Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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to deploy in all kinds of accidents. Even if your vehicle is equipped
with airbags, all vehicle occupants, including the driver, must wear
safety belts correctly in order to minimize the risk of severe injury or
death in a crash, regardless of whether a seating position has an
airbag or not.
An airbag will deploy only once. Safety belts are always there to
offer protection in those accidents in which airbags are not
supposed to deploy or when they have already deployed. Unbelted
occupants can also be thrown out of the vehicle, causing even more
severe injuries or death.
It is also important for occupants in the rear seats to wear their
safety belts properly since they can be thrown violently forward
through the vehicle in the event of an accident. Unbelted
passengers in the rear seats endanger not only themselves but also
the driver and other passengers in the vehicle → Fig. 58 .
Safety belts protect