2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS lock

Fasten ing and unfa ste ning safety
buckle.
fir st read and note th e introductory information and heed the on page
worn safet y belts he lp to hold occupants
in their s ea ts and provid e optimum protection during braking or in a collision or othe r a ccide nt
The switchable locking feature is ac tive if you hear
a
the sa fety belt lock ing feature only whe n in sta llin g tain chil d restraint page
stra in person without a child restraint sys te m .
Fastening safety
Always buck le your safety b elt b efo re driving .
Adju st the front seat and head restraint page 56.
Make sure the seat back of th e rear seat is in the uprig ht position and secure ly la tc hed in pla ce fo re usin g the safety
Hold the sa fety belt b y th e tongue and pull it slowly and eve nly acros s th e c hest and pelv is. Do not twist th e belt
the tongue into th e correct buckle for
your seat until you hear it latch fig.
Sitting properly and safely
Fig. 51 Releasin g th e buckle tongue from the
sa fe ty belts only when th e ve hicle is not
the re d button on the fig. 51. The buckl e tongue is e jec te d.
Le t th e belt wind up on th e re tracto r a s yo u
g uid e th e belt tongue to its s to wed position to help
prev ent the safe ty belt from twisting and to help avo id d amage to the interior trim .
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause rious personal injury or death in an accident.
belt s offer optimum protection only when the seat back is upright and belts are
A person who is not properl y re strained can be seriously injured by the safe ty b elt itself if it
s lip s from the stronger parts of th e body into sensitive areas like the abdomen.
Unfastening safety belts while the vehicle is
in motion ca n cause severe personal injury or death in the event of an acc ident or
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Safety extender
Fig. 55 A safety belt
fir st read and no te the in troducto ry in formatio n and heed th e on page 67.
a safet y is too shonto correctly fit you or one of your passe nge rs eve n whe n ou t th e way . yo u can use a safety ex te nder.
Never u
se the safe ty belt extender fo r any other purpose-in cludin g the of child
Th e extender adds about 8 inches em) the safe ty re move the safe ty ex te nd er w he n safe ly. an authori zed dealer or authorized if yo u you may need an extender.
Key fig. 55:
buckle.
Buck le tong ue on the safety ex tender.
b uckle o n th e safety
buckle to ngu e on the fac tory-i n-safe ty bell.
K
ey t o fig . 56 :
buckle on the safe ty belt extender.
Dista nce between th e safe ty buckle on the safe ty ex tende r and th e of the person u sin g safety belt extende r. The tance mus t b e more than 6 inches (15 em)!
ex tender.
Befor e dri ving
Fig. 56 Positionin g of th e safety ex tender.
Using a s
afety extender
Adjust b oth the seat and the head restraint page 56 .
se n the buckle to ngue on the sa fe ty fig. 55 buckle for the seat w he re the safety extender is bein g
used
Fas tening o r unfa stening the
make s u re bo th to ngues are securely locke d in the buckles.
Make sure safe ty is position ed properly 74.
u se the ex tend er w he n the
use one ex te nder p er seat and
A lway s re move th e safet y extende r w he n is no t needed .
Neve r leave an unused safe ty ex tende r in th e b uckle. Lea vin g the scat is pi ed and the sa fe ty sig nal the airb ag d urin g that the front passenge r seat is occupi ed and that the sa fe ty then r ece ive rec t inform ation that cause the safety ten sio ne r d eploy in w ould tri gge r the airba g ea rlier in

information an d h eed the on page
The safety belts in the ve hicl e are part of th e 86 and have the lowin g important features:
Automatic safety
th e safe ty belt is pull ed out slowly , the s h o ulder b elt will extend to l et yo u m ove freely under normal
driv in g condition s. The auto m atic safe ty belt tra cto r locks th e belt when the belt is pull ed ou t fast, d uring hard brakin g and in collision. T he
b elt may also lock when you dri ve up or down steep hill o r th rou gh a sharp cu rve.
informatio n and heed the on page
The prete nsione rs are part o f th e safe ty belt s stalled at th e fro n t in your ve hicle . I nstallin g.
r e mov in g, serv ic ing, or rep airin g of sa fe ty belt ten sio ne rs c an damag e th e s afety belt sys te m
tion properly.
Th ere are some import ant things yo u have to kn ow
to m ake sure that th e effective ness o f th e system w ill not be impair ed and that discar ded nents do n ot ca use inj ury or pollut e the men t. Undeployed safet y belt pre te nsio n ers and air b ag mod ules co ntain explos ive mate ria ls can cause seri o us injuries to the ge neral public
and t o people
in are sc rapp ed. Und ep lo ye d safet y belt pre tensio ne rs
a n d airba g m odules can also pollut e th e en vir on -
B efore driving
s ion ers.
Th e pr eten sio ne rs
are activated by the e le ctronic
c ontrol unit for the airbag system in front, s id e, and rea r collisions. tight ening the s afet y belt , the prete nsio ner reduces th e occupan t's fonvard
m ove ment or movement towards th e point of pact. T he belt pr ete nsioner wo rks toge ther with
th e airbag syste m ; its fun ction is monito red by a
wa rning ligh t. Th e belt prete n sione r will not
va te d .
A
dus t b e re leased upon a ct iva tion. This
i s no rmal and is no t caused by a in th e vehicle .
load l imiter
The front and rear safe ty belt s also have load iters to help reduce the fo rces applie d to the b o d y
in
m ent. Neve r abandon vehicles or vehicl e pa rt s. If
your veh icle mu st be scrapp ed, please make sure
that it i s done safe ly , re sp o nsibly, and in
swage n Fac ility familiar with these
'
Impro per handli ng, care, servici ng, and re pa ir
p rocedures can increase th e risk of p erson al ju ry and death by prev ent in g a bel t p re te nsioner from act iv ating w he n n eeded or by ca usi ng it to
a c ti vate unex pec tedly.
Neve r repair, adjust, or c hange pretensioners or any o ther part of th e s afety belt syste m strongly recom mend that you have any work on th e safety belt sy ste m perform ed by a n
a uth o riz ed
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Always make sure that the statu s signaled
b y the BAG light is correct
for the way that the front passenger seat is bein g
u sed.
The fine dust c reated when airbags deploy can cause breathing problems for people with asthma or other breathing conditions .
To reduce the risk of breathing probl ems , those wit h asthma or tion s should get fres h air right away by getting
o ut of th e ve hicl e or opening windows or doors.
If yo u are in a c ollision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild soap and wate r b efor e eating.
Be careful not to get the dust int o your eye s, or int o any cut s or sc ratch es.
If the residue should ge t into your eyes, them with water.
Airbags that have deployed in a cras h must
b e replac ed.
Use only original equipment airbag s appro­
ved by Volkswagen and installed by a train ed
technician who has the necessary tools and diagnosti c equipment to properl y re plac e any airbag on your veh icle and assure sys te m eff ec­
ti ve ness in a cra sh.
Neve r pe rmit salvage d or recy cled airb ags t o
be install ed in your vehicle .
Advanced Airbag System components
first re a d and note th e introductory information and heed the
on pag e
vehicles equipped with the Adva nced Airbag Syste m , th e front passe nge r seat contains a who le
array of important Advanced Airbag compo nents
page 82. Be­cause the front passe nger seat contains important Advanced Airbag System components. you must
take ca re to prevent it from bein g damaged . Damage to th e sea t may pre vent the Adva nced Airbag Syste m for the front passenger sea t from
doing its job in a cras h.
S ittin g properly ond solely
Alwa ys hold the s teering wheel with hands on outsid e of th e steerin g wheel rim at the 9 o 'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help re­
duce
Neve r hold the steeri ng wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with your hands anywhere
inside
s ioner s are cla ssified as Material -special handlin g ma y apply.
applicable legal requir ements when
scra pping the vehicle or o f it s restraint sys tem, including airbag modules and safe ty belts
wit h pretensioner s. Auth orized Volkswage n
dealers and authorized Volksw agen Serv ice ties are familiar with the require ments, an d we rec­
ommend that you have them p erform this serv ice for
The front Advanced Airbag System also includes:
sensors in the front of th e ve hicl e th at
m eas ure vehicle acce lera tion and dece leration to
p rovide informat io n to th e Advan ced Airb ag
System about the seve rity o f a crash.
An elec troni c co ntrol unit, with int egra ted
cras h sensors for front and sid e im pac ts. The con­
trol unit w heth er or n ot to fire just the front air bag s ba sed on the information received
from the crash sen so rs. Th e control unit also whether the safety belt pre te n si oners
s hould be activate d.
A n Adva nced Air b ag. with gas genera tor, ins id e the steering wheel hub for th e driver.
An Adva nced Airbag. with ga s gene rator, in sid e the ins trum ent pan e l for th e front passe nger.
A we ig ht-sen sing mat unde r the upho ls tery paddin g of th e front passenge r seat cushion that
m eas ures the to tal weight on the sear. The infor­
m atio n regi stered is sent co nti nuo usly to the elec-
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To reduce th e risk of serious injury, make sure
t hat the PASSENGER BAG ligh t comes on and stays on w hen ever a is stalled o n th e front passenger seat and th e tion is swit ched on.
Take the child off the front sen ge r seat and install it properly
does not stay on.
Have the airbag system inspected by your auU1orized Volkswagen dealer or author ized Volkswagen service facility
hicle while sitting on the lap of another passenger .
first read and note th e intr oductory information and hee d th e on page
rid e in the back seat properly s tr ain ed for their age and size.
A lwa ys u
se the right child seat for ea c h chi ld and always use it properly.
Always carefully follow the child seat ture r's instru ction s on how to ro ut e th e safety belt
properly through the child seal a nd how to restrain
th e child in the chiJd seat.
When using th e veh icle safety
to a child seat , you mus t firs t activate the switch able locking
featur e on the safety belt to help p revelll the c hild seal from movin g.
Sitting
really tight so tha t
additional information about
a child restraint syste m on the front passenger seat:
If you must in stall a child restraim on th e passe nger seat in excep tional circum stan ces, be
sure to read and heed th e importan t info rmation and warnings in the section of thi s Manual
There are additional adjustments that must
be made in order to be
the safety upper a nchorag e for the fron t passenge r seal so that the availabl e safely belt is
l o ng enough to pro p erly in stall the child restraint.

Using a
the introductory inform at io n and hee d the on page
Important s p ecia l steps when installin g a c hild re­straint with
special precautions when in stalli ng
a ch ild restra int with th e ve hicl e safety belt o r with lowe r univer sal an ch o rages behind th e passe nge r scat o r b ehind the driver sea t. Al­
ways route th e unused center seat sa fety belt and th e unused sa fe ty belt fo r th e seatin g position
where the chil d restraint is bein g in stalle d
around t h e rea r head restraint behind th e child re ­
s traint h elp preve nt a child fro m play ing with
th e un use d belt and beco ming entangle d in it
ad ju st th e pos ition of th e fron t to pro vide th e
c hild with s p ace. The re for e, adju st t he seat to th e s ize of th e c hild safety sea t a nd t he
c hild . the proper seatin g positio n of th e
f ront seat passenger
on the rear seat!
a child safe ty seat is used on th e rear
in restraint rear seat on page
Guide the belt webbing behind th e head re­fig. 66 . When doin g
so. do n ot en gage the switchabl e locking feature on th e safety belt! You should not hea r a th e s afet y belt is re tra ctin g.
Lett h e belt retractor wind up the belt webbing.
A c hild
in a child restrai nt installe d with th e
LATCH lowe r uni versal a n chorage s o r
A lways secure unused rear seat safety b elt s out o f th e reach of chi ldren in chi ld seat s. way to secure them is to route them around h ead re stra int of the seat w he re th e child re­
s traint is ins talle d.
Neve r activate the swi tc hable locki ng re­
tractor w he n routing the safe ty belts around the h ea d re straints.
Never let anyo ne si t a t the center rear seatin g
p os ition if the center rear safety belt has been rout ed around a rear head restraint.
A child restrained in the c hild safe ty scat o n
th e rear scat ca n be fatall y in jured whe n playi ng with unuse d lockab le safe ty belts.
A lways secure unused lockable safe ty belts
o n th e rear scat.
Note
Be careful no t t o activa te the switc h a bl e lockin g re tra ctor when routing the center safety
b elt around th e head re straint. pull the un­use d center safe ty belt out far eno ugh to allow you
to route the belt around th e head restraint.
W hen installing a chil d re straint, b e ca re ful
nat t o ge t th e belt caug ht in the stru c tu re of the
c hild scat su ch that th e belt becomes switchable lockin g feature
h as bee n activa te d .

Please first read and note th e introductory information and heed the on pag e
Babies and toddlers from birth up to about one year and least lbs (or 9 kg) best protected
in spec ial infant carrier s and child seats designed
for this age group. Many experts believe that ba­
bies and s mall children sh ould ride only in s pecial
r es traint s in which the child faces the back of the
ve hicl e. These infant seats support the bab y's
back, neck and head in a collision. These child
sea ts ca n b e use d safe ly on ly on th e rea r seat of your fig.
page and 88.
Whe n using the vehicle safety belt to install a
c hil d seat, you mu st fir st activate the switchable
lockin g fe ature on th e safe ty belt to help preve nt
th e c hild seat from pag e
tether strap is being used to tie th e child seat to th e front passenger mak e sure that it is not so tight that it causes the weight-sensing mat to measure more weight than is actu ally on the seat and turn the front passenger airbag on when it mu st b e (suppre ssed).
SiHing properly and safely
The airbag on th e passenger side make s the front
sea t a pot entially dangerou s pla ce fo r a child to
ride. The front seat is not the s afes t place for a child
in a forward-facing child seat.
is a very dan­ge rou s place for an infant or a larger child in a rear ­
ward-fa cin g seat.
Not using a child seat, usi ng the wrong child seat or improperly installing in­
creases the risk of serious personal injury and death in a collision or other emergency situa­
tion.
Never install rearward-facing child seats or infant carriers on the front passenger seat-even
with an Advanced Airbag System. A child will be seriously injured and can be killed when the in­
flating airbag hits the child seat or infant carrier
with great force and smashes the child seat and child against the backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
Always install rearward-facing child seats or infant carriers on the rear seat.
Never install a rearward-facing child re­
s traint in the fonvard -facing direction. These re­
s traint s are designed for the special needs of in­
fants and very small children and cannot protect them prope rly if the seat is fonvard-facing.
you must install a reanvard facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of ex­
ceptiona l c ir cumstances, but th e BAG light does not come on and stay on, immediately install the reanvard-facing child seat at a seating position on the rear seat and have the airbag system inspected right away by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or autho­rized Volkswagen
Always read and heed all in a vehicle =>page 67, Safety belts,=> pag e page safety

Not usin g a booster scat, u sing the boos ter sca t improperly, incorrect ly instal.ling a booster seat or usin g the ve hicl e safety belt improp er ly c reases the risk of seriou s personal injury and death in a collision or other emergen cy
A lways make sure to po sition the s houlder
p o rtion of the three-point belt over the middl e of the c hild 's should er.
Never let th e s houlder portion of the safety belt rest aga inst or across the neck, face, chin, or
throat of the ch ild.
Always make sure the lap belt portion of the
three-point belt is worn snug and pa sses as low po ssible across the child's pel vis. Never le t the
lap belt portio n of the safety belt pass over the
child's stomach or abdomen.
Failure to prop erl y rou te safety belts over a
c hild's body will cause serious perso nal in juri es
in an accident or ot her em erge ncy situ ation.
on the front seat of a ny ca r, eve n
with Advanced Airbags, can
Never le t a child stand or kneel on any sea t,
including , for example, the front passenger seat.
Neve r let a child ride in the lug gage ment or cargo area of your vehicle.
Always remember that a child leaning ward, sitting sideways or out of po sition in any
way during a co llision can be struck by a ploying airbag. This will result in seriou s
you must install a booster seat o n th e front
pa sse nge r scat b eca use of exceptional stances, the AIR BAG
BAG
page 82.
Take the ch ild restraint orr the front se nger sca t a nd install it properl y at o ne of the sea ting position s on the rear scat if the ligh t docs not stay on whe neve r the ignition is swit ch ed on.
rea d and heed all ever usi ng a child restraint in a vehicle page pa ge
A child in booster seat in stalled with th e
Alwa ys sec ure unused rear sca t safety belts
o ut of th e reach of child ren in child seats by , for
exa mple , routing the belt s a round the hea d
Neve r activa te the sw itchablc locking tractor when routing the safet y belt s around th e
h ead re straints.
Neve r le t anyo ne si t a t th e center rear seating
po sition if the center rear safety belt has been routed around a rear head restraint.
No te
Be care ful not to activate the switc h abl e loc kin g
retra ctor wh en routing the safe ty belt s around the
head restraints. pull the safe ty belt out fa r
eno ug h to allo w yo u to route th e be lt around t11e head restra int.