belt VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 User Guide

SAFETY FIRST
A loose belt can also shift its posi­tion on your body from the strong
bones to more vulnerable soft tis­sue and cause serious injury.
Pregnant women should especial­
the rounding of the abdomen. The best way to protect the fetus
is to protect the mother-through­out the entire pregnancy.
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Unfastening the safety belt
Let the
tensioners .
Sensors activate the
Taking up the
not be acti­vated if the safe ty
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat back that has been folded for­ward. The rear belt tensioner will be
activated unnecessarily in an acci­dent and then have to be replaced.
T he te nsioner not activate in a
or rear-end
Whe n the safety
safety regulations if the ve­

SAFETY FIRST
Rear center safety
The cen ter seating position in th e rear is
equipped wit h a three-point safety
Fastening the rear center safety
Make sure th e seat back of t he rear seat
benc h is in up right position and
by striking the interior of the pas­
senger compartment or by the safety
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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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SAFETY FIRST
Fastening the safety
tender A -Front edge of buckle
B -Distance of buckle and body-
dent.
To use the safety extender, insert the
into the respective safety (1).
Then, grasp
(4 ) and in a continuous tion across your chest and
with an Make sure the safety or the extender is
not tw isted.
line (C) to be less than 6 inches (15 em)-see illustration!
duce safety belt effectiveness and cause injury.
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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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Front airbags
The airbag for the driver is located in the
steering wheel hub and is marked
if the ignition is switched off
in side collis ions
in rear-end collisions
in rollovers.
Front airbags may not inf late
in certain fron­
tal collisions. Vehicle damage, repair costs
or even the lack
of vehicle damage is not
necessarily an ind ication of proper airbag
operation .
SAFETY FIRST
The front airbags can only provide additional
protection for the chest and face
of the driv­
er and the front seat passenger when
...
safety belts are worn properly,
the seats have been positioned so that
the occupant
is properly seated as far as possible from the airbag
and the head restraints have been prop­
erly adjusted.
Airbags do not protect the l
ower part of the
body.
belts are important to help keep front
seat occupants in the proper seated posi­
tion so that airbags
can unfold properly and
provide added protection
as intended.
For more details see next pages_
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member that ch ildren do not have the pro­
no un ced
pelv ic structu re require d for the
prope r function of
a belt pass over the
child 's stomach
or abdomen .
to
Younger children should use a belt only
system for the child's size and weight or safer alternative means of trans ­
portat ion
of the child is available . these
e xceptional situations. the use of a
better than permitting the child to remain unrestrained. But remember : a l ap
belt cannot provide the same
An
injury. make sure that and other
wear restraint systems. Care­
seats are required to
These standards requirements for using a
such as those in your
read and heed
on next pages.
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Removing the guide fixtures
Remove the CR according the CR manufacturer's instructions.
Notes
er anchorages are designed to withstand only those loads im­posed by correctly fitted child re­
straints. Under no circumstances
can they be used safely for adult or child seat belts or harnesses.

B45-421K
Driver's seat
To av oid contact with the airbag while it is
unfold ing, the driver must not sit any closer
to the steering wheel than necessary and
ways properly wear the three point safety
belt provided .
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat as fo llows :
- adjust the seat in fore and
aft direct ion so
that you can easily push the pedals
tance from the center of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering wheel must be at 1
inches (25 em) or more. illustration above and chapter
ministration (NHTSA) may permit you to have an on/off switch for
the airbag For address and
To contact you may either
Department of D.C.
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