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Security -> Airbag system for Your Volkswagen Touareg SUV Third Generation (2018-2025)

objects could enter the airbag deployment  
area and, if the airbags are deployed, be  
thrown dangerously through the occupant.  
Airbag system  
Introduction to the topic  
● Do not allow other persons, animals or  
objects to come between the occupants of  
the front and rear side seats and the air  
bag deployment area. Ensure that this is  
done for all occupants of the vehicle,  
including children.  
The vehicle is equipped with front airbags for  
the driver and front passenger. The front  
airbags can provide additional protection for the  
driver's and front passenger's thorax and head  
when the seat, seat belts, head restraints and  
steering wheel (in the case of the driver) are  
correctly adjusted and properly used. The  
airbags are only designed to provide additional  
protection. Airbags are not a substitute for seat  
belts, which should always be worn, even when  
the front seats are equipped with front airbags.  
WARNING  
Airbags are only deployethey are  
depl, the system muaced.  
● Have triggered airbnd affected  
system replaced imiately with  
new parts oved by Voagen for this  
hicle.  
WARNING  
Never rely on the airbag system alone for  
protection.  
irs and modtions to e vehicle  
d only be carrut by a specialist  
hop. Specialised rkshops have the  
essary diagnostic equipment, repair  
formation and tools, as well as qualified  
personnel.  
● When triggered, airbags only provide
additional protective function.  
● The airbag system provides the be
protection and reduces the risk of inju
combination with properly fitted seat belt
→ p. 56, Seat belts.  
● Never fit air bag parts removed from end-of-  
life vehicles or from recycling plants to the  
vehicle.  
● Before setting offorrect  
position, alway
correctly and
throughout
occupants o
journeys.  
● ver modify any component of the airbag  
stem.  
WARNING  
When the airbags are triggered, fine dust  
may be released and steam may form. This is  
normal and does not mean that the vehicle  
has been ignited.  
WARNING  
● Fine dust may irritate the skin and mucous  
membranes of the eyes and may cause  
breathing difficulties, especially in persons  
who have or have had asthma or other  
respiratory impairments. To reduce  
breathing difficulties, get out of the vehicle  
or open windows or doors to inhale fresh  
air.  
The risk of injury when the airbags deploy  
increases if there object between the  
vehicle occupants the airbag deployment  
zone. In this case, airbag deployment zone  
is modified or objeare thrown against the  
body.  
ver carrjects in your hands or on  
● If you have been in contact with the dust,  
wash your hands and face with mild soap  
and water before eating.  
youwhile walking.  
● Never carry objects on top of the  
passenger seat. In the event of braking or  
a sudden manoeuvre, the  
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● Avoid contact of dust with eyes or open  
wounds.  
● Never use products containing solvents to  
clean the instrument panel and the  
surfaces of the airbag modules.  
● If dust comes into contact with eyes, flush  
eyes with water.  
WARNING  
If cleaning agents containing solvents are  
used, the surfaces of the airbag modules  
become porous. In the event of an accident  
involving an airbag deployment, plastic parts  
could become detached and cause serious  
Types of front passenger frontal airbag systems  
Please note  
at the beginning of this chapter on page 67.  
There are two different front passenger airbag systems gen vehicl
A
B
Features of the front passenger frontal airbag Fssenger frontbag that can  
only be deactivated in a specialised workshovated manually a key-  
operated  
Check light on the instrument panel - Check rument panel - Check light on the instrument  
panel - Check light on the instrument panel  
cough  
age 72  
–
c
–
Front passenger airbag in tnel  
–
PASGER AIR BAG control lamp on the top  
of the ce console  
Key switcthe glove compartment, on the  
ssenger side instrument panel  
ont passenger airbag in the instrument panel  
Name: Airbag system  
ignation: Airbag system with deactivation of  
nt passenger frontal airbag  
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Control Witness  
Please note at the beginning of this  
page 67.  
chapter on  
Fig. 47 On the upper part of the centre console:  
front passenger frontal airbag deactivation control  
tell-tale.  
It lights up Place  
Table of  
Possible
Soluti
Therg Immediato to a specialist  
aner workshop ansk for the system  
sy
instructions  
to be overhauled.  
Immediately go to a specialist  
workshop and ask for the system  
to be overhauled.  
There e airbag  
system.  
Upper part of the  
centre con
front passer frontal  
is deactiv
Check whether the airbag should  
remain deactivated.  
If, when the fro
deactivated, t
● Hve the airbag system checked  
immediately by a specialist workshop.  
GER AIR BAG in
console does no
with the indicato
cluthere may
● Never install a child seat on the front  
passenger seat and if one is installed,  
remove it! The front passenger airbag could  
be triggered in the event of an accident,  
even if it is defective.  
irbag stem →  
.
WARNING  
NOTICE  
If there is a malfunon in the airbag system,  
the airbag will proy not deploy correctly,  
will not deploy at awill deploy  
unexpectedly, whiculd result in serious or  
fatal injury.  
To prevent damage to the vehicle, always  
observe the warning lights that come on, as  
well as the descriptions and instructions  
corresponding.  
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It is therefore not possible to cover all  
conceivable types of collisions and collision angles  
that would trigger airbags. Some important  
factors for the triggering of airbags are the  
nature of the object (hard or soft) against which  
the impact occurs, the angle of collision and the  
speed of the vehicle.  
Description and operation of  
airbags  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 67.  
chapter  
The airbag can protect vehicle occupants in the  
event of frontal and side collisions by  
cushioning their displacement in the direction of  
impact.  
Airbags only supplement the function of  
automatic three-point seat-belts in certain  
accidents where vehicle den is high  
enough for the airbags to dbags  
are only deployed once and
circumstances.  
The seat-belts are always there
protection in uations where th
should not or already deploy
example, when a icle, after a firllision,  
collides with anothehicle or is hit another  
vehi
When an airbag is triggered, a gas generator  
inflates it. This ruptures the relevant airbag  
covers and the airbag deploys with great force  
in a matter of milliseconds in its respective  
deployment zone. When the occupant, with the  
seat belt fastened, dives into the deployed  
airbag, gas is released from the airbag to slow it  
down and cushion the impact. This can reduce  
the risk of serious injury or death. Other injuries  
such as swelling, contusions, burns or dents  
caused by the airbag being deployed cannot be  
ruled out. Frictional heat may also be produc
when the airbag is deployed during  
em is part e overall sive  
the vehicle. airbag system  
optimum protn in  
th properly fitted sat belts and a  
g position for the occupants → p.  
deployment.  
Airbags do not protect the arms and lower  
body. Exception: in vehicles fitted with a knee  
airbag, the driver's knee area is
le security system components  
The wing vehicle equipment together make  
up the icle's safety system to reduce the  
risk of seor fatal injury. Some equipment  
may not be itted to the vehicle as an option or  
ay not be available in some countries.  
The most important facto
triggering the airbags a
the angle of collision, t
and the nature of the
vehicle collides. There
deploy in any collision t
damage to the vehicle.  
Optimised seat belts in all seating positions  
Pretensioners with pre-tensioning function on  
driver's and front passenger seat belts  
The aiis trigge
deration which the vehicle
rlt of an impact and which is recoy an  
ctronic control unit. If the deceleration rate  
lue is below the referenalue programmed  
the control unit, the airbwill not be  
gered even though the cle may sustain  
sicant damage in an aent. Damage to  
the icle in an accident, absence of such  
damathe cost of riring it is not  
– If necessary, pre-tensioners on the rear side  
seat belts in combination with side airbags  
– Force limiters on the driver's and front  
passenger's seat belts and, where  
appropriate, on the rear rear rear seat belts  
– Front seatbelt height adjusters for front  
seat belts  
– Front airbags for the driver and passenger  
necessarilof whether or not an  
airbag should have been triggered. Since  
different crash situations can vary greatly from  
one another, it is impossible to define a palette  
of reference speeds and values. For  
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– Side airbags for the driver, front passenger  
and, if necessary, for the rear side seats  
Front airbags  
– Head airbags on both sides of vehicle  
– If necessary, airbag for the driver's knees  
– Airbag warning light  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 67.  
chapter  
– Control units and sensors  
– Height-adjustable head restraints optimised  
for rearward collision and height-adjustable  
head restraints  
– Adjustable steering column  
– If necessary, anchorage points for child seats  
on the rear side of the rear seats  
– If applicable, attachment points for the top  
tether belt (Top Tether) of the child seats  
– Automatic disconnection of the high-voltage  
system in case of an accident with  
triggering of the driver's front airbag  
8 Location eployment a of the  
rontal airba
Situations in which the front, side, head
knee airbags do not deploy:  
– If the ignition is switched off at the
collision.  
– In the event of a collision at the front
vehicle if the deceleration measured by
control unit is too low.  
– In case of minor sid
– In case of rear-
– In the event o
– When the im
reference va
control system
Fig. 49 Location and deployment area of the front  
passenger frontal airbag.  
The front airbag system, in combination with  
the seat belts, provides additional protection for  
the head and chest area of the driver and front  
passenger in the event of a severe frontal  
collision. Always keep the greatest possible  
distance from the front airbag → p. 54, Seating  
position. In this way, the front airbags can be  
fully deployed in the event of a triggering of the  
airbag and provide maximum protection.  
The driver's front airbag is located in the steering  
wheel → fig. 48, and the front passenger airbag is  
located in the instrument panel → fig. 49. Its  
location is indicated by the word "AIRBAG"  
.
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When triggered, the front airbags occupy the  
areas framed in red (deployment zone). For this  
reason, never place or attach any objects in  
Manually activate and deactivate  
the front passenger frontal airbag  
with the key switch.  
these areas →  
.
accessories  
Factory-fitted are  
never within the operating range of the driver's  
and front passenger frontal airbags.  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 67.  
chapter  
DANGER  
When triggered, the airbag inflates in  
milliseconds at high speed.  
● Always leave the deployment area of the  
front airbags clear.  
● Never attach any object, such as a drink  
holder or telephone holder, to the covers  
or in the deployment area of the airbag  
modules.  
● Do not allow other persons, animals or  
objects to come between the front seat  
occupants and the airbag deployment zones.  
Ensure that this applies to all occupants of  
the vehicle, including children.  
Fighe glove boy switch for vating  
g the front enger airb
nstalled in the rward-  
senger seat, the ft  
bag must be deactivated  
!  
● On the passenger side, do not attach an
objects to the area of the windscreen  
above the front airbag, e.g. a portable  
navigation device.  
vating the front passenger frontal airbag  
– ch off the ignition.  
● Do not affix anything to or modify in any  
way the padded steering w
surface of the front air
in the instrument pa
side.  
– Ope glove box.  
– Remove emergency key from the vehicle  
key → p. 7, Vehicle key set.  
Insert the emergency key into the key  
switch in the glove compartment.  
→ fig. 50 up to the second detent. Approx. 3/4  
switch →  
.
of the key is then inside the  
The front airbags are de
steerifig. 48
pa
ig. 49.  
–
–
Turn the key to the position without exerting too  
much force.  
Remove the key from the switch →  
.
When driving, always hold the steering  
wheel by the sides, he outside, with  
your hands in the equivt of the 9 o'clock  
and 3 o'clock positions.  
– Close the glove box.  
– The PASSEN- control token  
GER AIR BAG in the upper part of thecentre  
console remains on as long as the ignition is  
switched on → p. 69.  
● just the driver's seat that there is a  
um distance of cm between the  
thord the ceof the steering  
wheel. If physically unable to  
maintain this distance, contact a specialist  
workshop without fail.  
Activating the front passenger frontal airbag  
– Switch off the ignition.  
– Open the glove box.  
– Remove the emergency key from the vehicle  
key → p. 87, Vehicle key set.  
● Adjust the front passenger seat so that it is  
as far away from the instrument panel as  
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– Insert the emergency key into the key  
switch located in the glove compartment.  
→ fig. 50 up to the second detent. Approx. 3/4  
● Deactivate the front passenger frontal  
airbag only if, in exceptional cases, a child  
seat is attached to the front passenger seat.  
of the key is then inside the switch →  
.
● Re-activate the front passenger frontal  
airbag as soon as the child seat in the front  
passenger seat is no longer in use.  
– Turn the key to the position without exerting  
too much force.  
– Remove the key from the switch →  
– Close the glove box.  
.
NOTICE  
– Check that, with the ignition switched on, the  
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator light is  
illuminated.  
of the upper part of the centre console  
is not switched on → p. 69.  
If the emergency keerted far enough  
into the key switch, h may be  
damaged when the ke
NOTICE  
Front passenger frontal airbag deactivation  
identification signal  
Do nove the emergencserted in the  
switch, aking the glove may damage  
the glove bhe con- trollehe battery and  
e battery cortment.  
Deactivation of the front passenger frontal  
airbag is only indicated by the PASSENGER AIR  
BAG control lamp on the top of the centre  
r and in thy.  
console, which remains illuminated  
page 69.  
( in yello
If the control lamp PASSEN-  
GER AIR BAG in the upper part of the ce
airbags  
console does not stay on or is lit togeth
the indicator light in the instrument panel
not install a child restraint system on the fron
passenger seat for safee front  
passenger frontal aed in  
the event of an a
ase note at the beginning of this chapter  
on page 67.  
Do not leave t
key switch whi
● In the event o
switch wi
activated and, if ne
passenger airbag can b
Fig. 51 On the left side of the vehicle: side airbag  
deployment area. Side of a front seat: location and  
deployment area of the side airbag.  
front side bag.  
● The front passenger frontal airbag could  
deploy unexpecy causing serious or fatal  
injury.  
WARNING  
Do not deactivate e front passenger frontal  
g except pecial cases.  
● To adamaging the system, activate and  
deactivate the front passenger frontal  
airbag only when the ignition is switched  
off.  
● The driver is responsible for ensuring that  
the key switch is in the correct position.  
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● Hang only light clothing on the vehicle's coat  
hooks. Do not leave heavy or sharp objects  
in the pockets of these garments.  
● Do not mount any accessories on the doors.  
● Never use seat covers or seat covers that  
have not been specifically approved for this  
vehicle. Otherwise, the side airbag will not  
be able to deploy if triggered.  
Fig. 52 On the left side of the vehicle: side airbag  
deployment area. Rear seat side: location and  
deployment zone of the rear side airbag.  
Improper handling of the drive
passenger seats can prevent ths  
from functioproperly and caus  
injury.  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, side  
airbags are fitted for the front and rear side  
seats.  
● Never remove front seats om the  
vor modify fseat componts.  
– The side airbags for the front seats are  
mounted in the door-side cushioning of the  
driver and front passenger seat backrests  
→ fig. 51 .  
of the bacare subjed to  
ce, the side ags manot  
tly, may not dy at all or  
unexpectedly.  
– The side airbags for the rear rear rear sea
may be mounted in the door side bolster
the corresponding rear seat backrest → fig.  
52 .  
damage to the original seat  
ery or the stitching in the area of  
ide airbag module repaired  
The location of the side airbags is indicated by  
the word "AIRBAG".  
mediately by a specialist workshop.  
When triggered, the front
areas framed in red → F
(deployment areas). F
or attach any ob
place  
.
ead airbags  
In the event of a side im
the side oehicle whe
are ered, treby reduci
to e vehicle occupants on the pdy  
st directly affected by the impact. .  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 67.  
chapter  
WARNING  
hen triggered, the airbag ates in  
seconds at high speed
● ys leave the side ag deployment  
zoear.  
Fig. 53 On the left side of the vehicle: location and  
● Do not apersons, animals or  
objects to come between the occupants of  
the front and rear side seats and the air  
bag deployment area. Ensure that this is  
done for all occupants of the vehicle,  
including children.  
deployment area of the head airbag.  
There is a head airbag on each side of the  
cockpit above the doors → fig. 53.  
The location of the head airbags is indicated by  
the word "AIRBAG"  
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When triggered, the head airbag occupies the  
area marked in red → Fig. 53 (deployment  
area). For this reason, never place or attach any  
Knee airbag  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 67.  
chapter  
objects in this area →  
.
In the event of a side-on collision, the airbag is  
deployed on the side of the vehicle on which  
the impact has occurred.  
In the event of a side impact, head airbags  
reduce the risk of injury to the front and rear  
outboard occupants in the part of the body most  
directly affected by the impact.  
WARNING  
When triggered, the airbag inflates in  
milliseconds at high speed.  
Fig. 54 e driver's side: ln of the knee air  
bag.  
● Always leave the head airbag deployment  
zones clear.  
● Never attach objects to the head airba
cover or its deployment area.  
● Do not allow other persons, anima
objects to come between the oc
the front and rear side seats and th
bag deployment area. Ensure that this
done for all occupants of the vehicle,  
including children.  
● Hang only light ce's coat  
hooks. Do not ects  
in the pocket
F5 On the driver's side: knee airbag  
deplment area.  
● Do not mou
The knee airbag is located on the driver's side in  
the lower area of the instrument panel.  
● Only fit sun
have been s
vehicle.  
The location of the knee airbag is indicated by  
the word "AIRBAG" → fig. 54.  
turn the
windows when cara  
pen or garage door ope
When triggered, the knee airbag occupies the  
area framed in red → fig. 55 (depressurisation  
zone).  
fold). For this reason,  
no  
deposit or fix nun-  
ca objects in this area → .  
WARNING  
When triggered, the airbag inflates in  
milliseconds at high speed.  
● Never use any object, e.g. a key, which  
could reach into the deployment area of the  
knee airbag.  
● Never attach any objects to the cover or to  
the airbag deployment area for the wheels.  
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● The knee airbag deploys in front of the  
driver's knees. Adjust the driver's seat so  
that there is a distance of at least 10 cm  
between the knees and where the knee  
airbag is mounted. If you are physically  
unable to maintain this distance, contact a  
specialist workshop without fail.  
● Always protect children by using a suitable  
child seat. The seat must be suitable for the  
child's height, age and weight.  
● Never use a child seat to transport several  
children at the same time.  
● Never carry a child or baby on your lap.  
● Never leave a child unattended in a child  
seat.  
● Never allow children to tunprotected  
by a restraint system, to the  
vehicle or to kneel on the
driving, or to adopt an inco
while driving. This is particu
if the child s travelling in the
passenger t. In the event o
accident, the d could be sery  
injured or causury to others
Transporting children safely  
Introduction to the topic  
Child seats reduce the risk of injury in the event  
of an accident. Therefore, always use child seats  
when transporting children!  
● Ir for the cheat to provihe  
le protectit is very irtant  
belt is correposition.  
ve the child se
r's instructions oe correct  
of the belt webbing. Incorrectly  
at belts can cause injuries even in  
accidents.  
Please note the following:  
– Child seats are classified into different  
groups depending on the height, age and  
weight of the child.  
– There are different attachment systems for  
fixing child seats to the veh
er an accident, replace child restraints  
were in use at the time of the accident,  
as may have suffered damage that is  
not vito the naked eye.  
For safety reasons, child s
mounted in the rear se
→ p. 78, Fitting and us
Volkswagen recommen
from its range of acces
have been designed and
Volkswagen ehicles.  
NOTICE  
Please note the indications and information  
relating to vehicles of category N1.  
→ p. 387, Important information for vehicles of  
WARNING  
children are not protected by a restraint  
ystem, or are not sufficiey protected, they  
an be seriously or fatally red. Therefore,  
ease note the following:  
category N1 (light commercial vehicle).  
o not transport any chnder the age of  
ears of age or less an 150 cm tall  
wit using a suitchild seat. Please  
note tcific provisions in this  
regard.  
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