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Safety -> Front airbags for Your Volkswagen Transporter Van Seventh Generation (2021-2025)

Adjustable steering column.  
If fitted, anchor points for child seats on the outer seats in the passenger compartment and on the front passenger  
seat.  
If applicable, mounting points for the top tether for child seats.  
Situations when the front, side, central and curtain airbags will not be triggered:  
If the ignition is switched off during a collision.  
If the level of deceleration measured by the control unit is too low during a collision at the front of the vehicle.  
During a minor side collision.  
During rear collisions.  
If the dynamics measured by the control unit are too low in the event of a vehicle rollover.  
If the impact speed in a collision is lower than the reference value specified in the control unit.  
Front airbags  
Fig. 1 Location and deployment zone of the driver front  
airbag  
Fig. 2 Location and deployment zone of the front  
passenger front airbag  
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front airbag system gives the front occupants additional protection for the  
head and chest in the event of a severe frontal collision. Always keep as far away from the front airbag as possible .  
This allows the front airbags to inflate fully when triggered, thus providing maximum protection.  
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The front airbag for the driver is located in the steering wheel→ Fig. 1 and the front airbag for the front passenger is  
located in the dash panel → Fig. 2. The airbag locations are identified by the text “AIRBAG”.  
The areas inside the red lines are covered by the front airbags when the front airbags are triggered(deployment  
zone). You must never leave or attach any objects in these areas. Any factory-fitted accessories will not be  
struck if the driver and front passenger front airbags are deployed.  
The airbag cover panels fold out when the driver and front passenger front airbags are deployed. The airbag covers  
remain connected to the steering wheel and the dash panel.  
DANGER  
Once triggered, the airbag inflates at very high speed in a fraction of a second.  
Always leave the deployment zones of the front airbags clear.  
Never attach any objects, such as drink or telephone holders, to the covers of the airbags or anywhere in the  
airbag deployment zone.  
No other people, animals or objects may be carried between the occupants of the front seats and the airbag  
deployment zone. Ensure that children and passengers 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.  
Do not affix stickers to or cover the airbag unit in the steering wheel and the surface of the dash panel in the  
deployment zone of the front passenger’s airbag.  
WARNING  
The front airbags are deployed in front of the steering wheel→ Fig. 1 and dash panel→ Fig. 2.  
When driving, always hold the steering wheel with both hands on the outside of the ring: 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock  
position.  
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  
correspondingly qualified workshop for assistance.  
Adjust the front passenger seat so that the distance between the passenger and the dash panel is as large as  
possible.  
Switching the front passenger front airbag on and off  
Fig. 1 On the front of the dash panel: key-operated switch  
for switching the front passenger front airbag on and off.  
The front passenger front airbag must be deactivated if you fit a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat.  
Enabling the front passenger front airbag  
1. Switch off the ignition.  
2. Open the front passenger door.  
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