Driver/Front Passenger Side Rear Thorax Airbag Crash Sensor G256/G257, Removing And Installing: Removing
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 and 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
Risk of airbag deployment.
Risk of injury.
- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.
- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.
- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions must always be followed.
-- Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
-- Remove the rear sill panel. Refer to Rear Sill Panel, Removing and Installing .
CAUTION:
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
Risk of injury.
- Discharge static electricity: briefly touch the door striker.
-- Pull the connector lock out and unlock it.
-- Disconnect the connector -2-.
-- Remove the bolt -arrow-.
-- Remove the crash sensor -1-.