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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: matchboy on 12 May 2013, 22:27

Title: Passenger Airbag
Post by: matchboy on 12 May 2013, 22:27

Does anyone know if you can turn the passenger airbag on the Mk 7? Ie. through the trip computer or by a key in the glovebox?

Title: Re: Passenger Airbag
Post by: monkeyhanger on 12 May 2013, 22:40

Maybe it's smart enough to know when there is no-one in the passenger seat (weight/heat sensors) and won't deploy an airbag for an empty seat? But for small child's rear facing seat you need to be turning it off - MFD option rather than key switch in glovebox would probably be cheaper?

Someone with a standard MK7 or access to the general MK7 users manual should be able to say - that system won't be any different for the GTI/GTD than for the lesser models.

Title: Re: Passenger Airbag
Post by: Sootchucker on 12 May 2013, 22:54

There a key switch in the passenger side dash end panel (been moved from the glovebox) which is standard on the MK7 platform.

Title: Re: Passenger Airbag
Post by: matchboy on 13 May 2013, 09:29

Nice one, thanks!

Title: Re: Passenger Airbag
Post by: Sootchucker on 13 May 2013, 14:22

Sorry couldn't find a better photo, but you can just see it here on this one below (in the dash end panel)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/8734329853_f86bc099e0_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58190042@N03/8734329853/)
Air bag (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58190042@N03/8734329853/) by Sootchucker (http://www.flickr.com/people/58190042@N03/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Passenger Airbag
Post by: matchboy on 13 May 2013, 16:59

That'll do me, thanks!