Check VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 Owner's Guide

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING (continued)
- Neve r wo rk near heate rs, wate r heaters
o f o th er open flames.
Always have an approved fire extin­
g ui sh er nearb y.
• To avoid e lect rica l sho ck and per sonal in ­
ju ry
the engi ne is running or being
s tarted:
n ever touch ignition cab les,
- neve r touch oth er com ponen ts of the
hi gh vo ltage e lectronic ig nition sys tem ,
never 1oucl1 the gas discharged (Xenon)
headli ght s w ir in g.
Opening the engine hood
in se riou s malfunctions and engine
damage!
<£> For th e sake of environment
Service fluid leaks are harmful to th e environ­
me nt. Regularly ch ec k th e ground underneath
yo ur vehicl e. If yo u find spot s of oil or othe r
fluids. have your veh icle c hec ke d b y you r autho­
ri zed Vo lkswage n dealer or a qualified
wo rksh op.
The engine hood is released from inside the
Fig . 3 Deta il of the footwe ll: the re lease lever far
t h e engine hood is loca ted in the loa twell an ihe
dr iver side
Before you open the engine hood, make
s u re that the windshield wiper arm s are
folded-up against the w indshie ld so that
the hood will not be damag ed when the
hood is opened .
Pull the release lev er underneath the in­
s trum ent panel in the directio n of the
arrow
3 . The engine hood is rele ased
from its latch by a spring
36 Checking and Filling
Fig. 4 Detail of the radia to r grill : release leve r fa r
opening the engine hood
Lift the engin e hood up at the release
l ever
4 (arrow ) and open the hood
until it is he ld up by the gas-filled strut.
WARN ING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart ­
ment, a lways read and heed a ll WARN INGS
34. The engine compartm ent of any
motor vehicle is a potentially dangerous area
ca n cause serious p erso nal injury.

Closing the engine hood
-Pull th e en gin e hood dow n un til th e
p re ss ure from t he str ut is re d uced.
- Then le t t he eng ine hoo d fall an d la tc h
in p lac e
do 1101 µress
If th e en gin e hood does no t clo se prop erly , o pen
i t a gain an d clo se i t pro perl y. W hen th e e ngin e
h oo d is properl y cl ose d, yo u ca n se e tha t it fits
flu sh w ith th e o ther body part s.
Engin e oil
Engine oil specifications
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING
If the e ngin e hoo d is not cl ose d pro perl y, it
co uld fl y up and blo ck yo ur view w hile dri ving
ca usin g a cr ash and seriou s pers on al in ju rie s.
• After clo sin g t he en gin e hood , a lway s
c he ck th at the safet y lat ch has pro perly en ­
g ag ed. The en gine hood must b e flu sh with the
s urroundin g body parts .
• If you eve r noti ce that the en gin e hood
l a tc h i s no t p roperl y sec ured when th e vehicle
i s m ov ing, stop a t on ce a nd cl ose it.
• Neve r let anyo ne g et in th e way of the en­
g in e hood when clo sing it.
Th e engine oil must conform to exact specifi cat ions .
Yo ur engi ne w as fa ctory filled w ith an all-se aso n
hi gh qu ali ty engin e o il with viscos ity g ra d e o f
SAE Yo u can u se this o il ov er all t emp er­
a tur e ra nges for n orm al dri vin g.
I f y ou nee d to add oil b etwee n oil ch an ges , u se
h ig h quality synth etic- ba sed oil w ith cor rec t
s p eci ficat ion s. If eng in e o il visc osit y g ra d e
5W-4 0 is not a va ilabl e, yo u ca n als o u se SA E 5W-
30 .
T o ass ure th at th e o il yo u u se is of th e hig h es t
qu ali ty re q uir ed by yo ur vehicl e, the fo llow ing
t e rm s m ust app ear on th e o il co nt ain er sing ly o r
i n co mbination wit h oth er de sig n atio ns:
Ga soline engin e
• VW 500 00 . VW 505 OJ o r VW 502 00
•
Di esel engin e
• VW 505 0 1 41, " Im portan t in forma tion
fo r vehicl es with Diesel e n gin e wh en ad din g or
c h angin g engine oil"
G ene ral recomm endations
If SAE 5W-40 o r visc osit y g rad e oil is not
a va ilab le in yo ur be sur e to alw ays use a vis ­
c osity g rad e s uita b le for th e clim ate and sea­
so nal co ndi tions th at exis t wh ere
v e hi cle is
ope rat ed . A lwa ys mak e sure th at o il m eets
t h e qua lity s tandard s liste d abo ve.
Checking and Filling 37

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Engine oil consumption
I n ord er to provide effective lubri cation and
cooling of int ern al eng ine compo nents, all in­
t e rnal combu stion engines use a ce rtain amount
of oil. Oil co nsumpti on varies from en gi ne
to en ­
gine and may change significantly over the life of
th e e ngine. T ypicall y engin es whi ch have a
break -in period, us e mor e oi l during the break ­
in pe riod than they do after the break-in period,
wh en oil consumption has stabilized.
Vo lksw age n recommend s that you use the ty p e
of oil that m eets th e s pec ifica tion s described
=:p age 37 ,
oil sp eci fica tion s".
Und er norm al cond ition s, the rate of oil con ­
s umpti on d ep ends on the qua lity of the o il as
w ell as it s viscos ity, the
(revolu tions per
minut e) at w hich the en gin e is operated, the
outside te mperature. the ro ad conditions as we ll
as the amount of oil di lution by co nden sa tio n
wa ter or fuel residu e and
th e ox idati on level
of the o il. As engines o il co nsumption incr ease ove r time until r epla cement of wo rn
eng ine parts may become ne cessary.
of a ll of th ese vn riabl es, it is not p ossible to sp ecify standnrd or rate o f oil con­
s umpti on. For that re ason, urge you to ch eck
the oil level in yo ur en g in e a t regu la r int erval s,
pr efe rabl y every time yo u re fu el, a nd alwa ys be­
fore going on
long trip.
The oi l pre ssure light i s not an indicator of low
e n g ine oil level. If the warnin g light doe s not go
out or flashes while drivin g (above 1500 e ngin e
a buzzer will so und. It indicates that the
o il pr essure is too low . Stop the engine imm edi-
38 Checking and Filling
ate ly, check th e engine oil leve l and add oil if
n ecessa ry. If th e eng ine oil l eve l is no rmal, but
th e light continu es to flash, do not continu e to
operate the ve hicl e. Engine dama ge ma y occ ur.
If yo u believe your engine u ses excess ive
amount s of oil, we reco mme nd that you co nsult
yo ur
Volkswagen d ea le r so that th e
ca use of conce rn can b e prop erl y diag ­
n ose d. Keep in mind t hat th e acc urate m easure­
m ent of nil consumpti on require s great car e and
ma y ta ke so me tim e. Yo ur Vo lkswagen deale r h as
in stru cti ons ho w
meas ure o il co nsumpti on
nccurately.
WARNING
S top ! Before working in the engi ne co mpart­
ment, a lways read and heed all WARN INGS
34. T he engine compar tment of a ny
m oto r ve hicl e is a potentially dangerous area
an d ca n ca use s eriou s personal injury.
Note
• The engin e in your vehicl e dep en ds on o il to
lub ricate and cool all of its mo vin g parts . Th ere­
fo re th e e ngin e oi l mu st be ch ec ked reg ularly
and k ept at th e req uir ed l evel.
• Make it a habit to have the e ngin e n il leve l
c h ec ke d eve ry tim e you refuel.
• Lack of eng in e o il ma y caus e seve re engine
d amag e.
• The
pressure warni ng ligh t is not oil
l eve l indi cato r. ._

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Checking the engine oil level
engine dipst ick indi cates the level o f th e oil.
Fig . 5 Engin e oil dip st ic k with engine oil level ma rks
To get a true reading, th e vehicle must be
o n le vel ground. Before opening the en ­
g in e hood, a lway s read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS ,iage 34, "Safety is job No. I
wh en worki ng in the eng ine
men t" .
-
the engine and wait a few minute s
for the oil to return to t he oil pan.
- Raise the en gi ne hood ,iage 36.
- Pull ou t th e dip sti ck an d w ip e it clea n
w it h a rag.
- Rein sert dip sti ck; push it all the way in. -
Pull th e dip stick out again and check
th e oil le vel.
- After check ing t he o il lev el, plea se mak e
sure that th e dip sti ck is p ush ed back i n all
t h e way.
T he pos ition of th e dip sti ck is s how n in th e cor­
responding en gin e co mpartm ent diagram
3.3 " Technical Data."
You must no t add oil.
You ca n oil. The oil leve l ma y go into th e
A ran ge, but not abov e th e A ran ge.
You must add oil. Afte r addi ng o il, m ake th at th e oi l leve l is somewhe re wit hin th e range.
WARNING
Sto p! workin g in the e ngin e c ompar t­
m ent, a lways re ad and h eed all
34. The eng ine co mpartm ent of a ny
mot or ve hicle is a poten tiall y dan gero us a re a
and ca n cau se ser io us pe rso nal injur y.
Not e
If the engin e oil leve l is above l evel 5 do
no t start th e engine -th is could damage the cat­
a ly tic co nverter and the eng ine! Contac t an au ­
th orized Volksw agen dea le r o r
qu alifi ed
workshop.
Checking and Filling 39

Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Advic e
Adding engine oil 9=::1':
Top off g radually
small of oil.
Fig. 6 In the engine comportment : engine oil filler
cap
To gel a true reading, the ve hicle m us t be
o n l eve l gro und. Before opening the e n­
g ine hood, always read a nd heed all
WA RN INGS
34, "Safe ty is job No. I
w hen working in the engine compart­
ment".
- Turn off the engine.
Unscrew the oil cap only 6 fr om
the cylind er h ea d cover . Yo u will sec the o il
can sy m bo l on top of the oil cap. If you arc
sur e, contact you r autho rize d Volk­
swag en dea le r for assis ta n ce .
- Top off oil in sma ll amo unts (not more
than a half quart/li te r at a tim e), using the
co rrect oil.
- To avoid fiJling too much oil, wai l
while and check o il level before adding
mor e.
40 Ch ecking and Filling
- As soo n as the o il leve l is in a rea
39, fig. 5
oil fill er cap is s hown in the
c orre sp ondin g eng in e compartm en t diagram
En gine oi l add itives
Vo lksw age n docs not recom mend the use of oil
add itives . Th ey may adverse ly yo ur New
V ehicl e
WARNING
Stop! Before wo rk in g in th e eng ine c ompart­
m ent , a lways read and heed WARN IN GS 34 . Th e eng ine com partm ent of an y
mot or ve hicle is a po te nti ally dang erous area
a nd can cause s eriou s personal injury.
WARNING
Spill ed oil i s a haz ard.
• The oi l filler cap must be properly secur ed
to preve nt oil fr om b eing spra yed on the hot
e n gin e an d ex hau st sys te m wh en th e e ngi ne is
runnin g.
Note
I f the oil le ve l
is above leve l 39, fi g . 5
co nven er and th e engin e! See an au­
t h ori zed Volk swag en dealer or qu alified work­
s hop .
For the sake of e nvironment
Do not l et th e oil leve l get above
Other ­
w is e oil can b e in through the cra nk case
breath er and e scape into the atm osphere
through th e exhau st

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to vehicles: with a Diesel e ngine
Important information for vehicles with Diesel engine when adding or
changing engine oil
On vehicles with a Diesel engine always use engine oil conforms to Volk­
s wagen Oil Standard 505
OJ when adding or changing engine oil.
Vehicl es with Diese l en gine s require and must
a lways use special engine o il that conforms to
Vo lkswage n Oil Stand ard 505 01.
Never use any ot her kind of engin e oil in your
ve hicl e, not even
ofT the oil leve l.
the time of printing. we are awar e Cas­produ ces engin e o il that conform s not yet
be ava ilable throu ghout North Am erica. Other
o il manufacturer s ma y offer engin e oil that co n­
fo rm s
Volkswa gen Oil Standard 505 01 this
tim e or some futur e elat e.
Please be sur e to consult
authorized
Vo lkswage n dealer for information and avail­
abilit y of the prop er e ngin e oil f or yo ur vehicle' s
D iese l e ngine and fur
la tes t technical infor­
13ec ause this specia l engin e oil may 1101 be avail­
able when need strongl y recom mend that
yo u always carry you extra quart (liter ) o f oil co nforms to Vo lkswage n Oil 50 5
01, in case you have off oil while on the
road .
WARNING
Failure to use en gin e o il for your Diese l e n gi ne
that expre ssly co nforms to Vo lkswage n Oil
S tandard 505 01 can cause engine failure on
the highwa y that can ca use
cras h and seriou s
personal injury.
WARNING (continued)
• Never use any amo unt of eng ine o il in lhe
Diese l en gine th at does not conform to Vo lk­
sw agen Oil Standar d 505 0 1.
•
carry w ith you an extra quart (liter )
of engine oi l that confor ms to Vo lkswa gen Oil
Sta ndard 505 01 in case yo u mu st top ofTthe oil
wh ile on the road.
WARNING
Improp erly s tored items can become airborne
mi ssiles, flyin g through the ve hicle ca using
ser ious personal injury in the event of hard
brak ing or an accident. To help r educe the risk
of ser io us perso nal injury:
• /\(ways store extra quart (lit er) of e ngine oil
for your Diesel en gine in its original oil con­
tainer that is secure ly closed in the luggage
compar tment. Make s ure
container is se­
cure ly stored and mounted.
Note
• lf yo u u se e ngin e oil that doe s not expressl y
co nform to Volkswage n Oil Standard 505 01, very
se riou s and very expe nsive damage t o your ve­
hicle 's engin e wi ll occ ur. Engin e dam age caused
by using the wrong engin e oil is not cove red by
yo ur Limit ed New Vehicle Warranty.
• Not all comm ercia lly availabl e oil s conform
10 thi s very rigid Volkswagen oil qualit y s tanda rd
eve n though th ey may be symhetic-hased and
hav e th e same
Checking and Filling 41

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.
42 Checking and Filling
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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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Checking the coolant level and topping off
The correct coolant level is important for correct functioning of the engine cooling
system .
Fig. 7 In the engine compartment: coolant expan­
s ion tank
To get a true reading, the vehicle must be
on level grou nd. Before opening the en­
gine hood, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
34, is job No. l
when working in the eng ine compart­
If th e coo lant level drops too low,
th e wa rning text
STOP Ch eck coolant
O w ner's manual!
is disp layed in the instru­
ment cluster and t he engine coo lant
level/temperatu re wa rning lig h t lights up.
Opening the coolant e xpansion tank
- Switc h off the eng ine and allow it to
coo l.
- To prevent scald in g, cove r the cap
8011 the expansion tank with a thick
cloth and ca refu lly un screw the
Checking coolant level
- Look into the open coo lant expansion
tan k and read off the coo lant leve l.
- If th e leve l is belo w the
mark , top
off w ith coolant.
Topping off coolant
- Only use new coolant.
44 Checking and Filling
Fi g. 8 In the engine compar tment: cap of coola nt
expansion tank
-Do not fill above the upper mark.
Closing the coolant expansion tank
-Reinsta ll the cap
pos itio n of t he coo lant expa nsion tank i s
show n in the corre spo ndin g en gin e co mpart ­
overview 3.3 'Technical data."
Make sure that the coola nt meets the required
s p eci fications
43. Do not use a different
typ e of add itive if coolant addit ive G 12 i s not
avai lable. In this case use only water and bring
coola nt co ncentrati on back up to th e corr ect
l eve l as soo n as po ssible by to pping off with the
s p ec ified addi tive
43 .
A lways top off wi th
Do not fill above the upper mark. Otherwi se the
excess ive coo la nt be pressed out of the
coo ling sys tem w hen th e engine is hot.
T he
additive G 12 (purp le) may be mixed
w ith G 12 (pink) and a lso with G 1 1.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the e ngine compart­
ment, a lways read and heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compar tment of an y
motor vehicle i s a poten tially dangerous area
and can cause serious personal injury.

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Ad vic e
Changing windshield wiper blades
Dama ged wiper blades must be rep lac ed
Fig . 10 Windsh iel wiper blades in "Service posi ­tion"
Regularl y check the co nditi on of the wipe r
blad es. Change them when worn.
Chang ing windshield wip er blades
- Switch the ignition on briefl y and
sw itch it back off.
- Wit hin IO seconds of switching
th e
i g ni tion, push the windshi eld wiper lever
down to the brie f w ipin g position. The
w indshield wip ers w ill then mo ve up and
stop in the "Service posit ion " so that you
can easily access the wipe r blade s
IO .
- Lift th e wiper arm away from the w ind­
s hield glass. Do not pull th e arm by th e
bl ad e.
- Turn the wiper blade in a counter­
cl oc kwise directio n to the lef t
I I
and then pull it
- In sta ll a n ew wipe r blade of the same
l eng th and type onto the w ip er arm and
t urn th e w ip er bl ade clockwi se.
46 Checking and Filling
Fig. 11 Changing windshie ld wiper blades
- Put the wip er arms back agains t the
w indshie ld. The win dsh ie ld wiper arms
wi ll re turn to their original po sition w hen
you turn on the ignit ion and opera te th e
w ind shi eld wipe r lever or w hen yo u dri ve
faster than 3 mph (6km /h ).
Replac ement wip er blad es are available from
y our au thorized Volkswage n deal er.
I f th e w ind shi eld wiper s rub , or if they are dam­
ag ed
shou ld be rep laced , or clea ned if th ey
are dirty.
If th is do es
produ ce de sired re sult s, settin g angle of winds hield wiper arm s ma y
be in correct sh ould be ch eck ed an d ad ­if necessary by an dealer or quali fied work sh op .
WARNING
Worn or wip er b la d es w ill redu ce vis i­
bilit y and increase the risk of acci dent l ead ing
to ser io us perso nal inju ry to you and your p as­
se nger s.
•
clea n wind shi eld wip er blade s
and all wi ndo ws reg ular ly.
• Alw ays mak e sure to ch an ge the
blade s onc e or tw ice a yea r.