
Booklet 0.1  General  Index 
Chang ing brake  pa ds  3.2: 7 
C hanging  units 3.1: 16 
C hanging  w indshi eld  w iper  blades  3.2 : 46 
C hass is 3.2:  22 
C hec kin g engin e oil  level  3.2: 39 
Ch ild rest raint on  th e  fro nt seat  2.1:  29 
Child  safety 2.1: 5 1 
Ch ild  safety  locks  3.1:  35 
C hil d seats  2.1: 5 1 
B ooste r seats  2.1: 59 
Co nve rtible c hild  seats  2. 1: 57 
I nfa nt seats  2 .1: 56 
L ower  anc horages  2 . l: 67 
Mo untin g and  releas ing t he a ncho rage 
h oo k2.l: 68 
O n  th e fr on t passenger  seat  2.1: 29 
Safety  in struc tions 2.1: 54 
Te ther  an ch ors  2. 1: 65 
Te ther  strap  2.1 : 65 
C hrom e 
C lean ing 3.2 : 21 
C lea nin g 
All oy w hee ls 3.2: 2 1 
A ut omat ic car  was h 3.2:  17 
B um per  3.2:  18 
chass is 3 .2: 22 
C lot h seat  co vers  3.2:  23 
Elect ronic par king  ass is tance  senso rs  3.1: 
10 6 
Eng ine  com partm en t 3 .2:  22 
Ex ter ior 3.2: 17 
Fa bric tr im  3.2:  23 
I ns tru ment  panel  3.2: 23 
L eat her 3.2: 23 
O utside  m irrors  3 .2: 19 
P las tic p art s 3.2: 23 
Safety  belts 3.2: 26 
Was hing  t he  ve hicle  3.2:  17 
W ind ows 3.2:  19 
W inds hield  3.2 : 1 9 
W ind shi eld w ip er  bla d es 3.2: 20 
Woode n trim  3.2: 23 
C lea ning a nd  protec tio n 3.2: 16 
C limatic  3.1: 82 
Malfu nction s 3.1:  88 
Cl imatro nic 
Imp ortant no tes 3 .1: 88 
Ma lfun cti ons  3.1 : 88 
C lock3.I:5 
4  Alphabetical  inde x 
Closing 
R ear  lid  3.1: 38 
Clo th  sea t covers 
C lean ing 3.2: 23 
C lo th es  hook  3 .1: 71 
Co de  number 
Fo r an ti-t heft w heel  bolt s 3.2:  67 
Coming  home functi on  3.1 : 47 
Co mpass 
Adjusting  3.1:  19 
Calibra ting  3.1:  18 
Co mpass  fun ction  3. 1: 12 
Condensat io n  3.1: 89 
Co ntro ls 
Power  wi ndows  3.1 : 39 
Conven ie n ce  clos ing 3.1 : 41, 43 
Conve nie nce  menu  3.1:  17 
Conve nie nce  ope ning 3.1: 4 1 
Convenience  operation  (electric  w in d ows) 
3.1: 
LB 
C onve rtib le c hild  seats 2 .1: 57 
Coo lant 
Warn ing ligh t 3. 1: 11 
Coo lan t 
Leve l 3.2: 44 
Loss  3.2: 44 
Coola nt level 
Warni ng  3.1:  24 
Co olan t tem pera ture 
Ga uge  3.1:  6 
Warning  3.1: 24 
Cool ing  the  g love  compartme nt 3.1:  69 
C rash  recorde rs 3.2: 6 
Cru ise co ntro l 3 .l: 107 
Warn ing ligh t 3.1:  29 
Cup  ho lders 
I n  th e rea r ar mre st  3.1 : 72 
Cup  ho lders  in  th e ce nter  conso le 3 .1: 72 
C urrent  fuel con su mpt ion 3.1: 9 
C urtain  airbags  2.1: 48 
Customer  CARE Center  2.1 : 2 7 
D 
Danger  of fi tting a ch ild  seat  on  the  front pas
senger  seat  2 .1: 29 
Day  time  runnin g lig hts 
Warni ng  ligh t 3.1:  30  

Daytim e dri ving light s 3.1:  46 
D eac tivating  th e sw itcha ble locking  feature 
2. 1:  63 
Di ese l engi ne 
Adding  eng ine  oil 3.2:  41 
C ha nging  engin e oil  3.2: 41 
E ngin e oil  3.2: 4 1 
E ngi ne  oil  sp ecifica tions 3.2: 37 
Die sel ru el 3.2: 33 
W int er  operation  3.2: 33 
Differential  lock  3.2: 4 
Di gital  clock  3.1: 
5 
Display  3.1: 7,  12 
Display s 
O ne-co lor  display  3.1 : 12 
Distance  between  driver  and  steering  wheel 
2.1: 4 
tra velled  3.1:  9 
Door  re le a se  hand le  3. 1: 3 
Do ors 
Wa rnin g light  3.1:  26 
Drain  the  ba tt ery 3 .1:  52 
Driving  economically 3.2 : 14 
Dr iv in g o utside  or the U. S.A . or  Ca nada 
Pr eca utio n s 3.2:  91 
Driving  sa re ty  2.1:  3 
Drivi ng time  3.1: 9 
Drivi ng  w ith  an aut oma tic  tra nsmi ssion  3.1: 
9 9 
Driving  with  children  2.1: 51 
Driv ing with  respe ct 
th e e nvironment  3.2: 
14 
Du st filter  3.1: 88 
E 
EDL3.2: 4 
ED S 
Warning  ligh t 3. 1: 27 
E lec tri c sea l adj ustm ent 
See  Sea t adjustm ent 
El ec tr ica l accesso ries  3.1: 73 
Book let 0.1  General  Index ® 
Elec trolyte  level 
C heck ing 3.2: 50 
E lectro-mec hanical  power  steering  syste m 
Warn ing ligh t 3 . 
l: 29 
E le ctro nic Differen tia l Lo ck 
Warning  ligh t 3.1: 27 
E lec troni c different ial  lock 3.2:  4 
E lec tronic  immobilizer  3.1:  94 
Warn ing light  3.1: 
23 
E lectro nic parking  assistance  3.1:  106 
E lectro nic  Powe r C ontro l (EP C) 
Warning  light 3.1: 23 
E lec tron ic S ta bili zation  Program  (E S P) 
H ow  it wo rks 3.2:  5 
E lec tro nic S tabiliz ation  Program  3.1 : 28, 9 1 
Wa rnin g light  3.1:  28 
E m erge ncy  flashe r 3.1:  48 
E m erge ncy wa rning ligh ts 
Warn ing light  3.1:  24 
E ng in e 
Br ea k-in  3.2: 7 
E ngine  compartm ent 
C leaning  3.2:  22 
Pre cauti ons y ou  shou ld  take w hen work
ing  inside  the  en gin e compa rtment  3.2 : 
34 
Wo rki ng  in  the  en gine  compartm ent  3.2: 
34 
Engi ne cool ant 3.2 : 43 
A dditive s 3. 2:  43 
C an 
I add  plain  water to  th e en gin e coo l
ant?  3.2 : 44 
C oolant  lo sses 3.2: 45 
E n gi ne 
Wa rnin g lig h t 3.1: 23 
E n gine  hood 
Warning  light  3.1:  26 
Engine  hood  3.2:  36 
1  low  do 
! unlock  the en gi ne  ho od ? 3 .2:  36 
E n gine 
Wa rning lig ht 3. 1:  23 
Engine  management 
Wa rnin g light  3.1:  23 
Alphab etical  index  5  

,&. WARNING  (continued) 
•  Always  hold  th e steerin g w hee l o n  th e  out 
s ide or  the stee ring w heel rim  with  your  h and s 
at  th e 9 o'clock  and  3 o'cloc k p ositions  to h elp 
redu ce the risk or p erson al injury 
•  Neve r hold  th e s tee rin g w hee l a t th e 12 
o 'clo ck p osition  or  with  your  hand s at  oth er 
pos ition s in sid e th e stee ring w hee l rim  or on 
hub. ste erin g 
w hee l th e wron g way c an  cause ser ious inju 
ri es  to  th e hand s, arm s and  h ead 
•  P ointin g th e s tee rin g w hee l to war d your d ec reases  the ability  or the  suppl em ental 
driver's  a irbag  to p rotec t yo u in  a collision. 
•  Always  s it in an upri gh t p os ition  and  n ever 
l e an  a gainst or pla ce any part  or y our  bod y too 
clo se to  th e area  w here t he a irbags  are  loc ated. 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
,&. WARNING  (continu ed) 
•  B efor e dri vin g, a lways  a djust the front 
sea ts  and  h ead  r est ra int s prop erl y a nd  m ake 
s ur e th at all  passe nger s are  properly re
s train ed. 
•  Neve r adju st  th e sea ts  w hil e th e vehicl e is 
m ov ing. Y our  seat  m ay move  unexpec tedly 
a n d y ou could  lose co ntrol  of th e ve hicl e. 
•  Neve r drive w ith  th e ba ckre st r eclin ed  or 
tilt ed 
ba ck! Th e fa rth er  the bac kres ts are 
tilt ed b ack, th e g reater t he  risk du e to 
in co rrec t p ositionin g or the  sa fe ty  belt  and  im 
prop er  sea ting  pos ition. 
•  Childr en  mu st  always  ride in  child  seat s 
51. Specl al p reca utio ns ap ply w hen  in 
s ta llin g a c hild sca t on  th e fr ont  passe nge r sca t 
29, "C hild  res trai nts  on  th e front  scat some imp ort ant  thin gs to 
Proper  seating  position  fo r the  front  passenger 
The p roperf ront  passenge r seating  position  is  important  for  safe, relaxed  driving. 
For your  own saf ety and  to  reduce  th e r is k 
of i njury  in th e eve nt of an  accide nt we  rec
o mm end  that you  adjust  the seat  fo r th e 
front  pa ssenge r to th e fo llow ing  po sitio n: 
- Mo ve the  front  pas senge r sea t back  a s 
far  as  po ssibl e. There  mu st be  a mi nim um 
of  IO in ch es  (25 c m) betw een the  breast
bone  and  the  in str um ent 
- Adj ust  th e  ang le  of  th e s eatba ck  so  th at 
it  is  in  an  upr ight  pos it ion  a nd  your  back 
comes  in full contact  with  it when ever  the 
ve hicle  i s movin g. 
- Adju st  th e head  restra int  so  th at  the 
uppe r edge  is  as e ven wit h  th e  top  of yo ur 
head  as possible  but  not  lower  t han  eye 
le ve l and  so  that  it  is  as  close 
the  back  of 
yo ur  h ead  as  po ssible 
7 . 
- Keep  both  fe et fl at  on  th e floo r in  the 
foorw ell  in  fro nt of  the front  pas senger 
s eat.  -
Faste n and  wear  safety be lts co rrec tly 
13. 
For d etai led  informa tion  on  how  to adju st  th e 
front  passe nger  seat 3.1 , chapter 
"Sea ts  and  storage. " 
WARNING 
Front sea t passe ngers  w ho arc  unbelt ed,  out  or 
p os ition or  t oo close  to  the a ir b ag c an  b e ser i
ou sly  inju re d or kill ed by  th e a ir ba g as  i t un
fo lds.  To h elp  re du ce  the r is k  or se rio us  p er
so nal inj ury : 
•  P assenge rs  mu st  a lways  si t in an u pri ght 
p os ition  and  n ever  le an  aga inst  o r p lace  any 
p art o r th eir b ody  too  close  to  th e a rea  w here 
th e air ba gs arc  locat ed . 
•  Passe ngers  who a rc  unb elt ed , o u t o r posi
ti on  or t oo  cl ose  to t he a irbag  can  be se riously 
in jur ed  by a n airb ag  as 
it unfold s w ith  grea t 
for ce  in  the  b link  or a n eye . 
•  Always  make  s ure th at th ere  a rc  at leas t  10 
in ch es  (25  cm) bet wee n  t he  front  p assenge r's 
br eas tbone  and  th e ins trum ent  p anel. 
Safe driving  5  

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. 
Booklet 2 .1  Safety  first 
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. 
Safety  belts  19  

@ Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
• there  is a c han ge  in the we ight  mea sur ed by 
th e  we ig h t- se n sing  mat  in  th e  fro nt pas se nge r 
s ea t th at  d ete rmin es wheth er th e Adva nced 
Ai rbag  o n the  pass eng er s id e  ca n dep lo y  or w ill 
be  t urn ed  off. 
Aft er th e PASSENGER  AIR BAG 
OFF lig ht  stop s 
b lin kin g, a lwa ys mak e  sure that  t he  airbag 
s tat us ( on  or  off)  as  show n by  the PASS ENG ER 
A lR B AG OFF  lig ht  is  prop er fo r th e size,  age , a nd 
we ig h t of the  occupant  o n  the fron t pa ssenger 
s ea t.Alwa ys mak e s ure that  th e 
b elt f or th e 
fr ont  pa sseng er sea t  is p roperl y  fa ste n ed  whe n· 
ev er  th e pa sse nge r seat  i s occ upi ed. 
T he  PASSENGER  AIR BAG 
OFF ligh t w ill  sh ow 
th e  c orre ct sta tu s  of th e fron t Ad vance d Air b ag 
on  th e  pa sse nger  sid e a  few  sec onds after t he 
niti on h as  be en  sw itc h ed  on  and: 
•  will  sta y o n if t he  fron t pa ssen ger sea t is  no t 
o ccupi ed, 
•  will  sta y  on  if a  child  up  t o ab out  one  yea r o f 
ag e is o n th e  front  passe nger  seat in  one of  th e 
r e a r- fa cin g  or  fo rw ard -facin g in fant  r estra int s 
list ed in  F edera l M oto r  Ve hicl e Safety S ta nd ard 
2 08 w it h  whic h  t he  A dva nce d Airbag  Syste m  i n 
y our  vehicle was ce rtified, is  reg is te re d b y th e 
w eig ht- sensing  m at  in  th e  sea t. Fo r a  listin g of 
th e c hild  res traint s th at we re  use d t o ce rtify  your 
ve hicl e's  co mplianc e w ith th e  US Safe ty 
d a rd 5 3, 
•  will  go  ou t if  the  fro nt passe nge r se at is 
pi ed b y an adult  as reg is te re d  b y th e se nsi ng  m at. 
Th e  PASSENGE R AIR BAG O FF  lig ht  must  come 
o n  and  stay o n if the ig nit io n  i s o n a nd 
•  a  car b ed has  bee n in stall ed  on th e fro nt  sea t. 
o r 
•  a  rear wa rd-faci ng c hild  res tra int  has  bee n 
sta lled  on  th e fro nt  p asse nger  seat, or 
•  a  forwa rd-fa cing c hild  r estraint  h as  been 
sta ll ed  on th e fron t p asse nge r sea t, or 
•  th e  we ig ht  r egis tered  o n the front  passe nge r 
s eat  is  equ al to o r less  than  th e co mb in ed  weig ht 
o f a  ty pi ca l I  ye ar- old  res tra in ed  in  one  o f th e 
rea r-fac in g o r fo nva rd-faci ng  in fa nt re s tra int s 
li ste d  in  F ed era l  Moto r Ve hicle  Saf ety St andard 
208 
w hic h  th e Adva nce d Ai rb ag Sys te m  in 
yo ur vehicl e w as ce rtifi ed . 
I f  th e front  passe nge r sea t is  not occ upied , th e 
fr ont a ir b ag w ill not de ploy,  and  t he  PASS ENG ER 
OF F light  will  sta y o n. Nev er a 
40  Airbag  system 
re ar ward-facing  chil d res traint  on  the front se nger  seat, the sa fest  pla ce for a  chil d in  an y 
k ind  of c hild  r estra in t is  at  on e  of t he sea ting 
sit  ion s on  t he  rea r se at 29, " Chil d strai nts on  th e front  seat-so me import ant 
th ings  to  kn ow " a nd 51, "C hild  safe ty ." 
If th e PASSENGE R 
AIR BAG OFF  light  come s on 
w hen  one  of t he co ndit io ns  liste d  ab ove  is  m et, 
b e s ure 
c h eck  the  li gh t r eg ula rl y  to  m ake tai n th at th e PASSENGER AIR  BAG OFF lig ht 
s tays  o n co ntinu ously  w hen eve r th e  ig nit io n  is 
o n. I f th e PASSENGER AIR  BAG 
OFF light  does 
n ot app ear  and  no t stay o n all  th e time,  sto p  as 
soo n as  it is safe  to d o so  a nd 
•  re ac tiva te  th e  sys te m b y turn in g  th e ig n iti on 
off  and  th en  t urni ng  it  on a gain ; 
•  re m ove a nd  re in stall t he  child  res traint.  Mak e 
s ur e that  th e  c hild  r estra int  is  prop erly  in sta lled 
and  th at th e saf ety  be lt for  t he  front  p asse nge r 
sea t has  bee n co rrec tly  rout ed  aro und  th e child 
r es traint  a s desc ribed  in  th e  ch ild r estra int 
in struc tio ns; 
•  make  sur e th at th e co nve rtib le  lock in g 
tu re o n th e safe ty  belt  fo r the  front  p asse nge r 
sea t has  bee n ac tivated  a nd  th at th e sa fety belt 
h as bee n pulled ti gh t.  The be lt mu st n ot b e loose 
or  have loops  of s lack  so th at t he  se nsor  below 
t h e 
be lt la tc h  on  th e se a t ca n do  its jo b 60. 
•  make  su re  th at  th in gs  that  m ay inc rease  th e 
we ig ht of  the c hild  and  chi ld  sea t a re  not bein g 
t ra nspo rted  on  th e fro nt  passe nge r sea t; 
•  make s ure th at  th e 
belt  tens io n  se nsor 
i s  not  blocke d. S hake  th e sa fe ty be lt la tc h  on  th e 
fro nt passe nger  sea t bac k and  forth; 
•  make s ure th at n oth in g  ca n i nte rfe re  w ith t he 
safe ty  be lt bu ck les  and  th at th ey a re  not 
stru cte d. 
•  If a  stra p or te th er i s bein g used  to  tie  th e 
c h ild  sea t to th e fro nt  passe nge r seat,  make  sur e 
that  it i s 
110 1 so  tig ht  that it  ca uses  the sensin g ma t to meas ure  m ore  we igh t th an  is t u ally  on th e se at. 
If  the PA SSE NGER  AIR 
light  still  doc s 
n ot co me o n and  docs  not s tay  on  co nti nuo usly 
(w hen  th e ig nit ion  i s sw itch ed  on), 
•  take  th e  ch ild  res tra in t o ff t he  fro nt passe nge r 
sea t a nd  in sta ll i t prope rly 
at on e of t he  rea r sea t 
pos itions.  Ha ve the airbag  sys tem  in spec ted  by 
Vo lkswage n deale r  

Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
8. Rear  facing  child  restraint  systems, manufac
tured  on  or  alter  December  l,  1999. 
( W hen  the res tra in t sys te m  comes  e quipp ed 
w ith  a re mo vable  ba se, co mpli ance ha s to  be 
ce rtified  with  or  wit hout  the ba se). 
•  Britax  Hand le  wit h Care 
191 
•  Centur y Ass ura 4553 
• Centu ry Sm art  Fit 4 543 
•  Cosco  Arriva 02727 
•  Eve nflo  Disc overy A dju st 212 
•  Evenflo  Fir st  Ch oice 
204 
•  Gra co  Infant 8 11 57 
C. For war d-facing  convertible  child  res trai nt 
systems,  manufactured  on  or  after  Dece mber  l , 
1999: 
•  Brit ax  Rou ndabou t 
161 
•  Brit ax Expressway  J SOFIX 
•  Centur y Enco re 
•  Century 1000 
•  Cosco  Ol ymp ia n 0280 3 
• Cosco  Touriv a 02519 
•  Even flo  Horizon  V 425 
•  Evenfl o  Meda llion 25 4 
•  Saf ety  1s t  Co mfort  Ride 22-400 
D. Forward-fac ing toddler /be lt po sitioning 
booster  systems,  manufactur ed on or after  D e
cember  l,  1999 : 
•  Brita x Roadster 
9004 
•  Century  Next Step 4920 
•  Cosco  High  Back Booste r 
•  Eve nfl o Hig ht  Fit 2 45 
L'.0, WARNING 
To  redu ce the  ri sk  of  serio us  inju ry, mak e sur e 
that  the PASSENGER  AIR BAG OFF li ght  comes 
on  and  sta ys  on  when eve r a child  restraint  is 
in stall ed on  the  front  pa ssenger sea t and  the 
ignition  is  switched  on. 
•  Take  the  child  res traint 
the front  pa s
s enger  seat a nd  install  it properl y at  one  of  the 
rear  seat  position s if th e PASSENGER  AIR BAG 
OFF  light  does  not  sta y o n. 
•  Have  the airbag  system  insp ec ted  by yo ur 
aut hori zed  Volkswag en  dealer  immediately. 
Important  safety instructions  for  using  child  seats 
Correct use  of chil d seat s substant ially  reduce s the  risk  of  injury in an  ac cident! 
Fi g. 3 0  Neve r  le t babi es  or older  c hildren  rid e in  a 
v ehicl e wh ile  s itting  on  th e lop  o f a no th er  passenge r. 
As  the  driver,  yo u ar e res pon sible  for  th e 
s a fety  of eve ry bod y in  th e  ve hicle , espe
ci all y  chil dren: 
54  Child  safety 
-Alway s use  the  right  child  seat  for  each 
c hi ld  and  alwa ys use  it  prop erly 
51. 
- Alw ays  caref ully foll ow  the child  seat 
m anu fac turer 's  in stru ction s on how  to 
rou te  the  sa fe ty  bel t pr oper ly  throu gh 
child  seat. 
- When  usin g th e ve h icle  safety  belt 
10 in 
s ta ll a child  seat,  you  must  fir st a ctivat e 
sw itchab le  lock ing  fea tur e on  th e safe ty 
b elt 
p reven t th e  child  seal  from  mov ing 
60. 
- Push  th e  c hild  sea t d ow n with  yo ur  full 
weig ht  to get  the sa fe ty  belt  re all y light  so 
th at the  seat  cannot  mov e for ward or side -
w ays  more  th an  one  inch  (2.5  cm ). 
»,,  

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,