in the dash panel
Electrical consumer
Fuse number (amp
ratin g in bra cke ts )
ABS /ESP/E DL 2
(5)
Tran sm iss ion (2.5 1 14 (5)
and 1.91 engine)
Front pow er wi nd ows 23 (30)
powe r 32 (30)
Fan 22 (40)
wi ndow de- 25 (25)
fogger
S tee rin g. DSG • 6 (5)
Int erior light s
15 (7,5 )
Fuel pump 27 (15)
A irbag 3 (5)
roof
33 (25 )
Se at hea ting
4 (5), 37 (30). 46 (5 )
8
48
V aca nt
20
Auxiliary hea tin g'
16 (10), 25 (25) 47 (10)
Pow er outl et 26 (20)
Cc n
lock ing for 12 (IO}
fr ont doo rs
H eat ed was her je ts 46 (5)
Lumb ar support ad- 34 (15)
ju stment for front
sea ts
C igare tte light er
24 (25)
Fuses in the fuse box Bin the engine compart­
ment: vehicles with a
54 fuse box
Electrical consumer
Fuse numb er (amp
rating in bra cke ts)
Fl (30). F2 (30)
L eft turn signa l F47 (40 )
turn s ignal (40 )
I-lorn F5 (15)
D SG' FI3 (15 )
light s
F47 (40), (40)
80 What do I do now?
F19
v\l ind shi eld wip ers (3 0)
Lef t headlight F47
(40)
headlight F48 (40 )
So und system
(30)
L ef t sid e lig ht F47 (40 )
sid e light F48 (40 )
release
Ce ntral lock ing for (2 0) rea r door s
Fuses in the fuse box B in the engine compart­
ment: vehicles with
a 30 fuse box
Electrical co nsum er
Fuse number (amp
rat ing in bra ckets )
A BS F4 (30),
(30)
W ind shi eld wip ers Fl (25 )FJ9 (25)
F8 (15 )
H orn FI7 (15 )
DSG' F5
(15)
Turn sig nal ri ght
F25 (40 )
Turn signal left F26 (40 )
Aux iliary heat ing •
Fil (20)
T e le phon e•
F9 (5)
Fu el pump (di esel)
(5)
Fan F24 (IO )
F og lig ht s F25 (40 )F26 (40)
h ea dli ght
F26 (40 )
headlight F25 (40 )
WARNING
Using the wrong fuse and attempting to repair
a fu se or u singsomethingin stead of a fuse can
cause a fire and serious per sonal inju ry.
• Always read and hee d the information and
a ll WARN INGS.
Tips
T he tabl es show the fu se loca tion s for the mo st
important consumers. The right -hand column s

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
your vehicle ou tside th e con­
tin ent al limits of the Unit ed States o r Ca nada,
th ere is the p ossibilit y th at:
• Unleaded fuel s for veh icles w ith cata lyt ic
co nvert er may not be availabl e; •
may
have a co nsid erab ly low er octa ne
rating . Improp er fuel may cause engine damage;
• Service may be inad equ ate due to lack of
prop er service facilit ies, tools or test ing equip ­
n1en t;
• parts may not be readil y avail­
abl e.
Volkswagen Servic e Repair Manual s
Volkswagen Official Factory serv ice and repair manual s are published as soon as
possible after model introduction.
Service and Hcpair manuals arc ava ilable from:
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8 :30 AM to 5:00 PM Mo nday through
Thur sday.
Fro m 8:30 AM to 5 :3 0 PM EST. Fr iday
www .bentl eypub lish ers.com To
order serv ice manuals and other Volkswagen
Service literat ur e contact:
Vo lksw agen T echni cal Lit era tur e Ordering
Ce nter
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8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. Mo nda y th ro ugh
Fr iday .
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Parts 27
Plastic parts 19
Clean ing 23
Power steering 6
Power wa sh er 18
Prem ium Gaso line 32
R
Rai sing th e veh icle wit h th e jac k 72
Hear lid
Escape handle 76
wind ow heat ing
Heatin g element wires 20
Refue ling 30
H eg ular Gaso line 32
Repair s 28
Hep lacin g
Whee l rim s 63
Rep lacing tires and wheels 6 1
He por ting safety de fects
Ca nada 90
Unit ed States 90
Rims Replacing 63
gas kets 20
s
Safery belt s
Cleaning 26
S now chains 66
Spa res 27
Speed Hating Letter Code 62
Sta rtin g w ith jum per ca bles 84
Ste ps fo r dete rmining correc t load lim it 59
T
Tank
Fillin g
tank 30
Openi ng the fu el filler
30
Tec hnical m od ifica tions 28
T ire pressu re 56
T ir e pressure monitoring system
Se nso rs 63
Tir es and whee ls 63
Va lves 63
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
Tire service life 59
T ir es
Rep la cing 63
Se rv ice life 59
Speed Hating Leller Code 62
Ti re manufa cturing dale 62
Ti re specificat ions 62
Tread depth 59
Uni form tire qua lity gradi ng 64
Win te r tires 65
Tir es and vehicle load limit s 58
Tir es and whe els 5 1
C hec king tir e press ure 56
Co ld tire innation pre ssure 54
D imens ions 6 1
General notes 51
Glo ssary of
and loadin g
t e rm inology 52
New tires and whee ls 61
Rep lacing 6 1
Snow cha ins 66
T ire pressu re mon ito rin g sys tem 63
Tir es and vehicle load limit s 58
Whee l bolts 66
W int er tire s 65
Tools 67
Towing 86
Four-wheel dr ive 86
General notes 87
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 88
Towing eye 86
Tra iler tow ing
Brak es ll
Dr iv in g tips 13
Operating instru ction s 12
Safety chain s 11, 12
Tec hnical requir ements IO
Tire press ure 12
T ow ing tips 13
Trailer lights 11
Tra iler weigh t 12
Tra nspo rt Ca nada 90
Tread Wea r Ind ica to r (TWI) 59
u
Underbody sea lant 22
Unidir ectiona l tires 51, 73
Uniform lir e qu alit y g rading 64
Alphabetical index 95

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vice
V
Ve hicl e
Li ftin g 89
Ve hicl e batt ery
49
Ve hicle care
Exte rior 17
Ve hicle care prod ucts 16
Ve hicl e co ntrol m odul es
6
Vehicle phone 29
Veh icle too l kit
67
Vo lksw agen Se rv ice Repa ir Manua ls 9 1
w
Warranty covera ges L5
W as her 45
Was hing by ha nd 17
W as hin g th e veh icl e 17
Was hin g with power cl eaners
18
Wax ing
Ho w ofte n shou ld
I wax my ca r? 19
W ear indicato r 59
What do es it mea n wh en I fee l a sli ght vibra-
tio n on th e brak e peda l?
3
What if I pur ch ase poor quali ty fu el? 32
W hat is th e co rrect brak e
leve l?. 47
W hat is the right way to break- in my
ve hicl e?
7
W hat kind of brak e should 1 u se? 48
W hat kind of e ngin e oil sh ould 1 p ut in my
ve hicl e?
37
W hat sho uld 1 do afte r ch an ging a w hee l? 57,
74
What sh oul d 1 do after re p laci ng wh eels? 57
Wha t s h ould
I do if I want to add an accesso,y
to m y ve hicle ?
27
What s houl d 1 do if 1 wa nt to mod ify my
veh icl e? 28
Wh at should 1 do if I wan t to re pair m y
ve hicl e? 28
96 Alphabetical index
What sh o uld I do if t he brake warnin g light
comes o n?
47
What wo uld happ en if 1 put le ad ed gasol ine
in my ca r? 32
What you must do aft er rec onn ect th e
batt ery
49
Wheel bolt caps 69
Whee l b olt s 7 1
T orq ue 66
W hee l chan gin g
68
Whee ls 5 1 C hec kin g tire press ure 56
Co ld tire infl ati o n pre ssure 5 4
G en era l not es 51
G lossary o f tir e and loading
t e rmino logy 52
New tir es and whee ls 6 1
Tir es and veh icl e load limit s 58
Whe n ca n yo ur ve hicle not be to we d? 88
Wh en sh ould I adju st the tire press ures? 57
Whe n sh ould I ch ec k th e e ngin e o il level? 38
W hen should
I c h eck the tir e pr ess ures? 57
W hen sh ould
I ref uel the tank of the
ve hicle ?
3 1
W her e ca n I find t he tire pr essures for my
ca r?
56
Wh ere is th e oil d ipsti ck 3 9
W indo ws
Clea nin g
19
Wi ndshie ld
C lean ing
19
Win dsh ie ld wash 45
W ind sh ie ld wiper blades
C lea nin g 20
Win dsh ie ld wip ers
C hanging b lade s
46
Wint er tir es 65 All-w hee l dri ve 65
Wood en trim
C le anin g 23
Wo rking in the en gin e compartme nt 34

Booklet 3.4 P remi um Sound System
.0, WARNING (conti nued )
• Us e the Sound System only if road , traffic
an d weath er cond itions permit and you will
not be distracted from your driving.
Important information
Operating the Sound System while driving
D rivi ng on today 's road s demands th e full atten­
ti o n of the driver.
The w ide range of sophisti cate d eq uipm ent de­
tail s of modern car radio s offer not onl y a vas t
so urce of entertainmen t, but also import ant in ­
form ation reg arding t raffic updates, road condi ­
t ions, wea ther repo rts. etc.
Bu t re mem ber, you should onl y operate the
ra di o system wit h its num erous fe atures when
th e traffic situ atio n rea lly
in "Con ­
tro ls" on page 2.
For examp le, c hangin g CDs o r re ading song t i­
tl es on a CD case or in th e rad io display when
drivi ng is o ften the ca use of aut o acc idents .
You s hould also set th e vo lume of your radio
sys tem so that yo u ca n h ear s ig n als from other
dr iv ers at a ny tim e.
Convenience radio coding For tec hn ical reason s. the conve nience radio
c oding is not ava ila bl e for all vehicle models.
In the past, it used to be tha t yo u had to manu ­
a lly recode t he radio wheneve r th e uni t was re­
m oved from the ve hicle (for example, if th e unit
was removed to be repaired). or whenever the
veh icle battery was disco nnected (for examp le,
if yo u brou ght yo ur v ehicl e in to t he deale rship
for service a nd it was necessary to dis con nect
t he bauery). In eith er case , the power sup ply to
th e unit was cut off.
T hat has all ch anged w ith the new conven ie n ce
radio cod ing f un cti on: Once t he co de number
ha s bee n ent ered. it
will th en sy nchro nize itse lf
w ith "its" vehicl e!
.0, WARNING (co ntinu ed)
• Always set volume leve ls so that you can
clearly hear horns , si rens and oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle .
If the power supp ly has been interrupted , the
radio will automa tically c hec k to see if it i s s till in
vehicle after the ignition has been switched
on . If this hap pen, th e radio will be ready for use
af ter just a few seconds.
It is th erefo re no longer necessary to d isengage
th e e lect ronic lock manuall y!
If t11e rad io ha s been in s ra ile d in anot her ve hicl e,
how ever, the electronic lock ha ve to be dis­
engaged manually.
If
SAFE ap pea rs i n the disp lay a fter switchin g the
rad io on , it can then only be operated aga in afte r
entering tJ1e co rrect code
=> pa ge 34.
External CD changer1l
You also have the option of installin g a Ge nuine
Vo lkswagen CD Changer. Ask your authoriz ed
Vo lkswagen dealer about thi s optio n.
The CD change r is in stalle d in the front armres t
co mp artment. It is "re mote controlled" by th e
radio unit.
It allow s you ro load up to 6 CDs. See => page 32 for furt her information.
Vo lkswage n dea ler s have a ll the informa tion
conce rning in stallin g th e CD c hange r.
Tip s
• Please note tha t it em s marked with an as­
t e ri sk(*) may be standard on ce rtain m odels , op ­
tional on otJ1 ers or no t ava ilabl e on yo ur model.
Always ch eck with your authorized Volkswage n
deale r to see if the feat ure or item ap plies to your
mod el.
• The radio code numb er and the radio seria l
numb er ca n be found on th e "Radio Card" at the
beg inning of the
Lit erature . ._
I) Availa ble as a fa cto ry install ed opt ion, or your author ized Volkswagen dealer can install the oplional C D
c h anger for you. A lways chec k with yo ur a utho rize d Vol kswage n deale r if th is op tio n i s ava ilab le fo r yo ur
model.
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System information
The follow ing sys tem messages can be di s­
pla yed:
XM Messages
System messages
ANTENNA
UPDATING
N O SIGNA L
LOADING
OFF AIR
NO SA T
Sirius Messages
AN TENNA
LI NKING
CD
Taking care of your audio CDs
To assure a so und repro ducti on of the hi gh est
qu alit y, qu alit y, m ake su re you r CDs are clean
and fr ee of scratc hes o r any other type of
da mage.
Cleaning yo ur CD s
For routine cleaning, w ipe the playing surf ace
w ith a clea n, soft, lint-free cloth from th e ce nter
of the disc
to th e out er ed ge. If the surfa ce is
h eav ily soiled, dam pe n a clean soft cloth in a so ­
l ution of mild neutr al commercia l d eterge nt be­
fore clea ning th e disc .
Note
• Never use fluid s su ch as benze ne, pa int
thinner or re cord cle aner s, otherw ise yo u may
dama ge the CD surfac e! Preventa tive meas ures
for lase r uni rs .
Meaning
No antenna is connected to tuner, or there
a re loos e plug contac ts on the antenna cable
Your syste m is being updated
The SAT tuner is present ly not receiv ing an y sa t-
e llite signa l
Your provider is se ndin g info rm ation w hich th e
sys tem is cur rentl y storing
Th e station selected h as shut down its program
(e.g. c hildren 's channel at night)
No conne ction can be establish ed to the SAT
tune r No SAT tuner exists
No anten na is co nnected t o th e tuner, or there
are loose plug contacts on the a ntenn a ca ble
You r sys tem is receivi ng s ig n al
• Whe n inse rtin g a CD into the slo t, make sure
th e printed side is facing T hen , gen tly in sert
th e CD into the s lo t until it is pu lled in au tomat ­
i cally by tl1 e pla yer. Never force the CD into
CD s lot!
• If you are going to ma ke yo ur own CD s, do
not stick an a dhesive lab el on the CD itse lf. The
h eat generat ed by th e CD player can l oosen the
adhesive labe l, w hi ch th en co ud come
and
jam up the unit. This could res ult in a costly re­
pa ir. Use a marker to labe l yo ur CDs instead.
• Alwa ys sto re CDs in their cases w hen you ar c
n o t li ste nin g to th em.
• Keep the CD away fro m heat or o ut of dire ct
s un light.
• Avo id getti ng fin gerpr in ts on the CD .
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Tips
• Whe n
external CD changer is selected
EXT will appear in the radio display.
• The LED s above the slot buttons I to 6 will
stay on
to indi cate that there is a CD inside the
s lo t.
• It is po ssible to reproduce Howeve r the reproduction depends on th e terial quality of the CD .
• Always inser t the CD with the prin ted s ide
fac ing up . •
Make sure the CDs are prop erly install ed in
the CD changer. Also, make su re the CDs are
moved from the slot before you close the rest, otherwise you cou ld damage th e CDs.
• Only use standard
12 cm (4.72 inch) CDs. T he
s h ap ed CDs or 8 cm (3.15 in ch) CDs can not be
played.
• If no CD slot is se lected after pressing the
LOAD button, the radio unit will automatically
select the next empty tray .
• I f the ejected CD is not removed from the slot
in t he next
15 secon ds, it will be pulled back tomat ically into the CD slot to prevent damage
and the eject mod e will be
Tips for operating your internal CD-Changer and external CD­
Changer
To assu re a sound reproduction of the highest
quality, u se on ly CDs which are clean and free of
sc ratch es or any other type of damage.
Do not u se tran sparent
Wa re availabl e in the
market. Use of these CDs w ill cause th e changer
improp erl y load.
If yo u are going
to make your own CDs, do not
s tick an adhesive labe l on the CD itself. The heat
Preventive measures for laser units.
Laser devices are divided into safety classes I 4.
Your VOLKSWAGEN CD ch an ger conforms to
safety class I.
The laser used in cla ss l is so low a nd so we ll
s hield ed, that no danger exi sts wi th proper
usage . generated
by the CD play er ca n loosen t he
sive label, which then coud come off and and
jam up the unit. This could result in a costly
pair. Use a marker labe l your CDs in stead.
Always sto re CDs in tl1eir cases whe n you are not
li stening to th em.
Neve r leave CDs in direct
Note
Never remove the cover from the uni t. The unit
doc s not contain any parts that can b e serviced
b y the use r.
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-Use the radio stat io n pr ese t button s 1 to
4
page 34, fig. 28 to ent er the code
numb er fo un d on your R adio Card. Use
pre set button
l to ent er t he fir st digit in the
code numb er. U se button 2 to en te r the
seco nd digit , e tc. Th e valu e range for each
of the 4 di git s is O ... 9. T he digit will in ­
c rease by l eac h tim e you tap the pr ese t
bu tton. The number r etu rns to O afte r 9.
- After you finish ent ering th e code, press
the sta tion p reset button below
word
OK in th e di spl ay. It usual ly is th e las t sta­
tion pre set button. You w ill hear a n au ­
dibl e signa l.
-If you have en te red t he co de number
c orr ect ly, a radio frequency will app ear in
th e d isp lay.
Wrong Code Number
lfyou have accide ntally ent ered a wrong code
number , SAFE will ap pear in th e di spl ay and
th en the number 1000 will app ear.
Yo u can re p ea t the procedu re agai n on e time .
T he num ber of attempt s will app ear in the dis­
p lay. lf you acci dent all y ent er a wrong code
number a seco nd tim e
SAFE will appea r in the
d isp lay.
lfth e wrong cod e number i s enter ed aga in, th e
uni t w ill be di sab le d for about I hour. Lea ve th e
unit O N for this hour . After th e hour has
e la p se d, the numb er of att em pts will stop bei ng
displayed and you can cancel th e elec tronic lock
once again.
Remembe r, the cycle i s ...
• 2 attempt s
• one hour lo cked.
Tips
If y ou loose your Rad io Card, contact yo ur au­
t ho riz ed VO LKSWAGEN
ered by a re pl ace ment pa rts warra nty. This re ­
pl acement serv ice w ill not b e availab le, how ­
eve r, it th e unit h ousing is damaged or if un au- th
oriz ed per sons have att empt ed to make re­
pair s.
Antenna Care
Th e an tenna i s des ig n ed to achieve optim al per­
fo rmance with the radio and is located at a pos i­
tion where reception is good and su sce pti bili ty
to int erfer ence is low.
Ve hicle s equ ipped wi th antenna s emb edd ed in
t he winds hield o r backlights offer the furth er ad­
vantages o f being completely pro tec te d f rom
damage and wear.
No antenna car e is r equir ed for vehicles
e quipped with roof moun te d
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