
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
W ARNING  (c on tinued) 
seat's  fore and  aft adjustment  rang e, and  as 
far away  from  the  airbag  as possible  before 
in stalling  the  child  restr aint. 
- Always make  sure that  nothing  pre vents 
the  front  pas seng er's  sca t from  b ein g 
mov ed to the  rearmost  position  in  its fore 
and  aft adjustment  range. 
- Alwa ys m ake  sure  that  the  backrest  is in 
the  upright  position. 
•  Alway s buckle  th e child  scat firmly  in place 
even  if a ch ild  is not  sitti ng  in it. A  loose  ch ild 
scat  can  fl y around  durin g a  sudd en stop  or  in 
a collision. 
•  Always  read  and  hee d all  WAR NIN GS 
whene ver  usin g a ch ild restrained  in a vehicl e 
i s  being  used 
13, "Sa fety  belts", 
Infant seats 
WARNING  (continued) 
"Airbag  system"  and 51, 
"Ch ild safe ty" . 
WARNING 
To reduce  the  risk  of serious  injury, make  sure 
th at the  PASSENGER AIR BAG  OFF light  comes 
on  and  stays on  when ever  a  child  re straint  i s 
in sta lled on  the  front  p assenger seat  and  the 
ignition  is  switched  on. 
•  Take  the c hild  r estra int  off  the front  pa s
se nger  seat and  install it prop erl y  at  on e of  the 
r ea r seal  positi ons if the  PASSENGER  AIR BAG 
OFF  lig ht  do cs not  stay  on. 
•  Have  the  airbag syste m  in spected  by  your 
authorized  Volkswage n dealer 
Babies  and  infants abou t one  year old  that weigh  at  least 2 0 -22  lbs.  (9 -10 
kg)  must  sit  in  rearward-facin g child rest raint s tha t support  the back , neck  and 
head  in a  collision. 
Fig.  31  Rearward-fa cing infonl  seat  properly  in
stalled  on the reor seat 
-When  usin g th e veh icle  safe ty  bel t to  in
s ta ll  a  chil d se at, yo u mu st first activa te  th e 
sw itchabl e lo ckin g feat ure on  the sa fety 
b e lt  to  prevent  the c hild  seat from  mo ving 
56  Child  safety 
-strap  or teth er  is  bein g use d to  tie 
th e child  seat to  th e  front  passe nger  sea t, 
mak e sure that  it  is  not  s o  tight th at  it 
ca uses  the  weigh t-sens ing mat  to m easure 
more  weig ht  th an  i s ac tually  on  the sea t. 
up to about  o ne yea r (up  to 22  lbs.  or  lO 
k g ) arc  best  protected  in  sp ecia l in fa nt  carrier s 
a n d  child  sea ts  desig ned  for  their  age gro up. 
Man y expert s be lieve  that  infant s and  sma ll chil 
dr en  shou ld  rid e o nly in  specia l res tra int s in 
w hi ch  th e c hild  fac es the back  of the veh icle. 
The se infant  scats  support  the  baby 's ba ck,  neck 
and  hea d in 
coll ision . Th ese  chil d seats  can  be 
u se d safely on ly  on  the  rear  sea t of yo ur  Volk
swagen 
WARNING 
N ot  u sin g a c hild  seat,  u sing the  wrong  child 
sca t or  improp erly in stalling  a child  r estraint 
incr eases  the  risk of  serio us  pers onal  injury 
and  death  in  a collisio n. 
•  Neve r inst all  rear-facing  child  scats or in
f a nt  carr iers on  the  front passen ger seat -eve n  

WARNING  (continu ed) 
with an  Advanced  Airbag  System . A  chi ld will be seriously  injur ed and  can be  killed  when 
the  infl atinga irb aghil s the  child  seal  or  infant 
ca rri er  w ith  grea t force and  smashes  the c hild 
sca t and  child  against  the  backres t, cen te r 
arm res t,  door  or  roo f. 
•  Alwa ys install  rea r-facing  child  seats  o r 
fant  carriers  on  the  rear  scat. 
•  Never  install  a rear-facing  child  r estraint  in 
the  forward-facing  direction . These  restra ints 
a rc  des ig n ed  for th e speci al needs  of  infants 
and  very  small  children  and cannot  prote ct 
th em  prope rly  if the  seat is fo rwa rd-faci ng. 
Convertible  child  seats 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
WARNING  (continued) 
•  If  you must in sta ll  a rear ward facing  child 
sca t on  the  front  passenger sca t because 
cept ional circ umstances a nd  th e PASSENGER 
AIR  BAG OFF light  does  not  come  on  and stay 
on,  immediately  install the  r ear -fa cin g child 
sea t in  a rear  seating  position  and have  the 
a irba g sys tem  inspected  by your  Volkswage n 
d ea ler. 
•  Alwa ys re ad  and  heed  all  WARN INGS 
w hen ever  usin g a child  r estrain ed in  a vehicle 
i s  bein g used 
13, "Safety  belts", 27, "A irbag sys tem" and 51, 
"C hild 
Prop erl y convertible  child  seats can help  protect  toddlers  and  ch ildre n over 
age one  who  weigh.  between 20 and  40  lbs. (9 and  18 kg) 
a crash.. 
Fig . 32  Smal ler  child  in a  properly  i nstalled  for · 
wa rd -fac ing  LATCH  child restra int  system on the  rear 
seot 
- When  using  the  vehicle  safety  belt  to 
s ta ll a c hild sea t,  y o u  must  fir st ac tiva te  the 
s w itch able  locki ng  fea tur e on  the sa fety 
belt  to  prevent  the  child  sea t from  movin g 
60 . 
Pu sh  the  ch ild seat  clown  with  your  full 
weig ht to get  the sa fe ty  belt  rea lly  tight  so 
tha t th e sea t cannot  move forwa rd or sid e
ways  more  t han  one  inch  (2.5  cm ) .. 
Fa ste n  th e safe ty  belt  that  is  part  of  the 
c hild  r estraint  system  securely  and  pu ll it 
t ight  so that yo u ca n onl y s lip  one  finger 
unde rnea th  th e  sh o ulder  belt portion  at 
the  c hild's ch es t. 
If a  strap  or  teth er i s bein g used  to  tie 
the  c hild  seat  to  the 
passe nger  scat, 
make  sur e th at  i t is  not  so  tight  tha t it 
ca uses  the  weig ht-sens ing mat  to meas ure 
more  w eig ht tha n is  ac tually on  the  seat. 
A to ddl er  o r child  is  usu ally 10 0 large  for  an restraint , if  it i s mor e than  on e  year  old  and 
we igh s mor e th an  22  lbs.  (JO  kg). 
Todd lers and  child re n  b etween  o ne  and  abo ut 
fou r ye ars old  and  w eigh  betwe en  22  lbs.  (10  kg) 
and  40  lbs.  (18  kg)  mu st  alway s be  properl y 
str ai ned  in  a child  scat ce rtifi ed  fo r th eir  size  and 
we ig ht 32 . 
The  airbag  on  the  pa sse nge r side 
th e 
fr ont  sea t a p ote nti ally  dange rou s plac e for  a 
c hild  to  rid e. The  fr ont scat  is  not  th e safe st  p lace 
for  a chi ld  in a forward-facing  child  seat.  It is a 
v ery  dangero us  pla ce for  an 
or a  large r 
c hild  in a  r earward-faci ng  se at. 
Child  safety  57  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
WARNING 
Not  usin g a  chi ld  sea t,  u sing  the wrong  child 
sea t or  improp erly  in stalling  a child  res tra int 
in creases  the risk of  seriou s perso nal injur y 
an d death  in a co llision  or  o ther  em erge ncy 
s itu ation. 
•  Children  on the front  sea t of  any  car,  even 
wi th Advanced  Airbags, can be se riou sly  in 
jured  or even  killed  when  an  a irbag infl ates.  A 
c hild  in  a rearwa rd-facing  child  seat  insta lled 
o n  the  front  passenger  scat will  be  seriou sly 
in jur ed  and  ca n be kiJJcd  if the  front  airb ag  i n
flates- even  with  an  Advanced  Airbag  System. 
•  The  inflating  a irbag  w ill hit  th e child  seat 
or  infant  carri er w ith  great  fo rce  an d will 
s ma sh th e child  seal and  child agai nst th e 
backrest,  ce nter  arm  re st,  door  or roof. 
•  Alw ays  insta ll r ear-facing  child  seats  on  the 
r ea r sea t. 
•  If yo u mu st  in sta ll a rear ward  facing  child 
sca t on  the front  passe nger  seat becau se of ex
ce ptional  cir cum stances  and  the PASS ENGER 
A IR  BAG  OFF  light  docs  no t come  o n and  sta y 
o n , immediately  ins ta ll  th e rear-facing  chil d 
sca t in  a rea r seat ing 
th e 
a irba g system  inspected  by your  Vo lkswagen 
dealer. 
•  Always  read  a nd  heed  a ll WARN INGS 
whe never  usin g a chi ld  restrained  in a ve hicle 
i s  being  use d 
13,  "Sa fety  belt s", 27, "A irbag  sys tem"  and 51, 
"C hild  safety". 
WARNING 
An  improp erl y  in stalled  child  r estraint  can in 
t e rf ere  w ith  th e airba g as  it deplo ys and ser i
ous ly  injur e or even  kill  the chi ld 
eve n with 
a n  Advanced  Airb ag Syste m. If , in  except io nal 
circ umsta nc es, yo u  mu st  in stall  a for ward-
58  Child  safety 
WARNING  (continued) 
facin g ch ild  r estraint  on the front  pa ssenger' s 
scat: 
•  Forward- faci ng c hild  scats  insta lled  on  the 
front  pa ssenger' s scat  may  in terfe re  with  t he 
dep loyment  of  the airbag  and  ca use se rious 
p ersona l injur y to  th e c hild . 
•  Always  make  sur e the  forward-facing  scat 
ha s been  de signe d and 
by its  manu
fact urer  for  u se on  a front  seat 
a pa s
se nge r front  and sid e a irbag. 
•  Always  carefu lly  fo llow  the manufactur er's 
in struction s provided  with  th e child  seat or 
carr ie r. 
•  Neve r put  th e forward-facing  child  re
s train t up  against  or  very  near  th e in strument 
pane l. 
•  Always  move the  passenger  seat  into  it s re
armost  position  in the  seat' s fo re  an d aft  ad
ju stment  range,  as far away  from  the air bag  as 
poss ible before  insta llin g th e forward- facing 
chi ld restra int. The  b ackre st must  be adjusted 
to a n upright  positi on . 
•  Always make  sure  that  nothin g pre vents 
the  fro nt passe nge r's  seal  fro m  being  move d 
to  th e re armos t position  in  it s fore and 
ad 
ju stm ent  range. 
•  Neve r pla ce  ad ditional  it em s on  the sca t 
that  can  in crease  the tota l we ig ht  reg iste re d  by 
t h e  we ig ht- sensin g mat  and  can  ca use  injur y 
in 
cras h. 
•  Make  s ure th at  the PASSENGER  AIR  BAG 
OFF  light  comes  o n and  sta ys  on  all th e time 
w hen eve r the  ig nition  i s switch ed  on. 
•  If  the PASSENGER  AIR DAG 
light  docs 
n o t co me on  and stay  on,  immedia te ly  in sta U 
forwar d-faci ng c hild  seal in  a rea r sea ting 
position  a nd  have the airb ag sys tem  inspec te d 
by  your  Volkswage n dea le r.  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
help  protect children  who  weigh  more 40 lbs. 
(18  kg)  wh o are  less  than  4 ft.  9 
(57  inches,  I.Sm) tall  in  a colli sion. 
Fig . 3 3  Chi ld properly  restroined  in o  booster  seot 
on  the  reor  seot 
The  vehicle 's  safe ty  belts a lone  will  not  fit 
mo st children  until  th ey are at least  4 
f t. 9 
in.  (57  inch es, 1.5m l tall  and  weig h  m ore 
th an  80 lb s (36  kg).  Booster  seats rai se 
th ese  children  up so that th e safety  belt  w ill 
p ass  prop erly ove r the  strong  parts  of  their 
bodies  and  the safety  belt  ca n h elp prot ect 
th em  in a co llis ion . 
- Do  not  us e the  switc habl e lo ck ing  fea
tur e w hen  using  th e ve hicles safety  belt to 
r es train  a  child  on  a boos te r  se at. 
- Always  positio n the  sh ould er po rtio n  of 
the  safery  be lt m idway  over th e child 's 
s h oulder.  If  you  mu st tran sport  an  olde r 
c hild  in  a booster  seal on  the  front  pas
se nger  seat, you  can  use th e safety  belt 
h eig h t adju stm ent  to h elp  ad ju st  th e 
s h ou lder  po rti on  prope rly. 
- Alwa ys make  sure  that  th e  should er 
porti on  neve r rests  aga inst  or  across  the 
ch ild' s neck . 
- Always  make  sur e th at  the  child  can 
wea r the la p  belt  porti on low across  the 
thi gh s or  pelvis  and  neve r over the 
s to m ac h or abd om en . 
C hil dren  up  to  8 yea rs old  (ove r 40 lbs.  or  18 kg) 
are  best  protecte d in  child  safe ty seats  desig ned 
fo r their  age  and weight 
33 . Expert s say  that 
th e  s ke le ta l st ru ctur e, parti cul arl y  the  pelvi s, of 
the se c hildren  is not full y developed,  a nd they 
s h ou ld no t u se  the ve hicle safety  belts  w ithout  a 
s uitable  chil d res train t. 
Ch ild re n  who  we igh  mor e th an  about  80 lbs . a nd 
are  at le a st 4  ft.  9 in.  (57  inch es) 
can ge nerally 
u se  t he ve hicle's  t hree  point lap  and  sh ou lder 
belts . Never  use  th e  la p  b elt p ortio n  of  the  ve
hicl e's safe ty  be lt alone  to  res tra in  an y c hild,  r e
gardle ss of  how  big  the chil d is. A lways  re
membe r that children  do  not have t he  pro 
n oun ced pe lvic stru ctur e req uired  for the  prope r 
func tion  of  lap  belt  po rtion  of  the ve hicle 's three 
po int  lap  and  sh oulder  b elts. T he  ch ild's  safety 
absolutely  re qu ires  that  a  lap  be lt portion  of the 
sa fe ry  belt  be  fastened  sn ugly  and  as low as  pos
s ibl e arou nd the  pelvi s. Never  let the lap  belt 
porti on  of r he  safety  belt  pass over  the  child 's 
s tomac h or  abd om en . 
It  is  usuall y best  to put  th ese childr en in  appro
p ri ate  boo ster  sea ts.  Be  sur e  th e bo oster  seat 
me ets a ll app lica ble  safety  standa rds. 
Boos te r  seats  raise  the sea tin g  pos ition  of  the 
c hild  and rep osition  both  the lap  and  shoulder 
parts  o f the  safety  belt  so  that  they  pass across 
th e  c hild 's bod y in  th e right  pla ces.  The  ro uting 
of  the belt  over  the child 's  body  is very  impor
tant  for the chil d's  pro tec tion, w heth er  o r not a 
boo ste r seat  i s used.  Chil dren  age  12 a nd  und er 
s hou ld  always  ride in  the  rear  seat. 
I n  a co llision,  a irbags  must  inflate  within 
blink 
of a n eye  and  with force.  In orde r to 
do  its job,  the  a irbag  needs  roo m to infl ate  so 
that  it wi ll b e th ere  to  protec t the  occupa nt as the 
occ upant  moves  forward  into the airbag. 
A ve hicle occup ant who  is  ou t of  pos ition  and 
t oo  close to the  a irbag  gets  in th e  way  of an  in
fl atin g airbag . W hen  an  occupan t is  too close,  he 
or  she  will be  struck  viole ntly a nd  will r eceive  se
r io us  or possi bly even  fatal  injur y. 
In  orde r fo r th e airbag  to offer  pro tec tion, it  is 
imp ortant  th at  all ve hicle occ upant s, especia lly 
any  childr en , w ho  must  be  in  the fron t sea t 
Child  safety  59  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
cause of exceptional  circum stances,  be  properl y 
r es train ed  and  as  far away  from  th e airb ag as 
poss ible. 
lly keeping  ro om  b etwe en  the  child 's 
body  and  the  front  of th e pa sseng er  co mpart 
the airbag  can inflat e co mple te ly  and  pro
v id e s uppl emental protection  in  certain  fr ontal 
c olli sions. 
WARNING 
No t usi ng a  booster  seat, using  the  booster 
scat  improp erly,  inco rrec tly  in sta llin g 
booster  seat or  u sin g the  veh icle  safety  belt 
improp erly  increases  the ri sk  of  ser iou s p er
sonal  injury  and  death  in a co llisio n  or  other 
e m ergency  s ituation.  To  help reduce  the  risk 
of  serious  personal  injury and/or  death: 
•  Always  make sure to  position  the  should er 
portion  of the three-point  belt  over  the middle 
of chi ld's shoulder. 
•  Never  le t  the  sh o uld er portion  of the  belt 
r es t again st  or  across  the  neck, face,  chin,  or 
th roa t of  the ch ild. 
•  1\Jway s make  sure  the  lap  belt  portion  of 
th e thr ee-po int belt  is worn  s nug and  pas ses as 
l ow as possib le across  the  child 's pelvi s. Neve r 
l et  the  belt  pass over  the soft  abdome n. 
•  Failure 
10 properly  rou le  safety  belt s over chi ld's body  will  cause  severe  injuries in an  ac
cident  or  other em erge ncy s ituation 13. 
•  Children  on  the front  scat  of any  car,  eve n 
w ith  Adva nced  Ai rbags,  can  be  serious ly  in
jured  or  even killed  when  an  airbag  inflates.  A 
ch ild  in  a  rea rw ard-fac ing ch ild sca t installed 
WARNING (continu ed) 
on  the  front pas senger  seat  w ill be serious ly 
injured  and  can  be  killed  if  the front  a irbag in
flates. 
•  Never  le t a ch ild stand  or kneel  on  any  seat, 
for  examp le  the  front  scat. 
•  Never  let  a child  ride  in  the  cargo  area  of 
your  ve hicle. 
•  Always  remember  that a child  leaning  for
ward,  s itting sideways  or out  of po sition  in any 
way  during  a collisio n can  be struc k by  a de
ploying 
Thi s w ill r esult in  seriou s per
so nal  injur y or  death. 
•  If  you must  in stall  a rcanvard  facing  child 
sea t o n  th e front  passenger  scat becau se of ex
cept ional  circum stance s the  PASSENGER  AIR 
BAG 
OFF light  must  come  on  and  stay  on, 
whenever  the  ignition  is  switch ed  on . 
•  If th e PASSENGER AIR  BAG 
OFF light does 
not  come  on  and  stay  on, perform  th e checks 
described 
39. 
•  Take  the child  restr aint  olT the front  pa s
se nger  seat  a nd install  it properly  at one  of the 
r ear  seat  pos itions  if the  PASS ENGER  AIR BAG 
OFF light  docs not  stay  on whenever  the ig ni 
tion  i s switched  o n. 
•  Always  read  and  heed  a ll WARN INGS 
whenever  using a c hild  restrained  in  a  vehicl e 
i s  bei ng  used 
13, "Sa fety belt s", 27, "A irb ag sys tem"  and 51, "Child  safe ty" . 
Installing  child  restraint  with  a  safety  belt 
Impo rtant  t hin gs  to  kno w 
Safety belts for  the  rea r seats and  thefro nl passenger be locked  with  the 
switchable  lockingfeature  to properly  secur e child  sea ts. 
Th e retractors  fo r th e rear  sear  safe ty  belt s and 
th e front  passenger  safety  belt  have sw itchabl e 
l oc kin g fea tur e for  chil d res traint s in  addition  to 
emerge ncy  lo ckin g fe a ture. 
I f  yo u need  to  insta ll a ch ild sea t 
one  of  these 
sea ting  po sition s, y ou  mus t first  route  the safe ty 
b elt  as  dire cte d  b y 
manufactur er  o f th e ch ild 
60 Child  safety 
seat  that  you arc  using th en  act ivate  the 
convertib le  lockin g fe ature. 
Whe neve r a  ch ild  restrai nt is installed 
a 
sa fe ty th e safe ty belt  must  b e locke d so  that 
b elt  web bing  cannot  unr eel. Th e sw itchabl e 
l oc kin g fea tur e le ts  you  lock  the belt  so that  a 
c hild  r estraint 
be  prop erl y  in sta lled  and.  for tii,  

examp le.  so  1ha 1 ii  ca n'!  lip  10 s ide  when  the 
ve hicle goes  aro und  a comer. 
A lways  re m emb er:  Eve n thoug h yo ur  vehicle  is 
e quipp ed  wit h an  Advan ced Airbag  system,  all 
c hildren,  especia lly 
12  years  and young er, 
s h oul d  always  ri de  in  the ba ck  seat  prop erl y  re
fo r th eir  ag e and  size 
WARNING 
Improp erl y  in stall ed  child  seats in crease risk  of  ser io us  persona l injury  and  death  in a 
co llisio n. 
•  Always  make  sur e !hat  the  safety be lt re
t racto r is  locked  whe n installing  a  chil d sea t. 
An unlocked  safe ly  belt  retractor  cannot  hold 
ch ild  seal  in place  durin g nor mal driv ing 
o r  in  a cr ash . 
•  Alw ays  buckl e !h e c hild  seal  firml y in  place 
eve n  if  a child  is  not sitlin g in  it.  A loos e ch ild 
sea l ca n fly  aro und  during  a sudd en slop or  in 
collision 
•  Always  make sure !ha!  the rear  seal back 
10  w hich  th e cen te r  rear  safely  belt  is at is securely  la tc h ed  whenever  the rear 
ce nter safety  belt is  being  used  to secu re  a 
c hild  r estra in! 
3.1, c hapt er  "R ea r 
sea l b en ch. " 
•  If 
back  res! i s not  securely  la tc h ed , child  and  th e child  r estraint  will  be for
ward  1ogeth er w i1h !he  backrest  and  will  str ike 
of  the  vehicl e inter ior. T he  child  can  be 
se rious ly in jured  or  killed. 
•  Never  insta ll  r ear-f acing  c hild seals or  in
f  a n!  carr iers  on 
passenger  scat.  A 
ch ild  will be  serious ly  injured  and ca n be 
killed  when  the  pa ssenger  air b ag 
•  The  i nflatin g airbag  will hit child  seal 
or  infant  carrier great forc e and  will 
s m ash  !h e child  seal  and  child  against  th e 
backre st,  ce nt er  ar m 
do or  or  roof. 
•  Always  install  r ear-faci ng  child  seals  or  in
carriers  on  !he  rear  seat. 
•  Forwa rd-faci ng c hild  seal s or  infant  car
ri ers  insta lled  on  !he front  passe nger' s sea t 
m ay  interf ere 
th e dep lo ym ent  of !h e 
a ir bag  and  cause ser ious inju ry to th e c hild. 
•  fl is safer  lo install  a forward-facing  child 
sea l on rea r seal . 
•  Alway s read  a nd  heed  a ll WAR NINGS 
w hene ver using  a child  r estrained  i n a vehicle 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  fir st 
,6 WARN ING  (co ntinu ed) 
is  being  use d 51.  Specia l pr eca ution s 
a pply when  in sta llin g a c hild  seat  on  !he front 
passenger  seat 
29,  "Child  res traint s on sea l -s om e important  t hings k n ow". 
WARNING 
Rearwa rd-facing  ch ild restrain l s: 
•  A child  in a rearw ard -faci ng c hild  seal in
s ta ll ed  on 
pas senger  seal w ill  be  ser i
ous ly  inj ured  and  can be  kill ed  if !h e front 
a ir bag  in flates  - even wi th an  Adva nced Ai rbag 
Sys tem. 
•  The  inflatin g airbag  will  hit th e  chil d seal 
or  infant  carrier 
grea t for ce and  will 
s m as h the  chi ld sea l an d child  against the 
ba ckres t, ce nter  arm r est,  d oo r or  roo f. 
•  Alwa ys be  especia lly ca re ful  if  yo u mu st in
a  reanvard  faci ng  child  seal  o n fronl 
pa sse nge r seal  in excep tiona l cir cumstan ces. 
•  A tight  tether 
on  a rea rward-facing 
c hild  restrain!  auached  lo t he  front  p assenge r 
seal  can put  t oo mu ch  pres sur e on 
wc ig hl 
m al  in the seal  and  regis ter  a heavie r weigh ! in 
th e Adva nced  A irbag  Sys te m . T he  heav ier 
we ight  registe red ca n  m ake 
syste m  work 
as  though  an  ad ult  were on  the sea t a nd  de 
plo y 
Advanced  A irbag  when 
the  child. 
•  Make  s ure !h a! 
PASSENGER A IR  BAG 
O FF  light  comes  on  and  stays  o n all  !h e lime 
whenever 
i gnit ion  is s wit ch ed  on. 
•  lflh e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 
do es 
n o ! co me  on  and  stay  on,  immediatel y ins ta ll 
rear-faci ng chi ld sea t in  a rear  seat ing  po
s ition and  have a.i rbag  sys te m  insp ec ted  by 
you r dea le r. 
WARNING 
sea l: 
Child  safety  61  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
WARNING (continu ed) 
•  Forward-facin g child  seats  installed  on the 
fr ont  passe nger's  sea t may  interfer e with the 
d e plo ym ent  of 
airba g an d cause  seriou s 
per sonal  injury  to  the ch ild. 
•  Always  make  sur e th e fo rwa rd-fa cing sca t 
h as  bee n de sig n ed  and  certifi ed  by  its  manu
facturer  for  use on  a front  seat with  a pas
se nge r front  and  sid e ai rbag. 
•  Always  carefully foll ow  the  manufa ctur er's 
in structi ons  pro vided  with th e c hild  seal  or 
ca rri er. 
•  Never  put the fon vard -facing  child  r e
stra int  up  against  or  very near  the  instrum ent 
panel. 
•  Always  move the passenge r sea t int o its  re
armost  pos ition in  the sea t's  fore  and  aft  ad
ju stment  range, as  far away  from the airba g as 
p ossible  before  installing  the for ward-faci ng 
WARN ING  (cont inued) 
child  restraint.  The backrest  must  be  adjusted 
t o  an  upr ig ht  position . 
•  Always  make  sure  that nothin g preve nts 
t h e  front  passenger's  sea t from  bei ng  m oved 
to th e rearmos t position  in  it s fore  and  aft  ad
ju stm ent  rang e. 
•  Never  place  additional  items  on  th e seat 
that  can in crease  the  total  weight  reg is tere d by 
the  weig ht-se nsin g mat  and can ca use  inju ry 
in  a cras h. 
•  Make s ure  that  the 
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF  light  comes  on  an d sta ys  on  all  th e tim e 
w hen ever  the ig nition  i s switch ed  on. 
•  If th e PASSENGER 
BAG  OFF light  doc s 
n o t come  on  and  stay  on , imm ediately  insta ll 
t he  forward -faci ng  ch ild  sea t in  a rear  seating 
po sition  and have  the air bag  sys tem  inspected 
b y yo ur Volkswagen  dealer. 
Activating  the  switchable  locking  feature 
Us e the  switchable  Locking  feature to properly  secure a child  restraint 
Always  ca refully fo llow  t he c hild sear  man
u fac turer's  instruct io n s w hen  insta lling a 
c hild  res tra int  in yo ur  vehicle . 
To activat e 
th e sw itch able  lock ing fe a ture: 
- Pla ce  the ch ild  res train t on a sea t,  pref 
erab ly o n the  rear 
- Route  the safe ty  belt around  or th rough 
the  child  restra int usi ng  the  proper  path 
for  the sa fety  be lt  as  speci fied  by the  child 
re stra int  manu facturer 
- In se rt the  belt  tongu e into  the  buckle 
fo r that  seat ing po siti on. 
- Make  su re  th at  the  red  re lease  button  is 
faci ng away  from  th e child restra int  so  that 
it  ca n be  unbuckled  quickly . 
- Push  the  c hild sca t do wn w it h  your  full 
we ig ht  t o get  the sa fety  belt rea lly  tight 
- S low ly  pull  the belt  all  the way  out. 
62  Child  safety 
-Guide th e safety  be lt b ack int o  the  re 
t ractor  un til the be lt  lies  fla t and  snu g on 
the  ch ild  se at.  You sho uld hea r a  "c lick ing" 
n o ise  as  t he  be lt  wi nds  back  into th e in
ert ia  reel  of t he  safety  belt  re tr actor.  Tes t 
the  switch able  locking  featu re by  pulli ng 
on  th e  bc l 
l. You should  n o longer  be ab le  to 
pull  the  b elt  o ut  of t he  re tra ctor.  The  swit
c habl e lock ing feature is  now  act ive. 
-
s trap  or  teth er is  being  used  to  tie 
th e ch ild  sea t to  th e  front  passe nger  seat, 
mak e sur e th at  it is  not  so tight  that  it 
cau ses the  weig h t-s en sin g ma t to  m eas ure 
m ore  we ig h t than  is actua lly  on  th e sea t. 
- Pull  on  the safety  belt  to  make sure th at 
it  is  prope rly  fastened  and tight. 
- Chec k th e  c hild  seat for  prope r install a
ti on  by  pu llin g on  the c hild  seat.  The child 
sea t sh ou ld  no t mo ve forward  or  sid eways 
b y  m ore  than  one  in ch  (2.5 cm) .  

WARNING 
Using  th e wrong  c hild res traint  or an  improp
e rl y  in sta lled child  res traint  can cause  ser io us 
personal  injury or death  in  an  accide nt. 
•  Always  make  sur e 1ha1 th e safet y belt r e
tra ctor  i s loc ke d  when 
a  child  seat . unlo cked  safe ty  belt r etractor  canno t hold 
the  chil d sca t in pla ce during  normal  drivin g 
or  in a cras h. 
• 
buckle  th e child  seat  firml y in pla ce 
ev en  if a child  i s not  sittin g in loo se c hild 
sea t ca n around  during  a sud den  stop  or in co llisio n. 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first @ 
WA RNING  (continued) 
• Always  make s ure  th e scat backre st to 
w hich  th e child  r estraint  i s in stalled  i s in  an 
upri ght  positi on  and  securely  latc hed int o 
pl ace  an d cannot  fold  forward.  Otherwi se, the 
s cat  back with 
child  scat  atla ch ed  10 ii 
could  fly  forward  in  th e even I of a collision  or 
oth er  emergency  situation . 
• 
• /\!ways  read  and  heed  all WARNI NGS 
when ever  usin g a c hild  restra ined  in a ve hicle 
i s  being  u sed 
51.  Special  precau tio ns 
app ly w hen  insta llin g a child  seat on  th e fro nt 
pa ssenge r seat 
29, restraint s on 
th e front  seal - so me impo rtant  thin gs lo 
kn ow" 
Deactivating  the  switchable locking  feature 
The sw itchable  lockingfeatllre  for child  restraints  will  be deactivated  automati
cally  wh en  th e belt  is w ound  all  the way  back into  the retrac tor 
-Press  the red  button  on the safety  belt 
buckle.  The be lt  tongue  w ill pop  ou t o f th e 
- Guide th e safe ty  belt b ack  by  hand so 
tha t it ro lls e asily  onto  the retr ac tor and  the 
trim  around  t he  retracto r w ill  not  be  d am
aged. 
A lways  lei the safety  be ll retra ct com plete ly into 
i ts s towed  position.  The  safety  bell  ca n now  b e 
used  as  an  ord in ary safe ty be lt without  the  swit
c h able  lo cking featur e for child  restraint s. 
I f  the  switchable 
sh ould  be  ac1i 
va 1e d  inadvc r1en 1ly,  the sa fety  bell  must  b e un 
fas tened  and  guide d co mp le tely back  in to  its 
s low ed position  to deactivate  this  feature.  If the 
sw itch abl e lock ing feat ure is  110 1 d eac tiva ted,  the  safe
ty  belt 
w ill gradually  becom e tighter  a nd  un
com fortab le  tu 
WARNING 
Improperl y in stall ed  child  scats  increase risk  of  serious  persona l injur y and  dea th  in a 
co llisio n. 
•  Neve r unfa ste n  the  safety  belt to deactivate 
th e swi tchable  lock ing fea tur e for  child  re
s traint s while  th e ve hicle  i s mo ving . You 
would  not  be  res trained  and  cou ld be  seri
ou sly  inju red in an  accide nt. 
•  /\]ways  read and  h eed  a ll WARN INGS 
wh en eve r using a c hild  r estrained  in  a vehicle 
i s  being  used 
51.  Specia l precaution s 
appl y when  installing  a child sea l o n  the  front 
passe nger  sea l 
29 
Child safety  63