safe VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

then be towe d w ith all w hee ls rai sed. The ve hicle
s h ould be m ove d with a car
45 ..
Usin g th e ve hicle jack lift the vehi cle 72 .
To p reve nt damage to the un derbo dy of the ve­
hicl e when lifting th e vehicl e, rubber pads must
be used.
B efo re driv ing o nto a flo or jack. yo u mu st chec k
make s ure that there is enou gh clea rance be ­
tw een low of the vehicle and the floor jack.
WARNING
Improp erl y your vehicl e with a floor
ja ck can cause the fl oor
j ac k and cause seriou s perso nal inju ry:
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always lift your vehicle on ly at th e des ig­
nated lift point s shown in the illu strations.
• Neve r allo w anyone to sta y in the ve hicle
when it is bein g lif ted or when it is
the
ground.
• Not u sin g the des ig nated lift point s can
ca use the vehicle to fall
the floor j ack when
hea vy part s such as the en gine or tran smi s­
s ion are rem oved.
• If yo u must work under a veh icle rai sed on
a floor j ack, alway s mak e sure that the vehicle
i s sa fely supp orted on safety stands int end ed
for that purpose that arc strong e nough to
s upport th e we ight of the ve hicle.
•
mak e sure th at th e weight of th e ve­
hicl e is not h eav ier than th e liftin g capac ity of
th e floor jack bein g used.
• Never start the engine when you have
rai sed th e vehicle on the floor jack. The engin e
v ibration s and vehicle move ment s co uld
knock the vehicle
the floor jac k.
Note
• Lifting yo ur vehicle at any point s oth er than
th e de signated lifting po int s c an cause se rious
damage
th e veh icle.
• When drivi ng yo ur vehicle on
10 hoist, m ake there is suffici ent cl earanc e betwee n
th e ho is t a nd bot1om of the
What do I do now? 89

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Con sume r Information
Applicab le to U.S.A. only
If yo u b eli eve that your vehicl e has a defect
w hic h co uld cause a cras h, injur y, or death,
yo u sh ould i nform the
immedi­
ately. You sh o uld also noti fy Volkswage n of
A meri ca, In c. If
receives s imilar
co mplaint s, it may open an invest igat ion,
and ifit finds that a saf ety defect exists in a
g rou p of vehicles, it may order a recall and
r e med y campai gn. However, NHT SA
ca nn ot b ecome involve d in i ndividual
probl ems b etween yo u, yo ur dea ler, o r
Vo lkswagen of Ame rica, In c.
Address of NHTSA
Te l.: 1-888- DAS H-2-DO T (1-888-327-4236}
Applicable to Canada only
If you believe th at your vehicle has a
wh ic h could cause a crash, injury, or dea th,
you s hould inform Transport Canada im­
m ed iate ly, You should also notify Volk­
swage n Canada, Inc.
Address of Transport Canada
To contact Transport Cana da, you may eith er
ca ll Tran sport Ca nada toll-fre e at :
90 What do I do now?
From 8:00 AM to 10:0 0 PM EST, Monday thro ugh
Friday
Or ha ve a lo ok at:
htt p:/ /www-odi.n lllSa .do t.gov/ivoq/
and print out th e web form and fax it to (202)
366 -7882
Or mail it to:
U.S. of T ransporta tio n,
Na tional Highway Traffi c Safety
Office of Defec ts In ves tigati on,
NSA- 10.01, 400 7th S treet, SW
Was hington, D.C. 20 590.
Pho ne: l-8 00- 333- 0510 (only fro m Ca nada }
Pho ne: (613) 998-86 16 (O ttawa r egion }
or write to:
T ranspo rt Ca nada
Hoad Sa fe ty
2780 Sheffield Road
Ottawa ON
KIB 3\/9

Parts 27
Plastic parts 19
Clean ing 23
Power steering 6
Power wa sh er 18
Prem ium Gaso line 32
R
Rai sing th e veh icle wit h th e jac k 72
Hear lid
Escape handle 76
wind ow heat ing
Heatin g element wires 20
Refue ling 30
H eg ular Gaso line 32
Repair s 28
Hep lacin g
Whee l rim s 63
Rep lacing tires and wheels 6 1
He por ting safety de fects
Ca nada 90
Unit ed States 90
Rims Replacing 63
gas kets 20
s
Safery belt s
Cleaning 26
S now chains 66
Spa res 27
Speed Hating Letter Code 62
Sta rtin g w ith jum per ca bles 84
Ste ps fo r dete rmining correc t load lim it 59
T
Tank
Fillin g
tank 30
Openi ng the fu el filler
30
Tec hnical m od ifica tions 28
T ire pressu re 56
T ir e pressure monitoring system
Se nso rs 63
Tir es and whee ls 63
Va lves 63
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
Tire service life 59
T ir es
Rep la cing 63
Se rv ice life 59
Speed Hating Leller Code 62
Ti re manufa cturing dale 62
Ti re specificat ions 62
Tread depth 59
Uni form tire qua lity gradi ng 64
Win te r tires 65
Tir es and vehicle load limit s 58
Tir es and whe els 5 1
C hec king tir e press ure 56
Co ld tire innation pre ssure 54
D imens ions 6 1
General notes 51
Glo ssary of
and loadin g
t e rm inology 52
New tires and whee ls 61
Rep lacing 6 1
Snow cha ins 66
T ire pressu re mon ito rin g sys tem 63
Tir es and vehicle load limit s 58
Whee l bolts 66
W int er tire s 65
Tools 67
Towing 86
Four-wheel dr ive 86
General notes 87
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 88
Towing eye 86
Tra iler tow ing
Brak es ll
Dr iv in g tips 13
Operating instru ction s 12
Safety chain s 11, 12
Tec hnical requir ements IO
Tire press ure 12
T ow ing tips 13
Trailer lights 11
Tra iler weigh t 12
Tra nspo rt Ca nada 90
Tread Wea r Ind ica to r (TWI) 59
u
Underbody sea lant 22
Unidir ectiona l tires 51, 73
Uniform lir e qu alit y g rading 64
Alphabetical index 95

About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
t ip s, suggest ions and WARNINGS on using your
ve hicle. The other booklets in the Owne r's Liter­
ature contain further information that you
should be aware of for
own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sure that you alwa ys keep the complete
Owner's Litera ture in the veh icle. This is espe­
ciall y im por-tant when you lend or sell the ve­
hicle.
T hi s manual describes the vehicl e equip ment at
the time of publication . Some of the equ ipment
described will not be ava ilab le un til a lat er date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illus trations may slig htly vary from you r vehicle.
For this reason you should regard illustrat ions as
a general guide.
At the beginning of this booklet, you will find a
table of contents contents showing a ll the item s
described in this manual in the order they ap ­
pear.
An alphabetical index i s at the end of the
booklet.
Directions and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are always re lative to the direction of
trave l of the vehicle un less sta ted otherwi se.
Some sections of this bookle t do no t app ly to
vehicles. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to, for examp le "'Applies to vehicles with Diesel
engine".
The sec tion is continued on the next page.
Indicat es the end of a section.
® Regis tered tr ademarks are
or®·
Howe ver, the absence of this symbol does
n ot cons tit ut e a waiver o f the r ights con­
cerni ng any term.
Cross-refe rence to a "WA RNING " within
or outside of a section.
Cross-refere nce to a "Note " within or out­
side o f a sectio n.
WARNING
Texts with this symbo l con tain imp ortan t in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
of personal injury or death .
Note
Text s w ith this symbol draw your atlentio n to
potentia l so urc es of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of environment
Texts with this symbol conta in inform atio n
abou t the environm ent and how you can help
prote ct it.
Tips
Tex ts
this symbo l contain special tips and
other information about getting the most out of
yo ur veh icle and i ts fealllres.

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
General notes
What you need to know
Abbreviations used in this booklet
Abbreviation Meaning
kW Kilow att (e n gin e pow er)
hp Hor se power ( engin e pow er)
rpm Revolu tion s per minut e (engine sp ee d)
N m Newt on m ete rs ( un it of engin e torque )
lb- ft
Foot pound s (uni t of engin e torq ue)
in . Inch
qt s. Quart s
CID Cub ic in ch di spl ace ment
lb s.
Pound s
k g
Kilogram
Vehicle Identification
Fig . 1 View from th e outs ide thro ugh the windshi eld
on the driver 's side : Ve hicle identilicotion numb er
(V IN)
Vehicle identification numb er (VIN}
The vehicle ident ifica tion numb er is lo cat ed on
th e in strum en t pa nel o n th e dri ver' s s ide so
it is vis ib le from th e out side through the w ind­
s h ie ld l.
2 General notes
Th e safety compliance sticker
Th e sa fe ty comp lian ce s tick e r is yo ur ass ura nce
th at y our new ve hicle comp lies w ith all appli ­
c ab le Fed -e ral Motor Ve hicle Saf ety S ta nd ard s,
w hich wer e in effec t
lim e the ve hicle wa s
m anufa ctur ed. Yo u can find thi s sticke r on th e
l e ft fro nt door jamb.
It shows t he m ont h and the ye ar of produ cti on
a nd
ve hi cle id entification number.
Th e high voltag e warning label
T he hig h vo ltage warn ing lab el is located on th e
l oc k ca rr ie r
Th e spark i gn ition system meets al l r eq uire­
m ent s of th e Canad ian Int erf ere n ce -Ca using
Equ ipm ent Heg u-lati ons.
Th e ve hicl e identification label
ve hicl e id en tifi cat io n lab el i s loca te d on th e sid e of th e rea r pan el in th e lu ggage com­
partm en t o r under carp eti n g on th e luggage
compartm en t floor. The labe l co nt ains th e fo l-
l o w ing informa tion:
II>

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Roof weight
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight is 165 lbs ( 75 kg ).
On ly us e the roof rack system sp eci fica lly d e­
s ign ed, tested and approved by Vo lk swage n.
The roo f weig ht increa ses the weight of t he front
and rear ax le and correspondingly re d uces the
o th er l oa d that your vehicle can carry.
D istri bute th e load even ly and do not exceed th e
P erm iss ible Roof Weight (including th e we ig ht
o f th e roof rack system ) or t he Gross Vehicle
weig ht.
For mor e details see
2.1 "Safety first",
c h ap te r " Safe driving " and "Con­
t rols a nd Eq u ip m ent", ch apter "Seats and
s torag e."
WARNING
Transpor ting heavy bulky loa ds on th e roo f will ch ange the way the ve hicle han dles by
s hi fti ng the ve hicle's cen ter o f grav ity,
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics and the way it re­
ac ts to side winds.
Dimensions
T he speci fica tio ns re fer to the ba sic m ode l. Dif­
fere nces may occ ur depending on the mod el
type and options orde red, for example, tir e siz es .
yo ur vehicle
in are a s wi th parking b arri ers or c urbs. Pa rking
barri ers a nd cur bs va ry in h eig h t. They co ul d
dam age yo ur bum per and re la ted co mponent s
w hen th e fro nt of you r ve hicle moves over a bar­
ri er or
curb that is too To avoid dam age to
yo ur car you sh o uld stop a nd park t he car
w ith out t ouch ing the pa rking barri er or curb.
4 G ener al not es
WARN ING {co ntin ued)
• Cargo that i s la rg e , h eavy, bulky, lo ng or
fl at w ill have a mo re nega tive in fluence o n th e
ve hicle's aerodyna mics, ce nter of grav ity a nd
ove ra ll h an dl ing.
• Always adapt your driv ing and sp eed to
w hat yo u arc ca rryi ng on the roof as we ll as to
road,
wea ther and w ind cond it ions.
• Always avoi d sud den brak ing or dr iv ing
maneuve rs.
• Always make sur e th at l oads a rc proper ly
di stri but ed and th at heavier i te m s a rc in th e
fr ont ..
• Nev er excee d th e m ax imu m roof load for
t h e ve hicle, max im um ax.le loads or the max­
im um gross vehicle
th ere is dan ger
of dam age to th e ve hicle. -4
• When dr iv in g up stee p ramp s, on ro ugh
roads, or ove r curb s e tc. it i s important t o re­
m ember t hat so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle, suc h as
s p oilers or exhau st system compone nts, may b e
very close to the g round . Be caref ul not t o
dam age them .
Tip s
Th e
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p­
m en t is for differe nt mode ls , for specia l
ve hicl es and for oth er co untri es . -4

About this booklet
This booklet contains important informati on,
tip s, sugges tions and warning s o n using your ve­
hicle . Th e other booklets in th e Owner's Litera­
tur e contain more informati on that you should
be aware of for your own safety and for th e safe ty
of your passenger s.
Make sure that you alwa ys kee p the compl ete
Owner 's Literature in the vehicle. Thi s is espe­
ciall y important when you lend or sell the ve­
hicle.
This manual describes the vehicle equipment at
the time of publicat ion. The content s of this
booklet correspond to the equi pment options
on your vehicle.
Illustratio ns ma y vary from your vehicle. For
this r ea so n you sh ou ld regard illustration s as a
gene ral guide.
At the beginning of
bookle t, you will find a
tab le of con tents sho win g all the item s de­
sc ribed in thi s manua l in the ord er th ey appear.
An alphabetical index is at the end of the
bookl et.
Directions and posit ions (for example ri ght , le ft,
front, rear) ar e always relative
10 the direction of
tra vel of the vehicle unl ess stated otherw ise .
So me section s of thi s book let do not appl y
to all
vehicles. If this is the case, a texl at the b eginnin g
of the section indicates which vehicle s it appli es
to , for examp le "Applies to
Models onl y".
Th e section is cont inued on th e nex t p age.
Indicat es the end of a sect ion .
® Reg is tered trad emar ks are mark ed or®.
H owever, t he ab senc e of thi s symbol does
1101 con stitute a waiver of the right s co n­
cern ing any te rm.
Cross- re fere nce to a "WARN IN G" within
or ou ts id e of a sec tion.
Cross-refe re nce to a within or side of a sec tion.
W AR NIN G
Tex ts with this symbo l contain impo rtant in­
formation on safety and how to reduce t he risk
of persona l injury or death.
No te
Tex ts w ith this sy mbol draw yo ur attent ion to
po tent ial source s of dam age to your vehicl e.
Fo r th e sake of environ men t
with this symbol contain informa tion env ironm ent and how you can he lp
prot ect it.
Tip s
symbol special tips and
o th er inform ation abo ut getting the most out of
your veh icle and its fe ature s.

Fig . 2 Sound System with SDRS
On/Off switch (pr ess) and volume Fader Control (FADER I: Tu rn the
c ontrol (turn ). The mode that was page 2, 1 to adjust
in use befor e the unit was last th
e des ired balan ce betwee n the
t urned off· ra dio or CD· will auto · front and
rear sp eake rs .
matica lly c om e back on aga in when
Band Sett ing Button s .... ..... ... 9
you tu rn on th e un it. If th e unit i s
FM Press thi s butto n
l e nt when turn ed on and the wo rd
to se lec t the FM band, to sw itch
SA FE appear s in the d is pla y, th en
to the second set of p rese ts or to
yo u must re-en ter the safety code. 34 FM AU TO set of prese ts . Press So und Setting Bultons ........... 1
2
and hold to sLOre automati cal ly
Bass Co ntro l I BASS I: Turn the knob t
h e 6 FM best quality station s in page 2, I to adjust the FM
AUT O.
b ass as des ired ..
AM Button(§ : Pr ess this bulton
Mi ddle Contr ol (MIDDLE I: Turn the to
select the AM band or to switch page 2, l to adju st t
o the AM AUTO set of presets.
t h e m id dle frequ enci es as Press and hold to store automati-
s ir ed . call
y the 6 AM bes t quality
Treble Control Turn the ti
ons in AUTO .
page 2, I to adj ust Stat ion Preset butt ons:
th e treble as des ired.
Mode : Press these buttons
Balance Contro l (BALANCE!: Turn t
o pre set on e radio statio ns on
th e to adjust the desired eac
h of th em in eac h of the five
balance th e left and bands AM
I.AM AUTO , FM I, FM2
ri ght sp eake rs. and
FM AUTO or whe n using the
sa tellit e mode ..
............. ..
Quick overview 3

Booklet 3.4 P remi um Sound System
.0, WARNING (conti nued )
• Us e the Sound System only if road , traffic
an d weath er cond itions permit and you will
not be distracted from your driving.
Important information
Operating the Sound System while driving
D rivi ng on today 's road s demands th e full atten­
ti o n of the driver.
The w ide range of sophisti cate d eq uipm ent de­
tail s of modern car radio s offer not onl y a vas t
so urce of entertainmen t, but also import ant in ­
form ation reg arding t raffic updates, road condi ­
t ions, wea ther repo rts. etc.
Bu t re mem ber, you should onl y operate the
ra di o system wit h its num erous fe atures when
th e traffic situ atio n rea lly
in "Con ­
tro ls" on page 2.
For examp le, c hangin g CDs o r re ading song t i­
tl es on a CD case or in th e rad io display when
drivi ng is o ften the ca use of aut o acc idents .
You s hould also set th e vo lume of your radio
sys tem so that yo u ca n h ear s ig n als from other
dr iv ers at a ny tim e.
Convenience radio coding For tec hn ical reason s. the conve nience radio
c oding is not ava ila bl e for all vehicle models.
In the past, it used to be tha t yo u had to manu ­
a lly recode t he radio wheneve r th e uni t was re­
m oved from the ve hicle (for example, if th e unit
was removed to be repaired). or whenever the
veh icle battery was disco nnected (for examp le,
if yo u brou ght yo ur v ehicl e in to t he deale rship
for service a nd it was necessary to dis con nect
t he bauery). In eith er case , the power sup ply to
th e unit was cut off.
T hat has all ch anged w ith the new conven ie n ce
radio cod ing f un cti on: Once t he co de number
ha s bee n ent ered. it
will th en sy nchro nize itse lf
w ith "its" vehicl e!
.0, WARNING (co ntinu ed)
• Always set volume leve ls so that you can
clearly hear horns , si rens and oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle .
If the power supp ly has been interrupted , the
radio will automa tically c hec k to see if it i s s till in
vehicle after the ignition has been switched
on . If this hap pen, th e radio will be ready for use
af ter just a few seconds.
It is th erefo re no longer necessary to d isengage
th e e lect ronic lock manuall y!
If t11e rad io ha s been in s ra ile d in anot her ve hicl e,
how ever, the electronic lock ha ve to be dis­
engaged manually.
If
SAFE ap pea rs i n the disp lay a fter switchin g the
rad io on , it can then only be operated aga in afte r
entering tJ1e co rrect code
=> pa ge 34.
External CD changer1l
You also have the option of installin g a Ge nuine
Vo lkswagen CD Changer. Ask your authoriz ed
Vo lkswagen dealer about thi s optio n.
The CD change r is in stalle d in the front armres t
co mp artment. It is "re mote controlled" by th e
radio unit.
It allow s you ro load up to 6 CDs. See => page 32 for furt her information.
Vo lkswage n dea ler s have a ll the informa tion
conce rning in stallin g th e CD c hange r.
Tip s
• Please note tha t it em s marked with an as­
t e ri sk(*) may be standard on ce rtain m odels , op ­
tional on otJ1 ers or no t ava ilabl e on yo ur model.
Always ch eck with your authorized Volkswage n
deale r to see if the feat ure or item ap plies to your
mod el.
• The radio code numb er and the radio seria l
numb er ca n be found on th e "Radio Card" at the
beg inning of the
Lit erature . ._
I) Availa ble as a fa cto ry install ed opt ion, or your author ized Volkswagen dealer can install the oplional C D
c h anger for you. A lways chec k with yo ur a utho rize d Vol kswage n deale r if th is op tio n i s ava ilab le fo r yo ur
model.
Quick overview 5

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
• It is very important that you keep this "Radio
Card" in safe place neve r keep it in the ve­
hicle . On ly then the ra dio is use less to
6 Quick overview