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Emission Control Maintenance
A clean enviro nm enl is of co ncern 10 a ll of
u s. Vo lkswage n has into you r ve hicl e
an effici ent emi ssio n co ntro l syslc m, using
ge nuine Volksw agen pan s, in confor man ce
wi 1h 1he Fe dera l C lean Air Ac t in th e Unit ed
S lat es and Canadian Emi ssion S1an dards,
respec1 ive ly. To h elp keep our air clean , yo u
ca n do yo ur part by prov idin g reg ular m ain
te nan ce fo r th e e missio n control syste m in
y o ur vehicle .
2 Maintenance, repa ir or replacement of
e mi ssio n co ntrol comp on ents may be per
formed by a ny
au to m otive service
a nd r epair establi shm ent or indi vidu al
wi thout affecting the Emission Control
Syste m Warranty , provid ed that su ch r e
p air s are perfo rmed to manufa ctur er's
Why Service?
• An unt uned en gin e wastes f uel.
• An emi ssio n co ntrol syste m not maint ain ed
p ro perl y ca n in crease polluti on.
• A minor ad justment now may prevc nl a re
p air late r.
• Follow the recomm ended maint enance
sc hed ule and make in-b etwee n ch ec ks. T hi s way
yo u h elp keep yo ur car d ependabl e and safe.
• The inte rvals s how n in th e ta bl e o n th e fol
l ow ing pa ges are ba sed on ve hicl es op era tin g
un der norma l co nditi ons. In th e case of severe
co ndition s, such as extre mely low tempera tures,
Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
speci lica tions, and that replacement part s
are at leas t equi vale nt to genuine Volk
swage n part s in emi ssio n p erfo rmance and
dur ability . Warranty repair s and r eplace
ment s, howeve r, mu st be perform ed b y an
a utho rized Vo lkswagen dealer.
If ot her th an gen uine Vo lkswage n re pla ce
m enl pan s are use d, the owner sh ould make
s u re t hat suc h pan s are warra nted by their
m an ufaclur er an d th at th ey are a t least
eq uiva le nt to gen uin e Vo lkswagen rep lace
m ent part s in emi ssio n p erform ance a nd
d u rab ility. To be certain that the em iss ion
co ntro l sys te m func tio n s as designed , re g
ul ar maint enan ce is nec essar y for a ll co m
po nents of th e ve hicle w hi ch influ ence ex
hau st e mi ssion s.
excess ive dust etc., it is necess ary for ce rtain op
e rat io ns
to b e carri ed ou t in between the give n
int erv al s. Thi s appli es to en gin e o il
c h an ges a nd t he clea nin g or re placin g of the air
cl eaner
ele m ent.
• If you have ques tio ns a bout how to maintain
yo ur vehicl e or abo ut yo ur Maintenan ce Ser
v ices , as k your a uthori zed Volkswagen d ealer.
A uthori zed VOLKSWAGEN dea lers are ready to
s erve you and are committed to quality service
and c ustom er care .
Warranty Voucher 5
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 20,000 miles (32,000 km) -ALL MODELS
• En gin e: C hange o il and oil filter
• En gin e: C hec k for leaks
• Exhau st system: Chec k for dam age and le ak s
• Water separat or: Drain water (TOI engin e
o nl y)
• Fuel filt er: Replace (T OI engine only)
• Batte ry: C heck
• Door ch eck stra p s: Lubri cate
• Dust and polle n fi lter (w here applicable) :
R epl ace
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coolant leve l; ad d if
n ecessa ry
• Windshi eld was he r: Chec k fluid l evel; add if
n ecessary
• Automa tic sh ift l oc k: Check operation in
cludin g park /n eut ral/safe ty sw itch
• Auto mati c tran smi ssi on: Chec k for leak s
• Manual tran smi ssion : Chec k oil leve l; acid if
n ecessa ry; check fo r leak s
• Whee ls: Ro ta te from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Chec k condition and
pr ess ure
Next Service :
D at e: .. .... ......... .........
M iles/ km: ...................
w hi ch eve r occurs first •
Brake syste m : C hec k fo r dam age /leak s, brak e
p ad thi ckne ss an d br ake flu id l eve l
• Drive s haf ts : C he ck boots
• On-Board diagno sti c sys te m: Check faul t
m em ory ; p urg e if necessa ry
• Hoof fr am e: C lea n
lubri cate
• Front axle : C hec k dust seals on ba ll joint s and
t ie rod end s; c hec k tie rod s
• Head lig ht s: A djust
• Rear spoil er: Lubri cate (Ne w Beet le only)
• 12 V start er and auxili ary batt ery: c h eck
(w here app licable )
• Airbag system: Visua l c h eck eve1y
12 month s
r e ga rdless of mileage ( kil om ete rs)
• Roa d te st: Check kickclo wn, brakin g,
s tee ring, heatin g and ve ntil ation, air co nd i
ti oni ng, po we r acc esso ries and elec trica l sys
t e m s
• Tires: Check trea d dep th , ad just tir e press ure
i f n ecessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onit oring sys te m sensors:
C hec k batt ery char ge. re pl ace w hee l ele ctron ics
and aluminum valve if necess ary (where appli
cab le).
T oda y·s date a nd Volk sw agen Dea ler sta mp
Se rvic e at 25,000 mil es (40,000 km) -Model s with a 1.8T engin e
ONLY
• En g in e: Chan ge oil and oil filter
Next Service:
Date : ........... ..... ... .... .
M iles/ km: .. ..... ........... .
10 Warranty Voucher
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Dear Owner,
This bookle t conta ins the warra nties applicable
to your new Vo lksw agen. Plea se read these war
ran ties caref ull y
to determ in e yo ur war ranty
righ ts and obligation s.
Yo ur Limit ed New Ve hicle Warra nty inclu des
vi rtually bumper to bump er coverage for 4
yea rs or
50, 000 mil es, w hich ever o ccurs and Limit ed po wertrain coverage for 5 years or 60 ,000 mil es, which ev er occ urs fir st. Your ve
hicl e is also wa rrant ed against corrosion perfo
r a ti on for a period of
12 years irrespect ive of
mil eage .
In addition, yo ur vehicle is covered by emi ssio ns
warra nties mandated b y Federal law. If you ar e
resident of Ca lifornia, Mass achuse tts, Ve rm ont,
or Main e and ha ve pur chase d a California emi s
s ion s eq uipped vehicle, you may al so have right s
und er C ali fornia mandat ed emi ssio n s wa rran
ti es . P lease consult these wa rranLie s when ev er
repair your em ission con trol system is qu ired to de te rmine whethe r it i s covered by
w arranty . Your satisfa ction in under standing the
wa rrant ies that ap ply to yo ur Volk swage n is im
po rtan t to us. Any q ues tion s concern ing war
ra nty covera ge s hould be di rected to:
Vo lkswagen Custom er
CA RE Center 3499 W es t Hamlin Road
Roc hes ter Hill s, Ml 48309 Tel.: l (80 0) 822-89 87
If y ou hav e a co nce rn or yo u are no t satisfie d
wit h the serv ice that you receive f rom your
d ea le r, we s ugges t th at you di scu ss it w it h th e
Serv ice Manage r at your dea le rs hip. If it i s not
resolved through your dea le rs hip , you may ca ll
or w rit e to the V olkswage n Custom er CA RE
Cen te r.
Volk swagen of Ameri ca, In c., provide s a m edi a
t io n and arbitra tion service for th e res olu tion of
di sp ute s ari sin g un der t his Lim ited New Vehicle
Warranty. This serv ice is ca lle d
AUT O LINE
a nd is condu cted throu gh local o ffices of the
l3etcer Business Bur eau. If you w is h to u se t his
se rvice, call the follow ing toll -free number:
I (8 00) 955 -5 100
Co uncil of B etter Busin ess Bu rea us, In c. 420 0 Wilson Boul eva rd
Ar lin gto n, VA 22203 -1804
Not ice of Addres s C hange
N oti ce of Use d Ca r Pur ch ase
The "Nationa l
& Moto r Vehicle Safety Act
o f 1966 " req uire s manufacturer s 10 be in a posi
t ion veh icle owner s if a co rrection of a
product defe ct be comes necess ary. If yo u
c h ange your addres s or bu y a used Volkswagen ,
co mpl ete one of the postc ard s in 1 he m iddle of
t h is booklet. You need not use t his ca rd if you
purc hase d yo ur Volk swage n through an autho
rize d Vo lksw agen d eal er.
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Boo klet 1.2 U SA War ran ty
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may raise a claim under this warran ty im
mediat ely afte r your vehicle has fail ed a Ca li
fornia 1/M test if, as a res ult of that failure , you
a re re qui re d by law to r epair th e vehicle to avoid
imposition of a penalt y or cance llation of your
right
u se the vehi cle. You need actua lly
s uff er the loss or lose the right to use ve
hicle or pay for the r epair before prese ntin g your
cla im.
C laim s ma y be pre sented only by bringing your
ve hicle to any authoriz ed Volkswagen dea ler in
th e Un it ed State s, incl uding it s te rritor ies, and
Ca nada. The dea le r wi ll honor or den y yo ur
claim within a reasona ble tim e, not t o exceed
thirt y (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve
hicl e is pres ented for repair o r w ithi n any tim e
peri od spe cified by local, state o r fede ral law,
whichev er is short er, exce pt when
delay is
ca use d b y eve nts not a ttributabl e to Volkswagen
o r the dealer. If the dea ler d eni es your cla im, you
w ill be notified in writing of the rea sons fo r r e
j ec tin g th e claim. If you do not r ece ive no tice of
denial of your claim within the above time pe
riod, Vo lk sw agen is requir ed by law to honor the
claim.
Und er ce rtain circum stan ces, your claim may be
denied because yo u ha ve fa iled t o comply with
in structions for schedul ed maint enan ce con
tain ed in your Volkswagen Ma intenance
bookl et. In d eterminin g w heth er you have co m
p li ed w ith the in stru ctio ns for scheduled main- t
e nan ce and prop er u se, Volkswagen may re
qu ire yo u to furni sh proof of complianc e onl y
with t hose maintenan ce instru ctions whi ch
Volkswage n has r ea so n to believe we re not per
for med and which could be th e ca use of th e 1/M
T es t fa ilure.
Vo lkswagen may deny an emi ssion performan ce
war ra nt y claim on the basis that a non-EPA cer
tifi ed r eplace ment part was use d in th e mainte
n an ce or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Volk swage n ca n
pro ve t hat the non -cert ified part i s eith er d efec
tiv e in mat eria ls o r wo rkman sh ip, or no t equiva
l e nt fr om an emi ssio n sta ndpoint to th e or iginal
part, and you are no t able to offe r inform atio n
that th e part is e ith er not d efective o r equivalent
t o th e o riginal part with respect to its em ission
p erforman ce.
Volk swage n wi ll not deny a claim re lat in g to:
• warra nty work or p re-de livery serv ice per
fo rmed by an authorize d Vo lkswa gen dea le r, o r
• work performed in an em erg ency to rect ify
a n un safe co nditi on
ro Vo lkswag en,
provided you have taken ste ps in a tim ely
mann er t o put th e vehi cle back into a co n
form ing co nditi on , o r
• the use of an uncertifi ed part or to non com
plian ce with the in struction s for proper maint e
nan ce and use, whic h is not re lated to th e 1/ M
Te st
Additional Information About Your California Emissions Warranties
Warranty period
The warranty period beg ins on the elate th e ve
h icl e is delivered to th e original r eta il pur cha ser
or o riginal l essee, a nd any sub seq uent pur
c ha ser or l essee or, if the vehicle is fir st plac ed in
24 Californi a Emi ss ion s Warra nti es
se rv ice as a demon strator or company car prior deli very , on the elate is fir st placed in
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Service Publications
Volkswagen Technical Literature Ordering Center
Updated service information you can obtain
Volkswagen product perform ance in
the fi eld and reg ularl y se nds dea le rs the late st
se rvi ce in fo rmation about Volkswa ge n ve hicles .
No w y ou t oo, ca n get the se bulletin s.
Bull eti ns cov er a wid e variety of subje cts : t he
proper use and ca re of yo ur ca r, co stl y rep air s,
inexp en siv e repair s or ad justm ems whic h, if
do ne early, may avo id co stl y f uture r epa irs .
S om e bull etin s de scribe repair s about new or
un exp ecte d condition s. Ot her s de scribe
proved r epair pro cedur es or parts improv e
m ent s. A ll of thi s informati on ca n a ls o help a
qualifi ed tec hn ici an b ett er se 1vi ce your vehicl e. Mo
st bull etin s appl y to condi tio ns a ffec ting a
s mall number of vehicles. Yo ur dealer or a qu al
ified te chnicia n ma y hav e to determin e if a
cifi c bulle tin appli es to yo ur vehicl e. You can
o rder Vo lkswag en bull eti ns, V olk sw age n re pa ir
i nforma tion an d Vo lksw ag en Own er' s Lit eratu re
2 4 h our s 17 da ys a we ek on th e Int erne t from th e
V olk swa gen Techni cal Literature Ordering
C ente r at:
O r if you pre fer, you can conta ct our literature
distribut io n se rv ice at:
Telephon e: I
(800) 544-802 1
Fax : I (80 0) 572- 1438
What you will also find on the websi te
• A lis t of Vo lk swagen b ulletin s for 1985 and
l at er model years, c ove ring a ll North American
s p ec ific ation Vo lk swag en mod els.
• Ord eri ng and pr icing in format io n on how to
bu y spec ific bull etin s.
• Ord ering and pri ce info rmation for V olk
sw age n R epa ir Man uals on pape r forma t, C D
HOM o r DV D.
• Orderin g and pri ce info rmation for Volk
s wag en Ele ctrica l Wirin g D iag ram s.
• Owne r's Ma nuals
• Mai men anc e Bookl ets
• Warrant y M anu als
• Sou nd Sys te m Ma nuals WARNING
These bulletins are intended for tec hnicians. They are not meant for the SUAL technicians
h ave the eq uipm ent , too ls, safety instru cti on s,
a nd kn ow-h ow to do a jo b p rope rly a nd sa fe ly.
Im prop erly perform ed repa irs or maint e
n ance can ad verse ly affect the safet y of your
ve hicl e, possib ly lea din g to accide nt or inju ry.
The y ma y also im pair the economy, durability
o r re liability of your veh icle and may vo id the
war ranty of your car.
If y ou n ot s u re th at
y o u can perform a job prope rly and safel y, y ou
s h ould not ri sk try ing to do so.
Serv ice Publications 31
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Dear Owner,
This book let co ntains th e warra nties appli cable
to your new Vo lkswagen. Please read these wa r
ran ties carefully to determ ine your warranty
right s and obl igations.
Yo ur Limit ed New Vehicle Warranty includes
vi rtuall y bump er to bumper coverage for 4
years or
50,000 mil es, w hich ever occurs fir st
and limit ed power train coverage for 5 years or mil es, whichever occ urs fir st. Your ve
hi cle is also wa rranted aga inst co rro sion p erfo
rati on for a period of
12 years irrespe ctive o f
mil eage.
In addition, you r vehi cle is covered by emissions
warrant ies mandated by Federal law . If you are a
resident of California, Massac husetts, Vermont,
or Maine and have purchased a California em is
sions equipped vehicle, yo u ma y also have right s
u nd er Ca lifornia manda ted e missions warran
ties. P lease consu lt thes e warran tie s wheneve r a
repair to your emissio n contro l sys tem is
quired to dete rm ine whether it is covered by
w arranty. Your satisfaction in understanding the
wa rranties tha t ap ply to your Volkswagen is im
po rtant to us. Any ques tion s co nce rning war
ranty coverage should be directed to:
Vo lkswagen Customer CARE Ce nter
3499 West Ham lin Roa d
Roc heste r Hills, M I 48309 Tel.: I (800) 822 -8987
If you have a concern or you are not satisfied
wi th the service tha t you receive from you r
dea ler, we sugge st that you discuss it wit h the
Service Mana ger at your dea lers hip . If it is not
reso lved throu gh your dea lers hip , yo u ma y ca ll
or
to the Volkswagen Custome r
conducted through local offices o f the
Better B usiness B ure au . If yo u wish to use this
se rv ice , call the following toll-fre e numbe r:
I (800) 955-5100
Co uncil of Better Busi ness Bureaus, Inc. 420 0 Wilso n Bou leva rd
Ar lington, VA 22203- 1804
Notice of Address Chang e
Not ice of Used Car Purchase
T he
Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Ac r
of req uires manufacturer s to be in a posi
t ion to co ntact ve hicle owners if a correction of a product defect beco mes nec essary. If yo u
change your address or buy a used Volk swagen,
complete one of the pos tcards in th e midd le of
thi s booklet. You ne ed not use this card if you
purchased you r Volkswagen t hrough an auth o
rized Volkswagen dea le r.
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warran ty
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
For 2 years or 24,000 miles and 8 years or 80,000 miles
Volkswagen of A merica, Inc., (Volkswagen) wa r
r ants to the or igi nal re tail pur ch aser o r or ig in al
l essee of a mod el ye ar 2006 Volksw age n ve hicl e
an d a ny sub sequent pur ch ase r or lessee of the
veh icle th at if th e fo llow ing co ndition s are m et,
any autho rized Vo lkswage n dea le r in the Uni ted
S tates, including its te rritori es, and Canada will
r e m edy any nonco nform ity, as determ ined
be low, free of ch arg e, un der the follo wing co ndi
tions:
• th e ve hicle fails to conform at any tim e
during 24 mont hs o r 24,000 miles, w hichever oc
c ur s first. to app licabl e em iss ion in sp ec tio n
s ta ndard s as deter mined by an EPA A pproved
Sta te Insp ection and Mainten an ce Test (1/M). or •
if t he ve hicle has been in use for more than 24
mont hs or 24.000 m iles, b ut less tha n 8 yea rs or
80,000 miles, w hich ever occurs fir st, th e ve hicle
fa ils an 1/M Test result in g from a m alf un cti on of
a cataly tic co nve rter, engin e elec troni c
module or on-board diagno sti c device (OBDJ.
and
• th e fa ilu re of th e 1/M Test requir es the ve hicle
ow ner
bea r an y penal ty or other sanction , in
cludi ng the denial of the right to use t he ve hicle
under local, state or fe d eral law, and
• the ve hicl e has been mainta ined and o per
ate d in accorda nce with V olk sw agen 's
tio ns for pro per maint en an ce and use
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may rai se a claim under Lhis warran ty im
m ed iately afte r yo ur vehicle has fail ed an I/ M
T es t if, as
res ult of th at fail ure, you arc re quir ed
by law to repair the ve hicle to av oid impo siti on
of a p ena lty o r ca ncella tion of yo ur right to use
t h e ve hicle. Yo u need not actuall y suffer t he loss
or lose th e right to use you r ve hicle or pay fo r the
repair befo re prese ntin g yo ur cla im.
Cla ims ma y be present ed only by bringin g your
ve hicle to a ny a uthorized Vo lkswagen dea ler in
t h e Unit ed States, includin g its te rri tories, and
Ca nada. The dea le r w ill ho nor o r deny yo ur
cla im wit hi n
reaso nab le tim e, n ot to excee d
thirty (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve
hicl e is prese nted for repair or w ithin a ny lime
p er iod speci fied by loca l, sta te or fede ra l la w,
w hi ch ever is s ho rter, ex cept when a de lay is
ca use d b y eve nts not attribut able to Vo lkswage n
or the dea ler . If
dealer denies yo ur claim , yo u
will be n oti fied in wr iting o f the reason s for re
j ec tin g th e cla im. If you do no t re ce iv e no tice of
d eni al of your cla im wit hin th e above tim e pe
r iod, Vo lkswage n is required by law to honor the
cla im.
U nd er certai n cir cu mstan ces ,
claim may be
d en ied beca use yo u have failed to comply wit h
i n stru ction s for schedu led m ain te nan ce con-
16 F ed eral Emis sion s Warrantie s
taine d in yo ur Volkswage n Ma intenanc e
b ook let . In deter minin g wheth er you have co m
pli ed wit h th e in struc tions for sc hed uled main
t e nance and proper use, Vo lkswage n may re
q ui re you to furn is h proo f o f co mplian ce only
w ith those mainten an ce in st ru cti on s w hich
Vo lkswage n has reas on to b eli eve were not p er
for med and whi ch co uld be
cause of the 1/M
Tes t fa ilu re.
Vo lk swage n m ay deny an e missio n performa nce
warra nty claim on th e basis that a non- EPA cer
t ified re pla cemen t part was use d in the main te
n ance or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Vo lk swage n ca n
p rove that the non- ce rtifi ed part is either defec
in material s or workma nshi p, or not equ ivafrom a n em iss ion sta n dpoint th e o rig in al
pan , and you not a ble to offer info rm ati on the part is eith er not defect ive or equiva lent
t o the origin al p art wit h res pec t to its e missio n
p erfo rmance.
Vo lkswagen will not deny a claim re la tin g to
• warrant y work o r pre-d eli very service per
fo rmed by an auth ori ze d Vo lkswage n dea ler, o r
• work perfo rm ed in an emerge ncy to rec tify
an unsafe condit ion attribu table to Vo lkswage n,
prov ided yo u have taken steps in a tim ely
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Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may raise a cla im und er thi s w arranty im
m ediatel y af te r y our vehicl e ha s fa iled a Cali
fo rni a 1/M lest
if, as a resul t of that fa ilure , you
a re r equir ed by law to repai r the vehicl e to avoid
imp osition of penalty or cance lla tion of your
ri ght u se the ve hicl e. You need n ot act ually
s uff er th e los s or lose the rig ht to u se yo ur ve
h icle or pay for the r epair b efore prese nting your
cla im.
C lai ms ma y be presented only by br ing ing yo ur
veh icle
an y a uth ori zed Vo lkswagen deale r in
the United States, includin g its territo ries , a nd
Canada . Th e dea ler w ill h onor or den y yo ur
clai m wit hin a re a sonabl e tim e, not to excee d
thirt y (30) days, from the tim e at whi ch your ve
hi cle is pr ese nted fo r repair or within any time
pe rio d sp eci fied b y local , sta te o r fe deral law,
wh ic hev er is s ho rt er, exce pt w hen a de lay is
ca used by even ts not auribu table to Vo lks wagen
or the dea le r. If the dea le r den ies yo ur cla im, you
w ill b e
in writi ng of the reaso ns fo r re
j ec ting the claim. If you do not receive notice of
d en ia l of your claim with in th e a bove tim e pe
riod, Volk swage n is re qui re d b y law to ho nor th e
clai m.
Unde r c ert ain cir cu mstan ces, yo ur cla im may be
denied because you have fa iled t o comp ly with
i n struction s for schedu le d maintenance con
ta in ed in your Volkswagen Mainten an ce
boo klet. In dete rminin g wheth er yo u h ave com
p lied with
in structi on s for sc hed uled m ain- tenan
ce an d prop er use, Volkswage n m ay re
quire you to furnish proo f of compli anc e on ly
wit h those mainte nance instru ctio ns whi ch
Volk swage n has rea son to believe were no t p er
formed and wh ic h co uld be th e cause of the 1/ M
T es t
Vol kswage n ma y deny an emission perfo rmance
war ranty clai m on the basis th at a non -E PA ce r
tifi ed rep lace ment part was used in the
nance or r epair of the vehicl e if Vo lk sw age n can
prove t hat th e non-certified part is e ither d efec
t ive in materials or workman sh ip , o r
eq uiva
le nt from an emiss ion standp oint to the orig inal
part , and yo u are nor ab le
to offe r info rm ation
t h at th e part is eith er not d efective or eq uiva le n t
to the original part with res pect to its emi ssion
p erfor man ce.
Volk swage n will not den y a cla im re la tin g
to:
• warranty work or pre-de liv ery serv ice per
form ed by an auth orized Vo lk swagen dea le r, or
• w ork perform ed in an e merge ncy
to rec tify
a n un safe co nditi on att ribu tabl e t o Vo lksw age n,
provided you have take n ste p s in a time ly
mann er
to pu t th e ve hicle ba ck into a con
for min g co nd ition, or
• th e use of an uncertifi ed part or
to noncom
pliance with in stru ctio ns for proper mainte
nan ce and u se, w hic h i s not lO th e 1/M
Te st fa ilur e
dare it is fir st placed in
serv ice.
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Now yo u too, ca n get th ese bull etin s.
B ull etins cover a wide v ariety of su bjec ts: th e
p ro per u se a nd care of your car, costly repa irs,
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d one ea rly, may avo id cos tly futu re re pai rs.
So me bu lletin s desc ribe re p air s a bou t ne w or
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Th ese bulletin s ar e int ended for te chnici ans. They are not meant for th e CA
S U A L do -it -y our self er. Qualifi ed technici ans
ha ve th e equipment, tool s, s afe ty instruction s,
and know-how to do a job properl y and safel y.
I mprop erl y performed repair s or mainte
nan ce ca n ad vers el y aff ect the saf ety of your
v ehicl e, possibl y le ading to accid ent or injury.
Th ey ma y al so impair th e econom y, dur abili ty
or r eliab ility of your v ehicle and may vo id the
w arranty of your car.
If you are not sur e that
y ou can p erform a job prop erl y and saf ely, y ou
s hould not ri sk tryin g to do so .
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2.1 Safety first
Jetta
Model year 2006