air VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owner's Guide

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Control System Defect Warranty
For 2 Years or 24,000 miles
Volk swage n of Amer ica, Inc. (Vol ksw age n). th e
au thori zed United State s importer of Volk·
swage n veh icles, warra nts to the or igina l re tail
purchaser or o ri gi nal lessee a nd any sub sequ ent
pur chaser or lessee that every model year
2006 Volkswagen ve hicle imp orte d b y Vo lkswage n:
• was designed, built and equipp ed so as to
co nfo rm at th e rim e of sa le wi th all app licab le
r eg ulations of the Unit ed Stat es Environm ent al
Protection Age ncy (EPA), and
• is free from defe cts in m ater ia l and wo rk·
man ship whi ch ca uses the vehicle to fail to co n·
fo rm with EP A reg ulation s for 2 yea rs afte r the
d ate o f first use or del ivery of the ve hicl e to the
o riginal re tail pur ch aser or orig inal l essee or
until the vehicl e has been driven
24,000 m iles,
w hichever occurs first.
A wa rrant ed part is any part in sta ll ed on a mo tor
ve hicle or mo tor vehicl e engi ne by th e ve hicle or
e ngine manufa ctur er, or insta lled in a
repa ir, w hi ch affec ts any reg ulated emiss ion
fr om a motor ve hicle o r eng in e w hich is sub ject
t o EPA em iss io n sta nda rd s. The fo llow ing part s
o r sys te m s liste d , if d efec tive, co uld cause the
ve hicl e to fail to co nform with EPA regulat ion s:
• Eva porat ive E missio n Co ntrol Syste m:
elud ing f uel tank, filler cap, filler neck a nd leak
detec tion pum p
For 8 Years or 80,000 miles
If the vehicl e has bee n in use for mo re than 24 m onth s or 24,000 m iles, but less than 8 year s or 80,000 mil es, w hic hever occurs fir st, yo ur Vo lk·
sw age n deal er w ill repai r or re pl ace free of
c h arge the fo ll ow ing major emi ssio n control
c ompon ent.s onl y: •
Exh aust Sys tem: includi ng manif olds, turbo·
c har gers, ca ta lyt ic converte rs, down pipes and
particu late rra ps
• EGR Syste m: includin g valves, pip es and
coo le rs
• Fu el In jection Syste m: including control
m odul es, se nso rs, sw itch es, valves and fuel line s
• Int ake Syste m : in cludi ng ca msh af t adj uste r
unit s, se nso rs, man ifold, p ipes a nd control
va lves
• Ig nition System: including coils and senso rs
• 080 System: including Malf uncti on lndi ·
ca to r La mp (MIL) and Data Link Connector
• PCV Sys tem: including control valves an d
pi pes
• Seco ndary Air In jec tion Syste m: in cluding air
pump and control valves
• Emi ssion.rela ted hoses , gaske ts, clamps and
ot her accesso ries use d wi th th e above com po·
n en ts
T he obligation of Vo lk sw age n u nder t his
ra nty is limit ed, ho weve r, to the followi ng: If
within this peri od a de fect in mat erial or w ork ·
ma nsh ip ca uses th e ve hicl e to fail to co nform
wit h EPA regula tion s and the vehicle is br ought
to th e worksho p of an y aut horized Vo lkswage n
d ea ler in the Unit ed States, including it s ter rito·
ri es, and Canada t he dea le r w ill make re pair s as
may b e re quir ed by th ese reg ulati ons free of
• Catalyt ic Co nve rter
• Engin e Electronic
M od ule
• On Boar d Diag nos tic Dev ice
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man ner t o put the ve hicle back a con­
form ing co nditi on , o r
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• the use of an unc enified p an or to no nco m­
pliance with the in stru ctions for proper mainte ­
nance and use, w hich is not re lated
1 0 th e 1/M
Tes t
the or igi nal re ta il purcha ser
o r orig inal lessee, and any sub sequen t p u r­
chaser or lessee or, if th e ve hicle is firs t pla ced in
Proper maintenance and use
In stru cti on s fo r pro per maint enan ce are c on ­
t a in ed in you r Vo lkswage n Maintenan ce
b oo klet. T im e and mil ea ge interva ls, at w hi ch
m ainte nan ce is
1 0 b e perform ed, m ay vary from
m ode l to m ode l.
Vo lk sw age n reco mm end s yo u keep a record o f
sc hedu led maint en an ce by having your Vo lk­
swage n
boo klet va lidated a t the
approx ima te time or mil eage interva ls by the au­
th ori zed Volkswagen dea ler or other service fa­
c ilit y that p erfo rmed th e m aint en an ce. If yo u
pe rfo rm th e maintenance yourse lf, kee p all doc ­
um ent ati on
pro of yo u have perf or med th e
m aint enan ce th e appro xima te tim e or
mil eage interva ls reco mm ended, that yo u h ave
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volk swagen reco mm end s th at Ge nuine Volk­parts be used as rep lace ment p art s for
th e main tenan ce. re p air or re pl aceme nt of emi s­
s io n co ntrol syste m s. U se o f re pla cement part s
w hi ch arc not eq uiva le nt t o Genui ne Volk­
in emi ssion p erf orm an ce and du­
rabilit y ma y imp air the eff ec tive ness of e mi ssio n serv
ice as a demo nstrator or co mp any de mon­
s trato r o r co mpany car prio r to delivery , on th e
dat e it is fir st pl ace d in
use d pro per part s. and that yo u were able 1 0 per ­
for m the ma inten an ce prop erly .
Fa ilur e to maint ain yo ur vehicle accord in g
10 th e
i n str ucti on fo r p roper maint enan ce may cause
th e veh icle to ex cee d appli cable e missio n s s ta n­
dard s and could resu lt in d eni al o f warranty cov­
erage. Howeve r, Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a
wa rranty claim solely on the basis of your failur e
t o maintain th e veh icle according to the instru c­
ti ons or fa ilure to ke ep a recor d of ma int ena nce.
In str u cti o ns fo r prop er u se of the ve hicle are
c o nt ain ed in your Volkswage n Owne r's
co ntr ol sys te ms. Alth oug h use o f pa rts o the r
th an Ge nuin e Vo lk swagen parts does no t in va li­
d ate th ese warranti es, Volkswage n ass um es no
li ab ility und er th ese warra nti es fo r fa ilu re o f
s u ch part s and damag e to o ther p art s ca use d by
s u ch
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EPA certified replacement parts
Mainte n ance, repair , or replacement of emis·
s ion contro l de vices a nd syste ms m ay be
fo rmed b y any autom otive service an d rep air es· t
a b lishment or qualifi ed indi vidual u sin g ronment al Prot ection Agency (EPA) cert ified p lace ment part s.
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in validat ing choose to have main tenan ce, repair o r replace·
m ent of emi ssio n contro l com ponent s per·
for med b y any automo tive serv ic e es tablish­
m ent or ind iv idual qualified to perform such
services. However, t he cos t o f su ch serv ices is
n ot cove red by these warra nties ex cep t i n
genc ies. If the in dep end ent service esta b lish- ment
find s
defect, yo u m ay delive r
th e vehicle to an aut horize d Vo lk swage n dea ler
an d h ave the defect correc te d free of char ge.
Volkswagen will not b e liabl e for any ex pen ses,
w hi ch yo u have incurr ed at the independ ent
v ice es tablishm ent , except for em erge ncy pairs. See "Emerge ncy Rep air s" fo r further
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacements
A ny part , whic h is not schedu led fo r inspecti on
or re pla cement at maintenan ce int ervals
fied in th e Volkswage n Mai ntenance bookl et, is covere
d by thi s warranty for t he full war ranty
Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A part scheduled onl y for insp ec tion in dan ce wi th Volkswagen's instru ctions or quir ed sc hed uled mai nten ance is cove red for
th e durati on of these warrant ies .
Damage to non-warranty parts
If failur e ofa warra nt ed part causes damage to a
p a rt no t covere d by warra nty, the
ran te d part will be re pl ac ed free of ch arge
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A part insta lled in acco rdance with swage n's instruc tions or req uire d sc hed uled
m aintenanc e is w arranted unt il th e next
uled replace ment interva l or for the durat ion of
t h ese wa rra nti es.

Emergency repairs
Emer gency repai rs perfor med by a non -Vo lk­
s wa gen service facility will be re imbur sed if th e
r e pair work was nee ded an d co rrec tly per ­
fo rm ed, and it was impossib le or unr easo nab le
und er
circums tances to or dri ve your
Vo lkswagen lo nea rest autho rize d Volk­
swage n dealer. The maxi mum r eimbur sement
a llowable is an amount equal
if yo ur
a uth orized Vo lk swage n dealer had compl eted
repair (s). Reim bursement will be co nsidered
B oo kle t 1.2 USA War rant y
when you submit th e fo llow ing items to your au­
thori zed Vo lkswage n deal er:
• A sta te m elll exp laining
circ um stan ces prevented you from gelling an
ri zed Volkswagen dea ler,
• Paid receipt(s),
• Repa ir orde r(s ), and
• Pan(s) removed from your Vo lkswagen.
Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
T hese warra nties do cove r any damage the vehicle caused by tam perin g emi ssion
contro ls, use of fue l co ntainin g lead, or fuel not
m ee tin g th e sp ec ific ati ons
in
Implied warranties
A ny imp lied warranty, including any warranty
of mer ch antab ility or warranty of fitness for a Ow
ner's Man ual, an d ab use , negle ct or im­
p roper maim en ance of the ve hicle. D iagnos is
an d re pair of such damage are
the expense of
p arti cu lar purpo se, is limited in d urat ion to the peri od of the se wrillen warrantie s.
Incidental and consequentia l damages
T hese warra nties do not cover a ny in cident al or
c on sequ ent ia l dama ges, including lo ss of resale
value,
p ro fits or ea rning s, and out-of­
po cke t ex pen ses for substitute transpor tation
or lod ging.
So me
do not a llow ex clu sio n or limi ta­
ti on of incidenta l o r co nseq uemial damag es, so
limitation o r excl usio n m ay ap ply to
yo u.
rece ived the serv ices
pro mised in these warra ntie s, plea se follow
pro cedu res descr ibed in book le t u nder t he "C ustom er
• You may o btain furthe r informati on re­
ga rdin g Emiss ion s Per fo rman ce Warranry o r violatio n of terms o f Emi ssio ns
Performance Wa rra nry by co nta cting: Manager,
Cer tification and Co mp lia nce D ivisio n
(6405 )), Wa rrant y Claims, En vironm ent al Pr otect ion
Age ncy, Ariel Build in g, 120 0 Pen nsy lv an ia
Avenue, N.W., Was hin gton, DC 20 460
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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.

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Control System Defect
Warranties
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles
General
Vo lk sw agen of Ameri ca , Inc. (Volk sw age n), war ­
ra nts to th e ori gina l re tai l p urc hase r or orig in al
l e ss ee and an y s ubsequen t p urc h ase r o r le ssee
that e very model ye a r 200 6 Vo lkswa gen ve hicl e
im port ed by V olk sw agen and cert ified for sa le
a nd r egis te re d in Calif orni a:
• was desig n ed , bu ilt an d eq uipp ed so a s to
co nform with a ll ap plic ab le req uire m en ts o f th e
C al ifornia Air Re so ur ces Board (CA RB) and
• is free from d efe ct s in mat eria l a nd work­
m anship whi ch ca use th e v eh icl e
fa il co n­
fo rm wit h re q u irem ent s, includi ng a ny
d efec t w hic h wou ld ca use th e ve hicl e's on ­
bo ard malf unction in dic ator to ill umin ate, fo r 3
yea rs o r 50 ,000 mile s , w hi ch ev er occurs fir st.
wa rrant ed part i s any pa rt install ed on a m otor
ve hicl e or motor ve hicle engi ne by th e ve hicle or en
gin e manuf actur er, o r in sta lled in a warra nr y
r e p ai r, w hic h affe cts any re g ul ated emi ssio n
f ro m a m oto r vehi cle or en gin e w hic h i s subject
Ca lifo rni a emiss io n sta nda rds .
T he obli gatio n of Volk swagen u nd er th is wa r­
r a n ty is limi ted, howe ver,
th e fo llow in g: If
w ithin t his period a d efect ma te ri al or work­
m ansh ip causes th e ve hicl e to f ail 10 conform
w ith Califo rn ia re gula tio ns and th e vehicle is
b ro ught
th e work sh op of an y author ize d Vol k­
s w age n deale r in th e Un ite d Sta tes, includ in g it s
t e rrit ories, a nd Canad a th e dea le r w ill ma ke re ­
p airs
m ay be re q uir ed by th ese re g ul ation s
fr ee o f ch arge .
T hese c overa ge's may al so b e includ ed in th e
Vo lk swa gen 4 ye ars
I 50,0 00 mile s Li mit ed Ne w
V eh ic le W arra nty.
For 7 years I 70,000 Miles Covering Certain Emission System Parts
T he fo llow ing em iss ion s con trol sys te m part s
mark ed with ar e cove re d fo r 7 ye ars or
7 0,0 00 mil es. w hic h eve r occ urs first:
J e tta , Pa ssat
2. 0T FSI
Ca msh aft adju ste r unit no
Ca mshaft adju ster con-
no
t ro l h ousin g
F uel tan k
yes
T urbo char ger yes
Intak e m anifold
no
E ngin e c ontrol
yes
E x.h au st man ifol d
ye s G
olf, Jett a, N ew
B ee tle 2 .5 L
n o
no
ye s
n o
n o
ye s
no
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Touar egV R6 Touareg 4.2 L
yes yes
no yes
yes yes
n o no
ye s yes
yes yes
yes no

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Je tt a, Pa ssa t Golf, J eua , New
TouaregVR6
Touareg 4 .2 L
2 .0 TFS I Beetl e2. 5L
Cata lytic
ye s yes yes yes
Tr an smi ssio n co ntro l
yes (Jeua on ly)
modul e n
o
no no
M alfun ctio n indi cator
l am p (M IL) ( co vered
o nly w hen equipp ed
yes yes yes
yes
w ith Driv er lnforma -
ti on
Pa ssenger co m p art-11 0 110 yes yes
me nt a uxi liary hea te r
Throttl e valve co ntrol
unit n
o
11 0 no yes
Also covere d by Fede ra l Em issio ns Wa rra nty fo r 8 yea rs o r 80,000 mi les. wh ichever occurs firs !.
California Emissions Performance Warranty
Califo rn ia main ta in s a man dalOry emi ssions In ­
spec tion and M aint en an ce pro gra m (1/M) re­
q u iri ng m olOr ve hicles to be tes te d at regu la r in ­
t e rv a ls . I f your vehicl e fa ils to pass a n 1/M tes t
p erform ed b ya Lice nse d 1/ M sta tion pu rs uan t to
th e Ca lifo rn ia In spec tion and Maint en an ce Pro­
g ram with in
3 years or 50,000 miles, whi ch eve r
oc cur s firs t, a n y a uth ori zed Volk sw ag en dea le r
in t he Un ite d States, in clud ing i ts te rri tories , and
Ca nada will p erfo rm fr ee of ch arge an y repa irs
necessary fo r
vehicle to pass the s mog tes t.
Aft er th e
3 ye ar I 50,00 0 mil es perfo rm an ce wa r­
ra nt y has exp ired , a n I/ M t est fa ilu re du e to a de­in a pa rt w hich is wa rra nt ed fo r 7 yea rs I 70 ,000 miles, wh ic h eve r occu rs fir st, is covere d.
T hese re p ai rs in clude diag nos is, r epla ce men t,
rep air, an d a djustm ent s. Fo
r 15 yea rs or 15 0 ,000 miles, which eve r occ urs
fir st
So me Vo lk sw age n mod els m ay be s peci ally
e quipp ed
mee t Ca lifo rn ia Par tial Z ero Emi s­
s io n Ve hicl e (P -ZEV) requirem em s, as id ent ified
o n th e Veh icl e Emi ssio n Co ntro l Infor matio n
L ab el l oca te d on t he hood . Fo r t hese vehicles, if
yo ur Vo lksw age n fails a n 1/M tes t, O R if a n y
e m iss ion-r elat ed pa rt is foun d lO be d efe cti ve,
t h e part will be re paire d or re pl ace d by Vo lk­
swage n for 15 years or 15 0 ,0 00 m iles, w hic h ever
o cc urs fir st, fro m th e rim e of de livery o f the ve­
hicl e to t he or ig in al re ta il purc h ase r or o rigin al
l essee . T hi s re prese nts yo ur E miss io n Co ntro l
Syste m PER FO RMANCE
and DE­WARRANTY. ..
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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

Proper maintenance and use
Inst ructions fo r proper main tenanc e a re con­
tain ed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
book le t. Tim e a nd mil eage int erv al s at whic h
ma intenance is to be perfor med , may vary from
mod el to model.
Volk swagen recom mend s yo u keep a record of
sc heduled maintenance performed by having
your Volkswage n Main te nance bookle t va li ­
d ated at the approximat e time or m ileage inter­
val s by an aut horized Volkswage n deal er, and
t hat you prov ide these records to the new owner
whenever you sell the vehicle.
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Vo lkswag en recommends that Genu ine Volk­
swage n parts be used as rep lacement parts fo r
th e main te nance , repair or rep lace ment of em is­
s ion contro l sys te m s. Use of re placement part s
w hi ch a re no t equ ivalen t to Genuin e Volk ­
swage n parts in emis sion performan ce and du­
rability may impair the effective ness of emiss ion
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Fai lure to ma intain yo ur vehicle acco rding to t he
in struc tion for proper maintenance may cause
t h e veh icle
to e xceed applicab le em iss io ns sta n ­
d ards and could result in denial of warranty cov­
e rage. Howev er, Volk swagen w ill not deny a
wa rran ty clai m sole ly on the basis of your failure
to maintain t he veh icle accord ing to the in struc­
tio ns o r fa ilu re to keep a record of maint en ance.
I n st ru ctions fo r proper use of the vehi cle are
co ntained in your Volkswage n Owne r's
Ma nual.
co ntrol system s. Although use of parts o ther
than Genu in e Volkswagen part s do es not in va li­
dat e thes e wa rran ties, Volkswage n ass um es no
liability unde r these wa rranties for failu re of
suc h part s and damage
to other parts caused b y
s u ch fa ilu re
Maintenance and repairs performed by independent service shops
Without in val idating t hese warrant ies, you may
c h oo se to have maintenance, repa ir or repla ce­
me nt of e mission contro l compone nts per­
formed b y any automotive service estab lish­
ment or individual q uali fied to p erfor m su ch
se rvi ces. However , the co st of su ch serv ices is
not covered by these warrant ies except in em er­
ge ncies. If the ind epe ndent serv ice estab lish- m
ent find s a warrantable defec t, you may deliv er
th e ve hicle to an au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
and have t he defect corrected free of charg e.
Vo lkswagen
will not be liab le for any expens es
w hi ch yo u have incurred at th e ind ep ende nt ser ­
vic e establis hmen t, excep t for em ergency re­
pa irs. See "Emerge ncy Repairs" for further
details.
Parts not scheduled for inspection or replacement
An y pa rt, w hich is not sched uled for in spe cti on
or rep lac em ent at maint enance in terva ls sp eci­
fied in th e Volkswagen Mainten ance bookle t, is
cov ered by th is warranty for t he full warrant y pe- riod.
Any s uch part s repai red o r rep lace d under
wa rra nty are wa rranted for th e remaining war­
ra nty peri od.
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Scheduled part inspection or replacement
A sche duled o nly fo r inspection in accor­
dance with Volkswagen's instru ctions or re­
q ui red schedu led maint enan ce is covered for
the duration of these warranties.
Damage to non -warranty parts
If fa ilur e of a wa rranted causes damage to a
part not covered by warranty, th e no n-war­
ranted part w ill also be replaced free of c harge .
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Emergency repairs
Em ergency repai rs performed by non-Volk­
swage n service facility w ill be reim bursed if the
repa ir wo rk was needed and correctly per­
fo rm ed, and
was impossib le or unrea sonable
under the circ umstances to tow or drive your
Vo lkswage n
to the nea res t a uth orized Vo lk­
swagen dealer. The maxim um reim bursement
allowable is an amo unt equal to the cost if yo ur
aut hor ized Volkswagen dea ler had comp le te d
the repai r(s). Reimburs em ent wi ll be cons idered A
install
ed in accordance wi th Vo lk­
swagen's instru ction s or requi red sc heduled
mainte nan ce is warranted until the next sched­
ul ed replacement interval for the durat io n of
the se wa rrant ies.
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when you submi t the fo llowing ite m s 10 yo ur au­
thorized Volkswagen deale r:
• A sta tement explainin g the circumstances
that prevented you from getting
an autho­
ri zed Volkswage n dea le r,
• Paid recei pt(s),
• Repa ir order(s). and
•
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Damage caused by tampering, use of improper fuel, abuse, neglect
and improper maintenance
These warra nties do n ot cover any dama ge to
the vehicle ca use d by tamper ing wit h emiss ion
contro ls, use of fue l containing lead, or fuel n ot
meeting the specifica tion s set forth in th e
Implied warranties
Any implied warran ty, includin g any warrant y
o f m erchantabi lity or war ranty o f fitne ss for a
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Owner's Manual, and abuse, neglect or im ­
p rope r ma inte nance of the vehicle. Diagnos is
a n d re pair of suc h damag e are at t he ex pense of
t h e ow ner.
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p ar ticular purpo se, is limit ed in duration to th e
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