Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Sitting correctly and safely
- Adjusting the seat position
- Introduction
- The dangers of assuming an incorrect sitting position
- Correct sitting position
- Mechanical controls on the front seats
- Adjusting the head restraints
- Removing and fitting head restraints
- Adjusting the steering wheel position
- Centre armrest
- Seat functions
- Seat belts
- Introduction
- Warning lamp
- Frontal collisions and the laws of physics
- What happens to vehicle occupants who have not fastened their seat belts
- Seat belt protection
- Using seat belts
- Checklist
- Fastening and unfastening seat belts
- Seat belt routing
- Belt height adjuster
- Automatic belt retractor, belt tensioner, belt tension limiter
- Service and disposal of belt tensioners
- Airbag system
- Introduction
- Types of front passenger front airbag system
- Indicator lamps
- Description and function of the airbags
- Front airbags
- Switching the front passenger front airbag on and off manually using the key-operated switch
- Side airbags
- Combined curtain and side airbags
- Curtain airbags
- Child seats (accessories)
- Introduction
- General information on transporting children in the vehicle
- Checklist
- Various securing systems
- Using a child seat on the front passenger seat
- Using a child seat on the rear seats
- Securing child seats with a seat belt
- Attaching child seat with lower anchoring points (ISOFIX)
- Securing child seats with the top tether
Roll-back function of the electric panorama sliding/tilting glass roof
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The roll-back function can reduce the risk of injury when the electric panorama
sliding/tilting glass roof is being closed ...
Other materials:
Wiring Eyelets, Repairing
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm -VAG1331-
Note
Do not use rust remover, contact spray or grease because the
lack of friction will cause the torque to be ...
Tires and Rims, Matching
If necessary repair flat spots from standing. Refer to
→ Chapter „Flat Spots, Correcting“.
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Dismount the tire. Refer to
→ Chapter „Tires, Dismounting“.
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Turn the ...
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics
Fig. 45 Unbelted occupants in a vehicle
heading for a brick wall
Fig. 46 Unbelted occupants in a vehicle
striking a brick wall
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The physical principles involved in a frontal collision are relatively simple.
As soon a ...
