2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT seats

Tether
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a to
tion on next page .
The purpose
of the tether is to reduce the
forward movement of the
in a
interior.
Forward facing
manufactured after
September are requiredby U .S . to
CRs seats .
very few rear-facing
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Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is im ­
portant:
- so that you
can reach
and
Booklet 3. 1.
Remember to adjust the seats before fas­
tening the safety

A c
Adjusting
r estraint Anchors . . . . . 39
- Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 29 -information
F
b 23 about restraints and
- rant
b d -Securing on the rear seat using
-ow many ags oes my h f b have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . t e sa ety e t ....... .
- Ho w
the Airbag
system works ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
19 seats -............ .
- Side
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- System components . . . . . . . . 18
............. 19
-When must the system be
inspected? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Where are my airbags
restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A
uto Safety ............. 21
B
tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
-What happens when the
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver's seat
-Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-Proper position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E G
Extenders for the safety . . . . . 15 Guide fixtures .................. 46
F H
Fastening and unfastening Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-
safety on the
rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
seats on the outer
rear seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
-
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
- Safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . .
F orward facing seat,
- Precaut ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front passenger's seat.
- Prope r position . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
- Proper position for maximum
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-Removing and ..... 49
Heavy
. . . 8
Height adjustors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
How can adjust the height
of my safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How can when the safety
have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to attach the tether
st r
ap on the Sedan ...... 42
H
ow to attach the tether
strap on the Wagon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How
to use this
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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information about Keep this with your 2
thi s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
do if the airbag
indicator
comes on
and stays
on? .............. . 18
seats ...... . ............ . 3
1
- Booster seats ............. . 33
-
seat on the outer rear
seat posit i
on ............... . 36
seat to system .. 48
-seat to
seat using the system ............. . 39
-
se ats ...... . 32
-
.... 42
-Teth er strap to anchorage
p oint on the Wagon . . . 42
restraint . . . . . . . . 48
L
Lap-shoulder 9
(Lower Anchor and
Tether for . . . . . . 39
system ................. 48
- Attaching a
syste m ........ 48
-Seat marki ngs 45
Locking re tractor ...............
36
Lower Anchor and Tether
f or
46
-Seat markings . ............. 45
N
Number of sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p
Passenger's seat.
- Proper po sition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pregnant -co nside rations when
wearing a safet y
. . . . . . . . . 12

3 -Rear window defogger
The rear window defogger works on ly with
the ignition on.
Press th e switch to turn on the
rear window
defogger.
T he co ntrol light
in the switch light up to
remind you that the defogger is switched
on.
the rear window is clear. When
you save electricity, you use less
fuel. See
AND
The emergen cy flasher works when the
i gnition is
off or on.
your
n
driver seat,
With the ignit ion on, the seat cushion and
backrest of the driver's seat can be heated.
The heating element s in the seats can be turned on an d regu lated with the whee l switch.
To swi tc h off the seat heat ing, turn the
thumbwheel switch to the detent position.

6 -
A
flap. The switch works also with the ignition
The heat ing elements in the seats can be off.
turned on and regulated with the thumb
8 _
R
ear wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the Pull up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
thumbwheel switch to the detent position . T
he switch works also with the ignition off.
A warning light comes
on when the ignition
7 -
with
with EDL is switched on auto­
matically when the engine is started.
the warn ­
ing light comes on.
Differential Lock and .. Anti-Slip Regulat ion chapter
Booklet 3.2.) for further details.
is on and the rear lid is open. Additiona lly a
warning tone will sound and a warning text
is shown in the display of the instrument
cluster. This is to remind you to close the
rear lid. The light should go out when the rear lid is closed properly .
Locking the switch for the rear
is possible to turn off the switch by insert­
ing the master key into the lock and turning
i t clockwise.
You can turn on the switch again by turning the key counterclockwise.
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Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is
portant:
so that you can reach
quickly and safely;
-
so that you can drive or ride relaxed
which
pages.
Remember to adjust the seats before
Driver's seat
To avo id co ntact wit h the airbag
to the steering wheel than necessary and ways properly wear the three point safety provided .
We recommend that you adjust th e driver's
seat as
-adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
t h at
you can easily push the pedals the way while keeping your knee slightly
bent.
- adjust
the seatback so that when you sit
w it h
your back against th e seatback, you
can
grasp the top of the steering
-adjust the steering whe el so that the
inches (25 em.) or more.
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