airbag VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 User Guide

Service at
Automatic transmission final drive oil:
Wheels: Rotate from front to rear
Tires/spare wheel:
Brake system: for damage/leaks, brake pad thickness. brake fluid level
Power steering: fluid level
Brake fluid: Replace every 2 years regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Drive shafts:
Front axle:
fault memory; purge if necessary
Roof frame: and lubricate
Automatic transmission: ATF
Automatic transmission:
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months regardless of mileage (kilometres)
Road test:
Miles
whichever occurs first
18 Today's
date and
Volkswagen Dealer stamp

Engine:
fluid
Wheels: Rotate from fr ont to rear
Airbag system: Visual check every 12 months rega rdless of mileage (kilometres)
Next Service:
Date: ........................ .
Miles

Service at
and
Engine:
Exhaust system:
Water separator: Drain water (TDI engine only)
Battery:
Battery:
Door check straps: Lubricate
Dust and
add if necessary
Automatic shift
Automatic transmission:
Tires/spare
Brake system :
Drive shafts:
On-Boa rd diagnostic system:
Roof frame:
Front
Headlights: Adjust
Airbag system: (kilometres)
Road test:

SAFETY
Welcome
Dear
This
airbags, seats
for and infants, safety and
head restra ints.
gers be
reduce th e risk of ry in an accident. The is a
- sop histica ted safety with
-safety
Protection
-
These safety features, can work
together as a sys tem to protect you and your passengers in a wide range of dents. These features can't work as a tem if they are not adjusted
and used!
The
sect io n s provide important
po rtant. how they work to protec t and your passengers and how they must
fit and reduce the of injury.
The sections contain important
which you and your gers must injury.
Safety is everybody's

be
benefit of safety restraint systems, the un- thrown forward violently, where they can hit
restrained occupant
slam violently into and injure the drive r or front seat passenger.
the stee ring
D on' t rely on airbags alone for protect io n .
E ven when th ey
vehicle occupants,
i n cluding the driver,
th at airbags

SAFETY
Safety
movement that can cause serious injuries. reduce the danger
of being thrown out of the
Safety
down more or
and
are based on a
reduce the risk of injury in othe r
types of accidents .
too.
Accident statistics show that
using safety increases
the
is
much of the
Un ited States and
The
Be sure to read and
airbag system. See page 17 .
The safety
be worn because the fro nt airbags are
activated The front airbags are not activated by minor in
overs or in some cases where ther e is
no t enough through impact to the front of the

Safety
a safety
is exte nded an d
when th e
chorage (if so equ ipped) is in t h e
position, you can use a seat extende r.
This exten der can be used if existing enough. The extender adds mm) of
The for the
d river
and front seat passenger have
switches th at if the safe ty is being used or n ot. the safety the fr ont airbag
at a highe r rate of eration than if the is not being used.
Therefore, in a it is pos­that an airbag n o t at a sea t­
ing position where the safety is being
u sed but
is not being
for tance if the extende r is requ ired.
SAFETY FIRST
Never wear
safety
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Airbag system
The
not against or any part of their body too
Occupants who are
the airbag control module if the safety belt
i s being used or not.
ing used, the front airbag
inflate at the position where the safety belt
is not being used.
For that reason, remove the
safety extender when it is not needed and stow it
pages 3 to 13 .
is important to remember that while the
supplemental airbag system is designed to reduce the likelihood of serious injuries, it
can cause bruising, and minor
abrasions.
Never
on the steering
when the airbags
on next page.
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of an eye
with great force, things you have on your
or have on the seat become
dangerous and be pushed into
you if the airbag
This is and is not caused
by a fire in the This dust is made up
of a powde r used to th e a ir ­
bags as they
hands and face with
a w ithin a
Therefore in
order to the airbag to do its
at times . By keeping room
between your body and the front of the pas­
senge r compart ment. the airbag can
and
for information on the
a djustment
of the front seats and for
page
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..
inches {25 em) to the steering
you cannot sit more than
and increase your seating distance from the steering
Highway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration {NHTSA) may permit
you to have an on/off switch for the airbag
To contact
Hotline
Department of Tran sp ortation,
Washingt on, D .C .
Adjusting the steering
For detailed steps for adjusting the steering
Booklet 3.1.
Adjust the steering
so that the steer­
ing
omfortably with your hands at the 3
step s for adjusting the passen-
ger's seat please see on page
- backrest upright (never
in front of the
passenger's seat
- adjus t the passenger's seat
as far as pos­
in front of the seat.
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