2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Car seats

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING
• Never adjust the driver or front passenger
seat while the vehicle is in motion. While ad­
ju stin g your seat, you could adjust your seat to
an incorrect sitting position. Adjust your seat
before driving
or when th e vehicle is not
moving.
• The elect rical front seat adju stment also
work s with the ignition off. Therefore, chil­
dren sh ould never be lef t unattended in the
vehicle -ther e is a risk of injury!
• Exercise caut ion when adjustin g the seat
height or fonvard/backward position. Care­
l ess use of the front seat adjustment co ntrols
can cause injuri es.
WARNING (continued)
• To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident, front seat passenge rs must never
ride in a moving vehicle w ith the seat back re­
clined. Safet y belt s offer prote ction only when
th e seatback is upright and belt s are properl y
po sition ed on the bod y. The more Lheseatback
i s re clined, the greate r th e risk of personal in ­
ju ry from an out of position safety belt.
avoid damaging the e lec trical co mp onen ts of
th e front seat, do not knee l on the sea t or apply
dir ect pressure at a sing le po int to the seat
cu shi on a nd
Applies to vehicles: wilh electrically adjustable fronts seat and memory buttons
Memory for driver 's s eat
Use memory buttons on dri ver seat to sto re to three diffe rent positions
for
seat.
••••
F ig. 46 Memory buttons on the front seot: to sove
the setlings, first press the SET butlon and then one
of the memory butlons , l, 2 or 3 .
Storing settings for driving forward
-Sw itch on the igniti on. Do not en gage
Rever se gear.
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-Press the =*i g. 46
bri efly whil e the key is s till in the ignition .
T hi s ca n be don e on the driver side only
whe n th e ve hicle is
moving.
- lfyou w ish to reca ll the memor y set­
t ings whe n the vehicle is moving, hold
dow n the memory button until the sa ve d
p osit ion is reac hed .
The m em ory butt ons ca n sto re th e sea t positions th e fron t d river

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Roof rack
Markings for attaching the roof carrier mounts
Fig. 63 Mounting points
Front: The mounting points are visible whe n the
door s are opened 63 -arrow-.
Rear: The mounting po ints are v is ibl e when the
door s are opened
-arrow-.
L'.0, WARNING
The roof rack must be attach ed at the mark­
ings sh ow n in th e illu stra tions only.
Important notes on u sing a roof rack
Always follow the instructions provided with the roof rack.
The roof rack system must always be install ed
exactly according to th e instru ctions provid ed.
• Your vehicle has special roof rails for in­
sta lling the mounts . The refore, standard roof
ca rrie rs canno t be use d.
• The mount s are the basis of a comp lete roo f
rack syste m. Specia l fixt ures mu st th en be add ed
in order to safe ly transport luggage, bicycles,
s ki s, surfboard s or boats on the roof. All th es e
syste m com pone nts are ava ilable from autho­
ri zed Volkswagen dea lers. We recommend you
u se genuin e Volkswagen roof rack sys te m s. If
yo u wa nt to u se a different roof rack, make sur e
that it can be in stall ed sec urely to yo ur veh icle
and that it does not damage your vehicle.
• We recomm end you keep the roof rack as­
se mbly instru ction s provid ed by the manufa c­
turer in yo ur vehicle .
When should the roof rack be removed?
• When it is not needed (to sav e fuel, reduce
w ind noise and avo id th eft).
• Before dri ving through an aut omatic ca r
was h.
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WARNING
Installing or using a roof rack improperly can
ca use the roof rack and a nyt hin g on it to off
th e vehicle ca using collision and serious in­
ju ry.
• Always insta ll roof rack and roof rack fix­
tures carefully following th e instructions pro­
v ided with the roof rack and heed
all INGS.
• Always make sure that all bolts and fas ­
te ne rs are proper ly installed and properly
t ight ened before every trip.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment @)
Securing the load
Loads transported on the roof rack must be securely attached. The vehicle's han­
dling is affected when transporting loads.
Always secure th e in the
WARNING
Items that arc not properly secured to a roof
rack can fall off causing a collision and per­
sona l injury.
• Always make sure that all bolts and fas­
teners arc properly installed and properly
ti ghten ed befor e every trip at each stop during
a long trip.
• Always properly install special fixtures for
it em s s uch as bicycles, skis, surfboard s, etc.
• Never use s traps or other things that are
damag ed, not strong enough or not suitabl e to
attac h items to a roof rack.
WARNING
Transporting heavy bulky loads o n the roof
will change the way the vehicl e handl es by
shifting the vehicle's center of gravity,
changing its aerodynamics and the way it re­
acts to side winds.
WARNING (cont inued)
• Cargo th at is l arge , heavy, bulky, long or
flat will have a more negative influence on the
ve hicle 's aerodynamics, center of gravity and
overa ll handlin g.
• Always adapt your driving and speed to
what you ar e carry ing on the roof as
as to
road, traffic , weather and wind condition s.
• Always avoid sudd en braking or driving
maneuvers.
• Always make sure that loads arc properly
distributed and that heavier items arc in th e
front.
• Never exceed the maximum roof load for
th e vehicle 165 lb s. (75 kg) , maximum axle
loads or the maximum gross vehicle weight
3.3 "Techn ica l D ata."
sys­
t e m s is no t cov ered by the warra nty.
• The height of yo ur vehicle is chan ged by th e
in sta llation of the roof rack and the loa d sec ured
on it. Bear this in mind when driving throu gh ga­
door s or low und erp asses to avo id damag e
to the vehicle.
For the sake of environment
D rivi ng w ith the roof
incre ases fu el con­
s umpti on. If yo u do not nee d do not u se it. Seats and storage 77

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Roof weight
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight is 165 lbs ( 75 kg ).
On ly us e the roof rack system sp eci fica lly d e­
s ign ed, tested and approved by Vo lk swage n.
The roo f weig ht increa ses the weight of t he front
and rear ax le and correspondingly re d uces the
o th er l oa d that your vehicle can carry.
D istri bute th e load even ly and do not exceed th e
P erm iss ible Roof Weight (including th e we ig ht
o f th e roof rack system ) or t he Gross Vehicle
weig ht.
For mor e details see
2.1 "Safety first",
c h ap te r " Safe driving " and "Con­
t rols a nd Eq u ip m ent", ch apter "Seats and
s torag e."
WARNING
Transpor ting heavy bulky loa ds on th e roo f will ch ange the way the ve hicle han dles by
s hi fti ng the ve hicle's cen ter o f grav ity,
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics and the way it re­
ac ts to side winds.
Dimensions
T he speci fica tio ns re fer to the ba sic m ode l. Dif­
fere nces may occ ur depending on the mod el
type and options orde red, for example, tir e siz es .
yo ur vehicle
in are a s wi th parking b arri ers or c urbs. Pa rking
barri ers a nd cur bs va ry in h eig h t. They co ul d
dam age yo ur bum per and re la ted co mponent s
w hen th e fro nt of you r ve hicle moves over a bar­
ri er or
curb that is too To avoid dam age to
yo ur car you sh o uld stop a nd park t he car
w ith out t ouch ing the pa rking barri er or curb.
4 G ener al not es
WARN ING {co ntin ued)
• Cargo that i s la rg e , h eavy, bulky, lo ng or
fl at w ill have a mo re nega tive in fluence o n th e
ve hicle's aerodyna mics, ce nter of grav ity a nd
ove ra ll h an dl ing.
• Always adapt your driv ing and sp eed to
w hat yo u arc ca rryi ng on the roof as we ll as to
road,
wea ther and w ind cond it ions.
• Always avoi d sud den brak ing or dr iv ing
maneuve rs.
• Always make sur e th at l oads a rc proper ly
di stri but ed and th at heavier i te m s a rc in th e
fr ont ..
• Nev er excee d th e m ax imu m roof load for
t h e ve hicle, max im um ax.le loads or the max­
im um gross vehicle
th ere is dan ger
of dam age to th e ve hicle. -4
• When dr iv in g up stee p ramp s, on ro ugh
roads, or ove r curb s e tc. it i s important t o re­
m ember t hat so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle, suc h as
s p oilers or exhau st system compone nts, may b e
very close to the g round . Be caref ul not t o
dam age them .
Tip s
Th e
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p­
m en t is for differe nt mode ls , for specia l
ve hicl es and for oth er co untri es . -4