2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS seat adjustment

Always upright your back agains t the backrest with the front seats properly adjusted.
Never lean agains t or pla ce any part of you r
body too close to the area where the airb ags are
l oca ted.
Rear seat passengers who are not properly
seated and restrained are more lik ely to be seri­
ously injured in a crash.
of improper seating positions
first r ead and not e th e introdu ctory inf ormation and hee d th e on pa ge 56.
Not w earin g or improperly fastening safety belts
i n c reases the risk of se ver e or fata l injuri es. Safe ty
b elt s can work onl y when they are prop erly po si­tioned on th e bo dy. A n improp er se atin g pos ition
s ig nifi cantly impai rs the protection provided by
safety belt s. Thi s can cause se ve re or ev en fa ta l in ­
j uries. T he risk of se rious injur y and d eath is pa r­
ti cularly hi gh wh en an airbag depl oys and strik es
an occupant who is not in the prop er seatin g pos i­
ti o n. Th e driver is respons ibl e fo r pa ssen ge rs
a nd especi ally childr en riding th e vehicl e.
Th e
and dea th.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle
is moving :
Never stand up in the v ehicle .
Never stand on the seats.
Never kneel o n th e se ats.
Neve r rid e w ith the seat back re clin ed .
Neve r lea n up again st t he in strum ent pa nel.
Neve r lie dow n on the rear seat.
Neve r sit on th e edge of th e se at.
Sitting properly and safely
Improper adjustment of the seats can cause ac­
cidents and severe injuries.
Never adjust the seats while the veh icle is
moving. seat may move unexpec tedly and
yo u could lose contro l of the vehicle. In addi­
tion, the result of the adjustment will lead to an incorrect seating position.
Adjust the front seat height, angle and longi­
tudinal position only if the seat adjustment area is clear.
The adjustment area of the front seats must not be restricted by ob jects
Nev er sit side ways.
N ever lean out the w indow.
Neve r put your feet o ut the window.
Never put feet on th e instrum ent panel.
Neve r rest your feet on the s eat cushion or b ac k of the seat.
Never rid e in the foo t well.
Neve r sit on th e front o r rea r ce nter armrest.
Neve r rid e withou t your belt prop erl y faste ned.
N ev er ride in th e lu gg age compartment.
Each
and incorrec t seating position in­
creases the risk of seri o us or fatal during sudden driving and brakin g manoevers and cras hes.
Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seat ing position and are prop­
erly restrained whenever the vehicle is moving.
incorrec tly, not wearing a safety belt and sittin g too close to the airbag increas e the risk of receiving life-threatening or fatal inju­
r ies, especially if the airbag deploys and strikes the person who is seated improperly
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Prope r sea ting posit ion
Fig. The driver should sit o min imum of inches
(25 em) away from the steering
first read and note the introductory information an d heed the WARNINGS on page 5 6.
Th e
describes th e proper sea tin g lio ns for the driver and passengers .
If yo u hav e
physical impairment or condition that preve nts you from siltin g properly on the driver wit h the safe ty belt properly fastened and re a ching th e pedals, special modificatio ns to
your ve hicle may be necessary. p roper seating positi on ensures optimum protection from the safety belt and airbag.
Con t
act yo ur authorized Volkswagen dealer o r au­thorized Volk swage n Serv ice Facility or the Volkswagen Custo m er CAHE Cente r 1-800-822-
8987 fo r informati on about poss ible modification s
t o your ve hicl e.
F o r yo u r
own safety and to reduce inj urie s in the
event of sudde n brakin g maneuve rs or accid ents, Volkswagen recommends the seating p o siti ons:
Applies to vehicle occupants:
Adj ust head re straint s so that the upper edge of the head restraint aligns with the upper part of the head above th e eyes . the ba ck of your head close as poss ible fig. and fig. 31.
the head re straint completely down fo r
short people. eve n if the top of th e head is the n
b elow the uppe r edge o f the head re strai nt.
people s ho uld pull the head restraint the way up.
Before driving
Fig. 31 Proper safety belt positioning ond head re­
straint adjustment.
Adjust the sea t back ang le to upri ght posi­
tion so that your back is in conta ct w ith it w he n the vehicle is moving.
Alw ays keep both feet on th e floor a nd in the
foot whenever the vehicl e is mov in g.
A lway s adjust a nd fasten safety belt s pro perly
A dju st the steering wheel so that the re are lea st fig .
Always ho ld th e s teering wheel o n the out sid e
o f th e s teerin g wheel rim with your hands the
9 o'cloc k and 3 o'cloc k pos ition s to help re duce the
r is k of personal injury if the driver' s airb ag infl ates.
Never ho ld the steering wheel a t th e 12 o'clock position or w ith your hands at ot her places in side the steerin g wheel rim or o n the steerin g whee l
hub. l lo ldin g the steerin g w hee l the wro ng can cause se rious injurie s to the arms. and head if the driver's airbag infl ates.
Adju st the s teerin g wheel so that the s teerin g
w heel cove r points the ste erin g wh ee l toward your face
d ecrea ses the abilit y of the driver's airba g to help protect you in a collision.
Adju st the driver's seat so that you can easily
pu sh the pedal s the way to th e floo r while kee-
pin g knee(s) slightl y bent.

Always keep both feet in the foorwell so that
yo u are in co ntrol o f the ve hicl e at all times.
Front passenger seat adjustment:
o n the driver and passenger seat
Fi g. 32 Contro ls on th e left fr o nt seat.
fig.32 Fun cti on
Move th e front seat back w ard and fonvard.
Fold backres t fonvar d or bac kwa rd (onl y in2-door ve hicles)
Lumba r support co ntrol.
Adjust b ack rest ang le.
Adjust seat h eig ht.
Sitt ing
informa ti on and heed th e on page 56.
T he
conrrol s o n th e front passe nge r seat m irror th ose on the drive r seat.
There m ay be bo th m anual and elec trica l controls
o n the sam e sea t.
O
pera tion
t h e lever an d fold the backres t
fonvar d while pushin g th e sea t fon va rd.
Foldin g backward: th e sea t all th e way back ,
p ull the lever, and fo ld th e back res t b ack into th e up-right pos itio n. T he bac kres t mu st l oc k in p lace after
th e lever is re leased!
T
urn t h e leve r.
T
urn th e adjuster w heel.
Move the lever several times up or down.
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word and forward , change seat cushion height and angle, and adjust backrest angle.
first r ead and note the inf orm atio n and hee d t he WAH N INGS on pag e 56.
T he co ntrols
on f ront passe nge r seat mi rro r on th e driver se at.
F ig. 34 Lumbar su pport control.
T he re m ay be bo th manual and e lectri ca l controls
o n th e sa me seat.
page fig. 33 th e sw itch i n th e d irec tion of th e a rrow:
Slid e th e seat b ackwa rd or forw ard .
Haise or l owe r th e seat cu sh io n .
Adjust sea t c u shi on an gle .
Forw ard or bac k-Adju st b ack res t an gle. ward.
fig. 34 switch f or each area:
Adju st lumbar s upport .
Adjust l umb ar suppo rt heig ht.
WARNING
Im prope r use of e lec tr ica l front sea t control s ca n cause serio us pe rso nal inju ries.
T he front sea ts in your vehicl e ca n b e
moved. Neve r leave children and p erso ns w ho
need h elp in the ve hicl e alo ne beca use the p erv ise d u se oftheelec tric sea t adjustments can
re sult in seriou s personal inju ry.
way
w hil e the front seats are bein g adju ste d, o r w hil e
ca llin g up sto re d m em ory settings for the
fr ont seats . In an em erge ncy, sto p aut om atic
seal adjustment b y pre ss ing a nother seat
N ote
T o help prev ent damage t o e lec trical p arts in the
s ea ts , do no t kn eel o n the front seals o r a ppl y
tr ica l seat adju stm ent contro ls m ay not w ork.
th e e ng in e s to p s se at

Note
When removin g or reinstalling the head restrai nt,
take car e t ha t head restraint does not strik e the headliner or the back of the front seat. T he
headlin er or oth er parts of the vehicle could erw ise be
position
Fig. 39 Manual adjustment far steering whee l pos i­
tion.
firs t read and note the introd ucto ry
on page 56.
A dju st th e
steering wheel only when the vehicle is not movin g.
fig. 39
Adju st th e steerin g w hee l so th a t it ca n be held
w ith hands at th e 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock pos itions on the ou ts ide of the stee ring whee l rim and w ith
the arm s slight ly at the e lb ow.
the lever up firmly until it is flu sh with the steering
Always puLl the lever firml y upward after adjustin g th e steering column so that th e
s teering wheel does not ch ange positi on sud­
d enl y whil e U1e vehicl e is movin g.
Neve r adjust the stee rin g column w hile the ve hicl e is moving. you are driving and must make an adjustment, safely s top you r vehicle and make the necessary adjustment.
Neve r adjust the steerin g wheel so that it points toward your fac e. Alway s make sure th at
Alwa ys hold U1e steering w hee l o n th e out ­side of th e steering wheel rim with your hands at
th e 9 o'clo ck and 3 o'clock positions to h elp
Neve r hold the steering w heel at the 12 o'clock position or with your hands anywhere
in side the s teering wheel o r on th e steering
w hee l hub. Holdin g th e stee rin g wheel the wro ng way increases the r isk of seve re injury to the arms, hands, and head if th e driver airb ag
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In this sec tion yo u'll find informa tion on the lowing:
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More information:
Adju stin g th e seati ng page 56
page
A irb ag sys te m p age
safety and child page
Out sid e page
hea ting contr ol for front seats (version
first r ead and note th e introd uctory
o n page 65.
When th e igni tion is sw itched on, seats ca n be
e lec trically heated. sea t models als o have
h ea ted backre sts.
properly and safely
Improper use of seat adjust ment control s can cause seve re personal injuries.
prope rly at all times before starting to
drive and while the vehicl e is moving. This also
applies to all passe ngers.
Keep hands, fingers, feet and other body parts away from moving parts and adjustment areas of th e seats .
Fig . 43 In the center console: healing contr ol for front seats (version 2).
off seat heating if th e seat is not b eing used
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Safety belt position
Fig . 52 Proper
informatio n on
Wea ring safe ty improperly ca n ca use serious
in jury or death. belt s ca n onl y work when they are corr ectly positioned on the body. A worn safe ty be lt also he lp s to position the cupant so that an airb ag can prov ide m aximum protection when deployed. Therefore, always
fasten your safe ty mak e sure that it is properly positioned over your body.
seati ng positi ons reduce the ness of safety jury or death by moving the sa fe ty to critica l
a re as of the body.
Before driving
safety belt position
The sho uld er portio n of the safe ty belt mu st ways run over the cen te r of the shoulder and neve r
ove r the th roat. ove r the arm. under the arm or hin d th e back.
The lap po rtion of the safety mus t ru n ove r th e pelv is a nd neve r over the abdomen.
Always wear th e safe ty a nd snug on the safe ty belt to tight en
if necessary .
Expectant mothers must a lways wear th e lap as low as possible across the pelv is an d below the rounding of the abdomen­
throu ghout the pregnancy. The safe ty must lie aga inst th e bod y to avoid pressure against th e abdomen 53.
Adjusting safety belt height
Th e safety posit ion can be adjuste d u sin g the features:
belt he ig ht adju ster s for the front seats.
Fro nt seats with height adjustment.
rio us personal injury in an accident or a sudden braking maneuver.
belt s offer optimum protection onl y when th e seat bac k i s upright and belt s arc rectl y positioned on the body.
A safety belt can cause serious injuries by s hiftjn g its position on your body from the strong bones to more vulnerable s oft
tissu e and cause se riou s injury.

Accident stati sti cs have shown childr en are
generally safer in the rear seat area than in the front restrain any child age 12
All ve hicl e occupants and especially childr en must be restrai ned properly whenever ridin g in vehicle. An unrestrained or improperly strained child could be injured by striking the
interior o r by being ejected from the vehicle during sudden maneuver or impact. An strained or improp erly restrained child is at
airbag.
suitab le child rest raint properl y install ed and used
Forward-facing child seals installed on the front passenge r seat may interfere with the ment of th e a irbag and cause serious personal injury th e c hild .
exceptional circumstances require the u se of fonvard-fac ing child restraint on the front
passenger's seat, the child's safety and being requir e th e following special preca utions to be taken:
- Always
make sure that the fonvard-faci ng seal has bee n designed and certifi ed by its
m anufacturer for use on
ch ild res traint without top tether strap if the child
restraint manufacturer's instructions quire the top tether strap to be u sed.
- Never
putt he fonva rd-facing chil d
ment panel.
Before driving
-Always set the safety bell upper anchorage to the adjustmelll position permits
p roper
in the up and down
position in the seat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the airbag as possib le
before installin g the fonvard -facing child s traint .
- Always
make sure that nothing prevents t h e fro nt passeng er' s scat fr o m being moved
justment range .
- Always
make sure that the backr est is in
th e upri ght position.
- Never place ad dit ional it
ems on the seal
th at can in crease th e total weight registered
b y the weight-se nsing mal cause jury in a crash.
- Always
make sure
BAG light does
not come on and stay on, immediately install
t h e fonvard-facingchi ld seat in rear seating sys tem spected by your authorized dealer or auth ori ze d Se rvice
A lways buckle the child seal in place
even if loose child seat ca n around during a sudd en slop or in a
Always read and heed all WARNINGS ever using child res train t in ve hicl e 67, Safety page 80,Airbagsystem page safety
A lways replace child restraint s that were s talled in cras h. Damage to
a child res traint that is not visib le co uld cause it to fail in another collision situati on