Get Airbags Guide for Volkswagen Tayron SUV First Generation (2018-2025)

Fitting locations and deployment zones of the airbags.

Location

Front passenger front airbag in the dash panel.

Curtain airbags above the front and rear side windows (both sides).

Front side airbags in the driver seat and front passenger seat backrests.

Rear side airbags in the backrest of the outer seats of the rear bench seat (depending on equipment).

Centre airbag in the driver seat backrest (depending on country and equipment).

Driver front airbag in the steering wheel.

The airbag locations are identified by the text “AIRBAG”.

The white areas in the illustration are covered by the airbags when deployed (deployment zone) → Fig. 1. You must never leave or

attach any objects in these areas →

WARNING

Once triggered, an airbag inflates in milliseconds at very high speed. This could cause objects to be flung through the vehicle interior.

This can cause serious injuries.

● Always leave the deployment zones of the airbags clear.

● Never secure any items to the covers or in the deployment zones of the airbags.

● Do not stick anything on or cover the locations of the airbags or the surfaces in the deployment zones of the airbags or modify

these components in any way.

● No other people, animals or objects may be carried between the occupants and the airbag deployment zones. Ensure that children

and other passengers in the vehicle also keep to this rule.

● Do not attach any objects, e.g. mobile navigation devices, to the windscreen above the front airbag on the front passenger side.

● Only push the sun visors over to the side windows if no items are attached to the visors (e.g. pens or a garage door opener).

● Do not install any sun blinds onto the side windows unless they have been expressly approved for use in your vehicle.

● The coat hooks in the vehicle should be used only for lightweight clothing. Do not leave any heavy or sharp objects in the pockets.

● Do not fit any accessories to the doors.

WARNING

An incorrect seat position could hinder the proper function of the front airbag and cause serious injury.

● Always hold the steering wheel with both hands at the sides on the rim in the nine o’clock and three o’clock positions while

driving.

● Adjust the driver seat so that there is at least 25 cm (approximately 10 inches) between the driver’s rib cage and the hub of the

steering wheel. If your build makes it impossible to fulfil this requirement, then you must contact a suitably qualified workshop.

Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

● Adjust the front passenger seat so that the distance between the passenger and the dash panel is as large as possible.

WARNING

Incorrect use of the seats could hinder the proper function of the airbags and cause serious injury.

● Never remove the front seats from the vehicle or alter any components of these seats.

● Do not exert excessive force on the seat backrest bolsters.

● Do not fit seat covers or protective covers over the seats unless they have been expressly approved for use in the vehicle.

● Have any damage to the seat covers or around the seams of the airbags repaired immediately by a suitably qualified workshop.

Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

WARNING

An incorrect seat position could hinder the proper function of the knee airbag and cause serious injury.

● Move the driver and front passenger seat as far back as possible so there is a space of at least 10 cm (around 4 inches) between the

knees and the location of the knee airbag. If your build makes it impossible to fulfil this requirement, then you must contact a

suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

In the dash panel on the front passenger side: key-operated

switch for switching the front airbag on the front passenger side on

and off.

Observe the country-specific specifications for use of child seats on the front passenger seat (→ Child seats).

Switch off of the front passenger front airbag is not available in all countries. If there is no key-operated switch in the vehicle, the front

passenger front airbag can only be deactivated by a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised

Volkswagen repairer.

Front passenger front airbag switched on

In the roof console: indicator lamp for switched on front

passenger front airbag.

The yellow indicator lamp for the switched on front passenger front airbag lights up for around 60 seconds after the

ignition has been switched on or after switching on the front passenger front airbag with the key-operated switch → Fig. 2

and then switches off again automatically.

The front passenger front airbag has been switched on.

1. Check whether the front passenger front airbag must remain switched on.

Front passenger front airbag switched off

In the roof console: indicator lamp for switched off front

passenger front airbag.

The yellow indicator lamp lights up continuously → Fig. 3. The front passenger front airbag has been switched off.

1. Check whether the front passenger front airbag must remain switched off, e.g. when using a child seat on the front

passenger seat.

Switch on the front passenger front airbag

1. Switch off the ignition.

2. Open the door on the front passenger side.

3. Fold the key bit of the vehicle key all the way out.

remove the emergency key from the vehicle key (→ Vehicle key).

4. Insert the key bit into the key-operated switch until you feel the second point of resistance → Fig. 1.

The key bit is not fully inserted when doing this →

5. Turn the vehicle key or emergency key without using force to the position

6. Remove the vehicle key from the key-operated switch and fold away the key bit →

remove the emergency key from the key-operated switch and insert it back into the vehicle key →

7. Close the door on the front passenger side.

The yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp

lights up and goes out after approximately 60 seconds (→ Indicator lamp

indicator lamp does not light up when the ignition is switched on (→ Indicator

for standard airbag system).

8. Check that the yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG

lamp for standard airbag system).

Switching off the front passenger front airbag

1. Switch off the ignition.

2. Open the door on the front passenger side.

3. Fold the key bit of the vehicle key all the way out.

remove the emergency key from the vehicle key (→ Vehicle key).

4. Insert the key bit into the key-operated switch until you feel the second point of resistance → Fig. 1.

The key bit is not fully inserted when doing this →

5. Turn the vehicle key or emergency key without using force to the position

6. Remove the vehicle key from the key-operated switch and fold away the key bit →

remove the emergency key from the key-operated switch and insert it back into the vehicle key →

7. Close the door on the front passenger side.

The yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG

indicator lamp lights up continuously when the ignition is switched on (→ Indicator lamp

for standard airbag system).

Confirmation that the front passenger front airbag has been switched off

A switched off front passenger front airbag is indicated only by the PASSENGER AIR BAG

indicator lamp lighting up yellow

continuously (→ Indicator lamp for standard airbag system).

If the front passenger front airbag is switched off and the yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp

does not light up

continuously or lights up together with the yellow indicator lamp in the instrument cluster display, there may be a fault in the airbag

system. For this reason, do not fit a child restraint system on the front passenger seat for safety reasons. The front passenger front

airbag may trigger during an accident →

DANGER

Observe the important safety instructions for the front passenger front airbag (→ Child seats).

DANGER

If the airbag is deactivated, people on the front passenger seat may be severely or fatally injured in the event of an accident. For this

reason, the front passenger front airbag must be deactivated only in special cases.

Airbags for Your Volkswagen Tayron SUV First Generation (2018-2025)

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