Airbag Deactivation - Country-Specific; Measures For Seat Occupied Recognition For Front Passenger Airbag Deactivation Following An Accident - Country-Specific; Renewing Pyrotechnic, Electrical And Mechanical Components Of The Restraint System After An Accident; Measures For Seat Occupied Recognition For Front Passenger - Volkswagen Jetta 2011 Service Manual

front passenger airbag deactivation -
country-specific
♦ Basic settings of seat occupied recognition control unit must
be performed after each repair to front passenger seat in which
the seat and/or the backrest was »detached« ⇒ Vehicle diag‐
nostic tester.
♦ The mat of the seat recognition sensor must not be kinked.
♦ The components of the seat occupied recognition (repair kit)
must not fall on hard surfaces, come into contact with grease
or be damaged by pointed/sharp objects.
♦ The mat, the fleece and all other covers must fitted without
folds/creases.
♦ During installation, care must be taken to install seat padding
and seat cover in correct installation position.
♦ Renew all padding clips or other clips and ensure they are
positioned correctly on the seat.
♦ Ensure that no object is on the seat before and/or during the
basic settings.
♦ The use of additional items on the seat, such as cushions or
similar, impairs the functioning of the seat occupied recogni‐
tion system and can therefore prevent the airbag system from
functioning correctly.
1.8 Measures for seat occupied recognition
for front passenger airbag deactivation
following an accident - country-specific
♦ When an airbag or belt tensioner was triggered, basic settings
of seat occupied recognition control unit must always be per‐
formed ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
♦ If the seat rail and/or seat pan are renewed after an accident
due to deformation, the seat occupied recognition must also
be renewed. After that, perform "basic settings" of seat occu‐
pied recognition control unit ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
1.9 Renewing pyrotechnic, electrical and
mechanical components of the restraint
system after an accident
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester
Note
The airbag control unit can be used for up to 2 side airbag and/
♦
or belt tensioner deployments with the airbag generation 8.*
»not 8.R«.
The airbag control unit can be used for up to 2 deployments
♦
of side airbag/driver airbag/front passenger airbag and/or belt
tensioner with the airbag generation 9.*, 10.* and 8.R.
After the third deployment, the error message "Control unit
♦
faulty" is displayed.
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