Water 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

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C han ge o il and oil filter
• Water se parat or: Drain water (TDI en gin e
o nl y)
• Winds hie ld washer: Chec k flui d leve l, add if
n ecessa ry
• Automatic shift lock: Che ck opera tion in­
clud in g park/neu tra l po sit ion sw itch
•
sys tem; Che ck for damag e/l eaks, pad thickness, brake fluid level
• Whee ls:
from fro nt to rea r
Next Service :
Date : ...................... ..
M iles/ km: .................. .
whichever occurs first •
Hear spoile r: Lubri cate (New Beet le on ly)
• Airbag sys tem: V is ual ch eck eve ry
m on ths
r ega rdless o f mileage (ki lomete rs)
• 12V s tarter and au xiliary battery : ch ec k
(w here ap plicab le)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust t ire pressure
if n ecessary .
• Tire pressure mon ito rin g sys tem senso rs ;
C he ck batt ery c harge , rep la ce whee l e lec tro nics
a nd aluminum valve if necessary ( where app li­
cab le) .
T oday 's date and Volkswagen Deale r sta mp
Service at 15,000 miles (24,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Eng ine: C han ge oil and o il filter
Nex t Serv ice:
Date: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whic heve r occ urs first Today's
elate and Volkswag en Dea le r stam p
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Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 20,000 miles (32,000 km) -ALL MODELS
• En gin e: C hange o il and oil filter
• En gin e: C hec k for leaks
• Exhau st system: Chec k for dam age and le ak s
• Water separat or: Drain water (TOI engin e
o nl y)
• Fuel filt er: Replace (T OI engine only)
• Batte ry: C heck
• Door ch eck stra p s: Lubri cate
• Dust and polle n fi lter (w here applicable) :
R epl ace
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coolant leve l; ad d if
n ecessa ry
• Windshi eld was he r: Chec k fluid l evel; add if
n ecessary
• Automa tic sh ift l oc k: Check operation in­
cludin g park /n eut ral/safe ty sw itch
• Auto mati c tran smi ssi on: Chec k for leak s
• Manual tran smi ssion : Chec k oil leve l; acid if
n ecessa ry; check fo r leak s
• Whee ls: Ro ta te from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Chec k condition and
pr ess ure
Next Service :
D at e: .. .... ......... .........
M iles/ km: ...................
w hi ch eve r occurs first •
Brake syste m : C hec k fo r dam age /leak s, brak e
p ad thi ckne ss an d br ake flu id l eve l
• Drive s haf ts : C he ck boots
• On-Board diagno sti c sys te m: Check faul t
m em ory ; p urg e if necessa ry
• Hoof fr am e: C lea n
lubri cate
• Front axle : C hec k dust seals on ba ll joint s and
t ie rod end s; c hec k tie rod s
• Head lig ht s: A djust
• Rear spoil er: Lubri cate (Ne w Beet le only)
• 12 V start er and auxili ary batt ery: c h eck
(w here app licable )
• Airbag system: Visua l c h eck eve1y
12 month s
r e ga rdless of mileage ( kil om ete rs)
• Roa d te st: Check kickclo wn, brakin g,
s tee ring, heatin g and ve ntil ation, air co nd i­
ti oni ng, po we r acc esso ries and elec trica l sys­
t e m s
• Tires: Check trea d dep th , ad just tir e press ure
i f n ecessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onit oring sys te m sensors:
C hec k batt ery char ge. re pl ace w hee l ele ctron ics
and aluminum valve if necess ary (where appli­
cab le).
T oda y·s date a nd Volk sw agen Dea ler sta mp
Se rvic e at 25,000 mil es (40,000 km) -Model s with a 1.8T engin e
ONLY
• En g in e: Chan ge oil and oil filter
Next Service:
Date : ........... ..... ... .... .
M iles/ km: .. ..... ........... .
10 Warranty Voucher

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
ALL MODELS
• Engin e: C hange oil and oil
• Wate r se par ator: Drain (TOI engine
on ly)
• Wind shi eld wash er: Ch eck fluid leve l, a dd
necess ary
• Aut om ati c s hift loc k: Chec k op eration in ­
clud ing p ark /n eutral position swit ch
• Brak e sys te m: Check for d amag e/leak s,
p ad thi ckn ess, b ra ke fluid l evel
• Whee ls : R ota te from
re ar
Next Service:
D at e: ...... ......... .... .... .
Mil es/km: .. ........ .... .... .
w hi cheve r occurs fir st •
Rear spoiler: Lub rica te (New Beet le only )
• Airb ag s ystem: Vis ua l ch ec k every 12 m onth s
re gard less of mi le age ( kilom ete rs)
• 12V s ta rter and auxiliar y batt ery: ch ec k
(wh ere applicable)
• lire s: C hec k tread d epth , adju st tir e press ure
i f n ecessa ry .
• Tire pres sur e m on itorin g sys te m senso rs :
C hec k
ch arg e , rep lace wheel e lec tronic s
a nd aluminum valve if nec essary (where appli­
cable).
Tod ay 's dat e an d Volk swage n D ealer sta mp
Service at 35,000 miles (56,000 km) Models with a 1.8T engine
ONLY
• Engin e: C han ge o il and oil filt er
Nex t Service:
Da te: ........ ....... ... .... ..
M iles /km : .. ........ ........ .
w hic hev er o ccurs fir st To
day's date and V olk sw age n D eal er stamp
Service at 40 ,000 miles (64,000 km) ALL MODELS
• Engin e: Ch an ge oil and oil filt er
• Engine : C hec k for le ak s
• Exhau st sys te m : C hec k for dama ge and le ak s
• Fuel filt er: Heplace (TOI engine only)
• Water separator : Dra in (TO I engine on ly)
• Batt ery: C hec k
• Doo r ch ec k strap s: Lubricat e
• V-b elt: Chec k t ension and condition ; a dju st if
n ecessary •
Wind shi eld was her: C hec k flu id if
n ece ssary
• Aut om ati c tran smi ssio n: C hec k for le ak s
• Manual tran sm iss io n: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecessa ry; c heck f or l eak s
• Auto mati c
lock: Che ck operation in­
cludin g park /n eutr al/ saf ety sw itch
• Aut om ati c tran smi ssio n final d rive o il: Chec k
l e v el and for le ak s; add if necessary
• Wh eels : Rotat e from
10 rea r
Warranty Voucher 11

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
Service at 100,000 miles (160 ,000 km} ALL MODELS
• Eng ine: C hange oi l oil fi lter
• Engine: Check for leak s
• Exhaust syste m: Che ck for dama ge and le ak s
• Wate r se parator: Drain water (TOI engine
on ly)
• Fuel filter: Repla ce (TD I eng ine only)
• 13anery: Chec k
• Door ch eck straps: L ubricate
• Dust and polle n filt er (w here app licab le):
pla ce
• Coolin g system: Che ck coo lant level ; add
necessary
• Wind shi eld was her: Check
leve l; a cid necessa ry
• Automatic
lock: Chec k ope ra tio n in ­
cludin g switch
• Automat ic tran smi ssio n: Che ck for leaks
• Man ual tran sm issio n: Check o il leve l; add if
ne cess ary: ch eck fo r lea ks
• Whee ls: no tat e from front to rear
• Tires/s pare w hee l: C heck conditi on and
pr ess ure
• Brake syste m : C heck for damag e/lea ks, brak e
pad thi cknes s and brake
leve l
Next Service:
D ate: ...................... ..
M iles/ km: ................. .. •
Drive
C heck boots
• On-Board dia gnostic system: Check fault
m emor y; pu rge if n ecess ary
•
C lea n and lubricate
• Front ax le: Check dust sea ls o n ball j oin ts and
ti e ro d end s; c heck tic rods
• Head light s: A djust
•
spo iler: Lubricate (New Bee tle on ly)
• Air b ag sys tem : V is u al ch eck
every 12 month s
regard less of milea ge (kil om eters)
•
t es t: C heck kickdo wn, brakin g.
s tee rin g, hea tin g and ventil atio n, air condi­
tionin g, p owe r accesso ries and elec tri cal sys­
t e m s
• Timin g belt: Hep lace (TD I engine on ly)
• 12V s ta rt er and auxi liary batt ery : ch ec k
(where app licab le)
• Tires : C hec k tread depth , adjust tire pr essure
necessa ry.
• Tire pr ess ure monit orin g sys te m senso rs :
C hec k batt ery charg e, re pla ce w hee l elec tron ics
a n d aluminum valve if n ecessary (w here appli­
cab le).
20 Warranty Voucher

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty p eriod
Th e coverage under this wa rra nt y lasts fo r 5
yea rs or 60,000 miles wh ichever occ urs fir st,
from the date th e ve hicl e was first placed in ser­
vice .
Thi s warrant y does not apply to vehicl es use d
for commercia l purp oses s uch as tax i, lim ou­
s in e and re nta l veh icles.
Coverag e
The Limit ed Powertra in Warra nty covers any re ­
p ai r t o correc t a manufacturer 's defec t in mate­
rial or work mans hip for the followi ng Vo lk­
swagen parts and comp onent s:
E ngine
Cy lind er b lock and a ll internal part s, cy linder
h ea d and all int ern al p arts, valve train, spu r be lt,
Whe re to go for warranty service
Th is warranty will b e hon ore d by any autho rized
Volkswagen dealer in th e Un ited Sta tes, in­
cluding its te rri to ries, or Ca nada.
lfyour Volksw age n is brought to an au thori zed
Vo lk swage n dea ler outs ide th e Uni ted States. in -
When the warranty period begins
The warranty peri od beg in s o n the dat e the ve­
hicl e is d eli ve re d to e ither th e original purcha ser
o r the origin al lessee ; or if th e ve hicle is first
p laced in service as a "demonstrator" or ·· co m­
pan y car". on the date su ch ve hicle is firs t p laced
in ser vice. I
f a commercia l ve hicle is so ld t o a sub seq uent
r e tail own er, this warranty
does not appl y.
A ny impli ed wa rranty , includin g an y imp lied
wa rra nty of merc h antabilit y or warranty of fit­
n ess for a particu lar purpo se, is limit ed in dura­
t ion to the period of thi s wr itten warra nty. Some
s tat es do not allo w limit ations on how long an
implied warranty lasts , so this limitati on m ay
not ap ply to
flywhee l, oil pump, water pump, m ani folds, all
re la te d sea ls a nd gaske ts .
Transmission
Case and all interna l part s, torque conve rter, all
relat ed sea ls and gaskets.
Drivetrai n
and all inte rnal d ri ve s hafts
and consta nt velocity (CV) joints . '4
el uding its terr itories, or Ca nada, this wa rrant y will not apply. D efe cts in ma te ri al or wo rkman­
s hi p wiU be correc te d only under the t erm s of
t h e warra nty for n ew Volkswage n ve hicle s in ef­
fec t in th at
Th e Limit ed Pow en ra in Wa rrant y is au to m ati­
ca lly tran sferred wi thout cos t if th e owners h ip of
th e ve hicle chan ges w ithin th e Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty 7

Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
in the Volkswagen Owner's Manual and Ma intenanc e Bo oki e!. Your d eal er will d eny war-
coverage unless yo u presem dealer
proof in form of service or repai r ord ers that
a ll sc hedul ed maintenan ce was perform ed in a
timely manner.
Damage caused by the environment
This warranty doe s not cover damage caused by
a irb orn e indu strial pollutant s (e .g. acid rain).
Other expenses
This warranty does not cove r any incid ent al or
conse quential damag e, includi ng loss of value
of the vehicl e, lost profits or earnings, or out-of ­
po cke t ex pen ses for sub stitut e transp or ta ti on
or
bird dropping s, tree sap, sto ne s, flood water,
w ind storm or ot her simi lar occ urrence s.
The "OtJ1 erTerm s" Pre sen ted in T he Limited
New Vehicle Wa rranty Als o App ly to Thi s
Warranty.
21 Some s tates do not allow 1he excl usion or limita tion of or co nseq uential damag e, so this limi­
tation or excl usion ma y not apply to yo u.
Limited Powertrain Warranty 9

Free-of-charge repair
Repairs und er thi s warrant y ar e mad e fre e o f
c h arge. T he author ize d Vo lksw agen deal er will
r e pa ir th e defe ctive part or rep lace it wit h a new
or rema nufac turcd genuine Volkswage n pan.
What is not covered
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Tip s
Yo ur Volk swagen i s corro sion protec ted at th e
fa ctory. Y ou do not need
purcha se rust­
proofing when you b uy yo ur Volksw age n in
o rder to k eep th is wa rranty in effe ct.
Surface corrosion without perforation
Repa irs are c ove re d und er this warranty only if
t h ere is rust-throu gh co nd iti on in the body sh eet
m etal not caused by outs ide influ enc es.
Perforation of sheet metal due to accident, lack of care, or failure to
repair or modifications to the paint/pa inted surface
T hi s wa rranty do es not cover corrosio n pe rfora­
ti on resu lting from the f ailur e to prompt ly re pa ir
paint damage. d amaged undercoating, or sur ­
fa ce cor rosion . It does no t cover damage du e to failur e to wash
o r otherw ise regul arly care for the vehicl e as de­
sc rib ed in t he Volkswage n Owner's Manual.
T hi s
do es no t cover corros io n perfora­
tion result ing from unrepa ired colli sio n dama ge
or impr oper co llision repair.
<4
Special exclusion for any aluminum portions that may be part of your
Volkswagen vehicle
Thi s warra nty do cs not cove r corrosio n perfo ra­
t io n du e to failure to perform bod y re pair s in ac ­
cordance with Volk sw age n's s pec ified re pa ir
pro cedure s, includ ing use of non-aluminum
alloy part s.
It do es not cove r co rro sion perfora tion re sultin g
f rom th e use o f an y in ferio r ru stproofin g age nr
or meth od.
Environmental damage
Thi s warranty do es not cover damage cau sed b y
a irborn e indu stria l poll utant s (e .g . acid rain), Y
o ur authori zed Volksw age n deal ersh ip will do
it s bes t to mat ch yo ur veh icles origin al fin is h ,
but th is warranty does not cove r th e cost of
pai ntin g the entir e vehicle so le ly for pain t
m atc hin g.
<4
bird dropping s, sto nes , fl ood water, w ind
sto rm s. tr ee s ap or other simil ar occurrences.
Limited Warranty Against Corro sion Perforation 11

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (continu ed)
depl oyment of the ai rba g and ca use se rious
per sonal injury to the child.
• Alway s mak e sur e th e fo rward-facin g seat
h as been des ign ed an d ce rtified b y its
fac turer for use on a front seat with a se nge r front and sid e airb ag.
• Alway s ca ref ull y follow the manufa cturer' s
in stru ctio ns pro vided with the c hild seat or
c arrier.
• Neve r put the
child s trai nt u p aga inst or very near th e in strum ent
panel.
• Al ways move the passe nge r seat into its
armost pos itio n in the seat's fore and aft ju stm ent range , a s fa r away from the a irbag as
po ssibl e befo re in sta llin g th e fonvard-faci ng
c hild res traint. The backre st mu st b e adjust ed
to a n up rig ht p osition.
• Alway s m ake sur e th at nothin g preve nts
th e front passenge r's s eat from bei ng moved
to the re armost positi on in it s fore and aft
justm ent r ange.
• Neve r place additional it em s on the sca t
th at ca n in crease the total weight reg is te re d b y
th e we ig ht -se nsi ng m at and can ca use inju ry
in a cras h.
• Mak e sure th at th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF li ght comes on and stay s on a ll th e time
w hene ver th e ig nition i s switch ed on.
WARN ING (cont inued)
• If th e PASSENGE R BAG OFF light does
not come on and sta y on , imm ediatel y in sta ll
the forward -facing child seat in a rear seating
po siti on and h ave the airbag system insp ec ted
b y yo ur Vo lkswagen dealer.
WARNING
• If the PASSE NGER BAG ligh t do cs
not go ofTwhen an adult i s sitting on the front
pas senger scat after taking the ste p s d esc ribed
above, make s ure the adu lt is prop erl y sea ted
a nd restrain ed at one of th e rear seating
ti ons.
• I lave the airbag syste m inspected by you r
Vo lkswage n dea ler befor e tran sportin g
a n yo ne on the front passen ger sea t.
T ips
• If th e we ig ht-s ensin g m at in th e f ront
seng er se at detec ts a n empt y sea t, th e front
airb ag on th e passe nge r sid e w ill be turn ed off .
a nd th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF lig ht will sta y
on.
• If th e opti onal safe ty belt ex te nd er i s le ft in
t h e bu ckle fo r th e
sa fe ty belt , o r th e fron t
pa ssen ger saf ety belt itse lf is bu ck led an d t he
fron t p asse nge r s eat is not occ u pie d , th e
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light will come
Repair , care and d isposa l of the a irbags
Part s of t he ai rbag sys te m are in sta lled at m an y
d iffe re nt plac es on yo u r V olksw age n. In sta lli ng.
re mo vin g, se rv ic in g or rep air in g a part in an a re a
of th e ve hicl e c an dam age a part of an airb ag
sys te m and pr eve nt that syste m fr om wo rk in g
prop erl y in
co llision .
Th ere ar e so me imp ort ant thin gs yo u have to
kn ow to m ake s ure th at t he eff ec tive ness o f th e
sys te m will not b e impa ire d and t hat d isca rded
c om pon en ts do not c ause injur y or pollu te th e
e n vir onm en t.
WARNING
I mp roper care , se rv ic in g and repair dure s can incr ease ri sk of personal in jur y
42 Airbag sys tem
WA RNING ( conti nue d)
a nd d eath by preve ntin g airba g from ploy ing w hen needed or d eplo yin g an airb ag
un ex pec te dl y:
• Nev er c over, obstru ct, or c han ge the
s te erin g w heel horn pad or airb ag cover or the
in strument panel o r modif y th em in any wa y.
• Neve r att ac h an y obj ects su ch as cup
h old ers or tele phone mountin gs to th e
fac es c overin g th e a irbag units.
• For clean ing th e horn pad or in strum ent
panel, use on ly a so ft, dr y cloth or one moi st·
ened w ith pla in water. Solven ts or cl ea ner s
co uld dam age the a irbag cov er or ch ange the

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Cruise control
Applies to with co ntro l
Description
The control can be set to keep vehicle speed from about 18 mph to
110
(30 km/h to 180 km/h).
When yo u have re ached the ve hicle speed that
yo u want, yo u can set the crui se co ntrol and take
yo ur fo ot off th e accelerato r pedal.
The crui se co ntrol does
1101 wor k if the selec tor
l ever is in P , N orn.
WARNING
Using the crui se control it is not po ssible
to dri ve safe ly at a co nstan t sp eed is dan­
ge rou s.
• Never use the c rui se control when driv in g
in h eavy o r vary ing traffi c, on steep, w inding
or s lippery roads (for examp le snow, ice,
s tr ee ts cove re d with water or gravel).
• To prevent unintended operation of th e
cru ise co ntro l, sw itch the syste m o!Twhcn it is
not being used.
L[:. WARNING (continued)
• It is dangero us to u se the resume feature
w hen the previou sly set speed is too high for
th e existi ng road , traffic or weathe r co ndi ­
tions.
Not e
• When tra vellin g downhill, the cru ise control
may not maintain cons tant s peed . The vehicle
wi ll accel erate as a resu lt of its ow n weig ht.
Downshift and/or use the foot brake
to slow the
ve hicl e.
• For ve hicles wi th a manual transmission, do
not mo ve the gea rsh ift l ever into n eutral without
d epre ssing the clut ch fully when the cru ise con­
t ro l is activated. Othe rw ise the engine cou ld rev
up and be damaged.
Applies to vehicles: with independent lever for Cruise control
Using the cruise control
Fig. 85 C ruise con tro l lever
Switch ing on
Pull th e lever toward the steeri ng whee l
lo th e first detenl in the direction of arrow
85 Th e or symbo l
li ghts up.
Setting speed
Whil e dr iv in g faster than 18 mph (30
km /h ). press the button
briefly
w hen you have reac hed the speed yo u
w is h t o se t. Th e cu rrent speed is se t and
ma intained.
Driving 107