Passengerprotection -> Removing and installing front side airbag crash sensor [G179/G180] for Your Volkswagen Multivan SUV Seventh Generation (2024-2025)

Multivan 2025 ➤ , Multivan 2022 ➤  
General body repairs, interior - Edition 09.2024  
– Disconnect electrical connector -1-.  
– Unscrew bolt -2-, and remove crash sensor -3-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
– Connect electrical connector until it engages audibly.  
– Ensure that wire is not trapped.  
– Connect battery earth cable ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.  
gr. 27 ; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery .  
CAUTION  
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Pyrotechnic components can trigger unintentionally.  
Risk of injury.  
– Keep far away from pyrotechnic components when switch‐  
ing on ignition.  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Read and clear event memory using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic  
tester.  
Tightening torques  
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 69 ; Assembly overview - crash sensors for  
airbags  
8.3  
Removing and installing front side air‐  
bag crash sensor [G179/G180]  
The side airbag crash sensor on driver side - G179- and side  
airbag crash sensor on front passenger side - G180- will hence‐  
forth be referred to as “crash sensor”.  
Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehi‐  
cle as an example.  
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Multivan 2025 ➤ , Multivan 2022 ➤  
General body repairs, interior - Edition 09.2024  
lk  
Removing  
WARNING  
Danger of airbag triggering.  
Risk of injury.  
– Check whether the airbag warning lamp lights or flashes.  
– If the airbag warning lamp lights or flashes, read out the  
event memory.  
– If there is an entry in the event memory, follow the instruc‐  
tions in Guided Fault Finding.  
– Disconnect battery earth cable ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.  
gr. 27 ; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery .  
– Remove front door trim ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Removing and  
installing front door trim .  
CAUTION  
It is possible to trigger pyrotechnic components unintentional‐  
ly.  
Risk of injury  
– Discharge static electricity by briefly touching door striker  
plate.  
– Pull out connector lock, and release it.  
– Disconnect electrical connector.  
– Release anti-twist protection -2-, and turn crash sensor -1-  
approx. 45° in direction of -arrow-.  
– Detach and remove crash sensor -1-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
– Connect electrical connector until it engages audibly.  
– Make sure that electrical wire is not trapped.  
8. Airbag crash sensors  
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Multivan 2025 ➤ , Multivan 2022 ➤  
General body repairs, interior - Edition 09.2024  
Important  
Make sure that door forms an effective seal.  
– Connect battery earth cable ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.  
gr. 27 ; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery .  
CAUTION  
Pyrotechnic components can trigger unintentionally.  
Risk of injury.  
– Keep far away from pyrotechnic components when switch‐  
ing on ignition.  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Read and clear event memory using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic  
tester.  
8.4  
Removing and installing rear side air‐  
bag crash sensor [G256/G257]  
Rear side airbag crash sensor on driver side - G256- and rear  
side airbag crash sensor on passenger side - G257- will hence‐  
forth be referred to as “crash sensor”.  
Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehi‐  
cle as an example.  
Removing  
WARNING  
Danger of airbag triggering.  
Risk of injury.  
lk  
– Check whether the airbag warning lamp lights or flashes.  
– If the airbag warning lamp lights or flashes, read out the  
event memory.  
– If there is an entry in the event memory, follow the instruc‐  
tions in Guided Fault Finding.  
– Disconnect battery earth cable ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.  
gr. 27 ; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery .  
– Remove side trim ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Removing and installing  
side trim .  
CAUTION  
Pyrotechnic components can trigger unintentionally.  
Risk of injury.  
– Discharge any static charge by briefly touching the door  
striker plate.  
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