belt VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Repair Manual

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
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
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,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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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.
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-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) .

WARNING
Using th e wrong c hild res traint or an improp­
e rl y in sta lled child res traint can cause ser io us
personal injury or death in an accide nt.
• Always make sur e 1ha1 th e safet y belt r e­
tra ctor i s loc ke d when
a child seat . unlo cked safe ty belt r etractor canno t hold
the chil d sca t in pla ce during normal drivin g
or in a cras h.
•
buckle th e child seat firml y in pla ce
ev en if a child i s not sittin g in loo se c hild
sea t ca n around during a sud den stop or in co llisio n.
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WA RNING (continued)
• Always make s ure th e scat backre st to
w hich th e child r estraint i s in stalled i s in an
upri ght positi on and securely latc hed int o
pl ace an d cannot fold forward. Otherwi se, the
s cat back with
child scat atla ch ed 10 ii
could fly forward in th e even I of a collision or
oth er emergency situation .
•
• /\!ways read and heed all WARNI NGS
when ever usin g a c hild restra ined in a ve hicle
i s being u sed
51. Special precau tio ns
app ly w hen insta llin g a child seat on th e fro nt
pa ssenge r seat
29, restraint s on
th e front seal - so me impo rtant thin gs lo
kn ow"
Deactivating the switchable locking feature
The sw itchable lockingfeatllre for child restraints will be deactivated automati­
cally wh en th e belt is w ound all the way back into the retrac tor
-Press the red button on the safety belt
buckle. The be lt tongue w ill pop ou t o f th e
- Guide th e safe ty belt b ack by hand so
tha t it ro lls e asily onto the retr ac tor and the
trim around t he retracto r w ill not be d am­
aged.
A lways lei the safety be ll retra ct com plete ly into
i ts s towed position. The safety bell ca n now b e
used as an ord in ary safe ty be lt without the swit­
c h able lo cking featur e for child restraint s.
I f the switchable
sh ould be ac1i ­
va 1e d inadvc r1en 1ly, the sa fety bell must b e un ­
fas tened and guide d co mp le tely back in to its
s low ed position to deactivate this feature. If the
sw itch abl e lock ing feat ure is 110 1 d eac tiva ted, the safe
ty belt
w ill gradually becom e tighter a nd un­
com fortab le tu
WARNING
Improperl y in stall ed child scats increase risk of serious persona l injur y and dea th in a
co llisio n.
• Neve r unfa ste n the safety belt to deactivate
th e swi tchable lock ing fea tur e for child re­
s traint s while th e ve hicle i s mo ving . You
would not be res trained and cou ld be seri­
ou sly inju red in an accide nt.
• /\]ways read and h eed a ll WARN INGS
wh en eve r using a c hild r estrained in a vehicle
i s being used
51. Specia l precaution s
appl y when installing a child sea l o n the front
passe nger sea l
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Additional Information
What types of Child Restraint System anchors are availabl e and how
are they related to child safety?
For years , C hild Restrai nt Sys te m s (C RS) have
b ee n in sta lled us ing the safety belts already
pr ese nt in every ve hicle.
S in ce September
1999, CHS man ufac turers
h ave been providing tet her s traps tha t attach the
top of the C RS to the vehicl e's s tructure on mo st
of th eir forwa rd-fac ing syste m s in order to
co mp ly with U.S. Federal re gulation s for
ens perfo rmance in crash . Ve hicle manu fac tur ers
were req uir ed to p hase -in tether a nchorag es fo r
a tta chm ent of the tet her
in th eir U. S. ve hi­
cl es beg innin g September 1999.
The combination of the teth er an cho rages and
the lower anch orages is no w generally ca lled the
LATCH syste m for " Lower Anch or and Tethe r
for Childr en".
(T he t erm
rega rdin g lower anc ho ra ges
had bee n use d by Volkswagen a nd other manu­
facture rs in the past, but LATC H is now the stan­
dard nam e for the ne w child res traint anchorag e
sys te m .)
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Some C HS manufa ctur ers have been providin g
t e th er straps on certa in mod els o f their CHSs, ei­
th er as sta ndard equi pment or as a retrofit, for
seve ral years. Chec k w ith the manufacturer of
th e CRS for te th er stra p availab ility.
Tu provide a simpl er and mor e prac ticable
to attac h th e ens on the ve hicle U.S. Fed­
eral reg ulations req uired the pha se- in of lowe r
anchorages in vehicles and d evices on new CRSs
to attach to t he ve hicle a nch orages.
CRS man ufa ctur ers w ill prob ably offer
kin ds
of lower an ch orages o n their c hild seats
T hey co uld come w ith:
• hook-on or p ush -on con nec tor s attach ed to
adj ustable strap s or
• rigid l atches o n bars
exte nd out the ba ck
o f the and a re release d with re lease buttons
at the bo ttom of the
In addition to the LATCH lowe r anchorag es,
both of these child r estrain t systems use teth er
he lp kee p th e C HS firm ly in

- Tighten the te ther strap firm ly fo l­
lowin g th e ch ild re straint manufact urer's
in struction s
Releasing the tether strap
-Loo sen the tension fo llowing the ch ild
r estrain t manufactur er's instru ctions.
- Depress t he s prin g catc h on the hook
a nd r elease it
th e anchorage ..
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Ad justi ng head re straint s 3.1, chapter
"S eals and
Note
If you le ave t he c hild restra in! wilh 1he !et her firml y in stall ed for several day s, !hi s co uld
l eav e mark on !he upholst ery o n th e sea t
c u sh ion and in th e ar ea wher e !h e
1e1h er strap was insta lled . Th e uphol stery would
a lso be permane111 lys 1re1 ched aro und 1he teth er
T hi s appl ies especially 10 lea ther
vehicle at the factory.
Fig. 36 Location of lower anchorages
The lowe r anc horage allachm enl poinl s are lo ­
caled between 1he re ar scatba ck and re ar sea t
cushio n
36.
Lower
s ec ure !h e in 1he se at using veh icle 's safety belts. Ancho r­
ag es prov ide a sec ure and ea sy- lo-use allach ­
menl and minimiz e th e poss ibil ity of im proper
C RS in stallati on. All
cnss manufac tur ed after Septemb er I , 2002.
mu s! have lowe r
attac hment s for th e
LATCH syste m .
How ever, som e ens manufa ctur ers beg an
pro vide low er a nchorages for the LATC H in 2000 befor e th e requ ired
R em ember that the lower a nch orag e poi nts ar e
only intend ed fo r in stalla tion an d attachment of
specifi cally ce rtifi ed for use with LATC H
low er anchorages . cnss that are not equ ipped
w ilh 1he lowe r ancho rage atta chm ent s c an slill
be install ed a cco rdin g to t he
m anufac­
tur er's using vehicle safety belt s.
WARNING
Impr oper insla llation of child restraints will
in crease the risk o f injur y in an accid e111.
• Neve r attach a child seat tether s trap to a
ti e-dow n hook in the luggage compartm ent.
• Neve r sec ure or attac h an y lugga ge or
other item s to the LAT CH lower anchorages or
to th e tet her
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Mounting and releasing hook-on or push-on connectors of CRS that
hav e connectors or other latches attached to adjustable straps
Mounting
LATCH lower an chorag e auachment
po ints are on the vehicle body between the
r ear seatback and rear seat cush ion WARNING
Improp er insta llation of c hild restra int s w ill
i ncrease the risk of in ju ri es in a co llision.
• Alw ays refe r to th e C RSs manuf acturer's
in struction s for proper insta ll ati on oft he CRS
and proper use of tet her straps as we ll as the
l ower a nch orages or safety belt s in yo ur
vehicle . ._
Guide fixtures for LATCH lower anchorages
Gu ide permanently atta ch ed the anchorages make it easier to in­
stall chil d rest raint systems that /1aue rigid
on bars that extend th e
back of the CRS or push -on connectors
to adjustable straps .
Fig . 3 7 Guide fixtu re for the lower anc horages in ­
stalled in your Volkswagen
WARNING
I mp ro per u se o f teth er an ch orages or lowe r
anc horages can cause serious p ersonal injur y
in an acci dent.
• Always fo llow
m anufa ctur er's in­
s tru cti ons for proper insta llat io n and use of
ch ild restraint systems.
• Neve r use the
or tethe r an ch ora ges
to attac h safe ty be lts or oth er kind s of occ u­
pant res tra int s.
• ens tether anchorages and the lo wer an­
c h orages are on ly des ig ned to sec ure a CHS
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WARN ING (continued)
that has bee n eq uipp ed u se the se anch or­
ages.
• Tet her an chora ges and the l ower anch or­
ages are de signed to with sta nd onl y tho se
l oads imposed by correctl y
child r e­
stra ints. Und er no ci rc um sta n ces ca n they be
u se d safe ly for adu lt or chi ld sea t belts or har­
n esses.
• Never mount m ore than one
ens to a
s in gle tet her or to a lower a nch orage point. At­
t ac hin g two child r estra ints to a sin gle an ­
chorage point can cause th e anc horage to fa il
and cause ser iou s persona l injury in an acci ­
d en t.
• Never use the t eth er an ch orages and lower
a n ch orage s to in stall three child r estraint s in
y our Vol kswage n.
• Never use th e lower inboard anchora ges
fr om the left and right rear seating position s to
in sta ll a CHS at the center sea ting po siti on of
th e rear sca t. The di stan ce betwee n th e in ­
bo ard anchors w ill not allow a CHS to be prop­
er ly in sta ll ed to be able to with sta nd th e hi gh
forces that arc genera ted in a cras h.
• I f you mu st install thr ee child r estrai nt s on
th e rear sea t of a Volkswage n with thr ee
sea ting po siti ons in the re ar, you mu st u se the 11-

WARNIN G (conti nu ed)
ve hicl e safety b elt to in sta ll the child restra int
in th e center sea ting po siti on.
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ways re a an 1e e a
w hen ev er using a child res train ed in a vehicle
i s be in g used
13, "Sa fe ty belts", 27, "A ir b ag sys te m " and 5 1, "C hild
cur ely la tc h ed in place.
- Attac h th e co nn ector s ont o th e LATC H
l owe r an ch o ra ges.
- Ma ke sur e yo u hear
CRS cl ick
cur ely in to place .
- Release o r de ploy the c hild restrai nt
t e th er s trap.
- Gui de the up per tether strap und er the
r ear head res train t (ra ise the hea d r estrai nt
i f necess ary ).
- Attac h
te the r stra p anchorage hook
in to the ope ning of
tethe r anc horage.
- Pull on bot h sid es o f
CRS once
yo u've mounted it to make certa in it i s
cu re a nd pro perl y att ac hed.
Releasing
- Release lowe r lat ch from th e LATC H
lo we r an ch ora ge s fo llowing t he C RS ma n­
u fac turer' s ins truc tions.
- Releas e th e te th er strap.
Hooks attached to adjustable straps
(hook-on connectors)
- Ma ke su re se at bac k of the rea r seal
b en ch is i n th e upr ig ht p os ition an d
cu rely la tc h ed in p lace.
- Press the hoo k-on con nect or with
spri ng c atch r elease onto th e lower
c h orage so that th e connec to r locks int o
pl ace.
- Pull on th e co nnecto r to ma ke su re th at
i t is prope rly att ac hed
th e lowe r chorage.
-Attach bot h stra ps wit h hoo k-on con­
n ecto rs on the CRS sec urely to th e lower
a nch orages.
- Pull stra ps tight follow ing the CRS m an­
instru ctio ns.
- Release or de ploy t he child r estra int
tether stra p.
- Gui de the upper tethe r strap under th e
r ear head restra int (rai se the head restra in t
i f n ecess ary) .
-
t h e te th er stra p anc horage hook
i n to th e ope ning of
tet her an ch orage.
- Pull on bo th o f th e ad justab le straps on
th e CRS a nd p ull also on th e te th er stra p
once yo u've moun ted the C RS to make ce r-
tai n it 's secure and prope rly a ttac hed .
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Releasing
- Loo sen th e te nsio n on th e stra p fo l­
lo wing the CRS manufacturer's in struc­
ti on s
- Depre ss the spring catc h on the hook.
- Hold th e spr ing catch in th e depr ess ed
po siti on.
- Move the hook in direct io n of the
ve­
hicle floor so that th ere is enough spa ce to
r e le a se th e co nnector from th e lower an­
c hora ge.
- Rele a se the tether strap
WARNING
Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in ­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an accide nt.
WARNING (continued )
• These anchors were developed solely for
c hild seals using the "LATCH" system.
• Never allach other child seats, belts or
o th er obj ects lo these an chor s.
• Alwa ys make sure that you hear a click
when latchin g the seat in pl ace. If you do not
h ea r a cli ck th e seal is not secure and cou ld fly
forward and
the interior of the vehicle, or
be ejec ted from the vehicl e.
WARNING
Improp er installation of child restraint s will
increase the ri sk of injur y in an accident.
• Alw ays follow the
manufacturer's in­
s tru ction s for prop er in stallation of the
and prop er use te ther strap s as well as the
l owe r an chorages or safe ty belts in your ve­
hicl e.
• Alway s read and heed th e important infor ­
mation and WARNINGS about ch ild safety and
the installation of CRSs
51, "Child
s afety ".
Where can I get additional information about child
restraints and their use?
There are numb er of so urces of additiona l in­
for mation ab o u1 se )ec 1ion, insta lla tion and
u se :
N HTSA advises that the bes t child safety
i s
t h e o ne fits your child and fits in your ve­
hi cle, a nd that you will u se c orrectly and consis­
tent ly.
Tr y before you bu y!
National Highwa y
Safe ty Adm inistration
Tel.: (888) DAS H-2 -DOT
www.nh tsa. dot.gov
P rog ra m Profess io nals
T e l.: (734) 324-7550
70 Child safety
W\vw.prog ramprofessionnls.org
N ational SAFE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662-0600
WW\V.safek ids.o rg
Sa fet y BeltSafe U.S .A
T el. : (800 ) 745-SA FE (E nglish )
Te l.: (80 0) 74 7-SANO (Spa nish)
www .carsea t.o rg
Volk swa gen Custo m er C AHE
T e l.: (800) 822-8987
Tran sport Canada
Te l.: (8 88) 675-6863
www. tc .gc .ca

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
Booklet 2 .1 Saf ety first
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
Alphabetical inde x 71