| 4Motion | 4motion is a full
time all-wheel-drive system requiring no driver input. 4motion uses a
Haldex coupling and Electronic Differential Locks (EDL) to automatically
direct engine power to the wheel or wheels with the most
traction.
4Motion operates full-time to maximize
acceleration and control in all driving conditions. There are no special
levers, buttons, or hub locks for the driver to operate.
Benefits:
- Exceptional traction,
handling and stability
- Preventative,
pro-active system, not reactive
- Superior all-weather
performance
- Every day peace of
mind
- Active safety and
security
- Full-time operation
- No
driver input required
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| Anti-lock Brake
System |
The Anti-lock Brake System, or ABS, is designed to help a
driver maintain control of a vehicle during hard
braking.
The ABS system
responds to wheel lock-up during braking by alternately increasing and
decreasing hy draulic pressure in the brake lines
of the affected wheel or
wheels.
ABS is standard on all Volkswagen models.
Volkswagen's ABS is a four
channel system with a control module,
and speed sensors at all four wheels. The hydraulic controls and ABS electronic
control module are housed together as a single unit.
Benefits:
- Helps maintain steering control under severe braking
conditions
- More effective braking under extreme
road conditions
- Greater driver confidence in all
weather driving conditions
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| DSG - Direct Shift
Gearbox | While the European market is
mainly dominated by manual gearboxes, the preferred gearbox in the US
and Japan is the automatic one. However, Volkswagen took the best of
both worlds and created the Direct Shift Gearbox
(DSG).
The DSG meets the high standards of drivers of
automatic and manual gearboxes such
as:
-comfort
-driver
control
-performance
-ease of use
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| Horsepower &
Torque | - Torque affects the
ability of a vehicle to accelerate, whether from a standing stop or
while moving,
 as in
passing - Horsepower helps
determine the top speed of a vehicle in any given gear
- Horsepower and
torque outputs of Volkswagen engines are designed to provide a
combination of excellent acceleration, fuel economy, and reduced
exhaust
emissions
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Multi-Point Inspection
| An inspection of your VW including, but not limited to:
- Carpet, floor mats and mirrors
- Windshield condition
- Wiper blades
- Battery terminal and cables
- Engine drive belts
- Engine hoses
- Headlights, hazards, side and tail lamps
- Shocks and struts
- Engine air filter
- Fluid levels
- Pollen filter
- Exhaust system
- Front and rear brakes
- CV boots and joints
- Tire wear and tread
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| Recalls | Federally regulated repairs, updates or inspections that never expire for the life of the vehicle. Some recalls or campaigns must be performed prior to re-registration through the DMV in the state of California. These are performed at no cost to you.
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RVU
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Required Vehicle Updates (RVU) are created to update certain components on select vehicles within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty (NVLW) period. The NVLW period. The NVLW is 3 years or 36,000 miles whichever occurs first. At a point past the NVLW, RVU's are still recommended but would not be covered by any factory warranty and ultimately would be the responsibility of the driver of the vehicle.
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Technical Bulletins
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Information provided to the technicians to assist with the diagnostic and repair procedures for specific concerns. Also like an RVU are only covered during the NVLW period but are still recommended as needed.
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| TDI
Engine | 
The fundamental difference between a
gasoline engine and a diesel engine is that a gasoline engine
uses
a spark from a spark plug to ignite
the fuel mixture in each cylinder, while a diesel engine relies on the
compression of the fuel mixture in the combustion chamber to start
ignition.
Benefits:
Compared to equivalent gasoline engines, TDI
offers... - 20 to 40% better fuel mileage
- Up
to 50% more torque
- About 25% lower
emissions
- Three times the engine
life
- Similar noise levels
If
only 15% of cars and trucks in North America were diesel-powered, more
than 17 billion gallons of fuel would be saved over the vehicles' useful
lives.
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| Tiptronic | The 6-speed
adaptive automatic transmission with Tiptronic allows drivers to easily
switch between a fully automatic transmission and a manually shifted,
but clutchless, gearbox.
Available on ALL Volkswagen
Models.
Shift points are automatically regulated to
provide three distinct operating characteristics:
- Comfort driving for maximum fuel economy (shift
points are kept low)
- Average driving (shift points
are raised slightly)
- High-performance driving (shift
points are increased to allow the engine to rev higher between
gearshifts)
Benefits:
- Adaptive, automatic
shifting
- Manual shifting without operating a
clutch
- Easy to choose between these two ways of
shifting gears
- Great when multiple drivers of the
vehicle have different gear shifting preferences (manual versus
automatic)
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| Turbocharged
Engines | Turbochargers or
"turbos" are compressors run by the exhaust gas pressure of an engine.
They compress and force incoming air into the combustion chambers or
cylinders thereby improving the
"breathing" of an engine. This improved breathing results in better
efficiency, more power and improved emissions.
Available: on GTI, GLI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen,
Passat, CC, Eos and Tiguan.
Benefits:
- Quick acceleration and high torque starting at low
rpm
- High horsepower at high
rpm
- Excellent fuel economy
- Ultra
Low emissions
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