1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF seats

When the
opened automatically.
Convenience
AND
Emergency the key in the position in the driv-
er's door. you cannot the roof with the switch, you can the roof
Remove the cover from the rear
side (arrow) using a screwdriver.
Remove the crank from the insert
it into the it seats (overcoming the
spring force) and turn the crank to
Put the crank back in th e and rein­the cover.
Note
you are to the roof
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utes. The
The rear window defogger is not designed
to melt snow. Therefore. always remove
heavy snow
and ice accumulations before
driving off.
7-n
passenger
With the ignition on. the seat cushion and
backres t of the passenger's seat can be
heated.
The heating eleme nts
in the seats can be
turned on and regulated with the thumb
wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the
t humbwh eel switch to the detent position.
Switches in the driver's door
A -
up the switch to unlock the fuel filler
flap . The switch works also with the ignition
off .
B -Rear
up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
The switch works also
with the ignition off.
A warning light in the instrument cluster
comes
on when the ignition is on and the
rear lid is open. Additionally a warning tone*
wi ll sound an d a warning text* is shown
in
the display of the instrument cluster. This is to remind you to close the rear lid. The ligh
should go out when the rear lid is closed

Front seats
correct positioning of the seats is im­portant
-so that you can reach on
the
- so that you can drive or ride
w hich
adjust the position of the
seat as described on the pages.
sonal injury.
Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag
the driver must not sit any to the steering
push the
bent.
- adjust the seatback
so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback, you
can
so that the dis­
tance from the cente r
of your breastbone to the center of the airbag cover on the
steering
i llustration
above).

Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag it is
to the instrument
than necessary and
your feet on the in front of the
passenger's seat.
- Adjust the passenger's seat
to the rear of
the fore and aft adjustment range.
seats. seats and Booster see
chapter
Safety
Never store items under the seats. Loose objects can interfere with the seat

1 -Forward and backward adjust-
ment
into position.
2 -Seatback
(two door
Lift the and
For safety reasons, the front seat-backs must
(two door
and the seatback forward. At the same time. the front seat cushion
and moves forward.
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curvature of your spine and reduce fatigue
trips.
4 -Seatback adjustment
W ith your body weight taken off the seat­
back . turn
motion to raise the seat.
downward
in a the seat.
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The movement of the pedals must
never be obstructed by a floor mat or any other object.
one of the two brake circuits is required to bring the to a stop.
You be to depress the
to return to thei r
position unhindered .
use free and unobstructed .
mat fasteners are
of the front seats .
prevent
the
into positions
that
wise there is a risk that the mat
mats can be obtained from a VO LKSWAGEN
additional floor mats
on top of existing floor mats be­cause you
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Rear seat
can increase the surface in the
rear by down the rear seatback to
form a deck .
The rear seatback is div ided into
two sec­
tions -one third/two th irds .
in the
down.
bench forward
1
the seat back forward.
benc h is
forward... Do not
... make sure the front seats are moved
forward
so that the rear seat cushion does
not come in contact with
... remove the rear head restraints (see
page 54).
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The head restraints can be stored to save
it
the way back. Then push down
the front part of the cushion
into
When folding the backrest back into place, make sure the safety belt
doesn't get caught, because it can
be damaged and weakened.
Objects stored in the luggage compartment will not fly forward
during sudden braking.
Never allow safety belts to
Torn or frayed safety belts can
tear and damaged belt hardware
can break in an accident.
belts show damage to webbing, bindings, buckles, or retractors,
have them replaced.
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