ECU VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1998 Owners Manual

Securing a child seat
with the center rear seat
Securing a seat with the rear center safety
First make sure the seat backrest of the
rear seat bench is
in upright position and se­latched in Booklet 3. 1,
chapter
Then secure the
restraint
you
are using.
a
ty
in a
The restraint
in a
be page
is attached is in
upright position and so that it cannot re­
straint is
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Lower Anchorages
rhe anchorage attachm en t po ints are
between the rear seatbac k and rear
seat cushion - see
The anchorages for the rear outboard
seating positions are
at the factory.
Lower anchorages secure the
safety
insta llation.
must have anchorage attach­
ments fo r the system.
H owever,
man ufactu rers are begi nning to provide su ch ancho rages fo r the
Never secure or attach any
anchorages or to the tether anchors.
remember that the anchorage
points are intended for installation and
attachment of
an ch orage attachments can be
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A
Adjusting
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
......................
c
restraint Anchors . . . . . 39
Head airbags .............. . 29
23 28 Secur
ing on the rear seat using
safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24 seat a rear Ho w the Airbag
system works?
............. .
facing child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
air bags ............... .
seats children . . . . . 35
25
clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
18
What happens when the
belt tensioner is activated? . . .
13
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
locking retractor . . . . . 36
-Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Extenders for the safety belt . . . . . 15 Guide fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F
H
Fastening and unfastening Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-
safety belt on the
rear seat
................. 14
-
chil d seats . . . . . . . 32
-
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
system ............. 39
-
Saf ety belt extender . . . . . . . . . 16
-Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Faste ning your safety belt . . . . . . .
Forward facing child
..... 49
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . 8
H eight adjustors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How
can adjust the height
of
my safety belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How can tell when the safety
belt is secure ly locked? . . . . . . . . .
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R
Rear center safety belt 14
-How to fasten? 9
-Making sure the rear
seatback
is securely latched 9
-
1 4
Rear-facing child
-
13
Retractors
9
s
Safety - Lap-shoulder belt
15
- Fastening
16
-
15
- Use
with a child restraint 15
Safety belt height adjustor s 11
Safety belt warning light 7
Safety belts
1 5
-
How can 11
-How can tell when the belt
is securely locked? 1
-How to wear properly?
9
35
-
1 2
-
Torn or frayed 8
- Unfas tening
9
Seating position
- Dist ance between the driver
and the steering wheel
markings for
lower anchorages
28
Steering wheel
- Distance between the driver
and steering wheel
INDEX

AND EQUIPMENT
C-Tag
B -Valet key
This key is for the driver's door and the
steer ing
The
you have to it may be
in serious injury.
Do not remove key from steer­ing
to steer the ve­
The key tag contains the key number that is
needed to obtain keys. Your can order keys if they have this number .
To protect against theft:
Record and keep the key number in a se­
cure Do not keep it in the ve­
you give
the buyer this key tag.
Key replacement
For security reasons, keys are from
key, provide the key
number to your VOLKSWAGEN
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Never
through the
to get out. To reduce the risk of per­injury, never
the vehi­
open under
carbon monoxide
switch
-turn on the fan to the highest
speed, to position 4.
Tie-down hooks
There are four tie-down hooks in the
ge compartment (arrows). Use these hooks to secure objects.
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Two-door ve hic les
Roof rack installing
The roof rack system must be in­
The marking are found above each rear side windows. The securing
points at the front are the same as
for four door
F our-do or veh ic les
it is best to ask the car wash operator if
it
duce wind noise, improve

AN D
2 -Position for steep
This position is to be used for extremely
steep uphill and downhill gradie.nts or
driving. also provides for engi­
ne braking effect. To engage
2 th e trans­
mission will start
in th e f irst gear and only
upshift to the second gear.
When manually downshifting, the selector
lever will move into th e lower gear position,
however th e automatic transmission itself
will not downshift un til there is no possibi li­
ty of over revvi ng.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum ac­
celeration when the accelerator pedal is
pressed
down past the full throttle
one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch will prevent the
engine from bei
ng started .
Selecting a driving position
never have any driving position en­gaged when checking under the
hood. Make sure the selector lever is securely locked into the P posi­
tion with the parking brake firmly set. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion, even with the parking bra­ke applied.
foot off the accelerator pedal and wait until the engine speed has dropped to idle speed before selec­ting a driving position.
tor pedal.
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AND
Removing the spare wheel
order to have both hands free when re­moving the spare t he stor­
age tray su pport from its mounti ng and
hook the support into the opening of the
tray povided for this purpose. see page 56.
Loosen the
strap and remove the foam
piece .
Turn the
F irst thread the strap th rough the in
the tire rim-see The spare
nut tire into the tir e
is equipped with standard
suspension and
with
either or you can
use the just it
Vehicles with sports suspension* and road wheels
is equipped with the sports su spension, it be factory ­
equipped with road and a This fits in the spare
than the road next
page for impo rtant and infor­
mation .
Turn the mounting nut the
t ire is in
and secu re the strap .
Unhook and the
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