Com VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
4.
1.
Fi g. 41 How to connect the jumper cables
In th e 41 th e di sc har ged batter y
is the c har ged battery.
Attaching the jumper cables
- Sw itch off th e igniti on on both vehicl es
I. Co nne ct one end of the red jump er to
po siti ve 41 termin al of the ve­
hi cle w ith the disch arge d batter y@ .
2. Co nnect th e other end of the re d
jumper lea d
to the p ositive terminal of
th e batter y supp ly in g th e elec trici ty ® ·
3 . Co nne ct o n e end of the black jumper
l ea d to the neg ative terminal
the
batte ry sup plying th e elec tricity ®·
4 . Conn ect the othe r end of the black
jumper lead
a so lid m etal co mpon ent
w hich is bol te d on to the engin e block, or
onto the e ngin e bl ock itse lf of the ve hicle
wi th the d isc harg ed battery. Do nor con­
n ect it to a po int n ear
batter y@ .
5. Position
leads in su ch a way that
they cannot come into conta ct w ith any
mo vin g part s in th e e ngine compa rtment.
Starting the engine
6 . Start en gine of vehicle providin g
ass ista nce with the booster batte ry and let
it run at id le speed .
7. Start the eng ine ofr he ve hicl e w ith the
di scharg ed batter y and wait o ne or two
m inut es unt il th e en gin e is runn ing
s mooth ly.
Removing the jump leads
8. Before yo u remov e th e jum per ca bles,
swi tch off the headli ghts ( if th ey are
on).
9. Turn on the hea te r blower and rea r
w ind ow defro ster in the ve hicle wi th th e
d isc ha rged battery . Thi s help s m inim iz e
v oltag e peaks w hich are ge ner ated when
t h e le ad s are disco nnect ed.
10 . W hen th e engin e is ru nnin g, d isco n­
nect the jumper cable in reve rse order a s
desc ribed above.
Con nect th e battery clamps so the y ha ve good
metal- to- meta l co ntact w ith the battery termi­
na ls.
If th e eng ine does not start , turn off th e s tarter
afte r about 10 seco nds and try aga in afce r ab out
30 seco nds.
WARNING
S to p! B efore wo rking in the engine comp art ­
ment, al ways read and he ed all WAR NIN GS
34 . The engin e compartment of any
motor v ehicl e is a pote ntially dan gero us area
and ca n ca use se rious per sonal inju ry.
WARNING
Improp er u se of jum per ca bles w hen jump
s tarting a ve hicl e with a dead can ca use a bat ­
tery to exp lode leading to seriou s perso nal i n­
jury. To help reduce the risk of batt ery exp lo-
s ion:
What do I do now? 85

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Con sume r Information
Applicab le to U.S.A. only
If yo u b eli eve that your vehicl e has a defect
w hic h co uld cause a cras h, injur y, or death,
yo u sh ould i nform the
immedi­
ately. You sh o uld also noti fy Volkswage n of
A meri ca, In c. If
receives s imilar
co mplaint s, it may open an invest igat ion,
and ifit finds that a saf ety defect exists in a
g rou p of vehicles, it may order a recall and
r e med y campai gn. However, NHT SA
ca nn ot b ecome involve d in i ndividual
probl ems b etween yo u, yo ur dea ler, o r
Vo lkswagen of Ame rica, In c.
Address of NHTSA
Te l.: 1-888- DAS H-2-DO T (1-888-327-4236}
Applicable to Canada only
If you believe th at your vehicle has a
wh ic h could cause a crash, injury, or dea th,
you s hould inform Transport Canada im­
m ed iate ly, You should also notify Volk­
swage n Canada, Inc.
Address of Transport Canada
To contact Transport Cana da, you may eith er
ca ll Tran sport Ca nada toll-fre e at :
90 What do I do now?
From 8:00 AM to 10:0 0 PM EST, Monday thro ugh
Friday
Or ha ve a lo ok at:
htt p:/ /www-odi.n lllSa .do t.gov/ivoq/
and print out th e web form and fax it to (202)
366 -7882
Or mail it to:
U.S. of T ransporta tio n,
Na tional Highway Traffi c Safety
Office of Defec ts In ves tigati on,
NSA- 10.01, 400 7th S treet, SW
Was hington, D.C. 20 590.
Pho ne: l-8 00- 333- 0510 (only fro m Ca nada }
Pho ne: (613) 998-86 16 (O ttawa r egion }
or write to:
T ranspo rt Ca nada
Hoad Sa fe ty
2780 Sheffield Road
Ottawa ON
KIB 3\/9

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:
Hoben Bentley. Inc.
l-800- 423-4595
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
l -800 -544-802 l
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. Mo nda y th ro ugh
Fr iday .
www.vw.ddslt d.co m
What do I do now? 91

Cleani ng
A llo y whee ls
2 1 A ut omati c car was h 17
Bump er
18
chassis 22 C lo th sea t cove rs 23
E n gin e co mpartm ent 22
Ex ter ior 1 7
trim 23
In stru ment panel 23
L ea th er 23 Out side mir rors 19
P las tic 23
bel ls 26
W ashin g the ve hic le 1 7
W ind ows 19
Wind sh ie ld 19 W ind shie ld wip er blad es 20
W ooden trim
23
Cle an ing and pro tec tio n 16
C lot h sea t cove rs
C le an ing
23
Code number
Fo r
whee l bolt s 67
Cold tire inflation pressure 54
Coo la nt 43 Le ve l 44
Loss 44
Cra sh recorder s 6
D
Deter minin g corre ct load limil 59
D iese l e ngine
Ad din g en gi ne oil 41
C hang ing engin e oil 41
En gin e oil 4 1 Engin e oi l 37
Die se l fu el 33 Wi nte r operat io n 33
D iffe re nti al loc k 4
Drive r Stee ring Recomme ndati on 3
Dr iv in g eco nomi cally 14
Driv ing ou1 sid e o f !h e U.S. A. or Canada
P rec au1io ns
9 1
Driv ing wit h respec t for th e en vironme nt 14
Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
ing in sid e 1h e e ng in e c om pa rtm en t 34
Wo rkin g in th e engin e com partmen t 34
Engin e coola nt 43
Add iti ves 43
Can I acid p la in wate r the engi ne
coo lan t?
44 Coola n! losses 45
Eng ine hoo d 36
How do I unlock !he en gin e hoo d? 36
Eng ine oil 37
Add ing 40
Addit ives 40
C he ck in g leve l 39
Consu mplion 38
Die sel e n gine 4 1
Dips!i ck 39 H ow do I kn ow how much oil m y eng in e is
co nsum ing?
38
Oi l cha nge 42
Specifica tions 37 Spec ifi ca tions Diese l eng in e 37 , 4 1
Spec ifica !io ns gaso li n e e ngi ne 37 W hal kind of e n gin e oi l s h o uld I p u ! in my
v eh icl e?
37
W hen sh o ul d I ch eck !he e ngin e oi l
l eve l? 38 W here is th e oil dip stick 3 9
E nvironm en t
Avo iding polluti on 31
C le anin g th e e ngine compa rtment 22 Driving economically 14
V ehi cle care produ cts 16
ES P 5
Eve nt Dat a Reco rde r 6
Ex terna l ae rial 29
Alphabetical index 93

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

About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
t ip s, suggest ions and WARNINGS on using your
ve hicle. The other booklets in the Owne r's Liter­
ature contain further information that you
should be aware of for
own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sure that you alwa ys keep the complete
Owner's Litera ture in the veh icle. This is espe­
ciall y im por-tant when you lend or sell the ve­
hicle.
T hi s manual describes the vehicl e equip ment at
the time of publication . Some of the equ ipment
described will not be ava ilab le un til a lat er date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illus trations may slig htly vary from you r vehicle.
For this reason you should regard illustrat ions as
a general guide.
At the beginning of this booklet, you will find a
table of contents contents showing a ll the item s
described in this manual in the order they ap ­
pear.
An alphabetical index i s at the end of the
booklet.
Directions and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are always re lative to the direction of
trave l of the vehicle un less sta ted otherwi se.
Some sections of this bookle t do no t app ly to
vehicles. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to, for examp le "'Applies to vehicles with Diesel
engine".
The sec tion is continued on the next page.
Indicat es the end of a section.
® Regis tered tr ademarks are
or®·
Howe ver, the absence of this symbol does
n ot cons tit ut e a waiver o f the r ights con­
cerni ng any term.
Cross-refe rence to a "WA RNING " within
or outside of a section.
Cross-refere nce to a "Note " within or out­
side o f a sectio n.
WARNING
Texts with this symbo l con tain imp ortan t in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
of personal injury or death .
Note
Text s w ith this symbol draw your atlentio n to
potentia l so urc es of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of environment
Texts with this symbol conta in inform atio n
abou t the environm ent and how you can help
prote ct it.
Tips
Tex ts
this symbo l contain special tips and
other information about getting the most out of
yo ur veh icle and i ts fealllres.

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
General notes
What you need to know
Abbreviations used in this booklet
Abbreviation Meaning
kW Kilow att (e n gin e pow er)
hp Hor se power ( engin e pow er)
rpm Revolu tion s per minut e (engine sp ee d)
N m Newt on m ete rs ( un it of engin e torque )
lb- ft
Foot pound s (uni t of engin e torq ue)
in . Inch
qt s. Quart s
CID Cub ic in ch di spl ace ment
lb s.
Pound s
k g
Kilogram
Vehicle Identification
Fig . 1 View from th e outs ide thro ugh the windshi eld
on the driver 's side : Ve hicle identilicotion numb er
(V IN)
Vehicle identification numb er (VIN}
The vehicle ident ifica tion numb er is lo cat ed on
th e in strum en t pa nel o n th e dri ver' s s ide so
it is vis ib le from th e out side through the w ind­
s h ie ld l.
2 General notes
Th e safety compliance sticker
Th e sa fe ty comp lian ce s tick e r is yo ur ass ura nce
th at y our new ve hicle comp lies w ith all appli ­
c ab le Fed -e ral Motor Ve hicle Saf ety S ta nd ard s,
w hich wer e in effec t
lim e the ve hicle wa s
m anufa ctur ed. Yo u can find thi s sticke r on th e
l e ft fro nt door jamb.
It shows t he m ont h and the ye ar of produ cti on
a nd
ve hi cle id entification number.
Th e high voltag e warning label
T he hig h vo ltage warn ing lab el is located on th e
l oc k ca rr ie r
Th e spark i gn ition system meets al l r eq uire­
m ent s of th e Canad ian Int erf ere n ce -Ca using
Equ ipm ent Heg u-lati ons.
Th e ve hicl e identification label
ve hicl e id en tifi cat io n lab el i s loca te d on th e sid e of th e rea r pan el in th e lu ggage com­
partm en t o r under carp eti n g on th e luggage
compartm en t floor. The labe l co nt ains th e fo l-
l o w ing informa tion:
II>

• Vehicl e ld em ifi ca tion No.
• Type code num ber
I des ign ation Engin e
o utput in kil owatt s
•
a nd tra nsmi ssio n cod e le tt er I Paint
n o. I Int erior
• Opti onal equipm ent numb ers
Yo u ca n a lso find vehicl e data in your M aint e­
n ance bookl et.
Booklet 3 .3 Technical Data
WARNING
S top! Before workin g in the engine compart­
m ent, a lways read and h eed a ll warn ings
= book le t 3.2
and Advice ", c hapter
" Working in the en gin e compart men t." Th e
e n gine compartmen t of any mo tor vehicle is a
pot enti all y dangerous area and can cause se­
ri ous p ersona l injury .
--4
How are the figures measured?
Weights
The G ross Veh icle Weig ht H atin g (GVW H) and
th e Gro ss Axle Weig ht Ratin g (G AWH ) for
and rear are liste d on a sti cker on the le ft front
d oo r ja mb.
Th e Gross Vehicle We ig h t Hating includ es the
we ig h t o f the ba sic veh icle plus full fu el ta nk, o il
and coola nt , p lu s m ax imum loa d, w hic h co m­
bin es passe nge r (150 lbs
I 68 kg p er des ig n ate d
sea tin g pos ition ) and lu ggage we ig ht .
Lu ggage c arrying capacit y is not in cre a se d b y
t h e use of a ro of rac k, unl ess the pa sse nge r ca­
p aci ty is red uced acco rdingly.
T he Gro ss Axle Weight Hating is th e m axi mum
l o ad th at ca n be appl ied at e ach axle of the ve ­
hi cle .
WARNING
Exceeding t he maximum perm is sib le weight
rat ings can result in accident s leadin g to se­
riou s personal injury.
WARNING (cont in ued)
• Nev er l et th e actual Gross Weight
H ati ng at the front an d exce ed th e
permi ssib le weig hts. A lso never let their com­
bina tion exceed tJ1e G ro ss V ehicle Weigh t
H ating .
• Always remember that the vehicl e's han­
dling will be affec ted by the extra load. There­
fore , ad just your speed acco rdingly.
• Exc eeding per miss ibl e w eight rating s can
result in vehicl e damag e, acciden ts a nd per­
s on al inj ury .

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Roof weight
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight is 165 lbs ( 75 kg ).
On ly us e the roof rack system sp eci fica lly d e­
s ign ed, tested and approved by Vo lk swage n.
The roo f weig ht increa ses the weight of t he front
and rear ax le and correspondingly re d uces the
o th er l oa d that your vehicle can carry.
D istri bute th e load even ly and do not exceed th e
P erm iss ible Roof Weight (including th e we ig ht
o f th e roof rack system ) or t he Gross Vehicle
weig ht.
For mor e details see
2.1 "Safety first",
c h ap te r " Safe driving " and "Con­
t rols a nd Eq u ip m ent", ch apter "Seats and
s torag e."
WARNING
Transpor ting heavy bulky loa ds on th e roo f will ch ange the way the ve hicle han dles by
s hi fti ng the ve hicle's cen ter o f grav ity,
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics and the way it re­
ac ts to side winds.
Dimensions
T he speci fica tio ns re fer to the ba sic m ode l. Dif­
fere nces may occ ur depending on the mod el
type and options orde red, for example, tir e siz es .
yo ur vehicle
in are a s wi th parking b arri ers or c urbs. Pa rking
barri ers a nd cur bs va ry in h eig h t. They co ul d
dam age yo ur bum per and re la ted co mponent s
w hen th e fro nt of you r ve hicle moves over a bar­
ri er or
curb that is too To avoid dam age to
yo ur car you sh o uld stop a nd park t he car
w ith out t ouch ing the pa rking barri er or curb.
4 G ener al not es
WARN ING {co ntin ued)
• Cargo that i s la rg e , h eavy, bulky, lo ng or
fl at w ill have a mo re nega tive in fluence o n th e
ve hicle's aerodyna mics, ce nter of grav ity a nd
ove ra ll h an dl ing.
• Always adapt your driv ing and sp eed to
w hat yo u arc ca rryi ng on the roof as we ll as to
road,
wea ther and w ind cond it ions.
• Always avoi d sud den brak ing or dr iv ing
maneuve rs.
• Always make sur e th at l oads a rc proper ly
di stri but ed and th at heavier i te m s a rc in th e
fr ont ..
• Nev er excee d th e m ax imu m roof load for
t h e ve hicle, max im um ax.le loads or the max­
im um gross vehicle
th ere is dan ger
of dam age to th e ve hicle. -4
• When dr iv in g up stee p ramp s, on ro ugh
roads, or ove r curb s e tc. it i s important t o re­
m ember t hat so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle, suc h as
s p oilers or exhau st system compone nts, may b e
very close to the g round . Be caref ul not t o
dam age them .
Tip s
Th e
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p­
m en t is for differe nt mode ls , for specia l
ve hicl es and for oth er co untri es . -4

Technical data
2.SL gasoline engine
Fig . 2 Eng ine compor tme nt ov erv iew
Max imum ou tput SAE n et
Ma ximum torque SAE net
No. o f cy lin ders
Di spla cement
S troke
Bo re
Co mp ress io n ratio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
E ngin e co olant expan sion tank
W ind sh ie ld was her fluid container
Engi ne o il dip stic k
E ng in e o il fille r
fluid re servoir
Vehicle batt ery
Fuse box
Deta ils o n h ow to connect jump er cab les to th e
p os itive(+) and neg ative(-) ter minal or on how
to ch eck an d to p u p serv ice fluid s for th e co mpo­
n ent s listed abo ve are provided in
3 .2
"T ips and Advice."
Furth er exp lanat ions, tip s and restr ic tions o n
th e tec hni cal data
2, "What you n eed to
know ".
Engine data
1 50
a t 5,000 rpm
228 Nm at 3,750 rpm
I 168 ft. lb s. at 3,750 rpm
5
in3 I
2,480 cm3
3.6 5 in I 92.8 mm
3 .25 in
I 82.5 mm
9.5: 1
P re mium
Th e co rr ect grad e of f uel for your vehicle is sh ow n on a sticker on th e in sid e of the fu el fill er fl ap.
Fo r m ax imum eng in e perfo rm an ce, unlea ded Pre m ium i s rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and
Ad vic e ", c hapte r "C hec kin g and Filli ng.''
Capacitie s
Fue l tank 14.5 ga l.
I 55liters
( He serve, i nclu ded in fu el t ank capacit y) (1. 9 gal. / 7.0 lit ers)
W ind shi eld was her flu id co ntain er app rox.
qts. I 3. 0 lit ers
W ind shi eld was he r fluid conta in er
appro x. 5.2 qts.
I 5.0 lit ers
(w ith hea dli gh t was her)
Technical data 5