Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 76

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Only pull the unused safety belt out far enough to
allow you to route the belt around the head re-
straint.
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When installing a child restraint with a safety
belt, be careful not to get the belt caught in the
Convertible child restraints
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice
Fig. 41 All convertible child restraints have lower anchors and a top tether. Figures
ly install a LATCH/UAS seat. Figure
Children between 1 and about 7 years old must al-
ways be properly restrained in a child restraint certi-
fied for their size and weight →
Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat
(generally up to age 3), your child is ready to travel
in a forward-facing car seat with a harness. Keep
your child in a forward-facing car seat with a har-
ness until he or she reaches the top height or weight
limit allowed by your car seat's manufacturer.
Before installing a child restraint on the front pas-
senger seat, be sure to follow the special instruc-
tions and heed the warnings → page 67, Child re-
straints and the Advanced Airbag System and
→ page 52, The dangers of using child restraints on
the front seat.
— When using the vehicle safety belt to install
a child restraint, you must activate the switchable
locking feature on the safety belt to help prevent
the child restraint from moving → page 71, Using
a child restraint on the rear seat.
— Push the child restraint down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than about 1 inch (2.5 cm).
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shows the set up of a seat using the vehicle's safety belt system.
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fig. 41.
structure of the child restraint and become dam-
aged, especially when the switchable locking fea-
ture has been activated.
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— Make sure that the child restraint is centered in
the seating position and is not installed at an an-
gle.
— The child restraint must not contact or push
against any of the safety belt buckles, because
this can cause damage to the buckles and make
the buckles unusable or unsafe.
— Fasten the harness webbing that is part of the
child restraint system securely and pull it tight so
that you can only slip one finger underneath the
shoulder belt portion at the child's chest.
— Attach the Top Tether strap to the tether anchor-
age for the seating position where the child re-
straint is being installed with either the
LATCH/UAS system or the safety belt → page 83,
Securing a child restraint with the Top Tether
strap.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to ride.
The front seat is not the safest place for a child in
a forward-facing child restraint. It is a very danger-
ous place for an infant or a larger child in a rear-
ward-facing seat.
You must take special precautions when installing
a child restraint with the vehicle safety belt or with
LATCH/UAS lower universal anchorages behind the
and on page 64.
and B show how to correct-