Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 53

tance measured by the system for the front passen-
ger seat equals that of an infant of about 1 year of
age in one of the child restraints that was used to
certify the Advanced Airbag System under Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. The PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG light comes on and stays on to
tell you when the front Advanced Airbag System on
the passenger side has been turned off → page 47,
PASSENGER AIR BAG
WARNING
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
·
Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supplemental protection.
·
Airbags work most effectively when used with
properly worn safety belts → page 36, Safety
belts.
·
The driver must always make sure that every
person in the vehicle is properly seated on
a seat of his or her own, properly fastens the
safety belts belonging to that seat before the
vehicle starts to move, and keeps the belts
properly fastened while riding in the vehicle.
This applies even when just driving around
town. Therefore, always wear your safety belts
and make sure that everybody in your vehicle is
properly restrained.
WARNING
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or instru-
ment panel will decrease the effectiveness of the
airbags and will increase the risk of personal injury
in a collision.
·
Never sit less than 10 inches (25 cm) from the
steering wheel or instrument panel.
·
If you cannot sit upright more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steering wheel, investigate
whether adaptive equipment may be available
to help you reach the pedals and increase your
seating distance from the steering wheel.
·
If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sitting
sideways, or out of position in any way, your
risk of injury is much higher.
·
You can also be seriously injured and even be
killed if you are sitting too close to the airbag
when it inflates.
·
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag in-
flates, always wear safety belts properly.
·
An infant in a rearward-facing child restraint in-
stalled on the front passenger seat will be seri-
ously injured and can be killed if the front airbag
inflates – even with an Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem.
light.
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·
Always make certain that children age 12 or
younger always ride in the rear seat. If children
are not properly restrained, they may be severe-
ly injured or killed when the airbag inflates.
·
Never let children ride unrestrained or improp-
erly restrained in the vehicle.
·
Adjust the front seats properly.
·
Never ride with the backrest reclined.
·
Always sit as far as possible from the steering
wheel or the instrument panel.
·
Always sit upright with your back against the
backrest of your seat.
·
Never put your feet on the instrument panel or
on the seat.
·
Always keep both feet on the floor in front of
the seat to help prevent serious injuries to the
head, legs and hips if the airbag inflates.
WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will increase
the risk of injury in a crash by interfering with the
way the airbag unfolds and/or by being pushed in-
to you as the airbag inflates.
·
Never hold things in your hands or on your lap
when the vehicle is moving.
·
Never place accessories or other objects (such
as cup holders, telephone brackets, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors or
attach them to the doors; never place them
over or near the area marked AIRBAG on the
steering wheel, instrument panel, or seat backr-
ests or between those areas and someone in
the vehicle. These objects could cause injury in
a crash, especially if an airbag inflates.
·
Never recline the front passenger seat to trans-
port objects. Items can also move into the de-
ployment area of the side airbags or the front
airbag during braking or in a sudden maneuver.
Objects near the airbags can fly dangerously
through the passenger compartment and cause
injury, particularly when the seat is reclined and
the airbags inflate.
·
Never place or transport objects on the front
passenger seat. Always make sure that there is
nothing on the front passenger seat that will
cause the capacitive sensor in the seat to signal
to the airbag system that the seat is occupied
by a person when it in fact is not, or that the
person on the seat is heavier than he or she ac-
tually is. The change in electric capacitance be-
cause of such objects can cause the passenger
front airbag to be turned on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
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