steering wheel adjustment VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 Owners Manual

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Driving
Steering
Applies lo vehicles: with manually adju stab le steering column
Adjusting the steering wheel position manually
The and reach of the steering whe el can be freely adjusted to suit the driver.
Fi g. 73 Adjusting the stee ring wheel position
- Adj ust the d river sea t to th e cor rect po­
s it ion.
- Push dow n the leve r
73 und er th e
s tee rin g
- Adju st th e s teerin g w hee l thi s way until
the corre ct po siti on is se t
74 .
- Then push le ver up .
WARNING
Incorrect use of the steer ing co lumn adjust­
ment function can in seriou s per sonal
in ju ry and or death. the sa fety bell and sys tem w ill work best to protec t yo u
in the event of an accident if yo u have the
s teering column properly adjusted. To help re­
duce
ri sk of seriou s perso nal injury and /or
death:
• Neve r adjust
steering column whil e vehicle i s moving. Always ad just steering
co lumn whil e the vehicle is standing still and
90 Driving
Fig. 74 Illustratio n of prin ciple: proper seating po­
sition for d river
WARN ING (continu ed)
b efore you se t out . If yo u are driving and must
ma ke an adju stment, safely slop your vehicl e
and make
necessary adjustment.
• Always adjust the dri ver 's s cat and the
s teer ing wheel so that there are at leas t 10
in che s (2 5 cm) between your brea stb one and
ste ering whee l
• Neve r adjust the stee ring wheel so Iha! ii points toward your face. Otherw ise, the a irb ag
syste m cann ot prote ct yo u proper ly in
eve nt of an accident. A lway s make sure that steer ing wh eel point s toward your chest .
• Neve r ad just the stee ring whee l so
points towards your face. O then vise, airbag system canno t p ro tect you properl y in eve nt of an accid ent . Always make sure
that the steerin g whe el po int s toward s your
c h es t.
• Alw ays hold
stee ring w heel on out­
s id e of steering wheel rim with your hands
a t th e 9 o 'clock 3 o'clock posit ions to help