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Properly worn safety fective means of reducing the risk of serious injury
and death in a or othe r accident.
D amage to sa fety belts reduces their
tiveness and increases the risk of se rious personal
i nj ury and death whenever the vehicle is being
used .
Check the conditi on of
a safe ty belt shows damage to webbing , ings, retracto rs or buckles . have the safety belt
More information:
Adjusting the seating posit io n
Airbag system
Child safety and child restraints 103
Parts , access ories, repai rs and modifications
Properly worn safety belts are the single most effective means of r educing the risk of serious injury and death in a collision or er accident. For this reason , always wear your safety belt properly and make sure all
pa ssengers wear their safety belts properly as well whenever the vehicle
The driver must always make sure that
hicle. Thi s applies even when just driving around town. Therefore, always wear your safety belts and make sure that everybody in your vehicle is properly restrained.
Always secure children
Always fasten safety belts correctly before driving off and make sure that all passengers
are properly re strained .
Never attach the safety belt to the buckle of another seat. Attaching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt fectiveness and can cause serious personal injury.
cle is moving. Doing so will
small children, into any single safety belt.
Never wear belts over rigid or breakable objects in or on your clothing, such as glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause injury.
layers of heavy clothing (such as
a coat worn over top of a sports jacket) may with proper. positioning of the safety belt and reduce the overall effectiveness of the system .
Never use comfort clips or devices that create slack in the shoulder belt. However,
s pecial clips may be required for the correc t
u se of some child res traint systems.

Damage to safety belts re duces their effective ne ss and increa ses the risk of seri­ous personal injury and death whenever the
v ehicle is being used.
Torn or frayed safety belts can te ar, and
damag ed safety belt hardware can break
web­
bing, bindings, buc kles, or retractors are damaged , hav e the belts replaced immediate­
ly with the correct replacement belts proved by Volkswagen for your vehicle, mod­el , and model yea r.
Fig . 45 Warning light in the instrume nt
Lights up or Possible caus e flas hes
Driver and front p asse nge r have not
tened their safety belts, if fr o nt passenger sea t is occup ied.
Heavy items on the front passe nge r seat.
Whe n the ign itio n is switched on, seve ra l warni ng
and indica tor lights come on brie fly for a func tion
check. They go out after a few seconds.
A warning chime also sounds.
Replacement after a crash may be neces­
s ary even if a sa fety belt shows no visible damag e. Anchorages that have been loaded must also be inspect ed .
D amaged safety belts must be replaced ; they cannot be repaired .
Never try to repair a dam ag ed s afety belt yourself. Never remove or modify the safety
belts in any way.
Have safety belts, bindings, retractors and buckles replaced by an authorized
Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts
may not work
tory information and heed the WARN­on page 69.
Proper response
Fasten safety belts .
Re move it e m s f
rom fr ont passe nger seat and
stow them safe ly .
T
he safety belt wa rnin g light comes on f or 6 sec­
onds when the ignition is sw itched on. A warning
ch ime also sounds for up to 6 seco nds if the driv­er's safe ty belt is not bu ckl ed . Th e c hime stops
soone r if the driver buckles his or her safe ty be lt.

What happens to passengers not wearing a safety
driver is thrown forward.
tory and hee d the WARN ­on p age 69 .
Many
That is
in
the seat with the arms and hands . a into
the steering instrument in the way 48.
Never on airbags airbags provide protection. Airbags are not supposed to in kinds of accidents. Even if your
Befo re driving
Fig . 4 9 passengers in the rear seats are
th rown forward on top of the
in orde r
to min imize the risk of severe injury or death in a
crash , regardless
of whether a seating position has
an airbag or not.
An airbag
is since they can
be thrown forwa rd through the passengers in the rear seats endanger not but the driver and other passengers in the 49.

Safety belts protect
Fig. Belted driver secured by the
neuver .
on page 69.
Used safe ty can make a big
to
the body in a co llision , and help prevent the
addition , safe ty reduce the danger of being
thrown out of the vehicle
or through the in the safety crumple zones, and other safety features (such as
airbags) engineered into today's The front
Using safety belts
crumple zones and other passive safety features
(such as the airbag system) are also designed to
absorb kinetic energy. By "absorbing " the kinetic
energy over a longe r pe riod
of time, the forces on
the body become more to
cause injury.
Although these examples are based on a fronta l
collision , safety
whether you're on a long trip or "just going to the
corner always buckle up and make sure
that others do, too.
Accident statist ics show that vehicle occupants
p roperly wearing safety
also
g reatly increases the ability of the supp lementa l
airbags to do thei r job in a collision. For this is required by in
most countries including the United
your Volkswagen is equipped with have to wear the safety
bag systems on your Volkswagen.
always wear your safety is properly restra in -
ed!
o n
Damage to safety reduces their overall effectiveness and increases the risk of serious injury and death whenever the
Check the condition of
webbing , the safety buckle tongue, and the
safety buckle latch and opening.
Do not pinch or damage the safety

Checklist (continued)
Never modify , disassemble or try to repair safety belts and safety belt anchorages .
Always fasten your safety belt prope rly befo re d rivi ng and keep it fastened whenever the vehicle is
mov ing.
Twisted safety belt
may be twis ted inside th e side tr im
because the belt ret rac ted too quickly when it was tak en off.
Hold the safety safety belt the way out.
Untwist the safety belt and slowly return the
belt by hand.
you cannot untwist the safety belt, wear it way. Make sure th at the saf e ty is twisted in a
spot where it does not come in direct contact with you r body. Have th e safety belt untw isted
t horized Volkswagen F ac ility.
Lockable safety b elt
T he retractors for the rear seat safety belts and the
front passenger safety
The switchable lock ing featu re lets
you lock the so th at a c hil d restraint can be
proper ly a nd, for examp le, so that it can't
tip to the side when the
ne r
Fig. 51 th e safety belt buckl e tongu e int o the belt buckle .
Please first r ea d and note the introduc­
on pag e 69 .
Before driving T
o see whether a safety belt is lockab le ,
the
safety bel t a// the way out of the safety belt tor. Test the
switchable locking feature by
u se and care of safety belts
R egularly check safety belt s and relat ed parts fo r d amage.
Always kee p sa fety b elts clea n.
Never c atch, d amage or chafe sa fety b elt
webbing on sharp edges.
Always kee p objects and liquids away from the belt buckle and buckle opening.
Fig . 52 R eleas ing the buckle tongue from the belt
buck le .
Proper ly worn safety belts help to hold occupan ts
i n their seats and provide optim um protect ion dur-
i
ng braking or in a

Please first read and note the
on page 69.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious
injury or death.
ly worn safety belt also helps to position the pant so that an airbag can provide maximum tectio n when deployed. Therefore, a lways fasten
your safety
sea tin g positions reduce th e ness of safe ty belts and even increase the risk of injury or d eath by mov ing the safety belt to critical
areas of the body. seating positions also
inc rease the risk of sev ere injury or death when an
airbag deploys and strikes an occupant who is not
seated properly
The shoulde r portion of the safety belt must
hind the back .
The lap portion of the safety belt must always
run as low as possible over the pelvis and neve r
over the abdomen.
Always wear the safety belt
tion of the safety belt as low as possible across the
pelvis and below the rounding of th e abdomen -
throughout th e pregnancy . T he safe ty belt must lie
54.
Adjusting safety
The safety belt posi tion can be adjusted using the
following features:
Front seats with heigh t adj ustment.
positioned sa fety belts can cause serious personal injury a n accident or a
sudde n braking maneuver.
Always make sure that vehicle

offer optimum protection only when the seat backrest is upright and belts are correctly positioned on the body.
ous injuries by shifting its position on your body from the strong bones to more soft tissue and cause serious injury.
and snug on the occupant's upper body.
portion of the safety belt must be positioned as as possible across the vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat and snug against the pelvis.
safety belt as as
you cannot untwist a twisted safety wear it anyway, but mak e sure the twisted part is
Safety
on page 69.
not in contact with your body. Have the corrected right away by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen
you have a p hys ical imp airment or
cial modi fica tions to yo ur ve hicle m ay be necessa ­ry.
Contac t yo ur auth orized Volkswage n deale r or author ized Volksw agen Faci lity or call the Volkswage n Custo m er C ARE Cent er at
belt height adj uste rs for the front seats ca n
b e u sed to adjus t the heig ht of t he sh ould er port ion of th e sa fety bel t so tha t it i s pos it io n ed cor rec tly:
Pinch the safe ty belt attach ment togeth er as dicate d by the arr ows and ho ld 55 .
the be lt a nd upp er attac hment up or do wn
until the safety belt is pos it ion ed ove r the ce nter of th e s hould er 7 6, Sa fe ty belt position .
Rele ase the safe ty bel t atta chm ent.
Pull on the safe ty be lt to make sur e tha t the per att ac hm ent is sec urely loc ked in place .
Never
adjust the height of the safety belt
__ h_ile __

Safety
extender
first read and note the introduc­
on page 69.
out the way, you can use a safety
extender for any other
purpose
em) to the
safety remove the safety Contact
an authorized or au thorized if you
tongue on the safety
tongue on the factory- instal-
Key to fig . 57 :
extender.
@ Distan ce between the safe ty on the
safety ex tender and the extender . The
extender
Adjust both the seat and the head restra int 58.
the tong ue on the safe ty 56 for
the seat where the safety extende r is being
used
F as teni ng or u nfastening the
the to make sure that the tongues are
Make sure that the safety is posi tioned
extenders:
Use a sa fe ty extender ry safety
use one safety
Never when the extender is
not needed and being used with the safety
Otherw ise, the airbag receive
a n in cor rect
for a person who is no t using the safe ty ing the extender attached to the safety
is not being used the airbag that the fron t passenger seat is
occupied and that the safety unit for the airbag system then receive incorrect informatio n t hat

cause the safe ty belt pretensioner to deploy u n­
necessar ily and the front passe nger airbag to de­
p loy late r in that would
not be ab le to p rovi de enou gh pro tection
f or an occupant not wearing a safety be lt.
use t he safe ty b elt ex te n de r app ro ved by Volkswage n for your veh ic le .
Im
proper use or positioning of a safety belt extender increases the risk of serious per­
sonal injury and death .
A driver or passenger who is not properly restrained can be seriously Injured by strik­
Safety belt extenders offer optimum pro­tection only when they are properly used.
use th e ex te nder when the belt is not tong enough to be worn tow and snug a.n.d the person the correct seating
Always make sure the safety belt tongue of the safety belt extender the buckle for the seating position that belongs to the seat where the safety belt extender is being used. Attaching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety
belt effectiveness and can cause serious per­
sona l injury.
Never use a safety belt extender if the dis­tance (B) between the front edge of the safety belt extender buckle (A) and the centerline of the person using the safety belt extende r less than 6 inches (15 em).
Never leave a safety belt extender attach­ed to the vehicle safety belt buckle when the
extender is not needed and being used with the
safety belt.
the airbag control module will receive an incorrect signal from the safety belt buckle and this will prevent
the alrbag from working properly for a person who is not usi ng the safe ty belt.
Never use the safety belt extender to se­
cure a child restraint.
Never use the safet y belt extender you got for your vehicle for any other vehicle, regard­less of make, model, or model year.
be­used. The elect ronic control unit for the air­
bag system will then receive incorrect informa­
tion that will
- cause the safety belt pretensioner to de­ploy unnecessarily in collisions
-cause the fron t passenger alrbag to de­ploy la ter in collisions
A pretens ioner that has deployed cannot be
repaired . The entire safety belt must be re­
placed .
being used. The warning

on page 69.
The
saf ety in th e vehicle are part of the vehi­safety concept 88 and consist of the important features:
Automatic safety
retractor on the shoulder As as the
safety is the sh oulder extend to retrac ­
tor when the is may or through a sharp curve .
the outer rear seats have a
pretensioner that
and tighten it when the pretens ioner is activat­
ed. The
pretensioners are activated
by the electron ic
control uni t fo r the airbag system in front, side , and
rear collisions. By tighten ing the safety the
pretensioner
p retensio ner works ge ther with the airbag system: its function is moni­
tor ed by the airbag system indicator light. The if the side
airbags are not activated.
A fine dust may be released upon activation. This
is no rmal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
have ers to reduce the forces to the body in
a crash.
Heed safe ty regu lat ion s if the vehicle or dividual components of the system have to be scrapped. Your aut horized Volkswagen dealer
and authorized Volkswage n Facili ty are fa-
miliar with these regulations and heed the WARN­on page 69.
The pretensioners are part
of th e safety
removing, servicing, or repairing of safe ty system and
prevent it from worki ng in a collision . The
pretensioners themselves may then not work in th e event of an accident, or not work properly.
There are some im po rtant th ings you have to know
to make sure that the effect iveness of the system not be impa ired and that discarded
in are
scrapped.
pretensioners and airbag modu les can the environment. Never
abandon vehicles or parts . your must be scrapped , please make sure that it is done
censed facility that has the knowledge and experi­
ence to properly dispose of the system. Your autho rized Volkswage n
dealer and autho rized Volkswagen
with these regu lations.
a pretensioner has been activated,
the safety