VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 2009, Model line: JETTA, Model: VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009Pages: 477, PDF Size: 77.6 MB
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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.
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Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Table of contents
General notes .. ... ................. . 2 Technical data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . 5
What yo u need lo kn ow .. ... .... ..... .. . 2 2.S
L gasol ine engine . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . 5
H ow or e the figu res measu re d? ... ...... . 3 2.0
L gasolin e eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
l.9L dies el eng in e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
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Table of content s
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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:
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• Vehicl e ld em ifi ca tion No.
• Type code num ber
I des ign ation Engin e
o utput in kil owatt s
•
a nd tra nsmi ssio n cod e le tt er I Paint
n o. I Int erior
• Opti onal equipm ent numb ers
Yo u ca n a lso find vehicl e data in your M aint e
n ance bookl et.
Booklet 3 .3 Technical Data
WARNING
S top! Before workin g in the engine compart
m ent, a lways read and h eed a ll warn ings
= book le t 3.2
and Advice ", c hapter
" Working in the en gin e compart men t." Th e
e n gine compartmen t of any mo tor vehicle is a
pot enti all y dangerous area and can cause se
ri ous p ersona l injury .
--4
How are the figures measured?
Weights
The G ross Veh icle Weig ht H atin g (GVW H) and
th e Gro ss Axle Weig ht Ratin g (G AWH ) for
and rear are liste d on a sti cker on the le ft front
d oo r ja mb.
Th e Gross Vehicle We ig h t Hating includ es the
we ig h t o f the ba sic veh icle plus full fu el ta nk, o il
and coola nt , p lu s m ax imum loa d, w hic h co m
bin es passe nge r (150 lbs
I 68 kg p er des ig n ate d
sea tin g pos ition ) and lu ggage we ig ht .
Lu ggage c arrying capacit y is not in cre a se d b y
t h e use of a ro of rac k, unl ess the pa sse nge r ca
p aci ty is red uced acco rdingly.
T he Gro ss Axle Weight Hating is th e m axi mum
l o ad th at ca n be appl ied at e ach axle of the ve
hi cle .
WARNING
Exceeding t he maximum perm is sib le weight
rat ings can result in accident s leadin g to se
riou s personal injury.
WARNING (cont in ued)
• Nev er l et th e actual Gross Weight
H ati ng at the front an d exce ed th e
permi ssib le weig hts. A lso never let their com
bina tion exceed tJ1e G ro ss V ehicle Weigh t
H ating .
• Always remember that the vehicl e's han
dling will be affec ted by the extra load. There
fore , ad just your speed acco rdingly.
• Exc eeding per miss ibl e w eight rating s can
result in vehicl e damag e, acciden ts a nd per
s on al inj ury .
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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
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Technical data
2.SL gasoline engine
Fig . 2 Eng ine compor tme nt ov erv iew
Max imum ou tput SAE n et
Ma ximum torque SAE net
No. o f cy lin ders
Di spla cement
S troke
Bo re
Co mp ress io n ratio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
E ngin e co olant expan sion tank
W ind sh ie ld was her fluid container
Engi ne o il dip stic k
E ng in e o il fille r
fluid re servoir
Vehicle batt ery
Fuse box
Deta ils o n h ow to connect jump er cab les to th e
p os itive(+) and neg ative(-) ter minal or on how
to ch eck an d to p u p serv ice fluid s for th e co mpo
n ent s listed abo ve are provided in
3 .2
"T ips and Advice."
Furth er exp lanat ions, tip s and restr ic tions o n
th e tec hni cal data
2, "What you n eed to
know ".
Engine data
1 50
a t 5,000 rpm
228 Nm at 3,750 rpm
I 168 ft. lb s. at 3,750 rpm
5
in3 I
2,480 cm3
3.6 5 in I 92.8 mm
3 .25 in
I 82.5 mm
9.5: 1
P re mium
Th e co rr ect grad e of f uel for your vehicle is sh ow n on a sticker on th e in sid e of the fu el fill er fl ap.
Fo r m ax imum eng in e perfo rm an ce, unlea ded Pre m ium i s rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and
Ad vic e ", c hapte r "C hec kin g and Filli ng.''
Capacitie s
Fue l tank 14.5 ga l.
I 55liters
( He serve, i nclu ded in fu el t ank capacit y) (1. 9 gal. / 7.0 lit ers)
W ind shi eld was her flu id co ntain er app rox.
qts. I 3. 0 lit ers
W ind shi eld was he r fluid conta in er
appro x. 5.2 qts.
I 5.0 lit ers
(w ith hea dli gh t was her)
Technical data 5
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Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Capaci ties
Engi ne oil (with oil filter)
I approx. 6.3 qt s. I 6.0 liter s
The engin e oil level sh ould be c hec ked while top pin g up . Do not overfill
3.2 "Ti ps a nd
A dvice", chapter "Check ing a nd Fillin g."
Maximum Ve hicle Weights lb
s. kg.
Transmission A
utomati c Manual Automa tic Manua l
permiss ibl e weight 4,343 4,277
1,970 1
,940
Max imum pa ylo ad 1,105 1
,094
501 496
Maxi
mum front axle load 2,3 37 2,2
71 1,060 1,0 30
Max imum rear axle loa d 2,11 6 960
Maxim um roof weig ht 165 75
Th
e roof weig h t in creases weight of a nd rear axle and corres pondingl y re du ces o th er loa d th at yo ur vehicl e can car ry.
Maximum Pe rmissib le T ra iler W eig h ts lbs.
kg.
T rai le r wi th brake s
1,500
680
Tra iler wi thout brak es 1,500 680
Tongue load 200 91
Th e load incre a se s weig ht of 1he ax le a nd co rrespondingly redu ces loa d
1ha1 your vehicl e can ca rry. A lways read and hee d furth er inform ation about t ra ile r lowing
3 .2 "T ips and A dvic e", c hap te r "T rail er lowi ng.". T he m aximum tongu e loa d is onl y a ppli-
cab le if th e two hole s on out er, wa ll of1h e main chas sis beam we re use d when in sta lli ng tr ai ler hit ch .
Dimension s">
Wheelba se
101.4 in. I 2,578 111111
Le ng th 178.8 in. I 4,544 111111
78 .2 in ./ 1,987 mm
(un load ed ) 57.5 in . I 1,4 63 111111
Tu rnin g circle diam ete r (wa ll to w all) 35.7 I I0.9 meters
Tr ack fr ont
60.03 in. / l,533 111111 Tra ck rea r 59 .7 i n ./ l,5 17 mm
Gro und clea ra nce (load ed )
5.4 in. I 136
Sl ig h t differe nce s to the se a rc poss ible, dep endin g on wheel tire size the level se
le cted
6 T echnical data
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2.0L gasoline engine
Fig. 3 E ng ine compor tme nt ove rv ie w
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Dis placement
S trok e
Bo re
Co mpre ssio n ra tio
F uel
Bookl et 3.3 Technical Data
Engine coo la n t expan sion tank
Wi ndsh ie ld was her fl uid con tainer
Engin e oil dip stick
E ngin e oil fille r ca p
Brak e flui d r eservo ir
Ve hicl e
Fu se b ox
Details on how to c onn ect jump er ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) a nd negative
t e rmin al or on how
to c hec k and top up service fluid s for compo
ne nts liste d above are pro vided in 3.2 a nd Advice."
F urt her explana tions, tips and re stric tio ns o n
t h e tech nica l data
2, "W hat yo u need lo
k now ".
Eng ine data
200 hp al 5,700 rpm
280 Nm
2,000 rp m I 207 ft.lbs . 2,000 rpm
4
1 2 1
/
1 ,984
3.65 in I 92.8 m m
3.25 in
I 82.5 mm
1 0.5 :1
P rem ium
T he co rrec t grade of fu el for your vehicle is s how n on a sti ck er on the in sid e of th e f uel fil le r flap.
Fo r m ax imum en gin e performance, unlead ed Prem ium i s rec ommen ded
3.2 "T ips and
Advice", ch ap te r "C he ckin g and F illing."
Capacities
Fu el tank
gal. I 55 liter s
( H ese rve, includ ed in fu el tank cap acity) (
1. 9 ga l. / 7.0 liters)
W ind shi eld was her fluid conta in er approx
. 3 .2 qts . / 3. 0 liter s
Winds hield was her fluid contai ne r
ap prox. 5.2 qt s.
I 5 .0 lite rs
(w ith hea dlight was her )
En gin e o il (w ith oil
ap prox. 5.8 q1s . I 5.5 lit e rs
T he e ngi ne oil leve l sh ou ld be ch ecked while topp ing up. Do no t ove rfill
3.2 " Tips and
A dvic e ", c ha pte r "C heck ing and Filli ng."
Techni cal data 7
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Booklet 3.3 T echn ical Data
Max imum Vehicle Weigh ts
lbs. kg.
Transm ission
Auto mati c
I Manu al Auto ma
weight of the front and rear axle and corres pondin gly reduces the
o th er load that your vehi cle c an carry.
Maxim um Permiss ib le Trai ler Weights lbs.
kg.
Automat ic Manual Auto mati c
Manual
Trail er w ith brake s
1,000 2,000 454 907
T ra il e r w ithout brake s
1,000 1,6 50
454 748
Tongue load 200 91
Th e to ngue load increa ses th e weight of th e re ar ax le and co rrespondingly re du ces the oth er lo ad
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. A lways read and h eed further info rmati on abou t traile r towing
3.2 "Tip s and Advice", chapter "Trailer towing.". The ma ximum tongue load is only appli-
cab le if th e two hole s o n th e outer, vertica l wall of the m ain ch ass is beam were used w hen installing
th e trailer hitch.
Wh eelbase
IOl.4 in. I 2,578 mm
L en gth
178.8 in.
I 4,544 mm
Width 78.2 in. / l,987 mm
H eig ht (un loaded )
57.5 in./ 1,463 mm
Turn ing circle diamete r (wa ll to wall)
35.7
I 10.9 meters
Tra ck fro nt
60.3 in.
I 1,533 mm re a r
59.7 in. I 1,517 mm
G round clearance {load ed)
5.4 in./ 13 6 mm
Sligh t diffe re n ces to th ese fi gure s are po ssibl e. d ep ending on whee l and tire size fiuc d and the leve l se
l e c te d
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1. 9L diesel engine
Fig. 4 Engine comportment overview
Maximum output SAE net
Ma ximum tor que S AE net
No. of cylinders
D isp lace ment
S troke
Co mpr essio n ra tio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Wind shi eld was her flui d co nta in er
Engine coolant expans io n t ank
Engine oil filler ca p
En gin e oi l di psti ck
flu id rese rvo ir
Vehicl e batte ry
Fu se box
De tails o n how to con nec t jum per ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) and nega tive(- ) term in al or on how
t o ch eck a nd top up serv ice fluid s fo r th e com po·
n en ts liste d above are pro vid ed in
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice."
Furthe r exp lanations, t ip s and restr iction s are
prov id ed in
3.3 "Tec hni ca l Data".
E ngin e data
100 hp a t 4,000 rp m
250 Nm at 1,0 00-2, 400 rpm I 104 ft.lb s. at 1,800·2,400 rpm
4
11 5.7 in3 I
1,896
3.76 i n I 95.5 mm
3. 13 in I 79.5 mm
18.5: 1
Diesel
T he co rrect grade of fuel for your vehicl e is s hown on a stic ker on the in side o f the fu el fi ller flap.
D iese l N o. 2 is rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and Adv ice ", chapter ''C hec king a nd Fi lling ."
Ca paci ties
F u el tank
14.5 gal. I 55 lit ers
(Re serve , includ ed in fu el ta n k capaci ty) ( 1.9 ga l. I 7.0 lite rs)
W ind shi eld washer fluid co nta iner
approx.
3.2 qts. I 3.0 liter s
Windshie ld wash er flui d con ta in er
ap prox.
5.2 qt s. I 5.0 liters
(w ith h ead lig h t washer)
Eng in e oil (w ith oil filter )
approx.
5. Iqts. I 4 .8 lit ers
T he e ngin e o il leve l shou ld b e checked w hile top pin g up . Do no t over fill
3.2 "T ip s and
Adv ice", c hapter "Chec kin g an d Filli ng."
Technical data 9