VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Owners Manual

FIRST
can make a big
difference.
to keep pas­
sengers in their seats , an acci­
dent, and
addition, safety
down more through the in the safety
the kinetic
energy over a period of time, the
f orces on the body become more
and to cause injury.
whether you are on
a
up and make sure others do,
too.
Accident statistics show that
wearing safety
risk of being injured and a mu ch bet­
ter chance of sur viving
an accident. Proper­
is most countries much of the
United
The following pages provide important in­
structions to
Be sure to read and
Heed
To further increase the safe ty for th e front
passengers, the
in some
collisions, side and rear collisions, in
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vehicle has a warning for the driv­
er to remind you to wear the safety
with a warning
tone. As soon
as the driver has fastened the
safety the warning tone stop. The
warning
SAFETY

How to wear safety
Never wear safety

and protec­
Replacement may be necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen.
Never
The front and rear seats have three-point
safety which have a
fea­
ture is used when a
the system to adjust to your
size and movements as
is
Hard braking or a The
in before using the

SAFETY FIRST
Fastening the safety
To grasp the
motion acr oss
your chest and
tongue into the
it is

portion of the safety
you
To adjust the height of the safety
the is positioned over the center
of your
-it must never rest against the neck (see right
on the to check wheth­
er the in
Wearing your safety
FIRST
The

Unfastening the safety
Push the orange
The
Let the
tensioners.
Taking up the
duce forward occupant movement during a
The
vated if the safety
Never
The
insufficient to actuate the
tensioner or
in any side.
When the safety
vated. a fine dust is This is
are to be
scrapped.

SAFETY FIRST
Rear center safety
The center seating position in the rear is
equipped with a three-point safety
Fastening the rear center safety
Make sure the seat back of th e rear seat
be nch is in uprigh t position and
befo re using the as
described in this chapter.
The rear center three-point
safety
in an accident-
A passenger who is not restrained can be
from stronger parts of
the body into sensitive areas
is being used,
Booklet 3.1, chapter
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Safety
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If a safety belt is too short because of body size or driving position, even when the
three point safety belt is ful ly extended and
when the adjustable upper shoulder belt
an­chorage (if so equipped) is in the lowest position, you can use a seat belt extender .
This extender can be used only if existing
belt is not long enough . The extender adds
approximately 8 inches
the front airbag deploy at a slightly higher rate of decel­
eration than if the belt is not being used.
Therefore, in a particular collis ion, it is pos ­
sible that
an airbag will not deploy at a seat­
ing position where the safety belt is being
used but
see page
17 for details.
For that reason, always remove the safety belt extender when it is not needed and stow it safely.
See your VOLKSWAGEN dealer for assis­
tance if the extender is required .
SAFETY
Using a safety belt extender when not needed can increase the
risk of injury in a collision.
Never use the safety belt extender if you can fasten the
safety belt without it.
Safety belts can work only when used properly. Never wear safety belts in any other way than
illustrated and described in this
chapter.
A driver or passenger who is not properly restrained can be serious­ly injured by striking the interior of
the passenger compartment or by the safety belt itself which can be displaced from stronger parts of
the body into sensitive areas like
the abdomen.
Never use more than one ex­tender with a safety belt. The use
of more than one extender can change the way the safety belt passes over the body and can cause serious injury.