Adjust VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2005 Owner's Guide

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
A n ai rbag sys te m tha t i s no t func ti o nin g erl y cannot provi de s upplemental pro tec tio n
in a fronta l crash .
th e a ir bag indi cato r
sib lc that th e airb ag
wo rksh op.
o r be seriou sly injure d an d ca n b e kill ed .
Even tho ugh your vehi cle i s with Advance d Air bag make certain
that chil dre n, es pecia lly 12 years yo unge r, always ride on th e back seat p roper ly
res tra ined fo r th eir age and size.
A lways install fo rward o r rea nvard -facing
c hild seats o n th e re a r seat- eve n with an vance d Airbag Sys te m .
a rearward - faci ng chil d scat on the fro nt passenger seat because o f
BAG does not com e on an d stay o n, immedi ate ly
s h op.
A tig ht tethe r or other str a p o n a faci ng ch ild res tra int attach ed t o the fro nt se nger seat ca n put to o much press ure on the
we ight-se nsing mat in the se a t and reg is te r more a weight than is on th e seat. The
h ea vier weig ht regis tere d can make the
sys te m w ork as thou gh an adult were on th e seat a nd dep loy th e Advance d Air bag w he n it
m ust b e s uppresse d causin g se rious o r eve n
fata l inju ry to the c hild .
An imp roperly in sta lled child res tra int can
ou sly in ju re or even child -eve n wit h
a n Advanced Airbag Syste m .
in exce pti onal ci rcums ta nces, you must a fo n vard-faci ng chil d restrai nt on the
f ro nt passenger's seat:
-
Fon vard-faci ng c hild seats o n
th e front passe nge r's scat may inte rfere with the deploym en t of th e a irbag and
ca use serio us perso nal inju ry to the child .
- Always
mak e s ure the fonvard-fac ing seat has been des ig ned and certifi ed by its
m anufact ure r f or use o n a fron t seat with a
passenger fron t a nd side airbag.
- Always
the lllr er's in structi o ns provid ed with the seat o r carrier.
- Never
put the fonva rd-faci ng c hild straint up again st o r v ery near th e ment panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its rearmos t p osi tion in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustm ent ra nge, as fa r away from the airbag as p oss ib le before in sta llin g th e war d-faci ng child restra int. The backrest must b e adjuste d to an upright p os ition.
- Alway s ma ke sure t hat n
oth in g preve nts
th e front passe nger's seat from bei ng
m ove d to th e rearmost p osition in its fore and aft adju stment range.
- Never pl
ace additio nal it e m s o n th e seat
th at
te re d b y the weight-se nsin g m at an d can
ca use inju ry in a cras h.
M ake sure th at th e PASSENGER ligh t comes on and stays on
BA G
wo rksh o p .
Airbag sy ste m 43

BAG light does not go off when an adult is sitting on the front
passenger scat after taking the s te p s described
above, make sure the adult i s properl y seated
and r estrai ned at one of the rear seating posi­
tions.
Have the a irba g sys te m inspecte d by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified
workshop before transporting anyon e o n th e
front passenger seat.
be turn ed off, and th e BAG light on.
o r th e front passe nger sa fety belt its elf is buckled and th e
f ru nt seat i s not occ upied . th e co me on.
Repair, care and
re moving, servicing or repairing a
Never cover, obstruct, or change the
steeri ng wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in strument panel or m odify them in any
Never attach any o bj ects such as cup holders or te lephone mountings to the sur­faces covering the airbag units.
For cleaning the horn pad or instrument panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one moi st­
e ned w ith plain water. Solvents or cleaners
co uld damage the airbag cover or change the
s tiffn ess or strengt h of the material so that the
a irbag cannot deploy and protect properly.
Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of the a irba g system.
All work on the steering wheel, instrument panel, front seats or ele ctri cal sys tem (in-
44 Airbag system
{ continu ed )
eluding the installation of audio equipment ,
ce llular te lephones and C B radios, etc.) must be performed by a qualified tech nici an who
h as the training and special equipment neces­
sary.
For any work on the airbag s ys te m , we strongly recommend that yo u see you r autho­rized Volkswagen dealer or qualified work­
shop.
Never modify the front bumper or parts of the vehicl e body.
Alwa ys make sure that the s ide airbag can inflate witho ut interference:
Neve r scat covers or rep lacement upholstery over the front scat backs that have no t been specifically approved by Volkswagen.
Never use additional seat cushions that cover the areas where t11e sid e a irba gs in­
flate .
Damage to the original scat cove rs or to
th o scam in the area of tho side airbag module must always be re p ai red immedi­ate ly by an authorized Volkswagen deale r or qualified workshop.
The airbag sy stem can be activated only
o n ce. After an airba g has inflated, it must be replaced.
trained t echnician who has th e necessary
too ls and diagnostic equipment to properly

Alway s seats on the rear seat.
a rearward-facing
seat in a rear seating position and h ave the airbag system inspec te d immediately by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified
workshop.
Fonvard-facing child seats installed on the
front passenger seat may interfere with the
chorage to the highest adjustment posi­
t ion.
- Always move
the passenger seat to the
hi ghest position in th e up and down justment range and move it back to
the tim e whenever the ignition is
switched
Advanced front airbag system and
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual-stage front Airbag in compliance with
Unit ed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety dard as at th e tim e your
ve hicl e was manufactured.
T he Advanced Airbag system in you r veh
icle to meet th e requ ire­ments for 3 and 6 year-old chil dre n (as defined in the s tandard ) on the passe nger side and small
adults on the driv er side. d eplo ym ent
occurs in tho se crashes that take plac e at lower
d ecla ratio ns as defin ed in th e ele c
tronic unit. Th e low risk deployment crit eria are tended to redu ce the risk of injury through inter­
action with the airbag that can occur in these
safety
airbag inflates. In additi on, the system has been certified to comply with the qu ir e m ent s of th e Safety Standard , to turn off the
f r ont airbag for infant s up to 12 months w ho are restrained on th e front passenge r seat in child that are
can be a very dangerous place for an in-fant or la rger child in a rearward -facing

(When the res tra in t sys te m comes equipped w ith a removable base, compliance has to be certified with or without th e base) .
Brit ax Handl e with 191
Assura 4553
F it 4543
A rri va
Even flo Disc overy Adjust Right 2 12
Even flo First
Graco Infant 8457
Forward-facing convertible child restraint
sys tems,
manufactured on or after September
Britax Houndabout 16 1
Britax Expressway
Encore 4612
Olympian
Touri va
Even flo Horizon
Even flo Medallion 254
Safety Ride
D. Forward-facing toddler/belt positioning
booster systems, manufactured on or after
Brita x Road ster
High Back Booste r
Eve n flo Right Fit 245
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serio u s inj ury, make sure that the AIR BAG comes on and stays on whenever a child restraint is installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition is switched on.
Take the child restraint off the front pas­senger seat and install it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the does not stay on.
use of child seals substantially reduces the risk of injury in an accident!
Fig. Never let babies or older ch il dren ride in a
vehicle whil e s itting on the lop of anot her passenger.
-All childr en, es pecially those 12 yea rs
a
nd younger , s h o uld always ride in the
back seat properly restrain ed for their age
and size.
- Alw ays u
se the right child seat for each
c hild
and a lways use it properl y=> page 53.
- Always
car e full y follow the child seat
m anufacturer's in stru ctio ns on how to
route the s
afety belt properly through th e
ch ild
seat.
- When us
ing the ve hicl e safety belt to in­
s ta
ll a child seat, you mus t fir st activate the
swit chable locking feature on the sa fety
As the driv er, yo u are respons ibl e fo r th e
safety of everybody in the ve hicl e, espe­
cially childr en : be
lt to
prevent th e child seat from moving
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There are also additi ona l a dju stment s tha t mus t
b e m ad e in order to be a ble to properl y install a
c hild res trained on th e f ro m seat:
Set th e safe ty bell upper a nch orage for th e
front passenger seat to the hi ghest adju stment po sition if th e available safety belt l eng th is suf­ficient to prope rly install the child res traim
Move the fr ont passe nge r scat to the highes t
pos ition in the seat's up and do wn adju stment
range.
Mo ve the front passe nge r seat to the rea r­mos t positio n in the seat's fore an d aft adjust­ment range, as far away from the airbag as pos­
sib le before insta llin g th e forw ard-fa cin g c hild
If a strap ortether is bein g used to tic th e child seat to th e fro nt passe nge r seat, make sure
t h a t it is not so tight that it causes the w eig ht ­sensing m at to m ea sur e mo re we ight than is ac­on the seat.
Always r
emember: Even though your vehicl e is equipped w ith an Adva nce d Air b ag all childr en. espec ially those 12 years and you nger,
s h ou ld always ride in the back scat properly re­
strai ned for th eir and size.
Not u sin g a child seat, using the wrong child seat or improperly ins taUing a c hild res traint
in creases the risk of seriou s personal injury and death.
All vehicle occu pants and especially chil­dren must a lways be res train ed properl y
w heneve r riding in a ve hicle .
- An
unrestrained or improp erl y re ­
s trained child can be injur ed or killed by
ava ilabl e c hild seats are re­
quired to comply with hicle Safety Standard
use child restraint sys te m s that fully contact the flat portion of th e seat
c u shi on. Th e child restraint must not tip or lean to either si de. Volkswagen does not recommend using child seats that rest on legs or tube- like frames. They do not pro­
vide adequate cont act with the se at.
- Always h
eed all legal requirem ents per­
taining to th e in stallation and u se of c hild seats and carefully follow the in struction s provided by the manufacturer of th e scat
yo u are usin g.
Neve r allow children unde r 4 ft 9 in (57 in ch es /1.45 meters) to wear a normal safe ty belt . T hey must alway s be re strai ned by
a prope r child restraint syste m. they could su sta in injuries to th e abdomen and n ec k areas during sudden braklng ma­
neuv ers or acci de nt s.
Never let more than one child occupy a
c hil d scat.
Neve r let babies or older child ren ride in a vehicl e w hil e sittin g on tlt e lap of ano ther pas­
senge r.
- Holdin g a child in yo
ur arms is neve r a
subs titute for a child restraint syste m .
-
The s trongest person co uld not hold the
c hild with the forc es that exist in an acci­
d e nt . Th e child will strike the int erior of the vehicl e and can al so be struck b y the pas­
senge r.
-
The c hild and th e passe nger can also in­jure each another in an acci dent .
Neve r in stall rcanvard-faci ngchild seats or infant carriers on the front passenger seat. A
c hild w ill be se riou sly inju red and ca n be
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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.
-
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 .

(continued)
A lways read and heed all WARNINGS wheneve r using a child restrained in a vehicle
is bein g page 13, page 53, "C hild safety".
WARNING
An improperly installed child restra int can ter fer e with the airbag as it deploys and ously injure or even kill tlte child-eve n with an Adva nced Airbag System.
turer's instruction s provided with the child seat or carrier.
2 .1 Safety first
(continued)
- Never put the fonv ard-facing ch ild
ment panel.
- Always move
the passe nger seat into its
rearmost position in tlte seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as p ossib le befor e in stalli ng the
prevents
th e f ront passenger's seat from be ing
m ove d to th e rearmos t position in its fore
an d aft adj ustment range.
- Neve r pl
ace a dditional items on tlt e seat
th at can in crease the to ta l weight tered by the weight-sensing mat and ca n
cause injury in a cras h.
Make su re that th e BAG
If th e
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WARNING
An imprope rl y in sta lled child ca n in­terfe re w ith the airba g as it de ploys and se ri­ously inju re or eve n kill the c hild -eve n w ith an Advan ced Airbag Sys te m .
m ent pan el.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
(continued)
- Always move the passenge r scat int o its
reannos t pos ition in the sea t's fo re and aft
a dju stment range, as fa r away fr o m th e
a irbag as p oss ible befo re i nstalli ng the fo r­
ward- faci ng c hild res tra .int. The backrest must be adjusted to an uprigh t posi tion.
- Always
make sure th at nothi ng p reve nts
t h e fro nt passenge r's seat fro m being moved to the rearmost p osit ion in its fore
a nd a ft ad justment r an ge.
- Neve r pl
ace ite ms o n th e seat th a t ca n the to ta l we ight regis­
t e re d by the weight-sensin g and ca n
cause injury in a cras h.
Make sure that th e PASSENGER AIR B A G the time wheneve r the ignition is swi tche d on.
light d oes
n o t come o n and stay on , i mmediate ly install the forwa rd-fa cin g child seat in
th e seat man­
ufacturer's i nstructio ns w he n
res traint in your
th e
s
peci a l in struct ions and heed the WARN­
INGS below. To activa te t he switchable
lock ing fe a ture:
-
t h e c hild res traint on a seat, pref­
e ra bl y on th e r
ear
-Set the safety belt upper anchorage for
the fron t passenger seat to the highest ad­
justment position if t he availab le safety
be lt le ngt h is s
ufficient to properly
the child
- Move the front passenger seat t o the
hig h es t position in th e seat's up and down
adjustment rang e.
- Move
the front passenger seat to there­
armost position in d1e seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the
ai r
bag as possible before the for ­
ward-facing child
restrai nt.
-th e child res tra int on a seat, pref­
erably on the rea r
-Houte th e safety belt around or through
th e
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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
68 safety
(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

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
28, page 53,
Mounting and
straps
Mounting
-LATCJ-llower anchorage attachment
points are on the ve hicle body between th e
r
ear seatback and rear seat c u shion
pag e 71, fig. 36.
WARNING
Improper installation of
Always refer to the
lower ancho rages or safety b elts in your
system
Wheneve r
click se­
curely into place.
72 Child safety
-on both sides of the CRS once
yo u've mounted it to make certain i t is se­
cure and properly attached.
Releasing
-Release t h e lo we r latch from the LATCH
lower
anch o rages following th e man­
u fac
turer's instructio ns.
-
Release the tether strap .
Hooks attached to adjustable straps
(hook-on connectors)
-Make sure th e seat back of the rear seat
bench is in the upright pos ition and se­
curely latched in place.
-
th e hook-on connectors with the
s
pring catch release onto th e lower an­
c h o r
age so that th e connector lock s into
p lace.
-
o n the connecto r to make su re that
it is properly attached to the lower an-
chorage.