VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1998 Owners Manual

Unfastening the safety belt
Let the
tensioners .
Sensors activate the
Taking up the
not be acti­vated if the safe ty
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat back that has been folded for­ward. The rear belt tensioner will be
activated unnecessarily in an acci­dent and then have to be replaced.
T he te nsioner not activate in a
or rear-end
Whe n the safety
safety regulations if the ve­

SAFETY FIRST
Rear center safety
The cen ter seating position in th e rear is
equipped wit h a three-point safety
Fastening the rear center safety
Make sure th e seat back of t he rear seat
benc h is in up right position and
by striking the interior of the pas­
senger compartment or by the safety
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Safety
a safety
is exte nded an d
when th e
chorage (if so equ ipped) is in t h e
position, you can use a seat extende r.
This exten der can be used if existing enough. The extender adds mm) of
The for the
d river
and front seat passenger have
switches th at if the safe ty is being used or n ot. the safety the fr ont airbag
at a highe r rate of eration than if the is not being used.
Therefore, in a it is pos­that an airbag n o t at a sea t­
ing position where the safety is being
u sed but
is not being
for tance if the extende r is requ ired.
SAFETY FIRST
Never wear
safety
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SAFETY FIRST
Fastening the safety
tender A -Front edge of buckle
B -Distance of buckle and body-
dent.
To use the safety extender, insert the
into the respective safety (1).
Then, grasp
(4 ) and in a continuous tion across your chest and
with an Make sure the safety or the extender is
not tw isted.
line (C) to be less than 6 inches (15 em)-see illustration!
duce safety belt effectiveness and cause injury.
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Airbag system
The
not against or any part of their body too
Occupants who are
the airbag control module if the safety belt
i s being used or not.
ing used, the front airbag
inflate at the position where the safety belt
is not being used.
For that reason, remove the
safety extender when it is not needed and stow it
pages 3 to 13 .
is important to remember that while the
supplemental airbag system is designed to reduce the likelihood of serious injuries, it
can cause bruising, and minor
abrasions.
Never
on the steering
when the airbags
on next page.
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of an eye
with great force, things you have on your
or have on the seat become
dangerous and be pushed into
you if the airbag
This is and is not caused
by a fire in the This dust is made up
of a powde r used to th e a ir ­
bags as they
hands and face with
a w ithin a
Therefore in
order to the airbag to do its
at times . By keeping room
between your body and the front of the pas­
senge r compart ment. the airbag can
and
for information on the
a djustment
of the front seats and for
page
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SAFETY
,
safety features in your work together as a system.
Adjusting the driver's seat
For see
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat as
- adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can
push the the
way bent.
- adjust the seatback so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback, you
can
- adjust the steering - see
steering
must be at least inches (25 em) or more . above.

..
inches {25 em) to the steering
you cannot sit more than
and increase your seating distance from the steering
Highway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration {NHTSA) may permit
you to have an on/off switch for the airbag
To contact
Hotline
Department of Tran sp ortation,
Washingt on, D .C .
Adjusting the steering
For detailed steps for adjusting the steering
Booklet 3.1.
Adjust the steering
so that the steer­
ing
omfortably with your hands at the 3
step s for adjusting the passen-
ger's seat please see on page
- backrest upright (never
in front of the
passenger's seat
- adjus t the passenger's seat
as far as pos­
in front of the seat.
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SAFETY FIRST
12 years and younger ride in the back seat
restrained for their age and size. The airbag
on the passenger side makes the front seat
a
seat.
in a rearward-facing seat.
against the
backrest, center arm rest, or door.
seat or infant carrier on the front seat may be struck and knocked out of position by the passenger's
a irbag
in a
F or this reason, and because better protected -when restrained according to their age and size­in a rear seating position, we
Forward-facing seats
m ent of the airbag and cause
forward-facing seats
on the rear seat.
front the safety and
the
the
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