VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 User Guide

® Booklet 0.1 General Inde x
Mon itoring th e Advanc ed Air bag Sys te m 2.1 :
Key tag 3 .l: 3 1
K eys 3. 1: 3 1
Kick-d own funcli on 3.1: 10 3
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Lan e change fla sh function 3.1: 17
L a n gu age in displa y 3.1: 16
L ea ther
C lean ing3.2: 23
L ea ther seats
Pr essure mark s 2. 1: 67
Leavi ng hom e function 3.1: 47
Li fti ng platform 3.2: 89
Lifting the ve hicle 3.2: 89
Light chang e 3.2: 81
Li ght s
& Vi sio n
Menu 3.J : 17
Ligh ts 3.1: 46
Lo ck cy linders 3.2 : 2 1
Locks 3.2: 2 1
Low beam 3.l: 46
Lowe r anchorage s 2.1: 6 7
Luggage compartment 2.1: 10, 3.1: 74
M
Main menu Multi -Functi on Indic ator 3. l: 9
Manual mode
C lim atron ic 3. 1: 87
M anu al tran smi ssio n 3.1: 97
M enu for convenien ce functions 3.1: 17
Menu for Light s
& Vision 3.1: 17
Menu for vehicl e stat us 3. 1: 15
Me nus
Exa mple
of u se 3.1: 13 , 14
MF! 3.1: 9
M ileage (kilom eler) disp lay 3. l: 8
Mile s (ki lom eters) to
3.1: 9
Mirror s
In sid e mir ror 3.1: 55
M ake -u p m irrors 3.1: 52
Out side mirror s, elec trical 3.1: 56
Mirror s low ered fun ction 3.1: 18
Modification s 3.2: 28
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39
Mo untin g and re le asing the anchorage hook
2. 1: 68
Multi -Fun cti on Ind icator 3.1 : 9
Multi -function steering w heel 3. 1: 4
N
New t ires and whee ls 3.2 : 61
N HTSA 2.1: 12, 3.2: 81
No tice about dat a recorded b y veh icle con ­
tro l modu les3 .2: 6
N umb er of seats 2 .1: 13
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Occ upant seating position s 2. 1: 4
O il 3.2: 37
Oil chan ge 3.2 : 42
O il dip stick 3.2: 39
O ne-to uch op en in g a nd closi ng
P owe r w ind ows 3.1: 40
Operating you r vehicl e outsid e th e U .S.A. or
C anada 3.2: 91
Orientation lightin g3.l: 47
Outs ide mi rror s
C lea nin g 3.2: 19
Out sid e te mp erat ure di splay 3.1: 10
Overview
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In strum ent s 3 .1: 5
M ulti-fun ction stee ring whee l 3. 1: 4
Wa rnin g light s 3. 1: 2 0
Paint Poli shin g 3.2: 19
Wax ing 3.2:
19
Pani c but ton 3.1 : 32
Park assist 3.1: 106
P arki ng 3.1 :
Aut oma tic tran smi ssio n 3.l: 99
Ca ution when parking near a parking b ar­
ri er or c urb 3.1: 10 5
Low bump er cove r, spoil ers and su sp en ­
s io n 3.1 : 10 5
W hen parkin g on slop es 3.1 : 10 5

Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
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Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
Booklet 0 .1 General Index
Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
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Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9

Stopping th e engine 3.1: 97
S tora ge area
Ot her stora ge a reas 3.1 : 7l
R oof 3.l : 7 1
S torage compartm ent 3 .1: 69
Fro nt ce n te r armrest 3.1: 70
R ear armrest 3.1: 70
S tor age for the vehicle literature 3.1: 69
Sto ring seat po sit ion s 3.1 :
64
Sto wing luggage in the luggage companm en t
2.1 : 10
S un visor 3.l: 52
S u nro of 3.1: 42
S un sh ade
P owe r roof3.l: 42
Switc h light in g 3.1: 3
Sw itchabl e locking feature
Act iva ting 2.1: 62
Deactivating 2.1: 63
Switc hes
Emerge ncy nasher 3. l: 48
L ig ht switches 3.1 : 46
Powe r ou tsi de m irrors 3.1: 56
Power roof3.l: 42 P owe r w indo ws 3.1: 39
Switc hing off th e e ngin e
W ith
ig n itio n ke y 3 .1: 97
T
Tachometcr3.I: 6
Tank
Fill ing the tank 3.2: 30
F uel ga uge 3. 1: 7
Op ening the fu el fi ller
3.2: 30
Technical modifications 3 .2: 28
T et her anc ho rs 2.1: 65
T et her strap 2.1: 65
Tie-down hooks 3.1 : 78
Ti e-clowns 2. 1: I I
Tire and whee ls 3.2: 5 1
Tire press ure 3.2: 56
Tir e pressure monitor in g syste m 3.1
Warn ing li ght 3.1: 30
Booklet 0 .1 Gen eral Ind ex
Tires
Service life 3.2: 59
Speed Ratin g Le tte rCode 3.2 : 62
Tire manufa cturing date 3.2 : 62
Ti re speci fica tion s 3.2: 62
Trea d depth 3.2: 59
U niform tir e qual it y grading 3.2:
W inter ti res 3.2: 65
T ir e s and wheels
Dim ensio n s 3 .2: 51
New3.2: 6 1
S now chains 3.2: 66
Wh eel b olt s 3 .2: 66
Winter tire s 3.2: 65
Tool s 3.2: 67
Torn or frayed safety belts 2 .1: 1 7
To win g 3 .2:
77
Genera l no te s 3.2: 87
When can your vehicle not be towed? 3.2:
88
To win g eye 3 .2: 86
Trailer t owing
Brak es 3.2 : 11
Dri ving tips 3.2: 13
Operating instr uctio ns 3.2: 12
Sa fety c hain s 3.2: 11, 12
Technica l requ ir eme nts 3.2: 10
Tir e press ure 3 .2: 12
Tow ing t ips 3.2: 13
Trail er lights 3.2: 11
Trailer weigh t 3.2: 12
Trail er turn sig na ls
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 5 1
Tran sport Canad a 3.2: 90
Tran sport in g long item s 3.1: 62, 69
T read Wear Indicato r (l WI ) 3.2: 59
Tnmk 2. 1: 1
O
Trunk lid 3.1 : 37
Turn sig na l a nd high beam leve r 3.1: 50
Turn sig na ls 3 .1: 50
Wa rnin g ligh t 3 .1: 24, 5 1
u
Unde rb od y se alant 3.2: 22
Un faste ning
Safety belts 2.1 : 24
Unidir ectional tir es 3.2: 51, 73
Uniform tire qua lity g radin g 3.2: 64
Alphab etical ind ex 11

® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
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Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
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Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra­
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
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What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve­
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7

When should I refuel the tank of the vehicle? 3.2:31

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Afterword
Volkswagen w or ks c ontinu ously to
d eve lop and improve its produ cts. We must
t h ere fore reserve the right to c hange any part of
t h e vehi cle, its e quipm ent o r t ec hni cal spec ifica­
tion s
an y tim e. No leg al commitm ent can
t h erefore be de rive d from the information , illu s­
tration s or descriptions in thi s man ual.
Th e text s, illu stration s and sta nd ard s in thi s
man ual ar e based on the information available
at the tim e of pub lication .
N o part of this man ual may be rep rin ted , re pro­
duc ed or trans lated w ithout the written p cnni s­
s ion of Vo lksw agen d e
All r ight s und er th e co pyr ig ht laws are expre ssly
reserved by Vo lkswag en de S ubj ect to
a lt era -ti on and amendm ent.
Pr im ed in Mexico
© Volkswagen de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
ffi For the sake of environment
This pap er was b leached wit hout th e use of ch lo­
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