VW Golf VII 7 SportWagen Variant owners manual page 115

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¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Used properly, safety belts can make a big difference. Safety belts help to keep passengers in their seats, gradually reduce energy levels applied to the body in a collision, and help prevent the uncon- trolled movement that can cause serious injuries. In addition, safety belts reduce the danger of being thrown out of the vehicle ⇒ fig. 53. Safety belts attach passengers to the car and give them the benefit of being slowed down more gently or “softly” through the “give” in the safety belts, crumple zones, and other safety features (such as airbags) engineered into today's vehicles. The front crumple zones and other passive safety features (such as the airbag system) are also designed to absorb kinetic energy. By “absorbing” the kinetic energy over a longer period of time, the forces on the body become more “tolerable” and less likely to cause injury. Although these examples are based on a frontal collision, safety belts can also substantially reduce the risk of injury in other kinds of crashes. So, whether you're on a long trip or “just going to the corner store,” always buckle up and make sure that others do, too. Accident statistics show that vehicle occupants properly wearing safety belts have a lower risk of being injured and a much better chance of surviving a collision. Properly using safety belts also greatly increases the ability of the supplemental airbags to do their job in a collision. For this reason, wearing a safety belt is required by law in most countries including the United States and Canada. Although your Volkswagen is equipped with airbags, you still have to wear the safety belts provided. Front airbags, for example, are activated only in some frontal collisions. The front airbags are not activated in all frontal collisions, in side and rear collisions, in rollovers, or in cases when the condi- tions for deployment stored in the electronic control unit are not met. The same goes for the other airbag systems on your Volkswagen. So always wear your safety belt and make sure that everybody in your vehicle is properly restrained! Using safety belts ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Checklist Using safety belts ⇒ d Damage to safety belts reduces their overall effectiveness and increases the risk of serious per- sonal injury and death whenever the vehicle is being used. d Check the condition of all safety belts regularly. d Keep safety belts clean. d Keep objects and liquids away from safety belt webbing, the safety belt buckle tongue, and the safety belt buckle latch and opening. d Do not pinch or damage the safety belt or buckle tongue (for instance, when closing a door). d Never modify, disassemble or try to repair safety belts and safety belt anchorages. d Always fasten your safety belt properly before driving and keep it fastened whenever the vehicle is moving. Twisted safety belt If it is difficult to pull the safety belt out of the belt guide, the belt may be twisted inside the side trim because the belt retracted too quickly when it was taken off. x Hold the safety belt tongue, slowly and carefully pull safety belt all the way out. x Untwist the safety belt and slowly return the belt by hand.

owners manual VW Golf VII

owners manual VW Golf VII - year of production: 2012 - VW Golf VII 7 SportWagen Variant owners manual EN