engine light VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owner's Guide

fluid reservoir has a black cap.
Fig. 12 I n the engine compartm ent : c ap of the
brake fluid reservoi r
To get a read in g, the ve hicl e be
on leve l g round . Before opening th e
g in e hood, always rea d and hee d all
WA RN INGS
34, "Sa fety is job No. 1
w hen wo rkin g in the eng ine com par t·
m ent' '.
H ead off fluid leve l a t the tran s­
par ent brak e fluid reservo ir. IL sho uld
ways be be twee n th e "M IN" and "MAX"
m arks .
Bookl et 3.2 Tips and Advic e @
• Never move the w indshi eld wiper o r sh ield wiper arm manu ally· this co uld cause
damage!
• To prevent damage to the wiping sys te m,
ways loose n blades froze n to th e g lass befor e ting th e wi pers
Th e loca tion of the brak e flu id reservo ir is show n
in the correspo nding engin e co mpartm ent over·
v iew
3 .3 "Tec hnical Data. " T he brake
fluid reservoir has a black cap 12 .
Th e fluid leve l drops slightly w hen th e hide is bein g use d and as the pads are to mat ically a dju ste d as they wea r dow n.
Howe ver, if the leve l goes
no ticeab ly i n a time, o r drops below th e "MIN " mark,
ther e ma y be a lea k in the brake syste m. If th e
brak e fluid leve l drops too low, the wa rnin g tex t
STOP . Brake fluid stop vehicle! i s disp layed i n the
instrumem cluste r an d the brake system
warning lig ht light s up . If this hap pens, imm edi ·
ate ly take the ve hicle to an auth orized Vo lk­
s wa gen d ealer ship, or qua lified workshop a nd
have the brak e sys te m insp ecte d.
WARNING
Stop! Before wo rk in g in the en gin e compart­
ment , a lways read and h eed all WARN IN GS
34 . Th e engine compar tme nt of any
motor vehicle is a pot entia lly dan gerou s area
and can ca use ser io us perso nal injur y
Checking and Filling 47

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

contain the in se rt loca tio n, the figur es in
bra cket s indi ca te th e a mp ere rating for th e fuse.
O ne c on sum er mi ght re quir e seve ral fu ses (also
in separat e fu se boxes) .
• Seve ral con su m ers cou ld
over on e sin gle
fu se .
Changing a light bulb
Changing light bulbs
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
• T he fuse b ox in the dash pan el h as spa ce fo r
r ep lace ment fuses .
• There a re o th er fu se s in th e vehicle. Th ese
s h ould be chan ged by a qua lified d ealer ship .
Light bulbs should be changed by a qualified t echnician only.
Light bulb s should b e chan ged onl y by qu alifie d
t ec hni cian s. In man y cases c han ging a light bulb
in vo lves re m ov ing oth er
of th e vehicl e to
ge t to the burnt- out ligh t bulb, pa rticularl y tho se
i n th e front of the v ehicl e th at can on ly be
r eac hed th rough th e eng in e co mp artm ent.
We reco mm end that light bulb s o nly be c ha nge d
b y an auth ori ze d Vo lksw agen deale r or qua lified
w ork sh op.
Before ch an ging a light bulb , you mu st s wi tc h off
th e light (light switch in Op osition ). and th e turn
s igna l lev er must b e in the neutra l p os iti on.
A lw ays rep la ce burnt- out light bulb s with id en ­
ti cal light bul bs w ith same spe cificatio ns. Th e
spe cifica tio ns are printed on th e light bul b, ei­
th er on th e g lass bu lb or on th e m etal base. /\!­
wa ys mak e sure th at th e c olo r of th e new bulb s is
th e sa me as th e re p lac ed ones.
It is ad visa ble to always carry a box o f rep lace ­
m ent light bulb s in yo ur ve hicl e at all tim es. The
box s hould co nt ain at l eas t th ose light bulb s th at
ar e import ant fo r traffi c
See your V olk­
sw age n deale r f or rec omm end ed light bulb s.
WARNING
Slop ! Before working in th e e ngi ne comp art ­
ment, alway s read a nd heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compartmen t of any
motor vehicl e is a potentially dangerous area
and c an cau se ser ious personal injury.
WARN ING (continu ed )
• Gas discharge lam ps (Xeno n) get pow er
from a high voltage so urce that can cause se­
ri ous personal injury and even death
ways have a qualified tec hni cian replace
burnt-out ligh t bulbs, especia lly gas discharg e
l amps (Xenon) a nd 1-17 light bulbs.
WARNING
Neve r remove the hea dlight unless yo u know
exact ly ho w to carry out the job and have the
co rrec t tool and light bulb s.
• If you a re un cer ta in about what t o do , h ave
th e work performed by a n auth ori zed Volk­
swage n dealer or a qualified worksho p. Se ­
rious per sonal injury may result from improp ­
e rl y perfor med work.
• Do not tou ch glass bul b w ith b are hand s. Fin ­
ge rprint s can cloud the out er surfa ce of th e bulb
w hen hea ted, thu s aff ec tin g th e refl ectio n, and
th us re duci ng th e powe r of illumin ati on.
•
b ulb can on ly be repl aced by a bulb of the
s am e ty pe. T he m odel i dent ifi cat io n is e ith er on
t h e bulb base o r on t he bul b itse lf.
What do I do now? 81

2.0L gasoline engine
Fig. 3 E ng ine compor tme nt ove rv ie w
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Dis placement
S trok e
Bo re
Co mpre ssio n ra tio
F uel
Bookl et 3.3 Technical Data
Engine coo la n t expan sion tank
Wi ndsh ie ld was her fl uid con tainer
Engin e oil dip stick
E ngin e oil fille r ca p
Brak e flui d r eservo ir
Ve hicl e
Fu se b ox
Details on how to c onn ect jump er ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) a nd negative
t e rmin al or on how
to c hec k and top up service fluid s for compo­
ne nts liste d above are pro vided in 3.2 a nd Advice."
F urt her explana tions, tips and re stric tio ns o n
t h e tech nica l data
2, "W hat yo u need lo
k now ".
Eng ine data
200 hp al 5,700 rpm
280 Nm
2,000 rp m I 207 ft.lbs . 2,000 rpm
4
1 2 1
/
1 ,984
3.65 in I 92.8 m m
3.25 in
I 82.5 mm
1 0.5 :1
P rem ium
T he co rrec t grade of fu el for your vehicle is s how n on a sti ck er on the in sid e of th e f uel fil le r flap.
Fo r m ax imum en gin e performance, unlead ed Prem ium i s rec ommen ded
3.2 "T ips and
Advice", ch ap te r "C he ckin g and F illing."
Capacities
Fu el tank
gal. I 55 liter s
( H ese rve, includ ed in fu el tank cap acity) (
1. 9 ga l. / 7.0 liters)
W ind shi eld was her fluid conta in er approx
. 3 .2 qts . / 3. 0 liter s
Winds hield was her fluid contai ne r
ap prox. 5.2 qt s.
I 5 .0 lite rs
(w ith hea dlight was her )
En gin e o il (w ith oil
ap prox. 5.8 q1s . I 5.5 lit e rs
T he e ngi ne oil leve l sh ou ld be ch ecked while topp ing up. Do no t ove rfill
3.2 " Tips and
A dvic e ", c ha pte r "C heck ing and Filli ng."
Techni cal data 7