
@ Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
Unfastening  safety  belts 
Unbu ckl e th e sa fety  belt  with  the re d  re lease  button  only  after  the vehicle  has 
sto pped. 
Fi g. 19  Releasi ng the tong ue from  the  buckle 
Push  th e  re d  release  button  on  th e 
buckl e 
19 . Th e belt  to ngue  will spring 
o ut  of th e 
Let the  be lt  w ind  u p on the  re trac to r as 
y ou  g uid e t he  belt  ton gue  to  its  stowed  po
s itio n. 
WARNING 
Neve r  unfa sten  safe ty  belt  whi le  th e vehicle  is 
m ov ing.  Doing  so will  in crea se you r ris k  of 
b ein g injur ed  or  k illed. _,. 
Applies  to with  manual  safety  belt  height adjustment 
Adjusting  safety  belt  heigh t 
Use  th e  saf ety b elt  height  adju stm ent  to  ch ange  belt po sition 0 11 th e  should er. 
F ig.  2 0 Location  of manua l belt  height  adjust er 
The  safety  belt  heig h t adju stm ent fo r  th e 
fro nt seating  posit io ns  can  be  used  to 
24  Saf ety  bel ts 
just  th e he ight or t he  shoulde r portion  of 
th e s afety  belt  so  that  it  is  po sit ione d cor
r ec tly. 
Pu sh  th e uppe r attachment  up and  hold 
it  in  th is  po siti on. 
Slid e  th e belt  an d  th e  uppe r attachment 
up  or dow n unt il it  i s po sition ed  over  the 
ce nter  of  th e  shou lder 
2 0. 
P ull  th e belt  to mak e sure th at the  upper 
auac hment  i s correct ly e ngage d. 
WARNING 
A lways  read and hee d all WARN INGS  and 
o th er  important l7.  

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  

Booklet 3.1  Controls  and  Equipm ent 
Head  restraints 
Correct  adjustment  of  head  restraints 
Properly  adjusted  h ead restraints  are  an importa 11t part  of occupant  protection 
and  can  help  to reduce the  risk  of 
in  accidents. 
Fig.  3 7 Viewed  from  in  front : properly  odjusted 
heod  restraints  end  proper  belt  odjustment 
- Adjust  the head  restraint  so that  the 
uppe r edg e is  as  eve n wit h  th e top  o f your 
head  as possible 
no  lo wer than  eyen 
l eve l and  so  th at  it is  as close  to  th e bac k of 
y our  head  a s possi ble 
37  and 38. 
If a passenger  is s itting  in  th e rear  center  sea tin g 
position  thi s co mpact  h ead  r estraint  is  no t 
h eight  adju stabl e, but  it must  always  be  raised 
whenever  the ce nte r rear  sea ting posi tion  is oc
c upi ed. 
A dju sting  the head 
WARNING 
Driving  without  head rest raints  o r wit h im
prop erly adjusted  head  restraints  inc reases 
th e risk  of  serious  injurie s in  a co llision.  To 
h elp  reduc e th e risk  of  injury: 
•  Always  drive with th e head  restraints  in 
place  a nd  properly  adjuste d. 
58  Seats and  storage 
F ig . 38  Viewed  from  s ide:  properly  adjusted  head 
restraints  and  proper  belt  ad justment 
WARNING  (contin ued) 
•  Always  raise  the head  restrai nt for  the  r ear 
center  seating position  wheneve r the  seat is 
occupied. 
•  Ever y perso n in  th e ve hicle must  have  a 
properl y adjuste d  head  r estra int. 
•  Alway s make  sur e eac h person  in the  ve
hicle  properly  adju sts  their  head  restraint. 
E ac h headres t must be  adjusted  a ccord ing  to 
occupant  size s o that  the  upper  ed ge  is  as eve n 
wit h the  to p  of  the  person's  head,  but  no  lower 
tha n eye  leve l an d soi 
is  as  clo se th e  back to  the head  as  pos sibl e. 
•  Neve r attempt  to adj ust head  r estraint 
wh ile  dri vin g.  If  yo u have  driven 
and  mu st 
adjust  the driver  h eadrest  for any  reason, 
stop the ve hicle  safe ly befo re  atte mptin g to 
ad just  the  head  r estra int. 
•  Children  must always  be properly  re
s trained  in a ch ild  restrain t that  i s appropr iate 
for  their  age  and  size 
2. 1,  ch apter 
"Chil d safety. "  

Booklet  3.1 Controls and  Equipment 
Applies  to w ith elect rically  odjus toble  front  seals 
Electrically  ad justable  driver  and  front  passenger  seats  (power  seats) 
The switches  look like a seat  viewed from  the  s ide.  The seat  cushion and  back rest 
follow  the  mot ions  of the  respective  switches. 
Fi g.  43  Contro ls  for  elec tric  seal  adjustment 
Move the co rres ponding  switch  =£lg . 43 
to  ad just  the fronr  seat to suit  your  size 
Adjust ing th e height  and  for
wa rd/ba ckward  position of sea t 
c u shi on  . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  63 
Adjusting  backre st  angle  . . . . .  . . . .  63 
Adjusting  lumbar support.  The cu r
vatu re  of  the cu shi oned  a re a  is  de
term in ed b y th e se tting s made  in 
the  lum bar region.  This  supports 
the  natu ral c ur vature  of  the sp ine 
very  effe ctive ly  .......... ...... . 
WARNING 
63 
Dri vers  or  pa ssenge rs w ho  are  unb elted , out  of 
p os ition  or  t oo close  to  the airbag  can b e se ri
o usly  injur ed or  killed  b y an  airbag  as  it  un
in "W hy  is sca t adju stm ent  so  im
po rtant? " on page  57. 
62  Seats  and storage 
WARNING 
Neve r adjust  the  seats  while  the vehicl e is 
m oving.  You r sea t ma y mo ve  un expecte dly 
and  you  could  lose  control  of th e ve hicle. 
•  Never  drive with  the  ba ckrest r eclined  or 
tilt ed  far  back!  T he farther  the bac kre sts  arc 
t ilt ed ba ck , the  grea te r the  ri sk of inju ry due  to 
incorrec t po sitionin g of  the sa fety belt  and im
proper  seating po sitio n. 
•  The  scats  in your  vehicle  can be  electri cally 
ad juste d  eve n with  the ig nit ion ke y removed. 
Neve r leave  unattend ed  childr en  in  th e ve
hi cle  becau se the  unsupe rvised  use  of the 
electric  scat adju stm ent s ca n result  in  serious 
p erso nal injury.  

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. 
64  Seats and  storage 
-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 
Driving 
Steering 
Applies lo vehicles:  with  manually  adju stab le steering  column 
Adjusting  the  steering  wheel  position  manually 
The and  reach  of the steering  whe el can  be freely  adjusted  to  suit the driver. 
Fi g.  73  Adjusting  the  stee ring  wheel  position 
- Adj ust  the  d river  sea t to  th e cor rect  po
s it ion. 
- Push  dow n  the leve r 
73 und er  th e 
s tee rin g 
- Adju st  th e s teerin g w hee l thi s way  until 
the  corre ct  po siti on  is se t 
74 . 
- Then  push  le ver  up . 
WARNING 
Incorrect  use  of the  steer ing co lumn  adjust
ment  function  can in seriou s per sonal 
in ju ry  and  or  death. the sa fety  bell  and sys tem  w ill work  best to protec t yo u 
in  the  event  of an  accident  if  yo u have  the 
s teering  column  properly  adjusted.  To  help re
duce 
ri sk  of seriou s perso nal injury  and /or 
death: 
•  Neve r adjust 
steering  column  whil e vehicle  i s moving.  Always ad just steering 
co lumn  whil e the  vehicle  is standing  still  and 
90  Driving 
Fig.  74  Illustratio n of  prin ciple:  proper  seating  po
sition  for  d river 
WARN ING (continu ed) 
b efore  you se t out . If  yo u are  driving  and must 
ma ke an  adju stment,  safely  slop  your  vehicl e 
and  make 
necessary  adjustment. 
•  Always  adjust  the dri ver 's s cat  and  the 
s teer ing  wheel  so  that  there  are  at  leas t 10 
in che s (2 5  cm)  between  your  brea stb one  and 
ste ering  whee l 
•  Neve r adjust  the stee ring wheel  so Iha! ii points  toward  your face. Otherw ise,  the a irb ag 
syste m cann ot prote ct  yo u proper ly  in 
eve nt of an  accident.  A lway s make  sure  that steer ing wh eel  point s toward  your  chest . 
•  Neve r ad just  the stee ring whee l so 
points  towards  your  face.  O then vise, airbag  system  canno t p ro tect  you  properl y in eve nt  of  an  accid ent . Always  make sure 
that  the  steerin g whe el po int s toward s your 
c h es t. 
•  Alw ays  hold 
stee ring w heel  on out
s id e  of steering  wheel rim  with  your  hands 
a t th e 9 o 'clock 3  o'clock  posit ions  to  help