Airbag System - Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual

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Never repair, adjust, or change pretensioners or
any other part of the safety belt system your-
self. We strongly recommend that you have any
work on the safety belt system performed by an
authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility. They have the nec-
essary technical information, training, and spe-
cial equipment → page 316, Parts, accessories,
repairs, and modifications.
WARNING
Undeployed safety belt pretensioners and airbag
modules contain explosive materials that can
cause serious personal injuries if they are not
properly handled when they or the vehicles they
are installed in are scrapped.
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Never abandon vehicles or vehicle parts.
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Always scrap vehicles and vehicle parts, espe-
cially those containing undeployed airbag mod-
ules and undeployed safety belt pretensioners,
at a licensed facility that has the knowledge and
experience to properly dispose of the vehicle
and its safety belt and airbag systems.
Undeployed airbag modules and safety belt
pretensioners are classified as Perchlorate
Material. Special handling may apply – see http://
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. Obey
all applicable legal requirements regarding handling
and disposal of the vehicle or parts of its restraint
system, including airbag modules and safety belts
with pretensioners. Authorized Volkswagen dealers
and authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities are fa-
miliar with the requirements, and we recommend
that you have them perform this service for you.

Airbag system

Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with a front airbag for the
driver and front seat passenger. The front airbags
can provide additional protection for the chest and
head of the driver and the front seat passenger
when seats, safety belts, head restraints and, for the
driver, the steering wheel, are properly used and
have been properly adjusted. Airbags are only sup-
plemental restraints. They are not a substitute for
safety belts that must be worn even though the
front seating positions are equipped with front air-
bags.
WARNING
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
44 Safety
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Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supplemental protection.
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Airbags work most effectively when used with
properly worn safety belts → page 36, Safety
belts.
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The driver must always make sure that every
person in the vehicle is properly seated on
a seat of his or her own, properly fastens the
safety belts belonging to that seat before the
vehicle starts to move, and keeps the belts
properly fastened while riding in the vehicle.
This applies even when just driving around
town. Therefore, always wear your safety belts
and make sure that everybody in your vehicle is
properly restrained.
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or instru-
ment panel will decrease the effectiveness of the
airbags and will increase the risk of personal injury
in a collision.
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Never sit closer than 10 inches (25 cm) to the
steering wheel or instrument panel.
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If you cannot sit upright more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steering wheel and with your
back against the backrest, investigate whether
adaptive equipment may be available to help
you reach the pedals and increase your seating
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distance from the steering wheel.
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If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sitting
sideways or out of position in any way, your risk
of injury is much higher.
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You will also receive serious injuries and could
even be killed if you are up against the airbag or
too close to it when it inflates.
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To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag in-
flates, always wear safety belts properly. See
→ page 36, Safety belts.
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An infant in a rearward-facing child restraint in-
stalled on the front passenger seat will be seri-
ously injured and can be killed if the front airbag
inflates.
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Always make certain that children age 12 or
younger always ride in the rear seat. If children
are not properly restrained, they may be severe-
ly injured or killed when an airbag inflates.
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Never let children ride unrestrained or improp-
erly restrained in the vehicle.
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Never put your feet on the instrument panel or
on the seat. Always keep both feet on the floor
in front of the seat to help prevent serious inju-
ries to the head, legs and hips if the airbag in-
flates.
WARNING