service VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

Stopping th e engine 3.1: 97
S tora ge area
Ot her stora ge a reas 3.1 : 7l
R oof 3.l : 7 1
S torage compartm ent 3 .1: 69
Fro nt ce n te r armrest 3.1: 70
R ear armrest 3.1: 70
S tor age for the vehicle literature 3.1: 69
Sto ring seat po sit ion s 3.1 :
64
Sto wing luggage in the luggage companm en t
2.1 : 10
S un visor 3.l: 52
S u nro of 3.1: 42
S un sh ade
P owe r roof3.l: 42
Switc h light in g 3.1: 3
Sw itchabl e locking feature
Act iva ting 2.1: 62
Deactivating 2.1: 63
Switc hes
Emerge ncy nasher 3. l: 48
L ig ht switches 3.1 : 46
Powe r ou tsi de m irrors 3.1: 56
Power roof3.l: 42 P owe r w indo ws 3.1: 39
Switc hing off th e e ngin e
W ith
ig n itio n ke y 3 .1: 97
T
Tachometcr3.I: 6
Tank
Fill ing the tank 3.2: 30
F uel ga uge 3. 1: 7
Op ening the fu el fi ller
3.2: 30
Technical modifications 3 .2: 28
T et her anc ho rs 2.1: 65
T et her strap 2.1: 65
Tie-down hooks 3.1 : 78
Ti e-clowns 2. 1: I I
Tire and whee ls 3.2: 5 1
Tire press ure 3.2: 56
Tir e pressure monitor in g syste m 3.1
Warn ing li ght 3.1: 30
Booklet 0 .1 Gen eral Ind ex
Tires
Service life 3.2: 59
Speed Ratin g Le tte rCode 3.2 : 62
Tire manufa cturing date 3.2 : 62
Ti re speci fica tion s 3.2: 62
Trea d depth 3.2: 59
U niform tir e qual it y grading 3.2:
W inter ti res 3.2: 65
T ir e s and wheels
Dim ensio n s 3 .2: 51
New3.2: 6 1
S now chains 3.2: 66
Wh eel b olt s 3 .2: 66
Winter tire s 3.2: 65
Tool s 3.2: 67
Torn or frayed safety belts 2 .1: 1 7
To win g 3 .2:
77
Genera l no te s 3.2: 87
When can your vehicle not be towed? 3.2:
88
To win g eye 3 .2: 86
Trailer t owing
Brak es 3.2 : 11
Dri ving tips 3.2: 13
Operating instr uctio ns 3.2: 12
Sa fety c hain s 3.2: 11, 12
Technica l requ ir eme nts 3.2: 10
Tir e press ure 3 .2: 12
Tow ing t ips 3.2: 13
Trail er lights 3.2: 11
Trailer weigh t 3.2: 12
Trail er turn sig na ls
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 5 1
Tran sport Canad a 3.2: 90
Tran sport in g long item s 3.1: 62, 69
T read Wear Indicato r (l WI ) 3.2: 59
Tnmk 2. 1: 1
O
Trunk lid 3.1 : 37
Turn sig na l a nd high beam leve r 3.1: 50
Turn sig na ls 3 .1: 50
Wa rnin g ligh t 3 .1: 24, 5 1
u
Unde rb od y se alant 3.2: 22
Un faste ning
Safety belts 2.1 : 24
Unidir ectional tir es 3.2: 51, 73
Uniform tire qua lity g radin g 3.2: 64
Alphab etical ind ex 11

® Booklet 0.1 General Index
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
V
Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
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Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra­
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
12 Alphabetical inde x
What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve­
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi­
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7

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
Table of content s

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service Information
Dealer Service
There are nearly 800 auth orize d Vo lkswagen
deale rs in No rth Am eri ca. T hey have Volk­
swage n train ed tec hnici an s, prop er workshop
e qui pmen t a nd part s to gi ve you ex pert serv ice.
Vo lk swage n dealers
co mmitt ed to qu ality
service.
• Yo ur auth orized Vo lk sw age n dea le r offers
man y serv ices for your co nven ie n ce, s uch as ex­
t e nded service hour s. early bird servi ce, bod y re ­
pair s, to nam e ju st a f ew. As k about th em .
• Arran ge your service w it h your dea le r w hen i t
i s co nve nient for you.
• Ask your Service A dvisor about th e serv ice
yo u need and disc uss the cos t involve d.
Do-It -Yourself Service
Your Owner's Manual co ntain s many h elpful
h ints on what you can se rvic e yo urself.
• You can ch ec k tires fo r wear or dam age and
co rrec t tir e press ure, including the spare.
• You can ch ec k th e w inds hield was her co n­
t ai ner.
• You ca n ch ec k yo ur car's int erio r and ext er ior
li ghtin g syste m for correct fu ncti oning.
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• Leave word where yo u ca n be reac hed during
th e day and when yo u wo uld lik e to pick your car
up .
• Keep all rece ipts of maintena nce and rep air s
p erfo rmed . Your serv ice record is imp ort ant
w hen mak ing use
wa rrant y.
• Maintenance se rvices perfo rmed by yo ur au ­
thori zed dea ler at the interva ls s pec ified , w ill
a lso be doc ument ed in th is boo kle t.
• Auto m obil e tec hn ology c han ges co ntinu­
o usly . Yo ur auth ori ze d Vo lks wage n dea le r al­
ways has the m os t c urr ent Serv ice a nd Ma inte­
nan ce inform ation for your Volkswage n model.
It is poss ib le th at this in formation may differ
fro m th e check point s listed in this book le t. Yo ur
Vo lk sw agen Se rv ice Adv is or can answe r any
qu estions yo u ma y ha ve
• Yo u ca n che ck th e en gin e oil leve l every
fu el fillin g.
• Yo u can pe rfor m th ese s imple c hec ks on ce a
wee k. Th ey save time, tro ubl e and expe nse late r.
Your technician will not check the above men­
items in eac h case during regular service
and maint enance visits

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 .
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
WHEN DO I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE?
Service Interval Schedule
• 1.8L Turbo Gasoline E ngin e (GT I)
5, 000 mil es (8 ,000 km)
10 ,000 miles (16,000 km)
1 5, 000 miles (24 ,000 k m)
20,000 miles (3 2,000 km)
2 5, 000 miles ( 40,000 km)
3 0,000 m iles ( 48,000 km)
35 ,000 miles (56,000 km)
40,000 miles ( 64,000 km)
4 5,000 mil es (72,000 km )
5 0,000 miles (80 ,000
km )
55,000 m iles (88 ,000 km)
6 0 ,000 m iles (9 6,000 km) I
f you
not su re w he n to bring yo ur car in for
se rv ice, ask your auth ori zed Vo lk swage n Se rv ice
A dvi sor .
O il Change S erv ic e
O il Chan ge
& Ma intenan ce S ervi ce
O il Chan ge Serv ice
O il Change
& Ma intenance Service
Oil Chang e Serv ice
Oi l C han ge
& Maint enance Se rvic e
Oi l C han ge Serv ic e
Oi l C hange
& Maintenance Service
Oil Chan ge S ervic e
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice
Oi l C han ge Servic e
O il Chan ge
& Mai nten ance Se rv ic e
Se rv ic es s hou ld be perform ed at the sch edu le d mil eag e ( kilom ete r) int erv als , or 12 m onth s af te r
th e la st Serv ice , w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st.
Yo ur Servi ce adv is o r w ill fill in th e nec ess ary information and stamp you r Ma intenanc e boo klet
e a ch tim e you b ring in
ve hicl e fo r Se rvice .
A t thi s tim e, th e Serv ice advis or
w ill also inform you w hen th e nex t Se rv ice is du e. Th ere for e, it is
i mporta nt that you fo llow the Se rvice sc hedu le .
T he brake fluid must be r epla ced eve ry 2 ye ars re gard less of mi leag e (kilometer s).
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Service Interval Schedule
Gasoline Engin es
I f yo u are not sur e wh en
to b rin g yo ur c ar in fo r
serv ice, ask yo ur auth ori ze d V olkswagen Serv ice
Adv isor.
•
• 2.0L G asolin e Eng in e (G olf, Jetta Wagon )
• 2.5L G asolin e Engin e (Jetta, Go lf , New
B ee tle )
5,000 miles (8,000 km)
10 ,000 m iles (16, 000 km)
20.000 miles (32 ,000 km )
30,0 00 mil es (48,000 km)
40,000 miles (64,0 00 km )
50,000 miles (80, 00 0 km )
60, 000 mil es (96, 000 km )
70,000 miles {112,0 00 k m)
Booklet 1.1 Main tenance
• 2.0L TFS I G asolin e Engine (J etta , GT!,
Pas sat)
• 4.2 VB Ga so lin e Engin e (Pha eton , T o uare g)
• 6.0L Wl 2 Gaso lin e Engin e (P haeton )
• VR6 Gasolin e Eng ine (Touar eg)
• 3.6L
Gas olin e Engine (Pass at, Tou areg)
Di ese l Engine
• l.9L TOI-PD Diese l Engin e (Jetta, Beetle, GolO
O il C han ge Se rv ice
O il Chan ge
& Ma inten ance Serv ice
O il Chan ge
& Main tena nce Serv ice
O il Chan ge
& Ma intenance Serv ice
O il Chan ge
& Main te nan ce Serv ice
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Serv ice
O il Chang e
& Ma intenan ce Servi ce
O il Change
& Ma intenan ce Se rvice
Se rv ices sh ould be perfo rm ed at the schedul ed mil eage ( kilo m etr e) int erv als, or 12 m on th s af te r th e
la st Service , w hi ch ev er occ urs first.
Yo ur Serv ice Ad viso r w ill fill in th e nec essary informa rion and sta m p yo ur Ma inten ance book le t
eac h tim e yo u bri ng in yo ur ve hicl e for S erv ice.
At t his time , th e Se rv ice Adv iso r w ill also inform you w hen th e nex t Serv ice is du e. Th erefore, it is
im portan t that you fo llow the Serv ice sche dul e.
T he
flu id mu st b e re pl ace d every 2 yea rs rega rdless o f mil eage ( kilom ete rs) .
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Delivery Inspection
• You r au thori ze d Volk swage n deal er o u t t he nec ess ary i nfo rm atio n and stamp yo ur
Maint en an ce book t o co nfi rm th at the nec ess ar y
se rvi ces have bee n perfo rmed .
• Aut om obile t echn ology ch anges co ntin u ­
o u sly. Yo ur auth orize d Vo lkswa gen d eale r a l­
wa ys has th e m ost cu rr ent Servi ce an d M aint e­
na nce info rmation f or yo ur
mo del.
D eli ve ry In spect ion
It is poss ible th at th is in form ati on m ay diff er
from t he c hec k po ints listed i n thi s boo klet.
Se rv ic e Ad vis or can answ er an y
qu estio ns y ou ma y have .
• If yo u a re no t sur e w hen
10 b rin g yo ur ca r in
fo r se rvice . as k your aut horized Vo lkswag en Se r­
v ice 1\d vis o r.
B efo re yo ur v eh icle i s de live re d t o yo u. it is
t o fac tory gu id elin es.
Th e Delive ry In sp ec tion w as perform ed on:
N ex t Serv ic e: ' ' Mav er of
Da te: . ...... ..... ..... .... ... '
w hi ch eve r occ ur s fir st T o da y's elate
w hich ever o ccurs fir st and Vo lk swa gen Dea ler stam p
First Service at 5 ,000 mil es (8 ,000 km) ALL MODELS
• C hange oi l a nd oil filt er
Next Servi ce:
Dat e: .... ....... .. .. .. .... ...
Mil es/km: . ...... ............
w hi ch ev er occu rs fir st
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• Wate r se para to r: D rain wate r (T OI engin e
on ly )
T oda y's elate an d Vo lkswag en Dea le r sta m p

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C han ge o il and oil filter
• Water se parat or: Drain water (TDI en gin e
o nl y)
• Winds hie ld washer: Chec k flui d leve l, add if
n ecessa ry
• Automatic shift lock: Che ck opera tion in­
clud in g park/neu tra l po sit ion sw itch
•
sys tem; Che ck for damag e/l eaks, pad thickness, brake fluid level
• Whee ls:
from fro nt to rea r
Next Service :
Date : ...................... ..
M iles/ km: .................. .
whichever occurs first •
Hear spoile r: Lubri cate (New Beet le on ly)
• Airbag sys tem: V is ual ch eck eve ry
m on ths
r ega rdless o f mileage (ki lomete rs)
• 12V s tarter and au xiliary battery : ch ec k
(w here ap plicab le)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust t ire pressure
if n ecessary .
• Tire pressure mon ito rin g sys tem senso rs ;
C he ck batt ery c harge , rep la ce whee l e lec tro nics
a nd aluminum valve if necessary ( where app li­
cab le) .
T oday 's date and Volkswagen Deale r sta mp
Service at 15,000 miles (24,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Eng ine: C han ge oil and o il filter
Nex t Serv ice:
Date: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whic heve r occ urs first Today's
elate and Volkswag en Dea le r stam p
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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: .. ..... ........... .
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