belt VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 Owner's Manual

SAFETY
Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
to the instrument than necessary and wear
ger's seat as
- back rest upright (never
in front of the
passenge r's seat
- adjust the passenger's seat
as far as
out-of-position safety belt.

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? . . . . . . . . .
INDE X

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

the light does not go out after
starting
and rewing up the engine momen­
tarily or
while driving, stop the vehicle
and turn off the engine.
Booklet 3.2.
the for the generator is broken or drive to the nearest au­
thorized
start to discharge , you should switch off unnec­
essary electrical equipment.
12 -Safety belts
Your has a warning light to remind
you to wear your safety
illuminate
for about 6 seconds along with a warning
tone. As soon
as you fasten your safety
When the igntion is switched on an
blink continously . The en­
gine
19

The head restraints can be stored to save
it
the way back. Then push down
the front part of the cushion
into
When folding the backrest back into place, make sure the safety belt
doesn't get caught, because it can
be damaged and weakened.
Objects stored in the luggage compartment will not fly forward
during sudden braking.
Never allow safety belts to
Torn or frayed safety belts can
tear and damaged belt hardware
can break in an accident.
belts show damage to webbing, bindings, buckles, or retractors,
have them replaced.
62 -----------------SEATS AND

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Warning Indicator lights
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Alternator
Generator . . . . . . . 19 -Anti-Lock brake system . . . . . 17
Regulation . . . . . . . . . 17 -Brake ...................... 18
-
Rear lid open . . . . . . . . . 22
- Electronic power control . . . . . 16
-
Engine L evel . . . . . . . .
Temperature . -Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Malfunction indicator
open ............... 22
belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-Trunk Rear
also Booklet 3.2
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wi ndo w
Windshield
-
-
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshie
ld wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper
.........................
-Rear window ...............
Washer system
-Blades ..................... 48
-
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Remo vi
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W iper /Was her system . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Container capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.3
- Fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.2
- Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Wiper speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
118 -------------------ALPHBETICAL INDEX

Operate your
The condition of your
ly for changing the brake
Booklet 2.1.
even those sitting in the rear -see Booklet 2. 1.
Passengers not wearing safety belts
but also the driver and other
AND ADVICE
Booklets 2.1 and
3.1.
Booklet 2. 1
at
eye
Booklet 3.1.
rack Booklet 3 . 1 .
DRIVING AND

Cleaning and care of leather
upholstery*
Do not expose leather upholstery to
intense sunlight for long periods of
time.
processes which
could impair the natural advantages of the
material which make for extra comfort .
Because
of the
this kind of upho lstery requires
a certain amount of care in everyday use
since the leather is sens itive
to materials
such as
it is given regular attention, the leather
the is cover the upholstery or use the sun blinds to protect the leather
from direct sunlight and prevent fading or
discoloration .
Depending on the amount
of
of leather-covered
steering leather seat upholstery,
with water and wipe over the areas af­
fected.
soap solution (pure liquid soap: two
teaspoons dissolved in 1 quart of water).
addition to this regular it is worthwhile treating the leather with a suit­
safety belts to tract before they are completely dry.

................... .
put in my vehicle? .. . Replacing
a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
38 Replacing batteries.
-What kind of oil should put
in my engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
dr iving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety belts
-
use
snow chains? .
.............. 71
R tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
spare wheel and
-What should know before install a radio in my vehicle? . . . 54
Rear window washer container . . 52
Refuelling the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Regular gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
spare whee l . . . . . . . .
-use
snow chains?
............... 71
-Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
- Vehicle
with sport suspension
range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12