Passenger Protection - Airbags, Seat Belts (A3 Platform)

• Model Application
  • Early Production 1999 Golf, GTI, & Jetta
• Seat belts
  • Safety precautions
    • Vehicles with pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners
    • Checking belt tensioner
  • Front seat belts, removing and installing (2-door vehicles with airbag and pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners)
    • Notes
    • Removing anchor rail (2-door)
    • Removing and installing belt latch
  • Front belt reel with tensioning unit, removing and installing (2- door)
    • Notes
    • Removing
  • Front seat belts, removing and installing (4-door vehicles with airbag and pyrotechnic seat belt tensioner)
    • Notes
    • Removing front anchor (4-door)
    • Removing and installing belt latch
  • Front belt reel with tensioning unit, removing and installing (4- door)
    • Notes
    • Removing
  • Front seat belts, removing and installing (vehicles with airbag)
    • Notes
    • Removing anchor rail (2-door)
    • Removing front anchor (4-door)
    • Removing and installing belt buckle
  • Front seat belts, removing and installing (vehicles without airbag)
    • Notes
    • Removing and installing upper pillar catch
    • Removing and installing upper door catch
    • Removing and installing belt latch
    • Removing and installing lower mounting point
  • Seat belt height adjustment fittings, removing and installing
    • Vehicles with airbag
  • Rear seat belts, removing and installing
    • Notes
    • Removing and installing belt reel
    • Removing and installing lap belt and double latch
  • Child seat restraint anchorage, front passenger seat, installing
    • Vehicles with passive belt restraint
    • Parts required
    • Installing
  • LATCH System "Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children", installing and retrofitting (Golf, GTI)
    • LATCH, definition
    • Rear top tether installation
    • Rear lower anchors
  • LATCH System "Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren", installing and retrofitting (Jetta)
    • LATCH, definition
    • Rear top tether installation
    • Rear lower anchors
  • Front belt tensioning unit, deploying (disposal)
    • Notes
    • Deployment
• Seat belts, inspecting
  • Notes
  • Seat belts, checking
    • Notes
    • Inspection following an accident:
    • Inspection without an accident:
    • Example 1 : Cut, Torn Or Chafed Belt Webbing
    • Example 2 : Torn Webbing Loops On Edges Of Belt Strap
    • Example 3 : Burnt Spots From Cigarettes Or Similar
    • Checking, inertia reel (locking effect),
      • Notes
      • Function 1
      • Function 2
    • Visual inspection of belt latch
    • Checking belt latch function
    • Checking belt guides and latch tongues
    • Checking securing parts and anchorage points
• Knee bars, removing and installing
• Airbags
  • Airbag components, overview
    • Front airbags
    • Front and side airbags
  • Airbag safety precautions
  • Airbag units, replacing following an accident
    • Accident involving activation of airbag
    • Accident not involving activation of airbag
  • Driver-side airbag unit, removing and installing
    • Notes
    • Removing
    • Installing
  • Steering wheel with airbag, removing and installing
    • Requirement
    • Removing
  • Airbag spiral spring, removing and installing
    • Requirements
    • Removing
  • Passenger-side airbag unit, removing and installing
    • Vehicles up to 02.96
    • Vehicles from 03.96 and up
    • Removing
    • Installing
  • Side airbag unit, driver's and front passenger side, removing and installing
    • Notes
    • Installation note:
  • Crash sensor for side airbag, driver's and front passenger side, removing and installing
    • Notes
    • Installation note:
  • Airbag control module, removing and installing
    • Notes
    • Vehicles up to 08.94
    • Vehicles from 09.94 & up
    • Wiring harness for Temic airbag control module, Golf, GTI, Jetta up to 11.94
    • Wiring harness for Siemens airbag control module without ground wire (brown), Golf, GTI, Jetta from 11.94 & up
  • Airbag unit, deploying (disposal)
• Glovebox in knee bar (with passenger side airbag), removing and installing
  • From 03.96 & up
  • Removing
  • Installing