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AND
EQUIPMENT

• Do not modify or disassemble the
safety belts in
your
vehicle.
• The belts must be kept clean as other­
wise the retractors may not work prop­

erly
(also see "Vehicle care", page 93).
•
Never
bleach or dye safety belts.
• Do not allow safety belts to retract
until
they
are completely dry. Child safety
WARNING

All
vehicle occupants and especially children should be restrained when­

ever
riding in cars. Holding a child in

your
arms is not
a
substitute for
a
child restraint system. In an accident,
a
child
held in a person's arms can be struck
or crushed by any unrestrained rider.
An unrestrained child could also be in­

jured
by striking the interior, or by
being
ejected from the vehicle during a
sudden maneuver or impact. Do not
allow children to stand or kneel on the

seat.
A child restraint system can help protect
a
child in
a
car.
Accident statistics have shown that children are generally safer in the rear
seat area than in the
front
seating posi­
tions.
A suitable child restraint properly in­
stalled
and used in one of the rear seat­
ing
positions provides the highest de­
gree of protection for infants and
small
children in most accident situations. Commercially available child seats are
required to comply with U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

(FMVSS)
213 (or in Canada, CMVSS

213).
These
standards include
installa­

tion requirements which utilize a lap belt or the lap portion of
a
combination lap-shoulder belt such as that installed
in
your
vehicle.
Should these safety belts be too short,

a
special lap belt adapter is available
from
your
Volkswagen dealer.
When purchasing a child restraint, select one which properly fits
your

child and
your
car.

Only
use child restraint systems which
fully contact the flat portion of the seat
cushion.
The child seat must not tip or
lean
to either side. We do not recom­
mend the use of child seats which rest
on legs or tube
like
frames because

they
do not provide adequate contact
with the seat.
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WARNING continued
Improperly
or inadequately installed

child
restraint systems can increase
the risk of
injury
to children in
acci­

dents, therefore always carefully read
and follow all instructions on
installa­

tion and use that come with the sys­

tem.

Children
must
be
positioned so
that
the
shoulder belt does not contact or re­
main
in
front
of the face,
chin,
neck or
throat Failure to follow this precaution
can
increase the risk or severity of in­

jury
in the
event
of
a
collision.

In summary:
Children who are
less
than
12
years old
should always sit in the rear. For reasons of safety a child should
only occupy the
front
seat if all of the rear seating positions are already oc­
cupied by other children.
The children should wear, depending on age and
body
size, either
a
child re­
straint system or the existing safety
belts:

•
Babies and children up to about
6
or

7
years should be secured with a child restraint system designed for their

size.
Children of average size of about 6
or 7 years of age may use available
safety belts. Always
make
sure that the
shoulder portion of
a
three point belt is
positioned midway
over
the shoulder

-
it must
never
rest against or across
the neck. See illustration page
17.
The
lap
belt or the lap belt portion of the
three point belt must always pass as low as possible across the pelvis,

never
over
the
abdomen.

If the safety belt will not properly fit the

child,
we recommend the use of a suit­

able
booster seat in a rear seating
posi­

tion in order to raise the child's seating height so that the safety belt will pro­
perly fit the
child.


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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT

HEAD
RESTRAINTS

|B25-28l|

The padded head restraints on
front
and rear* seats are adjustable.

Position
head restraints according to the
occupant's height. Only properly positioned head restraints, together
with

the use of safety belts offer effective pro­
tection.
• For height adjustment, grasp
firmly
with

both hands and pull up or push down.
• For maximum protection the upper
edge should be at eye
level.
WARNING

Do not
drive
the
vehicle
without
the

head
restraint
provided.
Head

restraints
are designed to
help
reduce

injuries.

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Seatback
adjustment

The backrest is secured and cannot
tilt
for­
ward accidentally.

C
To adjust, take body weight off the
bac­

krest and push down lever (2) at hinge
cover on
right
side of seat.
• Exert slight body pressure in the direc­

tion
desired and let lever go to lock
bac­
krest in position.

WARNING

To
reduce
the
risk
of
serious
personal
injury
in an
accident,
front
seat
passen­

gers
must
never
ride
in a
moving
vehi­

cle
with
the
seatback
reclined.
The
risk

of
personal
injury
will
increase
with
in­

creasing
rearward
angle
of the
seat-
back.
Safety
belts
only
offer
optimum

protection
when
the
seatback
is up­

right
and
belts
are
properly
positioned

on the
body.
Improperly
positioned

safety
belts
cause
serious
personal
in­

jury
in an
accident.
Removing
bucket
seats

• Stand outside vehicle, pull up lever (1)
and slide seat all the way forward.
•
Lift
stop hook (3) up against springload-

ing,
hold there and slide seat past stop.
•
Release
stop hook and slide seat
for­

ward out of guide rails.
When reinstalling seat, reverse the above procedure. The stop hook (3) need not be

lifted
as the seat can
just
be pushed past the
stop.
Two-seater*

Seat
ajustment
(forward
or backward)
The two seater adjustment lever is located in
front
of the seat.
The adjustment procedure outlined for the
front
bucket seats also applies to the two
seater.
The backrest adjusts at the same
time
the adjustment lever is operated.

Removing
two
seater

First remove bolts
from
the upper hinge on
the backrest.
Then proceed as outlined for removal of the bucket
seats.

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I

SEATS
IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT

In the 9-seater version the backrest of the

first
seat in the middle row can be
tilted
for­
ward and out of the way for easy
access
to
the rear bench. To disengage the lock of the backrest, pull up the lever on the side
of the backrest.

WARNING
For
your
passenger's
protection,
the

backrest
lock
must
be
engaged
at all

times
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.
Removing
and
installing
the

center
bench
seat

The center bench seat slides
into
two hold­ ing rails and is fastened in place by four

screws.

To
remove the seat: •
Lift
the floor covering and remove the

screws.

• Pull the bench seat out of the holding
rails and remove the seat through the
slid­

ing door.

Note

On
vehicles
with
floor carpeting, you must

first
unscrew the mounting strip and care­
fully
lift
the carpet up. Be sure not to tear
the carpeting.
When reinstalling the bench seat, make sure
that
the holding rails are clean.

WARNING

To
prevent
personal
injury,
the
seat
must
allways
be securely
fastened
into

place
while
driving.
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SINGLE
SEATS*
IN
PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT

The seat cushion
for
the single seats can be folded
up, or if
necessary,
the
entire
single seat can be easily removed.

Folding
the seat
cushions
up

• Pull lever located below
the
seat
and

fold the cushion up
until
it
locks
into
place.
• To lower the cushion, pull the lever and
push
the
cushion down
until
it
locks
se­

curely
into
position.
Removing
the seat

• With one hand hold seat,
with
the other,
pull release knob.
•
Tilt
seat forward and
lift
seat out.

WARNING
When pulling the release
knob,
the seat
will
tip forward. Therefore, never pull
the knob when someone is sitting on
the seat.
Installing
the seat

•
Place
both
rear legs
into
the holes in the
floor panel (see illustration).
• Swing seat
up
until
locking mechanism
audibly locks
into
place. Visually check
and pull on the seat
to
make sure the lock­ ing mechanism is securely engaged.

WARNING

To
prevent
personal
injury, seat must
al­
ways be securely fastened into place

while
driving.

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EQUIPMENT

REAR SEAT BENCH/BED
COMBINATION*

The rear seat bench can be converted
into
a
full-size double bed. Before doing so, the
backrests
of the center seats* must be

tilted
forward. The locking levers are on
the
left
and
right
outboard sides of the two
backrests.

Unfolding
rear
seat
bench •
Push
safety belts between seat
cush­

ion and backrest.
• Unlock backrest
with
handle located on

backside
and
tilt
backrest forward.
• Keep hold of the handle and swing bac­
krest together
with
seat cushion
further
for­

ward •
Tilt
backrest of bench all the way toward
rear to form the bed.

Repositioning
rear
seat
bench • Pull backrest section up.
• Swing seat cushion and backrest
toward rear again.
• Make sure the backrest is locked

securely
into
position.
• Pull safety belts out again to be ready
for use.
WARNING

Do not
place
heavy
or
sharp
edged

objects
on the
rear
deck
mattress
to
avoid
damaging
the
upholstery.
Such

objects
may also
become
dislodged

while
driving
and cause
injury.

• Do not use the
double
bed to
carry

passengers.
• Do not
allow
children
to sit or
kneel

on the
rear
deck
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.

•
When
the car is in
motion,
make
sure

that
the
seat
bench is securely locked in an
upright
position
and
that
passen­

gers
wear
safety
belts.

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CURTAINS*
CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
The compartment underneath
the
seat cench
can be
used
for
storage. To gain
ac­
cess
to the
storage space, lift
the
seat cushion up.
To
hold
the
seat cushion
in an

-oright position, prop with
the
support
rod
ccated
on the
left side
wall.
The curtains
are
stored underthe rear seat

bench.

The curtains cover
the
windows
to
give you complete privacy. They
can be in­

stalled with
the
snap fasteners provided.
WARNING
Safe driving requires that you have an unobstructed view of the road at all
times. Remember to reposition the cur­
tains so that you have a clear view all around you before driving off.
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