2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA safe

Booklet 2.1 Safety fir st
WARN ING (continu ed)
fro m fl ying fonvar cl as dan gerous miss iles into
th e passe nge r co mp artmen t.
Reporting safety defects
If you believe tha t vehicl e has a de­
f ec t, w hic h co uld ca use a cra sh, in jury, or
d eath , you sh ould info rm th e NHTSA im­
m edia te ly . Yo u sh oul d als o no tif y Volk­
sw agen of Am erica , Inc. If N HT SA recei ves
s imi lar com plaint s, it m ay open an inves ti­
gat ion , and i f it find s th at a saf ety defec t
exists in a grou p of ve hicl es, it m ay ord er a
reca ll an d re m ed y c am paig n. How ever,
N HTSA can not becom e in vo lve d in ind i­
v idu al proble ms between you, you r d ea ler ,
or Vo lkswag en of A me rica, In c.
Addr ess of N HT SA
T e l.: l -888-DAS H-2- DOT
Fro m 8:00 AM to 10 :00 Mo nday through
Friday
O r ha ve a look a t:
http :// www-o cli.nht sa.cl ot.gov /ivu q/
and print out th e
form and it to (202)
366-7882
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WARN ING (con tinued)
• Never att ac h a c hild seat teth er strap to a
O r m ail it to:
U.S. Depa rtm ent of Transporta tion ,
N ati onal H ig hway
Safe ty A dmini stra tio n. of Defects Invest ig ation .
NSA- l0.01, 400 7 th Str eet, SW
Wa sh ington, D.C. 20590
A ppli cabl e to Canada onl y
If yo u beli eve that yo ur veh icle has
d efec t
w hich cou ld ca use a crash, injur y or dea th , you
s h ould inform Transport Canada imm ediately.
Yo u sh oul d also notif y Volksw age n Canada, In c.
A ddress of Tran sp ort Cana da
To conta ct Transpo rt Cana da, yo u ma y either
ca ll Transport Ca nada at:
Tel.: Phone: (800 ) 333-05[0 (o nly fro m Can ada)
Tel.: Pho ne: (613) 998-86 16 (O ttawa reg io n )
O r wr ite to:
Transport Canada R oad Safe ty
2780
R oad
Ottawa. ON

Safety belts
General not es
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety b elt s correctly saves lives!
Fig . 5 Occ upan ts wear ing safety belts
This Bookl et explain s why safet y belt s are
nece ssary, ho w the y work and how to ad­
ju st and wear them correc tly.
Number of seats
Yo ur vehicl e has a tota l of five se ating position s: in the fro nt and three in th e rear. Each
sea tin g p ositio n ha s a sa fety b elt.
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of seriou s per sona l
injury and d eat h.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
- Read all the information th at follows
and heed all of th e in struction s and warn­
in gs in thi s booklet.
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of seriou s personal
injury and death.
• Safety belts are t he sin gle mo st efTec tive
means available to reduce the risk of se rious
injur y and death in automobile accidents.
your protection and that of your passengers,
a lwa ys corre ctl y wear safety belts when the ve­
hicle is moving =;fig. 5.
• Pregnant women, injured, or physically
impaired per sons mu st
use safe ty belts.
l..ik eall vehicle occupant s, they arc more likely
to be seriou sly injur ed if the y do not wear
safety bel ts. The best way to protect
fet us is to
protect the mother -throughout the entire
pregnancy.
WAR NING (con tinued)
• Never strap more than one person, in­
cluding small children, into any belt. It is espe­
cially dangerous to pla ce a sa fety belt over a
c hild sittin g on yo ur lap.
• Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than ther e arc safe ty belt s available.
• Be sure eve ryone riding in the vehicle is
properly res train ed with a separat e safety belt
or child restraint.
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicl e ha s a w arning s yste m for the driv er and front seat pa sseng er to r e­
mind
about the importan ce of bucklin g-up.
Fig. 6 Safety bel t warn ing lig ht
B efore driving off, always :
Faste n you r safet y be lt and mak e sure
you are w ear ing it prop erl y.
Ma ke s ure th at your p asse nge rs als o
bu ckle up and proper ly w ear their sa fe ty
b elt s.
Prot ect yo ur chi ldr en with a c hild re­
s traint sy ste m appropri ate fo r th e s ize and
ag e o f the ch ildren.
The wa rning lig ht in th e in strum ent cluste r
li g ht s up when t he ig nition is s wit ch ed on a s a
r e minder
to fa ste n th e sa fe ty belts. In addition ,
y o u w ill hear a warnin g so und and see th e fol­
l ow ing m ess age displa yed: Please fasten s eatbelt!
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The warnin g light I di spla y and th e warn ing
so un d w ill go o ut/stop w hen th e dri ver an d front
p asse nger co rrec tly faste n s th e s afety be lt.
the ig ni tio n i s sw itch ed on , th e warning
t o ne w ill co me o n fo r a bou t 6sec ond s alo n g wi th
a wa rnin g ligh t
in the in strum ent clu ste r if ei­
th er th e dri ver and front sea t pa ssenge r ha s not
fa ste ned th eir saf ety belt. As s oon as th e dri ver
and front seat pa sse nger have fa ste n ed th eir
sa fe ty belts, the warnin g to ne and the wa rning
li g ht
sto p.
If both the dr iver and fron t se at pa sse nger h ave
no t buc kled- up w ithi n abou t
24 sec onds afte r
t h e wa rning to ne ha s s to pp ed, the w arn ing ton e
w ill soun d a gain for ab out 6 second s. Th e
w arnin g to n e w ill sound re peate dl y fo r ab out
6 sec ond s at 24 seco nd int erv als unt il bo th the
dri ver and fr ont p asse nge r have buckl ed-up.
Th e sa fety belt warnin g sys te m is ac tive for
a bo ut
5 minut es and durin g thi s tim e th e
w arn ing lig ht in th e in strum ent clu ste r w ill sta y
o n.
F as te n you r sa fe ty be lt now and make sure that
y our passenge rs als o proper ly p ut on their
safe ty be lts.
19 is le ft at­
ta ch ed to th e sa fe ty belt bu ck le, th e s afe ty bel t
w arn ing sys te m will se nse that th e safety belt for
th at sea t is bein g use d and the w arnin g to ne w ill
n ot sound even th ou gh th e sea t is occ upi ed and
t h e safe ty belt is not b ein g use d.

Booklet 2 .1 Safety fir st ®
Why safety belts?
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics
Fronta l crashe s subject people riding in vehicles to very strong force s.
F ig . 7 Unbelted occupants in a veh icle head ing for
o wal l.
The ph ysica l prin ciples ar e simpl e. Both th e hicle and th e pa sse nger s po ssess e nergy w hich
va ries with veh icl e s pee d and bod y weig ht. Engi­
n eer s c all thi s en erg y " kin etic energy. "
The hi gher th e s pee d of the vehicl e and th e
gr eater t he v ehicl e's weight, th e more energy h as
to be "a b so rbed " in th e c rash .
V ehicle speed is th e m os t signifi cant factor. I f the
spe ed doubl es from 15 to 30 mph (25 to 50 km /h ),
th e e nerg y in crea ses 4 tim es !
Be ca u se th e pass eng ers of th e vehicle a re not
u sin g s afety belt s
7, th ey w ill kee p movin g th e s am e s pee d th e ve h icl e mo ving ju st
F ig . 8 The vehicle crashes into the wall.
before th e c ras h, un til somet hing stop s them h ere, t he wa ll 8.
T he s ame princip les a pply
people sit ting ve hicle tha t is in vol ve d in a frontal collision.
E ve n at spe ed s o f20 t o 30 mph (30 to 50
km /h ). t he forc es act in g on the bod y reach
on e ton (2,000 lbs. or l,000 kg) or more. Al greater
s pe ed s, these force s are ev en high er.
P eo ple wh o do not u se sa fety belt s arc al so nut
a tta ch ed to th eir ve hicl e. In a fronta l colli sion
t h ey will als o ke ep moving forwa rd a t th e sp ee d
th eir ve hicl e was tra ve lin g ju st befo re the crash.
Of cour se the law s of p hys ics don't ju st a pp ly to
fro ntal colli sion s, the y det ermine what happ en s
in all kind s of accident s
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
What happens to occupants not wearing safety belts?
In crashes unbelted occupant s cannot stop themselve s from flying forward and
being injured or killed. Always wear your safety belts.
Fig. 9 A driver not wearing o safety belt is violently
thrown forward
Un belted occ upants ar e not abl e to res ist the tre­
m endo us fo rces o f imp act by holdin g tig ht or
bra cing themse lves . W ith ou t th e ben efit of
s af etv res traint systems. th e unr estrai ned o ccu­
slam vio le ntl y into t he steering wheel,
in strnm ent panel, win dshi eld , o r w hate ve r else
is in the way
9. T his impac t w ith the ve hicle
inte rior has a ll th e e nergy the y had just before
the cras h.
Neve r re ly on airb ags alone for pro tec tion. Eve n
wh en th ey deplo y, air ba gs provide onl y a ddi ­
t io n al prot ection. Airb ags are not su pposed
depl oy in all kin ds of a cci den ts. Alt hough your
Volk swag en i s eq uipped with airbags, all vehicl e
occ upant s, inclu ding th e dr ive r, mu st wear
sa fety belt s co rrectl y in order to min imize th e
ri sk of seve re injur y or d eath in a cras h, regard-
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Fig . 10 A rear passenger not wearing o sa fety belt
will fly forward and strike the drive r
less of wheth er a se atin g pos ition has a n or no t
R em emb er too, that ai rbags w ill dep loy o nly
once a nd t hat your sa fery be lts are always there
to offe r pro tec tion in th ose acci dent s in whi ch
a irba gs are not supp osed to dep loy o r w hen they
h ave already deployed. Unbelt ed occ upan ts can
a lso be thro wn out of th e ve hicle w here e ven
more severe or fa ta l in jur ies can occur.
I t i s a lso important for the rear passe ngers to
wea r sa fety belts correct ly. Unb elt ed pas se nge rs
in th e re ar sea ts endanger no t on ly th emse lves
b u t a ls o th e driver an d oth er pa ssenge rs
JO .
In a fron tal collisio n th ey w ill be thrown forward
v io len tly, whe re they ca n hi t a nd injure the
driver and /or front seat

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
it 's po ssibl e to use the to brace the body a ,ninor collision.
It 's simp ly not
Fi g. 11 Driver is co rrectly re strained in o s udden
broki ng ma neuver .
Safely belt s used prop erl y can make a big diff er­
ence. Safet y belts help to keep passe ngers in
the ir sea ls , gra dually r edu ce e nergy levels ap­
pli ed
to the body in co llision s. and help preve nt
th e unc ontroll ed mo veme nl tha t can cause se­
riou s injur ies. In ad di1i on, safe ty belt s redu ce
th e clang er of being thro wn ou1 o f th e ve hicl e.
Safe ty belt s atta ch passengers 10 the car and giv e
th em t he ben efi t of b eing
down more
ge nll yor "sof tly" through lhe "g ive" in the saf ety
b e lts, cru mp le zo ne s
other saf ely fea1 ures
e n gin ee re d into toda y's vehicl es. By "ab sorb ing"
t h e kinet ic ener gy ov er
longe r per iod of lime , th
e fo rces o n 1h e body be come more "tolerable "
and less likely to c ause injur y.
A lthoug h 1hese exa mples are ba sed on a frontal
co llision,
belt s can also sub sla nt ially re­
duc e the risk of inju ry in 01h er kin ds of crash es.
So . w heth er yo u're on a long 1rip or ju sl go ing to
lh e c orner stor e, always buckle up and make
s ur e oth ers do, too. Acci denl statist ics sh ow 1h at
ve hicle occ upan 1s prop erl y wea ring sa fe ty
ha ve lower risk of bein g in jur ed and a much
b elie r ch an ce of in collis io n. Properl y
u sin g safe ty bell s also great ly in cre a ses the
abili 1y of 1 he s uppl em ent al a irbags 10 do their
job in a collisio n . Fo r thi s rea son, wea ring a
safe ty belt is lega lly re quir ed in mo sl cou ntries
includin g mu ch of th e Un ited
and
Canada .
A lth ough your Volk swage n i s eq uipped wilh a ir­
ba gs. yo u still have to we ar th e safe ly be lts pro­
v id ed. Fro nt a irba gs, for examp le,
a cti va ted
on ly in some frontal collisio ns. Th e front airb ags
a re no t acli vated in all fron ta l co lli sio ns, in sid e
and rea r co llisio ns. in rollo vers o r in cas es wh ere
is no t e nou gh de celeration through impac t
to the front of the vehicle. Th e sa me go es for the
01 hcr airbag sys1ems in yo ur Volk sw agen. So, al­
w ays
you r saf ety belt and mak e sure ev ery­
bo dy in ve hicle is prop erly
Impo rtant safety instructions about safety belts
Safety bel ts must alway s be cor rect ly pos i ri on ed across the strongest bones of you r
body.
- Always wea r saf ety bells as ill ustra ted
and descr ibed in thi s Bookl et.
- Make su re th at yo ur sa fet y be lts a rc a l­
ways rea dy fo r u se and arc no t da ma ged.
WARNING
Not wea ring sa fe ty belt s or wearing t hem im­
prop erl y inc re as es the ri sk of se rious per sona l
WAR NING (continued)
injury and death. Safety belts ca n w ork onl y
w hen u sed correct ly.
• Always fas te n yo ur safety belt s cor rect ly
before dri vin g o ff and make sure all pa sse n­
ge rs are cor rec tly res tra in ed.
•
m ax imum protection, sa fel y belt s
mu st be po sitione d cor rectly on th e
body.
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
WARN ING (continued)
• Neve r strap m ore than one perso n, in­
cluding small ch ildr en, into belt.
• Neve r p lace a safety belt over a child sitting
o n your lap.
• Always keep fee t in the foot we ll in front of
th e scat w hile th e ve hicl e is being driven.
• Neve r let a n y perso n r ide with feet on the
instrument panel or sticking out th e window
or on th e sca t.
• Never remove a safety be lt whil e th e ve­
hicle i s mo ving. Do ing so w ill increase yo ur
ri sk of being injur ed or kill ed.
• Neve r wear be lts twi sted.
• Never wear bel ts over rigid o r breakable
ob jects in or on your clothing, su ch as eye
glasses, pen s, keys, etc., as these may cause in­
jur y.
• Neve r allo w sa fet y belts to become dam­
aged by being caugh t in door or sea t hardware.
• Neve r wear t he s hou lder part of the be lt
und er you r ar m or otherwi se ou t of posi tion.
• Severa l layers of heavy clothing may inter­
fere w ith correc t position ing of belt s and re­
duce the overa ll eff ect ive ness of t he sys tem.
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WARNING (continued)
• Alwa ys keep b elt buckles free of a nyt hing
that may prevent th e buckl e from latc hing se­
cure ly.
• Never use comfor t clips or dev ices that
crea te slac k in the sh ould er bel t. Howeve r,
s pecial clips may be required for the correc t
u se of some child restraint systems.
• Torn o r frayed safety belt s can tear a nd
damag ed belt hardw are can break in a colli­
s ion. In spect belts reg ularl y. lf webb ing, bind­
in gs, buckl es, or retractors are damaged, h ave
b elt s rep laced by an authorized Volkswage n
dealer or qualifi ed worksho p.
• Safety be lts that have been worn and
l oaded in an accident must b e re pl ace d w ith
the correct re placement safety belt by a n au­
t h orized Volkswage n dea le r. Replacement
may be necessary even if damage canno t be
clea rly see n. Anchorages t hat were loaded
mu st a lso be inspecte d.
• Neve r remove, modify, disassembl e, or try
t o repa ir th e safe ty belts yourse lf.
• Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts
m ay not work co rrectl y and can impair the
fun ction o f th e in erti a ree l
3.4 "Ti ps
an d Adv ice", c hap te r "C lea nin g and
Pro tect ion."

Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Sa fe ty fir st -eve rybody buckle up!
Fig. 12 Belt buck le and tongue fo r th e dr iver's seat
To pro vid e maximum prot ectio n, sa fety
b elt s
alw ays be po siti oned cor rectly
o n
weare r's bod y 20.
- Adju st
fro nt sea t and head restra int
co rrec tly
4.
- Mak e su re th e seat back of the rea r sea t
b ench i s in an upright pos ition and se­
cu rely latche d in plac e before usin g th e
sa fe ty
- Hold !he be lt b y ton gu e and pull it
eve nly across the ch es t and pel vis
-th e tongue into correct
bu ckle for your seat until you h ear
latch
sec urely
19, fig. 12 .
- Pull on
belt to mak e sure that it is se­
cure ly latc hed in the bu ckle.
Automatic safety belt retractors
E ve ry
b elt i s equipp ed with an aut om ati c
belt retrac tor on th e sho uld er bell. Thi s fea ture
l oc ks th e belt when the
is pu lled ou t fast ,
during hard braking and in a collision. The belt
m ay also lock
yo u d rive a stee p
hill or thro ugh a sh arp cur ve. Durin g no rma l
dri vin g th e belt le ts yo u mo ve freel y.
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Belt prete nsio ne r
T he re tracto rs for the drive r,
pa sse nger,
a nd rea r outboard seating po sition s are
e quipp ed wit h a belt pr ete nsio ner that h elp s
th at h elp s to t ight en th e safe ty belt and remo ve
s lac k w hen th e pr etens ioner is act iva te d. Th e
fun ction o f the pr eten sio ner is m onit ored b y a
wa rnin g light
39.
Switc hable l ocking feature
Every safety belt excep t fo r th e one on th e dr ive r
se at is eq uippe d wit h a sw itchable locking fea­
tur e th at mu st be use d when the saf ety b elt is
used
1 0 att ach a child seal. Be sur e to read the
imp orta nt in formation about thi s feature
60 .
WARNING
Imp roperl y position ed safe ty belt s ca n ca use
se riou s personal injury in an accident.
• Saf ety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seat back is upright and belt s arc
c o rr ectly positioned on the body.
• Alway s m ake sure that th e re ar sea t back­
res t to which th e center re ar safety belt is at­
t ached is sec urely la tc h ed when ever th e rear
center safety belt i s bei ng use d
3.1. If
the b ackres t is n ot sec urely latc hed, the pa s­
s enger will move fon vard wit h the backres t
during sudden braking, in a sudd en maneuver
a nd especially in a cras h.
• Never attach the safe ty belt to the bu ckl e
for another seat. Attachi ng the belt to th e
wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effective ­
ness and can cause se rious per sona l injury .
• A pa ssenge r w ho is not corre ctl y restrain ed
can be se riou sly injur ed by th e sa fe ty belt it self
w hen
60.
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