airbag VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2000 Owner's Guide

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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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Tensioner for the safety -Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tether anchors
.................
. 42
Torn safety
. . . . . 13
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Warning in the
instrument
. . . . . . . . . . . 4
What happens if you wear you r
safety
too . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
What happens
when the airbags
....................... 19
What happens when the
do if the airbag
indicator
comes on and
stays on? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Whe n mus t safety
be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
When
.. 17
Why safety

The indicator must
the you're driving, there is
a in the airbag system.
when the ignition is switched this indicates a system any of these conditions occur, have the airbag
by your
Booklet 2.1. for more
2 -Cruise control*
The indicator system is switched on and
goes out whenn the system is switched off.
3 -Automatic
Your tomatic The
tor
can be mov ed out of either
pos ition.
4 -Electronic power
control* EPC
(gasoline engines only)
in the engine occur. the The engine
contact an
5 -Glow
(diesel engines only)
When the engine is the warning
tion (ignition on).
the warning does not come there
is a defect in the in
expert assistance.
When the
start the engine see page
When the engine is warm the does not come on-the engine can be started straight away.
Any
be indicated by a warning the engine must be checked
by a as soon as
16 --------------INSTRUMENT AND

Coat hooks
coat hooks are integrated into the rear
tended for your convenience.
The
ing. Do not
which may interfere with the side airbag
certain can
cover.
mirrors, the mirror can be turned on and off with the ing cover (arrow 2). The is
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Front seats
correct positioning of the seats is im­portant
-so that you can reach on
the
- so that you can drive or ride
w hich
adjust the position of the
seat as described on the pages.
sonal injury.
Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
the driver must not sit any to the steering
push the
bent.
- adjust the seatback
so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback, you
can
so that the dis­
tance from the cente r
of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering
i llustration
above).

Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag it is
to the instrument
than necessary and
your feet on the in front of the
passenger's seat.
- Adjust the passenger's seat
to the rear of
the fore and aft adjustment range.
seats. seats and Booster see
chapter
Safety
Never store items under the seats. Loose objects can interfere with the seat

A
..... .
steering ...... .
Adjusting
........... . -Head restraints ............ .
-Mirrors .... .............. . .
-Seats ..................... .
Adjustments
................. .
-
............ .
- Defogging
2.1
58 -. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 16
Airbag indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
72 54 -Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . .
braking system . . 17
54
. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
55 -Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 63
73 Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Front ...................... 59
and side windo ws
.......... 75 -Storage bin ................. 59
- Defrosting
............. .
-
Fan switch ............ .... .
- Heating interior ..... .
- Keeping interior
. -Maintenance .............. .
- Maximum
............ .
-Temperature ... ..... .
-
.................... .
Air
................ . Ashtray
75 -
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
75 Automatic Loc ks
77 Automatic transmission (4-speed) 84
76 -Back-up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 76 -key safety . . 84
-Kick-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
74 -
Kick-down device ....... .... 87
74 -
liptronic ................... 91 -Towing .................... 95
Automatic transm iss ion (5-speed)
. . Average

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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
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