Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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when it deploys – even an Advanced Airbag.
All vehicle occupants and especially children must be
restrained properly whenever riding in a vehicle. An
unrestrained or improperly restrained child could be injured by
striking the interior or by being ejected from the vehicle during
a sudden maneuver or impact. An unrestrained or improperly
restrained child is also at greater risk of injury or death through
contact with an inflating airbag.
Accident statistics show that children are safer on the rear seat
than on the front seat.
A suitable child restraint properly installed and used at one of
the rear seating positions provides the highest degree of
protection for infants and small children in most accident
situations.
An Advanced Airbag System can deploy with the low risk
option for 3 to 6 year-old children when a child who is heavier
than the combined capacitance of a typical 1 year-old child
plus child restraint is secured on the passenger seat in a
forward-facing or rear-facing child restraint that was used to
certify your vehicle, and when the other conditions for airbag
deployment are met.
For their own safety, all children, especially those 12 years
and younger, must always sit on the back seat, properly
restrained for their age and size.
When installing a child restraint, always carefully follow the
manufacturer's instructions.