Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016 Owner's Manual page 337

Please first read and note the introductory information and
heed the WARNINGS →
The Side Curtain Protection
sides of the vehicle → Fig. 71 . The general location is identified by
the word AIRBAG. The red lines show the deployment zone of the
Side Curtain Protection
The Side Curtain Protection
An electronic control module and side impact sensors.
The Side Curtain Protection
side windows.
An airbag system indicator light in the instrument cluster
→ Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System .
The Side Curtain Protection
the occupant and the side window on that side of the vehicle that is
struck in certain side collisions → Fig. 71 . The Side Curtain
®
Protection airbag system supplements the safety belts and can
help to reduce the risk of injury for occupants' heads and upper
torsos on the side of the vehicle that is struck in a side collision.
In order to help provide this additional protection, the Side Curtain
Introduction
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airbags are in the header area on both
®
airbags.
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airbag system includes:
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airbags above the front and rear
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airbags inflate downwards between