VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 2012 Owners Manual

Before installing a restraint on the front pas­
senger seat, be sure to
1 and
When using the vehicle safety to install a seat, you must first activate the switc hable
l ock ing fea ture on the safety to seat from moving
Push the
Fasten the harness webbing that is part of the restraint system securely and one finger underneath the
sho ulder portion at the c hest.
Attach the tether strap to the tethe r anchorage
for the seati ng position where the restraint is
being installed
a tether strap is being used to tie the re­
s tr aint to the front passenger seat, make sure that
it is not so tight that it causes the weight-sensing
mat to measure more weight than is actually on the
seat.
The airb
ag the passenger side makes the front
sea t a po tentially for a
in a forward -facing seat. is a very dan­
gerous
m ust take special precautions when a restraint with the safe ty or wit h
L A TCH /UCRA
rout e the unused center seat safety and the unused safe ty for the sea ting positio n
where the LATCH/UCRA
prevent a with the unused
sea t or improp erly a
or other em erg ency
situation .
Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in ­jure d or even
Before driving
DANGER (continued)
A seat in­
and can be if the front a irbag inflate s -even with an Advanced Air­
bag System .
hit the
sma sh the against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
sea ts
o n th e re ar seat.
you must a rearward facing sea t on the front passenger seat beca use of exceptional circumstances, but the BAG
sea t a t a seating position on the
r ea r seat and have the airbag system inspect­
ed right away by your authorized Volkswagen or a uthorized Volkswagen Service Fa­
read and heed whenever using a restrain t in a vehicle. 82, Air­bag system, and
An improperly restrain t ca n in­terfere with the airbag as it deploy s and seri­injure or even even with
an Advanced Airbag System .
except ional circumstances require the use of a forward-facing sa fety and
w ell-being require the specia l pre­
cau tion s to be taken :
- Forward-facing
sea ts on the front passenger seat may interfe re
with the deployment of the airbag and
cause serious injury to the
-make sure that the forward-fac­
ing seat has been desig ned and certified
by
its m anufa cturer for u se on a fron t pas­
senger seat with a front and sid e a irbag.
-
sea t or carrier.
- N
ever a
t ethe r strap to be use d.

straint up against or very near the instru­ment
-set the safety chorage to the adjustment position that permits proper restraint manufacturer's structions.
-
move the passenger seat to the highest position in the up and down justment range and move it back to the rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the airbag as before res traint.
-
weight r egis­tered by the weigh t-sensing mat and cause injury in a crash.
- Make
sure that the GER BAG the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
-
thorized Volksw agen or authorized
Volksw ag en S ervice Facility.
the seat in even if a is not sitting in it. A around during a sud-
den stop or in a
A with the universa l a n chorages or with the standard safety on the rear seat
may with unuse d r ear seat safet y
injury and even death .
secure unused rear seat safety out of reach of
restraint is
Never activate the switchable re-
trac tor when routing the safety around the head restraints .
Never anyone sit at the center rear
seating position if t he center rear safety
When a res traint, be
not to activate the switchable retractor when routing the safety
out far enough to you to route the around th e head restraint. Sitting properly and safe ly

Booster seats and safety
first read and note the introduc­
on page
or 18 kg) are best protected in
the vis, of these and
they must not use the restraint.
T
he not fit most
Booster seats raise these dren up so that the safe ty
can protect them in a
Do not use the fea ture when
u sin g the
midway over th e you must transport an
height adjustment to
make sure that the neck.
make sure that the across the thighs or
who are at 4 ft. 9 i n. (57 inches I 1.45 meters) can u se the 3 point and Never use the portio n of the to re ­
s train any of how big the is.
Before driving
remember that do not have the
pronounced
portion of the and The requires that a as Never the pass over the
is best to put these
and parts of
the safety body in the right The routing of the over the body is very important for the protection , whe ther or not a booster seat is
used . age 12 and under must ride
in the rear seat.
airbags must force. order to do its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
he or she be struck receive
serious or
orde r for the airbag to offer protectio n, it is im­
portant that
dren, who must be in the front seat unde r excep­circumstances, be restrai ned and as
far away from th e airbag as By kee ping
r oom between the
precautions when
route the unused safety arou nd the rear head restraint to prevent a from
in it.

Not using a booster seat, using the booster seat improperly, incorrectly a boos­ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im­properly increases the risk of serious person­
shoulder.
Always make sure the
as possible across the child's pelvis.
Never belt portion of the safety belt pass over the
Never a child stand or kneel on any seat, for example, the front seat.
Never a chi ld ride in the cargo area of your vehicle.
leaning for­
ward, sitting sideways or out of position in any way during a This
BAG light does not come on and stay on, perform the checks described
Take the child restraint off the front pas­senger seat and it properly at one of the seating positions on the rear seat if the BAG light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched on.
Always read and heed whenever using a restraint in a vehicle.
Child safety and child restraints.
A
Always secure unused rear seat safety belts out of the reach of children in
Never activate the switchable locking re­tractor when routing the safety belts around the head restraints.
Never anyone sit at the center rear seating position if the center rear safety belt has been routed around a rea r head restraint.
Be
careful not to activate the switchable lock­ing retractor when routing the sa fety belts
around the head restraints. you to route the belt around the head restraint.
Please first read and note the introduc­tory informat ion and heed the WARN­on page
be lts fo r the rear se ats a nd the fr on t pa s­
s enger seat mu st b e with th e swi tc h able fea ture to p ro pe rly sec ure child restraints.
p orti on of the 3 po int
res traints that can b e used with lower uni v e rsa l a nch o rag es.
Reg ardle ss of the kind of ch ild restraint that you
use, a lways make s ure that the ch ild res tra int is
p ro perly se cur ed in the vehicle ; o therw ise the child
c oul d be ser ious ly injur ed in a c ras h. Al ways
req uirem ent s regarding the installatio n of ch ild restr aint s.
proper ly and safely 1115

Whenever a the safety must
be webbing cannot you restraint can be
goes around a corner.
restraint on a seat, prefe rably
o n a rear sea t
the restraint on a rear seat
restraint in your
Route the safety
as specified by the res tra int manufactur­er.
insert the
Make sure that the red
Remove from the it
Push the
installed with the safety
Activate the feature 117 , Activating the switchable locking fea­
ture .
on the safety is properly fastened and tight.
Check the restraint at the place where the restraint.
The
r estraints i f th e restraint must be installe d on the front seat
restraint manufac­
turer's instructions when installing a restraint in your
the restraint on a seat, prefe rably
o n a re ar seat in exceptio n al circum­s ta nces you must install the
Make sure the front seat backrest is in the right position .
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
position in the seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
as far away from the airbag as
height juster so that safety install the restraint.
Route the safety
as specified by the
the tongue into the for that
seating position.
Make sure that the red button faces
away from the
Remove from the and straint.
Push the weight to make sure that the restraint be installed with the safety
Make sure the safety is not so tight that it
causes the weight-sensing mat to measure more
weight than is actually
on the seat.
Activate the belt's switchable feature
Check the restraint at the where the restraint.
T he seat
After checking to make sure that the
restraint is correctly recognized by the weight­
sensing mat inside the front passenger seat, so that the front passenger airbag status is
GER BAG be sure to read
the additional important information and heed the
about the Advanced Airbag
BAG
especially those 12 years and younger ,
must restrain -
ed for their age and size.

Activating the switchable locking feature
the way out of the retracto r.
While keeping your weight on th e child re­
straint , g u ide the shoulder belt portion of the safety
b elt back into the retrac tor until the belt lies flat and
is tightened against the child restraint.
You should hear a noise as the bel t
winds back into the inertia reel of the safety belt re­
t ractor . Test the switchable locking feature by ing on the belt. You should no longer be able to the belt out o f the retractor. The switchable
l ocking feature is
on the safety belt to make sure the safety
belt is properly fastened and tight.
Deactivating the switchable locking feature
The switchab le locking featu re for child restraints
the way back into the retractor.
Press the red button on the safety belt buckle .
T he belt tongue
Guide the sa fety belt back by hand so that it
the switch able locking feature should be activat­
ed inadvertently , the safety belt must be unfas­
tened and guided comple te ly back into its stowed
position to deactivate this feat ure .
Using the wrong restraint or an improp­erly re strain t can cause seri­
o u s pe rsonal injury or d eath in an accid ent.
even if a is not sitting in it. A
in an up­right position and securely latched into place and cannot fold forward . Otherwise , the seat backrest with the
whenever using a child restraint in a ve hicle Child safety and child restraints. precautions apply when a
child seat on the front passenge r seat 104 , Child restraints and the Ad­vanced front airbag system.
installed child restraints increase the risk of ser ious per sonal injury and death
in a
properly a nd safe ly 117

Fig. 68 Markings for the anchorages on t he seat.
tory information and heed the WARN­on page
for Lowe r An­
cho rs and Tethers for Canada, Univer­Restrai nt A nchorages (UCRA) is used to
describ e the combina tion of top tether straps and
l ower an chorages .
lower univer­anchorages.
T he circular markings
on the rear seat backrest you to the lowe r anchorages for the 2 outboard seating posit ions 68.
The anchorage at­
t ach men t poi nts are between the rear seat back­
re st and seat cu shion .
universal anchorages secure
th e child restraint system in the seat without using
th e vehicle's safety
of improper restraint tion.
Remember th at the
ancho ra ge poin ts are int end ed for insta llat ion
and attachme nt of restraint s speci fically certi­
fied for use with these anchorages.
be
restraint
systems to one an­
c hora ge point at the same time. For instance , you
must not
Befo re driving
anchorage points .
T here are 2 ways to attach an appropr iate
re­
straint to the anc ho­
rages :
Rigid connectors on bars at the back of the child restraint:
Depending on your vehic le's sea ts, you may want to use guidance fixtures when with
guidance fixtures is easier and protects the
tery. Guidance fixtures are with the not, they can be purchased
f rom an authorized Volkswagen or an au­
t horized Volkswagen Service Facility. The guid­
ance fixtures mu
st be in acco rdance with
t h e manufactu rer's instructions at th e anchorage
po ints between the sea t cush ion and the seat
bac krest.
Make sure the seat backre st of the rear seat bench i s in the upright position and securely latch­
ed in place.
or restraint manufacturer) to se­
cu re the seat
Guide the upper tether strap under the rear
h ead restraint (raise the head restrain t if necessa­
ry).
Attach the tether strap ancho rage hook into the
open ing of the te ther an ch orage.
Attach the connectors onto the tower universal anchorages.
Make sure you hear the restraint se­into
it to make certain it is secure and
Release the top tethe r strap (if one is requi red
by the rest raint manufacturer) .
the re-
straint manufacturer's instructi ons.

Hooks attached to adjustable straps
Make sure the sea t backres t of the rea r seat
bench is in the uprigh t position and securely
Attach the hook-on connectors with the spring
ca tch re lease onto the lower
on the connector attachments to make
sure that it is p roperly attac hed to the LATCH/
the child re straint
m anu factu rer's instructions .
Release or deploy the top tether strap (if on e is
required by the child restraint m anuf acturer) to cure the seat
Guide th e upper tether strap under the rear
head restraint (raise the head restrain t if
Guid e the tether strap between the rear seat
back and the luggage compartmen t cove r.
A ttach the teth er strap ancho rage hook into the
ope nin g of th e tether anchorage and th e top tet he r strap tig h t.
After you have the child seat,
th e child rest rai nt manufacturer's
ins tructions.
Release th e top te ther strap (if one is requi red by the child restraint manufacturer) .
Depress the spring catc h on the hook .
Move the hook in the direct io n of t he ve hic le
floor so that there is enough space to release the
connecto r fro m
the lowe r an ch orage .
must take special precautions when
lower universal anchorages behind the fron t passenger seat or behind the driver seat.
Always route the unu sed center seat safety belt and
the un used safe ty belt
for th e sea ting posit ion
whe re the
around the rea r head restraint behind the
c hild restraint to help prevent a child from playing
w ith the unu sed belt and becom ing entangled in it.
as the
ance fixtures from the anchorage points when there is not child seat secured in the vehicle anchorage points.
Be care ful no t to activa te t he switchab le ing retrac tor whe n routing the safety belts
around the head restrain ts . th e safe ty

Securing a child restraint with the Top Tether strap
Fig. 69 of a mounted upper tether strap . The top tether strap reduces the forward movement of the restraint in a crash. to reduce the risk of head injury if th e hits the
Anchorages for the top tether strap on the
back of the rea r seat.
first re ad and note the
on page
the tether strap
r estraint according to the res traint turer's instructi ons.
Remove the essary.
Locate the tether anch o r on the rear seat rest.
seating positio n: Guide the upp er tether strap under the out er rear head restraint (ra ise the
h ead res trai nt if n ecessary).
seating posi tion: Guide the upper te ther
strap under the cen ter rear head restraint the way up. the tethe r strap
stra int , push the head restra int the way down
and guide the strap ove r the center head restra int.
Guide the tether strap between the rear seat
back and the
Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into th e
open ing of the tether anchorage .
lighten the tethe r strap
the tether strap
Loosen the tension on the tether strap restraint manufactu rer's instructions .
Depress the sprin g ca tch on the hook and
installation of res traints in crease the ris k of injury and death in a
c ra sh .
the in structions provided by th e m anufacturer of the child re straint when it in your vehicle .
Neve r a child re straint without a
p roperly atta ch ed top tether strap if the
in Canada .

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chors are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correctly fitted child restraints.
rages to secure safety belts or other kinds of occupant restraints.
a 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-sensing mat for the Advanced bag on the seat .
vanced Airbag when it should be suppressed causing serious or even fatal injury to the
child.
a re arward-facing child sea t on the front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances, but the light does not come on and stay on, immediately
you leave the child re straint with the tether strap firmly
tory information and heed the on page
The following are so me so urc es of additional m ation about child res traint selec tion, in stallation a nd use :
auth orit ies advise that the best child safe ty
seat is the one th at fits your child and fits in you r
vehic le, and that you will use correctly and te ntly .
Try
bef ore you buy!
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