seats VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2001 User Guide

Tether
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a
tion on next page.
The purpose of the tether is to
reduce forward movement of the order to reduce the risk of head injury
that
be caused by striking the
interior.
Forward facing
head movement performance
CRs
seats.
manufacturer's instruc tions

SAFETY
Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is im­
portant:
- so that you
can reach the on
the
which reduce fatigue
-and for maximum protection of­
fered by the safety
Booklet 3. 1.
Remember to adjust the seats before fas­
tening the safety

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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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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E G
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

information about Keep this with your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
-Air bag system ............ . 18 L
-What
comes on
and stays
on? .............. .
seats ................... .
Booster seats ............. .
seat on the outer rear
seat position ............... .
seat to anchorage point ........ .... .
seat using the
system ............. .
se ats ...... . L
ap-shou lder
9
1 8
39
system ................. 48
33 -Attaching a res traint
to the
45
48 Lock
ing retra ctor
............... 36
L o
wer Anchor and Tether
43 for ............ 39
Lower anchorages
.............. 43
39
-Guide fixtures .............. 46
32 Seat marking s 45
seats ............... . 3 1
-Tether strap to anchorage N point on your . . . . . . . . 42
restraint ........ 48 Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p
women.
co nsid erations when
wearing a safety . . . . . . . . . 12
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When the
opened automatically.
Convenience
AND
Emergency the key in the position in the driv-
er's door. you cannot the roof with the switch, you can the roof
Remove the cover from the rear
side (arrow) using a screwdriver.
Remove the crank from the insert
it into the it seats (overcoming the
spring force) and turn the crank to
Put the crank back in th e and rein­the cover.
Note
you are to the roof
AND 41

utes. The
The rear window defogger is not designed
to melt snow. Therefore. always remove
heavy snow
and ice accumulations before
driving off.
7-n
passenger
With the ignition on. the seat cushion and
backres t of the passenger's seat can be
heated.
The heating eleme nts
in the seats can be
turned on and regulated with the thumb
wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the
t humbwh eel switch to the detent position.
Switches in the driver's door
A -
up the switch to unlock the fuel filler
flap . The switch works also with the ignition
off .
B -Rear
up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
The switch works also
with the ignition off.
A warning light in the instrument cluster
comes
on when the ignition is on and the
rear lid is open. Additionally a warning tone*
wi ll sound an d a warning text* is shown
in
the display of the instrument cluster. This is to remind you to close the rear lid. The ligh
should go out when the rear lid is closed

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