drain VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 User Guide

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advice
Changing the engine oil
The engine oil be changed at the intervals listed in the Maintenance Booklet.
The engin e oil mu st b e c han ged a ccordin g to th e
int erva ls s pecified in your Ma intenan ce book le t
I. I.
Thi s is ve ry important becau se the lubri catin g
prop erti es of oil decrea se gradually during
n o rm al v ehicl e use. If yo u ar e no t sur e w hen you
yu ur yuur Vol k­
sw age n Se rv ice Ad viso r.
Und er so me c ircum sta nces the e ngin e o il
s h o uld b e changed more freq u entl y. C hange oil
mor e often
you driv e mo stl y s hor t d is tan ce s.
opera te the veh icl e in dusty areas or mostl y
und er stop-and-g o traffi c conditi ons. o r wh en
yo u u se yo ur vehicl e where te mperatur es stay
b elow freez in g po int for l ong p eri o ds.
D eterge nt additive s in th e oil will m ake fres h oil
lo ok d ark aft er t he e ngin e ha s bee n runnin g fo r a
s hort t ime. T hi s is normal
is not a r easo n to ch an ge the oil mor e often than r ecomm end ed .
WARN ING
Sto p! Before w orkin g in the en gine compan ­
ment , alwa ys read and h eed all WARN INGS
34 . The engine co mpartment of motor vehicl e is a potentia lly dangerou s area
and can cause se rious perso nal inju ry.
WARNING
If yo u mu st cha nge the engine oil in yo ur ve ­
hicle:
• A lways wear eye pro tec tion.
• To reduce the risk of burns from hot e ngine
oil le t the engin e coo l down to th e to u ch.
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WARNING (continued )
• When removi ng the oil drai n plug with
y our fing ers, s tay as far away as poss ible. A l­
ways keep your forear m
to the ground
to h elp pr even t hot oil from ru nning down
your
• Drain the oil into a con ta in er des igne d for
th is on e large en ough to hold at least
th e to tal amo unt of oil in yo ur eng ine.
• To reduce t he risk of poisoning, neve r use
em pty food or beverage containers that might
mi slea d someo ne into drinkin g from them.
• Eng ine oil is poisonous. Keep it we ll out of
the rea ch of c hildren.
• Conti nuo us co nta ct with used e ngine oil is
h armfu l to yo ur skin. Alway s pro tec t yo ur skin
by wash ing th oroug hly wi th soa p and water.
For t he sake of environm ent
• Before ch angin g t he oil, fi rs t m ake sur e yo u
k now w here yo u can prop erl y di sp ose of the old
o il.
• Always disp ose o f u se d engin e oil prop erly .
N ev er dump it on garden soil. in wood ed ar ea s,
int o stream s or cl ow n se wa ge drain s.
• Recy cle use d engin e oil
takin g it t o a u sed
e n gin e o il co llect io n fa cilit y in your area , o r co n­
ta ct a se rv ice sta tion.
• Beca use of th e probl em of prop er d is po sa l,
a long with the special too ls and nec ess ary exp er­
ti se req uir ed,
stro ngly reco mm end that you
h ave yo ur oil ch ang ed b y an auth oriz ed Volk­
swage n deale r o r a qualifi ed wo rks hop .

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Coolant
Coolant specifications
Coolant is a of water at least 40% coolant additive.
The cooling s yst em must b e filled with a mixtur e
of a nd at le ast 40 % of Vol kswag en additi ve G 12 or an additi ve with the sp ec ifica­
ti o n F (purpl e in colo r).
T hi s mi xtur e gives the necess ary fro st p rotec tion
do wn to -1 3° F (-2 5° C) and p rot ec ts th e all oy
part s of the cooling sy stem again st co rros ion.
It also pr ev ent s from scalding and raises the
boilin g po int of th e cool ant.
Th e co nce ntrati on of coo la nt mu st
b e at
l e a st 40 % eve n if fr os t p rotec tion i s not r e­
quir ed .
If gre at er frost protection is nee ded in very co ld
climat es. th e proportion of th e antifree ze
tive G 12 c an b e in cre ase d. H ow ev er, th e per­
ce ntag e o f coo la nt addit ives must n ot exceed
GO% , as this
re du ce the f rost p rotec tio n. It also re du ce the coo lin g e ffec t. mi xture
w ith coo lant additi ve will give frost ti on 10 about C) .
WARNING
Coola nt is poi sonous!
• Always keep the coo la nt in its origin al con­
t a in er stored in a safe place.
• To reduce the risk of poi sonin g, neve r use
em pty food or bev erage co ntainers that might
mislead someone into d rinkin g from th em.
WARNING (continued)
• Always keep drain ed coo lant out th e
r eac h of ch ildren.
• The coolant additive
G 12 must be added in
s uffici ent quantiti es to give enough anti­
fr eeze protection at the co ldest temperatur es
that can be expecte d where the vehicle will be
u sed.
• At ex treme ly cold temperat ures, the
coolant could fr eeze, caus ing the vehicl e to
br eak dow n. The heater wou ld also not work
and vehicl e occupants could be without pro­
tection at sub-free zin g temperatures!
Note
• Oth er additi ves ma y give co nsid erabl y inf e­
ri or co rros io n prot ection. The res ulting corro­
s io n in th e coo ling syste m can lead to a lo ss of
c o ol ant , cau sing seri ous
to the en gine.
• The coo lant additiv e G 12 ( purpl e) can be
mi xed w it h th e ad diti ve G 12 (p ink ) o r w ith the
ad ditive
11. G 12 c an be recog nize d in the pans io n t ank b ecau se it is purpl e. T he coo lant
G L2 h as bee n with di ffe re nt coolant to
th e o nes nam ed ab ove if th e fluid in th e
sion ta nk brown! The coolant must b e
chang ed as soo n as pos sib le if th is is the ca se ! Se­
ri ous fun cti onal pr oble m s
en gin e co uld be caused
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