1990 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER Owners Manual

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CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT

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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Belt
height
adjustment

There
are two different anchorage points for the
front
safety belts in the door pillars on each
side.

The
belt relay
fitting
is normally mounted on the upper anchorage point. For proper positioning of the shoulder section of the
safety belt it may be necessary to remount
the relay
fitting
on the lower anchorage point. Lap-shoulder
belt

The
combination lap-shoulder belt is equipped
with
a locking retractor. The

system
adjusts automatically to your
size

and
movements as long as the pull on the
belt is slow.

Hard
braking or a collision locks the belt.

The
belt will also lock when you drive up or down a steep hill or in a sharp curve.

Before
fastening the seat belt
first
adjust

seat
- see page 20.
• To fasten, grasp belt tongue and pull
belt in continuous slow motion across your

chest
and lap.
• Insert belt tongue into buckle on in­
board side of seat.
Push
down until it is

securely
locked
with
an audible click.
Pull
belt to check.
•
Pull
upwards on shoulder section to

make
sure belt
fits
snugly across the
pel­

vis.

The
shoulder belt must be positioned mid­ way over the shoulder - it
must
never
rest
against
the neck. See illustration.
• Belts should fit snugly across the pelvis

and
chest.
Make
sure any slack is
wound

up on the
retractor.
• Adjust height of belt anchorage, if

necessary.
Do not wear shoulder part of
belt under your arm or otherwise out of

position.
This would increase the
possi­

bility of serious injury in
case
of an
acci­

dent.
• To unfasten belt, push in release button
on buckle. Belt will spring out of buckle.
• To release a locked belt, lean back to
take the body pressure off the belt.
• To store lap-shoulder belt, allow belt to
wind up on retractor as you guide belt
tongue to its stowed position.

Always
heed
WARNINGS
on
page
15.
16,17.


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Belt
warning
system

An
audio-visual warning system is inter­
connected
with
the driver's safety belt.

Every
time the ignition is turned on, the
safety belt warning light will come on for about six seconds as a reminder to buckle

up.
If the driver does not fasten the safety
belt, the chime will also come on for six

seconds.
With the driver's door
closed,
the
chime will go off as soon as the driver has
buckled
up.
Lap
belts

Seats
in the passenger compartment are
equipped
with
adjustable lap belts.
The
belts
must
always
be
kept
on top of the
seat
for
ready
use. Do not
permit

them
to get
caught
under
the
seat.

• To lengthen belt, hold belt tongue at a

right
angle to belt and loop out the required
portion. For
ease
of operation, press cap

and
tongue of buckle together.
• To tighten belt, buckle up and pull at

loose
end of the belt.

Take
up any slack by
moving
the slide on the
belt.
WARNING

• To
reduce
the
risk
of
injury
in an acci­

dent,
position the lap
belt
as low as
possible across the pelvis.
• To fasten lap belt, grasp belt tongue on
outboard side of seat, pull across pelvis
and
insert in inboard buckle.
• To unfasten belt, push release marked

PRESS
in the buckle.

During
pregnancy

Pregnant
women should always wear
safety belts. The lap belt must be worn as
snugly and as low as possible across the
pelvis.
To avoid pressure on the abdo­
men the
belt
must
never
pass
over
the

waist.

Injured
persons and the physically

impaired

We
recommend
that
injured persons and the physically impaired wear safety belts
whenever possible. Although the instruc­
tions provided above still apply, your doc­
tor can give you special recommendations
when necessary.

Always
heed
WARNINGS
on
page
14,15,16.




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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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SEATS
IN
DRIVER'S
CAB

WARNING
•
For
driver's
and passenger's
protec­

tion
make
sure
front
seats
are
securely
latched
in place.

*
• Do not
adjust
seats
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.
Your
seat
may
move
unex­

pectedly
which
could cause sudden
loss of
vehicle
control
or
personal
in­

jury.

•
The
front
seats should be adjusted be­
fore fastening the safety belt.
B25-548

Bucket
seat

Seat
adjustment
(forward
or backward)

The
bucket seats can be adjusted indivi­ dually.

•
Pull up lower lever (1) at outboard side
of seat.

•
Slide seat to desired position.

•
Release
the lever and move seat
slightly back and
forth
to make sure the

seat
is securely locked.
Height
adjustment
of
head
restraints

Head
restraints must be adjusted accord­
ing to seating height of the respective
occupant. See page 19.

Armrests*

The
armrests on the
front
seats can be hinged up if they are not required.

The
angle of the armrests can be adjusted
as
required
with
a knurled knob under­neath the armrest.
*where applicable


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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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Swivel seats*
The forward or backward adjustment pro­ cedure outlined for the
front
bucket seats

also
applies to the swivel seats.
Before turning the driver's swivel seat:
•
Position shift lever in park (automatic
transmission) or in first gear (manual

transmission).

•
Block wheels if necessary to
prevent

vehicle from moving.

•
Release parking brake. WARNING
Swivel seats must be in forward facing
position while driving. Do not operate the locking lever of the
swivel seat while the vehicle is in mo­

tion.

To swivel the seat, move seat slightly for­ ward or open the door a crack.
Then
push
down the locking lever in
front
of the seat.
The passenger seat can be turned
180°
to the left
(half
circle).
The driver's seat can be turned
90°
to the
right
(quarter
circle).
The seats will lock automatically at
every
turn.

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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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