2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

Safety
extender
first read and note the introduc­
on page 69.
out the way, you can use a safety
extender for any other
purpose
em) to the
safety remove the safety Contact
an authorized or au thorized if you
tongue on the safety
tongue on the factory- instal-
Key to fig . 57 :
extender.
@ Distan ce between the safe ty on the
safety ex tender and the extender . The
extender
Adjust both the seat and the head restra int 58.
the tong ue on the safe ty 56 for
the seat where the safety extende r is being
used
F as teni ng or u nfastening the
the to make sure that the tongues are
Make sure that the safety is posi tioned
extenders:
Use a sa fe ty extender ry safety
use one safety
Never when the extender is
not needed and being used with the safety
Otherw ise, the airbag receive
a n in cor rect
for a person who is no t using the safe ty ing the extender attached to the safety
is not being used the airbag that the fron t passenger seat is
occupied and that the safety unit for the airbag system then receive incorrect informatio n t hat

cause the safe ty belt pretensioner to deploy u n­
necessar ily and the front passe nger airbag to de­
p loy late r in that would
not be ab le to p rovi de enou gh pro tection
f or an occupant not wearing a safety be lt.
use t he safe ty b elt ex te n de r app ro ved by Volkswage n for your veh ic le .
Im
proper use or positioning of a safety belt extender increases the risk of serious per­
sonal injury and death .
A driver or passenger who is not properly restrained can be seriously Injured by strik­
Safety belt extenders offer optimum pro­tection only when they are properly used.
use th e ex te nder when the belt is not tong enough to be worn tow and snug a.n.d the person the correct seating
Always make sure the safety belt tongue of the safety belt extender the buckle for the seating position that belongs to the seat where the safety belt extender is being used. Attaching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety
belt effectiveness and can cause serious per­
sona l injury.
Never use a safety belt extender if the dis­tance (B) between the front edge of the safety belt extender buckle (A) and the centerline of the person using the safety belt extende r less than 6 inches (15 em).
Never leave a safety belt extender attach­ed to the vehicle safety belt buckle when the
extender is not needed and being used with the
safety belt.
the airbag control module will receive an incorrect signal from the safety belt buckle and this will prevent
the alrbag from working properly for a person who is not usi ng the safe ty belt.
Never use the safety belt extender to se­
cure a child restraint.
Never use the safet y belt extender you got for your vehicle for any other vehicle, regard­less of make, model, or model year.
be­used. The elect ronic control unit for the air­
bag system will then receive incorrect informa­
tion that will
- cause the safety belt pretensioner to de­ploy unnecessarily in collisions
-cause the fron t passenger alrbag to de­ploy la ter in collisions
A pretens ioner that has deployed cannot be
repaired . The entire safety belt must be re­
placed .
being used. The warning

on page 69.
The
saf ety in th e vehicle are part of the vehi­safety concept 88 and consist of the important features:
Automatic safety
retractor on the shoulder As as the
safety is the sh oulder extend to retrac ­
tor when the is may or through a sharp curve .
the outer rear seats have a
pretensioner that
and tighten it when the pretens ioner is activat­
ed. The
pretensioners are activated
by the electron ic
control uni t fo r the airbag system in front, side , and
rear collisions. By tighten ing the safety the
pretensioner
p retensio ner works ge ther with the airbag system: its function is moni­
tor ed by the airbag system indicator light. The if the side
airbags are not activated.
A fine dust may be released upon activation. This
is no rmal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
have ers to reduce the forces to the body in
a crash.
Heed safe ty regu lat ion s if the vehicle or dividual components of the system have to be scrapped. Your aut horized Volkswagen dealer
and authorized Volkswage n Facili ty are fa-
miliar with these regulations and heed the WARN­on page 69.
The pretensioners are part
of th e safety
removing, servicing, or repairing of safe ty system and
prevent it from worki ng in a collision . The
pretensioners themselves may then not work in th e event of an accident, or not work properly.
There are some im po rtant th ings you have to know
to make sure that the effect iveness of the system not be impa ired and that discarded
in are
scrapped.
pretensioners and airbag modu les can the environment. Never
abandon vehicles or parts . your must be scrapped , please make sure that it is done
censed facility that has the knowledge and experi­
ence to properly dispose of the system. Your autho rized Volkswage n
dealer and autho rized Volkswagen
with these regu lations.
a pretensioner has been activated,
the safety

(continued)
gen dealer or authorized Volkswagen
283.
Undeployed safety belt pretensioners and
when they or the in are scrapped.
pose of the vehicle and its safety belt and bag systems.
Unde ployed airbag modules and safety belt pretensione rs are classified as Perchlorate Material. handling may app ly-see http://
www .dtsc.ca .gov /hazardo uswaste /pe rchlorat e.
and safely 81

Airbag system
infants, rest ra ints and
. . . . 84
BAG . . . . . . . . . 85
Airbags and how they wo
rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
The dangers of usi
ng restra ints o n the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Advanced Airbag
is equipped with a front airbag for the
drive r and front seat passe nger. The front airbags
can provide
head restraint s and , fo r
t h e driver , th e steer ing are used
and have been
restraints . They are not a substitute
for safety that must be worn even th ough the
f ro nt seat ing positions are equipped with front air­
bags.
More information:
Driving 31
Prop er seating position
Parts , acc essor ies, repairs and modifications
Consumer inf ormation
airbags provide
worn safety 69, belts.
make sure that ev­
ery p erson in the fa stens
82 Before driving
the safety
This even when just driving around town. Therefore ,
is
too
increase the risk of personal injury in a
or instrument
you cannot sit upright more than in­ches (25 em) from the steering and with your back against the backrest, inves ti­gate whether adaptive equipment may be you reach the and in­crea se your seating distance from the steer­ing
you are unrestrained ,
re ceive serious injuries and if you are up agains t the
airbag or too to it when it
proper­69, belts.
sea t on the front passe nger sea t be
seriously injured and ca n be
make certain that
dren are not properly res trained , they may be
seve rely injured or
in front of the seat to

between you and the airbag
things in your hands or on your
move into the area of the front airbags during brak­ing or other sudden maneuvers and
Always make sure that the airbag times. Never anything, a pet, or a person, including an in­fant or
An airbag works only once. Airbags that have deployed in a crash must be replaced .
year.
er or authorized Volkswagen Facility. Authorized dealers and author­ized Volkswagen Facilities have the required tools, diagnostic equipment, repair information, and trained personnel to proper­
in your vehicle.
as cause breathing problems for people who suffer from asthma or other respiratory conditions.
solvents or other improper cleaning products on surfaces where airbags are cated can change the way airbags deploy in a
crash.
around when the airbag deploys in a crash, causing injury.
Advanced Airbag System, infants,
on page 82.
Be sure to read
the impor tant informat ion and the
The Advanc ed Airbag in your ve hi cle has
b ee n cert ified to com ply with the req uirement s of the United Federal Motor Sta ndard as well as Canada Motor
at the time your vehicle was manuf acture d . Ac ­
cord ing to requir e ments , the fron t Adv ance d Airbag
Sitting properly and safely 83

for infants of about 12 months old
and younger and for risk deployment" for
dren, especially 12 years and younger , always ride
on the back seat proper ly restrained for th ei r age
and size. The airbag on the front passenger side
makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place
for a child
to ride. The front seat is not the safest
place for a child in a forward-fac ing child seat.
of any can be a
restraint
on the front seat be seriously injured and can be
make certain that children, 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat
on the Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
on page 82.
The Advanced Airbag (including the tronic control unit , sensors and system wiring ) is
monitored continuously to make sure that it is
dica tor come on for a few seconds
(function check).
The airbag system must be inspected if the airbag indicator
does not come on when the ignition is switched
o n ,
does not go out a few seconds after you have
sw itched on the ignition,
goes out and then comes on again or blinks ter the ignition is switched on.
or if it comes on or blinks while driv ing.
dicator also reminds you to have
84 Before driving the
airbag system checked immediately by an
thorized a malfunction curs that turns the front airbag on the passenger
side off, the BAG Off light come on and stay on wheneve r the ignition is on.
er that are not working properly cannot vide supplemental protection in a frontal
crash.
the airbag indicator light comes on, it means that there may be something wrong with th e Advanced Airbag is ble that the airbag not inflate when it should.
Facility .

Fig. 58 BAG lig ht o n the instrument
on page 82 .
T he
BAG
on the passenge r side has been
turned off by the electronic con trol unit.
th e bulb for the BAG light burns out, th e airbag indicator come on and signal a malfunction in
the Advanced Airbag
no ger be possible to use the BAG light to make sure that th e bag on/off status is correc t fo r the occupant on the
front passenger seat. Have the air bag system spected immediate ly by your auth orized gen dea le r or authorized Volkswagen cility .
The BAG light blink for
about 5 seconds when:
BAG always make sure that the airbag status
(on or off) as shown by the
GER BAG light is proper for the size ,
age , and weight of the occupant on the fron t
light show
the status of the front seat passenger's front vanced Airbag
toring light goes off. The GER light:
stay on if the combined weight of an infant
up to about one year of age in one of the facing or forward- fac ing restraints listed in
Federal Motor Vehicle with
which the Advanced Airbag in your vehicle
was certified , is detected by the weigh t-sensing
mat in the front passenger seat; For a lis ting
of the
child restraints th at were used to certify your
go out if the front passe nger seat is
ing mat.
The must come on and stay on if the ignition is on
and ...
a car bed has been on the front senger seat, or
a rearward-facing child restraint has been
a forwa rd-facing child restrai nt has been
and if the weight registered on the f ront senger seat is equal to or less than the combined
weight of a typical 1 yea r-old infant restrained in
one of the rearward-facing or forward-facing child
restrain ts listed in Fede ra l Motor
in your vehic le was certified .
the fr ont passenger seat is no t occupied , th e
front passenge r airbag no t deploy, and the light
a rearward -facing child restrain t on
the front passenger seat. The safest place for a
chi ld in any kind of
rest raint is on the rear
seat page
Sitting properly and safely