–
Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, or electronic
games device) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12 Volt
socket
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chapter
Power outlets
.
–
If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys-
tem on this seat.
–
Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth-
er liquids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
–
Make sure that the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG
light comes on and
stays on all the time whenever the ignition
is switched on.
–
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG
light
does not come on and stay on, immediate-
ly install the forward-facing child restraint
at a seating position on the rear seat and
have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Volkswagen dealer or author-
ized Volkswagen Service Facility.
●
Always buckle the child restraint firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child restraint can fly around during a
sudden stop or in a collision.
WARNING
A child in a child restraint installed with the
LATCH/UCRA lower universal anchorages or
with the standard safety belt on the rear seat
may play with unused rear seat safety belts and
become entangled, resulting in serious personal
injury and even death.
●
Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of the reach of children in child restraints
such as by properly routing them around the
head restraint adjacent to the seating posi-
tion where the child restraint is installed.
NOTICE
●
Be careful not to activate the switchable lock-
ing retractor when routing the unused safety
belt around the head restraint adjacent to the
seat where a child restraint has been installed.
●
Only pull the unused safety belt out far
enough to allow you to route the belt around
the head restraint.
●
When installing a child restraint with a safety
belt, be careful not to get the belt caught in
the structure of the child restraint and become
damaged, especially when the switchable
locking feature has been activated.
Booster seats and safety belts
Please read the introductory information and
heed the Warnings and Notice and on page
Fig. 6 Child properly restrained in a booster seat in
the second row.
Fig. 7 Child properly restrained in a booster seat in
the third row.
Children between about 8 to 12 years old are
best protected in child safety seats designed for
their age and weight. Experts say that the skele-
tal structure, particularly the pelvis, of these chil-
dren is not fully developed, and they must not
use the vehicle safety belts without a suitable
child restraint.
(Supplement) – Child safety and child restraints
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