WARNING
Improper care and servicing, and improper modification and repair work, can increase the
risk of personal injury and death by preventing an airbag from deploying when needed or
deploying an airbag unexpectedly:
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Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of the airbag system.
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All work on the airbag system, steering wheel, instrument panel, front seats or electrical
system (including the installation of audio equipment, mobile telephones and CB radios, etc.)
should be performed by authorized Volkswagen dealers or authorized Volkswagen Service
Facilities. They have the necessary manuals, training, and special equipment.
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The airbag system can be activated only once. After an airbag has inflated, it must be
replaced.
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Use only original equipment airbags approved by Volkswagen. Have them installed by a
trained technician who has the necessary tools and diagnostic equipment to properly replace
any airbag in your vehicle and assure system effectiveness in a crash.
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Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to be installed in your vehicle.
Undeployed airbag modules and safety belt pretensioners are classified as
Perchlorate
Material
. Special handling may apply – see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. Obey
all applicable legal requirements regarding handling and disposal of the vehicle or parts of its restraint
system, including airbag modules and safety belts with pretensioners. Authorized Volkswagen dealers
and authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities are familiar with the requirements, and we recommend
that you have them perform this service for you.
Notice about data recorded by vehicle control modules
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
Your vehicle is
not equipped
with an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
EDRs, sometimes called “crash recorders,” are installed by some manufacturers for the express
purpose of capturing data for retrieval after an accident or crash event.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or downloading of data stored by EDRs installed in a vehicle for
the express purpose of retrieving data after an accident or crash event without the owner's consent.
Although your vehicle is not equipped with an EDR, it is equipped with a number of electronic control
modules for various vehicle systems, such as engine management, emission control, airbags, and
safety belts.
These electronic control modules also record data during normal vehicle operation for diagnostic and
repair purposes. Their recording capability is limited to data (no sound is recorded). Only a small
amount of data is actually recorded over a very limited period of time, or stored when a system fault is
detected by a control module. Some of the data stored may relate to vehicle speed, direction, or
braking, as well as restraint system use and performance in the event of a crash. Stored data can only
be read and downloaded with special equipment.
Using a mobile phone without a vehicle-integrated antenna - some
important things to know
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
Mobile or cellular telephones send and receive radio waves, sometimes called “radiofrequency
energy” (RF energy), both when they are being used and when they are in standby mode. Current
scientific literature indicates that radio waves that exceed a certain level can have effects on the
