Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 82

to pull the belt out of the retractor. The switcha-
ble locking feature is now active.
Deactivating the switchable locking feature
The switchable locking feature for child restraints
will be deactivated automatically when the belt is
wound all the way back into the retractor.
— Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The belt tongue will pop out of the buckle.
— Guide the safety belt back by hand so that it rolls
easily onto the retractor and the trim around the
retractor will not be damaged.
Always let the safety belt retract completely into its
stowed position. The safety belt can now be used as
an ordinary safety belt without the switchable lock-
ing feature for child restraints.
If the switchable locking feature should be activated
inadvertently, the safety belt must be unfastened
and guided completely back into its stowed position
to deactivate this feature. If the switchable locking
feature is not deactivated, the safety belt will gradu-
ally become tighter and uncomfortable to wear.
WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improperly
installed child restraint can cause serious personal
injury or death in an accident.
·
Always make sure that the safety belt retractor
is locked when installing a child restraint, ex-
cept a booster seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child restraint in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
·
Always buckle the child restraint firmly in place
even if a child is not sitting in it. A loose child
restraint can fly around during a sudden stop or
in a collision.
·
Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an upright
position and securely latched into place and
cannot fold forward. Otherwise, the seat back-
rest with the child restraint attached to it could
fly forward in a collision or other emergency sit-
uation.
·
Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever
using a child restraint in a vehicle → page 64,
Child safety and child restraints. Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child restraint on
the front passenger seat → page 52, The dan-
gers of using child restraints on the front seat,
and → page 67, Child restraints and the Ad-
vanced Airbag System, and → page 69, Impor-
tant safety instructions for using child re-
straints.
80 Safety
Improperly installed child restraints increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death in a colli-
sion.
·
Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate the
switchable locking feature for child restraints
while the vehicle is moving. You would not be
restrained and could be seriously injured in an
accident.
When installing a child restraint, be careful not to
get the belt caught in the structure of the child re-
straint and become damaged, especially when the
switchable locking feature has been activated.
Securing the child restraint with
LATCH/UAS lower universal ancho-
rages
Please read the introductory information and
heed the Warnings and Notice
64.
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Fig. 43 On the rear outboard seat backrests: Removing
the covers (if equipped) on the LATCH/UAS lower uni-
versal anchorages.
WARNING
NOTICE
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