Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual: Fastening and unfastening seat belts
Fig. 57 Inserting the seat belt latch plate into the buckle
Fig. 58 Removing the latch plate from the buckle
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings If worn properly, seat belts hold the vehicle occupants in the correct sitting position during an accident or braking manoeuvre, giving occupants maximum protection .
Fastening the seat belts
Fasten seat belts before every trip.
- Always adjust the front seat and head restraint correctly .
- Engage the rear seat backrests in an upright position .
- Take hold of the latch plate and pull it evenly across your chest and pelvis. Do not twist the belt in the process .
- Insert the latch plate securely into the buckle belonging to the occupied seat .
- Pull on the seat belt to ensure that the latch plate is securely locked in the buckle.
Unfastening the seat belts
Unfasten seat belts only when the vehicle is stationary .
- Press the red button in the buckle . The latch plate is released and springs out.
- Guide the belt back by hand so that it rolls up easily, without twisting the seat belt and without damaging the trim.
WARNING
- The seat belts offer best protection only when the backrests are in an upright position and the seat belts have been fastened properly according to the occupant's height.
- Unfastening seat belts while the vehicle is in motion can lead to severe or fatal injuries in the event of an accident or sudden braking manoeuvre.
Checklist
Using seat belts :
Regularly check the condition of all seat belts.
Keep the seat belts clean.
Never let any foreign bodies and liquids get on to the seat belt, ...
Fastening and unfastening seat belts with two buckles
Fig. 59 Fastening the seat
belt on the middle seat in the second row of seats
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings If worn properly, seat belts hold
th ...
Other materials:
Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Overview of the front passenger side
Fig. 10 Overview of the front passenger
side (left-hand drive vehicles). The controls are mirrored for right-hand drive
vehicles
Key for :
Location of front passenger front airbag
in the dash panel
Key-operated switch in the stowage compartment
for switching off the front passen ...
Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. What happens to passengers who have not fastened their seat belts?
Fig. 54 A driver not wearing
a seat belt is thrown forward
Fig. 55 The unbelted rear
passenger is thrown forward violently, hitting the driver wearing a seat belt
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Many people believe that the occupants
can bra ...