Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Making you and your vehicle safe
→ First aid kit and warning triangle
Additional information and warnings:
- Braking, stopping and parking
- Manual opening and closing
- Vehicle toolkit
- Changing a wheel
WARNING
- Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and when safe to do so. Park the vehicle at a safe distance from moving traffic in order to lock all doors securely in an emergency. Switch on the hazard warning lights to warn other road users.
- Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the doors are locked. This may mean that they are locked in the vehicle in an emergency. People locked in the vehicle may be subjected to very high or very low temperatures.
In an emergency
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Making you and your vehicle safe
Fig. 152 In the upper part of the
centre console: button for switching the hazard warning lights on and off
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
Observe any l ...
Other materials:
Fastening and unfastening seat belts
Fig. 50 Inserting the seat belt latch
plate into the buckle
Fig. 51 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 ...
Handling Pressure Vessels
Secure vessels to prevent them falling over!
Secure upright cylinders to stop them falling over and
cylinders lying flat to stop them rolling away.
Do not throw vessels!
If dropped, the vessels cou ...
Driving in a fuel-efficient manner
Fig. 118 Fuel consumption in litres per
100 km at two different outside temperatures
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings By adopting an economical driving style
and anticipating the traffic situation ahead, you can easily reduce fuel consumption
by 10- ...
