air conditioning VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2008 Owners Manual
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent ®
Table of contents
Instrument panel ........... .. .. ... .
Overview .............................. .
Overview of the contro l butto ns on the
mu lti- function steering w heel ..... .... . . .
Instrument cluster ...... ............. ... . .
Display in the in strument cluster ......... .
Menus in the instrument cluster ..... •.. ..
Warning lights .... ....... ........ ..... . .
2
2
4
5
7
12
20
Op ening and closing Keys . . . . . . . .
31
K ey Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remo te cont rol key . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . 32 C ent ral locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-the ft o lorm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows .... .. . . .. .... ... . .... . .. .. .. . .
39 Po wer roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 42
H ome link® Universal Transm itter . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and a clear view . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshie ld wi pers . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat s and storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why is seat adjust ment so im portant ? . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front seats .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... .....
Rear seat bench . ... ...... ....... •.. .... .
Sto rage ......... ................... .... .
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond
elec trica l sockets .... ... .... .... ... ...... .
Luggage comportment ........... ....... .
R oo f rock . .......... ......•.... .. •.......
Air conditioning system ...... ... .. . 60
66
69
73
74
76
80
Heal
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Cl imatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 1 Climotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Im portan t no tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving ................... ............. 90
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Igniti on lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting ond stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . 95
Monuol transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic transmissio n
I Direct sh ift
gea rbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P arking brok e . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ...
104 Electronic Parking Assistance . ........ •.. . 10 6
Crui se co ntrol ......... ........ .... ...... 107
Alphabetical inde x .... ...... .... ... 10 9
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Air conditioning system
Heating
Controls
Fig. 66 In the ce nter c onsol e: heo ting control s
-Using the control s 66 and
yo u ca n adju st th e te mper atur e, a ir di s
tr ibuti on an d th e fan speed.
- To switc h a fun ctio n on or off, pr ess th e
ap propriat e
When a fun c
tion is switch ed on a light in th e button i l
luminate s.
Temperatur e
Th is c ont rol can b e use d to a dju st th e te m pera
tu re . Th e te mp erat ure insid e th e ve hicl e
be lower than the out sid e te mpera tur e. Max
imum hea t outp ut, w hich is nee ded to defros t
the wind ows quic kl y, is on ly av ailab le w hen th e
e ngi ne has reac hed i ts ope rat ing te mp erature.
R e ar window heating (jiiJ
The heatin g switc hes off aut om atica lly approxi
m ate ly JO 111 i11 111es it is sw itch ed on . It can
also he sw itch ed olTb y pu shing th e ag ain.
Recirculation mode
W hen air recirc ulat io n mod e is sw itched on
(b u illumin ated yellow light ) out sid e ai r
80 Air conditioning system
can not ent er int o the vehicle interior , fo r ex
a m ple w hen dri ving through a tunn el or w hen at
a sta nd sti ll in hea vy
When th e ou ts ide te mp eratur e is lo w, usin g air
re circ ulati on mode prov ides more
heat ing by heat in g fro m th e ve hicle int erior
i n ste ad of co ld air from outsid e.
Air di stribution
Thi s con tro l c an b e used to di stri bu te th e a ir.
-A ir dis tribu tio n th e w indshi eld. For
s afe ty reaso ns. th e air reci rcula tion mode is
sw itch ed off in th is po sit ion. Press
swit c h it b ack on .
-A ir di stri but ion into th e ve hicle int erior.
!,,0 -Air di stribution in to th e footwe lls.
- Air dis tr ibution to th e and the
foot well s.
Th e fa n h as four diffe re n t spee ds. The fan sh ould
always be se t at the lowes t spe ed when dri ving
s low ly .
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WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collision s
and other accidents.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, snow, and condensa tion for good visibility
- ou t the wind shield , side a nd rear wind ow s.
• Maximum heating output and fast de
frosting will onl y occur aft er the en gin e has
Climatic
Applies to ve hicles, Climatic
Controls
Fig . 67 In the cen te r console , Climatic cont rols
Th e a ir co nditi oning sys te m o nly wo rks
w hen the en gin e is running and th e fan i s
s w it c h ed on.
- Usin g the control s
67 and
yo u can set th e te mperatur e, air di str i
bution and th e fan sp eed.
- To switch a functi on on or off, pre ss the
appropriat e button
Wh en a func
tion is sw itch ed on a light in th e bu tton
il
lumin ates .
Te mp erature =q1age 82
IECONJ butlOn or AC bu lion - coo ling sys te m
o n/off.
WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
reached operating tempe rat ure. Wait until you
have good v isi bili ty befor e driving off.
• Thoroughly famili ari ze yo urse lf wit h th e
operat ion o f the heating and ventilatio n
s ystem, including the defog/defros t features
yo u will n eed for goo d vis ibilit y.
• Always read and h eed the informat ion a nd
a ll WAR NINGS .
'4
But1on rea r window defogge r - The
h eat ing sw itches off a utom atic ally app rox i
m ate ly
/0 a ft er it i s s witc h ed on. It ca n also be swi tc h ed off by pus hing th e
sw it c h aga in.
air r ecir culati on m ode
=q1 age 83
A ir di stri bu tion co ntrol =q1age 82
Fan -Th e fan has fo ur di ffere nt sp ee ds. T he
fa n sh o uld always be se t the lo wes t spe ed
w hen dr ivi ng slow ly.
WARNING
Poor vis ibility increases the risk of c olli sions
and o ther accident s.
Air conditioning system 81
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WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure a ll windows arc clear of
ice, snow, and conde nsa tion for good v is ibili ty
-out the wind shi eld , side and rear w indows .
• Max imum heating output and fast
frosting w ill only occur after the en gine has
Applies to vehicles: with Climo tic
Heating and cooling the interior
WARNING (continued)
reache d operat ing temperature. Wait until you
h ave good v is ibilit y befor e driving
• Thoroughly fam iliar ize yourse lf wi th the
op erat io n of lhe hea tin g and vent ilation
sys tem, including the defog/defrost features
you w ill ne ed for good visibilit y.
• Always read and heed the inform ati on and
a ll
The set tempe rature is maintained a.ulOmatically .
Fig. 68 I n the cen ter conso le : C limo te co ntrols
Heating the interior
- Turn the temperatur e selector 68
to the right until the desired heat output
i s reached.
- Turn the ran switch © to one of the
tin gs
- Use the air di stribution to
g uid e th e air whe re you want (to
the wind shi eld l.@( into the vehicle
(to th e foot wells) th e
w ind shi eld and to th e footw ells).
Cooling the interior
- Sw itc h on the coo ling sys te m b y
pre ssing th e =efig. 68 IECONI button (the
l amp in the button should
1101 b e lit up).
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Turn rhe temperature se lector to the le ft
until the des ired coo ling outpu t is reach ed.
Turn th e fan switch to one of the
tin gs
- Use the air d ist ribution control to
g uide the ai r flow wher e you want
(lo
th e windshield).@ (into the vehicle inte·
ri or).@j ( to the foo t wells)
(to the
w in dshi eld and to th e footwell s).
Heating
Maximum output , w hich i s need ed to fr os t the quickly , is on ly available when
the engin e rea ch ed its ope rating
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Cooling system
When the air condit ion ing is on, not on ly th e
temperatur e, but also the air humidit y in th e ve
h icle interior is re du ced. Thi s improve s comfort
for the vehicle occupallls and preve nts th e w in
dows from fogging up when th e o utsi de a ir i s
very humid.
I f the air conditionin g does not
on, it
co uld be for one of the follow ing reasons
• the eng ine is no t running.
Applies to vehicles: with Climatic
Air recirculation mode
• th e fan is sw itch ed off.
• t he outs id e te mperatu re is lower than
rou ghly
+ 40 ( +3 °CJ .
• the air conditioner compr essor has bee n
tempor aril y sw it ched off because th e e ngi ne
coo la nt te mp erature i s too high.
• the air condition er fu se is blow n.
• have the air condit ione r ch ecked by an au
th ori ze d Vo lkswage n deale r.
Air recirculat ion mod e prevent s fum es or unpleasant smells from entering the ve
hicle.
- Pre ss the butt on 82, 68
switch air r eci rculat io n mode on or off.
When it is s witch ed on a yellow light in the
button light s up.
Air r ecircul atio n m ode pre vents stro ng out door
odors from ent erin g th e ve hicle interior, for ex
amp le when driving th rough a tunnel or in
de nse traffi c.
the out side te mp erature is low, usin g air
r e circulat io n m ode prov ides mor e effective
h ea tin g by hea ting air fr om th e ve hicle int eri o r
instead of cold air from outsid e.
W hen th e o utside te mperat ure is hi gh, usin g air
r eci rculation mode prov ides m ore effectiv e
coo ling
cooling air from th e ve hicle i111erior
in ste ad of wa rm ai r from ou ts id e.
For safety re aso ns, air re cir cu lati on is not pos
s ib le
th e colll ro l for air di stributi on i s set
t o th e® pos ition. The air reci rc ul atio n m ode ca
n b e sw itch ed back on b y pressing
bu lion .
WARNING
Stale air cau ses driver fatigue and reduces
dri ver alert ness . Thi s can lead lo acciden ts,
co llisio ns and seriou s perso nal injury.
• Neve r use air reci rculation for lo ng period s
of tim e becau se no fresh air will come into the
pa ssenger com partm ent.
• If the coo ling sys tem is sw itch ed o ff, the
w indows can fog up qui ckl y and decrease
dr ive r vis ibilit y.
• Always sw itch the recirculation mode off
wh en i t is not nee ded.
Do not s moke whil e a ir reci rc ul atio n m ode is on,
as sm oke draw n i111 0 the clim ate-co ntrol sys te m
ca n leave a re sidue on th e evaporator, producin g
perm an en t unpl easant odo r.
Air conditioning system 83
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Climatronic
Applies to vehicl es : with Climotronic
Controls
controls a llow sepa rate adjustm ent of conditioning settings for left
side and right side of the vehicle.
Fig. 69 On th e cen te r conso le: Climatran ic co ntrols
The ai r co nd iti on ing syste m only works
w hen the eng in e is ru nnin g and the fan is
sw it ched on.
To adju st th e temperatur e for the left o r
r ight sid e, turn the appropriate tempera
tur e contro l
69
T he functio ns w ill b e switc hed on when
o ne of the button s
is pre sse d.
W hen a function i s switched on th e light in
th e button illuminates. Press the b utto n
again to switch off the fun cti on.
The te mp era tur e ca n be adjusted separ ately for
th e left and right sid es o f the ve hicle in te ri or.
Display of the sele cted interior temp eratur e
for th e le ft side.
r ec ircu la ti on mod e 88
air di strib ution
air dis tribut ion
up war d air d istrib ution
Display of th e se lec te d int erior temperature
for right sid e.
84 Air condit ioning sy stem
defro st function for the w ind
s hi eld. The air dr awn in from outs id e th e ve
h icle i s dire cted at th e winds hield . The air
r ecirc ulation mode, if swi tched on, will be
sw itch ed off as soo n as the defro st fun cti on
i s sw itched on. At temperatures above
(3 the air co nditi oning system will be
sw itc h ed on automatica lly and th e fan
s p eed
w ill be in crease d by one leve l in ord er
to dry the a ir.
The hea ting
switc hes off au tomat ica lly app roxima te ly JO mi11111 esafte r it i s sw itched on. It can a lso be
sw itch ed off by push ing th e sw itch again.
Temperature contro l for the lef t side 85
Fa n sp ee d co ntrol 87
th e C limatro nic on a nd
o ff 87. When th e sys te m i s off t he
li ght in the OFF button w ill illu minate .
Button (AUTO) , automatic te mperature , fa n,
and a ir dis tri bution control 8 5. Th e
se ttin gs are stor ed for the dr iver s ide and the
front passenger side if the butt on is pressed
fo r m ore than t wo sec onds.
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Applies to vehicles: with Climatranic
Indirect ventilation
F ig . 70 Central air outlet air outlet© for direct ventilation
Applies to vehicles: with Climatronic
Rear ventilation
Fi g. 71 Rear air vents in the center co nso le
86 Air conditioning system
Ve ntila ti on i s indi rect a nd draft- fr ee if yo u clo se
t h e air o utle ts 7 0 and open air o utle t©
u sin g th e th umb
Ve ntila tion can be direc te d in to th e rear seats if
yo u op en th e air outlets =lfi g. 7 1 th e
t h umb
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Applies to vehicles: Climofronic
Manual mode
In man ual mode you. can temperature, airfl ow, and distribution
yourself
Fi g. 7 2 On the center conso le : Cl imotronic controls
Switching on manual mode
-Press one of the butt on s 72 to
(+16 °C ) is se lec te d
th e di sp lay switch es to LO. In thi s setting the
syste m runs at max imum cooling ou tput and
th e te mp eratur e is
11 0 1 co ntroll ed.
If a tempera ture abov e
86 °F °CJ is se lec te d
th e di splay switches to HI. In th is se tting th e
sys te m run s
maxi mum hea tin g o utput and
the te mp erature is no t con tro lled .
Fon
Th e fa n ca n b e adj uste d th e fan Always have the runnin g at low sellin g
w hen driving low speeds to s ur e th ere is fl ow offresh air into th e ve hicle. If th e is se t to 0, the C lim atro nic switc he s o ff.
Air dist ribution
U se the an d@t o co ntrol the air
d is tr ibuti on. Whe n a fun ctio n is sw itch ed o n,
the button li ght s up. It is also pos sibl e to ope n
a nd close so me of the air ou tlet s se parat ely.
Sw itching the Climotroni c on /off
Th e C limatroni c sys te m can b e sw itch ed on and
off with th e The sys te m sh oul d on ly
b e off in exception al cases, e.g. if the
sys te m m alfu nct io ns. Th e butl on light s up whe n
th e sys te m i s sw itch ed off .
Switch ing on the economy mode
Use the(ECONJ bu1ton to sw itch on th e econ omy
m ode . W hen th e bu no n li gh ts up, the coo ling
sys te m sw itch es off to sa ve fue l.
Air conditioning system 87
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Applies to vehicles: with Climat ronic
Air recirculation mode
Air rec irculation mode prevents fumes or unpleasant smells from entering the ve
hicle.
- Press the but ton 87, 72 to
s witch air rec ircu lat ion mode on or off.
Wh en it i s switched o n a ye llow lig ht in the
button ligh ts up.
A ir reci rculati on mod e pr events stron g outd oor
odors from enter ing th e ve hicl e int eri or. for ex
a mpl e when dri ving through a tunnel o r in
dense traffic.
W hen th e o utsid e te mp eratur e is low , u sin g air
r ecirc ulatio n mod e pro vides mor e effec tive
h eat ing by hea ting air from th e veh icle inte rior
in stea d of co ld air from ou ts id e.
When the ou ts id e te mp era tur e is high. using air
recirc ulatio n mode provides m ore
coo ling by coo ling air fr om the ve hicle interior
in stea d of warm air from out sid e.
Important notes
T he pollen filter
The poll en filt er (a co mbin ed particl e filt er and
ac tive c harcoa l fil te r) se rves as a ba rr ier again st
impu rit ies in the outside air, includ ing dus t a nd
poll en.
Fo r th e air condi tio nin g sys te m
o ff
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WARNING
Stale air causes driver fatigue and reduces
driver alertness. T his can lead to accidents ,
collisions and se rious personal injury.
• Neve r use air recircu latio n for long periods
of time because no fresh air will come into the
pa ssen ger compartment.
• The w indows can fog up quickl y if the
cooling system is switched off an d decrease
dri ver visibility.
• Always switch the recircu lat ion mod e off
w hen it is not ne ed ed.
Note
Do not sm oke whil e air rec ircul ation mod e is o n,
as sm oke drawn into th e cl im ate-co ntrol syste m
can le ave
res idu e on the evaporator, prod ucing
a per manent unpleasant odor. _,..
• Out side temperatur e is below abo ut 40° F
temperat ure.
• The air- co nditi onin g fu se is blow n.
• There is so me othe r prob le m with
ve
hicl e. Ha ve the air- co nditi onin g sys te m ch ec ked
a t yo ur auth orize d Vo lkswagen dea ler or quali
fi ed wo rks hop.
WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collisions
an d ot her accide nts.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, s now , and condens ati on for good v isib ility
- out the windshi eld, side and rear w indows.
• Maximum heating output and fa st de
fro stin g
only occ ur af ter the en gin e has
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WARNING (continued)
reachedopera tingtcmpera ture. Wait until you
have good visibility before driving off.
• Thorough ly famil iarize yourse lf with the
operation of the heating and ve ntilation
system, including the defog /defro st fea tures
you will need for good vis ibilit y.
WARNING
Note that with Climat ronic switched off com
ple tely, no outs ide air enters the interior. So
with C limatron ic switched off, op en a window
or the power
to provid e adequate fresh
air in the vehicle.
the ai r co nditi onin g
sys te m ha s been d amaged or is not working
proper ly, sw itch ove r to ECON mode to pr eve nt
more damage a nd hav e th e sys tem ch ec ked by
yo ur authorized Volkswagen dea ler or a qua li
fjed work shop .
• Repair s to th e ai r condi tioni ng sys te m re
qui re sp ecia l knowledge and sp ecia l too ls .
Ther efore, we reco mm end
yo u go lo an au-
Opti onal e q uipm ent thori
zed Volk swage n deale r o r oth er qualifi ed
works hop sh oul d prob lems occur.
• Do not sm oke w hile air r ecirculation mode is
on . as s moke
into the clima te-co ntrol
sys te m can leave a res idu e on the evaporator,
producing a p ermanent unp leasa nt odor.
Tips
• If th e humid ity and t emperatur e outside the
ve hicl e are h igh. cond ensation can drip off the
eva pora tor in th e climat e-contro l syste m and
form a poo l und ern eath th e ve hicle. Thi s is
normal and is not a lea k.
• Kee p th e air intake slot s in front of the wind
s h ie ld free of sno w, ice and le a ves to en su re
impai re d heatin g and coo ling a nd lo prevent th e
w indow s from fogging ove r.
• The a ir from the outl ets flows through the
passeng er com part men t and out the slo ts below
th e rear w indow. Do no t co ver the se slots w ith
clothing or ot her objects.
• The air condition ing sys tem work s b es t w hen
the wind ows and the powe r
are closed.
How ever, if th e ve hicle has heat ed up in the sun ,
the insid e air can be coo le d fas te r by ope ning th e
win dows to let the hot air
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