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About this booklet
This bookl et conta ins importan t informa tion,
tips, sugge stions and WARN INGS on using your
ve hicl e. Th e other booklets in the Owner's Liter­
ature contain furth er information th at you
sho uld be aware of for your own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
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Own er' s Litera ture in the vehicle . Th is is es pe­
cially important when you le nd or sell th e ve­
h icle.
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the t ime of publication. Some of the equipment
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table of contents sh owing all
items de­
scribe d in th is manua l in the order they appea r.
An alph abetical index is at the end of the
book.let.
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front, rear) are always relative
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safe driving
Gene ral notes
Dear Vo lkswagen Driver
Plea se remembe r -safety first!
This booklet conta in s impo rtan t informa­
tio n, tip s, suggest ions and wa rnings wh ic h
you sh ou ld r ead an d heed fo r your own
safety, the safety of your passen ge rs and
o th ers .
WARNING
Alwa ys make sure th at yo u follow the sugges­
ti ons and heed the WARN INGS in thi s Boo klet.
Safety equipmen t
WARNING (continued)
It 's in your interes t an d in th e int erest of a ll
yo ur p ass enge rs.
• Addit io nal imp orta nt information that
need to know fo r yo ur own safety a nd the
safe ty of yo ur passengers and oth ers is in
other Booklet s of your Owner' s Lit erature .
• Thi s Owne r's Lit erature must alw ays re­
m ain with your Volkswagen w hen eve r you
l e nd or se ll your vehicl e so that thi s imp ortan t
informa tion will always be ava ilable to the
driver and
The safe ty feat ures are part of the occu.pan t rest raint system and work togeth er to
help re duce the risk of injury in accident
Yo ur safe ty and the sa fety of your pa ssenge rs
s hou ldn 't b e left to ch ance. Adva nce s in t ech­
n o logy have ma de a va riety of fea tur es ava ilable
to h elp reduc e the risk of injur y in a n acc id ent.
The follow ing is a listin g of ju st a few of the safe ty
fea tures in your Volk swage n:
• sophi sti cate d safe ty be lts for a ll sea ting posi­
tion s,
• saf ety be lt fo rce lim iters for t he front scats
a nd out boa rd rear seating pos itio ns.
• safe ty belt pre te nsion ers for the fro nt o ut­
board seati n g posi tions, for th e outboard re ar
sea tin g pos itio ns in com binatio n with optio nal
r ea r sid e air ba gs.
• safe ty belt heig h t adju stm ent for th e front
sea ts,
• fron t airbags.
• sid e airbags for th e fro nt sea ts,
• Sid e Curt ain
airbag s.
2 Safe driving
• LATCH a nchora ges fo r child r estra in ts (in
Ca nada , the t erm s "to p tet her" w ith "lowe r uni ­
versal a nch orage s'' (or ''lowe r uni versal a n­
c h orage bars" are use d
to desc ribed th e sys te m
• head restraints for eac h se ating position , ano
• adju stab le s teer ing co lumn .
T hese indi vidual safety fea tur es, can work to­
ge ther as
sys tem to help protec t yo u and your
pa sse nge rs in a w ide ra nge of accid ent s. T hese
feature s ca n't wo rk as a syste m i f th ey are not a l­
ways co rrec tly adjusted a nd correc tly use d!
Th is Booklet pro vid es imp ortant inform atio n
about
t h ese fe atur es are important, h ow
t h ey work to help prot ect yo u and your pa sse n­
ge rs and how they mu st b e ad justed and use d to
ge t th e grea test ben efit and red uce th e lik eli ­
hoo d of inj ur y. T he Book le t a lso co nta in s im po r­
WA HN INGS that you and your passengers
mus t a lw ays rea d and h eed in orde r to help re-
du ce the risk of per sona l injur y.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safety is everybody 's res pon sibilit y! ..
Important things to do before driving
Safety is job. Vehicle and occupant safety always depends on the in­
fo rm ed and
driver.
For your safety and th e sa fe ty of yo ur pas­
se ng ers, before drivi ng a lways :
- Make sure that a ll lights and signals are
ope ratin g correctly.
- Mak e sur e that the tire pressure is co r­
rect.
- Make s ure that all wind ows are clea n
and a fford good vis ib ili ty to the out side.
- Secu re all luggage a nd oth er items care­
fully
10.
- Make sure that not hing can interf ere
w ith the peda ls .
What impairs driving safety
- Adju st fr ont sea t, head res traint and
mirror s correct ly for your heig ht.
- Instru ct pa ssengers to adjust the head
restra ints accor ding to th eir h eig ht .
- Ma ke su re to use the r ig ht chil d re ­
s tra int and use it cor rectl y to prot ect chil­
dren
5 l.
- Sit p rope rly in you r sea t and make sur e
that your passenger s do th e sa me
4.
- Faste n yo ur safe ty belt and wear it prop ­
e rly. A lso i nst ruct your pa ssenge rs to
fasten their safety belts prop erl y
.-
Safe driv ing is directly re lat ed to the condition of the vehicle , the driv er as well as
the driver's
to concentrate on the road without being distracted.
The driv er i s respo nsibl e for the sa fe ty o f
th e ve hicle and a ll of its occupan ts. If yo ur
ab ilit y to dr ive is im paired, safe ty risks for
eve ry bod y in th e veh icle increase and you
a lso become a hazard to everyo ne e lse on
t he road
The refo re:
- Do not le t yo urse lf be distra cte d b y pas ­
se nge rs or by usi ng the sound system o r a
ce llul ar t elep hone
- Never drive when yo ur driv in g abil ity is
imp air ed (b y m edi ca tions, alco hol , drugs,
etc.) .
- Obse rve a ll traffic laws, rules of th e road
and sp eed limit s and plai n co mm on se nse . -
Alw ays ad just yo ur spee d to road , traffic
a nd wea ther condition s.
- Take frequ ent breaks on long trips.
Don't drive for more than two hou rs at a
s tr etc h.
- Do n ot dr ive w he n yo u are tir ed, und er
press ure o r w hen you a re s tressed.
WARNING
dri vin g sa fe ty increases the risk of
se riou s perso nal inju ry and dea th when ever a
ve hicle is being use d ...
Safe driving 3

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Proper occupant seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important for safe, relaxed driving.
Fi g. 1 The correct distance between driver and
steering wheel
For yo ur own safety and Lo reduce the risk
of injur y in th e eve nt of a n accid ent, we
recommend that y ou adju st th e se al
the dri ver to the fo llowi ng po sition:
- A djust th e dri ver's se at so that you can
eas ily push the pedal s all th e way
10 th e
floor while k eeping you r kn ec(s) s light ly
- Adj ust the a ngl e of the sea t b ac k so that
it i s in an upri ght p osition so that your
back comes in full contact with it when
yo u dri ve.
- Adjust th e stee rin g w hee l so that there
i s a di sta nce of at le a st 10 in ch es (25 cm)
b etween the s tee rin g w hee l and your
breast bone
1. I f n ot possib le, see
yo ur authori zed Volkswagen dealership
about adapti ve equipm ent.
- Adju st th e steerin g w hee l so that the
s tee ring whee l a nd airbag cove r point s at
y our ch es t and not at your fa ce.
- Grasp the top of the ste erin g wheel with
yo ur clbow(s) sli ghtl y be nt.
4 Safe driving
Fig. 2 Correct head restraint position for driver
- Adjust t he hea d r estra int so that the
upper edge is as eve n with the to p of your
h ea d as possibl e but n o lower than eye
l eve l and so that it i s as close
to th e ba ck of
yo ur head as possible
2.
- Faste n and wear safe ty belt s co rrectl y
13 .
- Always keep both feet in the footwe ll so
that you are in control of th e ve hicle at all
tim es.
For detail ed in format io n on h ow 10 adj ust drive r 3.1, c hap te r "Sea ts an d
s torage ."
WARNING
Drivers who arc unb elted , o ut of position or
too clo se to the airbag can be seriously injured
b y an airbag as
it unfold s. To help reduc e th e
ri sk of serious p ers onal injury:
• Always adju st
driv er's scat and the
s te ering whe el so that there are al least 10
inches (25 cm) between your brea stbone and
the steer ing wheel.

,&. WARNING (continued)
• Always hold th e steerin g w hee l o n th e out ­
s ide or the stee ring w heel rim with your h and s
at th e 9 o'clock and 3 o'cloc k p ositions to h elp
redu ce the risk or p erson al injury
• Neve r hold th e s tee rin g w hee l a t th e 12
o 'clo ck p osition or with your hand s at oth er
pos ition s in sid e th e stee ring w hee l rim or on
hub. ste erin g
w hee l th e wron g way c an cause ser ious inju ­
ri es to th e hand s, arm s and h ead
• P ointin g th e s tee rin g w hee l to war d your d ec reases the ability or the suppl em ental
driver's a irbag to p rotec t yo u in a collision.
• Always s it in an upri gh t p os ition and n ever
l e an a gainst or pla ce any part or y our bod y too
clo se to th e area w here t he a irbags are loc ated.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
,&. WARNING (continu ed)
• B efor e dri vin g, a lways a djust the front
sea ts and h ead r est ra int s prop erl y a nd m ake
s ur e th at all passe nger s are properly re­
s train ed.
• Neve r adju st th e sea ts w hil e th e vehicl e is
m ov ing. Y our seat m ay move unexpec tedly
a n d y ou could lose co ntrol of th e ve hicl e.
• Neve r drive w ith th e ba ckre st r eclin ed or
tilt ed
ba ck! Th e fa rth er the bac kres ts are
tilt ed b ack, th e g reater t he risk du e to
in co rrec t p ositionin g or the sa fe ty belt and im ­
prop er sea ting pos ition.
• Childr en mu st always ride in child seat s
51. Specl al p reca utio ns ap ply w hen in ­
s ta llin g a c hild sca t on th e fr ont passe nge r sca t
29, "C hild res trai nts on th e front scat some imp ort ant thin gs to
Proper seating position fo r the front passenger
The p roperf ront passenge r seating position is important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own saf ety and to reduce th e r is k
of i njury in th e eve nt of an accide nt we rec­
o mm end that you adjust the seat fo r th e
front pa ssenge r to th e fo llow ing po sitio n:
- Mo ve the front pas senge r sea t back a s
far as po ssibl e. There mu st be a mi nim um
of IO in ch es (25 c m) betw een the breast­
bone and the in str um ent
- Adj ust th e ang le of th e s eatba ck so th at
it is in an upr ight pos it ion a nd your back
comes in full contact with it when ever the
ve hicle i s movin g.
- Adju st th e head restra int so th at the
uppe r edge is as e ven wit h th e top of yo ur
head as possible but not lower t han eye
le ve l and so that it is as close
the back of
yo ur h ead as po ssible
7 .
- Keep both fe et fl at on th e floo r in the
foorw ell in fro nt of the front pas senger
s eat. -
Faste n and wear safety be lts co rrec tly
13.
For d etai led informa tion on how to adju st th e
front passe nger seat 3.1 , chapter
"Sea ts and storage. "
WARNING
Front sea t passe ngers w ho arc unbelt ed, out or
p os ition or t oo close to the a ir b ag c an b e ser i­
ou sly inju re d or kill ed by th e a ir ba g as i t un­
fo lds. To h elp re du ce the r is k or se rio us p er­
so nal inj ury :
• P assenge rs mu st a lways si t in an u pri ght
p os ition and n ever le an aga inst o r p lace any
p art o r th eir b ody too close to th e a rea w here
th e air ba gs arc locat ed .
• Passe ngers who a rc unb elt ed , o u t o r posi­
ti on or t oo cl ose to t he a irbag can be se riously
in jur ed by a n airb ag as
it unfold s w ith grea t
for ce in the b link or a n eye .
• Always make s ure th at th ere a rc at leas t 10
in ch es (25 cm) bet wee n t he front p assenge r's
br eas tbone and th e ins trum ent p anel.
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
the
u pp er edge of the r estrain! is le ve l
the
top of your head , but no lower
e ye
l evel and so ii is as clos e to
back of your
h ead as possib le
3 and 4. A lways
raise
head re strain! for the rear center
se alin g position whenever the se at i s oc­
cupied.
A dju sti ng head 3. 1 and Equipme nt", c hapt er "Se ats and storag e."
LD, WARNING
Driving without head restraint s or with im­
prop erl y adju sted head re str aint s in crea ses
th e risk of serious injuries in a colli sion. To
h elp reduce the risk of injury: Fi
g. 4 Correctly adjusted head restra int viewed
from the side
WARN ING (continued)
• Always drive with the head restraints in
p la ce and properl y adjusted.
• Every person in the vehicl e must ha ve a
properly adjusted head restraint.
• Always make sur e each person in the ve­
hicle properly adjusts their head restraint.
Each head re straint mu st be adjusted ac­
cording to occupants' size so that th e upper
e d ge is as eve n with the top of the person's
h ead , but no lower than eye leve l a nd so it is as
clo se to the back of to th e head a s possible.
• Never attempt to adjust head res traint
while drivin g. If yo u have dri ven off and must
adju st the dri ver headre st for any reason, first
s top the vehicle safely before attempting to
adjust the head re straint .
• Childr en mu st a lways be properly re ­
s trained in a child restraint that i s ap propriat e
for their age and siz e
51, "Chi ld
safe ty".
Safe driving 7

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Active head restraints for the front seats
During a rea r e nd collisio n the passenge rs
in th e vehicle are pressed against th e sea t
back rest. The res ultin g pressu re th at the
body exe rts aga in st th e bac kres t ac tivates
t h e ac tive head rest raint s in the front seats .
Th e front hea d res train ts wi ll mo ve fo r­
w ard and upwa rd at the sa me tim e to help
r e duce the risk o f n eck injuri es.
WARNING
Driving without hea d re stra ints or with im­
properl y ad justed head r estraint s in creases
th e risk or seriou s injuri es in a collision . To
help reduce th e risk or injury:
• Always drive
th e hea d r estra ints in
place and prop erl y a dju sted. Remember that
th e rear center he ad r estraint is not h eight ad­
ju stabl e and that it mu st be rai sed up all th e
w ay w hen eve r the center rear seat is occ upied .
• Every per son in the vehicle must have a
properly adjuste d head restraint.
• Always make su re each perso n in the ve­
hicl e prop erl y adju sts th eir head r estraint.
WA RNING (continue d)
Eac h head restraint mu st be adju ste d ac ­
cord ing to oc cupants ' size so that the upper
edge is as eve n with the top or the person' s
h ead, but no lo wer than eye level and so it is as
clo se to th e back or to the h ead as possibl e.
• Nev er attempt to adjust head res traint
whil e dri vin g. Ir you have driven
and must
adju st the driver h eadr est any reaso n, stop the vehicl e attempting to
adju st the hea d re straint.
• Children mu st always b e properl y re ­
strained in a c hild restraint that is appropriat e
their age a nd size 5 1, " C hild
Tips
The acti ve head res train ts ca n also ac tivate
w hen p assenger push es up agains t th e ba ck ­
r es t wi th en ough force exa mpl e yourse lf ju st into th e seat abr uptly) or if th e
h ea d res train t is push ed from behind. This is
n orm al and will not da m age th e head res traint.
I t w ill go back t o its o riginal pos itio n rig h t
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant rest raint system ca n on ly redu ce th e risk of if v eh icle
pa nts ar e prop erly sea ted .
Improp er se atin g po siti ons ca n cause se­
r io us injur y or deat h. Safe ty belts ca n on ly
wo rk whe n th ey are prop erl y pos ition ed
o n th e body . Impr oper seati ng posit ions
r e du ce the e ffect ive ne ss of sa fe ty belt s a nd
w ill eve n inc rease the ris k or injury and
d ea th by m ov ing t he sa fety belt to criti cal
a reas of the body. Imp roper seating posi­
ti ons a ls o in crease the risk of seriou s injur y
and d eath when a n airb ag de plo ys and
s trikes an occ upant who is not in the
prop er sea ting po sition.
driver is res pon­
s ibl e for the sa fe ty of all vehicl e occ upant s
a nd especiall y for childr en. There for e:
8 Safe driving
-Never a llow anyone to ass um e an im ­
proper seating pos it ion when th e ve hicl e is
bei ng
lists onl y so me or the pos itions
that will increase the risk or ser io us injury and
d ea th. Our h ope is
th ese ex amples will help
mak e you more awa re of sea ting po siti ons that
ar e da ngero us.
Therefore, whenever the vehic le is moving:
• neve r sta nd up in the vehicle
• neve r stand on the seats
• neve r kneel on th e seats
• neve r rid e with the seat back recl ined
• never lie clown on th e re ar sea t