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Fasten your seat belt correctly before
setting off and keep it properly fastened
throughout the journey. This also applies
to all passengers

tually increase the risk of injury during
an accident. The dangers of assuming an
incorrect sitting position
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 34.
If the seat belts are not worn or are worn in-
correctly, the risk of se
vere or fatal injuries
increases. Seat belts can only provide optimal
protection if the seat belt routing is correct.
Assuming an incorrect sitting position con-
siderably impairs the level of protection pro-
vided by a seat belt. This could lead to severe
or even fatal injuries. The risk of severe or fa-
tal injuries is especially increased when a de-
ploying airbag strikes a vehicle occupant who
has assumed an incorrect sitting position.
The driver is responsible for all occupants
transported in the vehicle, especially children.
The following list contains examples of sit-
ting positions that can be dangerous for all
vehicle occupants.
Whenever the vehicle is in motion:

shop to find out about possible special modi-
fications. The seat belts and airbags can only
pro
vide a maximum level of protection if
a correct sitting position is assumed. Volks-
wagen recommends using a Volkswagen
dealership for this purpose.
Volkswagen recommends the following seat-
ing position for your own safety and to re-
duce the level of injury in the event of a sud-
den braking manoeuvre or an accident:
The following applies to all vehicle occu-
pants:

x
Bef ore every trip, each vehicle occupant
must adopt the correct sitting position,
correctly fasten the seat belt belonging
to their seat and keep it fastened prop-
erly throughout the trip. This applies to
all vehicle occupants and also in urban
traffic.
x While the vehicle is in motion, secure all
children travelling in the vehicle in a re-
straint system suitable for their weight
and height. They must also wear cor-
rectly fastened seat belts

Belt status display for the rear seats (de-
pending on country and equipment)
Fig. 20
On the instrument cluster display: seat
belt status f or the rear seats.
After the ignition has been switched on, the
belt status display

Accident statistics have shown properly worn
seat belts to be an eff
ective means of sub-
stantially reducing the risk of injury and im-
proving the chances of survival in a serious
accident. Furthermore, properly worn seat
belts improve the protection provided by air-
bags in the event of an accident. This is why
wearing a seat belt is a legal requirement in
most countries.
Although the vehicle is equipped with air-
bags, the seat belts must be fastened and
worn. For example, the front airbags will be
triggered only in certain types of frontal colli-
sion. The front airbags will not be triggered
during minor frontal collisions, minor side
collisions, rear collisions, rolls or accidents in
which the airbag trigger threshold in the con-
trol unit is not exceeded. The same applies to
the other airbags in the vehicle.
Therefore, always wear your seat belt and en-
sure that your passengers have fastened their
seat belts properly before you drive off. Using seat belts
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 36.
Checklist Using the seat belts

In vehicles with a proactive occupant protec-
tion system, the driv
er and front passenger
seat belts are automatically tensioned in cer-
tain situations

Fig. 29
Correct seat belt routing during preg-
nancy.
Seat belts only pro
vide an optimum level of
protection during an accident when they are
routed correctly. Correct seat belt routing re-
duces the risk of severe or fatal injuries. Cor-
rect seat belt routing also holds the vehicle
occupants in position so that an inflating air-
bag can offer the maximum level of protec-
tion. Therefore you must always fasten your
seat belt and ensure that the seat belt rout-
ing is correct