Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 2004 Owner's Manual page 123

SAFETY FIRST
Rear center safety belt
The center seating position in the rear is
equipped with a t hree-point safety belt.
Fastening the rear center safety
belt
Make sure the seat back of the rear seat
bench is in upright position and securely
latched in place before using the belt as
described in this chapter.
~WARNING
• The rear center three- point
safety belt cannot protect a pas-
senger if the seat backrest to
which it is attached is not securely
latched. The passenger would not
be properly restrained and would
move forward during sudden brak-
ing, in a sudden maneuver and
especially in an accident.
A passenger who is not properly
restrained can be seriously injured
by striking the interior of the pas-
senger compartment or by the
safety belt itself which can be
displaced from stronger parts of
the body into sensitive areas like
the abdomen. See page 1 1.
• Always make sure that the rear
seat backrest to which the center
rear safety belt is attached is se-
curely latched whenever the rear
center safety belt is being used,
Booklet 3.1, chapter "Rear seat".
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