Volkswagen 2014 Jetta SportWagen Quick Start Manual page 13

Important Safety Instructions and Warnings
BLUETOOTH® TECHNOLOGY
• Accidents and injuries can occur if the driver is distracted. Speaking on or
using a phone while driving can distract the driver from traffic.
• Select the volume settings so that the acoustic signals from the outside are
still audible (e.g. the sirens of emergency rescue vehicles). Obey all applicable
legal requirements.
• In areas without mobile network coverage or with poor mobile network
coverage, as well as in some tunnels, garages and subways, phone
conversations may be interrupted, and it may be impossible to make phone
calls – even emergency calls.
• In some countries and/or certain mobile networks, emergency calls may
only be supported when the mobile phone is connected to a mobile phone
package which has a SIM card which is "blocked" and/or has sufficient
calling credit on it, and adequate network coverage.
• A mobile phone on the seat, instrument panel or in other places can be
thrown around the inside of the vehicle during a sudden braking maneuver,
crash or other accident and cause injury to vehicle occupants.
• Never place or mount a mobile phone on doors, the windshield, on or near
the area on the steering wheel marked "AIRBAG", the instrument panel, the
seat backrests or the areas between these points and the driver/passengers.
Mobile phones can lead to serious injuries in cases of accidents, especially
when the airbags are inflated.
• Always switch off your mobile phone at gas stations or wherever there is a
fire or explosion hazard. The electromagnetic radiation can cause sparks that
can ignite fuel vapors and cause a fire.
• The mobile phone will automatically connect to the mobile network when
the Bluetooth® connection to the mobile phone package is disconnected.
• Using a radio device in the vehicle without a connection to an external
antenna might exceed electromagnetic radiation thresholds. This also applies
if the outside antenna is not installed properly.
• Always keep the cell phone antenna at least 8 inches (20 cm) away from
pacemakers. Heart specialists advise that cell phones can adversely affect the
way pacemakers work.
• Never carry a mobile phone that is switched on in the breast pocket directly
over the pacemaker.
to small children.
• Never remove the key from the ignition switch while the vehicle is moving or
rolling to a stop. The steering wheel will lock and you will not be able to steer
or control the vehicle.
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL
• Poor visibility increases the risk of collisions and other accidents that cause
serious personal injuries.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of ice, snow and condensation for
good visibility to the front, sides, and rear.
• Maximum heating output and defrosting performance are not possible until
the engine has reached operating temperature. Wait until you have good
visibility before driving off.
• Always make sure you know how to properly use the climate control system
as well as the rear window defroster that you will need for good visibility.
• Never use air recirculation for long periods of time. When the air conditioner
is off and recirculation mode is on, condensation can quickly form on the
windows and greatly reduce visibility.
• Always switch off recirculation mode when it is not needed.
• Stale air causes driver fatigue and reduces driver alertness, which can cause
accidents, collisions and serious personal injury.
• Never switch off the fan for a long period of time and never use air
recirculation for along period of time because no fresh air will enter the
passenger compartment.
• When the air conditioner is off and recirculation mode is on, condensation
can quickly form on the windows and greatly reduce visibility.
PARTIAL POWER SEATS
• Improper seating positions increase the risk of severe or fatal injuries in a
crash or other accidents, especially when the airbag deploys.
• All occupants must sit properly and be properly restrained at all times.
• Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there are seating positions
with safety belts available.
• Always secure children in the vehicle with an approved and suitable restraint
system appropriate for their age, weight, and height.
• Always keep your feet on the floor in front of the seat. Never rest them on the
seat, instrument panel, out of the window, etc. The airbag system and safety
belt will not be able to protect you properly and can even increase the risk of
• If you suspect there may be interference with a pacemaker or other medical
device, switch the mobile phone off immediately.
• The center armrest can interfere with the driver's elbow movement and thus
cause accidents and severe injuries.
• Always keep the armrest closed while driving.
CRUISE CONTROL
• Using the cruise control when it is not possible to drive safely at a constant
speed can be dangerous and can lead to an accident and serious personal
injuries.
• Never use cruise control when driving in heavy or varying traffic or when
you cannot keep a safe distance between you and the vehicles ahead of you.
• Never use cruise control on steep, winding, or slippery roads (such gravel
roads, wet roads, or snowy or icy roads) or on roads with standing water.
• Never use cruise control when driving off road or on unpaved roads.
• Always adjust your speed and the distance you keep between you and the
vehicles ahead of you to the road, traffic, weather, and visibility conditions.
• To help prevent unintended operation of cruise control, switch the system off
when it is not being used.
• It is dangerous to use the Resume feature when the previously set speed is
too high for the existing road, traffic, or weather conditions.
• When going downhill, the cruise control may not be able to maintain a
constant speed. The vehicle will speed up because of its own weight.
Downshift and/or use the foot brake to slow the vehicle.
• Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text messages can
cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a collision and serious
personal injury.
• Never ignore warning lights or text WARNINGS.
• Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
IPOD® ADAPTER
• Driver distraction, including the operation of external audio devices, can
cause accidents and serious personal injury.
• Always focus your undivided attention on driving the vehicle.
• Never display video images in the display when the vehicle is moving.
• Use the radio navigation system only if road, traffic, and weather conditions
permit and you will not be distracted from your driving.
• Always obey applicable laws regarding the use of displays when the vehicle
injury in a crash.
• Always adjust seat, safety belts, and head restraints properly before driving
and make sure that all passengers are properly restrained.
• Push the passenger seat as far back as possible. Always be sure that there
are at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the front passenger's breastbone and
the instrument panel.
• Always adjust the driver's seat and the steering wheel so that there are at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone and the steering wheel.
• Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily push the pedals all the way
to the floor while keeping your knee(s) slightly bent. The distance to the
instrument panel in the knee area must be at least 4 inches (10 cm).
• If these requirements cannot be met for physical reasons, contact an
authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility to
see whether adaptive equipment is available.
• Always hold the steering wheel on the outside of the steering wheel rim with
your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help reduce the risk of
personal injury if the driver's airbag inflates.
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with your hands
at other places inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering wheel hub.
Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious injuries to the
hands, arms, and head if the driver's airbag inflates.
• Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the ability of the
driver's airbag to help protect you in a collision.
• Never drive with backrests reclined or tilted back farther than necessary to
drive comfortably. The farther back the backrests are tilted, the greater the
risk of injury caused by incorrect positioning of the safety belts and improper
seating position.
• Never drive with the front seat passenger backrest tilted forward. If the
front airbag deploys, the front backrest can be forced backward and injure
passengers on the rear seat.
• Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel and the instrument
panel.
• Always sit upright with your back against the backrest with the front seats
properly adjusted. Never lean against or place any part of your body too close
to the area where the airbags are located.
• Rear seat passengers who are not properly seated and restrained are more
likely to be seriously injured in a crash.
• Improper adjustment of the seats can cause accidents and severe injuries.
is moving.
• Always adjust volume so that horns and warning sounds from outside the
vehicle (e.g. police and fire truck sirens) can be clearly heard at any time.
• Observe legal regulations.
• Always drive attentively and responsibly.
• Setting the volume too high can damage the hearing. This applies especially
to volumes above about 85 decibels.
• Select volume settings so that acoustic signals from the outside are always
audible (e.g. the sirens of emergency rescue vehicles).
• Please lower the volume before changing or connecting to an audio source.
• Unmounted or improperly mounted external devices can be thrown through
the passenger compartment in the event of a sudden driving or braking
maneuver or an accident, causing injury.
• Never leave external devices in the doors, on the front windshield, on or
near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instrument panel, seat
backs, or between these areas and the occupants. External devices can cause
serious injury in the event of an accident, especially if the airbags inflate.
• Connecting cables of external devices may obstruct the driver. Route cables
so as not to interfere with the driver.
• The armrest can affect the elbow room of the driver and thus cause
accidents and severe injuries. Always keep the armrest closed while driving.
KEY FOB
• Improper use of vehicle keys can result in serious personal injury.
• Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle. It can be used
to start the engine and operate vehicle systems such as the power windows,
leading to serious personal injury. Children or other unauthorized persons
could also lock the doors and the luggage compartment.
• Never leave children, disabled persons, or anyone who cannot help
themselves in the vehicle. The doors can be locked with the remote control
vehicle key. This could leave people trapped in the vehicle in an emergency.
Depending on the time of year, people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to very high or very low temperatures.
• A closed vehicle can become very hot or very cold, depending on the
season. Particularly in the summer, heat build-up in the passenger and
luggage compartment of a parked vehicle can result in temperatures in the
vehicle that are much higher than the outside temperatures. Temperatures can
quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousness and death, particularly
• Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is moving. Your seat may move
unexpectedly and you could lose control of the vehicle. In addition, you will not
be in the correct seating position while adjusting the seats.
• Adjust the front seat height, angle and longitudinal direction only if the seat
adjustment area is clear.
• The adjustment of the front seats must not be restricted by things in the foot
well in front or behind the seats.
• Some kinds of cigarette lighters can be lit unintentionally, or crushed
causing a fire that can result in serious burns and vehicle damage.
• Always make sure that there are no lighters in the seat tracks or near other
moving parts before adjusting the seats.
• Before closing a storage compartment, always make sure that no cigarette
lighter can be activated, crushed, or otherwise damaged.
• Never leave a cigarette lighter in a storage compartment, on the instrument
panel, or in other places in the vehicle. Heat build up in the passenger and
luggage compartment of a parked vehicle can result in temperatures in the
vehicle that are much higher than the outside temperatures, particularly in
summer. High temperatures could cause the cigarette lighter to catch fire.
PREMIUM VIII AUDIO
• Driver distraction can cause accidents and serious personal injury. Operating
the radio navigation system while driving can distract the driver from traffic
situations.
• Always drive attentively and responsibly.
• Select volume settings so that acoustic signals from the outside are audible
(e.g. the sirens of emergency rescue vehicles).
• Setting the volume too high can damage hearing. This can also extend to
short exposure of the ears to loud volumes.
• Sudden volume fluctuations may occur when the audio source is changed
or connected.
• Lower the volume before changing or connecting to an audio source.
• Connecting cables of external devices may obstruct the driver.
• Route cables so as not to interfere with the driver.
• Unmounted or improperly mounted external devices can be thrown through
the passenger compartment in the event of a sudden driving or braking
maneuver or an accident, causing injury.
• Never leave external devices in the doors, on the front windshield, on or
near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instrument panel,