seat adjustment VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 User Guide
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you must install a reanvard facing child
seat on th e front passe nger seat b eca use of ce pti ona l circumstances , but the light does not come on and stay
Facil ity.
Alway s read and heed all
page Safety pag e Airbn g sys te m page safety restraints.
An improperly installed child res traint can terfe re w it h th e airbag as it de plo ys and ously injure or even kill the child -eve n w ith an Advanced Airbag
being require the following sp ecia l precautions
to be tak en:
-
Fonvard-facing child seats in stalle d on the front passe nger seat may interfere with the de ploym ent of the airbag an d cause se riou s
p ersonal inju ry to th e c hild.
- Always make s
ure that the fonvard-facing seat has been des igned and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passe nger seat wit h a front and sid e airbag.
- Always care full y follow the ture r's in struction s prov ided with the c hil d scat or carrier.
- Never install a child res traint w
ithout a properly attach e d top tether strap if the child
res traint manufacturer's instructions quire the top te th er strap to be u sed.
- Neve r
put the fonva rd-faci ng c hild straint up agains t o r very nea r the
properly and safely
- Always set the safe ty belt upper a n ch orage
t o th e adjustment positi on tl1at permit s proper in stallation in accordance with th e child restraint manufacture r' s in struction s.
- A
lways move the passenger seat to the
hi ghest position in the up and down
justment range.
- Always
make sure that th e backres t is in
th e upright position .
- Never place
additional items on the seat th at can increase the tota l we ight regi ste red by the weight-se nsing mat and cau se injury
in a c rash .
Mak e sure that the BAG
If the BAG OfF light does not com e on and sta y immediately in stall the fonvard -facing child seat in at a seatin g position on the rear seat and have the airbag sys te m
Fac ility.
Always buckle the c hild seat in place even if a child is not sitti ng in it. A loose child
collisio n.
Note
When installing a child res traint , b e ca reful
not to get the belt caught in tl1c structure of tl1e child res traint and become damaged, especia lly when the swi tc habl e lo ckin g feature has been tivated.
Be careful not to activa te th e sw itch a bl e
lo ckin g retra ctor when routin g th e safety belt s
a round the head restraints . p ull the safety
b elt out far enough to allow you to route tl1e belt around th e head restraint.
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Booster seat s and safety belts
Fig . 69 properly res train ed in a booster se a l on the rear seal.
fir st r ead and note the introductory info rmati on and heed th e on page
sign ed th eir age and fig. 69. E xp ert s
s a y that the sk e le ta l s tructure, parti cu larl y the
p e lv is,
b elt s w ithout a suitabl e child restra int.
Th e ve hicl
e's safety be lts al one will not fit most
children until th ey are atleast4
or their bodi es and the safety be lt can h elp protect them in a c ollision.
Do no t use the switchable lo cking feature wh en
u sin g the ve hicle s s afet y belt to res train a child on a booste r se at.
Alw ays pos ition the should er p o rt ion belt midway over the c hild's sh oulder. you mus t tra n sp o rt an old e r child in a b ooster seat on the front passe nge r seat. yo u can use th e safety
b elt height adjustment mechanis m t o help adjust the s ho uld er b elt properly.
A lw ays make sure tha t the s ho uld er b elt never res ts against o r across the c hild's neck.
A lways
w ho are at least4 ft. 9 in. (57 in ches I 1.45
m ete rs) tall can ge nerall y use th e ve hicle's three
p o int lap and sh ould er b elt s. Neve r use the lap belt portion of the ve hicl e's s afet y belt alo ne to restrain any c hild, regardless of how bi g the c hild is . Alw ays remembe r that childr en do n o t h ave the nounced pe lv ic s tru ctur e re quired fo r the proper fun ctio n of lap belt po rti on of th e ve hicle's three po int la p and s houlder b elt. The c hild's safet y solutely requires that a la p b elt po rti on of th e
safe ty belt be faste n ed snugly and a s low as
tion the safety belt pa ss ove r th e child's stomach
or abdomen.
la p and sh o ulder parts of th e safe ty belt so that they pass across the c hild's body in the right places. The routin g of the be lt
o ve r the c hild's bo dy is very important fo r the child's protectio n, w hether or not booste r seat is
u se d. age 12 and under must ride
in the rear seat.
In a co
llisio n, airbags must infl ate w ithin a blink of an eye and w ith considerabl e fo rce. ord er to do its job, the airbag needs room t o inflat e so that it
w ill be there to protect the occupant as the
tio n and too close to the airba g gets in the wa y of an inflatin gairbag. Wh en an occupant is to o close ,
h e or sh e will b e s tru ck viol entl y and will recei ve seri ous o r possibly eve n fatal injurie s.
orde r
tional c ir cumstances , be pro pe rly restrained and as far aw ay from the a irbag as possib le. B y keepin g
ro om b etwee n the child's bo d y and th e front o f the passenge r compartm ent, the air b ag can infl ate compl ete ly and provide s u ppl em ental protectio n
in certain frontal collis io ns.
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first read and no te the introductory informatio n an d heed th e WARNINGS on page
Safe ty belt s for the rear seats and the fro nt
crash .
W hen
ever a child res traint is in stalled wi th a sa fe ty
b elt , the safe ty be lt must be loc ked so that b elt webbin g cannot unreel. The sw itc hable lock ing feature lets yo u l ock the belt so that a chil d strain t can be properly in stalle d and, for example, so th a t it ca nnot tip to th e si de w hen the ve hicle goes around a corner.
on the front
s eal
A lways carefull y fo llow the c hild res tra in t factu rer's instruct ions when insta llin g a c hild str ain t in your ve hicl e. B efo re trying to a
c hild restr aint on the fro nt passenger seat, be sure
t o follow th e specia l instructio ns and heed th e WARNINGS below. To activa te the s witc h abl e
lock in g feature:
the chil d restraint on
in exce ptiona l c ircu mstances, you must
senger seat so that availa b le safe ty belt length is
s u ffici ent to properly install the child restraint. Make su re the backrest is in the upright p osition.
Always
Mo ve the fron t passenger seat to the high est posit io n in th e seat's up and down adjustment ra nge and m ake sure th e backres t is in the upright
posit io n.
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
positi on in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustment
B efo re drivin g
ra nge . and as far away fro m the ai rbag as possib le,
b e fore installing th e fonvar d-facing child restraint.
I f a te ther stra p is bein g used to t ie t he ch ild
t h e safety belt upper anchorage for the rear
o utboar d seatin g positi on to the hi ghest ment position.
R o ute the safety be lt around or through the
c hild res traint using th e proper p ath fo r the safe ty
b elt as specified by th e chil d res traint turer.
M ak e sure that the re d r ele ase button faces
away from the chil d res train t so th a t it can b e buckle d quick ly.
Remove all slack fro m the la p belt po rtion of the safety belt and ho ld it tightly against the chi ld
rest rai nt.
th e child restra in t down wit h your full
weight t o make su re that th e child restrai nt w ill be properly in stalled w ith the safety belt re all y tig ht.
Activating the switchable locking feature
pull the sh o uld er be lt portio n of th e
sa fety belt the way out of the retractor.
W hil e keep ing your weigh t o n the child strain! , guide th e sh o ulder belt portio n of th e
s a fety belt back into the retractor until th e belt lies flat a nd is tig htened aga inst the chil d restraint.
You sh o uld hea r a noise as th e belt
w inds back in to the in ert ia reel o f th e safety belt tractor. Test the sw itch a bl e lock ing feature by
pullin g on th e belt. s h o ul d no lo nge r be able to
pull the belt ou t of the retracto r. T he sw itc habl e
l ock ing feature is now active.
o n th e sa fe ty belt to make su re the safe ty
belt is prope rly fa stened a n d tight.
Check th e child res traint for p roper in stallatio n
by pullin g on th e c hild re straint at th e place where the ve hicle's safety belt goes into the ch ild straint. The child restrai nt sh ou ld no t m ove ward or sideways by more than a bout one in ch (2.5 e m).
After ch eck ing to make su re that th e chil d
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Garage door opener
De leti ng programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
F u el
............................... 239
Grades ............................. 239
Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gettin g re ady
........................... 28
Glasse s storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Light ................................ 125
See storage compart ment s ............ 163
Gross vehicle weig
ht ....................
H
Head restraints ....................... 61, 62
Headlig
ht r a n ge adjustment ............. 125
D ynamic headli ght range adjustment .. 125
Fully automated leve lin g sys tem ....... 125
Headlight range control sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights Washe r sys t
em .......................
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heating sys tem
Also see: Air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . 226
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
High
beam s witch ...................... 122
Hill Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ic e
removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Id
ent ifica tio n number ................... 3 1
Igniti
on See engine and ign ition ............... 172
Ignition keys see Vehi cle key s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition swit ch ......................... 174
Safety int erlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Unauthorized vehicle key ............. 174
Immobilizer ............................ 178
Malf
unc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Import ant vehicle la bel s ................. 31
Alphabetical index
In an em erg ency.......................
In emergency
Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Em ergenc y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yoursel f and the ve hicl e . . .
Indicator ligh t
Brake
pad i ndica tor ............. 189
Brake syste m ........................ 189
e n g in e o il leve l ............. 247
S te ering column lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle key.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windshield wash e r
leve l ......... 128
Indicator light s
L ig ht s
............................... 121
Indirect ve ntil ation.................... 232
Individ ual door unlocking............... 39
Infr
ared-reflecting winds hi eld . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Inside mirror ........................... 134
I n s
trument clu ste r ....................... 13
D is p l
ay ........................... 16, 17
Dis p lays .............................. 21
In dica tor light .. .................. .... 13
I n strumen ts .......................... 1 6
Menu stru cture ....................... 21
Serv ic e r
eminder disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Symbols .............................. 13 U sing m enu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lig ht s ........................ 13
In s
trument cluster di splays ...... ........ 21
Instrument panel........................ 6 Air 274
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Rear Assist. .......................... 212
Trailer hitch ......................... ISS
Manual transmission ................... 179
also shiftin g ...................... 179
MEDIA-IN
jack .........................
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N
Ne t
Luggage co
mpartment ............... 148
New engin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New tires ............................... 28 1
Noises Brak ing ass i
stance syste m s ........... 195
E ng in e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 241
T ires .
.............................. 295
N
umbe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Opening
Door s ............................... 43
sunroof ........................ 51
R ea r h atch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle ...........................
Vehicle ....................... 41
Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outside antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alphabetic al index
Outside mirror
Automati c dimming .................. 135
Folding in ........................... 1 35
Ma lfu n
ctio n ......................... 136
S to ring for reve r
se driving ............ 135
Outside mirrors ........................ 135
Syn chronous mirror adjustment. ...... 135
Tow i
ng a trailer ...................... 153
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Outside temperature display ............. 1 7
Ov erview
con so le lower sectio n. . . . . . . . . . . II
console uppe r sec tion ..........
lights ........................ 1 3
Owner's manual s lot .................... 163
p
button ............................ 34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of a power was her. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
to win g a trail er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sys tem . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Particulate filter ........................ 317
Passenger front airbag
Deactivat i
on by weight-se nsin g mat . . . 95 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger mirror lowering function. . . . . . 1 35
P e
dals .............................. 58 , 181
Physical principle of a frontal collision . . . 69
Pinch protection
ch amber...................... 269