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Safety belts -> Fastening and unfastening safety belts for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Sixth Generation (2005-2010)

WARNING  
Improper use and care of safety belts increases the risk of severe personal injury or death.  
Regularly check safety belts and related parts for damage.  
Damaged safety belts must be replaced; they cannot be repaired.  
Always keep safety belts clean.  
Never catch, damage or chafe safety belt webbing on sharp edges.  
Always keep objects and liquids away from the belt buckle and buckle opening.  
Fastening and unfastening safety belts  
Fig. 75 Inserting the buckle tongue into the belt buckle.  
Fig. 76 Releasing the buckle tongue from the belt buckle.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Properly worn safety belts help to hold occupants in their seats and provide optimum protection during  
braking or in a collision or other accident ⇒ꢀ  
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The switchable locking feature makes a “clicking” sound when the safety belt is winding back onto the  
safety belt retractor wheel after being pulled all the way out. Whenever a child restraint is installed with  
a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that the safety belt webbing cannot unreel  
⇒ꢀpage Error! Bookmark not defined., Child safety and child restraints. If active, deactivate the  
locking feature before using the safety belt to restrain a person without a child restraint system.  
Fastening safety belts  
Always buckle your safety belt before driving.  
Adjust the front seat and head restraint correctly, Adjusting the seating position.  
Make sure the seat backrest of the rear seat bench is in an upright position and securely latched in  
place before using the safety belt ⇒ꢀ  
Hold the safety belt by the tongue and pull it slowly and evenly across the chest and pelvis. Do not  
twist the safety belt webbing ⇒ꢀ  
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Insert the tongue into the correct buckle for your seat until you hear it latch securely ⇒ꢀfig. 75.  
Pull on the safety belt to make sure that it is securely latched in the buckle.  
Unfastening safety belts  
Unfasten safety belts only when the vehicle is not moving ⇒ꢀ  
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Press the red button on the buckle ⇒ꢀfig. 76. The buckle tongue is ejected.  
Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you guide the belt tongue to its stowed position to help  
prevent the safety belt from twisting and to help avoid damage to the interior trim.  
WARNING  
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal injury or death in an accident.  
Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat backrest is upright and belts are  
correctly positioned on the body.  
A person who is not properly restrained can be seriously injured by the safety belt itself if  
it slips from the stronger parts of the body into sensitive areas like the abdomen.  
Unfastening safety belts while the vehicle is in motion can cause severe personal injury or  
death in the event of an accident or braking maneuver!  
Safety belt position  
Fig. 77 Proper safety belt positioning and head restraint adjustment.