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Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
What is not covered
Tires
Tires are 110 1 cove re d b y thi s but are
separate ly war ran te d by the ti re manu fac turer.
T o ass ist yo u in ob taini ng re lated Wa rra nty in ­
form ation, a list of tire man ufact ure rs and ad- d
resses is prov ided at the en d of this book le t.
Ver ify with th e tir e m anu fac tur er w hat i s cove re d
un der th eir wa rra nty.
Main tenance services and mechanical adjus tmen ts
Thi s w arrant y does no t c o ver cos t of pa rts
a nd la b or in vo lve d in an y sc hedul ed m ain te­
na nce servi ce.
Th is warra nty does not cover
rep lace ment of
fi lters, oil, l ub rican ts, fluid s, or air co ndi tioner
re fri gera nt ch arge, u nless t heir rep lace men t is a
n ecessary part of warra nty se rvice o n a cove re d
co mp onent. Mec
hani cal adju stment s not associate d wit h a
d efec t in mate ri al or wo rkman ship are no t cov­
e red af te r th e firs t year or 12, 000 m iles, whi ch ­
everocc urs firs t (i.e. headli ght adju stm ent ). Thi s
warranty does no t cove r w hee l a lignm ent or tir e
b ala n ci ng.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warra nty does not cover:
• d am age or malfun cti ons w hic h are th e res ult
of imp roper re pair of the v ehi cle, insta ll at io n of
an y
110 11 Ge nuin e Volksw agen parts that w ill
a lter th e ve hicle performan ce spe cifi cation s
fr om th ose se t by th e ve hicle m anufa ctur er,
modi fications
th e ve hicle (including the e n­
g in e m anage men t sys te m ), accessor ies suc h as
ala rm sys te m s, remo te s tarters, roof racks o r
co mm unicat io ns eq uip me nt, d efec ts or failu res
r es ultin g from the use of new parts not sold o r
a pp roved by Vo lkswage n, o r use d p art s, or th e
r es ult ant d am age to assoc iate d part s or sys te m s;
o r
• d ama ge o r malfunct io ns wh ic h we re ca used
by th e altera tion of th e ve hicl e, in
an y
m ajor or stru ctural alt erat ions s uch as the con ­
v er sio n of the ve hicle to a c on verti ble or the
m odifi catio n of th e ro of to acco mm odate a glass
roo f st ru ctur e o r ot her si m ila r stru ctur al a lt er­
a tions; o r
4 Limited New V ehicle Warranty
• damage or m alfun ctio ns caused by int en ­
ti onal or unint ent io nal misf uelin g, co llision or
m od ifica tions of th e ve hicle , includin g, but not
limi ted
th e in staUatio n of e ngin e m anage­
ment comp onen ts no t a ppro ved b y Vo lksw agen ;
o r
• damage or m alfun cti ons res ulting from the
u se of the ve hicle in co mp etiti ve eve nts or
ca used by acci dent or fi re; o r
• d am age or m alfun cti ons resu lting from con­
t inu ed op era tion of t he ve hicle af te r a w arnin g
li gh t, ga uge rea din g o r oth er w arnin gs indi cate a
me ch ani ca l o r op erat ional p roblem; o r
• d am ag e o r m alfun ctio ns due to su sp ensio n
m odifi cati ons, s u ch as th e in sta lla tio n of af te r­
m arke t spr ings, sh oc k ab so rb ers, or lowe ring
kit s.
T his w arranty does no t co ve r ve hicl es seve re ly
damage d and
I o r decl are d to be a to ta l loss by
a n in sur er o r veh icles s ubsta nti all y re-asse m­
bl ed from or r ep air ed
p an s obta in ed from
an other ve hicle .

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follow reco mm ended
m aint enan ce and u se re quirem ent s as se t forth
in the V olkswa gen Ow ner's Manu al a nd th e
Main te nance Yo ur deale r will den y wa rranty co verage u nless
yo u pr ese nt dea le r p roof in the fo rm o f
Serv ic e or R ep air Ord ers that a ll sc hedul ed
m aint enan ce w as perform ed in a tim ely
a d efe ct in manufactur er's mat erial or
out­
of -pocke t expen ses for sub stitut e tran spo rta­
tion or lod ging
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bird dropping s, s ton es, floo dwat er, wind sto rm s,
tr ee sa p or oth er sim ilar
ff the speedom eter unit replac ed , "S pee d­
om eter Rep lac em ent R ecord" mu st b e fill ed out
b y a n auth ori ze d Vo lkswage n
Thi s wa rranty gives yo u sp eci fic le ga l rig ht s a nd
yo u m ay a lso have oth er rig ht s, w hic h vary fro m
to sra te .
I) So me s tates do allow excl usio n or limitati on of or conseq uential damag e, so li mi­or excl usio n appl y lo you. This war rant y yo u sp ec ific lega l rig hts and you may a lso oth er ri ght s, w hich va ry from sta te.
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Free -of -charge repair
R epairs under are made free of
c harge. Your auth orized Vo lkswage n dealer will
What is not covered
Maintenance services
T his warranty does not cover the cost of parts
and labor invo lved in any scheduled main te­
nance service. Sched uled maint enan ce serv ices
are desc ribed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
13ook le l. repair
defective pa
rt o r r epla ce it wi th a or re manu fac turcd genuine Volkswagen
Thi s wa rranty d oes not cover replacemem of o il, lub rica ms or fluids unless th eir re­
p lac em en t is a nec essary of wa rranty ser­
v ice on a covered
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
This warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunctions which are the result
of improper repair of the vehicle, insta llation of
any non Genuin e Vo lkswag en parts
will
alter the vehicl e performance specilication s
fr o m tho se set by the vehicle manufa ctur er,
m odilicati ons
the vehicle (includi ng the en ­
g in e management system), accessories su ch as
ala rm syste ms, remote starters, roof racks or
co mmunication s equipmelll, defects or failur es
r es ulling from
use of new part s not sold or
a pp rove d by Volkswage n, or used parts, or the
re sultant damage to as socia ted parts or sys te m s:
• damage or malfunctio n s which were ca use d
by the alteration of the vehicle, in particular any
major or st ru ctu ral al tera1ions su ch as
th e con ­
vers ion of the vehic le
10 a co nve rtib le or t he
modilication of1h e roof10 accom modate a gla ss
roo f s1ru ctur e or o ther sim ila r alt er­
a li ons;
Wear and tear items
Th is wa rran ty does not cove r re pl ace men1 of
a n y powertra in comp on ent s that wear a re­
s ult of no rma l use o r
8 Limited Pow ertrain Warranty
• damage or ma lf u nct ions caused by in1cn -
1i on al o r unint e111i ona l mi sfue ling, collision or
modilications of the vehicl e, including, but not
limit ed t o th e installatio n of eng ine m anage ­
m ent co mpon ent s not approv ed b y Vo lkswagen;
• damage or malfunc tio ns res ult ing from the
u se o f the veh icle in comp etitive events or
cause d by accide111 or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions resulting from con­
tinue d operat ion of th e vehicle
a warning
li g h t, gauge reading or ot her warnings indicate a
m ec hani cal or opera tional problem; or
• damage or ma lfunctions due to s uspens io n
su ch as the ins1aUa1ion of af te r­
m arke t sp rings, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
kits.
This warranty does not cover vehicles severely
dam aged a nd
I or d eclared 10 be a to tal l oss by
an i nsure r or vehicles re- asse m­
b le d from or rep aired wit h parts obta ined from
a noth er used

Free-of-charge repair
Repair s un der th is wa rrant y are m ad e free of
c h arge . T he a uth ori zed Volkswage n dealer w ill
r e p air th e defec tive part ur r ep lace it with a new
o r r cm anu fact urcd genu in e Volksw age n p art.
What is not covered
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Tip s
Y o ur Volk swagen is co rro sion prot ecte d at the
You d o not nee d to pu rc h ase rust­
pro ofi ng w hen you bu y your Volk swage n in
o rd er t o keep t his
in eff ect.
Surface corrosion without perforation
Repa irs arc covered und er thi s w arran ty only if
th ere is ru st-throu gh c onditio n in th e body s hee t
m eta l n ot ca use d by o utsi de infl uen ces .
Perforation of sheet metal due to accident, lack of care, or failure to
repair or modifications to the paint/painted surface
This warra nty does not cove r corrosion p erfo ra­
t ion resultin g from t he to p rom ptly repa ir
p aint da mage , damag ed u nder coa tin g, ur sur ­
fa ce c orrosio n. I
t d oes no t cove r dam age due
to fa il ure to wash
or o therw ise reg ular ly ca re fo r th e ve hicle as de­
s crib ed in th e V olk swagen Own er's Ma nual.
Thi s warran ty does no t co ve r cor ros io n p erfo ra ­
t io n r esultin g fro m unr epa ired co llis io n dam age
o r i mprop er co llisio n re pa ir .
Special exclusion for any aluminum portions that may be part of your
Volkswagen vehicle
T hi s wa rran ty does not cove r cor rosion perfo ra­
ti on due to fa ilur e to pe rfo rm body re p air s in ac­
co rda nce w ith Vol kswag en's sp ec ifie d re pa ir
p roce dures, i nclud ing use of no n-a lumin um
a lloy part s.
I t d oes not cove r co rros io n p erfora ti on re sult ing
fro m t he u se of a ny in ferio r ru stp roofi ng age nt
o r m eth od.
Environmental damage
Thi s war ranty does not cover da mage cause d by
a irb orn e in du str ia l p ollut ants (e.g . ac id rain ), Y
our au thori zed Vo lkswage n dea le rs h ip w ill do
i ts best
to ma tc h yo ur ve hicles o rig ina l fin ish,
b ut th is wa rran ty does not co ve r th e cost o f
p ain tin g th e
ve hicle so lely for pa int
bird d ropp in gs, stones, floo d wa te r. wi nd
s to rm s, tr ee sa p or other sim ilar o ccurre nces .
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Corrosion perforation because of failure to rustproof when collision
damage is repaired
Body parts that hav e been re paired or newly in­after a collision must b e treate d with a
ru stproo fing ag en t is co m pat ibl e with Volk­
swagen's factory corro sio n p rotec tion. If
yo u to have your vehicle treated in this way
after co llis io n , Volk swage n wi ll not be respo n­
s ibl e th e repair any resulting rust- throug h.
Tips
The "Othe r Te rms" pre sented in th e Li m ited
New Ve hicle Warranty also app ly
to thi s
12 Limit ed Warranty Against Corro sion P erforation

manner to put the vehicle back a con­
forming condition, or
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• use of an unc ertified part or noncom­
plian ce with the inst ru ction s for p roper mainte­
nan ce and use, w hic h is not related to the 1/M
Te st failur e
Additional Information About Your Federal Emissions Warran ties
Warranty period
Th e wa rrant y peri od beg ins on the date th e ve ­
hicl e is deli ve red the o riginal pur cha ser
or origina l less ee, and an y subsequ ent pur ­
c h ase r or lessee or, if th e ve hicl e is first placed in
Proper maintenance and use
Instru ction s for proper maintenan ce are con­
tain ed in yo ur Volk swagen Mai nte nance
bookle t. Tim e and mil eage interval s, at whic h
maim enan ce is to be per formed , may var y from
model
to mod el.
Vo lk swage n reco mmends yo u keep a reco rd of
scheduled mainte nance by having your Volk­
sw age n Mainte nance bookl et validated at the
approximate time or milea ge int erva ls by th e au­
thor ize d Vo lkswagen dealer or oth er se rvi ce
fa. that p erform ed mainten an ce . If yo u
p erfo rm th e maint enance yourse lf, keep all doc­
umentation a s proof you have performed the
m aint ena nce at the approximate time or
mil eage interval s reco mm ended , that you have
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volkswage n reco mmends that Genuin e Volk­
swagen pa rts be u sed as replacement parts fo r
the ma intena nce, repair or rep laceme nt of e mis­
sion control system s. Us e of repla cement parts
w hich are no c e qui valent to Genuine Volk­
swagen pares in emi ssion p erfo rm an ce and d u­
rability m ay impair
effect ive ness of emiss ion serv
ice as a demons trator or compa ny dem on­
s trator or compan y car prior
to deli very, on the
date it is first placed in serv ice.
u se d proper parts, and you were able to pe r­
form the mainten an ce properly.
Failure to m aintain your vehicle according to the
in struction for prop er maintenan ce ma y ca use
the vehicle to exc eed ap plicable e miss ion s stan­
d ard s and could result in denial of warranty cov­
erag e. How ever, Vo lkswagen
not den y a
warranty claim solely on the bas is of yo ur failur e
to maintain the vehic le according
the instruc­
t ions or fa ilure to kee p a record of maintenance.
In struction s for prop er use of
ve hicl e are
conta ined in your Volk swage n Own er's
control syscems. h ough u se of part s otJ1 er
than Genu ine Volkswagen parts does not inval i­
dat e these warranti es, Volkswagen assum es no
liab ility und er these warra nties for fa ilure of
s uch parts
damage to o ther part s cause d by
s u ch failure.
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Fig . 24 In fl ated front airbags
Th e area s ou tli ned in re d 23 indi cate the
a ir bag deploy ment zone. Neve r pla ce or attach
accesso ries or other obj ects (such as cu p
h o ld ers . te lep hone bracket s, la rge. heavy o r
obje cts) on the door s, ove r or nea r area
mark ed in
Sa fe ty ar e importanl to help kee p front seat
occ upant s in th e pro per sea te d p osition so th at
airb ags ca n un fold prop erl y and provi de s uppl e­
m enta l p ro tect ion in a fro ntal co llision.
Th e fron t a ir bags are desig ned to prov ide add i­
t io nal prot ection for th e chest an d
of the
dr iver and the fro nt sea t passe nger
• saf ety belt s are w orn pr operl y.
•
se ats have bee n pos ition ed so th at the
occ upant i s properl y seated as far as poss ible
from the airb ag,
• and th e hea d re straint s have bee n prop erly
adjusted.
B eca use a irbags inflate in
blink of an eye grea t fo rce, things yo u have on your lap or
ha ve pla ced on the seat could become dan ­
gerous pro jec tiles, a nd be pus hed into you if
a irb ag inflat es.
W hen an airb ag deplo ys, fine du st is rel ea sed .
Th is is norm al a nd i s not cause d by a fire i n th e
v ehicl e. Thi s du st is m ade up m ostly of a pow der
u sed
10 lub ricate the airba gs as they deplo y. I t
co uld irritate skin.
It is imp orta nt to remem ber
w hil e sup ­
pl em ental airbag syste m is desig ned to re duce
t h e lik elih ood of serio us inju ries, oth er injurie s,
for exampl e swe lling, brui sin g a nd minor ab ra­
s io n s, can also happe n when ai rbags inflate. Ai r-
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ba gs do not protect th e ar ms or th e lo we r part s
of th e bod y. Front airbags on ly sup ple m ent th e
thr ee poin t sa fety be lts in some front al co llision s
in whic h th e ve hicle dece lerati on is high enough
t o de plo y th e airbags.
Front airbags will not deploy:
• if ig nition is sw itch ed off when a cras h oc­
c ur s,
• in sid e co llision s,
• in rea r-end co lli sion s.
• in rollo ve rs,
• when th e cra sh d ece lera tion m eas ured by
ai rba g sys te m is les s th an the minimum
thr eshold nee ded for air bag d epl oy ment as reg­
i s te re d b y th e e lec troni c con trol unit.
Th e front passenger airbag wi ll also not deploy :
• when th e front passe nge r sea t is not occ u­
p ied .
• when th e we ig ht on the front passe nger se at
as sensed by the Adva nce d Airba g Sys te m indi ­
c a tes
fron t a irb ag o n th e pas se n ge r side
h as to be turn ed off by th e electro nic co ntro l unit
( th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ligh t comes o n
a nd sta ys on) .
WARNING
Sittin g in the wrong posit ion can in crease the
ri sk of serio us inju ry in cra she s.
• To reduce the risk of injur y when the air­
ba gs inflate, the driver and passengers must
a lwa ys sit in an upright po sition , mu st n ot
l e an again st or pla ce any part of their bod y too
clo se to th e area where the airb ags are located.
• Occupa nts who are unb elt ed , out of posi­
tion or too clo se to the a irbag can be seriou sly
injured by an a irbag as it unfold s wit h grea t
force in the blink of an eye
27.
WARNING
A child in a rea rward -facin g child scat in­
s talled on the front pa ssen ger seat w ill be se ri­
o usly injur ed and can be kill ed if th e front
airba g inflat es -even with an Advanc ed A irbag
Sys te m.
• Th e infl ating airba g
hit th e child seat
or infant carrier w ith great for ce and w ill
s mas h the child scat and child again st th e
ba ckre st, ce nter arm rest, door or roof.
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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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-If a strap or te ther is being use d to tie
th e ch ild sea t to th e front passenge r seat,
ma ke s ure that it is
no t so tight that it
ca uses the we ight -sensin g mat to meas ure
more weig ht th an is actuall y on the se at.
Always remember: Even though yo ur vehicle is
e quip ped w ith an Advanced Airbag sys te m. all
c hildr en, especia lly those 12 years a nd youn ger,
s h ould always ride in the ba ck sea t p roper ly re­
s train ed for th eir age and size.
WARNING
Not using a child sc a t, u si ng th e wrong child
s eat or improp erly insta llin g a c hild r estraint
in creases the risk of se riou s personal injury
and dea th.
• All ve hicle occupants and especia lly chil ­
dr en must alway s be res train ed properl y
whenever riding in a ve hicl e.
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unr estrain ed or improperl y re­
s trained child can be injur ed or kill ed by
b ein g thrown against the insid e of th e ve­
hicle or by being ejected from it during a
s udd en man euver or imp act.
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unrest rained or improperly re­
stra ined ch ild is at much greater risk of in­
jur y or death by being stru ck b y an in­
fl atin g ai rbag.
• Comm ercia lly ava ilabl e child seats are re­
quir ed t o co mply with U.S. Federal Motor Ve­
hicle Safe ty Sta ndard (FMVSS) 2 13 (in Canada
CMVSS2 13).
- Wh en buying a child re straint , selec t one
that
y our child and the vehicle.
- Onl y use child restraint syste m s that
full y contact the flat portion of
seat
cushion. The child restraint must not tip or
lean t o either side. Volkswag en do cs not
r eco mmend using child scats that r es t on
l egs o r tube -lik e fram es. They do not pro­
vide adequate co ntact with the scat.
- Always hee d all legal r equirem ent s per ­
t a inin g to the in stallati on an d u se of ch ild
sc ats and care fully follo w the in structions
pro vided by the manufacturer of the seat
yo u arc usin g.
• Neve r allow childr en und er 4 ft 9 in (57
in che s, 1.5 met ers) to wear a normal safety
belt. They must always be restr ained b y a
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WARN ING (continu ed)
proper child re straint system. Oth erw ise, they
c ould susta in injurie s to the abdomen and
ne ck ar eas during sudden braking maneuvers
or accidents.
• Never let more than one child oc cupy a
child scat.
• Neve r let babi es or older chil dre n ride in a
ve hicle while sittin g on the lap of anoth er pas­
se nge r.
- Holding a child in your arms is neve r a
sub stitute for a child restraint system.
- The strongest person could not hold the
c hild with the forces that exis t in an acci­
dent. The child will strik e th e int eri orof the
ve hicl e and can al so be s tru ck by the pa s­
senger.
- The child and th e passenge r ca n also in­
jur e each another in an accident.
• Ne ver install rear-faci ng child seat s or in­
fant carriers on the front passe nge r sea t.
w ill b e se riou sly injur ed and can be
killed when the passenger airbag inflates
even with Advanced Airbag System.
• The i nflating airb ag w ill hit th e child scat
o r infant carrier w ith great force and will
s mash th e child scat a nd child against the
backr est, ce nter arm res t, d oo r or roof.
• Alwa ys insta ll rear-facing child scats or in­
fant carri ers on the r ear seat.
• Forward-facing child seats insta lled on th e
front pa ssenger 's sca t can interfer e with th e
a irb ag w hen it inflate s an d cau se se riou s in­
ju ry to th e child . Always install forward-facing
c hild scats on the rear seat.
• I f exce ptional circumstance s requir e th e
u se of a forward-facing child res traint on the
front pa ssenger's scat, th e c hild 's safet y and
we ll-be ing require that the following sp ecia l
pr ecaut ions be taken:
- Make sur e the fonvard-facing seat ha s
been des ig n ed and
by its manu­
factur er for use on a front scat with a pas ­
se nger front and side airba g.
- Always carefully follow the manufac­
tur er's instru ction s pro vid ed w ith th e child
sea t or carrier.
- Always move the front pa ssenger seal
into th e rearmo st position
pass enger
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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-
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
by your Volkswage n dea le r.