VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Manual PDF

first read and note th e introducto ry information a nd heed on page 67.
Ma ny peopl e believe th at it is possib le to resis t the
forc es of an impact b y holding tight or bracin g themselves. That i s s impl y not true!
Eve n at low collis ion speeds, th e forces acting on th e body are too much for the body to be held in the seat with the arms and hands. a front al col­lis ion, unrestra in ed occup ants w ill slam v iolentl y
into the s teerin g wheel, instrument pane l, w ind­shield or anything e lse in the fig . 47.
Neve r rel y on airb ags alone fo r protection. Even
w he n they deploy, airbags pro vide o nl y additional
pro tectio n . Airbag s are no t supposed to deploy in
all kind s of accidents. Even if your ve hicl e is equippe d w ith airbags . all ve hicl e occupants, in -
Before driving F
ig. 48 U
nbelted passengers in the rear seats ore thrown forward on top of th e belted drive r .
eluding the driver, must wear sa fety belts correctly
in order to minimize th e risk of se vere injury o r
d eath in a c rash, regardless of whether
is als o impo rt ant for occupants in the rear seats
t o wea r th eir safety belts properly since they can be thrown vio lently fon vard through th e ve hicl e in
th e event of an accid ent. Unbelted passen ge rs in the rear seats endang er not onl y them se lves but al so th e drive r and other passengers in the vehicl e

Safety
firs t r ead and no te th e information heed th e on
ence. b elts help to k eep passengers i n th eir seats, graduall y reduce e nergy leve ls appli ed t o th e
b o d y in collision, and help preve nt the can cause seriou s injuries.
I n additi on, safety belts reduce th e danger of b e in g
thro wn out or th e fig. 49.
belts pa ssengers to th e
throug h the in the safety
b elt s. c rumple z ones, lUres (su ch as airbags) that
Sitting
th e kineti c energy
ove r lo nge r perio d of time, th e for ces on th e body
b eco me m ore less lik ely to cause
injury.
A lthou gh these exa mples based on a frontal
c olli sio n, s afet y belt s ca n al so su bsta ntiall y reduce
th e ris k or injury in othe r kind s of cra shes. w heth er you're on lo ng trip or going th e corner always buc kle up
v e hicl e properly wea rin g sa fe ty belt s have low er ris k of b ein g injure d and a much be chance or collis ion. u sing safety belts a lso
gr eatl y in cre ases th e ability or the suppl em ental
airbag s to d o their jo b in collis ion. For this
r e a son, wearing a safety is re q uir ed by in
m os t coumries includin g th e Unit ed and
th e belts vid ed. a irba gs, fo r examp le , ac tivated only in some collisio n s. T he fro nt airbag s are not activa te d in fro ntal collis io ns, in side rear c olli sions, in rollove rs, or in ca se s wh en
th e c onditi ons fo r d eployment sto re d in the
always wea r your safe ty belt and make sure th at
every bo dy in your vehicle is pro perly res train ed!
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Using safety
P lease first read and note the introductory information and heed the on page 67.
the condition of all safety belts regul arly .
Keep safety belts clean .
Keep objects and liquid s away from belt webbing, buckle tongue and buckle la tch and opening .
Do not pinch or damage the safety belt or buckle tongue (e.g . w he n closing a door) .
Never modify, disassemble or try to repair safety belt s and safety belt anchorages .
Always faste n your safety belt properly before driving and keep it fastened whenever the ve hicle is moving.
Twisted safety belt
I f it is diffic ult to
pull the safety belt out from th e belt guide. it may be that it is twi sted insi de the side trim because it retracted too q ui ckly when it was take n off.
Holding the safety belt to ng ue, slowl y and fully pull safety belt all the way out.
Fa cility.
Lockable safety belt
Th e re tractors for th e rear seat safety belts and the fron t passenger safety be lt have a swit chable locking feature for child rest raints in addition to the emergency locking fea ture. a c hild
restraint is installed w ith a sa fety belt , the safety belt must be locked so that th e belt webbing cannot unreel. The switchable lockin g feature lets
Bef ore driving
you lock the belt so that a child restra int can be properly installe d and, for example, so that it can't tip to the side when the vehicl e goes around a page
To see whether a safety belt is lockable, pull the
safety belt n llrh e wnyout of the safety belt tr actor. should then hear a
th e switch able locking feature is active, you
s hould no lo nger be able to pull the belt out o f the retractor.
Improper use and care of safety belts increases th e risk of severe personal or death.
Regu larly check safety belt s and rela ted parts for damage.
A lways keep safety belts clean.
Neve r catch, damage or chafe belt webbing on sharp edges.
Always keep objects and liquids away from the belt buckle and buckle opening.

Fasten ing and unfa ste ning safety
buckle.
fir st read and note th e introductory information and heed the on page
worn safet y belts he lp to hold occupants
in their s ea ts and provid e optimum protection during braking or in a collision or othe r a ccide nt
The switchable locking feature is ac tive if you hear
a
the sa fety belt lock ing feature only whe n in sta llin g tain chil d restraint page
stra in person without a child restraint sys te m .
Fastening safety
Always buck le your safety b elt b efo re driving .
Adju st the front seat and head restraint page 56.
Make sure the seat back of th e rear seat is in the uprig ht position and secure ly la tc hed in pla ce fo re usin g the safety
Hold the sa fety belt b y th e tongue and pull it slowly and eve nly acros s th e c hest and pelv is. Do not twist th e belt
the tongue into th e correct buckle for
your seat until you hear it latch fig.
Sitting properly and safely
Fig. 51 Releasin g th e buckle tongue from the
sa fe ty belts only when th e ve hicle is not
the re d button on the fig. 51. The buckl e tongue is e jec te d.
Le t th e belt wind up on th e re tracto r a s yo u
g uid e th e belt tongue to its s to wed position to help
prev ent the safe ty belt from twisting and to help avo id d amage to the interior trim .
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause rious personal injury or death in an accident.
belt s offer optimum protection only when the seat back is upright and belts are
A person who is not properl y re strained can be seriously injured by the safe ty b elt itself if it
s lip s from the stronger parts of th e body into sensitive areas like the abdomen.
Unfastening safety belts while the vehicle is
in motion ca n cause severe personal injury or death in the event of an acc ident or
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Safety belt position
Fig . 52 Proper
informatio n on
Wea ring safe ty improperly ca n ca use serious
in jury or death. belt s ca n onl y work when they are corr ectly positioned on the body. A worn safe ty be lt also he lp s to position the cupant so that an airb ag can prov ide m aximum protection when deployed. Therefore, always
fasten your safe ty mak e sure that it is properly positioned over your body.
seati ng positi ons reduce the ness of safety jury or death by moving the sa fe ty to critica l
a re as of the body.
Before driving
safety belt position
The sho uld er portio n of the safe ty belt mu st ways run over the cen te r of the shoulder and neve r
ove r the th roat. ove r the arm. under the arm or hin d th e back.
The lap po rtion of the safety mus t ru n ove r th e pelv is a nd neve r over the abdomen.
Always wear th e safe ty a nd snug on the safe ty belt to tight en
if necessary .
Expectant mothers must a lways wear th e lap as low as possible across the pelv is an d below the rounding of the abdomen­
throu ghout the pregnancy. The safe ty must lie aga inst th e bod y to avoid pressure against th e abdomen 53.
Adjusting safety belt height
Th e safety posit ion can be adjuste d u sin g the features:
belt he ig ht adju ster s for the front seats.
Fro nt seats with height adjustment.
rio us personal injury in an accident or a sudden braking maneuver.
belt s offer optimum protection onl y when th e seat bac k i s upright and belt s arc rectl y positioned on the body.
A safety belt can cause serious injuries by s hiftjn g its position on your body from the strong bones to more vulnerable s oft
tissu e and cause se riou s injury.

The sh o ulder belt portion of tJ1e safety must be positioned over the middle of the
T he sa fety belt must lie flat and snug on the
occupant's upper body.
T he la p portion of the safe ty belt must be sitioned as low as possible across the pelvis and n eve r over the abdomen. Make sure tJ1e belt lies
flat and snug against th e pelvis. Pull on the safety belt to tighten if necessary.
Expectant mothers mus t always wear the lap portion of the safety be lt as low as poss ibl e
a cross the pelvi s and below tJ1e rounding of the abdomen.
Safety
juster.
Sittin g ond safely
Do no t tw ist the belt wh en auaching it. If yo u cannot untwi st a twis te d sa fe ty belt , w ear it
anyway , but make sure the tw is te d p art is not in contact with your body. Have th e problem
cility .
Neve r hold the safet y belt away from your body your hand.
Never wear belt s over rigid or breakable
Neve r modify the po sition of the b elt usi ng
co mfort clips, loops or similar d evices .
tion that p reve nts yo u f rom siltin g correctly on th e seat w ith the safe ty belt p ro perly fastened,
spec ia l modifica tions to yo ur vehicle may be essary.
Contact your authorized Volkswage n dealer or
auth orized Volkswage n Facility or call th e Volksw agen CARE 8987 for informatio n abo ut po ssibl e modifications to you r vehicle .
Please fir st rea d and note the introduc tory informatio n and heed the on page
belt h eig ht adju ste rs for the front seats can
b e used to adj us t th e he ig ht of th e sh o uld er tio n of th e sa fety belt so th at it is po sit ioned
th e safe ty belt auachm emtogethe r as dica ted by the arro ws an d fig. 54.
th e belt and upper auachm ent up or d own th e safe ty belt is positioned over the
ce nter of th e should er tio n.
th e safe ty belt a uach mc nt.
on th e sa fe ty belt to mak e sur e th at th e
up pe r atta chment is sec ure ly loc ke d in place.
adjust the height of the safe ty belt while

Safety extender
Fig. 55 A safety belt
fir st read and no te the in troducto ry in formatio n and heed th e on page 67.
a safet y is too shonto correctly fit you or one of your passe nge rs eve n whe n ou t th e way . yo u can use a safety ex te nder.
Never u
se the safe ty belt extender fo r any other purpose-in cludin g the of child
Th e extender adds about 8 inches em) the safe ty re move the safe ty ex te nd er w he n safe ly. an authori zed dealer or authorized if yo u you may need an extender.
Key fig. 55:
buckle.
Buck le tong ue on the safety ex tender.
b uckle o n th e safety
buckle to ngu e on the fac tory-i n-safe ty bell.
K
ey t o fig . 56 :
buckle on the safe ty belt extender.
Dista nce between th e safe ty buckle on the safe ty ex tende r and th e of the person u sin g safety belt extende r. The tance mus t b e more than 6 inches (15 em)!
ex tender.
Befor e dri ving
Fig. 56 Positionin g of th e safety ex tender.
Using a s
afety extender
Adjust b oth the seat and the head restraint page 56 .
se n the buckle to ngue on the sa fe ty fig. 55 buckle for the seat w he re the safety extender is bein g
used
Fas tening o r unfa stening the
make s u re bo th to ngues are securely locke d in the buckles.
Make sure safe ty is position ed properly 74.
u se the ex tend er w he n the
use one ex te nder p er seat and
A lway s re move th e safet y extende r w he n is no t needed .
Neve r leave an unused safe ty ex tende r in th e b uckle. Lea vin g the scat is pi ed and the sa fe ty sig nal the airb ag d urin g that the front passenge r seat is occupi ed and that the sa fe ty then r ece ive rec t inform ation that cause the safety ten sio ne r d eploy in w ould tri gge r the airba g ea rlier in

the colli sio n to help prot ect a n unrestrained front
sea t occ upa nt. The airba g m ay then not pro vide
e nou gh protection fo r an occ upant not wearin g a
s af ety be
lt.
u sc th e safety belt ex te nd er ap proved by Volkswag en for you r vehicl e.
Safety belt extenders offer optimum protec­
tion onl y w hen they are prop erl y used.
A driver or passe nger wh o is not properl y
re strain ed ca n be seriou sly injured by strikin g
th e interi or o f t he passe nger compartment or by the s afety be lt itse lf, w hich can be displac ed fro m stron ger parts of the body int o se nsitiv e
area s lik e the abdomen.
usc the extender when the belt is not
lon g eno ugh t o be worn low and snug and th e person is in the correct sea ting po sition . R e m o­
ve an d stow extender sa fe ly w hen no t needed.
Never usc the safety belt extender if you can prop erl y attach the safe ty be lt wit hout it. safety belt ex tender when not n eeded can crease the risk of inju ry, especiall y in a co llision.
Never use safety belt ex tender if the dis­
tan ce (B ) between the front ed ge of the safe ty
b elt exte nd er buckle (A) and th e ce nterlin e of the perso n using the safety belt exte nde r= page 76, fig. 56 © is less than 6 in ches (15 em ).
Never leave an unused safe ty belt exte nder in the belt bu ckl e. Remo ve and stow the sa fety belt
ex te n d er safely wh en no t n eeded.
Sitti ng p roperly and safely
Always make sur e that the tongue of the
sa fety belt extender is securely inserted into the buckle for the seating position that belongs to
th e sca t where the safety belt extende r i s being
u se d. Attaching the safety belt to th e wrong
bu ckle will reduc e safety belt effec tive ness and can cause se rious perso nal injury.
Never usc more than one sa fe ty bel t extende r
w it h a safety belt. more than on e safety
b elt extender can change the way the sa fety
belt passes over the body a nd can cause seriou s
injury.
Never use the safety be lt ex tender to secure
a child restrai nt.
Never use a sa fety belt ex tend er on your
Neve r usc the safety belt ex tender you ob ­
t a in ed for your vehicl e for any other ve hicle,
regardless of m ake , model , or model year.
Note
Leaving the extender attached to the s afety be lt buck le when the front seat i s occ upied an d the safe ty belt is not being used w ill sig n al t o th e
a irbag control unit that the fron t passenger sea t
i s occupied and that the saf e ty be lt is be ing used. The electron ic contro l unit for th e a ir b ag system
will the n r eceive incorrect information that will
- ca use th e sa fety belt prete n sioner to deplo y unnecessarily in colli sion s and -ca use the front passe nger airb ag to dep loy
later in colli sion s in whic h th e front airba g
wo uld otherwise be triggered earlier to help
protec t a n unrestrain ed fron t sea t passe nger.
A pre te nsioner that has deployed cannot be p aired. The e ntire safety belt must be replaced.
! Note
If the safety belt extender is left atta ch ed to the
safe ty belt buckle, the safety belt warni ng sys te m
w ill sense that the sa fe ty be lt fo r th at seat is being
used . The w arning light will not come on and th e warning chime will not sound even though the
s cat is occ upie d and the safety belt is not b eing u sed.
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information an d h eed the on page
The safety belts in the ve hicl e are part of th e 86 and have the lowin g important features:
Automatic safety
th e safe ty belt is pull ed out slowly , the s h o ulder b elt will extend to l et yo u m ove freely under normal
driv in g condition s. The auto m atic safe ty belt tra cto r locks th e belt when the belt is pull ed ou t fast, d uring hard brakin g and in collision. T he
b elt may also lock when you dri ve up or down steep hill o r th rou gh a sharp cu rve.
informatio n and heed the on page
The prete nsione rs are part o f th e safe ty belt s stalled at th e fro n t in your ve hicle . I nstallin g.
r e mov in g, serv ic ing, or rep airin g of sa fe ty belt ten sio ne rs c an damag e th e s afety belt sys te m
tion properly.
Th ere are some import ant things yo u have to kn ow
to m ake sure that th e effective ness o f th e system w ill not be impair ed and that discar ded nents do n ot ca use inj ury or pollut e the men t. Undeployed safet y belt pre te nsio n ers and air b ag mod ules co ntain explos ive mate ria ls can cause seri o us injuries to the ge neral public
and t o people
in are sc rapp ed. Und ep lo ye d safet y belt pre tensio ne rs
a n d airba g m odules can also pollut e th e en vir on -
B efore driving
s ion ers.
Th e pr eten sio ne rs
are activated by the e le ctronic
c ontrol unit for the airbag system in front, s id e, and rea r collisions. tight ening the s afet y belt , the prete nsio ner reduces th e occupan t's fonvard
m ove ment or movement towards th e point of pact. T he belt pr ete nsioner wo rks toge ther with
th e airbag syste m ; its fun ction is monito red by a
wa rning ligh t. Th e belt prete n sione r will not
va te d .
A
dus t b e re leased upon a ct iva tion. This
i s no rmal and is no t caused by a in th e vehicle .
load l imiter
The front and rear safe ty belt s also have load iters to help reduce the fo rces applie d to the b o d y
in
m ent. Neve r abandon vehicles or vehicl e pa rt s. If
your veh icle mu st be scrapp ed, please make sure
that it i s done safe ly , re sp o nsibly, and in
swage n Fac ility familiar with these
'
Impro per handli ng, care, servici ng, and re pa ir
p rocedures can increase th e risk of p erson al ju ry and death by prev ent in g a bel t p re te nsioner from act iv ating w he n n eeded or by ca usi ng it to
a c ti vate unex pec tedly.
Neve r repair, adjust, or c hange pretensioners or any o ther part of th e s afety belt syste m strongly recom mend that you have any work on th e safety belt sy ste m perform ed by a n
a uth o riz ed
page

The prct en sion cr ca n be activated only once .
If a prctcnsioner has be en activa te d , the safety
b elt must b e re plac ed .
belt systems including prctcnsioners
and retractor s cannot be re paired; they must be replaced . procedures arc requ ired to
remov e, install, and ofthis
Undeploycd safety belt prc tc nsion crs and air­
b ag module s contain explosive material s that can cause seriou s person al injuries if th ey arc not properly handled whe n they or the vehicl es they arc installed in are sc rapp ed.
Neve r abandon vehicles or vehicl e parts.
Always scrap vehicles and ve hicle parts, p ecially those containing unde plo yed ai rb ag
m od ule s and undeplo yed sa fety belt prc te nsio­
n e rs, at a licensed facility that h as the know­
l e d ge and ex pe rience to prop erl y dis p ose of the vehicle and it s safety belt syste m.
Sitti ng properly ond
Und ep lo yed airba g m odu les and prete n­sio ners are cla ssified as P e rc hl orat e M ateria l
- sp ecial handling may apply, sec
all applica ble legal re qui re ments wh en
sc rappi ng th e vehicle or pa rt s of its res traint
s y ste m, includin g air bag modul es and safety
facili­ties are familiar w ith the re qu irements, we rec­ommend th at you hav e th em p erform this serv ice for you.
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