warning VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
4.
1.
Fi g. 41 How to connect the jumper cables
In th e 41 th e di sc har ged batter y
is the c har ged battery.
Attaching the jumper cables
- Sw itch off th e igniti on on both vehicl es
I. Co nne ct one end of the red jump er to
po siti ve 41 termin al of the ve­
hi cle w ith the disch arge d batter y@ .
2. Co nnect th e other end of the re d
jumper lea d
to the p ositive terminal of
th e batter y supp ly in g th e elec trici ty ® ·
3 . Co nne ct o n e end of the black jumper
l ea d to the neg ative terminal
the
batte ry sup plying th e elec tricity ®·
4 . Conn ect the othe r end of the black
jumper lead
a so lid m etal co mpon ent
w hich is bol te d on to the engin e block, or
onto the e ngin e bl ock itse lf of the ve hicle
wi th the d isc harg ed battery. Do nor con­
n ect it to a po int n ear
batter y@ .
5. Position
leads in su ch a way that
they cannot come into conta ct w ith any
mo vin g part s in th e e ngine compa rtment.
Starting the engine
6 . Start en gine of vehicle providin g
ass ista nce with the booster batte ry and let
it run at id le speed .
7. Start the eng ine ofr he ve hicl e w ith the
di scharg ed batter y and wait o ne or two
m inut es unt il th e en gin e is runn ing
s mooth ly.
Removing the jump leads
8. Before yo u remov e th e jum per ca bles,
swi tch off the headli ghts ( if th ey are
on).
9. Turn on the hea te r blower and rea r
w ind ow defro ster in the ve hicle wi th th e
d isc ha rged battery . Thi s help s m inim iz e
v oltag e peaks w hich are ge ner ated when
t h e le ad s are disco nnect ed.
10 . W hen th e engin e is ru nnin g, d isco n­
nect the jumper cable in reve rse order a s
desc ribed above.
Con nect th e battery clamps so the y ha ve good
metal- to- meta l co ntact w ith the battery termi­
na ls.
If th e eng ine does not start , turn off th e s tarter
afte r about 10 seco nds and try aga in afce r ab out
30 seco nds.
WARNING
S to p! B efore wo rking in the engine comp art ­
ment, al ways read and he ed all WAR NIN GS
34 . The engin e compartment of any
motor v ehicl e is a pote ntially dan gero us area
and ca n ca use se rious per sonal inju ry.
WARNING
Improp er u se of jum per ca bles w hen jump
s tarting a ve hicl e with a dead can ca use a bat ­
tery to exp lode leading to seriou s perso nal i n­
jury. To help reduce the risk of batt ery exp lo-
s ion:
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure that the battery pro­
v idin g ass istance has the same vo ltage as the
discharged battery (12V) and approximately
the same ca pacity (see battery label).
• Neve r jump start a ve hicle with
rrozen
batt ery. 1r a battery is or has been frozen, re­
pla ce it.
• Batteries giv e
explosive hydrogen gas.
A lways keep sparks, open flame and
smoking materials away from batteri es.
• Never short out the battery pole s by con­
necting the positive
and nega tive po les
with eac h other .
• Always follow the jumper cab les ' manufac­
turer's instruct ions.
• Never co nn ect the negati ve cab le from the
other vehicle directly to the negat ive terminal
or the discharged battery. The hydrogen gas
rrom the battery is exp losive.
Towing
WARN ING (continued)
• Never attac h the negative cable from the
ve hicl e providing starting assistance to parts
of the fuel syst em or to the brake hoses o r
brake lines.
• Never a llow the non -in sula ted parts of th e
batt ery clamps to touch. Never allow the
jumpe r cab le a ttached to the positive battery
t ermina l to contac t metal parts of the vehicle.
• Alw ays route the jumper cables so that
th ey can not ge t tangled up with moving parts
in th e engi ne c ompartment.
the vehicl e's e lec­
tri cal sys te m.
• Do not l et
veh icles touch eac h oth er. Oth ­
e rw ise curr ent could fl ow betwee n the ve hicles
a s soo n as the plu s(+) te rminal s are
co nn ect ed.
67.
86 What do I do now?
Fig. 43 The front right secti on of the vehicle: fitti ng
t he towing eye
- Rem ove the scre w 42 usin g the
sc rew dri ver.

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Ad vic e
Attach the tow-rope or the tow-bar only to th e
tow ing eyes provid ed .
D riv in g s ty le
T ow ing require s some exper ie nc e, es pecia lly
when using a tow -rope. Both driv ers should be
familiar w it h th e tec hn iqu es required for tow ing.
In ex perienced drivers should not try to tow an­
o th er ve hicle.
Do not pu ll to o hard w ith th e towing vehicle and
a vo id j erking the tow- rope . When tow in g on an
unpa ved road, there i s alway s
risk of over­
l oad ing and damaging the an ch orage points .
T he ignition oft he ve hicle be in g towed must be
s witched on to prevent the stee ring whee l fro111
lo ck ing. Also ensur e that the turn signals, horn,
windshield wipers and wash ers work properl y.
Keep in mind that the brake b ooste r d oes not
work when th e e ngine is not running. You will
hav e to apply considerably more pressure to th e
brak e pedal than you wou ld nor111a lly.
A lso the pow er stee rin g do es not work when the
e n g in e is not running. You will n eed m ore for ce
to stee r than you would norma lly.
Tow in g ve hicl es w it h an aut om atic tran smi ssio n
• Move the se lec tor leve r to N. •
Do not drive fa ster than 30 mph (50 km/h)
wh en towing a ve hicl e.
• Do not tow further t han
3 0 111iles (50 km ).
• lfa tow tru ck i s use d, th e ve hicle must be
tow ed with a ll w heels off the ground .
WARNING
Towing a vehicle c hange s th e way yo ur vehi cle
h an dles a nd br akes. To help re du ce t he risk of
an acci den t lead ing to se rious persona l injury,
no te th e fo llow ing:
• T he dr ive r of t he ve hicle t hat is be ing
towe d:
- Will h ave to p ress th e bra ke peda l con­
s id era bly harder than no rm al beca use th e
b ra ke boos te r i s not a cti ve. Always be alert
no t to rear-end the tow ing ve hicle .
- Will h ave to use cons idera bly more fo rce
t o t urn th e steerin g w hee l, b eca use th e
power steer ing is not active.
• The driver o f the ve hicle that is tow ing:
- Must accelera te grad ually a nd ge ntle,
avo id je rkin g m oveme nts.
- Must b ra ke ear lier a nd more gentle t han
yo u wo uld norm ally
When can your vehicle not be towed?
Yo ur ve hicle m ay no t be towe d un der the fo l­
l ow ing con ditions:
• If th e tran sm iss ion mal fun cti o ns and there is
no tran smis sion flui d.
• I f th e veh icle e lectr ical sys tem is not func ­
ti o nin g beca use the s tee ring will lock up.
• If yo u ha ve to driv e fu rth er th an 30 mile s (5 0
• If the front or rea r axl e is off th e ground
because you dama ge th e gea r.
In the se cases the vehicl e mu st be transport ed
o n a car c arrie r or trailer.
WARNING
If you still tow your ve hicle un der these co ndi­
tio ns, you could ca use an acci dent or ca use
d am age to th e ve hicle. Thi s w ill n ot b e covere d
by your Limit ed New Ve hicle Warra nty .
88 Wha t do I do no w?
Do no t tow your ve hicl e beh ind a re cre a tional
vehicle . The Automatic transmi ssio n can be se­
ve re ly damaged. This can happ en even if these ­
l ec to r lever is in th e N (Ne utral) pos ition.
• If th ere is no oil in th e tra nsmi ssio n because
o f dama ge to yo ur vehicle , th e veh icl e s hould b e
mo ved with a ca r carrier .
• If th e front or rear axle is lift ed off th e grou nd,
thi s will serio us dama ge the dr ive gea r.
• If th e veh icl e ha s to be towe d more than 30
mi les (5 0
all whee ls must be rai sed to tow
t he vehicle. The vehicle should be m oved with a
car carrier .
• If vehicle has no e lec trica l po we r, th e
s te erin g will be locked. The ve hicle must

then be towe d w ith all w hee ls rai sed. The ve hicle
s h ould be m ove d with a car
45 ..
Usin g th e ve hicle jack lift the vehi cle 72 .
To p reve nt damage to the un derbo dy of the ve­
hicl e when lifting th e vehicl e, rubber pads must
be used.
B efo re driv ing o nto a flo or jack. yo u mu st chec k
make s ure that there is enou gh clea rance be ­
tw een low of the vehicle and the floor jack.
WARNING
Improp erl y your vehicl e with a floor
ja ck can cause the fl oor
j ac k and cause seriou s perso nal inju ry:
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
• Always lift your vehicle on ly at th e des ig­
nated lift point s shown in the illu strations.
• Neve r allo w anyone to sta y in the ve hicle
when it is bein g lif ted or when it is
the
ground.
• Not u sin g the des ig nated lift point s can
ca use the vehicle to fall
the floor j ack when
hea vy part s such as the en gine or tran smi s­
s ion are rem oved.
• If yo u must work under a veh icle rai sed on
a floor j ack, alway s mak e sure that the vehicle
i s sa fely supp orted on safety stands int end ed
for that purpose that arc strong e nough to
s upport th e we ight of the ve hicle.
•
mak e sure th at th e weight of th e ve­
hicl e is not h eav ier than th e liftin g capac ity of
th e floor jack bein g used.
• Never start the engine when you have
rai sed th e vehicle on the floor jack. The engin e
v ibration s and vehicle move ment s co uld
knock the vehicle
the floor jac k.
Note
• Lifting yo ur vehicle at any point s oth er than
th e de signated lifting po int s c an cause se rious
damage
th e veh icle.
• When drivi ng yo ur vehicle on
10 hoist, m ake there is suffici ent cl earanc e betwee n
th e ho is t a nd bot1om of the
What do I do now? 89

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.

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 .

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

About this booklet
This booklet contains important informati on,
tip s, sugges tions and warning s o n using your ve­
hicle . Th e other booklets in th e Owner's Litera­
tur e contain more informati on that you should
be aware of for your own safety and for th e safe ty
of your passenger s.
Make sure that you alwa ys kee p the compl ete
Owner 's Literature in the vehicle. Thi s is espe­
ciall y important when you lend or sell the ve­
hicle.
This manual describes the vehicle equipment at
the time of publicat ion. The content s of this
booklet correspond to the equi pment options
on your vehicle.
Illustratio ns ma y vary from your vehicle. For
this r ea so n you sh ou ld regard illustration s as a
gene ral guide.
At the beginning of
bookle t, you will find a
tab le of con tents sho win g all the item s de­
sc ribed in thi s manua l in the ord er th ey appear.
An alphabetical index is at the end of the
bookl et.
Directions and posit ions (for example ri ght , le ft,
front, rear) ar e always relative
10 the direction of
tra vel of the vehicle unl ess stated otherw ise .
So me section s of thi s book let do not appl y
to all
vehicles. If this is the case, a texl at the b eginnin g
of the section indicates which vehicle s it appli es
to , for examp le "Applies to
Models onl y".
Th e section is cont inued on th e nex t p age.
Indicat es the end of a sect ion .
® Reg is tered trad emar ks are mark ed or®.
H owever, t he ab senc e of thi s symbol does
1101 con stitute a waiver of the right s co n­
cern ing any te rm.
Cross- re fere nce to a "WARN IN G" within
or ou ts id e of a sec tion.
Cross-refe re nce to a within or side of a sec tion.
W AR NIN G
Tex ts with this symbo l contain impo rtant in­
formation on safety and how to reduce t he risk
of persona l injury or death.
No te
Tex ts w ith this sy mbol draw yo ur attent ion to
po tent ial source s of dam age to your vehicl e.
Fo r th e sake of environ men t
with this symbol contain informa tion env ironm ent and how you can he lp
prot ect it.
Tip s
symbol special tips and
o th er inform ation abo ut getting the most out of
your veh icle and its fe ature s.

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
-CD Mode: Yo u can select an indi ­
v idu al C D in the internal CD
chan ger trays or in the externa l
CD c hang er•
briefl y pre ssing
the corre spondin g button s
Use buttons to select a tray
in th e C D chan ger when loading
or ejecting a CD.
SCAN/TUNE button [SCAN/TUNEJ
- RadioMode:Scan func tion. Press
th is button shortly to briefly pla y
st ations . Pre ss longe r to ent er the
se tup mode ...... ... ... ..... .
- Radio Mode :Tune function. Turn
the knob to manually tune to the
n ex t numerically higher or lowe r
frequency.
- CD Mode: Press button to briefly
play tracks. . .... ...... ...... .
-CD Mode: Turn th e kno b to through the trac ks. Turn
clockwise to scro ll upward or
coun te rclockwise to sc roll down­
ward .
-MP3 Mode: Press button to
briefly pla y tra cks. . .......... .
- MP3 Mode:Turn the knob "scro ll" thro ugh the within
a give n folder Turn clockw ise lo
scro ll upwa rd or counterclock­
wise to scroll downward.
SEEK/TRACK bu tton !SEEK/TRACK).
-Radio Mode: Press to
seek high er freque ncy. . ...... .
- Radio Mode: Pres s to
seek lower frequ en cy.
- CD Mode: Press to
"scroll" through the tracks up­
ward
or press and hold the
bullon fast forward. . ...... .
-CD Mode: Press "scroll" t hrough tracks down­
wa rd or press and ho ld the
button fast rew ind.
Displ ay
- Radio mode ..... ..... ..... .. .
- CD mod e .. ....... .......... .
- MP3 mode .......... ........ .
- Satelli te Di git al Radio Service ..
4 Quick overview
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12
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13
LOAD Button Press this
button to be able load a CD i nto
tl1 e s lot. Press a nd hold fo r mo re
th an
2 sec ond s to load more one CD or all the C D's in th e ava il-
able s lots .. ......... ....... .... .
-Rad io SDRS : Press t his
button to select the CD playe r or
the externa l CD changer •. . ....
- Radio SDRS : Press this
b utt on to selec t th e CD playe r o r
the external CD changer•
or press
and hold for more than 2 seconds
to select tl1e M IX mode ...... . .
MlX Button@IB) (ra dios wi thout
SDRS)
- CD Mode: Pres s thi s butt on to se­
lect the random p lay mode. . ..
- MP3 Mode: Press this button to
se lec t the random play mode
w ith in a given folder. . ...... . .
CD s lot .... ............... ... ..
EJEC T Button (EJECT): Press this eject a CD . Press lo nger eject more than one CD or all th e
CD 's inside the slots.. . .. ....... .
Radio SDRS: MP3/FLOR
Bu llon Butt on or Radio SDRS: CAT/FL OR Button
( CAT /FLOR I Button
-S DRS : Press thi s
button to select play lists or
folde rs w hen p lay ing a CD wit h
MP 3 files .... ..... ........... .
- Radio with SDRS: Press this
button to select play lists o r
fo lders w hen pl aying a CD with
MP3 files or to select the de sir ed
c at egory when using the satell ite
mode . ... ... ..... .......... .
SAT Press this button to
s elect the satellit e mode.
WARNING
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Driv er di straction causes accidents , collision s
a nd serious personal injury!
• Nev er let yourse lf be distra cted by setting,
adjusting or using the Sound System .