Safety belts -> Fastening and unfastening safety belts for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Seventh Generation (2010-2014)

feature is active, you should no longer be able to pull the belt out of  
the retractor.  
The locking feature must be deactivated when a vehicle occupant  
uses the safety belt.  
WARNING  
Improper use and care of safety belts increases the risk of se-  
vere personal injury or death.  
Regularly check safety belts and related parts for damage.  
Damaged safety belts must be replaced; they cannot be re-  
paired.  
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. 65 Inserting the buckle tongue into the belt buckle.  
Fig. 66 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  
.
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 fea-  
ture 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 ꢀ  
.
Insert the tongue into the correct buckle for your seat until you hear  
it latch securely fig. 65.  
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 ꢀ  
.
Press the red button on the buckle fig. 66. 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 in-  
jured 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 acci-  
dent or braking maneuver!  
Safety belt position  
Fig. 67 Proper safety belt positioning and head restraint adjustment.