2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Owners Manual

How the front airbag system works
Both front airbags in some fron­
not in sions in which
cover every
of impact, since the circumstances vary
factors
rate
caused by the collision and registered by
the unit.
programmed into the unit. the airbags
with a propellant gas. break open the
padded covers, and between the
steering
of an
so fast that many don't even that the airbags have
be in their way when
they
airbags in combination with
worn safety down and
so that the front occupants can see through the
This is

that is struck in a side The ou tboard
side
of each front backrest is marke d w ith the word
The side airbags in some side
if the igni tion is switched off
in
in which
erat ion is not high enough
in rear
in
the
order to assure this additional protection,
the side airbag
must
is not possible to define an airbag trigger ­
ing range that cover every poss ible
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angle of
this rate is belo w the ref­
e rence value programmed into the contro l
unit. the airbags will
not be triggered, even
th oug h the vehicle may be badly damaged
as a re sult
of the acci dent.
When the supplemental side airbag is acti­
it breaks through a seam on the side of the sea tback identified by the BAG la­
bel.
-
in the area where the An
of proper seat­
ing
ord er to help the airbag to do its
read and heed

is
sides above the
doors and behind the
trim. They are
fied by the word
The bag expa nd to cover the side dows and door
cushion the
occupants by means of the
der This per torso and head injuries on the side
where the airbag
let for information on functional reliability and potential system
to ensure that the Side
jects. Never use hangers to hang clothing from the hooks.
mals or objects to be positioned between vehicle occupants and
the area into which the Side tain Protection TM inflate. pants must never place any parts
of their bodies in the area from
which the Side Curtain Protec­
tion ™ emerges. Nor must any jects be

Care, Service and Disposal of
Airbags
Parts of the airbag system have been
installed at different
wagen. Servicing or repairing in an area of
the impair airbag
performance.
not be impaire d
and that dis carded compone nts do not
cause injury or th e environment.
ment
strument use
paired immediately by an
pairing, or any work on the
it must be replaced.
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principles of what happens
when your car is in a crash, illustrate d on
pages
to
and teenagers. their many re­
spects
are at greater risk of serious
injury in crashes than are
de­
designed for their
and provinces of
restraint systems for infants
and
restra ints, safety must
be used
they can increase the risk of seri­
ous injury in a crash.
Please be sure to read and heed the
important information and
seat manufacturer's in­
structions to be sure the seat is right for
you r
size.
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Using a rear-facing child seat on the front seat of a
injure and
can even a
The
against the backrest, center arm rest, or door.
Never a rear-facing restraint in the forward-facing di­rection. Rear-facing restraints are
designed for the
fant or a larger ch ild in a rearward-facing
seat.
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