2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF seats

exceptional cir cums tances require the
use of a forward-facing
seat on the
front seat. the
passenger's seat:
-make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and Booster seats
up to 7 years
safety seats s igned for the ir age and weight. Expert s say
that the stru cture, of these is not
may use three point
combination
and best to put these in
propriate booster seats. Be sure the ster seat meets
and reposition both the and so that they
pass acr oss the
The routing of the over the body
i s very important for the
ride in the rear seat.
Always read and heed all

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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Tether
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a
tion on next page.
The purpose of the tether is to
reduce forward movement of the order to reduce the risk of head injury
that
be caused by striking the
interior.
Forward facing
head movement performance
CRs
seats.
manufacturer's instruc tions

SAFETY
Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is im­
portant:
- so that you
can reach the on
the
which reduce fatigue
-and for maximum protection of­
fered by the safety
Booklet 3. 1.
Remember to adjust the seats before fas­
tening the safety

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.
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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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E G
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

information about Keep this with your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
-Air bag system ............ . 18 L
-What
comes on
and stays
on? .............. .
seats ................... .
Booster seats ............. .
seat on the outer rear
seat position ............... .
seat to anchorage point ........ .... .
seat using the
system ............. .
se ats ...... . L
ap-shou lder
9
1 8
39
system ................. 48
33 -Attaching a res traint
to the
45
48 Lock
ing retra ctor
............... 36
L o
wer Anchor and Tether
43 for ............ 39
Lower anchorages
.............. 43
39
-Guide fixtures .............. 46
32 Seat marking s 45
seats ............... . 3 1
-Tether strap to anchorage N point on your . . . . . . . . 42
restraint ........ 48 Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p
women.
co nsid erations when
wearing a safety . . . . . . . . . 12
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