Removing and installing side airbag for 2nd row of seats — VW
Removing and installing side airbag for 2nd row of seats on VW: 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Observe general safety regulations when working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components) . — Remove front seat trim .
- Remove seat .
- Remove side trims .
- Remove footwell trims .
- Remove trim of backrest operating lever if there is one .
- Remove backrest cover .
- Detach wiring harness of side airbag from seat frame.
- Removing backrest cover and padding .
- Drill out the pop rivet (1) and thread the wiring harness (2) through the corresponding openings in the backrest frame.
- Detach top area of side airbag (2) from backrest (1).
- Install in reverse order of removal.
- Use pop rivet pliersVAS 5072 to fit pop rivet (1).
- Switch on ignition.
- ⚠ Ensure that nobody is in vehicle. — Reconnect vehicle battery Electrical system27Disconnecting and reconnecting battery.
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