warning VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Use windo w clean er o r a s ilicon e re mo ver to re ­
mo ve rubb er, oil , gre a se and sili con e depo sit s.
Wax d epo sit s have to be re m ove d w it h a sp ecial
cl ea ner.
d ep os its o n th e w indshi eld co uld
cau se the w ip er bl ad es to rub. windo w clea ner
s p ec ifica lly fo r re m ov ing w ax w ill stop th e bla d es
fr om rubbin g if add ed to the w in dshi eld was h
wa te r. Gr ease re m ov ing cl ea ners w ill n ot re m ove
depo sit s.
WARNING
P oor v isib ility in creases the risk of co lli sion s
a nd other acciden ts.
Cleaning windshi eld wiper blades
Wiper bl ades b e clean ed re gularly.
C le an wip e r b lad es a re important so th at
y ou ca n see .
Use a so ft clot h to r em ove dust and dirt
from the w in dsh ie ld wip er blad es.
Care of rubber gaskets
WARNING (continued)
• Always make s ure a ll wind ows are clear of
i ce, s now, and cond ensatio n for good visib ility
out the wind shi eld , s ide and rear wind ows.
pr eve nt dirt from bein g ground a gainst th e gl ass
when you pu ll the scrap er ba ck tow ard s yo u ...
U se wi ndow clean er to clea n th e wind ­
s h ie ld wiper blade s. U se a sponge or a
cloth to remo ve stubborn dirt.
46. _,.
If g ask ets a re w ell maintain ed, the y will not fre eze as e asily .
Use a sof t cloth to r emove du st and dirt
f rom the rubber gaske ts.
Spra y rubb er gasket s wi th ur
u se anoth er ve hicle care produ ct to k eep
th em sof t an d pr eve nt fr e ezin g.
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The ru bber sea ls on the d oors, wi ndows etc. will
r e m ain pli ab le and la st lon ger if trea te d
with a sui table produ ct (fo r ex ample sili ­
co ne spra y).
C ar in g for rub ber se als w ill also preve nt pr ema ­
ture a gin g and lea ks. T he doors w ill be eas ie r lo
o pe n. If ru bb er sea ls are we ll ma intain ed ,
w ill n ot free ze a s eas ily in wint er._,.

Locks
Lock cylinders can freeze in winter.
To d e-ic e th e lo ck cylin ders use a sp ecial lo ck
cy lind er de- ice r spra y wit h lubri cating anti ·
corrosive
Cleaning chrome parts
- Cle an chrom e part s wi th a damp cloth.
- Po lish chrome part s with a so ft, dry
cloth .
You can als o u se s pecial chrome cleaner.
C hrome cleaners will help re mov e surfa ce grime
a nd stain s from chrom e surf aces.
Cleaning alloy wheels
Every two weeks
- Was h sa lt and brake du st off alloy
w heel s.
- Use an ac id free dete rgen t to clean the
w hee ls .
Every three months
- Appl y a har d wax compound to the
w hee ls .
Li ght alloy whee ls req uire reg ular car e re mo ve
road sa il a nd brak e by reg ularl y wa shi ng w hee ls, other wise fini sh will du ll and they
wi ll be hard lo clean.
Alwa ys use a n ac id-fr ee dete rge nt for alloy
w heel s.
Do not u se vehicle polis h or oth er abra sive
u cts . I f prot ective coat ing is damag ed , fo r amp le by s tone impact, th e dama ged area
s h ould be re pair ed imm edi ate ly.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Note
To pre vent scra tc hin g chrom e surfaces:
• Do not use an abra sive care pro duct on
c hr om e.
• Do
clean or polish chr ome are or dusty or clean or p olish in sand y
o r dusty
WARNING
I mp roper use of power washers ca n ca use rious, invis ible and permanent tire damage
l ead ing to tire failure and lo ss of ve hicle
trol.
• Neve r was h tires with a jet that sprays the
water out in a direct stream eve n from a
tance or for a very short time.
WARNING
Wet brak es or brake s coated wi th ice or road
sa lt react slower and need longer sto pping
tan ces.
• Carefu lly appl y brak es for a
• Always dry brake s and clea n off ice ings and salt coating s with a few cauti ous
brake applications.
• Alw ays read and h eed all WAR NIN GS
8, " Brakin g pow er and braking
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Chassis
The unde rbody of the v eh icle is coated to help p rotect it from corrosion and
damage.
The und ercoat in g co uld be damag ed d uring
n ormal use. We recommend 1h a1 1h e und er­
coali ng on th e ve hicl e and 1h e prot ec1ive c oat­
in gs o n 1he s usp ension be inspec 1e d . a nd re­
pa ired if necessary, befo re and afte r 1h c wint er
seaso n.
R ep a ir wor k and ad

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Care of the vehicle interior
Cleaning plastic parts and the instrument panel
Use a cl ean, damp cloth to clean plastic
part s and th e in strum ent pan el.
If thi s doe s no t w ork , u se a sp ec ial sol­
vent-fr ee pla stic cleaning produ ct.
WARNING
Using solven ts on surfaces where airbags arc
l ocated can change the way a irbags deploy in
a cras h.
Applies to vehi cles: with wooden in ter ior trim
Cleaning wooden trim
Clean the woo den trim with a cl ea n
moi st cloth.
If thi s does not pro vid e sat isfac tory re­
s ult s, u se a
gentl e soap soluti on.
Ap plies lo vehi cles : w it h fabric tr im and cloth sea t cove rs
WARN ING (continu ed)
• Never clean the instrument panel and the
s urface s above a irbag module s with cleanin g
p roducts containing solve nts.
• Product s co ntaining solven ts will change
th e properties of the plastics and may cause
pla stic part s to break and fly around when the
ai rb ag deploys in a crash causing injury.
Note
Clea nin g produc ts t hat co ntain solven ts w ill
d ama ge plastic material s.
Note
C lea nin g produ cts th at co ntain w ill
dama ge plast ic m ate ri als.
Cleaning cloth seat covers and fabric trim
Clo th seat cover s and fabric trim on the d oors,
hea dliner e tc . c an be cleane d w ith sp ecial
cl ean ers or w ith dry foam a nd a so ft bru sh.
Appl ies lo vehicles: with leather seal covers
Cleaning leather
Normal cleaning
Moisten a cotton or woole n cloth with
wate r and wip e over the lea ther sur faces.
Removing stubborn dirt
Stu bborn dirt can be re mo ved usin g
cloth m oistened wi th a mild soap solution
( pur e liqu id soa p: two tab lespoons diluted
in one quart (lit er) of wa ter).
Do not le t the wate r soak th ro ugh the
l ea ther or soak into the seams
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Cleaning safety belts
A dirty safety belt can prevent a safety belt from working properly.
Keep safety belt s clean and check all safety
b elt s for damag e reg ularly.
Cleaning safety belts
-Carefu lly pull the dirty safety belt out of
the retrac tor and leave it spooled out.
- C le an the dirty safety belts with a
gentle
soa p so lut ion.
- Let the sa fety belt fabr ic dry.
- Do not roll up the safety belt until it is
comple te ly dry.
Th e automa tic bel t w ill n ot be ab le to roll back
prop erl y if ther e is dirt on th e belt .
WARNING
Damaged safety belts reduce the overall effec­
tivene ss of the safe ty belts and increase the
risk of serious persona l injury and death
wheneve r a vehicle i s being used.
• Damaged safety belts must b e replaced,
the y canno t be repaired.
• Never use chemical cleaning agents, so l­
ve nts or any substa nce that ma y damage or
wea ken the safety belt webbing or any other
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WARNING (continu ed)
part s that make up the seat belt. Never le t the
belt s come into contact with corros ive fluid s.
• Imm ediately replace damaged safety belts
wi th the correct replacement belts provided
by an authorized Volkswage n dealer or quali­
fied works hop. Replacement after a crash may
be ne cessary even if a safety belt does not have
v is ibl e damage.
• Check the condi tion of all safety belts at
regular interval s. If you notice that the belt
webbing, hardware , retrac tor or buckle of any
of the safe ty belts is d amaged, the belt must
imm ediately be replaced by an authorized
Vo lk swagen dealer or qualified workshop .
• Never attempt to repair a damaged safety
belt yourse lf. Never remove or modify the
safety belts in any way.
• Be sure to read and h eed the information
and a ll WARNINGS
2.1 "Safety
fir st", chapter "Safety belts."
Note
Aft er cl eanin g the saf ety belts , a lwa ys allow
th em to d ry complet ely befor e le tting th em roll
up into th e re tra cto r to pre vent th e re tractor
fr om b eing damaged.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications
Accessories and parts
Always con sult an authori zed Volk swagen dealer before purchasing accessorie s
and parts for your vehicle.
Your vehicl e is des ign ed to offe r a hi gh stand ard
o f a cti ve an d pass ive sa fe ty.
Pl ease co nsult an author ize d Vo lkswagen deale r
for advice befo re insta llin g accessor ies, re pla ce­
m en t part s or other e quipm en t.
Au thori zed Volk swage n dea le rs ha ve the la tes t
information fr om th e manuf actur er and can rec­
ommend a ccessori es a nd part s
are suit abl e
fo r yo ur vehicle and perso nal r equir em ent s.
They can also help answer questions you mi ght
h ave reg arding official reg ulati ons.
We r ecommend you onl y use appro ved Volk­
swage n accessories and genuine Volkswagen
part s® . Th ese part s and accessor ies have bee n
eva luate d b y Vo lkswage n for suit abilit y, reli­
a bility and safet y. Th e Vo lksw age n d eal ers hip s
h ave the necess ary ex peri ence and faciliti es
ensure th at th e part s are prop erly .
Vo lkswage n ca nnot ass um e re spon sibili ty fo r
any after-ma rket n on -Vo lk swage n part s use d,
e ven if th ese parts have bee n app rove d by an of­
fi ci al t es tin g age ncy or a rc cove re d by a n offici al
ce rtificat e or sea l of ap prov al.
WARNING
Improp er ve hicle equipm ent or mod ifica tions
ca n ca use damag e to th e vehicle and serious
personal injury.
fr, WARNING (continued)
• In th e intere st of safety, we urge you to u se
only authorized Volkswagen accessories and
genuine Volkswagen parts® that h ave been
designed to be used on your vehicle.
WARNING
I mp rop er ca re, servicing and repair proce­
dure s can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedl y.
• Neve r place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, no te pad s, large , h eavy or bul ky ob­
je cts ) on the doors, on the windshield , o ve r or
near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the
s tee rin g w heel, in strum ent pane l, seat back ­
re sts or between those area s and your self.
• Object s on or near the surface s
air ­
ba gs are located can come loose and cause se­
r iou s per sonal injury in a crash, especially
w hen the airbags inflate.
• Be sur e to r ead and h eed the inform ation
a nd all WA RN INGS
2.1 "Safety
fir st", chapt er "Airba g sys te m. ",..
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Repairs and technical modifications
Repairs and modifications must always be carried out according to the manufac­
turer's specifications
Unauthorized modifications to th e e lectronic
component s or software in the vehicle may
cause
E lectro nic comp o­
nents are linked toget her in networks and other
sys tems may be nega tive ly affected by improper
m odificat ions or improperly installed accesso ­
ries. Thi s can se riously impair safety and lead to
excessive wear o f components.
Changing the vehicle's sus pens io n system can
change the way that the Advanced
Sys tem performs in a crash. For example, usin g
t ir e-rim combinations not approved by Volk­
swagen, lower ing the vehicle, changi ng the stiff­
ness of the suspension, including the spring s,
suspension struts, shock absorbers can chan ge
the forces that are measured by the airbag sen­
so rs and sent to the con trol unit. Some su spen­
s ion changes can, for exa mpl e, incr ease the force
levels measured by the sensors and make the
airbag system dep loy in crashes in which it
wou ld not deploy if the changes had not been
made. Other kinds of changes may reduce the
force levels measured by the sensors and pre­
vent the airbag from deploying when it sho uld.
We recommend that all necessary work be per­
formed by an authorized Volkswagen deale r
using genuine Volkswagen parts ®.
WARNING
Imp roperly performed modifications or other
work that is not properly performed on your
ve hicle can cause malfunctions leading to ac­
cidents and serious pe rsonal injury.
• Never install suspension components that
d o not have the same performance character­
i stics as the components originally installed
on your vehicle. Never use tire-r im comb ina­
tions th at have not been approved by Volk­
swage n.
WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repa ir proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
a nd death by preventing an a irbag from de­
p lo ying w hen needed or deploying an airbag
unexpected ly.
• Chang ing th e vehicle's su spens ion in­
cluding use of unapproved t ire- rim combina­
tions can change Advanced Ai rbag perfor­
mance and increase the risk of serious per­
sona l inju ry in a crash.
• Be sure to read and heed the info rmatio n
a n d all WARN INGS
2. 1 "Safety
fir st", c hapte r "Airbag
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Cellular phones and CB radios
will need an antenna for cellular phones and CB radio s
Volk swa gen h as a pproved your vehicle fo r use
w ith cellul ar phon es and CB r adio s prov iding
th e fo llowi ng co ndition s:
• correc t in sta ll ation of outside antenn a,
• transm itting pow er is no more than a m ax­
imum of
JO wa tts.
A n outs ide ante nna is nee ded
g ive the eq uip­
m ent it s opt imal range and pr eve lll in terfer­
ence with elec troni cs in th e vehicle.
I f y ou want to use a ce llul ar phone or a CB ra dio
w ith a tran smillin g powe r g re at er than 10 watts,
fir st ch eck wit h a auth orize d Vo lksw agen dea le r.
Ce llul ar phone s and CB radios s houl d be in­
s ta lled only by a qualified worksh op or by your
a uthori zed Vo lkswage n deale r.
Carefu lly fo llow the o perat ing in stru ction s for
yo ur cellula r te lep hon e or CB radi o.
WARNING
• Always concentrate on your driving, and the road. Driver di str act ion causes acci­
dents!
• Alwa ys set v olume le vels so that you can
clearl y hear horn s, sire n s a nd oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle.
WARNING (continued )
• Using a cellul ar te lephone or CB radio in­
side the vehicle without having a separate out ­
s ide antenna can be dangerous to your health
and that of your passengers because th e elec­
tromagnetic radiation energy that the se de­
vice s emit may be above esta blish ed limit s.
• Never attach anything, including acce sso­
ries (for example cup holders or teleph one
brackets) to the airbag covers or within the
airbag d eployment zone.
• Objects on or near the surface s where air­
bags are located can come loo se and cause se­
riou s personal injury
if the airbag deploy s 2.1 "Safety first", chapter "Airbag
system."
Note
Improper in stallation of cellular te le phon es, CB
ra dios or other electro nic compon ent s can
ca use oth er ve hicl e systems to malfunction. Th e
m os t co mmon causes of fault s ar e:
• no ex te rnal
• incorrec tly insta lled ex te rnal antenna,
• tran smitting power in excess of 10 wa tts.
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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

the vehicl e ca n be re fue led. On fi ller no zzle s
w ith spri ng, kee p yo ur h and on th e nozz le
w hen r efue ling to make s ure the nozzle d oes not
co me out of t he ve hicle's fue l fi ller
Hi gh capacity fuel nozzles a re co mm on to sta­
t io ns serv icing large comme rcial ve hicles. T hey
will not fit into yo ur d iesel's s tandard size d fue l
no zzle and sh oul d not be used .
WARNING
Impro per r efuelin g o r handling of fu el c an
c a use fire, ex plo sio n and severe burn s.
• Fue l is hi ghl y flammabl e and ca n ca use se­
ve re burn s an d ot her inj uri es.
• Neve r use a ce llul ar telephon e while re fu ­
e lin g. Th e elec tro mag neti c ra di ati on ca n
ca use spa rks that ca n ignit e fuel vapor s and
cau se a fire.
• Neve r ge t b ack int o your v ehicl e whil e refu­
e lin g. If in exception al cir cum sta nces yo u
mu st ge t back in your vehicl e while re fuelin g,
mak e cer ta in that you clos e the d oor and
to uch m etal to discharg e s ta tic e lec tricity be­
fo re to uch in g th e filler nozzle aga in. S ta ti c
e lec tr ici ty ca n cause sp arks that ca n ignit e fue l
va po rs re lease d durin g re fu elin g.
• Neve r sm oke o r have a n open flam e a ny­
w here in or n ear yo ur vehicl e when r efu elin g
o r fillin g a por ta bl e fuel cont ain er.
• F or yo ur safety, we stron gly r ecomm end
th at yo u d o not trav el with a port abl e fu el co n­
t aine r in your vehicl e. Th e co ntain er,
o r
e mpt y may lea k and could cau se a fire, espe ­
cia lly in a cra sh .
• I f, und er exce ptional ci rcum stance s, you
mu st transpo rt a porta ble fue l co nta iner,
pl ease observe t he fo llowin g:
- Neve r fill a portabl e fu el co ntain er w hil e
it is a nyw here in or on th e ve hicle (fo r ex­
a mpl e, in the lu ggage c ompartm ent , o r on
th e tru nk). Sta ti c e lectricity ca n build up
w hil e fillin g an d ca n ig nit e fuel vap ors
ca usin g a fire .
- A lways place a port abl e f uel co ntain er
o n th e gro und befo re fillin g.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNIN G (cont inue d)
- Always keep the fill er nozz le co mpl etely
in sid e th e port abl e co ntainer befo re a nd
durin g filling.
- If fill ing a port able cont ain er ma de of
m etal, th e filler n ozzle m ust a lw ays be in
co ntac t w ith th e contain er. Thi s w ill h elp
pr even t sta ti c e lec tricit y from dis ch arg in g
a nd cause a fir e.
- Neve r spill fu el in side the ve hicle or lu g­
gage c ompartment . Fuel va pors a re hi ghl y
fl ammab le.
- Always observe loca l an d sta te
I pro vin­
ci al laws rega rdin g th e use, storage and
t ra nsport ation of fu el co ntain ers.
- M ake ce rtain th e fuel co ntain er m eets
ind ustry s tan dard s (A NS I
I AST M F8 52 -
86 ).
Note
• Rem ove f uel sp ills from the pa int imm ed i­
ately to p reve nt pa int dama ge.
• Never run th e ta nk com ple te ly dry. An irr eg­
ul ar gas su pp ly co uld cause misfi rin g. As a resu lt,
unburn ed g as co uld get in to th e c ata lyt ic co n­
ve rter and cause dama ge.
• Whe n trave ling across country, yo u may
c o m e across d iese l fu el no zzles tha t are even
w id er than th e fue l fi ller openi ng on yo ur ve­
hi cle. T hese fue l nozz les were des igned fo r large
t ru cks and generally als o ha ve much h igher fl ow
rat es th an noz zles desig ned for pa ssenger ve hi­
cl es . They will n ot fit into your d iese l's s tanda rd
s ize d fu el noz zle an d mu st n ot be use d.
Fo r th e s ake of environm ent
D o no t try to pu t in mo re fu el a fter t he automat ic
fi ller noz zle has sw itched off; th is m ay cause fue l
to over flow and pollut e th e e nviro nm en t part ic ­
ul arl y w hen it gets hot out side.
Tips
R em ember to re fue l wh en th e ta nk i s 1/4 full to
re duce th e risk of run nin g ou t o f fu el, es peciall y
in re m ote
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