Fig. 68 PASSENGER AIR BAG light on the instrument panel.
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Instrument cluster | Airbag and belt pretensioner system malfunction. | See your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility immediately to have the system checked. | |
Instrument panel ⇒ Fig. 68 | Airbag system malfunction. | See your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility immediately to have the system checked. | |
Front passenger airbag turned off by Advanced Airbag System. | Check if the airbag must stay turned off. |
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light will come on and stay on to tell you when the front Advanced Airbag System on the passenger side has been turned off by the electronic control unit.
If the bulb for the PASSENGER AIR BAG light burns out, the airbag indicator light ⇒ Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System will come on and signal a malfunction in the Advanced Airbag System. Although the burned-out bulb will not change the way the front airbag on the passenger side works, it will no longer be possible to use the PASSENGER AIR BAG light to make sure that the airbag on/off status is correct for the occupant on the front passenger seat. Have the airbag system inspected immediately by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light will blink for about 5 seconds when:
After the PASSENGER AIR BAG light stops blinking, always make sure that the airbag status (on or off) as shown by the PASSENGER AIR BAG light is proper for the size, age, and weight of the occupant on the front passenger seat. Always make sure that the safety belt for the front passenger seat is properly fastened.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light will show the status of the front seat passenger's front Advanced Airbag System a few seconds after the ignition has been switched on and the airbag monitoring light goes off. The PASSENGER AIR BAG light:
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light must come on and stay on if the ignition is on and...
If the front passenger seat is not occupied, the front passenger airbag will not deploy, and the PASSENGER AIR BAG light will stay on.
Never install a rearward-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat. The safest place for a child in any kind of child restraint is on the rear seat ⇒ Advanced Airbag System, infants, child restraints and children on the front seat and ⇒ Child safety and child restraints .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light comes on.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light comes on when one of the conditions listed above is met, be sure to check the light regularly to make certain that the PASSENGER AIR BAG light stays on continuously whenever the ignition is on. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light does not come on and stay on all the time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so AND
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light still does not come on...
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light still does not come on and does not stay on continuously (when the ignition is switched on), take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install it properly at one of the rear seat positions. Have the airbag system inspected immediately by your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light should NOT come on...
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light should NOT come on when the ignition is on and an adult is sitting in a proper seating position on the front passenger seat. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light comes on and stays on under these circumstances, make sure that:
Warning
If the status of the Advanced Airbag System has changed while the vehicle is moving, the PASSENGER AIR BAG light blinks for about 5 seconds to catch the driver's attention. If this happens, always stop as soon as it is safe to do so and check the steps described above. WarningIf the PASSENGER AIR BAG light does not go off when an adult who is not very small is sitting on the front passenger seat after taking the steps described above, make sure the adult is properly seated and restrained at one of the rear seating positions.
Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual > Airbag system: Side airbags
Fig. 71 On the driver side: Deployment
zone of the side airbags (A). In the padding on the outboard side of the front seat
backrests: location and deployment zone of the side airbags (B).
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