Safety belts -> Adjusting safety belt height for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Seventh Generation (2010-2014)

Adjusting safety belt height  
The safety belt position can be adjusted using the following features:  
Safety belt height adjusters for the front seats.  
Front seats with height adjustment.  
WARNING  
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal  
injury in an accident or a sudden braking maneuver.  
Always make sure that all vehicle occupants are correctly re-  
strained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the  
vehicle is being used.  
Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat  
backrest is upright and belts are correctly positioned on the  
body.  
A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious injuries by shift-  
ing its position on your body from the strong bones to more  
vulnerable soft tissue and cause serious injury.  
The shoulder belt portion of the safety belt must be posi-  
tioned over the middle of the occupant's shoulder and never  
across the neck or throat.  
The safety belt must lie flat and snug on the occupant's up-  
per body.  
Never wear the shoulder part of the safety belt under your  
arm or otherwise out of position.  
The lap portion of the safety belt must be positioned as low  
as possible across the pelvis and never over the abdomen.  
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug against the pelvis. Pull on  
the safety belt to tighten if necessary.  
Expectant mothers must always wear the lap portion of the  
safety belt as low as possible across the pelvis and below the  
rounding of the abdomen.  
Do not twist the belt when attaching it. If you cannot untwist  
a twisted safety belt, wear it anyway, but make sure the twisted  
part is not in contact with your body. Have the problem correct-  
ed right away by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or author-  
ized Volkswagen Service Facility.  
Never hold the safety belt away from your body with your  
hand.  
Never wear belts over rigid or breakable objects, such as  
eyeglasses, pens or keys.  
Never modify the position of the belt using comfort clips,  
loops or similar devices.  
If you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you  
from sitting properly on the seat with the safety belt properly fastened,  
special modifications to your vehicle may be necessary. Contact your  
authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service  
Facility or call the Volkswagen Customer CARE Center at 1-800-822-  
8987 for information about possible modifications to your vehicle.  
Safety belt height adjusters  
Fig. 69 Next to the front seats: Safety belt height adjuster.  
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and  
heed the WARNINGS  
Safety belt height adjusters for the front seats can be used to adjust  
the height of the shoulder portion of the safety belt so that it is posi-  
tioned correctly:  
Pinch the safety belt attachment together as indicated by the ar-  
rows and hold fig. 69.  
Slide the belt and upper attachment up or down until the safety belt  
is positioned over the center of the shoulder Safety belt position.  
Release the safety belt attachment.  
Pull on the safety belt to make sure that the upper attachment is  
securely locked in place.  
WARNING  
Never adjust the height of the safety belt while driving.