VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Manual PDF

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only express war ra nti es
made in connection w ith the sale of Volkswagen. Any implied warranty, in­
cluding
any warranty o f merchantabili ty or
warranty of fitness for a particular purpose,
vehicle, lost profi ts o r earnin gs, and out-of-poc ket expenses for su bstitute
transportation or lodgingll. i
s lim it
ed in duration to the s ta ted period of
these written warranties.
Volkswage n of America, In
c. reserves the
right to mak e improve ments
or change the
d es ig n
of any Volkswage n model at an yt im e
w ith no obli gation to make simil ar changes
on
vehicl es previously sold.
Ne ith er Volkswagen nor m anufactur er
as s
umes, or authorizes any person to as­
sume, any other obligation or liab ility on its
b ehalf.
Th is wa rranty gives you specific legal rig h ts
and you m ay also have other rights, whi ch
v ary from stat e to
ll to yo u. This warranty gives you specific rights you may also
h ave other right s, wh ic h vary from sta te to state.
6 Limited New Warranty

Warranty
Limited Powertrain Warranty
What is covered
Warranty period
The coverage under this warranty lasts for
5 years
or
The Limited Warranty covers any
repair to cor r
ect a m anufacturer's defect in
material or workmanship for the following
Volkswagen parts and components:
Engine
Cylinder block and all internal parts, cylinder head and all internal parts, valve train, spur
belt, flywheel, oil pump, water pump,
plied warranty of merchantability or
ranty of fitness for a particular purpose, is
limited in duration to the period of this
written warranty. s tates do not a llow
limitations
on how long an impli ed warranty
la sts, so this limitation may not apply to
you
Transmiss ion
joints .
Where to go for warranty service
This warranty will be honored by any
rized dealer in the United
including its territories, or
If yo ur Volkswage n is brought to an rized Volkswagen dealer outside the United
including its territorie s, or
rial or workmansh ip be corrected only under the terms of
swage n vehicles in effect in that
Limited Powertrain Warranty 7

ch aser or th e original lessee; or if the veh icle
is first placed in service as a
authorized Volk swage n dea le r
w
ill repair the defective or replace it with
What is not covered
Maintenance Services
This warranty does not cover the cost of parts
and labor involved in any schedul ed
matically transferred without cost if the
ranty period.
a new or remanufactured gen uine
swagen part.
Thi s wa rran ty does no t cover the
damage or mal funct ions which are the sult of improper repair of the vehicle,
lat ion of any non Genuine Volkswagen parts
t h at will alter the ve hicl e performance
fications from those set by the ve hicl e facturer, modifications to the vehicle
cluding the engin e management system),
damage or malfunctions which were
caused by the alteration of the vehicle, in
damage or malfunctions caused by tional or unintentional misfu eling, collision or mod ifications of the vehicle, including,

but not limited to the installation of engin e
m anagement
components not approve d by
Volkswagen; damage or malfunctio ns due to suspen­
sion modifications, such as the in sta llation of afte rmarket springs, shock absorbers, or low­
e ring kits.
Th is warranty does
not cover ve hicles se­
ve re ly
damaged and I or declared to be a total
l oss by an insurer or vehicles substantially re­
assem bled
fro m or repaired w ith parts ob­
tained from another used vehicle.
wear as a result of normal use or
deteriorat ion.
Manual and the Maintenance Your dealer
will
deny warranty coverage unless
yo u pre
sent to the dea ler proof in the form of
service or repair orders that all scheduled
maintenance was perfor med in a timely
manne r.
water, windstorm or other similar
occurrences.
The
2 l
or exclus ion may you.
limited Powertrain Warranty 9

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plied warranty of merchantability or
ranty of fitness for a particular purpose, is
limited in
duration to the period of thi s
written warranty.
This warranty covers any repair or ment of bod y sheet metal panels that have
been perforated by rust.
li mitations on how long an implied warranty
lasts, so thi s limit ation may not apply to you .
Neither Volkswagen
nor the manufacturer
assumes, or authorizes any person to
rized Volkswagen dealer in the Unit ed Stat es,
including its territorie s, or
If your Volkswagen is brought to an
rized Volkswagen deale r outside the Unit ed Sta
tes, includ ing its te rritorie s,
or
rial or workmanship will be correc te d unde r
the terms of the warr
anty for new

chaser o r th e o rigina l lessee; or if the ve hicle
i s fir st p l
aced in serv ice a s a
o r car, on the date s uch vehicle is
fir st placed
in serv ice.
Free-of-charge repair
Repair s under thi s warra nty are made free of
c harg e.
The authorized Volkswage n dea ler
will repair the defe ctive part or replac e it wi th
a new or r e
manufactured ge nu in e
swage n part.
What is not covered
This Lim ited Warranty Again st
Note
You r Volkswagen is corros ion protec ted at
the factory. You do n ot need to purchase
ru st proofing when yo u buy your Volkswagen
i n
orde r to keep th is wa rranty in
d ercoating, o r su rfac e co rro sion.
It does not cover damage due to fai lu re to
wash or otherwise regularl y care for the ve- h
id e as
desc ribed in th e Volk swag en Own er's
Ma nual.
This war ranty does not cove r co rr os io n
fora tion resu lt in g from unrepai re d coll is io n
damage or improper collis ion
Lim it e d W arranty Against

This warrant y does not cover corrosion
foration due to failur e to perform body
pairs in accordance w ith Volksw agen's
ified repair p rocedures , includin g use of
use of any infe rior
w in d s torm s, tree sap or other si mil ar
o
ccurrences
c orro sion
tion. y ou fail to have your v e hicl e trea ted in
way afte r a colli sion, Volk swage n not b
e res po n sibl e fo r th e re pa
ir of any resultin g
ru st- th rough .
presented in th e Limited
New Vehicl e W arranty also apply to thi s
w arranty.
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Volksw agen have a m ec hanical breakdown
under normal driving condit ions. Whether
t hi s
happens th ousands of mil es from home (anyw here in the or Canada), or in your
own driveway, you onl y have to call one toll­
free number and h elp will be on the way:
T e
l.: 1 services and benefit s includ e: trip
routing services an d trip
interruption bene­
fit s throughout th e and Ca nada.
refer to your 24 Hour Road side Assis­
tanc e
Guide for specific detail s on
the services
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The Emissions Warranties set out on the
lowing pages are warranties which the ufacturer is required by law to furnish to you
at the time you take delivery of your new
hicle.
The warranties required by federal laws are
applicable to aJinew Volkswage n ve hicles
imported and distributed by Volkswagen of
Am erica, Inc. for sale in the
Unit ed
including California. The
r antie s requ ired by Cali forni a law are
cable to all new Volksw agen vehicles
ported and distributed by Volks wagen for sale and r eg istration in the
fornia.
The of Massachuse tts and
th e of Vermont and Ma ine have
adopted warranty requirements th at arc
identicaJ to
the California warr a nti es.
The owner of a vehicle certified for sale and
registered in
ch usett s, Vermont or Maine has rights only
under the Federal Emissions Warranty.
rea d these wa rranties carefully. you
have
any questions concerning th e
bility of eac h warranty to your ve hicle or want to know whether a parti cular repair will be
performed free of charge purs uant to these warrantie s, please write to or telep hone:
Volkswage n
Tel.: 822-8987
Emissions
Emissions
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
the authorized United importer of Vol kswagen veh icles, warrants to the original
retai l purchaser
and any subsequent
chaser that every model yea r swagen ve hicl e imported by Volkswagen:
was designed, built and equipped so as to
conform
at the time of sale with aJl applicable
reg ulati o
ns of the Unite d and
is free from defects in material and mansh ip which causes the veh ic le to fail to c onform with
3
l These coverages arc also included in the Volkswage n 4 years I ranty.
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hicle to the original retail customer or until
t h e ve hicle
has bee n drive n
listed, if defective, could cause the vehicl e to
fail to confor m with
Mass Air Flow Sensor Assembly
Three-Way
Engin e E lectronic Module and
Electroni c Feedback Se nsors,
Sw itc h
es and Valves
Val ve
Exhaust Ma nifold and Ga sket s
Exh aust to
Fuel and Gasket
Fuel Injectors, Fuel Injector Lines and
Gas ke ts and
Fu el Tank
Grav ity Valve
K nock Sensor
For 8 years or
miles, whi ch eve r occurs first, your Volkswagen deale r w ill repa ir or r e ­
p l
ace free-of-c harge the follo wing major
emission co ntrol components only:
Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
Adjuster
Se nso r
EVAP Leak Detection
Secondary Air Injection and Associ ­
ated
Emission- Rela ted !- l o ses, Gaskets,
regu latio ns and th e ve­
hicl e is
brought to the workshop of any a u ­
thorize d Volkswage n deal er in the c o nti­
n e
ntal
the dealer w ill make repair s as may
b e require d b y these regu lations free of
En gin e E lectronic Mod ule
Board Diagnostic