Once the child restraint is correctly installed, the settings for that seat must no longer be changed. If the seat settings have
been changed, the installation of the child restraint must be checked and, if necessary, adjusted.
If a child restraint is installed on a seat, functions such as the massage function or seat heating ⇒ Using Seat Heating and
Seat Ventilation must not be used on that seat.
Important additional information for installing child restraints on the front passenger seat
If, under exceptional circumstances, you need to install a child restraint on the front passenger seat, read and follow all
warnings and instructions here ⇒
Introduction.
You can find additional information on the selection and use of child restraints here:
National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationTel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.Tel.: 1-800-745-SAFE or 1-800-745-7233 (English)Tel.: 1-800-747-SANO or 1-800-747-7266
Volkswagen Customer CARETel.: 1-800-822-8987
Advanced Airbag System, small children, child restraints and children on the front passenger seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has been certified and complies with the regulations of the United States Federa
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 and the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 at the time of
vehicle manufacture. In accordance with the requirements, the system on the passenger's side has been designed to “inhibit”
deployment for small children of up to 12 months of age and “low-risk deployment” for children of between three and six years
of age.
The airbag on the passenger's side is a potential danger for children when it is deployed. The front passenger seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child restraint and a very dangerous place for an infant or a child in a rear-facing
child restraint.
The Advanced Airbag System has a capacitive detection system in the seat cushion of the front passenger seat which detects
whether a baby, small child or child is in a child restraint on the front passenger seat.
The capacitive detection system measures the electrical capacity of a child, the child restraint and a child's blanket on the fron
passenger seat.
The electrical capacity of a child restraint depends on the child restraint type. Together with the average capacity values of
small children and one-year-old children, the capacity values of all child restraints specified in accordance with FMVSS 213
and CMVSS 213 are stored in the Advanced Airbag System control module. These are compared with the values detected.
Only use child restraints that are certified according to these standards and have been approved by the child restraint
manufacturer for use with airbag systems. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published a
list of certified child restraint models for use with the Advanced Airbag System in accordance with FMVSS 208.
Only install child restraints on the front passenger seat under exceptional circumstances. Carefully read all of the information
about child restraints and the Advanced Airbag System beforehand and follow all instructions and warnings. Make sure that
the system has correctly detected the child restraint on the front passenger seat and the front passenger's front air bag has
been switched off. The yellow
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator light will come on.
DANGER
The use of rear-facing child restraints or infant carriers on the front passenger seat can cause serious or fatal injury.
Rear-facing child restraints or infant carriers must always be installed on the rear seats.
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