Volkswagen 1969 Model - Manual (Page 17)

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Seat belts
Each seat in your Volkswagen is equipped with a
seat belt. Occupants of the vehicle should wear
the belts at all times.
Shoulder belts should not be worn by persons less
than approximately 55 inch in height.
The front seats
Each front seat is equipped with a combination lap /
shoulder belt that is completely adjustable to fit
different sized people and to allow for seat and
backrest adjustment. When not in use, the lap
section of the belt retracts and the belt should be
hung on the hook on the door post by means of the
hole in the buckle tongue. This prevents the belt
from lying about and getting dirty and permits easy
entrance and exit for the rear seat passengers.
Operation: After sitting down and adjusting the
seat and backrest positions, pull the belt buckle
across in front of you to the center of the car.
Insert the buckle tongue into the opening in the
housing on the center tunnel and press it in lightly.
A click will be heard when the buckle locks. Be sure
the belts is not twisted Pull lap belt through buckle
until belt is completely unrolled from retractor and
belt fits snugly across lap. Take up any slack by
moving slide. Adjust shoulder belt by pulling belt
until it fits snugly across chest. Take up any slack
by moving slide. To lengthen either section of the
belt, release buckle from housing, hold buckle at a
right angle to belt and pull belt through buckle. No
further adjustment should be necessary if the same
person uses the seat belt each time.
To release the belt, pull the unlocking lever on the
tunnel housing upward. Only a light pull and a slight
movement of the lever is necessary.