2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA fan

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
W ARNING (c on tinued)
seat's fore and aft adjustment rang e, and as
far away from the airbag as possible before
in stalling the child restr aint.
- Always make sure that nothing pre vents
the front pas seng er's sca t from b ein g
mov ed to the rearmost position in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
- Alwa ys m ake sure that the backrest is in
the upright position.
• Alway s buckle th e child scat firmly in place
even if a ch ild is not sitti ng in it. A loose ch ild
scat can fl y around durin g a sudd en stop or in
a collision.
• Always read and hee d all WAR NIN GS
whene ver usin g a ch ild restrained in a vehicl e
i s being used
13, "Sa fety belts",
Infant seats
WARNING (continued)
"Airbag system" and 51,
"Ch ild safe ty" .
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
th at the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on and stays on when ever a child re straint i s
in sta lled on the front p assenger seat and the
ignition is switched on.
• Take the c hild r estra int off the front pa s­
se nger seat and install it prop erl y at on e of the
r ea r seal positi ons if the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF lig ht do cs not stay on.
• Have the airbag syste m in spected by your
authorized Volkswage n dealer
Babies and infants abou t one year old that weigh at least 2 0 -22 lbs. (9 -10
kg) must sit in rearward-facin g child rest raint s tha t support the back , neck and
head in a collision.
Fig. 31 Rearward-fa cing infonl seat properly in­
stalled on the reor seat
-When usin g th e veh icle safe ty bel t to in­
s ta ll a chil d se at, yo u mu st first activa te th e
sw itchabl e lo ckin g feat ure on the sa fety
b e lt to prevent the c hild seat from mo ving
56 Child safety
-strap or teth er is bein g use d to tie
th e child seat to th e front passe nger sea t,
mak e sure that it is not s o tight th at it
ca uses the weigh t-sens ing mat to m easure
more weig ht th an i s ac tually on the sea t.
up to about o ne yea r (up to 22 lbs. or lO
k g ) arc best protected in sp ecia l in fa nt carrier s
a n d child sea ts desig ned for their age gro up.
Man y expert s be lieve that infant s and sma ll chil ­
dr en shou ld rid e o nly in specia l res tra int s in
w hi ch th e c hild fac es the back of the veh icle.
The se infant scats support the baby 's ba ck, neck
and hea d in
coll ision . Th ese chil d seats can be
u se d safely on ly on the rear sea t of yo ur Volk­
swagen
WARNING
N ot u sin g a c hild seat, u sing the wrong child
sca t or improp erly in stalling a child r estraint
incr eases the risk of serio us pers onal injury
and death in a collisio n.
• Neve r inst all rear-facing child scats or in­
f a nt carr iers on the front passen ger seat -eve n

WARNING (continu ed)
with an Advanced Airbag System . A chi ld will be seriously injur ed and can be killed when
the infl atinga irb aghil s the child seal or infant
ca rri er w ith grea t force and smashes the c hild
sca t and child against the backres t, cen te r
arm res t, door or roo f.
• Alwa ys install rea r-facing child seats o r
fant carriers on the rear scat.
• Never install a rear-facing child r estraint in
the forward-facing direction . These restra ints
a rc des ig n ed for th e speci al needs of infants
and very small children and cannot prote ct
th em prope rly if the seat is fo rwa rd-faci ng.
Convertible child seats
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (continued)
• If you must in sta ll a rear ward facing child
sca t on the front passenger sca t because
cept ional circ umstances a nd th e PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay
on, immediately install the r ear -fa cin g child
sea t in a rear seating position and have the
a irba g sys tem inspected by your Volkswage n
d ea ler.
• Alwa ys re ad and heed all WARN INGS
w hen ever usin g a child r estrain ed in a vehicle
i s bein g used
13, "Safety belts", 27, "A irbag sys tem" and 51,
"C hild
Prop erl y convertible child seats can help protect toddlers and ch ildre n over
age one who weigh. between 20 and 40 lbs. (9 and 18 kg)
a crash..
Fig . 32 Smal ler child in a properly i nstalled for ·
wa rd -fac ing LATCH child restra int system on the rear
seot
- When using the vehicle safety belt to
s ta ll a c hild sea t, y o u must fir st ac tiva te the
s w itch able locki ng fea tur e on the sa fety
belt to prevent the child sea t from movin g
60 .
Pu sh the ch ild seat clown with your full
weig ht to get the sa fe ty belt rea lly tight so
tha t th e sea t cannot move forwa rd or sid e­
ways more t han one inch (2.5 cm ) ..
Fa ste n th e safe ty belt that is part of the
c hild r estraint system securely and pu ll it
t ight so that yo u ca n onl y s lip one finger
unde rnea th th e sh o ulder belt portion at
the c hild's ch es t.
If a strap or teth er i s bein g used to tie
the c hild seat to the
passe nger scat,
make sur e th at i t is not so tight tha t it
ca uses the weig ht-sens ing mat to meas ure
more w eig ht tha n is ac tually on the seat.
A to ddl er o r child is usu ally 10 0 large for an restraint , if it i s mor e than on e year old and
we igh s mor e th an 22 lbs. (JO kg).
Todd lers and child re n b etween o ne and abo ut
fou r ye ars old and w eigh betwe en 22 lbs. (10 kg)
and 40 lbs. (18 kg) mu st alway s be properl y
str ai ned in a child scat ce rtifi ed fo r th eir size and
we ig ht 32 .
The airbag on the pa sse nge r side
th e
fr ont sea t a p ote nti ally dange rou s plac e for a
c hild to rid e. The fr ont scat is not th e safe st p lace
for a chi ld in a forward-facing child seat. It is a
v ery dangero us pla ce for an
or a large r
c hild in a r earward-faci ng se at.
Child safety 57

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING
Not usin g a chi ld sea t, u sing the wrong child
sea t or improp erly in stalling a child res tra int
in creases the risk of seriou s perso nal injur y
an d death in a co llision or o ther em erge ncy
s itu ation.
• Children on the front sea t of any car, even
wi th Advanced Airbags, can be se riou sly in ­
jured or even killed when an a irbag infl ates. A
c hild in a rearwa rd-facing child seat insta lled
o n the front passenger scat will be seriou sly
in jur ed and ca n be kiJJcd if the front airb ag i n­
flates- even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• The inflating a irbag w ill hit th e child seat
or infant carri er w ith great fo rce an d will
s ma sh th e child seal and child agai nst th e
backrest, ce nter arm re st, door or roof.
• Alw ays insta ll r ear-facing child seats on the
r ea r sea t.
• If yo u mu st in sta ll a rear ward facing child
sca t on the front passe nger seat becau se of ex­
ce ptional cir cum stances and the PASS ENGER
A IR BAG OFF light docs no t come o n and sta y
o n , immediately ins ta ll th e rear-facing chil d
sca t in a rea r seat ing
th e
a irba g system inspected by your Vo lkswagen
dealer.
• Always read a nd heed a ll WARN INGS
whe never usin g a chi ld restrained in a ve hicle
i s being use d
13, "Sa fety belt s", 27, "A irbag sys tem" and 51,
"C hild safety".
WARNING
An improp erl y in stalled child r estraint can in ­
t e rf ere w ith th e airba g as it deplo ys and ser i­
ous ly injur e or even kill the chi ld
eve n with
a n Advanced Airb ag Syste m. If , in except io nal
circ umsta nc es, yo u mu st in stall a for ward-
58 Child safety
WARNING (continued)
facin g ch ild r estraint on the front pa ssenger' s
scat:
• Forward- faci ng c hild scats insta lled on the
front pa ssenger' s scat may in terfe re with t he
dep loyment of the airbag and ca use se rious
p ersona l injur y to th e c hild .
• Always make sur e the forward-facing scat
ha s been de signe d and
by its manu­
fact urer for u se on a front seat
a pa s­
se nge r front and sid e a irbag.
• Always carefu lly fo llow the manufactur er's
in struction s provided with th e child seat or
carr ie r.
• Neve r put th e forward-facing child re­
s train t up against or very near th e in strument
pane l.
• Always move the passenger seat into it s re­
armost position in the seat' s fo re an d aft ad­
ju stment range, as far away from the air bag as
poss ible before insta llin g th e forward- facing
chi ld restra int. The b ackre st must be adjusted
to a n upright positi on .
• Always make sure that nothin g pre vents
the fro nt passe nge r's seal fro m being move d
to th e re armos t position in it s fore and
ad ­
ju stm ent range.
• Neve r pla ce ad ditional it em s on the sca t
that can in crease the tota l we ig ht reg iste re d by
t h e we ig ht- sensin g mat and can ca use injur y
in
cras h.
• Make s ure th at the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes o n and sta ys on all th e time
w hen eve r the ig nition i s switch ed on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR DAG
light docs
n o t co me on and stay on, immedia te ly in sta U
forwar d-faci ng c hild seal in a rea r sea ting
position a nd have the airb ag sys tem inspec te d
by your Volkswage n dea le r.

examp le. so 1ha 1 ii ca n'! lip 10 s ide when the
ve hicle goes aro und a comer.
A lways re m emb er: Eve n thoug h yo ur vehicle is
e quipp ed wit h an Advan ced Airbag system, all
c hildren, especia lly
12 years and young er,
s h oul d always ri de in the ba ck seat prop erl y re­
fo r th eir ag e and size
WARNING
Improp erl y in stall ed child seats in crease risk of ser io us persona l injury and death in a
co llisio n.
• Always make sur e !hat the safety be lt re­
t racto r is locked whe n installing a chil d sea t.
An unlocked safe ly belt retractor cannot hold
ch ild seal in place durin g nor mal driv ing
o r in a cr ash .
• Alw ays buckl e !h e c hild seal firml y in place
eve n if a child is not sitlin g in it. A loos e ch ild
sea l ca n fly aro und during a sudd en slop or in
collision
• Always make sure !ha! the rear seal back ­
10 w hich th e cen te r rear safely belt is at ­is securely la tc h ed whenever the rear
ce nter safety belt is being used to secu re a
c hild r estra in!
3.1, c hapt er "R ea r
sea l b en ch. "
• If
back res! i s not securely la tc h ed , child and th e child r estraint will be for­
ward 1ogeth er w i1h !he backrest and will str ike
of the vehicl e inter ior. T he child can be
se rious ly in jured or killed.
• Never insta ll r ear-f acing c hild seals or in­
f a n! carr iers on
passenger scat. A
ch ild will be serious ly injured and ca n be
killed when the pa ssenger air b ag
• The i nflatin g airbag will hit child seal
or infant carrier great forc e and will
s m ash !h e child seal and child against th e
backre st, ce nt er ar m
do or or roof.
• Always install r ear-faci ng child seals or in­
carriers on !he rear seat.
• Forwa rd-faci ng c hild seal s or infant car­
ri ers insta lled on !he front passe nger' s sea t
m ay interf ere
th e dep lo ym ent of !h e
a ir bag and cause ser ious inju ry to th e c hild.
• fl is safer lo install a forward-facing child
sea l on rea r seal .
• Alway s read a nd heed a ll WAR NINGS
w hene ver using a child r estrained i n a vehicle
Booklet 2.1 Safety fir st
,6 WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
is being use d 51. Specia l pr eca ution s
a pply when in sta llin g a c hild seat on !he front
passenger seat
29, "Child res traint s on sea l -s om e important t hings k n ow".
WARNING
Rearwa rd-facing ch ild restrain l s:
• A child in a rearw ard -faci ng c hild seal in­
s ta ll ed on
pas senger seal w ill be ser i­
ous ly inj ured and can be kill ed if !h e front
a ir bag in flates - even wi th an Adva nced Ai rbag
Sys tem.
• The inflatin g airbag will hit th e chil d seal
or infant carrier
grea t for ce and will
s m as h the chi ld sea l an d child against the
ba ckres t, ce nter arm r est, d oo r or roo f.
• Alwa ys be especia lly ca re ful if yo u mu st in­
a reanvard faci ng child seal o n fronl
pa sse nge r seal in excep tiona l cir cumstan ces.
• A tight tether
on a rea rward-facing
c hild restrain! auached lo t he front p assenge r
seal can put t oo mu ch pres sur e on
wc ig hl ­
m al in the seal and regis ter a heavie r weigh ! in
th e Adva nced A irbag Sys te m . T he heav ier
we ight registe red ca n m ake
syste m work
as though an ad ult were on the sea t a nd de ­
plo y
Advanced A irbag when
the child.
• Make s ure !h a!
PASSENGER A IR BAG
O FF light comes on and stays o n all !h e lime
whenever
i gnit ion is s wit ch ed on.
• lflh e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
do es
n o ! co me on and stay on, immediatel y ins ta ll
rear-faci ng chi ld sea t in a rear seat ing po­
s ition and have a.i rbag sys te m insp ec ted by
you r dea le r.
WARNING
sea l:
Child safety 61

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARNING (continued)
• If a or oth er strap is used lo attac h a
c hild restra int to th e f ro nt p assenger sca t,
make sure that it i s not so tight ,
weight -sensin g lo mea sur e m ore
weig ht than is act ually on th e seat.
Using tethers on rear-facing CRSs
few rear-fa cin g CRSs come wit h a
t e th er. P le a se read and heed the CRS manufa c­
t ur er' s in stru ction s carefully
det ermin e how
t o properly ins tall the te th er.
WARNING
A ch ild in a reanva rd-faci ng ch ild seal s tall ed on front passenger seat w ill be ous ly injur ed and can be kill ed if front
a ir ba g in flates· even with a n Advanced Air b ag
Sys te m .
• The
airbag will ch ild seal
or infant carri er w ith g rea t force and will
smas h the child seal and chi ld again st th e
b ac krest, ce nter ar m rest, or door.
• A
tether or other str ap o n a rearward­
faci ng c hild re straint attached lo front senge r sca t can put t oo mu ch pr essure on
WARNING (continu ed)
• Th e heavier we ig h t regis tered can make
th e sys te m work as though an adult were on
th e sea l and d epl oy
Adva nce d Air bag w hen ii m ust be s uppressed causing serious or even
fat al inju ry to child .
WARNING (continued)
weig ht -mat in the scat an d register a heav ier
we ig ht in A dvan ced Airba g Syste m. The
h eav ie r we ig ht reg is tere d ca n make
vance d Airba g Sys te m wo rk as thou gh an
a dult were on the seat and dep loy the
va nced A irbag w hen ii must be suppr essed
ca usin g se rious or eve n fatal injury to the
c hild .
• If you mu st in stall a rea rward facing child
sea l o n th e front pas senge r sca t beca use of
cep tional circumstan ces and the PA SSENGER
AIR BAG OFF li ght docs not come on and stay
on, imm edia te ly in sta ll th e rear-facing child
se at in a rear seating po sition and have
airbag system insp ec ted b y your Vo lkswag en
How to install the upper tether strap to the anchorage .
Fig. 35 Prope rly moun ted le ther slrop
66 Child safety In
sta lling the t ether strap
- Release or dep loy the tether str ap on
th e ch ild res train t accor ding to th e ch ild
re stra int manufa ctu rer's in structions.
- Gui de th e upper tether strap und er th e
r e ar head res traint (ra ise th e head res tra int
if necessa ry) .
- Loca te th e te ther anchor on top or th e
h at s h elf.
- Atta ch th e te ther strap anchorag e hook
int o th e op ening
th e tet he r an ch orage.
- Pull on th e te the r strap hook so th at th e
s prin g ca tc h of the h ook is en gag ed .

Alphabetical index
A
Acoustic sig nal 14
Ac tivatin g th e sw itchabl e locking featu re 62
A ddress of NHTSA 1 2
Adjusting safety belt height 24
Adva nced Airb ag Sys tem 3 1
A irb ag dep loymen t zo ne 37
Ho w the compo nen ts wo rk toge th er 35
Adva nced A irbag Sys te m compon ent s 34
Adva nced front airbag syste m 32
A irbag dep loy me nt zone 37
A irba g syste m 27
C ar e 42
Co mpone nts (fro nt airbag s) 34
Co mpone nts (s id e a ir bags) 44
Co mpon en ts (s ide curta in
c hi ld sea t o n t he front
passenger seat 29
Disposal 42
F ro nt airbags 31
Ho w it wo rks? 46, 49
How m any a irbags does my ve hicle
ha ve? 34,
49
Importance of sittin g properly 27
I mportance of wearing safety be lts 27
I mportant thing s
know 27
Indicator light 39
Mo nitor in g 39
PASSENGER
BAG OFF li ght 39
Repai rs 42
S ide airbags 44
W hen mu st the sys te m b e inspected? 39
W here are my a irba gs located? 31, 44, 48
Auto Safety Hotli ne 12
A ut omatic belt r etr ac tor 19
B
Before driv in g 3
Belt p rete nsio ner
D is p osal 26
Service 26
Booster seats 59
Booklet 2 .1 Saf ety first
T et her an chor s 65
Tether strap 65
C onve rtibl e child seats 57
Curtain a irbags 48
C ustome r CARE Ce nter 27
D
Danger offitting a child seat o n the front pas­
se nge r sea t 29
D eact iva ting th e swit c hab le lo cking
f ea tur e 63
Dis ta n ce between drive r and steer ing
whee l 4
Dr iver
See Sea ting p osition
Driving safety 3
Dr iv in g w ith childr en 51
E
Examples of imp roper sea ting positions 8
Ext end er for th e s afe ty belts 22
F
Faste nin g
B oos ter sea ts 59
Conve rtible c hild sea ts 57
Infant seats 56
Safety belt extende r 23
Safety belt s 19
Flo or mats 9
Alphabetical inde x 71

@t) Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Front airb ag s yste m 31
A irb ag deplo ym ent zone 37
Th e ba sics 3 1
Front a irba gs
D escr iption 31
F ront al co llisio ns a nd th e la ws of physics 15
G
G uid e fixtu res for lowe r an ch or ages 68
H
H ead rest raint s
C orr ect a djustm ent 7
He avy clothin g and safety b elt s 17
H ow man y airba gs does my ve hicl e have? 34,
44,49
How to in stall th e upp er teth er strap to th e
an chorage 66
I mp orta n ce of s ittin g pro perly 27
Imp ort an ce of wea rin g sa fety be lts 27
Important thin gs
10 do befo re dri vin g 3
Imp roper sea tin g pos ition s 8
Impr operly wo rn safety belt s 25
Ind ica to r light
Ai rbag sys tem 39
Indic ator li ght s
A irb ag sys te m 39
P ASS ENGE R
BA G OF F 39
In fant sea ts 5 6
In stallin g
L
Child r estra int with a s afety belt 60
CR S usin g th e LAT CH sys te m 69
L ea ther sea ts
P ressu re mar ks 67
L owe r an chora ges 67
Lu gg age compartm ent 10
M
M onitorin g th e A dva nce d Airbag Sys te m 39
72 Alphab etical index
Mount in g and re leas ing th e an cho ra ge
h oo k 68
N
NHTSA 12
N umb er of sea ts 13
0
Occ up ant seatin g po siti ons 4
p
PASS ENGE R AIR BAG OFF light 39
P asse nge rs
See Sea ting pos ition
Pe dals 9
P hys ic al prin ciple s of a fro ntal collisio n 15
P reg nant women
S p ec ia l co nside rations w he n wea ring a
s afe ty be lt 21
Pr ess ure m ark s 67
P ro per adju stm ent of head res traint s 7
Pro per oc cu pa nt sea ting po siti ons
Pro pe r safe ty belt po sition 20
P ro per sea tin g pos ition
R
D rive r 4
pa sse nger 5
Occ upant s 4
Rea r passe nge rs 6
R epa irs
i\i rb ag sys te m 42
R epo rti ng saf ety de fec ts 12
R et ra cto r 19
s
Safe driv in g 2
Sa fety belt ex te nd er 22
Sa fe ty belt heig ht adju stm ent 24
Sa fe ty belt pos itio n 20
A dju stin g sa fe ty belt h eig ht 24
P reg nant women 21
Sa fe ty belt pr ete n sion ers 25
Safe ty belt wa rnin g ligh t 14

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
If the warning light ligh ts up again after d rivi ng
o n for a sh o rt dis tan ce, stop the vehicle and
swi tch off the engine. C onta ct an authorized
V olk swa gen deal er or a qualifi ed wor ksh op.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart­
ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
3.2 "Working in the engine com ­
partment. " The engine compartment of any
motor vehicle is a pot entially dangerou s area
and can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
Hot steam or coo lant can cause serious burns.
• Never open the engine hood if you sec
steam or coo lant escapi ng from the engine
compartment. Always wa it until you no longer
sec or hea r steam or coo lant escap ing from the
engi ne.
• Always let the en gi ne to cool down com­
pletely before carefully open ing the engine
h ood. Hot components w ill burn skin on co n­
tact.
• When the engine has cooled down and you
are ready to open the engine hood:
R emove the key from the ignition.
Engine oil pressure 9=:7:
WARNING (continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and put
the selector in P (Park, automatic trans­
mis sion) or Neutral (manual transmis­
s ion) .
Keep c hildren a nd oth ers away from the
vehicle.
• Never reach into the area around or touch
the radiato r fan. Contact with the blades can
re sult in serious persona l injury.
• Alway s remember that the radiator fan is
temperature-contro lled and can t urn on sud­
den ly - even when the engine has been
switched
for a longer period of tim e and the
k ey has been removed from the ignition.
• Never unscrew the coolant expansio n tank
ca p when the engine is hot. A hot engine will
h eat the coolant and put it under pressure . Re­
moving a ca p that is under pressure can result
in serious personal injury and/or burns.
• Alw ays protect face, hands and arms from
h ot escap ing coo lant or steam by cover ing the
cap w ith a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
co unt er-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pres sure on the top of the cap.
• Never sp ill antifreeze or coo lant on the ex­
haust system or hot engine parts. Under some
co ndit ions, the ethylene g lyco l in engine
coo lant can catch fire.
This warning symbol indicat es that the en gin e oil pressure is low.
I f thi s wa rning symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and ch ec k
th e oi l leve l. Top off with en gin e oil if necessary
3.2 "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r "E n­
g in e o il."
The follo win g inform ation text is disp la ye d:
ST OP Oil p ressure Engin e off Owner 's manual!.
If th e sy mb ol fl as hes eve n though the oil l eve l is
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive on. D o not le t th e engine
idl e. Co nta ct a n authori zed Vo lksw age n d eale r
or a qua lified wo rksh op .
Tip s
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol is not an oil
l eve l ga uge. Check the o il leve l reg ularl y, pre fe r­
a bl y every time you get gas .
Instrument panel 25