VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

Front seats
correct positioning of the seats is im­portant
-so that you can reach on
the
- so that you can drive or ride
w hich
adjust the position of the
seat as described on the pages.
sonal injury.
Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
the driver must not sit any to the steering
push the
bent.
- adjust the seatback
so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback, you
can
so that the dis­
tance from the cente r
of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering
i llustration
above).

Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag it is
to the instrument
than necessary and
your feet on the in front of the
passenger's seat.
- Adjust the passenger's seat
to the rear of
the fore and aft adjustment range.
seats. seats and Booster see
chapter
Safety
Never store items under the seats. Loose objects can interfere with the seat

1 -Forward and backward adjust-
ment
into position.
2 -Seatback
(two door
Lift the and
For safety reasons, the front seat-backs must
(two door
and the seatback forward. At the same time. the front seat cushion
and moves forward.
AND
curvature of your spine and reduce fatigue
trips.
4 -Seatback adjustment
W ith your body weight taken off the seat­
back . turn
motion to raise the seat.
downward
in a the seat.
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The height and reach of the steering
Push down on the A
Adjust the steering
A back up as far as it go
and push it against the steering
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This ensures the position of the steering
the steering

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we recommend that you in­
vestigate whether adaptive equip­ment may be
Pointing the steering
ward your face decreases the ty of the
rim with your hands at the
9
Never the steering
atthe 12
AND
Armrest*
The armrests for the driver and f ront pas­
senger can be adjusted for your comfort.
To adjust the position of the armrest, press
the button A at the front (arrow) and push
the armrest down . Then
it is in a
the

The movement of the pedals must
never be obstructed by a floor mat or any other object.
one of the two brake circuits is required to bring the to a stop.
You be to depress the
to return to thei r
position unhindered .
use free and unobstructed .
mat fasteners are
of the front seats .
prevent
the
into positions
that
wise there is a risk that the mat
mats can be obtained from a VO LKSWAGEN
additional floor mats
on top of existing floor mats be­cause you
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Rear seat
can increase the surface in the
rear by down the rear seatback to
form a deck .
The rear seatback is div ided into
two sec­
tions -one third/two th irds .
in the
down.
bench forward
1
the seat back forward.
benc h is
forward... Do not
... make sure the front seats are moved
forward
so that the rear seat cushion does
not come in contact with
... remove the rear head restraints (see
page 54).
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The head restraints can be stored to save
it
the way back. Then push down
the front part of the cushion
into
When folding the backrest back into place, make sure the safety belt
doesn't get caught, because it can
be damaged and weakened.
Objects stored in the luggage compartment will not fly forward
during sudden braking.
Never allow safety belts to
Torn or frayed safety belts can
tear and damaged belt hardware
can break in an accident.
belts show damage to webbing, bindings, buckles, or retractors,
have them replaced.
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Luggage compartment
the rear seatback forward to
crease the size of the
behaves. For best
heavy cargo as far forwa rd as
Be sure to keep these
to reduce window
on the side of the
Never exceed the Gross
fety
weight ratings can change the way
the
Do not
in the
haust gas from being drawn into
the

Never
through the
to get out. To reduce the risk of per­injury, never
the vehi­
open under
carbon monoxide
switch
-turn on the fan to the highest
speed, to position 4.
Tie-down hooks
There are four tie-down hooks in the
ge compartment (arrows). Use these hooks to secure objects.
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