VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Owners Manual

related war­
ranty information, the follow ing list of tire
manufacturers and addresses is being pro­
vided.
Manufacturer and Addresses and Phone
Numbers
Dunlop Tire Corp.
1144 East Market
548-4714
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.
1 Bridgestone
Nashvi lle, TN 37214
Tel.: 1 356-4644
32 Tire Manufacturers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
1144 East Market 443 16
Tel.: 1
Continental Blvd.
C ha
rlotte, NC 28273.
Tel.: 1
Box Greenville,
Pirelli Tires America
George
T el.: 1 747-3554
Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.
Greenvil le,
Tel.: 1 521-9796

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2.1
Child safety

Please read this important information before reading
your booklet.
Vehicle Equipment
This describes
te nde d to be offered at the time of at
a
*
note th at items marke d w ith
a n aste risk may be standard on cer­
tain on others or
not
Illustrations
Each illustration in the
or equipment
may or may not have. depending on the The are to show
you how a feature and function.
Indication of directions
Whenever a
as sitting in the ve­
some­
t h in g is which is from
this p ositio n. it be
find the describes the
features of your in the thiS
concern safety and are

TABLE

SAFETY
Dear
This contains important
airbags, seats
for and infants, safety and
head restraint
s.
ways remains with your
be
tures to ry in an accident. The is a of
just a few of the safety features in your
with
height adjustors
- front airbags
- side airbags
in the front seats
- Side
-
tem if they are not
sections provide important
portant. how they work to
contain important which you and your
injury.
Safety is everybody's

safety
the
The illustration above shows the passen­
gers on a
They're not using safety
The Both the
The higher the speed of the weight, the more ener­
gy there is to be
safety see For

SAFETY FIRST
Vehicle speed is the most significant factor.
km/h). the energy increases 4 times!
Because these passengers
are not using
safety
they was moving just
before the crash,
the
The same principles to people sitting
in a that is involved in a frontal
Even at city speeds of to mph
km/h). the forces acting on the body can
reach one ton
are a frontal

SAFETY FIRST
occupants are not to resist passengers in the rear seats en­
the tremendous forces of impact by other
tight or bracing themselves. Without the passengers.
collision they be
benefit of safety restraint systems, the un- thrown forward
into and injure the driver or front seat passenger.
the steering
interio r has the energy
they had just before the collision .
Don't
f or protection .
Even when they
in
occupants,
the driver,
once and that your safety are
or when they have
occupa nts can