Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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PASSENGER AIR BAG light is proper for the size, age, and
weight (electrical capacitance) of the occupant on the front
passenger seat. Always make sure that the safety belt for the front
passenger seat is properly fastened.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light will show the status of the
front seat passenger's front Advanced Airbag System a few
seconds after the ignition has been switched on and the airbag
monitoring light goes off. The PASSENGER AIR BAG light:
will stay on if the front passenger seat is not occupied;
will stay on if the electrical capacitance measured by the
capacitive passenger detection system for the front passenger
seat equals the combined capacitance of an infant up to about
1 year of age and one of the rearward-facing or forward-facing
child restraints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 with which the Advanced Airbag System in your
vehicle was certified. For a listing of the child restraints that were
used to certify your vehicle's compliance with the U.S. Safety
Standard → Child safety and child restraints ;
will go out if the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult as
registered by the capacitive passenger detection system.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light must come on and stay on
if the ignition is on and…