Volkswagen offers two different front passenger front airbag systems:
A
B
Features of the front passenger
front airbag that can
only be
switched off by a qualified
workshop
.
Features of the front passenger
front airbag that can
be switched
off manually
using the key-operated
switch
⇒
Switching the front passenger
front airbag on and off
.
– Indicator lamp
in the instrument cluster.
– Indicator lamp
in the instrument cluster.
– Front passenger front airbag in the dash
panel.
– PASSENGER AIR BAG
indicator
lamp in the upper section of the centre console.
– PASSENGER AIR BAG
indicator
lamp in the upper section of the centre console.
– Key-operated switch in the side of the dash
panel on the passenger side (only visible when
the door is open).
– Front passenger front airbag in the dash
panel.
Name: airbag system.
Name: airbag system with front
passenger front airbag
deactivation.
Indicator lamp
Fig. 43
In the upper section of the centre console: indicator lamp for disabled and enabled front
passenger front airbag.
First read and observe the introductoryinformation and safety warnings
⇒
Introduction
Lit up Location
Possible cause
Action
Instrument cluster.
Fault in airbag and belt
tensioner system.
Go to a qualified workshop to have
the system checked immediately.
Upper section of
the centre console
⇒
Fig. 43
.
Fault in the airbag
system.
Go to a qualified workshop to have
the system checked immediately.
Front passenger front
airbag switched off.
Check whether the airbag should stay
switched off.
Upper section of
the centre console
⇒
Fig. 43
.
Front passenger front
airbag switched on.
No solution – the indicator lamp will
disappear automatically approximately
60 seconds after the ignition is
switched on, or after the front
passenger front airbag is switched on
using the key-operated switch.
Several warning and indicator lamps will light up briefly as a functional check when the ignition is
switched on. They will go out after a few seconds.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG
indicator lamp in the upper section of the centre console
does not light up
continuously
when the front passenger front airbag is
deactivated
, or if it lights
up with the
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster, a fault in the airbag system may have
occurred
⇒
.
If there is a fault in the airbag system, the airbag may not trigger correctly, may not trigger
at all or may trigger unexpectedly. This can cause severe or fatal injuries.
• The airbag system should be checked by a qualified workshop as soon as possible.
• Never fit a child seat to the front passenger seat or remove a child seat that is already
fitted. The front passenger front airbag may trigger during an accident in spite of the
fault.
WARNING
Failure to observe the illuminated indicator lamps could lead to the vehicle being
damaged.
NOTICE