VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Owners Manual

Guidance Fixtures for Lower Anchorages
wagen
equi pped with hooks attache d to straps
w ithou t the g uid ance fixtures in
the guidance fixtures
First push the seat cushion down so that the
ower anchorages are
The groove in the
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straint systems.
SAFETY

SAFETY
chorage by the spring catch of the hook.
There are
two
to the the
the anchor­
ages. Make sure you hear the
se­
into
Both attaching straps with anchorage
hooks on the
attached
to the
manufacturer's
instructions
,-see
the te th er strap and
the
Guide the upper tether strap under the rear he ad restraint ( raise the head restraint
i f necessary) and attach the tether strap an­cho rage hook into the opening of the tether
anchorage. T o
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Head restraints
The padded head restraints are
positioned head
restraints.
with the use of safety
Front head restraints
To remove the head restraints,
doing
Rear head restraints
To remove the head restraints,
doing this,
Front head restraints
To
Rear head restraints
To
rest down into
HEAD 49

Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is im ­
portant:
- so that you
can reach
and
Booklet 3. 1.
Remember to adjust the seats before fas­
tening the safety

B4S-421K
Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag the driver must not sit any
than necessary and ways
provided.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat
as
- adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can
the
way
bent.
- adjust the seatback
so that when you sit
with your back agains t the seatback, yo u
can
tance from the center of your breastbone
to the center
of the airbag cover on the
steering must be at inches (25 em) or more.
See Booklet 3.1 .
For address and telephone number of NHTSA­
see
To contact NHTSA. you may either
at:
D epartment of Tra n sp ortatio n,
Washington, D .C .

SAFETY
Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is
unfolding, the a dult front seat passenger
must not
sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessa ry and always properly
wear available three point belts.
We recommend that you adjust the ger's seat as follows:
- back rest upright
(never reclined )
- place your feet on the floor in front of the
p assenger's seat
- adjust the
passen ger's seat as far as

A c
Adjusting
r estraint Anchors . . . . . 39
- Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 29 -information
F
b 23 about restraints and
- rant
b d -Securing on the rear seat using
-ow many ags oes my h f b have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . t e sa ety e t ....... .
- Ho w
the Airbag
system works ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
19 seats -............ .
- Side
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- System components . . . . . . . . 18
............. 19
-When must the system be
inspected? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Where are my airbags
restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A
uto Safety ............. 21
B
tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
-What happens when the
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver's seat
-Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-Proper position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E G
Extenders for the safety . . . . . 15 Guide fixtures .................. 46
F H
Fastening and unfastening Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-
safety on the
rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
seats on the outer
rear seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
-
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
- Safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . .
F orward facing seat,
- Precaut ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front passenger's seat.
- Prope r position . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
- Proper position for maximum
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-Removing and ..... 49
Heavy
. . . 8
Height adjustors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
How can adjust the height
of my safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How can when the safety
have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to attach the tether
st r
ap on the Sedan ...... 42
H
ow to attach the tether
strap on the Wagon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How
to use this
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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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