Power steering VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 Owners Manual

Daytim e dri ving light s 3.1: 46
D eac tivating th e sw itcha ble locking feature
2. 1: 63
Di ese l engi ne
Adding eng ine oil 3.2: 41
C ha nging engin e oil 3.2: 41
E ngin e oil 3.2: 4 1
E ngi ne oil sp ecifica tions 3.2: 37
Die sel ru el 3.2: 33
W int er operation 3.2: 33
Differential lock 3.2: 4
Di gital clock 3.1:
5
Display 3.1: 7, 12
Display s
O ne-co lor display 3.1 : 12
Distance between driver and steering wheel
2.1: 4
tra velled 3.1: 9
Door re le a se hand le 3. 1: 3
Do ors
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 26
Drain the ba tt ery 3 .1: 52
Driving economically 3.2 : 14
Dr iv in g o utside or the U. S.A . or Ca nada
Pr eca utio n s 3.2: 91
Driving sa re ty 2.1: 3
Drivi ng time 3.1: 9
Drivi ng w ith an aut oma tic tra nsmi ssion 3.1:
9 9
Driving with children 2.1: 51
Driv ing with respe ct
th e e nvironment 3.2:
14
Du st filter 3.1: 88
E
EDL3.2: 4
ED S
Warning ligh t 3. 1: 27
E lec tri c sea l adj ustm ent
See Sea t adjustm ent
El ec tr ica l accesso ries 3.1: 73
Book let 0.1 General Index ®
Elec trolyte level
C heck ing 3.2: 50
E lectro-mec hanical power steering syste m
Warn ing ligh t 3 .
l: 29
E le ctro nic Differen tia l Lo ck
Warning ligh t 3.1: 27
E lec troni c different ial lock 3.2: 4
E lec tronic immobilizer 3.1: 94
Warn ing light 3.1:
23
E lectro nic parking assistance 3.1: 106
E lectro nic Powe r C ontro l (EP C)
Warning light 3.1: 23
E lec tron ic S ta bili zation Program (E S P)
H ow it wo rks 3.2: 5
E lec tro nic S tabiliz ation Program 3.1 : 28, 9 1
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 28
E m erge ncy flashe r 3.1: 48
E m erge ncy wa rning ligh ts
Warn ing light 3.1: 24
E ng in e
Br ea k-in 3.2: 7
E ngine compartm ent
C leaning 3.2: 22
Pre cauti ons y ou shou ld take w hen work­
ing inside the en gin e compa rtment 3.2 :
34
Wo rki ng in the en gine compartm ent 3.2:
34
Engi ne cool ant 3.2 : 43
A dditive s 3. 2: 43
C an
I add plain water to th e en gin e coo l­
ant? 3.2 : 44
C oolant lo sses 3.2: 45
E n gi ne
Wa rnin g lig h t 3.1: 23
E n gine hood
Warning light 3.1: 26
Engine hood 3.2: 36
1 low do
! unlock the en gi ne ho od ? 3 .2: 36
E n gine
Wa rning lig ht 3. 1: 23
Engine management
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 23
Alphab etical index 5

Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
R
Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
Booklet 0 .1 General Index
Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
s
Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
help you t o fami liarize yo urself the control s and displays
quickly.
Re lease hand le
Central locking button
Light switc h ............ •... ..•.
A ir out le ts
Th um b whee l for ope nin g and
cl osing th e air outl et
T urn sig n al a nd high beam head-
li ght lever ..................... .
In strum ent clu ste r:
Inst rum ents ...... ........... .
Display s .... .... ........ .... .
Warn ing lights ............... .
Lever for win dshi eld wipe r and
was her an d for Mu lti-fun ctio n
indicator. ............ ......... . .
Sto rage compartm ent or ai r outlet
fo r in di rec t ve ntilation .......... .
Emerge ncy flas her sw itch ... ... . .
Warni ng light fo r fro nt passe nger
a irbag switched off 2.1 ,
c h ap te r "Mo nitoring th e advan ced
a irb ag sys te m "
Fron t passe nge r a irb ag 2.1, c hap te r "Airbag
sys tem"
Openi ng leve r and lock for glove
co mp artm ent
Fuel fi ller flap release b utton
= bo okle t 3.2, cha pter "F illing
Hea r lid releas e butt on and overr ide
lock .... .. .... ....... ....... ... .
Power w indow switch es ..... ... .
Sw it c h for adj ust ing the pow er mir rors ................. .
Engine hood re lease leve r 3.2. cha pte r "Op ening the
e ngi ne
In strument cluster illumin atio n
49
5
7
20
53 .9
48
37
sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C rui se contr ol leve r
Driv era irha g 2.1 , cha pter
"A irb ag
I lorn {wo rks onl y whe n the ig ni tio n
is on)
L eve r for adjustable steering
co lumn ...... ................. .
Ig niti on lock ................... .
Thumb w hee l fo r l eft se at heati ng
Co ntr ols for
Hea tin g and ve ntilat ion . ..... .
Clima tic ........ ..... ....... .
Clima troni c ................. .
Ad ditional storage comp artme nt
Powe r outl et . ............ ... .
ON/OFF b utton fo r Elec tronic Sta ­
b ili za tion Pr ogram {ESP) or Ant i­
sli p regu latio n (ASH)
Park ing brak e re lease leve r ...... .
Cup hold er ... .... .... .........•
Levers in the center conso le
Sh ift le ver (ma nual
t ra nsmi ssio n) ....... .... .
Se lec tor le ve r (A utomatic tran s-
111i ssio n / Dir ect shi ft gearbox)
Thu111b whee l for r ight seat
heat ing .. .... ..... .... ........ .
So un d sys te111 =book le t
Tips
90
93
80
8 1
84
73
73
104
• Some feature s m en tion ed arc s ta nd ard
e quip111en t o n so me m od els on ly and opti ons on
o th ers.
• For tec hn ica l reasons, t he
of
t h e sw itches and indica tor/warn ing lig h ts ma y
di ffer. T he
factor is t he sy mbol o n th e
sw itch its elf.
Instrument panel 3

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment @
Applies lo veh icles: with cruise con tro l
Cruise control CRUISE or t-)
The indicator lig ht or ·r.i li g hts up when
the cruise contro l is sw itched
Powe r steering system
The pow er steeri ng syste m automatica lly ad ­
ju sts itself to the vehicle 's spee d and the steer ing
w heel angl e.
Th e wa rnin g light sh o uld ligh t up for a few sec­
o nd s w hen th e ignition is sw itch ed on ..
T here is a m alfun ctio n in the power steering
sys te m i f th e warn ing light (
does 1101 go
o ut or ligh ts u p w hile yo u are dri vin g. The power
s te eri ng cou ld be re du ced (lamp ) or may have
fa iled co mpl etely
a nd thr ee aco usti c
wa rnin gs) . Ha ve th e powe r steering syste m
ch ecked by your au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler ­
s h ip as soo n as poss ible. If t he yellow wa rning
light r em ain s off afte r the ig niti on has been re­
and you have driven a distance,
Fuel filler cap not closed properly
you do not n eed to an auth orize d Vo lk­
s wag en d ea le rs hi p.
you nee d co nsid era bly m ore
for ce than norm al to stee r th e ve hicl e if th e
p ower ste ering is re duc ed or has failed com­
pl etel y.
T he power steer ing do es not
w hen th e e n­
gin e is off (e.g. wh en th e ve hicl e is being towed).
Tip s
If th e ban ery has bee n disconne cted, the ye llow
wa rning light li ghts up when the ig niti on is
s w itch ed on . I t shou ld go out when yo u h ave
dri ven a sh ort
This warning light lights when the filler cap is not prop erly closed .
If th e warn ing light come s on, you sh ou ld
turn th e e ngin e and th e fue l filler cap
p rope rly
Once the cap is prope rly close d all the way , th e
warn ing light will go out when th e ig n itio n is
turn ed on aga in and the ch ec k cycle is co mpl ete.
The comp le tion of the ch ec k cycle depend s on
how you d riv e.
High beam
If th e warnin g light ha s been o n for at leas t 5 it w ill go o ut onl y w hen th e ig niti on i s
turn ed and on aga in.
Note
A lways make sure the fue l filler ca p i s sc rewed on
a ll th e way. This pr eve nts fu el fr om spilling out
o r
This warning lig ht li ghts when th e hi gh beams are on.
The warn ing ligh t lights up wh en th e high
b ea ms are o n or when the head light flas her is
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
i0, WARNING (continued)
different wheel/lire combination and brake or
c ha ssis modifications 3.2 "Tips and
Advic e", chapt er "lle pair s and technical mod­
ifications."
• Changing the vehicle suspens ion or using
unappro ved tire
I rim combination can
c h ange the way the ABS, BAS, EDL and ASH
sys tems work and redu ce their elTective ne ss.
• Th e effectivene ss of
is also determined
b y th e tir es 3.2 and Ad­
v ic e", chapter "Wheels."
Ignition lock
Position of the ignition key
F ig . 76 lgnilion key posit io ns
Ignition switched off, steering column
In thi s po siti on the ig niti on is sw itched
off, and th e steering co lumn i s locked.
T o engage the stee ring wheel lock, re m ove the
key from the steering lo ck and turn the stee ring
w hee l un til it locks into place. You should always
l oc k the steer ing whee l w hen yo u le ave your ve­
hicl e. This make s vehi cle th eft m ore difficult
Switching on the ignition or glow plug system
Turn the ig niti on key to this pos ition and re lease
th e key. If the key can not b e tu rned or is difficult
turn from pos ition ® to posi tion m ove the
go off afte r you have
d riven about IO fee t (3 meter s) at 10 mph (15 km/ h).
s tee ring wheel (to take the load off the stee ring
l ock mec han ism) until it turn s free ly.
Starting the engine
Start the en gin e when the key is in this posit io n.
Co mp onent s th at u se a lot of electricity are
sw itch ed olT te mp orar ily. Each time you want to
s tart your engine, you must turn the ke y back to
position
0, and then perform the starting proce­
dure once aga in.
Switching off the ignition
Turn the ignition ke y this position and re lease.
Automatic switch-off of ele ctrical components
Comp on en ts that use a lo t of e lectricity (for ex­
a mpl e se at heat ers, or rear win dow defogge r)
wi ll aut om aticall y be switc hed off wh en th e ign i­
ti on is o n and th e eng ine off. This prevents
draining your b all ery.
Com po nent s th at us e littl e elec lricit y are not
sw itch ed off automatica lly. H oweve r, th ey ca n
drain the batt ery.
WARNING
Improp er u se of vehicl e ke ys can resu lt in se­
rious personal injur y.
• Always take the key wit h yo u when you
le ave the vehicl e. The engine can be star ted
and vehicle systems s uch as the power win-
»,,
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Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n­
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in ­
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
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Stopping on an incline
- You should always hold the veh icle in
posit ion with th e footbrake to sto p it from
"ro lling backward".
- Do not try to stop th e veh ic le from
"ro lling backward" by increasing the revs
w hen a gear is
Moving away on an incline
- With a gear en gaged, rake your foot
from th e brake and depress t he accele r­
a tor.
The steepe r the gradient, the lowe r the ge ar you
will need . This increases the brakin g effect of the
e n gin e. For exampl e, yo u should drive clown a
very steep s lo p e in 3rd gear. If the engin e brak e
effect is not suffi cient , th e ve hicle wi ll gain
speed. Th e auto matic transmi ssion
I direct shi ft
ge arbox automaticall y upshift s to prev ent the
e n gine from overr eving. U se the foot b rake to re­
duce speed a nd chang e into 3rd gear using "T ip­
tronic
Your veh icle has an A utomat ic Shift Lock (ASL )
t h at lo cks the sel ector lever in P or N when th e
ignition is o n. You mu st depr ess th e brake pedal
t o mov e the selec tor le ve r out of P or N. Thi s pre­
ven ts the selector le ve r from b ein g unintention ­
a lly mov ed in to
driv ing pos ition resulting in
unwanted vehicl e movement.
A lway s hold the ve hicle
the foot if you
s top while driv ing up hill to preve nt from
rolling backward.
T he ignition ke y cannot be re m ov ed unl ess the
se lector le ver is in P.
WARNING
Unintended ca n ca use rious persona l inju ry .
• Neve r get out of the driver's seat when the
eng ine is runnin g, espe cially w hen it is in ge ar.
If yo u mu st lea ve yo ur vehicle w ith th e engine
runnin g, alwa ys se t the parki ng brake firml y
and m ove the se lec tor lever to P (Par k).
• When the en gine is runnin g wit h th ese­
l ec tor lever in a driving po sition (D (Dr ive), S
(S port ) or R (Revers e) always de press and ho ld
100 Driving
WARN ING (continued)
the brake pedal lo keep the vehicl e from
mo vin g. Power is transmitted to th e wh eels
when a driving position is se lec ted a nd th e ve­
hicl e m ay "creep" even a t idle spe ed.
• Neve r depr ess the acce lerato r w hen
mo vin g th e se lec tor leve r.
• Neve r move the selecto r leve r to R (Re­
verse) or P (Park) when th e ve hicle i s moving.
WARNING
Neve r sw itch off the e ngi ne be fore the vehicle
ha s co me to a co mplete sto p. Y ou ca n lose co n­
trol of the vehicle, crash and be se riou sly in­
jured .
• Th e airbags and safe ty belt pr ete n sio ners
w ill not work when the ig niti on is sw itched
• Th e brak e booster does no t wor k w hen th e
e n gin e is turn ed oil A lot m ore brak e peda l
press ure w ill b e necessary to stop th e ve hicl e.
• The power steering system does not work
when t he eng ine is turn ed
and you w ill
ne ed more force to steer the vehicle.
• When th e key is removed, the s teer ing
w hee l co lumn will lock up and you w ill not be
able to stee r th e ve hicl e.
• Never co as t do wn a slo pe with the t rans­
mi ssion in Neu tral.
Not e
• If you stop the ve hicl e on gradi ent, d o not
attempt to stop it rollin g by depres sin g th e
a cce le rat or wh en a gear has be en sel ec te d. Th e
a u tomatic tra nsmi ssio n
I direc t sh ift gearb ox
co uld ove rheat an d be damag ed . Pu ll th e
parking brake on fully or depr ess the brak e pedal
t o pr eve nt th e v ehicl e from
• :-lever let th e vehicle roll down a hill with the
s electo r lev er i n N and the engine swi tched off .
Thi s w ill dam age th e a utomati c tran smi ssion
I d ir ec t shift gearb ox.
Tip s
• If th e sele ctor l ev er is un intentiona lly mo ved
int o N whil e dr ivi ng, tak e your foot off the acce l­
erato r peda l and wait unt il the eng ine s peed has
dropp ed to id le s peed b efo re se lectin g a drivi ng
po sition.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Parking
The parking brake can be us ed to pr eve nt the vehicle from moving uninten tion­
ally.
A lways apply th e parking brake fully when
yo u leave y our vehicl e a nd when you p ark
yo ur vehicl e.
- Use the foo t brake to stop the veh icle.
- Appl y th e parking brake full y.
- On a ma nual tran smi ssion engage
gea r. On a n aut omatic tra nsmi ssion move
the selector lever to P.
- Switch off the engine and r emo ve the
key from the ignition lock. Turn th e
s tee rin g w he el s li ghtl y to en gage the
stee ring loc k.
- Always take you ve hicle keys w ith you
whe n yo u leave the
When parking on slopes
Before turnin g off the engin e, turn the steer ing
w hee l so if th e vehicle sta rt s to ro ll, it will roll
i nt o th e c urb:
• If th e ve hicle is faci ng
turn the whee ls so that they poilll toward the cur b.
• If th e vehicle is faci ng
turn the front
w heels so t hat they poi nt away from the curb .
• As a lways, appl y th e pa rking
full y and
m ove the se lector lever to P.
WARNING
Improp er parking procedures can lead to se­
ri ous perso nal injury for you or your passen­
gers.
• Never remove the key from steering lock
whil e th e ve hicle is movin g or rollin g to a stop .
The steer ing wheel
will lock up and you will not be able to stee r or control the vehicle.
WARNING
• Never park where the hot exha ust sys te m
co uld ignit e flammabl e material s, such as
bru sh, l eave s, dry grass, sp illed fuel etc.
• Alw ays apply the parking brak e fuJly wh en
parking your vehicle.
• Never leave anyone in your vehicl e to pre­
ven t the ve hicle from moving if the parking
br ake is r elease d or selector lever is moved.
• Alwa ys tak e the key w ith you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The engine can be started
and vehicl e sy stems su ch as the power win­
d ows can be operated leading to seriou s per­
s onal injury .
• Never leave children , disabl ed p erson s or
anyone who cannot help th emselves in the ve­
hicl e. The doors can b e lock ed u sing th e re­
mot e co ntrol trappin g passenger s in the ve­
hicle in an emergenc y. Depending on the time
of year, people tr app ed in
vehicle can be
expose d to v ery high or very low temperatures.
Note
• Please exercise care when yo u pa rk your ve­
hicl e in parkin g are as w ith p arkin g barri ers or
cu rb s. Parking barriers and curb s vary in heig ht
an d co uld damage yo ur bump er and re la te d
compo nents as th e fron t of yo ur vehicl e moves
over
b arri er or curb that is too high . as you park
or as you back out of parking spot. In order to
be sur e th at no su ch d ama ge ca n occ ur, yo u m ay
wish to s top sh or t o f h av ing th e front tires o f yo ur
ca r touc h parking barri er o r curb.
• Please a lso exe rcise exce ptiona l ca re when
yo u drive up or d own steep ramp s or drive over
cu rbs or oth er obsta cles, fo r w hi ch lhe ve hicle is
not d esign ed , b ec au se compone nts of th e ve­
hicl e close lo th e groun d su ch as bump er cove rs,
s poil ers , suspensio n and exhaust syste m com­
ponent s, m ay beco me
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Conve nien ce open ing 41
Conven ie n ce operatio n (elec tric
w ind ows) 18
Coo lant
li ght 11
Coo lant leve l
Warn ing 24
Coo lant te mperature
Gauge 6
Warn ing 24
Coo ling the glo ve
69
C ru ise co111rol 107
Wa rnin g light 29
Cup ho ld ers
I n the rear armrest 72
C up holder s in the center co nso le 72
C urrent f uel cons umption 9
D
Day time runnin g lights
Warning lig ht 30
Daytime dri vin g ligh ts 46
Di gita l c loc k 5
Di sp lay 7, 12
D is plays
One-co lo r display 12
Distance trave lled 9
Door re lease hand le 3
Door s
Wa rnin g lig ht 26
Drain the bauery 52
Driving time 9
Driving
an automatic transmi ssion 99
Dust
88
E
See Electron ic D iffe rentia l Lock
EDS
Wa rnin g light 27
E lec tric seal a djustment
See Seat adj ustme nt
Ele ctrical accessories 73
Elec tro-mechanica l power steering syste m
Warning light 29
110 Alphabetical index
Electron ic Diffe re nti al Lock
Wa rnin g lig ht 27
Electronic immobilize r 94
Wa rnin g light 23
Electro nic parking assistance 106
E lectro nic Power Control (EPC)
light 23
E lec tron ic Stabi liza tion Program 28, 91
Wa rnin g lig ht 28
Emergency
48
E m erge ncy wa rning lights
light 24
Engi ne fault
Warning light 23
E ngin e hood
Warning light 26
E ngin e malfun ction
Warn in g light 23
E ngine mana gement
Warn ing lig ht 23
E ngine oil pr essure
Wa rnin g light 11 , 25
Environmental inform ation
Fuel economy 6
Environmental tip
Fue l economy 77
ESP 91
See E lectronic Stabil ization Program
Exhau st warning light
Warning lig ht 22
F
Firs t- aid kit 74
Fog lig ht s 46
Foo t brak e
Wa rning lig ht 30
cen te r a rmr est 70
Fron t passenger
backre st
Folding forward 6 1
F ront seats 60
E le ctri ca l adj ustab le 62
Manua l ad justab le 60
Fuel filler cap Wa rnin g light 29
Fue l g auge
Di splay 7
Fuel level 7

Booklet 3.2 T ips a nd Advice
Power steering
011 vehicles with pow er stee ring , th e of power ass ista nee is regu lated e lec­
t roni call y acco rdi ng to vehicle speed, stee rin g wheel torque and stee rin g w hee l
angle.
Th e power assis tance prov ided in the power
s te erin g sys te m is not hydrau lic, but m e­
c h ani ca l usin g an elec tric mot or. The adva n­
t a ge s of this steer ing system includ e th e fact th at
n o hydra ulic co mponents such as hoses, o il co n­
t a in ers ,
o r fl uid s are re quired.
Fu rth ermo re , t his is co nsiderable de crease in
e n ergy req uir e d . T he e lec trome chani ca l s tee rin g
sys te m . in contras t to th e hydrau lic sys te m
(w hich re qu ires a co nstant flo w of fluid ), only
co nsume s energy when th e ve hicle is actua lly
be ing stee re d.
T he fu el consump tio n i s re du ced as a res ult.
If th e electro mec han ica l p owe r stee ring sys te m
fa ils, the pow er a ssis ted stee ring system
w ill still
work. If th e engin e is sw itch ed off, the pow er s
teer ing does no t fun ctio n and th e steer ing
wh eel is ve ry hard t o tu m .
WAR NING
Turning th e s teer ing whe el is very w hen t he power s tee rin g sys tem is n ot
work ing and it is harder to co ntrol the veh icl e.
• Neve r le t t he veh icle coast with th e engine
swit ch ed off.
Do no t kee p th e steer ing wheel turned all the 10 left or righ t fo r m ore than 15 seco nds
w hen th e e ngin e is runnin g. Doin g so co uld
damag e th e powe r steer ing
Data
H eco rder (EDH ), in sta lled by so me manufa c­
tur ers
the exp ress purpo se of ca pturing data
fo r retr ieva l aft er an acci den t or cra sh eve nt.
are so metimes called "cras h recorders".
So me s tat e laws res tr ict t he re tri eva l or down ­
loadin g of da ta sto re d by ED
that were in­
s ta lled in a vehicle for the exp ress p urpose of re­
tr iev ing dat a af te r an acc ident or crash event
wit hou t th e Owner's conse nt.
your vehicl e is not equipped with an it is equipp ed with number of e lec tro nic
contro l modu les for variou s vehicle sys te m s
s u ch as, fo r ex am ple . e ngine function, em iss io n
6 Smart t echno logy
co ntrol, as we ll as fo r th e airbags and safe ty
be lts.
The se elec tronic con trol mod ules also
ve­
hi cle-re late d dat a dur in g nor mal ve hicle ope ra­
ti on for diag nos tic and re pair purp oses. The re­
cordi ng capaci ty of the e lec tron ic co ntro l mod ­
ul es is limit ed to data (n o so und is record ed ) a nd
on ly a small amo unt of data is ac tually reco rde d
ove r a very limited p eriod of tim e and stor ed
a sys te m fau lt or o th er co ndition is se nse d by co ntro l un it. So me of dat a th en sto red
m ay re late to ve hicle sp ee d, direc tion, braking as
well a s res traint system use and performan ce in
th e eve nt of a cra sh or o th er conditi on. S to red
c an only be rea d and downloade d wit h spe­
cia l