2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

2.1
Safety first
Importan t Information
about the
-Safety belts

Vehicle Equipment
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of the equipment may be
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SAFETY
Welcome
Dear
This
airbags, seats
for and infants, safety and
head restra ints.
gers be
reduce th e risk of ry in an accident. The is a
- sop histica ted safety with
-safety
Protection
-
These safety features, can work
together as a sys tem to protect you and your passengers in a wide range of dents. These features can't work as a tem if they are not adjusted
and used!
The
sect io n s provide important
po rtant. how they work to protec t and your passengers and how they must
fit and reduce the of injury.
The sections contain important
which you and your gers must injury.
Safety is everybody's

Safety
safety
properly wear safety belts when the vehicle is moving.
SAFETY
Why safety
The higher the speed of the vehicle and the
greater the vehicles' weight, the more ener­
gy there is to be
in an accident.
For information on child safety see For details see next pages.
page 30.
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SAFETY FIRST
Vehicle speed is the most significant factor.
mph (25 to the energy increases 4 times !
Because these passengers are not using
safety belts . th ey
the
that is involved in a frontal
collision.
E ven at city speeds of
mph to
k m /hl. the forces acti ng on the body can reach on e ton or 1
not attached to thei r lision they
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be
benefit of safety restraint systems, the un- thrown forward violently, where they can hit
restrained occupant
slam violently into and injure the drive r or front seat passenger.
the stee ring
D on' t rely on airbags alone for protect io n .
E ven when th ey
vehicle occupants,
i n cluding the driver,
th at airbags

SAFETY
Safety
movement that can cause serious injuries. reduce the danger
of being thrown out of the
Safety
down more or
and
are based on a
reduce the risk of injury in othe r
types of accidents .
too.
Accident statistics show that
using safety increases
the
is
much of the
Un ited States and
The
Be sure to read and
airbag system. See page 17 .
The safety
be worn because the fro nt airbags are
activated The front airbags are not activated by minor in
overs or in some cases where ther e is
no t enough through impact to the front of the