Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Additional safety instructions for curtain airbag
| Inspect trims for damage prior to installing them. |
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Always renew damaged pillar trims; never repair. |
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Ensure proper seating of trims when installing them. |
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When performing repair work behind the curtain airbag,
always remove the entire module. |
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To prevent any potential damage during removal and
installation, curtain airbags must be handled with extreme
caution. |
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Place removed curtain airbag modules in packaging or on a
clean, flat surface on a cover. |
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After body repairs in vicinity of curtain airbag, check body
for weld spray droplets, deformations and areas of chafing
(compare with opposite side if necessary). |
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Until the gas generator is screwed in place, you must always
hold it firmly by hand when handling (transportation, removal
and installation etc.). |
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Never twist, kink, throw, shake, pull, hang, squeeze, press,
pinch or clamp any curtain airbag modules. |
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Folding is acceptable as long as no damage is caused (in
particular to the protective sleeve). |
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Under no circumstances may seat covers be fitted which have
not been specifically approved for use on Volkswagen seats with
side airbags.
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The side airbag crash sensors respond to changes in pressure
and must therefore be treated with particular caution. Observe
the following:
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Other materials:
Separating cover and padding for rear bench seat
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634
Removing
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Remove cover and padding for r ...
Nuts and bolts
Loosen and tighten bolts and securing nuts for covers and
housings diagonally.
Avoid canting particularly sensitive parts such as comtrol
motor with control unit. Loosen and tighten them diagonally in
stages.
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Vapour pressure
In an enclosed container that is not completely full,
refrigerant evaporates as vapour at the surface in a quantity
sufficient to form an equilibrium between vapour and liquid.
This equilibrium develops under pressure and is often called
vapour pressure. ...
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