2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT airbag

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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Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag the driver must not sit any
than necessary and ways
provided.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat
as
- adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can
the
way
bent.
- adjust the seatback
so that when you sit
with your back agains t the seatback, yo u
can
tance from the center of your breastbone
to the center
of the airbag cover on the
steering must be at inches (25 em) or more.
See Booklet 3.1 .
For address and telephone number of NHTSA­
see
To contact NHTSA. you may either
at:
D epartment of Tra n sp ortatio n,
Washington, D .C .

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Front passenger's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is
unfolding, the a dult front seat passenger
must not
sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessa ry and always properly
wear available three point belts.
We recommend that you adjust the ger's seat as follows:
- back rest upright
(never reclined )
- place your feet on the floor in front of the
p assenger's seat
- adjust the
passen ger's seat as far as

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Adjusting
r estraint Anchors . . . . . 39
- Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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b 23 about restraints and
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b d -Securing on the rear seat using
-ow many ags oes my h f b have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . t e sa ety e t ....... .
- Ho w
the Airbag
system works ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
19 seats -............ .
- Side
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- System components . . . . . . . . 18
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-When must the system be
inspected? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Where are my airbags
restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A
uto Safety ............. 21
B
tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
-What happens when the
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Driver's seat
-Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-Proper position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51