2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF child seat

sure that the airbag on/off status is correct for the passenger riding on the front passen-ger seat. Side airbags
Fig. 61 the padding on the outboard side of the fro nt seat backrests : locat ion an d deployment zone of the side airbags (B).
on page 82.
T he side airbags are in the backrest padding of the
driver and passenger seats 61 B. The is shown by the word The
area marked in red (dotted lines) indicates the
ployment zone of the side airba gs.
a side collision, the side airbag in the sea t rest can and reduce the risk of injury to
the drive r or the front seat passenger.
T he side airbags
for the front seating
duce the risk of injury that can be caused by bags when they pant sitting next to it is not seated properly.
Th e s i
de airbag for the front passenger seat can
be used with properly restraints . ways read and heed whenever using a child restraint in the
vehicle: 69 , 82, Airbag
system , Child safety and child in The dangers of using child straints on the fron t seat on page in
A n electronic control module and side impact
sensors.
airbags in the front seat backrests.
An airbag system monitoring indicator light in the instrument cluster
the side airbag between the vehicle
occ upant and the door. The side airbag system
supplements the safe ty and can to duce the risk of injury to the occupants' upper so.
provide th is additional p ro tection,
the side airbag must
especially to 103.
Th e airbag system is mon ito red
to make sure it is working properly at times. E very
time you turn on the igni tion , the airbag syst em come on for a few seconds
( functio n ch eck) .

The airba g system is not a substitute for your Rather, it is part of the occ upa nt straint sys tem in your vehicle
is import ant to remem ber that the side airbag
s ys tem is desig ned t o help re duce the like lihood of
ser io us injury . H owever , it is importa nt to ber th a t a deploying airbag may also cau se other
i njur ies, su ch as bruisin g, fric tio n burns ,
a nd abr asions . A lso re m ember th a t side airbags
if the ignit ion is sw itch ed off when a crash
in side ured by the sensor is too tow,
in fron t-en d co llisio ns,
in rear -e n d
in rollove rs , unless the deployme nt th reshold
fo r dep loyment stored in the co ntrol unit is met.
so me t ypes of accide nts the fron t airbags , Curtai n Protection ® airbags and side airb a gs ma y
b e t rigge re d t ogether.
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or even fatal injury.
To help reduce the risk of injury when the
supplemental side airbag inflates ,
-
Always sit in an upright position and do not lean against the area where the side
airbag is located.
- Never
let a child or anyone else rest their head against the side trim panel in the area where the side airbag inflates.
-
Always make sure that safety belts are worn correctly.
- Nev er
let anyone sitting in the front seat put their hand out of the window.
on the seat backrests
gerously through the passenger ment and cause serious Injury if the mental side airbag inflates.
any children or other passengers to ride in that space.
coat hooks for thing but lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets.
sonal injury a
Improper use, repair , or disassembly of the driver and front passenger seats can prevent side airbags from working property and result in severe injuries.
seat covers or
ests that have not been specifically
ately by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen
ing damaged by heavy objects hitting the sides of the seat backre sts or force being put on the seat backs, especially in the area
where the side airbag module is located .

Curtain
P rotectio n® airbag system is designed to help re­
du ce the likelihood of serious injury. H owever , it is
possible that a de plo yed
brui sing, frict ion burns , an d abras ions . R emembe r
too ,
if the ignition is sw itched off whe n a crash oc­
curs ,
in sid e when the acceleration meas­
ur ed by the senso r is too low,
in front- end
in rea r-end
in unl ess the deployment threshold
for deployment stored in the contr ol un it is met.
An
Always make sure that the
Always sit in proper seating positio n and wear safety bel ts
Never let occupants place any parts of th ei r bodies in the area where the
Before driving
Always keep the area where the clear. Never carry a ny objects or pe ts in the area betwee n them and where the airbags
Never use the
Never swing the sun visors over to the side windows if things such as pens, garage door openers , hands -free speakers, etc. are
attached to the s u n visors. They could come l oose and caus e serious
The airbag system can only be trigge red
o n ce .
Always have work involving th e curtain airbag system , re m ova l a n d installati on of the
alrbag components, or othe r repai rs per -
f o rmed by your authorized Vo lkswagen deal-er or authorized Volkswagen
Never attach objects to the cover or in the deployment zone of a
times . Never let anything or object, a pet, or a person, includ-ing an infant or child, be in the space between any vehicle occupant and an y air-
bag .

Child safety and child restraints
this section
Important safety inst ructions for using child
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U sing a child restraint on the rear seat . . . . . .
Infant seats.............................
res traints with a safety belt . . . 115
Securing the child restra int with LATCH/
U CRA lower universa l a n cho rages . . . . . . . . . 118
Secu ring a chil d rest rai nt wit h the
Top Tether
st rap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
or other acciden t also apply to children
de­
signed for th eir size. weight, and body structu re .
M any countries and
states of th e United States
and provinces of Canada have laws requ ir in g t he
use of approved child res traint sys tems fo r i nfants
and
a fron ta l crash at a speed of
be more than times the weight of the child. This means the effective weight of the
kg) . Under these conditions . only
an appropriate child restraint properly used can re­
duce the risk
of serious injury. Child restraints, like safety must be used properly to be ef­
fe ctive. Used improperly, they can increase the risk of serious injury in an accident.
the child seat manufacturer's instructions to be sure the seat is right for your child's size 121, Sources ofinformation about child re­
straints and their use. Please be sure to read and
heed
abou t child safety, Advanced Airbags, and
the
Safety
Airbag system
A child in a r earward -fac ing child seat in­
stalled on the front pa ssenger seat
se at and
Always re arward-fa cing child seats on the rear s eat.
you ha ve, in exce ptional circumstances,
nevertheless d eci de d t o sea t on the front passenger seat
a nd the PASSENGER light does not come on and sta y on when ever the ignition is on , immed iatel y th e rear ­
w ard-fa cin g sea t on the rear se at and have the airba g sy s te m insp ec te d right aw ay
by your authorized Volk sw age n dealer or au­thorized V olk sw age n Service
Accident statistics h ave sh own that c h ildren
are sa fe r in the rea r se at are a than
i n the front seating position . A lw ay s restrain
any a g e 12 and unde r in the rear.
Sittin g properl y and safe ly

vehicle occupants and chil­dren must be restrained properly whenever riding in a veh icle . An unrestrained or im­properly restra ined child could be injured by striking the interior or by being ejected from the vehicle during a sudden maneuver or im­pact. An unrestrained or improperly restrain­
ed child is also at greater risk of injury or death through contact with an inflating air­
bag .
and used at one of the rear seating positions provides the highest degree of protection for infants and
exceptional circumstances require the use of a forward-facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat, the
the manufactur­er's instructions provided with the child seat or infant carrier.
- Never
a child restraint without a properly attached top tether strap if the
child r estraint manufacturer' s instructions
r equire the top tether strap to be used.
- Never
put the forward-facing r e ­straint up ag ainst or very near the instru­ment
-Always set the s afety belt upper an­chorage to the adjustment position that p ermits proper in accordance with the
- Always move the passenger seat to the highest position in the up and down ad­justment range and move it back to the rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft adjustment range , as far away from the airbag as possible before
GER BAG light comes on and stays on
light does not come on and stay on, immediate­ly the forward-facing child seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspe cted by your authorized
Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswa­
gen
Always read and heed
=>page 69, belts, =>page 82, Air­bag system and =>page
Alwa ys rep lace r est rai nt s that were in­stalled in a veh icle during a crash. Damage
to a c hil d res traint th at is not visible could cause it
to fa il in an ot her co llisio n situation.
on p age tha t comp lies with U nited Fede ra l Motor

the supp ressio n requirement s o f Federal Motor Vehicle T hese ch ild
from 1 , Angel Guard Ange l
Ride
B . Rearward-facing
(When the restr ai nt system comes equipped with a
removable base, compliance has to be certified
with or without the base) .
Valid
through August
Br itax Hand le w ith 191
Century Assura 4553
Century Fit 4543
Evenn o Discovery Adjust Right 212
Evenno First Choice
Graco
Century
Arriva PAW and base
22-999W HO
Evenno Discovery Adjust Right 212
Graco
Graco
Peg Perego Primo Viaggio
Forward-facing convertible
Valid through August
Britax Roundabout 161
Britax Expressway
Century Encore 4612
Century 4416
To uri va
Evenno Ho rizon V 425
Evenno Medallion 254
1st Com fort Ride
1,
Brita x Roundabout
Touriva
High B ack Booster
Tribute V 379xxxx
Evenno
Graco
Graco Toddler 2
Grace Platinum Cargo
D. Forward-facing toddler/belt positioning booster systems, manufactured on or after September 1,
Valid through August
Brita x Roads ter
Century Next
High Back Booster
Evenno Right Fit 24 5
Valid
from
Brit ax Roa dster
High Back Boos ter
Deluxe High Back Booster
22-262
Gr aco Platinum Cargo
Evenno Right Fit 245
E venflo Generations 352xxxx
To reduce the risk of serious injury, always
make sure that the GER BAG light comes on and stays on whenever a child restraint is installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition is switched on .
BAG light does not come on and stay on.
Have the airbag system inspected
Facility.

To reduce the risk of serious injury, always
make sure that the
res tra int is
away from
on page
special ste ps when
a child res train t with the vehicle safety
around the rear head restraint behind the
child restraint to help preven t a child from playing
with the unused and becoming entangled in it 64.
When a child safety
seat is secured on the
just the fron t seat to the s ize of the ch ild safety
the
85 .
se nger seat and it properly at one of the rear sea t positions if the GER light does not stay on.
ately by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized
in Intr oduction on
page 58
a ch ild safet y seat is used on the rear bench,
must be sec ured so that the child in the child restraint cannot reach them
Guide the safety belt webbing behind the head
r est raint of the adjacent seat 64. When doing
so , do not engage the safety belt lock!
Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
A child in a child restraint
sition where the child restrain t is
Never le t anyone sit at the center rea r
sea ting position if the center rear safety belt
h as been routed around a rear head restraint.
properly and safe ly

you to route the belt around the head restraint.
on the rea r seat.
on pag e
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ommends that infants shou ld ride in rear-facing
ca r safety seats (in whic h the child faces the back
o f the vehicle) starting wi
th their first ride hom e
from the i nfants and todd le rs s hould
r ide in a rea r-facing car safety seat until they are
2 years
Rear- facing child
seats can be used safely only on the rea r sea t of the vehicle 65 .
Before
a ch ild restrain t on the front senge r sea t, b e s ure to the specia l in str u c­
t ions and h eed the wa rning s and
Before driving
. ,
When using the vehic le safe ty
to help prevent
the sea t from mov ing
a tether strap is being used to tie the child
seat to the front passenger seat, make sure that it
is not so tight that it causes the weig ht-sensing mat
to measu re more weight than
is actually on the
seat and turn the front passenger airb ag on when it
mus t be off (suppressed).
Th e ai r
bag on the passenger side makes the front seat a pote nti ally dangerous place for a ch ild to
ride. The fron t sea t is no t the safest place fo r a is a very gerous place for an infant or a larger
seat s or infant carriers on the fron t pas senger sea t,
eve n with an Advanced Airbag System. A child
again st the
b ackres t, center armrest, door or roof.