VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2003 Owners Manual

Safety
safety
properly wear safety belts when the vehicle is moving.
SAFETY
Why safety
The higher the speed of the vehicle and the
greater the vehicles' weight, the more ener­
gy there is to be
in an accident.
For information on child safety see For details see next pages.
page 30.
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Vehicle speed is the most significant factor.
mph (25 to the energy increases 4 times !
Because these passengers are not using
safety belts . th ey
the
that is involved in a frontal
collision.
E ven at city speeds of
mph to
k m /hl. the forces acti ng on the body can reach on e ton or 1
not attached to thei r lision they
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be
benefit of safety restraint systems, the un- thrown forward violently, where they can hit
restrained occupant
slam violently into and injure the drive r or front seat passenger.
the stee ring
D on' t rely on airbags alone for protect io n .
E ven when th ey
vehicle occupants,
i n cluding the driver,
th at airbags

SAFETY
Safety
movement that can cause serious injuries. reduce the danger
of being thrown out of the
Safety
down more or
and
are based on a
reduce the risk of injury in othe r
types of accidents .
too.
Accident statistics show that
using safety increases
the
is
much of the
Un ited States and
The
Be sure to read and
airbag system. See page 17 .
The safety
be worn because the fro nt airbags are
activated The front airbags are not activated by minor in
overs or in some cases where ther e is
no t enough through impact to the front of the

B1H·124C
has a warning light for the driv­
er to remind you to wear the safety belt.
the ignition is switched on, the warn ­
ing ligh t in the instrument
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SAFETY FIRST
How to wear safety belts
properly
Safety
is
such as eye
door or seat hardware.
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Seating capacity
Your
Never
The front and rear seats have three-po int
saf ety which have a in g feature in additio n to the emergency feature . The fea ­
ture is used when a
on
the
SAFETY
t h e The when you drive up or
down a steep
Make sure the seat back of the rear seat
bench is in upright position and
in

SAFETY FIRST
Fastening the safety
To fasten, grasp tongue and
in a contin uous

Safety
This
feature
you por tion of the safety across
you r
To adjust th e height of the safety
press the uppe r part of th e
the height adjuster up or
down the
on the to ch eck wheth ­
e r th e
Wearing your safety

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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