Get Messages about driving -> Driving with an open trunk lid Guide for Volkswagen Jetta 4 Door Seventh Generation (2019-2025)

WARNING

Sliding loads can considerably impair the driving stability and safety of your vehicle, and increase the braking distance

when you brake hard or perform emergency braking. This can cause accidents and serious or fatal injuries.

Correctly secure the load to prevent it from sliding.

Use suitable tie-downs or securing straps on heavy objects.

Engage the rear seat backrests and, if necessary, the adjustable rear seats securely.

Driving with an open trunk lid

Driving with an open trunk lid can be especially dangerous. Secure all objects and the open trunk lid correctly.

Sufﬁcient precautions must be taken to reduce the amount of poisonous exhaust that enters the vehicle.

WARNING

If driving with the trunk lid unlocked or open, loose objects can fall out of the vehicle and injure other road users. This can

cause accidents and serious or fatal injuries.

Always drive with the trunk lid closed.

Store all objects in the luggage compartment securely.

Always drive carefully and anticipate upcoming trafﬁc situations.

Avoid abrupt or sudden driving and braking maneuvers because the open trunk lid can move in an uncontrolled

manner.

If there is a roof rack with cargo on the trunk lid, always remove it before driving with an open trunk lid.

WARNING

Objects protruding from the luggage compartment change the vehicle length and may possibly endanger other road

users. This can cause accidents and serious or fatal injuries.

Follow the legal regulations.

Mark objects sticking out of the luggage compartment so they will be visible to others on the road.

Never use the trunk lid to secure or wedge objects.

WARNING

Among other substances, engine exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, an odorless and colorless poisonous gas. If

driving with the trunk lid open, poisonous exhaust may enter the vehicle interior, leading to a loss of consciousness,

carbon monoxide poisoning, accidents and serious or fatal injuries.

To prevent poisonous exhaust from entering the vehicle, always drive with the trunk lid closed.

Close all windows.

Close the power sunroof.

Switch off recirculation mode.

Open all the air vents in the instrument panel.

Switch the blower to the highest blower level.

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Always drive with the trunk lid closed if the load can be transported with the trunk lid closed.

NOTICE

Opening the trunk lid changes the height and possibly the length of the vehicle. This can cause damage to the vehicle if

driving carelessly.

Be aware of the changed outer dimensions, such as when driving through underpasses.

Driving through water on roads

Note the following to reduce the risk of vehicle damage when driving through water, for example on ﬂooded roads:

The water must not be any higher than the bottom of the vehicle body ⇒

Do not driver faster than walking speeds.

Never stop the vehicle, drive in reverse, or stop the engine in water.

Oncoming vehicles create waves that can raise the water level for your vehicle enough that it is not safe to drive through

Always manually deactivate the start-stop system when driving through water ⇒ Start/Stop system.

WARNING

When driving through water, mud, slush, etc., the braking effect may be delayed due to damp or icy brake rotors and

brake pads in the winter, and this can extend the braking distance. This could cause a loss of vehicle control, accidents

and serious or fatal injuries.

Perform careful braking maneuvers to dry and remove ice from the brakes.

Do not endanger road users or disregard legal regulations during braking maneuvers.

Avoid abrupt and sudden braking maneuvers directly after driving through water.

NOTICE

Driving through water can greatly damage or corrode parts of the vehicle, e.g. electronics.

Never drive through salty water.

Using fresh water, immediately rinse any parts of the vehicle that may have come into contact with salty water.

Protect electronic components against contact with water.

Operating the vehicle in different countries and continents

Approval regulations

The vehicle was manufactured by the factory for a speciﬁc country and meets those requirements and approval regulations

that were valid at the time of vehicle manufacture ⇒

If the vehicle will be used temporarily or for a brief period in another country, then read and observe the following

information.

Safety standards and regulations

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