VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 Owners Manual

Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is
portant:
so that you can reach
quickly and safely;
-
so that you can drive or ride relaxed
which
pages.
Remember to adjust the seats before
Driver's seat
To avo id co ntact wit h the airbag
to the steering wheel than necessary and ways properly wear the three point safety provided .
We recommend that you adjust th e driver's
seat as
-adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
t h at
you can easily push the pedals the way while keeping your knee slightly
bent.
- adjust
the seatback so that when you sit
w it h
your back against th e seatback, you
can
grasp the top of the steering
-adjust the steering whe el so that the
inches (25 em.) or more.
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Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
We recommend that yo u adjus t the
-in fr o nt of the
p assenger's seat.
- Adju st the passenge r
's seat to the rear of
the fore and aft adjustme nt range .
ous
the information seats and Booste r see
chapter
jury in an accident, front seat

back or forth to make sure it is secu ­
2 -Lumbar support*
Adjust the backrest support by turn ing the
adjuster
This give more support to
the
reduce fatigue trips.
3 -Seatback adjustment
With your body weight taken off the seat­
turn
the seat.
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To prevent interference with the seat
The front seats
C can be used to adjust
the lumbar support mechanically:
Adjust the backrest support
by turning the
adjuster give
you more or

moves seat back forwa rd 1 -forward: backrest further upright
2
raises seat at the front 2 -to the rear: backrest further
rais es seat at the rear
2 and 3 together -
raises
seat
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Turn the ignition on; make certain that the
red button
(E) is in th e pus hed-in (down)
position.
Adju s t the driver's seat (see page
Hold the button that you wish to use
02 or 03) down for abo ut 3 (seconds until
you hear the confirmation tone).
Saving the setting for the right side mirror for
Turn the ignition on.
Rotate the outside mirror selector switch
to position R (see page 51).
Thr ee different persons can save their indi-
Adjust the mirror until you can see the
vidual settings, each using one of the three right rear wheel.
memory buttons
Hold down the button that you wish to
use for your settings

off. door open.
press the button for the given dri­
ver
off. door open or
Press the appropriate button for the gi­
ven driver
the button).
The driver's seat and th e outside mirrors
the mirror
Shift into reverse gear.
The right side mirror
stop movements that are in progress,
functions as
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How to coordinate the remote
can use the remote
seating position stored in memo­ry.
We reco mmend that you coordinate the
master
keys for your
Assigning a seat and mirror setting
to a memory button using the re­mote
After you have adjusted your seat and the
inside
Remove the key from the ignition
Press the .. open .. button on the remote
(see page 27). and you
hear
an acoustic you know that
the seat and mirror positions have been as­
signed to a memory button.
Notes
and then reassign a new setting
using a different
the setting
be erased and the new one
The assignment of a master key to a me­
mory button is maintained even if you store
new seat and mirror adjustments to this
button.
the battery is disconnected,
assignments between the remote
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Emergency
Use the E (red) button to turn off the
memory function (off = button up).
To
Notes on using the
switch E
After pressing the
By pressing the
procedure that has been interrupte d
not be con tinued.
We recommend you switch the memory off with be
used
battery, you must the memory system,
otherwise is it no
to store
things in memory.
Open the driver's door.
Switch the ignition on.
Move the seat to the front and top stops
(see page 61 ).
Move the backrest forward to the stop
(see page 61 ).
The memory system is now and
thus again
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Lift the armrest
up the armrest as far as it go.
The storage bin in the armrest can be
o pened by pulling the
catch (see arrow).
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