Get Seats and head restraints Guide for Volkswagen Taos SUV First Generation (2022-2025)

Seats and head restraints

Front seats

Introduction

The following information describes the various options for adjusting the front seats. Always make sure the seats are adjusted

to the correct position ⇒

Introduction.

WARNING

Driving in an incorrect seating position due to seats being adjusted incorrectly may cause serious injuries.

Adjust the front seats according to the correct seating position each time before driving and make sure all

passengers have their safety belts fastened correctly.

Move the front passenger seat all the way back.

WARNING

Adjusting the seats incorrectly can cause accidents and serious injuries.

Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, the position of the seats could change

unexpectedly while driving and you could lose control of the vehicle. You could also put yourself in an incorrect

seating position.

Only adjust the height, angle, and forward/back position of the front seats when there is no one within the seat’s

range of movement.

Do not restrict the movement of the seats by placing objects within their range of movement.

The adjusting and locking areas of the seats must not be dirty.

WARNING

Using seat covers or protective covers incorrectly can result in unintentionally operating the seat adjusters, and the front

seats could move unexpectedly while driving. This could cause you to lose control of the vehicle. This can cause

accidents and injuries. The electrical components in the front seats could also be damaged.

Never install or secure seat covers and protective covers on the electrical controls.

Only use seat covers or protective covers that are speciﬁcally approved for use in your vehicle.

WARNING

Lighters in the vehicle can become damaged or ignite unintentionally. This can cause severe burns and vehicle damage.

Before adjusting any seat, always make sure that there are no cigarette lighters near the moving parts of the seat.

NOTICE

Objects with sharp edges can damage the seats.

Never touch the seats with sharp-edged objects. Sharp-edged objects, such as zippers, rivets on clothing, or belts,

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can cause surface damage. Open hook and loop fasteners can also cause damage.

Manually adjusting front seats

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

The information that follows describes all possible controls. Depending on the seat version, the number of controls may vary.

The controls on the front passenger seat are a mirror image of those for the driver seat.

Fig. 65 On the driver seat: Controls.

Pull the lever to slide the front seat forward or backward. The front seat must lock into place after the lever is released.

To adjust the backrest, turn the handwheel with nothing resting on the backrest.

Or: release the backrest and operate the lever to adjust the backrest (depending on the vehicle equipment).

If necessary, move the lever upward or downward multiple times to adjust the height of the seat.

¹⁾This only applies to the inner side of the seat in vehicles with four doors.

Adjusting power front seats

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

The electric controls differ depending on the country and vehicle equipment and may vary according to the seat design.

The controls on the front passenger seat are a mirror image of those for the driver seat.

A seat may have both manual and power controls.

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Fig. 66 Switch on the driver seat: Adjusting the front seat forward/back, the height and angle of the seat surface, and the

front seat backrest.

Press the switch in the direction of the arrow:

Slide the seat forward or backward.

Adjust the angle of the seat surface.

Adjust the height of the seat.

Adjust the angle of the backrest.

Fig. 67 Switch on the driver seat: Adjusting the lumbar support.

Press the switch in the direction you would like the lumbar support to move.

Move the curvature of the lumbar support forward.

Move the curvature of the lumbar support backward.

WARNING

Careless or unintended use of the power front seats can cause serious injuries.

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The power front seats can also be adjusted when the ignition is switched off. Never leave children or people

requiring assistance in the vehicle.

In case of an emergency, interrupt the power adjustment by pressing another switch.

NOTICE

Incorrect usage may damage the electric components in the front seats.

Do not kneel on the front seats and do not otherwise concentrate pressure on speciﬁc points of the seat cushion

and backrest.

If the charge level of the 12-volt vehicle battery is too low, it may not be possible to adjust the seat electronically.

Seat adjustment is canceled while the engine is starting.

Rear seats

Introduction

The following information describes the various options for adjusting the rear seats. Always make sure the seats are adjusted

to the correct position ⇒ Correct seating position.

WARNING

Incorrectly positioned rear seats increase the risk of serious injuries if an accident occurs.

Before every journey, ensure that the rear seats are positioned so that all passengers are sitting upright and have

their safety belts fastened correctly.

Only adjust the rear seats when there is no one within the range of movement of the seats.

WARNING

If you adjust the rear seats while driving, you will adopt the wrong sitting position. In addition, the rear seats may move

unexpectedly during the journey. This will increase the risk of serious injuries if an accident occurs.

Only adjust the rear seats when the vehicle is stationary.

WARNING

Lighters in the vehicle can become damaged or ignite unintentionally. This can cause severe burns and vehicle damage.

Before adjusting any seat, always make sure that there are no cigarette lighters near the moving parts of the seat.

WARNING

Incorrect use of the rear center armrest may cause serious injuries.

The rear center armrest must always be folded up during journeys.

If the center armrest is folded down, the center rear bench seat must never be used by either adults or children.

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Never allow an adult or child to ride on the center armrest.

NOTICE

Objects in the luggage compartment may get into the space between the seat and the luggage compartment ﬂoor when

the rear seat is adjusted. This may cause damage.

Remove all objects located between the seat and luggage compartment ﬂoor before you move the rear seat.

NOTICE

Objects with sharp edges can damage the seats.

Never touch the seats with sharp-edged objects. Sharp-edged objects, such as zippers, rivets on clothing, or belts,

can cause surface damage. Open hook and loop fasteners can also cause damage.

Folding the rear bench seat backrest forward or backward

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

The seat backrest is divided. Each part of the rear seat backrest can be folded forward individually to enlarge the luggage

compartment.

Folding the rear seat backrest forward and down with the release button

Fig. 68 In the rear seat backrest: release button.

1. Move the head restraints all the way down.

2. Pull the release button ﬁg. 68 forward while folding the rear seat backrest forward and down.

The corresponding backrest part of the rear seat backrest is released when the red marking ﬁg. 68 can be seen.

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Folding the rear seat backrest up and back

1. Fold the rear seat backrest to the back and push ﬁrmly into the catch until it securely engages ⇒

.

The red marking ﬁg. 68 must no longer be visible.

WARNING

Folding and unfolding the rear seat backrest in an uncontrolled or careless manner may cause severe injury.

Always take care that no people or animals are in the way of the rear seat backrest when folding it forward and

down.

Never fold the rear seat backrest forward or back while driving.

Make sure the safety belt is not pinched or damaged when folding the rear seat backrest back.

Keep hands, ﬁngers, feet and other body parts away from the rear seat backrest when folding forward or back.

Each rear seat backrest must always be securely engaged to ensure that the safety belts in the rear seats can

provide the maximum protection. Take extra care especially with the middle seat in the rear bench seat. If a seat on

the rear bench is used without the rear seat backrest being engaged, the vehicle occupant will move forward with

the rear seat backrest in the event of sudden braking and driving maneuvers or a collision.

A red marking ﬁg. 68 indicates that the rear seat backrest is not engaged. Always check that the red marker is not

visible when the rear seat backrest is in the upright position.

Never allow people to sit in a rear seat if that rear seat backrest is folded forward or is not engaged.

NOTICE

Folding and unfolding the rear seat backrest in an uncontrolled or careless manner may cause damage to the vehicle or

other objects.

Before folding the rear seat backrest forward, always adjust the front seats so that the head restraint or padding on

the rear seat backrest does not press against the front seats.

Before folding the rear seat backrest forward, always take care that there are no objects in its path.

Head restraints

Introduction

The information that follows describes how the head restraints can be adjusted and removed. Always make sure the seats are

adjusted to the correct position ⇒ Correct seating position.

All seats are equipped with head restraints. The head restraints are specially approved for the relevant seat and should not be

installed in another seat in the vehicle.

If a seat is occupied, select the correct head restraint setting for the respective head restraint. If a seat is not occupied, the

respective head restraint can be pushed down as far as it will go.

The center rear head restraint (depending on the vehicle equipment) is only intended for the center seat on the rear bench

seat. Therefore do not install this head restraint in any other position.

There are notches in the head restraint supports so that they can be locked in different positions. Only head restraints which

are correctly mounted can lock into the notches within the adjustable range. To prevent the head restraints from being

removed unintentionally after mounting, there are stops at the top and bottom of the adjustable range.

Correct head restraint adjustment

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Adjust the head restraint so that the upper edge of the head restraint is in line with the upper portion of the head as much as

possible, but not lower than eye level. Position the back of the head as close as possible to the head restraint.

Head restraint adjustment for shorter persons

Slide the head restraint all the way down, even if the head is then below the upper edge of the head restraint. When the head

restraint is in the lowest position, there may be a small gap between the head restraint and the backrest.

Head restraint adjustment for taller persons

Move the head restraint up all the way.

WARNING

Driving with head restraint that have been removed or adjusted incorrectly increases the risk of serious or fatal injuries in

the event of an accident or sudden driving and braking maneuvers.

If a person is sitting in a seat, always drive with the head restraint correctly installed and adjusted on that seat.

If a person is sitting in a seat, adjust the head restraint according to their height.

Never adjust the head restraint while driving.

NOTICE

Removing and ﬁtting the head restraints incorrectly may cause damage.

When removing and installing the head restraint, make sure the head restraint does not hit the headliner, the front

seat backrest, or other vehicle components.

Adjusting the head restraints

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

Adjusting the height of the head restraints

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Fig. 69 Adjusting the front head restraint (general example).

Fig. 70 Adjusting the rear head restraint (general example).

1. Slide the head restraint up or down in the direction of the arrow; you may need to press the ﬁg. 69 or ﬁg. 70 button ﬁrst

release the head restraint.

The head restraint must lock securely into place.

Removing and installing the head restraints

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Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

Removing the front head restraints

Fig. 71 Removing the front head restraint (general example).

1. Lower the head restraint if necessary.

2. To release, ﬁnd the notch on the rear side in the marked area ﬁg. 71, push inwards in the direction of the arrow and hold

3. Pull out the head restraint in the direction of the arrow ﬁg. 71.

Installing the front head restraints

1. Position the head restraint correctly above the head restraint guides and insert into the guides on the seat backrest.

2. Slide the head restraint downward until it engages into the guide rods.

3. Adjust the head restraint to the correct position.

Removing the rear head restraint

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Fig. 72 Removing the rear head restraint (general example).

1. Release the backrest of the rear bench seat and fold forwards.

2. Slide the head restraint all the way upward ⇒ Adjusting the head restraints.

3. Press the button ﬁg. 72 on the head restraint guide.

4. At the same time, press button ﬁg. 72 while a second person pulls the head restraint all the way out.

5. Fold the rear bench seat backrest toward the rear and lock it securely into place.

Installing the rear head restraint

1. Release the backrest of the rear bench seat and fold forwards.

2. Position the head restraint correctly above the head restraint guides and insert into the guides on the seat backrest.

3. Push the head restraint downward while pressing the ﬁg. 72 button.

4. Fold the rear bench seat backrest toward the rear and lock it securely into place.

5. Adjust the head restraint to the correct position.

Seat functions

Center armrest

Front center armrest

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Seats and head restraints for Your Volkswagen Taos SUV First Generation (2022-2025)

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