height VOLKSWAGEN CC 2008 Owners Manual

d Make sure that all windows are clean.
d Store items and all luggage safely in the storage compartments, in
the luggage compartment and, where applicable, on the roof ⇒ 
Transporting.
d Always make sure that nothing keeps the pedals from moving
freely.
d Make sure that children are properly secured by a restraint system
appropriate for their size and weight ⇒  Child safety and child re-
straints.
d Properly adjust front seats, all head restraints and mirrors to the
correct height ⇒  Adjusting the seating position.
d Wear shoes that give your feet a good grip and that give you a feel
for the pedals.
d Make sure that the floormat on the driver side is properly fastened
and cannot interfere with the pedals.
d Assume a proper seating position before the vehicle starts to move
and keep this position while driving. Make sure that all passengers
do the same ⇒  Adjusting the seating position.
d Properly fasten your safety belt before driving the vehicle and wear
your safety belt properly at all times while driving. Make sure that
all passengers do the same ⇒  Safety belts.
d Only transport as many passengers as there are seats and safety
belts available.
d Never drive if your driving ability has been impaired, for example,
by medication, alcohol, or illegal drugs.
d Never let passengers or phone calls distract you while driving and
never take your attention off the road while using vehicle software
or adjusting vehicle equipment or accessories.
d Always adapt your speed and driving style to visibility, weather,
road, and traffic conditions.
d Always obey traffic laws and speed limits.
d On long trips make frequent rest stops – at least once every
2 hours.

Length 189 in – 193 in (4802 –
4902 mm)
Width 73 in (1855 mm)
Height (unloaded) 55.7 – 56.1 in (1417 –
1425 mm)
Wheelbase 106.6 in (2708 mm)
Minimum turning circle diameter
(wall to wall)2
37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Track2, front 61.1 – 61.3 in (1552 –
1556 mm)
Track2, rear 61.3 – 61.5 in (1557 –
1562 mm)
Ground clearance (unloaded) 4.9 in (124 mm)

NOTICE
Please be careful when parking your vehicle in areas with
parking barriers or curbs. These vary in height and could dam-
age your bumper and related parts if the front of your vehicle
hits a barrier or curb that is too high while you are getting into or
out of a parking spot.
Always be careful when you enter a driveway or drive up or
down steep ramps or over curbs or other obstacles. Parts of the
vehicle close to the ground may be damaged (such as bumper
covers, spoilers, and parts of the engine, suspension, and ex-
haust systems).

2 Slight differences to these figures are possible, depending on wheel and tire size fitted and the level selected.

WARNING
Improper seating positions increase the risk of severe or fatal
injuries in a crash or other accidents, especially when the air-
bag deploys.
All occupants must sit properly and be properly restrained at
all times.
Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there are seat-
ing positions with safety belts available.
Always secure children in the vehicle with an approved and
suitable restraint system appropriate for their age, weight, and
height
Always keep your feet on the floor in front of the seat. Never
rest them on the seat, instrument panel, out of the window, etc.
The airbag system and safety belt will not be able to protect
you properly and can even increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Always sit upright with your back against the backrest with
the front seats properly adjusted. Never lean against or place
any part of your body too close to the area where the airbags
are located.
Rear seat passengers who are not properly seated and re-
strained are more likely to be seriously injured in a crash.
WARNING
Improper adjustment of the seats can cause accidents and se-
vere injuries.
Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is moving. Your seat
may move unexpectedly and you could lose control of the vehi-
cle. In addition, you will not be in the correct seating position
while adjusting the seats.
Adjust the front seat height, angle and longitudinal direction
only if the seat adjustment area is clear.
The adjustment of the front seats must not be restricted by
things in the footwell in front or behind the seats.
WARNING
Some kinds of cigarette lighters can be lit unintentionally, or
crushed causing a fire that can result in serious burns and ve-
hicle damage.
Always make sure that there are no lighters in the seat tracks
or near other moving parts before adjusting the seats.
Before closing a storage compartment, always make sure
that no cigarette lighter can be activated, crushed, or otherwise
damaged.
Never leave a cigarette lighter in a storage compartment, on
the instrument panel, or in other places in the vehicle. Heat
buildup in the passenger and luggage compartment of a parked
vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much
higher than the outside temperatures, particularly in summer.
High temperatures could cause the cigarette lighter to catch
fire.

Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with your
hands at other places inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause seri-
ous injuries to the hands, arms, and head if the driver's airbag in-
flates.
Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering wheel cover points at
your chest and not at your face. Pointing the steering wheel toward
your face decreases the ability of the driver's airbag to help protect
you in a collision.
Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily push the pedals all
the way to the floor while keeping your knee(s) slightly bent.
Adjust the seat height so that the top point of the steering wheel
can be reached.
Always keep both feet in the footwell so that you are in control of
the vehicle at all times.
Passenger - front seat adjustment:
Push the passenger seat as far back as possible in order to ensure
optimum protection if the airbag is deployed.
Manual controls on the driver and front passenger seats

Fig. 45 Controls on the left front seat.

fig. 45 Function Action
(1) Move the front seat
forward or back.
Pull the lever up and move the
front seat. The front seat must lock
in place after the lever is released!
(2) Lumbar support
control.
Pull the lever up or push it down.
(3) Adjust the backrest
angle.
Lean forward and turn the adjuster
wheel forward or backward.
(4) Adjust the seat height. Move the lever several times up or
down.

Electrical controls on the driver and front passenger seats

Fig. 46 Driver seat: Controls to adjust the seat backward and forward,
adjust seat cushion height and angle, and backrest angle.

Fig. 47 Lumbar support control.

WARNING
Not wearing a safety belt or wearing an improperly positioned
safety belt increases the risk of severe personal injury or death.
Safety belts offer optimum protection only when they are used
properly.
Properly worn safety belts are the single most effective
means of reducing the risk of serious injury and death in a col-
lision or other accident. For this reason, always wear your safe-
ty belt properly and make sure all passengers wear their safety
belts properly as well whenever the vehicle is moving.
The driver must always make sure that every person in the
vehicle is properly seated on a seat of his or her own, properly
fastens the safety belts belonging to that seat before the vehi-
cle starts to move, and keeps the belts properly fastened while
riding in the vehicle. This applies even when just driving
around town. Therefore, always wear your safety belts and
make sure that everybody in your vehicle is properly restrained.
Always secure children in the vehicle with a restraint system
appropriate for their age, weight and height ⇒  Child safety and
child restraints.
Always fasten safety belts correctly before driving off and
make sure that all passengers are properly restrained.
Never attach the safety belt to the buckle of another seat. At-
taching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety
belt effectiveness and can cause serious personal injury.
Never let any objects or liquids get into the safety belt latch
and prevent it from working properly.
Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle is moving. Doing
so will increase your risk of being injured or killed.
Never strap more than one person, including small children,
into any single safety belt.
Never let children or babies ride sitting on your lap, and nev-
er place a safety belt over a child sitting on your lap.
Never wear belts over rigid or breakable objects in or on your
clothing, such as eyeglasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may
cause injury.

Adjusting safety belt height
The safety belt position can be adjusted using the following features:
Safety belt height adjusters for the front seats.
Front seats with height adjustment.

If you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you
from sitting properly on the seat with the safety belt properly fastened,
special modifications to your vehicle may be necessary. Contact your
authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service
Facility or call the Volkswagen Customer CARE Center at 1-800-822-
8987 for information about possible modifications to your vehicle.
Safety belt height adjusters

Fig. 69 Next to the front seats: Safety belt height adjuster.

WARNING
Driving with an open luggage compartment lid can cause poi-
sonous carbon monoxide in the engine exhaust to get into the
passenger compartment.
Carbon monoxide causes drowsiness, inattentiveness, poi-
soning, and loss of consciousness. It can lead to accidents and
severe personal injuries.
Always keep the luggage compartment lid closed while driv-
ing to help keep poisonous exhaust fumes from being drawn
into the vehicle.
Never transport objects that are too large to fit completely
into the luggage area, because then the luggage compartment
lid cannot be fully closed.
If you absolutely must drive with an open luggage compart-
ment lid, do the following to reduce the risk of carbon monox-
ide poisoning:
– Close all windows and the power sunroof.
– Switch off the climate control system's air recirculation fea-
ture.
– Open all air vents in the instrument panel.
– Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
NOTICE
The open luggage compartment lid changes the vehicle height.
Driving a loaded vehicle