Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 42

✓ Always fasten your safety belt properly before
driving and keep it fastened whenever the vehi-
cle 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.
— Hold the safety belt tongue, slowly and carefully
pull safety belt all the way out.
— Untwist the safety belt and slowly return the belt
by hand.
If you cannot untwist the safety belt, wear it any-
way. Make sure that the safety belt is twisted in
a spot where it does not come in direct contact with
your body. Have the safety belt untwisted immedi-
ately by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or author-
ized Volkswagen Service Facility.
Lockable safety belt
The retractors for the rear seat safety belts and the
front passenger safety belt have a switchable lock-
ing feature for child restraints in addition to the
emergency locking feature. Whenever a child re-
straint is installed with a safety belt, the safety belt
must be locked so that the safety belt webbing can-
not unreel. The switchable locking feature lets you
lock the belt so that a child restraint can be properly
installed and, for example, so that it can't tip to the
side when the vehicle goes around a corner
→ page 64, Child safety and child restraints.
To see that a safety belt is lockable, pull the safety
belt all the way out of the safety belt retractor. You
should then hear a "clicking" sound as the belt winds
back into the retractor reel. Test the switchable
locking feature by pulling on the belt. When the
switchable locking feature is active, you should no
longer be able to pull the belt out of the retractor.
The locking feature must be deactivated when a ve-
hicle occupant uses the safety belt.
WARNING
Improper use and care of safety belts increases the
risk of severe personal injury or death.
·
Regularly check safety belts and related parts
for damage.
·
Damaged safety belts must be replaced; they
cannot be repaired.
·
Always keep safety belts clean.
·
Never catch, damage or chafe safety belt web-
bing on sharp edges.
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·
Always keep objects and liquids away from the
belt buckle and buckle opening.
Fastening and unfastening safety
belts
Please read the introductory information and
heed the Warnings and Notice
Fig. 28 Inserting the buckle tongue into the belt buck-
le.
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Fig. 29 Releasing the buckle tongue from the belt
buckle.
Properly worn safety belts help to hold occupants in
their seats and provide optimum protection during
braking or in a collision or other accident →
The switchable locking feature makes a "clicking"
sound when the safety belt is winding back onto the
safety belt retractor wheel after being pulled all the
way out. Whenever a child restraint is installed with
a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that
the safety belt webbing cannot unreel → page 64,
Child safety and child restraints. If active, deactivate
the locking feature before using the safety belt to
restrain a person without a child restraint system.
Fastening safety belts
Always buckle your safety belt before driving.
on page 36.
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