1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT children

Key words Booklet
Restra int Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .1
Rest raint systems.
see Booklet 2.1
Retrac tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Reverse
-Automatic transmission
(5-speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
-Manual transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Road salt, - Remo ving from
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Roof
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Rack
Ins talling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
L o ading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .1
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
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d riv ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
belt.-Lap-shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
belt height adjustor s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
- Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1
-How can
w hen the belt is secure ly locked? . . 2.1
- Ho w to fasten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1
- Ho w to wear properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
-Making sure
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
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SAFETY
smash the
child seat and
ommend that children alway s sit in the back
seat. See
require that the following special
tions be taken :
see in this
22 --------------------AIRBAG

Babies and older children must
never ride in a vehicle sitting on the lap of an adult. Holding a child
in your arms is never a substitute for a child restraint system. The
strongest adult could not hold onto the child under the forces
a crash at a speed of
be more than times the weight of the means the weight of the be more than kg).
Under these conditions.
too for an infant restraint up to
4 years
or 18 kg) strained in a seat
dangerous
est
seat. for an fant or a in a rearwar d-facing
seat.
ous injury to the child.
ward-facing child seats on the rear seat .
Always read and heed all

exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-faci
ng chi ld seat on the
front seat, the child's safety and well-being
r eq
uire that the following special precau­
tions be taken:
Booster seats
up to 8 years old
is
usually best
to put these children in ap­
propriate booster seats.
Be sure the boo­
ste r seat meets all applicable safety
standards.
Booster seats
raise the seat ing position of
the child and reposition both the lap and sh oulder parts of the safety belt so th at the y
pass across the child's body in the right
places.
The routing of the belt over the child's body
is ve
ry importa nt for the child's protection. whether or not a booster seat is used.

children should use a lap belt only
these
situations . the use of a lap belt than permitt ing the child to remain unrestrained. But remember: a lap
belt cannot provide the same level of
protection as a proper child restraint. Also. a lap belt for younger children. who should be using a child restraint. may vio­
late laws
in your state or province.

The power locking system simultaneously Locking with key
locks or unlocks the doors . 1 the key into the lock in the dri-
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the ver's door.
outside, turn the key in the lock of the dri- 2 Turn the key clockwise once.
ver's door.
When you lock the vehicle:
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the inside, press the power locking switch in -doors are (locking knobs
the front doors.
can also lock and unlock the vehicle -the anti-theft alarm system is imme-
using the remote page 27. diately activated.
The anti-theft alarm system switches on -the vehicle in terior lights turn
with the key or remote control. light near the driver's door locking knob
the key into the lock of driver's
door.
2
T urn the key one time only:
Just the driver's door is unlocked (se­
lective unlock feature) .
The anti
-theft alarm system is turned off and the interior lights will come on
for about
Turn the key two times:
the vehicle doors are unlocked and
t he anti-theft alarm system is turned off immedia tely.
yo ur power locking sy s tem shoul d not you can open your vehicle manu­
ally using the key. The locks themselves are
the key into the lock in the dri­
ver 's door.
2
Turn clockwise and hold the key in the
open position .
children-should remain inside the
vehicle. Remember, when you lock the vehicle from the outside the
windows cannot be opened from the inside (in vehicles with power
windows) -see page 37.
For more details see next page.
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