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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
Federal Emissions Warranties 15
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man ner t o put the ve hicle back a con
form ing co nditi on , o r
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
• 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
Federal Emissions Warranties 17
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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
18 Federal Emis sions Warranties
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.
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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
Fed eral Emi ssion s Warranti es 19
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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.
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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
22 California Emissions Warrantie s
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. ..
California Emission s W arranties 23
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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
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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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Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
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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