Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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An electronic control module and side impact sensors.
The Side Curtain Protection
®
airbags above the front and rear
side windows.
An airbag system indicator light in the instrument cluster
→ Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System .
The Side Curtain Protection
®
airbags inflate downwards between
the occupant and the side window on that side of the vehicle that is
struck in certain side collisions → Fig. 72 . The Side Curtain
Protection
®
airbag system supplements the safety belts and can
help to reduce the risk of injury for occupants' heads and upper
torsos on the side of the vehicle that is struck in a side collision. The
Side Curtain Protection airbags also contain features to help
prevent vehicle occupants or parts of their bodies from being
completely or partially ejected from the vehicle interior in certain
vehicle rollovers.
In order to help provide this additional protection, the Side Curtain
Protection
®
airbag must inflate within the blink of an eye at very
high speed and with great force. The Side Curtain Protection
®
airbag could injure you if your seating position is not proper or
upright or if items are located in the area where the supplemental
Side Curtain Protection
®
airbag inflates. This applies especially to
children → Child safety and child restraints .