park VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 Owner's Manual

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Remote control key
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
The remote control key can be used to lock and unlock the vehicle from a distance.
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons on th e remote con tro l
k ey
Controls on the remote control key
Unlocking the vehicl e 14
Unlocking the rear
Lo cki ng the vehicle ©
Th e red
{PANIC! button ® activa tes the "pa nic
f un cti on" .
Press th e re le ase button © to fold out the key bit.
Th e re m ote contro l tran smitter and
batte ri es
ar e insid e th e key fob. The rece iver is in side the
ve hicle . T he maximum ran ge of th e remo te con­
trol dep end s on various conditions. The range is
s h o rter when the balteric s are weak
15 .
The indicator light in th e key fob li ght s up when ­
cver
p u sh ed and when the
batt ery is ge llin g we ak.
Lo cking and unlocking
Usi ng "se t-up" in the inst rument clu ster you ca n
se lect doo r or doors un loc k you u se
th e remot e control. C hoo se th e sett ings yo u
want in the CONVENIENCE menu under DOOR
OPEN ..
Panic button
W hen yo u press t he panic butt on. horn
sou nds fo r about 30 seco nds an d th e turn signal s
32 Opening and closing Keys
Fig . 15 Ra nge of remote con'ro l
flash fo r about minut es. Press ing the pani c
butt on turn s them off. Use panic on ly in an emerge ncy.
Replacing the battery
Yo ur auth orized Volkswagen dealer can ch ange
the b atteri es for you.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in se­
ri ous per sona l injury.
• Alwa ys take the key with you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The en gine
be start ed vehicle systems such a s the power win­
dow s can be operated le ading to seriou s per ­
sona l injur y.
• Never leave childr en, disab le d pe rsons or
anyone who cannot help them se lves in
ve­
hicl e. The door s can be locked using the re­
m ote con tro l ke y. This could r esult in peop le
b eing trapp ed in the vehicle in an emergency.
For exam ple, depending on the tim e of yea r,
people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to very high or low temp eratures.
•
build -up in the passenge r compar t­
ment a nd luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can re sult in temp erature s in the ve-

Booklet 3.1 Cont rols and Equipment
WARNING (cont inued)
• Never leave children, disabled persons or
anyone who cannot help themselves in the ve­
hicle. The doors can be lock ed with the ce ntral
locking button. This could leave peo ple
trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. People
trapped in the vehicle can be exposed lo very
high or low temperat ures.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can result in temperatures in the ve­
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t emperatures, particularly in summer. Tem­
perature s can quickly reach leve ls that can
cause unconsciousness and death, particu­
l arly lo small children.
Child safety locks
WARN ING (con tinued)
• Never allow passenge rs lo remain in a
lock ed vehicle. Locked doors can delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and rescue from
the outs ide in the event of an emergency. In an
emergency any person still in sid e th e vehicle
might not be able to get out.
Tips
Wh en you lock your ve hicle with the central
l ocking button:
• The doors and the rear lid cannot be ope ned
from the out sid e ( fo r your safety, for examp le,
when stopped at a traffic light).
• If yo u tr y to lock the vehicle using the central
l ock ing button while the driv er's doo r is still
open, the driv er's door will not lock. This feature
pr eve nts you from locking yourself out of the
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being opened from the inside .
Fig . 17 20 Child safety lock in the rear left door, A
- sw it ched off, B - switched on
The rear doors have a child safety lock . You
can use any vehicle keys to engage or dis­
engage the lo ck.
Engaging the child safe ty lock
- Use a vehicle key to turn the slot in the
door to the position sh own in =£l g. 1 7
I
=ii g.18
Fi g. 18 C hild safe ty loc k in the rear r ig ht doo r, A -
swit ched off, B -sw itched on
Di sengaging the child safety lock
Use a vehicle key to turn th e slot in the
open door to the position shown
The child safety loc k can be activat ed to pr eve nt
chi ldren ope ning th e doors by accident. When
the child-pro of lock is act ivated, the doo r can be
opened from the o utside only. The ch ild safe ty
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING (continued)
• Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be­
cause the rear
cannot be fully closed.
• If you absolu te ly must drive with the rear
lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning:
Close all windows ,
Close the power roof,
Open all outlets in the in strument
panel,
Swi tch off the air recirculation,
Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
• Never leave yo ur veh icle unattended or let
ch ildr en play around your vehicle , esp ecially
with th e rear lid left open. A child could craw l
into the vehicle through the luggage com part-
Closing the rear lid
Place you r hand into one of the hand le
rece sses in the in sid e trim of th e re ar lid
and pull the rea r Lid do wn.
If the vehicl e is loc ke d (anti-theft alarm syste m
act ivate d ) and the r em ote co ntrol k ey is use d t o
o p en
rea r lid onl y, th e rea r li d is loc ke d im ­
m ediat ely w hen it is cl ose d. A ll turn sig n als flas h
bri efl y as co nfirmati on.
A di spl ay ap p ea rs in the in strum en t clu ster if th e
r e ar lid i s not properl y close d.
WARNING
Always close the rear lid properl y to help avoid
ser iou s personal injury.
• Never let anyone
in the way of the of the rear lid or its hin ges when the rear lid is
closing.
• Always make sure that the rear lid closes
properly when you close it so that
it cannot
open s udden ly while the vehicle is moving.
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WARNING (cont inued)
ment and pull the lid shut becoming trapped
and unable to get out. Being trapped in ave­
hicle can l ead to ser iou s persona l injury.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compar tmen t or a parked
vehicle can result in temperature s in the ve­
hicle that are much high er than the outside
temperatures, particularly in summer. Tem­
pera tures can quickly reach leve ls that can
cau se unconsciou sn ess and death, particu­
larly to sma ll ch ildr en.
Tips
At t emp era tur es below O • th e re ar lid will not
o pe n aut om atic all y a ll th e w ay afte r unl ockig it.
I t wil l b e necess ary to lift it by hand
WARNING (continued )
• Never leave your vehicle unattended or let
ch ildr en p lay around your vehicle, especially
w ith the r ear
op en. A child could craw l
into th e vehicle through the luggage compart ­
ment and pull the lid shut becom ing tra pped
and unable to get out. Being trapped in ave­
hicl e can lead to serio us per sona l injury, esp e­
cially when it is very hot or co ld.
• Nev er le ave c hildren, disabled per son s or
anyone who ca nnot help themsel ve s in the ve­
hicle . The doors ca n be locked using the re­
mot e co ntrol key or the central lo cki ng button.
Th is cou ld result in peop le being trapped in
the veh icle.
• Hea t b uil d-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compartm ent of a parked
vehicle ca n result in temperatures in the ve­
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t e mperat ures , particularly in summer. Tem­
peratures can quick ly reac h leve ls that can
cau se unconsciousness and death, particu­
larl y to small children

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent
Lights and a clear view
Light s
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 24 Sectio n of i nstrument panel : Switch for the
headligh ts, automatic headlight contr o l and fron t
fog ligh ts
S w itching on the h eadl ights
T o sw itch on the head lig hts turn the
lig ht sw it c h to
24 fD
Switching on low and high b eam
T urn the lig ht sw itch tofD. Informati on
on hig h bea m and head light flas her
49 . Th e low beam will only wor k
with the ignition on. When you are startin g
th e engine, the hea dlights go ofT and only
the park in g lights will be on.
Switchin g of th e he adli ght s
Turn the ligh t sw itc h to posit ion 0.
S witchin g on th e fo g light s
Pull the switch ou t of po sit ion fD.
Optional equipm ent
Optiona l e quipment
46 Li ght s a nd a cl ea r vi ew Automatic headlight cont
rol
To turn the au tomatic headl ig ht control
o n tu rn th e lig ht sw itch to posit ion
AUTO
o r =)fig . 24 .
Da ytim e runni ng l ig hts
• L eave the light swi1ch in posit ion 0. The day­
t im e ru nning ligh ts come on automa tica lly
when you switch o n the ignilion.
When 1he ignition is sw i1che parking brake is 110 1 pull ed up, 1he hea dli gh ts
( low beam with r edu ced bri gh 111e ss) will au 10-
111a 1ica lly come on. No
lighls on the o ut­
s ide of your vehicle will be on and 1h e in s1ru­
men1 ligh ts will also be off.
Automatic hea dli g ht co ntrol
lfau10ma1ic headligh 1 co n1r ol is swi1c hed on,
th e low beam are auloma tica lly sw ilched on by
light sens it ive senso r if you drive in to tunne l,
for exam ple.
T he expre ssway func1io n swi 1c h es o n 1h e lo w
beam if 1he vehicle is dri ven al
mph (140 km /h ) for lon ger 1han IO seco nds. T he low beam
i s swi1ched off if 1he vehicle is dri ven 40 mph (65 km /h ) for lo n ge r th an 150 seco nds.
Th e rain fu nction switch es on the hea dlig ht s if
1h e
wipe function is swi tc h ed on for
long er 1h an 5 sec ond s. The low beam i s switched
o ff if th e co n1inuou s wipe o r 1he in1ermitt ent
w ip e funct ions are sw i1ch ecl
for lo nge r 1han seco nds 53.
Fog lig ht s
If a u1omatic hea dli gh 1 con ! rol is sw i1c hed on,
yo u canno t sw i1c h on 1h e fog ligh1 s.

Booklet 3 .1 Control s and Equipment
Instrument cluster illumination
Fig. 25 Section of the dash pane l: co ntr ol fo r instr u·
ment illumination
Emergency flasher switch
In strument cluster illumination
- Turn the thumbwh eel 25 to adju st
bri ghtne ss of the in strum ent clu ste r il­
lum inatio n. Th e hea dlig ht mu st be on
w hen yo u do this .
Dyn amic hea dligh t ra nge con tro l
Ve hicl es gas discharge ("Xe non
l ig ht ") are eq uipped wit h dynami c head light
ra nge con trol. Thi s m ea ns th at the head lig ht s
wi ll adju st th em se lves to match th e load leve l of
ve hicl e. T hey will also adju st "noddi ng
m ove ments " when driving off or braking . -'4
The emergency fla sher s are used to draw the attention of other motorists
vehicl e in case of an eme,ge ncy .
Fig . 26 Section of ins trument panel: switch for the
eme rgen cy flasher
lf yo u find yourself in an em erge ncy situ a­
tion:
l. Park your ve hicl e a safe distance from
moving traffic.
2. Press button
26 to sw itch on
the emergency
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48 Light s and a cl ea r vi ew
3. Sw it c h th e eng in e off.
4 . Set th e par king brake firml y.
5. Move t he se lec tor l ever to the P position
(A utomatic transmis sion ).
6. Use a warn ing tr ia ngle or other wa rning
equ ipm en t to draw the allen tion of other
motori sts to y our vehicle.
7. Always take the key with you if you le ave
t h e ve hicle.
Yo u sh oul d use th e em ergency flash er under
the fo llow ing situation s:
• whe n yo u approach a
jam
• if
vehicle has a break down
• if
vehi cle is being tow ed or if yo u arc a vehicle
• if
yourself in a dangero us s itua tion
A ll
sig nal s fla sh simultaneou sly. The turn signal a nd the ligh t in
t h e w ill fla sh at the same time . T he

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
em erg ency flasher also works when th e ign ition
i s sw itched off .
L'.D, WARNING
A vehicle stalled or stopped on or bes ide a
highway can be st ruck by ot her vehicl es and
increase the risk of se rious per sonal injury.
• Whenever s tall ed or stopp ed fo r repair ,
move th e ve hicl e a safe distan ce off the road,
s top the engine, and turn of the emergency
WARNING (continued)
flash er and use a warning tria ngle or similar
d ev ice to warn approa ching
• Never park the vehicle in areas w here the
h ot cata ly tic con verter and exhaust system
ca n come in contac t w ith dry grass, brush, fu el
s pill or oth er mater ia l that can ca use fire.
Tips
Yo u can disc harge the ve hicle batt ery if yo u le ave
t h e eme rgency flash er on for a Jo ng time
Turn and high beam lever
The tum signal and high beam lever also operates the headli ght flashe,:
F ig. 27 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn sig nal a nd high b eam lever has
rhe follo win g fun ctions:
Using the turn signals
-Mo ve the leve r a ll th e way up 27
to indicate a right turn, and all th e way
down
t o in di cat e a left turn .
Changing lane s
-Push the lever up or down to the point
w here yo u ca n start to feel res is tan ce. The
t u rn sig nal fla sh es as lon g as yo u hold the
l ever in thi s po sit ion.
Switching the h igh beam on and off
- Turn the light sw itch to
- Press th e lever fo rwa rd to po sit io n to
sw itch on the high beam s.
- Pull th e le ver back toward you to swit ch
th e hig h b eam off again.
Headlight flasher
- Pull th e lev er tow ard t he s tee rin g w hee l
to operate the
L'.D, WARNING
I mp roper use of the hea dlight fla sh er or the
hi gh b eams ca n di strac t oth er dri vers ca usin g
a cras h and serio us personal injury.
• Never use the head light flash er and high
bea ms w hen the y w ill bl ind or di stra ct ot her
m otor is ts .
• Always use the turn sig nals when chan gin g
l a n es to al ert ot her motori sts.
Tips
• The signa ls o nl y work w hen the ign ition
i s swi tched on. The co rrespo nding warnin g light
fla sh es in th e in strum ent clust er.
• The
then
co me s on in th e in strum ent clust er.
• The
flasher co mes on for as lon g as
yo u pu ll th e leve r- eve n if no oth er light s are
s w itch ed on. The warning lig ht
th en comes
o n in the instrum ent cluste r.
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Ap plies to ve hicles : with a di esel engine
Starting the diesel engine
The engine can only be started a genuine Volkswagen key the correct
code.
- Move the se lector lever to P (Park) or N
(Ne utral )
98.
- Dep ress the foot brake. In vehicles with
manual transm iss ion d epress th e clutch
pedal.
- Turn the igni tion key to position
93, 76 The g low plug
warni ng light light s up while the glow
plug s are warm ing up.
- When the warning light goes out, turn
the key to pos ition
93, fig. 76
sta rt the engine. Do not press the acc eler­
ator.
- Release the ign itio n key as soon as the
e ngin e starts to avoid damaging the
start er.
When start ing a cold eng ine, it may be a litt le
nois y for the fir st few se conds until oil pre ssur e
h as bui lt up in the hydrauli c
valve lift ers . This is
normal and no cause for conce rn.
When staring a warm engine, the pre -glow
warning light will no t li ght up. You can sta rt the
e n gi ne immed iate ly
If yo u ha ve problems sta rtin g
3.2 "Tip s
and Advice", chapt er "J ump startin g."
Di ese l e ngin e pre-glow system
Wh ile pre- glow is acti ve , n o major elec trical
lo ad s s hou ld be switched on -oth erwise unnec­
ess ary load is pla ce d on the vehicle battery.
You should start the engine immediate ly after
th e pr e-g low indica tor lig ht has gone out.
96 Driving
To start the diesel engine after the fuel tank has
been run dry
If the fuel tank was run comp lete ly dr y, the
s tartin g proc ess after refueling with die sel fuel
can take long er th an usual -up t o one minute.
Th is is be cause th e fu el sys tem fir st ha s to be
vented of a ir wh ile starting.
WARNING
H edu ce the risk of ser ious per sonal injur y
when startin g and running the vehicl e's en­
g in e.
• Never start or le t the engine run in a con­
fined or enclosed are a. Exha ust from the en­
gi ne contain s carbon mono xide , a poisonous,
co lor less and odo rless gas. Carbo n monoxide
ca n cause unconsci ousness and death .
• Neve r leave the vehicle unatt ended with
the eng ine runnin g. The vehicle could mo ve
s udd enly or an unusual operating condition
co uld occur res ultin g in prop erty damage or
personal injury.
• Neve r use "sta rting ass is t fluid s." They arc
po tentia lly exp los ive and can ca use a " run­
away" vehicl e co ndition .
Note
You can
the eng ine if you drive hi gh en­
g ine speeds, at full th rottle or by overloading the
en gin e whe n it i s cold.
For the sake of environment
Do not warm up the engine by running it with
th e ve hicl cstandin gstill. Drive off as soo n as yo u
s tart the e ngin e. T hi s help s th e e ngin e
o p­
e ra tin g temperature fa ster and r edu ces
emissions .
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