Side Upholstery With Side Airbag

Rear Seats

Side Upholstery with Side Airbag

Removal

CAUTION!
Read the Safety Instructions for working with airbags, belt tensioners and battery cut-out units.

- Disconnect vehicle battery.

Sedan/Passat CC

- Remove seat bench. Refer to => [ Seat Bench ]. Seat Bench

Wagon

- Fold the bench seat forward.

All vehicles

- Remove nut - 1 - (8 Nm).

- Pull side upholstery - 2 - upward out of mounts - 3 - and - 4 -.

CAUTION!
Electrostatic discharges can lead to an unintended deployment of the airbag. Therefore the technician must discharge static electricity from the body before separating the ignition and ground wiring. This is done, for example, by briefly touching the body or the door striker or pin.

- Disconnect wiring harness from side airbag.





Installation

- To install, perform the steps used for removal in reverse order.

- Switch on ignition.

CAUTION!
Make sure that no persons are in the vehicle.

- Connect vehicle battery.