2018-2025 Volkswagen Touareg SUV Security -> Seating position User Manual

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Security -> Seating position for Your Volkswagen Touareg SUV Third Generation (2018-2025)

● When carrying out any work on the high-  
voltage system and the high-voltage  
battery, Volkswagen standards and  
guidelines must be observed.  
The indicator light on in the instrument cluster  
display comes on → page 157.  
● When leaving the vehicle, make sure that  
the selector lever is in the P position.  
● Keep the vehicle key in a safe place and at a  
sufficient distance from the vehicle so that  
the ignition cannot be switched on  
accidentally, especially if the vehicle is  
equipped with the Keyless Access system.  
Never fill the fuel tank completely. In  
certain circumstances  
In the event of a high voltagttery failure,  
the energy stored in the baot be  
sufficient to reach the neares
● Gases escaping from the high voltage  
battery may be toxic or flammable.  
● Any damage to the vehicle or the high-  
voltage battery may result in an immediate  
or subsequent release of toxic gases. These  
gases can also cause a fire. In the event of  
damage, always open the windows to allow  
the gases to escape from the vehicle. Do  
not inhale the fumes.  
If the outside temperatur
the high-voltage battery is y  
cold,  
The start-up ocombustion enay be  
affected by certaitations or thnge may  
electric  
be reduced when drin  
● Never touch liquids or come into contact  
with gases that may be released from the  
high-voltage battery, especially if the  
battery is damaged.  
● In the event of fire, leave the danger are
and call the fire brigade. Inform the fire  
brigade that the vehicle is an electrically  
propelled vehicle.  
position  
Ioduction to the topic  
● Always inform the emergeat  
the vehicle is fitted
lamp.  
Number aces  
he vehicle has 5 seats in total: 2 in the front  
d 3 in the rear. All seats are equipped with  
at belts.  
WARNING  
WARING  
Sitting in the wrong position in the vehicle can  
increase the risk of serious or fatal injuries in  
the event of sudden braking and manoeuvring,  
in the event of a collision or accident, and in  
the event of the air bags being triggered.  
In tric mode, the vehicle
siderably less noise than whe
th the combustion engine, whether  
ationary or in motion. Thmeans that other  
oad users, such as pedess and children,  
n neither hear nor perceit, or only with  
culty, when driving in tric mode. This  
cad to accidents and uries, e.g. in  
resial areas, when noeuvring or  
reversin
● Before setting off, all occupants must  
always be seated in the correct position and  
must remain in this position for the entire  
journey. This also applies to the use of seat  
belts.  
● Transport a maximum of as many  
persons as there are seats with seat  
belts in the vehicle.  
WARNING  
Never leave the vehicle parked unattended  
with the propulsion system switched on. The  
vehicle could start to move if the accelerator  
pedal is depressed, even though the  
combustion engine is switched off. This can  
lead to accidents and serious injury or death.  
When the propulsion system is co  
● When transporting children, always use a  
child restraint system that is ho- mologated  
and suitable for their weight and statu- → p.  
76, Transporting children safely and → p.  
67, Airbag system.  
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– Never put your feet out of the window.  
● Always keep your feet in the footwell when  
driving. Never place them on the seat or on  
the dashboard, for example, and never put  
them out of the window. Otherwise, not  
only will the airbag and the seat belt be  
unable to provide any protection, but they  
may also increase the risk of injury in the  
event of an accident.  
– Never put your feet up on the instrument  
panel.  
– Never put your feet on the seat cushion or  
on the back of the seat.  
– Never ride in the footrest area.  
– Never sit on top of the armrests.  
tion.  
– Never travel withoing seated in the seat  
with the seat belt
– Never remain in the ment.  
Dangers of sitting in the wrong  
position  
Sittinin the wrong phe vehicle  
increathe risk of seriotal injuries in  
the eveaccidents, bg and sudden  
manoeuvre
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 54.  
chapter  
If a seat belt is not worn or is worn incorrectly,  
there is an increased risk of serious or fatal  
injury. Seat belts only provide optimum  
ll occupantst always orrectly  
ed when drand musways wear  
seat belts cotly.  
protection if they are worn correctly. Sitti
an incorrect seating position significan
reduces the protective function of t
and can result in serious or fatal injuri
risk of serious or fatal injury is particular
increased if, when an airbag is deployed, it
a vehicle occupant who is nt ated correctly
The driver is responsi,  
e occupants whe not seated  
ctly, are not wearing seat belts or  
ve insufficient distance to the airbag are  
at risk of very serious or fatal injury,  
especially if the airbags deploy and hit  
them.  
especially childrenicle .  
The following ar
positions which
occupants.  
Correct seating position  
When the vehic
– Never stand up
Nevtand on the
Please note at the beginning of this  
page 54.  
chapter on  
– Never kneel on the seat
– Never tilt the seat backrest too far back.  
– Never lean on thshboard.  
– Never lie down in back seat.  
– Never sit alone on e front part of the seat.  
– It never sits sides.  
ever lean outhe window.  
Fig. 34 Schematic representation: correct distance  
between the driver and the steering wheel, correct  
positioning of the belt webbing and correct  
adjustment of the head restraint.  
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The correct positions for the driver and  
passengers are given below.  
– Adjust the seat height so that it reaches the  
highest point of the steering wheel.  
– Always keep your feet in the footrests to  
maintain control of the vehicle at all times.  
Persons who are unable to assume a correct  
seating position due to a physical condition  
should ask a specialist workshop about the  
possibility of special modifications. Seat belts  
and air bags only provide optimum protection  
when seated in the correct position.  
The following also applies to the  
accompanying person:  
– Position the seat backrest almost vertically so  
that the back rests completely on it.  
Volkswagen recommends that this be done by a  
Volkswagen dealer.  
– Move the seat as far bacsible so that  
ossible  
in the event of an airbag de
the airbag can protect yo
For your own safety and to reduce injury in the  
event of braking or an accident, Volks- wagen  
recommends the following adjustments:  
Valid for all occupants of the vehicle:  
– Adjust the head restraint so that the upper  
edge of the head restraint is level with the  
top of the head, but never below the eyes.  
Always keep the back of the head as close as  
possible to the headrest → fig. 34.  
Safety bel
Iction to topic  
– If you are short, lower the headrest as far as  
it will go, even if your head is below t
upper edge of the headrest.  
ion of all safetlts regularly.  
damage to the webing or  
f a seat belt, the automatic reel or  
lt buckle, contact a specialist  
p immediately and have the belt  
– If you are tall, raise the headrest as far as i
will go.  
– When driving, keep your feet on the footrest.  
→
. The specialist workshop should  
red  
use appropriate spare parts for the vehicle,  
equipmand model year. Volkswagen  
recommethat you visit a Volkswagen dealer  
or this.  
– Adjust and fit the seat be
56.  
The following also app
– Position the seat ba
that the back rests
WARNING  
Not wearing a seat-belt or wearing it  
– Adjust the steering w
25 cm from the sternu
incorrectly increases the risk of serious or fatal  
injury. Seat-belts only provide optimum  
protection if they are correctly fitted and used.  
A
ad it with b
s, on the outside, with t
ent → p. 113.  
● Seat belts are the most effective means of  
reducing the risk of serious and fatal injury  
in the event of an accident. To help  
protect you, always wear your seat belt  
correctly while the vehicle is in motion.  
The steering wheel shall always point in the  
direction of the thorax anever towards the  
face.  
djust the seat so that ycan fully step on  
pedals with your knslightly bent and  
there is a distance tween the knee  
B
area he dashd of at least 10 cm  
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