Volkswagen 2013 Jetta Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 11)

• All occupants must sit properly and be properly restrained at all times. This also

applies to wearing a safety belt.

• Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there are seating positions with

safety belts available.

• Always secure children in the vehicle with an approved and suitable restraint

system appropriate for their age, weight, and height.

• Always keep your feet on the oor in front of the seat. Never rest them on the

seat, instrument panel, out of the window, etc. The airbag system and safety

belt will not be able to protect you properly and can even increase the risk of

injury in a crash.

• Always adjust seat, safety belts, and head restraints properly before driving and

make sure that all passengers are properly restrained.

• Push the passenger seat as far back as possible. Always be sure that there are

at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the front passenger’s breastbone and the

instrument panel.

• Always adjust the driver’s seat and the steering wheel so that there are at least

10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone and the steering wheel.

• Adjust the driver’s seat so that you can easily push the pedals all the way to the

oor while keeping your knee(s) slightly bent. The distance to the instrument

panel in the knee area must be at least 4 inches (10 cm).

• If these requirements cannot be met for physical reasons, contact an authorized

Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility to see whether

adaptive equipment is available.

• Always hold the steering wheel on the outside of the steering wheel rim with

your hands at the 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock positions to help reduce the risk of

personal injury if the driver’s airbag inates.

• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o’clock position or with your hands at

other places inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding

the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious injuries to the hands, arms,

and head if the driver’s airbag inates.

• Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the ability of the driver’s

airbag to help protect you in a collision.

• Never drive with backrests reclined or tilted back farther than necessary to drive

comfortably. The farther back the backrests are tilted, the greater the risk of injury

caused by incorrect positioning of the safety belts and improper seating position.

• Never drive with the front seat passenger backrest tilted forward. If the front

airbag deploys, the front backrest can be forced backward and injure passengers

on the rear seat.

• Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel and the instrument panel.

• Always sit upright with your back against the backrest with the front seats

properly adjusted. Never lean against or place any part of your body too close to

the area where the airbags are located.

• Rear seat passengers who are not properly seated and restrained are more likely

to be seriously injured in a crash.

• Improper adjustment of the seats can cause accidents and severe injuries.

• Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is moving. Your seat may move

unexpectedly and you could lose control of the vehicle. In addition, you will

not be in the correct seating position while adjusting the seats.

• Adjust the front seat height, angle and longitudinal direction only if the seat

adjustment area is clear.

• The adjustment of the front seats must not be restricted by things in the footwell

in front or behind the seats.

NAVIGATION WARNINGS

Operating the radio navigation system while driving can distract from trafﬁc and

lead to accidents.

• Observe legal regulations.

• Always drive attentively and responsibly.

• Setting the volume too high can damage the hearing. This applies especially to

volumes above around 85 decibels.

• Select volume settings so that acoustic signals from the outside are audible (for

example, the sirens of emergency rescue vehicles).

• Inserting data media while driving can distract from trafc and lead to accidents.

Always keep the storage compartment closed while driving.

PREMIUM VIII WARNINGS

Distracting the driver from trafﬁc can lead to collisions and injuries. Using the radio

system while driving can distract from trafﬁc.

• Observe legal regulations.

• Always drive attentively and responsibly.

• Never leave your vehicle unattended or let children play around your vehicle,

especially when the luggage compartment lid is open. A child could crawl into the

vehicle and pull the luggage compartment lid shut, becoming trapped and unable

to get out. A closed vehicle can become very hot or very cold, depending on the

season. Particularly in the summer, heat build-up in the passenger and luggage

compartment of a parked vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehicle that

are much higher than the outside temperatures. Temperatures can quickly reach

levels that can cause unconsciousness and death, particularly to small children.

• Never leave children or anyone who cannot help themselves behind in the vehicle.

They may lock the vehicle with the vehicle key or the power locking switch and

lock themselves in.

MANUAL CLIMATE SYSTEM WARNINGS

Poor visibility increases the risk of collisions and other accidents that cause serious

personal injuries.

• Always make sure all windows are clear of ice, snow, and condensation for good

visibility to the front, sides, and rear.

• Maximum heating output and fast defrosting are not possible until the engine has

reached operating temperature. Wait until you have good visibility before

driving off.

• Always make sure you know how to properly use the heating and ventilation

systems as well as the rear window defogger that you will need for good visibility.

• Never use air recirculation for long periods of time. When the air conditioner is off

and recirculation mode is on, condensation can quickly form on the windows and

greatly reduce visibility.

• Always switch off recirculation mode when it is not needed. Stale air causes

driver fatigue and reduces driver alertness, which can cause accidents, collisions,

and serious personal injury.

• Never switch off the fan for a long period of time and never use air recirculation

a long period of time because no fresh air will come into the passenger

compartment.

MANUAL SEATS WARNINGS

Improper seating positions increase the risk of severe or fatal injuries in a crash or

other accident, especially when the airbag deploys.

• Always keep the armrest closed while driving. The center armrest can interfere

with the driver’s elbow movement and thus cause collisions and severe injuries.

CRUISE CONTROL WARNINGS

Using the cruise control when it is not possible to drive safely at a constant speed

can be dangerous and can lead to an accident and serious personal injuries.

• Never use cruise control when driving in heavy or varying trafc or when you

cannot keep a safe distance between you and the vehicles ahead of you.

• Never use cruise control on steep, winding, or slippery roads (such as gravel

roads, wet roads, or snowy or icy roads) or on roads with standing water.

• Never use cruise control when driving off-road or on unpaved roads.

• Always adjust your speed and the distance you keep between you and the

vehicles ahead of you to the road, trafﬁc, weather and visibility conditions.

• To help prevent unintended operation of cruise control, switch the system off

when it is not being used.

• It is dangerous to use the Resume feature when the previously set speed is too

high for the existing road, trafﬁc, or weather conditions.

• When traveling downhill, the cruise control may not be able to maintain a constant

speed. The vehicle may speed up because of its own weight. Downshift and/or

use the foot brake to slow the vehicle.

IPOD

ADAPTER WARNINGS

Driver distraction, including the operation of external audio devices, can cause

accidents and serious personal injury.

• Always focus your undivided attention on driving the vehicle.

• Never display video images in the display when the vehicle is moving.

• Use the radio navigation system only if road, trafc, and weather conditions

permit and you will not be distracted from your driving.

• Always obey applicable laws regarding the use of displays when the vehicle

is moving.

• Always adjust volume so that horns and warning sounds from outside the vehicle

(police and ﬁre truck sirens, for example) can be clearly heard at any time.

• Observe legal regulations.

• Always drive attentively and responsibly.

• Setting the volume too high can damage the hearing. This applies especially to

volumes above about 85 decibels.

• Select volume settings so that acoustic signals from the outside are always

audible (for example, the sirens of emergency rescue vehicles).

• Please lower the volume before changing or connecting to an audio source.

• Unmounted or improperly mounted external devices can be thrown through the

passenger compartment in the event of a sudden driving or braking maneuver or

an accident, causing injury.

• Never leave external devices in the doors, on the front windshield, on or near the

area marked “AIRBAG” on the steering wheel, instrument panel, seat backs, or

between these areas and the occupants. External devices can cause serious

injury in the event of an accident, especially if the airbags inate.

• Connecting cables of external devices may obstruct the driver. Route cables so

as not to interfere with the driver.

• The armrest can affect the elbow room of the driver and thus cause accidents

and severe injuries. Always keep the armrest closed while driving.

LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WARNINGS

Accidents and severe personal injuries can result if you unlock, open, or close the

luggage compartment lid when someone is in the way.

• Only open or close the luggage compartment lid if no one is in the way.

• After closing the luggage compartment lid, always make sure that it is properly

closed and locked so that it cannot open suddenly when the vehicle is moving.

The closed luggage compartment lid must be ush with the surrounding auto

body parts.

• Always keep the luggage compartment lid closed while driving to help keep

poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the vehicle.

• Never open the luggage compartment lid when a luggage rack is installed and

loaded. If, for example, there are bicycles on a carrier on the luggage

compartment lid, it is possible that the lid will not be able to open automatically.

An open luggage compartment lid may fall on its own because of the additional

weight. If necessary, prop open luggage compartment lid. Remove the weight

from the luggage rack ﬁrst.

• Close and lock the luggage compartment lid and all doors when the vehicle is not

in use. First, make sure that no one is left inside the vehicle.

BLUETOOTH

WARNINGS

• Collisions and injuries can occur if the driver is distracted. Speaking on or using

a phone while driving can distract the driver from trafﬁc.

• Select the volume settings so that the acoustic signals from the outside are

still audible (for example, the sirens of emergency rescue vehicles). Observe

legal regulations.

• In areas with no or poor mobile network coverage and possibly in tunnels,

garages and subways, phone conversations may be interrupted, and it may be

impossible to make phone calls–even emergency calls!

• In some countries, emergency calls may only be supported when the mobile

phone is connected to a mobile phone package which has a SIM card that is

“not blocked” and/or has sufﬁcient credit on it.

• Unmounted or improperly mounted mobile phones can y around in the event

of a sudden driving or braking maneuver or a collision. This may cause injuries.

• Never place or mount a mobile phone on doors, on the windshield or on or near

the area on the steering wheel marked “AIRBAG,” the instrument panel, the seat

backrests or the areas between these points and the driver/passengers. Mobile

phones can lead to serious injuries in cases of collisions, especially when the

airbags are inated.

• Always switch off your mobile telephone at gas stations or wherever there is a

re or explosion hazard. Electromagnetic radiation can cause sparks which can

start ﬁres.

• The mobile phone will automatically connect to the mobile network when the

Bluetooth connection to the mobile phone package is disconnected.

• Using a radio device in the vehicle without a connection to an external antenna

might exceed electromagnetic radiation thresholds. This also applies if the

external antenna is not installed properly.

• Keep a distance of at least eight inches between the antennas of the mobile

phone and the pacemaker, since mobile phones can affect the functionality of

a pacemaker.

• Do not carry a mobile phone on standby mode in the breast pocket directly on

top of a pacemaker.

• If interference is suspected, immediately switch off the mobile phone.

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