Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 64

jects may interfere with side airbag deployment
and cause serious personal injury in a collision.
WARNING
Improper use, repair, or disassembly of the driver
and front passenger seats can prevent side airbags
from working properly and result in severe injuries.
·
Always make sure that the side airbag can in-
flate without interference:
— Never install seat covers or replacement up-
holstery over the front seat backrests that
have not been specifically approved by Volks-
wagen. Otherwise, the side airbag may not
be able to deploy properly.
— Never put seat cushions, blankets, or other
coverings over the areas where the side air-
bags inflate.
— Damage to the original seat covers or to the
seam in the area of the side airbag module
must always be repaired immediately by an
authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility.
Side Curtain Protection
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice
Fig. 37 On the left vehicle side: Installation location and deployment zone of the Side Curtain Protection airbag.
The Side Curtain Protection
er area on both sides of the vehicle →
general location is identified by the word "AIRBAG."
The red lines show the deployment zone of the Side
Curtain Protection ® airbags. The Side Curtain Protec-
®
tion airbags contain features that provide ejection
mitigation to help prevent vehicle occupants or
parts of their bodies from being completely or parti-
ally ejected from the vehicle interior in certain side
impacts and vehicle rollovers.
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airbags
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airbags are in the head-
fig. 37. The
·
Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects hitting the sides of
the seat backrests or force being put on the
seat backs, especially in the area where the side
airbag module is located.
·
The airbag system can only be triggered once. If
the airbag has been triggered, the system must
be replaced.
·
Always have work involving the side airbag sys-
tem, including removal, replacement, and in-
stallation of airbag components, or other repairs
performed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer
or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility. Oth-
erwise, the airbag system may not work cor-
rectly.
·
Never remove the front seats from the vehicle
or modify parts of the front seats.
·
Never attempt to modify any components of
the airbag system in any way.
·
If too much force is exerted on the seat back-
rest bolsters, the side airbags may deploy im-
properly, not at all, or when they should not.
The Side Curtain Protection
— An electronic control module and side impact
sensors.
— The Side Curtain Protection
front and rear side windows.
— An airbag system indicator light in the instrument
cluster → page 46, Monitoring the Advanced Air-
bag System.
on page 44.
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airbag system includes:
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airbags above the