1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF airbag

dent and another.
hits, the
pends on the
and registered by
the u nit. the erence
unit, the airbags
damaged
as a of the accident.
When the
side
airbag is
-
in this section at pages 19 and 26 and heed
of proper seating
position

SAFETY
Side Curtain Protection
The cated on the right and
fied by the word in the upper
portion of the center door
The bag expand to cover the side dows and door and thus tect both front and rear occupants .
The
airbag occupants by means
o f the
der
functions.
The area into which the airbag expands must be kept to ensure that the can provide this
jects. Never use hangers to hang
pants must never
For the same reason,
28--------------------AIRBAG SYSTEM

are, Service and
impair airbag
perfo rmance.
requirements for airbags
must
be obse rved to make sur e the effec­tiv ene ss of the system not be impa ired
and that discarded components do not
cause in jury or
th e environ ment.
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B45-421K
Driver's seat
To av oid contact with the airbag while it is
unfold ing, the driver must not sit any closer
to the steering wheel than necessary and
ways properly wear the three point safety
belt provided .
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat as fo llows :
- adjust the seat in fore and
aft direct ion so
that you can easily push the pedals
tance from the center of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering wheel must be at 1
inches (25 em) or more. illustration above and chapter
ministration (NHTSA) may permit you to have an on/off switch for
the airbag For address and
To contact you may either
Department of D.C.
FRONTSEATS---------- -------------------- -------------51

SAFETY
Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
to the instrument than necessary and wear
ger's seat as
- back rest upright (never
in front of the
passenge r's seat
- adjust the passenger's seat
as far as
out-of-position safety belt.

A
Adjusting
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
......................
c
restraint Anchors . . . . . 39
Head airbags .............. . 29
23 28 Secur
ing on the rear seat using
safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24 seat a rear Ho w the Airbag
system works?
............. .
facing child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
air bags ............... .
seats children . . . . . 35
25
clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
18
What happens when the
belt tensioner is activated? . . .
13
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
locking retractor . . . . . 36
-Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Extenders for the safety belt . . . . . 15 Guide fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F
H
Fastening and unfastening Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-
safety belt on the
rear seat
................. 14
-
chil d seats . . . . . . . 32
-
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
system ............. 39
-
Saf ety belt extender . . . . . . . . . 16
-Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Faste ning your safety belt . . . . . . .
Forward facing child
..... 49
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . 8
H eight adjustors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How
can adjust the height
of
my safety belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How can tell when the safety
belt is secure ly locked? . . . . . . . . .
INDE X

T
Tensioner for the safety -Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tether anchors
.................
. 42
Torn safety
. . . . . 13
w
Warning in the
instrument
. . . . . . . . . . . 4
What happens if you wear you r
safety
too . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
What happens
when the airbags
....................... 19
What happens when the
do if the airbag
indicator
comes on and
stays on? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Whe n mus t safety
be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
When
.. 17
Why safety