WARNING
Cleaners that contain solvents can make the surface of the airbag module porous. Plastic pieces that come loose could cause serious injuries in the event of a
collision with airbag deployment.
Never treat the instrument panel and the surface of the airbag modules with cleaners that contain solvents.
Advanced Airbag System
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒
Introduction.
Read and follow the introductory information and safety precautions ⇒ Safety notes on using child restraints.
An active passenger’s front airbag presents serious dangers for a child →
. For this reason, all children under the age of twelve must be secured in the rear
seats while the vehicle is in motion.
The Advanced Airbag System, together with the side and Side Curtain Protection® airbags, is checked every time the ignition is switched on. The yellow airbag
indicator light
comes on briefly and turns off after several seconds.
Features of the Advanced Airbag System:
Front passenger's front airbag in the instrument panel
Yellow indicator light
in the instrument cluster display.
Yellow indicator light PASSENGER AIR BAG
.
If the status of the
indicator light is one of the following, the Advanced Airbag System must be checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or
authorized Volkswagen Service Facility:
The indicator light does not come on for several seconds when the ignition is switched on.
The indicator light stays on after the ignition is switched on.
The indicator light comes on or flashes again after it is turned off.
The indicator light comes on while driving.
Advanced Airbag System, small children, child restraints and children on the front passenger seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has been certified and complies with the regulations of the United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 213 and the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 213 at the time of vehicle manufacture. In accordance with the requirements, the system o
the passenger's side has been designed to “inhibit” deployment for small children of up to 12 months of age and “low-risk deployment” for children of between three
and six years of age.
The airbag on the passenger's side is a potential danger for children when it is deployed. The front passenger seat is not the safest seat for a child in a forward-
facing child restraint and is a very dangerous seat for a child or small child in a backward-facing child restraint.
The Advanced Airbag System has a capacitive detection system in the seat cushion of the front passenger seat which detects whether a baby, small child or child is
in a child restraint on the front passenger seat.
The capacitive detective detection system measures the electrical capacity of a child, the child restraint and a child's blanket on the front passenger seat.
The electrical capacity of a child restraint depends on the child restraint type. Together with the average capacity values of small children and one-year-old children
the capacity values of all child restraints specified in accordance with FMVSS 213 and CMVSS 213 are stored in the Advanced Airbag System control module.
These are compared with the values detected. Only use child restraints that are specified according to these standards and have been approved by the child
restraint manufacturer for use with airbag systems. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published a list of certified child restraint
models for use with the Advanced Airbag System in accordance with FMVSS 208.
Only install child restraints on the front passenger seat under exceptional circumstances. Carefully read all of the information about child restraints and the
Advanced Airbag System beforehand and follow all instructions and warnings. Make sure that the system has correctly detected the child restraint on the front
passenger seat and the front passenger's front air bag has been switched off. The yellow
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator light will come on.
DANGER
The front passenger seat of a vehicle is a potential danger to children (even for advanced airbags). In the event that front passenger seat air bags are deployed,
children who are completely unsecured in an unsecured child restraint or in a rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat will suffer serious or fatal
injuries.
Even if your vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Airbag System, make sure that children (particularly children younger than 12 years of age) are
always transported in such a way that they are secured to the rear seats according to their age and size.
Indicator light for front passenger’s front airbag
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒
Introduction.
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