1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF seat adjustment

Mirrors
Adjust the outside and inside mirrors before
driving and after adjusting your seat to prop ­
er driving position.
to at night by mov ing the
effect ,
the
be pointing forwards when the basic
setting is made .
driving -
to rea r.
Outside mirrors
Th e out side mirrors are hinged and when pressed from either direction.
Adju st the outs ide mirrors so that the side of
your own can just be seen. This set­
ting ensures the best
mirror. Do not use this mirror to estimate distances of
When ever. use the inside mirror to determine the distance and s ize of or objects see n in the convex mirror.
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These mirrors can be adju ste d
but ­
tons l or R to the or right mirror.
the adjustment of the mirror not respo nd, adjust the mirro r by
ha nd by push ing on the edge of the
m irro r
When the rear window defogger is switched on, the outside mirrors are
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Fastening the safety
Before fastening the safety first adju st your sea t- see p age 45.
are
can cause
serious
To fasten , grasp motion across your chest
and
tongue into on inboard side of seat. Push down with an
associated with the corresponding seat. Attaching the safety
effectiveness and cause injury.
portion of the safe ty
Press the is
positioned midway over the
on the
Note s
fits use the front seat height adjustment.
Wearing your safety

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tant: so that you can reach
the controls on
the quickly and safely ;
so that you can drive or ride relaxed and
reduce fatigue;
a
nd for maximum p rotec tion offe re d by the sa fety b elts and air bag tem.
T herefore , always adju st the position of the
seat as describ ed in points 1 to 3 on the
lowing pages. Remember to adjust the
seats before fasteni ng the safety belts and
before driving off. Always be sure to
these general guidelines:
to the instrument
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Driver 's seat
To avoid contact with the air bag while it is
unfolding , the driver must not sit any
to the steering wheel than necessa ry and ways properly wear
the way while keeping your knee bent.
Adjust the seatback so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback , you
can
grasp the top of the steering
Fron t passenger 's seat
To avoid contact with the air bag while it is
unfo ld ing , the adult fr ont seat passenger
must not sit any closer to the instrument
el than necessary and always properly wear
avai lable three point
We recommend that you adjus t the
- backrest upright (not
-feet comfortab ly on t he angled floor {foot
re st) in front of the passenger 's seat
- with the feet
as descr ibed above , adjust
seat as far as possible to the rear of the
for e and aft adjustment range.
For information on trans porting children on
the front passenger seat see page 37.
Do not adjust seats

To reduce the risk of serious personal injury in an accident, front seat passengers must never ride in a
moving with the seatback
reclined . The risk of personal injury increases with increasing rearward of the seatback .
are properly positioned on the body. positioned safety can cause serious personal injury in an accident.
For driver's and pas senger 's protection, make sure front seats and
seatbacks are securely in
Never store items under the seats.
Loose objects can inte rfere with the
seat latching mechanism and can cause injury in an accident .
1 -Forward and backward adjust-
ment
in f ront of seat.
s eat into positi on.
curely lock ed int o posit ion .
2-Seatback adjustment
Turn wheel on outboard side of seat ion , with your body weight ta ken off the back .
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you r body weight fo rw ard and