Wiper VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 Owners Manual

Booklet 1.1 Maintenance
• Headlights: Adjust
• Tires/spare w hee l: C hec k co ndition and
pre ssure
• Brake sys te m: Chec k for dama ge/leaks, brake
pad thickness, brake fluid leve l
•
fluid: R eplac e every 2 ye ars rega rdless
of mil eage ( kilometers)
• Spark plugs: R epla ce (all models except 2.0L
TFSIJ
• Air clea ner: Repl ace filter element
• Coo ling sys te m: Chec k coo lant leve l; ad d if
n ecessary
• Dust and po llen fi lter (where applicab le):
pla ce
•
b elt: Check condition
• Powe r Steer ing: Chec k fluid level
• Drive s hafts: C hec k b oots
• Front axl e: Ch eck du st se als on ba ll join ts, tie
rod ends; check tie rods
• On-B oard dia gno sti c sys te m: Che ck fault
m emory ; purge if necessa ry
•
fr ame: Clean and lubricate
Nex t Service:
Dat e: ...................... ..
Miles/km: ................. ..
whi ch ever occ urs fir st •
Aut omat ic tran smi ssion: Check A TF
•
s poiler: Lubricat e (New Beetle only)
• Airbag syste m: Visual ch ec k every 12 month s
regardl ess of mile age (kilom eters)
•
t es t: Chec k kickdow n, br akin g,
s tee rin g, hea tin g a nd ventila tion, air condi ­
tioning , p ow er accessori es and elec trica l sys­
tems
•
s ta rt er and auxilia1y batt e1y : check
( where applicable )
• Conve rtib le top : Chec k fun ctio n an d chec k
ro ll-ove r prot ection with conve rtible top open
(New Bee tle Co nve rtibl e onl y)
• Tires: C heck trea d depth , adjust tire pre ssur e
if ne cessary.
• Tire pr ess ure m onitorin g sys tem senso rs :
Che ck ba ttery c harg e, repla ce whee l e lec troni cs
and a luminum valve if necess ary (where app li­
cabl e).
• Und erh ody: C hec k for dama ge
• Wiper b lad es: Check conditi on
• DSG tran smi ssion: Chan ge tran smi ssion
fluid and filter (New Beetle, new Jetta)
T oday's date and Vo lk swagen Dea ler stamp
Service at 45,000 mil es (72,000 km) -Mod els with a 1 .8T engine
ONLY
• Engi ne: Chan ge o il and oil
Next Service:
Date: ...... .......... ........
M iles/ km: .... ...... .. ... ... .
w hi ch ever occurs firs t
Today's elate and Volkswage n Dea le r sta m p
12 Wa rranty Voucher

Bookl et 1.1 Ma in tenanc e
• Engin e: C heck fo r leaks
• Exhau st sys te m: Check fo r damage and leaks
• Fuel filter: Rep lace (T OI engine onl y)
• Wa te r se para to r: Drain (TO I eng in e only )
• Banery: C hec k
• Doo r ch eck strap s:
• Spark p lug s: Re place
• Air cleane r:
fi lter c le m ent
• Coo ling sys te m : C heck coo lant level: add if
n ecess ary
• Dus t an d po llen filt er (w here appli cable):
pla ce
• Timin g belt : C heck co ndit io n (4 cy lind er gas­
ol ine e ngine only )
• V-be lt: C heck te n sion and cond itio n: adju st if
ne cessary
•
b elt : C heck co ndi tio n
• Spa rk plu gs: Heplac e (a ll mod els exce pt
Pa ssat 2.0L TFS I)
• Wind shi eld wash er: C heck fluid le vel; a cid i f
nece ssary
• Auto matic s hift lock: Check operation in­
clud in g park/neutra l/s afet y sw itch
• Automat ic tran sm ission: Chec k for le ak s
• Man ual tran smi ssion: Chec k oil leve l; add if
n ecessary ; c h ec k for l eaks
• Auto mati c tran smi ssion fina l drive oil:
leve l a nd for le aks; acid if necess ary
• Wh eels: Rota te from front to r ear
• Hea dlig ht s: Ad just
• Tires/s pare w hee l: Check conditi on and
pr ess ure
Nex t Se rvice:
Date: ...................... ..
Mil es/km: ........ .......... .
w hi ch eve r occ urs fir st •
Bra ke sys te m : C hec k fo r d am age/ le ak s.
pad thi ckn ess, brake fluid leve l
• Powe r stee ring: Chec k fluid leve l
• Brak e flu id: Rep lace eve ry 2 y ears regard less
of mil eage (kilom eters)
• Drive shaft s: Check boo ts
• Front a xle: C hec k du st se als on ball jo int s, tie
rod end s: c hec k tie rod s
• On-Boar d diagnost ic sys te m : C hec k
mem ory; purg e if necessary
• Roof frame: Clea n and lubri cate
• Automa tic trans missio n : C heckA TF
• Rear spoiler: Lubricate (Ne w Bee tle o nly)
• Airbag syste m: Vis ua l ch eck every 12 mun th s
r ega rdless of mile age (kilom ete rs)
• Roa d tes t: C hec k ki ckdow n, braking ,
s teer ing. hea tin g and venti lati on , a ir con di­
tion in g, po we r accesso ries and elec tr ica l sys­
tem s
• 12V starte r and a uxiliar y batt ery: check
(where applica ble)
• Conver tible to p: C hec k fun ction and ch ec k
roll-over pro tec tion wit h co nve rtibl e top open
(New Beetle Conve rtible onl y)
• Tires: C heck tre ad depth, adjust ti re press ure
i f necessary.
• Tire press ure monitorin g syste m senso rs:
C heck banery ch arge, replace wheel e lec tro nics
a n d alum inum valve if n ecess ary (w here appli ­
cab le) .
• Unclerbody : Chec k for dam age
• Wiper blad es: C hec k co ndit io n
• DSG trans mission: Chang e tra nsm issio n
fluid and filt er (Ne w B eetle, new Jelta)
To day's elate and Vo lk sw age n Dealer stamp
Wa rranty Vouch er 17

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to veh icles: with multi- function indicato r (MFI)
Multi -Function Indicator (MFI)
The Mu lti-Function Indicator (MF !) shows you various t ravel data.
F ig. 8 On the windshie ld wiper lever: Button selec t memory l or memory 2 and the rocker switch to se lect and cha nge the menus
The MF I is e qu ipped with two autom ati c
m em ories: 1 -Trip memory and 2 - Total
j ourney memory . The se lec te d m emor y
w ill be shown in th e uppe r right-h an d
co rner of th e M Fl disp lay.
Opening the MFD menu
- From the m ain menu , se lec t th e MFD
m enu and press button o n the
w ind sh ield wip er leve r
8
-Pres s button 4, fig . I in th e
multi-fun ctio n stee rin g whee l
the
MFD menu i s di sp layed.
Selecting a memory
- With th e ignit ion switch ed on , bri efl y
pr ess the button
8 on th e w in d­
s hield wiper leve r or
button on th e
multi-fun cti on stee ring w hee l
4,
fi g . I
to to ggle betwee n m emor y I a nd
m emor y 2.
Where appli cab le
Deleting the memory
- Selec t th e m emor y you wo uld like
to de le te.
- Press and ho ld th e bu tton
und er the
w ind shi eld wip er leve r or
butt on
o n th e multi-f unct io n stee rin g w hee l fo r at
l eas t 2 sec ond s.
The trip m emory I co llec ts th e tra vel and fu el
co nsumpt io n fr om the m om ent the ig n i­
tion is sw itc h ed on unt il it is sw itch ed If th e
trip is co ntinu ed within two hours o f sw itc hing
off the ig niti on , th e new valu es w ill be add ed to
th e ex is tin g trip reco rder. Th e m em ory w ill aut o­
m atica lly be dele te d i f th e ign ition is sw itc h ed
off for more t han two hour s.
Th e tot al journe y m em ory
2 coll ects th e trip
data for any numb er o f indi vidua l trip s (eve n if
th e ig niti on is sw itched off for lo nge r than two
hour s}. The max imum travel time is 99 hour s
and
5 9 minu tes. The m ax imum number of mi les
{ kilo mete rs) is 999 9 an d the maxim um numb er
of gall ons (lit ers } of f uel co nsum ed is 999. The
m emory will au to mati cally se t itse lf ba ck to
0 it ha s reach ed th e m ax imum value.
Memory di splay s
You can sw itch b etwee n the fo llow ing display s
in th e mult i-f un ction indica tor by
pre ssing th e rocke r switch 8 the end
o f th e windsh ield wiper leve r or by pr ess ing the
bull ons
(0 4, fig. I on the multi­
f un cti on stee ring whee l.
• Driv in g tim e
• Curr en t f uel con sumpti on
•
fue l co nsumpti on
• Miles ( kilom ete rs) to empt y
• Dista nce trav ell ed
• Ave rag e sp ee d
• Spee d warnin g
Instrument panel 9

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Function
In di splay
5 mi /h (-10 km/h)
Bock Dec reases t he se t va lue by 5 mph (10 km /h }.
Th e
Winter tires men u is close d and th e las t d is pla yed menu is
o pene d.
Tips
The m en us s ho wn in t he di spl ay dep end s on th e
veh icle elec tronic s an d th e o ption leve l of your
App lies lo ve hicles: wi th H igh line i nstr u ment cluster
ve hi cle. If you a re not s ure, as k yo ur authori zed
Vo lkswage n dea ler for as sis ta nce.
Example of using the menus with the windshield wiper lever
All menus in the cluste r can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 11 In the wind shield wiper lever: button select and expand the menu and roc ker switch© to
select a su b m enu with in the men u
The se tting ofa sp eed warnin g will be used
as an examp le of how to use the menu s.
T he s pee d wa rnin g fe atu re is a help ful re­
mind er if yo u are, for exa mpl e, u sin g
w int er tires w hich are not suit ed for the top
spee d
the ve hicl e.
1. Opening the main menu
Switch on the ig ni tion. A vehicle p icto ­
g ram is di spl aye d.
Press button 11 und er th e
w in ds hield wiper leve r o nce for abou t 5
seco nds and re lease . The followin g me s­
sage appears: Plea se fasten seatbelt!
14 Instrument panel
Press an d hold the ro cke r sw itch © for
five seco nds to access the m ain men u. Yo u
ma y have to repeat this pro cedur e severa l
t im es if you had pr eviously se lec ted a dif­
ferent me nu until you access the main
m enu.
2. Opening the Set up menu
Press the rocker switch the bottom
to sc roll dow n to Set up. The menu will ap­
p ea r betwee n two hori zon ta l lin es and a
m arker tr ia n gle w ill app ear on the right
s id e.
Mark the m en u opt io n Set up .
Press under the w indshi eld
w ip er leve r. Th e m enu Setting s is opened.
3. Opening the Winter tires menu
Pr ess the ro cke r swi tc h © to m ark the
m enu opti on Wint er ti res.
Pre ss to o pen th e sub-m enu
Winter tir es.
4. Setting the speed warning
U se the ro cker sw itch © to mark the
m enu ent ry + 5 mi/h ((+ 10 km /h) ) or -
5 mi/h ((- 10 km /h) ) a nd press the button
to eith er in crease or de crease the spe ed
s h ow n in th e di sp lay above.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Func tion
Co nven ience
Door open The vehicl e lock s all door s w he n th e vehicle is mov ing and unl ocks
th e door s w hen key is re mo ved fr om ignition loc k.
ATA con firm The activati on of ala rm sys te m ca n be confirmed if re­
quir ed .
Co nv. mode Co nve nien ce opera tio n of powe r w ind ows: dete rm in es if dri ver's door wi ndow, all w indows o r no window all sh ould h e
o p en ed when ve hicle is unlo cked. Thi s fun ctio n ca n o nly be ac­
t ivated via dr iver's door.
Mirrors odjust The pa sse nger mir ror will be adju ste d au to mati cally wit h dri ve r's mirror if thi s fun cti o n is on.
Factory setting
Bo ck fun ctio n s in thi s m en u factory sellin gs.
Y o u w ill
m enu .
Tip s
T he m enu s show n in
displ ay depends on ve hicl e elec troni cs and o pti on l eve l of yo ur v
ehicl e. If
arc s ur e, ask yo ur authori zed
Vo lk sw age n dealer for assis ta nce .
Applies lo vehicles: wi th Hig hline ins trument cluster and compass
Compa ss
Th e ve hicle c ompa ss displa ys diff ere nt dir ect of trave l
The com pass is a n extremely ac curat e comput er di spl ays veh icle hea di ng s of N, NW . W, SW ,
S , SE , and NE. Th e m enu "Co mpa ss" can b e
op en ed wit h th e mu lti-fun cti on stee ring w hee l
bu H ons.
Ti ps
W hen dri vi ng in und erg round garages, throug h
or nea r subwa y stat ions o r rail roads·· - -"
app ear in displa y in stead of tr ave l
di rec tio n. If
m enu Compa ss is op en ed by
u sing w ind shi eld wipe r lever or multi-func­
tion stee rin g w hee l butto ns Co m­
pa ss avai lable prese nt" wi ll in dis p lay. Once imerfer cn ce cause dis appears. co mp ass rea ding will re app ear in d isp lay.
Applies to vehicles: with instrument cluster and compass
Calibrating the compass
vehicle compass must be calibrated time install aclditionnl i te m s
your vehicle, i.e. a roof ra ck.
Opening the Compass menu
Se lec t Set up the ma in
1 2 and press the bu11on
und er th e windsh ie ld wiper leve r o r th e
button on the multi-func tion steer ing
18 Instrument panel
wheel 13, fig . IO
Selec t th e sub-m enu Composs and
pr ess
button.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent
Calibrat ing the compas s
-Ma rk the m enu ent ry Calibra tion and
pr ess
butt on. The fo llow ing m es ­
sage will be di sp layed To calib rate drive
round a comp lete circle.
- Drive t he ve hicle in circl es a t 5 mph (10
km/h) or less until th e disp lay indica tes
th at th e ca libra tio n process has bee n com­
pl eted. • Durin g th e ca libration process or the cali­
b ra tio n process is not su ccess rully accom­
pli sh ed th e word "CA I."
will ap pear in the dis­
p la y in stead or the directio n.
• 1r "CAL" ap pea rs in the dis p lay instead of the trave l di rectio n th e co mpa ss mu st be ca librat ed.
• While calib ratin g th e co mpass do no t drive
w ith the rea r lid ope n or the rea r seatback un­
l o ck ed to avoid ina ccurate
Adjusting the compass variance zone
Th e c ompa ss variance zone must be adjusted certain cir cums tances, i.e.
long distance tr ips.
F ig . 12 Norlh Americo variance zone chort
Opening the Compa ss menu
- Se lec t Set up fr om the main m enu
12and press the bult on under
th e winds hield wiper leve r or the@g)
butt on on the multi-function steer ing
whee l.
- Select the sub -m enu Compa ss and
buu on .
tn disp lay
Adju sting th e compass variance
- Select Zone and press button.
- F ind your cur rent loca tio n an d varia nce
zone
1 2 .
- Use the rock er switch© in th e wi nd­
s hi eld wiper leve r to ma rk th e m enu entr y
+ l Zon e or - Zone and press the button
to eith er in crease or decrease the compass
variance zone sh own in th e d isplay above.
O r
- Use button s
the multi -fun ction
s tee rin g w hee l to eith er increase o r de­
c rea se the comp ass va ria n ce zone s how n
in th e di sp lay above.
E xiting the Compa ss menu
- Scro ll down to Back .
- Press the@g)button.
F u nc tion
Com pass
xx
The name or the di sp layed menu
Co mpass reading
+ 1 Zon e Increase the se t va lue by I
In strument pan el 19

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment @j)
Windshield wipers
Windshield wiper s The wind shi eld wip er lev er op erates both wi ndshield wi pers and th e w ind­
s hi eld washin g syste ms.
Fig. 33 Windshie ld wiper and wind sh ield washing
lever
T he w in dshield wiper 33 has the
fo llow ing se ltin gs:
Int ermi ttent wiping (windshield)
-Move t he lever up to positi on 33
- Turn th e leve r@ ) to e ither sh or te n or
l e ng th en the int erva l. Turn th e leve r to t he
l e ft t o sh o rt en the freq uen cy . T urn th e
l eve r ro th e right to le n gth en th e frequ en cy .
Th e w inds hield wip er s w ill wip e slo w ly
a nd continuou sly w hen th e leve r is m oved
a ll th e w ay
to th e rig ht.
Slow wiping
- Move the lever up to positi on ® ·
Continuous wiping
- Move the leve r up t o po siti on
Brief wiping
- Move the leve r down to position © to
give t he wind shi eld a
bri ef w ip e. T he w ip er
w ill be gin t o m ove faste r if you ke ep th e
l eve r pr esse d down for lo nge r th an 2 sec ­
ond s.
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshield)
- Pull the lever towa rd the steerin g w heel
t o pos ition®·
- Rele ase the leve r ag ain. Th e wipers w ill
co ntinu e to w ipe for approx imate ly 4 sec­
ond s.
Switching off the wipers
- Mo ve th e leve r up to po sition ®·
Winter /Service position
Th e wind shi eld wip ers will move to the
"Wi nter/Serv ice pos ition" if yo u sw itch th e ig ni ­
ti on on br iefly and th en
T he wi ndshi eld wipe r arm s can be moved fo r­
w ard so that they do not freeze o nto the w ind­
s hi eld. Th e wi nds hie ld wip er arms w ill have to
be pus hed b ack
the w indsh ie ld befo re
dri vin g o ff. T he w in d shi eld w ipe rs w ill m ove
b ack to th eir or ig ina l posit io n af ter yo u drive off.
WARNING
Worn or dirty wip er bl ad es w ill reduc e vis i­
bilit y and incre ase the risk or co llis ion s and se­
ri ous inju ry.
• Nev er u se the front wip er /wa sher in
fr ee zin g w eather without
defro stin g the
w indshield . The wa sh er solut io n ma y
on t he w indow and reduc e vis ibilit y.
• Alw ays clea n the win dshi eld wip er bl ades
and a ll w in dow s regularly.
Light s and a clear view 53

Bookle t 3 .1 Controls and Equipment
WARN ING (continued)
• Always rep lace w iper b lades that a re worn,
damaged o r do not keep the wind shi eld clear.
th e wind shi eld. T o pr eve nt damag e the wipe r blad es and the wipe r always
l oose n blad es frozen to the windshi eld befor e
operati ng th e w iper s.
Tips
• The w ind shi eld wipers will only funct io n
when the igniti on is sw itch ed on and the en gin e
hood i s clo sed.
App lies lo vehicles: ro in sensor
Rain sensor
• The previou s wiping spe ed will be ca lly se lec ted when the veh icle stops. reg arding
w ipin g spee d 53, fig. 33 or is lected. The s elected speed will be resumed when
th e ve hicle dri ves off aga in.
• The windshi eld will b e wip ed again after
a bout five seconds once the wind shi eld w iper
and washer syste m ha s been operat ed if th e
hicle is in mo tion.
• If th e "inter mittent w iping" function has
b een selec ted, the intervals ar e lin ked to the
s p ee d of th e ve hicle i.e. the int erva ls will be
s horter when th e vehicle is trave lling fas te r.
• The w iper will
wipe away any obstacle s
that are on th e wi nd shi eld. Th e wiper w ill stop
moving if the ob stacl e blocks it s path.
th e ob stacle and switch the wipe r back on
The rain sensor automatically either or lengthens the intervals between
wipes depending on how hard it is raining.
Fig . 3 4 Windshield wiper and windshield washing
l e ve r ad jus ting the rai n se nsor sett in g s
54 Light s and a clear view S
wi tching on th e rain sensor
- Move the wiper lever up to position
34
Turn the leve r to
the left decrease sensit ivity. Turn the lever
to th e right to in crease sensitivit y.
Sw itch ing off th e rain sensor
- Move the wip er lever down to position
34
Th e rain senso r is part of th e "intermitt ent
w iping" function . If yo u sw itc h off the igni tion
an d th en sw itch it ba ck on aga in, then you w ill
h ave
re activate th e rain senso r also . Lik ewis e,
yo u must swit ch off th e int ermittent wiping and
th en sw itch it back on

Table of contents
Smart technology ........... ... .. .. .
Brakes .............. .. .. ..... .. .. .• .....
Po we r stee ring ....... .. ..... ... .. ...... .
Notice about data recorded b y vehicle
contro l modu les ....... ........ .... ..... .
Driving and protecting the
environment ..... ... .... ..... ...... ..
Break-in Pe riod ... ... ........ ......... . ..
Catalytic converter ....... .. .. .. ....... ..
T ra ile r t owi ng . . . . . . . . ... ............ .. .
D riv ing economically o nd respecti ng the
environmen t ... .... ..... ............. ... .
Cleaning and protection ........ . .
General notes .... .... ... ....... .. ...... .
Car e of veh icle exte rior ....... ..• ...... ..
C ore of the vehicle interior ... ..... ..•. ..
Accessories, new parts, repairs
and modifications .......... ...... ..
Accesso ries and pa rts .......... .... .... .
R epa irs and technica l modifications ..... .
Cellu lar phones a nd CB radi os ........ . .
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27
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28
29
Booklet 3 .2 Tip s and Advice
Checking and Filling 30
Fill ing the tank . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . • . . . . 30
Fu el supp ly . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working in the eng ine compa rtment . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. . . 37
Coo lant ....... .... .... ...... ... ......... 43
Wos he r fluid and wind shie ld wiper blade s 45
Brok e fluid . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 47
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . 49
T ir es and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What do I do now? . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . 67
Vehicle tools and spore whee l . . . . . . • . . . . . 67
Changing a whe el . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. • . . . . . 68
Em erg ency closing or opening . . . • . . . . . . . 7 5
F use s . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 77
Cha nging a light bulb . .. .. . . . .. .. . • .. . . . 81
Jump start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 84
To wing .... ... . . .. . .. .... ....... ... . . .•. . 86
Lifting th e ve hicle .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 89
C onsumer Info rmat ion . . . . . • . . . . . . 90
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . 92
Table of contents

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Use windo w clean er o r a s ilicon e re mo ver to re ­
mo ve rubb er, oil , gre a se and sili con e depo sit s.
Wax d epo sit s have to be re m ove d w it h a sp ecial
cl ea ner.
d ep os its o n th e w indshi eld co uld
cau se the w ip er bl ad es to rub. windo w clea ner
s p ec ifica lly fo r re m ov ing w ax w ill stop th e bla d es
fr om rubbin g if add ed to the w in dshi eld was h
wa te r. Gr ease re m ov ing cl ea ners w ill n ot re m ove
depo sit s.
WARNING
P oor v isib ility in creases the risk of co lli sion s
a nd other acciden ts.
Cleaning windshi eld wiper blades
Wiper bl ades b e clean ed re gularly.
C le an wip e r b lad es a re important so th at
y ou ca n see .
Use a so ft clot h to r em ove dust and dirt
from the w in dsh ie ld wip er blad es.
Care of rubber gaskets
WARNING (continued)
• Always make s ure a ll wind ows are clear of
i ce, s now, and cond ensatio n for good visib ility
out the wind shi eld , s ide and rear wind ows.
pr eve nt dirt from bein g ground a gainst th e gl ass
when you pu ll the scrap er ba ck tow ard s yo u ...
U se wi ndow clean er to clea n th e wind ­
s h ie ld wiper blade s. U se a sponge or a
cloth to remo ve stubborn dirt.
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If g ask ets a re w ell maintain ed, the y will not fre eze as e asily .
Use a sof t cloth to r emove du st and dirt
f rom the rubber gaske ts.
Spra y rubb er gasket s wi th ur
u se anoth er ve hicle care produ ct to k eep
th em sof t an d pr eve nt fr e ezin g.
20 Cleaning and protection
The ru bber sea ls on the d oors, wi ndows etc. will
r e m ain pli ab le and la st lon ger if trea te d
with a sui table produ ct (fo r ex ample sili ­
co ne spra y).
C ar in g for rub ber se als w ill also preve nt pr ema ­
ture a gin g and lea ks. T he doors w ill be eas ie r lo
o pe n. If ru bb er sea ls are we ll ma intain ed ,
w ill n ot free ze a s eas ily in wint er._,.