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Always make sure that floor mats are erly secured.
Never place or install floor mats or other floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be properly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfering the pedals or the abiliry to control the vehicle.
Never place or install floor mats or other floor cover ings on top of already installed floor mats. Additional floor mats and other
Stowing
Loading the
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cove rings re d uce the s ize of the pedal area and interfe re with pedal s.
Always properly reinstall and secure floor mats that have been removed for cleaning.
Alway s m ake sure tl1at objects cannot fall
into
All luggage and other objects must be properly stowed and secured in the luggage
compartment.
Loose items in the luggage compartmen t
can shift suddenl y changing ve hicl e
in a sudden ve hicle maneuver o r in a
sion.
- Distribute th e lo ad eve nly in the
gage compartment.
- Always pla
ce and properly secure heavy
it
ems as far forward as possibl e in the
gage compartment.
-heavy luggage as low as possib le
in the lu ggage
compartment.
-
lu ggage using the tie-do wns
provided page 12 .
- Make sure
that th e rear seat b ack is
cure ly latched in plac e.
WARNING
Improperly stored lugg age or other item s can fly through the vehicle causing serious
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Always put objec ts, for example, luggag e or othe r heavy items in the lu ggage compart­ment.
Alwa ys secure objects in t11e lu ggage
able straps.
WARNING
Heavy loads influence the way your hicle handles . To help reduce the risk of a los s of control leading to serious personal injury:
Always keep in mind whe n transporting h eavy objects, that a c han ge in center of graviry can also cause changes in vehicle
heavy objects as far forward in the luggage compartment as poss ible.
Never excee d the Gross Axle Weig ht Rati ng
o r the Gross Vehicle Weig ht Rating specified on the safe ty compli ance stick er on the left door jamb. Exceeding pe rmissibl e w eig ht
sta ndards can cause the vehicle to slide and handle diff ere n tly.

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To hel p prevent p oisonous exhaust ga s from
b eing drawn into the ve hicle , a lways keep the
rear lid or t ailgat e closed w hil e driving.
Neve r transport o bjects la rger than those fitting comple tel y into th e luggage are a cause the rear lid or tailgate canno t b e full y
closed .
yo u absolute ly mus t drive with the rear
lid or t a ilgate ope n, o bserve the foll owing
n otes to reduce the r is k poisoning :
C lose w indows,
C lose th e power
air outl ets in the instrument p a n el,
off the air recirc ulation ,
Always make sure that the doors, the po w er
W here
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Af te r closin g the rear lid o r tailgate, always make sur e tha t it is properl y closed an d locked.
Never leave your vehicle unattended
ri ous pe rson al injury.
Neve r let childre n play in o r around the hicl e.
Neve r let passengers ride in the luggage compartment. Vehicl e occupants must always
b e properl y res traine d in one of the ve hicle's seatin g position s.
Note
Make su re that the heating wires in the rea r
w indow cannot be scraped and damaged b y
ite ms in the ve hicle .
Air ci rc ulation he lp s to reduce wi ndow fogging. Do not cove r the ventilation slot s in front o f the rea r si de windows beca use this can prev ent sta le
a ir from escaping the
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Safety
Safety first-everybody buckle up!
Fig. 12
page 2 1.
- A
djus t the front seat and head restra int
page 4.
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Make sure the seat back of the rear seat
bench is in an upright position and
cure ly latched in place before using the
safe ty
belt
- Hold the belt b y the to ngue and pull it
eve
nly across the chest and
page 19, fig . 1 2.
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o n th e belt to make sure that it is se­
c u re ly latched in the buckl e.
Automatic safe ty belt retractors
Every safe ly is equi ppe d an o n he s houlder b ell.
The
s a fe ly belt r etrac tor lock s th e belt
w he n the belt is pulled out fast, durin g ha rd
brak ing and in a collision. The ma y also lock when you drive u p or d own a steep hill or
Booklet 2.1
through a sharp curv e. During normal drivin g
the
for the d river, fron t passenge r,
a nd rear out bo ard seating po sition s are equipped wit h a prete n sioner that h elp s to tig h ten the sa fe ty and remove slack w hen
th e pr ete n sioner is act iva te d. Th e functi on of th e
p retension er is monito re d b y a warning light
Switchable lockin g feature
Every safety exce pt for th e one on th e dri ver seat is equipped w ith a switchabl e lock ing ture that mus t be u se d w hen the sa fety is u se d to install a c hild seal. Be sure to read he portant informa tio n abou t thi s fea tur e page63.
WARNING
Improperly posi tion ed safety
offe r optimum protec tion only when the seat back is upright and belts are correctl y po sition ed on the body.
Alwa ys make sure that the rear seat back­
r es t to whi ch th e center rear safety is at­
tach ed is secu re ly latched whenever th e re ar
cente r safe ty belt is being used bookl et 3.1. If the bac kres t is not s ecurely la tc hed , the pas­senger wiU move forward with the backre st durin g sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and e specially in a cra sh .
Never att ac h the safet y belt to the buckle
for another scat. Atta chin g the belt to the wrong buckle w ill re du ce safety belt ness and can ca use serious perso nal injury.
A passenger who is not correctl y res tra ined can be se riou sly injured by the sa fety belt itself
w hen it moves from th e stronger parts of the body int o sensit ive areas like the abdomen.
Alwa ys lock th e safe ty belt re tra ctor m ech­anism when yo u secure a child seat in th e ve-
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page 63, ch ild r estrai nt
w ith a safety

belt positio n during pregnancy
To prov ide maximum protectio n, safety
belt s
must always be position ed co rrectly
o n th e
weare r's page 21.
- Adjust th e front seat and head res traint
- Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it
even ly across the c h
est and fig. 15.
- In
ser t the to ngu e into the correct
buckle of you r seat until you hear it la tc h
-on the belt to make sure that it is
WARNING
Improperly positioned safety b elts can cause serious pe rsonal injury in an acci dent.
Exp ectant m others must a lways wear th e lap portion of th e safety be lt as low as possib le
acros s th e pelv is and b elo w the rounding of the abdom en.
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important informati on=> page 17, portant safe ty instruct ions about safet y

Unbuckle the safety belt with the red re lease button only after the vehicle has
stopp ed.
Fig. 19 Relea sing the tongue from the buckle
-the red re lease butto n on the
fig. 19 . The belt tongue will
s p ri
ng out of th e
WARNING
Never unfaste n safet y belt while the vehicle is
moving. Doing so will increase your risk of being injured or
to h eight adjustment
Adju sting safety
the safety belt height adjustm ent to ch ange belt position on th e shoulde r.
Fig. Location of manual belt height adjuster
The b e lt heig ht adjusunent for th e
fron t
seating pos it ion s ca n be used to ad­
just the heig ht of th e should er porti on of
the safety belt so that i t is posit ioned cor­
r
ectly .
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Keep the s trap guid e squeeze d in the di­
r
ection indicate d by th e fig.
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WARNING
Always read and hee d WARNINGS and other important page 17.

Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe injuries .
Wearing safe ty belts improperly ca n cause
seriou s inju ry or death. belts can
only work when they are correctly
tioned on the body.
tions reduce the eff ective ness of safety
belt s
and even increase the ris k of
jury and death by moving the safe ty belt to
c riti
cal a reas of th e body. Improper seatin g
position s also increase the risk of serious
inju ry and death when an airbag deploys
and strike s an occupant who is not in the
correct
seating pos ition. A driver is
sponsible for the safety of
pants and especially fo r chi ldren.
for e:
Safety
correct si ttin g posi tion in the vehicle whil e
Improperly worn safety belts increas e th e risk of serious personal injury and death w he neve r
a ve hicl e is being used.
make sure that all vehicle pants are correctly restrained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the ve hicle
i s being used.
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In a frontal collision, the safety belts for the front and rear outboard seating
ation is high enough . Thi s tighten s th e belt and takes up belt slack. Taking up the slack help s to reduce forward occupant m ove ment during a
collision.
Th e
belt pretensioner can only be act iva ted once.
The belt pre te nsio ner can be activated in a
frontal , side or r ea r-end collision . will no t vate in a rollover in wh ic h the sid e airbag s do not
depl oy.
2l Where applicabl e
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can be activa te d unnecess arily in a and will then have to be replac ed .
W he n the safe ty belt pretensioner is
Applicable safety requirements must be se rve d whe n the vehicle or components of the
syste m are scrap ped . A qualified dealers hip is miliar with these re gulation s a nd be pleased to pass on the information to you .
Be sure to observe safe ty, environmenta l and other reg ulat ions if th e ve hicl e or indiv idual
part s oft he system, parti cularl y the safe ty belt or airbag, are to be di sposed. We recommend you

2.1 Safety first
Airbag system
Important things to know
Airbags are only supplemental re straint s. For airbags to do their job,
sen gers, befor e dri vin g a lw ay s:
- Adju st th e driver' s
seat and steering
w heel
5.
- Wear y
our safety be lt s properly
13.
- Always properly use the correct child
re straint
to protect page 53.
a co llisio n airbags mu st
times.
keep in g roo m be tween your bo d y and the
s teerin g w heel and the front of the passe nge r the ai rb ag can and completely and pro vid e supplemental page 4, occupant seatin g For details on th e o perati on of the seat adju stment control s and
important th at page 53,
There is a tha t the dri ver and th e passengers can and must d o t o h elp the individual safe ty feature s work
seating position is important so that the fron t airb ag on the drive r sid e c an do its job.
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you h ave a physical impairment o r condition that prevents you from sitti ng properly on the
driver seat w ith the safe ty
may be necessary .
your au th o rize d dealer or qualified workshop, or the to mer
When the ai rbag syste m deploys, a gas generato r the ai rbags. brea k ope n the padded cove rs, and
shie ld again without interruptio n.
o f thi s tak es place in the of a n eye, so fast th at many people don 'teven realize that the airbags ha ve deplo yed. The airb ags also
reducing th e forces actin g o n the occupant d ur in g t he crash . th is way th ey help to re duce the ris k of in ju ry
t o the head and uppe r bo dy in t he cra s h. Airbags
d o not protect the arms or the lowe r parts of th e
body.
Both f ront a irb ags no t fro nta l
collisio ns. The tr igger ing o f the airbag sys te m
d epend s o n the an d re gis te re d by the electronic
contro l unit.
b ags

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Eve n though your vehicl e is equipped wit h an Advanced Airbag System, make certain that all childre n , especially those 12 years and younger, a lways ride in the back seat properly restrained for their
if an infant up to about one year of age restrained in on e of the rearward-fac ing or forward-facing infant re­
straints lis ted in Federal Mo tor Standard 208 with which the Advanced Airbag Sys te m in your was certified has been in­stalled on the front passenger seat. For a listing of the child restraints that were used certify compli ance with the
55.
The PASSENGER
will stay on if the front passenger seat is not occupied,
will stay o n if the tot al weight o n the front passenger seat is that of a typical year-o ld in­fant restrain ed in one of th e rearward-facing or forward-fa cing infant restraints listed in
w ill go off if the front passenger seat is occu­pied by a n adult as re gis te red by the weight­sen sin g page 40,
can stay on if the weight on the seat is more than th e typical! year-o ld infant re-
strained i n one of the child restraints li sted in 208 but less than weigh t of a small
the total weigh t on the front passenger seat is more tha n that of a typica l
208, the front airbag on the passenger side can deploy (the PASSENGER
light does not come on) even if the weight is less than the weight of a small adult. I f the PASSENGER light does not come o n, th e front airbag o n the passenger side has not been turned off by th e e lectronic control unit and can deploy if the control unit senses an impact that meets the conditions stored in its
memory.
For example, the airbag may deploy if:
a small chil d that is heavie r than a typical year-old infant is on the front passenger seat restrained in one of the c hild seats liste d in 20 8 page 55 or
a child who has outgrown child restraints is on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the PASSENGER and sta ys on.
The front airbag on the passenger sid e w ill de­plo y if the PASSENGER BAG lig ht does not come on and sta y on even if a small or teenager, or passenger who is not sitting up­
right w ith their back against a non-recl in ed bac kre st with th eir feet on the in
front of the seat i s on the
deployment occurs in those crashes that ta ke place at lowe r decelera ti o ns as defined in

the elec tronic control page 41, SENGER
Always remember. a child seat or infa nt carrier
in stalled on th e fron t seat may the rapidly pas senger's airbag in a frontal collision. The
airbag could greatly re duce the effectiveness of the c hild restraint and even seriou sly injure th e
c hild during
stro ng ly recommend that children always sit in
th e back page 53,
infant in a seat stall ed on th e front passe nge r seat ously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates eve n with an
System.
The inflating airba g will hit the child seat or infant carrier with great force and will
smas h th e c hild seat and c hild against the backrest, cent e r armre st, door or roof.
Always install r earwa rd-facing child seats on the rear scat.
If you must install a rearward facing child seat on the front passe nger scat becau se of
light docs not com e on and stay on, imme diatel y
your authorized swage n dealer or qualified workshop.
terferc with the ously inju re or even the child -eve n with
a n A irb ag
in exceptio nal circumstances, you must
in stall a fonvard-facing c hild restraint on the front passe nger's sca t:
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Fon vard-facin g seats install ed on the front passenger's seat may interfer e
with the deplo ym ent of the air bag and cause seriou s personal injury to the child .
2.1 Safety first
turer's instructions provid ed with the c hild
sea t or carrier.
- Neve r
put the fonvard-faci ng c hild
ment panel.
- Always move the passe nge r sca t into its
rearmost pos ition in the scat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the airbag as possi ble before installing ward-facing
scat that can increase the total weight te re d by the weig ht-sensing mat and ca n
ca use injury in a cras h.
Make sure that the BAG light comes on and stays on all the time w henever the igniti on i s switc hed on.
th e BAG light does not com e on and stay on , imm ediately in stall the fonv ard-facing child scat in a rea r seatin g
position and have the airba g sys tem inspec ted
by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop.
To reduce the ris k of se rious injury, make su re that tltc light is on whenever a child restraint is install ed on th e
front passenger scat and the ig niti on is switched on.
the d ocs not stay on, perform th e c hecks descr ibed the Advanc ed
Take the c hild restra int off the front senger seat and in stall it properly at one of the
r ear sea t position s if th e BAG light does not sta y on.
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