remove back seat VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2008 Owners Manual

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Unfolding the wind blocker
Folding the wind blocker outward before installing it is the easiest way to get it into the correct position for installation.
x Take the wind blocker out of its pouch.
x Fold out both sides in the direction of the arrows ⇒ fig. 34.
x Fold both tabs outward (magnified view).
Installing the wind blocker
x Turn the wind blocker so that the longer side faces toward the front of the car and the frame is at the top.
x Position the wind blocker horizontally against the rear seat backrest.
x Gently insert the tabs on the back of the wind blocker into the slots (next to the rear seat backrests)
until they latch ⇒ fig. 33 A (inset).
x Pull the handle B in the direction of arrow (1) and then slide the locking pin in the direction of arrow (2) into the retainer.
x Press the wind blocker down gently in the center until it clicks into place.
x Repeat this process for the passenger side.
Raising and folding the wind blocker
For the wind blocker to function properly, it must be raised before driving. Fold the wind blocker back down before removing.
x To raise: Grasp the upper section of the wind blocker in the center and raise it until it clicks into
place ⇒ .
x To fold: Grasp the upper section of the wind blocker in the center and fold it down gently toward
the rear of the vehicle ⇒ .
Removing the wind blocker
x Press the handle B (magnified area) opposite the direction of the arrow (1) and slide the locking pin opposite the direction of the arrow (2) out of the side retainer.
x Gently lift the center of the wind blocker upward.
x Slide both wind blocker tabs opposite the direction of the arrow out of the slots A (magnified area).
x Repeat this process on the passenger side.
Folding the wind blocker closed
x Lift the center of the wind blocker upward from the rear seats.
x Fold both sides inward opposite the direction of the arrows ⇒ fig. 34.
x Fold both tabs inward (magnified area) opposite the direction of the arrow.
x Stow the wind blocker in the pouch.
WARNING
Installing or removing the wind blocker by the side of the road near moving traffic can cause accidents and serious personal injuries.
x Always park the vehicle a safe distance from moving traffic when installing or removing the wind blocker.
x Never install or remove the wind blocker while driving.

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WARNING
Improper use of electrical seat controls can cause serious personal injuries.
x The front seats in your vehicle can be electrically adjusted even when the vehicle key has been removed from the ignition or, on a vehicle with Keyless Access, even if there is no key in the vehicle.
x Never leave children and persons who need help in the vehicle alone because the unsu-pervised use of the electric seat adjustments can result in serious personal injury.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way while the front seats are being adjusted, or while calling up the stored memory settings for the front seats. In an emergency, stop auto-matic seat adjustment by pressing a seat adjustment switch.
NOTICE
To help prevent damage to electrical parts in the seat, do not kneel on the front seats or apply concentrated pressure to a small area of the seat or backrest.
If the vehicle battery is too weak, the electrical seat adjustment controls may not work.
Starting the engine may stop seat adjustment.
When entering and exiting the vehicle, be careful not to come into contact with any switches that could change the seat adjustment.
Electrical Easy Entry

Fig. 45 On the left side of the driver seat: Controls in the backrest for electrical Easy Entry. On the front passenger side, controls are on the right side of the seat backrest.

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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.
x Properly worn safety belts are the single most effective means of reducing the risk of serious injury and death in a collision or other accident. For this reason, always wear your safety belt properly and make sure all passengers wear their safety belts properly as well whenever the vehicle is moving.
x 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 vehicle 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.
x Always secure children in the vehicle with a restraint system appropriate for their age, weight and height, Child safety and child restraints.
x Always fasten safety belts correctly before driving off and make sure that all passengers are properly restrained.
x Never attach the safety belt to the buckle of another seat. Attaching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effectiveness and can cause serious personal injury.
x Never let any objects or liquids get into the safety belt latch and prevent it from working properly.
x Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle is moving. Doing so will increase your risk of being injured or killed.
x Never strap more than one person, including small children, into any single safety belt.
x Never let children or babies ride sitting on your lap, and never place a safety belt over a child sitting on your lap.
x Never wear belts over rigid or breakable objects in or on your clothing, such as eyeglass-es, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause injury.
x Several layers of heavy clothing (such as a coat worn over top of a sports jacket) may interfere with proper positioning of the safety belt and reduce the overall effectiveness of the system.
x Never use comfort clips or devices that create slack in the shoulder belt. However, special clips may be required for the correct use of some child restraint systems.
x Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat backrest is upright and belts are correctly positioned on the body.