2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS child restraint

first read and no te the introductory informatio n an d heed th e WARNINGS on page
Safe ty belt s for the rear seats and the fro nt
crash .
W hen
ever a child res traint is in stalled wi th a sa fe ty
b elt , the safe ty be lt must be loc ked so that b elt webbin g cannot unreel. The sw itc hable lock ing feature lets yo u l ock the belt so that a chil d strain t can be properly in stalle d and, for example, so th a t it ca nnot tip to th e si de w hen the ve hicle goes around a corner.
on the front
s eal
A lways carefull y fo llow the c hild res tra in t factu rer's instruct ions when insta llin g a c hild str ain t in your ve hicl e. B efo re trying to a
c hild restr aint on the fro nt passenger seat, be sure
t o follow th e specia l instructio ns and heed th e WARNINGS below. To activa te the s witc h abl e
lock in g feature:
the chil d restraint on
in exce ptiona l c ircu mstances, you must
senger seat so that availa b le safe ty belt length is
s u ffici ent to properly install the child restraint. Make su re the backrest is in the upright p osition.
Always
Mo ve the fron t passenger seat to the high est posit io n in th e seat's up and down adjustment ra nge and m ake sure th e backres t is in the upright
posit io n.
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
positi on in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustment
B efo re drivin g
ra nge . and as far away fro m the ai rbag as possib le,
b e fore installing th e fonvar d-facing child restraint.
I f a te ther stra p is bein g used to t ie t he ch ild
t h e safety belt upper anchorage for the rear
o utboar d seatin g positi on to the hi ghest ment position.
R o ute the safety be lt around or through the
c hild res traint using th e proper p ath fo r the safe ty
b elt as specified by th e chil d res traint turer.
M ak e sure that the re d r ele ase button faces
away from the chil d res train t so th a t it can b e buckle d quick ly.
Remove all slack fro m the la p belt po rtion of the safety belt and ho ld it tightly against the chi ld
rest rai nt.
th e child restra in t down wit h your full
weight t o make su re that th e child restrai nt w ill be properly in stalled w ith the safety belt re all y tig ht.
Activating the switchable locking feature
pull the sh o uld er be lt portio n of th e
sa fety belt the way out of the retractor.
W hil e keep ing your weigh t o n the child strain! , guide th e sh o ulder belt portio n of th e
s a fety belt back into the retractor until th e belt lies flat a nd is tig htened aga inst the chil d restraint.
You sh o uld hea r a noise as th e belt
w inds back in to the in ert ia reel o f th e safety belt tractor. Test the sw itch a bl e lock ing feature by
pullin g on th e belt. s h o ul d no lo nge r be able to
pull the belt ou t of the retracto r. T he sw itc habl e
l ock ing feature is now active.
o n th e sa fe ty belt to make su re the safe ty
belt is prope rly fa stened a n d tight.
Check th e child res traint for p roper in stallatio n
by pullin g on th e c hild re straint at th e place where the ve hicle's safety belt goes into the ch ild straint. The child restrai nt sh ou ld no t m ove ward or sideways by more than a bout one in ch (2.5 e m).
After ch eck ing to make su re that th e chil d

weight-sens ing mat in side th e fron t passenger
seat, so that the front passenger airbag status is ways correct ly signaled by th e AJR BAG light. be s ure to read th e add it io n al
im portant in form ation an d heed the WARN INGS abo ut Advanced Airb ag Sys te m and the
the red button on t he s afe ty belt buckle.
T he belt tong ue will pop out of th e buckle.
Guide th e sa fe ty belt bac k by hand so that it
roll s easily
va te d i nadve rten tly, the safety be lt mu st b e
lf the
able
A lways make sure th at th e safety belt tra cto r i s locke d when in stallin g a child straint. An unlocked safe ty belt re tractor cannot h o ld the c hild restraint in pla ce during normal driving or in a c rash.
S itting properly and s a fel y
Alw ays buckle the child seat A loose child stra int can fly around during a sudden sto p or in
a c olli sion.
A lways make sure the seat bac k res t to which
th e c hild restraint is a tta ched is in an upri ght siti on and securely la tc h ed int o place and cannot f old fonvar d. attached to it could fly fonvard in a c olli sion or o th er em erge ncy tion.
A lways read and heed all WARN INGS
page lOl , Child safety r es traints . S pec ia l precaution s apply when in sta llin g a
c hild restra int on the fro nt passe nger seat
Never unfa sten your safe ty belt to deactivate
th e switch a bl e lockin g feature for a child stra int whil e the vehicl e is moving. w oul d
n o t b e res trained and c o ul d be seriou sly inju red in an acci dent.
Note
When in stallin g a child restra int , b e care ful not to
g et th e belt caught in th e s tru cture of the child straint and become damaged, es peci all y when the sw itchabl e loc kin g feature has bee n activated.
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Securing the
Markings for the LATCH lower universal choroges on the
firs t read and no te th e introducto ry inform ation heed th e W ARN INGS on page
In is used
to describe the combination of top tethe r a nd the
lower anc h ora ges .
All must have LATC H l ower universa l
fig.
restraint sys te m in the seat w ith out usi ng the
ve hicle's safety b elt s. Anch o rages prov ide a secure
a nd easy-to- use attachment a nd minimize the possib ility o f improper chil d restraint installa tio n.
R e m em
ber that the LAT C H lower u niversa l
restraint s specifically tifi ed for use w ith these lower unive rsal
mentscan still b e in stalle d w ith vehicl e safe ty belt s accord in g to t he c hild restraint manufa cturer's stru ctio ns. straint syste m s to one LA T C H lowe r universa l chorage point at the sam e tim e. For in sta nce, you
Before driving
must not in stall a child restraint with LA T C H lower unive rsal a n chorage p oints on a n outboard seatin g posi tion and then use the inboard ch o rage to also install a c hild restraint in the cente r
o f th e rea r seat that itself is no t equipped with LATC H lower unive rs al anchorage point s.
There are two ways to a ttach an approp riate restraint to the LATCH lower unive rsa l
Make sure the seat back oft h e rear seat i s in the upright positi on and securely latc h ed in place.
Hele ase th e c hild res tra int tethe r strap.
O uter seating positi on : G uid e th e upper t ether strap under the outer rear head res traint (raise the
h ead restra int if necessary) .
Attach the tether strap an ch o rage hook int o th e openin g of the tether anc h o rage.
Attach the connecto rs onto the LAT C H lower unive rsal a n ch o rages.
Ma ke sure you hear the restr aint click curely into p lace.
Ti ghten the top te th er stra p.
o n both si des of the c hild restraint once yo u've installed it to m ake certain it is secure a nd
p roperly auach ed.
Releasing
Helease the lower l atch from the LATC H lower
uni versa l a nchorages followin g the c hild restra int
m anufacturer's instru ctions.
Release the tethe r strap.
Hooks
attached to adjustable strops {hook-on
connectors)
Ma ke sure the seat back oft h e rea r seat is in the
u pright positi on and securely la tc h ed in place.
connecto rs w ith th e spring catc h re lease onto the LATCH lower universa l cho rage so that the connectors lock into p lace.
straps tight fo llo win g the c hild restrai nt
m an ufacture r's in str u ction s.
nele ase the child restraint tet he r stra p.

seating position: Guide the upper te th er
s trap under th e o uter r ear head restra int (raise th e
h ead restra int if n ecessary).
Guide th e te th er strap betwe en th e re ar seat back and the lu ggage compartment cove r.
A ttach th e tether s trap an chorage hoo k
After you have install ed th e c hild seat, pull on bot h of t he adju stabl e strap s o n th e child sca t and p ull also on th e te th er strap to m ake certain the seat is sec ure an d prop erly attac hed.
R e le asing
L oose n th e te nsion o n th e strap followin g the chi ld re straint manufa ctu re r's in structio ns.
De press th e s pring ca tc h on th e hook.
tio n.
Move the hoo k in the dir ection of the vehicle floor so th at th ere is e no ugh sp ace to release the connector from the lo wer a n chora ge.
Release the teth er strap.
You must take sp ecia l preca utions w he n in sta lling
a child res traint w ith the vehicle safety belt or with
w ays route th e unuse d ce nt er scat s afe ty belt and th e unused safety belt for th e seatin g posit io n
w here the child restraint is be in g in stalle d
around th e rear h ead restrain! behind the c hild stra int to help preve nt a chil d from play ing w ith
th e unused b elt and beco min g e ntan gled in it.
Improper use of the sys tem can increase th e risk of serio us person a l inju ry and death in an accid ent.
Alway s care fully fo ll ow the child re straint manufacture r's in structions for proper
vers al anchorages or safety belts in your ve hicl e.
Never mount two lower unive rsal a nchorage point.
These anchors w ere developed only for c hild seats using th e sys tem.
Neve r attach other ch ild seats, be lts, lugg age or other thin gs to the anchorages.
Alway s make s ure that you hear a
the seat is not secure and co uld fly fo rward
and hit the interior of th e ve hicl e or be ejected from the ve hicle.
Be careful not to activa te th e sw itchab le
pull the
safety belt out fa r en o ugh to allow you to route th e
b el t around th e hea d restrai nt.
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Securing a restraint with the Top Tether strap
Fig . 71 Example of a mounted upper tether strop . The tether strop reduces the forward movement of the child
restraint in a crash, the
tether strop on the bock of the rear
first read and note the int roductory information and heed the WAR N INGS on page
R e le ase o r deploy the te th er stra p o n the child res traint a ccord ing to th e child restraint turer's instru ctio ns.
Remove the lu ggage cover if essary.
Locate the tether anchor on th e rear seat
Outer seatin g positi on: G uide the upper tethe r
s trap under th e outer rear head restraint (raise the
head restraint if necessary).
seatin g position: Gu ide the upper te th er
s trap over the center rear head restra int only w hen it is push ed all the way down.
Before driving
Guide the tether strap b e tween th e rear seat back and the luggage compartment cove r.
A ttach the tether strap anchorage hook into the opening of the te ther anchorage.
o n th e tether strap hook so that the s pri ng of the hook is e ngage d.
Tight en the tether strap firml y fo llo win g the
c hild restraint manufacturer's in stru ctions.
Releasing the tether strop
Loosen the tension on the tether strap lo w ing the child restraint manufacturer's tions.
Depress th e spring catch on the hook and it from the anchorage.
Improper in sta llation of ch ild restraints will crease the risk of injury and death in a crash.
Alway s follow the instruct ions provided by the manufacturer of the c hild res traint when
Never install erl y attached top tether strap if th e c hild straint manufacturer's instructions require the top tether strap to be used. The usc o f top tethe r strap for fo rward-fa cing chi ld restraints is
r equi re d by Jaw in
co llision. The c h o rs arc d es igned to withstand only those loads imposed b y correctly fitted child restraints .

Never attach two child restraint sys te m s to one top tether strap or top tether anchorage.
Neve r attach a child seat tether strap to a
Never use ch ild restraint top tether
pant restraints.
Never secure or a ttach any luggage or other items to the top teth er anchorages.
a tether o r other strap is used to attach a
c hild restraint to the front passenger seat, make
sure tha t it is not so tight that it causes th e
we ight-se nsing mat for the A dvanced Airbag
T he heavier weight registe red can make the
Advanced Airbag work as though an
adult wer e on the se at and deploy the Adva nced Airbag when it should be s uppressed causing rious or eve n fa tal injury to the child .
If yo u must ins tall a rearward-facin g child seat o n th e fron t passenger seat because of ce ptional circumstances, but th e BAG
Facility .
Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether strap firml y installed for seve ral days, this could leave a mark on th e upholste ry o n th e seat cu shion and backre st in the area w he re the teth er
s tra p was installed. The upho ls tery would also be permanen tly stretched around th e tether strap.
This applies especiall y to leather seats .
Follow the c hild restraint manufacturer's struction s w he n installing or remo vin g
Unlo ck th e backrest and fold it slightl y ward.
Gu ide th e upper tethe r strap under or along both s ides of the head restraint (depending on th e
c hild restraint model) into th e luggage
the backres t back into its upright position and press it firmly into th e locking
the c hild restraint to the lower chorage points.
priate anch orage.
Tighten the tether strap firml y so that th e child
restraint lies secure ly agai nst the
first read and no te th e introdu ctory infor mation and heed th e o n page
The followin g are som e sou rces of ad ditional formation about child restraint sele ct io n.
advises that th e best child restraint is one that fits your child and fits in your ve hicl e, and whic h you use correctly and co nsis te ntly.
Try before you buy!
Tran sport Tel.: I oder I (613) 998-86 16, wenn man in der Regio n ist.
www .tc.gc.ca/ roadsa fe ty
Sitting properly and safely
Nat io nal Hi gh way Traffic
www.nhtsa.gov
National Tel.:
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www.carseat.org
Volkswagen
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Abroad
Extended stays with th e vehicle . . . . . . . 312
Sale of the vehicle ................... 312
see Braking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acoustic warnings Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adaptive Front Lighting System
Dynamic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
124
Adjusting
Electrically adjustable front seat . . . . . . .
Aftermarket installation Ca r phone ......................... .
232
Airbag system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Side Curtain Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
of child restraints ................. 95
Vehicle
care ..................... .... 274
Alarm button in vehicle key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alcantara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Ambient lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Anodized trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Antif reeze agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Anti-lock
brake system (ABS)............ 194
Ant i-Slip Regulation (ASRJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Anti-slip regulation (ASR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 42 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anti-theft wheel bolts ...........
Armrest ................................ 64
Ash tray ............................... 168
Ashtray
Front ............................... 168
brakin g assis tance systems ....... 196
see Braking assistance systems ....... 194
Swit ch in g on and off ................. 196
Assistance systems
Ant i- lock brake syste m (ABS) ......... 194 Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) ............ 196 Anti-slip regulation (ASR) ............ 194
Brake Assist ......................... 194
Brake Assist
(BAS) . .. ................ 194
ccs ................................ 2 14
Cruise control syst
em ........ ........ 214
............................... 218 Dynamic Chass is Contro l ............ 218 Electronic differentia l lock (EDL) ...... 195
E l
ectronic stabilization program 194
Hill Hold ............................
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