child restraint VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2004 Owner's Manual

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
(continued)
even with an Adva nced Air bag Sys tem.
The infl ating airbag will hit the child seat or infant carrier w ith great force and will
smas h the c hild seat and child against the
backre st, center armrest, door o r roof.
Always in stall r eanva rd-facing child seats or infant carri ers on the rear scat.
Fonvard -facing child seats in stall ed on th e
front passe nger's sea t can interfere
th e c hild's safety and well-being require that the fo llowing special precautions be taken:
- Make s
ure the fo nvard -facing seat has been designed and certifi ed b y its manu­facturer for use on a front scat with
as po ssib le before
installin g the child res traint .
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the front passenger's seat from being moved to the rca rmost position in its for e and aft adjustment range.
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Always make s ure that th e ba ckrest is in the upright position.
Always buckle the child seat finnl y in pla ce
eve n if a child is not sitting in it. A loo se child
seat
can fly around durin g a sudden stop or in
a collisio n.
Alway s read and hee d all WAHNINGS whenever usi ng a child restrain ed in a ve hicle
i s being page page and
To reduce the risk of serio us injury, make sure th at the PASSENGER BAG light comes o n and stays on whenever a child restraint is
installed on the front p asse nger seat and the ignition is sw itch ed on.
Tak e th e c hild restra int the front senger seat and in stall it properly at one of th e
rear seat posi tio ns if PASSENGER light does not sta y on.
Have the airbag sys te m inspec ted by your au thori ze d Volkswagen dealer or qualified
worksho p immediat ely .

seats
Babies and infants up to at least one year old that weigh at least20-22lbs. (9-
kg) must sit
on the re ar seat
- When using the ve hicl e sa fet y bell to
stall a child seat, yo u m ust activate the
sw itchab le lock in g
feature on the safety
to prevent th e child seat from moving
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-If a s trap or tet her is bein g use d to tie
t h e chil d se
at to th e front passenger seat,
make s
ure that it is not so tight that it
causes d1e we ight-s en sin g mat to m easure
more weig ht than is actually on t h e sea t.
I nfant s up to about one year (up to 22lbs. or
riers an d child seats des ign ed for their ag e
gro up. M any experts believe that i nfan ts an d
s ma
ll children should ride on ly in specia l stra int s in whic h the ch ild faces th e ba ck of the vehicle. These infant sca ts s uppo rt th e baby 's
ba ck, neck and he ad in a collisio n. These child
sea ts can b e used safe ly only on the rear seat of your Jig.
WARNING
N ot using a chil d sca t, th e wro ng c hild seat o r im prope rly a c hild restraint increases th e r isk of serio us pers onal injury a nd death in a
Neve r install reanvard-fac ing child seats or
i n fa n t carri ers o n th e fro nt passenger sea t­
e v en w ith an Adva nced Airb ag System. A child
Always install reanva rd-faci ng c hil d seats or in fant carriers on the rear seat.
Never install a reanva rd -faci ng c hild
faci ng.
rize d Volkswage n deale r or q u al ified
A lways read an d heed all WARNINGS whenever using a c hild re strained in a v ehicle
is being
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2.1
seats can help protect toddlers and children ove r
age 1 and and up to
mately lbs. (9 and 18 kg) in a cra sh.
Fig . 32
stall a child seat, yo u must first activ ate the
switchable locki ng feature on the safet y
belt to pre vent the child seat from moving
63.
-the child seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt re ally tight so
that the seat cannot move fo rw ard or
page 69) to
the tether anchorage for th e seating
tion w here the c hild restra int is being
sta lled page 68.
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A toddle r or is usuall y too large for fant restraint, if it is m ore than one year and weighs more than 221b s.
and weig h be tween 221bs.
s train ed in seat certified for the ir size and fig. 32.
The airbag on the passenger side m akes the front seat a pot entially dang erous place fo r a to ride. Th e front seat is not the safest place
for a child in a forward-fac ing child seat.
in a re arw ard-facing seat.
WARNING
Not using us ing the wrong seat or improperly installing child restra int
increases the risk of serious personal injury and death in a or other emergency
si tuation.
Children on th e front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously jured or even
be seriousl y
in jured and be if th e front airbag flates-even with an Advanced 1\irbag System .
The inflating airbag will th e child seat or infant carrier with gr eat force and
Always install rearward -facing child seats on the rear seat.
yo u must i.nstall a rearward faci ng sea t on the front passeng er sea t because of ceptional circumstances and th e PASSENGER
immediatel y in stall the r earward-facing
child sea ting position and have
th e airbag system inspected by your rized Volkswagen dealer or qualified work-
shop.

In order fo r th e air bag to otTer prote ction , it is
important that ve hicle occupants, es peciall y
a ny children , who must be in the front seat cau se of e xc e ptional circum stances , be prop erl y
r es trained and as far away from the airb ag as
possible. B y keep ing room be tween th e ch ild 's body and the front of the passe nger ment, the airbag can inflate complet ely and vid e supplemental protection in ce rtain frontal
c olli sions.
Not usi ng a booster seat, usin g the booster seat improperl y, incorrectly installing a booster seat or using the veh icle safe ty belt
improperly increases the risk of serious sonal injury and death in a or other em erg ency situation. To help reduce the risk of serio us personal injury and/or death:
Always make sure to position the shoulder portion of the three-point belt over the middle of child 's shoulder.
Neve r let the shoulder portion of the belt
res t against or across the neck, face, chin, or throat of the child.
Always make sure the lap belt portion of the three-point belt is worn snug and passes as low as possible across the child' s pelvis. Never
let the belt pass over the sof t abdomen.
Failure to properly route safety belts over a child's body will cause severe injuries in an
13.
(continued)
Childre n on the front seat of any car, eve n
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously jured or even killed when an airbag inflates. A
child in a rearward-facing child seat in stalled on the front passenger seat will be seriously
injured and can b e killed if the front airbag flate s.
Never le t a child stand or kneel on any seat, for example the front seat.
Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your ve hicl e.
Always remember that a child leaning
ploying airbag. This will result in serio us sonal injury or death.
lig ht does not come on and stay on, perform the checks page
Take the child restraint off the front senger seat and AIR BAG light does not stay on whenever the tion is swi tc h ed on.
A lwa ys read and heed all WARNINGS w henever usin g a child restrained in a vehicl e
is being page 13, page 53,
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child restrain! is in stalled with a
sa fety belt , th e safety belt must be locke d so
strained for th eir age and size.
colli sio n.
Always make sure th at the safety b elt tracto r is locke d w hen in stallin g
Always buckle the seat firml y in plac e
eve n if
can fly around during a sudden sto p or in
Always rest to whi ch the ce nter rear safety belt is tach ed i s sec ure ly la tc h ed wh eneve r th e rea r
cente r sa fety belt is being use d to secure a
c hild booklet 3.1 and
ward together with the backrest and w ill strik e
part s of th e ve hicl e int eri or. T he c hild can be seriou sly injure d or kill ed .
Never ins tall rearw ard -faci ng c hild scats or infant carri ers on the f ront passe nge r sc at. A
kill ed w hen the passe nge r airb ag inflates.
The inflatin g air bag will hit the child scat or infa nt carrier with great force and w ill
smas h th e child seat and child against the
b ackrest, ce nter armrest , d oo r or roof.
Always instal l rearward -faci ng c hild seats or infant carri ers on th e rear scat.
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Forward -facin g c hild seats o r infant ri ers insta ll ed on the fr ont passe nger' s sca t
m ay interfere with the de plo ym ent of the
a irba g cause seriou s injury to the c hild.
Alw ays read and hee d all whenever u sin g a c hild restrain ed in a vehicle
i s be in g page 53.
page
Rearward -fa cin g restrai nts:
child in a reanva rd-facin g c hild seat sta ll ed on the front p asse nger sea t will b e ously inju red and ca n be killed if the fro nt
a irbag infl ates eve n with an Advan ce d Airb a g
Syste m.
The inflatin g airbagwill hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and w ill
smas h the c hild seat a nd child against the
b ackrest, ce nter armres t, d oor o r r oof.
Always be es peci all y care ful if yo u must s tall a reanvard faci ng seat on the front pa sse nge r seat in ex ce ptional circumsta nces.
A tight te th er strap on a rearward- fac ing
c hild restraint attache d to the front p asse nger
sca t can put too muc h pressure o n the mat in the seat and reg is ter a heav ie r weight in the A dva nce d Airb ag Sys te m. The hea vie r
w eig ht reg is te re d ca n mak e th e sys te m work
as
thoug h an adult were o n the scat and ploy the A dva nced Airba g wh en it must be suppresse d causing serio us or eve n fa ta l ju ry to the child .
Make sure that th e PASSENGER AIR BAG Light comes o n and s tays on all the tim e
wh en ever th e ig niti on is s wit ch ed on.
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the c hild restraint down with your
full weight to make sure that the child re­
straint will be prope rly ins tall ed wi th the
safety belt really tight.
- Sl
owly pull the should er belt portion of
the safe ty belt all t h e way out of the re ­
tractor.
- Wh
ile keeping your weight o n the
restraint, guide the should er belt portion
o f
the safety bac k into the retrac tor
until the belt lie s flat and is tig htened
aga inst the child restra int.
-should hear a noise as
the b el t wi nd s back int o the in ertia reel of
the safe ty belt retrac to r. Test the swit ch ­
able lockin g feature by pulling on the belt.
should no lo nge r be able to pull th e
b elt o
ut of the retrac tor. The switc hable
lockin g feature is now activ e.
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on the belt to make sure the s afety
belt is properly fas te ned and tight.
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- After checking to make sure that the
child restraint is properl y installed make
cenain that the child restraint is correctl y
recognized by the weight-sensing mat in­
side the front passenger seat, so that the
front passenger airbag status is always cor­
rectl y signale d by th e PASSE NG ER AIR
B A G light. be sure to read the
additional imponant information and
heed the WARN INGS ab out th e Advanced
Airbag System and the function of the
P
ASSENGE R AIR BAG
WARNING
Using the w rong child restraint or an improp­erly installe d child restraint can ca use seriou s personal injury or death in an accident.
Always make sure th at the safe ty be lt re­
tractor is locked when i nsta llin g a child seat. An unlocked safe ty belt retrac tor cannot hold the child seat in place during normal drivi n g or in a crash.
Always buckle the child scat firm ly in place
even if a child is not siltin g in it. A loose chil d
seat can fly around durin g a sudden stop or in
a collision.
Alwa ys make su re th e seat backre st to
which th e child restra int is ins talled i s in an upright pos ition and sec urel y latched into
p la ce and cannot fold fo rward. Otherw ise, the seat back with the chil d seat attac hed to it
c o uld fly forward in the eve nt of a co llision or other emergency situation.
Alwa ys read and heed all WARN INGS wh en ever using a child res train ed in a vehicle
i s being page 53. Specia l precautions apply when installing a child scat on th e fro nt passenger page restraint s on the front scat some important thin gs to

to attach the Res tra int on th e veh icle seat. Fe deral regularions quire lower anchorage s in vehicle s and devices to attac h to th e ve hicle anc horages.
ch o rage s on their chi ld sea ts
They could come w ith :
Tether anchors
hook-on or pu sh- on con nec tors att ached to
adjustable straps, or
rigid latc hes on bars that exte nd out the back of the e ns and are re lease d with release butto ns at th e bo tto m of th e ens.
I n add
ition to the l ower anchorages,
bo th o f thes e child res traint use te th er
stra p s to help keep the e ns firml y in place
Volkswagen vehicles have tether anchors as standa rd equipment.
Fig. 34 Tether anchors for the rear seating positions on the backres t
Improper use of child restraint anchors
( tether fig . 34 -arrows -can lead to
injury in a collision. The an ch ors are de signed
to with stand only those loads impos ed by rectly fitted child restra int s.
Lower A nch o r and Teth er for ildr en
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(co ntinu ed)
Never mount tw o child re strain t systems on one
Never att ach two child re stra int sys tems to one tether strap or tether anchorage.
Always follow the instructions pro vided by tl1e manufacturer of the c hild restrain t yo u tend to install in your Volkswag en.
Neve r use child restra int tether anch o rages
to secure safety belt s or other kind s of
Never attach a te ther to a tie-d ow n
hook in th e lugga ge compartment .
Neve r secure or attach any lug gage or oth er it ems to th e lower anchorages or
to the tether anchor s.
If a te ther or other strap is used to attach a
c hild res traint to the front passeng er seat,
m ake s ure that it is not so tig ht, th at i t ca uses the weight- sensing mat to measure more
we ight than is actuall y on the seat.
Th e heav ie r weight registe red can make Advanced A irba g work as th ough an adult were on the sea t and deploy the vanced Airbag when it must be suppresse d
causing serious or even fatal injury to th e
c hild

ward movem ent of the in a cras h, in order to h elp reduce the risk of head injury that could be caused by s triking the vehicl e interior.
Forward facing
manufactured after tember
Never attach a child seat tether strap to a
tie-down hook in the luggage compartment.
Never secure or attach any luggage or other items to the
tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat, make sure that it is not so tight, that it causes the weight-s ensing mat to measure more weight than is actually on the seat.
The heavier weight registered can make the system work as though an adult were on the seat and d eploy the Advanced Airbagwhen
it must be suppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the
f e w rearward- facing
turer's in struc tion s carefull y to determin e how
t o properly install the tether.
A child in stalled on the front passenger seat will be
The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and will smash the child seat and child against the
backrest , center armrest, door or roof.
A tight tether or other strap on a facing child restraint attached to the front senger seat can put to o much pressure on the

mounted tether strop
safety
-Attach th e tether strap anchorage hook
in to th e opening of th e tether anchorage.
- Pu
ll on the tether st ra p hook so that the
spring catch of th e hook is engaged .
- Tig h
ten th e te the r stra p firmly fol­
low ing
the ch ild restraint manufacturer's
instruc tions
chapter and
Note
you the child restra int with th e tet he r
strap for days, this on the seat
cus hion and backres t in th e area where the
tether stra p was insta lled. The
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
T he lower an chorage au ac hme nt poi nts are lo­
ca ted between the rea r sea t ba ck and rear seat
cushion fig . 36 .
Lower anchor ages sec
ure the in the seat without using th e ve hicle's safety belts. Anc hor ­
ages provide a secure and easy- to-use attach­
m ent and minimi ze the poss ibilit y of improper
manufa ctured after Sep te mber mu st lower allachment s fo r th e sys te m.
Hem ember th at th e lower anchorage points are
only intended for installation and all achment of
lowe r a nchorages. that are not equipped
w ith the lowe r a nchorage auachrnents can still be installed accord ing to the m anufac­
turer' s inst ruc tion s using vehicle safe ty belts.
(continued)
Always foll ow the C HS m anufacturer's in­
s tru ction s for prop er in sta llation and use of child restraint syste ms.
Never usc the or te ther an chorage s
to attac h safe ty belt s or other kinds of occu­pant restraint s.
tethe r anch ora ges and the lowe r an­chorag es arc only des ig ned to sec ure has be en equipp ed to usc these anchor­
a ges.
Tether anchorages and the lowe r an ch or­age s are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correc tly filled child re­
straints.
Neve r mount more than one to a
single te ther or t o a lowe r a n chora ge point. At­taching two child restraint s to a sin gle an ­chorage point ca n cause the anchorage to fail and cause serious person al injury in an acci­dent.
N eve r u sc the tether anch ora ges and lower anch orages to install three child restra ints in
you r Volkswag en.
Never use the low er inboard anchorages
from the left and right rear se ating position s to
in sta ll a at th e ce nter sea ting position of rear sea t. T he di stance between th e in ­board anchors w ill no t allow a to be prop­
e rl y i nstall ed to be abl e to with stand the hi gh
f orces that are generated in a cras h.
you must in stall three child restra ints on the rea r seat o f a Volk swagen with three
seating positions in the rear, you must u se the vehicle safety belt to install th e c hild restraint in the center seating position.
Always read and heed all WAR NINGS
wh enever u sin g a c hild res train ed in a vehicl e
i s being used page
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