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Volkswagen ID.3: Passenger protection. Front passenger airbag

Volkswagen ID.3 (E11, E12) 2020-2024 Service Manual / Body / General body repairs, interior / Passenger protection. Front passenger airbag

Assembly overview – front passenger airbag

Assembly overview – front passenger airbag

1 - Front passenger airbag

❏ With front passenger side airbag igniter 1 -N131-.

❏ With front passenger airbag unit -NX3-, incl. airbag igniter 1 on front passenger side -N131- and airbag igniter 2 on front passenger side -N132-

❏ → Rep. gr.69; Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit with igniter

2 - Electrical connector

❏ Depending on equipment/installation period

3 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 4

❏ Renew after removing

❏ → Fig.

Front passenger airbag – specified torque and tightening sequence

StageBoltsSpecified torque/turning further angle1-1-8 Nm2-2-8 Nm3-3-8 Nm4-4-8 Nm

Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit with igniter

Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit with igniter

Airbag unit with airbag igniter 1 on front passenger side -N131- or front passenger airbag unit -NX3- with airbag igniter 1 on front passenger side -N131- and airbag igniter 2 on front passenger side -N132- are referred to hereafter as airbag unit.

Removing

– Move front seat to rearmost position.

– Disconnect battery earth cable → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.

– Remove glove compartment cover → Rep. gr.68; Removing and installing glove compartment cover.

CAUTION

It is possible to trigger pyrotechnic components unintentionally.

Risk of injury

– Discharge static electricity by briefly touching door striker plate.

– Release connector lock -1-.

– Disconnect electrical connectors -2-.


Important

● Secure airbag unit -2- against falling down.

– Unscrew bolts -1- and -3-.

– Remove airbag unit -2- downwards.


WARNING

Risk of injury due to unintended deployment of the airbag unit.

– Place the airbag unit with the airbag facing upwards.

– Place airbag unit down.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

CAUTION

It is possible to trigger pyrotechnic components unintentionally.

Risk of injury

– Discharge static electricity by briefly touching door striker plate.

– Connect electrical connectors -1- in direction of -arrow A- until they engage audibly.

– Engage connector lock -2- in direction of -arrow B-.

– Ensure that wire is not trapped.


– Connect battery earth cable → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.

CAUTION

Pyrotechnic components can trigger unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

– Keep far away from pyrotechnic components when switching on ignition.

– Switch on ignition.

– Read and clear event memory using → Vehicle diagnostic tester.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.69; Assembly overview – front passenger airbag

Removing and installing key-operated switch to deactivate airbag on front passenger side [E224]

Removing and installing key-operated switch to deactivate airbag on front passenger side [E224]

The key-operated switch to deactivate airbag on front passenger side -E224- will henceforth be referred to as “key-operated switch”.

Removing

– Remove dash panel end cover on front passenger side → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing dash panel end cover.

– Release connector lock -2- in direction of -arrow-.

– Disconnect electrical connector -3-.

– Press together retaining springs -4-.

Note

Pay attention to the position of the key-operated switch.

– Push out key-operated switch -1-.


Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– Make sure that the key-operated switch is in its original position, and push it into dash panel end cover until it can be heard to engage.

– Connect electrical connector until it engages audibly.

– Make sure that no electrical wires are trapped.

Volkswagen ID.3 (E11, E12) 2020-2024 Service Manual

Passenger protection. Front passenger airbag

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