Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 36

cility to see whether adaptive equipment is
available.
·
Always hold the steering wheel on the outside
of the steering wheel rim with your hands at the
9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help reduce
the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag
inflates.
·
Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock
position or with your hands at other places in-
side the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the
wrong way can cause serious injuries to the
hands, arms, and head if the driver's airbag in-
flates.
·
Pointing the steering wheel toward your face
decreases the ability of the driver's airbag to
help protect you in a collision.
·
Never drive with backrests reclined or tilted
back farther than necessary to drive comforta-
bly. The farther back the backrests are tilted,
the greater the risk of injury caused by incorrect
positioning of the safety belts and improper
seating position.
·
Never drive with the front seat passenger back-
rest tilted forward. If the front airbag deploys,
the front backrest can be forced backward and
injure passengers on the rear seat.
·
Sit as far back as possible from the steering
wheel and the instrument panel.
·
Always sit upright with your back against the
backrest with the front seats properly adjusted.
Never lean against or place any part of your
body too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
·
Rear seat passengers who are not properly seat-
ed and restrained are more likely to be seriously
injured in a crash.
WARNING
Improper adjustment of the seats can cause acci-
dents and severe injuries.
·
Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is mov-
ing. Your seat may move unexpectedly and you
could lose control of the vehicle. In addition,
you will not be in the correct seating position
while adjusting the seats.
·
Adjust the front seat height, angle and longitu-
dinal direction only if the seat adjustment area
is clear.
·
The adjustment of the front seats must not be
restricted by things in the footwell in front or
behind the seats.
34 Safety
Some kinds of cigarette lighters can be lit uninten-
tionally, or crushed causing a fire that can result in
serious burns and vehicle damage.
·
Always make sure that there are no lighters in
the seat tracks or near other moving parts be-
fore adjusting the seats.
·
Before closing a storage compartment, always
make sure that no cigarette lighter can be acti-
vated, crushed, or otherwise damaged.
·
Never leave a cigarette lighter in a storage com-
partment, on the instrument panel, or in other
places in the vehicle. Heat buildup in the pas-
senger and luggage compartment of a parked
vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehicle
that are much higher than the outside tempera-
tures, particularly in summer. High tempera-
tures could cause the cigarette lighter to catch
fire.
Examples of improper seating posi-
tions
Please read the introductory information and
heed the Warnings and Notice
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Not wearing or improperly fastening safety belts in-
creases the risk of severe or fatal injuries. Safety
belts can work only when they are properly posi-
tioned on the body. An improper seating position
significantly impairs the protection provided by
safety belts. This can cause severe or even fatal inju-
ries. Improper seating positions also increase the
risk of serious injury or death when an airbag de-
ploys and strikes an occupant who is not in the
proper seating position. The driver is responsible for
all passengers and especially children riding in the
vehicle.
The following are only some examples of seating po-
sitions that will increase the risk of serious injury or
death.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle is moving:
— Never stand up in the vehicle.
— Never stand on the seats.
— Never kneel on the seats.
— Never ride with the seat backrest reclined.
— Never lean up against the instrument panel.
— Never lie down on the rear seat.
— Never sit on the edge of the seat.
— Never sit sideways.
WARNING
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