
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  

• never up  again st th e in strument  panel 
•  neve r sit  on  the ed ge  of t he sea t 
•  never sit  sideway s 
•  neve r lean  out the wi ndow 
•  never put  your  feet o ut  the w indow 
•  never put  your  fee t o n  th e in strument  panel 
•  never rest yo ur  f eet on  the 
cu shi on  or 
back  of the se at 
•  never rid e in  th e footwe ll 
Pedal  area 
Pedals 
Booklet  2 .1  Safety  first 
•  never  ride  in  th e lu ggage  comp artment. 
WARNING 
Improper  seating  position s in crease  the risk of 
se rious  personal  injury  and death  whenever  a 
ve hicle  is  bein g used. 
•  Alway s mak e sure  that  all  vehicl e occu
pant s stay  in a proper  seat ing position  and  arc 
properly  re strained  wheneve r the  vehicl e is 
be ing used 
The pedals  must always  be free to move  and  mu st neve r be inte1f ered with  by  a 
floor  mat  or  any other  object . 
Make sure  that  a ll pedals  move  freel y w ith out  in
t e rf er enc e and  that  nothing  pre vents  them  from 
r e turnin g to  th eir  orig inal po siti ons. 
Onl y use  floo r mat s th at l eav e the  pedal  area  free 
a nti  can 
sec ured  with  floor faste n ers. 
l fa  brak e cir cuit  fai ls, in cre ase d brake  pedal 
t ra ve l is re qu ire d  to  b ring th e ve hicle  to  a  full 
Floor  mats  on  the  driver  side 
WARNING 
Pedal s that  cannot  mov e fre ely can  cause  loss 
of  vehicle  contro l a nd  increase  the  risk  of  se
riou s inj ury. 
•  Neve r p lace  any  ob jects  in the  driver' s foot
we ll. An  object  cou ld get  into  the  pedal  area 
and  interfe re wit h pedal  function.  In case  o f 
s udden  braking  or an  accident, you wo uld not 
be  abl e to  brake  or  accelera te! 
•  Always  make sure that  nothing  can fa ll  or 
mov e into  the d river's  foo t we ll. 
Always floor  mats that can  be securely  attached  to floor mat fasteners  and 
do  not  int e,f ere 
free  movement  of th e peda ls. 
Mak e su re  that  the floor  mat s are  prop
e rl y sec ured  and  can not  mo ve and  inter 
fe re  w ith  th e 
Use  onl y flo or m ats  that  leave  the pedal  area  unand  that fi rmly  secured  so  that 
th ey  ca nnot  slip  out o f po sition . Prop erly  se
c urin g th e floor  ma ts w ill pre vent  th em  from 
s lidin g in to  po siti ons  th at  co uld int erf ere  wit h 
th e pedal s or  imp air  saf e o perati on  of  yo ur ve
hicl e in  oth er  w ays .  You 
can ob tain  suitabl e floo r mat s fro m your  au 
th orized  Volk swa gen  dea ler. 
WARNING 
Peda ls  that  cannot  mo ve freel y can  result  in  a 
l oss  o f vehicle  control  and increase  the risk  of 
ser ious pe rs on al in jury. 
•  Always make  sure  that  floor  mats  are prop -
erly  secured. 
Safe  driving  9  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
WARNING  (conlinuod) 
•  Neve r place  or install  floor  mats  or  other 
floor  cover ings  in  th e vehicle that  can n ot be 
proper ly secure d  in place  to  prevent  them 
from  slip pin g and 
with  the pedals 
or  the abili ty  to  contro l the  vehicle. 
•  Neve r  place or  insta ll floor  mats or  o ther 
floor  coverings  on  top  of alr eady  ins ta ll ed 
floor  mats.  Additiona l floor mat s and  oth er 
Stowing  luggage 
Loading  the luggage  compartment 
WARN ING  (con tinued) 
coverings  w ill reduce  the size of  the  pedal  area 
an d  int erf ere  with  the pedals. 
•  Always  properly  reinstall  and  sec ure floor 
ma ts  that  have  been  removed  for cleaning. 
•  Always  make  sure  that objects  can not  fa ll 
int o the  driver  foot  well w hile  th e vehicle  is 
moving.  Objects  ca n become  trapped under 
th e brake  pedal and  acce lerator peda l ca using 
a  loss  of vehicl e 
All luggag e and object s ,n ust b e prop erly  stowed  and  secured the  luggage 
compartment. 
Loos e item s in  th e luggag e compartmen t 
c an  shi ft sudden ly chang ing  vehicle  han
dling  charact eri stic s. Lo ose  item s ca n also 
in crea se the  ri sk of  se ri ous  pe rs onal  in
j ur y in  a sudd en  veh icl e m an euv er or in a 
co llision. 
- Distribute  the load  evenly  in  th e lu g
gag e compar tment . 
- Alwa ys pla c e and  properly  sec ure heav y 
it em s as  far  forward  a s po ss ibl e in  the lug 
gage  compar tm ent. 
- S tow  hea vy lugg age as  low  as possibl e 
in  the luggag e compar tm ent. 
- Secure  luggag e usin g  th e tic -dow ns 
pro vid ed 
11 . 
- -Ma ke  su re  that  the re ar  sea t ba ck  is se
cu re ly  lat ch ed  in  pl ace. 
WARNING 
Improp erl y s tor ed  luggage  or  other items  can 
fly through  the  vehicl e cau sing  serious  per
so nal inju ry in th e event  of  hard  braking  or  an 
accident.  To  help  reduce  the risk  of se rious 
personal  injury: 
10  Safe driving 
WARN ING  (continued) 
•  Always put  objects,  for examp le,  luggage  o r 
oth er  he avy  item s in  the  luggage  compa rt-
WARNING 
Heavy  loads will  influ ence  the  way yo ur ve
hicle  handle s. To  help  reduce  the  risk of  a lo ss 
of contro l lea din g to  serio us  personal  injury: 
•  Alway s keep  in mind  when  t ransporting 
h ea vy  objects,  that a c hange  in the ce nter  of 
grav ity can  also  ca use  c hang es  in ve hicle han 
d lin g: 
- Always  distribut e the  load  as eve nly  as 
po ss ibl e. 
- Place  heavy  objects  as  far  forward in  the 
luggage  compart ment  as  poss ible . 
•  Never  excee d the Gross  Axle Weig ht  Rating 
or  the Gross  Vehicle Weight  Rating  specified 
on  the  safety  complian ce s ticke r on  the lef t 
door  jamb.  Exceed ing permissib le we ig ht 
s tandards  can  cause  the vehicl e handl e diff er
e ntl y. 
•  Please  observe  information  on safe  driv ing  

WARNING 
To help preven t poiso nous  ex haust  gas bei ng  draw n in to  the ve hicle,  always  kee p th e 
r ea r li d closed  w hile  dri vin g. 
•  Never  tra nspo rt objec ts  la rger  than  those 
fill ing co mplete ly i nto 
lu ggage  area  be
ca use re ar  lid  cann ot be  full y close d. 
•  If  you abso lutely m usl d rive 
th e rear 
li d ope n, obse rve fo llow ing  notes  to  red uce ris k  of poiso ning: 
C lose  a ll win dows, 
C lose  the  power 
Ope n all  ai r o ut lets  i n the  instrume nt 
panel, 
Swi tc h  olT air  reci rc ul ati on, 
Se t th e  fr esh  air  fan  lo h ig hes t speed . 
WARNING 
Always  make  su re  that doo rs,  the power all  w indows  a nd  rea r  lid a re  secure ly 
closed  an d locked  lo  re du ce the r is k  of injur y 
w hen 
ve hicl e is  no t be ing used. 
Tie-downs 
Bo oklet  2 .1  Safety  fir st 
WARN ING 
•  Afte r clo sin g  th e  rea r lid, always  make sure il i s proper ly  closed  a nd  locked. 
•  Never  leave  your  vehicle  u nattended  espe
cia lly 
rear  lid open.  A chil d co uld 
craw l in to ve hicle  thro ugh th e lu ggage 
com partmen t a n d  cl ose  t he rear  lid o r wi ndow 
b eco min g tra pp ed  a nd  un abl e to  get ou l. 
Be ing trapped  in a ve hicle ca n  lea d lo se rious 
p ersona l injury. 
•  Neve r lei c hild ren play  in  or  around  th e ve
hi cle. 
•  Never  le t p assenge rs  ride  in  the lu ggage 
co mp artm ent.  Vehicle occ upan ts 
a lways 
be  proper ly  re stra ined  in  one  of the  veh icle's 
sea ting  positions .. 
Mak e sure heat in g w ires  in re a r 
w indo w ca nnot  b e scraped  and  damaged  b y 
in ve hi cle . 
Tip s 
Air ci rc ula tion  h elps redu ce  window  fogg ing. 
D o  not  co ver slot s becaus e can 
pre vent  stal e air  from  escap ing  the  vehicl e. 
The  lu ggag e compartm ent  is equipped  w ith Jou r ti e-downs  to secure luggage and 
other  items. 
U se 10 sec ure y our  cargo  prop erl y IO , " Loadin g th e lu gg age  compa rtm ent ". 
l n a  collis ion , 
laws  of p hys ics  mean even 
s m alle r are  lo ose  in veh icle  w ill 
b ecome  hea vy  mi ssiles can  cause se rious 
injur y. h em s in v ehicl e po ssess  e nerg y which 
v ar y ve hicl e spee d and wei gh t of  the 
i t em.  Veh icl e s peed  is s ignifi cant  facto r. 
Fo r ex amp le.  in  a 
co lli sion  at a  sp eed of 30 
mph  (48 km /h ).  th e fo rces  ac tin g o n a  IO lb s. (4 .5 
kg ) 
arc 2 0 l ime s norma l of item. Thi s m ea ns o f th e 
i t e m  wo uld  sudd en ly  be ab out  200  lb s. (9 0 kg) . 
You  can  im agine 
inju ries a  200  lbs.  (90 
kg ) flyin g free ly  th rou gh pa sse nger 
c ompar tm ent cou ld  cau se in a colli sion  like thi s. 
WARNING 
Weak, damaged  or  im pro per  stra ps  use d  l ose
c u re  item s lo  lie -d owns  can fail durin g hard 
braking  or  i n collisio n an d cause  se rious  pe r
so nal  injur y. 
•  A lways  use  suit abl e m ountin g str aps  a nd 
p ro per ly se cur e ite ms lo  the lie-downs  in 
lu ggage  compartment  lo  he lp preven t items 
from or  flying  forwa rd  as  dangero us 
m issi le s. 
•  When th e rear  seal  backres t is fo lded  down, 
a lway s use  sui tab le mo unt ing  stra ps  an d 
proper ly  sec ure  items  to the tie- downs  in  the 
lu ggage  compa rtme nt  l o help prevent  item s 
Saf e drivin g  11  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  fir st 
Safety  belt  extender 
A  safety  belt extende r is  available  if a belt is too  short for the driver o r a pas
seng e,: 
F ig . 16  Safety  be lt ex tender 
If  a  safe ty  belt  is too s hort  t o co rrectly  fit yo u  or 
one  of  your  pa sse ngers , even when  th e 
b elt  is  pull ed  o ut the way,  you ca n use a safe ty 
b elt  ex te nd er 16 . Neve r use  th e sa fe ty  belt 
ex te nd er any  o ther  purp ose. att ac hm ent  of a  child  re straint. 
Th e extender  adds  about 
8 inche s (200 mm ) to 
t h e sa fety belt.  When is r e quired.  always  re
mo ve extender  and  stow  it  safe ly. See y our 
a uthoriz ed  Vo lksw agen  d ealer for  assista nce  if 
a n  ex te nder  i s re- qui re d. 
How  to  faste n  the s afet y be lt  extender  properly 
23 , "Fa steni ng  th e  saf ety  belt  ex te nd er". 
WARNING 
Im proper  use  o f the safety  belt ex te nder  in
c reas es  th e risk of  serious  perso nal injur y and 
d eat h. 
•  U sing  a sa fe ty  belt  ex te n der  w hen  n ot 
n eede d can  increase  the r isk  of inju ry, es pe
cia lly  in  a co llision . On ly  use  whe n th e safe ty 
b e lt i s not  lo ng  eno ugh  when  it is wo rn  low 
a n d  sn u g,  and  in  the cor rect  sea ting po sition . 
R em ove  a nd stow  safely  w hen  not needed. 
•  Never  use  t he safe ty  belt  exte nder  if you 
can  faste n  th e safe ty  belt  w ith out  it. 
•  Never  use  mo re  t han  one  ex tende r w ith  a 
safe ty b elt . Th e use of more  t han  o ne  ex ten der 
ca n ch ange  th e way  the sa fe ty be lt passes  ove r 
th e body  and  ca n ca use ser ious  injury. 
22  Safety  belts 
WARN ING  (continued) 
•  Neve r leave  t he  safety  belt ex te n der  at
t ac hed  to t he  ve hi cle  safety  belt latc h when  it  is 
n ot  needed  and  bei ng  use d because  t he a irb ag 
con tro l m odul e will n ot r ec eive  th e  correct 
s ig n al from  the safety  belt  la tc h  and  preve nt 
t h e Adva nce d Airbag  Syste m fro m wo rk ing 
proper ly . 
•  Neve r use  the safety  belt  extende r to secure 
a c hild  restr ain t. 
•  Neve r  use  a  safety  belt  exte nder  from  an 
o the r au tomo bile manufact ure r  or au to m o
t ive  par ts  sto re  on  yo ur Volk swagen. 
•  Never  use the safety  be lt ex tende r you  ob 
t a in ed  fo r yo ur vehicl e for a ny o ther  ve hicl e, 
r egard less  o f mak e,  mo del  o r  m odel year. 
•  A drive r or passe nger  who is  no t correc tly 
r es tra ined  ca n be ser ious ly  inj ured  by  striking 
th e i nterior  o f the passenger  compartmen t o r 
by t he safe ty  belt  itse lf  w hich  can be disp laced 
f ro m  stronge r pa rts of  t he bo dy  in to se nsit ive 
areas  like the  abdom en. 
•  Always  rea d and  h eed all  WARN INGS a nd 
ot her  im portant  inform ation 
17, " Im 
por tan t safety  instructio ns  about  safe ty  belt s". 
N ote 
•  Leav ing  the  extender 
10 the  safety 
b elt bu ckle  when  the  front  scat is occ upied a nd 
the  saf ety  belt  is not  b eing  use d 
will sig n al  the 
ai rba g co ntrol  unit  that the  front  passe nge r seat 
i s  occ up ie d  and  that  the sa fe ty  b elt  is  b eing  use d. 
Th e elec troni c control  unit  fo r th e airbag  system 
w ill  th en  r ece ive  incorr ect informat io n  that  will 
ca use  the saf ety  belt  pr ete n sione r a nd  fro nt pa s
s enger  air bag  to dep loy  later  in  co llision s that 
wou ld  n orm ally  trigge r th ese  syste m s  ea rlier in 
th e colli sion 
h elp prot ect an  unr estrained 
fr ont  sea t occ up ant. 
•  If th e safe ty  belt  ex te nd er 
19  is  lef t tached  to the sa fe ty  belt  buck le,  th e safe ty  be lt 
warn ing  sys te m  will  se nse  th at  the  safety  belt  for 
that  scat  is  bei ng  use d and  the warn ing  tone  will 
not  soun d eve n thou gh th e sea t is occup ied  and 
the  safe ty  belt i s not  be in g  

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 
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: 
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