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‘00 VW Jetta, airbag module location?
I work for a Volvo/Mack dealership in the body shop, we normally only work on heavy duty trucks, well one of our customers brought us in his car to work on and we cannot locate where the little box for the airbag goes, have checked under the console and under the seat. Cannot get any help from local dealer…any VW techs out there??
Yes I posted this 2 times, just trying to get the question out there for hopefully some answers. Thanks
Sorry I guess I should have specified, I meant the airbag control (ECM) module. The little silver control box for the airbags. I have been told its either under the center console or the front passenger seat…but its not.
The air bag module(s) are located in the steering wheel and the passenger side of the instrument panel, if equipped with a passenger side air bag. The modules are molded to fit into their designated areas, the driver’s side is located in the center of the steering wheel. The passenger side module is molded to fit into the instrument panel and is located above the glove box, it is generally unnoticeable until deflated.
The module contain four parts: an inflator, a bag, a container, and the cover. The purpose of the inflator is to generate the gas needed to fill the air bag, it consists of a high strength steel casing containing a propellant that is activated by an igniter. The igniter is fired by the electrical signal received when the safing sensor closes. When the igniter is fired, the propellant discharge is ignited and fills the bag. As the bag fills, invisible “split seams” in the cover tear open allowing the bag to inflate and cushion the forward motion of the occupant and protect against serious injury
The air bag indicator is located on the instrument cluster and illuminates when activated by the diagnostic monitor. The indicator illuminates when the key is placed in the ignition and turned to RUN , this is the bulb prove-out. The indicator will stay illuminated after the vehicle is started while the diagnostic monitor checks the system for faults, if no faults are detected, the indicator will go out after about 6 seconds. If the indicator does not go out after 6 seconds, a fault has been detected in the system, a DTC will be flashed using the indicator.
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