airbag VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2000 Owner's Guide

Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
We recommend that yo u adjus t the
-in fr o nt of the
p assenger's seat.
- Adju st the passenge r
's seat to the rear of
the fore and aft adjustme nt range .
ous
the information seats and Booste r see
chapter
jury in an accident, front seat

Adjustable steering
can be adjusted to increase your comfort.
A as far as it
Adjust the stee ring so that the dis­
tan
ce f rom the center of your breas tbon e to
the center of the airbag cover on the stee­
ring
must be at
A back up as far as it
to
After adjusting the steering ad­
justment go. This ensures the position
of the steering
To and an accident, adjust the steering
the wrong way can cause serious inju­
ries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag
The front seats must not be pushed too
than
to
Pointing the steering
rim with your hands at the 9 positions to
Never the steering
at the 12

A
Adjustable steering column .......... 68 Alternator/Generator
.. .............. 19
Adjusting Anti-lock
braking system (ABS) ...... 17
-controls ............. .. . Anti-Slip regulation (ASRl
- Head Restraints .
............... 56 -
..................
.. See a/so Alarms
Air circulat ion -luggage compartment . 72 Armrest ........................... 66
Air conditioning
....................
cooling ...... ............ 85 -
Storage bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..................... 89 -Tiptronic ....................... 94
Air vents
-Towing ........................ 98
- Air conditioning
................. 82 Auto matic transmission (5-speed) .... 93
-
..................... 91 - Back-up lights .................. 96
Airbag
............ See also Bookl et 2.1 -Igni tion key safety interlock ...... 93
-
safe ty .................... 34 Average driving speed indicator ...... 11
-Indicator light ................... 16 Average fuel consumption indicator ... 11
Airbag indi cator light ................ 16
Alarm system
........ ..............

ALPHABETICAL
H
Handbrake ........................ 1
Hat shel f ................ .......... 71
shade ....................... 71
Head Restraints .................... 56
................ Bo oklet 2.1
Height Adjustment
............... 56
........................ 56
Remov i
ng ....................... 56
Headlight
-Dimmer switch ..
............... 45
-
Flasher ........................ 45
Head l
ight dimmer switch lever ....... 45
H eadlig ht flasher .
.................. 45
Heated
- Driver
's seat .................... 43
-
seat ................ 44
-Window ....................... 43
Heated driver's seat ................ 43
Heated outside mirrors
.............. 51
Heated passenger seat .............. 44
Heating ..
.........................
Heat ing interior quickly .............. 83
Heat ing system
... Clim ate contro ls
Height adjustment of seats
......... . 59
H igh beam
........................ 16
H igh beam lever
.................... 45
Home
link ......................... . 53
Hood, opening ......... Bookle t 3.2
Hooks.
lie-Down. Cargo Net ........ 72
H orn ..
............................. 3
................. also Bookle t 2 .1
Ho w to use the air conditioning
more economically
................. 85
How to use this Manua l .............. 2
...........................
- Key safety interloc k ............. 93
information
about this Manual .................. 2
I ncreasing size of
luggage compartment .
............ 71
Indicator-Multifunction (MFA) ....... 11
lights ..................... 15
-Airbag system .................. 16
-Anti-Lock brake system ......... 17
-Electronic power cont ro l ......... 19
- Engine coolant temperature
. 19
-Engine
............... 22
- Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- High beam. .
................... 16
-Malfunction indicator lamp ....... 22
-belts .................... 19
-Trunk I Rear .................. 22
-Turn signals .................... 16
-Windshield washer .............. 22
-Windshield was her fluid ................... 22
wipe r blades .............. 48
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About this booklet
This booklet contains important
tion, tips. su ggestions and warnings on us ing
yo ur ve hicle. The
other booklets in th e
Liter ature contain further tion that you should be awa re of for your own
safe ty
and for the safety of your passeng ers.
Make s
ure that yo u always keep th e complete
Literature in the ve hicle. This is
pecially important when you lend or sell the
vehi cle.
Thi s
manual d escr ibes th e scope of vehicle
e
quipment at the time of publication.
of the equipment described will not be able until a la ter d ate, or is on ly availab le for
ce rtain market s.
Illustrati
ons may s lightl y vary from your
hicle. For this reason you should rega rd
pear.
A n
alphabetical inde x is at the end of th e
bookle t.
Directions a
nd positions (for example rig ht ,
left, front , rear ) are alwa ys rela
tive to the
to
h icles with airbag
or
®.How ever, the absence of this symbol
does
not con stitute a waiver of the rights
c
oncerning a n y term .
The section continued on the next
p age.
Indicate s th e end of a section.
Texts with thi s symbol contain important
information on safety. They help protect
yo u, your passeng ers and oth ers from
cidents and inju ry.
For the sake of the environment
Texts w ith this symbol co ntain additional
ment.
Note
Texts with this symb ol contain addit ional
formatio n.

Booklet 3.2 Volkswagen Telematics by
to the
Talking to an OnStar Advisor is accomplished with a single
touch,
and is thereafter hands-free.
Fig . 11
the blue [
11
phone picks up your voice and the
Toll-free call
Auto m ati c no tific ati on
Services
fro m outs id e your
toll- free at:
(1-888-466-7827)
R em e
mber t o have your tio n Number (PIN) handy.
Automatic airbag notification
Center with your ex act lo cati on if any airbag
de plo ys . (V ehi cle e lectrical sys te m and lular serv ice must b e

hardware is warranted as part o f the
New
Vehicl e Limited Warranty. The
Communications issues
Inoperative if
uses the cellular technology for communication wit h the
uses a dedicated cellular communi­serv ice but w ill not opera te if, fo r some reason, cellular serv ice has been
tiva ted by a cell ular carrier.
Inoperative if system is busy
any area, the local cellular system can only
handle a lim ited number of cellular calls a t a
facturer of the veh icle furni shes detailed war­
ranty
information.
g iven tim e.
sys te m
will
automatically redial (a few times for an
Services call or indefinitely for an
Eme r
gency button press or airbag call).
Radio frequency interference
The syste m i s a radi o communica­
tions syste m. The proximit y to o ther radio
s ignals created b y other electrical device s
m ay
adversely affect the performance of the
System.
Note
serv ice is only avai lable thro ugh out the United States (including H awaii and
Alaska) and Canada. a request for service
occurs outside of these areas, communica­
ti on s
may not be available, and the Advisor may not be able to help yo u.
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