VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1997 Owner's Manual

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For safety reasons , the automatic opening and features work when the ignition is switched on.
Convenience
feature
can with your ignition key after making sure that
the windows are not obstructed: insert the
key into
the position.
If the
roof direction . The
windows and sunroof
Convenience open feature
As a
aid in hot weather, both front
w in d ows can be Insert the key into
the doo r and in the unlock position.
B oth windows be lowered at the same
time. The windows stop as soon as the
key is
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Do not
keys . Unsupervised use of the keys can result in starting of the
engine and use of systems such as power windows, power sunroof, etc . which
after
the ignition key has been removed
and one of the doors have been
opened.
Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that may
interfere with the driver 's vision.

Mirrors
Adjust the outside and inside mirrors before
driving and after adjusting your seat to prop ­
er driving position.
to at night by mov ing the
effect ,
the
be pointing forwards when the basic
setting is made .
driving -
to rea r.
Outside mirrors
Th e out side mirrors are hinged and when pressed from either direction.
Adju st the outs ide mirrors so that the side of
your own can just be seen. This set­
ting ensures the best
mirror. Do not use this mirror to estimate distances of
When ever. use the inside mirror to determine the distance and s ize of or objects see n in the convex mirror.
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These mirrors can be adju ste d
but ­
tons l or R to the or right mirror.
the adjustment of the mirror not respo nd, adjust the mirro r by
ha nd by push ing on the edge of the
m irro r
When the rear window defogger is switched on, the outside mirrors are
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Safety
for reducing the potential for serious injury and death in automobile accidents. Therefore, for your own protection as properly wear safety when the vehicle is in motion.
Pregnant women, injured or impaired persons use safety Like to be seriously injured if they do not wear
safety The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother.
instructions and warnings pertaining to the use of the
safety
i s headed for a
brick They are not using safety belts.
T
he physical principles involved are simple . Both the vehicle and the passengers speed
and body weight. Engineers this energy
The higher the speed of the and the greater the passenger's weight, the more ki­
netic energy there is and the more energy
which must be in an accident.

Vehicle speed is, however , the most signifi­
cant factor. the speed doubles from 15 to
km/h), the forces acting on the
body can reach one ton lb/1 kg) or
more. At greater speeds these forces are
even higher.
a frontal collision
they will also continue to move forward at the
speed their car was travelling just before the
impact.
Unable to resist the tremendous forces aris­
ing at impact , they will slam violently into the
steering wheel, dashboard, windshield or
whatever else is in the way. Their impact

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also move forward
where they can hit and injure the driver or
front seat passenger.
also help to keep passengers in
their seats.
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attach passengers to the car
and give them the benefit of being slowed
down more
through the give
in the safety crumple zones and other
sa fety features engineered into today's
cars. By
reducing the kinetic energy over a
longer period of time , the force s on the body
become more
and less likely to
produce injury.
addition , safety belts reduce the danger of
being thrown out of the car. Although
these examples are based
on a
fron tal
red uce the risk of injury in other
types of accide nts. regardless of er you are on a long trip or just going to the
corne r store , always buckle up and make
sure others do , too.
Th e
page s provide important structions which
To further inc rease the safety for the front
passengers, the vehicle is equipped with a
supplementa l ai r bag system.
page
provided must
vated only by severe frontal co llisions. The
air bags are not ac tivated
by a roll
over or by cases where there is no rable impact on the fr ont of the vehicle.

to remind you to wear your safety
you do not put on your safety after
switching on the ignitio n, the warning
wearing safety injured and a much better chance of
surviving an accident. For this reason , wear ­
ing a safety
restrained -even those sitting in the
rear .
Safety
can work when used
over a
or on the seat.
pens,
keys , etc . as these may cause injury.

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and described in chapter. For instance, do not wear part of
to become
damaged by being caught door or seat hardware . keep
in the
restraint
systems.
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The
Safety that have been worn and in an accident must be by an authorized
Never modify, disassemble or attempt to repair the safety in your
which must be used in the interests of
safety whenever the is in motion .
The front seats are equipped with
The rear seat outside passenger positions are equipped with three-point safety
The combi nation have retractors . T he system adjusts to your size and moveme nts as
when you drive up or down
a steep or in a sharp curve.

Fastening the safety
Before fastening the safety first adju st your sea t- see p age 45.
are
can cause
serious
To fasten , grasp motion across your chest
and
tongue into on inboard side of seat. Push down with an
associated with the corresponding seat. Attaching the safety
effectiveness and cause injury.
portion of the safe ty
Press the is
positioned midway over the
on the
Note s
fits use the front seat height adjustment.
Wearing your safety

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The should er
belt tight if positioned safety belts can cause serious personal injury in case of an
accident.

Automatic Locking Retractor (ALA)
The
aut omatic loc kin g retractor is necessary to sec ure child r estraint systems.
The
ret rac to rs for th e fron t passenger and
rear outboard three-point safety belts are
equipped with an automatic locking feature
in addition
to the emergency locking feature.
you need to restraint system
at an outer seating position of the rear seat,
it must be secured by use of the
the way out.
tongue into the buckle for
that seating position with your hand back
in
that the
retractor is deactivated by un­
f asten ing th e safety and the
safe ty to ret rac t to its stowed
position. The safety can now be use d as an ordinary three-point safety without
the additional
a person sitting in the rear w earing the
s af ety activate the re ­tractor, then the sa fety mus t b e un­fastened in order to deactivate the ing retractor.
Never unfasten the safety retractor is in motion.
Push the orange button on the spring out of the
tongue to its stow ed position.
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