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The PASSENGER light in the center of the instrument panel fig. 25) that tells yo u when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passeng er side been turned
orr.
A se nso r in side the safe ty belt latch for the
front seat passenger to measure th e ten sion on th e sa fet y belt. The ten sion on th e safety belt and th e weight regis ter ed by the we ig ht -se nsin g mat help the control unit
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A senso r in the safety belt lat ch for the driver and for the front seat passenger that senses whether that safe ty belt is latch ed or n ot and tran smit s thi s information to the elec troni c
Damage to the front passenger seat ca n
Never remove the passenge r or driver
scat from the vehicle.
Never re m ove the uphol stery from the front passenger seat.
Never disassemble or remove parts from
th e seat or disconnect wires from it.
Never carry sharp object s in your pockets or place them on the seat. If the sen si ng m at in the passenger scat i s tured it cannot work properly.
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(continued)
Neve r carry things on you r lap or jects on th e passenger seat. items can the and send the wrong information
to the airbag con trol unit.
Never store items under the front
under the passenger scat could be damaged, pre ve nting them and th e airbag system from working properly.
Never place seat cove rs or r eplace ment ho ls tery on th e front seats that have no t been
specifically approved by Volk swagen .
covers can prevent the Advanced
Airbag from recognizing child straint s or occupants on the front passenger seat and prevent the sid e a irbag in the seat backr es t fr om deploying properly.
Neve r u sc cushions, pillows, blankets or sim ilar items on th e front passenger seat. T he addition al paddi ng w ill prevent the
If yo u must use
BAG light comes on and sta ys on whenever the child restraint is in stalled on the front (>as-senger scat.
If t he BAG stay on, immediatel y in stall
c hil d restrain t in rear seati ng position and have the airbag system inspected by your thorized Volkswagen dealer o r qualifi ed
wor kshop
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and Equipment
adjust the head by moving them
u r, w ith bullun
pressed fig. 51 down.
page 56.
- M ake sure tha t it engages securely in
position.
Removing the head restraint s
-
th e fig . fig. 51
down and remove th e head restraint at
the sam e time.
th e head restraint in to guides on
the rear backrest .
F ig. 51 Adjusting and removing the rear head re
straints
-
page 56.
T he ce nter r
ear h ead res train t deve lo p ed
o nly for the center p osition on th e rear seat. Do
not install the head restraint in oth er p ositio ns.
Driving without h ead restrain ts or
th e ce nter head restra int do cs not fit your seated h eig h t w he n full y exte nded, move
t o another s ea tin g posi tion to reduce the risk of inj ury in a collis ion.
Tips
The ce n te r h ead
res traint on the rear scat ca nn ot
b e a dju ste d fo r height.
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vehicle has an the center of the rear backrest, which en ables
to transport long objects, which do not fit the luggage compartment.
F ig. 58
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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