2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Belt

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Additional Information
What types of Child Restraint System anchors are availabl e and how
are they related to child safety?
For years , C hild Restrai nt Sys te m s (C RS) have
b ee n in sta lled us ing the safety belts already
pr ese nt in every ve hicle.
S in ce September
1999, CHS man ufac turers
h ave been providing tet her s traps tha t attach the
top of the C RS to the vehicl e's s tructure on mo st
of th eir forwa rd-fac ing syste m s in order to
co mp ly with U.S. Federal re gulation s for
ens perfo rmance in crash . Ve hicle manu fac tur ers
were req uir ed to p hase -in tether a nchorag es fo r
a tta chm ent of the tet her
in th eir U. S. ve hi­
cl es beg innin g September 1999.
The combination of the teth er an cho rages and
the lower anch orages is no w generally ca lled the
LATCH syste m for " Lower Anch or and Tethe r
for Childr en".
(T he t erm
rega rdin g lower anc ho ra ges
had bee n use d by Volkswagen a nd other manu­
facture rs in the past, but LATC H is now the stan­
dard nam e for the ne w child res traint anchorag e
sys te m .)
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Some C HS manufa ctur ers have been providin g
t e th er straps on certa in mod els o f their CHSs, ei­
th er as sta ndard equi pment or as a retrofit, for
seve ral years. Chec k w ith the manufacturer of
th e CRS for te th er stra p availab ility.
Tu provide a simpl er and mor e prac ticable
to attac h th e ens on the ve hicle U.S. Fed­
eral reg ulations req uired the pha se- in of lowe r
anchorages in vehicles and d evices on new CRSs
to attach to t he ve hicle a nch orages.
CRS man ufa ctur ers w ill prob ably offer
kin ds
of lower an ch orages o n their c hild seats
T hey co uld come w ith:
• hook-on or p ush -on con nec tor s attach ed to
adj ustable strap s or
• rigid l atches o n bars
exte nd out the ba ck
o f the and a re release d with re lease buttons
at the bo ttom of the
In addition to the LATCH lowe r anchorag es,
both of these child r estrain t systems use teth er
he lp kee p th e C HS firm ly in

- Tighten the te ther strap firm ly fo l­
lowin g th e ch ild re straint manufact urer's
in struction s
Releasing the tether strap
-Loo sen the tension fo llowing the ch ild
r estrain t manufactur er's instru ctions.
- Depress t he s prin g catc h on the hook
a nd r elease it
th e anchorage ..
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Ad justi ng head re straint s 3.1, chapter
"S eals and
Note
If you le ave t he c hild restra in! wilh 1he !et her firml y in stall ed for several day s, !hi s co uld
l eav e mark on !he upholst ery o n th e sea t
c u sh ion and in th e ar ea wher e !h e
1e1h er strap was insta lled . Th e uphol stery would
a lso be permane111 lys 1re1 ched aro und 1he teth er
T hi s appl ies especially 10 lea ther
vehicle at the factory.
Fig. 36 Location of lower anchorages
The lowe r anc horage allachm enl poinl s are lo ­
caled between 1he re ar scatba ck and re ar sea t
cushio n
36.
Lower
s ec ure !h e in 1he se at using veh icle 's safety belts. Ancho r­
ag es prov ide a sec ure and ea sy- lo-use allach ­
menl and minimiz e th e poss ibil ity of im proper
C RS in stallati on. All
cnss manufac tur ed after Septemb er I , 2002.
mu s! have lowe r
attac hment s for th e
LATCH syste m .
How ever, som e ens manufa ctur ers beg an
pro vide low er a nchorages for the LATC H in 2000 befor e th e requ ired
R em ember that the lower a nch orag e poi nts ar e
only intend ed fo r in stalla tion an d attachment of
specifi cally ce rtifi ed for use with LATC H
low er anchorages . cnss that are not equ ipped
w ilh 1he lowe r ancho rage atta chm ent s c an slill
be install ed a cco rdin g to t he
m anufac­
tur er's using vehicle safety belt s.
WARNING
Impr oper insla llation of child restraints will
in crease the risk o f injur y in an accid e111.
• Neve r attach a child seat tether s trap to a
ti e-dow n hook in the luggage compartm ent.
• Neve r sec ure or attac h an y lugga ge or
other item s to the LAT CH lower anchorages or
to th e tet her
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Mounting and releasing hook-on or push-on connectors of CRS that
hav e connectors or other latches attached to adjustable straps
Mounting
LATCH lower an chorag e auachment
po ints are on the vehicle body between the
r ear seatback and rear seat cush ion WARNING
Improp er insta llation of c hild restra int s w ill
i ncrease the risk of in ju ri es in a co llision.
• Alw ays refe r to th e C RSs manuf acturer's
in struction s for proper insta ll ati on oft he CRS
and proper use of tet her straps as we ll as the
l ower a nch orages or safety belt s in yo ur
vehicle . ._
Guide fixtures for LATCH lower anchorages
Gu ide permanently atta ch ed the anchorages make it easier to in­
stall chil d rest raint systems that /1aue rigid
on bars that extend th e
back of the CRS or push -on connectors
to adjustable straps .
Fig . 3 7 Guide fixtu re for the lower anc horages in ­
stalled in your Volkswagen
WARNING
I mp ro per u se o f teth er an ch orages or lowe r
anc horages can cause serious p ersonal injur y
in an acci dent.
• Always fo llow
m anufa ctur er's in­
s tru cti ons for proper insta llat io n and use of
ch ild restraint systems.
• Neve r use the
or tethe r an ch ora ges
to attac h safe ty be lts or oth er kind s of occ u­
pant res tra int s.
• ens tether anchorages and the lo wer an­
c h orages are on ly des ig ned to sec ure a CHS
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WARN ING (continued)
that has bee n eq uipp ed u se the se anch or­
ages.
• Tet her an chora ges and the l ower anch or­
ages are de signed to with sta nd onl y tho se
l oads imposed by correctl y
child r e­
stra ints. Und er no ci rc um sta n ces ca n they be
u se d safe ly for adu lt or chi ld sea t belts or har­
n esses.
• Never mount m ore than one
ens to a
s in gle tet her or to a lower a nch orage point. At­
t ac hin g two child r estra ints to a sin gle an ­
chorage point can cause th e anc horage to fa il
and cause ser iou s persona l injury in an acci ­
d en t.
• Never use the t eth er an ch orages and lower
a n ch orage s to in stall three child r estraint s in
y our Vol kswage n.
• Never use th e lower inboard anchora ges
fr om the left and right rear seating position s to
in sta ll a CHS at the center sea ting po siti on of
th e rear sca t. The di stan ce betwee n th e in ­
bo ard anchors w ill not allow a CHS to be prop­
er ly in sta ll ed to be able to with sta nd th e hi gh
forces that arc genera ted in a cras h.
• I f you mu st install thr ee child r estrai nt s on
th e rear sea t of a Volkswage n with thr ee
sea ting po siti ons in the re ar, you mu st u se the 11-

WARNIN G (conti nu ed)
ve hicl e safety b elt to in sta ll the child restra int
in th e center sea ting po siti on.
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
ways re a an 1e e a
w hen ev er using a child res train ed in a vehicle
i s be in g used
13, "Sa fe ty belts", 27, "A ir b ag sys te m " and 5 1, "C hild
cur ely la tc h ed in place.
- Attac h th e co nn ector s ont o th e LATC H
l owe r an ch o ra ges.
- Ma ke sur e yo u hear
CRS cl ick
cur ely in to place .
- Release o r de ploy the c hild restrai nt
t e th er s trap.
- Gui de the up per tether strap und er the
r ear head res train t (ra ise the hea d r estrai nt
i f necess ary ).
- Attac h
te the r stra p anchorage hook
in to the ope ning of
tethe r anc horage.
- Pull on bot h sid es o f
CRS once
yo u've mounted it to make certa in it i s
cu re a nd pro perl y att ac hed.
Releasing
- Release lowe r lat ch from th e LATC H
lo we r an ch ora ge s fo llowing t he C RS ma n­
u fac turer' s ins truc tions.
- Releas e th e te th er strap.
Hooks attached to adjustable straps
(hook-on connectors)
- Ma ke su re se at bac k of the rea r seal
b en ch is i n th e upr ig ht p os ition an d
cu rely la tc h ed in p lace.
- Press the hoo k-on con nect or with
spri ng c atch r elease onto th e lower
c h orage so that th e connec to r locks int o
pl ace.
- Pull on th e co nnecto r to ma ke su re th at
i t is prope rly att ac hed
th e lowe r chorage.
-Attach bot h stra ps wit h hoo k-on con­
n ecto rs on the CRS sec urely to th e lower
a nch orages.
- Pull stra ps tight follow ing the CRS m an­
instru ctio ns.
- Release or de ploy t he child r estra int
tether stra p.
- Gui de the upper tethe r strap under th e
r ear head restra int (rai se the head restra in t
i f n ecess ary) .
-
t h e te th er stra p anc horage hook
i n to th e ope ning of
tet her an ch orage.
- Pull on bo th o f th e ad justab le straps on
th e CRS a nd p ull also on th e te th er stra p
once yo u've moun ted the C RS to make ce r-
tai n it 's secure and prope rly a ttac hed .
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Releasing
- Loo sen th e te nsio n on th e stra p fo l­
lo wing the CRS manufacturer's in struc­
ti on s
- Depre ss the spring catc h on the hook.
- Hold th e spr ing catch in th e depr ess ed
po siti on.
- Move the hook in direct io n of the
ve­
hicle floor so that th ere is enough spa ce to
r e le a se th e co nnector from th e lower an­
c hora ge.
- Rele a se the tether strap
WARNING
Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in ­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an accide nt.
WARNING (continued )
• These anchors were developed solely for
c hild seals using the "LATCH" system.
• Never allach other child seats, belts or
o th er obj ects lo these an chor s.
• Alwa ys make sure that you hear a click
when latchin g the seat in pl ace. If you do not
h ea r a cli ck th e seal is not secure and cou ld fly
forward and
the interior of the vehicle, or
be ejec ted from the vehicl e.
WARNING
Improp er installation of child restraint s will
increase the ri sk of injur y in an accident.
• Alw ays follow the
manufacturer's in­
s tru ction s for prop er in stallation of the
and prop er use te ther strap s as well as the
l owe r an chorages or safe ty belts in your ve­
hicl e.
• Alway s read and heed th e important infor ­
mation and WARNINGS about ch ild safety and
the installation of CRSs
51, "Child
s afety ".
Where can I get additional information about child
restraints and their use?
There are numb er of so urces of additiona l in­
for mation ab o u1 se )ec 1ion, insta lla tion and
u se :
N HTSA advises that the bes t child safety
i s
t h e o ne fits your child and fits in your ve­
hi cle, a nd that you will u se c orrectly and consis­
tent ly.
Tr y before you bu y!
National Highwa y
Safe ty Adm inistration
Tel.: (888) DAS H-2 -DOT
www.nh tsa. dot.gov
P rog ra m Profess io nals
T e l.: (734) 324-7550
70 Child safety
W\vw.prog ramprofessionnls.org
N ational SAFE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662-0600
WW\V.safek ids.o rg
Sa fet y BeltSafe U.S .A
T el. : (800 ) 745-SA FE (E nglish )
Te l.: (80 0) 74 7-SANO (Spa nish)
www .carsea t.o rg
Volk swa gen Custo m er C AHE
T e l.: (800) 822-8987
Tran sport Canada
Te l.: (8 88) 675-6863
www. tc .gc .ca

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
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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
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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
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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

Safet y belts 13, 19
Ex tende r 22
H ow can I adjust the height of m y safe ty
b elt ? 24
I - l ow d o you put on yo ur safe ty belt
cor re ctly? 19
Im properl y wo rn 25
In sta lli ng child res traint 60
No t wo rn 1 6
Safety be lt po sit io n 20
Safety i nstru cti ons 17
S pec ial co nsid erations for pregnan t
wo men 21
Sw itchab le locki ng feat ure 62
safet y belt s 24
Warn ing light l4
Wha t hap pens to occupa nts not wea ring
sa fe ty belts? 16
Why a ssum e th e corr ect sea ting
p osi tion ? 27
Why safety be lts protect? 17
Why wear safety belt s? 15, 27
Sa fe ty be lts pro tec t 17
Safe ty e quip ment 2
Safe ty in stru ctions
Be lt pre ten sioner s 26
C hil d res traint on th e fro nt sea t 29
C hild seats 54
Lo ad ing the luggage comp artm ent 10
Mo nitoring t he Advanced Air bag
Sys tem 41
Prop er se ating posit io n fo r pa sse ngers in
r ea r sea ts 6
Proper seating positio n for t he dri ve r
Prop er se ating posit ion for th e fron t
p ass en ge r 5
Sa fe ty belt exte nder 22
S af ety b elts 17
S ide a irbags 46
S id e C urtain Protectio n
airbags 50
Sea t marki ngs 67
Sea ting capac ity 13
S eatin g po sit ion
Di stance betw een driver an d stee rin g
w hee l 4
D riv er 4
Fro nt passe nger 5
Im prope r se ating posit io ns 8
Occ upa nts 4
R ea r pa sse ngers 6
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Sea ts
N umber of seats 13
S id e a irb ags 44
Description 44
H ow they wo rk? 46
Sa fety instruction s 46
S id e C urtain Prot ectio nT M a irbag s
Desc ription 48
Ho w they wo rk ? 49
Sa fe ty in stru cti ons 50
S teer ing w hee l
Di sta nce to th e dri ve r 4
Stow ing lug gage in the lugg age
c ompartm ent 1 0
Sw itchabl e lo ck in g fea ture
Act iv ating 62
Deactivating 63
T
Tether an ch or s 65
T ether stra p 65
T ie-dow ns 11
T orn or frayed safety belt s 17
T runk
IQ
u
Unfa ste ni ng
Safe ty be lts 24
U phol stery
Pre ssur e ma rks 67
V
Ve ntil ati on slo ts
w
Warn ing lig ht s
PA SSENGE R AIR BAG OF F 39
Safety belts 14
Wha t happe ns if yo u do no t wea r yo ur safe ty
b elt ? 16
W hat happ ens if yo u w ear your safe ty heir to o
l oose '? 20
What happen s to occupants not wea rin g
sa fe ty be lts? 16
W hat im pairs dri ving safe ty ? 3
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