2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

you to route the belt around the head restraint.
on the rea r seat.
on pag e
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ommends that infants shou ld ride in rear-facing
ca r safety seats (in whic h the child faces the back
o f the vehicle) starting wi
th their first ride hom e
from the i nfants and todd le rs s hould
r ide in a rea r-facing car safety seat until they are
2 years
Rear- facing child
seats can be used safely only on the rea r sea t of the vehicle 65 .
Before
a ch ild restrain t on the front senge r sea t, b e s ure to the specia l in str u c­
t ions and h eed the wa rning s and
Before driving
. ,
When using the vehic le safe ty
to help prevent
the sea t from mov ing
a tether strap is being used to tie the child
seat to the front passenger seat, make sure that it
is not so tight that it causes the weig ht-sensing mat
to measu re more weight than
is actually on the
seat and turn the front passenger airb ag on when it
mus t be off (suppressed).
Th e ai r
bag on the passenger side makes the front seat a pote nti ally dangerous place for a ch ild to
ride. The fron t sea t is no t the safest place fo r a is a very gerous place for an infant or a larger
seat s or infant carriers on the fron t pas senger sea t,
eve n with an Advanced Airbag System. A child
again st the
b ackres t, center armrest, door or roof.

DANGER (continued)
a rearward-facing
and cannot protect them if the seat is forward­facing .
you must
the rearward­
facing seat at a seating position on the
rear seat and have the airbag system inspect­ed right away by your authorized
69, Safety belts, safety and child restraints.
A anchorages or with the standard safety on the rear seat
may
secure unused rear seat safety in
restraint is
anyone sit at the center rear
seating position if the center rear safety
you to route the
caught in the structure of the
when the
res trai nts are equ ipped with and@ show the correc t ins ta llation of the attachmen ts to a LATCH /UCRA seat. Figure© shows th e
installation of the seat using the syste m .
tory information and heed the WARN­on page (9-18 kg) must restr ained in a sea t cert ified
for their size and we ig ht 66 .
and

Before installing a restraint on the front pas­
senger seat, be sure to
1 and
When using the vehicle safety to install a seat, you must first activate the switc hable
l ock ing fea ture on the safety to seat from moving
Push the
Fasten the harness webbing that is part of the restraint system securely and one finger underneath the
sho ulder portion at the c hest.
Attach the tether strap to the tethe r anchorage
for the seati ng position where the restraint is
being installed
a tether strap is being used to tie the re­
s tr aint to the front passenger seat, make sure that
it is not so tight that it causes the weight-sensing
mat to measure more weight than is actually on the
seat.
The airb
ag the passenger side makes the front
sea t a po tentially for a
in a forward -facing seat. is a very dan­
gerous
m ust take special precautions when a restraint with the safe ty or wit h
L A TCH /UCRA
rout e the unused center seat safety and the unused safe ty for the sea ting positio n
where the LATCH/UCRA
prevent a with the unused
sea t or improp erly a
or other em erg ency
situation .
Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in ­jure d or even
Before driving
DANGER (continued)
A seat in­
and can be if the front a irbag inflate s -even with an Advanced Air­
bag System .
hit the
sma sh the against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
sea ts
o n th e re ar seat.
you must a rearward facing sea t on the front passenger seat beca use of exceptional circumstances, but the BAG
sea t a t a seating position on the
r ea r seat and have the airbag system inspect­
ed right away by your authorized Volkswagen or a uthorized Volkswagen Service Fa­
read and heed whenever using a restrain t in a vehicle. 82, Air­bag system, and
An improperly restrain t ca n in­terfere with the airbag as it deploy s and seri­injure or even even with
an Advanced Airbag System .
except ional circumstances require the use of a forward-facing sa fety and
w ell-being require the specia l pre­
cau tion s to be taken :
- Forward-facing
sea ts on the front passenger seat may interfe re
with the deployment of the airbag and
cause serious injury to the
-make sure that the forward-fac­
ing seat has been desig ned and certified
by
its m anufa cturer for u se on a fron t pas­
senger seat with a front and sid e a irbag.
-
sea t or carrier.
- N
ever a
t ethe r strap to be use d.

straint up against or very near the instru­ment
-set the safety chorage to the adjustment position that permits proper restraint manufacturer's structions.
-
move the passenger seat to the highest position in the up and down justment range and move it back to the rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the airbag as before res traint.
-
weight r egis­tered by the weigh t-sensing mat and cause injury in a crash.
- Make
sure that the GER BAG the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
-
thorized Volksw agen or authorized
Volksw ag en S ervice Facility.
the seat in even if a is not sitting in it. A around during a sud-
den stop or in a
A with the universa l a n chorages or with the standard safety on the rear seat
may with unuse d r ear seat safet y
injury and even death .
secure unused rear seat safety out of reach of
restraint is
Never activate the switchable re-
trac tor when routing the safety around the head restraints .
Never anyone sit at the center rear
seating position if t he center rear safety
When a res traint, be
not to activate the switchable retractor when routing the safety
out far enough to you to route the around th e head restraint. Sitting properly and safe ly

Booster seats and safety
first read and note the introduc­
on page
or 18 kg) are best protected in
the vis, of these and
they must not use the restraint.
T
he not fit most
Booster seats raise these dren up so that the safe ty
can protect them in a
Do not use the fea ture when
u sin g the
midway over th e you must transport an
height adjustment to
make sure that the neck.
make sure that the across the thighs or
who are at 4 ft. 9 i n. (57 inches I 1.45 meters) can u se the 3 point and Never use the portio n of the to re ­
s train any of how big the is.
Before driving
remember that do not have the
pronounced
portion of the and The requires that a as Never the pass over the
is best to put these
and parts of
the safety body in the right The routing of the over the body is very important for the protection , whe ther or not a booster seat is
used . age 12 and under must ride
in the rear seat.
airbags must force. order to do its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
he or she be struck receive
serious or
orde r for the airbag to offer protectio n, it is im­
portant that
dren, who must be in the front seat unde r excep­circumstances, be restrai ned and as
far away from th e airbag as By kee ping
r oom between the
precautions when
route the unused safety arou nd the rear head restraint to prevent a from
in it.

Not using a booster seat, using the booster seat improperly, incorrectly a boos­ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im­properly increases the risk of serious person­
shoulder.
Always make sure the
as possible across the child's pelvis.
Never belt portion of the safety belt pass over the
Never a child stand or kneel on any seat, for example, the front seat.
Never a chi ld ride in the cargo area of your vehicle.
leaning for­
ward, sitting sideways or out of position in any way during a This
BAG light does not come on and stay on, perform the checks described
Take the child restraint off the front pas­senger seat and it properly at one of the seating positions on the rear seat if the BAG light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched on.
Always read and heed whenever using a restraint in a vehicle.
Child safety and child restraints.
A
Always secure unused rear seat safety belts out of the reach of children in
Never activate the switchable locking re­tractor when routing the safety belts around the head restraints.
Never anyone sit at the center rear seating position if the center rear safety belt has been routed around a rea r head restraint.
Be
careful not to activate the switchable lock­ing retractor when routing the sa fety belts
around the head restraints. you to route the belt around the head restraint.
Please first read and note the introduc­tory informat ion and heed the WARN­on page
be lts fo r the rear se ats a nd the fr on t pa s­
s enger seat mu st b e with th e swi tc h able fea ture to p ro pe rly sec ure child restraints.
p orti on of the 3 po int
res traints that can b e used with lower uni v e rsa l a nch o rag es.
Reg ardle ss of the kind of ch ild restraint that you
use, a lways make s ure that the ch ild res tra int is
p ro perly se cur ed in the vehicle ; o therw ise the child
c oul d be ser ious ly injur ed in a c ras h. Al ways
req uirem ent s regarding the installatio n of ch ild restr aint s.
proper ly and safely 1115

Whenever a the safety must
be webbing cannot you restraint can be
goes around a corner.
restraint on a seat, prefe rably
o n a rear sea t
the restraint on a rear seat
restraint in your
Route the safety
as specified by the res tra int manufactur­er.
insert the
Make sure that the red
Remove from the it
Push the
installed with the safety
Activate the feature 117 , Activating the switchable locking fea­
ture .
on the safety is properly fastened and tight.
Check the restraint at the place where the restraint.
The
r estraints i f th e restraint must be installe d on the front seat
restraint manufac­
turer's instructions when installing a restraint in your
the restraint on a seat, prefe rably
o n a re ar seat in exceptio n al circum­s ta nces you must install the
Make sure the front seat backrest is in the right position .
Move the front passenger seat to the rearmost
position in the seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
as far away from the airbag as
height juster so that safety install the restraint.
Route the safety
as specified by the
the tongue into the for that
seating position.
Make sure that the red button faces
away from the
Remove from the and straint.
Push the weight to make sure that the restraint be installed with the safety
Make sure the safety is not so tight that it
causes the weight-sensing mat to measure more
weight than is actually
on the seat.
Activate the belt's switchable feature
Check the restraint at the where the restraint.
T he seat
After checking to make sure that the
restraint is correctly recognized by the weight­
sensing mat inside the front passenger seat, so that the front passenger airbag status is
GER BAG be sure to read
the additional important information and heed the
about the Advanced Airbag
BAG
especially those 12 years and younger ,
must restrain -
ed for their age and size.

Activating the switchable locking feature
the way out of the retracto r.
While keeping your weight on th e child re­
straint , g u ide the shoulder belt portion of the safety
b elt back into the retrac tor until the belt lies flat and
is tightened against the child restraint.
You should hear a noise as the bel t
winds back into the inertia reel of the safety belt re­
t ractor . Test the switchable locking feature by ing on the belt. You should no longer be able to the belt out o f the retractor. The switchable
l ocking feature is
on the safety belt to make sure the safety
belt is properly fastened and tight.
Deactivating the switchable locking feature
The switchab le locking featu re for child restraints
the way back into the retractor.
Press the red button on the safety belt buckle .
T he belt tongue
Guide the sa fety belt back by hand so that it
the switch able locking feature should be activat­
ed inadvertently , the safety belt must be unfas­
tened and guided comple te ly back into its stowed
position to deactivate this feat ure .
Using the wrong restraint or an improp­erly re strain t can cause seri­
o u s pe rsonal injury or d eath in an accid ent.
even if a is not sitting in it. A
in an up­right position and securely latched into place and cannot fold forward . Otherwise , the seat backrest with the
whenever using a child restraint in a ve hicle Child safety and child restraints. precautions apply when a
child seat on the front passenge r seat 104 , Child restraints and the Ad­vanced front airbag system.
installed child restraints increase the risk of ser ious per sonal injury and death
in a
properly a nd safe ly 117