seats VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2003 Owner's Manual

information about Keep this with your 2
thi s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
do if the airbag
indicator
comes on
and stays
on? .............. . 18
seats ...... . ............ . 3
1
- Booster seats ............. . 33
-
seat on the outer rear
seat posit i
on ............... . 36
seat to system .. 48
-seat to
seat using the system ............. . 39
-
se ats ...... . 32
-
.... 42
-Teth er strap to anchorage
p oint on the Wagon . . . 42
restraint . . . . . . . . 48
L
Lap-shoulder 9
(Lower Anchor and
Tether for . . . . . . 39
system ................. 48
- Attaching a
syste m ........ 48
-Seat marki ngs 45
Locking re tractor ...............
36
Lower Anchor and Tether
f or
46
-Seat markings . ............. 45
N
Number of sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p
Passenger's seat.
- Proper po sition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pregnant -co nside rations when
wearing a safet y
. . . . . . . . . 12

3 -Rear window defogger
The rear window defogger works on ly with
the ignition on.
Press th e switch to turn on the
rear window
defogger.
T he co ntrol light
in the switch light up to
remind you that the defogger is switched
on.
the rear window is clear. When
you save electricity, you use less
fuel. See
AND
The emergen cy flasher works when the
i gnition is
off or on.
your
n
driver seat,
With the ignit ion on, the seat cushion and
backrest of the driver's seat can be heated.
The heating element s in the seats can be turned on an d regu lated with the whee l switch.
To swi tc h off the seat heat ing, turn the
thumbwheel switch to the detent position.

6 -
A
flap. The switch works also with the ignition
The heat ing elements in the seats can be off.
turned on and regulated with the thumb
8 _
R
ear wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the Pull up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
thumbwheel switch to the detent position . T
he switch works also with the ignition off.
A warning light comes
on when the ignition
7 -
with
with EDL is switched on auto­
matically when the engine is started.
the warn ­
ing light comes on.
Differential Lock and .. Anti-Slip Regulat ion chapter
Booklet 3.2.) for further details.
is on and the rear lid is open. Additiona lly a
warning tone will sound and a warning text
is shown in the display of the instrument
cluster. This is to remind you to close the
rear lid. The light should go out when the rear lid is closed properly .
Locking the switch for the rear
is possible to turn off the switch by insert­
ing the master key into the lock and turning
i t clockwise.
You can turn on the switch again by turning the key counterclockwise.
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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

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
SEATS AND STORAGE

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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