Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Switching the front passenger front airbag on and off manually using the key-operated switch
Fig. 58 In the stowage compartment on the front passenger side: key switch for disabling and enabling the front airbag on the front passenger side
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The front passenger front airbag must be switched off when securing a rear-facing child seat to the front passenger seat.
Disabling the front passenger front airbag
- Switch off the ignition.
- Open the stowage compartment on the front passenger side.
- Fold out the key bit of the vehicle key .
- Use the open key bit to turn the key switch in the stowage compartment to
the
position.
- Close the stowage compartment on the front passenger side.
- When the ignition is switched on, the indicator lamp PASSENGER AIRBAG
will light up steadily in the
upper section of the centre console .
Enabling the front passenger front airbag
- Switch off the ignition.
- Open the stowage compartment on the front passenger side.
- Fold out the key bit of the vehicle key .
- Use the open key bit to turn the key switch in the stowage compartment to
the
position.
- Close the stowage compartment on the front passenger side.
- Check that the PASSENGER AIRBAG
indicator lamp in the upper
section of the centre console does not light up when the ignition is
switched on .
Identifying characteristics for a disabled front passenger front airbag
A disabled front passenger front airbag is identified only when
the indicator lamp PASSENGER AIRBAG
is displayed in the upper section
of the centre console (
lights up yellow steadily) .
If the indicator lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG
in the upper section of the centre
console is not lit up steadily, or if it lights up at the same
time as indicator lamp 
in the instrument
cluster, do not attach any child restraint system to the front passenger seat for
safety reasons. The front passenger front airbag may trigger during an accident.
WARNING
- To prevent damage to the airbag system, only switch the front passenger front airbag on and off when the ignition is switched off.
- It is the driver's responsibility to ensure that the key-operated switch is set to the correct position.
- Only switch the front passenger front airbag off if, in exceptional circumstances, a child seat has to be attached to the front passenger seat.
- Switch the front passenger front airbag back on again as soon as the child seat on the front passenger seat is no longer being used.
Front airbags
Fig. 56 Location and deployment zone of
the driver front airbag
Fig. 57 Location and deployment zone of
the front passenger front airbag
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Side airbags
Fig. 59 On left-hand side of vehicle:
deployment zone of the side airbag (variant A). On the side of the front seat: location
and deployment range of the side airbag (variant B)
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and safety warningsVolkswagen recommends that you seek advice from a Volkswagen
dealership before purchasing accessories, spare parts or service fluids. For example,
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