3.1 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Alphabetical index
A
ABS Wa rnin g light 27
See also Ant i-lock brake syste m
A co ustic wa rning 93
Add itional storage co mpartment 73
Adj ustin g the compass variance zone 19
Ai r co ndit io nin g
Co ndensation 89
Impo rtant notes
88
Malfunct io ns 88
Unp leasa nt od or 89
A ir conditioni ng sys tem 81
C lim atro nic
84
Air r ecircul ation mode
2C -Cl imatroni c 83, 88
Alarm syste m 36
Sw itch ing off 36
A lt ern ator
See Genera to r
A nti -lo ck brake system
ligh t 27
An ti-Slip Re gula tion 92
A nti -th eft alar m sys tem 36
Sw itchin g off 36
Arm res t
F ro nt ce nte r arm res t 66
S tora ge compartmen t 70
AS R 92
A ut omat ic mod e
C lim atroni c 85
A ut om atic sw itch-off of elec tri cal
co mp onen ts 93
A utom atic tra nsm iss io n
Dir ect shift gearbox 98
Sa fe ty int erlo ck for ign ition key 94
Se lec tor leve r loc k 99
Tiptroni c 98
A utomati c tra nsm iss ion with Tiptronic LO I
A ve rage fu el con sumpti on 9
Average sp ee d 9
B
Ba ckground lightin g 51 Brake
fluid
Wa rnin g ligh t 11
Brak e pad
W arn ing m essage II
Brak e pad wea r indi ca to r
Warn ing ligh t 26
Bra ke sys te m
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Bulb defe cti ve
Warn ing lig ht 24
Bumpe r cov er
Ca ution when pa rki ng nea r a parkin g ba r­
ri er or cu rb LO S
Bu zze r 50 , 93
C
Ca librat ing th e co mpass 18
Ce ntral loc king
I ndi vid ual unl ocking 34
Ce ntral locki ng butt on 34
Ce ntr al locki ng sys tem 34
C han ging unit s 16
C hild safe ty lo cks 35
C lea nin g
E lec troni c park ing a ssis ta nc e se nsors 106
C lim ati c 81
Ma lfun cti ons 88
C lim atroni c
I mpor tant not es 88
Ma lfu ncti ons 8 8
C loc k 5
C lo sin g
R ea r li d 38
C lot hes hook 7 1
Co rning home fu n ctio n 47
Co mp ass 18
Adjusting 19
Ca librat ing 18
Compa ss fun ctio n 12
Co ndensa tion 89
Contro ls
P owe r w ind ows 39
Conven ience closing 41, 43
Co nve nien ce men u 17
Alphabetical index 109

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Conve nien ce open ing 41
Conven ie n ce operatio n (elec tric
w ind ows) 18
Coo lant
li ght 11
Coo lant leve l
Warn ing 24
Coo lant te mperature
Gauge 6
Warn ing 24
Coo ling the glo ve
69
C ru ise co111rol 107
Wa rnin g light 29
Cup ho ld ers
I n the rear armrest 72
C up holder s in the center co nso le 72
C urrent f uel cons umption 9
D
Day time runnin g lights
Warning lig ht 30
Daytime dri vin g ligh ts 46
Di gita l c loc k 5
Di sp lay 7, 12
D is plays
One-co lo r display 12
Distance trave lled 9
Door re lease hand le 3
Door s
Wa rnin g lig ht 26
Drain the bauery 52
Driving time 9
Driving
an automatic transmi ssion 99
Dust
88
E
See Electron ic D iffe rentia l Lock
EDS
Wa rnin g light 27
E lec tric seal a djustment
See Seat adj ustme nt
Ele ctrical accessories 73
Elec tro-mechanica l power steering syste m
Warning light 29
110 Alphabetical index
Electron ic Diffe re nti al Lock
Wa rnin g lig ht 27
Electronic immobilize r 94
Wa rnin g light 23
Electro nic parking assistance 106
E lectro nic Power Control (EPC)
light 23
E lec tron ic Stabi liza tion Program 28, 91
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Emergency
48
E m erge ncy wa rning lights
light 24
Engi ne fault
Warning light 23
E ngin e hood
Warning light 26
E ngin e malfun ction
Warn in g light 23
E ngine mana gement
Warn ing lig ht 23
E ngine oil pr essure
Wa rnin g light 11 , 25
Environmental inform ation
Fuel economy 6
Environmental tip
Fue l economy 77
ESP 91
See E lectronic Stabil ization Program
Exhau st warning light
Warning lig ht 22
F
Firs t- aid kit 74
Fog lig ht s 46
Foo t brak e
Wa rning lig ht 30
cen te r a rmr est 70
Fron t passenger
backre st
Folding forward 6 1
F ront seats 60
E le ctri ca l adj ustab le 62
Manua l ad justab le 60
Fuel filler cap Wa rnin g light 29
Fue l g auge
Di splay 7
Fuel level 7

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Fuel reserve
Warn ing light 26
Wa rnin g m essage
11
Fue l lank 7
See also rese rve
G
Ga rage door o pen er 44
Gear selector leve r
See Auto m atic tran smi ssio n with Tipt ron­
i c
Ge nera l illu strati on 3
Ge neral or
Wa rnin g lig ht 24
G love co mpart ment
F ront p assenge r sid e 69
Glove li ght 50
G low p lug sys te m
Wa rnin g light 23
H
Hat shelf 79
I la zard ligh ts 48
H ead res traint s
Adjus 1ing
59
R e m ov ing 59
H ead ligh t
49
H ea dli ght s 46
Fog lig ht s 46
Sw itchin g 46
Was her sys te m 55
H ea ted front seats 65
H ea ling
Hi gh bea m 49
Wa rnin g lig ht 29
Hi gh b eam lever 49
H om eLi nk Un iversal Trans mitter
Horn 3
I g n it ion key 93
I g n it io n sw il c h 93
Im mobili zer 23
W arni ng m essage II Indi
ca to r lig ht s
M ir ro r 55
Indir ect ve ntila tion
Ind ividu al unl ockin g 17, 34
In for mal i on in th e di sp lay 11
In sid e mi rro r
Ind ica to r li gh t 55
In strum ent cluster
5
In strum ent cluster ill umination 3, 48
In strum en t 7 1
In strum ents 5
Interi or ligh 1s
Fro nt 50
Int ermitt ent wipe 53
K
Key
fun ctio n 17
Lang uag e in disp lay 16
L eav ing hom e func tio n 47
Li ght s
Light s & Vis ion
M enu
17
Lowbea m 46
L uggage compa rtmen t 74
M
Mai n m enu Mu lti-Fun ctio n Indica to r 9
Ma nual m od e
C limat ronic
Ma nual tr ansmi ssio n
M enu for conve nien ce fun cti ons 17
M enu for Lig ht s & Vis ion 1 7
M enu for ve hicl e 15
Menu s
Exa mple of use 13, 14
MF I 9
M ileage ( kilo m ete r) d is pla y 8
Mi les ( kilo m ete rs) to empty 9
Alphabetical inde x lll

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R Ins ide mir ror 55
M ake- up mirror s 52
Outs ide mirror s, elec trica l 56
Mirrors lowe re d fun cti o n
18
M ulti -Fun cti o n Indi cator 9
M ulti -funct io n stee rin g whee l 4
0
O ne-to uch open in g and clo sin g
p owe r w indows
40
Ori entation lig hti ng 47
Ou ts id e te 111p erature disp lay JO
Ove rv ie w
p
In strument s 5
M ulti-function stee rin g w heel 4
Warn ing light s
20
Pan ic bu tton 32
Park assis t !06
Parking
LOS
Automat ic tran smi ssio n 99
C au tion w hen parkin g nea r a parki ng bar ­
rier or cur b
105 L ow b umper cover, spoil ers and
s u sp ens ion
10 5 When parking on slo pes !05
Park ing aid
106
Pa rkin g br ake l04
Warn ing lig ht 28, l04
Par king di stanc e wa rning sys te m 106
Pin ch prot ectio n
P owe r roof 43 W indows
Po llen fi lter 88
Po llu tion filt er 88
Power Roof 42
Pow er ou tlet 73
P owe r roof 42
Power steerin g
Wa rnin g light 29
P owe r w ind ows 39
112 Alphab etical inde x
Rain senso r 54
R ea din g light s
Front
5 1
R ear armr est 70
R ea r in te ri or light 52
R ea r lid 37
Clos ing 38
Wa rning light
26
Re ar se at ba ckres t
Folding forward 66
Ra isi ng into place
67
Rea r sea t bench 66
Rea r vent ilati on
86
Rea r view mirro r 55
Rea r w in dow 37
R ea r w in dow hea tin g
80, 81
Rea r w iper 53
R emot e co ntrol
Vehic le
32
Remote control key
13 utt ons 32
Repla cin g th e battery 32
Sy nchronizing 33
R emovi ng th e ignition key
94
R ep laceme nt keys 31
Rep lacing the ba ttery
R e111 ote contro l ke y
32
Rever se
A utoma tic tran s111i ssio n
102
Roof carrie r m ount s 76
Roof load 77
Ro of rack
76, 77
s
Safe ty ins1ru cti ons
Coo la nt te mp eratu re 25
Sea t adju stm ent 57,
60
Sea t h ea tin g
Fron t 65
Sec urin g load 77
Se lector lever loc k 99
Se lec tor leve r positions
102
Se lf-di111m in g in side day-night mir ror 55
Se rv ice int erva l di splay 8
Se rv ice pos ition
53

Set up menu 1 6
Se tting the cl ock 16
Me nu 1 6
Sho ppin g bag hook 78
Socket 73 Speed wa rning 9
S tar tin g th e di ese l e ngine
W ith the ig nition key 96
Sta rtin g th e gaso lin e e ngine
W ith the ig niti on key 95
S tee rin g 90
Stee ring lock 93
S teer ing w hee l h eig h t adju stme nt 90
S toppin g th e eng in e 97
S to rag e ar ea
Oth er storage areas 7 1
Roof 71
co mpartm ent 69
Front cen te r a rm res t 70
R ear a rmr est 70
S to rage fo r th e ve hicl e lite ral ure 69
Sto rin g seat positi ons 64
Su n sha de 79
Su n viso r 52
S unr oof 4 2
S un shade
powe r roof 42
S wit ch lig h ting 3
Sw itches
E mer gency
48
Li ght sw i tch cs 46
Powe r outsid e mir rors 56
Power roof 42
Po we r w ind ows 39
Sw itchi ng off the e ngine
W it h th e ig niti on key 97
T
Ta cho mete r 6
Ta nk
F uel g au ge 7
T ic -cl ow n hook s 78
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Ti re press ure m on itorin g sys tem
Wa rnin g lig ht 30
Trail er tu rn sig nal s
Wa rnin g light 49
Tran sp o rtin g lo ng ite m s 61, 68
Trunk l id 37
Turn sig n al and high bea m leve r 49
T urn sig n als 49
Warnin g lig ht 24, 49
u
U np leasa nt odo r 89
V
Veh. sta tu s 15
Ve hicle e lec tric syste m 24
Ve hicl e stat us 15
w
Wa rnin g lig ht
E lec troni c Power Con trol (E PC) 23
Warn ing ligh ts 20
E m erge ncy fla sh er 48
Turn sig nals 49
Warn ing tex ts in th e disp lay ll
Wa rnin g tri angle 74
W hen parkin g on slo pes 105
W hen should I ref uel th e ta nk of th e
ve hic le ? 7
W indows 39, 40
Wind shi eld was her fl uid
Warn in g light 26
w in dsh ie ld wash er flui d
Warning message 11
Wind shi eld wip er an d was her sys tem 53
Wind shi eld wip ers 53
R ain se n so r
Service pos iti on 53
W int er ope ration 54, 55
W int er tire s
Speed wa rning 16
Alphabetical ind ex 113

3.1 Controls and Equipment I Jetta
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advic e
Smart technology
Brakes
Brake booster
The brak e boo ste r incr ea ses the brake press ure
yo u put on th e peda l. wo rk s onl y wh en
t h e engi ne is runnin g.
If th e brak e boos te r is not workin g or if th e ve­
hicl e has to be towe d, yo u wi ll h ave
to push th e
brak e peda l hard er to ma ke up for th e lack of
boo ste r ass is t.
WARNING
B rak ing w ithou t t he brake boos ter needs a
mu ch l onge r bra king distance and r equir es
Brake Assist Sys tem (BAS)
In a n emerg ency, mos t d river s brake in t im e, not w ith m aximum force. This res ult s in stop­
ping dis tan ces th at are lo ng er th an they have to
b e!
T he brake a ssis t sys te m h elp s: if yo u pr ess th e
brak e pedal very quickly, t he brak e ass is t sy stem
r eg is te rs an em erge ncy situatio n. It th en very
qui ckly build s up th e full brake press ure so th at
t h e A BS can be activate d more qui ckl y and
cie nt ly, r educin g th e braking di sta nce and le t­
tin g you steer at the sa me tim e.
D o not reduce th e pr ess ure o n th e brak e ped al.
T he brak e ass is t sys te m sw itches o ff aut omati­
ca lly as soon as you re lease th e brake. The brak e
a ss ist sys te m works onl y wh en th e en gin e is
n ing.
If th e brak e sys te m i s not fun ction in g pro perl y, a
wa rnin g lig ht will com e on =bookl et 3.1 "Co n­
t rol s and Equipm ent ."
WARNING
Always ad just you r sp ee d an d driv in g s ty le to
roa d, an d weather cond iti ons. Do not
2 Smart t echnology
WARN ING (con tinued)
yo u to p ush th e bra ke ped a l d ow n ha rder th an
n or mal.
• Never let th e ve hicle coa st w ith th e eng ine
switc hed off.
• If th e brake boos te r is no t ac tive, for
ample if th e ve hicle is bein g towed , yo u w ill
have to p ush th e brake pedal down much
h ar der than n ormal.
WARN ING (continu ed)
let the extra safety afforde d b y th e Brake Ass is t
Syste m temp t yo u int o taking ex tra ri sks.
• Never let t he extra sa fety offered by t he
Brak e Ass is t Sy ste m te mpt you into ta kin g
ex tra risks.
• The B ra ke As sis t Sys te m canno t re d uce t he
r isk o f a n acci den t, fo r examp le if yo u d rive too
fas t for co nditi on s or
if yo u d o not k eep yo ur
di stance fro m th e vehicl e in fr ont of yo u.
• Slippery and
roa ds are dangero us eve n
w ith th e Brake Assis t Sys te m!
WARNING
• Always reme mber th at ve hicle a ltera tio ns
or modificatio ns ca n affec t th e fu nctio n of th e
ABS, BAS , ED L and ES P sys te m s. Exa mpl es of
these alt era tion s or mo dificatio ns includ e a
di fferen t w hee l/tir e co mbin atio n and bra ke or
chassis modifi catio ns
28, and
t echn ic al m odi ficat io ns".
• Chan ging th e ve hicle su spe nsio n or u sing
un approved tir e
I r im combin atio n ca n ch an ge the w ay the A BS, B AS, EDL a nd ESP

WARNING (continued)
systems work and reduce their
effect iveness.
Applies to vehicles: with Driver Steering Recommenda tion
Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advice
Driver Steering Recommendation helps to the vehicle in certain sit­
uations
The Driver Stee ring R ecomm endation i s a com­
pl em entar y function of the ESP. This fea ture al ­
low s th e driv er
stabilize ve hicl e in certain
critical situati ons. Fo r example in certai n road
s ur face conditi ons ii is necessary to brake hard.
The vehicl e will then te nd to brak e awa y to the
r ig ht or t o 1h e lef t. Th e ESP reco gnizes this situ a­
tion and supp ort s the drive r to steer to the oppo-
Anti -Lock Brake System {ABS)
sit e dire cti on by in crea sing th e stee rin g
s tr ength.
WARNING
The DSH only supports the driver in cri tical
dri vin g co ndition s. The ve hicl e will not s teer
by itse lf. The dr ive r is res pon sible fo r steering
the vehicle .
The Anti-Lock Brake System prevent s th e wheels from locking when the brakes are
applied.
Th e ABS is an important part of the vehicle 's ac­
ti ve safety system. The Anti-Lo ck Brake Syste m
work s onl y when the en gine is run ning.
How the ABS works
If one w he el begi ns tu t urn too s low ly in r elat io n
t o ve hicl e speed an d le n ds to lock up, t he ABS
a utom ati ca ll y
brak e pres sur e lO preve nt
that whee l fr om locking. When ABS is do ing it s
job you will notice a sli ght vibrati on throu gh the
brake pedal and hea r a noise to l et yo u know tha t
yo ur speed must be adjuste d to road, traffic and
wea ther condi tion s. T his is a warn ing 1hat on e or
mor e of the whee ls is about to lock up and that
th e AB S co ntr ol function has inter vened . In thi s
s ituati on
is important to keep the brak e peda l
fully depr essed so the ABS can help to re gul ate
th e brake applica tion. Do not "pump " th e
peda l -ABS can not do its jo b if you do.
A BS helps you 10 kee p th e ve hicl e und er control
be cause i t prev ent s th e w hee ls from locking
w hen th e brak es arc ap plied. Th is m ean s th e ve­
hicl e ca n still be s teer ed and is less likely
on
g rav el o r on fresh sno w cover in g a slipp ery sur­
If AB S is not functioning properl y, a wa rnin g
li ght will co me on 3.1 "Co n1rol s and
E quipm ent. "
WARNING
Always ad just yo ur dri vin g to the road, traffic
and weather conditio ns. Neve r le t th e ex tra
s afe ty that ABS can provide te mpt you into
taking extra risks.
• Always drive safely .
• ABS canno t ch ange the
of ph ysics.
S lipp ery and wet roads are dangerou s ev en
wi th ABS!
• ABS ca nnot reduce th e risk of accide nts,
f or examp le if yo u drive too
for the co ndi­
ti ons or if you do not keep your distance from
th e vehicle in front of you.
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Operate your vehicle safely
For drivin g safely, alwa ys follow t he speci fied
maint enance interva ls in your maint enan ce
bo okle t =boo klet
I.I "M aint en an ce" -es peci ally
fo r chan ging brake fluid. H ard use , pri marily
s top and go dr iv in g, o perat io n in very dusty
areas, t ra ile r towi ng as we ll as other con dition s
m ay make
neces sary maint enance
im erva ls -see your authorize d Vo lksw agen
d ea ler.
Your vehicle 's condition is dir ect ly relot ed to
driving safety
Th erefo re, always be sur e
ob serve fol­
l ow ing points before yo u dr ive off:
• Check l ig ht s an d turn sig nals.
• Check f uel l eve l.
• Make sure
a ll ligh ts a nd all wi ndows are
clea n.
• Adjust
mirr ors .
• Make s ure
air intak e slo ts betwee n en gin e hood a nd wind shi eld are free of
l eaves, sn ow a nd ice.
• Check warning a nd indicato r light s when
s tarli ng the en g in e.
Your personal d riving style and attitude have a
lot to do with safety ..
T here fore , for you r ow n sa fe ty:
• Wear your safety bells a nd wear
pro p­
er ly , ev en if you ar e just driv in g in city o r lo
th e co rner =book le t 2 .1 "Sa fe ty first",
c h apt er "Safet y
• Make sur e th at all passe ngers wear their
sa fe ty belt s proper ly. even those in rea r 2.1 "Sa fe ty chapter "Safety
belt s." Pa sse ngers wea ring en ­
danger not onl y th em selves in cra sh, but al so dri ver and oth er passengers .
• Make su re th at children a lwa ys
on rear
sea t prop erl y res tra in ed by a res traint system a p­
propri ate for th eir size and age.
• Never tra nsp ort a child in a rear
c hild
or infant seat on the front passe nger seat
= bo oklet 2.1 "Safety
• Adju st yo ur sea t so that yo u ca n eas ily reac h
a ll co ntrol s whil e yo u are as from
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
airb ag as pos sible but close r th an 10 inches
(25 cm ) = book let 2. 1 an d 3.1.
• The sea ting positi on is ve ry important for the
a irb ag perfo rm ance
2.l "S afety first",
cha pter "Air bag syste m.''
• Always a djust th e hea d res traints to
cor­
r ec t h eig ht . For maximum pro tec tion , ad just the
h ead res trai nt so that the upp er edge is as eve n
w ith the top of yo ur hea d as possi ble,
no
l owe r than eye le v el a nd so that is as close to
th e ba ck of your head as possib le = bo okle t 2. 1
"Safe ty
• Alw ays make s ure that the mov ement of peda ls is no t res tri cte d in an y way 3. 1,
c h ap te r " Peda ls ."
• Store luggage an d light it em s prop erl y in
luggage compartme nt and on roo f
=book let 3. 1, c hap ter" Luggage compa rtment "
an d
3.1, cha pter rack."
If you drink, do not drive !
T he use of a lco hol, dru gs a nd certain medi ca­
ti ons w ill seriously impa ir percept io n , reac tions
a nd dri vin g a bility ,
increa sin g th e
ri sk of an acci dent, cras h an d pe rso nal injury.
Do not drive if you are tired.
Make frequ ent rest stops , at le ast aft er every two
hours of dri ving.
Al ways adapt vehicle speed to traffic, road and
weather conditions.
H em ember , th at
o n sm ooth, slipp ery
roa ds, ve hicle han dling and br aking dep end a
d ea l on tire ad hes ion. On wet roa ds, the
front whee ls c an h ydrop lane, especi ally at
h ig her sp ee ds. If thi s hap pe ns, yo u will then no
l o nge r b e ab le to ste er or brak e prop erl y.
WARNING
• Alw ays observe the po sted spe ed Ii mils and
common sense. Your good judgment can
mean
diff ere n ce between arr iving safely at
your destination and being ser iously injur ed
in
crash or other kind of accide nt.
• Alway s rea d and hee d all WARNI NGS and
a dditi on al inform ation rega rding safety
= bookl et 2.1 "Safe ty
Driving and protecting the environment 9

Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advice
Checking and Filling
Filling the tank
fuel filler flap opens from inside the vehicle. The fuel tank holds 14 .5 gallons
(55 Liters).
Fig . 1 Detail of the driver door: the fuel fil ler flop re ­
lease button
Opening the fuel filler flap
- Pull the switc h 00) in th e drive r doo r
back
I. T he fu el fill er flap i s re leased .
- Open the fuel filler flap and turn th e
tank cap counte r-cloc kw ise.
- Hook t he fill er cap to the top of the filler
flap
2 .
Clo sing the fuel filler flap
- Screw o n the fuel fi lle r ne ck clockwise
until you hea r it cl ick into position.
- Alway s m ake s ure the fi ller cap i s
screwe d on a ll way.
- Close the fuel fi ller flap. Make sure you
h ear it cli ck into place.
The fue l filler flap is at the re ar of the vehicle on
th e right re ar qua rter pan el.
Whe n the tex t Pleas e refuel! appears in the in ­
s trum ent clu ste r, th ere a re still abo ut
gallons
30 Checking and Filling
Fig. 2 Open fuel filler flap with f iller cap attached
to the flop
(7 liter s) of gas in the tank. A warning chi me w ill
a lso so und.
An indi cator lig ht (if availab le) in the in st rum ent
cluster w ill come on if the fu el fi ller cap is not
properly clos ed
3.1 "C ontrol s and
Eq uipment."
T he automat ic filler nozzle s hould switc h itself
when the tank is " full ". Do not try to put in
mor e gas after the pump stops. To ppin g off the
ta nk in this
will fill the expa nsion chamb er
i n th e gas tank and causes th e fuel to ove rflow
w hen the temperature ri ses.
The correct grade of fuel for your vehicle is
s h own o n
sti cker on the insid e of the fuel filler
flap. For mor e informatio n on fu el 3.3
" T ec hnical da ta ."
Specia l indications far diesel engines
Your diesel vehi cle ha s a filler neck for a sta ndard
s ized fuel noz zle. Onl y fuel the v ehicl e usin g a
s tan dard sized fuel nozz le. Some s tandard filler
no zzles have a sprin g that preve nts the nozzle
from reaching complete ly ins ide t he ve hicl e's
fille r neck. However, it is poss ible to t h e nozzl e up to wh ere the spring beg ins, an d