airbag VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 2022 Owners Manual

DANGER
Please observe important safety informa-
tion about the front passenger front airbag

tually increase the risk of injury during
an accident. The dangers of assuming an
incorrect sitting position
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 34.
If the seat belts are not worn or are worn in-
correctly, the risk of se
vere or fatal injuries
increases. Seat belts can only provide optimal
protection if the seat belt routing is correct.
Assuming an incorrect sitting position con-
siderably impairs the level of protection pro-
vided by a seat belt. This could lead to severe
or even fatal injuries. The risk of severe or fa-
tal injuries is especially increased when a de-
ploying airbag strikes a vehicle occupant who
has assumed an incorrect sitting position.
The driver is responsible for all occupants
transported in the vehicle, especially children.
The following list contains examples of sit-
ting positions that can be dangerous for all
vehicle occupants.
Whenever the vehicle is in motion:

shop to find out about possible special modi-
fications. The seat belts and airbags can only
pro
vide a maximum level of protection if
a correct sitting position is assumed. Volks-
wagen recommends using a Volkswagen
dealership for this purpose.
Volkswagen recommends the following seat-
ing position for your own safety and to re-
duce the level of injury in the event of a sud-
den braking manoeuvre or an accident:
The following applies to all vehicle occu-
pants:

Accident statistics have shown properly worn
seat belts to be an eff
ective means of sub-
stantially reducing the risk of injury and im-
proving the chances of survival in a serious
accident. Furthermore, properly worn seat
belts improve the protection provided by air-
bags in the event of an accident. This is why
wearing a seat belt is a legal requirement in
most countries.
Although the vehicle is equipped with air-
bags, the seat belts must be fastened and
worn. For example, the front airbags will be
triggered only in certain types of frontal colli-
sion. The front airbags will not be triggered
during minor frontal collisions, minor side
collisions, rear collisions, rolls or accidents in
which the airbag trigger threshold in the con-
trol unit is not exceeded. The same applies to
the other airbags in the vehicle.
Therefore, always wear your seat belt and en-
sure that your passengers have fastened their
seat belts properly before you drive off. Using seat belts
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 36.
Checklist :
q Check the condition of all seat belts reg-
ularly.
q Keep the seat belts clean.
q A

void allowing any foreign bodies or flu-
ids to get on to the seat belt or latch
plate or into the slot for the seat belt
buckle.
q Do not trap or damage the seat belt and
latch plate, for example when closing
the door.
q Never remove, modify or repair the seat
belt or any part of the belt fixture sys-
tem. q
Always fasten the seat belt correctly be-
f

ore every journey and keep it fastened
while the vehicle is in motion. Fastening and unfastening
seat belts
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 36.
If worn properly, seat belts hold the v

ehicle
occupants in the correct sitting position dur-
ing an accident or braking manoeuvre, pro-
viding maximum protection

seat belts and airbags can provide the opti-
mum le
vel of protection. Volkswagen recom-
mends using a Volkswagen dealership for this
purpose. Seat belt height adjuster
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 36. Fig. 30
Ne
xt to the front seats: belt height ad-
juster.
The seat belt height adjusters for the front
seats can be used to adjust the position of
the seat belt on the shoulder so that it can be
fastened properly:

belt tensioner works together with the airbag
system. If the v
ehicle rolls over, the belt ten-
sioner will not be activated if the curtain air-
bags are not triggered.
A fine dust may be produced when the air-
bags are triggered. This is quite normal and
does not mean that there is a fire in the vehi-
cle.
Reversible belt tensioning (proactive occu-
pant protection system)
Reversible belt tensioning may trigger in cer-
tain driving situations

zone of the airbag, or the objects will be
flung against the body.
x Ne
ver hold any objects in your hand or
on your lap while the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
x Never transport any objects on the front
passenger seat. The objects could enter
the deployment zone of the airbag dur-
ing sudden braking or driving manoeu-
vres and then be flung dangerously
through the vehicle interior if the airbag
is activated.
x There must be no other persons, animals
or objects between the vehicle occu-
pants sitting on the front seats and rear
outer seats and the deployment zones of
the airbags. Ensure that children and
adults keep to this rule. breathing difficulties, particularly for
people suff
ering from asthma or people
who have (had) other respiratory prob-
lems. To help reduce breathing difficul-
ties, get out of the vehicle or open the
windows or doors for more fresh air.
x If you come into contact with the dust,
you should wash your hands and face
with a mild soap and water before eat-
ing.
x Do not let the dust get into your eyes or
into open wounds.
x If dust has entered your eyes, rinse them
with water. Type of front passenger front
airbag system
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 47.
V

olkswagen offers two different front pas-
senger front airbag systems.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, an air-
bag system or an airbag system with front
passenger front airbag deactivation may be
installed.
Airbag system
The front passenger front airbag can be deac-
tivated only by a qualified workshop.
Characteristics of the airbag system:

The front passenger front airbag may
trigger during an accident in spite of the
fault.
Troubleshooting
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
ter on page 47. Fault in airbag or belt tensioner system
The yellow indicator lamp lights up continu-
ously. In addition, a message may be dis-
played in the instrument cluster.
A malfunction has been detected in at least
one airbag or belt tensioner.

Whether or not the airbag triggers is deter-
mined by the v
ehicle deceleration rate
caused by the collision and registered by the
electronic control unit. If this rate is below
the reference value programmed into the
control unit, the airbags will not be triggered,
even though the vehicle may be badly dam-
aged as a result of the collision. Vehicle dam-
age, repair costs or even the lack of vehicle
damage in an accident do not necessarily
give an indication of whether an airbag
should inflate or not. It is not possible to de-
fine a range of vehicle speeds and reference
values, since the circumstances will vary con-
siderably between one collision and another.
It is therefore impossible to cover every pos-
sible kind and angle of impact that would
trigger the airbags. Important factors in the
triggering of the airbag include the nature
(hard or soft) of the object that the vehicle
hits, the angle of impact, and the vehicle
speed.
Airbags only serve as a supplement to the
three-point seat belt in some accident situa-
tions when the vehicle deceleration is suffi-
cient to trigger the airbags. Airbags can only
be triggered once and only in certain situa-
tions. The seat belts are always there to pro-
vide protection in situations where airbags
are not normally triggered or where they
have already been triggered, for example if
the vehicle collides with another vehicle after
the first collision or is hit by another vehicle.
The airbag system is part of the vehicle

Confirmation that the front passenger front
airbag has been deactiv ated
A deactivated front passenger front airbag is
indicated only by a continuously lit PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG indicator lamp (
lights up yellow continuously)