VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARN ING (continued)
• Neve r strap m ore than one perso n, in­
cluding small ch ildr en, into belt.
• Neve r p lace a safety belt over a child sitting
o n your lap.
• Always keep fee t in the foot we ll in front of
th e scat w hile th e ve hicl e is being driven.
• Neve r let a n y perso n r ide with feet on the
instrument panel or sticking out th e window
or on th e sca t.
• Never remove a safety be lt whil e th e ve­
hicle i s mo ving. Do ing so w ill increase yo ur
ri sk of being injur ed or kill ed.
• Neve r wear be lts twi sted.
• Never wear bel ts over rigid o r breakable
ob jects in or on your clothing, su ch as eye
glasses, pen s, keys, etc., as these may cause in­
jur y.
• Neve r allo w sa fet y belts to become dam­
aged by being caugh t in door or sea t hardware.
• Neve r wear t he s hou lder part of the be lt
und er you r ar m or otherwi se ou t of posi tion.
• Severa l layers of heavy clothing may inter­
fere w ith correc t position ing of belt s and re­
duce the overa ll eff ect ive ness of t he sys tem.
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WARNING (continued)
• Alwa ys keep b elt buckles free of a nyt hing
that may prevent th e buckl e from latc hing se­
cure ly.
• Never use comfor t clips or dev ices that
crea te slac k in the sh ould er bel t. Howeve r,
s pecial clips may be required for the correc t
u se of some child restraint systems.
• Torn o r frayed safety belt s can tear a nd
damag ed belt hardw are can break in a colli­
s ion. In spect belts reg ularl y. lf webb ing, bind­
in gs, buckl es, or retractors are damaged, h ave
b elt s rep laced by an authorized Volkswage n
dealer or qualifi ed worksho p.
• Safety be lts that have been worn and
l oaded in an accident must b e re pl ace d w ith
the correct re placement safety belt by a n au­
t h orized Volkswage n dea le r. Replacement
may be necessary even if damage canno t be
clea rly see n. Anchorages t hat were loaded
mu st a lso be inspecte d.
• Neve r remove, modify, disassembl e, or try
t o repa ir th e safe ty belts yourse lf.
• Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts
m ay not work co rrectl y and can impair the
fun ction o f th e in erti a ree l
3.4 "Ti ps
an d Adv ice", c hap te r "C lea nin g and
Pro tect ion."

Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Sa fe ty fir st -eve rybody buckle up!
Fig. 12 Belt buck le and tongue fo r th e dr iver's seat
To pro vid e maximum prot ectio n, sa fety
b elt s
alw ays be po siti oned cor rectly
o n
weare r's bod y 20.
- Adju st
fro nt sea t and head restra int
co rrec tly
4.
- Mak e su re th e seat back of the rea r sea t
b ench i s in an upright pos ition and se­
cu rely latche d in plac e before usin g th e
sa fe ty
- Hold !he be lt b y ton gu e and pull it
eve nly across the ch es t and pel vis
-th e tongue into correct
bu ckle for your seat until you h ear
latch
sec urely
19, fig. 12 .
- Pull on
belt to mak e sure that it is se­
cure ly latc hed in the bu ckle.
Automatic safety belt retractors
E ve ry
b elt i s equipp ed with an aut om ati c
belt retrac tor on th e sho uld er bell. Thi s fea ture
l oc ks th e belt when the
is pu lled ou t fast ,
during hard braking and in a collision. The belt
m ay also lock
yo u d rive a stee p
hill or thro ugh a sh arp cur ve. Durin g no rma l
dri vin g th e belt le ts yo u mo ve freel y.
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
Belt prete nsio ne r
T he re tracto rs for the drive r,
pa sse nger,
a nd rea r outboard seating po sition s are
e quipp ed wit h a belt pr ete nsio ner that h elp s
th at h elp s to t ight en th e safe ty belt and remo ve
s lac k w hen th e pr etens ioner is act iva te d. Th e
fun ction o f the pr eten sio ner is m onit ored b y a
wa rnin g light
39.
Switc hable l ocking feature
Every safety belt excep t fo r th e one on th e dr ive r
se at is eq uippe d wit h a sw itchable locking fea­
tur e th at mu st be use d when the saf ety b elt is
used
1 0 att ach a child seal. Be sur e to read the
imp orta nt in formation about thi s feature
60 .
WARNING
Imp roperl y position ed safe ty belt s ca n ca use
se riou s personal injury in an accident.
• Saf ety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seat back is upright and belt s arc
c o rr ectly positioned on the body.
• Alway s m ake sure that th e re ar sea t back­
res t to which th e center re ar safety belt is at­
t ached is sec urely la tc h ed when ever th e rear
center safety belt i s bei ng use d
3.1. If
the b ackres t is n ot sec urely latc hed, the pa s­
s enger will move fon vard wit h the backres t
during sudden braking, in a sudd en maneuver
a nd especially in a cras h.
• Never attach the safe ty belt to the bu ckl e
for another seat. Attachi ng the belt to th e
wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effective ­
ness and can cause se rious per sona l injury .
• A pa ssenge r w ho is not corre ctl y restrain ed
can be se riou sly injur ed by th e sa fe ty belt it self
w hen
60.
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Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key maximum protection bel ts.
Fi g. 13 Head restra int and safety belt position as
seen from the front
S1a nd ard feal ures o n yo ur vehicl e help you ad­
ju sl o f safel y lo yo ur
body size .
•
h eigh! adjuslmelll for lh e fron l se als
•
s ea l heig h!
WARNING
Improperly posilioned safety belts ca n cause
ser ious person al injury in an
• The sh ou lder belt porlion of lhe safety mu st be po sitioned over the middle of the oc­
cupant' s shoulder and never across the neck
or lhr oal.
20 Safety belts
Fig . 14 Head restraint and safety belt position as
see n from the side
Lf::. WARNING (continued)
• The safet y must lie flat and snug on the
occupant 's upper body 20, fig.
• The lap porlion lhe safely belt must
be position ed as low as possible across pelvis
and never over the abdomen. Make sur e th e
lies and snug 20, fig. 14 . Pull on
the belt to tighten
can cause seriou s
injuri es by shiftin g its position on your bod y
from the strong bone s to more vulnerable, soft
ti ss ue and cause se ri ous injury.
• Alway s read and heed all WARNIN GS and
othe r importa nt inform ation
17 .

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
best way to prote ct the fetus is to make sure that expectant mothers always
wear safety belts
20.
- Adjust the front seat and head restrai nt
corr ectly
4.
- Make sure the seat back of th e rear seat
ben ch is in upright position and sec urely
l a tched in place befor e usin g th e be lt. -
Hold the belt by the tongue and pu ll it
eve nly acro ss the ch est a nd pelv is
1 5 .
- Inse rt the tongu e into th e correct
buck le for your seat until you hear it latch
- Pull on the belt to make sure that it i s se­
cu re ly latched in the buckle.
WARNING
I mproper ly po sition ed safety belt s can cause
ser ious persona l injury in a n acciden t.
• Expecta nt mothers must always wear the
l ap por tion of the safety be lt
low as possible
across the pelvis and below the round ing of
the abdomen.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
ot her importan t informa tion
17, "Im­
port ant safety instructions about safety
belt s".
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Booklet 2.1 Safety fir st
Safety belt extender
A safety belt extende r is available if a belt is too short for the driver o r a pas­
seng e,:
F ig . 16 Safety be lt ex tender
If a safe ty belt is too s hort t o co rrectly fit yo u or
one of your pa sse ngers , even when th e
b elt is pull ed o ut the way, you ca n use a safe ty
b elt ex te nd er 16 . Neve r use th e sa fe ty belt
ex te nd er any o ther purp ose. att ac hm ent of a child re straint.
Th e extender adds about
8 inche s (200 mm ) to
t h e sa fety belt. When is r e quired. always re­
mo ve extender and stow it safe ly. See y our
a uthoriz ed Vo lksw agen d ealer for assista nce if
a n ex te nder i s re- qui re d.
How to faste n the s afet y be lt extender properly
23 , "Fa steni ng th e saf ety belt ex te nd er".
WARNING
Im proper use o f the safety belt ex te nder in­
c reas es th e risk of serious perso nal injur y and
d eat h.
• U sing a sa fe ty belt ex te n der w hen n ot
n eede d can increase the r isk of inju ry, es pe­
cia lly in a co llision . On ly use whe n th e safe ty
b e lt i s not lo ng eno ugh when it is wo rn low
a n d sn u g, and in the cor rect sea ting po sition .
R em ove a nd stow safely w hen not needed.
• Never use t he safe ty belt exte nder if you
can faste n th e safe ty belt w ith out it.
• Never use mo re t han one ex tende r w ith a
safe ty b elt . Th e use of more t han o ne ex ten der
ca n ch ange th e way the sa fe ty be lt passes ove r
th e body and ca n ca use ser ious injury.
22 Safety belts
WARN ING (continued)
• Neve r leave t he safety belt ex te n der at­
t ac hed to t he ve hi cle safety belt latc h when it is
n ot needed and bei ng use d because t he a irb ag
con tro l m odul e will n ot r ec eive th e correct
s ig n al from the safety belt la tc h and preve nt
t h e Adva nce d Airbag Syste m fro m wo rk ing
proper ly .
• Neve r use the safety belt extende r to secure
a c hild restr ain t.
• Neve r use a safety belt exte nder from an ­
o the r au tomo bile manufact ure r or au to m o­
t ive par ts sto re on yo ur Volk swagen.
• Never use the safety be lt ex tende r you ob ­
t a in ed fo r yo ur vehicl e for a ny o ther ve hicl e,
r egard less o f mak e, mo del o r m odel year.
• A drive r or passe nger who is no t correc tly
r es tra ined ca n be ser ious ly inj ured by striking
th e i nterior o f the passenger compartmen t o r
by t he safe ty belt itse lf w hich can be disp laced
f ro m stronge r pa rts of t he bo dy in to se nsit ive
areas like the abdom en.
• Always rea d and h eed all WARN INGS a nd
ot her im portant inform ation
17, " Im ­
por tan t safety instructio ns about safe ty belt s".
N ote
• Leav ing the extender
10 the safety
b elt bu ckle when the front scat is occ upied a nd
the saf ety belt is not b eing use d
will sig n al the
ai rba g co ntrol unit that the front passe nge r seat
i s occ up ie d and that the sa fe ty b elt is b eing use d.
Th e elec troni c control unit fo r th e airbag system
w ill th en r ece ive incorr ect informat io n that will
ca use the saf ety belt pr ete n sione r a nd fro nt pa s­
s enger air bag to dep loy later in co llision s that
wou ld n orm ally trigge r th ese syste m s ea rlier in
th e colli sion
h elp prot ect an unr estrained
fr ont sea t occ up ant.
• If th e safe ty belt ex te nd er
19 is lef t tached to the sa fe ty belt buck le, th e safe ty be lt
warn ing sys te m will se nse th at the safety belt for
that scat is bei ng use d and the warn ing tone will
not soun d eve n thou gh th e sea t is occup ied and
the safe ty belt i s not be in g

Fastening the safety belt extender
Fig. 17 Attached safe ty belt extender to the ve­
hi cl e's safe ty be lt
Be for e faste ni ng th e belt e xte n de r
a lw ay s ad ju st t he
seal an d head r e­
s trai nts co rre ctl y.
- I n se rl th e m eta l to ngue of th e ex te n d er
int o lh e res pect iv e s afe ly be lt buck le
17
b ell lO ngu e of the sa fe ty bell
a n d pull the belt in a co ntin uou s slo w
acro ss your and lap.
- Inse rt the safe ty belt
int o th e
bu ckle o f the e xten der
a nd p ush down
un til il i s sec ure ly loc ke d w ith an audi ble
cl ic k .
- Make s ure the safe ty belt or th e ex­
l e nd er i s not tw isted .
- Pull belt to m ake su re it is pr op erly
l a tc h ed .
Saf ety bu ck le 17
T o ngue of e xte nd er 17
U uck le of ex te n der 17
V eh icl e saf ety 17
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Fig . 18 Measu rements
of b uckl e
of buck le a nd bod y c en­
t e rlin e, (le ss 6 in ch es (15 c m) 18
B ody ce nterlin e 18
WARNING
Safety bell s ofTer o ptimum protec tion onl y
w hen th e se a t b ack i s upri ght an d belt s a re
c o rr ec tly po siti on ed on th e bod y. Imp roperl y
po sition ed saf ety be lts ca n ca use se rio us per­
so nal inju ry in an accident.
• Neve r use the ex te nd er unl ess
is ph ysi­
ca lly req uired in order t o wear the ve hicl es
safety b elt.
• Nev er u se the exten der
di sta nce 18 b etwe en th e front edge o f the ex­
t e nd er bu ckle @ and th e occu pant' s bod y cen ­
te rline @ to be le ss than 6 in ch es (15 c m).
• Always make s ure th e safety belt t ongu e is
i n se rted into the buck le fo r th e seat ing pos i­
ti on th at be lo ngs to the seat w her e th e e x­
t e nd er i s be ing use d.
• Attac hin g th e sa fet y bell to t he buck le for
a not her scat co uld red uce sa fe ty bell
ness a nd cause
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Unfastening safety belts
Unbu ckl e th e sa fety belt with the re d re lease button only after the vehicle has
sto pped.
Fi g. 19 Releasi ng the tong ue from the buckle
Push th e re d release button on th e
buckl e
19 . Th e belt to ngue will spring
o ut of th e
Let the be lt w ind u p on the re trac to r as
y ou g uid e t he belt ton gue to its stowed po­
s itio n.
WARNING
Neve r unfa sten safe ty belt whi le th e vehicle is
m ov ing. Doing so will in crea se you r ris k of
b ein g injur ed or k illed. _,.
Applies to with manual safety belt height adjustment
Adjusting safety belt heigh t
Use th e saf ety b elt height adju stm ent to ch ange belt po sition 0 11 th e should er.
F ig. 2 0 Location of manua l belt height adjust er
The safety belt heig h t adju stm ent fo r th e
fro nt seating posit io ns can be used to
24 Saf ety bel ts
just th e he ight or t he shoulde r portion of
th e s afety belt so that it is po sit ione d cor­
r ec tly.
Pu sh th e uppe r attachment up and hold
it in th is po siti on.
Slid e th e belt an d th e uppe r attachment
up or dow n unt il it i s po sition ed over the
ce nter of th e shou lder
2 0.
P ull th e belt to mak e sure th at the upper
auac hment i s correct ly e ngage d.
WARNING
A lways read and hee d all WARN INGS and
o th er important l7.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Improperly worn safety belts
Inco rrec tly position ed safety bel ts can cause severe injuries.
Wearing safe ty belts impro perl y can cause
se rious injury or death. Saf ety bel ts ca n
only work when they a re co rrect ly po si­
tio ned on the body. Improper seating posi­
t ions redu ce th e e ffec tive ne ss o f safe ty
a nd will eve n incr ease the risk of in­
j ury and dea th by mo ving the safety belt t o
c riti ca l area s of the body. Improper seating
p osition s also inc rease the risk of serious
i njury and dea th when a n airbag dep loys
a nd str ik es an occ upant who is no r in the
cor rect seating position.
dri ver is re­
spo nsibl e for the safety o f all vehicl e occ u­
pants and espec iall y for ch ild ren. Ther e­
fore:
Safety belt pretensioners
-permit anyone to assume an in­
correct sittin g posi tion in the ve hicle w hile
WARNING
I mproperly worn belt s in crease the risk
of seriou s per sonal injury and d eath whenever
a ve hicl e is being use d.
• Always make sure that all vehicle occu­
pants are co rrec tly res trai ned and sta y in a
corr ect sea ting position whenever the vehicl e
i s bein g use d.
• Always read and heed all WARN INGS and
other import ant inform ation
1 7 .
How safety belt pretensioners work
In a frontal collision, the safety belts for the front and rea r outboard* seating po­
s itions are tightened up automatically.
The retractor s for the driver and fron t pas seng er
po sition s (r ear o utboar d seat ing positions only
i n co mb ination
op tional sid e air ba gs for
th e ou tboa rd rear sea tin g po sit ions ) are
eq uipped with b elt pre1 ensioner s. S en sors ac ti­
v at e th e belt pre te n sion ers in frontal colli sion s
whe n dec ele ra ti on is high enough. Th is tig ht ens
t h e belt and ta kes up belt sla ck.
up s lack help s to re duce forwa rd o ccup a111 mov e­
m ent durin g a co llis ion .
The belt p re te n sioncr can onl y be activ at ed
o n ce.
Th e belt pr ete nsion er can be
in a frontal, s ide or rea rcn cl colli sion. It will n ot acti ­
va te in a ro llo ve r in which side airb ags do not
d eplo y.
Note
Neve r le t th e belt re main ov er a re a r seat back
that has been fo lded forward . T he re ar belt p re - t
en sio ne r• c an be a cti vated unn ec es sar ily in a
co llision and will then have to be rep laced .
Tips
• When the s afety b elt pre ten sion cr is acti­
v at ed, a fin e du st is re lea sed . Thi s is no rm al and
i s
c ause d by fire in th e ve hicl e.
• Applicab le s afet y req uirem en ts mu st be ob­
s e rved when th e veh icle or comp onents of the
sy ste m are scrapp ed .
A qualified dealers hip i s fa ­
mi liar w ith th es e re g ul atio ns and w ill be pl ease d IO pa ss o n informat ion to yo u.
• B e sur e
to obse rv e all saf ety , e nvironm e111al
an d other r eg ul ation s if t he v eh icl e or ind iv idual
pan s of the sys tem, particu lar ly th e s afety b elt or
a irba g. are to be dispo sed. We re co mmen d yo u
h av e yo ur auth orized Vo lkswagen pe rform thi s
s ervi ce for yo u.
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Booklet 2.1 Saf ety first
Service and disposal of belt pretensioners
Th e belt p re te n sioner s are of the s afet y belt
a nd installed at th e fron t and rear outb oard •
se atin g positions on your vehicl e. Installin g, re­
mo vin g, serv icing or repairing of b elt pr ete n ­
s io n ers ca n dama ge the safety belt syste m and
pr eve nt th at sys tem from wo rking correct ly in a
collisio n.
T here are some important thing s you hav e
tu kno w mak e sure that the effectiven ess of the
sys tem will not be impaired and that disca rded
co mp onent s do not cause injur y or po llut e the
e n viro nm ent.
WARNING
Im proper ca re, se rv icing and repai r pro ce­
dur es can incre ase the risk of personal injur y
and death b y preventing a belt pr ctcnsio ncr
26 Safety belts
Lr!, WARN ING (continued)
from activa tin g w hen needed o r activating un­
expected ly:
• T he belt prcten sioncr system can be acti­
vated o nly once. If belt pretc nsioncr s have
been activa ted , th e sys tem must be rep laced.
• Neve r repair, adjust, or ch an ge any parts of
th e sa fety belt syste m .
• Safety belt systems including belt preten ­
s ioncrs canno t be repaired. Special proce­
dure s are req uired fo r removal , in sta llatio n
a nd disposa l of this sys tem.
•
a ny wo rk on the safely belt system , str ongl y recommend that yo u sec your auth o­
ri zed Volksw agen dealer or qualified tec hni­
cian w ho ha s a Vo lkswage n approved repai r
manual, th e tr aining and sp ecial equipm ent

Booklet 2.1 Safety first @
Airbag system
Important things to know
Importance of wearing safety belts and sitting properly .
Airbags are only supplemental res traint s. For airbags to do th eir job , occupant s
m ust
prope rly wea r th eir saf ety b elts and be in a proper seating position.
Fo r yo ur safet y an d the safet y of your pa s­
s en gers, before d riv ing alwa ys:
Ad just dr iv er 's seat and stee rin g
wh eel properl y
4.
Adj ust fr on t passe nge r seal p rop erl y
5.
We ar sa fe ty belt s properly 13 .
A lways properl y use th e co rr ec t child
r es tra int lo protect childr en
5 1.
In a co llisio n a irba gs mu st infl ate within th e
blink of an eye and w ith con sid erabl e fo rc e. The
s uppl em ental airb ags c an cause injuri es if th e
dri ver or th e front seat pa sse nge r is not seate d
prop erl y. Ther efor e in order to help the airba g to
do its jo b , it is im porta nt, both as a driver and
a passe nger to sit pro perly at all times.
keepin g ro om betwe en yo ur body and the
s te erin g and th e fr ont of t he passenger
co mpa rtm ent , the a irbag can i nflate f ull y a nd
co mpl etel y and p rovid e suppl em ent al p rotec­
t io n in certa in fro ntal co llision s
deta ils
o n th e opera tio n of the se at adju stm ent contro ls
" F ro nt seat s".
I t 's especia lly im port ant th at child ren b e prop ­
e rl y res train ed
5 1, "C hild safe ty".
Th ere is a lo t t hat th e drive r and the passe ngers
ca n and mu st d o to he lp th e in divi du al safe ty
f e atur es insta lled in yo ur Vo lks wa gen
to­
get he r as sys te m .
Pro per seati ng posi tio n is i mp ort ant sn th a t th e
fron t airb ag o n th e dr ive r sid e ca n do its jo b . If
y ou ha ve
phys ica l imp airm ent or cond iti on
t h at p rev ent s yo u from sittin g prop erly on t he
dri ver
with the sa fe ty belt prop erl y
and r eachin g th e pe dals , s p ecia l m odific ation s
t o yo ur vehicl e ma y be necessary .
Co nta ct you r auth ori7.e d Vo lk sw agen dea le r, or
c all t he V olk swage n Custo m er
Ce nter at 1-800 -822 -8987 .
When the airba g sys te m deploy s, a ga s gen erator
w ill fill the airb ags , b re ak op en th e padd ed
cov ers, and inflate be twee n the ste erin g wheel
and th e dri ver and b etwee n the in strum ent
p an el and the fro nt p asse nge r. Th e a irbag s
w ill defl ate imm edi ate ly af ter dep loy ment so that
t he front o ccupan ts ca n see th ro ugh th e wind ­
s h ie ld a gain with out int errupt io n .
A ll of thi s takes place in the blink ofan ey e, so
fa st that many peopl e do n't eve n rea lize t hat th e
a irbags have dep lo ye d.
airbags a lso inflat e
wit h a grea t dea l of fo rc e and noth in g sh ould be
in their w ay w hen th ey depl oy .
airb ags in
com binati on with pr op erl y wo rn safe ty belt s
s lo w
an d limi t th e occ upant 's for wa rd
m ove ment. T ogether th ey help t o preve nt the
dri ver a nd fro nt sc at passe nge r fr om hillin g
pa rts of the in side th e ve hicle
redu cing th e
fo rces actin g o n th e occu pant duri ng the cras h.
In this way they help to red uce the risk of inju ry
t o th e hea d an d upp er bod y in the c rash . A irb ags
d o no t p rot ect t he arm s or the low er p art s o f th e
b ody.
B o th fron t a irb ags w ill no t i nfl ate in all fro ntal
colli sio n s. Fro nt airba gs w ill no t infla te in all
front al colli sio ns .. The tri gge ring o f the a irbag
sys te m depe nds on the ve hicle dec ele rat io n ra te
ca use d by th e co llisio n and regis te re d b y th e
e lec tron ic control uni t. I f thi s ra te is
th e
r efe re n ce v alu e prog ramm ed in to the c ont rol
u nit , th e air bags
n o t b e trig gere d , eve n
th ou gh th e car may be badl y dam aged as a res ult
o f the colli sio n . Ve hicle dama ge, re pai r co sts o r
eve n th e la ck of v ehi cle
is not n eces-
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