2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 warning

Booklet 3.1 and Equipment
(continued)
? booklet 2.1 chapter
Head restraints
Correct adjustment of head restraints
Properly adjusted restrain Is are an importanr parr of occupant p rotec tion
and can help to reduce the risk of injllries in accidents .
Fig. 4 8 Viewed from in front : adjusted head restrai nts and proper adjustment
-Adjust the head restraint so that the
upper e dge is as even wit h the top of your
head as fig . 48 and fig. 49.
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WARNING
Drivin g without head restraints o r w ith properly ad ju sted h ead restraints in creases th e risk of serious injuries in a coll is io n . To h elp reduce the risk of injury:
Alway s drive with th e head re straints in and properly adjus ted.
E very person in th e ve hicl e must h ave a properly adjuste d head restraint.
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Fig. 49 Viewed from side: adjusted head restraints and proper
(continued )
Always make sure each person in the hide properly adju sts thei r head restraint.
Eac h headrest must adjusted according to occupant size so th at the upper edge is as eve n
w ith the top of the perso n's head, but n o lo w er
th an eye le ve l and so it is close to th e
Never attempt to adju st head restra in t
while drivin g. yo u h ave driven off and must adju st th e driver headrest for any reason, sto p th e ve hicl e safe ly be fo re attempting to
adj ust th e head r estra int.
must alwa ys be properly s train ed in a child restrai nt that is app ro p ria te
for their age and bookle t 2. 1

adjustable front seats
fig. 52 are arranged in
Adjusting the seat forward and
backward
-up the lever and move the seat
ward or
- Release the lever and slig htl y move
the seat until it la tches into place .
seat bock forward and
backwards
-To fold forward th e seat back, pull tl1e
(only 2-door vehicles) up and fold
th e
seatback At th e same time you
can slid e th e seat to th e front to make entry
into t he bac k seat of the vehicl e easier.
- To fold backwards the seat back, first
s lide the seat completely back, then pull
th e up and fold th e seat back
W here appl icabl e
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Adjusting the support12l
-Take your weight off the backrest and
turn the to adjust the
lumbar support.
Adju sting the backrest
- Take your weight off the backrest and
turn the
up or down to raise
or lower the seat.
T he curvature of the cu shioned area is mined by the senings made in th e lumbar gio n. This s up pons the natural curvature of the spine ve ry effect ively.
WARNING
Drivers or passen gers who are unbelted, out of positio n or too close to the airbag can be
in is seat adjustment so on page 55 .
WARNING
Never adjust the seats whil e th e ve hicle is
moving. seat may mov e unexpected ly
a nd you could lose control of the vehicle.
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an accide nt, front seat passengers must n eve r
ride in a moving ve hicl e with the seatback
jury from an out of position safety belt.
when adjusting the seat for height or in the far-and-aft di rec tio n. Adjusting th e

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ally.
- Fir st
move the driver's sear and front
passenger's seat as far forward as poss ibl e.
- Pu
ll the re lease handle in the direction
of the arrow= fig. 55 and fold th e backrest
for
ward at the sam e tim e.
WARNING
Improperly positione d safety belts can ca use se rious person al injury in an accident.
Fig . 56 Rear seat: rear seat backrest folded ward
(continued)
Never let passe ngers ride on the rear load
s u rface in th e lu ggage compartment area or sit on the folded down backres ts.
Note
In ord er to prev ent seat damage, the front seat
c u shi ontnust b e fixed in its no rmal horizontal
pos ition before the back res t can b e folded
scat ba ck res t does not press
again st t he fro nt seat.

vehicle has an the center of the rear backrest, which en ables
to transport long objects, which do not fit the luggage compartment.
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compart­
ment
-the rear lid.
-
down the r e lease fig. 58
in the
direction of the arrow and fold the
cover toward the interio r of the ve hicl e.
When the cove r is
unlocked a red marking
wi
ll be v is ible on the re lease button.
Loading the
-
- Remove all objects.
- Fold
the plastic cover upward and p ress
until you hear it click into p lace.
-
Fol d th e rear armrest back into place.
WARNING
Loose luggage or other objec ts in the ve hicle can cause serious personal injury.
D uring sudden braking manoeuvres or
partment can shift forward, injtuing vehicl e occupants.
Always secure the objects the tening strap so they cannot be thrown around th e in te ri or during sudden maneu ve r
Whe n yo u transpo rt heavy objects, always
keep in mind that
dl ing.
Tip s
can open the pass through from the compartment. release down and pu sh the cove r forward.
To avoid soiling the of your vehicle , dirty objec ts in a blanket before storing them in the vehicle
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to with front center armrest ond one storage compar tmen t
Front center armrest with storage compartment
There is a slOrage compartment in the cente r armrest .
Fig. 61 Front a rmrest with sto rage comportment
Opening and the storage
comportment
- To ope n th e s tor age compartment lift
th e
armrest in the direction of the arrow
-To clo se the storage compartment, pull
down the armrest.
Th e fac tor y in stalled CD changert3l is loca ted in
thi s compartment.
WARNING
Alwa ys keep the armrest clo sed when the vehicle is movin g to reduce the ri sk of injury.
Neve r allow a passenger to sit on the cente r
r ea r seat if the s torage compartment i s fold ed
o ut . Improper seat ing position can increase th e risk of seriou s inju ry in a cras h.
Note
Do not keep heat-sensitive ite m s in th e front
ce nter armrest storag e such as au dio cassett es.
choco la te or
Th e case for eyeg lasses is
-the re lease fig. 62
-ar row- to open. T he cove r o pen s auto-
mati
cally .
-
To close the cover , press it up until it
gages.
WARNING
A lwa ys keep th e storage area cover closed
whil e th e ve hicle is m ov ing to reduce th e r isk of injury durin g sudden braki ng or in the
eve nt of an acci dent and to preve nt any item s
from be in g throw n through the vehicle
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Fig . 6 5 holder s in the center console
66 down in th e dir ection of th e arrow.
To close the cupholder, lift the cove r up.
WARNING
Improper use of the be verage holders can
caus e injury .
Do not place hot drinks in the cup holders.
During a normal or sudden maneuver, s udd en
brakin g or in an accident , th e hot liquid can b e
s p ill ed and ca use burns!
Make certain that the bottles or other ject s cannot fall into tl1e driver 's footw ell whil e the vehicle is moving . The bottles or items can fall into the footwell and interfere with ating the ped als. In the event of a sudden
braking maneuve r, you would not be ab le to
apply the brakes, depres s the clutch or
(con tinued)
Neve r put hot drinks or liquid s in the era ge holder. Hot liquid s can spill when the
ve hicl e is moving as well as during brakin g or other sudden maneuver s.
Never put contai ners witl1 hot liquid s in
th e cup hold ers.
Neve r put heavy cups /b everages or ot her
h eavy things in the cup holders. Heavy objects
ca n fly through the passe nger compartment in a cra sh and cause serio us injury.
Make sure d1at no one is in the way when closing the cover of the storage compartment.
Hot liquid s ca n spill in a crash, during hard

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the cover briefly in th e directio n
of th e fig. 67 for the socket in the
front
center con so le. Th e cover will open
- To close, pus h the cove r down as far as
it will go.
Fig. 68 Socke t in th e luggage compo rtment
(continued)
Never le a ve children alone in the vehicl e.
T he electrical socke ts and anything connect e d
to the m can b e used when the ignition is switch ed orr and the key removed.
Tips
The 12 sock e ts wo rk onl y whe n th e igni -
The 12 sock e ts in the fr ont cente r console
a nd the so c ket in the lu ggage compartment
WARNING
Improper usc of the sockets and electrical cause fir e and serious injury.
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the e ng ine is no t running and ment is s witc hed the vehicl e battery is c harged.
B efo re purchasing any accessorie s. follow th e booklet 3.2 and

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the following points to make sure
the ve hicl e handles well:
- D is tribute
the load as even ly as
heavy objects as far forward in the
lu ggage compartment as possibl e.
-
luggage in the lug gage compart­
men t w ith suitable s traps o n the tie-down
hooks.
WARNING
Improperly stored luggage or other item s can become airborne mi ssi les, fly ing through the
ve hicl e ca using seriou s personal inju ry in the even t of hard braking or an acc ident. To help
reduce th e risk of serio us personal injury:
Always put objec ts , for example, lu ggage or other heavy item s in the lugg age compart­ment.
Always secure objec ts in the luggag e partment usi ng the ti e-down hook s and suit ­able straps.
WARN ING
Heavy loads will influ ence the way your hicl e handles and heavy loads that arc no t properly s towed or secured serious i njury.
Always keep in mind when transp o rtin g
heav y objec ts, that change in the center of g ravity can also cause ch anges in vehicle
eve nly as possible.
- Sec
ure heavy objects prop erl y ward in the compartment sibl e.
Where applicahlc
(con tinued)
- Alwa ys secure heavy item s securely
u sing the ti e-downs provided w ith suitable
straps.
Neve r exceed the Gro ss Axle Weight Rating or th e G ross Vehi cle Weig ht Rating on the safety compliance sticker on th e
Always read and heed add itional tant information on safe booklet 2.1 chapter driving"
WARNING
To help prevent po isonous exhaus t gas from being drawn into the veh icle, always keep th e rear lid
Never transport objec ts larger than tho se
fittin g co mpletel y into th e luggag e area cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
Lfyo u absolu te ly must drive wi th the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce the risk or poi soning:
-
the pow er roof14l,
-all a ir o utle ts in th e in strument pane l,
- Switch
the air recirculation ,
-
Set the fr es h air fan to the highe st sp eed.
WARNING
A lwa ys make sure that the doors and rear lid are securel y clo sed and locke d to red uce the
risk of in jury when the vehicl e is not bein g
u sed.
locke d.
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