1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

B1H·124C
has a warning light for the driv­
er to remind you to wear the safety belt.
the ignition is switched on, the warn ­
ing ligh t in the instrument
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SAFETY FIRST
How to wear safety belts
properly
Safety
is
such as eye
door or seat hardware.
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Seating capacity
Your
Never
The front and rear seats have three-po int
saf ety which have a in g feature in additio n to the emergency feature . The fea ­
ture is used when a
on
the
SAFETY
t h e The when you drive up or
down a steep
Make sure the seat back of the rear seat
bench is in upright position and
in

SAFETY FIRST
Fastening the safety
To fasten, grasp tongue and
in a contin uous

Safety
This
feature
you por tion of the safety across
you r
To adjust th e height of the safety
press the uppe r part of th e
the height adjuster up or
down the
on the to ch eck wheth ­
e r th e
Wearing your safety

SAFETY FIRST
A loose belt can also shift its posi­tion on your body from the strong
bones to more vulnerable soft tis­sue and cause serious injury.
Pregnant women should especial­
the rounding of the abdomen. The best way to protect the fetus
is to protect the mother-through­out the entire pregnancy.
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Unfastening the safety belt
Let the
tensioners .
Sensors activate the
Taking up the
not be acti­vated if the safe ty
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat back that has been folded for­ward. The rear belt tensioner will be
activated unnecessarily in an acci­dent and then have to be replaced.
T he te nsioner not activate in a
or rear-end
Whe n the safety
safety regulations if the ve­

SAFETY FIRST
Rear center safety
The cen ter seating position in th e rear is
equipped wit h a three-point safety
Fastening the rear center safety
Make sure th e seat back of t he rear seat
benc h is in up right position and
by striking the interior of the pas­
senger compartment or by the safety
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