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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing front side airbag with side airbag igniter -N199-/-N200-

WARNING: observe pyrotechnic safety, additional side airbag regulations, and disposal rules. This page covers removing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 front side airbag — starting with removing the front seat.

Removing
  WARNING
  Observe safety instructions for pyrotechnic components → Chapter.
  Observe the additional safety regulations for the side airbag → Chapter.
  Observe disposal regulations for pyrotechnic components → Chapter.
–  Remove front seat → Chapter.
–  Remove front backrest → Chapter.
–  Remove cover and backrest padding → Chapter.
   
–  Remove bolt -2-.
–  Push side airbag -1- upwards and remove it from backrest frame.
–  Carefully detach cable retainer for side airbag wiring harness -3- from backrest.
Installing
–  Install in reverse order of removal.
–  Switch on ignition.
  WARNING
Ensure that nobody is in vehicle.
–  Connect vehicle battery → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27.
  WARNING
If the ignition has not yet been switched on after the battery has been reconnected “warning lamps in dash panel insert are off”, the ignition (key or button) must only be switched on while sitting on the driver seat and with the seat set to rearmost position.
Specified torques
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - front side airbag“
 

Removing and installing front side airbag with side airbag igniter -N199-/-N200-

    Questions & answers

    Removing and installing front side airbag with side airbag igniter -N199-/-N200- — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I remove the Golf Mk7 front side airbag?
    Follow pyrotechnic and side airbag safety regulations. Remove the seat backrest cover, unhook the airbag from the frame, disconnect the igniter and remove.
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