child seat VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owner's Manual

@ Booklet 2.1 Safety first
• there is a c han ge in the we ight mea sur ed by
th e we ig h t- se n sing mat in th e fro nt pas se nge r
s ea t th at d ete rmin es wheth er th e Adva nced
Ai rbag o n the pass eng er s id e ca n dep lo y or w ill
be t urn ed off.
Aft er th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF lig ht stop s
b lin kin g, a lwa ys mak e sure that t he airbag
s tat us ( on or off) as show n by the PASS ENG ER
A lR B AG OFF lig ht is prop er fo r th e size, age , a nd
we ig h t of the occupant o n the fron t pa ssenger
s ea t.Alwa ys mak e s ure that th e
b elt f or th e
fr ont pa sseng er sea t is p roperl y fa ste n ed whe n·
ev er th e pa sse nge r seat i s occ upi ed.
T he PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ligh t w ill sh ow
th e c orre ct sta tu s of th e fron t Ad vance d Air b ag
on th e pa sse nger sid e a few sec onds after t he
niti on h as be en sw itc h ed on and:
• will sta y o n if t he fron t pa ssen ger sea t is no t
o ccupi ed,
• will sta y on if a child up t o ab out one yea r o f
ag e is o n th e front passe nger seat in one of th e
r e a r- fa cin g or fo rw ard -facin g in fant r estra int s
list ed in F edera l M oto r Ve hicl e Safety S ta nd ard
2 08 w it h whic h t he A dva nce d Airbag Syste m i n
y our vehicle was ce rtified, is reg is te re d b y th e
w eig ht- sensing m at in th e sea t. Fo r a listin g of
th e c hild res traint s th at we re use d t o ce rtify your
ve hicl e's co mplianc e w ith th e US Safe ty
d a rd 5 3,
• will go ou t if the fro nt passe nge r se at is
pi ed b y an adult as reg is te re d b y th e se nsi ng m at.
Th e PASSENGE R AIR BAG O FF lig ht must come
o n and stay o n if the ig nit io n i s o n a nd
• a car b ed has bee n in stall ed on th e fro nt sea t.
o r
• a rear wa rd-faci ng c hild res tra int has bee n
sta lled on th e fro nt p asse nger seat, or
• a forwa rd-fa cing c hild r estraint h as been
sta ll ed on th e fron t p asse nge r sea t, or
• th e we ig ht r egis tered o n the front passe nge r
s eat is equ al to o r less than th e co mb in ed weig ht
o f a ty pi ca l I ye ar- old res tra in ed in one o f th e
rea r-fac in g o r fo nva rd-faci ng in fa nt re s tra int s
li ste d in F ed era l Moto r Ve hicle Saf ety St andard
208
w hic h th e Adva nce d Ai rb ag Sys te m in
yo ur vehicl e w as ce rtifi ed .
I f th e front passe nge r sea t is not occ upied , th e
fr ont a ir b ag w ill not de ploy, and t he PASS ENG ER
OF F light will sta y o n. Nev er a
40 Airbag system
re ar ward-facing chil d res traint on the front se nger seat, the sa fest pla ce for a chil d in an y
k ind of c hild r estra in t is at on e of t he sea ting
sit ion s on t he rea r se at 29, " Chil d strai nts on th e front seat-so me import ant
th ings to kn ow " a nd 51, "C hild safe ty ."
If th e PASSENGE R
AIR BAG OFF light come s on
w hen one of t he co ndit io ns liste d ab ove is m et,
b e s ure
c h eck the li gh t r eg ula rl y to m ake tai n th at th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht
s tays o n co ntinu ously w hen eve r th e ig nit io n is
o n. I f th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does
n ot app ear and no t stay o n all th e time, sto p as
soo n as it is safe to d o so a nd
• re ac tiva te th e sys te m b y turn in g th e ig n iti on
off and th en t urni ng it on a gain ;
• re m ove a nd re in stall t he child res traint. Mak e
s ur e that th e c hild r estra int is prop erly in sta lled
and th at th e saf ety be lt for t he front p asse nge r
sea t has bee n co rrec tly rout ed aro und th e child
r es traint a s desc ribed in th e ch ild r estra int
in struc tio ns;
• make sur e th at th e co nve rtib le lock in g
tu re o n th e safe ty belt fo r the front p asse nge r
sea t has bee n ac tivated a nd th at th e sa fety belt
h as bee n pulled ti gh t. The be lt mu st n ot b e loose
or have loops of s lack so th at t he se nsor below
t h e
be lt la tc h on th e se a t ca n do its jo b 60.
• make su re th at th in gs that m ay inc rease th e
we ig ht of the c hild and chi ld sea t a re not bein g
t ra nspo rted on th e fro nt passe nge r sea t;
• make s ure th at th e
belt tens io n se nsor
i s not blocke d. S hake th e sa fe ty be lt la tc h on th e
fro nt passe nger sea t bac k and forth;
• make s ure th at n oth in g ca n i nte rfe re w ith t he
safe ty be lt bu ck les and th at th ey a re not
stru cte d.
• If a stra p or te th er i s bein g used to tie th e
c h ild sea t to th e fro nt passe nge r seat, make sur e
that it i s
110 1 so tig ht that it ca uses the sensin g ma t to meas ure m ore we igh t th an is t u ally on th e se at.
If the PA SSE NGER AIR
light still doc s
n ot co me o n and docs not s tay on co nti nuo usly
(w hen th e ig nit ion i s sw itch ed on),
• take th e ch ild res tra in t o ff t he fro nt passe nge r
sea t a nd in sta ll i t prope rly
at on e of t he rea r sea t
pos itions. Ha ve the airbag sys tem in spec ted by
Vo lkswage n deale r

• mo ve th e c hild to a re ar sca t po siti on and
m ake sur e that th e ch ild is p ro perl y res train ed in
a child res traint that is appropriat e for it s size
and age.
T he PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF li ght sh ould NOT
co me on when th e ignition i s on and an adult is
s ittin g in a prop er se ating p osition on th e front
pa sse nger sea t. If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
l ight com es on and stays on und er th ese circum­
s tan ces, make sur e that :
• the adult on th e fron t pa sse nger seat i s prop­
e rl y se ate d on th e ce nter of the se at cu shion with
his or her ba ck up again st th e ba ckr es t and the
ba ckr es t is not r eclin ed
4 , " Prop er occu ­
p ant sea ting posit ion s."
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
• the a dult i s not takin g we ig ht off the se at b y
hold ing on to the pa sse nger a ssist h andl e above
th e fro nt passe nger door or supportin g their
wei ght on th e armre st or ho ld in g on to th e ass is t
handl e on the instrum ent p anel,
• th e safety belt is bei ng prop erl y
an d
tha t th ere is no t lot of sla ck in th e safet y belt
we bbin g,
• access ory seat cove rs o r cu shi ons or oth er
thin gs th at may cause an inco rre ct reading o r
impr ession on th e we ight -sensing m at under
th e up ho ls tery of the seat have be en rem ove d
fr om the front p asse nger sea t,
• the optio nal
b elt ex te nd er h as not
b een le ft in th e b elt lat ch for th e fron t pa s­
se ng er sea t.
Important safety instructions on monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System
WARNING
A n airbag syste m that is not functioning prop­
er ly cannot provide supplementa l protection
in a frontal crash.
• If the
indi cator light comes on, it
mean s that there may be s omething wron g
with the Adva nced Airbag Sy stem. It is pos­
sib le th at the airbag will inflate when it is not
suppo sed to, or will not inflate when it sh ou ld.
• Hav e the airb ag system inspected immedi­
at ely by you r Vo lkswage n dealer.
WARNING
If th e front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restraint, in a rearwa rd-facing child scat
or in a forward-faci ng child restraint that has
not been properly insta lled
b e s eriousl y
injured and can be killed.
• Eve n though your vehicle is equipped with
a n Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all childr en , e specially 12 year s and
yo ung er, always rid e on the back scat properly
restrained for their age and size.
• Alwa ys install forward or rear-facing child
seat s on the
sea t-eve n with an Advanced
Airbag System.
• If yo u must in stall a rcanvard- faci ng c hild
sea t on the front passenger scat because or ex-
WARNING (co ntinued )
ceptional circumstance s and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light doe s not come on and stay
immedi ately install the rea r-facing chi ld
seat In a rear seating pos ition and have the
airba g syste m inspected by your Volkswagen
d ea ler.
• A tight tether or other strap on a
facing child r estraint attached to the front pas­
se nger sea t can pu t too mu ch pr essure on th e
weight-sens ing mat in the seat and register
more
weight than is actua lly on the sea t. The
h ea vier w eight registered can the
sys te m work as though an adult were on the
sea t and deploy th e A dvanced A irbag w hen
it mu st be suppre ssed caus ing seriou s or even
fat al injury to the c hild .
WARNING
An in sta ll ed c hild restraint can in­
t e rfe re with the airb ag as it deploy s and ser i­
ously injure or eve n kill the ch ild -even with
an Adva nced Airbag Sys tem. If, in excep tional
cir cumstan ces, you must install a fonvard­
facing chil d re straint on the front passenger 's
seat:
• child seats inst alled on the
front p assenger's seat m ay int erfere with the
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (continu ed)
depl oyment of the ai rba g and ca use se rious
per sonal injury to the child.
• Alway s mak e sur e th e fo rward-facin g seat
h as been des ign ed an d ce rtified b y its
fac turer for use on a front seat with a se nge r front and sid e airb ag.
• Alway s ca ref ull y follow the manufa cturer' s
in stru ctio ns pro vided with the c hild seat or
c arrier.
• Neve r put the
child s trai nt u p aga inst or very near th e in strum ent
panel.
• Al ways move the passe nge r seat into its
armost pos itio n in the seat's fore and aft ju stm ent range , a s fa r away from the a irbag as
po ssibl e befo re in sta llin g th e fonvard-faci ng
c hild res traint. The backre st mu st b e adjust ed
to a n up rig ht p osition.
• Alway s m ake sur e th at nothin g preve nts
th e front passenge r's s eat from bei ng moved
to the re armost positi on in it s fore and aft
justm ent r ange.
• Neve r place additional it em s on the sca t
th at ca n in crease the total weight reg is te re d b y
th e we ig ht -se nsi ng m at and can ca use inju ry
in a cras h.
• Mak e sure th at th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF li ght comes on and stay s on a ll th e time
w hene ver th e ig nition i s switch ed on.
WARN ING (cont inued)
• If th e PASSENGE R BAG OFF light does
not come on and sta y on , imm ediatel y in sta ll
the forward -facing child seat in a rear seating
po siti on and h ave the airbag system insp ec ted
b y yo ur Vo lkswagen dealer.
WARNING
• If the PASSE NGER BAG ligh t do cs
not go ofTwhen an adult i s sitting on the front
pas senger scat after taking the ste p s d esc ribed
above, make s ure the adu lt is prop erl y sea ted
a nd restrain ed at one of th e rear seating
ti ons.
• I lave the airbag syste m inspected by you r
Vo lkswage n dea ler befor e tran sportin g
a n yo ne on the front passen ger sea t.
T ips
• If th e we ig ht-s ensin g m at in th e f ront
seng er se at detec ts a n empt y sea t, th e front
airb ag on th e passe nge r sid e w ill be turn ed off .
a nd th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF lig ht will sta y
on.
• If th e opti onal safe ty belt ex te nd er i s le ft in
t h e bu ckle fo r th e
sa fe ty belt , o r th e fron t
pa ssen ger saf ety belt itse lf is bu ck led an d t he
fron t p asse nge r s eat is not occ u pie d , th e
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light will come
Repair , care and d isposa l of the a irbags
Part s of t he ai rbag sys te m are in sta lled at m an y
d iffe re nt plac es on yo u r V olksw age n. In sta lli ng.
re mo vin g, se rv ic in g or rep air in g a part in an a re a
of th e ve hicl e c an dam age a part of an airb ag
sys te m and pr eve nt that syste m fr om wo rk in g
prop erl y in
co llision .
Th ere ar e so me imp ort ant thin gs yo u have to
kn ow to m ake s ure th at t he eff ec tive ness o f th e
sys te m will not b e impa ire d and t hat d isca rded
c om pon en ts do not c ause injur y or pollu te th e
e n vir onm en t.
WARNING
I mp roper care , se rv ic in g and repair dure s can incr ease ri sk of personal in jur y
42 Airbag sys tem
WA RNING ( conti nue d)
a nd d eath by preve ntin g airba g from ploy ing w hen needed or d eplo yin g an airb ag
un ex pec te dl y:
• Nev er c over, obstru ct, or c han ge the
s te erin g w heel horn pad or airb ag cover or the
in strument panel o r modif y th em in any wa y.
• Neve r att ac h an y obj ects su ch as cup
h old ers or tele phone mountin gs to th e
fac es c overin g th e a irbag units.
• For clean ing th e horn pad or in strum ent
panel, use on ly a so ft, dr y cloth or one moi st·
ened w ith pla in water. Solven ts or cl ea ner s
co uld dam age the a irbag cov er or ch ange the

&, WARNING (contin ue d)
or strength or material so that the
airbag cannot deploy and protect properl y.
• Neve r rep air, ad just, or change any parts or
the airbag system .
• All work on the stee ring whe el, instrument
panel , front seats o r ele ctri ca l system (in ­
cluding th e in sta llat ion or a udio equipment,
ce llul ar te lep hon es and CB ra dios, etc.) must
b e performed by a
tec hnician who
has th e trainin g and specia l equipment ne ces­
sary.
•
an y work on the air bag system , stron gly rec omm end that you sec yo ur autho ­
rized Vo lkswagen dealer or qualified work­
s hop.
• Neve r modif y the front bumper or part s or
th e ve hicl e body.
• Alwa ys make sur e that the side a irbag can
without intcrrcrence:
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
&, WARNING (continu ed)
Neve r install seat covers or replacemen t
uphol stery over the front scatback s th at
h ave not been specifica lly approved by
Vo lkswagen .
Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas w here the sid e air bags in­
nat e.
Damage to the or ig in al scat covers or to
th e sca m in the area or the s ide a irbag
modul e mu st a lway s be repaired immedi ­
at ely by an auth oriz ed Volk swagen dealer.
• The airbag system can be activated o nly
once.
a n airbag has it mu st be
re place d
• Us e on ly original equipment airbag s ap-
1>roved by Volkswagen and in stall ed by a
tra ined techn ician who has the nece ssary
too ls a nd dia gno sti c eq uipment to properl y
r e pla ce a ny airba g in yo ur ve hicle and assure
s ystem effectiveness in a cra sh.
• Neve r permit sa lvage d or recy cled airb ags
to be in sta lled in your vehicl e.
Other things that can affect Advanced Airbag performance
Chan ging th e su sp en sio n sys te m can
c h an ge th at the Adva nce d Airba g
Sys te m p erfo rm s in For e xampl e, usin g
tir e-rim combinati ons no t appro ved by V OLK­
S W AG EN. lowe ring th e v ehi cle, c hangin g th e
the
c han ges had not b een m ad e. Oth er kind s of
c h ang es ma y re du ce th e fo rce le vel s mea sur ed
the se nsor s and preve nt th e a irbag from de­
p lo yin g w hen it sh o uld .
Th e Adv anced Airb ag Sys te m in th e fro nt pas­
s en ger sea t w ill not wo rk lhe way it sh o uld i f th e
opti onal saf ety be lt ex te nd er i s not r em oved
fr om the
belt lat ch w hen th e se at is oc cu­
p ied and the s afe ty belt is no t b eing use d.
L eav ing th e ex tend er a u ac hed to the safe ty belt bu
ck le w hen the f ront sea t is occ upie d and th e
belt is no t b eing u sed w ill sign al th e airba g
c ontro l unit that the front passe nger scat i s oc ­
c upi ed and th at th e sa fe ty belt is bein g use d. T he
e lec troni c contr ol unit fo r th e ai rba g sys te m will
t h en re c eiv e in co rrec t in form ation that will
c au se th e s afet y belt pret en sio ncr and front pas­
se ng er airb ag to depl oy la te r in collision s th at
wo uld n orm ally tr igge r th ese syste m s e arli er in
th e co llision to help prote ct an unre strained
sea t occupant. In addit io n , th e belt
ex te nd er mu st n eve r b e use d to sec ure child re ­
s traint s to the fro nt p asse nger
Fo r th at
r e as on , a lw ays re mo ve th e sarety belt exte n der
w hen it is not needed and stow it sa fel y
22.
Th e se nsor s in th e s arety belt bu ckle for th e
drive r and front pa ssenger se at te ll th e ele c­
t ro nic co ntrol m odul e if th e s afe ty belt is la tc h ed
o r n ot. I f th e s afet y belt is being u sed, th e f ront
airbag will dep lo y at
slightly high er rat e or ve ­
hi cle decele ration than if th e saf ety b elt i s no t
b ein g use d. Therefo re , in a parti cul ar colli sio n, it
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
How supplemental side airbags work
Ai rbags inflate in the of an eye and can help reduce the risk of upper torso
injuries fo r occupants who are properly rest rained.
F ig . 2 7 Inflate d side air bag an left side of vehicle
Suppl em ent al sid e airbag s infl ate be tw ee n th e and !h e doo r pan el o n sid e of ve hicl e is s tru ck in certain sid e co llisio n 27 .
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
When the syste m is tri gger ed, th e airbag is fill ed
with prop ellan t ga s and br eak s throu gh a se am
o n the s ide o f th e sea t b ack id entifi ed by th e
" A IH BA G" lab el. It
betw een the side p anel and th e passe nge r. In ord er t o help pro­
v id e thi s add itional protec tion, sid e a irba g
mu st infl ate within th e blink of an eye at very
hi gh sp ee d and with grea t fo rce . Th e suppl e­
m ental sid e airba g could i njur e you if your
seating po sit io n is
11 0 1 prop er or upr ight or if
i t e m s are lo cat ed in ar ea wh ere t he sup ple-m ent al sid e airba g inflat es. Th is applie s espe-
cially to children 5 1, "C hild safe ty".
A lth ough th ey arc no t
so ft pill ow, th ey ca n
"c ushi on " th e im pact and in thi s way they c an
h elp t o re du ce the risk of inju ry to th e upp er p an
o f th e bod y.
fin e du st ma y when th e airba g de­
p loys. This is no rmal and doe s not mean th ere is
a fir e in the v eh icl e.
Important safety instructions for the side airbag system
Airbag s are only supplem ental res traint s. Always prop erl y wear safety belts and
ride in a proper seating posit ion.
Th ere is a lo t thal you and your pa ssengers mu st
know and do help th e safety belts and a irbag s
do their job lO provid e supp lem ental protec tion.
Th e sid e airbag s insta lled for th e front sealin g
p os itions as w ell as th e s ide airba gs that ma y be
in stall ed in your vehicl e as op tio nal equipm ent
fo r th e outsid e re ar se a tin g po siti ons hav e bee n
d es ig n ed and certifi ed t o help r edu ce the r is k of
injur y th at ca n b e caused by airba gs when th ey
inflat e,
wh en the oc cup ant siuin g
n ex t to it i s no t seat ed prop erly .
WARNING
An in flatin g s ide a irbag ca n cau se serious or in jury. Improper ly wear ing safety belts
an d i mproper seating pos itions i ncreases the
46 A irbag system
WARN ING (continued)
ris k of se riou s perso nal inju ry and d eath
w heneve r a ve hicle is bein g use d.
• To help re duce the risk
inju ry w hen th e
su ppl em ent al sid e airb ag infl ates,
-
s it in an u prig ht pos ition and do
n ot lea n aga inst th e a rea w here th e s up ple­
me nta l side airbag is located.
- Never let a ch ild or an yo ne e lse res t th eir
h ead aga ins t th e side t rim p anel in th e area
w here th e s up pl eme ntal s id e a irbag in­
fla tes .
- Always make su re that safe ty belt s arc
wo rn correc tly,

WARN IN G (co ntin ued )
-Neve r let an yone sittin g in the front se a l
put their hand out of the wind ow.
• Alw ays mak e sure th at th e si de a irbag ca n
infl ate wi thout int erf ere nce:
- Neve r in sta ll sea t cove rs o r repl ace men t
u phols te ry ove r th e Fro nt sea tbacks t hat
h ave not b een sp eci fica lly a ppro ved b y
Vo lkswagen.
- Neve r use addi tio n al seat c ush ions that
cove r th e a reas w here th e s ide a irbags in­
fl ate.
- Dam age to the orig in al sea t cove rs or to
th e sca m in the a rea o f th e sid e ai rb ag
m odul e mu st always be re pai red imm edi ­
a te ly by an a uthorized Vo lksw age n d eale r.
• Obj ec ts betwee n yo u and th e air bag ca n in­
crea se th e ris k of inju ry in a collis io n b y int er­
f e rin g w ith the w ay the airb ag unfolds o r by
be ing pu sh ed int o y ou as the a irba g inflat es.
- Neve r pla ce o r att ac h accesso ries o r
o th er ob jec ts (s uch as cu p ho ld ers, te le­
p hon e bra ck e ts, o r eve n la rge, bul ky o b­
j ec ts) on th e doo rs , ove r or nea r th e area
mar ke d
on th e scat backrests.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
-Accessor ies or oth er objec ts can b ecom e
d an gero us mi ssiles a nd cause inju ry if th e
s uppl em ent al s id e airb ag inflat es.
- Neve r ca rry a ny obj ects o r p ets in th e de­
pl oy ment space betwee n th em and th e air­
b ags o r allow childr en or o ther pa ssenge rs
t o trave l in this pos ition .
• Always use the b uilt-in coa t h oo ks onl y fo r
li ght we ig h t cl oth in g. Neve r leave a ny heavy or
s h arp-e dged objects in th e pockets that may
in terfere
s id e ai rbag depl oy ment and can
c a u se perso nal inju ry in a co lli sio n.
• Always p reve nt the sid e a irbag s fr om b ein g
d am age d by heavy objects kn ocking aga inst or
hittin g the s ides of the sea tbacks.
• The a irbag syste m ca n o nly be trigge re d
o nce . If th e a irb ag has bee n tri ggered, the
sys te m mus t b e rep lace d by an auth ori ze d
Vo lkswage n dealers hip .
• Always have wo rk involvin g th e s ide airb ag
sys te m , re m ova l and insta ll atio n of th e air b ag
co mpo nen ts, o r o th er re pair s performed bya n
a uth ori ze d Vo lksw age n d eale r or qu alifi ed
d ea le rshi p. Otherw ise the a ir b ag sys te m m ay
n o t wo rk co rrect ly.
• Neve r att empt t o m od ify a ny co mpo nen ts
o f th e air b ag sys te m in any
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The Side Curtain Prot ection ™ airbag syste m ba­
sica lly con sis ts of:
•
e lec tron ic co ntro l modu le and sid e impa ct se nso rs,
•
Sid e Curtain airbag s ab ove front and r ear sid e window s,
• the airbag indica to r
in in strum ent
panel.
Th e airbag
is m oniwred electroni cally to
mak e ce rtain ii is functioni ng prop erl y all
tim es. Eac h you turn on the ig niti on, airbag syste m indica tor will come on for a
fe w seconds (self diagno sti cs).
Th e Side Curtain Protection™ airbag syste m is
not acti vated:
• if the igniti on is turn ed off,
• in sid e colli sion s when the ac ce lera tion
s ur ed by se nsor is 100 low,
Applies to vehicles: with side curtain protection airbags
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
• in fron t-end collisio ns,
• in rea r-e nd collisio ns,
• in ro llove rs .
In some types o f acc ident s th e front, Sid e
tai n and side airba gs may be tri g­
ge re d to gether.
WARNING
• Safety bell s an d the airbag system will only
provide protection when occupants are in the
proper seating pos ition
4.
• If th e a irbag indicator ligh t comes w hen
th e vehicle is being used, have the system
spec te d immediately by your Volkswagen
deal er. The Sid e C urtain
m ay not work proper ly eve n when the vehicle
acce lera tion in side co llision i s hi gh en oug h
t o act iva te the airbag.
How Side Curtain Protection™ airbags wor k
S id e Curtain
airbags can work together with side airb ags to help re­
d uce the risk of head and upp er to rso injuri es fo r occupants who ar e properly
st rain ed.
F ig . 29 Inflate d Side Curtai n airbags
on the lef t side
T he S ide Curtain airbags occupa nt and sid e windo w on side of ve hicle is in s id e collis io n s 29 . W
hen th e
is tri gger ed , th e S ide Curt ain
Prot ection
and break s through hea der above the and re ar wind ows and center doo r pi llar
and d eplo ys dow nwa rds. In ord er to help
vid e addit io nal prot ection, side airbag infl ate the blink of an eye at very
hi gh sp ee d and g rea t fo rce . The S ide Protec tion airbag could injure you if yo ur
seat ing po sit ion is 1101 prop er or up righ t or if
are in area where the suppl e­sid e a irba g infl ates. This app lies es pe­
cia lly lO children 5 1, "C hild saf ety". thou gh are not a so ft pillow, Sid e C urtain "cu shion" the impa ct and in
thi s th ey can help t o re du ce ris k of injur y the head and upp er part of bod y.
A fine du st
d eve lo p when airbag ploys . Thi s is quit e normal and doe s not mean is a fi re in ve hicl e.
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happ en s w hen
yo ur vehicle is in a cras h appl y also to chi ldren
15 , sa fety belt s?". But unlik e adult s
a nd t eenagers, the ir mu scles and bones are not
f ull y deve lo ped. In man y res pe cts child ren are a t
greater risk of serious inju ry in cras hes than
adult s.
13ecausc childr en' s bodi es are not full y deve l­
oped, they re quir e re straint syste m s es peciall y
d esig ned for their size, weight, and
struc­
tu re. Many co untries and all sta tes of the Unit ed
S ta tes a nd pro vin ces of Ca nad a hav e la ws re­
qui ring the use of ap proved child restra int sys­
tem s fo r infan ts and sm all childr en.
In a fron tal cras h at a s peed of20-35 mph (30-56
km /h ) th e forces actin g on a 13-pou nd (6 kg) in­
fant w ill be m ore
20 tim es the we igh t of the
child. This m eans th e we ig ht of t he c hild would
s udd enl y be mor e th an 2 60 pound s (120 kg).
Under these co nditions, o nly a n appropr iat e
child res traint properl y use d can re du ce the risk
of serious injur y. Child rest rain ts , lik e adu lt
belt s, mu st b e used properl y to be effec­
t ive . U sed im pro per ly, they ca n increase the risk
of serious injur y in an
Consu lt the chil d sca t manuf ac!Ur er's instru c­
tion s to b e sure th e seat is right for your chil d's
s ize
54 , " Imp ort ant safety inst ructi ons fo r
u sin g child seats". Please be sure to rea d and
h ee d all of th e im porta nt inform atio n and
WAHN INGS
c hild safety, Advanced Air­
bags , the in sta lla tion of child r estraint s in
thi s
is lot you need to kn ow about the Ad­
van ced in your vehicl e and how th ey
wo rk when infants c h ild re n in child re­
strai nts arc o n the front passenge r sea t.13eca use
of the la rge amo unt of im portant inform ati on .
we cann ot re p eat it all here . We urge you to re ad
th e deta iled inf orm ati on in thi s booklet abo ut a
irba gs and the i\dva nced A irbag Sys te m in yo ur
veh icle an d th e very import ant inform ati on
abo ut transport ing c hildren on th e front pas­
se ng er sea t. Pl ease be sure to heed the WARN­
I NGS -th ey are ex trem ely imp ort ant for yo ur
sa fe ty and th e safety of yo ur pa sse ngers , espe­
ciall y in fants and sm all childr en .
WARNING
• Accident statistics have shown that chil­
dr en are genera lly sa fer in th e rear seat area
t h an in the front seating po sition. Always re­
s train any ch ild age 12 and und er in th e re ar.
• AU vehicle occ upant s and especially chil­
dr en mu st be r estrain ed properl y w hen ever
riding in a vehicle. An unr estrain ed or im­
properly res trained ch ild could be injured by
striking the interior or by being ejec ted from
the vehicle during
sudden maneuver or im­
pact. An unrestrain ed or improperly re­
stra ined ch ild is also at greater r is k of injury or
death through contact with an inflating
airbag.
• A sui table chil d re straint properly in stalled
a nd u sed at on e of th e rear seati ng positio ns
pro vid es t he hi gh est degre e of protection for
infants and small children in mo st accident
s ituation s.
WARNING
Childr en on the front s cat of any car even with
i\dvanced can be seriously injured or
eve n kill ed when an ai rbag inflat es.
• A ch ild in
re arward -facing child seat in­
s ta lled on the front p assenger seat will be seri­
o usly injur ed and can b e killed if the front
a irbag inflate s.
• The inflati ng airbag
hit th e ch ild seat
or infant carrier with great fo rce a nd will II>-
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WARNING (continued)
sma sh th e c hild scat and child against th e
backr est, ce nter arm r est, door or roof.
• If y ou mu st in sta ll a rearward facin g ch ild
sca t on the front pas senger seat in exce ptional
circum stan ces and the "PAS SENGER
BAG li ght d ocs not come on and stay on, im­
m ed iately install the rear-faci ng ch ild sca t in a
r ear sea ting po siti on and have the airbag
sys tem inspe cted immedia tely by your Volk­
swagen dea le r.
WARNING
If , in exce ptiona l circumstances , you must in­
s tall a forward-facing child r estraint on the
fr on t pa sse nger's seat:
• Always make s ure th e forward-facing seat
h as be en de signed and certifi ed by it s m anu ­
factur er for use on a front seat w ith a pa s­
se nge r front and side airb ag.
WARN ING (con tinued)
• Always fo llow the m anufacturer 's in stru c­
tions provid ed wi th the c hild seal or carri er.
• Alw ays move the pa sse nger seat into its re­
armost p osition in the seat's fore and aft ad­
ju stm ent range, a s far away from
airbag as
po ssibl e befo re in stallin g the child re str aint.
The ba ckrest mu st be adju sted lo an upright
po sition.
• /\lwa ys make su re th at nothing pre vents
th e fro nt passenger' s sea t from being mo ved
to the re armo st p osition in it s fore and aft ad­
ju stme nt ran ge.
• Always make sure that the PASSENGER AIR
B A G OFF li ght come s on and sta ys o n all th e
tim e when eve r the ignition is switch ed on.
• If th e PASSENGE R
BAG light does
nol come o n and sta y o n, immediat ely install
th e fo rward-fac ing child seat in a rear seating
po sition and h ave the air ba g sys te m in spec te d
by your Volkswage n deale r.
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Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicl e is equ ipped with dual-stage fron t
" A dvan ced Airbag Sy ste m " in comp lian ce w ith
U nited Sta tes Fed eral Motor Vehicl e Safety Stan ­
dard (FMV SS) 2 08 as app licable at th e tim e yo ur
ve hicl e
manuf actur ed.
Th e Advan ced Airbag syste m in your vehicle has
b e en certifi ed t o mee t the "low risk " re qui re­
for 3 and 6 year -o ld childr en on the pa s­
s e ng er sid e and small adults on the dr ive r sid e.
Th e lo w r is k dep loym ent crit eria arc int ended
to redu ce th e risk of inju ry through wi th the air ba g th at ca n occ ur, for examp le , b y
being too clo se lO the s tee ring wheel and ment pane l wh en th e a irbag inflat es. In addi ­
ti o n, th e sys te m ha s bee n ce rtifi ed t o co mply
52 Child safety
with the " suppr essio n" re qui re ments of the
Saf ety Standa rd. to turn off th e fro nt air bag for
in fants up to 12 month s who are re strai ned on
th e f ront pa ssenger se at in child rest ra int s th at
ar e liste d in th e S ta ndard.
Eve n thou gh yo ur vehicl e is e quipped w ith an
A dv an ced Airb ag sys te m, all chil dren, e sp eci ally
t h ose
12 year s and younger, sho uld a lway s ride
i n th e ba ck se at prop erly re strained for their ag e
a n d siz e . T he airbag on th e pa sse nger side
makes t he front sca t
po te ntiall y dangerou s
pla ce for a child to rid e. Th e front seat is not the
s af es t pla c e f or a child in a forward -fac ing child
se at. It ca n be a ve ry dang erou s place for a n in­
fa nt or a larger child in a r earward-facing seat.
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Advanced Airbags and the weight -sensing mat in the front seat
The A dva nced Airba g Sys te m in yo ur vehicl e de­
t e cts the presence of an infant or ch ild in a child
r estrai nt on th e fron t passe nger sea t usin g th e
weig ht-sensin g mat in the sea t cushi on and the
se nso r below the safe ty belt lat ch on the front
p assenger seat th at m eas ures the te nsion on th e
belt.
The weigh t-se nsi ng m at m eas ures
we ig ht
o f th e c hild and the child seat and a child bla nk et
on the front pa sse nge r sea t. The weight on th e
front passe nger seat is re la ted to th e de sig n of
the child restrai nt and its "foo tprint ", the s ize
an d sh ap e of the b ou om of the c hild res traint a s
it sits on the se at. The we ig ht of
ch ild res traint
an d it s "foot print " vary for differe nt kind s of
child re straint s and for th e diffe re nt m odels of
t h e sam e kin d o f child r estraint offere d b y child
re straint manufa ctu rers.
Th e weig ht ranges for the indi vidual ty p es,
makes and m odels of c hild res trai nts th at th e
N HT SA has sp ecified in th e Safe ty Standa rd to· ge
ther w ith th e weight ra nges of typi ca l in fants
and ty pic al I ye ar-old child have bee n sto re d in
t h e co ntrol un it o f the Advanced Airb ag Sys te m.
Whe n a c hild res traint is bei ng use d on th e fro nt
passe nge r sea t w ith a ty p ica l
1 ye ar- old child , th e
A dvanc ed Ai rbag System compares the weight
mea sur ed b y th e we ig h t-se nsi ng ma t w ith the
informa tion stored in the elec tro nic con trol unit.
T he elec troni c control u nit al so reg is te rs th e ten ­
s ion on th e front passeng er sa fe ty be lt. T he te n ­
s ion on th e sa fety belt for the front pa ssenger
sea t
be different for ad ult is prop erl y
u sin g th e s afety belt as compar ed to the te n sio n
o n th e be lt
it is use d to att ach a child r e­
s traint to th e seat. Th e senso r be low the la tc h fo r
th e safe ty belt for t he front seat passe nger mea­
s ur es the tensio n on th e be lt. The input from thi s
se nso r is th en use d wit h the weig ht t o "d ec ide ",
w hethe r th ere is a chil d res tra int with a typica l
1 year-old ch ild on the front passe nger seat and
w he th er or not th e airb ag mu st b e turn ed
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
Hegar dlcss of the ch il d re stra in t that you use,
mak e sur e th at it has been ce rtifi ed me et
United States Fe dera l Motor Vehicl e Saf ety S tan ­
dard s and has been ce rtified by its m anufa ctu re r
for use w ith a n airb ag. /\!ways be sur e that the
c hild r estrai nt i s pro perly
at o ne of t he
r ear sea ting pos itio ns. I f in exce ptional circu m­
s ta nces you m ust u se it o n the fro nt pa ssenge r
sea t, car efull y read all of th e in for matio n on
c hild safety and Adva nced Airbags and hee d all
of th e a pplicabl e
IN GS . Mak e ce rtain that
t h e c hild res traint is cor rec tly reco gnized by th e
we ig ht- sensin g mat in side the front passe nge r
sea t, th at th e front p assenge r air b ag is turn ed off
and th at the a irb ag stat us is always correc tly s ig­
n aled by th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light.
Many ty p es an d m odels of ch ild res 1rai111 s have
b ee n avai lab le ov er th e years ,
models are
introdu ced r egularl y in cor poratin g new and im ­
proved des ign s and old er m odels are take n out
of produ cti on. Chil d res train ts are no t sta ndard­
i zed. C hild restra ints o f the sam e ty p e typi ca ll y h
ave diff ere nt weight s and sizes and differ en t
'foot prin ts ,' t he s ize and sh ape of th e bott om of
th e c hild res train t th at s its on the seat, whe n
th ey are installed on a vehi cle seat. Th ese differ­
e nces mak e it virt uall y impos sib le to cert ify
co mplian ce with th e re quireme nts fo r adva nce d
a ir bag s wit h ea ch and every child res traint that
h as eve r bee n so ld in the pa st or will be sold ove r
th e co urse of the use ful life of yo ur vehicle.
For thi s reaso n, th e Uni te d Sta tes N ati ona l
Hi gh way Tra ffic Sa fe ty A dmini strat io n has pub­
li sh ed
li st of sp ecifi c type, makes and mode ls
of child restr ai nt s that must b e use d t o ce rti fy
co mpliance of the Advan ced Air bag Syste m in
y our vehicl e w it h th e s uppre ssio n r equir em en ts
of Fe d era l Moto r Ve hicle Safety S tandard 208.
Th ese c hild restra ints are:
A. Car beds, manufactur ed an or after De·
cember 1, 1999:
• Cos co Dre am Rid e 02-7 19
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