steering wheel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2001 Owners Manual

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

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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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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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

accident and personal injury.
Snow chains
wheels with the
sports suspension. page 61 for
more
When necessary the vehicle must be
equipped with smaller tires -ask your authorized VOLKSWAGEN
dealer.
When necessary the tires -ask your au­thorized
protrud ­
ing no more than
must rotate steering
positions with chains mounted to prevent
damage to
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