Contents VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

Contents
0.1 Alphabetical Index 2
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1.1 Maintenance 21
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1.2 USA Warranty 86
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2.1 Safety First 122
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3.1 Controls and Equipment 202
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3.2 Tips and Advice 320
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3.3 Technical Data 420
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3.4 Premium Sound System 434
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Table of contents
Warranty Voucher . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2
Warran ty Voucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Odometer Replacement and other dea ler
sta mp s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W
HEN DO I BRING MY CAR IN FOR
SERVICE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6
SERVICE SCHEDU LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SERV ICE SCHEDU LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Table of contents
Limited New Vehicle Warranty . . 2
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Limit ed Warranty . . . . 7
What is c, ·ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What is n overed . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 8
Limit ed 'arranty Against
Corros
Perforation .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 10
What is
.. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. 10
What ii covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
24 H . Roadside Ass istance 13
Th e vagen 24 Hour Roadside
Assist
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fed ,
I Emissions Warranties ... 14
GenE ................................. 14
Fede missions Control System Defect
Warr ............................... 15 Fede missions Perfo
rmance Wa rra nty 16
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Warranties . 20
California law requ ires us to provide you
w ith the fo llow ing Emi ssions Wa rranty
Statement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CALI FORNIA EMISSION CONTROL
WARRANTY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.
California Emissions Con trol System Defect
Wa rranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
For 3 years
I 50,000 miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Customer CARE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 28
Dealer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
When to notify the manufacture r . . . . . . . . . 28
Repairs not covered by warranty . . . . . . . . . 29
BBB AUTO LINE .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 30
BBB A UTO LIN E dispute resolution
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Service Publications .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .
31
Volkswagen Technical Literature Ordering
Center . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . .. .. .
31
Tire Manufacturers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 32
List of tire manu facturers fo r new
Volkswagen vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .
32
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Table of contents
Limited New Vehicle Warranty . . 2
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Limited Powertrain Warranty . ... 7
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Limited Warranty Against
Corrosion Perforation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
What is covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 10
What is not covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
24 Hour Roadside Assistance 13
The Volkswagen 24 Hour Roadside
Assistance program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Federal Emission s Warranties . . . 14
General .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Federal Emissions Control System Defect
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty 16
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
California Emissions Warranties . 20
California law requires us to provide you
with the following Emissions Warranty
Statement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL
WARRANTY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Californ ia Emission s Control System Defect
Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
For 3 yea rs
I 50,0 00 miles . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 22
Customer CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dealer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
When to notify the manufacturer . . . . . . . . . 28
Repairs not covered by warranty . . . . . . . . . 29
BBB AUTO LINE . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . ... . 30
BBB AUTO LIN E dispute resolution
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Volkswagen Techn ical Literature Ordering
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Tire Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
List of tire manufacturers for new
Volkswagen vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Tabl e of contents

About this booklet
This bookl et conta ins importan t informa tion,
tips, sugge stions and WARN INGS on using your
ve hicl e. Th e other booklets in the Owner's Liter­
ature contain furth er information th at you
sho uld be aware of for your own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sur e th at you always keep the comple te
Own er' s Litera ture in the vehicle . Th is is es pe­
cially important when you le nd or sell th e ve­
h icle.
This manua l describes the ve hicle equipment at
the t ime of publication. Some of the equipment
d esc ribed will not be available until a later date,
or is on ly available for certain markets.
Illu stratio ns may sli ghtlyvary from your vehicle.
For t his re aso n you should rega rd illu strations as
a genera l gu ide.
A t the beginning of this booklet , you will find a
table of contents sh owing all
items de­
scribe d in th is manua l in the order they appea r.
An alph abetical index is at the end of the
book.let.
Directions and positions (for example rig ht, left,
front, rear) are always relative
to the direc tion of
t rave l of the vehicl e un less stated otherwise.
So me sectio ns of this booklet do not appl y to all
ve hicl es. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to , for exam ple "App lies to USA Models on ly".
The section is contin ued on the nex t page.
Indicates the end of a sect ion.
® Registere d trademarks are marked
or®.
How ever, the a bsence of thi s symbo l does
not constitute a wa iver of t he rights con­
cerning any term.
Cross-reference to a within
or out side of a section.
WARNING
Texts with this symbol conta in importa nt in­
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
o f personal injury or death.
Note
Texts with thi s symbol draw your attention to
pot entia l sources of damage to your ve hicl e.
<£> For the sake of environment
Tex ts with this sy mbol contai n in formation
about the environment and how you can help to
protect it.
Tips
T ex ts with this sy mbol contain s pecial tips and
o ther information about getting tl1e mo st out of
your veh icle and its features.

Table of contents
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pr oper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 4
P eda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
S tow ing luggag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
R eporti ng safety defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General no te s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Why safe ty belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 15
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ofe ty belt prelensioners . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 25
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
I m port ant thing s to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fr ont airbag system - the basics . . . . . . . . . 31
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Monitoring th e Advanced Airbag Sys te m . 39
Side airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side Cur tain Prot ect ion™ airbags . . . . . . . . 48
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chi ld Se als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I ns talling child res tra int with a safety belt 60
A dd itional I nfo rmati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
L ow er anchorages (Canada veh icl es: lower
universa l anchorage bars} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
In stalling a CRS using th e "LATCH " system 69
Where con I g el additional informa tion
about chi ld restraints and their use? 70
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table of contents

About this booklet
This booklet conta ins important information ,
t ip s, su ggest ions, and WARN INGS on using your
vehicle. The other booklet s in th e Owner's Liter­
ature contain further information that you
should be aware of for your own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sure that you always keep the comp lete
Owner's Literature in the vehicle. This i s espe­
cially important when you len d or sell th e ve­
hicle .
Thi s manual describe s the vehicle equipment at
the time of publication. Som e of the equipment
described will not be available until a later date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illustration s may slight ly vary from your vehicle.
F or thi s rea son you should regard illu stration s as
a general guide.
At the beg inning of this bookl et, you will find a
t a ble of contents showing all the items de­
sc ribed in this manual in the order they appear.
An alphabetical index
at the end o f the
booklet.
Dir ections a nd positions (for examp le right, left.
front, rear) are always relative
to the dire ction of
trav el of the ve hicle unl ess s tated otherwise.
Some sect ions of this booklet do not apply to all
ve hicles. If this i s the case, a text at the beginning
of th e sect ion indicates which vehicles it applies
to , for example "Applies to vehicles with Die sel
engine ".
® Regi ster ed trademark s are marked®. How­
ever, the absence of this symbo l doe s not
co nstitute a wa iver of the right s concern ing
any term.
The sectio n is con tinued on t he next pa ge.
Indicates the e nd of a section.
Cro ss-refe rence to a "WARN ING" within
or outside of a section.
Cross-reference to a "Note" wit hin or out­
s ide of a section.
Texts with this symbo l contain important ' formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
of personal injury or death.
Tips
Texts with this symbo l contain special tips and
other informat ion about gelling th e most out of
yo ur vehicle and its features.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent ®
Table of contents
Instrument panel ........... .. .. ... .
Overview .............................. .
Overview of the contro l butto ns on the
mu lti- function steering w heel ..... .... . . .
Instrument cluster ...... ............. ... . .
Display in the in strument cluster ......... .
Menus in the instrument cluster ..... •.. ..
Warning lights .... ....... ........ ..... . .
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20
Op ening and closing Keys . . . . . . . .
31
K ey Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remo te cont rol key . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . 32 C ent ral locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-the ft o lorm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows .... .. . . .. .... ... . .... . .. .. .. . .
39 Po wer roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 42
H ome link® Universal Transm itter . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and a clear view . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshie ld wi pers . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat s and storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why is seat adjust ment so im portant ? . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front seats .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... .....
Rear seat bench . ... ...... ....... •.. .... .
Sto rage ......... ................... .... .
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond
elec trica l sockets .... ... .... .... ... ...... .
Luggage comportment ........... ....... .
R oo f rock . .......... ......•.... .. •.......
Air conditioning system ...... ... .. . 60
66
69
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74
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80
Heal
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Cl imatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 1 Climotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Im portan t no tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving ................... ............. 90
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Igniti on lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting ond stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . 95
Monuol transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic transmissio n
I Direct sh ift
gea rbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P arking brok e . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ...
104 Electronic Parking Assistance . ........ •.. . 10 6
Crui se co ntrol ......... ........ .... ...... 107
Alphabetical inde x .... ...... .... ... 10 9
T ab le of contents

About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
tip s, s uggest ions and WARN INGS on usin g yo ur
veh icle. The other booklets in the Owner's Liter­
ature contain further information tha t you
sho uld be aware of for yo ur own safety and for
the sa fety of yo ur pa ssenge rs.
Make sure that you always keep the comp lete
Owner's Literature in the vehi cle. Th is is es pe­
cia lly import ant whe n you lend or sell th e ve­
hicl e.
Thi s manual describes the vehicle equipm ent at
th e time of publicatio n. Some of the equipmen t
d escribed w ill not be availab le until a late r date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illustrations may slightly vary fro m you r veh icle.
Fo r tl1is reaso n yo u sh ou ld regard illus tratio ns as
a general g uide.
A t th e beginning of this booklet, you
find a
table of contents sho wing all the item s de­
scr ibed in this manua l in the order they appear .
An alphabetica l ind ex is a t the end of the
booklet.
Dire ction s and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are a lways re lat ive to the direction o f
travel of the vehicle unless sta ted otherwise.
Some sections of this book let do not app ly to a ll
ve hicl es. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
section indicates w hic h veh icles it appli es
to , for examp le "App lies to veh icles wit h Diese l
engi ne" .
The section i s con tinued on t he nex t page.
In dicates the end of a section.
® Registered trademarks are marked
or®·
However, the absence of this sym bol does
not const itute a wa iver of th e rights con­
ce rnin g any te rm.
Cross-reference to a "WA RN ING" within
o r outside of a sect ion.
WARNING
Texts symbo l co ntain imp ortant in ­
formation on safety and how to reduce risk
of personal injury or d eath.
Note
T exts
sym bol dr aw your attention to potential sources of damage to your vehicle .
For th e sake of environment
Texts w ith this symbo l contain infor mation
a bo ut the environment and how you can he lp
to protect it.
Tips
Texts with thi s symbol contai n spec ia l tips and
othe r information abou t gett ing the most out of
your veh icle and its features.

Table of contents
Smart technology ........... ... .. .. .
Brakes .............. .. .. ..... .. .. .• .....
Po we r stee ring ....... .. ..... ... .. ...... .
Notice about data recorded b y vehicle
contro l modu les ....... ........ .... ..... .
Driving and protecting the
environment ..... ... .... ..... ...... ..
Break-in Pe riod ... ... ........ ......... . ..
Catalytic converter ....... .. .. .. ....... ..
T ra ile r t owi ng . . . . . . . . ... ............ .. .
D riv ing economically o nd respecti ng the
environmen t ... .... ..... ............. ... .
Cleaning and protection ........ . .
General notes .... .... ... ....... .. ...... .
Car e of veh icle exte rior ....... ..• ...... ..
C ore of the vehicle interior ... ..... ..•. ..
Accessories, new parts, repairs
and modifications .......... ...... ..
Accesso ries and pa rts .......... .... .... .
R epa irs and technica l modifications ..... .
Cellu lar phones a nd CB radi os ........ . .
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2
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6
7
7
10
10
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16
16
17
23
27
27
28
29
Booklet 3 .2 Tip s and Advice
Checking and Filling 30
Fill ing the tank . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . • . . . . 30
Fu el supp ly . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working in the eng ine compa rtment . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. . . 37
Coo lant ....... .... .... ...... ... ......... 43
Wos he r fluid and wind shie ld wiper blade s 45
Brok e fluid . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 47
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . 49
T ir es and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What do I do now? . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . 67
Vehicle tools and spore whee l . . . . . . • . . . . . 67
Changing a whe el . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. • . . . . . 68
Em erg ency closing or opening . . . • . . . . . . . 7 5
F use s . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 77
Cha nging a light bulb . .. .. . . . .. .. . • .. . . . 81
Jump start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 84
To wing .... ... . . .. . .. .... ....... ... . . .•. . 86
Lifting th e ve hicle .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 89
C onsumer Info rmat ion . . . . . • . . . . . . 90
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . 92
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