VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

@ Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Electronic Stabilization Program {ESP) I Anti-slip regulation ASR
This warning light monitors the Elect ronic Stabil iza tion or th e Anti-slip
regulation.
The warnin g light has the follow ing functi ons:
• It light s up when the ignition i s switched on
and sh ou ld turn off aga in afte r about 2 seconds.
• It flashes whe n the ESP/ASR is activa ted
w hen dri ving.
• It will li gh t up cont inuou sly if th ere is a ma l­
f un ction in th e ESP/ASR.
• It
will ligh t up continuou sly if th e ESP/ASR is
sw itch ed off =:pag e 91. •
It w ill also light up if a fa ult sh o uld occur in
the ABS because th e ESP/AS R operates in con­
jun cti on w ith the AJ3S.
If th e warning ligh t light s up and stays on a fter
th e e ngin e is
thi s may mean that th e
c ontro l sys tem has tem porarily switch ed o ff the
fu ncti on . In thi s case the ESP/ASH ca n be reac ti­
vated by sw itchin g th e ig niti on off and then on
again. If the wa rnin g lig ht goes out, thi s m ea ns
t he sys tem is fully functiona l.
Brake system I Parking brake or BRAKE
The warnin g light lights up if the parking brake is applied, if the brake level
is too low or if there is a malfunction in the brake system .
This warning light or BRAK E lights up if
• the park ing brake is o n
If yo u dri ve faster than 3 mph (5 km /h } w ith the
parking brake on, the follo win g m essage will ap­
pear in the in strum ent cluster di spl ay :
Handbrake on!. An ac oustic wa rnin g is a lso
give n.
• If th e brake flu id leve l is too
3.2, chap te r "J3rake fluid"
The infor matio n text disp layed in the instru­
m ent cluste r di sp lay is : STOP! Brake fluid
Owner's manual!.
This warn ing light can l ight up t ogether with the
ant i- locki ng bra ke system warni ng lig ht
27 .
WARNING
• Stop! Before workin g in the en gine com­
partment always r ead and heed all warnings
3.2, chapter "Working in the engin e
compa rtment." The en gi ne compa rtment of
any motor vehicl e is a pot enti all y dangerou s
area and can cause serious personal injury.
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ir1 WARN ING (co ntin ued)
• Drivin g with bad brake s can cause a colli­
s ion and seriou s per sona l injury.
• If the brak e warning symb ol BRAKE or
docs not go out, or if it l ights up when drivin g,
the brak e fluid leve l in the r eservoir i s too low
o r th ere's a malfun ction in the brake system.
Imm ediat ely stop driving and get profe ssional
assista nce
3.2, chapter "13 rake
fluid ".
• If the brak e warn ing sy mbol BRAK E or
ligh ts up at the same time as the ABS warning
light the ABS may not be working prope rly
a nd the rear whee ls cou ld lock up
und er
hard braking . R ea r whee l brak e lock-up can
ca use loss o f vehicl e control. If you beli eve
that it i s safe to do so , go imm ediat ely to the
near est auth orized Volkswagen dealer or
qualified works hop a nd h ave the brak e syste m
in spe cted. Dri ve slow ly and avoid sudden
h ard brake application .
• If the ABS warn ing light does not go out o r
if it come s on whil e driving , th e AB S sys te m i s
not working properly. The vehicle can then be
s topped onl y with stand ard brake s (w ithout
A BS ). Co ntact Your authorized Volkswage n
or qualified workshop as soo n as
po ssible ...

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Applies lo veh icles: with cruise con tro l
Cruise control CRUISE or t-)
The indicator lig ht or ·r.i li g hts up when
the cruise contro l is sw itched
Powe r steering system
The pow er steeri ng syste m automatica lly ad ­
ju sts itself to the vehicle 's spee d and the steer ing
w heel angl e.
Th e wa rnin g light sh o uld ligh t up for a few sec­
o nd s w hen th e ignition is sw itch ed on ..
T here is a m alfun ctio n in the power steering
sys te m i f th e warn ing light (
does 1101 go
o ut or ligh ts u p w hile yo u are dri vin g. The power
s te eri ng cou ld be re du ced (lamp ) or may have
fa iled co mpl etely
a nd thr ee aco usti c
wa rnin gs) . Ha ve th e powe r steering syste m
ch ecked by your au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler ­
s h ip as soo n as poss ible. If t he yellow wa rning
light r em ain s off afte r the ig niti on has been re­
and you have driven a distance,
Fuel filler cap not closed properly
you do not n eed to an auth orize d Vo lk­
s wag en d ea le rs hi p.
you nee d co nsid era bly m ore
for ce than norm al to stee r th e ve hicl e if th e
p ower ste ering is re duc ed or has failed com­
pl etel y.
T he power steer ing do es not
w hen th e e n­
gin e is off (e.g. wh en th e ve hicl e is being towed).
Tip s
If th e ban ery has bee n disconne cted, the ye llow
wa rning light li ghts up when the ig niti on is
s w itch ed on . I t shou ld go out when yo u h ave
dri ven a sh ort
This warning light lights when the filler cap is not prop erly closed .
If th e warn ing light come s on, you sh ou ld
turn th e e ngin e and th e fue l filler cap
p rope rly
Once the cap is prope rly close d all the way , th e
warn ing light will go out when th e ig n itio n is
turn ed on aga in and the ch ec k cycle is co mpl ete.
The comp le tion of the ch ec k cycle depend s on
how you d riv e.
High beam
If th e warnin g light ha s been o n for at leas t 5 it w ill go o ut onl y w hen th e ig niti on i s
turn ed and on aga in.
Note
A lways make sure the fue l filler ca p i s sc rewed on
a ll th e way. This pr eve nts fu el fr om spilling out
o r
This warning lig ht li ghts when th e hi gh beams are on.
The warn ing ligh t lights up wh en th e high
b ea ms are o n or when the head light flas her is
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with on automat ic transmission
Depress brake pedal
The foot brake must be depressed w hen thi s
wa rnin g light lights up. Thi s is necessary whe n
Applies to vehicles: with Tire pressure monitoring system
the aut omati c tran smission se lec to r is
m ove d out of the P o r N pos itions.
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS}
Th e tir e m on itor ch ec ks th e spee d of rotation
a nd the ro llin g ci rcumfe rence of the indi vidual
w heels. If the ro llin g circumference o f a w hee l
c h an ges, this is s hown by the warn ing light
T he rolling circ umf erence of a tire can change if:
• the tire pressur e is too low
• the tire has s truc tural damage
• the ve hicle is loa ded mor e heav ily on one
side
• the whee ls on one axle a re loa ded m ore
h eavi ly (fo r examp le w hen tow ing a traile r o r
d riv in g in mounta ins)
• if s now chain s have been fitted
• if th e spar e w hee l h as bee n fitt ed
• if one whee l p er ax le ha s bee n ch an ged
If th e w heels
loaded more h eavily than
n o rma l (e.g . w hen towi ng a tra iler or trans­
portin g heavy loa ds) , th e tir e pr ess ure mu st b e
raised to th e re co mmend ed full- load t ire pres­
s ur e (see s ticker on th e le ft door jamb ).
Indicator light comes on
If th e pr ess ure ofa tire is co nsiderably lowe r
than th e tire press ure memo rized in the veh icle
control unit, the warn ing light comes on. A n
aco usti c warning is also give n
Applies lo vehicles: with Day time running lights
Day time runn ing lights DRLorfD
Indicator light
flashes
warnin g light flashes if th ere is a in th e
sys te m. Conta ct your authorized Volkswage n
d ea ler to ha ve the m alfunction corrected.
WARNING
• If th e tir e pre ssure monitor di spla y
wa rning light comes on re duc e your sp ee d
immediatel y and avoid swerving maneuver s
and hard braking. Stop and ch eck yo ur tire
pre ssur e as s oon as possible.
• Th e driver i s per sonally responsible for the
c orre ct tire press ure. The tire pressur e should ,
therefore, be ch ec ked regularly.
• In certain circumstances (e.g. sporty
dri vin g styl e, winter driving condition s
unpaved roads), the lire pressure monitor dis-
pla y wa rnin g light ma y become slow or
ma y no di spla y an ythin g.
Tips
If th e battery has b een di sco nnected, the ye llow
wa rnin g lig ht comes on w hen the ignitio n is
sw itch ed on .
sh o uld go out w hen you have
dr iven a short distance. -4
This wa rning light co,nes on to indicate that the daytime are on .
When th e ig nition is sw itch ed on and the
parkin g brake is not pu lled up, the h eadlig hts
(low bea m with re du ced brightne ss) will au to-
Op tiona l
30 Instrument panel
come on. No other lig ht s on th e out ­
s id e of yo ur vehicle w ill be o n and the in stru­
m en t
wi ll also be off .

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Opening and closing Keys
Key Set
Your vehicle's key set co ntains:
• two folding master keys
re m ote co ntrol
and panic bu 11on
• one va le t key
• one key
wi th key numb er.
Key tag
I f yo u n eed a re plac em ent key, tak e yo ur key
vehicl e.
If yo u se ll th e ve hicle, b e sur e
10 g ive the key 10 n ew ow ner.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e keys res ult in se­
riou s per sonal injury.
• Alwa ys tak e th e ke y with you when you
l eave the ve hicle. The engine can be sta rted
and vehicl e sys tems su ch as the pow er win­
d ows ca n be operated leadi ng to serious per­
s onal inju ry.
• Never le ave childr en, di sabled p ers ons or
anyone who canno t help them se lves in
ve­
hi cle. The door s can be lo cke d using re­
mot e co ntrol k ey. Thi s cou ld result in people
be ing trapped in
ve hicle in emerge ncy.
For exampl e, depending on the time of year ,
p eop le trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to
high or low temperature s.
£0 WARNING (contin ued)
• Never re mo ve the key from steer ing lock
w hil e the ve hicle i s mo vingorwhile is rolling
lo a stop. The steering whee l co lum n will lock
up and you
not be able to ste er or contro l
the vehicl e.
N ote
• The k eys with th e re m ote c ont ro l electronic co mpo ne n ts. Pro tec t the se keys from
m ois ture an d roug h hand lin g.
• Never leave any vehicle keys in sid e th e ve ­
hi cle . Entry by unauth orized perso ns co uld
ha rm the ve hicle or yo ur ve hicl e co uld be s tolen.
A lway s tak e th e keys w ith you wheneve r yo u
l e ave your vehicl e.
numb er.
• The key numb er id entifi es th e
th e key
ha s 10 b e cut and all ows the mi croc hip in the key
t o be program med to work wi th the co ded elec ­
troni c imm obili zer in your vehicle .
• A key withou t the specia l micro chip or w ith a
c hi p
has 11 0 1 be en coded prope rly w ill not
wor k w ith your ve hicle, even if it has bee n cut
co rrec tly.
• Additiona l re m ote contr ol keys arc availab le
from auth orized Vo lksw agen dealer s. Each key
mu st be pro gramm ed to wo rk
yo ur vehicle .
• Yo u can use up to fo ur r em ote co ntro l keys
w ith your vehicl e . ._
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Remote control key
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
The remote control key can be used to lock and unlock the vehicle from a distance.
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons on th e remote con tro l
k ey
Controls on the remote control key
Unlocking the vehicl e 14
Unlocking the rear
Lo cki ng the vehicle ©
Th e red
{PANIC! button ® activa tes the "pa nic
f un cti on" .
Press th e re le ase button © to fold out the key bit.
Th e re m ote contro l tran smitter and
batte ri es
ar e insid e th e key fob. The rece iver is in side the
ve hicle . T he maximum ran ge of th e remo te con­
trol dep end s on various conditions. The range is
s h o rter when the balteric s are weak
15 .
The indicator light in th e key fob li ght s up when ­
cver
p u sh ed and when the
batt ery is ge llin g we ak.
Lo cking and unlocking
Usi ng "se t-up" in the inst rument clu ster you ca n
se lect doo r or doors un loc k you u se
th e remot e control. C hoo se th e sett ings yo u
want in the CONVENIENCE menu under DOOR
OPEN ..
Panic button
W hen yo u press t he panic butt on. horn
sou nds fo r about 30 seco nds an d th e turn signal s
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Fig . 15 Ra nge of remote con'ro l
flash fo r about minut es. Press ing the pani c
butt on turn s them off. Use panic on ly in an emerge ncy.
Replacing the battery
Yo ur auth orized Volkswagen dealer can ch ange
the b atteri es for you.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in se­
ri ous per sona l injury.
• Alwa ys take the key with you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The en gine
be start ed vehicle systems such a s the power win­
dow s can be operated le ading to seriou s per ­
sona l injur y.
• Never leave childr en, disab le d pe rsons or
anyone who cannot help them se lves in
ve­
hicl e. The door s can be locked using the re­
m ote con tro l ke y. This could r esult in peop le
b eing trapp ed in the vehicle in an emergency.
For exam ple, depending on the tim e of yea r,
people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to very high or low temp eratures.
•
build -up in the passenge r compar t­
ment a nd luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can re sult in temp erature s in the ve-

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WAR NING (c on tinued)
hicl e th at a re mu ch hi gh er th an th e outsid e
t e mp eratur es, parti cul arl y in summ er. T e m ­
pe rature s can quickl y reac h leve ls th at ca n
ca use un consci ou sn ess a nd dea th, p articu ­
l a rl y to
children.
• Neve r remove
key from steer ing loc k
w hil e th e ve hicl e is m ovi ng or w hile it i s ro llin g
t o a s to p. Th e stee rin g w hee l co lumn
will lock
u p a nd yo u will not b e a ble to stee r or contro l
th e ve hicle.
Not e
• Never leave any veh icle keys in sid e th e ve­
hi cle. En try by unau tho rized perso ns cou ld
har m th e vehicle or yo ur vehicle could b e stole n.
A lways take th e keys with you wheneve r you
l e a ve yo ur vehicle.
• Unsuitable ba tter ies ca n dama ge the remote
contro l key. Rep lace use d batteries
new
o ne s of the sa me vol tage and same s ize.
Resetting the remote control key
32, fig. 15 (blue
area).
• When yo u unlock your vehicl e with the re­
mote control, you have 30 seco nds to open
door or the rear lid. If you do not, t he ve hicle w ill
a u tomatically r elock itse lf. T his safery re lock fea­
ture prevent s you from leav ing your veh icl e un ­
lock ed.
• lfthe remote control doe s not work, it may
have to be synchro niz ed again
33.
• I f you try to u se the remote control severa l
t im es outs id e its effect ive range, the remote con­
tro l m ay not work and will h ave to be re se t
33.
• Use t he remo te co ntrol o nly if you in te nd to
u se one o f th e fun ctions . Since terra in and con­
dition s may vary, pressing the rem ote ma y un ­
lock th e ve hicle or set off the panic function even
think your are out of range.
• You can
up to 4 remote controls for
your vehicl e.
The remote key has to be reset if it does not lock or unlock the vehicle .
Switch on the ignition a nd leave the key
i n t he ignition lock.
U nlock the dr iver's door ma nua lly by
in se rting t he mas ter key with remo te co n­
tro l in t he dr iver's door lock .
Press t he un loc k k ey 32, fig. 14
in t he remo te co ntrol o nce.
Remove the key from th e ign ition lock .
Close the doo r and check if th e remote
co ntro l is res et.
Tip s
The remote control key will h ave to be reset if
yo u press t he bu tton tim es outs ide effect ive a nd t he vehicle can no longer be
loc ked or unlock ed u sing t he re mote.
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Central locking system
Description of the central locking system
The central locking system allows you to lock and unlock all the doors from one
poin t.
Ce ntral l ocking ca n be opera ted usin g any of the
fo llow ing options:
• man ually usin g yo ur key in th e dri ver's door,
• using th e re mot e control key.
• usin g centra l locki ng b utton
34.
Individual unlocking
To unlock just the drive r's doo r: turn t he key in
the driver's door lock or p ress
bu tton in
th e remote contro l k ey one time only.
Central locking button
To unlo ck all th e ve hicl e doors: turn the key in
the driver's door loc k or press the button in the
remote contro l
times.
Us ing set-u p in the main menu you can select
whe ther the driver's door or a ll door s unlo ck
whe n yo u use th e remo te con tro l. Choose the
se lling s you want in the CONVENIENCE menu
und er DOOR OPEN .
The vehicle can be locked and unlo cked from the using the cen tral lo cking
button .
Fig. 16 Deta il of the drive r's door : central locking
button
Locking the vehicle
- Press the
16
Unlocking the vehicle
- Pr ess
button.
The ce ntral lock ing button works even when th e
i gn ition is sw itched off.
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note the followi ng w hen yo u use the cen­
tral locking button lock yo ur vehicle :
• The ant i- th eft ala rm is not activated when
yo u press the but ton
bullon.
• If yo u try lo lock the vehicle usin g the remote
co ntrol while the drive r·s door is still open, the
d river's door
w ill not lock. Thi s fe atur e pr eve nts
you from locking yourse lf out of the vehicl e.
• You can un loc k all th e doo rs separate ly from
i nside the vehicle. You
ha ve to pu ll the door
re lease hand le once. Th e door w ill be opened by
pulling the doo r re lease han dle again .
WARNING
I mp roper use of powe r lock s ca n res ult in se­
ri ou s pe rso nal inju ry.
• L ockin g do ors from the in side can help
pr eve nt unint end ed door opening durin g a
co llision and can a lso preve nt un wanted e ntry
from the outsid e. Locked doo rs c an, ho wev er,
d ela y ass is tan ce to vehicle occupant s and
re sc ue from the o utsid e in an accident or
ot her eme rge ncy. ...

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WARNING (cont inued)
• Never leave children, disabled persons or
anyone who cannot help themselves in the ve­
hicle. The doors can be lock ed with the ce ntral
locking button. This could leave peo ple
trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. People
trapped in the vehicle can be exposed lo very
high or low temperat ures.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can result in temperatures in the ve­
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t emperatures, particularly in summer. Tem­
perature s can quickly reach leve ls that can
cause unconsciousness and death, particu­
l arly lo small children.
Child safety locks
WARN ING (con tinued)
• Never allow passenge rs lo remain in a
lock ed vehicle. Locked doors can delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and rescue from
the outs ide in the event of an emergency. In an
emergency any person still in sid e th e vehicle
might not be able to get out.
Tips
Wh en you lock your ve hicle with the central
l ocking button:
• The doors and the rear lid cannot be ope ned
from the out sid e ( fo r your safety, for examp le,
when stopped at a traffic light).
• If yo u tr y to lock the vehicle using the central
l ock ing button while the driv er's doo r is still
open, the driv er's door will not lock. This feature
pr eve nts you from locking yourself out of the
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being opened from the inside .
Fig . 17 20 Child safety lock in the rear left door, A
- sw it ched off, B - switched on
The rear doors have a child safety lock . You
can use any vehicle keys to engage or dis­
engage the lo ck.
Engaging the child safe ty lock
- Use a vehicle key to turn the slot in the
door to the position sh own in =£l g. 1 7
I
=ii g.18
Fi g. 18 C hild safe ty loc k in the rear r ig ht doo r, A -
swit ched off, B -sw itched on
Di sengaging the child safety lock
Use a vehicle key to turn th e slot in the
open door to the position shown
The child safety loc k can be activat ed to pr eve nt
chi ldren ope ning th e doors by accident. When
the child-pro of lock is act ivated, the doo r can be
opened from the o utside only. The ch ild safe ty
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lock ca n be switch ed on and off using a key in th e
opened door.
Anti-theft alarm system
Applies to vehicles: with anti-theft alarm
Description of anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm unauthorized movements are detected
around the vehicle.
Activating the anti-theft alarm system
- Lock the vehi cle.
Switching the alarm off
-Un lock the vehicle using the unlo ck
button in the remote control key or unlock
the veh icle by inserting the vehicle key into
the driver's door lock.
The anti-th eft alarm make s it more difficult break into the vehicle or steal You will hea r
and see the alarms if someone tri es break inlO
th e ve hicle.
Whe n yo u lock the ve hicle, the an ti-t heft alarm
syste m is aulOmat ica lly sw itched on.
Close all windows a nd doors compl etely befo re
locking the vehicle so that the ant i-t hef t system
does no t tr igger alarms unnecessar ily.
What triggers th e alarm?
With the vehicle locked, th e alarm will go
under th e fo llowing circ umstances:
• Man ually open ing of the rear lid u sing the ve­
hi cle key,
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• Opening a doo r,
• Ope ning th e en gine ho od,
• Opening the rea r lid.
Wh en th e alarm is triggered, th e horn
will sound
for about 30 seco nds and the turn signals wi ll
fla sh for about 4 minutes.
Ho w c an I switch off the ala rm system?
You ca n sw itch th e anti- theft alarm sys te m ei­
ther by unlock ing th e veh icle using the unl ock
the remote contro l or by unlocking
the vehicle in se rting th e key into the driv er's
d oor lock.
Tips
• When the alarm stops sound ing and you
op en anothe r door or the rear lid or any other
part
th e vehicle that is monito red by the anti­
th eft alarm system, the alar m will be triggered
aga in.
• The anti-t heft ala rm syste m works even if t he
battery is disconnected or not wo rking
prop erl y.

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Rear lid
Opening the rear lid
F ig. 19 Detail of the driver's door : rear lid release button
There are th ree differe nt ways to unlock
and open the rear lid:
Unlocking the rear lid
- Press the button in the remo te c on­
tro l key. The rear lid wi ll open auto mat i­
ca lly all the way or
-
th e rear lid r elea se sw itc h
(41 g. 19 th e driver 's do or. Th e rea r
lid op en s automaticall y all the way o r
- Insert the maste r key into th e lock in the
rear lid and
the ke y co unt er-clo ckwis e
=m g. 2 0
T he a nti-theft alarm syste m
w ill r ema in active thoug h and the veh icle
alarm
go off. To deacti vate the anti­
theft a larm syste m pr ess
in
the remote control.
Fig. 20 Rear lid lock
Override lock for the rear lid release
switch
-In the d river's door there is a lso an
override loc k next to the rea r lid r elease
sw itch. Inser t th e m aste r key into the lock
19 a nd turn it clockwi se. W hen
you ac tivate thi s lock th e rear lid re lease
sw itch is inact ive. Thi s way the lu ggage
compa rtment r emain s locke d.
A grap hic di spla y in th e in strum ent clu ste r w ill
indi cate if th e re ar lid is op en or im prop erl y
clo sed. A wa rnin g will al so sound if th e r ear lid i s
open w hen th e veh icl e is dri ven fa ste r than 3
mph
( 5 km /h ).
WARNING
Dri vin g with an open re ar lid can lea d to se­
ri ous personal injury.
• After closing th e rear lid, always pull up on
it t o mak e sure that it i s properl y clo sed and
ca nn ot open sudd enl y w hen the vehicl e is
mo vin g, eve n th oug h th e ke y ha s bee n turn ed
t o the locke d po siti on.
• Always keep the rea r lid closed wh ile
dri ving to h elp pre vent poiso nou s ex hau st gas
fr om b eing dr awn into the vehicle.
Opening and closing Keys