Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 321

Therefore, some experts recommend a precaution-
ary approach regarding the use of mobile phones by
taking measures that lower the personal exposure to
electromagnetic fields. When using a mobile tele-
phone inside a motor vehicle without a proper con-
nection to an integrated vehicle telephone antenna,
the personal exposure to electromagnetic fields will
be higher than when using the mobile telephone
while properly connected to an integrated or other
outside vehicle telephone antenna.
Your vehicle may be equipped with an optional
hands-free system that will permit many of the fea-
tures of compatible Bluetooth
phones to be used for greater convenience and is
consistent with the laws of an increasing number of
states and localities that prohibit the use of mobile
telephones without some kind of hands-free device.
The hands-free system in your vehicle can be used
with certain mobile phones that are connected by
wire and hardware connector or via compatible
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Bluetooth enabled phones with a cradle that is de-
signed to fit your mobile telephone. The special cra-
dle offers several advantages: The phone cradle
must be safely secured to the base plate. Your
phone is firmly attached to the instrument panel and
is within reach at all times. Placing the phone in its
cradle permits it to be charged, but more important-
ly connects the mobile phone to the vehicle's out-
side antenna. A mobile telephone that is properly
connected to the integrated or other outside vehicle
telephone antenna will lower the personal exposure
to electromagnetic fields. You should also experi-
ence a better quality of service. Although a mobile
telephone can be used inside your vehicle without
a cradle, the phone will not be securely attached to
the vehicle, will not be charged through the cradle
wiring, and more importantly will not be connected
to the vehicle's integrated telephone antenna. The
mobile phone will also not be recharged. You might
also experience more dropped calls and an overall
impaired quality of the connection.
Therefore we strongly recommend that you use your
mobile telephone in your vehicle only when it is
properly attached to an appropriate cradle mounted
on a base plate on the instrument panel.
Because of the large number and variety of mobile
telephones on the market and the frequency with
which new models are introduced, Volkswagen does
not offer cradles for mobile telephones. Please
check with the manufacturer of the mobile tele-
phone that you plan to use.
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SIG, Inc.
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WARNING
A mobile phone on the seat, instrument panel or in
other places can be thrown around the inside of
the vehicle during a sudden braking maneuver,
a crash or other accident and injure vehicle occu-
pants.
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Never place or attach accessories or other ob-
jects (such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, large, heavy or
bulky objects) on the doors, on the windshield,
over or near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the
steering wheel, instrument panel, backrests or
between these areas and the occupant. Such
objects could cause serious injury in a collision,
especially if an airbag inflates.
WARNING
Using a mobile phone or CB radio inside the vehi-
cle without a properly installed and separate out-
side antenna can be dangerous to your health and
that of your passengers because the electromag-
netic radiation energy that mobile phones and CB
radios emit may be above established limits. This
also applies if the outside antenna is not installed
properly.
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Always keep the mobile phone antenna at least
8 in. (20 cm) away from pacemakers. Heart spe-
cialists advise that mobile phones can adversely
affect the way pacemakers work.
·
Never carry a mobile phone that is switched on
in the breast pocket directly over a pacemaker.
·
If you suspect there may be interference with
a pacemaker or other medical device, switch the
mobile phone off immediately.
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