2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

or
1 kg) receive the best protection in
seat on the front seat of a
rear-facing
if
turned forward-facing.
for
a
for a in a forwa rd-facing seat.
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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

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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SAFETY
have a
a seat at an outer
sea ting pos itio n . you must first activa te the
rear-facing
backrest, center arm rest, or door.
in the rear.
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Activating the
the
can be
to make sure the safety is
Guide the remaining portion of the
hear a continuous
and seat back and
forth
to make sure that it is and installed.
in a
Deactivating the
retractor is deacti ­
vated by unfastening
the safety to retract
without the
feature
gradually become
tighter and uncomfortable to wear. The con­feature must be deactivated
to restore
Never unfasten the safety
retractor
suffer seri­
ous injury in a

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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