airbag VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Workshop Manual

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
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-
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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
by your Volkswage n dea le r.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
help protect children who weigh more 40 lbs.
(18 kg) wh o are less than 4 ft. 9
(57 inches, I.Sm) tall in a colli sion.
Fig . 3 3 Chi ld properly restroined in o booster seot
on the reor seot
The vehicle 's safe ty belts a lone will not fit
mo st children until th ey are at least 4
f t. 9
in. (57 inch es, 1.5m l tall and weig h m ore
th an 80 lb s (36 kg). Booster seats rai se
th ese children up so that th e safety belt w ill
p ass prop erly ove r the strong parts of their
bodies and the safety belt ca n h elp prot ect
th em in a co llis ion .
- Do not us e the switc habl e lo ck ing fea­
tur e w hen using th e ve hicles safety belt to
r es train a child on a boos te r se at.
- Always positio n the sh ould er po rtio n of
the safery be lt m idway over th e child 's
s h oulder. If you mu st tran sport an olde r
c hild in a booster seal on the front pas­
se nger seat, you can use th e safety belt
h eig h t adju stm ent to h elp ad ju st th e
s h ou lder po rti on prope rly.
- Alwa ys make sure that th e should er
porti on neve r rests aga inst or across the
ch ild' s neck .
- Always make sur e th at the child can
wea r the la p belt porti on low across the
thi gh s or pelvis and neve r over the
s to m ac h or abd om en .
C hil dren up to 8 yea rs old (ove r 40 lbs. or 18 kg)
are best protecte d in child safe ty seats desig ned
fo r their age and weight
33 . Expert s say that
th e s ke le ta l st ru ctur e, parti cul arl y the pelvi s, of
the se c hildren is not full y developed, a nd they
s h ou ld no t u se the ve hicle safety belts w ithout a
s uitable chil d res train t.
Ch ild re n who we igh mor e th an about 80 lbs . a nd
are at le a st 4 ft. 9 in. (57 inch es)
can ge nerally
u se t he ve hicle's t hree point lap and sh ou lder
belts . Never use th e la p b elt p ortio n of the ve­
hicl e's safe ty be lt alone to res tra in an y c hild, r e­
gardle ss of how big the chil d is. A lways re­
membe r that children do not have t he pro ­
n oun ced pe lvic stru ctur e req uired for the prope r
func tion of lap belt po rtion of the ve hicle 's three
po int lap and sh oulder b elts. T he ch ild's safety
absolutely re qu ires that a lap be lt portion of the
sa fe ry belt be fastened sn ugly and as low as pos­
s ibl e arou nd the pelvi s. Never let the lap belt
porti on of r he safety belt pass over the child 's
s tomac h or abd om en .
It is usuall y best to put th ese childr en in appro­
p ri ate boo ster sea ts. Be sur e th e bo oster seat
me ets a ll app lica ble safety standa rds.
Boos te r seats raise the sea tin g pos ition of the
c hild and rep osition both the lap and shoulder
parts o f the safety belt so that they pass across
th e c hild 's bod y in th e right pla ces. The ro uting
of the belt over the child 's body is very impor­
tant for the chil d's pro tec tion, w heth er o r not a
boo ste r seat i s used. Chil dren age 12 a nd und er
s hou ld always ride in the rear seat.
I n a co llision, a irbags must inflate within
blink
of a n eye and with force. In orde r to
do its job, the a irbag needs roo m to infl ate so
that it wi ll b e th ere to protec t the occupa nt as the
occ upant moves forward into the airbag.
A ve hicle occup ant who is ou t of pos ition and
t oo close to the a irbag gets in th e way of an in­
fl atin g airbag . W hen an occupan t is too close, he
or she will be struck viole ntly a nd will r eceive se­
r io us or possi bly even fatal injur y.
In orde r fo r th e airbag to offer pro tec tion, it is
imp ortant th at all ve hicle occ upant s, especia lly
any childr en , w ho must be in the fron t sea t
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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
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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
sea l:
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Tether anchors
Beginning with model year 2000, Volkswagen vehicles have tether anchors as
standard equipment.
Fi g. 3 4 Tether on ch for the rear seating positions
on the hot shelf
WARNING
Improp er in slallalion of c hild r eslrainl s will increa se !h e risk of injury and clculh crash.
• Improp er u se of ch ild reslrainl anchor s
(l elhcr anchors) could le ad 10 injury in
colli·
sion. The ancho rs are desig ned lo wi1h s1and
onl y !ho se load s imp osed by correct ly
ch ild res lrainl s.
Tether strop
WARNING (continued)
• Neve r m ounl l wo ch ild restra int systems
on on e LA T CI I lower a nch or poinl.
• Never attac h lwo c hild re straint syste ms lo
o ne te th er slrap o r lelher a nchor age.
• Always follow lhe in stru ctions provid ed by
the
of lhe c hild restrain! you in ­
l e nd l o in sta ll in your Volkswage n.
• Neve r use child re strain I t ether a nchora ges
to sec ure safel y bell s or other kind s of occu­
pant restra in ts .
• Never attach a
str ap to a tie- down
h oo k in the lu ggage compar lmenl
• Nev er sec ure o r attach an y lu ggage or
ot her ilcm s lo lhe LATC H l ower anc horages or
to lhe t eth er anc ho rs.
• If a le t h er or
strap is used to att ac h a
c hild r estraint lo th e front pa ssenger sca t,
ma ke s ure thal ii is not so tight , thal ii cau ses
th e we ig ht -sensi ng mat to measur e more
weight than is
o n the seal.
• The hea vier weig ht registered can make
lh e Advanced Airbag Syste m wo rk as !hough
an adull were on the seat and d eploy the Ad­
va nced Airbag w hen ii must be supp ressed
ca using serio us or eve n
inju ry 10
A tethe r is a straight or V-shaped strap that attaches the lop pa rt of a CRS to special
anchorage points in the vehicle
The purpo se of 1e1h er is lO r e du ce for­
ward movem enl of the CRS in a crash, in orde r lo
h elp reduce
risk of head injur y 1h a1 cou ld be
caused by str iking the ve hicle interior.
Forward
C HSs manufactur ed after Sep­
te mber I. 1999, required by U.S. fed eral rcgu­
l alions 10 w ith child head moveme nt
p er forman ce re quirement s. Th ese perfo r­
man ce re quiremems make a tet her ne cessa ry on
m ost new c hild seals
WARNING
Improp er inslallation of child restrain ls w ill
in crease lhc risk of inju ry in a colli sio n.
• Never allach a child seat teth er strap l o
tie-down hook in the lu ggage compartmenl.
• Never secure or att ach any luggage or
ot her ilcm s lo the LATC H l owe r anchorage s or
to the !ether.
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WARNING (continued)
• If a or oth er strap is used lo attac h a
c hild restra int to th e f ro nt p assenger sca t,
make sure that it i s not so tight ,
weight -sensin g lo mea sur e m ore
weig ht than is act ually on th e seat.
Using tethers on rear-facing CRSs
few rear-fa cin g CRSs come wit h a
t e th er. P le a se read and heed the CRS manufa c­
t ur er' s in stru ction s carefully
det ermin e how
t o properly ins tall the te th er.
WARNING
A ch ild in a reanva rd-faci ng ch ild seal s tall ed on front passenger seat w ill be ous ly injur ed and can be kill ed if front
a ir ba g in flates· even with a n Advanced Air b ag
Sys te m .
• The
airbag will ch ild seal
or infant carri er w ith g rea t force and will
smas h the child seal and chi ld again st th e
b ac krest, ce nter ar m rest, or door.
• A
tether or other str ap o n a rearward­
faci ng c hild re straint attached lo front senge r sca t can put t oo mu ch pr essure on
WARNING (continu ed)
• Th e heavier we ig h t regis tered can make
th e sys te m work as though an adult were on
th e sea l and d epl oy
Adva nce d Air bag w hen ii m ust be s uppressed causing serious or even
fat al inju ry to child .
WARNING (continued)
weig ht -mat in the scat an d register a heav ier
we ig ht in A dvan ced Airba g Syste m. The
h eav ie r we ig ht reg is tere d ca n make
vance d Airba g Sys te m wo rk as thou gh an
a dult were on the seat and dep loy the
va nced A irbag w hen ii must be suppr essed
ca usin g se rious or eve n fatal injury to the
c hild .
• If you mu st in stall a rea rward facing child
sea l o n th e front pas senge r sca t beca use of
cep tional circumstan ces and the PA SSENGER
AIR BAG OFF li ght docs not come on and stay
on, imm edia te ly in sta ll th e rear-facing child
se at in a rear seating po sition and have
airbag system insp ec ted b y your Vo lkswag en
How to install the upper tether strap to the anchorage .
Fig. 35 Prope rly moun ted le ther slrop
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sta lling the t ether strap
- Release or dep loy the tether str ap on
th e ch ild res train t accor ding to th e ch ild
re stra int manufa ctu rer's in structions.
- Gui de th e upper tether strap und er th e
r e ar head res traint (ra ise th e head res tra int
if necessa ry) .
- Loca te th e te ther anchor on top or th e
h at s h elf.
- Atta ch th e te ther strap anchorag e hook
int o th e op ening
th e tet he r an ch orage.
- Pull on th e te the r strap hook so th at th e
s prin g ca tc h of the h ook is en gag ed .

Alphabetical index
A
Acoustic sig nal 14
Ac tivatin g th e sw itchabl e locking featu re 62
A ddress of NHTSA 1 2
Adjusting safety belt height 24
Adva nced Airb ag Sys tem 3 1
A irb ag dep loymen t zo ne 37
Ho w the compo nen ts wo rk toge th er 35
Adva nced A irbag Sys te m compon ent s 34
Adva nced front airbag syste m 32
A irbag dep loy me nt zone 37
A irba g syste m 27
C ar e 42
Co mpone nts (fro nt airbag s) 34
Co mpone nts (s id e a ir bags) 44
Co mpon en ts (s ide curta in
c hi ld sea t o n t he front
passenger seat 29
Disposal 42
F ro nt airbags 31
Ho w it wo rks? 46, 49
How m any a irbags does my ve hicle
ha ve? 34,
49
Importance of sittin g properly 27
I mportance of wearing safety be lts 27
I mportant thing s
know 27
Indicator light 39
Mo nitor in g 39
PASSENGER
BAG OFF li ght 39
Repai rs 42
S ide airbags 44
W hen mu st the sys te m b e inspected? 39
W here are my a irba gs located? 31, 44, 48
Auto Safety Hotli ne 12
A ut omatic belt r etr ac tor 19
B
Before driv in g 3
Belt p rete nsio ner
D is p osal 26
Service 26
Booster seats 59
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T et her an chor s 65
Tether strap 65
C onve rtibl e child seats 57
Curtain a irbags 48
C ustome r CARE Ce nter 27
D
Danger offitting a child seat o n the front pas­
se nge r sea t 29
D eact iva ting th e swit c hab le lo cking
f ea tur e 63
Dis ta n ce between drive r and steer ing
whee l 4
Dr iver
See Sea ting p osition
Driving safety 3
Dr iv in g w ith childr en 51
E
Examples of imp roper sea ting positions 8
Ext end er for th e s afe ty belts 22
F
Faste nin g
B oos ter sea ts 59
Conve rtible c hild sea ts 57
Infant seats 56
Safety belt extende r 23
Safety belt s 19
Flo or mats 9
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Front airb ag s yste m 31
A irb ag deplo ym ent zone 37
Th e ba sics 3 1
Front a irba gs
D escr iption 31
F ront al co llisio ns a nd th e la ws of physics 15
G
G uid e fixtu res for lowe r an ch or ages 68
H
H ead rest raint s
C orr ect a djustm ent 7
He avy clothin g and safety b elt s 17
H ow man y airba gs does my ve hicl e have? 34,
44,49
How to in stall th e upp er teth er strap to th e
an chorage 66
I mp orta n ce of s ittin g pro perly 27
Imp ort an ce of wea rin g sa fety be lts 27
Important thin gs
10 do befo re dri vin g 3
Imp roper sea tin g pos ition s 8
Impr operly wo rn safety belt s 25
Ind ica to r light
Ai rbag sys tem 39
Indic ator li ght s
A irb ag sys te m 39
P ASS ENGE R
BA G OF F 39
In fant sea ts 5 6
In stallin g
L
Child r estra int with a s afety belt 60
CR S usin g th e LAT CH sys te m 69
L ea ther sea ts
P ressu re mar ks 67
L owe r an chora ges 67
Lu gg age compartm ent 10
M
M onitorin g th e A dva nce d Airbag Sys te m 39
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Mount in g and re leas ing th e an cho ra ge
h oo k 68
N
NHTSA 12
N umb er of sea ts 13
0
Occ up ant seatin g po siti ons 4
p
PASS ENGE R AIR BAG OFF light 39
P asse nge rs
See Sea ting pos ition
Pe dals 9
P hys ic al prin ciple s of a fro ntal collisio n 15
P reg nant women
S p ec ia l co nside rations w he n wea ring a
s afe ty be lt 21
Pr ess ure m ark s 67
P ro per adju stm ent of head res traint s 7
Pro per oc cu pa nt sea ting po siti ons
Pro pe r safe ty belt po sition 20
P ro per sea tin g pos ition
R
D rive r 4
pa sse nger 5
Occ upant s 4
Rea r passe nge rs 6
R epa irs
i\i rb ag sys te m 42
R epo rti ng saf ety de fec ts 12
R et ra cto r 19
s
Safe driv in g 2
Sa fety belt ex te nd er 22
Sa fe ty belt heig ht adju stm ent 24
Sa fe ty belt pos itio n 20
A dju stin g sa fe ty belt h eig ht 24
P reg nant women 21
Sa fe ty belt pr ete n sion ers 25
Safe ty belt wa rnin g ligh t 14

Safet y belts 13, 19
Ex tende r 22
H ow can I adjust the height of m y safe ty
b elt ? 24
I - l ow d o you put on yo ur safe ty belt
cor re ctly? 19
Im properl y wo rn 25
In sta lli ng child res traint 60
No t wo rn 1 6
Safety be lt po sit io n 20
Safety i nstru cti ons 17
S pec ial co nsid erations for pregnan t
wo men 21
Sw itchab le locki ng feat ure 62
safet y belt s 24
Warn ing light l4
Wha t hap pens to occupa nts not wea ring
sa fe ty belts? 16
Why a ssum e th e corr ect sea ting
p osi tion ? 27
Why safety be lts protect? 17
Why wear safety belt s? 15, 27
Sa fe ty be lts pro tec t 17
Safe ty e quip ment 2
Safe ty in stru ctions
Be lt pre ten sioner s 26
C hil d res traint on th e fro nt sea t 29
C hild seats 54
Lo ad ing the luggage comp artm ent 10
Mo nitoring t he Advanced Air bag
Sys tem 41
Prop er se ating posit io n fo r pa sse ngers in
r ea r sea ts 6
Proper seating positio n for t he dri ve r
Prop er se ating posit ion for th e fron t
p ass en ge r 5
Sa fe ty belt exte nder 22
S af ety b elts 17
S ide a irbags 46
S id e C urtain Protectio n
airbags 50
Sea t marki ngs 67
Sea ting capac ity 13
S eatin g po sit ion
Di stance betw een driver an d stee rin g
w hee l 4
D riv er 4
Fro nt passe nger 5
Im prope r se ating posit io ns 8
Occ upa nts 4
R ea r pa sse ngers 6
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
Sea ts
N umber of seats 13
S id e a irb ags 44
Description 44
H ow they wo rk? 46
Sa fety instruction s 46
S id e C urtain Prot ectio nT M a irbag s
Desc ription 48
Ho w they wo rk ? 49
Sa fe ty in stru cti ons 50
S teer ing w hee l
Di sta nce to th e dri ve r 4
Stow ing lug gage in the lugg age
c ompartm ent 1 0
Sw itchabl e lo ck in g fea ture
Act iv ating 62
Deactivating 63
T
Tether an ch or s 65
T ether stra p 65
T ie-dow ns 11
T orn or frayed safety belt s 17
T runk
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Unfa ste ni ng
Safe ty be lts 24
U phol stery
Pre ssur e ma rks 67
V
Ve ntil ati on slo ts
w
Warn ing lig ht s
PA SSENGE R AIR BAG OF F 39
Safety belts 14
Wha t happe ns if yo u do no t wea r yo ur safe ty
b elt ? 16
W hat happ ens if yo u w ear your safe ty heir to o
l oose '? 20
What happen s to occupants not wea rin g
sa fe ty be lts? 16
W hat im pairs dri ving safe ty ? 3
Alphabetical inde x 73

64
What types of CRS anchors are available and how are they related to child safety? 64
What you should know when driving with children? 51
When must a safety belt be replaced? 17 When must the airbag system be inspected? 39
Where are lower anchorages located? 67
74 Alphabetical index
Where are my airbags located? Front airbags 31
Side airbags 44 Side curtain protection
TM airbags 48
Where are tether anchors located? 65
Where can I get additional information about CRS application and usage? 70
Why safety belts protect? 17
Why should head restraints be correctly adjusted? 7