2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA safe

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

The airbag system is monitored electronically 10 make cenain i t is functio ning properly all
t ime s. Each time you turn o n th e ig ni tion,
airbag system indica to r lig ht w ill co me on for a
few seco nds (self diagnost ics).
T he side airbag syste m sup pleme nts rhe safety
be lts and can help to reduce the risk of inj ur y
the dr iv er's a nd front passe nger's upper torso on sid e of th e vehicle that is stru ck in a sid e co l­
li sion. The airbag inflate s on ly in sid e impa cts
and onl y when the veh icle acce leration reg is­
t e red b y the control unit is high en ough. If
rate is below reference value programm ed
i n to co ntr ol u ni t, t he side airbag s not be
trigg ere d , eve n though the ca r ma y be badly
damag ed as a r esult of the co llision. It is
pos ­
s ible d efin e an airbag trigger ing rang e th at
w ill cover eve ry possible ang le of impact, sin ce
t h e ci rc u ms ta n ces will vary co nsiderably be­
twee n one collision and anot her. lrnpona nl fac­
include, for example, the na tu re (har d or
s oft ) of th e impacting objec t, a ngle of im­
pact, vehicle speed, etc. 46, "Impo rta nt
s afet y in structio ns for the side a irbag system ".
As ide from th eir normal safety function, saf ety
belts
to h elp k eep the dri ver or front pas­
senger in posit io n in a side colli sio n so th e
s id e airb ags can prov ide prot ection whe n
inflate. Safe ty belt s also help to keep rear seat
pas seng ers in po sition so that optional rear seat
s id e airbag s can prov ide protection in a sid e co l­
li sio n i n w hic h th e side air b ag inflates.
T he a irbag syste m is not a subst itute for your
safety belt. Rather, it is part of t he overa ll occu­
pant re straint syste m in your vehicle. A lways re­
memb er
the airbag syste m can only help to
pro tec t yo u if you are wearing your safe ty b elt
and wearing
properly. This is an other rea son
why you sho uld alwa ys wear your safe ty belt s,
n o t ju st b ecau se th e
re quir es you do so 13 , bel ts" .
It is im portant 10 re mem be r that wh ile th e su p­
p lemen tal side airbag system is designed to help
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
reduce the likelih ood of seriou s injuri es, other
injuries, for example, swelling, bruising, and
mi nor abra sions can a lso be associated w it h
th ese airbags. Remember t oo , side airbags w ill
dep loy o nly once an d on ly in certai n kinds of ac­
ciden ts - your safety belt s are always th ere to
offer protec tion.
Ve hicle dam age, repa ir cost s or even
lack of
ve hicle da mag e is no t necessa rily a n indicatio n
of prope r airbag operation. In some collis ions,
both front and side airbag s may inflate. Re­
mem ber too, tha t airbag s w ill dep loy only once
a n d only in certain kind s of collis io ns - your
safety belt s ar e always there to offer protection in
t h ose acciden ts in whic h ai rb ags a re not sup­
po sed to deploy or whe n
have al ready de­
p loye d.
Th e side airbag sy stem
will not b e trigg ere d
• if th e igni tion is sw itc hed off,
• in side collisions when
accelerat ion mea­
s ured by th e sensor is too low ,
• in front-en d co llisio ns,
• in rear -end collisions,
• in rollove rs.
In some types of accidents
Sid e Cur­
tain Pro tection and sid e airbag s may be tr ig­
gered together.
WARNING
• Safety belt s a nd lh e a irb ag sys te m will onl y
p rov ide prot ectio n when occ upant s a re in the
co rrec t se atin g po sition
13, "Safety
b elt s" .
• If the air b ag in dicator light comes o n when
the vehicl e is bein g use d, h ave the sys te m in­
spec te d imm edi ate ly by yo ur Vol kswage n
d eal er. Th e side a irb ag sys te m m ay not wor k
prop erl y eve n wh en th e vehicle acce le ratio n
in a side colli sion i s high en ough
10 ac tiva te
th e a irbag
Airbag system 45

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
How supplemental side airbags work
Ai rbags inflate in the of an eye and can help reduce the risk of upper torso
injuries fo r occupants who are properly rest rained.
F ig . 2 7 Inflate d side air bag an left side of vehicle
Suppl em ent al sid e airbag s infl ate be tw ee n th e and !h e doo r pan el o n sid e of ve hicl e is s tru ck in certain sid e co llisio n 27 .
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
When the syste m is tri gger ed, th e airbag is fill ed
with prop ellan t ga s and br eak s throu gh a se am
o n the s ide o f th e sea t b ack id entifi ed by th e
" A IH BA G" lab el. It
betw een the side p anel and th e passe nge r. In ord er t o help pro­
v id e thi s add itional protec tion, sid e a irba g
mu st infl ate within th e blink of an eye at very
hi gh sp ee d and with grea t fo rce . Th e suppl e­
m ental sid e airba g could i njur e you if your
seating po sit io n is
11 0 1 prop er or upr ight or if
i t e m s are lo cat ed in ar ea wh ere t he sup ple-m ent al sid e airba g inflat es. Th is applie s espe-
cially to children 5 1, "C hild safe ty".
A lth ough th ey arc no t
so ft pill ow, th ey ca n
"c ushi on " th e im pact and in thi s way they c an
h elp t o re du ce the risk of inju ry to th e upp er p an
o f th e bod y.
fin e du st ma y when th e airba g de­
p loys. This is no rmal and doe s not mean th ere is
a fir e in the v eh icl e.
Important safety instructions for the side airbag system
Airbag s are only supplem ental res traint s. Always prop erl y wear safety belts and
ride in a proper seating posit ion.
Th ere is a lo t thal you and your pa ssengers mu st
know and do help th e safety belts and a irbag s
do their job lO provid e supp lem ental protec tion.
Th e sid e airbag s insta lled for th e front sealin g
p os itions as w ell as th e s ide airba gs that ma y be
in stall ed in your vehicl e as op tio nal equipm ent
fo r th e outsid e re ar se a tin g po siti ons hav e bee n
d es ig n ed and certifi ed t o help r edu ce the r is k of
injur y th at ca n b e caused by airba gs when th ey
inflat e,
wh en the oc cup ant siuin g
n ex t to it i s no t seat ed prop erly .
WARNING
An in flatin g s ide a irbag ca n cau se serious or in jury. Improper ly wear ing safety belts
an d i mproper seating pos itions i ncreases the
46 A irbag system
WARN ING (continued)
ris k of se riou s perso nal inju ry and d eath
w heneve r a ve hicle is bein g use d.
• To help re duce the risk
inju ry w hen th e
su ppl em ent al sid e airb ag infl ates,
-
s it in an u prig ht pos ition and do
n ot lea n aga inst th e a rea w here th e s up ple­
me nta l side airbag is located.
- Never let a ch ild or an yo ne e lse res t th eir
h ead aga ins t th e side t rim p anel in th e area
w here th e s up pl eme ntal s id e a irbag in­
fla tes .
- Always make su re that safe ty belt s arc
wo rn correc tly,

WARN IN G (co ntin ued )
-Neve r let an yone sittin g in the front se a l
put their hand out of the wind ow.
• Alw ays mak e sure th at th e si de a irbag ca n
infl ate wi thout int erf ere nce:
- Neve r in sta ll sea t cove rs o r repl ace men t
u phols te ry ove r th e Fro nt sea tbacks t hat
h ave not b een sp eci fica lly a ppro ved b y
Vo lkswagen.
- Neve r use addi tio n al seat c ush ions that
cove r th e a reas w here th e s ide a irbags in­
fl ate.
- Dam age to the orig in al sea t cove rs or to
th e sca m in the a rea o f th e sid e ai rb ag
m odul e mu st always be re pai red imm edi ­
a te ly by an a uthorized Vo lksw age n d eale r.
• Obj ec ts betwee n yo u and th e air bag ca n in­
crea se th e ris k of inju ry in a collis io n b y int er­
f e rin g w ith the w ay the airb ag unfolds o r by
be ing pu sh ed int o y ou as the a irba g inflat es.
- Neve r pla ce o r att ac h accesso ries o r
o th er ob jec ts (s uch as cu p ho ld ers, te le­
p hon e bra ck e ts, o r eve n la rge, bul ky o b­
j ec ts) on th e doo rs , ove r or nea r th e area
mar ke d
on th e scat backrests.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
-Accessor ies or oth er objec ts can b ecom e
d an gero us mi ssiles a nd cause inju ry if th e
s uppl em ent al s id e airb ag inflat es.
- Neve r ca rry a ny obj ects o r p ets in th e de­
pl oy ment space betwee n th em and th e air­
b ags o r allow childr en or o ther pa ssenge rs
t o trave l in this pos ition .
• Always use the b uilt-in coa t h oo ks onl y fo r
li ght we ig h t cl oth in g. Neve r leave a ny heavy or
s h arp-e dged objects in th e pockets that may
in terfere
s id e ai rbag depl oy ment and can
c a u se perso nal inju ry in a co lli sio n.
• Always p reve nt the sid e a irbag s fr om b ein g
d am age d by heavy objects kn ocking aga inst or
hittin g the s ides of the sea tbacks.
• The a irbag syste m ca n o nly be trigge re d
o nce . If th e a irb ag has bee n tri ggered, the
sys te m mus t b e rep lace d by an auth ori ze d
Vo lkswage n dealers hip .
• Always have wo rk involvin g th e s ide airb ag
sys te m , re m ova l and insta ll atio n of th e air b ag
co mpo nen ts, o r o th er re pair s performed bya n
a uth ori ze d Vo lksw age n d eale r or qu alifi ed
d ea le rshi p. Otherw ise the a ir b ag sys te m m ay
n o t wo rk co rrect ly.
• Neve r att empt t o m od ify a ny co mpo nen ts
o f th e air b ag sys te m in any
Airbag system 47

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Side Curtain Protection
provide supplemental protection to properly restrained oc­
cupants.
Fi g. 28 Th e Side Curtain Pro tec tio n™ a irba gs loca ted above the w indows on bo th s ides .
The S ide Curt ain airbags are in th e
header area on both side s of the veh icle 28 .
Th e general loca tion is iden tified by the word
The Side Curtain Protec tion airbag system
a irba g sys te m suppl eme nts the safe ty belts and
ca n help to r educe the risk of injury for occu­
pant s' heads and upper tor so on the sid e of the
ve hicl e th at is s tru ck in a side collisio n . The Side
C urtain
airbag inflates only in sid e
impa cts and only when the veh icle acce le ration
regi stere d by the control unit i s high enough. If
thi s rate is below the refe rence value pro ­
grammed into th e co ntrol unit, the side airba gs
w ill not be tri gge re d , eve n though the car may be
badly damag ed as a resu lt of th e co llision. It is
not pos sib le to define an airbag triggering range
that will cover eve ry po ssible ang le of impact ,
s inc e th e circum stanc es will vary co nsidera bly
be tween o ne co llisio n and another. Important
fa ctors include , for example, the nat ure {hard or
so ft) o f the impactin g
the ang le of im­
pa ct, vehicle speed, etc. 49, "How Sid e
Curtain Protectio n airbags work" .
As ide fr om the ir nor mal sa fe ty function , safety
b elt s wo rk to he lp keep the dr iver or front pas -
48 Airbag syste m
senge r in po sit io n in the event of a co llision so
that t he S ide Curta in Protectio n™ a irbags ca n
provid e prot ection .
Th e airbag syste m is not a subs titut e for your
safe ty belt. Hath er, it is part of the overall occu­
pant r estraint system in you r ve hicle. Always re­
memb er that the airbag system can only help to
protect you if you are wearing your safety belt
and wearing it prop erl y. This is another reaso n
you sh ould alwa ys wear your safety belt s,
n o t ju st becau se the law r equir es you to do so
13, "Safety belts".
Veh icle damage, repair costs or eve n the lack of
vehicle damage is not necessa rily an indi cation
of prop er airbag operation. lt is imp orta nt to re­
m emb er that while the Side Curtain Protec-
ti on
airbag system is de sig ned to help reduce
the like lihood of se rious injuries, oth er injuri es,
for examp le, swe lling, bruis ing, and minor abra­
s ions can als o be assoc iated w it h th ese a irbags.
too, these airba gs w ill deploy onl y
once and on ly in certain kinds of collisions
yo ur safet y belt s are a lways there to offer prote c­
ti on in thos e accide nts in whi ch airbags are not
s upp osed
depl oy or when they hav e al rea dy
d eployed .

The Side Curtain Prot ection ™ airbag syste m ba­
sica lly con sis ts of:
•
e lec tron ic co ntro l modu le and sid e impa ct se nso rs,
•
Sid e Curtain airbag s ab ove front and r ear sid e window s,
• the airbag indica to r
in in strum ent
panel.
Th e airbag
is m oniwred electroni cally to
mak e ce rtain ii is functioni ng prop erl y all
tim es. Eac h you turn on the ig niti on, airbag syste m indica tor will come on for a
fe w seconds (self diagno sti cs).
Th e Side Curtain Protection™ airbag syste m is
not acti vated:
• if the igniti on is turn ed off,
• in sid e colli sion s when the ac ce lera tion
s ur ed by se nsor is 100 low,
Applies to vehicles: with side curtain protection airbags
Booklet 2 .1 Safety first
• in fron t-end collisio ns,
• in rea r-e nd collisio ns,
• in ro llove rs .
In some types o f acc ident s th e front, Sid e
tai n and side airba gs may be tri g­
ge re d to gether.
WARNING
• Safety bell s an d the airbag system will only
provide protection when occupants are in the
proper seating pos ition
4.
• If th e a irbag indicator ligh t comes w hen
th e vehicle is being used, have the system
spec te d immediately by your Volkswagen
deal er. The Sid e C urtain
m ay not work proper ly eve n when the vehicle
acce lera tion in side co llision i s hi gh en oug h
t o act iva te the airbag.
How Side Curtain Protection™ airbags wor k
S id e Curtain
airbags can work together with side airb ags to help re­
d uce the risk of head and upp er to rso injuri es fo r occupants who ar e properly
st rain ed.
F ig . 29 Inflate d Side Curtai n airbags
on the lef t side
T he S ide Curtain airbags occupa nt and sid e windo w on side of ve hicle is in s id e collis io n s 29 . W
hen th e
is tri gger ed , th e S ide Curt ain
Prot ection
and break s through hea der above the and re ar wind ows and center doo r pi llar
and d eplo ys dow nwa rds. In ord er to help
vid e addit io nal prot ection, side airbag infl ate the blink of an eye at very
hi gh sp ee d and g rea t fo rce . The S ide Protec tion airbag could injure you if yo ur
seat ing po sit ion is 1101 prop er or up righ t or if
are in area where the suppl e­sid e a irba g infl ates. This app lies es pe­
cia lly lO children 5 1, "C hild saf ety". thou gh are not a so ft pillow, Sid e C urtain "cu shion" the impa ct and in
thi s th ey can help t o re du ce ris k of injur y the head and upp er part of bod y.
A fine du st
d eve lo p when airbag ploys . Thi s is quit e normal and doe s not mean is a fi re in ve hicl e.
Airbag system 49

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Applies to vehicle s: with side cvrtoin protection airbags
Important safety instructions to the Side Curtain Protection™ airbag
system
Airbags a re only supplemental restraints. Always properly wear belts and
ride
a proper position.
Ther e is a lot that you and yo ur passeng ers k n ow and do to help th e safety belts and a irbag s
d o their job 10 prov id e s uppl em ental prot ection .
Th e
Curtain Prot ectio n1
·" airbag s in stall ed
for th e front seating and outb oard re ar p osition s
ha ve bee n d esign ed and certifi ed to help re du ce
the risk of injury 1ha1 can b e caused by
when infla te , p ar tic ularly when the occu­next to it i s 1101 se at ed prop erl y.
WA RNING
lmproperlyweari ngsafety belts an d im proper
sea ling pos itions increase risk of serious
perso nal inj ury and d eath when ever a vehicle
i s be ing use d.
• Never le t occupa nts pl ace an y parts of their
bod ies in th e a rea from which the S ide Cu rtai n
P rotcct ion T" airbag infl ates.
• Always make sur e that
Si de Cur tain a ir bag ca n infl ate wit ho ut i nt er­
fe re n ce .
• Use the bu ilt-in coa t hooks o nly
li ght ­
we ig ht clo th in g. Never leave any heavy or
shar p-edge d ob jects in
pockets may
SO Airbag s ystem
&, WARN ING (continued)
int erfe re w ith airb ag de ploy ment and can
ca use perso nal in jury in a co llision.
• Neve r use han ge rs to hang cl oth es o n the
hooks.
• O nly use fac to ry- in stall ed sun sh ad es or, in
th e case of sh ades insta ll ed aft er the ve hicl e
l eaves the fac to ry, onl y ge nuin e Volk swagen
s un sh ades ca n be use d
3.4, ch apt er
"Accessor ies, mod ifications and rep la cin g
par ts".
• A lways sit in
seat ing pos it io n and
w ear sa fe ty belts w hile t raveling so that th e
S id e Cur tain Pro tec tion
1
"M a irb ags can help
p rov ide pro tec tion .
• T he airbag system can onl y be trigge re d
o n ce. If
air bag has th e
sys te m be rep laced by a n auth ori zed
Vo lkswage n dealer or q uali fied w ork sh op.
• Always have wor k inv olvin g
curt ain
a irb ag sys te m , re m ova l and in sta ll atio n o f th e
a irbag compo nen ts, or other re pair s pe r­
formed by a qua lified dea lers hip . Ot henv ise
t h e air b ag syste m may not wor k correc tly.
• Never att em pt t o m odi fy any co mpon en ts
of the a irbag sys tem in a ny way.

Booklet 2.1 Safety first
happ en s w hen
yo ur vehicle is in a cras h appl y also to chi ldren
15 , sa fety belt s?". But unlik e adult s
a nd t eenagers, the ir mu scles and bones are not
f ull y deve lo ped. In man y res pe cts child ren are a t
greater risk of serious inju ry in cras hes than
adult s.
13ecausc childr en' s bodi es are not full y deve l­
oped, they re quir e re straint syste m s es peciall y
d esig ned for their size, weight, and
struc­
tu re. Many co untries and all sta tes of the Unit ed
S ta tes a nd pro vin ces of Ca nad a hav e la ws re­
qui ring the use of ap proved child restra int sys­
tem s fo r infan ts and sm all childr en.
In a fron tal cras h at a s peed of20-35 mph (30-56
km /h ) th e forces actin g on a 13-pou nd (6 kg) in­
fant w ill be m ore
20 tim es the we igh t of the
child. This m eans th e we ig ht of t he c hild would
s udd enl y be mor e th an 2 60 pound s (120 kg).
Under these co nditions, o nly a n appropr iat e
child res traint properl y use d can re du ce the risk
of serious injur y. Child rest rain ts , lik e adu lt
belt s, mu st b e used properl y to be effec­
t ive . U sed im pro per ly, they ca n increase the risk
of serious injur y in an
Consu lt the chil d sca t manuf ac!Ur er's instru c­
tion s to b e sure th e seat is right for your chil d's
s ize
54 , " Imp ort ant safety inst ructi ons fo r
u sin g child seats". Please be sure to rea d and
h ee d all of th e im porta nt inform atio n and
WAHN INGS
c hild safety, Advanced Air­
bags , the in sta lla tion of child r estraint s in
thi s
is lot you need to kn ow about the Ad­
van ced in your vehicl e and how th ey
wo rk when infants c h ild re n in child re­
strai nts arc o n the front passenge r sea t.13eca use
of the la rge amo unt of im portant inform ati on .
we cann ot re p eat it all here . We urge you to re ad
th e deta iled inf orm ati on in thi s booklet abo ut a
irba gs and the i\dva nced A irbag Sys te m in yo ur
veh icle an d th e very import ant inform ati on
abo ut transport ing c hildren on th e front pas­
se ng er sea t. Pl ease be sure to heed the WARN­
I NGS -th ey are ex trem ely imp ort ant for yo ur
sa fe ty and th e safety of yo ur pa sse ngers , espe­
ciall y in fants and sm all childr en .
WARNING
• Accident statistics have shown that chil­
dr en are genera lly sa fer in th e rear seat area
t h an in the front seating po sition. Always re­
s train any ch ild age 12 and und er in th e re ar.
• AU vehicle occ upant s and especially chil­
dr en mu st be r estrain ed properl y w hen ever
riding in a vehicle. An unr estrain ed or im­
properly res trained ch ild could be injured by
striking the interior or by being ejec ted from
the vehicle during
sudden maneuver or im­
pact. An unrestrain ed or improperly re­
stra ined ch ild is also at greater r is k of injury or
death through contact with an inflating
airbag.
• A sui table chil d re straint properly in stalled
a nd u sed at on e of th e rear seati ng positio ns
pro vid es t he hi gh est degre e of protection for
infants and small children in mo st accident
s ituation s.
WARNING
Childr en on the front s cat of any car even with
i\dvanced can be seriously injured or
eve n kill ed when an ai rbag inflat es.
• A ch ild in
re arward -facing child seat in­
s ta lled on the front p assenger seat will be seri­
o usly injur ed and can b e killed if the front
a irbag inflate s.
• The inflati ng airbag
hit th e ch ild seat
or infant carrier with great fo rce a nd will II>-
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