2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF page 92

pant restraint system and can help to reduce the risk of injuries in accident
tions.
Fig. 3 Correctly adjusted head res traint viewed
from the fron t
The head restraints must be
justed to be
tection.
Adjust the head restrain t so that the
upper edge ofthe restraint is w ith the
top of your head, but no
and so it is as to t he back of your
hea d as fig. 3 and fig. 4 .
Adju stin g head booklet 3. t and
Driving without head restraints or with prot>erly adjusted head restraints increases the risk of se rious injuries in a collision. To help reduce the risk of injury:
Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjust ed.
F ig . 4 Correctly adjusted head rest rain t viewed
from the side
WARNING (continued)
Every person in the ve hicl e must have a properly adjusted hea d restraint.
Always make sure each person in the
cordin g to occupants' size so that upper edge is as eve n with the top of the person's hea d, but no low er th an eye level and so it is as
close t o the bac k of to the hea d as poss ible.
Never attempt to adjust head r estraint while driving. lfyou have d rive n off and must ad ju st driver headrest for an y reason, stop the ve hicle safe ly before attemptin g to adjust the head rest ra int.
must always be properly
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The center head res trai nt on th e rear seat cannot be adjusted fo r height on th e Golf GTI.

WARNING
Driving head restraint s or with im­
properly adjusted head restraints increases
t h e risk of seriou s injuries in a co llision.
To help reduce the risk of injury:
Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted. Remember that the rear center head restraint is not height ad­
justable and that it must be rai sed up all the way whenever the center rear seat is occupied.
Every person in the vehicl e must have a
properly adjusted head restraint.
Always make sure each person in th e ve­
hicle properly adjusts their head restraint.
Neve r attempt to adjust head restraint while driving. If you have driven off and must
adju st the driver headres t for any reason, first
stop the vehicl e sa fely before attempting to adjust th e head restraint.
Childre n must always be properly re­
stra ined in a child restraint that is appropriate
for their age and page 53.
Tips
The active front hea d restr aint s ca n al so activate
w he n a passenge r pushe s up again st the back­rest with enou gh force (for exampl e if yo u let
yourse lf ju st fall into the seat abruptly) or if th e
h ead restraint is pu shed from behind . Th is is
no rmal and
will not damage the he ad rest ra int. It will go back to it s origina l posit ion right
The followin g lists only some of th e pos ition s
that will increase the risk of seriou s injury and
death.
n eve r stand up in the vehicl e
neve r stand on th e sea ts
n eve r knee l on the seat s
neve r lie do wn on th e rear seat

Always make sure that floor mats are erly secured.
Never place or install floor mats or other floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be properly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfering the pedals or the abiliry to control the vehicle.
Never place or install floor mats or other floor cover ings on top of already installed floor mats. Additional floor mats and other
Stowing
Loading the
(cont inued)
cove rings re d uce the s ize of the pedal area and interfe re with pedal s.
Always properly reinstall and secure floor mats that have been removed for cleaning.
Alway s m ake sure tl1at objects cannot fall
into
All luggage and other objects must be properly stowed and secured in the luggage
compartment.
Loose items in the luggage compartmen t
can shift suddenl y changing ve hicl e
in a sudden ve hicle maneuver o r in a
sion.
- Distribute th e lo ad eve nly in the
gage compartment.
- Always pla
ce and properly secure heavy
it
ems as far forward as possibl e in the
gage compartment.
-heavy luggage as low as possib le
in the lu ggage
compartment.
-
lu ggage using the tie-do wns
provided page 12 .
- Make sure
that th e rear seat b ack is
cure ly latched in plac e.
WARNING
Improperly stored lugg age or other item s can fly through the vehicle causing serious
(continued)
Always put objec ts, for example, luggag e or othe r heavy items in the lu ggage compart­ment.
Alwa ys secure objects in t11e lu ggage
able straps.
WARNING
Heavy loads influence the way your hicle handles . To help reduce the risk of a los s of control leading to serious personal injury:
Always keep in mind whe n transporting h eavy objects, that a c han ge in center of graviry can also cause changes in vehicle
heavy objects as far forward in the luggage compartment as poss ible.
Never excee d the Gross Axle Weig ht Rati ng
o r the Gross Vehicle Weig ht Rating specified on the safe ty compli ance stick er on the left door jamb. Exceeding pe rmissibl e w eig ht
sta ndards can cause the vehicle to slide and handle diff ere n tly.

(continuod)
page2.
To hel p prevent p oisonous exhaust ga s from
b eing drawn into the ve hicle , a lways keep the
rear lid or t ailgat e closed w hil e driving.
Neve r transport o bjects la rger than those fitting comple tel y into th e luggage are a cause the rear lid or tailgate canno t b e full y
closed .
yo u absolute ly mus t drive with the rear
lid or t a ilgate ope n, o bserve the foll owing
n otes to reduce the r is k poisoning :
C lose w indows,
C lose th e power
air outl ets in the instrument p a n el,
off the air recirc ulation ,
Always make sure that the doors, the po w er
W here
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Af te r closin g the rear lid o r tailgate, always make sur e tha t it is properl y closed an d locked.
Never leave your vehicle unattended
ri ous pe rson al injury.
Neve r let childre n play in o r around the hicl e.
Neve r let passengers ride in the luggage compartment. Vehicl e occupants must always
b e properl y res traine d in one of the ve hicle's seatin g position s.
Note
Make su re that the heating wires in the rea r
w indow cannot be scraped and damaged b y
ite ms in the ve hicle .
Air ci rc ulation he lp s to reduce wi ndow fogging. Do not cove r the ventilation slot s in front o f the rea r si de windows beca use this can prev ent sta le
a ir from escaping the
Safe driving 11

Safety
Safety first-everybody buckle up!
Fig. 12
page 2 1.
- A
djus t the front seat and head restra int
page 4.
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Make sure the seat back of the rear seat
bench is in an upright position and
cure ly latched in place before using the
safe ty
belt
- Hold the belt b y the to ngue and pull it
eve
nly across the chest and
page 19, fig . 1 2.
-
o n th e belt to make sure that it is se­
c u re ly latched in the buckl e.
Automatic safe ty belt retractors
Every safe ly is equi ppe d an o n he s houlder b ell.
The
s a fe ly belt r etrac tor lock s th e belt
w he n the belt is pulled out fast, durin g ha rd
brak ing and in a collision. The ma y also lock when you drive u p or d own a steep hill or
Booklet 2.1
through a sharp curv e. During normal drivin g
the
for the d river, fron t passenge r,
a nd rear out bo ard seating po sition s are equipped wit h a prete n sioner that h elp s to tig h ten the sa fe ty and remove slack w hen
th e pr ete n sioner is act iva te d. Th e functi on of th e
p retension er is monito re d b y a warning light
Switchable lockin g feature
Every safety exce pt for th e one on th e dri ver seat is equipped w ith a switchabl e lock ing ture that mus t be u se d w hen the sa fety is u se d to install a c hild seal. Be sure to read he portant informa tio n abou t thi s fea tur e page63.
WARNING
Improperly posi tion ed safety
offe r optimum protec tion only when the seat back is upright and belts are correctl y po sition ed on the body.
Alwa ys make sure that the rear seat back­
r es t to whi ch th e center rear safety is at­
tach ed is secu re ly latched whenever th e re ar
cente r safe ty belt is being used bookl et 3.1. If the bac kres t is not s ecurely la tc hed , the pas­senger wiU move forward with the backre st durin g sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and e specially in a cra sh .
Never att ac h the safet y belt to the buckle
for another scat. Atta chin g the belt to the wrong buckle w ill re du ce safety belt ness and can ca use serious perso nal injury.
A passenger who is not correctl y res tra ined can be se riou sly injured by the sa fety belt itself
w hen it moves from th e stronger parts of the body int o sensit ive areas like the abdomen.
Alwa ys lock th e safe ty belt re tra ctor m ech­anism when yo u secure a child seat in th e ve-
Safety belts 19

(continued )
page 63, ch ild r estrai nt
w ith a safety

belt positio n during pregnancy
To prov ide maximum protectio n, safety
belt s
must always be position ed co rrectly
o n th e
weare r's page 21.
- Adjust th e front seat and head res traint
- Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it
even ly across the c h
est and fig. 15.
- In
ser t the to ngu e into the correct
buckle of you r seat until you hear it la tc h
-on the belt to make sure that it is
WARNING
Improperly positioned safety b elts can cause serious pe rsonal injury in an acci dent.
Exp ectant m others must a lways wear th e lap portion of th e safety be lt as low as possib le
acros s th e pelv is and b elo w the rounding of the abdom en.
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important informati on=> page 17, portant safe ty instruct ions about safet y

Unbuckle the safety belt with the red re lease button only after the vehicle has
stopp ed.
Fig. 19 Relea sing the tongue from the buckle
-the red re lease butto n on the
fig. 19 . The belt tongue will
s p ri
ng out of th e
WARNING
Never unfaste n safet y belt while the vehicle is
moving. Doing so will increase your risk of being injured or
to h eight adjustment
Adju sting safety
the safety belt height adjustm ent to ch ange belt position on th e shoulde r.
Fig. Location of manual belt height adjuster
The b e lt heig ht adjusunent for th e
fron t
seating pos it ion s ca n be used to ad­
just the heig ht of th e should er porti on of
the safety belt so that i t is posit ioned cor­
r
ectly .
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Keep the s trap guid e squeeze d in the di­
r
ection indicate d by th e fig.
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WARNING
Always read and hee d WARNINGS and other important page 17.