● The number of vehicle occupants must never exceed the number of seats with seat belts in the vehicle. – Never put your feet on the dash panel. – Never place your feet on the seat cushion or seat backrest. ● Always secure children in the vehicle with an authorised restraint system suitable for their height and weight → page 49, Transporting children in the vehicle , → page 42, Airbag system . – Never travel in a footwell. – Never travel on a seat without wearing the seat belt. – Never travel in the internal luggage compart- ment. ● Always keep your feet in the footwell while the vehicle is in motion.
Never place your feet on the seat or on the dash panel and never hold your feet out the window. The airbag and seat belt can otherwise not pro- vide optimal protection and can actually in- crease the risk of injury during an accident. Any incorrect sitting position in the vehicle in- creases the risk of severe or fatal injuries in the event of an accident or sudden driving or brak- ing manoeuvre. WARNING ● All vehicle occupants must maintain a cor- rect sitting position and wear their seat belt properly while the vehicle is in motion.
Dangers of an incorrect sitting position ● Sitting in an incorrect position, not fastening the seat belt, or leaving too short a distance to the airbag exposes the occupants to the risk of sustaining critical or fatal injuries, es- pecially if the airbags are triggered and strike an occupant who has assumed an incorrect sitting position. Please refer to at the start of the chapter on page 32. If the seat belts are not worn or are worn incor- rectly, the risk of severe or fatal injuries increa- ses. Seat belts can only provide optimal protec- tion if the seat belt routing is correct. An incor- rect sitting position considerably impairs the lev- el of protection provided by the seat belts.
This could lead to severe or even fatal injuries. The risk of severe or fatal injuries is especially aug- mented when a triggered airbag hits an occupant who has assumed an incorrect sitting position. The driver is responsible for all vehicle passen- gers, especially if they are children. Correct sitting position Please refer to at the start of the chapter on page 32. The following list contains examples of sitting positions that could be dangerous for all occu- pants. Whenever the vehicle is in motion: – Never stand in the vehicle. – Never stand on the seats. – Never kneel over the seats. Fig.
23 Correct distance between the driver and the steering wheel, correct seatbelt position and correct headrest adjustment. – Never tilt the backrest too far to the rear. – Never lean against the dash panel. – Never lie on the rear seat. The following points describe the correct sitting positions for the driver and passengers. 25A.5L1.POL.20 – Never sit on the front edge of a seat. – Never sit sideways. Persons who due to their physical build are un- able to sit correctly in the vehicle should contact a Volkswagen Dealership to learn about possible special installations. The seat belts and airbags – Never lean out of a window. – Never put your feet out of a window. Safety 33