height adjustment VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 2016 Owners Manual

Sitting correctly and safely
Adjusting the seat position
COl Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
The dangers of assuming an incorrect sitting position . . . .............. .
Correct sitting position . . . . . . ......... . Overview of seats ...................... .
Mechanical controls on the front seats ..... .
Electrical controls on the front seats ....... . Adjusting and removing head restraints .... .
Adjusting the steering wheel position ...... .
Additional information and warnings:
• Seat functions, front 69
• Seat functions, passenger compartment 72
• Seat belts 79
• Airbag system 87
• Child seats (accessories) 96
A WARNING
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Assuming an incorrect sitting position in the vehicle can increase the risk of severe or fa-tal injuries during a sudden driving or brak-ing manoeuvre, in the event of a collision or accident, or if the airbags are triggered.
• All vehicle occupants must assume a cor-rect sitting position before setting off and maintain this position throughout the trip. This also applies to the fastening of seat belts.
• The number of vehicle occupants must never exceed the number of seats with seat belts in the vehicle.
• Always secure children in the vehicle in an authorised restraint system which Is suita-ble for their height and page 96, 87.
• Always keep your feet in the footweli while the vehicle is in motion. Never place your feet on the seat or dash panel, for example, and never ride with your feet out the window. When you are sat like this, the airbag and seat belt cannot provide optimal protection and could actually increase the risk of Injury during an accident.
A WARNING
Always adjust seats, seat belts and head re-straints to their correct position before any journey and ensure that ail passengers have fastened their seat belt.
• Push the front passenger seat as far back as possible.
• Adjust the driver seat so that there is at least 25 cm between your breastbone and the hub of the steering wheel. If your build makes it impossible to fulfil this requirement then you must contact a qualified workshop so they can make any necessary modifications.
• Never travel with the back rest tilted far back. The further back the backrest is tilted, the greater the risk of injury caused by incor-rect seat belt routing or an incorrect sitting position.
• Never travel with the back rest tilted far forwards. When a front airbag is triggered it could force the seat backrest backwards and injure vehicle occupants on the back seats.
• Adopt and maintain the greatest possible distance from the steering wheel and dash panel.
• You should always sit upright with your back against the seat back rest with the front seats properly adjusted. Do not position any body part too close where the airbags are fit-ted.
• The risk of serious injury Is increased for passengers on the rear seat if they are not sitting upright because the seat belts are in-correctly positioned.
A WARNING
Incorrect adjustment of the seats can cause accidents and serious injuries.
• The seats may only be adjusted when the vehicle is stationary, or else the seat could change position unexpectedly while the vehi-cle is in motion, leading to a loss of control of the vehicle. Furthermore, an incorrect seating position is adopted while adjusting the seat. .,.
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Correct sitting position
Fig. 39 There must be a distance of at least 25 cm between the driver and the steering wheel. The distance to the dash panel must be at least 10 cm in the knee area.
f"'"""('n First read and observe the introductory L-Jc..l.l Information and safety warnings & on page 61.
The following details the correct sitting positions for the driver and passengers.
If any vehicle occupants cannot assume a correct sitting position due to their physical build, they should contact a qualified workshop to find out about possible special modifications. The seat belts and airbags can only provide a maximum lev-el of protection if a correct sitting position is as-sumed. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recom-mends using a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership for this purpose.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recommends the following seating position for your own safety and to reduce the level of injury in the case of a sudden braking manoeuvre or an accident:
The following applies to all vehicle occupants:
• Adjust the head restraint so that its upper edge is at the same height as the top of the head, but not lower than eye level. Position the back of your head as close to the head restraint as possible 39 and 40.
• When adjusting for short people, push the head restraint all the way down, even if the head is then underneath the top edge of the head restraint.
• For taller people, push the head restraint up as far as it will go.
Fig. 40 Correct seat belt routing and head re-straint adjustment.
• Keep both feet in the footwell while the vehicle is in motion.
• Adjust and fasten seat belts properly 79.
Additional points for the driver:
• Move the backrest into an upright position so that your back rests fully against it.
• Adjust the steering wheel so that the distance between the steering wheel and your breastbone is at least 25 cm 39 and the circumference of the steering wheel can be held at the sides with the arms slightly bent.
• The steering wheel must always point towards the breastbone and not towards the face.
• Adjust the driver seat by moving it forwards or backwards so that you are able to press the pedals to the floor with your knees still slightly angled and the distance to the dash panel in the knee area is at least 10 cm 39.
• Adjust the height so that you can reach the highest point of the steering wheel.
• Always leave both feet in the footwell, to help ensure you maintain control of the vehicle at all times.
Additional points for the front passenger:
• Move the backrest into an upright position so that your back rests fully against it.
• Push the front passenger seat as far back as possible so that the airbag can provide maximum protection if it is deployed. Sitting correctly and safely

Fig. 44 Pressing the switch In the appropriate area:
CD or@ Adjusts the curve of the lumbar support.
@ or@ Adjusts the height of the lumbar support.
A wARNING
Careless or unsupervised use of the electric front seats can result in severe Injuries.
• The electrical front seat adjustment also works when the ignition is switched off. Nev-er leave children or people requiring assis-tance alone in the vehicle.
• In the event of an emergency, stop the electrical adjustment by pressing another switch.
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To avoid damaging the electrical components in the front seats, do not kneel on the seats or apply sharp pressure at a single point on the seat cushion and backrest.
m 11 may not be possible to adjust the seat elec-l!J trically if the battery charge level is too low.
m Starting the engine will interrupt the seat ad-l!J justment procedure. Adjusting and removing head restraints
Fig. 45 Adjusting the head restraint
r--("'n First read and observe the introductory L--J,::.U information and safety warnings & on page 61.
Every seat is fitted with a head restraint. The cen-tre rear head restraint is designed solely for use with the centre rear seat. 11 is therefore not permis-sible to install the centre rear head restraint in any other position.
Adjusting the height of the head restraint
The head restraints on the front seats can be ad-justed for height.
• Push the head restraint upwards in the direc-tion of the arrow, or push it downwards with the button 45 CD or® pressed (depending on the model) &.
• The head restraint must click securely into posi-tion.
Correct head restraint setting
Adjust the head restraint so that its upper edge is at the same height as the top of the head, but not lower than eye level. Position the back of your head as close to the head restraint as possible.
Head restraint setting for shorter people
Push the head restraint all the way down, even if the head is then underneath the top edge of the head restraint. There may be a small gap between the head restraint and backrest in the lowest posi-tion.
Head restraint setting for taller people
Push the head restraint up as far as it will go.
Removing the head restraint
• Push the head restraint all the way up &.
• Pull the head restraint out while pressing the button CD or @.
Fitting the head restraint
• Insert the head restraints into the guides on the backrest.
• Press and hold the button CD or® and push down the head restraint.
• Adjust the head restraint so a correct sitting po-sition can be assumed. .,.
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Seat belt routing
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Fig. 67 Correct seat belt routing and head restraint adjustment.
Fig. 68 Correct seat belt routing during pregnan-cy.
r-T'n First read and observe the introductory L-Wl infonmation and safety warnings & on page 79.
Seat belts only provide an optimum level of protec-tion during an accident when they are routed cor-rectly. Correct seat belt routing reduces the risk of severe or fatal injuries. Correct seat belt routing al-so holds the vehicle occupants in position so that an inflating airbag can offer the maximum level of protection. Therefore you must always fasten your seat belt and ensure that the seat belt routing is correct.
Assuming an incorrect sitting position can cause severe or fatal injuries 61, Adjusting the seat position.
Correct seat belt routing
• The shoulder part of the seat belt must always lie on the centre of the shoulder, never across the neck, over or under the arm or behind the back.
• The lap part of the seat belt must always lie across the pelvis, never across the stomach.
• The seat belt must always lie flat and snugly on the body. Tighten the belt if necessary.
For pregnant women, the seat belt must be posi-tioned evenly over the chest and as low as possi-ble over the pelvis. it must lie flat so that no pres-sure is exerted on the lower body-this applies for the entire course of the pregnancy =>Fig. 68.
Correct seat belt routing according to height
The following equipment can be used to adjust the seat belt routing:
• Belt height adjuster for the front seats =>page 86.
• Height-adjustable front seats =>page 61.
A WARNING
Incorrect seat belt routing can cause severe Injuries In the event of an accident or a sud-den braking or driving manoeuvre.
• The seat belts only offer best protection when the backrests are in an upright position and the seat belts have been fastened proper-ly.
• The seat belt itself or a loose seat belt can cause serious injuries if the seat belt shifts from harder body parts In the direction of softer body parts (e.g. stomach). .,.
Sitting correctly and safely

Basic information on fitting and using child seats
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Fig. 77 Airbag information sticker on the sun vi-sor.
r""'('n First read and observe the introductory L.....Ja,U information and safety warnings & on page 96.
Information on fitting a child seat
Observe the following general information when fit-ling a child seat. This information is relevant what-ever child seat securing system is being used.
• Read and follow the instructions provided by the child seat manufacturer =:-&.
• Whenever possible, fit child seats to one of the rear seats on the front passenger side so that chil-dren can exit the vehicle on the kerb side.
• Deactivate the front passenger front airbag if fit-ting a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat.
• If a child seat is fitted on the front passenger seat, move the backrest to the upright position. slide the seat back as far as it will go, and set the seat height adjustment and belt height adjuster to the highest position.
• When fitting a child seat on the vehicle's rear seats, leave as much unencumbered space as possible around the child seat. If necessary, adjust the position of the relevant front seat. When doing so, ensure that the driver or front passenger can stili maintain a correct sitting position =:-page 61.
• Adjust the seat backrest angle so that the child seat lies flush against the backrest.
• When using child seats with a backrest, remove the vehicle head restraints and stow them safely in the vehicle =:-page 61. Reinstall the head restraint after the child seat has been removed.
Airbag sticker
The vehicle may be provided with stickers giving key information about the front passenger front air-bag. The information on these stickers may vary from country to country. The stickers may be at-tached on the sun visor for the driver and/or front passenger=:-Fig. 77.
11 is essential to note the warning information shown on these stickers before installing a rear-facing child seat =:-&.
Risks involved in carrying children on the front passenger seat
If you are using a rear-facing child seat, the front passenger front airbag can cause critical or poten-tially fatal injuries when it inflates =:-&.
Rear-facing child seat may only be used on the front passenger seat if the front passenger front airbag has been deactivated. An indicator lamp in the centre console lights up steadily when the front passenger front airbag has been effectively deacti-vated. Deactivating the front passenger front air-bag =:-page 87.
If using a front-facing child seat, do not deacti-vate the front passenger front airbag.
When fitting a child seat, make sure that it is as far away as possible from the front passenger airbag. The front passenger front airbag can cause severe injuries when it inflates =:-&.
Some child seats are not suitable for use on the front passenger seat. Any child seat fitted on the front passenger seat must be specially authorised by the manufacturer for this use in vehicles with front and side airbags. Volkswagen dealers hips keep an up-to-date list of authorised child seats.
Risks presented by side airbags
Any child on the front passenger seat may be hit on the head and severely injured by the front side airbag inflating =:-&.
If you use a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat the child in it is at increased risk of sustaining critical or fatal injuries In the event of an accident.
• Deactivate the front passenger front air-bag. If the front passenger front airbag can-not be deactivated no rear-facing child seat may be used. 11>
Sitting correctly and safely

Seat functions, rear, Business
ct:lJ Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Controls of the 2-seat arrangement. . . . . . . . . 183
Seat heater in the 2-seat arrangement . . . . . . 183
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 184
Moving the 2-seat arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Centre console of the 2-seat arrangement . . 185
Refrigerator box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
The seats of the 2-seat arrangement are not suita-ble for the attachment of child seats => &.
Features of the 2-seat arrangement
• Optimised seat belts for both seats.
• Head restraints and seat belts can be electrical-ly adjusted for height.
• The height, forwards/backwards position and angle of the seat cushion can be adjusted electri-cally.
• The backrest angle can be adjusted electrically.
• Electrically adjustable lumbar support.
• seat heating.
• Armrests with stowage compartment.
Additional information and warnings:
• Sitting correctly and safely =>page 61
• Seat functions. rear =>page 72
• Seat belts => page 79
• Airbag system =>page 87
• Child seats (accessories) =>page 96
• Luggage compartment =>page 130
• Stowage =>page 150
• Central table =>page 155
A WARNING
Incorrect use of the seat functions can cause serious Injuries.
• Always assume a correct sitting position before you drive and maintain this position throughout the trip. This also applies to all passengers.
• Keep hands, fingers, feet and other body parts away from the moving parts of the seats.
1821 Before the journey
A WARNING
The seats of the 2-seat arrangement are not suitable for the attachment of child seats of any kind.
• Never use a child seat on the 2-seat ar-rangement.
A WARNING
Incorrect adjustment or removal and Installa-tion of single seats and/or the 2-seat arrange-ment can cause accidents and severe Inju-ries.
• All adjustments as well as removing/In-stalling should be carried out only when the vehicle Is stationary; otherwise the single seats and/or the 2-seat arrangement could move unexpectedly when the vehicle Is in motion. Furthermore, an Incorrect seating po-sition Is adopted while adjusting the seat.
• All single seats and the 2-seat arrange-ment must always be fitted In the seat rails and must be securely engaged.
• Never use the table while the vehicle is in motion. All backrests must be In the upright position and securely engaged In this posi-tion while the vehicle Is In motion.
• While the vehicle Is In motion the feet of a fitted single seat must not be positioned close to the removable covers In the seat rails.
• Never move single seats and/or the 2-seat arrangement when the vehicle is on a steep slope. The single seats and/or the 2-seat ar-rangement could move unexpectedly and cause Injuries.
• The area for adjustment of the single seats and/or the 2-seat arrangement should not be restricted by any Items.
• While fitting and removing the single seats and/or the 2-seat arrangement, make sure that the seat feet are not soiled or dam-aged.
• The rotating single seats In the passenger compartment can be engaged securely only when facing either the front or rear of the ve-hicle. .,.

Residual current circuit breaker . . . . . . . . 247 California Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 California Coast and Ocean . . . . . . • . . . . 247
Retrofitting Car telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 398 Rear seats, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Rear seats, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Rear seats, Multivan . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 64 seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Two-way radio . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 398
Retrofitting seats Business . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 California . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Multivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Rims .......................•....... 369 Bolted-on rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Bolted-on trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 370 Identification . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . 370
Roll-back function Electric sliding door . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . 48 Electric windows . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . 57 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rolling road test bed . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 286
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . 137. 139
Roof ventilator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Rotating front seats . . . . . • . . . . . . • . • . . . . . 71
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 165
Rubber seals . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Running in
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Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Engine ........................... 394 see Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 The first kilometres . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 370
SAFELOCK mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SAFE shown In the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Safety equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Screen Changing the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Folding in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Image settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Settings . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Screen mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Seat adjustment Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seat belt routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
478 I Index
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . 86 Belt height adjuster . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . 86 Belt status display . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 80 Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 86 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 83 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 392 Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . 84 Not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 82 Seat belt routing . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . 85 Twisted seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 84 Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 83 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Cleaning and caring for natural leather . . 391 Cleaning cloth seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Cleaning fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Handling seat covers . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 389 Leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Seat functions front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 69 Passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 rear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 72
Seat functions, rear Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 182 California . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 193
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Seat rails Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 133 California . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 133 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Multivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 64 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Adjusting head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Adjusting the steering wheel position . . . . . 68 Electrically adjustable front seat . . . . . . . . 66 Electric lumbar support adjustment . . . . . . 66 Fitting head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Mechanical front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Memory seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 70 Multivan ......................•.... 64 Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Number of seats, Business . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Number of seats, California . . . . . . . • . . . 193 Removing head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Rotating front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Securing straps Buckle straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Ratchet straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128