After An Accident With Belt TENSIONER And/Or Airbag Deployment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, 2013 Volkswagen Touareg, 2012 Volkswagen Touareg, and 2011 Volkswagen Touareg. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Each time passenger airbag and/or belt tensioner on the passenger side is deployed, a basic setting must be performed on the Passenger Occupant Detection System Control Module -J706-. Perform the basic setting using the vehicle diagnosis tester, which includes the "Guided Fault Finding".
If the seat rails and/or seat pan must be replaced after an accident due to deformation, the passenger occupant detection system must also be replaced with the "passenger occupant detection system repair kit". Perform a basic setting on the Passenger Occupant Detection System Control Module -J706-. Perform the basic setting using the vehicle diagnosis tester, which includes the "Guided Fault Finding".