belt VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2008 Repair Manual

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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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.
-
on the belt to make sure the s afety
belt is properly fas te ned and tight.
-
safety
- 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

2.1 Safety first
cally when the belt is wound all the way back into the retractor.
-the red button on the safety belt
buckle.
The belt tongue will pop out of the
-Guide the safety belt back by ha nd so
that it rolls easily onto the retractor and the
trim around the retractor will not be
aged.
Always let th e sa fe ty belt retract completely into its s towed position. The sa fety belt can now be used as an ordinary safety belt withou t th e
vated inadvertently, the safety belt must be
WARNING
Improperly installed child seats increase the risk of serious personal injury and death in a
collision .
Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate the switchable locking feature for child
ously injured in an accident.
WARNINGS whenever using a child restrained in a vehicle
i s being page 53. Special precautions apply when installing a child seat on the front passe ng er page
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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
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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-both straps wit h hook-on con­
n
ect ors on the secu re ly to the lower
a n ch orages.
- P ull str ap s tig
ht foll ow ing th e man­
ufacturer's instr uctio ns.
-Release or deploy th e ch ild rest ra in t
tether strap.
- Guide th e
upper tether strap under th e
rea r
head restraint (ra ise the head restra int
if n ecessary).
- Att
ach th e te ther s trap anch orage hook
int o th e o pe
ning of th e te ther a n ch o rage.
- Pull on
both of the adjustable straps on
th e
to make cer­
t ain it's secure a
nd properl y attached .
Relea sing
- Loose n th e te nsio n on the stra p f ol­
l
owing t h e manufacturer's in stru c­
t i
ons.
- Dep ress the sprin g catch on th e hoo k.
- Hold th e s prin g
catch in th e dep ressed
p os ition .
- Move th e h
ook in direct ion of th e ve­
hicle floo r so that the re is en o ug h space to
r e lease th e co
nnecto r f ro m th e lowe r an­
c h o rage.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
-Release the te th er str ap
WARNING
Impro pe r u sc of th e sys te m can in ­
c re a se the risk of serio us personal inju ry and death in an accid ent.
Th ese anchors were developed sole ly fo r seats usin g the sys te m .
Neve r attac h oth er child seats,
A lways make sure th a t the yo u hear whe n l atc hin g th e seat in place.lfyou d o not
hear f orward and hit th e int erior of the ve hicle, or
b e e jecte d from the ve hicl e.
WARN ING
Im proper in sta ll ati on of restra in ts
A lways manufacturer's
as the
l o w er anch orages or safety belt s in your ve­
Always read and heed th e i mportant infor­
m ati on an d about safety and the in sta ll ati o n of
se lectio n, in stalla tion and
use:
N
HTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
t h e o ne that fits your c hil d and fits in your ve­and that you will use correct ly and consis­
tent ly.
Try befo re you b uy!
Nat ional High way Traffi c Admini stration
Tel.: (888) www.nhtsa.do t.gov
Nati onal Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www.safekids.o rg
www.ca rseat.o rg
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32
A ir
bag deployment zone 38
How the
components work together 37
Adva n
ced Airbag components 35
Adva nced front airba g sys tem 33
Airbag deployment zone 38
Airbag system 28
Care 44
Components (front air bags) 35
Components (side airbags) 46
Components (sid e curtai n protectionTM
a irbagl Curtain a irb ags
light Repa irs 44
Hotline 12
Automatic belt retractor 1 9
8
Before driving 3
Be lt
pretensioner
Disposal 27
27
Booster seats 62
first
c
Cargo area
Infant seats 59
Lower
anchorages 71
Mounting and releasing lower anchorage connectors 72
the front passenger seat
inst ruct ions 56
Tether an chors 68 Tether strap 69
Convertibl e child seats
Curtain airb ags
position
Driving safety 3
Driving with ch
ildren 53
E
Examples of improper seating posit ions 8
Extender for
the safety belts 23
F
Fastening
Booste r seats 62
Co nvertible chil d
seats Infa nt seats 59

belt extender 24
Safet y belt s 19
Floormats 9
Front airbag system 32
Airbag deplo ym ent zo ne 38
T he basics 32
Front airbags
Descript i
on 32
Fronta l co llisi
ons a n d the laws of phys ics 15
H
Head restraints
Correct adjustment 7
Heavy clothing
and safety belt s 17
How m
any airbags does my vehi cle have'? 35,
46,51
Importance of sitting properly 28
Importance of wearing safet y belt s 28
Important things to do befor e driv ing 3
Improper seating posit ions
Improperly worn safety belts 26
I
ndicator light
Airbag system
Indicator ligh ts
Airbag system 41
AIR BAG
u sing the LATCH sys tem 72
I
nstalling the upper tet her strap on the anchorage
L
Leat her seats
marks
Lower anchorages 71
Luggage compartment
M
Monitoring the Advanced Air bag Syste m
Occupant seating positions 4
p
light 41 Start blinking 42
principles of a frontal collision 15
marks
adjustment of head restraints 7
occupant seating pos itions 4
safety belt position 21
driving 2

belts 13, 19
Extender 23
How can I adjust the heigh t o f my safery
belt? 25
How
do you put on you r safery belt
correct l
y? 19
Improperly worn 26
Installing child restraint 63
Not worn
16
belt position 21
instructio ns 17
Specia l consid erations for pregnant
women 22
Switc hab le locki ng feature 65
Unfa stening safe ty belt s 25
Warning light
14 What happen s to occupants not wearing
safety
belt s? 16 Why assume the co rrect seatin g
position? 28
W hy safery belts protec t? 17
Why wear safery belts? 15, 28
belts protect 17
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
43
seatin g positi on for the driver 4
seating position for the front
passenger 5
belt extender 23
Curtain airbags 52
Seating capacity 13
Sea ting position Distance between driver and steering
wheel 4
Driver 4
Front
passenger 5
Improper seat in g positi on s
4
Rear
passe ngers 6
air bags 46
Description 46
Ho w
they work?
in structio n s 48
airbags
Desc ripti
on
How they work? 5 1
instructions 52
Steer ing w hee l
Distance
to the driver 4
Sw itchable locking f
eature
Activating 65
Deactivating 67
T
Tether anchors 68
T
ether strap 69
Tie -
downs 12
Torn or f rayed safety bel ts 1 7
Trunk
u
Unfasten ing
belts 25
Upholstery
v
Ventil ation slit s ll
w
Wa rning light
belts 14
Wa rnin g lights

3.1
M eaning o f warning lights
Brake
pads worn-contact your authori zed Volkswagen dWindshield was her fluid too lowealer or qualified workshop
Windshield washer fluid level too low
Fuel level too low (reserve)-Hefuel as soon as possibl e
Engin e oil press ure too low-engine
off and ch eck en gine oil leve l
Do ors open
Make su re tha t all the doors completely cl osed (to the second catc h ).
lid open
Engine oil level too low-
Warning and indicator light s in the
Meaning of warning lig h ts
Dep ress ped a l
Airbag system malfunction-contact your au -
thorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified work-shop
Airbag disabled
Belt prete n sioner system malfu nction-contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or qualified workshop
En gine hood open
Fasten safet y belts!
Malf unction in anti-loc k brake syste m -contact
o r your auth orized Volk swagen dealer or qualifi ed
work shop
Flashing: Electroni c Stab iliza tion in operation or Hegulat io n in op-eration Illuminated: or m alfunct ion or
sw itched off
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