VW Jetta, Golf, New Beetle 1.9L TDi Unichip PnP Installing

Installation Procedures - Golf/Jetta
1. Using the 10mm wrench, disconnect the car’s battery at the negative terminal in the engine compartment behind the driver’s side headlight.
2. (Photo 1) Remove the Windshield Wiper Arms Note: Installing the wiper arms in the incorrect position may result in damage when they are actuated.
a. Using the pick, pry off the windshield wiper drive spindle covers. b. Record the arm position on the drive spindle with a marking pen to assist correct reinstallation. c. Using the 13mm socket, remove the nut securing each wiper arm blade, and remove the arms.
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New Beetle, Golf, Jetta,Passat Floor Mats, Replacing Damaged Fasteners Technical Bulletin

Condition Front floor mat fastener damaged. May be caused by improper floor mat removal. Production New floor mat fasteners installed beginning: Service Damaged floor mat fasteners may be replaced with new style fasteners using Special Tools JC3000A and JC3000B as follows: Note: For rear floor mat fastener replacement see page 3. – Remove floor mat. – Remove floor mat fasteners (buttons) from carpet using trim tool (separate upper button from bottom half of fastener as shown). Note: If fasteners are of the old style, replace both fasteners (even if only one fastener is damaged) – Remove door sill panel trim. – Lift carpet using JC3000B pry bar as shown. Note: For Passat vehicles: Carefully slide pry bar between deadener and carpet to separate. – Retrieve bottom half of both floor mat fasteners (under carpet) and discard.
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The Success of the New Volkswagen

The Success of the “New” Volkswagen: Uncovering a Paradox. As part of an ambitious new product vision for the 21st century, Volkswagen recently unveiled a luxury car to compete with flagship sedans from the likes of Mercedes Benz and BMW. The announcement was met with much skepticism. Since 1937, this German automobile company had been churning out run-of-the-mill Beetles and Buses that could do little more than noisily transport a handful of people from point A to B. But when independent test drivers took the $70,000 Volkswagen Phaeton to the asphalt this past year, reviews changed. An Edmonton Journal headline set the mood: “Volkswagen … Phaeton: Quiet, powerful new luxury contender might silence skeptics” (Booth H10). Volkswagen’s segue from the utilitarian to the luxury market is not without precedent. Other recent releases such as the sports-utility Touareg and the sporty New Beetle have already proven Volkswagen’s successful departure from a purely utilitarian image. Considering that the Volkswagen brand has been associated with utilitarianism as far back as the company’s origin, it seems paradoxical that the company would suddenly find success in selling sportier and pricier vehicles. The reason for Volkswagen executives’ success in their new product direction can be traced back to the Sixties era. Even though Volkswagens of the time were built as cheap, lack-luster road commodities, they possessed a strong cultural dimension thanks to their loyal owners who included intellectuals, environmentalists, individualists, hippies, as well as people with a spirit for outdoor adventures.
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2009 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

Did you know that Volkswagen has ESP® standard on all 2009 vehicles? Or that we provide a Carefree Maintenance™ Program* on all our 2009 cars? Or that we expect to be the first to make clean diesel available in all 50 states? Or that when people in Europe buy a car, they most often buy Volkswagen?** How about that right now, the VW forest is growing in Mississippi thanks to the Volkswagen Carbon Neutral Project—the first U.S. carbon offsetting program initiated by a car manufacturer? There may be a lot you don’t know about Volkswagen. In the pages to come, get to know the most iconic and fun-loving members of the Volkswagen family—The Volkswagen New Beetle and New Beetle Convertible.
An icon then and now.
No vehicle is more iconic or enduring than the Volkswagen Beetle. First brought to the people back in 1938, ‘the little car that could’ soon motored all over the world and became the longest-running and most-produced automobile of a single design. In America, the Beetle did everything from winning the Baja 500, to winning the hearts of Americans in every walk of life. This journey is far from over, as the New Beetle brings the fun and fashion of an iconic shape and combines it with the latest in German-tuned engineering and European styling. So hop in, buckle up and take off. The world is waiting.
The people want to make getting there more than half the fun.
Fun to look at. Even more fun to drive. That’s the best way to describe the New Beetle. A German-engineered 2.5L, 5-cylinder DOHC gasoline engine delivers 150hp, 170 lbs-ft. of torque and unlimited good times when you hit the pedal. It also delivers 20 city/29 highway mpg (20 city/28 highway mpg for Convertible).* In addition, the vehicle has a partial-zero emissions certification. Paired up with this unbeatable engine is our beloved Tiptronic® automatic transmission. It’s an automatic that you can drive like a sporty manual. Pair that pairing with the standard Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP), and your new best friend zigs, zags and puts a smile on your face. And speaking of fun, don’t even get us started on the New Beetle Convertible. It’s iconic. It’s a ragtop. It’s ridiculously fun.