2015 VOLKSWAGEN CC Owner´s Manual

d Check the condition of all safety belts regularly.
d Keep safety belts clean.
d Keep objects and liquids away from safety belt webbing, the safety
belt buckle tongue, and the safety belt buckle latch and opening.
d Do not pinch or damage the safety belt or buckle tongue (for in-
stance, when closing a door).
d Never modify, disassemble or try to repair safety belts and safety
belt anchorages.
d Always fasten your safety belt properly before driving and keep it
fastened whenever the vehicle is moving.
Twisted safety belt
If it is difficult to pull the safety belt out of the belt guide, the belt may
be twisted inside the side trim because the belt retracted too quickly
when it was taken off.
Hold the safety belt tongue, slowly and carefully pull safety belt all
the way out.
Untwist the safety belt and slowly return the belt by hand.
If you cannot untwist the safety belt, wear it anyway. Make sure that
the safety belt is twisted in a spot where it does not come in direct
contact with your body. Have the safety belt untwisted immediately by
an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service
Facility.
Lockable safety belt
The retractors for the rear seat safety belts and the front passenger
safety belt have a switchable locking feature for child restraints in
addition to the emergency locking feature. Whenever a child restraint
is installed with a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that
the safety belt webbing cannot unreel. The switchable locking feature
lets you lock the belt so that a child restraint can be properly installed
and, for example, so that it can't tip to the side when the vehicle goes
around a corner ⇒  Child safety and child restraints.
To see whether a safety belt is lockable, pull the safety belt all the
way out of the safety belt retractor. You should then hear a “clicking”
sound as the belt winds back into the retractor reel. Test the switcha-
ble locking feature by pulling on the belt. When the switchable locking

feature is active, you should no longer be able to pull the belt out of
the retractor.
The locking feature must be deactivated when a vehicle occupant
uses the safety belt.
WARNING
Improper use and care of safety belts increases the risk of se-
vere personal injury or death.
Regularly check safety belts and related parts for damage.
Damaged safety belts must be replaced; they cannot be re-
paired.
Always keep safety belts clean.
Never catch, damage or chafe safety belt webbing on sharp
edges.
Always keep objects and liquids away from the belt buckle
and buckle opening.
Fastening and unfastening safety belts

Fig. 65 Inserting the buckle tongue into the belt buckle.

Fig. 66 Releasing the buckle tongue from the belt buckle.

Unfastening safety belts
Unfasten safety belts only when the vehicle is not moving ⇒ .
Press the red button on the buckle ⇒ fig. 66. The buckle tongue is
ejected.
Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you guide the belt tongue to
its stowed position to help prevent the safety belt from twisting and to
help avoid damage to the interior trim.
WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal
injury or death in an accident.
Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat
backrest is upright and belts are correctly positioned on the
body.
A person who is not properly restrained can be seriously in-
jured by the safety belt itself if it slips from the stronger parts of
the body into sensitive areas like the abdomen.
Unfastening safety belts while the vehicle is in motion can
cause severe personal injury or death in the event of an acci-
dent or braking maneuver!
Safety belt position

Fig. 67 Proper safety belt positioning and head restraint adjustment.

Fig. 68 Proper safety belt positioning for expectant mothers.

Adjusting safety belt height
The safety belt position can be adjusted using the following features:
Safety belt height adjusters for the front seats.
Front seats with height adjustment.

WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal
injury in an accident or a sudden braking maneuver.
Always make sure that all vehicle occupants are correctly re-
strained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the
vehicle is being used.
Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat
backrest is upright and belts are correctly positioned on the
body.
A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious injuries by shift-
ing its position on your body from the strong bones to more
vulnerable soft tissue and cause serious injury.
The shoulder belt portion of the safety belt must be posi-
tioned over the middle of the occupant's shoulder and never
across the neck or throat.
The safety belt must lie flat and snug on the occupant's up-
per body.
Never wear the shoulder part of the safety belt under your
arm or otherwise out of position.
The lap portion of the safety belt must be positioned as low
as possible across the pelvis and never over the abdomen.
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug against the pelvis. Pull on
the safety belt to tighten if necessary.
Expectant mothers must always wear the lap portion of the
safety belt as low as possible across the pelvis and below the
rounding of the abdomen.
Do not twist the belt when attaching it. If you cannot untwist
a twisted safety belt, wear it anyway, but make sure the twisted
part is not in contact with your body. Have the problem correct-
ed right away by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or author-
ized Volkswagen Service Facility.
Never hold the safety belt away from your body with your
hand.
Never wear belts over rigid or breakable objects, such as
eyeglasses, pens or keys.
Never modify the position of the belt using comfort clips,
loops or similar devices.

If you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you
from sitting properly on the seat with the safety belt properly fastened,
special modifications to your vehicle may be necessary. Contact your
authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service
Facility or call the Volkswagen Customer CARE Center at 1-800-822-
8987 for information about possible modifications to your vehicle.
Safety belt height adjusters

Fig. 69 Next to the front seats: Safety belt height adjuster.