Get Safety belts -> Fastening and unfastening safety belts Guide for Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

If you cannot untwist the safety belt, wear it anyway. Make sure that the safety belt is twisted in a spot

where it does not come in direct contact with your body. Have the safety belt untwisted immediately by

an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Lockable safety belt

The retractors for the rear seat safety belts and the front passenger safety belt have a switchable

locking feature for child restraints in addition to the emergency locking feature. Whenever a child

restraint is installed with a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that the safety belt webbing

cannot unreel. The switchable locking feature lets you lock the belt so that a child restraint can be

properly installed and, for example, so that it can't tip to the side when the vehicle goes around a

corner ⇒ꢀ Child safety and child restraints.

To see whether a safety belt is lockable, pull the safety belt all the way out of the safety belt retractor.

You should then hear a “clicking” sound as the belt winds back into the retractor reel. Test the

switchable locking feature by pulling on the belt. When the switchable locking 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 severe personal injury or death.

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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. 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 ⇒ꢀ 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.

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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. 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 ⇒ꢀ

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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.

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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!

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Safety belt position

Fig. 67 Proper safety belt positioning and head restraint adjustment.

Fig. 68 Proper safety belt positioning for expectant mothers.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or death. Safety belts can only work when

they are correctly positioned on the body. A properly worn safety belt also helps to position the

occupant so that an airbag can provide maximum protection when deployed. Therefore, always fasten

your safety belt and make sure that it is properly positioned over your body.

Improper seating positions reduce the effectiveness of safety belts and even increase the risk of injury

or death by moving the safety belt to critical areas of the body. Improper seating positions also

increase the risk of severe injury or death when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant who is not

seated properly ⇒ꢀ Adjusting the seating position.

Proper safety belt position

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The shoulder portion of the safety belt must always run over the center of the shoulder and never

over the throat, over the arm, under the arm or behind the back.

The lap portion of the safety belt must always run as low as possible over the pelvis and never

over the abdomen.

Always wear the safety belt flat and snug against the body. Pull on the safety belt to tighten if

necessary.

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