1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF child restraint

SAFETY
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 ex­
erted in an accident. The child
would strike the interior of the ve­hicle and could also be struck by
the adult's body moving forward. The child and the adult could in­
jure each another.
be
Under these conditions,
too
in a forward-facing seat. is a very dangerous for an fant or a

member that ch ildren do not have the pro­
no un ced
pelv ic structu re require d for the
prope r function of
a belt pass over the
child 's stomach
or abdomen .
to
Younger children should use a belt only
system for the child's size and weight or safer alternative means of trans ­
portat ion
of the child is available . these
e xceptional situations. the use of a
better than permitting the child to remain unrestrained. But remember : a l ap
belt cannot provide the same
An
injury. make sure that and other
wear restraint systems. Care­
seats are required to
These standards requirements for using a
such as those in your
read and heed
on next pages.
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Securing a child seat
with the center rear seat
Securing a seat with the rear center safety
First make sure the seat backrest of the
rear seat bench is
in upright position and se­latched in Booklet 3. 1,
chapter
Then secure the
restraint
you
are using.
a
ty
in a
The restraint
in a
be page
is attached is in
upright position and so that it cannot re­
straint is
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SAFETY
Tether Anchors
restraint anchors (tether anchors)
the instructions provided by the manufacturer of
the
year wagen have tether anchors as standard equipment. T
he illustration shows the tether anchors
for the rear seating positions:
Tether anchors for the three rear seating
posit ions are
on the rear side of the
rear seat back rest (arrows).
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SAFETY FIRST
How to
Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restraint according to the child re­
straint manufacturer's usage instructions .
Guide the upper tether strap under the
rear head restraint (raise the head restraint
if necessary).
Guide the tether strap between the rear
seat back and the luggage compartment
cover (remove the luggage compartment
cover if necessary , see
Booklet 3 .1 ).
Attach the tether strap anchorage hook
into the opening of the tether anchorage .
Tighten the tethe r strap firmly following
the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
t ions.
To release the tether strap, loosen the
tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions. Depress the
spring catch on the hook and release it from
the anchorage .
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SAFETY
Guide Fixtures for Lower Anchorages
j£ a i ,
anchorages and
from restraints that
have rigid
can
remove the gui de fixtures by
ages positions.
the guide fixtures
First push the seat cushion down so that the
the guide fixture with the part number
fa cing downward and push it in direction of
arrow onto the anchorage -see upper
The groove in the guide fixtures must snap
into
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SAFETY
on the anchorage hooks to make
bench is i n the upright position and
lighten the tether strap to the the anchorages for the
the guide fixtures, see pages 46 and 47.
the into the anchor ­
ages. Make sure you hear the
Both attaching straps with anchorage
hooks
on the attached
to the
tight accord ing to the
or
Guide th e upper tether strap under the rear head res traint ( ra ise the head restraint
if necessary) and attach the tether strap an­
chorage hook into the opening of the tether
ancho r
age.
To see page
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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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