light VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owner's Guide

The airbag system is monitored electronically 10 make cenain i t is functio ning properly all
t ime s. Each time you turn o n th e ig ni tion,
airbag system indica to r lig ht w ill co me on for a
few seco nds (self diagnost ics).
T he side airbag syste m sup pleme nts rhe safety
be lts and can help to reduce the risk of inj ur y
the dr iv er's a nd front passe nger's upper torso on sid e of th e vehicle that is stru ck in a sid e co l­
li sion. The airbag inflate s on ly in sid e impa cts
and onl y when the veh icle acce leration reg is­
t e red b y the control unit is high en ough. If
rate is below reference value programm ed
i n to co ntr ol u ni t, t he side airbag s not be
trigg ere d , eve n though the ca r ma y be badly
damag ed as a r esult of the co llision. It is
pos ­
s ible d efin e an airbag trigger ing rang e th at
w ill cover eve ry possible ang le of impact, sin ce
t h e ci rc u ms ta n ces will vary co nsiderably be­
twee n one collision and anot her. lrnpona nl fac­
include, for example, the na tu re (har d or
s oft ) of th e impacting objec t, a ngle of im­
pact, vehicle speed, etc. 46, "Impo rta nt
s afet y in structio ns for the side a irbag system ".
As ide from th eir normal safety function, saf ety
belts
to h elp k eep the dri ver or front pas­
senger in posit io n in a side colli sio n so th e
s id e airb ags can prov ide prot ection whe n
inflate. Safe ty belt s also help to keep rear seat
pas seng ers in po sition so that optional rear seat
s id e airbag s can prov ide protection in a sid e co l­
li sio n i n w hic h th e side air b ag inflates.
T he a irbag syste m is not a subst itute for your
safety belt. Rather, it is part of t he overa ll occu­
pant re straint syste m in your vehicle. A lways re­
memb er
the airbag syste m can only help to
pro tec t yo u if you are wearing your safe ty b elt
and wearing
properly. This is an other rea son
why you sho uld alwa ys wear your safe ty belt s,
n o t ju st b ecau se th e
re quir es you do so 13 , bel ts" .
It is im portant 10 re mem be r that wh ile th e su p­
p lemen tal side airbag system is designed to help
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reduce the likelih ood of seriou s injuri es, other
injuries, for example, swelling, bruising, and
mi nor abra sions can a lso be associated w it h
th ese airbags. Remember t oo , side airbags w ill
dep loy o nly once an d on ly in certai n kinds of ac­
ciden ts - your safety belt s are always th ere to
offer protec tion.
Ve hicle dam age, repa ir cost s or even
lack of
ve hicle da mag e is no t necessa rily a n indicatio n
of prope r airbag operation. In some collis ions,
both front and side airbag s may inflate. Re­
mem ber too, tha t airbag s w ill dep loy only once
a n d only in certain kind s of collis io ns - your
safety belt s ar e always there to offer protection in
t h ose acciden ts in whic h ai rb ags a re not sup­
po sed to deploy or whe n
have al ready de­
p loye d.
Th e side airbag sy stem
will not b e trigg ere d
• if th e igni tion is sw itc hed off,
• in side collisions when
accelerat ion mea­
s ured by th e sensor is too low ,
• in front-en d co llisio ns,
• in rear -end collisions,
• in rollove rs.
In some types of accidents
Sid e Cur­
tain Pro tection and sid e airbag s may be tr ig­
gered together.
WARNING
• Safety belt s a nd lh e a irb ag sys te m will onl y
p rov ide prot ectio n when occ upant s a re in the
co rrec t se atin g po sition
13, "Safety
b elt s" .
• If the air b ag in dicator light comes o n when
the vehicl e is bein g use d, h ave the sys te m in­
spec te d imm edi ate ly by yo ur Vol kswage n
d eal er. Th e side a irb ag sys te m m ay not wor k
prop erl y eve n wh en th e vehicle acce le ratio n
in a side colli sion i s high en ough
10 ac tiva te
th e a irbag
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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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8. Rear facing child restraint systems, manufac­
tured on or alter December l, 1999.
( W hen the res tra in t sys te m comes e quipp ed
w ith a re mo vable ba se, co mpli ance ha s to be
ce rtified with or wit hout the ba se).
• Britax Hand le wit h Care
191
• Centur y Ass ura 4553
• Centu ry Sm art Fit 4 543
• Cosco Arriva 02727
• Eve nflo Disc overy A dju st 212
• Evenflo Fir st Ch oice
204
• Gra co Infant 8 11 57
C. For war d-facing convertible child res trai nt
systems, manufactured on or after Dece mber l ,
1999:
• Brit ax Rou ndabou t
161
• Brit ax Expressway J SOFIX
• Centur y Enco re
• Century 1000
• Cosco Ol ymp ia n 0280 3
• Cosco Touriv a 02519
• Even flo Horizon V 425
• Evenfl o Meda llion 25 4
• Saf ety 1s t Co mfort Ride 22-400
D. Forward-fac ing toddler /be lt po sitioning
booster systems, manufactur ed on or after D e­
cember l, 1999 :
• Brita x Roadster
9004
• Century Next Step 4920
• Cosco High Back Booste r
• Eve nfl o Hig ht Fit 2 45
L'.0, WARNING
To redu ce the ri sk of serio us inju ry, mak e sur e
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF li ght comes
on and sta ys on when eve r a child restraint is
in stall ed on the front pa ssenger sea t and the
ignition is switched on.
• Take the child res traint
the front pa s­
s enger seat a nd install it properl y at one of the
rear seat position s if th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does not sta y o n.
• Have the airbag system insp ec ted by yo ur
aut hori zed Volkswag en dealer immediately.
Important safety instructions for using child seats
Correct use of chil d seat s substant ially reduce s the risk of injury in an ac cident!
Fi g. 3 0 Neve r le t babi es or older c hildren rid e in a
v ehicl e wh ile s itting on th e lop o f a no th er passenge r.
As the driver, yo u ar e res pon sible for th e
s a fety of eve ry bod y in th e ve hicle , espe­
ci all y chil dren:
54 Child safety
-Alway s use the right child seat for each
c hi ld and alwa ys use it prop erly
51.
- Alw ays caref ully foll ow the child seat
m anu fac turer 's in stru ction s on how to
rou te the sa fe ty bel t pr oper ly throu gh
child seat.
- When usin g th e ve h icle safety belt
10 in ­
s ta ll a child seat, you must fir st a ctivat e
sw itchab le lock ing fea tur e on th e safe ty
b elt
p reven t th e child seal from mov ing
60.
- Push th e c hild sea t d ow n with yo ur full
weig ht to get the sa fe ty belt re all y light so
th at the seat cannot mov e for ward or side -
w ays more th an one inch (2.5 cm ).
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W ARNING (c on tinued)
seat's fore and aft adjustment rang e, and as
far away from the airbag as possible before
in stalling the child restr aint.
- Always make sure that nothing pre vents
the front pas seng er's sca t from b ein g
mov ed to the rearmost position in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
- Alwa ys m ake sure that the backrest is in
the upright position.
• Alway s buckle th e child scat firmly in place
even if a ch ild is not sitti ng in it. A loose ch ild
scat can fl y around durin g a sudd en stop or in
a collision.
• Always read and hee d all WAR NIN GS
whene ver usin g a ch ild restrained in a vehicl e
i s being used
13, "Sa fety belts",
Infant seats
WARNING (continued)
"Airbag system" and 51,
"Ch ild safe ty" .
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
th at the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on and stays on when ever a child re straint i s
in sta lled on the front p assenger seat and the
ignition is switched on.
• Take the c hild r estra int off the front pa s­
se nger seat and install it prop erl y at on e of the
r ea r seal positi ons if the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF lig ht do cs not stay on.
• Have the airbag syste m in spected by your
authorized Volkswage n dealer
Babies and infants abou t one year old that weigh at least 2 0 -22 lbs. (9 -10
kg) must sit in rearward-facin g child rest raint s tha t support the back , neck and
head in a collision.
Fig. 31 Rearward-fa cing infonl seat properly in­
stalled on the reor seat
-When usin g th e veh icle safe ty bel t to in­
s ta ll a chil d se at, yo u mu st first activa te th e
sw itchabl e lo ckin g feat ure on the sa fety
b e lt to prevent the c hild seat from mo ving
56 Child safety
-strap or teth er is bein g use d to tie
th e child seat to th e front passe nger sea t,
mak e sure that it is not s o tight th at it
ca uses the weigh t-sens ing mat to m easure
more weig ht th an i s ac tually on the sea t.
up to about o ne yea r (up to 22 lbs. or lO
k g ) arc best protected in sp ecia l in fa nt carrier s
a n d child sea ts desig ned for their age gro up.
Man y expert s be lieve that infant s and sma ll chil ­
dr en shou ld rid e o nly in specia l res tra int s in
w hi ch th e c hild fac es the back of the veh icle.
The se infant scats support the baby 's ba ck, neck
and hea d in
coll ision . Th ese chil d seats can be
u se d safely on ly on the rear sea t of yo ur Volk­
swagen
WARNING
N ot u sin g a c hild seat, u sing the wrong child
sca t or improp erly in stalling a child r estraint
incr eases the risk of serio us pers onal injury
and death in a collisio n.
• Neve r inst all rear-facing child scats or in­
f a nt carr iers on the front passen ger seat -eve n

WARNING (continu ed)
with an Advanced Airbag System . A chi ld will be seriously injur ed and can be killed when
the infl atinga irb aghil s the child seal or infant
ca rri er w ith grea t force and smashes the c hild
sca t and child against the backres t, cen te r
arm res t, door or roo f.
• Alwa ys install rea r-facing child seats o r
fant carriers on the rear scat.
• Never install a rear-facing child r estraint in
the forward-facing direction . These restra ints
a rc des ig n ed for th e speci al needs of infants
and very small children and cannot prote ct
th em prope rly if the seat is fo rwa rd-faci ng.
Convertible child seats
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (continued)
• If you must in sta ll a rear ward facing child
sca t on the front passenger sca t because
cept ional circ umstances a nd th e PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay
on, immediately install the r ear -fa cin g child
sea t in a rear seating position and have the
a irba g sys tem inspected by your Volkswage n
d ea ler.
• Alwa ys re ad and heed all WARN INGS
w hen ever usin g a child r estrain ed in a vehicle
i s bein g used
13, "Safety belts", 27, "A irbag sys tem" and 51,
"C hild
Prop erl y convertible child seats can help protect toddlers and ch ildre n over
age one who weigh. between 20 and 40 lbs. (9 and 18 kg)
a crash..
Fig . 32 Smal ler child in a properly i nstalled for ·
wa rd -fac ing LATCH child restra int system on the rear
seot
- When using the vehicle safety belt to
s ta ll a c hild sea t, y o u must fir st ac tiva te the
s w itch able locki ng fea tur e on the sa fety
belt to prevent the child sea t from movin g
60 .
Pu sh the ch ild seat clown with your full
weig ht to get the sa fe ty belt rea lly tight so
tha t th e sea t cannot move forwa rd or sid e­
ways more t han one inch (2.5 cm ) ..
Fa ste n th e safe ty belt that is part of the
c hild r estraint system securely and pu ll it
t ight so that yo u ca n onl y s lip one finger
unde rnea th th e sh o ulder belt portion at
the c hild's ch es t.
If a strap or teth er i s bein g used to tie
the c hild seat to the
passe nger scat,
make sur e th at i t is not so tight tha t it
ca uses the weig ht-sens ing mat to meas ure
more w eig ht tha n is ac tually on the seat.
A to ddl er o r child is usu ally 10 0 large for an restraint , if it i s mor e than on e year old and
we igh s mor e th an 22 lbs. (JO kg).
Todd lers and child re n b etween o ne and abo ut
fou r ye ars old and w eigh betwe en 22 lbs. (10 kg)
and 40 lbs. (18 kg) mu st alway s be properl y
str ai ned in a child scat ce rtifi ed fo r th eir size and
we ig ht 32 .
The airbag on the pa sse nge r side
th e
fr ont sea t a p ote nti ally dange rou s plac e for a
c hild to rid e. The fr ont scat is not th e safe st p lace
for a chi ld in a forward-facing child seat. It is a
v ery dangero us pla ce for an
or a large r
c hild in a r earward-faci ng se at.
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WARNING
Not usin g a chi ld sea t, u sing the wrong child
sea t or improp erly in stalling a child res tra int
in creases the risk of seriou s perso nal injur y
an d death in a co llision or o ther em erge ncy
s itu ation.
• Children on the front sea t of any car, even
wi th Advanced Airbags, can be se riou sly in ­
jured or even killed when an a irbag infl ates. A
c hild in a rearwa rd-facing child seat insta lled
o n the front passenger scat will be seriou sly
in jur ed and ca n be kiJJcd if the front airb ag i n­
flates- even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• The inflating a irbag w ill hit th e child seat
or infant carri er w ith great fo rce an d will
s ma sh th e child seal and child agai nst th e
backrest, ce nter arm re st, door or roof.
• Alw ays insta ll r ear-facing child seats on the
r ea r sea t.
• If yo u mu st in sta ll a rear ward facing child
sca t on the front passe nger seat becau se of ex­
ce ptional cir cum stances and the PASS ENGER
A IR BAG OFF light docs no t come o n and sta y
o n , immediately ins ta ll th e rear-facing chil d
sca t in a rea r seat ing
th e
a irba g system inspected by your Vo lkswagen
dealer.
• Always read a nd heed a ll WARN INGS
whe never usin g a chi ld restrained in a ve hicle
i s being use d
13, "Sa fety belt s", 27, "A irbag sys tem" and 51,
"C hild safety".
WARNING
An improp erl y in stalled child r estraint can in ­
t e rf ere w ith th e airba g as it deplo ys and ser i­
ous ly injur e or even kill the chi ld
eve n with
a n Advanced Airb ag Syste m. If , in except io nal
circ umsta nc es, yo u mu st in stall a for ward-
58 Child safety
WARNING (continued)
facin g ch ild r estraint on the front pa ssenger' s
scat:
• Forward- faci ng c hild scats insta lled on the
front pa ssenger' s scat may in terfe re with t he
dep loyment of the airbag and ca use se rious
p ersona l injur y to th e c hild .
• Always make sur e the forward-facing scat
ha s been de signe d and
by its manu­
fact urer for u se on a front seat
a pa s­
se nge r front and sid e a irbag.
• Always carefu lly fo llow the manufactur er's
in struction s provided with th e child seat or
carr ie r.
• Neve r put th e forward-facing child re­
s train t up against or very near th e in strument
pane l.
• Always move the passenger seat into it s re­
armost position in the seat' s fo re an d aft ad­
ju stment range, as far away from the air bag as
poss ible before insta llin g th e forward- facing
chi ld restra int. The b ackre st must be adjusted
to a n upright positi on .
• Always make sure that nothin g pre vents
the fro nt passe nge r's seal fro m being move d
to th e re armos t position in it s fore and
ad ­
ju stm ent range.
• Neve r pla ce ad ditional it em s on the sca t
that can in crease the tota l we ig ht reg iste re d by
t h e we ig ht- sensin g mat and can ca use injur y
in
cras h.
• Make s ure th at the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes o n and sta ys on all th e time
w hen eve r the ig nition i s switch ed on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR DAG
light docs
n o t co me on and stay on, immedia te ly in sta U
forwar d-faci ng c hild seal in a rea r sea ting
position a nd have the airb ag sys tem inspec te d
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cause of exceptional circum stances, be properl y
r es train ed and as far away from th e airb ag as
poss ible.
lly keeping ro om b etwe en the child 's
body and the front of th e pa sseng er co mpart ­
the airbag can inflat e co mple te ly and pro­
v id e s uppl emental protection in certain fr ontal
c olli sions.
WARNING
No t usi ng a booster seat, using the booster
scat improp erly, inco rrec tly in sta llin g
booster seat or u sin g the veh icle safety belt
improp erly increases the ri sk of ser iou s p er­
sonal injury and death in a co llisio n or other
e m ergency s ituation. To help reduce the risk
of serious personal injury and/or death:
• Always make sure to position the should er
portion of the three-point belt over the middle
of chi ld's shoulder.
• Never le t the sh o uld er portion of the belt
r es t again st or across the neck, face, chin, or
th roa t of the ch ild.
• 1\Jway s make sure the lap belt portion of
th e thr ee-po int belt is worn s nug and pas ses as
l ow as possib le across the child 's pelvi s. Neve r
l et the belt pass over the soft abdome n.
• Failure
10 properly rou le safety belt s over chi ld's body will cause severe injuries in an ac­
cident or other em erge ncy s ituation 13.
• Children on the front scat of any car, eve n
w ith Adva nced Ai rbags, can be serious ly in­
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates. A
ch ild in a rea rw ard-fac ing ch ild sca t installed
WARNING (continu ed)
on the front pas senger seat w ill be serious ly
injured and can be killed if the front a irbag in­
flates.
• Never le t a ch ild stand or kneel on any seat,
for examp le the front scat.
• Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your ve hicle.
• Always remember that a child leaning for­
ward, s itting sideways or out of po sition in any
way during a collisio n can be struc k by a de­
ploying
Thi s w ill r esult in seriou s per­
so nal injur y or death.
• If you must in stall a rcanvard facing child
sea t o n th e front passenger scat becau se of ex­
cept ional circum stance s the PASSENGER AIR
BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on,
whenever the ignition is switch ed on .
• If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does
not come on and stay on, perform th e checks
described
39.
• Take the child restr aint olT the front pa s­
se nger seat a nd install it properly at one of the
r ear seat pos itions if the PASS ENGER AIR BAG
OFF light docs not stay on whenever the ig ni ­
tion i s switched o n.
• Always read and heed a ll WARN INGS
whenever using a c hild restrained in a vehicl e
i s bei ng used
13, "Sa fety belt s", 27, "A irb ag sys tem" and 51, "Child safe ty" .
Installing child restraint with a safety belt
Impo rtant t hin gs to kno w
Safety belts for the rea r seats and thefro nl passenger be locked with the
switchable lockingfeature to properly secur e child sea ts.
Th e retractors fo r th e rear sear safe ty belt s and
th e front passenger safety belt have sw itchabl e
l oc kin g fea tur e for chil d res traint s in addition to
emerge ncy lo ckin g fe a ture.
I f yo u need to insta ll a ch ild sea t
one of these
sea ting po sition s, y ou mus t first route the safe ty
b elt as dire cte d b y
manufactur er o f th e ch ild
60 Child safety
seat that you arc using th en act ivate the
convertib le lockin g fe ature.
Whe neve r a ch ild restrai nt is installed
a
sa fe ty th e safe ty belt must b e locke d so that
b elt web bing cannot unr eel. Th e sw itchabl e
l oc kin g fea tur e le ts you lock the belt so that a
c hild r estraint
be prop erl y in sta lled and. for tii,

examp le. so 1ha 1 ii ca n'! lip 10 s ide when the
ve hicle goes aro und a comer.
A lways re m emb er: Eve n thoug h yo ur vehicle is
e quipp ed wit h an Advan ced Airbag system, all
c hildren, especia lly
12 years and young er,
s h oul d always ri de in the ba ck seat prop erl y re­
fo r th eir ag e and size
WARNING
Improp erl y in stall ed child seats in crease risk of ser io us persona l injury and death in a
co llisio n.
• Always make sur e !hat the safety be lt re­
t racto r is locked whe n installing a chil d sea t.
An unlocked safe ly belt retractor cannot hold
ch ild seal in place durin g nor mal driv ing
o r in a cr ash .
• Alw ays buckl e !h e c hild seal firml y in place
eve n if a child is not sitlin g in it. A loos e ch ild
sea l ca n fly aro und during a sudd en slop or in
collision
• Always make sure !ha! the rear seal back ­
10 w hich th e cen te r rear safely belt is at ­is securely la tc h ed whenever the rear
ce nter safety belt is being used to secu re a
c hild r estra in!
3.1, c hapt er "R ea r
sea l b en ch. "
• If
back res! i s not securely la tc h ed , child and th e child r estraint will be for­
ward 1ogeth er w i1h !he backrest and will str ike
of the vehicl e inter ior. T he child can be
se rious ly in jured or killed.
• Never insta ll r ear-f acing c hild seals or in­
f a n! carr iers on
passenger scat. A
ch ild will be serious ly injured and ca n be
killed when the pa ssenger air b ag
• The i nflatin g airbag will hit child seal
or infant carrier great forc e and will
s m ash !h e child seal and child against th e
backre st, ce nt er ar m
do or or roof.
• Always install r ear-faci ng child seals or in­
carriers on !he rear seat.
• Forwa rd-faci ng c hild seal s or infant car­
ri ers insta lled on !he front passe nger' s sea t
m ay interf ere
th e dep lo ym ent of !h e
a ir bag and cause ser ious inju ry to th e c hild.
• fl is safer lo install a forward-facing child
sea l on rea r seal .
• Alway s read a nd heed a ll WAR NINGS
w hene ver using a child r estrained i n a vehicle
Booklet 2.1 Safety fir st
,6 WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
is being use d 51. Specia l pr eca ution s
a pply when in sta llin g a c hild seat on !he front
passenger seat
29, "Child res traint s on sea l -s om e important t hings k n ow".
WARNING
Rearwa rd-facing ch ild restrain l s:
• A child in a rearw ard -faci ng c hild seal in­
s ta ll ed on
pas senger seal w ill be ser i­
ous ly inj ured and can be kill ed if !h e front
a ir bag in flates - even wi th an Adva nced Ai rbag
Sys tem.
• The inflatin g airbag will hit th e chil d seal
or infant carrier
grea t for ce and will
s m as h the chi ld sea l an d child against the
ba ckres t, ce nter arm r est, d oo r or roo f.
• Alwa ys be especia lly ca re ful if yo u mu st in­
a reanvard faci ng child seal o n fronl
pa sse nge r seal in excep tiona l cir cumstan ces.
• A tight tether
on a rea rward-facing
c hild restrain! auached lo t he front p assenge r
seal can put t oo mu ch pres sur e on
wc ig hl ­
m al in the seal and regis ter a heavie r weigh ! in
th e Adva nced A irbag Sys te m . T he heav ier
we ight registe red ca n m ake
syste m work
as though an ad ult were on the sea t a nd de ­
plo y
Advanced A irbag when
the child.
• Make s ure !h a!
PASSENGER A IR BAG
O FF light comes on and stays o n all !h e lime
whenever
i gnit ion is s wit ch ed on.
• lflh e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
do es
n o ! co me on and stay on, immediatel y ins ta ll
rear-faci ng chi ld sea t in a rear seat ing po­
s ition and have a.i rbag sys te m insp ec ted by
you r dea le r.
WARNING
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WARNING (continu ed)
• Forward-facin g child seats installed on the
fr ont passe nger's sea t may interfer e with the
d e plo ym ent of
airba g an d cause seriou s
per sonal injury to the ch ild.
• Always make sur e th e fo rwa rd-fa cing sca t
h as bee n de sig n ed and certifi ed by its manu­
facturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
se nge r front and sid e ai rbag.
• Always carefully foll ow the manufa ctur er's
in structi ons pro vided with th e c hild seal or
ca rri er.
• Never put the fon vard -facing child r e­
stra int up against or very near the instrum ent
panel.
• Always move the passenge r sea t int o its re­
armost pos ition in the sea t's fore and aft ad­
ju stment range, as far away from the airba g as
p ossible before installing the for ward-faci ng
WARN ING (cont inued)
child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted
t o an upr ig ht position .
• Always make sure that nothin g preve nts
t h e front passenger's sea t from bei ng m oved
to th e rearmos t position in it s fore and aft ad­
ju stm ent rang e.
• Never place additional items on th e seat
that can in crease the total weight reg is tere d by
the weig ht-se nsin g mat and can ca use inju ry
in a cras h.
• Make s ure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on an d sta ys on all th e tim e
w hen ever the ig nition i s switch ed on.
• If th e PASSENGER
BAG OFF light doc s
n o t come on and stay on , imm ediately insta ll
t he forward -faci ng ch ild sea t in a rear seating
po sition and have the air bag sys tem inspected
b y yo ur Volkswagen dealer.
Activating the switchable locking feature
Us e the switchable Locking feature to properly secure a child restraint
Always ca refully fo llow t he c hild sear man­
u fac turer's instruct io n s w hen insta lling a
c hild res tra int in yo ur vehicle .
To activat e
th e sw itch able lock ing fe a ture:
- Pla ce the ch ild res train t on a sea t, pref ­
erab ly o n the rear
- Route the safe ty belt around or th rough
the child restra int usi ng the proper path
for the sa fety be lt as speci fied by the child
re stra int manu facturer
- In se rt the belt tongu e into the buckle
fo r that seat ing po siti on.
- Make su re th at the red re lease button is
faci ng away from th e child restra int so that
it ca n be unbuckled quickly .
- Push the c hild sca t do wn w it h your full
we ig ht t o get the sa fety belt rea lly tight
- S low ly pull the belt all the way out.
62 Child safety
-Guide th e safety be lt b ack int o the re ­
t ractor un til the be lt lies fla t and snu g on
the ch ild se at. You sho uld hea r a "c lick ing"
n o ise as t he be lt wi nds back into th e in­
ert ia reel of t he safety belt re tr actor. Tes t
the switch able locking featu re by pulli ng
on th e bc l
l. You should n o longer be ab le to
pull the b elt o ut of t he re tra ctor. The swit­
c habl e lock ing feature is now act ive.
-
s trap or teth er is being used to tie
th e ch ild sea t to th e front passe nger seat,
mak e sur e th at it is not so tight that it
cau ses the weig h t-s en sin g ma t to m eas ure
m ore we ig h t than is actua lly on th e sea t.
- Pull on the safety belt to make sure th at
it is prope rly fastened and tight.
- Chec k th e c hild seat for prope r install a­
ti on by pu llin g on the c hild seat. The child
sea t sh ou ld no t mo ve forward or sid eways
b y m ore than one in ch (2.5 cm) .