Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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like the abdomen.
Safety belt extenders offer optimum protection only when they
are properly used.
Only use the extender when the belt is not long enough to be
worn low and snug and the person is in the correct seating
position. Remove and stow extender safely when not needed.
Always make sure the safety belt tongue of the safety belt
extender is securely inserted into the buckle for the seating
position that belongs to the seat where the safety belt extender
is being used. Attaching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will
reduce safety belt effectiveness and can cause serious
personal injury.
Never use the safety belt extender if you can properly attach
the safety belt without it. Using a safety belt extender when not
needed can increase the risk of injury, especially in a collision.
Never use a safety belt extender if the distance (B) between
the front edge of the safety belt extender buckle (A) and the
centerline of the person using the safety belt extender
→ Fig. 66 Ⓒ is less than 6 inches (15 cm).
Never leave a safety belt extender attached to the vehicle
safety belt buckle when the extender is not needed and being
used with the safety belt. Otherwise, the airbag control module
will receive an incorrect signal from the safety belt buckle and
this will prevent the airbag from working properly for a person
who is not using the safety belt.