2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS seats

Convertible
child restraints ore equippe d wit h lower anch ors and o top tether, of the seat using
t h e
read and note th e introdu ctory
on page
lb s. (9 kg) and lb s. kg) mu st always be properly restrai ned in a ch ild seat fo r th eir size and 68.
B e fo re in sta llin g a chi
ld res traint o n th e front senger seat, b e su re to follow t h e special tion s and heed the page and 88.
W hen usin g th e ve hicl e sa fety belt to install a
c hild seat, yo u must activate the switchab le
l ocking feature on th e sa fe ty belt to he lp preven t
th e child seat fro m page
th e ch ild seat dow n with your full weig ht ge t th e sa fety belt r e all y tigh t so that th e seat
ca nnot move forwa rd or sid eways more than about one in ch (2.5 em ).
Fas te n the harn ess webbin g th at i s part of the ch il d restraint sys te m securely and pull it tigh t so
th at you ca n onl y slip one finger underneath the
s h o ulder belt p ort ion at th e child 's chest.
the tet he r strap to the te ther for the seat ing position where the child restraint is
b e in g page
ride. The front seat i s not the safes t pl ace for a child
in forward -facing chil d seat. is a ve ry ge ro us place for an inf ant ora large r c hild in a ward-fac ing seat.
Not
using a child seat, using the wrong child seat or improperly inst alling a child restraint
tio n.
rea rward-faci ng c hild seat installed on the front passenger seat will be seriously injure d and can be kill ed if th e front airbag inflates­eve n with an Adva nced Airbag System .
child seats on the re ar seat.

you must install a reanvard facing child
seat on th e front passe nger seat b eca use of ce pti ona l circumstances , but the light does not come on and stay
Facil ity.
Alway s read and heed all
page Safety pag e Airbn g sys te m page safety restraints.
An improperly installed child res traint can terfe re w it h th e airbag as it de plo ys and ously injure or even kill the child -eve n w ith an Advanced Airbag
being require the following sp ecia l precautions
to be tak en:
-
Fonvard-facing child seats in stalle d on the front passe nger seat may interfere with the de ploym ent of the airbag an d cause se riou s
p ersonal inju ry to th e c hild.
- Always make s
ure that the fonvard-facing seat has been des igned and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passe nger seat wit h a front and sid e airbag.
- Always care full y follow the ture r's in struction s prov ided with the c hil d scat or carrier.
- Never install a child res traint w
ithout a properly attach e d top tether strap if the child
res traint manufacturer's instructions quire the top te th er strap to be u sed.
- Neve r
put the fonva rd-faci ng c hild straint up agains t o r very nea r the
properly and safely
- Always set the safe ty belt upper a n ch orage
t o th e adjustment positi on tl1at permit s proper in stallation in accordance with th e child restraint manufacture r' s in struction s.
- A
lways move the passenger seat to the
hi ghest position in the up and down
justment range.
- Always
make sure that th e backres t is in
th e upright position .
- Never place
additional items on the seat th at can increase the tota l we ight regi ste red by the weight-se nsing mat and cau se injury
in a c rash .
Mak e sure that the BAG
If the BAG OfF light does not com e on and sta y immediately in stall the fonvard -facing child seat in at a seatin g position on the rear seat and have the airbag sys te m
Fac ility.
Always buckle the c hild seat in place even if a child is not sitti ng in it. A loose child
collisio n.
Note
When installing a child res traint , b e ca reful
not to get the belt caught in tl1c structure of tl1e child res traint and become damaged, especia lly when the swi tc habl e lo ckin g feature has been tivated.
Be careful not to activa te th e sw itch a bl e
lo ckin g retra ctor when routin g th e safety belt s
a round the head restraints . p ull the safety
b elt out far enough to allow you to route tl1e belt around th e head restraint.

Not usin g a booster scat, u sing the boos ter sca t improperly, incorrect ly instal.ling a booster seat or usin g the ve hicl e safety belt improp er ly c reases the risk of seriou s personal injury and death in a collision or other emergen cy
A lways make sure to po sition the s houlder
p o rtion of the three-point belt over the middl e of the c hild 's should er.
Never let th e s houlder portion of the safety belt rest aga inst or across the neck, face, chin, or
throat of the ch ild.
Always make sure the lap belt portion of the
three-point belt is worn snug and pa sses as low po ssible across the child's pel vis. Never le t the
lap belt portio n of the safety belt pass over the
child's stomach or abdomen.
Failure to prop erl y rou te safety belts over a
c hild's body will cause serious perso nal in juri es
in an accident or ot her em erge ncy situ ation.
on the front seat of a ny ca r, eve n
with Advanced Airbags, can
Never le t a child stand or kneel on any sea t,
including , for example, the front passenger seat.
Neve r let a child ride in the lug gage ment or cargo area of your vehicle.
Always remember that a child leaning ward, sitting sideways or out of po sition in any
way during a co llision can be struck by a ploying airbag. This will result in seriou s
you must install a booster seat o n th e front
pa sse nge r scat b eca use of exceptional stances, the AIR BAG
BAG
page 82.
Take the ch ild restraint orr the front se nger sca t a nd install it properl y at o ne of the sea ting position s on the rear scat if the ligh t docs not stay on whe neve r the ignition is swit ch ed on.
rea d and heed all ever usi ng a child restraint in a vehicle page pa ge
A child in booster seat in stalled with th e
Alwa ys sec ure unused rear sca t safety belts
o ut of th e reach of child ren in child seats by , for
exa mple , routing the belt s a round the hea d
Neve r activa te the sw itchablc locking tractor when routing the safet y belt s around th e
h ead re straints.
Neve r le t anyo ne si t a t th e center rear seating
po sition if the center rear safety belt has been routed around a rear head restraint.
No te
Be care ful not to activate the switc h abl e loc kin g
retra ctor wh en routing the safe ty belt s around the
head restraints. pull the safe ty belt out fa r
eno ug h to allo w yo u to route th e be lt around t11e head restra int.

first read and no te the introductory informatio n an d heed th e WARNINGS on page
Safe ty belt s for the rear seats and the fro nt
crash .
W hen
ever a child res traint is in stalled wi th a sa fe ty
b elt , the safe ty be lt must be loc ked so that b elt webbin g cannot unreel. The sw itc hable lock ing feature lets yo u l ock the belt so that a chil d strain t can be properly in stalle d and, for example, so th a t it ca nnot tip to th e si de w hen the ve hicle goes around a corner.
on the front
s eal
A lways carefull y fo llow the c hild res tra in t factu rer's instruct ions when insta llin g a c hild str ain t in your ve hicl e. B efo re trying to a
c hild restr aint on the fro nt passenger seat, be sure
t o follow th e specia l instructio ns and heed th e WARNINGS below. To activa te the s witc h abl e
lock in g feature:
the chil d restraint on
in exce ptiona l c ircu mstances, you must
senger seat so that availa b le safe ty belt length is
s u ffici ent to properly install the child restraint. Make su re the backrest is in the upright p osition.
Always
Mo ve the fron t passenger seat to the high est posit io n in th e seat's up and down adjustment ra nge and m ake sure th e backres t is in the upright
posit io n.
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
positi on in th e seat's fo re a nd aft adjustment
B efo re drivin g
ra nge . and as far away fro m the ai rbag as possib le,
b e fore installing th e fonvar d-facing child restraint.
I f a te ther stra p is bein g used to t ie t he ch ild
t h e safety belt upper anchorage for the rear
o utboar d seatin g positi on to the hi ghest ment position.
R o ute the safety be lt around or through the
c hild res traint using th e proper p ath fo r the safe ty
b elt as specified by th e chil d res traint turer.
M ak e sure that the re d r ele ase button faces
away from the chil d res train t so th a t it can b e buckle d quick ly.
Remove all slack fro m the la p belt po rtion of the safety belt and ho ld it tightly against the chi ld
rest rai nt.
th e child restra in t down wit h your full
weight t o make su re that th e child restrai nt w ill be properly in stalled w ith the safety belt re all y tig ht.
Activating the switchable locking feature
pull the sh o uld er be lt portio n of th e
sa fety belt the way out of the retractor.
W hil e keep ing your weigh t o n the child strain! , guide th e sh o ulder belt portio n of th e
s a fety belt back into the retractor until th e belt lies flat a nd is tig htened aga inst the chil d restraint.
You sh o uld hea r a noise as th e belt
w inds back in to the in ert ia reel o f th e safety belt tractor. Test the sw itch a bl e lock ing feature by
pullin g on th e belt. s h o ul d no lo nge r be able to
pull the belt ou t of the retracto r. T he sw itc habl e
l ock ing feature is now active.
o n th e sa fe ty belt to make su re the safe ty
belt is prope rly fa stened a n d tight.
Check th e child res traint for p roper in stallatio n
by pullin g on th e c hild re straint at th e place where the ve hicle's safety belt goes into the ch ild straint. The child restrai nt sh ou ld no t m ove ward or sideways by more than a bout one in ch (2.5 e m).
After ch eck ing to make su re that th e chil d

seating position: Guide the upper te th er
s trap under th e o uter r ear head restra int (raise th e
h ead restra int if n ecessary).
Guide th e te th er strap betwe en th e re ar seat back and the lu ggage compartment cove r.
A ttach th e tether s trap an chorage hoo k
After you have install ed th e c hild seat, pull on bot h of t he adju stabl e strap s o n th e child sca t and p ull also on th e te th er strap to m ake certain the seat is sec ure an d prop erly attac hed.
R e le asing
L oose n th e te nsion o n th e strap followin g the chi ld re straint manufa ctu re r's in structio ns.
De press th e s pring ca tc h on th e hook.
tio n.
Move the hoo k in the dir ection of the vehicle floor so th at th ere is e no ugh sp ace to release the connector from the lo wer a n chora ge.
Release the teth er strap.
You must take sp ecia l preca utions w he n in sta lling
a child res traint w ith the vehicle safety belt or with
w ays route th e unuse d ce nt er scat s afe ty belt and th e unused safety belt for th e seatin g posit io n
w here the child restraint is be in g in stalle d
around th e rear h ead restrain! behind the c hild stra int to help preve nt a chil d from play ing w ith
th e unused b elt and beco min g e ntan gled in it.
Improper use of the sys tem can increase th e risk of serio us person a l inju ry and death in an accid ent.
Alway s care fully fo ll ow the child re straint manufacture r's in structions for proper
vers al anchorages or safety belts in your ve hicl e.
Never mount two lower unive rsal a nchorage point.
These anchors w ere developed only for c hild seats using th e sys tem.
Neve r attach other ch ild seats, be lts, lugg age or other thin gs to the anchorages.
Alway s make s ure that you hear a
the seat is not secure and co uld fly fo rward
and hit the interior of th e ve hicl e or be ejected from the ve hicle.
Be careful not to activa te th e sw itchab le
pull the
safety belt out fa r en o ugh to allow you to route th e
b el t around th e hea d restrai nt.
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Never attach two child restraint sys te m s to one top tether strap or top tether anchorage.
Neve r attach a child seat tether strap to a
Never use ch ild restraint top tether
pant restraints.
Never secure or a ttach any luggage or other items to the top teth er anchorages.
a tether o r other strap is used to attach a
c hild restraint to the front passenger seat, make
sure tha t it is not so tight that it causes th e
we ight-se nsing mat for the A dvanced Airbag
T he heavier weight registe red can make the
Advanced Airbag work as though an
adult wer e on the se at and deploy the Adva nced Airbag when it should be s uppressed causing rious or eve n fa tal injury to the child .
If yo u must ins tall a rearward-facin g child seat o n th e fron t passenger seat because of ce ptional circumstances, but th e BAG
Facility .
Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether strap firml y installed for seve ral days, this could leave a mark on th e upholste ry o n th e seat cu shion and backre st in the area w he re the teth er
s tra p was installed. The upho ls tery would also be permanen tly stretched around th e tether strap.
This applies especiall y to leather seats .
Follow the c hild restraint manufacturer's struction s w he n installing or remo vin g
Unlo ck th e backrest and fold it slightl y ward.
Gu ide th e upper tethe r strap under or along both s ides of the head restraint (depending on th e
c hild restraint model) into th e luggage
the backres t back into its upright position and press it firmly into th e locking
the c hild restraint to the lower chorage points.
priate anch orage.
Tighten the tether strap firml y so that th e child
restraint lies secure ly agai nst the
first read and no te th e introdu ctory infor mation and heed th e o n page
The followin g are som e sou rces of ad ditional formation about child restraint sele ct io n.
advises that th e best child restraint is one that fits your child and fits in your ve hicl e, and whic h you use correctly and co nsis te ntly.
Try before you buy!
Tran sport Tel.: I oder I (613) 998-86 16, wenn man in der Regio n ist.
www .tc.gc.ca/ roadsa fe ty
Sitting properly and safely
Nat io nal Hi gh way Traffic
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www.carseat.org
Volkswagen
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Never exceed tJ1e ve hicle's g ross veh icle
we ig h t ra lingorgross axle weight
ti on Label lo ca te d on the doo r pilla r of th e dri ver door. E xceeding th e permi ssible w eight can cause the ve hicl e to s kid and behave
A lw ays ad apt your sp ee d and driv in g style to
accommodat e your payload and its we ight t rib uli on with in yo ur ve hicle.
ally and gen tly and av oid sudden
Note ------------------~ Th e de fogge r heating w ires or antenna in the rear w ind ow can be damage d b y item s in the s tora ge
a rea rubbin g against th em .
The ve ntilatio n slo ts be twee n rear window and the lu ggage compartm ent cover must be k e pt free of obstru ctio n so that stal e air can escape from the vehicle.
Folding the backrest of the rear seat forward and back into place
Fig. 86 Rear seat: release
first r ead and no te th e introductory inf orm ation and heed the on page 142.
The rear back res t is divid ed into two sections. Each
sectio n of th e rear backres t can b e folded d own d iv idu ally to in crease the lu ggage sp ace.
Fo ldin g th e re a r back res t forward
the head restrai nt all the down p age 56.
66 while fo ld in g th e rea r bac krest forwa rd.
Th e rear backre st i s unlocked if the re d ma rk
ca n be see n on the bu llon
the rea r back rest is folded dow n, no one , cluding childre n, may rid e o n th e rear seat.
Transporting
Fo ldi ng the rear back rest back int o place
Fold the rear backrest b ack until it en g ages
The red mark on the release ®should
n o lo nge r b e v is ib le.
The rear backre st m ust b e sec urely lat ched into
p lace i n order for th e s afe ty be lt s o n th e rear seats
to provide optimal pro tection.
Never fold th e re a r b ackrest u p o r dow n w hile
th e ve hicle is m ov ing.
W hen f oldin g th e rear b ackrest back up,
m ake sure that the safety belt does not ge t
ca ught or d am age d.
Keep h an ds, fingers , fee t a n d other b ody parts o ut of th e rest up an d down.
move fonvard gether w ith th e rear b ackres t in the eve nt of
s u d de n

A re d m ark on the button ®indicates that the backrest i s no t l atc h ed int o pla ce. Always
check to m ake sure tha t the re d marking is no t visibl e wh en eve r the rear backrest is in the
the
Pleas e firs t r ead and note the introdu ctory informa tion and heed th e on p age 14 2 .
W hen yo u open or cl ose th e rear hatc h , th e po rti ng straps, w he n att ac h ed . w ill au toma tically
rais e or lo w er th e lugg age co mpartmen t co ver.
You ca n p ut light articles of clot hin g o n th e gage co mpartm ent cove r. B ut rem ember th a t your view th ro ug h th e r ea r window must n ot be
N o one, including
Note
Befo re fo lding th e rear b ackres t forward, adjust the front seats so that th e rear seat's head restraint or backres t cu shi on n ot butt up again st th e
front seats .
R emoving
U nh oo k t he suppo rtin g str ap s from th e rea r 87 (top a rro ws).
Pull th e luggag e compartm ent cover ba ck and out of th e s ide fig. 8 7 (bottom a rro ws) .
Installing the luggage compartment cover
th e lugga ge compartment cover forward
int o th e s id e fig. 87 (bottom arrows).
H oo k th e s upporti ng strap s onto t he rear h a tc h fig. 87 (top arr ows).
a sudde n b raking or otJ1er maneuver , or in a
c olli sio n , unsecured or imprope rl y secured
N eve r le a ve hard , h e avy or s h arp obj ects in
ba gs or loo se o n the lu gg ag e compartment co ver.
Never le t a nim als rid e o n the lu ggage
Note
T o h elp preve nt damage to the luggage m en t cove r, the lu gga ge compartmen t m ay onl y
b e loaded to a he ig ht at whic h th e lu gga ge