2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS airbag

Alw ays follow the child restraint manufacturer's in stalla tion
tion in th e se at's up and down adjustm ent range and to th e rearmost p osit ion in th e se at's fore and aft adj ustment ra nge, as far away from the air ba g
a s poss ib le before in sta llin g th e forwa rd-facing
chil d res train t a nd mak e sure th e backre st is in th e
upr ig ht
If a te th er str ap is being used to tie the child s traim to th e front passe nger seat, make su re that
it is not so tigh t that it causes the we ight-se nsin g mat to meas u re m ore weig h t than is actu ally on
the seat.
Alway s remember: E ven though your vehicl e is
e qu ipped with an Advanced Airb ag System, all
child re n , es pecially th ose 12 years and younger, mus t a lways ride in the back seat pro pe rly
tion.
All ve hicl e oc cupants and esp ecially childr en must always be restrain ed proper ly w he neve r
ridi ng in a vehicle.
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An unres tra ined or imp roperly restrained
c hild can be injured or kill ed by being thrown
agai nst th e in sid e of the vehicl e or by bein g
e je cte d f rom it duri ng a sudden maneuver o r impact.
- An
unrestrai ned or improperl y re strained
c hild is also at much grea te r risk of inju ry or death by be ing stru ck by an inflat ing ai rb ag.
Commercially available chil d seats must comply w ith U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Standard 213).
- When buyin g a restraint, selec t o n e
th at your child and the ve hicle.
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usc c hil d restra int sys te m s th at m ake
f ull contact with the flat portion of the scat cushion. Th e c hild restraint mus t n ot tip or
l ea n to ei ther side. Volk swa gen docs not ommend using child sea ts res t o n legs o r
t u be-like frame s. They do not prov ide qua te con ta ct wit h the seat.
Befo re driving
- Alwa ys heed all legal requ irement s ta ining to the in sta ll ation and use of child
sea ts and carefully follow the in structi ons
provid ed b y th e manufacturer of th e seat y ou arc using.
For safet y reasons, never allow child re n under 4ft. 9 in (57 in che s /1.45 mete rs) to wear a
normal3-p oint safety belt . They must a lways be r est rain ed b y a proper child rest rain t syste m .
O th erwi se, they could su stain injuries to domen and neck areas during sudden bra kln g
m an euver s or acci dents.
Neve r le t more th an one child occupy a ch ild
se at.
Neve r let babie s or older child ren ride in hicl e whil e sittin g on the lap of another senger.
- Holdin g a ch ild in
your arms is never a
subs titut e fo r child res traint syste m .
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The stronges t perso n wou ld no t b e able to
hold c hild, give n th e for ces present durin g
a co llision. The c hild will strike th e interior of the ve hicl e and can also be impacte d by ot her pa sse nge r.
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The c hild and the pass enger ca n als o jure eac h other in an acciden t.
Neve r in sta ll reanvard-facing ch ild sca ts or i n fa nt carri ers on the fron t p assenge r sea t. A
c hild will be se riously injure d and ca n b e kill ed
w he n th e pa sse nger airbag inflates-even with
a n Adva nce d Air bag System.
A lways install reanvard-facin g child scats or infant on th e rear scat.
Fonvard-fac in g child seats in sta ll ed on the
front passenge r's sca t can interfere with the airb ag wh en it inflates and ca use seriou s injury
to the ch ild . Always in stall forward -facin g child
sc ats on th e rear sea t.
fonvard-facing child restraint on th e front passe nger's sea t, th e c hild 's safety an d bein g require the followin g speci al precauti on s
to be take n:

-Always make sure that the forward-facing seat has been designed and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passenge r seat with a front and side airbag.
- Always carefully follow the
turer's instructions provided with the child seat or carrier.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top
tether strap if th e child
restraint manufacturer's instructions quire the top tether strap to be used.
- Never
put the forward-facing child
ment panel.
- Always set
the safety belt upper anchorage to the adjustment position that permits proper installation in accordance with tl1e child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
- Always move the
passenger seat to the high est position in the up and down
straint.
- Always make sure
that nothing prevents the front passen ge r's seat from being moved
to the rearmost position in its fore and aft
-Always make sure that the backrest is in the upright position.
- Never place additional
item s on th e seat that can increase the total weight registered
by the weight-sensing mat and ca use injury
in a crash.
Always buckle the child seat firmly in place
eve n if a
Alway s read and heed aU WARNINGS eve r using a child restraint in a vehicle page
light
comes on and stays on whenever a child straint is installed on tl1e front passenger seat and the ignition is switched on.
AIR BAG
page82.
the off senger seat and install it properly at one of the rear seating positions if the
Have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or aulhorized Volkswagen Service Facility immediat ely .

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

Convertible
child restraints ore equippe d wit h lower anch ors and o top tether, of the seat using
t h e
read and note th e introdu ctory
on page
lb s. (9 kg) and lb s. kg) mu st always be properly restrai ned in a ch ild seat fo r th eir size and 68.
B e fo re in sta llin g a chi
ld res traint o n th e front senger seat, b e su re to follow t h e special tion s and heed the page and 88.
W hen usin g th e ve hicl e sa fety belt to install a
c hild seat, yo u must activate the switchab le
l ocking feature on th e sa fe ty belt to he lp preven t
th e child seat fro m page
th e ch ild seat dow n with your full weig ht ge t th e sa fety belt r e all y tigh t so that th e seat
ca nnot move forwa rd or sid eways more than about one in ch (2.5 em ).
Fas te n the harn ess webbin g th at i s part of the ch il d restraint sys te m securely and pull it tigh t so
th at you ca n onl y slip one finger underneath the
s h o ulder belt p ort ion at th e child 's chest.
the tet he r strap to the te ther for the seat ing position where the child restraint is
b e in g page
ride. The front seat i s not the safes t pl ace for a child
in forward -facing chil d seat. is a ve ry ge ro us place for an inf ant ora large r c hild in a ward-fac ing seat.
Not
using a child seat, using the wrong child seat or improperly inst alling a child restraint
tio n.
rea rward-faci ng c hild seat installed on the front passenger seat will be seriously injure d and can be kill ed if th e front airbag inflates­eve n with an Adva nced Airbag System .
child seats on the re ar seat.

you must install a reanvard facing child
seat on th e front passe nger seat b eca use of ce pti ona l circumstances , but the light does not come on and stay
Facil ity.
Alway s read and heed all
page Safety pag e Airbn g sys te m page safety restraints.
An improperly installed child res traint can terfe re w it h th e airbag as it de plo ys and ously injure or even kill the child -eve n w ith an Advanced Airbag
being require the following sp ecia l precautions
to be tak en:
-
Fonvard-facing child seats in stalle d on the front passe nger seat may interfere with the de ploym ent of the airbag an d cause se riou s
p ersonal inju ry to th e c hild.
- Always make s
ure that the fonvard-facing seat has been des igned and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passe nger seat wit h a front and sid e airbag.
- Always care full y follow the ture r's in struction s prov ided with the c hil d scat or carrier.
- Never install a child res traint w
ithout a properly attach e d top tether strap if the child
res traint manufacturer's instructions quire the top te th er strap to be u sed.
- Neve r
put the fonva rd-faci ng c hild straint up agains t o r very nea r the
properly and safely
- Always set the safe ty belt upper a n ch orage
t o th e adjustment positi on tl1at permit s proper in stallation in accordance with th e child restraint manufacture r' s in struction s.
- A
lways move the passenger seat to the
hi ghest position in the up and down
justment range.
- Always
make sure that th e backres t is in
th e upright position .
- Never place
additional items on the seat th at can increase the tota l we ight regi ste red by the weight-se nsing mat and cau se injury
in a c rash .
Mak e sure that the BAG
If the BAG OfF light does not com e on and sta y immediately in stall the fonvard -facing child seat in at a seatin g position on the rear seat and have the airbag sys te m
Fac ility.
Always buckle the c hild seat in place even if a child is not sitti ng in it. A loose child
collisio n.
Note
When installing a child res traint , b e ca reful
not to get the belt caught in tl1c structure of tl1e child res traint and become damaged, especia lly when the swi tc habl e lo ckin g feature has been tivated.
Be careful not to activa te th e sw itch a bl e
lo ckin g retra ctor when routin g th e safety belt s
a round the head restraints . p ull the safety
b elt out far enough to allow you to route tl1e belt around th e head restraint.

Booster seat s and safety belts
Fig . 69 properly res train ed in a booster se a l on the rear seal.
fir st r ead and note the introductory info rmati on and heed th e on page
sign ed th eir age and fig. 69. E xp ert s
s a y that the sk e le ta l s tructure, parti cu larl y the
p e lv is,
b elt s w ithout a suitabl e child restra int.
Th e ve hicl
e's safety be lts al one will not fit most
children until th ey are atleast4
or their bodi es and the safety be lt can h elp protect them in a c ollision.
Do no t use the switchable lo cking feature wh en
u sin g the ve hicle s s afet y belt to res train a child on a booste r se at.
Alw ays pos ition the should er p o rt ion belt midway over the c hild's sh oulder. you mus t tra n sp o rt an old e r child in a b ooster seat on the front passe nge r seat. yo u can use th e safety
b elt height adjustment mechanis m t o help adjust the s ho uld er b elt properly.
A lw ays make sure tha t the s ho uld er b elt never res ts against o r across the c hild's neck.
A lways
w ho are at least4 ft. 9 in. (57 in ches I 1.45
m ete rs) tall can ge nerall y use th e ve hicle's three
p o int lap and sh ould er b elt s. Neve r use the lap belt portion of the ve hicl e's s afet y belt alo ne to restrain any c hild, regardless of how bi g the c hild is . Alw ays remembe r that childr en do n o t h ave the nounced pe lv ic s tru ctur e re quired fo r the proper fun ctio n of lap belt po rti on of th e ve hicle's three po int la p and s houlder b elt. The c hild's safet y solutely requires that a la p b elt po rti on of th e
safe ty belt be faste n ed snugly and a s low as
tion the safety belt pa ss ove r th e child's stomach
or abdomen.
la p and sh o ulder parts of th e safe ty belt so that they pass across the c hild's body in the right places. The routin g of the be lt
o ve r the c hild's bo dy is very important fo r the child's protectio n, w hether or not booste r seat is
u se d. age 12 and under must ride
in the rear seat.
In a co
llisio n, airbags must infl ate w ithin a blink of an eye and w ith considerabl e fo rce. ord er to do its job, the airbag needs room t o inflat e so that it
w ill be there to protect the occupant as the
tio n and too close to the airba g gets in the wa y of an inflatin gairbag. Wh en an occupant is to o close ,
h e or sh e will b e s tru ck viol entl y and will recei ve seri ous o r possibly eve n fatal injurie s.
orde r
tional c ir cumstances , be pro pe rly restrained and as far aw ay from the a irbag as possib le. B y keepin g
ro om b etwee n the child's bo d y and th e front o f the passenge r compartm ent, the air b ag can infl ate compl ete ly and provide s u ppl em ental protectio n
in certain frontal collis io ns.

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.

weight-sens ing mat in side th e fron t passenger
seat, so that the front passenger airbag status is ways correct ly signaled by th e AJR BAG light. be s ure to read th e add it io n al
im portant in form ation an d heed the WARN INGS abo ut Advanced Airb ag Sys te m and the
the red button on t he s afe ty belt buckle.
T he belt tong ue will pop out of th e buckle.
Guide th e sa fe ty belt bac k by hand so that it
roll s easily
va te d i nadve rten tly, the safety be lt mu st b e
lf the
able
A lways make sure th at th e safety belt tra cto r i s locke d when in stallin g a child straint. An unlocked safe ty belt re tractor cannot h o ld the c hild restraint in pla ce during normal driving or in a c rash.
S itting properly and s a fel y
Alw ays buckle the child seat A loose child stra int can fly around during a sudden sto p or in
a c olli sion.
A lways make sure the seat bac k res t to which
th e c hild restraint is a tta ched is in an upri ght siti on and securely la tc h ed int o place and cannot f old fonvar d. attached to it could fly fonvard in a c olli sion or o th er em erge ncy tion.
A lways read and heed all WARN INGS
page lOl , Child safety r es traints . S pec ia l precaution s apply when in sta llin g a
c hild restra int on the fro nt passe nger seat
Never unfa sten your safe ty belt to deactivate
th e switch a bl e lockin g feature for a child stra int whil e the vehicl e is moving. w oul d
n o t b e res trained and c o ul d be seriou sly inju red in an acci dent.
Note
When in stallin g a child restra int , b e care ful not to
g et th e belt caught in th e s tru cture of the child straint and become damaged, es peci all y when the sw itchabl e loc kin g feature has bee n activated.
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