2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA drive

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Front airbag system -the basics
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental protection to properly restrained
front seat
Fig. 21 L ocotion of d rive r airbag: in steer ing whee l
Your is fru 11L
"A dva nced Airbag in co mplian ce United Stales Fede ral Moto r Veh icle Safery dard (FMVSS ) 208 as applicab le a l time your
ve hicle was manufac tu re d . Yo ur vehicle is also
e quipped
side airbags fo r driver and seal passe nge r. Your vehicl e ma y also be wit h op tional sid e ai rb ags for re ar board T he belt s for front and
r ea r ou tboa rd seats equipped with opti onal side
a irbags have "pretensioner s" that help to take
s lack
of th e belt sys tem. The pret en sio ners
ar e also activa te d by the ele ctroni c control
for airbag syste m.
The front a nd outb oard r ea r seats
belts
al so hav e loa d limit ers to help reduce force s
appli ed to body in a crash.
Th e airbag for
driver is in steering whee l
h ub 2 1 an d airb ag for th e fr o nt pas­
se nger is in in strum ent panel 22. Th e location of airba gs is marked
There is a yo u n eed to know airb ags
in your vehicle. \V e urge you rea d detail ed
in forma tion airbags, safety and child
safety in this and th e oth er bookl ets th at mak e
Fig. 22 Location of front passenger's airbag: in the
instrume nt pa nel
up 1he ow ner 's literawre. Please be s ure to h eed WARNI NGS -th ey arc ext remely for your safet y and the sa fety of yo ur pass enger s,
especially infants and sm all childr en.
WARNING
Ne ver re ly o n air bags alone for protection.
• Even w hen th ey deplo y, airbags provide
on ly s uppl em en tal prot ection.
• Airbag work mo st effectivel y when used
w ith prop erly wo rn safety belts.
• Th erefore, always wear your safety belts
and make sur e
everybody in your vehicle
is properly re strained.
WARNING
A person on front pa ssenger seat , espe­
ci ally infants and sma ll childr en, w ill rec eive
se riou s injuri es and can even be killed by
being too close to lhe airbag when
it inflat es.
• Although
Advanced Airbag Syste m in
yo ur vehicl e is designed to turn off the
passenger airbag an infant or a small child in
o ne of the child restraints used to cer tify
Adva nced A irbag Sys te m i s on pas-
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,0. WARNING (continued)
se nger seat, nobody can absolutely guarantee
th at d eplo yme nt und er these specia l co ndi ­
tion s is i mpo ssible in all co nce iva ble situa­
tion s that may happ en durin g the use ful li fe of
yo ur vehicl e.
• The Adva nced Airbag Sys tem
w ill dep loy in
acco rdance with th e "low risk" optio n under
th e U.S. Federal Stan dar d ifa child that is
h eav ier than the t ypical one-yea r old child i s
to vehicles: wilh odvanced front oirbog system
Advanced front airbag system
Your veh icle is eq uip ped with a front Advanced
Airbag Syste m in co mplian ce with Unit ed Sta tes
Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 asap­
pli cable at the time your ve hicle was manufac­
tur ed .
Th e front Advanced Ai rbag Syste m su pple ment s
the safety belt s
provide ad dition al p rotect ion
for the dri ver's and fron t pa sse nger's hea ds and
up per bodie s in frontal crashes. The airbags in­
fla te only in fron ta l impa cts when th e vehicle
d ecele ratio n is hi gh e noug h.
T he fro nt Advanced Airbag System for th e fron t
sea t occupants is not a sub stit ute for you r sa fety
belts. Rat her,
is part of the overall occ upant re­
s traint system in yo ur vehicl e. Always remem ber
t h at the airb ag sys tem can onl y help to prot ect
you, if yo u ar e sittin g up rig h t, wearing
safet y bel t an d wear ing it properly. This is w hy
yo u and yo ur passenger s mu st always be prop­
erly res train ed ,
ju st bec ause the req uires
yo u be.
Th e Adva nce d Airbag System in your vehicle has
bee n ce rtifi ed
me et the "low risk " "re quir e­
m ent s fo r 3 an d 6 year-o ld childr en on pas­
s eng er side and very s mall adults on the drive r
side. " Low risk " d eployme nt occ urs in th ose
c rashe s th at tak e pla ce at lower dece lerat io ns as
d efine d in the elec tron ic con tro l u nit
39 .
The low risk depl oy men t criteria are intend ed to
h elp reduce th e risk of injury through intera c­
tion wit h th e front airb ag that ca n occur , for ex­
ample, by bein g
th e s teer ing whee l
a nd in strum ent pane l wh en the airbag infl ates.
Fo r "low risk " deplo ym ent to occur, the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF li ght mu st be off.
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,0. WARN ING (conti nued)
on the front passenge r sea t and the other con­
dition s for a irbag deploym ent arc met.
• Acci dent stati sti cs have s hown th at chil ­
dre n arc genera lly s afer in th e rea r sc at area
th an in th e front seating po sition.
• For their own safety, a ll children, especially
1 2 years a nd youn ger, s hould always ride in
th e back properly res train ed for their age and
s ize.
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39 "Moni to rin g th e Advanced Ai rbag
Sys tem ."
When a perso n is detected on
fron t pa s­
se nger seat, we ig hi ng more than t he total weight
of a c hild that i s abo ut I year old res trai ned in
one of the rea r-faci ng or fo rward-facing infant
re strain ts ( listed in F ed era l Mot or Veh icle Sa fety
Standard 208 wit h wh ic h the Advanced Airbag
S ys tem in you r ve hicle was cert ifie d), the
P ASS ENGER AIR B AG OFF light sh oul d not come
o n and sh ould stay off .. When the PAS SENGER
AIR BAG OFF light is off, the fron t airba g on the
passenger side may or may no t dep loy de­
pending on the natur e of the co llisio n as regis­
tered by the electronic co ntrol unit.
For example , th e airb ag may deploy in the " low
risk " mode if:
• a sm all c hild that is heav ier than a ty pical I
yea r-o ld child in on e of the c hild re stra ints wit h
wh ic h the Advan ced A irbag Syste m was ce rtifi ed
53 is on the front passenger sea t
• a child who has out grown chil d r estrai nts is
o n th e fron t pa ssenger seat.
• a sma ll adult or teenage r is o n the front pa s­
se nger seat
• a pas senger who is no t sitt ing upr igh t wi th
their back aga in st a non- reclined back rest w it h
t h ei r fee t on the vehicle floo r in front of the seat
i s on the front passe nger seat
5
In addition , the sy stem has been certifi ed to
co mpl y wit h the "sup press ion" req uireme nts of
th e Safe ty S tandard,
to turn off the fron t airbag
fo r infan ts 12 m ont hs old and younger who are
r es trai ned on th e front passenge r sea t in chil d

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WARN ING (cont inued)
justm ent ran ge, as far away from th e a irbag as
po ssi ble before insta llin g th e fo rwar d-facin g
c hild re straint. The backr est mu st be adju sted
t o a n u prig ht po sition .
• Alway s make sure that nothing pr events
the front p assenger's sea t from being moved
to the rea rm ost positi on in it s fo re and aft ad ­
ju stm ent range .
• Neve r pl ace add itional it em s on th e s eat
that can in crease the tota l we ight regis tered b y
WARN ING (cont inu ed)
the weig ht-se nsi ng m at and can cause injury
in a cras h.
• Make sure that the PASS ENGER AIR BAG
OFF light come s on and stays on all th e time
w henever the ig niti on i s sw itched on.
• l fthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light docs
not come on an d stay o n, imm edia tely insta ll
th e fo rwa rd-faci ng child seat in a rea r sea ting
position and have the a irb ag sys te m inspec ted
by your Volk swage n dealer. •
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passe nger seat in you r ve hicle has lot
of ve ry im por tant parts of th e Adva nce d Airbag
Syste m in it. The se parts includ e 1he weight­
se nsing mat , senso rs, wir in g, bracke ts, a nd
more. The functio n of the sys te m in th e front
passenger seat is chec ked by th e e lectron ic con ­
t rol unit when th e ig niti on i s on. The contro l uni1
monitor s th e A dva nce d Airbag Syste m and turn s
th e a irbag indicator lig h t on when a malfun ction
in th e syste m co mp on ent s is det ected. The func­
t ion o f th e airb ag indica tor lig ht i s desc ribed in
g reater detail below. Beca use the front pas­
se nge r sea t co ntain s imp ort ant parts of the Ad­
va nc ed Airbag System, you must t ake care to
p reve nt it from being damaged. Damage to 1h c
sea t ma y pre vent th e A dva nce d Airb ag for
fron t passenge r se at f rom doing it s job in a
c ras h.
Th e front Advanced A irbag Syste m consis ts of
the following:
• Cras h se nsors in th e front o f 1h e ve hicle 1hat
m eas ure vehicle acce lera tion/d ecelera tio n to prov ide inform arion to the Advanced Airbag
Sys te m abou t th e seve rity of t he crash.
• An electro nic co ntrol unit, wit h in tegra te d
cras h se nsor s for fron t an d side impacts. The
co ntro l uni t "'decides ·· w hether to
just o ne or
bot h stages of the fron t airbags based on th e
form atio n receive d from the crash sensors . T he
contro l unit also "decides·· whether the safe ry
belt pretens io ners s ho uld b e act ivated .
• A dual -stage Advanced Airbag
g en ­
era tor for th e dr ive r in sid e the stee ring whe el
h ub.
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• A dua l-stage Advanced A irbag and gas ge ner­in side t he instrument panel fo r the fro nt
pass enger .
•
we ig ht-sens ing m at und er the upholster y
padding of the front passenge r sc at cushion that
m easures th e tot al we igh t o n the scat. The info r­
mation registe red is se nt cont inuousl y to the
e lectro nic contro l unit to re g ul ate deployment
of t he front Advance d Airbag on the passenger
si de.
•
airbag monitoring system and indicator
li ght in the in stru ment clus te r 39 .
• The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the
cente r of the instrument pa nel
39 , 25) that te lls yo u when th e fro nt Adva nced
A irb ag on the passe nger si de ha s been turned
off.
• A se nso r below the safety be lt lat ch for the
fro nt sca t pa ssenger to m eas ure the tens io n on
t h e safe ty belt. The
on t he safe ty be lt and
the weig ht reg is te re d by 1h e we igh t-se nsi ng m at
h elp t he control unit "'d ec ide" whe th er the fr ont
airbag fo r th e fro nt p assenger seat sh ould be
t urned off or no t
29, "Ch ild restra int s on
t h e fr o nt sea t - so me impo rtan t thin gs to kn ow··.
• A se nso r in the sa fety belt la tc h for the driver
an d for the front sca t passenger that senses
whe th er that safety belt is latc hed or
and
t ransm its thi s in form ation to t he e lectroni c con­
tro l unit.
Lr!, WARNING
Damage to the fron t pa sse nger se a t ca n pre­
ve nt the airba g from worki ng pr oper ly.

WARNING (continued)
• Impr ope r r epair or di sa ss embl y of th e
front passen ge r and dri ver sca t will pr event
th e A dva nce d Ai rbag Sys te m fro m fun ctionin g
• Repair s to the front passe nge r sc at mu st b e
pe rfo rmed by qualifi ed and pro perl y tra in ed
w or kshop pe rs onn el.
• Neve r rem ov e th e front pa sseng er o r dri ver
s eat fr om the ve hicle.
• Neve r rem ov e th e up hols tery from the
front passe nger sea t.
• Never di sa sse mbl e or remove part s from
th e se at or di sco nnect wi re s from it.
• Neve r carry sh arp obje cts i n yo ur poc kets
o r pl ace them on th e sca t. If the weig ht ­
s e n sin g m at in th e passe nge r se at is pun c­
tur ed it cann ot wor k proper ly.
• Neve r ca rry thi ngs on yo ur la p or carry o b­
je cts on th e pa ss e n ger scat. S uch item s can in­
c re ase the w eig ht regi ste re d b y th e wei ght ­
s e nsin g mat an d sen d th e wro ng inform ati on
to th e airbag c ontrol un it .
• Nev er sto re it em s und er th e f ront pa s­
s e nger sca t. Par ts of the Ad va n ce d Air ba g
Sy ste m un der th e passenge r sea t cou ld be
d am age d, pr eve ntin g th em and the a irbag
s y stem from workin g prop erly .
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WARNING (c o ntinu ed)
• Neve r place sc at co ve rs or r epl acem ent up ­
hol stery o n the fro nt sca ts th at have not been
s pecifi call y a pproved by Vol kswagen.
• Scat cove rs ca n pr event the Ad vanc ed
Airbag Syste m from r ecogni zin g c hild r e­
s tr aint s or occ upants on th e fron t passe nger
s ca t and p reve nt the sid e a irba g in th e sca t
b ac kre st fr om depl oy ing pro perly.
• Never u se c ushion s, pill ow s, blanket s or
s imil ar
o n the front p ass enge r sea t. Th e
ad dit ional pa ddin g w ill pr event th e weigh t­
s e nsing m at in the sc at from accurat ely re gis­
t e rin g th e c hild r estra int or p ers o n on the sca t
a nd pr ev ent th eAdva ncc dAi rb agSy ste m fr om
fun ctio nin g pr operl y.
• If you mu st use a c hild re str aint on th e
front passenge r sca t a nd th e child res traint
manufa ctur er's instru ction s re quir e the use of
a to we l, foa m cu shi on or som ethin g else to
prop erl y pos ition th e child restraint, make
certa in that th e PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght come s on and stays on wheneve r the
c hild r estraint is in sta lled on th e front pas­
se ng er sea t.
• If th e PASSENGER A IR BA G OFF ligh t doc s
no t co me o n and stay on, imm ediately i nsta ll
c hild re s traint in a rear s eatin g pos ition and
hav e th e a ir ba g sys te m inspe cte d b y your
V olk swage n deal er.
How the Advanced Airbag System components work together
The front Advan ced Airb ag Sys te m and th e s ide
a ir b ags su pp le m en t t he pr otec tio n offered b y
t h e fr ont thr ecpo int safety belts wi th prc tc n­
s io n ers and lo ad lim it e rs and t he ad ju sta ble
h ead
to help re du ce th e risk of injur y
i n w ide ran ge of a ccid ent and cra sh sit uat io ns. sur e to re ad th e im portan t info rmatio n abo ut
safe ty and h eed th e WARN INGS in t his book le t.
De ploy men t o f
Ad va nce d A irbag System a nd
t h e ac tiva tio n of th e s afe ty be lt prete n sio ners
de pend s on the dece lera tion meas ured by the
senso rs and reg is te red by th e electro nic
co ntrol unit. Cra sh seve rity depen ds o n sp ee d
an d dece le rati on as we ll as th e m ass and stiff­
n ess of th e v ehicl e or ob je ct in vo lve d i n th e
c ra sh .
On th e driv er sid e
On t he dri ver sid e, w hen th e elec tro nic co nt rol
u n it reg is te rs a low severity a nd th e
d rive r's safety belt b eing used, th e a irbag w ill
n o t d ep loy. If th e d rive r's sa fe ty hell is no t b ein g
u se d, th e firs t stage depl oys, fo llowed
b y th e
seco nd stage after late r tim e in th e cras h se­
q uen ce.
I f th e
con tro l un it rcg is 1e rs cra sh o f
h ig h er sever ity, bo th sta ge s of th e driver air bag
w ill dep loy a lm ost
the sa me tim e, regar dless
o f th e safe ty belt s a re be ing use d or n ot.
On th e passe ng er sid e
On th e passe nge r in sever ity im pac ts r egis te re d by the e lec tro nic co ntrol unit , th e
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Fig . 24 In fl ated front airbags
Th e area s ou tli ned in re d 23 indi cate the
a ir bag deploy ment zone. Neve r pla ce or attach
accesso ries or other obj ects (such as cu p
h o ld ers . te lep hone bracket s, la rge. heavy o r
obje cts) on the door s, ove r or nea r area
mark ed in
Sa fe ty ar e importanl to help kee p front seat
occ upant s in th e pro per sea te d p osition so th at
airb ags ca n un fold prop erl y and provi de s uppl e­
m enta l p ro tect ion in a fro ntal co llision.
Th e fron t a ir bags are desig ned to prov ide add i­
t io nal prot ection for th e chest an d
of the
dr iver and the fro nt sea t passe nger
• saf ety belt s are w orn pr operl y.
•
se ats have bee n pos ition ed so th at the
occ upant i s properl y seated as far as poss ible
from the airb ag,
• and th e hea d re straint s have bee n prop erly
adjusted.
B eca use a irbags inflate in
blink of an eye grea t fo rce, things yo u have on your lap or
ha ve pla ced on the seat could become dan ­
gerous pro jec tiles, a nd be pus hed into you if
a irb ag inflat es.
W hen an airb ag deplo ys, fine du st is rel ea sed .
Th is is norm al a nd i s not cause d by a fire i n th e
v ehicl e. Thi s du st is m ade up m ostly of a pow der
u sed
10 lub ricate the airba gs as they deplo y. I t
co uld irritate skin.
It is imp orta nt to remem ber
w hil e sup ­
pl em ental airbag syste m is desig ned to re duce
t h e lik elih ood of serio us inju ries, oth er injurie s,
for exampl e swe lling, brui sin g a nd minor ab ra­
s io n s, can also happe n when ai rbags inflate. Ai r-
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ba gs do not protect th e ar ms or th e lo we r part s
of th e bod y. Front airbags on ly sup ple m ent th e
thr ee poin t sa fety be lts in some front al co llision s
in whic h th e ve hicle dece lerati on is high enough
t o de plo y th e airbags.
Front airbags will not deploy:
• if ig nition is sw itch ed off when a cras h oc­
c ur s,
• in sid e co llision s,
• in rea r-end co lli sion s.
• in rollo ve rs,
• when th e cra sh d ece lera tion m eas ured by
ai rba g sys te m is les s th an the minimum
thr eshold nee ded for air bag d epl oy ment as reg­
i s te re d b y th e e lec troni c con trol unit.
Th e front passenger airbag wi ll also not deploy :
• when th e front passe nge r sea t is not occ u­
p ied .
• when th e we ig ht on the front passe nger se at
as sensed by the Adva nce d Airba g Sys te m indi ­
c a tes
fron t a irb ag o n th e pas se n ge r side
h as to be turn ed off by th e electro nic co ntro l unit
( th e PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ligh t comes o n
a nd sta ys on) .
WARNING
Sittin g in the wrong posit ion can in crease the
ri sk of serio us inju ry in cra she s.
• To reduce the risk of injur y when the air­
ba gs inflate, the driver and passengers must
a lwa ys sit in an upright po sition , mu st n ot
l e an again st or pla ce any part of their bod y too
clo se to th e area where the airb ags are located.
• Occupa nts who are unb elt ed , out of posi­
tion or too clo se to the a irbag can be seriou sly
injured by an a irbag as it unfold s wit h grea t
force in the blink of an eye
27.
WARNING
A child in a rea rward -facin g child scat in­
s talled on the front pa ssen ger seat w ill be se ri­
o usly injur ed and can be kill ed if th e front
airba g inflat es -even with an Advanc ed A irbag
Sys te m.
• Th e infl ating airba g
hit th e child seat
or infant carrier w ith great for ce and w ill
s mas h the child scat and child again st th e
ba ckre st, ce nter arm rest, door or roof.
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Two separate indicators monitor the function the Advanced Airbag System: the
airbag monitoring indicator light and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
senso r circu its and
sys tem wirin g) is moni to red conti nuous ly to
make sur e that it i s fun ctio ning pro perl y when­
ever th e ig niti on iso n. Eac h tim e you turn on the
i gn ition . t he airbag mon it or ing ind icator lig ht
w ill co me on for a
seconds (se lf diagn ostic s)
and the text AIRBAG /BELT TENSIONER appears
in the in strum ent cluster.
The system must b e inspected wh en the indi­
cator light
• does no t co me on when the ig nition i s
s wit ch ed on ,
• does not go out a few secon ds after you ha ve
sw itch ed on th e ig niti on. o r
• comes on whil e dri ving.
I f an airbag syste m malfun ctio n is detec te d, th e
ind icator li gh t w ill come on and sta y on
ca tc h
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t
Fig. 25 Section from the ins trument panel: PAS ­
SENG ER AIR BAG OFF light
T he PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light is
in
the cent er of t he in strum ent pan el 25 . th
e driver's artentio n and serve as a constant re­
mind er to ha ve the syste m inspected immedi ­
ate ly. If a m alfunction occurs that turn s th e fro nt
airbag on th e pa sse nger side off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light
co me on and stay on
w heneve r the ig niti on is on.
WARNING
An airbag system that i s not functionin g prop­
erly cannot pro vide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash.
• If the airbag indicator light comes on, it
mean s that there ma y be somethin g wrong
with the Advanced Airbag System.
It is po s­
s ible that the airbag will inflate when it is not
s uppo sed to, or not inflat e when it
• H ave the airbag system inspec te d immedi ­
ately by your Volkswagen
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht will co me
on and sta ys on to te ll you when the front Ad­
va nce d Airbag on the passe nge r side ha s been
turn ed off by the e lectro nic co ntro l unit.
I f th e bulb for the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght burn s out , the airbag monitoring ind ica to r
li ght
39 will co me on a nd sig nal mal ­
fun cti on in th e Advanced Airbag system. Al­
th ough th e burn ed o ut bulb will not ch ange the
way the
air b ag on t he pa sse nger s ide
w ork s, it wi ll n o longer be possible to use the
BAG OFF light to verify that t he
a irb ag on/off s ta tu s is co rrect for the occ upant
on the front passe nge r seat. Have the airb ag
sys tem in spec ted imm ed iate ly by your Volk­
sw agen deal er.
Th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht will blink for
up to as long as 9 seco nds w hen
• th e ig nit ion is s witch ed on and
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&, WARNING (contin ue d)
or strength or material so that the
airbag cannot deploy and protect properl y.
• Neve r rep air, ad just, or change any parts or
the airbag system .
• All work on the stee ring whe el, instrument
panel , front seats o r ele ctri ca l system (in ­
cluding th e in sta llat ion or a udio equipment,
ce llul ar te lep hon es and CB ra dios, etc.) must
b e performed by a
tec hnician who
has th e trainin g and specia l equipment ne ces­
sary.
•
an y work on the air bag system , stron gly rec omm end that you sec yo ur autho ­
rized Vo lkswagen dealer or qualified work­
s hop.
• Neve r modif y the front bumper or part s or
th e ve hicl e body.
• Alwa ys make sur e that the side a irbag can
without intcrrcrence:
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&, WARNING (continu ed)
Neve r install seat covers or replacemen t
uphol stery over the front scatback s th at
h ave not been specifica lly approved by
Vo lkswagen .
Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas w here the sid e air bags in­
nat e.
Damage to the or ig in al scat covers or to
th e sca m in the area or the s ide a irbag
modul e mu st a lway s be repaired immedi ­
at ely by an auth oriz ed Volk swagen dealer.
• The airbag system can be activated o nly
once.
a n airbag has it mu st be
re place d
• Us e on ly original equipment airbag s ap-
1>roved by Volkswagen and in stall ed by a
tra ined techn ician who has the nece ssary
too ls a nd dia gno sti c eq uipment to properl y
r e pla ce a ny airba g in yo ur ve hicle and assure
s ystem effectiveness in a cra sh.
• Neve r permit sa lvage d or recy cled airb ags
to be in sta lled in your vehicl e.
Other things that can affect Advanced Airbag performance
Chan ging th e su sp en sio n sys te m can
c h an ge th at the Adva nce d Airba g
Sys te m p erfo rm s in For e xampl e, usin g
tir e-rim combinati ons no t appro ved by V OLK­
S W AG EN. lowe ring th e v ehi cle, c hangin g th e
the
c han ges had not b een m ad e. Oth er kind s of
c h ang es ma y re du ce th e fo rce le vel s mea sur ed
the se nsor s and preve nt th e a irbag from de­
p lo yin g w hen it sh o uld .
Th e Adv anced Airb ag Sys te m in th e fro nt pas­
s en ger sea t w ill not wo rk lhe way it sh o uld i f th e
opti onal saf ety be lt ex te nd er i s not r em oved
fr om the
belt lat ch w hen th e se at is oc cu­
p ied and the s afe ty belt is no t b eing use d.
L eav ing th e ex tend er a u ac hed to the safe ty belt bu
ck le w hen the f ront sea t is occ upie d and th e
belt is no t b eing u sed w ill sign al th e airba g
c ontro l unit that the front passe nger scat i s oc ­
c upi ed and th at th e sa fe ty belt is bein g use d. T he
e lec troni c contr ol unit fo r th e ai rba g sys te m will
t h en re c eiv e in co rrec t in form ation that will
c au se th e s afet y belt pret en sio ncr and front pas­
se ng er airb ag to depl oy la te r in collision s th at
wo uld n orm ally tr igge r th ese syste m s e arli er in
th e co llision to help prote ct an unre strained
sea t occupant. In addit io n , th e belt
ex te nd er mu st n eve r b e use d to sec ure child re ­
s traint s to the fro nt p asse nger
Fo r th at
r e as on , a lw ays re mo ve th e sarety belt exte n der
w hen it is not needed and stow it sa fel y
22.
Th e se nsor s in th e s arety belt bu ckle for th e
drive r and front pa ssenger se at te ll th e ele c­
t ro nic co ntrol m odul e if th e s afe ty belt is la tc h ed
o r n ot. I f th e s afet y belt is being u sed, th e f ront
airbag will dep lo y at
slightly high er rat e or ve ­
hi cle decele ration than if th e saf ety b elt i s no t
b ein g use d. Therefo re , in a parti cul ar colli sio n, it
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
i s poss ible an airba g not d epl oy a
se ating p osition where th e s afely belt is being
u se d
will inflat e at the pos ition where b elt is noc be ing use d. It i s thal
nothin g im erfer e belt bu ck les so
th al th e se nsors can se nd corr ect in forma ­ab oul safe ty be lt use th e e lec troni c co n­
t ro l
WARN ING
Chan gin g th e ve hicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
c hange Advan ced Airbag performanc e and in­
creas e th e risk of serious persona l inju ry in a
c ra sh.
• Never install sus pens ion co mpon ents that
do not have the same performance characte r­
i st ics as the components originally installed
on yo ur vehicle.
• Never u se tire -rim combination s that h ave
not been approved by VOLKSWAGEN.
Side airbags
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
Description of side airbags
WARNING
Leaving the optiona l safety belt extender at ­
t ached to the safety belt latch on the front pas­
senger seat when the safety belt is not bein g
u sed w ill prevent the Advanced Airbag System
fr om funct ion ing proper ly and can increa se
th e r isk of se rious perso nal injur y in a co lli­
sio n.
• Alway s remove the sa fety belt exte nder
when it is 1101 n ee ded a11d stu w i I safe ly it is not bein g used with the safet y belt.
• Nev er use th e safe ty belt extender to sec ure
a chi ld restraint at any seating positi on.
WARN ING
Item s stored between the safe ty be lt buckle
and the center co nso le can ca use th e sensor s
in the buckle to send the wro ng information to
elec troni c control module and preven t the
Advanced A irbag system from working prop­
er ly.
• Always make s ure that nothing can inter ­
fere with th e safety belt buckl es a nd that they
a re not obstructed.
Th e sid e airba g system ca n provide supplem ental prot ection to prop erl y re­
s train ed fron t seat o ccupan ts.
Fi g. 26 Side airbag in driver seot
44 Airbag system
The sid e airba gs are in paddin g in fro nt seats 26 . Yo ur vehicl e m ay a lso be
eq uipped with optional sid e airb ags for th e re ar
p os itions. Th e gen eral l ocatio n is
id entifi ed b y th e wo rd in th e uppe r re­
g io n of the b ackres ts
The side airb ag sys tem basica lly co nsis ts of:
• The elec troni c control m odul e and ext ernal
s id e imp act se nso rs
• The two sid e airba gs loc ated in the sid es o f
ch e fro nt b ackre sts
• Th e airba g warning
in cluste r