ESP VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Repair Manual
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Chassis
The unde rbody of the v eh icle is coated to help p rotect it from corrosion and
damage.
The und ercoat in g co uld be damag ed d uring
n ormal use. We recommend 1h a1 1h e und er
coali ng on th e ve hicl e and 1h e prot ec1ive c oat
in gs o n 1he s usp ension be inspec 1e d . a nd re
pa ired if necessary, befo re and afte r 1h c wint er
seaso n.
R ep a ir wor k and ad
V o lk swagen d ealer or qualified workshop.
Cleaning the engine compartment
WARNING
The exhaust sys le m ge ts very hot w hen th e ve
hi cle is dri ven and can ca use fire res ultin g in
se riou s perso nal inju ry.
• Never a pply additi onal und ercoa ting or
ru st proo fing o n or near the ex haust m ani fold,
ex haust pip es, cata ly ti c co nverter o r lhe hea t
Be especia lly ca refu l when cleaning the engine compartm ent!
Anti -c o rrosion tr eatment
The e ngin e compar1m en 1 i s 1r ea 1e d at the fa c
tor y to help preve nl corro sio n 34.
Good corro sion prole clion i s pa rlicula rly imp or
lant in 1he win ie r whe re roa d salt is use d. To pre
ve nt salt dama ge, th e entir e en gin e co mpa rt
m ent sh oul d be th oro ugh ly cleaned before and
after the sa lting p eriod.
Y our auth oriz e d Vol kswagen dea ler h as the
ri gh t cl eaners and pr eserv a tives a nd th e neces
sary e quipm en t to apply 1h cm correc 1ly. \Ve rec
o m mend havi ng
wor k perfo rmed b y an au
t h o riz ed Vo lkswage n dea le r.
Co rros io n pro tec tio n is usuall y remove d when
t h e e ngi ne co mpar1m cn 1 is cl ea ned with grease
s o lve nts . W hen eve r
engin e is clean ed , mak e
s u re that corros ion pro1 ec1io n is app lied 10 all
s urface s, sea ms, jo inl s an d co mponents in 1h e
e n g in e compa r1m en1.
22 Cl eaning and prot ection
WARNING
T he eng ine c omp artm ent of a ny mo tor ve hicle
i s a po te nti ally dangero us area a nd ca n ca use
se rious perso nal inju ry.
• Always read and h eed a ll WA RN IN GS
34 be fore wor king in th e e ngin e co m
pa rlm ent .
c£> For the sake of en v ir o nm ent
Fuel. grease an d oil d epo sit s can run off
th e e ngin e is wash ed. Th e po llu1 ed was te mu st pass throu gh an oil sepa rator befo re di s
po sal. H ave th e e ng in e clean ed only by an au
t h ori ze d V olk sw agen de aler or other qua li fied
wo rksh op that has the nec ess ary e qui pmen1 10
prot ect th e
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Care of the vehicle interior
Cleaning plastic parts and the instrument panel
Use a cl ean, damp cloth to clean plastic
part s and th e in strum ent pan el.
If thi s doe s no t w ork , u se a sp ec ial sol
vent-fr ee pla stic cleaning produ ct.
WARNING
Using solven ts on surfaces where airbags arc
l ocated can change the way a irbags deploy in
a cras h.
Applies to vehi cles: with wooden in ter ior trim
Cleaning wooden trim
Clean the woo den trim with a cl ea n
moi st cloth.
If thi s does not pro vid e sat isfac tory re
s ult s, u se a
gentl e soap soluti on.
Ap plies lo vehi cles : w it h fabric tr im and cloth sea t cove rs
WARN ING (continu ed)
• Never clean the instrument panel and the
s urface s above a irbag module s with cleanin g
p roducts containing solve nts.
• Product s co ntaining solven ts will change
th e properties of the plastics and may cause
pla stic part s to break and fly around when the
ai rb ag deploys in a crash causing injury.
Note
Clea nin g produc ts t hat co ntain solven ts w ill
d ama ge plastic material s.
Note
C lea nin g produ cts th at co ntain w ill
dama ge plast ic m ate ri als.
Cleaning cloth seat covers and fabric trim
Clo th seat cover s and fabric trim on the d oors,
hea dliner e tc . c an be cleane d w ith sp ecial
cl ean ers or w ith dry foam a nd a so ft bru sh.
Appl ies lo vehicles: with leather seal covers
Cleaning leather
Normal cleaning
Moisten a cotton or woole n cloth with
wate r and wip e over the lea ther sur faces.
Removing stubborn dirt
Stu bborn dirt can be re mo ved usin g
cloth m oistened wi th a mild soap solution
( pur e liqu id soa p: two tab lespoons diluted
in one quart (lit er) of wa ter).
Do not le t the wate r soak th ro ugh the
l ea ther or soak into the seams
Cleaning and protection 23
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications
Accessories and parts
Always con sult an authori zed Volk swagen dealer before purchasing accessorie s
and parts for your vehicle.
Your vehicl e is des ign ed to offe r a hi gh stand ard
o f a cti ve an d pass ive sa fe ty.
Pl ease co nsult an author ize d Vo lkswagen deale r
for advice befo re insta llin g accessor ies, re pla ce
m en t part s or other e quipm en t.
Au thori zed Volk swage n dea le rs ha ve the la tes t
information fr om th e manuf actur er and can rec
ommend a ccessori es a nd part s
are suit abl e
fo r yo ur vehicle and perso nal r equir em ent s.
They can also help answer questions you mi ght
h ave reg arding official reg ulati ons.
We r ecommend you onl y use appro ved Volk
swage n accessories and genuine Volkswagen
part s® . Th ese part s and accessor ies have bee n
eva luate d b y Vo lkswage n for suit abilit y, reli
a bility and safet y. Th e Vo lksw age n d eal ers hip s
h ave the necess ary ex peri ence and faciliti es
ensure th at th e part s are prop erly .
Vo lkswage n ca nnot ass um e re spon sibili ty fo r
any after-ma rket n on -Vo lk swage n part s use d,
e ven if th ese parts have bee n app rove d by an of
fi ci al t es tin g age ncy or a rc cove re d by a n offici al
ce rtificat e or sea l of ap prov al.
WARNING
Improp er ve hicle equipm ent or mod ifica tions
ca n ca use damag e to th e vehicle and serious
personal injury.
fr, WARNING (continued)
• In th e intere st of safety, we urge you to u se
only authorized Volkswagen accessories and
genuine Volkswagen parts® that h ave been
designed to be used on your vehicle.
WARNING
I mp rop er ca re, servicing and repair proce
dure s can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedl y.
• Neve r place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, no te pad s, large , h eavy or bul ky ob
je cts ) on the doors, on the windshield , o ve r or
near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the
s tee rin g w heel, in strum ent pane l, seat back
re sts or between those area s and your self.
• Object s on or near the surface s
air
ba gs are located can come loose and cause se
r iou s per sonal injury in a crash, especially
w hen the airbags inflate.
• Be sur e to r ead and h eed the inform ation
a nd all WA RN INGS
2.1 "Safety
fir st", chapt er "Airba g sys te m. ",..
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications 27
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the vehicl e ca n be re fue led. On fi ller no zzle s
w ith spri ng, kee p yo ur h and on th e nozz le
w hen r efue ling to make s ure the nozzle d oes not
co me out of t he ve hicle's fue l fi ller
Hi gh capacity fuel nozzles a re co mm on to sta
t io ns serv icing large comme rcial ve hicles. T hey
will not fit into yo ur d iesel's s tandard size d fue l
no zzle and sh oul d not be used .
WARNING
Impro per r efuelin g o r handling of fu el c an
c a use fire, ex plo sio n and severe burn s.
• Fue l is hi ghl y flammabl e and ca n ca use se
ve re burn s an d ot her inj uri es.
• Neve r use a ce llul ar telephon e while re fu
e lin g. Th e elec tro mag neti c ra di ati on ca n
ca use spa rks that ca n ignit e fuel vapor s and
cau se a fire.
• Neve r ge t b ack int o your v ehicl e whil e refu
e lin g. If in exception al cir cum sta nces yo u
mu st ge t back in your vehicl e while re fuelin g,
mak e cer ta in that you clos e the d oor and
to uch m etal to discharg e s ta tic e lec tricity be
fo re to uch in g th e filler nozzle aga in. S ta ti c
e lec tr ici ty ca n cause sp arks that ca n ignit e fue l
va po rs re lease d durin g re fu elin g.
• Neve r sm oke o r have a n open flam e a ny
w here in or n ear yo ur vehicl e when r efu elin g
o r fillin g a por ta bl e fuel cont ain er.
• F or yo ur safety, we stron gly r ecomm end
th at yo u d o not trav el with a port abl e fu el co n
t aine r in your vehicl e. Th e co ntain er,
o r
e mpt y may lea k and could cau se a fire, espe
cia lly in a cra sh .
• I f, und er exce ptional ci rcum stance s, you
mu st transpo rt a porta ble fue l co nta iner,
pl ease observe t he fo llowin g:
- Neve r fill a portabl e fu el co ntain er w hil e
it is a nyw here in or on th e ve hicle (fo r ex
a mpl e, in the lu ggage c ompartm ent , o r on
th e tru nk). Sta ti c e lectricity ca n build up
w hil e fillin g an d ca n ig nit e fuel vap ors
ca usin g a fire .
- A lways place a port abl e f uel co ntain er
o n th e gro und befo re fillin g.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNIN G (cont inue d)
- Always keep the fill er nozz le co mpl etely
in sid e th e port abl e co ntainer befo re a nd
durin g filling.
- If fill ing a port able cont ain er ma de of
m etal, th e filler n ozzle m ust a lw ays be in
co ntac t w ith th e contain er. Thi s w ill h elp
pr even t sta ti c e lec tricit y from dis ch arg in g
a nd cause a fir e.
- Neve r spill fu el in side the ve hicle or lu g
gage c ompartment . Fuel va pors a re hi ghl y
fl ammab le.
- Always observe loca l an d sta te
I pro vin
ci al laws rega rdin g th e use, storage and
t ra nsport ation of fu el co ntain ers.
- M ake ce rtain th e fuel co ntain er m eets
ind ustry s tan dard s (A NS I
I AST M F8 52 -
86 ).
Note
• Rem ove f uel sp ills from the pa int imm ed i
ately to p reve nt pa int dama ge.
• Never run th e ta nk com ple te ly dry. An irr eg
ul ar gas su pp ly co uld cause misfi rin g. As a resu lt,
unburn ed g as co uld get in to th e c ata lyt ic co n
ve rter and cause dama ge.
• Whe n trave ling across country, yo u may
c o m e across d iese l fu el no zzles tha t are even
w id er than th e fue l fi ller openi ng on yo ur ve
hi cle. T hese fue l nozz les were des igned fo r large
t ru cks and generally als o ha ve much h igher fl ow
rat es th an noz zles desig ned for pa ssenger ve hi
cl es . They will n ot fit into your d iese l's s tanda rd
s ize d fu el noz zle an d mu st n ot be use d.
Fo r th e s ake of environm ent
D o no t try to pu t in mo re fu el a fter t he automat ic
fi ller noz zle has sw itched off; th is m ay cause fue l
to over flow and pollut e th e e nviro nm en t part ic
ul arl y w hen it gets hot out side.
Tips
R em ember to re fue l wh en th e ta nk i s 1/4 full to
re duce th e risk of run nin g ou t o f fu el, es peciall y
in re m ote
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Fuel supply
Applies lo ve hicl es: wi th a gasoline engi ne
Gasoline
The co rrect gaso line grades are lisred on a sti cke r inside the Juel fill er flap.
Octane roting
Octane rating indicates gaso line's a bility to re
s ist en gin e da ma ging "k noc k" ca used by pre- ig
n iti on. Therefo re, buyin g the correc t grade of
gaso line is very
to help p reven t pos
s ibl e e ngin e damage and a loss of e ngin e perfor
man ce.
T he recommende d gaso line oc ta ne rating for
yo ur eng ine ca n b e fo und on a la b el loca ted on
th e in sid e of the fu el fill er flap. This rat ing m ay
b e s pecifie d as AKI (CLC) o r HO N (ROZ).
Gaso lines mo st co mm onl y use d in the Unite d
States and
hav e th e fo llow ing octan e
ra tin gs that can usually be found on th e fill er
pump :
• Premi um Graci e: 91
96 AKI
• Reg ular
87 90 AK I
Unlead ed gasoline
Unleaded gasoline is ava ilab le throu ghout t he
U SA, C anada, and in most European countri es.
We recom men d th at yo u do not take your ve
h icle
oxyge nates) if the
bl end ed mixture mee ts th e fo llowing criteria :
Blend of gaso lin e methanol (wood alcohol or
meth yl alco hol):
• Anti -kn ock ind ex mu st be 87 or hi gh er,
• Ble nd mu st co ntain no mor e th an 3% meth
a n o l,
• 131encl must co ntai n m ore tha n 2% co-so l
ve nts.
Bl end of gasoline a nd ethan ol ( gra in alco hol or
e th yl alco hol) :
• Anti-knock index mu st b e 87 AK I or higher,
32 Checking and Filling
• Ble nd mu st n ot co ntain mor e than HJ% eth
ano l.
Bl end of gaso line a nd MTBE:
• Anti -knock index must b e 87 AK I or high er,
•
m ust contain not more t han 15% MTB E.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasolines are blen ded perfor m espe
cia lly well for win te r or summer driv in g. D urin g
seaso nal ch ange-over, we su gges t that you fill up
busy sta tio ns where the seaso nal adju st
ment is more like ly be mad e in tim e.
Note
• Do not use any fuel w ith octan e ra tings lowe r
than 07 /\K l or 9 1 otherw ise expensive en
g in e damage w ill occur.
• Do not use lea ded gaso lin e! Usin g le aded
gaso line
w ill seve re ly da mage vehicle 's cat
a lyt ic co nverte r and its abilit y to re du ce ex hau st
e mi ssio ns.
• Met hanol fue ls th at do not meet th ese re
q uir eme nts ma y ca use c orro sio n and dam age to
p las tic a nd rubber component s in th e fu el
sys te m .
• Do not u se fuels that fa il to meet the criteria
s p ecified above.
• If yo u are unable to dete rmine wheth er or
n ot
parti cul ar f uel bl en d m eets the sp eci fica
t io ns above, ask your service s ta tion o r its fu el
s u pplie r.
• Do not use f uel for whic h th e con te nt s
ca nn ot be identifie d.
• Fuel system damage and performan ce pro b
l e ms r esultin g from the use of f uels diffe re nt
from those s peci fied above are
11 0 1 th e respo nsi
bilit y of Vo lkswage n and are 1101 covered under
th e New Ve hicle or th e Emission Co ntrol
War ra n ties.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Checking the engine oil level
engine dipst ick indi cates the level o f th e oil.
Fig . 5 Engin e oil dip st ic k with engine oil level ma rks
To get a true reading, th e vehicle must be
o n le vel ground. Before opening the en
g in e hood, a lway s read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS ,iage 34, "Safety is job No. I
wh en worki ng in the eng ine
men t" .
-
the engine and wait a few minute s
for the oil to return to t he oil pan.
- Raise the en gi ne hood ,iage 36.
- Pull ou t th e dip sti ck an d w ip e it clea n
w it h a rag.
- Rein sert dip sti ck; push it all the way in. -
Pull th e dip stick out again and check
th e oil le vel.
- After check ing t he o il lev el, plea se mak e
sure that th e dip sti ck is p ush ed back i n all
t h e way.
T he pos ition of th e dip sti ck is s how n in th e cor
responding en gin e co mpartm ent diagram
3.3 " Technical Data."
You must no t add oil.
You ca n oil. The oil leve l ma y go into th e
A ran ge, but not abov e th e A ran ge.
You must add oil. Afte r addi ng o il, m ake th at th e oi l leve l is somewhe re wit hin th e range.
WARNING
Sto p! workin g in the e ngin e c ompar t
m ent, a lways re ad and h eed all
34. The eng ine co mpartm ent of a ny
mot or ve hicle is a poten tiall y dan gero us a re a
and ca n cau se ser io us pe rso nal injur y.
Not e
If the engin e oil leve l is above l evel 5 do
no t start th e engine -th is could damage the cat
a ly tic co nverter and the eng ine! Contac t an au
th orized Volksw agen dea le r o r
qu alifi ed
workshop.
Checking and Filling 39
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Note
• When mixed with ot heradditives t he colo r of
G 12 w ill chan ge to brown . If thi s ha ppens. im
mediat ely change the coo lant. Otherw ise it wi ll
res ult in engi ne damage!
• If a lot o f coo la n t ha s been lost. wa it for the
engine to
coo l before topping cold
coolant to h elp prevent damage to th e e ngine.
Large coolan t losses are a s ign of leaks in the
Book let 3.2 Tip s and Advic e ®
cooling syste m. Ha ve the cool ing syste m
che cke d imm ediatel y by an authori zed Volk
swage n dea le r or qua lifi ed worksho p to red uce
the risk of engine damage.
• Do not add an y type of radia to r leak sealant
to you r veh icle's e ngi ne coola nt.Adding ra di ator
repair fluid m ay adve rse ly aff ect th e f un ction
and performanc e of yo ur coo ling sys te m and
co uld result in damage not covere d by your New
Ve hicle Lim ited
The water for cleaning windsh ield should always be mixed windshield
washer
Fig . 9 In the engine comportment: cop of wind
shie ld wa sher flu id container
Th e wi ndsh iel d washer co ntain er loca ted
in t he eng ine c ompartme nt suppli es was her
fluid to b oth th e wind shield wash er an d hea d
li g ht washi ng sys te m . If the was her flu id l eve l
drop s to o low. the informat io n tex t Top up
was h fluid! i s di sp layed in the ins trument cluster a nd
t h e w indshield washer warn ing light ligh ts up . Stop!
o
p eni ng t he engine hood, always
r ea d and hee d all WA RN INGS 34, is job No. l w hen working in the engi ne com
partm ent ".
Th e location of the container is shown in
corresponding engine co mpartm elll overview
=>bookle t 3.3 ''Techn ical Data."
S inc e regular water is usually not adequate for
cleaning t he wi ndshi eld, a dd
clea ning so lution
to the water. Please follow the diluti on in stru c
t io ns on the package.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the eng in e co mpa rt
m ent , a lways read a nd heed all WA RN INGS
34 . Th e engine co mpartm ent an y
motor ve hicl e is a potent ially dan gerous area
a nd ca n ca use se riou s personal inju ry.
D o not use engine coo lan t, anti-freeze a ny
o th er so lu tions that ca n damage t he ve hicl e
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fluid reservoir has a black cap.
Fig. 12 I n the engine compartm ent : c ap of the
brake fluid reservoi r
To get a read in g, the ve hicl e be
on leve l g round . Before opening th e
g in e hood, always rea d and hee d all
WA RN INGS
34, "Sa fety is job No. 1
w hen wo rkin g in the eng ine com par t·
m ent' '.
H ead off fluid leve l a t the tran s
par ent brak e fluid reservo ir. IL sho uld
ways be be twee n th e "M IN" and "MAX"
m arks .
Bookl et 3.2 Tips and Advic e @
• Never move the w indshi eld wiper o r sh ield wiper arm manu ally· this co uld cause
damage!
• To prevent damage to the wiping sys te m,
ways loose n blades froze n to th e g lass befor e ting th e wi pers
Th e loca tion of the brak e flu id reservo ir is show n
in the correspo nding engin e co mpartm ent over·
v iew
3 .3 "Tec hnical Data. " T he brake
fluid reservoir has a black cap 12 .
Th e fluid leve l drops slightly w hen th e hide is bein g use d and as the pads are to mat ically a dju ste d as they wea r dow n.
Howe ver, if the leve l goes
no ticeab ly i n a time, o r drops below th e "MIN " mark,
ther e ma y be a lea k in the brake syste m. If th e
brak e fluid leve l drops too low, the wa rnin g tex t
STOP . Brake fluid stop vehicle! i s disp layed i n the
instrumem cluste r an d the brake system
warning lig ht light s up . If this hap pens, imm edi ·
ate ly take the ve hicle to an auth orized Vo lk
s wa gen d ealer ship, or qua lified workshop a nd
have the brak e sys te m insp ecte d.
WARNING
Stop! Before wo rk in g in the en gin e compart
ment , a lways read and h eed all WARN IN GS
34 . Th e engine compar tme nt of any
motor vehicle is a pot entia lly dan gerou s area
and can ca use ser io us perso nal injur y
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
with special care for the fir st 35 0 mile s
( 560km ).
• Driving with worn or dam aged tires can
l ead to los s of co ntrol, sud den tire failure, in
clud ing a blowout and sudden deflation,
cras hes and se riou s perso nal injurie s. H ave
worn or damaged tires rep laced immediat ely.
• Tires age even if th ey arc not bein g used
a n d can fail sudd enl y, es pecia lly
at high
s p ee ds. Tire s th at ar c mor e than 6 yea rs old
WARNIN G (contin ued)
ca n onl y be use d in an em erge ncy and then
w ith specia l ca re and at lo w er sp eeds.
• Neve r m ount u sed t ires on yo ur vehicl e if
you arc not s ure of th eir "pre vio us hi story."
Old use d tir es ma y have been dama ged eve n
t h ough th e damage cann ot b e see n that can
l ea d to sudd en tir e fa ilur e and loss of vehicle
contro l.
• If yo u notice unu sual vibrat ion or if th e ve
hicle pull s to one sid e wh en drivin g, a lways
stop as soo n as it is safe to do so and check the
wheels and tires for dam age.
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessor y weight
m ea ns th e comb ined weigh t (in excess of those
s tand ard item s wh ic h may b e re p laced ) of auto
matic tran sm iss ion, powe r stee ring . power
brake s, pow er wind ows, powe r se ats. radio, a nd
heat er, to th e ex tent that th ese item s are ava il
ab le as factory- in st all ed eq ui pment (w heth er in
s talled or not).
Aspect ratio m ea ns th e ra tio of th e heig h t
th e wid th of th e
ti re in perce nt. Numbers of70 or lowe r ind icat e
a sh ort sid ewa ll for imp roved steering r espons e
a nd be tter ove rall hand ling d ry pa vement.
B ead
m ea ns th e pan oft he tire that is m ade of stee l
w ires, wrapp ed or reinfor ced by ply cords and
t h at is s hape d to
th e rim .
B ead separation
mean s a breakdow n of th e bo nd b etwee n com
p on ent s in the bea d.
Cord mea ns th e s trands for ming the plies in t he tire .
Cold lir e inflation pressure
m ea ns th e tire press ure reco mmend ed by the
ve hicl e m anu factur er f or a tire of a des ig nate d
s ize th a t ha s not b ee n d rive n for th an a co up le of
m iles ( kilomete rs) at low sp eeds in th e thr ee
h our peri od befo re th e tire press ure is m eas ured
or ad juste d.
52 Checking and Filling
Curb weig ht
mea ns th e weig ht of
a moto r ve hicle sta n
dard equipm ent in cluding th e maxi mum ca
paci ty o f fuel. oil. a nd coolant, air co ndition ing
and additional weight of o ptional equipme nt.
Gr oss Axle Weight Roting
m ea ns th e load -ca rryi ng ca pacity of a sin gle axle
sys tem, measured at th e tire-gro und in te rface s.
Gro ss Vehicl e W eight Roling
means th e max imum t otal load ed weig ht of the
ve hicl e.
Groo ve
m ea ns th e spa ce betw een
ad jacent tread
r ib s.
L o ad rotin g (cod e)
m eans the maximum load that
tir e is ra ted to
carry for a given inflation press ure. You may not
this o n all tir es bec ause it is not
required by law.
Ma ximum load roting
m ean s th e load rating for
tire at th e perm iss ible inflatio n pressu re for that t ir e .
Ma ximum load ed ve hicle weig ht
mean s th e
of:
(a) C urb weig ht,
( b ) Accesso ry weight,
( c ) Vehicle capa city weigh t, a nd
(cl ) Pro duction o ptions we ig h t.
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fore, you shou ld ne ver let air o ut of a warm ti re m atc h "cold tire inflation pressure" reco m
m endati ons. The tir es wo uld then be und erin
fla ted and could fail suddenl y.
Maint aining proper tire press ure is on e of the
mo st important things you ca n do
help avoi d
s udd en tir e failu re. Unde rinflated tire s are a
major cause of sudden tir e failure. Keeping t ires
a t th e righ t p ress ure is also important for saf e
and resp o nsiv e ve hicl e handl ing, tra ctio n,
and load carryi ng. Tire pre ssure s arc
part icu lar ly i mport ant when the ve hicle is
being driven at higher speeds, and then espe
cially when heavi ly lo ad ed eve n wit hin th e per
mi ssible load-carry ing capaci ties approved for
yo ur vehicle.
The reco mm end ed tir e pre ssure s fo r yo ur Volk
sw age n dep end on th e kind or tires on your ve-
Ca rlin e E ngin e Tire
Jet ta 1.91
/ 74 195/65
15 91 H
kWT DI
1.91/ 74 205
/55 R 16 91
kW TD I
1. 9 1 / 74 225/45
17 91 H
kW TDI
J etta 2.0
l / 147 205/55 R 16 911-1
2. 0l / 147 225/45
R 17 91 H
kWTF SI
2.0 1 / 147 255 /40
18 92 Y
kWTFSI
J e tt a 2.51/ 110 195/65
1 5 91 H
kW
2 .5 1 /
IIO 205/55 R 16 91 H
k W
2 .5 1 /
IIO 225/45 R 1791 H
kW
xi= reinfor ced
Be caus e
ch anges may be mad e to ve
hicl e equipm ent during the model year, always
c ompar e th e tire size designation on the tire
pr ess ure label on yo ur vehi cle
the tire s on
y ou r ve hicle. Make sur e that th e tir e s ize in fo r-
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
hide an d th e number of passe ngers and /or
amo unt of luggage you will b e
The tire pr ess ure la b el on the op en edge of the
dri ver's doo r on your Volk swagen li sts th e rec
o mmended cold tire infla tion press ures fo r the
veh icle at its max imum capaci ty weight and tire s
th at were on your vehicle at the time it was man
ufa ctur ed.
See the illu stration
54, fig. for the loca
ti on of the label on the open edge of the drive r's
door (color of th e actual label and exact location
o n the vehicl e will vary slightl y).
table below li sts the recom mend ed co ld tire
inflation pressures for the Volk swa gen m odel s
cove red by your O wner's Lit era ture at the ve
hi cle's maximum capacit y weig ht and the tir e
s izes insta lled on th e res pec tive mode ls as ori g
in al e quipment , o r as a fa ctory opt ion .
Tire pressur e Tire pressure rear
front
PSI kPa
PS I kPa
34 234 34 234
34 234 34 234
34 234 34 234
3 5 240 35 240
35 240
35 240
35 240
240
34 234
34 234
34 2
34 3 4
234
34 234
34 234
mation o n the vehicl e lab el i s the same as th e
s ize of t he tir es on the ve hicl e is es pecially im
portan t if th e ve hicl e belo ngs to someo ne e lse or
y ou bou ght the vehicle with different rims/tires
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